Faber-Castell Design Team Archives

Hazel and Ruby + Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft Blog…

I love both Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft and Hazel and Ruby, so I’m super excited to be doing a blog swap between the two. I hope you enjoy the blog swap and get inspired to grab some gelatos and masks!

I wanted to show you how I created this textured title on my scrapbook layout. To get the full tutorial, hop on over to the Hazel and Ruby blog!

Gelatos are definitely one of my most favorite mediums to work with, and combining them with Hazel and Ruby’s masks was pretty much a no brainer. They work so well together!

Be sure to read the rest of the Blog Share posts!

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Gelato Flowers Tote Bag DIY

Today I’m up on the Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft blog with a fun Spring tutorial! I *was* going to create a pretty Valentine inspired project for this post, but I made this tote bag and I just had to share it instead.

I used a combination of gelatos and PITT artist pens to color and doodle my flowers. To get the step-by-step tutorial, Hop over to the Design Memory Craft blog!

I’m also linking this to Hey Love Designs Link Party.

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Chevron Canvas Shoes

Today my last post as part of the guest design team is up on the Design Memory Craft blog! I used Stampers Big Brush Pens to doodle on a pair of canvas shoes. To see my process of creating them and to see a full supply list, hop on over there.

LOVE these shoes and wear a size 8 shoe? I’ve listed this pair of shoes in my etsy shop, grab your pair here!
I also have a pair of “Cat Lady” shoes listed in my shop that are perfect if you love cats, and of course I do custom shoes! new Etsy.Mini(5895651,’gallery’,5,1,0,’http://www.etsy.com’);

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Design Memory Craft- Restyled Flower Pot DIY

I’ve got this tutorial for restyling a flower pot up on the Design Memory Craft blog today. I created a gel paste with gelatos to paint on my little vines and I definitely recommend you hopping over there to see my process!

P.S. -Do you have a garden? Do you decorate the pots, or make other little decorations?

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WaterColor Wreath + Design Memory Craft Giveaway

My last project as a Design Memory Craft Guest Design is at the end of this month. I’m really going to miss designing for them! If you know of any recent design team calls for manufacturers please let me know.

Here’s a roundup of all the projects I’ve done for Design Memory Craft- (excluding the 2 projects I have coming up later this month.)

St. Patricks Day Inspiration Spool DIY
Colored Fabric with Gelatos DIY
Spring Mixed Media DIY
Bunny Garden Plant Markers
Create a Colorful Scrapbook Background DIY
Designing Fabric with Paper Crafter Crayons DIY
Restyled Flower Pot (Coming Soon)

Today I wanted to share this wreath I made and embellished using Design Memory Craft aquarelle pencils-

I didn’t actually have a wreath, so I made one using a pool noodle leftover from last summer. (I figured I’d just get a new noodle for this summer.)

To make my main embellishment, I heat embossed the “enjoy the little things” and then I colored colored over it with my Aquarelle watercolor pencils. Added a little stitching, ribbon and then made my other embellishments to match.

I love my watercolor pencils. I’m more of a doodler than a painter, so I can draw, add a little water, and it looks painted. love.

GIVEAWAY!!

As a finish to my guest design posts, Faber Castell Design Memory Craft has graciously put together an awesome prize pack for me to give away!

What you’ll win:

Red/Yellow Paper Crafter Crayons
4ct. Metallic Gelatos
Stamper’s Big White Pen
Green Art Grip® Aquarelle Watercolor Pencils

How to enter:

LIKE the Design Memory Craft Facebook Page.
Leave a blog post comment on this post with your name and email and what you’d make with Design Memory Craft products!

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Irish Proverb Spool

I created this spool for the Design Memory Craft blog, I used their gelatos and aquarelles to color the fabric I wrapped around it and their PITT pens to write my quote.

Get the tutorial and a full supply list on the Design Memory Craft site.

I found this Irish Proveb on google: “May your blessings outnumber the shamrocks that grow and may trouble avoid you wherever you go.”

What do you recycle spools into? I love turning them into mini albums/quote spools.

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Mini Quilt for Design Memory Craft

I made this mini quilt for a Design Memory Craft design team project. Wondering how I used Gelatos on a quilt? I hand colored all that fabric. Get the tutorial and a complete supply list on the Design Memory Craft blog.

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Spring Mixed Media DIY

It’s begining to look a lot like spring here! How do I know?

The warmer weather.
Birds chirping.
Gardening.
Flowers Blooming.
and Punxsutawney Phil said so. 😉

I made this mixed media art inspired by spring and little birdies singing. You can find the full supply list and a tutorial on the Design Memory Craft blog!

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Bunny Garden Stakes on the Design Memory Craft Blog!

Check out the Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft blog today to see the tutorial of how I made these bunny plant markers! I think they turned out so adorable and they look great in my garden. 🙂

A full supply list and tutorial is available on the blog here.

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Gelatos Heat Embossed Resist Technique

Being on the Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft guest design team means that I get their products to use, (and who doesn’t love free goodies?!) and I’ve been wanting to try this technique for a while, which I saw on their blog.

What you do is you heat emboss your paper, smear gelatos all over it and the heat embossed images will resist the gelatos. It’s pretty neat, I created a tag and placed it on this card.

Supplies: Gelatos, Stamps, Embossing Ink, Heat Gun, Paper

1. Heat emboss your paper. I used a stamp by My Minds Eye.

2. Cover your paper with gelatos.

3. Use your finger to smooth it out. A cool thing about the Gelatos is that you can use them dry or also take a wet paintbrush to them and they become more of a water color. If you only want to slightly dampen them you can use a baby wipe to blend them.

Here’s another card I made with this technique. I heat embossed the chevrons and went over them with blue and metallic mint gelatos.

For anyone who hasn’t heard of Gelatos, They are made by Faber-Castell and are Acid Free Pigment Sticks, that are super creamy and the colors are very vibrant. They remind me of chapstick, but the colors are very rich and they go on creamy which I imagine is why they’re called gelatos. 😉