"Transport It" is this week's theme at the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog. I decided to make some paper scrap cards and some envelopes to transport them in. I started with the envelopes. I used a Simon Says Stamp Gift Card Envelope die and cut the shapes out of Strathmore Mixed Media paper. I spritzed them with Distress Ink spray and then added some white paint through a falling snow stencil. Next I tore some scraps of Stamperia Wonderland paper and glued the scraps to the envelopes. I added some dark shades of paint. While those dried, I started working on the cards. I started with random scraps of patterned paper. I layered the scraps onto Strathmore Mixed Media paper and sewed them on with a sewing machine. I did some freestyle sewing to form some wonky oval shapes. I added acrylic paint to my cards and added some stamped-text paper to the center of the ovals. To finish my envelopes, I sewed together some mini-piles of paper scraps and glued them to the front. I flicked some Teakwood alcohol ink onto my envelopes, then typed some words on my We R Memory Keepers typewriter and added those to the front of the envelopes. I folded and glued the envelopes shut and cut off the curved tabs at the top so they were rectangular in shape. I put my cards and envelopes together and this project was done! Here are the supplies I used that you can find at Simon Says Stamp: Simon Says Stamp Gift Card Envelope Die Stamperia 12 x 12 Wonderland paper Simon Says Stamp Falling Snow Stencil Strathmore Mixed Media Paper Heidi Swapp Wolf Pack 6x6 Paper Altenew Verdant Walk 6x6 Paper Pack Altenew Essential Black and White 6x6 Paper Pack Carta Bella Let′s Travel 12x12 paper Simple Stories Vintage Botanicals 12x12 paper Reverse Confetti Cheerful and Kind 6x6 Paper Pink and Main Sunset 6x6 Paper Pad Ranger Dylusions Paint - Calypso Teal Dylusions Paint Polished Jade Ranger Dylusions Paint LEMON ZEST Ranger Dylusions Paint PURE SUNSHINE DYP52746 Dina Wakley Ranger Night Acrylic Paint Dina Wakley Marine Acrylic Paint Dina Wakley heavy body acrylic Ocean Dina Wakley TURQUOISE Heavy Body Acrylic Paints Dina Wakley heavy body acrylic Blushing Dina Wakley UMBER Heavy Body Acrylic Paints Dina Wakley LIME Heavy Body Acrylic Paints Prima Impasto Paint Mediterranean We R Memory Keepers Typewriter She Was Tired stamp by Impression Obsession Ranger Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink in Teakwood Ranger Archival Jet Black Ink Pad I can't wait to see how you interpret this week's theme! Upload your creations to the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Blog for your chance to win a $50 voucher to the Simon Says Stamp store!
T his week, my 4 year old, Alaina, has started Kindergarten! It's so hard to believe that I have a child in school already, but I'm so excit...
Sew the scrappiest quilt ever using your smallest scraps and a roll of calculator receipt paper to make a Receipt Roll Scrap Quilt! Free quilt pattern for scrappy strip quilt.
The top of this Onion Dome Box #002 is made in the same way as you would make a cone. Cut 4 times 6 strips in the colours you like. Because of the shape of the individual strips you have to cut the…
Fold a dollar bill into a Money Origami Shirt with easy step-by-step instructions. A money shirt makes a cute way to give a cash gift or leave a tip.
Good Morning, If you are new to this post, welcome, I am glad you are here. If you are a return visitors, I am glad you are back again. Please respect my time and my willing to share. If you made the origami bow using this tutorial and you have either one of these facebook, yahoo group, blog, twitter and others please share the link to this tutorial. Sharing is what making blogging fun. I saw this origami bow tutorial here. However, it was in another language and many of you needed a written tutorial plus pictures tutorial, so here it is. A 3" x 3" paper would make a nice bow for greeting cards. I used 4" square for the bows that I made for the cake here. A thin pattern paper would make a beautiful bow. If you are using double side pattern paper place the side that you want down. Mountain fold horizontally, crease well, then unfold. Rotate 90 degree mountain fold, crease well and unfold. you should have this. Flip the paper over, valley fold diagonally, crease well, and unfold. Rotate 90 degree valley fold, crease well and unfold. You should have this: 2 mountain fold lines that looked like a plus sign. And 2 valley folds that looked like an "X". Follow the creased lines and fold your paper like this Press it down and fold the "closed" side about 1/2" down like the picture below, crease well. Open your paper completely like shown. As you can see there is a small square in the center and the creased lines are not the same. You are going to mountain fold those lines or the small square. like this refold the paper like the 7th picture above except you will push the small square down like this you paper now should look like this with two layers. fold the top corners down like this turn the paper over and repeat you are going to open the paper, making sure your folds (small square) stays in place. it should look like this after you opened the paper. Turn the paper over, make sure you place your paper like in the photo. Cut at the fold (where the black lines are.) After the cut you should be able to move the two pieces up and down. These two pieces will be the bow tails. Fold the top piece down and fold the edges of the side pieces down like shown fold the other edges up and over lab the previous fold a bit. now working on the bow tails, fold the edges in then cut both pieces at the center where the black line is (make sure don't cut the small square on the bottom) then fold it like shown turn it over fold the bow tip under the center square cut the bow tails and you are done! It wasn't too hard right! I was in a rush putting this tutorial together so some phrase might not be clear but I was hopping the pictures will help. I just reopened my ETSY SHOP. I will be adding more new items soon. Thanks for looking. Helen
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Making DIY fabric bowls is far more unique than typical paper mache crafts (and really fun too). Creating soft looking for very sturdy bowls.
I knew there was a reason I was hanging onto all my scrap paper. They're going to make beautiful stars. 🤩
Have you seen our next advertised workshop on the website? No? Well for a bit of a change we are going to be holding an Introduction to Altered Art Class where you will be provided with all the materials to come away with two altered pieces just like these below. This first is an altered clipboard, and hosts a multitude of different techniques using a range of mediums from inks, pastes and powders. That measuring tape strip is even my by hand.... ...and the second piece we will be creating is this gorgeous altered book with the inclusion of handmade flowers and a Prima stamped doll. You will learn how to structure your book (provided for you) ready for decorating, and techniques such as paper piecing, painting with inks and die-cutting. During the four hours we shall aim to complete both projects. All materials needed are supplied, although you are welcome to bring some of your own tools if you prefer. This is not just open to avid crafters...we are welcoming people of all abilities. This class is an 'Introduction' to Altered Art and although it is crammed full of techniques, we shall be covering everything from the basics up :-) The workshop will be running on Thursday 14th November from 10am. To book your space please visit www.papermaze.co.uk and reserve under 'Workshops' or call the shop on 01473 892195 Tues, Wed or Fri 9.30-3pm. Refreshments will be provided, although you will be required to bring your own lunch. We look forward to seeing some new faces there!
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Mobile I made for my baby. Used lots of my fabric scraps. For tutorial see my blog www.sewshesews.wordpress.com
This list of 20 handmade Christmas gifts to start sewing now is sure to give you plenty of ideas to get started on while you have plenty of time.
As a parent, there are few things I value more than creativity. I’m not the type to save my childrens’ hair or teeth or clothes, but I have never discarded anything they’ve created to completion. If you’ve followed me for a while and know how intentional I am about keeping a pared down living enviro
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Want to make reusable paper towels? Try this DIY unpaper towel idea that utilizes fabric scraps to cut down on waste and costs nothing to make.
source Making this origami paper dress is very simple, here is a video of the paper folding process. Don't you think making a dress out of paper will be fun. Lets learn how to do this... :) I also found the step by step how to fold the cute Origami dress at the F girl blog. It's also cute to decorate your letter, card, gift and so on with this little Origami dress. This is the perfect ornament for a bookie. The little dresses are so very sweet. source How cute are these little origami dresses : ModCloth. Now, you get some ideas to enjoy making the Origami Paper Dress. Then fold some for your own. For Hello Kitty Lovers, I'd like to recommend you folding the Origami Paper Dress with the cute Hello Kitty Origami Paper. Your Origami Paper Dresses will be so cute (=^_^=) You can get these cute Sanrio Hello Kitty Origami Papers at my etsy shop. Have fun!
Making DIY fabric bowls is far more unique than typical paper mache crafts (and really fun too). Creating soft looking for very sturdy bowls.
Hello dear friends, it's time for party #19!! Thank you so much for all you sweet ones who join the party so faithfully! ...
Today my daughter and I went to Atlanta to get our hair cut. On the way home, we were stopped at a light at the corner of Pharr & Piedmont and saw some wonderful art! A very talented person had painted over the NO PARKING sign to create something beautiful. I'm sure it's illegal to deface a street sign, but it sure made me smile! Talent can be found everywhere!!! My daughter actually jumped out of the car and took a picture with her cell phone... Check out this lovely lady...
How cool is this? Blow up a balloon, glue all of your paper 'spirals' to it and then once dried, pop the balloon! Don't throw your old m...
Hi all! I recently got a whole bunch of photos of my adorable little great-nieces from their sweet mom Danielle. Lots of pretty autumn photos, so I decided to scrap them using a variety of Maja design collection papers and some NEW Dusty Attic chipboard designs. Green has always been one of my favorite colors to scrap, but lately I've been scrapping a lot of pinks and purples. I thought it was high time to play with some of my old favorite green toned papers mixed with some soothing neutrals. I love the warm green in the Ska vi ta en Fika collection, so I used one as my backdrop for my layout design. I then chose one of the neutral papers from the same collection for my next layer. I wanted to play a bit with the side edges so I chose to use a chipboard Zipper design From Dusty Attic, moistened the sides of the papers and pulled back the paper in the center, creating small pleats. I then attached the zipper chipboard pieces (painted with some Bronze 3D paint (Scribbles) and glued it behind the edges of the paper. The title and the number chippies are from Dusty Attic as well. There are some tag images in the Walking in the forest collection, so I cut these out to used along the top of the photo as a page accent and a place to put a little journaling. I also cut another tag out of a Coffee In the Arbour paper and stamped one of my Signature Word stamps 'fabulous' that I recently released. These are all words I like to use on my scrapbook pages, done in my own handwriting. (My word stamps can be found at The Scrapbook Diaries, along with all my other stamp designs). The title is from a new collection of hash tag words from Dusty Attic :) I wanted to keep the page accents naturalistic so I chose a new Dusty Attic chipboard piece called Wildflowers #3 to add alongside my photo of my two little great nieces. And finally in the corner of the photo I accented with a few blooms from a tin of flowers from Recollections. I did a bit of background stamping as well with some green Moss Lawn color from Ingvild Bolme. Maja Design Products used in this project: Ska vi ta en Fika? (Smulpaj m Applen, Havrerujor, Pratstund), Walking in the Forest (Klippark, Flannel Shirt), Vintage Autumn Basics (XVI), Vintage Frost Basics (Days of December), Coffee in the Arbour (Feel the Grass Between Your Toes). Thanks so much for stopping by the Maja blog today! Hope you get a chance to play today! xo You can find Maja Design papers at The Scrapbook Diaries, Janene has a large selection of Maja Design papers in a variety of collections, including the newest Maja paper line called "A Gift for You'. She also has a nice variety of Dusty Attic Chipboard....you can find Dusty Attic Chipboard in Canada at The Scrapping Bug as well. Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today, I can't thank you all enough for the kind feedback I've been receiving, you all make my day! xo xo
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I'm a little bit infatuated with garland. It is one of the easier and more rewarding craft projects I have found to do myself. I try to make at least one
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Since I was on a trip for 5 days, I fell behind. I did prepare some card backgrounds before leaving so that catch up wouldn't be too bad. I...
I'm new to collecting Antique Paper Dolls and I've narrowed my focus to articulated dolls by L&B (Littauer & Boysen) and Dennison. My main point of interest are the beautiful Actress and Royalty dolls from the late 1800's that I've talked about in previous posts but recently I've been looking into some jointed dolls that are of young girls like those listed below. One example of L&B doll parts assembled to make an articulated doll Many L&B (Littauer & Boysen) doll parts were specifically made for the Dennison Company to be used with their special line of tissue/crepe paper so you could "dress" your finished doll. These doll parts could be purchased individually, as sets, in boxed kits and in enveloped kits. There were a variety of combinations in which you could purchase the dolls or parts of the dolls and some came in multiple size choices. 6 Pretty Vintage Paper Doll Heads Each head is @ 3 inches tall L&B created these doll heads - part # 01943(a) These are in Dennison's 1913 catalog. The Doll Outfit No. 31 boxed set - has 2 of the above dolls in it. (notice the pin hole markers on these dolls - this lets you know these are the heavy embossed stock used to make articulated dolls.) 6 sets of Doll Legs L&B created these doll legs - part #1943 (b) These were in the 1905 - 1907 Dennison Catalog 2 complete dolls using 2 pairs of the above legs were in the Doll Outfit No. 8 Box Set Torso pattern that work with this style of paper doll I've been lucky enough to get some nice quality scans of these dolls that I can use to create funky artwork; however, I thought I would try and add the authentic originals to my vintage paper doll collection as well. Unfortunately, I have not been able to find much reference material on the types of dolls I'm trying to collect so this experience is one big learning curve. I do know that L&B created a whole series of articulated doll parts for the Dennison Company that was located in Boston in late 1880's and 1890's. Many of the dolls I wish to have in my collection appeared in Dennison Art & Decoration Catalogs from 1895 - 1907. So far I've discovered that this particular set of doll heads was made in at least 2 sizes and that some of the dolls are a high quality lithography embossed cardboard but not all are. These were also made as embossed paper scraps, which are a much thinner paper not suitable for making a jointed paper doll. I know this because I recently won an eBay auction for these doll heads. Now I know that some of the articulated doll parts were also created as paper scraps and are not the heavy lithography pieces used to create the jointed paper dolls I'm adding to my collection. Luckily this was a fairly inexpensive mistake and a great teaching tool, since I never would have thought these same doll parts could be made out different thicknesses of material. These are the Paper Scrap Doll heads I recently purchased. They are the embossed paper but about the thickness of newsprint. Each doll head is @ 2 1/4 inches tall These are item L&B #30679 where as the thicker ones used to make dolls are #1943 (After taking a close look at the paper scrap doll heads I purchased and the images I have of the thicker doll parts; I can see that the actual doll parts have a pinpoint marker where the hole and brad/eyelet should go to assemble the paper doll and my paper scraps don't have this registry marker on them.) This is the quick and easy way to tell if you are purchasing them from a photo. L&B (Littauer & Boysen) founded in Berlin 1887 - was one of Berlin's largest deluxe paper manufacturing operations with a wide variety of chromolithography and embossed stamped articles. They sold part of their operation to Z&M (Zoecke & Mittmeyer) and another part to MLP (Mamelok Press Limited) in 1920. Here are a few more examples of L&B Doll Parts: L&B #3844 - Angel Heads - can be used to make a doll L&B #3109 L&B - #3460 L&B #3980 L&B #30725 L&B #30819 L&B #31014 This set of doll parts was actually made by Dennison These are some Doll Parts - company Unknown Grins and Giggles, Evelyn (EKDuncan)
Hi Everyone, I am here today to share with you a special steampunk project. This project has been created using the OTP which was included as part of the May Flying Unicorn Kit. I decided to decorate my book box with a number of different items, but the base I have used comes from the STUNNING new papers from Marion Smith called Timekeeper. I love myself some steampunk style and I love myself some over the top, as per usual when I thought I had finished, I hadn't. I kept on adding a few bits and bobs here and there. Again I ask you all, is too much ever too much? no, never!!. A lot of the metal you can see below are Flying Unicorn Adornments, man of which has been cut up (especially the ones you can see lining the wings of Mr Timekeeper). Products Used Marion Smith Papers - Timekeeper Flying Unicorn Adornments Watch Parts Tim Holts Idea-ology Prima Junkyard Findings Vintage Photo Distress Ink Many thanks for looking, I wish you all a very happy and creative day. ~ Bex ~
Roll Up Glove-box Essentials Caddy! With rows of pockets for the perfect in car storage system! The backside has a large zipper poc...
Transform Strips of Fabric into Beautiful Baskets and Bowls! It’s a simple process to wrap strips of fabric around cotton clothesline. Then, coil and stitch the resulting cord into handy and decorative containers. Each one will be unique in color and shape, limited only by your imagination. Read through the following tutorials to learn about …
Hej ni söta, Lite pyssel för att skapa vårstämning fick det bli igår. Just nu är jag väldigt inne i en fas där allt pyssel ska vara gjord av papper, jag älskar papper i alla dessa utförande, helst gammalt och är det inte gammalt då får vi göra det, ler. Dessa små söta fjärilar är väldigt enkelt att göra; Jag gick in på google och letade efter fjäril bilder. Sedan kan man välja ur dessa bilder vilken vingform du vill ha av fjärilen, enklast är nog en någorlunda stram form, inte allt för krokig alltså. Du skriver ut den här bilden och sedan ritar du av fjärilen på ett stadigt bit papper eller transparant plast som jag gjorde. De yttersta contouren av fjärilen ska man alltså rita av. Sedan klipper man fjärilen ut och lägger den på olika sorters papper som du tycker är vackert. Du ritar fjärilen igen av på det pappret som du valde och klipper också dessa fjärilar ut. Jag valde 3 sorters papper men det går lika bra med ännu fler. Till sist tar man en bit snöre som man knyter de fjärilarna ihop med. De bitar snöre som sticker ut ska alltså föreställa fjärils antenner. Fjärilen blir mer levande när man vikar ut vingarna lite på så sätt ser man också de olika sorters papper. Ha en skön fortsättning av veckan. Kram Gerda Gisteren stond er knutselen met papier op het menu. Ik ben op het ogenblik veel met papier bezig, papier vind ik zo´n mooi basisprodukt en je kunt er zo veel mee doen. Van 3 verschillende soorten papier maakte ik deze kleine papiervlinders. Ze zijn ontzettend gemakkelijk om te maken; Op google zocht ik naar afbeeldingen van vlinders, het gemakkelijkste is om een vlinder uit te zoeken die redelijk rechte vormen heeft dus niet van die gebogen en uitstekende vleugels. Als je een mooie vlinder hebt gevonden ga je die op een stevig stukje kartong, of zoals ik deed op een stevig stukje doorzichtig plastic, aftekenen, alleen de buitenste lijntjes(kontouren). Knip deze vlinder uit en trek de vlinder over op het papier wat je hebt gekozen. Ik heb dus voor 3 verschillende soorten papier gekozen maar je kunt er zoveel kiezen als je maar wilt. Deze vlinders knip je daarna weer uit en de vlinders leg je in een stapeltje voor je neer en met een stukje touw knoop je de vlinders aan elkaar vast. Deze uiteinden van de stukjes touw moeten dus de voelsprieten voorstellen. De vlinder wordt mooier als je vervolgens de vleugels een beetje ombuigt zodat ze open komen te staan en je zo de verschillende soorten papier ziet. Tot horens maar weer en nog een fijne week. Liefs Gerda
