Tutorial : Quentin's calendar by DT Stephanie

Happy saturday Bloomies!

Oh yes, I did it again! Another tutorial, two in the same week :-) This time, we have our first Bloom Guy, Quentin, coloured with alcohol markers, on top of an homemade calendar with gold leaves and metal accents.

Here's how you can create the same at home/in store!

1. Print a monthly calendar on 8½”x11” sheets.
2. Cut 2 chipboards to the same size.
3. Cover both with patterned papers cut to 12”x10”.
4. Punch 3 holes on the top and add binder rings. That way you can always remove the past months and add others.

Decorating the cover:

1.      Place stencil over the cover part and apply clear crackle texture paste. Dry with heat tool if you want, but the crackles won’t appear as much as if you let it dry on its own.

2.      Meanwhile, stamp Quentin in light ink and colour him with your favourite medium.

3.      Fussy cut it. I decided to remove the gears part.

4.      Cut a piece of patterned paper to 7”x4¾”. Mat with cardstock. Do the same thing with a 6”x6” piece of different patterned paper.

5.      Put your favourite metal embellishments out and glue them together around Quentin.

6.      Stick everything on the dried cover.

7.      Select a couple of quotes that inspire you and place them around the stamp. You’re done!

Products used :

BRAND NEW! Bloom Guy Quentin stamp 

Time Traveler’s paper collection 12x12

Harlequin stencil by Finnabair

Texture paste – Clear Crackle

Metal vintage trinkets 960391, 961053, 961084

Prima Flowers 716462, 577285

Winter Jing Tag - with DT Lisa

Hi Bloom Girls (and Guys lol) ! It's Lisa here with you today and I have a tag to share using the beautiful Jing Bloom Girl stamp. I really wanted to use her in a different way and to show that you don't have to be an expert at coloring to use these gorgeous stamps.

Can I just say how much I love these cool and lovely, yet earthy colors? 

Here are my steps:

1.The tag was created by first coloring on the tag using Gelatos® and blending with my finger. 

2. I tore off a piece of the polka dotted tissue paper and stamped what I had with the Jing Bloom Girl in white pigment ink and then heat setting with white embossing powder.

3. I then used Gel Medium to adhere the tissue paper to the tag. And heat set.

4. In random areas I used various shades of blue Stamper's Big Brush pens to color the flowers (I also used Gelatos® to color her face.)

5. I applied Whipped Spackle randomly through a stencil to various parts of the tag, Prior to the
Color Bloom Sprays were applied randomly.

6. The edges of the tag were inked using Archival Ink in Jet Black.

7. The snowflakes were something I just had in my stash and thought they'd look cute!

8. The finishing touches were to add the flowers. I love picking and choosing just the right ones, don't you?

I hope you liked this different take on a Winter tag and see how very easy it is to use the supplies you have on hand to make something very different and VERY beautiful.

Have a wonderful week!

Products Used:

Prima Bloom Girl Stamp (Jamie Dougherty Designs): Jing

Color Bloom Sprays:  Summer Sky, Vintage Metal – Precious Stone

Mica Flakes: Frosted

Prima - Finnabair Mechanicals - Vintage Trinkets - Leaves 1

Prima Stencil: 6 x 6” Lattice

Prima Flowers:

Cartographer – Adventurer

Bloom – Fresh Cut

Bloom  - Free Spirit 

London Collection – Majesty

Interlude A

Gelatos®

Stampers Big Brush Pens

Ranger Archival Ink - Jet Black

Ranger Tag

Hazel & Ruby Tissue Paper

Gel Medium

Gesso

White Pigment Ink

White Embossing Powder

Snowflakes (from stash)