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

cupcakes forever!

yup, i discovered some new digital stamps. this time, from hambo stamps. their rubber stamps are hilarious. so are some of their digital stamps. the atc is for stinky's "sweet treats" themed atc swap. this little guy is named wee henry. he's pretty cute.


cupcakes forever!
stamps: studio g
digi stamps: hambo stamps
cardstock: tempting turquoise, kiwi kiss, american crafts pp
ink: chocolate chip, onyx black versafine, timber brown staz on
embellishments: prismacolor markers

king of the road...

another great challenge for me. i thought when i signed up for christie's swap of manly themed atcs, it would be a breeze. whatever. i found a little stamp set that would be perfect a few weeks ago. and now it is nowhere to be found. good thing it was only a dollar! so i went through my stamps and figured this one would work. i used some platinum all purpose ink by tsukineko on the trailer to give it that kind of airstream feel. i distressed the edges a bit, too.


king of the road
stamps: inkadinkado
cardstock: three bugs in a rug pp
ink: night of navy, soft suede, so saffron, old olive-su; versamark, onyx black versafine, platinum all purpose ink-tsukineko; weathered wood distress ink-tim holtz/ranger
embellishments: clear embossing powder, prismacolor markers

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!!!