Heartbeats....#2

It's time for another addition of Heartbeats from our resident Cardiologist!

The Card-iologist keeps us up to date on what's new and exciting in the world of Crafting and ways that you can incorporate it in your life!

As we head to the end of a long hard winter, it seems everywhere you look, spring is being embraced! From soft muted pastels to cute bunnies and chicks, it seems Spring is a reason to be happy! Personally this winter has been long and hard with lots of snow, so I am more than happy to think of spring rain, Easter eggs, and crocus tops...

Another trend I see being used all over the paper crafting world is HYBRID crafting. Everyone is finding ways to use digital images, sentiments, papers and templates to incorporate with their basic paper crafting supplies. I have tried digital scrapbooking before and while I find it fast and easy, I miss the feel of paper and the simple joy of coloring with markers! But HYBRID scrapbboking is kinda the best of both worlds! And you can use the same idea for cardmaking as well.

Here are some sites that offer FREE downloads:

1. Free Digital Scrapbooking.com

2. Shabby Princess

3. Bee Crafty Downloads

4. My Grafico

Also recently Kristina Werner (two peas garden girl) did a video fro her Finally Friday series at Two Peas in a Bucket with a little tutorial on making a hybrid card...check it out:

You can use papers, embellishments or digital stamps...just print them out on cardstock. I print mine on Georgia Pacific 110lb. paper (I get it at Walmart) because my go-to white paper (Papertrey ink Stampers Select) is very thick and tends to get stuck in my printer (it's kinda old).

SO......for this week's challenge from the Card-i-ologist...use some happy Spring colors and try out the HYBRID method and use something digital.

Here is my sample....I used a freebie digital image form Papertrey Ink from when they were having their special release countdown, and some digital paper I downloaded (I don't remember if it was free or not) from Nicole Seitler at www.SugarplumPaperie.com.

recipe: digital paper- SugarplumPapiere.com Nicole Seitler

digital image- Papertrey Ink

satin ribbon, rhinestone star

Please use the keyword RESQ34 if you upload your project to Splitcoaststampers or another online gallery. And don't forget to link your blog or gallery back here in the comments section so everyone can check out your creations! Thanks for playing along!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Heartbeats....#1

One of the new features we will have here on Res-Q-Challenge will be "Heartbeats" brought to you by the Cardiologist on call....

The Card-iologist keeps us up to date on what's new and exciting in the world of Crafting and ways that you can incorporate it in your life!

For this first installment Dr. Denise is on duty!

So, while flipping through my latest issue of Creating Keepsakes I noticed lots of retro stuff, like papers and digital brushes. I also noticed a lot of paint splattered 1980's looking backgrounds.

This is such an easy technique to do! There are a few ways to get a good SPLAT of color!

1. Dip a wet paintbrush in acrylic paint and "flick" it on your cardstock. I would suggest 2-3 colors for maximum effect, and don't worry about any big blobs, that is "totally awesome."

2. Try the "rolling marble" technique. Add a few drops of re-inker to an empty SU plastic clamshell box, add a few marbles (you can get them at a dollar store!), roll them around to get inky. Then use a small piece of tape or reposition-able adhesive to attach your cardstock to the top cover of the box. Give it all a shake and viola! Use another box to add a second color, third color, etc. For a detailed and totally fab video of this technique check out Stamp TV with Gina K!

3. Add some re-inker and a few drops of water to a mini mister and spray away! You can even try some glimmer mist on top to add some sparkle!

For this sample I used the rolling marble technique...I think it made a nice patterned paper for a manly card!

recipe: stamps SU Classic Pick Ups

paper- kraft, old olive, white

ink- old olive, more mustard, pumpkin pie, black, copics markers

So this week, challenge yourself to make some splattered, retro creations! Use the keyword RESQ17 and make sure you link your project here in the comments section so we can all see! You may even be featured in our RESQ'd section!