Happy Saturday folks! My kids have all signed up for soccer this year (holy cuteness batman!) and their first practice is today and the twins are having their fifth birthday party today! Boy it is going to be busy! I just had to sneak away for a minute and share the cute cupcake wrappers I just added to the Lindsay’s Stamp Stuff Shop:
Digital Stamps/Cupcake wrapper template: Lindsay's stamp Stuff, Markers: Bic Mark its
They are so easy (you could even let the kids color them) I simply printed the sheet on white cardstock (you get 3 wrappers plus scalloped decorations to a page) colored them with my Bic Mark its and added a bit of yellow chalk in the background of 2 of them. So simple! You get the happy birthday cupcake wrapper sheet and a blank sheet incase you just want to print the templates on pattern paper for faster wrappers both fo a $1!
Thanks for stopping by and til next time happy crafting!
Stamps: The Paper Co., Paper: DCWV, Around the block, Chatterbox, tool: Cricut and Scal Software
This envelope can be re-sized however you like. To re-size it stretch it out to the size you need, see below. After you resize it turn it 45 degrees to make best use out of your scrapbook paper.
how to resize the envelope, the light blue area is the size it will be.
If you want a square envelope jut check the “keep proportion box and re-size as needed. To get the liner to fit the envelope: Re-size the envelope and cut it, make sure it is the size you want. Measure the with of the folded envelope and subtract 1/4″ (or 1/2″ if you want more space around the liner to show), cut the liner at that width from scrap paper. Slip in in the envelop and see how it looks, if you are making a square envelope it should be perfect but if you are making a rectangle envelop you will need to shorten the liner from the bottom, just drag up the bottom arrow in scal to squash the liner a bit and cut it again. It should be perfect in a try or two ;). You can copy and paste the liner so you can get 4 to a page (let the strait end fall of the mat if you need to because the liner can be a bit shorter and still look the same. Save this file, if you are using scal2 you can save the envelop and line in one file, each on its own page, you can title it “fancyenvelope4x6” so you won’t have to measure it again. If using old scal just save both files separately 😉
Download .png files (for use as a clipping mask with digital scrapbook paper), here is the envelope, here is the liner (be sure to download both files.)
Make these envelopes in seconds with your cricut!
Thanks for stopping by and till next time happy crafting!
I am so excited to be a part of another Creative Cuts and More blog hop! They are releasing some brand new die cut card kits with a birthday theme and they are too cute for words! They were put together by our own talented designer Pam Smerker and you can see several projects from the kits throughout the blog hop today. Also for taking part in today’s blog hop I have a coupon code for you to save 15% on your order at Creative Cuts and More, the code is: birthdaydt0915 Since we have a birthday theme here I made a layout to share with you using my favorite CC&M die cut: 11 1/2″ mini scallop circle.
Card: Creative Cuts and More, Digital Stamp: Lindsay's Stamp Stuff, Rubber Stamps: Inkadinkado, Autumn Leaves, Brads, Ribbon,: Dollar Tree
I stamped swirls on the inside on the card and heat embossed them in with white EP, the cake is a digital stamp that I colored with Bic Mark-its then glazed with Elmer’s 3-d and glitter paint, the fun part is that the paint is scented so it really smells like a cupcake! Here is what the inside of the card looks like, I rubbed some metallic rub ons over the embossed areas so there is a bit of shimmer there too {it doesn’t show in the photo too well but trust me it simmers and smells like a cupcake!}
Be sure to stop by ALL the blogs along the hop, there are TWO chances to win a birthday card kit and it is CUTE, CUTE, CUTE!!! If you have jumped into the blog hop here you can start at the beginning (so you don’t miss your chance to win the card kits) at the Die Cut Diva blog. Next up on the hop is guest designer Dawn Lusk, hop over to her blog and see what she has for you and don’t forget to leave some love! Until next time happy hopping {and crafting too!}
No, I’m just kidding, I have no qualms sharing my age (33 today) and the sun is shining, what more could I want! Hubby and the kids let me sleep in and then made me breakfast and got me some wonderful gifts: A book I’ve been eyeing “100 flowers to knit and crochet”, a CD from the blues band Sapphire and get this my very own laptop computer!!! I am a lucky girl! I decided to make a birthday card with the sketch over at 2sketches4you and this was tricky for me, it took a few tries but in the end I like the results:
Digital stamp: Lindsay's Stamp Stuff, Paper/Cardstock: American Crafts, Georgia Pacific, Brads: Dollar tree, Rubber stamps: Rubberstampede, SU!, Die cut flourish: Cricut (ercolor crayons tutorial, how to watercolor crayons, blending pen, waterbrush, 2sketche) Scallop Border font: DB Pretty Borders cut with cricut and SCAL software.
I used watercolor crayons to color my new Oriental Poppy digital stamp. I like to use watercolor crayons because they are quick, easy and non toxic. I usually will print out a sheet of images and use my little Caran Dache watercolor crayon set of 15 colors and color them with my kids while they are coloring in their colorbooks. Its great to do while listing to audio books, their favorite are the “Junie B. Jones” books by Barbara Park (I like them too!) Also I used the font DB pretty Borders to cut the scallop borders on the card with my cricut at SCAL software.
How to color with watercolor crayons:
Step one: Loosely color in your image with the wc crayons. (I’m using a digital stamp printed on Georgia Pacific White cardstock from Sams Club) Don’t worry about coloring right to the edge of the design, you can “push” the pigment around with your waterbrush or blending pen later. *A waterbrush is a paintbrush with a hollow handle you can fill with water or paint, a blending pen is a marker with clear ink inside, the clear ink is made from water and glycerin.
Step two: Use a Blending pen or waterbrush filled with equal parts water and glycerin to blend the colors. The glycerin keeps the pigment moving smoothly without damaging or wrinkling the cardstock (or making the printer ink bleed if using a digital stamp) scribble on a piece of scrap paper to clean the brush.
Step three: after coloring use a pom-pom dipped in chalk to color the background, it give a nice quick blended effect.
That’s all there is to it! Practice to get the feel of this fun medium. I confess that I have the full set of 84 Caran Dache watercolor crayons but I mostly use my travel set of 15 half sticks because I can blend then and achieve almost any color I want and they are easy to stick in my pocket and travel with.
Other tips:
Since the crayon is pure color there is no waste, when you sharpen the crayons save the shavings in a small watercolor palette, give them a spritz of water and you can paint with them rather than tossing all of that good pigment away. I usually use a knife to sharpen mine (which I don’t do too often) If I need a fine line of color I wet a fine nylon brush and lift the color off the crayon stick.
If you don’t have a waterbrush or blending pen use a nylon artist brush dipped in a mixture of equal parts water and glycerin. Keep a paper towel handy to blot off extra water. * if working on watercolor paper with waterproof ink omit the glycerin.
If you cannot find watercolor crayons try water-soluble oil pastels. You can get a set of 16 at staples (portfolio line by Crayola) for about $9, cheaper on-line I’m sure! They are also wonderful, they are thick and creamy, almost like lipstick. I would use a paintbrush or waterbrush rather than a blending pen for these.
Thanks for stopping by on my birthday, I’m gonna get out and enjoy this sunshine 😉 Till next time happy crafting!
