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And yay!  My video is featured on Paper Craft Planet's newsletter!

You can read it here.   It has a lot of great stuff in it!

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Grungepaper Flower Tutorial

Hi everyone. My name is Sarah and this is my first contribution to Inspirational Tips, Techniques and Tutorials.

This is my tutorial for making Grungepaper flowers. Grungepapr is a thinner version of Grungeboard as used by Tim Holtz.




I bought the Grungepaper from Craft Obsessions. It is used by the amazing Tim Holtz who does a lot of altered art. I had the opportunity to watch the man in action at the Trade show at the NEC last year, courtesy of Hotshot crafts. Thank you Sarah. I had a great day there.
This paper is amazing if you haven't come across it yet. Don't mix it up with Grungeboard which is thicker. This paper wont tear or rip but you can cut it with scissors or use it in a Die cutting machine. I use Sizzix Big Shot.
You can also colour it with ink pads, distress inks, stamp on it, emboss it and shape it.


First though I must state that the actual flower tutorial is not my idea. I have merely taken it a step further. The original tutorial is by the amazing Michele Roos.

So now for the tutorial. There are quite a few pictures to help you through, but it is very easy and I am sure you will agree very affective.
1. The items you will need


2. Using Sizzix flowers die cut out 2 large and 4 small flowers. Draw a circle about the size of a 5p in the middle of each one.
3. I have distress inked both sides of the flowers with a lighter shade of green.
4. I then go around the edges with a darker shade, again on both sides.
5. Stamp whatever you wish onto the flowers. I stamp only on one side and I use Versafine ink. I have used a flourish stamp but a sentiment stamp would be nice too.
6. Cut each petal down to the circle you drew on it earlier.
7. Curl the petals. I use Joanna Sheen long tweezers, but you could use a cocktail stick, or pencil. the grungepaper shapes easily.


8.Turn the flowers over and do the same with the other side of the petal
9. Punch a hole in the center of each flower and layer them up as shown
10. Fix with a brad.

11. You could add Stickles glitter for mare sparkle.

12. You could also add a brooch fitting on the back so that you can wear you creation.

13. Why not attach it to a hat, handbag, pair of shoes or necklace.


So there it is. My first contribution to this amazing blog.  What do you think?.
It doesn't take long to make. Putting on this tutorial took longer than making it!!!!
If you have a go or have any questions let me know. I would love to see your creations.
Love Sarah XXX

You can see more of my work at my blog Sarahwrightdesigns.blogspot.com

Ribbon Flowers

Hello everyone. I'm really flattered to be able to contribute to Inspirational Tips and Techniques and so for my first contribution I'd like to show you how to make a folded ribbon flower.

So above, is the finished flower and now I'm sure that you all want to see how I made it.

First you will need to assemble your ingredients:

On my table I had:
4 strips of hot pink satin swiss dot ribbon each measuring 15 cm.
A few buttons. I hadn't yet decided which ones to use. You will need one bigger than the other though.
Cotton
A needle. Use a sharp one.
Start your flower by putting some glue on one end of the ribbon:

Fold it to the centre add glue to the other end and fold that to the centre too. Your ribbon should overlap and form a loop that the glue holds together in the centre.



Once you've done this you can layer up the pieces as seen in the picture below and now you're almost ready to sew them together.

I played around with the buttons that I had on the table and I finally chose a pink and a green button as I liked the way that they looked.

You need to be aware that you are sewing a lot of layers of ribbon together so that's why you will need a sharp needle. I started by sewing just two pieces together to get the position right.


Now layer up the pieces and sew together. Add your buttons and sew together and your flower is ready to go...

This and other tutorials are available on my Craft Fairy blog.

P.S. I take requests for tutorials.

Salt Technique

Hi all, this is Cuchy.
I've prepared a video showing how I use the salt technique in my ATCs backgrounds.
The video is in spanish but I added some notes in english for you to a better understanding.
Hope you like it and find it useful.
You can see more tutorials on my blog, Hecho a mano

Shadow Tutorial

Patricia Garcia has gladly accepted to share with us this neat tutorial using Copics...  and here it goes:

Shadow Tutorial...

Today I have my first attempt to a shadow around the image tutorial, I have gotten several e-mails regarding how I do this technique so here it goes...

The first thing I do is completely finish coloring my image, once that is done I choose my main colors for my shadow in this case it was V99,V95,V91 and my colorless blender(I always like to test my colors on a scrap paper first)

With my darkest color I outline my image not too much at a time that way my color doesn't dry (in this case I started with V99)

Then with my next darkest color I go over the out line of V99 blending a bit (in this case V95)

With my last color I go over both previous colors making my line a bit thicker (My last color was V91)

Finally I go over with with my colorless blender blending all 3 colors (This depends how much color you want to remove) evenly and acquiring the right shade, It's very easy and looks nice on the finished card. Thank You for your sweet comments and any questions feel free to ask, I really hope this Tutorial helped

 

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Box album tutorial

This tutorial shows you how to do box album. I think this is funny and easy album..:D enjoy..

You need:

4 sheet of paper (patterned paper or just carton)

corner rounder

pencil

papercutter/ guillotine

scoring tool 

scissors

1. Choose 3 pattern paper or carton and cut them to right size You have two options

Bottom piece: 11" x 11" (12"x12")

second layer: 10" x 10" (11"x 11")

Third layer: 9" x 9" (10"x10")

You can choose eather one of them (depending how big you want your box to be), 

but make sure that you do all pieces at the same category 

11-10-9 or 12-11-10

2. Score (I give you all scoring measurements you have to choose your own depending which size you have chosen.)

12x12 score at 4"  all sides

11x11 score at 3 3/4  all sides

10x10 score at 3 1/2 all sides

9x9 score at 3 1/4 all sides

3. Cut corner squares off as shown (do this for all 3 pieces)

 

4. round all corners

5.put sheets one on the other as shown and clue them down 

(If you want to decorate you can do it before this or when box is finished)

 

Your box is now ready. Now you have to do the top piece

1. If you choose 12-11-10 size your top piece measure 8"x8"

If you choose 11-10-9 size your top piece measure 6 1/4"x6 1/4"

2. 8x8 score at 2" all sides
6 1/4x6 1/4 score at 1 1/4" all sides

 

3. You have to score also as shown

 

4. Don't cut anything off. 

You just have to fold all scored lines and your top should look like this

 

5. glue corners in as shown

 

6. Your top should look like this now

 

Youhave finished box album and it should look like this. 

You just have to decorate it if you haven't done it yet like I haven't :)

  

I hope you like this tutorial.

If you have any questions fell free to ask I try to answer.:)

Have a nice crafting moments

Mirja

http://mirjarr.blogspot.com/

These little doily envelopes are one of my favorite Valentine things to do for my husband and daughter. Over the years I've used them for wedding gifts, baby and wedding showers, put them on cards, scrapbook layouts and on one of my favorite projects my Valentine Window... Once you know the basics, you can make these envelopes with just about any kind of paper doily.... heart, square or circle. You can also go to my blog for a pdf to download with the instructions. I hope you enjoy making them and find some fun new ways to use these cute little doily envelopes...


By Michelle Baca
EverydayScrapbook.blogspot.com

Circular Easel.

I really love easel cards and they are so easy to do. You can make them in all shapes and sizes, but it is easier when they are symmetrical.I keep being asked how ive done the scalloped flower edge and no it isnt a Spellbinder Die.

by Debbie Dolphin

1.To start with you need two circle cards.These are readily available now,if not they are easy to make. One is for the easel base and panel and the other needs to be cut in half as we only need half of it,which will make the front of the card. We also need a 2" scalloped circle punch

2.Fold one of the circles in half towards the fold.This is going to be the Easel panel.

3.The single circle which is going to be the face of the card, can be stuck to the panel ,though I actually prefer to decorate first and do this last,hence inking everything else up!! Which ever you prefer.
4.For the scalloped edge punch out 3 0r 4 and cut in half, depending on how big your easel circle is going to be and ink the edges.
5.Cut out a smaller circle(only about half an inch smaller than the circle front)and glue around the edges
6.Glue onto larger circle and decorate to taste
Hope that was easy enough for you to follow.There are more circular easels on my blog. Would love to see what you create.

Thanks Debbie

http://www.debbie-thedolphins.blogspot.com/

Paper flower tutorial

You will need:

Scissors

Pen

2 colours of ink

text stamp

piercing tool

stamen look a likes

1. Draw and cut 4 different size of circles

 

2.  Stamp with text stamp all 4 circles. Use darker color here. Like this.

3. color all circles with lighter ink and sponge the edges

 

  

4.  wrinkle all circles and open them

 

5. take darker ink and dab it on to the wrinkled paper

6. Pierce hole in the center of all 4 circles

  

7. Take those stamen look a likes and wrap them as shown 

(or if you have different ones, try to do it a look a like)

 

8. Finally just string those circles through as shown

 

You have a beautiful finished flower

Have a nice crafting moments

Mirja

http://mirjarr.blogspot.com/