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Wednesday, July 2, 2014

Arianna Blooms Bird Haven

Happy Wednesday. My Heartfelt Creations project today is over the moon. Seriously, it brought me a great deal of joy in the making and I would encourage you to be brave and give a project that stretches you from where you are at now! This one really stretched me.

This is a gorgeous little frame from Ikea that costs a mere $10. Got to love that!! It's a nice, deep shadow box frame, which I personally have a hard time finding for a reasonable price. These frames come in black and white - nice and generic and perfect for altering.

I almost gave up on this project several times. There were so many parts that I cut out and that almost did me in. I have a wee touch of tendinitis, and cranking the handle on my Big Shot was brutal. Don't cry for me though - it's from having bad typing and texting technique. My bad!! I should have taken a picture of all the flower parts when they were laying out on my desk. That almost did me in too, because it was almost overwhelming - all the little bits and pieces and hoping the dogs didn't wag their tails too hard and blow everything off the desk.. Oy!! And then moulding the flower and leaf parts. It took a few sessions to get it done which almost made me quit.

And tipping everything with the copper painty pen! What was I thinking!! And then the dumb thing quit when I wasn't quite half way through, so I got my attitude in check and then went and got another one and, by the weight of the new pen compared to the old, I had emptied the old pen. D'Oh!!!

On the bright side, I just splurged on a new Spellbinders die, Feathers on the Wind, and just had to use it on this project - it was too perfect to pass up! And really, as I began assembling my vision for this project, I became buoyed and started to find the joy in being stretched.

As the flowers started coming together, I felt better about this project because the completed flowers were more manageable that all the little bits. In fact, as I started playing with the foliage placement, it became a lot of fun to play around with these paper blooms.

I have to tell you that I am really enjoying stamping and colouring on the Heartfelt Creations paper. It holds up really well to copic ink. I find I need a light hand with the ink because the Heartfelt Creations paper absorbs ink faster than blending cardstock. For me, it means that I don't have to work quite as hard at blending the ink. And I really love the printed texture that shows through the copic ink, giving the image more character that I didn't have to work for. DIVINE!!!

For many of my coloured images, I stamp them on lighter, more neutral coloured Heartfelt Creations paper. I don't find that the surface of the paper pills, just that I need to be very aware of the ink bleeding beyond the lines of the image. I'll be experimenting with ink bleeding in the future, so stay tuned...

And now, a little depth perception. This 9" square image has been built up to approximately 2" deep in several places. It's one of those projects that when I finished it, all I could think is, "Did I really do this?!!" It is officially one of my top ten favourites, and I want to recreate something similar for myself that goes with my home decor more than this project. I was so flattered when one of my kids said I should hang this one on the wall because we have so little art on our walls and they loved this one.

I have instructions on the Heartfelt Creations blog to make this project along with much stunning inspiration by the rest of the design team.

stamps;HCPC 3608 Arianna Blooms, HCPC 3611 Arianna Bird Haven (heartfelt creations)
ink; black memento ink (tsukineko)
paper; Timeless Amour Collection Paper (heartfelt creations), Java, Amsterdam (bazzill)
accessories; HCD 747 Arianna Lace Die, HCD 748 Arianna Blooms Die, HCD 736 Classic Leaf Die (heartfelt creations), Paper Shaping Tools (McGill), Captivating Squares, Marvelous Squares, Sm Classic Squares, Feathers on the Wind, Lotus, Create a Flake I (spellbinders), beetle black brads (bazzill), brown satin ribbon (offray), green picot edge trim, copper brads (making memories), copper painty pen (zig), Copic markers used; E04/07/29/53/55/57/59/70/71/84/87, YG91/95/99

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

My Mind's Eye Messenger Bag

When I'm not papercrafting, I have a tailoring business and I teaching Fashion at the High School level. Kate from i {heart} papers saw these 2 cute DIY messenger bag kits from My Mind's Eye at CHA Winter 2012 and facetimed me to show them to me. I thought they looked adorable, and once they were in stock I got one to see what they were really like. To even up the playing field, I asked my 15 year old daughter, Hannah, to sew the bag without help from me to get a real feel for the ease of the kit. Here's what we saw, what she did, and her thoughts on this project.

We opened the kit, and the first thing we noticed was that all the bag parts were clearly marked and at first glance, it looked like everything would accurately fit together. Hannah hadn't seen fabric printed like this before and the first thing she said was, "It's like cheating!!" Hannah traced the bag pieces because if this went together as easily as it looked like it might, I wanted to use this bag in my classroom. Hannah both traced the pieces and wrote down the bag measurements, in case the paper pieces we made go missing.

It took Hannah 30 minutes to cut the pieces and approximately 2 hours to sew the bag. She strongly recommends thoroughly reading and understanding the instructions before beginning. I'll let you in on a little secret later in this blog post. Also, if you are able to, go get interfacing to make this bag a little less floppy. That was one thing Hannah noticed right away and she thinks this bag would be even easier to assemble if it were all interfaced.

While the fabric was labelled with the plaid to be the outside fabric, the polka dotted fabric is very cute too, and could easily be switched depending on personal preference. Here's her finished bag;

Hannah said she really liked the length of the strap.

Hannah zigzagged around the edges of the fabric portion of this floral embellishment. The crocheted flower and button were included in the kit.

Hannah didn't like the size of the pocket, and that really is a matter of personal taste.

She liked the bag so much, she made a second one out of similar weight fabric. You will note the green plaid bag is slightly larger that the original kit bag. Hannah's recommendation - carefully read the instructions because they recommend a seam allowance of 1/4" and Hannah constructed some of the first bag using 5/8" seam allowance which is the standard seam allowance for clothing. Then, she realized her error and started assembling at 1/4" and that got her in a whole mess of trouble because she had also serged a seam. She learned all about exponential reduction with this bag. The original bag turned out well though, and is being used by Morgan as a cute lunch bag.

Hannah really loves her green bag and she convinced my 11 year old daughter to cut out one of these bags, and they'll construct it together on the weekend.

Hannah raided my quilt fabric stash to find all these purple fabrics for her flower. I don't know which Spellbinders dies she used, except for the Lotus Blossom die for the largest layer. She glued them all together and sewed a pin on the back of the flower so it can be removed when she launders her bag - very clever! Cute button she found, and I don't know where that was from either. She really had fun raiding my studio!

She made the inside of her bag a little differently. I'm not sure what she did to make the pocket so she was happy with it, but she made a tab and attached a button so it would be a little more secure.

If Hannah and my 11 year old daughter can put this bag together, I suspect anyone can. I recommend, as I do with all my students, go slow! Read carefully! Ask when uncertain! And ENJOY!!

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

IHP Guest Book

Hello, peeps!! Today, the i {heart} papers design team has been challenged to use the Studio Calico Journal Kit. It's fantastic! I love the filler pages that are included in the kit. The chipboard cover is really durable (no dents and I dropped the front cover twice!) and cuts fairly easily with the cinch by memory keepers.

I've turned my journal into a guest book. The pages are terrific for guests to leave their comments and blessings for us and I've added a little surprise in the pages...

I cut the glue flap off some envelopes and trimmed off the return address end of the envelope so it was the same size as the filler sheets. Then, when I assembled and bound the book, the cut ends are closed by the binding rings. Brilliant! I or my guests can stuff little bibs and bobs in the envelope to be enjoyed and reminisced on later!

I used Mon Ami Paris by Technique Tuesday for all the images I've stamped in my guest book and on the cover. I used both Tuxedo Black and London Fog Memento ink on this book.

This little 'noteworthy' mini memo is from Fiddlesticks by my mind eye. This pad of paper has an entire 6x6 sheet of darling little themed memo cards just like this one.

These flowers were cut using both the scallop and plain rolled posie dies by memory box. I added a little glitz and glam by adhering a sparkler by webster's pages in my largest posie.

I decided to add a touch of elegance by using one of my butterfly push pins with my grey satin bow. Seriously peeps, Kate is where I go for all my basic supplies that I seem to consume on a regular basis! She has and excellent selection and I do love her taste in papercrafting supplies!

Do go and check out what the rest of the team has done with this terrific journal kit and say a special hi to Michele Gross, our June guest designer!

The i {heart} papers team:

Michele Gross, June's Guest Designer
Carolyn
Deb
Gretchen
Loretta
Lori
Lynn
Tracy
Kate

Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Paper Smooches from the {heart}

Join us for our Spring Cleaning Sale! Beginning today, May 15th through May 19th. Save up to 50% on selected items and as always, free US shipping with your $60 order!

All stamps 15% off! Spellbinders 20% off! Alterables 25% off! Inks (Sorry, Copics are excluded due to the manufacturer's strict pricing rules) 10% off! 12x12 Collection Packs 15% off! 6x6 and 8x8 pads 10% off! Embossing folders 30% off! And much more!

PLUS! Have you heard about IHP's new rewards from the {heart} referral rewards program? If you love IHP and are looking for another reason to spread the word to your friends, you’ll now be rewarded for doing just that! With our new rewards from the {heart}, simply refer a new customer and earn 10% of their first order placed in the form of a gift certificate. Just have them list you in the “how did you hear about us” section at checkout and 10% of their order will be given back to you as a thank you.

Here are the nitty-gritty details: they must list you at time of checkout; rewards are not valid for any past sales and are only valid for their first order -- but you can refer as many people as you like! There is no limit to the rewards you can earn. We appreciate that you love IHP and want to give back when you share the love. Enjoy, and thanks!

This month, the i {heart} papers design team is doing a hop in partnership with Paper Smooches, a very fun stamp line.

I've made a corner bookmark using Happy Camper. It wasn't until after I was done that it occurred to me that it looks like a bear stalking a cabin in the woods! It's great for a giggle!!!

The back is nice and clean and ready for my daughter to use on her latest book. This paper is from Fiddlesticks, and I do love the cabin in the woods feel this paper has - perfect for my bear!

I've used copics E53/55/84/87/89 to colour this sweet guy. This image was stamped with Rich Cocoa Memento ink.

No bow easy for this bow since the ribbon wraps around the bottom of the bookmark. I love the addition of this sugar stick by Jillibean Soup to the bow for the little ginger bread looking button to rest on.

Check out the fun projects by the rest of the design team, and have a great week!!



Carolyn


Deb


Gretchen


Loretta


Lori


Lynn


Tracy


Kate

stamps; happy camper (paper smooches from ihp)
paper; fiddlesticks (my mind's eye from ihp), flintstone, walnut creme (bazzill)
ink; rich cocoa memento (tsukineko from ihp)
accessories; sugar stick pick, cardboard frame (jillybean soup from ihp), ribbon (may arts from ihp), border punch (martha stewart), button (maya road from ihp), copic markers

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

ihp and a little Mint Motif

This month the i {heart} papers design team is featuring Mint Motif stamps available exclusively from i {heart} papers. Kate will host a Mr. Linky on her blog, so participants can add their links there before 6pm (EST) on Sunday, March 25th to be entered for a prize. A real prize, peeps! So get your i {heart} papers out and get 'em inky!!!

I've done a gift set for the challenge today.

This card features a sentiment from Sweet Hearts by Mint Motif and paper from Howdy Doody by My Mind's Eye. They are a lovely pairing since the sentiments and paper are so classic! This paper collection is also perfect with the Howdy Doody paper pad because it has lovely, homey patterns that are a divine compliment to the images in this set!

Because this is an acrylic set, I mounted the sentiment stamp in a slight curve to better fit the banner die. I used Ripe Persimmon distress ink for the word, 'heart' for a little emphasis. The rest of the sentiment was inked with Tuxedo Black Memento ink.

I made this box in a bag from a tutorial on Splitcoast. It was super easy to makeso it's a winner and I'll be using it again! I'm not able to tie the handles because they are on the delicate side, so that's a detail I need to rethink for next time. This project wouldn't have come together so easily without my Scor-Pal or 1/4" tape. If you haven't broken down and bought a Scor-Pal yet, really, you are missing out! It's a tool that has become indispensable in my paper crafting and I can't really do without it anymore...or my bow easy!

Look at the depth this project has!

It's all about these divine scallop posies. This is a marvelous die that I will spout off about for the next year, at least. It makes the most perfect sized spiral flowers - the same size as I was making cutting my own. Love it! Now I can make a whole line up of identical flowers, which tickles the OCD happy place in me. I used snow white pearls in the center of my flowers, and I really love this effect.

Do hop along and check out the rest of the Mint Motif projects we have lined up for you!

stamps; sweet hearts (mint motif from ihp)
paper; howdy doody (mme), aqua mist (pti), butter, coconut swirl (bazzill)
ink; tuxedo black memento (tsukineko from ihp), ripe persimmon distress ink ( from ihp), ocean aqua adirondack (ranger)
accessories; scor-pal, scor-tape ( from ihp), bow easy ( from ihp), dotted scallop punch (ek success), iron works motif, ribbon banners (spellbinders), scallop posie die (memory box from ihp), tinsel edge sheer ribbon (may arts from ihp), show white pearls (kaiser craft from ihp)

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

IHP - Doggie Bag

I know several people who have recently brought new pets into their homes. On a regular basis through our fostering, I know many people who adopt pets into their families, but I can't give gifts to everyone of them! Instead, I'm trying to make a gift for friends who have a new furry addition.

It's a Doggie Bag!! I may break my arm patting myself on the back for the name of this project. My inspiration came from the i {heart} papers design team inspiration for this month;

I love the windows in the blue room, and the colour of the pink accessories, so I combined the ' feel of the 2 rooms.

I stamped my cute little dog from my Paw prints on Our Hearts stamp set by Market Street Stamps on X-Press it Blending card stock by Copic with London Fog Memento ink. I made her nose and eyes black by colouring over the grey ink with a black 0.3 Copic multi liner pen before I coloured her with C00/01/03/05 copic markers. Because I use Memento ink and copic pens, my image doesn't smear or run when I colour using copic markers. This collar image is too short for this dog image since it is intended for the Chihuahua image in the set, but it's not a problem since I extended the collar by filling in the gaps with my multi liner pen.

That sweet little bling on this pup's collar is a light pink basics rhinestone from kaiser craft. A must have for all puppy fashionistas!!

This tag was made using leftovers from the window - waste not! I stamped the sentiment in London Fog Memento ink and the little paw print and wings was stamped in Rich Cocoa Memento ink. I used a larger light pink rhinestone below the sentiment and attached it with a tiny paper clip. Natural Linen cord was cut to length and then separated into strands before being tied to the paper clip. This paper is from Uncommon by Authentique. I wanted to add a little more personality to my bag so I cut off the top 2" using Pierceabilities Pinking cutting border die. The effect is fabulous!!

Check out what the rest of my friends did with this inspiration challenge, and if you are inspired, please use code ihp0112 when you upload so we can find your project and leave a comment for you!

stamps; paw prints on our hearts (market street stamps from ihp)
paper; uncommon (authentique from ihp), x-press it blending card stock (copic from ihp)
ink; london fog, rich cocoa memento ink (tsukineko from ihp)
accessories; labels 7 die, pinking border (spellbinders from ihp), lt pink rhinestone basics (kaiser craft from ihp), linen cord (canvas corp. from ihp), multi liner pen and copic markers (copic from ihp)

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Purple Calendar of Happiness

I was given Mini Calendar stickers to use for my i {heart} papers challenge project this month. I'm not normally a fan of stickers, but these stickers are terrific. I like that they are stickers with purpose, not an embellishment and so I made a perfectly functional calendar with them.

I've used paper which is a new favourite called A Beautiful Life by My Mind's Eye. This crepe ribbon is such a gorgeous, saturated purple that I've had it in a little pile on my desk just so I can gaze at it drink in the colour. I used my handy dandy Bow Easy to tie the bows. I sponged the edges of my pattern paper with seedless preserves distress ink from the autumn colour limited edition ink pad collection and I loved the same deeply saturated purple as the ribbon. These jet black rhinestones are a divine little sparkly add on from Zva Creative. A perfect little gift that I can tuck away for gift giving in a few weeks!

Check out what the rest of the i {heart} papers team did with these fabulous stickers;

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Christmas Place Cards

I think beautifully set Christmas tables are one of the most wonderful elements Christmas celebrations. There isn't much that can compare to food and fellowship around a common table at Christmas. For my Heartfelt Creations project this week, I've made Christmas Place Cards which might adorn the most traditional table.

I created a set of 4 place cards using Poinsettia Ornament 2 and Petite Poinsettia Sets and these card were created in the same manner as the place cards I made in this blog post.

I stamped the poinsettias and ornaments on coordinating red pattern paper from the Noel Collection by Bo Bunny - their traditional Christmas paper collection from last year. I love the mottled look of this paper!

I used the Decorative Window Die for the place card base and cut the name 'plate' using petite oval nestabilities. Further instructions are available on the Heartfelt Creations blog along with many other inspired projects by the rest of the Heartfelt Creations design team!

stamps; poinsettia ornament 2, petite poinsettia (heartfelt creations)
paper; noel collection (bo bunny), raven (bazzill)
ink; versamark (tsukineko)
accessories; sm petite ovals, layered poinsettia, heirloom ornament 2011 (spellbinders), decorative window die (heartfelt creations), gold superfine embossing powder, peeled paint stickles (ranger), gold brads (making memories)

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

A Wee Spooky Giftie

Here's the honest to goodness truth behind this card - uh, bag. Last Friday it should have been illegal for me to be a mom. I gave my kids a serious, loud lecture at least twice. It was a hard day. Then our sewer pipe backed up and flooded out furnace room with 2" of yuck, and my house smelled a lot like potty activity #2. City workers came to unplug the sewer pipe and I could hear the them talking and they were blah blahing about it was likely plugged from toilet paper since there are so many females in my house.

Once my furnace room drained and they gave me the all clear, my kids gathered at the stair rails because they were loudly summoned. I was in the basement looking up to give them whatfore about the toilet paper thing, and I felt the ligaments give way in my neck. It felt like my whiplash recurred full force and I thought I might be sick right there. My payback for the illegal parenting I was doing all day, I guess. I have hardly been able to hold my head up unsupported all weekend and there was a significant pain factor. There was no crafting this weekend. No stamping, knitting or sewing.

Last night, I wasn't able to sleep and I got up at 3:30am and came into my studio. My neck wasn't hurting as bad so I thought I'd get my late Halloween card project done for By Lori Designs.

I finished up fairly quickly and went back to lay down at about 5:30am. When I got up an hour later to take my older kids to school for band rehearsal, I took a peek at my email and was kindly reminded about my 3-D Halloween project that was past due. I had forgotten it needed to be a 3-D project...

So I grabbed a gift bag and stuck my card front on it. Desperate times call for desperate measures!!! I saw a tutorial for this bag topper by Tosh Leyendekker on her blog. Thank heavens I was able to take a little time to surf this weekend!!! Tosh, I owe you!

I used Lollipop Lil' Chef (girl) dressed up for Halloween and the Pumpkin By Lori Designs Halloween Tote along with a sentiment from Halloween Sentiments, from the set pictured below.