2015 Christmas Scrapbook Layout

Design team member, Karen Lambert, has created a beautiful scrapbook page layout using Texana Designs stamps.  She also used the Ornaments in a new way by turning the round ornament into balloons.  I love to see how she incorporates the stamps into layouts.  If you want to see more such samples, check out this Pinterest Board.

12" x 12" Layout

Supply List

TD stamps: large Elf, holly, Merry Christmas, 

Y'all, and Ornaments

Card Stock

Carta Bella Multi dot paper from 

Have a Merry Christmas Line

Burlap

VersaMark Ink Pad and Embossing powder 

(red, green, silver, and black)

Prismacolor Pencils

Vaseline

Holly berries colored with Fiskars Gel Pen

From our house to yours

Design team member, Megan Bickers, never ceases to amaze me with her creativity.  She has done it once again using new sentiment "From our house to yours." with stamps from previously released stamps.  Thanks Megan for sharing your creativity with us!

 Supplies Used:
Texana  Designs Stamps: Houses Border, From Our House To Yours
Georgia Pacific: White Cardstock
Tsukineko: Memento Inkpad (Tuxedo Black)
Letraset: Promarkers/Flex Markers (Chartreuse, Berry Red, 

Gold, Duck Egg, Lilac, Cinnamon, Henna,  Ice Grey 5)
Ranger: Distress Inkpad (Shaded Lilac), Foam Blending Tool
My Mind’s Eye: Pattern Paper
Recollections: Washi Tape
3M: Foam Tape

Supplies Used:
Texana  Designs Stamps: Jam’n House, From Our House To Yours, 

Sending you a Texas Smile!, Mini Heart Outline
Georgia Pacific: White Cardstock
Tsukineko: Memento Inkpad (Tuxedo Black)
Letraset: Promarkers/Flex Markers (Chartreuse, Berry Red, 

Gold, Duck Egg, Lilac, Cinnamon, Henna, Ice Grey 5)
Recollections: Washi Tape
3M: Foam Tape

Texana Tag Stamp

One of the most versatile stamp in the Texana line is the tag stamp.  Artist, Joyce Meyer, created a fun tag with a border of circles of all sizes.  There are so many things to do with that border by coloring them or filling with stickles and glitter.  The three tags above are a great make 'n' take at Sassy Scrappers in Wimberly on Saturday, November 7th, 2015.  Check out the three different looks.  The tag on the left is stamped with Kaleidacolor, Fruitcake.  Then the tag is stamped with the mini bells or jingle bell and with the to and from stamps.  The middle tag is stamped with the mistletoe sprig and sentiment "Happy Kisses".  It is folded in half and the to and from is stamped on the inside.  The last tag features the sentiment "From our house to yours" and a mini house.

Here are a bunch of tags that that are using other Texana Designs.  A tag for any reason or any season.

The tags also make great elements for your cards.  Check out these samples:

 

 

House Border

House (mini)

Tag

“From our house to yours”

Merry Christmas (script)

Versafine inks

Viva Décor Glitter Pens

Tim Holtz Kraft Core Paper

Metallic Collection

Texana Designs Stamps

Tag
Happy Birthday (script)
Cupcake (mini)

Spellbinders Die - Fancy Ribbon Threader

WRMK - Sew Easy Fancy Floss

American Crafts POW! Glitter Paper

Wink of Stella Pens








Don't forget to use the tag stamp in your layout pages.  See below,  I love hidden journaling.

Oklahoma Stamps!

Texana Designs is expanding to welcome our neighbors to the north.   We have added a wordstacker "OKLAHOMA" and a mini "OKLAHOMA" that will fit inside the signpost.  We've added a state shape outline and eight sentiments that will fit inside the shape.  There is a new background stamp with city names.  New state butterfly, Black Swallowtail, and state bird, Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, in two sizes.  We have many existing stamps that are Oklahoma Icons.

Above is a scrapbook layout showing all of the stamps that would be specific to Oklahoma icons.

Below are several cards Janet created using these new stamps.

 

New Halloween 2015

Check out the newest Halloween stamps and sentiments added to the Texana Designs Stamp collection.  Thanks go out to Jillian O'Diorne for the great art work!

Christmas in July - New Release of Stamps

Texana Designs is gearing up for Christmas.  Check out the new stamps available now.

If you are near New Braunfels 7/11/15 morning, stop by Scrapbook 'n' More for a great make'n'take.

Paper Piecing Owls & Books

You may ask "what is paper piecing".  It's a cool technique that I learned from Jam'n Stamps spectacular artist, Joyce Meyer.  An image is stamped (and sometimes embossed) several times on different papers.  Next the individual pieces (body, wings, head, etc) are cut and separated and glued onto the bottom image.  Here it is up close and personal.

I stamped and embossed the owl on a cream colored patterned paper.  I used my Brother Scan'n'Cut to cut out the image with a small border.  I stamped the owl again on a darker cream for the wings and the head, I used the striped paper for the body.  I also cut the beak out and layered it on top.  I used colored pencils to color the branch, beak and feet.  I also lightly shaded the wings.  In order to make the eyes really pop, I used my white pen.

This was a fun project.  There are so many ways to paper piece Texana Stamps.  The card above I used the book stamp as if the two exposed edges were the pages of the book.  The two cards below show one edge as the bookbinding and one edge as the pages.  So versatile!

For this sample I used a printed paper that keeps in step with the anniverary theme.  For this one I also removed the branch and placed the owl directly on the books.

This sample my paper pad had fewer choices of coordinating papers, so the background is the same as the body of the owl.  I wanted to make it a bit different, so I used colored pencils and a blending tool to shade the body.

Product used:

Texana Designs Stamps:  Owl (lg), Books (lg) &
sentiments:  Owl always love you! &
This anniversary is for the books!
sentiment: This birthday is for the books!
or sentiment:  Owl never bee too old to read!
Graphic 45 6x6 Paper Pad
Distress Ink - Vintage Photo


Technique:  Paper Piecing
Texana Design Team
9/01/2015
Samples by Janet Bradshaw