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Today’s Meet and Make designer is Lisa Rojas. Lisa is an avid paper crafter and stamper, and the owner of Stampin’ Queen Creations. You can give the queen a call on her blog.

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10 Fun Facts about Lisa Rojas:

1. My all-time favorite movie is The Wizard of Oz- I have one whole room in my house that we call the Oz Room, decorated in everything from the movie.  And, my new miniature dachshund puppy is named Ruby, after the “Ruby Slippers”.
2. My favorite TV show is Xena Warrior Princess. I have all the seasons on DVD and I watch them all the time.
3. I’m a homebody! I would much rather stay in and watch a good movie than go out on the town.
4. I’m a major gadget girl. I really enjoy my Kindle and new iPad. I love to figure out how new gadgets work!
5. My favorite food is Italian. I just LOVE Chicken Fettuccini.
6. My favorite vacation spot is at the beach. We go every year to our beach house to spend a month each summer. I get wonderful inspiration there. It helps my creativity.
7. I name all of my cars. My current car is a Jeep and her name is Billie Jeep. I bought her around the time of Michael Jackson’s death and she’s named after his song Billie Jean.
8. My favorite books are the Harry Potter series and the Twilight series.
9. My favorite craft technique is layering. I love to layer images and add layers to my cards and scrapbook pages with lots of embellishments.
10. My favorite saying is by Joan Rivers. She said once, “I don’t exercise. If God wanted us to bend over, He’d put diamonds on the floor.”  And since I love diamonds and hate exercise, it’s a perfect saying!

Here’s Lisa’s Project:

Materials:

• Fredrix Archival Watercolor Canvas 9” x 12”
• Delta Ceramcoat Acrylic Paint- Mellow Yellow
• Loew-Cornell 1” Wash paint brush
• Paper Adventures Tan Striped paper
• White, Tan, Brown and Rust card stock
• Manila tag 4 3/4” W x 2 ½”H
• My Mind’s Eye paper frame
• K & Company 3D stickers
• Ranger Distress inkpads- Old Paper, Vintage Photo & Tea Dye
• Fresco Chalk Finish inkpad- Vesuvian Ash
• Black permanent inkpad
• Magic Mesh- tan
• Eye Monocle and gold chain
• Westrim Crafts Scrabble Letters, Metal Letters and Metal Key
• Walnut Hollow Clock works
• 4 Bronze eyelets and 1 mini gold brad
• Gold hinges
• Assorted fibers
• Straw ribbon
• Computer font- Adler
• Family Treasures Slotted Paper Punch
• Eyelet setter & Hole punch ¼”
• Xyron Machine 510 with Permanent Adhesive
• Beacon Adhesives Zip Dry Paper Glue
• Beacon Adhesives Glass, Metal & More Glue
• Rubber Stamps-
• Watch Face #H 960 by Stamp It!
• Nostalgic Pocket Watch #A2528D by Rubber Stampede
• Sybil #P2-923 by Acey Duecy
• Large Picture Frame # R 158 by Close to My Heart

Instructions:

1. Using a 1” wash paint brush, paint both canvases with Mellow Yellow acrylic paint. Randomly stamp small and large watches on both canvases using Ranger Distress inkpads. Stamp “Sybil” once using Fresco Chalk Finish inkpad. See picture for placementDesigner Tip: To make stamping on canvas easier, place a book under the canvas before you begin stamping. This will give you a firmer base to stamp on.
2. Using the picture as a guide, tear tan striped paper and adhere to the canvas with Zip Dry glue.Designer Tip: Because the paper is thinner than card stock, I backed the paper with a tan card stock after I tore the edges. This will help with the paper buckling in high humidity areas. Use a brayer to spread the glue and work quickly.
3. Print wording out on computer using white card stock. Cut all card stock as follows; for “In Memory of” white card stock- 3”W x ½”H  Tan card stock- 3 ¼”W x ¾”H  Rust card stock- 3 ½”W x 1”H. For the Name, White card stock- 4 ¼”W x 1 ¾”H  Tan card stock-4 ½”W x 2”H  Rust card stock-    4 ¾”W x 2 ¼”H. For “Only Time…” White card stock 3 ½”W x 1 ½”H Rust card stock-4”W x 2”H Manila Tag- 4 ¾”W x 2 ½”H.
4. Sponge ink onto word images on using a sponge and the Ranger Distress inkpads. Layer all word images and adhere together with Zip Dry glue. Use picture for placement if needed. For the manila     tag, punch holes around four edges with slotted punch. Slid word image into slots. Punch hole and add fibers.
5. For large picture frame, cut stock as follows; Rust card stock-2 ¾’W x 3 7/8”H   Tan card stock-3 ¼”W x 5”H. Layer card stocks together with picture and large picture frame. Adhere with Zip Dry glue. Lay picture frame down on canvas. Punch holes in four corners of frame. Adhere bronze eyelets with eyelet setter following directions from manufacturer.
6. Cut straw ribbon into three pieces, one 10”, one 3 ½” and one 2”. Run ribbon through Xyron machine. Adhere ribbon to canvas. Adhere “My Hero” on ribbon with Glass, Metal & More glue. To finish left side of canvas, adhere word images and 3D stickers with Zip Dry glue. Add fibers to key and adhere to canvas with Glass, Metal & More glue. Use picture for placement if needed.
7. To finish right side of canvas, punch small hole in upper right hand corner for clock works. Assemble clock works following manufacturer directions. Sponge clock face with tea dye inkpad. Adhere to canvas.
8. Lay Magic Mesh onto canvas, press firmly. NOTE: Magic Mesh is self adhesive. No need for further glues. Punch small hole in manila tag to attach monocle and chain. Lay tag on mesh and adhere with Zip Dry glue. Attach monocle to canvas with miniature gold brad.
9. For small picture frame, stamp with black inkpad on brown card stock. Cut out center for picture. Cut Rust card stock- 2 ¼”W x 3 ¼”H and Tan card stock 3 ¼”W x 3 ¾”H. Layer and adhere to picture frame with Zip Dry glue. Lay on canvas and adhere with glue. Adhere metal letters to canvas with Glass, Metal and More glue. Adhere ribbon and 3D stickers to canvas. Use picture for placement if needed.