Well, hello there folks! I have been playing in my studio and wanted to share a quick and easy project I made. First I printed out some digital stamps from the Fancy Flower set from Lindsay’s stamp Stuff, then I had a photocopy made so I could transfer them on to tiles. Wouldn’t thse make a cute Mother’s Day gift?
I colored the tiles with my new ProMarkers, it was so easy! Here is a video showing you how to do it:
Here are close-ups of my favorites:
EDITED TO ADD: the background on this tile was done by coloring it with a blue marker, then dabbin the same marker randomly on top. If you marker is not juicy enough you can use a q-tip to drop denatured (or rubbing) alcohol on top for the same effect. Just play around until you like the look!
And here is a peek at the Fancy Flowers digital Stamp Set I used:
With easter on its way I thought you might want a handy little basket to make so for this weeks freebie I give you a basket and notecard, click the pic to download.
It coordinates with my new Basket Bonanza set, 6 baskets in all including a covered picnic basket (that is my favorite!)
I never met a box I didn’t like. I have drawers full of tea-tins, chipboard boxes, plastic packaging and all sorts of little containers that are begging to be altered and up-cycled so it is no surprise when I unpacked my groceries last week I found more treasures that I couldn’t bear to part with. I go to Sam’s Club (A warehouse store) one a month to buy large quantities of groceries and such and the products come in really sturdy boxes. Look what I made with the boxes my soymilk and organic milk came in:
The boxes are made of corrugated cardboard and 3 half gallons of milk come inside them, after I put the milk away in the fridge I squirreled the boxes away to my craftroom and made the above magazine and 12″x12″ paper storage boxes. Talk about storage, I can store 4-5 large paper stacks in each or about 20 magazines and it keeps them nice and unwrinkled. Wanna make some? Check out my video tutorial:
In case you have slow internet (or just don’t want to hear me gab for 10 minutes straight) here is a brief summary. Cut down boxes at an angle. Cover raw edges and corners with tape. Trim and attach pattern paper to the sides and front and embellish. pretty groovy eh? And it didn’t cost you a dime!
Thanks for stopping by and til next time happy crafting!
Wow! I got some great mail today! I got the new Just cards! magazine in the mail {2 cards published!} and a pack of embossed Core’diations cardstock {they had a contest when you post a link on facebook and if you win someone who signed up through you link would win too-I won and so did my friend Tracey-how cool is that!} Also on Saturday I got the June 2011 Scrap & Stamp Arts in the mail and I had a card in there too{I almost did not send that card in because it was so simple but they chose it-you never know what an editor will pick.}
Here are some sneak peeks of the issues:
Holy Moley, I almost forgot! I have a project teased in the new Decorative Painter Magazine I did the Members only Exclusive on-line project, that issue arrived in my mailbox on Friday (wow! what a week eh!?!)
Thanks for stopping by! Tomorrow I’ll have a new video tutorial (get ready for some recycling!) Until then Happy Crafting!
Howdy folks, I was on facebook yesterday and saw the most hilarious video! By know you have heard (if you are a Cricut user anyway) that they won (OK settled out of court) a lawsuit against Make The Cut (MTC_a software company who makes software that lets you cut computer fonts with your cricut.) Anywhoo, someone made a super funny music video about it:
I laughed my butt off when I saw it! BTW if you are using MTC with your Cricut now do not update the software, the new update blocks it I am told but if you already have it you should be fine. You can still buy Sure Cuts a Lot (SCAL) and it will let you cut fonts and SVGs with your cricut, they are being sued too but for now all is well, BUT you might want to get it while you can…
So, who wants a die cutter? Lettering Delights is giving away a new Silhouette SD Die Cutter, all you have to do is enter a project in their gallery before April 20, it has to contain at least one Lettering Delight product (your choice-you can even use a freebie) and the winner will be selected by random draw so the more times you enter the more chances to win you will get! You can read the details here.
BTW Lettering Delights is still having their Dollar DAys sale so now is the time to stock up on some new goodies like fonts, clip art, doodlebats paper packs and SVGs.
Thanks for stopping by and til next time happy crafting!
Another week another wrap up! Here are the projects the fab Lindsay’s stamp stuff DT has been working on this week. Be sure to check out the new products in the shop, they are all 30% off through Saturday!
****EDIT: 3/25/11**** I have ben asked by several readers where to buy the new blending sets, I have added a list of stockists at the end of my post as well as a list of al the colors in th sets so you can buy them a’la carte too***
Howdy folks! I can’t believe March is almost over! It cam in link a lion and, well, that has not changed LOL! I decided to stay in away from the slushy snow we received yesterday and make a card with my new Sew Much fun digistamp set and my new ProMarker blending kits.
And that set along with everything at Lindsay’s Stamp Stuff is 30% off Now through Saturday!
If you want to see how I made this card and learn some coloring tips and tricks watch the video!
That was a fun one to make, I actually talked and talked til I ran out of film {no surprise there ha ha}, here is a look at the brand new Sew Much Fun digistamp set I used:
Now for the freebie, Vintage is so hot right now and I’ve seen a few rubber stamp companies come out with eye charts will, I came across a vintage eye chart and I cleaned it up a bit and made a sheet of them that you can add to your cards and crafts, click here to download. There is a printable sheet of 9 and a single too 🙂
Ammended 3/25/11: The Blending sets are arriving in brick and morter store now, they will be available online within weeks. All of the colors in the kits are available open stock (in case you cannot wait LOL!)
Here are the colors in the ProMarker Blending sets:
Pastel set: Vanilla, Satin, Meadow Green, Apple, Pastel Blue, Powder Blue, Lavender, Lilac, Pale Pink, Baby Pink, Putty, Tan
Here is a list of store that sell Promarkers, please support your local art supply shops and check there first. I am not affilated with any of these retailers, I am just passing info along 🙂
Many online art supplies have the basic Promarker sets: Blick Art Materails and Cheap joes are two compaines I order from oftern but do not carry them individually.
I am lucky that my Local Art Shop locatred in Aubachon Hardware in Bangor Maine carries all the ProMarker colors, if you are local check them out {Say “hi” to Fred for me 🙂 }
Aubuchon Hardware Store #174
21 Washington Street
Bangor, ME 04401 207-945-5542
Canada Retail Stores
Omer Deserres, 400 de Maisonneuve Blvd. West, Suite1200, Montreal, Quebec, H3A 1L4Tel: 1 800-363-0318 http://www.deserres.ca/Above Ground Art Supplies, 74 McCaul Street, Toronto, Ontario, M5T 3K2, Tel: 1 416-591-1601 https://www.abovegroundartsupplies.com/Art & Hobby, 755 Saint-Jacques St., Saint-Jean-Sur-Richelieu, Quebec, J3B 6S4, Tel: 1 450-347-1517 http://www.arthobby.ca/Colours Art & Framing, 1340-16th Avenue NW, Calgary, Alberta, T2H 0L1 Tel: 1 403-289-1633 Opus Framing Art & Supplies, 3445 Cornett Road, Vancouver, British Columbia, V5M 2H3 Tel: 1 604-435-9991Also available at: The Artstore of Waterloo &Wallacks Art Shop Anyone can order the markers directly from Letraset too: www.letraset.com They are based in England, you can see shipping rates on their website. Most likely you are better off to check with your local art shops, you will save on shipping and keep your money local. If your local art shop does not carry ProMarkers just ask them to, if not they can likely order them for you 🙂
I have been printing photos like a mad-woman the past two days, when I cam across these roller skating pics I snapped last year I had to make a page with my new Skate Card SVG kit, the die cuts work on a scrapbook layout just as well as on a card:
None of the shots are that great so I used ShapeCollage software to randomly arrange and print them, then I cut them out and adhered them to the pattern paper. I cut all of the shapes and letters with my Cricut and SCAL software. The fonts are from Lettering Delights and most of their sets are only a dollar right now!
Happy Sunday folks! Boy this weekend is flying by! I spent Friday at the pool swimming with the kids and yesterday on roller skates with my girls (oye! my poor shoulders are killing me from dragging kids around the skating rink!) and today I am off to do some art with the local cub scouts. So this morning I am taking a little break to blog the fun creations the Lindsay’s stamp Stuff DT has whipped up this week:
First up is Karin with a food related card for you today (Food, now we’re talking about one of my favorite things!)…She used the pie image from the set Sweet Treats 2 from Lindsay’s Stamp Stuff.
Thanks so much for stopping by, you can find the products my design team used in the Lindsay’s stamp Stuff shop and more info on making these cards on their blogs. Til next time happy crafting!
I realized that the kids had nothing green in their wardrobes so we did a bit of tie-dying this week then I though, hmmm, why not add some iron-on decals to our shirts as well? You will need Iron on Transfer paper, clip art (I used an image from the Organic Living kit from Lindsay’s stamp Stuff ), an iron set to dry and hot, scissors and a natural fiber t-shirt. The first thing you need to do is open your graphics software (I am using Paint Shop Pro) and arrange your artwork. Get as much as you can on a sheet because you will cut around the images after you print them. Use the PNG files so you can really pack them in 🙂
If you are using iron-on transfer paper for dark fabrics you can leave the image as is and print BUT if you are using standard iron-on transfers you need to flip the image:
Then I printed it using the everyday setting. If you are using MS word or another program that will not let you mirror your image then when you go to print click Preferences – Advanced – Mirror Image (switch to “on”) or check “Iron-on Transfer” under paper choice.
I will use the Vegetarian logo on this shirt and save the rainbows for other shirts.
Do not use your ironing board when doing transfers. You need a hard surface that can take a lot of pressure like a table or counter. Lay a cotton pillowcase on the table and iron it, then iron your fabric, make sure the steam is turned off. Cut apart your images and place them on your shirt exactly where you want them.
*Light color shirt transfers go face down. Dark color shirt transfers go face up and you use a special tissue paper over it to press, that is why you don’t need to flip dark color fabric transfers. If you have any questions check the instructions that come with your transfers
Honestly you need to press down really hard, use both hands, I only used one here because the other hand was holding the camera 😛
Set your iron to the hottest setting. You need to exert a lot or pressure while you iron. If you are ironing an entire sheet set your timer for 3 minutes. You can use an oven timer or an egg timer for this. I used a quarter of a sheet and only needed to iron it one minute. Press the transfer firmly moving it so you do not scorch you fabric. when the timer goes off let it cool completely before trying to remove the backing sheet.
Enjoy your stylin’ new shirt…yeah, I look like such a dork 🙂
Here are the other shirts I made, the Rainbow is also from the Organic Living kit and the shamrocks are today’s freebie!
Since it is st.Pattie’s day how about a shamrock freebie, you can whip up some custom shirts for the kids before they come home from school (or just save it til next year LOL!)
click on the pic, then right click on the bigger picture and choose "Save as" This file is a PNG.
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