Quick Video on The Dylusions C.F. Flowers

Good Evening ALL!

Just wanted to stop in real quick and say for one, THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU for your super kind comments.  Much appreciated you all!

Two, I received emails and questions on how the coffee filter flower were done, so I taped a quick little video showing you how.  This time making a quick tag....

Here you go...




Once again, Thank you kindly for your amazing comments!

Have an awesome tomorrow!

Jim
The Gentleman Crafter

Getting Dylusional with Coffee Filters???

Hello Everybody!

Hope your mid-week has been going good! It's been a wonderful day today!  I treated myself to a movie and some time to play in my art journal.  The movie...totally amazing!  Sad, but happy! Hard to explain.  It's an oldie but goodie...Life Is Beautiful...I couldn't peel my eyes away from it. Maybe that is exactly why I'm stained from head to foot with Dylusions Ink Sprays!  LOL!  Seriously!  New white shirt....TOAST!  LOL!

Tonight, I was in the kitchen making some real coffee as I'm out of my beloved Keurig coffee pods.  Got out the filters, scooped the coffee, poured the water and set it to brew.  Well, there they were, the filters that everyone uses to do cool stuff with.  So they made it about as far as the kitchen island when I went running into the studio for the Dylusions Ink.  I couldn't stop spraying multiple colors all over the filters.  30 filters Jimbo...Come On!  Well, it was fun seeing how the sprays reacted to the coffee filter paper.  I can always use them later right?

I then dried the filters with my heat tool, stamped on them and placed them into a bouquet in my art journal.  I added some background noise, a ribbon to the bouquet, a few leaves, a tag, a quote and called it a day by the close of the movie....LOL! 

I'd be honored if you would take a gander at me playing....

Have an awesome day!

Jim
The Gentleman Crafter

Good Morning Friends!

Good Morning Everybody!

Yes, it's Terrific Tuesday....Know what that means?  Take Out Tuesday is tonight on Ustream....

Tonight, if I can dig out the studio (yes, shovels are awesome tools for this! Garden forks don't work as the paper just goes right through the tines...) we will finish up the Roosevelt Album.  Making the cover, adding the binding rings and the spine straps....  If you have already made the album or just want to chat with an amazing group...come on by!

Here are the details and links:

The Gentleman Crafter - Take Out Tuesday Ustream Show

or-

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/the-gentleman-crafter

7:00 p.m. Central Standard Time -US

Next week, we finally have the Leisa Traveling Wine Box to start on!  It will be fun!

See you tonight!

Jim
The Gentleman Crafter

Getting Dylusional With The New Ink Pad!

Hello Everybody!

I wanted to take a moment tonight and show you one of my new favorite tools in the house!  I'm totally in love!  It's Dylusions new Ink Spray Pad.  I'm still learning how it works and all the possibilities it holds.  I honestly can say it will be something I will use to make really cool and amazing backgrounds.

Here's a quick video trying out the new Ink Spray Pad.....



Thought I would finish off the tag and show you the backgrounds...

Thanks for looking!  Go Grab one or several...LOL!

 

Have an Awesome Day!

 

Jim

The Gentleman Crafter

Today on the Farm!

Good Evening Everybody!

First off I would like to THANK YOU ALL for the wonderful and inspiring comments you left on the projects I did!  Please know how much each and every comment was sooo appreciated.  Thank you, Thank You! 

What a wonderful weekend it's been!  I was able to rest as well as get so many things done!  I love weekends like that!  I however did not make it out to take care of the lawn, but that will come this week!

You may have heard me talk about Buzzy from time to time.  Buzzy is my cat.  A big guy with lots of fur and personality.  I was never raised around cats only dogs.  Each day I learn more about this fascinating species and become amazed at how smart they are.

Buzzmaster spends his nights in the hall bathroom with the door shut.  Why?  I have no idea thinking back.  It's just the way it has been.  His litter box, food, bed and toys are in there and he always liked it.  Lately, I have awoke to find him in bed with me.  I know I have shut the door.  Well, I found out that he can now reach up and turn the handle of the door and get out.  OK, smart kitty me thinks!  I solved that by taking some packing material and wedging it between the door and the frame.  Case closed right?  A couple of nights ago I took him to his room, shut the door, wedged the packing material between the door and went into the kitchen to turn off the lights.  I heard Buzz trying to work his magic with the door knob and decided to watch.  He released the knob from the door jam.   OK...Then the little guy sticks his paws under the door and pulls the door to him causing the packing material to fall to the floor and allowing the door to open!  I just had to laugh! Smart me thinks!

Last night I closed the door, added the packing material to the jam then tried something new.  I had some old foam board and folded it several times and slipped it behind the door knob.  The door knob would not budge.  This morning I woke up to Buzzy on the bed next to me....I guess that means he's sleeping with me!  LOL! 

Other adventures on the farm this weekend....

Late this evening I decided to go check on my honey bees....they live behind my barn.  They were doing great.  In the evening it's so cool to see them all coming back into the hive after a busy day foraging for pollen and I imagine water to cool off the hive.  I have been meaning to move their hive slowly a few yards every week until I get them back up towards the house so I can take better care of them.  If you move the hive too fast, they hate that! 

The area behind the barn never gets mowed so it's like going on an African Safari to get back there.  Today's adventure ended up with me COVERED with hedge-parsley burrs or Torilis arvensis!!!  I HATE THIS STUFF!  Every one of my dogs gets into this and is covered and I have to break out the brush!  The worst is Miss Sally!  She has long hair.  Her face will just be matted with this in a matter of minutes!

 

 

So it's back to my tutorial writing....You all know how much I love that!  LOL!  See ya later...

Jim
The Gentleman Crafter

CHA PROJECTS PART 2!

Hello Everybody!

Once again I am back showing off my CHA project for this last week.  Some simple... some more out there....with a Halloween theme.  I hope you take a moment to peruse the samples and can find some inspiration. 

First up is a simple Halloween tag.....

 

Keeping with the same theme of architecture, I created a couple of Halloween houses that sit on canvas....

 

 

Then folks.... it was time for me to cut loose and do what I do best...Jim The Gentleman Crafter style.....

 

The Laboratorie Book

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And then there was the take on Gene Wilder's Young Frankenstein's Lab....

 

Remember....

 

 

 

 

Frank's Lab and Mini

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Again one of my favorite projects....Steampunk Man and Mini!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And Last But Not Least...One of my Very Favorites...An animated clock.  You turn the wheel on the right and the gears move....

 

The G45 Steampunk Spells Clock

 

 

 

Well, That's it!  This has been what has devoured my time as of late.  I hope you like them and can find some inspiration from these projects.  If you get a second, I would love to know which you would like to have tutorials on....

 

Thanks so much for stopping by!

 

Jim

The Gentleman Crafter

 

 

 

 

 

CHA PROJECTS!

Good Evening Everybody!

Tonight, I wanted to start sharing some of the projects I did for Create and Connect aka CHA in
Las Vegas this week.  I created projects this year trying to keep it low key and easier to do on some and others that may be more advanced...Trying to mix it up a bit....I hope you like them.

I will start with some Christmas projects....

 

Snowy Silhouette- Lighted

Next up, is one of my personal favorites...A shaker box filled with magical mica flakes.  Each time you shake the box the mica snow flakes land in in a different area making for a different snow scene.

Christmas Shaker Box

 

 

 

 

Another lighted piece using the silhouettes that comes alive when the tea light is turned on....

 

Lighted Shop Window

 

 

 

 

 

 

Well, there's a start.  Tomorrow I will show you more and some that no one has seen yet...So stay tuned....

 

Thanks for coming by to look!

 

Jim

The Gentleman Crafter