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Sizzix Paper Leather Baby Shoes

22 Mar

Hi everyone! Just wanted to share a quick post showing a pair of Sizzix Paper Leather baby shoes I made for a shower we had last month for my daughter Jess. They went together fast and actually FEEL like real baby shoes. I used the ScoreBoards Baby Shoe die to make them- here’s what it looks like…

You all know how much I love matboard, but for this particular die, I prefer cutting it from Paper Leather. I like how the Paper Leather curves and matboard just can’t do that. I have to say I am getting hooked on this stuff. It has a great weight to it and it really hard to tear, so you can crumple it up, smoosh it around, wet it, dry it and it seems to get even more supple, the more you handle it. It comes in several colors but I especially like the white because you can ink it any color you want. You can buy it here!

So I’ll tell you how I made the shoes- sorry- I have no pictures along the way. The shower was here at the house and I was cleaning and cooking, then decided to make these at the last minute- you know how that goes…

I used two sheets of 8 1/2″ x 11″ white Paper Leather trimmed to 6″ to fit through the Big Shot. I ran one sheet through for each shoe- all the parts you need are on the one die. As with all Sizzix dies, if you have any questions on how to put them together, there are instructions in the package. If you didn’t keep the packaging, you can always go on the Sizzix website and find the instructions there.

Starting at one toe of the shoe, I wrapped the tabs on the body of the shoe bottom around the sole and glued them down. Then I glued the tongue to the front of the sole and eased up the front to meet the body of the shoe. I added silver eyelets to the lacing holes, pink ribbon for shoelaces and delicate white lace to the top and bottom. Once you start lacing the shoe, the sides curve in and it looks pretty real! I might try these on the baby when she is a little older 🙂

I also added a gray felt sole to the bottom of the shoe which I die cut and glued on after assembling the shoe.

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Jess’s friend Norma, of Norma Fayak Photography, took some photos of the shower while she was here and I love how they came out (even though I wish I had gotten the dining room painted white before the shower- so over that green!)

I made this mini- album and everyone added their wishes for Nora. Now she’s born and I can put a pic of her in that window!

Finally got to use my collection of vintage silver baby cups for punch…

And here’s the star of the show- Nora Lynn!

She arrived on March 5- hope you don’t mind if I share a pic here and there? My daughter is a professional newborn photographer (Jessica Veara Photography) so hopefully she will keep me supplied (hint hint).

Here’s a photo I love of Jess and Nora taken by Norma…

Thanks for stopping by and for sharing our joy!

Scrappy Camper Sisters Create with Sizzix

18 Mar

The Scrappy Campers Sisters are here today to show you how they create with Sizzix! Johnna and Darcie are lots of fun- so glad we met at CHA a few years ago. At the past CHA show, I hosted Make and Takes in my Scotty booth and heard that someone was not able to be there for their shift. I happened to see Darcie and Johnna and asked if they would like to fill in. Next thing you know, they had a project designed and a line of people waiting to do their project- an adorable planner paperclip! I love these ladies and am so happy to welcome them to the blog. Please visit the Scrappy Camper Sisters blog and pop in for one of their UStream videos- always fun!

They have TWO projects for you so I am not going to say any more- you can meet them for yourselves 🙂

Hi, We are Scrappy Camper Sisters!

We are Darcie and Johnna, a.k.a. Scrappy Camper Sisters. We both have been paper crafting for a long time but didn’t join forces until we started live streaming on Ustream TV in 2013 after an eventful New Year’s Eve show where everyone thought we were funny. It’s still on our channel if you want to see it. Since then, we have taken our act on the road, teaching paper crafting and sharing our love of all things vintage. We enjoy adventures in travel, going junking, altering what we find and designing 3D paper projects with a retro mid-century theme. We met and became instant friends with Eileen Hull over our mutual love of vintage campers. At the time, Eileen was in the final stages of getting Scotty ready for the road and we were just beginning the reno of our mascot, Zippee. What a learning experience that was!

This year, we are focusing on clearing out the craft clutter, using our stash and supporting our friends who are doing the same. The projects posted here use some of our favorite dies from Eileen’s Sizzix collection.

For these projects you will need the Sizzix Scoreboard Flower Pocket Die, Thinlits Travel Trailer, Stitchlits Flower Set and the Thinlits Flower Layers and Stem die Set. We are obsessed with the flower sets and have been using them on everything since we saw them at CHA!

Scrappy Camper Sisters Sizzix Tutorials

We decided to make some storage items for happy mail, as we often share crafting goodies and also get lots in return.

Darcie’s Project – Happy Mail Station

I decided to make a hanging pocket display that would handle my incoming and outgoing happy mail. Do you remember those vintage straw handbags with the embroidered flowers on them? A cute inspiration for sure! The supplies I used were:

Glue gun
Beacon 3-in-1 glue
Flat back pearls for the flowers
Ink for edging
Mini ball fringe
Label punch
Kaisercraft’s Say Aloha designer paper
DCWV burlap paper
Sizzix Mat Board, chip board or poster board

How-to:

You will need to cut eight flower boxes, five out of mat board/chip board and three out of card stock/patterned paper for the lining.

Cut the base: cut mat board into pieces to form a rectangle 6.5” x 16” long and glue together to make a strong backing for the flower boxes.

Take two of the flower boxes, trim and use the back pieces to form the top of the base. Glue to the front and back of the base. Cover the front with burlap paper and the back with poster board.

Cover the flower boxes with the burlap paper. I used a glue gun because the paper is very stiff.

Trim the tabs off of the lining pieces and glue inside each box. I used patterned paper for the back to coordinate with the flowers. You can also use card stock.

Make several flowers, stacking the flower die cuts and placing a pearl in the center.

Add labels to the front of the boxes. I printed the words on my computer.

Glue the ball fringe to the bottom front and both sides of each box.

Make the travel trailer out of patterned paper and attach to the top of the base. Glue the boxes evenly down the front of the base.

Arrange and glue the flowers as you like on the base. Add an eyelet at the top for hanging and you are done!

Johnna’s Project – Happy Mail Supply Caddy

My inspiration for this challenge was a vintage condiment server and keeping with our ongoing project for 2016 Scrappy Camper Sisters Come Clean, I wanted to use the dies to make something to store my supplies for happy mail and keep them organized and contained.

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Supplies you will need:

Eileen Hull for Sizzix Flower Box Die
Eileen Hull for Sizzix Thinlits Travel Trailer
Patterned Paper
Strong adhesive – I used Beacon 3-in-1 and Quick Grip
A wooden candlestick or something to use as a handle (I used 3 large vintage chess game pieces stacked)
Black Sizzix Mat board 3 sheets
2 pieces of Heavyweight Black Chipboard 12×12
Acrylic paint, scissors, glue stick, foam dots, rhinestones

Start by cutting 6 Flower Boxes from mat board.

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Using Beacon 3-in-1 glue assemble the flower boxes. Adhere two boxes back to back, for a total of three (3). Then cut out six (6) from patterned paper. I used the Craftsmith Boho Tropical line.

Cover the inside and outside of boxes with the paper pieces. You will notice the ends of the boxes will need paper cut to size. I traced around the end of the box. You will need six (6) of this shape.

Cover the ends of the boxes with the paper on both sides.

Die cut paper using the Travel Trailer Thinlits Die. You will want to make 3 complete trailers. Using foam dots, place the trailers on one end of all three boxes as shown.Label flags with items you are going to store in the containers and attach flags to trailers.

Now you will need a base. Align boxes up at corners to make a Y- shape. Place on chipboard, trace around and cut out. Your shape will look like this pictured above. You will need to cut 2 layers and glue together for a firm base. Cut a circle to cover the center of the chipboard base. I found a cup that fit and traced it on patterned paper. Adhere circle to center.

Paint game pieces with acrylic paint. Allow to dry thoroughly.

Stack the chess pieces one on top of each other by gluing together with strong adhesive. Once dry and after painting, adhere rhinestone trim.

Adhere what is now the handle to the center with Beacon Quick Dry glue. Let dry overnight.

Fill compartments with items often used in happy mail assembly. I put my notes and note cards in one, washi tape, baker’s twine and ephemera in the second one and mini paper doilies and little notebooks for addresses and reminders in the last one.

Keep it handy next to your Happy Mail Station and you are good to go to send a little sunshine to a friend.

Thanks to Eileen Hull for giving us the opportunity to share these projects with you! Be sure to check out our blog www.scrappycampersisters.blogspot.com and our monthly Ustream show at www.ustream.tv/channel/scrappycampersisters and all social media as ScrappyCamperSisters. Also, if getting organized in that craft room is one of your goals, join our Facebook group, Scrappy Camper Sisters Come Clean 2016. We have an ebook available on our blog so that you can follow along with us. We hope to see you there!

I appreciate you joining us this week- many thanks to the Scrappy Camper Sisters for sharing their projects and talents with us today!

Kim Evans of Emerald Creek

26 Feb

I am very happy to introduce our talented Guest Designer for today, Kim Evans of Emerald Creek! We met at CHA through Inspiration Team member Nicole Wright. Kim is a designer and business owner, running Emerald Creek, an on-line craft supply store in Canada.

Here are two projects that Kim has designed for us today with an Alice in Wonderland theme. She has used the Sizzix Passport Book and Needle Book to tell the story…

Down the Rabbit Hole to Wonderland

Here’s more about Kim in her own words…

My Husband & My Kids are my Joy! I love family activities, especially camping. My husband and I are high school sweethearts and have been together over 20 years. We celebrated our 15th wedding anniversary last fall and we have been blessed with 2 beautiful children, Isaac (4) and Vienna (2).

In 2012, I had the opportunity to begin the move from home building to rubber stamps, thanks to an offer from my Uncle Gerry Beazely of GCS Artstamps. How could I resist. I grew up stamping and have watched the industry change.

Being an Entrepreneur type I have been using my creative mind, combined with my business sense to expand into a few new lines. I am excited and ready for the challenge of this new career. I am passionate, ambitious and disciplined, so I am excited to use all of these skills while working at my hobby. How cool is that?!

If you want me to describe my style in a word it “Random”, I love everything so you may be hard pressed to say, oh that a Kim (Emerald Creek) project. I can appreciate so much, even if its not my particular taste, i love seeing how others think and work and love to challenge myself to try everything once.

This latest journey can only be described as Wonderland.

…..’it all started with a random email from Eileen, asking me if I wanted to do a guest post.

“What?! Are you meaning for me to get this, or were you hoping to cross-promote with my design team? Or do you want me to donate products?”

“Actually I think people would be interested to see something from you personally if you are up for it. You are coming at things from a different perspective than most of the designers that will be highlighted so I think people will be interested…”

“YES! Of Course!” and then I started thinking about her dies. I love books, so naturally the passport book was a must, but then, I had the needle book die I was dying to use, which brought me to the big and small of Alice in Wonderland…. read more at the Emerald Creek Dare Blog to finish the story and see all of the charms, stamps, techniques, inks and mediums used to bring the story of my Wonderland Story to life.

Kim Evans

Inspiring Your Creative Potential!

Emerald Creek Craft Supplies

1-800-854-8351

www.emeraldcreek.ca

Thanks Kim for visiting with us today! I hope everyone has time to stop by Kim’s store and browse her cool shop- see you next week!

Sizzix Projects by Jenn White

19 Feb

I am happy to share a Sizzix Train Case by Jenn White this week! I met Jenn on the Paper Trail 7 this past October when I taught at a Scrapbook ‘N Memories retreat. [Read more…]

Beth Watson and How to Build a Snowman Tutorial

12 Feb

It’s Friday and that means that we have company- it’s Beth Watson and How to Build a Snowman Tutorial! We are so happy to share this adorable project and hope that you visit Beth’s blog and take a look at more of her creative, whimsical and bright designs.

Beth is a long-time friend and has amazing skills (as you will see). One thing I really admire is her vast knowledge of crafting supplies- once she walks through CHA, she can tell you all of the new products, what they do, who makes them and all the colors they come in- she blows my mind! She is also very generous with her time- Beth was there till the bitter end when we had to take down the Paper Trail booth at CHA- are these good friends or what?

Karen Bearse, Beth Watson, Susie Bentz and Betsy Burnett- teamsters at heart!

And now… DO YOU WANT TO BUILD A SNOWMAN?

Winter is my favorite time of the year, so I created this bright and happy Snowman to decorate my mantel all winter long! I used ALL of my favorite Tombow USA products to accommodate the different surfaces and textures to make my Snowman really come to life! My Snowman was quick and easy to make, so I hope that you will make one, or maybe two – one to keep and one to give away!

Here’s What You Will Need:

Tombow MONO Multi Liquid Glue
Tombow Xtreme Adhesive
Tombow Xtreme Tabs
Tombow MONO Permanent Adhesive Runner
Tombow Dual Brush Pen – Black N15; 755, 493, and 933 from the Bright Set
Sizzix Big Shot;
Little Sizzles Mat Board – Black (1) and White (4);
Sizzix Scoreboards XL Blocks/Cubes 3D AND
Sizzix Scoreboards Block/Cube/Bank 3D Dies by Eileen Hull.
Makins Clay – White
Garnet and Lapis Glitter; Cotton Crocheted Lace – 3” wide by 12’ long; Scrap of Black Craft Foam – 2” by 2”; Buttons – 8 Mini and 5 Small; Ribbons in a variety of blues – six, 24” lengths; Decorative Chalk – Pink OR you can use Blush; Cotton Swab; Scissors; Pencil; Ruler; Rhinestone Snowflake.

Here’s How to Make It:

Apply lace to four sheets of mat board using Tombow MONO Multi Liquid Glue, let dry.

Mold white air dry clay into a ¾” carrot shape, let dry at least 24 hours.

Die cut two sets of smallest size block from black mat board with die cutting machine. Pre-fold all scores. Color edges and folds with Tombow Dual Brush Pen Black N15. Attach block pieces (according to package directions) with Tombow Xtreme Permanent Adhesive.

Die cut two sets of the medium, large and extra large size blocks from the lace covered mat board with die cutting machine. TIP: Make sure to place the lace side face down on the die, so the shapes are cut properly. Pre-fold all scores. Gently remove the first layer of the mat board and lace from all six tabs, so the blocks will assemble easily.

Attach medium, large and extra large block pieces (according to package directions) with Tombow Xtreme Permanent Adhesive. TIP: Spot glue any loose edges of lace with Tombow MONO Multi Liquid Glue.

Remove the Heart and Flower die shapes from Scoreboards XL Blocks/Cubes 3D Die. Color front and sides of Heart with Tombow Dual Brush Pen Rubine Red 755, cover with Tombow MONO Multi Liquid Glue, then sprinkle on garnet glitter. Color front and sides of Flower with Tombow Dual Brush Pen Reflex Blue 493, cover with Tombow MONO Multi Liquid Glue, then sprinkle on lapis glitter.

Once carrot nose is dry, color with Tombow Dual Brush Pen Orange 933. Apply “rosy cheeks” with cotton swab and pink chalk. Attach carrot nose, button eyes, button mouth and buttons to front of Snowman with Tombow MONO Multi Liquid Glue.

Measure and cut checkered ribbon to fit around smallest block. Attach with Tombow MONO Permanent Adhesive Runner. Attach 2” by 2” craft foam to base of smallest block with Tombow MONO Multi Liquid Glue to create the Snowman’s top hat. Apply snowflake rhinestone to glittered flower, then attach to band of top hat with Tombow Xtreme Tabs. Apply glittered heart to left chest of Snowman with Tombow Xtreme Tabs.

Gather six different ribbons, knot in center and attach knot to back of Snowman’s head with Tombow Xtreme Tabs. Tie ribbons in a loose knot at the front right of the Snowman’s head, securing with Tombow Xtreme Tabs, then let the ribbons cascade. Trim any long ends of ribbons.

I love the texture that the lace gives to the Snowman, it’s so unique! I enjoy pushing the envelope to test the limits of what the Tombow USA products can do, and I am always pleasantly surprised that they perform so well! It is because all of the Tombow USA products are such high quality and so versatile, and I can no longer create without them!

Thank you for stopping by! -Beth

Many thanks to Beth for sharing this adorable project. She lives in Florida, so this is probably the closest she will come to REALLY building a snowman this year 🙂

Check back next week- another exciting guest is stopping by!

Guest Designer: Karen Bearse

27 Nov

Oh my- what a feast we had for Thanksgiving… complete with all of the kids and grandkids! It doesn’t happen every year that we all can be together, so when it does it is always a special (and loud!) occasion. I hope you spent the day with those you love… and also make sure you visit the Sizzix site for the Black Friday savings- this is one of their largest sales events of the year!

Today I am so happy to share the work of my friend Karen Bearse, Guest Designer for this weekend. Karen is an amazing mixed media artist. We met a couple of years ago at a local scrapbook store. I ran into her at Angela’s Happy Stamper and was telling her that I was driving out to the Paper Arts Show this past July. She offered to ride along with me from Virginia to Illinois and let me tell you [Read more…]