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Caring Thoughts

Posted on July 24, 2014 by Michele Kovack

Michele here with a card that was created for a very special girl. She is  going through a difficult time in her life, and I wanted her to know that she is in my thoughts and prayers.  I used a stencil and various inks to create the background. I adhered the stenciled piece to the card using Crafty Foam Tape-White, to give it a bit of depth.

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I added shimmery ribbon and tied it vertically.  I added a sentiment from SRM stickers and held it in place with DODZ™-Small.   I added some pink ribbon, yellow string, and two little orange posies.  I used 3D Foam Leaves.  Since they were sticky I just dumped yellow embossing powder over them and heat embossed them.  I inked the ends in a bit of orange.

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I adhered the leaves and posies using DODZ™-Small. 

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I was always a card hoarder, and have realized that sending them is more important than collecting them!  That is my mission…to send as many cards as I can.  🙂

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File Folder – Wishes

Posted on July 22, 2014 by Stephanie Schütze

Hi there,

today it’s Stephanie here with a file folder for wishes.

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Did you see the file folders from Roben Marie Smith? I love her work and felt inspired and created a folder for wishes.

I didn’t had blank folders so I decided to take a paper in A4 size as base, to fold it and then to use a sewing machine to close the paper on the sides.

For the background I used book pages and a piece of watercolor paper and adhered them with the E-Z Dots® Permanent – Refillable. I painted and splashed a bit and decorated a line with washi tape and Ribbon.

folder_Stephanie_2I drew the swan with a black pen and cut it out. I adhered the swan with 3D Foam Squares to create a little 3D effect.

To adhere all paper stripes for the titles and embellishments together I used the E-Z Dots® Permanent – Refillable again.

folder_Stephanie_3It was a messy, free style project and I loved the process.

Supplies from Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®

Other Supplies I used:

  • Book Pages
  • File Folders
  • Watercolor Paper
  • Watercolor paint
  • Ribbon from May Arts
  • Washi Tape
  • Sewing Machine
  • Drawing

Thanks for visiting! Have a nice day!

Burlap and Gold Treat Bag Tutorial with Adhesive Sheets

Posted on July 21, 2014 by Angela Ploegman

Hello blog readers! It’s Angela here today and I am still obsessed with Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L® Adhesive Sheets and the mess free application of gold leafing that they allow! Today I used them to add some shimmer and shine to a burlap treat bag:

Burlap and Gold Treat Bag Tutorial with Adhesive Sheets by Angela Ploegman

Here’s what you need:

Burlap and Gold Treat Bag Tutorial with Adhesive Sheets by Angela Ploegman

Here’s how it’s done:

1. Cut a 5.5 x 15 inch piece of burlap. Press with a hot iron (if needed). Fold in half and press again.

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2. Cut an Adhesive Sheet 4 x 6″ lengthwise into 3 strips. I used widths of 1.5, 1.125 and 0.875 inches. Remove the protective backing and arrange on the ‘good side of the burlap bag.

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3. Burnish well! Don’t be afraid to use some serious elbow grease here….I used the back and edge of a spoon to burnish…if you are going for an ‘antique’ look and partial transfer, you can burnish a bit less. When burnished to your liking, remove the white sheet and apply the gold leaf.

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4. Using a bristle paint brush and a pouncing motion, press the gold leaf firmly into the adhesive. Then remove the excess gold leaf with a circular brush motion.

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5. Fold the burlap strip in half, good sides (and gold leaf) together.

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6. Stitch the long edges of the burlap together by hand or with a sewing machine (I used my sewing machine).

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7. Trim the seam allowances (if necessary) and turn the bag inside out to expose the gold leaf detail.

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8. Fill the bag with treats and then tie the bag shut with ribbon and you’re done!

Burlap and Gold Treat Bag Tutorial with Adhesive Sheets by Angela Ploegman

You could personalize the gift bag with a homemade tag if you’d like. I kept mine generic for now as I’m not sure who deserves the honor of my efforts yet!

Super fun and super easy….you could use die cut adhesive sheets to create a polka dot or other custom design!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Angela

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L® supplies used: Adhesive Sheets 4 x 6″

Other Supplies used: Bulk Burlap, Houston Art Inc. Gold Leaf, May Arts Woven Stripes Ribbon

For Mum Card

Posted on July 19, 2014 by Christine Emberson

Hi it is Christine here today with a card that I have made for a very special lady…my Mum!   To celebrate her birthday I chose a pretty floral card featuring Graphic 45 Botanical Tea papers and some special Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L® products.

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Firstly I adhered the pink backing paper to my cream card base using my personalised MyStik® Permanent Strips (I really like the shape of the dispenser, very comfortable to hold).

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I added Creative Photo Corners – Ivory to the top corners of one of the printed cards, remember to ink these lightly for a really nice effect.

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The card is beginning to take shape, lots of dimension with Crafty Foam Tape – White.  A stamped tag – Spellbinders – Back to Basics Tags.

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You can never have enough flowers…. these are Blooms One from Spellbinders.  3D Foam Squares – White, Small fit perfectly on the backs of them.

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Here they are on the finished card.

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A final touch – two wooden heart embellishments from Freckled Fawn.

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I think Mum will like it!  Thank you for joining me today.

Supplies used:

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®: Crafty Foam Tape – White, MyStik® Permanent Strips, 3D Foam Squares – White, Small, Creative Photo Corners – Ivory

Spellbinders® dies: Sprigs, Back to Basic Tags, Blooms One

Freckled Fawn: Heart Wood Chips

Graphic 45: Botanical Tea papers

Christine

Life – Tag Tutorial

Posted on July 18, 2014 by Stephanie Schütze

Hi there,

it’s Stephanie here today with a tag I made using the 3D Foam Hearts Designer Shapes as decoration embellishment and the E-Z Dots® Permanent – Refillable.

Taglife_Stephanie_1I made a tutorial for you how I created this tag.

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1 – Choose the dies Tag & Bookplates and Caged Bird from Sizzix and use your punching machine

2 – Punch the tag two times and cut one of them a bit smaller and adhere it with the E-Z Dots® Permanent – Refillable

3 – Tear out two small stripes of an old book page and adhere them also with the E-Z Dots® Permanent – Refillable

4 – Add a branch with a stencil and Modelling paste.

5 – Add some blue watercolor and splash a bit with red color.

6 – Use a heart from the 3D Foam Hearts and decorate it with glitter foil. Put it on your tag.

Add a title or a sentiment and some rub-ons for the finishing decoration.

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Supplies from  Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L®

Other supplies:

  • Sizzix dies “tag & Bookplates” from Tim Holtz
  • Sizzix dies “birdcage” from Tim Holtz
  • Paper from Pink Paislee
  • Bookpages
  • Watercolor Paint
  • StencilGirl stencil by Nathalie Kalbach
  • Modelling paste
  • Rub-ons from Kaisercraft
  • Glitter foil from Zoom Creative

Thanks for visiting! I wish you a nice creative day!

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Birthday Card with Flowers and Layers

Posted on July 16, 2014 by Beth Pingry

Hi, it’s Beth, and I have a birthday card tutorial today. I am always in need of birthday cards, and this is a fun and festive card that’s easy to make. Let me show you!

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Start by stamping the sentiment then die cutting the layers with coordinating papers.
BethPIngry-BirthdayCard-2Next add adhesives to the back of the layers. I used the 3D Foam Squares White Mix because it has a combination of the Regular size (1/2″) and Small size (1/4″) squares.

I added the small around the edges.

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I used E-Z Runner® Permanent Strips Refillable on the frame and background papers.
BethPIngry-BirthdayCard-4In the center of the sentiment I doubled the 3D Foam Squares, so the center was supported. It will be even with the outside edges of the die cut, because the center of the first layer was cut out (and I saved that piece for another project).

BethPingry-BirthdayCard-5I felt like it needed something in the corners so I stacked up a few paper flowers with Dodz™ Medium, and added the gems with Dodz™ Small.

BethPingry-BirthdayCard-6Flowers need leaves, so I used 3D Foam Leaves covered in glitter. (be sure to blow off excess glitter before taking photos, LOL!) I trimmed one of the leaves with scissors so it would fit the card.

BethPingry-BirthdayCard-7On the background paper I used Creative Photo Corners as a decorative element to frame in the design.

Thanks for coming by today!

Beth Pingry

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Thinking Of You

Posted on July 15, 2014 by AJ Otto

Hello!!  AJ here to share with you a thinking of you card.

AJOtto-ThinkingOfYou-1I am sharing a fun card today using my go to adhesives- 3D Foam Squares, and E-Z Squares® Refillable, & E-Z Dots® Permanent Refillable.

Adhere patterned paper strips using E-Z Squares® to the card front.

Adhere yellow strip using E-Z Dots® Permanent Refillable.

Die cut pierced oval, stamp, color in, and adhere to card using 3D Foam Squares.

Stamp sentiment, trim ends and adhere using 3D Foam Squares.
Enjoy!! 🙂
AJ

Shabby Shutters Card

Posted on July 14, 2014 by Asia King

Hello everyone! Asia King here and today I have a card to share.

I subscribe to a UK’s stamping magazine that offers a small free stamp with every issue. When I recently saw this little Mackintosh-inspired rose stamp I immediately thought of stained glass windows. And I just had to have a go at creating a stained glass effect :).

I know you might first associate stained glass with Gothic cathedrals. But as I’m not too much of a ‘Gothic kinda gal’, I decided to put a shabby – chic – cottagey spin on it. Funnily enough, one of the inks I used is called Gothic Purple lol :).

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So I created a card with a stained glass window and cute shabby shutters. For the background I used a lovely patterned paper from 7Dots Studio which I embellished with some stenciling (with ink and structural paste) and adhered to the card base with MyStik® Permanent Strips.

 

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For the glass I stamped the image onto acetate with black StazOn ink and I used several StazOn colours to add colouring on the reverse side. Next I cut a window frame from cardstock and mounted it over the window pane, I mean acetate with E-Z Dots® Mini Permanent.

I fixed the window to the card with White 3D Foam Squares Regular and White 3D Foam Squares – Small. Then I added the shutters and fixed them in place with a handful of DODZ™ – 3D.

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The top edge of the window was adorned with cute die cut birdies and fabric roses adhered with DODZ™ – 3D and White 3D Foam Squares – Small. I also added a couple of 3D Foam Leaves covered in glitter.

The shutters were painted with different acrylic paints, rubbed off in places for shabby cottage look. I also added cutest ever handles using twee hearts from 3D Foam Cupcakes set covered in glitter.

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Finally I created a little window box and I filled it with the same stamped blooms coloured with watercolour pencils and alcohol markers. To build the box I used White Crafty Foam Tape and to build the layers of flowers I used  DODZ™ – Small and White 3D Foam Squares – Small. I also tucked in some glittered leaves made from rain drops in 3D Foam Garden Shapes.

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As no respectable period cottage could go without a creeper of some sort, I added a die cut ivy behind the shutters, mounted over Black 3D Foam Squares – Regular. The gaps between the ivy vines reveal some dark areas from the foam squares which created an illusion of shadows.

Supplies:

E-Z Dots® Mini Permanent, MyStik® Permanent Strips, White 3D Foam Squares Regular and White 3D Foam Squares – Small,  Black 3D Foam Squares – Regular, White Crafty Foam Tape, DODZ – 3D, DODZ – Small, 3D Foam Leaves, 3D Foam Cupcakes, 3D Foam Garden Shapes.

Other Supplies:

Stamp – Craft Stamper Magazine, July 2014 free stamp; Papers: 7Dots Studio Dreamer Collection and Bazzill Basics Paper; Stencils – brick stencil, Tim Holtz Shutter; Cutting Dies: Marianne Design CR1213 and LR0205, Wendy Vecchi – Blossom Bucket – Shutters

Inks: Imagine Crafts StazOn Claret, Gothic Purple, Cactus Green, Cherry Pink, Mustard, Jet Black, Memento Tuxedo Black; Colouring: STAEDTLER ergosoft® aquarell pencils, Spectrum Noir markers, DecoArt Americana paints.

Glitters: Stampendous Pink Micro Glitter, Sea Green Ultra Fine Jewel Glitter

 

I hope you enjoyed reading about my little shabby cottage! Thanks for stopping by and see you again soon!

Big crafty hugs

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A Heartfelt Anniversary Card

Posted on July 13, 2014 by Kelly Klapstein

Hello everyone!  It’s Kelly here to share an anniversary card I made for my husband.  It’s a big one…25 years! Although it’s not until mid-August, I decided to make it now because I know August will be very busy.

kellyklapstein-lucky-1It can be tricky to make a ‘masculine’ anniversary card, but I think I pulled it off!  I was inspired by the Freckled Fawn washi tape during the blog hop last week and thought of this tic-tac-toe design.

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It only took me a minute to create this design with the washi tape!  Love it!  Another tape I love is the Crafty Power Tape, which I used to adhere all my card layers together.

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I used 3D Foam Hearts and red glitter instead of X’s and O’s as the tic-tac-toe idea.

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To create a glitter banner for my “Lucky Me” sentiment, I used Crafty Foam Tape and cut notches into the ends using non-stick scissors.

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After placing my Crafty Foam Tape banner across the bottom of my card, I added more red glitter, to match the 3D Foam Hearts.

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Then I placed alphabet stickers on top to spell out “Lucky Me.”

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I definitely feel lucky I said “I Do” to the man of my dreams 25 years ago!

Happy Crafting!

Kelly Klapstein (You can visit Kelly’s blog www.kellycreates.ca)

ADHESIVES: Crafty Power Tape, Crafty Foam Tape, 3D Foam Hearts

SUPPLIES:  FancyPants Designs papers and stickers, Clearsnap Glitter, Freckled Fawn washi tape, EK Success Cutterbee Scissors

 

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Freckled Fawn Blog Hop Day 5

Posted on July 11, 2014 by Tiffany Johnson

Happy Friday Blogosphere and welcome to Day 5 of our blog hop with Freckled Fawn! It’s Tiffany here today with a fun Mixed Media Card to share!

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I cannot tell you excited I was to get my hands on some of Freckled Fawn’s trendy product! I knew right away that I wanted to use the Freckled Fawn Arrow Embellishments and the E-Z Runner® Permanent Fine Adhesive to create a little house with patterned paper! How cute is that “hi” paperclip?

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Be sure to see all the projects in this blog hop:

Gold Flecked Arrow Card – Day 1
Hi Card- Day 2
Speech Bubble Layout – Day 3
Much Love Card – Day 4
We’ve Moved Arrow Card – Day 5
Layered Tag – Day 6

At the end of the week we will pull a winner from all entries through our Rafflecopter box. Please enter through the Rafflecopter system with a blog comment. Additional entries are available too! Good Luck and thanks for visiting! Come back each day to enter, contest runs from July 7-12 at 11:59pm Central Time! Don’t forget to visit the Freckled Fawn’s Blog for more chances to win!

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Thanks so much for stopping by,

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