DT Guest Spot: Penguin Shaker with Gerda Steiner Designs and Alcohol Ink Background

 Hello and Happy 2018!  I am excited for the blog post and video today.  Macy from Gerda Steiner Designs reached out to me and asked if I would like to guest design for them.  They always have such charming and delightful images and excellent quality products, so of course I said yes.  I was brimming with ideas for these little guys and couldn't wait to play.
Valentine Penguins is one of those versatile sets that can be romantic, but also lends itself to friendly or encouraging.  My first card was one inspired by Empire Penguins that have the really colorful feathers on their heads.  I wanted to bring lots of color and excitement to the party and alcohol inks are perfect for that.  As I worked, the ideas coalesced into a shaker card and I love how it turned out.  Here's the link to the video tutorial on my YouTube channel and my supplies are listed below.
Supplies:
GSD Valentine Penguins (supplied to me)
Strathmore Bristol Smooth cardstock
MISTI
Ranger Alcohol Ink cardstock
Alcohol Inks:

• Honeycomb
• Magenta
• Purple Twilight
• Flamingo

Lawn Fawn Stitched Rectangle dies
Hero Arts Acetate
3M foam tape
Little Things:
Lemon and Tangerine Jewels
Deep Fuschia and Lily White sequin mixes
Cream cardstock
Ranger Archival Jet Black ink
Copic Markers
C6, 8, 9
Y17; YR15

Thanks again to Macy and Gerda for inviting me to design for them!  And thank you for stopping by.  As always, I'm happy to help if you have any questions and I'd love to know what you think as well.  I hope you have a blessed and joyous 2018.

For Christ's glory and much love,
Jasmine

Birthday Boys big and small with MFT Magical Dragons

 Hello and welcome 2017!  I hope you and yours had a wonderful Christmas and happy start to the new year.  One of my nephews has an early January birthday and this card was inspired by him.  He loves shakers and dragons, so why not put them together?  I've been hearing about Bristol cardstock being nice to use with Copic markers because it's super smooth and has good weight.  Usually I use Crafter's Companion Spectrum Noir with my Copics, but I have to order it online and it's not inexpensive.  I used Bristol with the bottom dragon and SN with the top dragon and although the coloring is pretty much the same, I wanted to give a demonstration with each cardstock in the video.  Both cardstocks perform excellently with Copic markers, but the Bristol is available locally and is a better value.  Here is the link to the video on my YouTube channel if you want to see how I created this project from start to finish and my supply list is below.

Supplies:
MFT Magical Dragons stamp and die sets
Memento Tuxedo Black ink
Bristol cardstock
Crafters Companion Spectrum Noir cardstock
MFT Tropical Teal cardstock
MFT Sour Apple Sparkle cardstock
MISTI
Copic markers: YG06, 17 G05, 09
Sizzix frame die
3M foam tape
White pigment ink
Wow Metallic Platinum Sparkle embossing glitter
Acetate
Little Things Mountain Lake sequin mix
SN Clear Sparkle pen

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See you next time!

Much love,
Jasmine