Guest Design @ Anything Goes with a Fun Fold for Creative Creases #76: St. Valentine Card and Tags

Dear scrapper,

Yeah, I am back after a nice more than 6 months break of blogging, not crafting, just writing, 😂

I was invited to share my fun fold car with the Creative Creases blog: at the Anything Goes with a Fun Fold for Creative Creases #76 challenge.

I decided to use the nice gumball machine die from TE, and a nice fun fold card I had made before:

I also made tags/ book marks for my kiddos teachers using perfume boxes to make the tags. I love how some boxes are so nicely decorated, so I cut out and use the We R memory keeper's tag punch board:

Even the inside grunge board is nice:

I was able to cover the writing and logos with the gumball shaker diecuts:

Sadly, I run out of the nice cardboard, so I made some out of regular cardstock:

I stamped the backs with some HeroArts stamps and my kiddos names. The shaker rhinestones, and elements are from Queen & Co.

I hope you enjoyed this nice recycling project and follow my blog, and don't forget to participate in Anything Goes with a Fun Fold for Creative Creases #76 challenge.

Happy belated St. Valentine's day

Vicky Tovar

Some Challenges:

the crafting challenge: red-like-love

pearly sparkles challenge: 92-lovehave-heart

die-cut-divas: february-with-wonderful-hero-arts- non traditional valentines

Tuesday taggers: hearts-andor-flowers

the sisterhood of crafters: love

lil red wagon: show-us-some-love

simply ellibelle: i-spy-with-my-little-eye: hearts-and/or roses

dar and diane: heartfelt-challenge

crafty gals corner challenges: 252-add-heart

double trouble challenge: Challenge-160 -Fun Fold partner

CraftWell DT: Hello Sunshine Mixed Media Canvas

 

Hi, 

This is Craftwell. Currently, I'm spending some time in Galveston, Tx and decided to make a mixed media canvas as décor for our vacation home.

I used the sassy shell bag kit by Tonic, and since I was limited by what I brought, it was an easy choice for this cute canvas:

Steps:

First, I added some crumbled aqua tissue paper using Clear Tar Gel, Golden to a plain canvas. Usually, I use ModPodge for this step, but the gel worked just fine. Then, I used a Finnabair stencil to add some blue ink, ColorBox/ Graphic45 to the dried tissue. In the mean time, I died cut the shell images I wanted to used using my SNAP and the specialty cardstock included in the kit.

Then, I did the fun part of spraying with gold sparkle spray the wooden mermaid clip, and some punched sand dollar pieces. I also added some Chrystal Drops accents to the wooden shells, which I also sprayed when the drops where dried.

Finally, I stamped the sentiment on watercolor paper using archival ink. I distressed the hand-tore edges with the sparkle spray using a brush.

I tore some leftover sand motive printed paper, and added the strips to the bottom of the canvas. When dried, I added some clear Chrystal drops accents to represent waves.

I added a net wrapping I had from some fruits, and used glossy accents glue and 3D zots to glue every piece to the canvas. Once assembled, I added randomly Chrystal Drops in blue and clear, and once the dried, I sprayed randomly with the gold sparkle spray, and added some sequins, Simon says stamps using clear gloss.

Some close-ups:

Here are some short videos showing more details:

Here is how the Mermaid clip works for adding a picture:

I am very happy with the final mixed media canvas and put it on a wall already.

Craftwell Tools: 

SNAP die cut machine

Other Companies:

Clear Tar Gel, Golden

Aqua tissue paper

Watercolor paper, Hero Arts

Sand motive printed paper scraps, various companies

5x7 Doller Tree Canvas

Black Archival ink, CTMH

Bon Voyage Blue ink, ColorBox/ Graphic45

Sparkle Spray Cream Gold, Nuvo

Chrystal Drops Midnight Blue, Nuvo

Chrystal Drops Clear, Nuvo

Bindweed Wallpaper stencil, Finnabair 

Sentiment Stamp, Paper Wings Productions

Sand dollar punch, Martha Stewart 

Specialty sticky handmade paper

Sequins, Simon says stamps

Glossy Accents, Rangers

3D Zots

 I hope you enjoy it this fun project and please follow Craftwell as well.

Stay cool this hot June

Vicky Tovar

Some Challenges:

http://welove2create.blogspot.com/2023/05/challenge-5-craft-card-making.html

https://just-add-ink.blogspot.com/2023/06/just-add-ink-658choose-two.html

Strips of paper sand  motive printed paper scraps, and sequins

https://paperdragonflycreativechallenges.blogspot.com/2023/06/challenge-18-anything-goes-or-summer.html

https://heroarts.com/blogs/hero-arts-blog/stay-crafty-with-a-blog-named-hero-june-2023-challenge

https://do-allkreatives.blogspot.com/2023/06/78-create-scene.html

https://lostcoastportaltocreativity.blogspot.com/2023/06/challenge-169-use-some-words.html

https://creativecrafterschallenge.blogspot.com/2023/06/challenge-65.html

http://mmmchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2023/06/203-on-water.html

https://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/?p=31781

vacation

https://stampsfun-creativity.blogspot.com/2023/06/435.html

http://craftycalendarchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/06/crafty-calendar-june-challenge.html

 

DT CraftWell: Fiesta Medals/ Ribbons and Fiesta Earrings

 

     Hi, 

This is my next post for Craftwell. For this post I decided to use my several Fiesta stamps and dies to create shrink plastic charms for fiesta ribbons and earrings:

First, I used the colorful flower gift bows from the Dollar Tree and complimented them with the tail parts of the Ribbon Rosette Die & Stamp Showcase Set, Tonic Studio. I also used the banner and trophy die (which I cut to just show the No. 1 part) out of gold paper.

I used Spectrum Noir alcohol markers to highlight the embossed No. 1 sentiment and created a 2 for the other two ribbons. It is hard to see that part in the picture below, but I did trim the center part to show them later on (above picture).

The ribbons looked kind of plain, so I decided to stamp charms using my HeroArts and FSJ fiesta sets on printable shrink plastic (Sizzix, on the white/ rough side) and then die cut them with the respective die. My daughter helped me color the stamped images using gel pens and metallic/ glitter markers. Then, I punched a hole in each die cut and attached the rings. I, then, used my heat gun to shrink the plastic- scary step as it curls totally up until it reaches its final size where it flattened back. If not perfect continue melting and turning back and fort until nice and straight:

Sadly the metallic/ glitter part doesn't show on the shiny side of the charm:

Here, a closer look of each fiesta charm pair:

And finally, the fiesta chihuahuas were so cute that I made earrings out of the charms:

and on the ribbons, I added two or just one charm:

Craftwell Tools: 

SNAP die cut machine

Other Companies:

FSJ black licorice ink

CTMH Cardstock white 

Gold paper, IKEA

 I hope you enjoy it this fun project and please follow Craftwell as well.

Happy April

Vicky Tovar

Some challenges:

http://unicornchallenge.blogspot.com/2023/04/86-add-animal.html

https://craftingfromtheheartchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2023/04/challenge-1.html

 

http://mmmchallengeblog.blogspot.com/2023/04/199-flowers.html

https://cupcakeinspirations.blogspot.com/2023/04/cupcake-inspirations-challenge-567.html

http://welove2create.blogspot.com/2023/03/challenge-3-craft-card-making.html

https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2023/04/a-perfect-time-to-craft-open-challenge.html

https://artydivaschallenge.blogspot.com/2023/04/april-challenge-2023.html

https://beautifulblossomschallenge.blogspot.com/2023/04/anything-goes-florals-with-optional.html

http://craftyanimals.blogspot.com/2023/04/challenge-71.html

http://happylittlestampers.blogspot.com/2023/04/hls-april-anything-goes-with-dies.html

https://papercraft-challenges.blogspot.com/2023/04/challenge-93-spring.html

DT CraftWell: Happy Birthday Die - Three ways

 

Hi, 

This is my next post for Craftwell. For this post I decided to use the March SCT sampler Happy Birthday die and three different sketches to make some cards for my dear friend, my Godson, and to have in case I need one.

The SCT samplers come with everything I need to make cards or scrapbook pages: e.g. printed 6x6 papers, enamel dots, stickers, die cuts, and much more.

I used three different sketches:

http://atlanticheartschallenge.blogspot.com/2023/03/sketch-517.html

Sadly this challenge ended yesterday, but here is my take:

I used foam tape to rise up the sentiment.

and for the inside I used one of the provided die cuts as sentiment:

http://trystampinontuesday.blogspot.com/2023/03/challenge-599.html

My take:

And finally:

http://sweetsketchwednesday2.blogspot.com/2023/03/march-sketches-here-at-sweet-sketch.html

 

My take:

The inside: I didn't go for an circle for the main element, instead, I used a tag to house my sentiment die cut.

The inside:

I used some inking to make the card elements for cohesiveness.

Craftwell Tools: 

SNAP die cut machine

Other Companies:

SCT sampler March 2023 kit and dies

HeroArts inks

CTMH Cardstock white and other colors and envelopes 

 I hope you enjoy it this fun project and please follow Craftwell as well.

Happy Spring

Vicky Tovar

Some challenges:

https://aaabirthday.blogspot.com/2023/03/game-47-stripes-andor-dots.html

http://cutitupchallenges.blogspot.com/2023/03/cut-it-up-challenge-274-add.html

http://cutitupchallenges.blogspot.com/2023/03/cut-it-up-challenge-274-add.html

https://taylormadecards4u.blogspot.com/2023/03/march-challenge-tags.html

https://sendasmile4kidschallenge.blogspot.com/2023/03/sas4kids-cards-4-boys.html

http://useyourstuff.blogspot.com/2023/03/480-double-trouble-collaboration.html

 

https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2023/03/march-2023-anything-goes.html