Resist Technique with Kimber!

Check out the tutorial below from Kimber McGray showing how to make a gorgeous card using the Goosebumps texture spray to create a resist technique!

 Start by placing the butterflies stencil on your paper. 

Mist the Goosebumps on the stencil/paper. Spray so it puddles and fills in the stencil a bit.

Peel off the stencil and place it on the clear backing that came in the packaging. Wipe clean with a baby wipe.

Grab one of your favourite inks and a basic make-up sponge. 

Sponge the ink on the stencilled butterflies. The texture spray acts like as a resist to the ink!

Finish the card with a sentiment, a bit of bling and you have a quick and easy card!

Be sure to pick up some of these sprays and try this technique yourself!

Saturday All Sorts

Hello everyone.  Bev here today.

TREAT BOX TUTORIAL

And here is my finished project....

Technique Fun

I was surfing around on You Tube and came across this video from Jennifer McGuire.  It's an older one but the techniques are still fabulous.

Thought I would share here to hopefully provide a little inspiration.

Zipper Trim Tree

The fabulously talented Caroline Lau from Maya Road has been at it again.

Check out this awesome Zipper Trim Tree - a perfect gift for yourself or someone else!!

Add some ribbon and you have a beautiful homemade ornament for your tree or attach a pin to the back and you have a fantastic festive broach.

Watch the video below for step by step instructions to make your own.

Inspiration from the Blogosphere!

I came across this Spider Rose tutorial over on the Scrapbook & Cards Today blog and it is too good not to share here!!

Spider Rose Tutorial

By Becky Fleck

To begin, you will need some basic supplies:

t-shirt, patterned paper, cardstock, chipboard, circle punch, baker’s twine, button, chipboard sticker, wet and dry adhesive, foam adhesive, tape

Before we create the flower, I wanted to mention a couple of things about the type of fabric you use. The t-shirt that I upcycled happened to be an interlocking weave, so it was quite stretchy in all directions. This technique will work great with 100% cotton, but you may need more thin strips of fabric to finish the rose. I liked the interlocking fabric because when you stretch out the strip, it crinkles and frays:

To start, punch out a circle from a piece of chipboard. For this example, my circle is 1¾”. Punch a small circle in the center. Mark five points around the perimeter of the circle with a pen.
 

Cut a 12” length of baker’s twine. Slip one end into the center hole and tape it off on the back. Wrap the twine in and out of the center hole, running the “spokes” up to each pen point, until you have five spokes. Tape off the opposite end onto the back of the chipboard circle.

This is what it will look like from the front side, where you will be working:

Cut several thin (1/4”) strips of your fabric. The tension you use while creating the flower will determine how many strips you need. I cut four, but ended up only needing three of them. Slip one end of a fabric strip into the center hole and tape or glue off on the back to secure.

Fold a thin piece of scrap cardstock over the other end and staple it in place. This will act as a sewing needle for your strip:
 

Begin winding the fabric strip around the spokes, going under one spoke, skipping the next, under the next spoke, and so on. Allow the strip to twist for added dimension. The looser your tension, the fuller the flower will be. Here’s what it will look like at the start:
 

Continue “sewing” the strip in and out of the spokes. When you reach the end of one strip, tuck it under the previous row with glue, then glue the end of a new strip in the same spot. Staple another piece of cardstock to the other end of the strip and continue on.

After two strips of fabric:

And the completed spider rose:

Top off the flower with a button and add to the front of a card. You’re done!
 



More Maya Road Inspiration!

If, like me, you enjoyed the video tutorial for the Mini Zipper Trim Butterfly then I know you will also love this one!!

Check out this super adorable Zipper Trim Dragonfly created by Caroline Lau!!

(Shared from the Maya Road blog)

Click on the link below to watch the video with step-by-step instructions!!

Watch Video Here

Maya Road Inspiration!

I fell in love with these gorgeous Mini Zipper Trim Butterflies when I saw them over on the Maya Road blog.  Definitely had to share the inspiration here.

Click on the link below to watch the video where Maya Road DT member, Ronda Palazzari , shows you how to make your own mini butterflies.

Watch Video Here

Inspiration from the Blogosphere!

Check out this fabulous tutorial I found on the Scrapbook & Cards Today blog and also featured in the brand new CardMaps Today Vol 2.

Ribbon Rosettes

By Kimber McGray

Trim a 12" piece of .75" ribbon. Run a gathering stitch down one long edge using a thin twine, leaving 4" tails on each end.

Gently pull on the twine tails to gather the ribbon. The tighter you pull, the smaller the rosette will be.

When you are happy with the shape of the rosette, tie the twine into a knot and trim off the tails.

Insert a decorative brad into the centre of the rosette and adhere it to your project! Voila!



Inspiration from the Blogosphere!

I was roaming through Blogland again and came across this fabulous tutorial from Diane Zechman.

Pop on over to her blog to see the full tutorial for making this Mini Blind Card.

First pic is with the blind “closed”…

When you pull on the ribbons, the blind opens…

If you make one of these for yourself, link it up in the comments so I can see!!



Spring Butterflies with The Twinery

I came across this fabulous tutorial on The Twinery blog.

  How adorable are these butterflies?!?!

Spring Butterflies

By Jennifer Carter

As you can see from this card, I made a multi-colored butterfly by following the steps I've shown below but also adding a 2nd color to the fork before tying the twine and taking it off the fork.

Here is how I made the butterflies:

First, wrap as much twine around a fork as you'd like. The more twine you use the fuller your butterfly will be. For the size of butterflies I made on the frame, I wrapped the twine around all four tines on the fork. In order to tie the butterflies evenly at the end, it is best to wrap around an even number of tines.

After you've finished wrapping, you will want to take a contrasting color of twine and wrap around the center tine twice and tie. You will want the knot centered at the top of the butterfly. Be sure to pull tight. Once you tie your knot this piece will also become your butterfly's antennas.

This is what the butterfly looks like after you've taken it off the fork.

The last step is to trim the antennas to the size you would like them to be.

If you want to make the smallest butterflies, I wrapped the twine around only 2 tines and then completed the steps above.

Thanks for the inspiration Jennifer!!

Pop into the store today to get some of these yummy twine and make some of these sweet butterflies for your next project!

Maya Road Inspiration!

I came across this gorgeous

Zipper Trim Butterfly

created by

Ronda Palazzari for Maya Road.

Check it out......

And here is the video tutorial so you can make some of these beauties for yourself.

Supplies you will need:

•Hot Glue Gun

•Maya Road Chipboard Foundation

•Two Trinket Pins

•One 9" Zipper Sea Blue Trim

•Two 7" Pink Zipper trim pieces

•Two 5" Yellow Zipper trim pieces

•Two 4 Green Zipper trim pieces

•Two 3.5" Pink Zipper trim pieces

•Two 4" Yellow Zipper trim pieces

And a picture of another butterfly Ronda created previously.

 



New in store

Pop in to the store to get yourself one of these fabulous new Mega Runners from Xyron.   We are now carrying the Mega Runners and Mega Runner Refills.

Featuring ½ inch wide by 100 feet of Acid-Free Dot-Matrix Permanent Adhesive. Super strong adhesive dots hold aggressively but have no sling like solid tape runners!

The Mega Runner is lightweight and compact with an ergonomic handle. Includes a cap to protect adhesive when not in use.

Features:
•Easy drop-in style Refill
•Dot-Matrix Patterned
•Acid-Free and Non-Toxic

And since we are talking Xyron, check out this quick video from Beth Kingston to learn how to make a wrapped bow using the Xyron X. Not only will it stick when you wrap it around your project, but you can still tie it with ease! So cute!



Inspiration from the Blogosphere....

Valentine's Day is quickly approaching and I know people are looking for ideas of their kids' classmates.  Well, I came across this tutorial on the Lily Bee blog and I just had to share it here.

Mini Butterfly Valentines

By Cindy Liebel

Hey everyone, Cindy here with you today to share a how-to make cute little butterflies that dress up mini lollipops for your child's classmates. Several months ago, my little girl & I spent some time on Pinterest (I know, I can't get enough of that place) & we found these cute Butterfly Valentine project. Later that day, she created a few of her own. So of course, I got to thinking about her Valentine treats & decided to make a smaller version.

Punch a large 3/16" hole at bottom of die-cut hearts.

Match holes together while creating a butterfly form & adhere together.

Once dry, carefully slip mini lollipop through dual hearts. 

Use tiny glue dots to adhere stick to butterfly, pressing firmly. 

Use glue dots to adhere banner names in front & adorn with small googly eyes. 

Here I punched out smaller hearts with a "Love Corinne" note on the back of them.  

Pretty simple! You could even dress them up with twine or gems for fun or even buttons. But since these will be going to a bunch of 4 & 5 year olds, I though it would be best to keep it simple for their little hands. The best part is that I started these super early instead of waiting until the night before.