D.I.Y. Halloween Decorative Metal Panel with Artesprix

August 26, 2020August 25, 2020 | marialrussell

Too cute to Spook? Get Ready for Halloween and Create this Cute Home Decor with the art of sublimation!

Learn how to create one-of-a-kind Halloween decor with Sublimation Markers and Ink Pad!

Hello, Artesprix fans! I am super excited to share with you today’s project! Halloween is my favorite holiday and I go all-out decorating my home! I wanted to do a little bit of mixed-media on this metal panel and I love how this one turned out!

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Here’s what you’ll need to create the project.

Materials:

Iron-On-Ink Sublimation Markers (Black, Original, and Pastel markers)
Decorative Metal Panel with Easel
Sublimation Stamp Pad – Black
Stamp set/s to use for your design
Stamping Acrylic Block – or your MISTI stamping tool
Plain Copy Paper
LED Light Box
Pencil
Heat Tape
Protective Paper
Project Mat

Tools:

Heat Source: Artesprix Heat Press, Dry Iron or Home Iron (without steam)

Step-by-Step Tutorial:

Step 1.

Type and print out the sentiment on a plain piece of typing paper. Trace your blank, making sure your design is centered.

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Step 2.

Flip your design and trace the sentiment using Artesprix Black Sublimation Marker in Fine Point [Designer tip: use a light box so that you can easily trace the sentiment].

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Step 3.

Place your design inside the stamping tool and position the stamp. Use the Artesprix Sublimation Stamp Pad to stamp the images.

Using a stamping tool will enable you to stamp the images a couple of times on the exact position.

Step 4.

Color the images using Artesprix Sublimation markers.

it looks muted on paper at first. It will look so much vibrant after you heat press.

Step 5.

Secure your design on your blank by using Artesprix Heat Tape [Designer tip: I used my light box once again to make sure that my design is straight and perfectly centered]. If you are using the Artesprix Heat Press, you only need one on each side to hold it down. If you are using an iron, you will need more. Sometimes the iron will cause the image to slip and you will get a ghost image. [Only use Artesprix Heat Tape on the outer edge of the design (not over it).]

Using a light box will help you position the design perfectly.

Step 6.

Turn your heat press on and set the temperature to 400 degrees Fahrenheit and the timer for 90 seconds. Create your sublimation sandwich. Cut two pieces of Protective Paper to cover your project on the top and bottom. [Designer tip: Make sure that your design is facing the heat source before you heat press.] Place it inside the Heat Press and close the machine. The Heat Press will beep indicating that your project is finished!

Ensure to cover your design with Artesprix Protective Paper.

Step 7.

While wearing protective gloves, lift the handle and take your Sublimated Metal Panel out of the machine. Place the metal panel on top of the Protective Project Mat and give it about half an hour to cool it down.

It is important to wear heat-protective gloves while doing this process.

Step 8

Gently remove the paper to reveal the design!

Make sure to wait about half an hour before touching the metal panel.

Step 9

Use a die from your collection to add the cute ghost. I’ve die-cut the ghost four times on some 110 lb. card stock for added dimension. I also added the cute bow and some sparkling jewel to create more texture. Use your glue gun to adhere this piece onto the panel.

Die-cut the piece 4 times and adhere with liquid glue.

Here’s a closer look at the decorative panel:

Isn’t this too cute to spook? I had so much fun creating this cute Halloween Metal Panel. I can’t wait to create one as a fall decor and one for Christmas!

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If you like this project, you need to check out Gina Knuppenberg’s Sublimation Vinyl Project.

You will find all the blanks and other supplies available for purchase on the Artespix website**. Thank you for stopping by and happy crafting!

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Knight Owl Halloween Card with Newton’s Nook Designs

August 25, 2020August 25, 2020 | marialrussell

Hello Newton’s Nook fans! I am back today to share with you yet another Halloween card, showcasing the Knight Owl stamp set and coordinating die, with the Spiderweb stencil, just released last week.

I started by masking a panel of some Bristol smooth white card stock. I ink-blended this panel with some distress oxide ink

I used the Spiderweb stencil to ink add more details to the background with some black ink. I also sprinkled some white paint all over the background for added texture.

Next, I removed the mask to reveal the full moon. I die-cut the bats from the Halloween Trio die set and adhered it onto my background with some liquid glue.

The focal image was stamped and colored with alcohol markers. To ground my image, I die-cut the branch from What A Hoot die set and adhered on the card with some glue.

I finished my design by stamping the sentiment from the Spooky Street stamp set. Here’s another look at the card:

I hope you like my Halloween card today. The supplies I use are listed and linked below. Thanks for stopping by and happy stamping!

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Fall Card Featuring Build A-Tree Stamp Set by LDRS Creative

August 21, 2020August 30, 2020 | marialrussell

Hello my crafty friends! It’s time to share another fun project featuring one of my favorite stamp set from the summer release by LDRS Creative called Build A Tree along with an older stamp called Happy Fall. I absolutely LOVE that LDRS Creative makes it easy for us to mix and match stamp sets (or dies) to create a beautiful scene!

I started by stamping my images using the Raven Hybrid ink on some Neenah solar white card stock and colored them in with my alcohol markers. I used the Build-A-tree coordinating dies to die-cut them out. The Happy Fall stamp set did not come with coordinating dies so I used my precision snips to fussy-cut them.

The Background was created using the Rainy Day stencil and Marina Madness Hybrid ink. The grass was die-cut using the In the Grass die set and the Country Lane Paper Pack, while the front grass layer was just die-cut using the same grass die, and colored with alcohol markers. This gave it more texture and variation between the grass layers.

I adhered the first grass panel on the colored background with some liquid glue. Next, I foam-mounted the large tree trunk and the second grass panel for added dimension. I adhered the branches and the leaves, making sure to leave some space for my critters. I added foam adhesive to my focal image and adhered on the card. The other images were added with some liquid glue.

To finish my design, I stamped the sentiment on some black card stock using the Watermark ink. I added some white embossing powder and used my heating tool to heat-set the sentiment. I didn’t want to add more bulk to the card so I adhered this with some liquid glue. Here’s another look:

Fall is my favorite season and I love creating fall cards. LDRS Creative has so many cute stamp sets and it was so hard for me to pick and choose which one to feature today. I really had so much fun creating this fall scene. I hope you like it too.

The supplies I use are listed and linked below. Thanks for stopping by and happy stamping!

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NND August Release Day 4 – Knight Owl and Pug-kin Stamp Sets & Dies

August 20, 2020August 17, 2020 | marialrussell

I always get a bit bummed when it’s the last day of the reveals by Newton’s Nook Designs. Have you seen the last three days? The design team totally knocked it out of the park it! You also have a chance to win the stamp set being revealed each day so please read through til the end of the blog post to find out more info. [Just a little important note: I know some of you had difficulties finding the comments section. If you would like to leave a comment to participate in the giveaway, the “comments section” will only be ever visible when a single post on Word Press is being viewed. Please click on this particular blog post and you will be able to leave a comment below. Thank you!]

For day 4, we are showcasing the Knight Owl and Pug-kin Stamp Sets with the coordinating dies.

To make my first card, I cut an A2 size panel of some Neenah solar white card stock and used the circle dies from the Circle Frames die set to cut the three windows. I used my pencil to draw the circles on another A2 size panel of Bristol smooth white card stock. I inked up the circles with some distress oxide inks and erased my pencil lines using a pencil eraser.

The Neenah white panel was foam-mounted on the colored background for added dimension. I stamped my focal image and color it in with my alcohol markers. I adhered this onto the card with liquid glue.

My scene was created by adding the grass panel die-cut from the same circle dies I used earlier and the Land borders die. I adhered this onto the card with glue.

The bats and “TRICK OR TREAT” were die-cut using the dies from the Halloween Trio die set. I adhered them onto the card with some liquid glue.

To finish my design, I used my white gel pen to draw some dots to the sky to make them look like stars. Here’s another look:

For my second card, I die-cut the circle from the Circle Frames die set on some Bristol smooth white card stock. I ink-blended this piece with some distress oxide inks. I used the same circle die and the Land Border die to die-cut the grass.

The background was created by using the Spiderweb stencil and some light gray dye ink. I cut this panel to 4 1/4 by 5 1/4 and adhered on an A2 size panel, that was colored with the Houndstooth stencil. I die-cut some black strip and adhered onto the card with liquid glue. I also die-cut some black party streamers using a die from my collection and the bats using the Halloween Trio die set.

I stamped the image and used alcohol markers to color it in. I used the coordinating die to die-cut the image and adhered on the circle. I foam-mounted this piece on my card for added dimension. Here’s another lookK

Would you like to win the “Knight Owl” and the “Pug-kin” Stamp Set? We will choose TWO lucky winners to each win this duo of stamp sets!

Here’s how to win: Comment on the NND blog and Design Team blogs (see list below)! The winner will be chosen at random from the collective reveal posts. Make sure to check out each of their blogs and comment for your chance to win. You will not know which blog has been chosen so the more you comment on the better your chances are of winning! You have until Thursday August 20th at 9pm EST to comment — winners will be announced on the blog post on Friday, August 21st.

Check out all the awesome Design Team Blogs below to enter:

Newton’s Nook Designs

Maria Russell (you are here)

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NND August Release Day 3 – Batty Newton & Spooky Roundabout with Spiderweb Stencil

August 19, 2020August 17, 2020 | marialrussell

It is the third day of the reveals by Newton’s Nook Designs. Have you seen the last two days of the reveal? Which one was your favorite? You also have a chance to win the stamp set being revealed each day so please read through til the end of the blog post to find out more info. [Just a little important note: I know some of you had difficulties finding the comments section. If you would like to leave a comment to participate in the giveaway, the “comments section” will only be ever visible when a single post on Word Press is being viewed. Please click on this particular blog post and you will be able to leave a comment below. Thank you!]

For day 3, we are showcasing the Batty Newton stamp set and coordinating dies, along with the Spooky Roundabout stamp set (coordinates with the Circle Frames and Banner Trio die sets) and Spiderweb Stencil.

To make my first card, I cut an A2 size panel of some Bristol smooth white card stock. I inked up the background with some distress oxide inks. I used some black watercolor and my brush to flick some speckles on the background and left this panel to dry for about 15 minutes.

I stamped the “spooky” tree from the Spooky Tree stamp set with Versafine Onyx black ink. I stamped the rest of the images on some Neenah solar white card stock and colored them in with my Spectrum Noir Tri-blend markers. I die-cut the images using the coordinating dies.

The black scallop frame was die-cut from the Frames & Flags die-set and foam-mounted to the colored panel for added dimension. I die-cut the picket fence using the Fence Die setand adhered on the card with some liquid glue. The moon was die-cut using the Circle Frames die set.

I foam-mounted the focal image on the card for added dimension. I adhered the rest of the images with liquid glue.

To finish my design, I used my white gel pen to add some dots to the card to make them look like stars. Here’s another look:

For my second card, I started by stamping my image on some Neenah solar white card stock. I colored the images in with my Spectrum Noir alcohol markers.

I cut another A2 size panel of some black card stock and used the Circle frames die set to die-cut the window. I used the same dies to die-cut an orange scallop to ground the images. I foam-mounted this piece on the colored image.

I used my Turquoise blue Tri-Blend marker to add some dots for added texture.

To finish my design, I used the Spiderweb stencil with some white pigment ink and mini-sponge dauber to add the spiderweb. I stamped the sentiment with some Versamark ink and sprinkled some white embossing powder. I used my heating tool to heat-set the sentiment. Here’s another look:

Would you like to win the “Spooky Roundabout” or the “Batty Newton” Stamp Set? We will choose ONE lucky winner for each stamp set!

Check out all the awesome Design Team Blogs below to enter:

Newton’s Nook Designs

Maria Russell (you are here)

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NND August Release Day 2 – Paw-tumn Newton, Fall Roundabout and Heartfelt Wishes Stamp Sets

August 18, 2020August 17, 2020 | marialrussell

It is the second day of the reveals by Newton’s Nook Designs. I hope you were able to check out yesterday’s reveal. You also have a chance to win the stamp set being revealed each day so please read through til the end of the blog post to find out more info. [Just a little important note: I know some of you had difficulties finding the comments section. If you would like to leave a comment to participate in the giveaway, the “comments section” will only be ever visible when a single post on Word Press is being viewed. Please click on this particular blog post and you will be able to leave a comment below. Thank you!]

For day 2, we are showcasing the Paw-tumn Newton stamp set and coordinating dies along with the Fall Roundabout Stamp Set (coordinates with the previously released Circle Frames die set) and Heartfelt Wishes stamp set (coordinates with the Trio Banner dies).

To make my first card, I cut an A2 size panel of some Bristol smooth white card stock. I used some painter’s tape to mask off a portion of the card panel. I used distress oxide inks and foam-blending tools to ink up the background. I sprayed some water on this panel and picked up the excess with my paper towel. I adhered this on an A2 size white card base. I cut two strips of black and white patterned paper and adhered them onto the card.

I stamped the images on some Neenah solar white card stock and colored them in with my Spectrum Noir Tri-Blend markers. I die-cut the images using the coordinating dies.

I die-cut the “table cloth” using a die from my collection and adhered on the card with liquid glue. I foam-mounted the focal image for added dimension and adhered the rest of the pumpkins and leaves.

Lastly, I used my white gel pen to draw some lines and dots for added texture. Here’s another look:

For my second card, I wanted to create a unique design so I stamped the images twice at an angle using the Fall Roundabout stamp set. I colored the images using my Spectrum Noir Classique Alcohol Markers.

For added texture, I die-cut the leaves from the Autumn Leaves die set on some gold vellum. I adhered them on the card with some liquid glue.

Lastly, I die-cut the banner strip using one of the dies from the Banner Trio die set. I stamped the sentiment with some Versamark ink and heat-set with my heating tool. I foam-mounted this piece on my card for added dimension.

Would you like to win the “Fall Roundabout” or the “Paw-tumn Newton” Stamp Set? We will choose ONE lucky winner for each stamp set!

Check out all the awesome Design Team Blogs below to enter:

Newton’s Nook Designs

Maria Russell (you are here)

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D.I.Y. Halloween Pet Bandana with Artesprix Sublimation Markers

August 18, 2020August 16, 2020 | marialrussell

Dress-up your pet this Halloween with this cute Bandana Project!