Summertime and the Living is Easy

It's been a beautiful summer this year - lots of sunshine mixed with the right amount of rain, which means the grass is growing, and growing, and growing.  Everyone can probably relate to this image from High Hopes Rubber stamps called Bob Loves Grass.

 

For One Crazy Stampers inspiration month, I have colored the image with my trusty Copic sketch markers then matted and mounted it with paper from My Mind's Eye.  The sentiment was included with the paper pad, and matched the feeling of the image perfectly.

 

Card Recipe

Skin - E01, E11, E21

Greens - YG11, YG13, YG17

Tans - E40, E42, E43

Blues - B18, B29, B39

Hair/Shoes - E71, E74, E77, E79

Blacks - T4, T7, T10

Background - BG0000

 

 

Weekend Warrior

I have a card to share with you today as well as a quick tutorial, but first the card!
 

This would be a great card for the special man in your life, whether it be for a birthday, anniversary or Father's Day.  The image and sentiment are from the Art Impressions Weekend Warrior set that I have colored with Copics, then mounted it on dp from My Mind's Eye.  The ribbon and brads are from my stash.

 

Card Recipe

Skin - E01, E11, E13

Shirt/Hat - BG72, BG75, BG78

Pants/Hat - B21, B23, B24, B26

Gloves/Belt - Y21, Y23, Y26, Y28

Mask, Belt, Tools - W4, W7, W10

Drill - R24, R29, R39

Shadow under hat - C2

Ground - C2

Hat, Boots, Hammer Handle - E21, E23, E25

Background - YG61

 

Now here's my tutorial and it's for everyone out there who is tried of nozzles on adhesive bottles always being plugged.  All you need to fix the problem is some baby bottle nipples and a small piece of double sided foam tape.  What?!!!

Purchase baby bottle nipples that are silicone ( because the liquid will not stick to it ), will fit small bottles ( not the large size ), and are for 0+months in size.  My first attempt at buying the bottle nipples was wrong, so learn from my mistake and don't buy the brand Nuby Veri Flo Non-Drip kind - they have the wrong tip.  The Gerber brand pictured above is great!

 

After removing the original lid and cleaning off any old remnants of glue from around the neck of the bottle, tightly wrap one ( or two layers - this will depend of the width of the neck of the bottle - experiment and you will soon figure it out ) of the foam tape around the neck, then press it firmly around the neck.  Next stretch the baby bottle nipple over the tape until it is well seated around the rim, and then press firmly around the neck, sealing the bond between the nipple and the foam tape.

 

 

Now you are ready to use your new and improved bottle of adhesive with no plugs.

 

 

The other benefit is that you will be able to do thin lines of adhesive, or with more pressure you can thicken the lines.

Once you are done using the bottle just make sure to leave a small drop of the adhesive on the very tip of the bottle, which will dry and seal the hole.

 

 

The next time you need to use the bottle just flick off the dried adhesive on the tip and proceed to use.

 

 

So easy to do and you will love the result! 

 

 

 

Old Guys Rule!

Once I started making Father's Day cards I seemed to get on a roll - actually completed four different styles, and today's card for One Crazy Stamper is one of the four!

 

 

This adorable image from Art Impressions called Old Guys Rule, is so hilarious, and could be used as either a Father's Day card, or just a card for the special guy in your life's special day.  I colored the image with my trusty Copic markers then mounted it on paper from My Mind's Eye.  The sentiment is included with the image.

 

Card Recipe

Skin - E50, E51, E53

Sweater - G0000, G000, G00

Park Bench - BG93, BG96, BG99

Pants, Hat - E40, E41, E42

Hat, Cane, Shoes - E44, E47, E49

Hat, Shoes - G82, G94, G99

Whites - C0, C2