Darcie Heater

Take Wing Stamp Set Winner

Just a quick post to let you know who won the drawing for this stamp set:

The stamp set is a Cling Mounted Red Rubber set, #JCS0171 Take Wing.

Here's the lucky winner:

Darcie, These sets are both beautiful, I really love the sentiments. Have fun in your garden. It's rainy and cool where I live.

Posted by: Mary Mac

So, Mary.... if you would please send me your mailing address by Friday, April 27th, I'll send that stamp set out to you on Wednesday, May 2nd when I return from the Akron Ohio Adventures in Stamping show.  You can email me with your address at [email protected].

See you soon!
Darcie 

 

Free Project Instruction Sheets

I've been featuring projects from two of my newest rubber stamp sets, JCS0170 Birds and Bees and JCS0171 Take Wing.  Here's those two stamp sets again:

I thought I'd share a few more cards from these two sets, along with some instructions.

Here's the first card:

And one more:

Would you like to make these two cards?  Here are a couple of instruction sheets you can print out to make these:

If you click on the above images, they will open in a new window in an 8 1/2" x 11" size. You can print the pages from that new window.  If you prefer to download pdf's of the instruction sheets, you can click HERE and HERE.

There are also 4 new papers that coordinate with this set, we used them to make all the cards:

Our papers are available in four different sizes... for more information you can click on each of the links below:

PA1541 Old News
PA1542 Doily Stencil Blue
PA1543 Honeycomb
PA1544 Damask Line 

So, you had the opportunity to win the Birds and Bees Stamp Set, I'm thinking you'll need the Take Wing Stamp Set to go with it, right?  I'll be giving away a FREE JCS0171 Take Wing Red Rubber Cling Mounted Stamp Set (shown above) next Tuesday.... so if you're interested in winning the stamp set, just make a comment on THIS blog post by Midnight, Monday, April 23.  Your name will be entered in the drawing and I'll randomly draw a winning name on Tuesday, April 24th.  The winner will have until Friday, April 27th to contact me to claim the prize.

I'll see you soon with more Card Instruction Sheets.  

I hope have an amazing weekend.  We are FINALLY going to have some dry sunny days this weekend.... so we'll be working in the garden.

:) Darcie

Acrylic Shadowbox Butterfly Frame Winner!

Just a quick post to let you know who won the Acrylic Shadowbox Butterfly Frame from last week's post.  Here's the frame:

And here's the lucky winner:

wow i love love love this new shadowbox!!!! glad to have you posting again!! we missed u :)  Posted by: Ana Garcia

So Ana if you will email me at [email protected] with your mailing address by Friday, April 20th, I'll get that frame right out to you! 

I'll be back in a few days with more goodies for you!

:) Darcie

 

Tin Pin Winner!

Hi!  Just a quick post to let you know who won the Tin Pin Embellishments that I'm giving away from the last post. Thanks so much for all the kind comments on that post, I really appreciate it!  Here's the tin pin sets:

And here's the comment from the lucky winner:

From a retired Navy Wife to a Military Mom.. I first applaud you for your "tight lips", altering photo's of his uniform, mumbling his age and keeping his location quiet, all very difficult to do. BUT it's very necessary!

Does it get easier? No, but you, his wife, fellow moms & wives, sisters, aunts, children.. we grow stronger. Our ties strengthen and we create bonds with strangers we don't know, but share the same worries.

Stay strong.. and thank you for sharing this very special day with us.

Posted by: Shaunery Wharton

Shaunery, if you would please email me by midnight tonight with your mailing address, I'll get those tin pins right out to you!  

Many thanks again to all of you who commented, and for your care and prayers.  Our family appreciates it greatly!

I'll see you on Monday for the drawing for the Acrylic Shadowbox Butterfly Frame that I'm giving away in THIS post.  There's still time to enter the drawing, be sure to make a comment on that post.  

I hope you have a great weekend!

:) Darcie

Take Wing... Reach for the Sky

Last week I shared a couple of new stamp sets with you. Today I thought I'd show you some of the other products that coordinate with the stamp sets. Here's the two stamp sets:

And here's a photo of one of my new Acrylic Shadowbox Frames:

This frame is item #ACR25 Butterfly Frame, retail $9.99.  Below is a photo collage and instructions for each step.  I hope you enjoy!

Darcie's Butterfly Frame Instructions
Darcie's Acrylic Shadowbox Butterfly Frame - ACR25 

1.  Take the solid background butterfly and one of the filigree butterfly chipboard pieces and place them on a non-stick craft mat.

2.  Use a makeup triangle sponge to apply a thin coat of Ranger's Claudine Hellmuth Studio Gesso to the solid background butterfly chipboard piece.

3.  Apply to the entire background of the solid butterfly piece.

4.  Place a small amount of Ranger's Adirondack Paint Dabber (Willow) onto the non stick craft mat.  Pick up a little gesso in the sponge, dip it in the Willow Paint and smear around on the craft mat to blend.  Apply to the solid background butterfly piece by pouncing up and down lightly.

5.  Cover the entire solid butterfly piece, leaving a mottled appearance.

6.  Using a makeup sponge, apply a thin coat of the gesso to one of the filigree butterfly chipboard pieces.

7.  Apply a small amount of Ranger's Adirondack Paint Dabber (Willow) and Ranger's Adirondack Paint Dabber (Pool) to separate areas of the non stick craft mat.  Pick up a little gesso in the sponge and then dip the sponge in Willow, smearing on the mat to blend.  Dab here and there on the filigree butterfly piece.  Repeat with gesso and Pool until the entire filigree butterfly is covered.

8 - 9.  You should end up with a mottled appearance on both pieces.

10.  Using an Ink Blending Tool with a Foam Pad, apply Ranger's Tim Holtz Faded Jeans Distress Ink to the outer edges of the filigree butterfly piece.

11.  Using an Ink Blending Tool with a Foam Pad, apply Ranger's TimHoltz Worn Lipstick Distress Ink here and there on the filigree butterfly piece.

12.  Use Ranger's Archival Ink (Coffee) and the french background script from Darcie's Red Rubber Cling Mounted Stamp Set #JCS173 Ephemera Backgrounds to stamp the filigree butterfly piece.

13.  Stamp the entire front of the filigree butterfly, re-inking the stamp as necessary.

14.  Stamp the Take Wing saying on a piece of bright white card stock using Ranger's Archival Coffee Ink.  Use a Ranger Heat It Tool to dry the saying. Lay the filigree butterfly on top of the stamped saying.  Use a pencil to make marks (as shown) on the card stock in order to establish a cutting line.

15 - 16.  Cut out the saying approximately 1/8" inside the pencil marks. 

17.  Using Ranger's Ink Blending Tools with Foam Pads and Ranger's Tim Holtz Distress Inks in the following colors (Faded Jeans, Worn Lipstick and Peeled Paint), apply the Distress Inks to the edges of the saying.

18.  At this point you will have one green mottled solid background piece, one painted filigree piece and two unpainted filigree pieces.  Glue the saying to the back of one of the unpainted filigree pieces.  

19.  Apply permanent adhesive to the back side of the unpainted filigree piece (the one with the saying glued to the back side of it).  Attach this filigree piece (with the saying glued to the back side) to the front of the green painted background piece.  Apply permanent adhesive to the front of this unpainted filigree piece. 

20.  Apply permanent adhesive to the front of the unpainted filigree piece (the ones that were glued together in Step 19). Attach the painted filigree piece to the top of this stack.  Let dry.  Add a few Iridescent Sparkles to the center opening and to some of the filigree openings.

21.  Remove the protective blue film from the butterfly acrylic piece.  Lay the acrylic piece on top of the background/filigree stack, aligning the edges. 

22.  Attach the metal frame clips.  Attach the clips so that the shorter end of the clip (the side with no numbers on it) is on the top side of the frame. 

Now all you need is that FREE stamp set I was giving away in the last post.  How about if we do that right now?!  Here's the winner:

glad you are blogging again, life does get in the way of blogging/creating etc. all that fun stuff. i'd love to win this fab set, absolutely stunning, just my style.  Posted by: bethann d 

Bethann, if you would please email me with your mailing address, I'll get those stamps right out to you!  You can email me at [email protected].

Would you like to win a FREE Acrylic Shadowbox Butterfly Frame?  I'll be giving one away on Monday, so if you'd like to be entered in the drawing for the Butterfly Frame, just make a comment on THIS post by Midnight, Sunday, April 15th.  I'll post the winner's name on Monday, April 16th.  The winner will have until Friday, April 20 to email me to claim their prize.

OK, be sure to check back tomorrow, I'll have another little treat for you....

:) Darcie

 

Ahem..... Where were we?

Hey!  Sorry it's been so long!  Not going to give you a list of excuses.... obviously I've been busy, I'm just going to get straight to it and try to get this thing back on track, lol.

I thought I'd share a couple of my newest top selling stamp sets with you.  These sets are the featured stamp sets for April in my "Stamp of the Month" program... so many of your local stores are displaying them this month.

Here's the stamp sets:

The above set is item #JCS170 Birds and Bees, retail price $8.79.  The set measures 3 3/4" x 4".

Here's the other stamp set:

This set is item #JCS171 Take Wing, retail price $8.79.  It also measures 3 3/4" x 4".

Here's a couple of the cards we made using these stamp sets:

And one more:

Next week I'll be featuring a couple of tutorials on projects made using these stamp sets.

In the meantime, how would you like to WIN one of the stamp sets shown above... for FREE?  I'll be giving away the first stamp shown above, #JCS170 Birds and Bees on Wednesday, April 11 to one lucky winner!  To be eligible for the drawing for this FREE stamp set, just make a comment on THIS post before Midnight, April 10.  Pretty easy, huh?  

I hope you have a blessed Easter!  We're excited because our oldest son and his family are moving back to Grants Pass from Portland this weekend... woohoo!  We'll be so happy to have all of them living closer.  They were here last weekend for a certain big boy's birthday:

A pirate party!  I love that pose, great job buddy!  It was awesome to have Camp Gaga back in full swing for a few days making pirate cake pops, cupcakes and monster masks.... I'm sooo looking forward to having all the grandkids close again!

See you next week!

:) Darcie