Hiya! It's another Sunday, another snow storm here in New England. Last I heard they were predicting 8-12 inches, but so far it's not anywhere near that bad - just windy. I'm just thankful that they didn't hype this one up like they did with "Nemo" last week. I hate all the fuss when really, all we can do is wait and see what happens, but it's so hard not to get caught up in all the hype.
Anyway, this week's card is pretty basic. I really felt like just sitting down and doing some stamping, so I decided to use the small flower image from the Sale-a-Bration set Bloomin' Marvelous to create a stamped background pattern. I also did some very simple masking to create an area for the sentiment. The video is below, or you can watch it on my YouTube channel.
Are you on Pinterest? Have you noticed that stamped, painted, and embellished muslin drawstring treat bags are all over Pinterest? I first saw them in Martha Stewart's February magazine and I've been wanting to make some ever since. They are so easy and come together so quickly and you can totally make them with whatever stamps and inks you already have on hand!
I already had the little bags in my kitchen - you can find them at natural/specialty food shops. Or you can find some that are made especially for crafting, but these ones are inexpensive and work great for the project.
Check out the video below, or on my YouTube channel. (I think it's the shortest video I've ever made!) Hope you enjoy, and have a lovely Valentine's Day!
Welcome back to my spontaneous mini Valentine countdown! :) Guess I had more great ideas than even I knew about! lol. Today I've got another fun idea using the new Soda Pop Tops - love them! And there's another great thing about this project - it's a candy free Valentine gift. Love that too!
I have seen bottlecap magnet sets in lots of high end gift shops selling for $8-15! For about that much you can really easily make a whole bunch of them! And it's really fun too - you get to play with chemicals :)
I chose to use a two-part jewelry resin to fill in my embellished bottle caps. Yes, I've seen other people make similar projects using Crystal Effects, but the jewelry resin is specifically designed for this type of use, and I feel that it will hold up and stay looking nice in the long run.
I decided to go with the More Amore DSP for a Valentine's Day look, but you can certainly use whatever DSP you like. You can probably use a stamped image too - I haven't tried it but I bet it would work fine. Just make sure your ink is completely dry so it doesn't run when you add the glue and the resin.
I've got a video on this project for you too. Just one important note - If you want to try this project, make sure you follow the directions for the resin that you purchase. It will probably be similar to what I do, but may not be exactly the same. The video is below, or remember you can always watch it over on my YouTube channel. If you have any questions, please let me know!
A new video two days in a row? What's going on?! ;) Well, I had a few more Valentine's Day ideas I wanted to share, so I'm trying to get them in under the wire. I can barely even handle that it's 2013 and here it is almost half way through February!
I am in love with the new Soda Pop Tops
in the Stampin' Up! Spring catalog. They are so cute and fun! But if you want to put them on a card project - especially if you plan on mailing said card - they're just a tad bulky. But guess what - you can flatten them in your Big Shot! And it's really fun too! :)
So I wanted to make a video to show you how to properly flatten them so you won't accidentally mess up your Big Shot machine or cutting pads or anything. And I figured I'd show a card while I was at it. I can't take credit for the layout of this card - I've seen similar cards from some other demonstrators and I completely love this sketch. You know me and banners! And doilies, and honeycomb, and Pool Party... :-P You can watch the video here, or on my YouTube channel.
And here's the other card I show in the video. It's made in the same way, just with slightly different supplies. This one's a little bit more CAS, but I like it too.
