3-D Snowflakes

We certainly have been getting a lot of snow lately. In between trips outside to shovel the snow I made some 3-D snowflake decorations.

I used Rosette Frozen Snowflake for the base of the snowflake and Snowflake Layers for the rest of the snowflake.

The base rosette layers is sized to a height of 12 inches, and is cut from white cardstock. The finished rosette is about 7.5 inches across.

The Snowflake layers are cut from glitter cardstock. I used the layer with the solid center as the bottom layer. It was cut from white glitter cardstock and is about 5.5 inches across. The other two layers were cut from two shades of blue or pink glitter cardstock and measure 4.5 inches and 3.8 inches across. I inked each snowflake with coordinating ink.

 The Snowflake Layers were stacked together with foam tape and foam dots to add dimension.

Top layer.

Middle layer. 

Bottom white layer.

A .75 inch glitter snowflake sticker was put in the center and a .25 inch gel gem sticker added to the center of the glitter snowflake.

These snowflakes make beautiful tree ornaments, but I ended up putting mine in my bow window. Try making some; they're quick and easy, and so pretty!

Happy Winter! 

Shirley

Drummer Bear Box Card

Hi! I am officially starting to make my Christmas cards. Today I made this adorable "Drummer Bear Box Card" from My Scrap Chick. 

You can find the file HERE:

MATERIALS LIST

CG-Drummer Bear Box Card file from My Scrap Chick

Red glitter cardstock from AMERICAN CRAFTS

Pearlescent Paper by COLORBOK in gold and black.

Brown, tan and white cardstock by Recollections

Black Rhinestones from Micheal's

Aleenes Tacky Glue and Zig Two Way Glue

Before you put the rest of the card together, glue the head to the inside back of the card base. I added the hat with foam tape to add dimension.

Next, make the hands, making sure to add the drumsticks to the back of the hand. Add the pieces to create the top of the drum before adding the hands to the center piece, again using foam tape.

Using Aleenes Tacky Glue, put the card base together with the glitter on the outside. I hold things together with paper clips while everything dries. Add the center piece by gluing it in the middle of the box section. 

Add the drum details. I added black rhinestones to the points of the W shaped piece on the front.

 

And here is a side view of the finished Drummer Bear Box Card. I really love him in the glitter cardstock.

Thanks for stopping by! 

Shirley

Star Box

Today in preparation for the 4th of July, I played with the Star Box Trio file from My Scrap Chick. I used the small and medium boxes. I used papers from these paper stacks:

Vintage Nation by the Paper Studio

Americana Designer Paper by COLORBOK

When gluing the boxes together make sure the corners with the deeply cut corners are folded into mountain folds and used as the outside points of the boxes and lids.

Medium Box

Small Box

If you put the layers of the topper together with foam tape you will get a 3-D effect.

I hope you liked my Star Boxes!

Happy Fourth of July!

Shirley

Sophie With Umbrella Easel Card

"April showers bring May flowers" or at least we hope so!

I used the sweet digi stamp, "Sophie With Umbrella" from Little Blue Button Stamps on my card.

She can be found here: https://lbbstamps.com/product/sophie-with-umbrella-digi-stamp/

I colored the image using my Spectrum Noir TriBlend Markers. She was added to the finished card with foam squares.

I created this umbrella shaped easel card in Design Space. 

You should be able to access the Design Space file here:
https://design.cricut.com/#/design/141213820

I used patterned cardstock from the "Uptown Flair Glitter Stack" by the paper studio for my card. I made mountain folds on the green umbrella piece and added it to the card with a double foam square in the center and small glue dots at the points. Clear flower gems were added at the points also.

I added my sentiment to an octagon and matted the sentiment with the same paper as used on the umbrella. I added it to the card with foam squares, then added some clear flower gems around the sentiment. These help to hold the easel part of the card. 

Thanks for stopping by! I'd love to hear what you think.

Big Bunny Baskets

Hi! I just finished making these sparkly bunny baskets for my two granddaughters. I used the adorable Big Bunny Basket file from My Scrap Chick for my baskets and used glitter cardstock to make them shimmer like diamonds.

Materials 

Pastel Glam Glitter Polka Stack  from The Paper Studio

bright pink and white glitter cardstock from Recollections

scrap of glossy black cardstock (source unknown)

patterned cardstock scraps for bows from DCWV

tacky glue

Zig 2 Way Glue pen

foam squares

2 white brads per basket

Make sure to watch the My Scrap Chick video tutorial for the Big Bunny Basket before starting your basket, and have fun. These basket are good sized so you can fit lots of goodies in them. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Easter!

Shirley

Native American Dream Catcher

Hi my crafty friends!

Today I am sharing a little dream catcher featuring the image, "Mixed Media Native American digi stamp" by Little Blue Button Stamps, which you can find here:  http://lbbstamps.com/product/mix-media-native-american-digi-stamp/

I started with two circles 5.5 inches and 7.5 inches in diameter. (I cut mine from a Ziploc lid and a frozen dinner tray.)

Using Canon Americana yarn, I single crocheted around each hoop keeping the stitches close together and straight across the top.

I then sewed the two hoops together, as shown, being careful to maintain an equal distance between the hoops, all the way around. The stitches are about one inch apart.

I printed the image on a 5 .5 inch circle using design space and my Cricut Maker. I colored the image with Prismacolor Pencils then glued the circle to the back of the smaller circle. 

I cut eight sets of three strands of yarn, cut 15 inches long and folded in half. I attached these groups to the back of the bottom of the larger hoop using bolin knots. Then I braided each group and tied the ends with an overhand knot. Finally, I added paper feathers and beads to the sides and bottom of the larger hoop. The feathers were taken from a free dream catcher svg from Caluya Design. It can be found here:

  https://caluyadesign.com/free-dream-catcher-svg/

I hope you liked my dream catcher.

Thanks for stopping by!

Shirley

Butterfly Easel Card

I hope you are having a nicer Spring day than we are having. We are in the middle of a nasty Spring snow storm. To get myself into a more "Springy" mood I made this pretty Butterfly Easel Card.

I love the filigree butterflies from Butterfly Easel Card by My Scrap Chick. I recently used it for a wreath and thought it was time I actually made the card. I love how it turned out!

MATERIALS

 Butterfly Easel Card  file from My Scrap Chick

"Hello" sentiment from Cricut

"Pixey Stix Glitter Paper Pack from the Paper Studio

Pink, champagne and blue pearlescent cardstock by Recollections

Pink and small blue gems from Jots

Pink and blue ink (optional)

Pop Dots and Foam Tape

Glue runner and glue

The filigree layers of the butterflies and the blue oval behind the sentiment were cut from the pearlescent cardstock. The other pieces were cut from the Pixey Stix Pack.  All pieces were inked. The card measures 5 -1/4 by 6 -1/4 inches. The small butterfly was glued only in the body and the top layer of the wings were bent up. Gems were added to the body of each butterfly. The little butterfly was attached to the larger butterfly with Glue Dots.

 The sentiment is 1-1/8 inches tall. The bottom two layers were attached with foam tape. 

I traced the bottom section of the card to the back of the pink print and cut a quarter inch outside the line with a decorative Scissor. (Yes, I still have decorative scissors. I'm a Pack Rat, what can I say.) This piece was glued under the card base pink side up. 

This card is so pretty and feminine in person. 

Thanks for stopping by! I'd love to know what you think, so feel free to leave a comment. 

Happy Spring!

Shirley

Teacup Easel Card

                                                                                                                          

Today is my daughter-in-law's birthday so I had to make her a cute little card in her favorite color. I used Teacup Easel Cards with Pockets, and for the tag, Party Owls, both from My Scrap Chick.

MATERIALS

Teacup Easel Cards with Pockets

Party Owls,

Happy Birthday 2 U sentiment from Bird's Cards

Fresh Linen Papers, Stickers & Die-cuts pack by COLORBOK

Sturdy purple, lavender and a bit of white cardstock to coordinate with prints 

Aqua pearls by Jots

Lavender paper flower

Aqua tulle scrap 

Glue Dots, Pop Dots, adhesive

I slightly enlarged the card to 5 inches so I could put a gift card into the pocket. The tag is 2 1/4 inches tall and the sentiment is 1 7/8 inches across. The card base, cup base, large scalloped circle, tag base, pom, pom and sentiment were cut from purple. The top layer of the tag, small circle and sentiment shadow were cut from lavender. The large circle behind the sentiment and the party hat were cut from the striped print: the top layer of the teacup was cut from the purple flower print. (I cut two of these to make it more stable.)

 I inked all the pieces with purple before assembling the card. Make sure you glue the top layer of the teacup only on the two sides and the bottom so you leave an opening at the top for your gift card, teabag or whatever.

I added pearls around the lavender circle by the sentiment, and added a slightly curved line of pearls at the top of the cup.  I made  a 2 1/2 inch bow from the tulle, then added it and the lavender flower, with glue dots, one inch in from the top right corner of the cup. The tag was tucked in under the bow and attached with glue at the top, and pop dots at the bottom. 

I hope my Daughter -in-Law likes her card. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Shirley

Girl Bunny Box

Hi, Easter will be here before we know it, so I have been busy making this cute little girl bunny box. 

I used Bunny Hat Box from My Scrap Chick  for my box.  I left off the bird and made my bunny from Fun Foam.

MATERIALS

 Bunny Hat Box file from My Scrap Chick

White poster board

9 by 11 inch white Fun Foam

Pink Cardstock by Coredinations

Bunny printed Cardstock by DCWV

Pink glitter cardstock by Coredinations

Black and white cardstock scraps

Pink Mulberry Paper Flowers by Prima

Small pink flower gem by Jots

1 1/2 inch wide sheer pink ribbon

5/8 inch wide gathered white lace trim

Xyron, glue, glue runner

Light blue and pink ink pads

0.4 black Cricut marker

White Gelly Roll pen

I made the box slightly larger than it imports, using white poster board for the body.  I used a combination of glue and glue runner and paper clips to hold it together while it dried. I cut the face panels, muzzle and ears from Fun Foam, inked the edges, and ran them through a Xyron before attaching them. The eyes were accented with the black Cricut marker and the white Gelly Roll pen.

The outer ears were attached to the pink ears pieces.

The ear pieces were attached to the hat base one at a time. 

I lined the ears up so they matched and attached them together. ( I used clips to hold the ears together, but the clips left marks, so I would use a different method next time.)

I attached the hat brim, then using glue runner and glue I added the gathered lace around the outside edge.

I added the printed panels that were inked along the edges with pink. I folded the pink ribbon in half, wrapped it around the hat as a hat band, then tied it into a bow. I added a double layered flower with a pink flower gem in the center, just above knot of the bow.

Isn't this Bunny Box the cutest thing? I love how it turned out! 

Thanks for stopping by! I'd love to hear what you think.

Shirley