Tri-Shutter Card by Debbie Dolphin

Hello All
My name is Debbie and this is my first time as Guest DT on the Whiff of Joy Tutorial blog and feel so privileged to be here . So I hope you like what I am sharing with you today.

You will need:
Whiff of Joy stamp-Willow dressing up
Cardstock 5 1/2'' x 12''
Scoreboard
Papers of your choice(I used Basic Grey Capella) and card for matting and layering.
Nestabilities Label 10
Embellishments

1. Firstly score your 5.5''x 12'' cardstock at 2", 4", 8" and 10" as in the picture above.

2. Now turn your cardstock vertically and with a paper trimmer line up inwardly at 1 1/2" and cut from the 2" score line to the 10" scoreline. Then do the same on the opposite side and fold the cardstock on the scored lines.

3. Once scored, the middle panel needs to be folded the opposite way to the outside panels.
4. It should now look like the picture above. The Valley and Mountain folds in the centre panel should be opposite to the outer panels.

5. Ok, now using matching papers I decorated each panel and matted and layered each piece onto brown cardstock.
6.Finally add embellishments and Willow who was painted with Distress inks.
Thankyou for looking.
Have Fun
Hugzz
Debbie xxxx

Copic Airbrushing

Hi! This is Jeanette and I am back as promised with a short video on copic airbrushing. If you would like to see the video on how I masked all my images together, you can scroll down one post or just click ~here~.

When I first started airbrushing, I used the starter kit that came with the Air Grip, Air Adaptor, Air Hose, Air Can 80, and Air Can Holder. I fell in love with the look and the ease of airbrushing but I very quickly ran out of air from the can! I purchased more and they quickly emptied too! I took the plunge and invested in a compressor. Although pricey, I do not regret my decision.

So now I use the Sparmax AC –101 Windstorm Air Compressor. The Air Grip and the Air Adaptor work perfectly with it and now…………AIR is free!

A few tips when you airbrush:

• The air grip is made to work with Sketch markers although I hear that you can rig it to work with the Ciaos. I am not sure how.
• Insert the chisel edge into the grip so that the longer point is up at the top.
• The ink will spray a little ahead of where you point, so always start on a piece of scrap paper and move your nozzle over to your project. This way you will have an idea of where it is spraying.
• Maintain a constant pressure on the air grip. If you don’t you will get spatters and blobs as you airbrush…this can be a great look but sometimes not the look you were aiming for.
• I set my pressure gauge on the compresser between 40-50 PSI. This gives me the perfect spray.

Here is my video:

and here is the finished card:

Stamps: Whiff of Jo: Sailor Willow, Sitting Sailor Oakley, Beach Chair

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Paper: SU! Whisper White, Baja Breeze, DP Websters Pages

Coloring: Copic Markers

Tools: SU! Punches, Cuttlebug die for the corners Thanks for stopping by. If you have any questions just let me know! I will do my best to answer you!

Creating A Scene by Masking Multiple Images

Hi there! This is Jeanette from Canada and today I have a video for you that shows how I create little scenes with multiple Whiff of Joy images! I hope this helps!

Here is my finished card:

• Stamps: Whiff of Jo: Sailor Willow, Sitting Sailor Oakley, Beach Chair
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
• Paper: SU! Whisper White, Baja Breeze, DP Websters Pages
• Coloring: Copic Markers
• Tools: SU! Punches, Cuttlebug die for the corners

I have created another video showing how I airbrushed the background. It should be posted tomorrow so I hope you will come back and take a peek!

Breezing on by... by Katharina Frei

Stamps: Whiff of Joy sailboat and text included in July's STORE stamp kit "Life's a beach", swirly clouds
Ink: Memento tuxedo black, StazOn jet black, SU bashful blue
Paper: SU bashful blue cardstock, white vellum from Paper Temptress, SU bashful blue dp
Accessories: ribbon from SU, button, white scrappers floss, white felt, SU crystal effects
Tools: EK Success border punch, SU border punch
coloured with Copic Sketch Markers

I used a strong vellum cardstock and stamped the swirly clouds, illustrated by Elisabeth Bell, on it with Bashful blue ink from Stampin' Up. The vellum is then matted with bashful blue cardstock.
Ich habe ein festes, weisses Transparentpapier verwendet um den Hintergrund zu gestalten. Mit den Wirbelwolken habe ich mit Bashful blue Tinte von Stampin' Up auf das Papier gestempelt und dann mit Bashful Blue Cardstock hinterlegt.
I also stamped one cloud on felt (here it is a blue one, but I liked the white cloud better, so I decided to use the other one for my card :) ) and cut around it with sharp scissors.
Ich habe ausserdem eine Wolke auf Filz gestempelt (auf dem folgenden Bild ist es blauer Filz, mir hat auf der Karte die Wolke aber in weiss besser gefallen, weswegen ich mich dann noch umentschieden habe) und habe sie dann mit einer scharfen Schere ausgeschnitten.

I used a lot of crstal effects from Stampin' up and put it on the blue dp to imitate water.
Tip: Adhere the paper to the card first, before adding the crystal effect, because the paper will curl slightly, which would make it difficult to adhere it once it dried.
Ich habe das blaue Motivpapier mit Crystal Effects von Stampin' up eingestrichen, um Wasser anzudeuten.
Tipp: Klebt das Motivpapier zuerst auf der Karte fest bevor ihr das Crystal Effects aufstreicht. Das Papier wird sich etwas wellen, wodurch ihr nach dem Trocknen Probleme mit dem Aufkleben bekommt :)

Altered mulberry flowers

I'm going to share a quick tutorial (if you can call it that lol) of how I get this glassy effect on the mulberry poinsettias. You can also do this on acetate with die cut snowflakes, and also on punched designer paper as the "glass" dries clear so you can see the patterns and colours through it. Below is the card I have made for this weeks Whiff of Joy Challenge using this technique.

So to do this technique you will need Twinklets Diamond Dust, which I adhere to the flowers with Glossy Accents. I have tried PVA flue and was not at all happy with the results so stick to Glossy Accents now. I pull the flowers apart by cutting off the stamens then carefully peeling the layers away from each other. Sometimes the layers will fray but this is hidden by the Twinklets.

I coat the petals with Glossy Accents then place face down on to the Twinklets then gently pat to ensure the Twinklets coat the petals well. I don't worry about coating the calyx.

Then I reassemble the flowers again using a large spacer (which I flatten with a hammer on a block of wood) and a large brad. This was a clear brad that I coloured with a Copic marker.

And that's all there is to it.
Thanks for stopping by today,
hugs

Strawberry Box

Hello, it's me, Monika. I want to show you today, how to make little Strawberry boxes for many decoration possibilities. I had several requests for these boxes on my blog , that I thought I'd share the instructions with you (even the pattern is not my personal creation).

All you need therefore is:

• Pattern - please take the first picture and save it on your computer and then print it out OR copy paste the first picture to a word doc where you can adapt the size according to your wishes
• Paper
• Pencil
• Scissors

Optional:

• Punches
• Cuttlebug Swiss Dots Embossing Folder

     

Cut out pattern and trace onto background paper

Cut out

If you like, you can use for example Cuttlebug Swiss Dots Embossing Folder for texture

Score on dashed lines and fold

 

Cut out pattern of the green and trace onto background paper or just use a similar punch as I did. Punch holes with ca. 1/8 inch hole punch (or a needle) and glue tab on box to inside

Weave ribbon though holes in box and pull closed, tie a knot. Pull both ends of ribbon through strawberry top and tie a bow

 

You can use the strawberries as a summer decoration or you can use them as gift packagings (with a praline inside for example...) or even for men who want to surprise their sweetheart with a ring or other piece of jewellery...

Strawberries forever...; have fun!

Bye, bye,
Monika

Whiff of Joy Tutorial: Using Multiple Images

Hello everyone! Ann here with another tutorial for you on how to use the most out of your Whiff of Joy stamps!  If you're like me, you have more than a few un-inked stamps that you just haven't had time to use because there's too little time in the day.  All Whiff of Joy stamps need a little love and I'm here today to show you how to use up all those yet-to-be-inked stamps!

The first trick is to merge images by masking.  Here's my technique on merging images, especially if I want to merge them a specific way.  In this case, I've used the two new Henry stamps from the latest summer release: Beach Henry with Cocktail and Lazy Summer Henry.

I wanted it to look like they were toasting their glasses and this is how you can go about doing that:

1.  Stamp the image that is supposed to be in the foreground on normal paper, not on stamping paper.  You don't want to waste your good paper for masking :)  This is the image that will look like it's closer to you, therefore, it should look like it's "on top of" the other image. Cut out the image.  You don't necessarily have to cut out the entire image if only part of the image is going to look like it's on top of the other image.

 2.  Stamp the same image, the one that's going to be in the foreground, on my stamping paper.  In this case, it's my watercolor paper because I'm going to use distress inks to color these images.

3.  Cover the image that you stamped on your stamping paper (from Step 2) with the image that you first cut out and stamped from Step 1.  If necessary, place some tape underneath the cut out image to hold it in place.  So that you can see exactly where you are stamping, stamp the image that you want to go in the background on normal paper.  Cut out part of the image so that you can line up your stamped image on top of your acrylic block.  I wanted to perfectly line up the two drinking classes so it looks like they were toasting. If you do this, you can clearly see where stamped image is going to go.

 4. This what what it looks like after you have stamped your second image on your stamping paper.

5.  Carefully remove the cut image from the stamping paper and there you go, merged images!

6.  Color as necessary.  I've used Diamond Glaze on their cocktail glasses and eyeglasses.  Here's my finished colored image and card:

The second trick to using multiple images is to not use the entire image.  Here's one tip on using multiple images separately in one card.  I've used two images from the Life's a Beach July Store Kit and one image from the Fun in the Sun June Store Kit. Willow looks gorgeous in all of these!

I love using "partial" images and using them in "frames."  I've also used this trick on my Happy Thoughts for Henry card here as well as in the card I'm about to show you!

1.  I start off with using some Nestabilities to create die cut shapes that I will stamp my images on.  They should be good sized frames that will fit a good portion of your images and also fit on a card.

2.  Then, I ink up my stamps and stamp them on the frames.  To save on ink, you don't need to ink up your entire image - just ink up what you need for the frame.

3.  Color your images, preferably to match your papers :)

4.  And that's really it! Arrange your images to fit on your card.  Though it seems like three separate images would take up a lot of space, if you arrange them correctly they will fit and also create a great effect on the card.  Here's my finished card:

Thank you for joining me today! I hope that you got some tips on how to use those un-inked Whiff of Joy stamps!