cheiron's crafty life

Love you Dad!

Just thought I would share an easy peasy Father's Day card with you today. Just a pinstripe background, a great Father's Day sentiment from this set and a few wood veneer hearts. Still manly, I think...

a blog named hero challenge #26: tag

Time for the second challenge of the month over at A Blog Named Hero and this one is all about tags.

What a great time to pull out these new Journaler's tags and Stamp Your Story stamps from the latest release and make a cute tag using stamps from lots of different new sets...

Be sure to stop by the blog and check out the fun creations from the rest of the design team. As always our challenge is sponsored by the wonderful Heidi at Simon Says Stamp! 

Don't forget, you will have a chance to win a $25 gift voucher when you enter your card for this challenge over on A Blog Named Hero! I'd love to stop by some of your blogs and check out the tags you've made! 

 

mama elephant: june stampede!

Welcome to the Mama Elephant June Design Team blog hop! Our June release is now live and available for purchase in the store:www.mamaelephant.com.

For this months release, I am using stamps from the Big Words set...so fun for a big bold sentiment or a background. I combined the colorful "THX" with a bold black image from the Hello set. 

To celebrate the new release, Mama Elephant is giving away 3 gift certificates worth $20.00 each to 3 lucky people! Winners will be chosen at random from the collective blogs in the Stampede. Winners will be announced on the blog on the last Stamp Highlight day.

Here's how to qualify to win (leave a separate comment for each):

1. Leave a comment on this blog post

2. Become a follower of our blog

3. Like/share us on Facebook:http://facebook.com/mamaelephant

4. Follow/tweet us on Twitter:http://twitter.com/heymamaelephant

Make sure to stop along all the stops on the stampede! 

Kryssi Ng / Mama Elephant http://www.mamaelephantblog.com/

Nichol Magouirk http://www.nicholmagouirk.typepad.com/

Lea Lawson http://leascupcakesandsunshine.blogspot.com/

Cheiron Brandon http://www.cheironbrandon.typepad.com

Mariana Grigsby http://marianagrigsby.wordpress.com/

Geralyn Sy http://inacreativebubble.blogspot.com/

Alice Wertz http://aliceslittlewonderland.blogspot.com/

Lindsay Amrheim http://lindsayamrhein.blogspot.com/

Savannah O'Gwynn http://savannahland2.blogspot.com/

JJ Bolton http://jjbolton.org

Jenn Biederman http://createdby

Some fun with Neat & Tangled

 

Thanks to the super sweet Danielle at Neat & Tangled, I have something fun to share with you over on A Blog Named Hero today along with a few of the other design team members. Danielle has generously offered a Neat & Tangled prize pack to one lucky commenter this week. It could be you.  Make sure to leave a comment over at A Blog Named Hero!

simon says stamp challenge: planes, trains & automobiles (transportation)

Time for a new challenge over on the Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog. This week's challenge theme is TRANSPORTATION...if you can get around on it, you can use it. Think trains, planes, automobiles and more! The design team is using Basic Grey products this week so use them if you have them, we'd love to see what you make with Basic Grey. I made this fun card with some Basic Grey/Hero Arts stamps and papers from the fun Hipster collection. 

 

If you have not made your Father's Day card yet, it's the perfect time-just add your dad's "ride" to the card. Remember, just by playing along and linking up your project to the SSS Challenge post you can qualify to enter a $50 shopping voucher to the Simon Says Stamp store. One lucky winner will be chosen at random, it could be you!

I hope you get to join in on all the fun and play along with the challenge. I can't wait to stop by some of your blogs and take a peek at what you have made. Have fun! 

Make sure to check back each Wednesday for another fun challenge over at the Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog! 

 

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free to fly canvas

Just a quick share. I have been playing around with stencils and paints this month and learning a lot of new techniques. I thought it would be fun to experiment on some canvases. I went small with this one, it's a 5 x 7. I started with some molding paste and stencils for texture and added layers of paper, paint and stamps. I used the butterflies from the Antique Engravings set from Hero Arts and colored them in with Distress Markers. And why not enter this into the Stamp Your Story contest at Hero Arts? These beautiful butterflies are featured in the most recent catalog.

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playing with Hero Arts daubers & stencils

I am playing with the new Hero Arts Daubers & stencils over on A Blog Named Hero today. These are 2 products from the Stamp Your Story release that I really have enjoyed experimenting with. I hope you'll stop by and check out my post!

simon says stamp challenge: masculine/father's day

Time for a new challenge over on the Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog. This week's challenge theme is Masculine/Father's Day and the design team is using products from Tim Holtz. I knew I wanted to make a card filled with lots of fun Distress products. I used Gathered Twigs, Pumice Stone and Picket Fence Distress stains to make my background paper. Then I stamped the moustache image on watercolor paper and colored it in with Distress Markers. I cut out another moustache, popped it up with foam dots and gave it a little curl at the end. 

Here is a close up of that fun cut out moustache: 

 

If you have not made your Father's Day card yet-it's the perfect time. Remember, just by playing along and linking up your project to the SSS Challenge post you can qualify to enter a $50 shopping voucher to the Simon Says Stamp store. One lucky winner will be chosen at random, it could be you!

I hope you get to join in on all the fun and play along with the challenge. I can't wait to stop by some of your blogs and take a peek at what you have made. Have fun! 

Make sure to check back each Wednesday for another fun challenge over at the Simon Says Stamp Challenge Blog! 

 

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butterfly stationery holder

I have been looking for some much needed crafty inspiration these past few months. I wanted to take a class or two to try out some new techniques and play with new ideas. Last month, I signed up for (and was lucky enough to get one of the 20 spots) in Ronda Palazzari's Art of Pen Pals online class. This is a great class where you get matched up with a pen pal, create a monthy creative assignment and mail it along to your pal along with a letter. It was so great to receive my first letter and fun artwork from my pen pal in the mail the other day! 

Before the class started, Ronda showed us how to make this great stationery holder. I knew I wanted it to be something special that I would be able to keep, so I decorated it with some of my favorite Hero Arts stamps. 

The background was made with the butterflies from the Antique Engravings set stamped over the Old Letter Writing stamp. The butterflies were "painted" in by scribbling Distress Markers on a craft sheet and using them as paints with a waterbrush.

The wood flap? Made with my favorite Wood Background stamp-stamped with Frayed Burlap Distress Paint. 

Once the paint was dry, I went over it with Old Paper Distress Ink. I think it looks pretty wood-like!  

I decorated the insde with some tissue paper and a stamp from the My Favorite set :

This will be a great place to store letters I receive as part of the class, as well as a quick little set of notecards that I made.

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June 19th class at The Ink Pad (NYC)

Just a quick peek at the cards we will be making this month in my Watercolor Paint Cards class at The Ink Pad in NYC this month.  We will be using tons of new stamps from the Hero Arts Stamp Your Story release. Space is limited, so be sure to call the store at 212-463-9876 to reserve your spot at the table!

June 19th

Watercolor "Paint" Cards 7:15-9:15 pm

Join Cheiron to make cards for a variety of occasions using the newest stamps from Hero Arts . We will explore several techniques that are easy to replicate at home to give your cards a hand painted look. Don't worry, you don't have to be a painter to make these cards...all of our "brushstrokes" will be achieved by using stamps, inks and other mediums. Supplies needed: scissors, adhesive runner, foam dots, water brush and a non-stick craft sheet (if you have one).