The Mystery Box: My New Fave

 

Hey Friends! I am Sarah Matthews, and I'm excited to share with you how I decorated a watercolor pad and slipcover to give as a gift for the holidays.

I have been in a rut lately with the time change and daily demands at home. So I treated myself. I purchased an extra-large Mystery Box from the Moon & the Maker. It was just the right medicine to get me out of my creative rut and make something fun. It's better than the standard subscription boxes of soap & eye cream in every way because it has a plethora of arts and crafts items to get your juices flowing.

I pulled out the Stonehenge Mini Watercolor Pad (2.5" x 3.75") and the Moonlight Duo tint & hue ink pad in Moonlight White & Nebula Rust from my Mystery Box. I grabbed some cardstock from my stash, three stamps from 100 Proof Press, double-sided tape, and my Versafine Clair Stamp Pad in Glamorous.

Click the link below to watch my process in creating this gift for the holidays.

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I was also excited to pick up the Pamela stamp from 100 Proof Press. Mostly because she looks like me and has my signature locs. I'm excited to use this stamp in future creations. :)

I hope you enjoyed this project and will consider getting your very own Mystery Box from the Moon & the Maker.

Supplies:

Stonehenge Watercolor Paper 2.5" x 3.75"

Moonlight Duo in Moonlight White & Nebula Rust

Versafine Clair Stamping Ink in Glamorous Pamela Stamp - 100 Proof Press Botany Cross Section Lg - 100 Proof Press

Botany Cross Section Med. - 100 Proof Press

Pacon Cardstock Scotch Double Sided Tape Gun

Waxed Linen Thread

Bonefolder Ruler

Scissors

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Resisting the Stars

My mind has been on Independence Day lately. That's mostly because I have family coming to town that I haven't seen in six years. I'm ready for a celebration! I guess it's easy to tell where the inspiration for this week's project came from!

I thought I'd share one of my favorite resist techniques with you today. Resist techniques are fun, because they feel like a bit of magic happening. For instance, with this card I stamped RubberMoon's Evening Stardust stamp with Versamark all over a piece of watercolor paper. It was almost impossible to tell there was anything on the paper at all.

I sprinkled it with clear embossing powder and hit it with the heat gun. Except for a little bit of shine here and there, it was still difficult to tell that there was anything at all on the paper. Cue the magic!

I spritzed the paper with water. Then I put drops of Distress Ink Faded Jeans and Barn Door on my craft mat. You could use any water-based ink or watercolors for this - the Distress Ink is simply what I grabbed. I got a brush good and wet and dipped it first into the red and then swiped it across my paper. Instantly swirls and stars popped out from the "blank" paper... like magic! I rinsed out the brush and did the same thing with the blue ink.

Once everything was completely dry, I added the fireworks using stamps from the Sprinkles Cube in Imagine Crafts Delicata Gold ink. I added the woman using StazOn Jet Black ink.

This resist technique is so easy, and, I think, makes for an impressive, unique card. What are your favorite resist techniques?

See you next week, and happy crafting!