birds of a feather...

so i adore this little bird. he came in a set that i got at archiver's with some other little stamps. but he's got so much character! i also got the chair from a unity set. it's awesome. when i finished stamping the birds and chair, then colored them, i had an epiphany. ok, maybe epiphany is a strong word, but i wanted to see if i could figure out how to make some carpet. the chair was just begging for it! so i used some fun flock and hoped it looked a little like shag!

birds of a feather
stamps: unity, basic grey, hambo stamps
cardstock: certainly celery, tangerine tango, hot fudge, my mind's eye pp
ink: tangerine tango, onyx black
embellishments: prismacolor markers, fun flock

fun flock tutorial...

a few people have asked what fun flock is and how to use it so i put together a very basic (and quick) tutorial to explain how to use it.

1. stamp your image. (this is my quick attempt at a shamrock using a heart stamp)

2. i use a zig 2 way glue pen for my glue. it's easy to just fill in where you want the glue with this pen and it's blue when it's wet, so you can see where you have glued. there are also glue pads out there. i've tried two kinds (one by hampton art and one by tsukineko...i didn't like how either one of them worked...there wasn't enough glue)

3. color in your area to be flocked with the glue pen.

4. apply the flock to your area with the glue. i have found it's easier to use tweezers.

it doesn't matter if you over shoot the glued area. the flock will only stick to the glue and will brush off the other areas.

5. smush down the flock onto the glued area. this will help it stick better.

6. once your glue is covered with flock, dump the flock back into it's container (like with embossing powder). there isn't a picture for that!

7. your finished product!

this was a quickie version to give you an idea. i didn't brush away the excess before i took the picture of the finished product. just experiment with it and have

fluffy goodness...

am i not the happiest girl in all the land? look what i discovered yesterday at heartland paper co (one of the many lss)...a four pack (yes, that's 4!) of fun flock! and what's even better than having a four pack of this fluffy goodness? the fact that it was only ninety-nine cents!! yep...a buckaroo. i picked this color for some st patty's day atcs. they had a whole slew of different color combos. AWESOME!!!

i'm too sexy...

sherri is hosting the best themed swap of the year. it's a sexy squirrel swap. and i know this stamp is a little creepy rather than sexy, but i used it anyway!! i embellished the crap out of these. a little fun flock here. a little distressed stickles there. some glossy accents and a brad. sheesh!



i'm too sexy
stamps: recollections, su
cardstock: soft suede-su, recollections pp
ink: soft suede, vintage sepia
embellishments: fun flock, distressed stickles, glossy accents, brads

cold twigs...

i love snowman stamps. i have a ton of them. so i think it's funny that i found this cute digistamp at digistamp boutique and used it for these atcs! i think this little snowman is so cute! but don't worry. i have a few more snowman swaps to do, so i'll get my stamps inky for those! i guess this is considered hybrid stamping because i used digital and regular stamps.



cold twigs
stamps: stampin up
digistamps: digistamp boutique
cardstock: almost amethyst, memory box pp
ink: almost amethyst, perfect plum
embellishments:fun flock
other:prismacolor markers

sunflower goodness...

i signed up for this sunflower swap that was hosted by sherri. i did it thinking i had a ton of sunflower stamps. come to find out, i don't. i don't really know if this stamp is truly sunflowers but i made it work. i used fun flock on the middle of the flower for some texture.







sunflower goodness
stamps: dj inkers
cardstock: old olive
ink: onyx black versafine, baja breeze
other: prismacolor markers, fun flock