Hello Sunshine and Butterfly Card

Posted on May 9, 2020 by Kristie Sloan

Hopefully you have been keeping occupied with some creative time lately! It is a great way to pass time and keep your mind busy with something you enjoy. I would like to tell you that I have gotten loads done during this time of having to stay home, but it wouldn’t be true! However, I’m feeling like I am getting back in my groove and am really enjoying creating! I truly wish I had been able to capture the shimmer applied to the butterflies. After all, who doesn’t enjoy a little sparkle?

Hello, Sunshine and Butterflies!

The card is 5″x7″, and opens at the edge of the green lace. The cut size of the card is 12″x5″ scoring at 5″ along the 12″ side for the fold.

This card was created with pattered paper and dies, including the Chantilly Lace border die are from Crafter’s Companion. The solid color papers and the seam binding ribbon are from Stampin’Up.

Seriously, the “Hello” should be a little larger, as it becomes lost in the floral print. Yet it was already glued down, and it still makes me happy to look at.

Thanks for stopping by.

Enjoy YOUR Artful Adventures!

Word Tags for All Seasons

Posted on February 8, 2016 by Kristie Sloan

Celebrate everyday with word tags. They are such an easy way to decorate for seasons and holidays.

Love tags on words for all seasons tag blocks.

In honor of Valentine’s Day this week, here is some love.

Last week I told you about using blocks to hang tags on, and how to prepare them. I finished my first set of tags, and thought about the saying that a picture is worth a thousand words. So I just wanted to pop in and show you how they turned out.

I decided that for my first set I would just go ahead and get a set from The Little Blue House. I wanted to get them ready for this week, since Valentine’s Day is approaching, and that way, everything was ready for me to just put together. You have to appreciate a project like that, right?

Fun elements add interesting touches.

Like many paper projects, the more layers of interest and different elements, the more interesting something becomes. This heart shape was used for the letter “o” in the word “LOVE” and I think that was such a fun idea. Many of the little swirls you see on the different blocks were sections of flourish.

Coating paper letters with Liquid Glass from Close to My Heart.

Coating the letters with Liquid Glass gave much more dimension than just the plain paper letter.Let

The letters were cut from cardstock. You could die-cut letters, cut them with an electronic machine such as Cricut or Silhouette, or even hand draw letters for your tags. I know many of you love to do hand lettering!

The letters were then coated with Close To My Heart’s Liquid Glass. Even though you can see tiny bubbles in these close-ups, they really are not that noticeable. I love how much more dimensional the letters become!

Love My Family word tags. The tag on the right is for a family photo.

Here they are all together. The block on the far right is ready for a small family photo. My family has grown so large with grandchildren that I may just put one in of them! Who better, right?

On a side note, I actually made these at the store during one of their available times to get together with other crafty friends. The lady next to me was making a cute set for summer, and she told us that she is going to hang hers on the wall, because she doesn’t have space for the blocks. Yes, nobody is going to make you hang the tags on blocks if you don’t want to.

I hope you’ll try a version of this idea!

This week on the Make it Monday Blog Circle:

Carole Cassel creates gold elements in PSP: http://scrapbookcampus.com/2016/02/create-gold-elements-with-psp/

Alison Day is embracing all the red to make a special Valentine for her husband. http://alisondaydesigns.com/a-special-valentine/

Blue for Valentine’s Day? Here’s how Alice Boll made that work for her layout! http://scrapbookwonderland.com/blue-ombre

Wednesday Wonder – Winter Silhouette Painting

Posted on December 10, 2014 by Kristie Sloan

This video shows a fun method to create a winter painting as a gift or for your own home! Stephen Lursen has been doing some work with Donna Downey, and he generously shares this winter silhouette painting! I hope you enjoy it.

For those of you with an electronic cutting machine, you are a step ahead! Cutting a stencil to use would be a breeze!

The Close to My Heart Artbooking Cricut cartridge has this reindeer image which would make a great stencil for the holidays. Otherwise, just search for an image you can cut with your machine!

Happy Holidays!

Here it is! The Creative Christmas Bundle!

Posted on November 25, 2014 by Kristie Sloan

Are you pressed for time during the holidays?

Do you want to make handmade gifts, cards, and scrapbook pages, but find it hard to find inspiration to help you get it all done NOW?

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In this bundle you’ll learn how to:

Create easy, inexpensive gifts for everyone on your list
Spend more quality time with your family while counting down the days to Christmas
Make a beautiful December Daily album or Christmas Journal
Use cut files and your iPhone to create your own journal and filler cards for pocket-style scrapping
Upcycle everyday household items into stunning holiday projects
Use digital printables to create your own holiday greeting cards and scrapbook elements
Make custom photo gifts
Use your art supplies to create a unique Christmas journal
And so much more!

You’ll have the tools and inspiration to get started creating right away. Here’s what’s included:

Your December Solution

Digital scrapbooking bundle from Melissa Shanhun with BONUS audio and video inspiration and tutorials

My Dream December Printable Cards and Digital Overlays from Margareta Carlsson

Whimsical Printable Christmas Cards

from Cara Vincens with BONUS postcard option and coupon code to The Hooting Pirate Etsy Store

Advent Calendar and Activities

Printable content from Connie Hanks; with BONUS planner in both list and calendar formats

2015 Flower Calendar

Printable from Karen Fitting, with BONUS Artisan tutorial

Let There Be Night

Silhouette Cross-stitch Patterns from Jen Weber

12 Day Advent Envelope Project Tutorial

from Jen Wright; with BONUS advent cards

PaintShop Pro Calendar Making Class

from Carole Cassel

Santa’s Helpers Gift-making Workshop

from Lisa Harris

iPhone Christmas Scrapbooking Class

from Beth Soler

Art Journaling Basics Class

from Kristie Sloan at Artful Adventures

Pocket-style December Scrapping Cut Files

from Alison Day, Day Designs

An Upcycled Christmas Class

from Gina Zee, GinaZee.com

Photo Gifts for the Holidays Class

from Mary Mosely and Jackie Lyals

Be Jolly Digital Scrapbooking Collection Kit

from Janet Carr

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HOW WILL I RECEIVED THE PRODUCTS?

The products are delivered by instant download – no physical products will be shipped.

After purchasing you will receive an email with a link to download the products, including coupon codes to redeem the video classes.

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Purchase the bundle
Open the email titled Creative Christmas Bundle, Here’s Your Bundle!
Download the Creative Christmas Bundle.zip file
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Inside will be 15 folders, one for each designer’s contribution
Open the PDFs with the details on how to complete the project or access the classes.
Watch the videos
Print the patterns/printables/projects of your choice
Enjoy creating your Christmas!

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Unzip the main Creative Christmas Bundle.zip file
Within each folder will be the relevant files for each project.
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Halloween Magic Potions Decor

Posted on September 24, 2014 by Kristie Sloan

Add a little decorative element to your home for Halloween by creating some “magic potions!” I know many of you enjoy doing your own lettering and drawing, and you can use this idea as you like. However, when pressed for time, or if you just want to use the get it done version, here’s how to make it happen. When I saw these cute little label stamps, I knew I had to do something fun with them!

Magic Potions Stamp Set, #C1509

Each of these label shapes can be cut with a Cricut die cut machine from the CTMH Cricut Artiste Collection cartridge, #Z1790. You can see that the page of the accompanying booklet and the cutting size are marked right along side the stamps. Since they are clear, they are easy to see exactly where to place your stamp on the label.

I grabbed some random bottles and decorated them! You can see I did a very basic version of dressing these bottles. There is so much more you could do, but I wanted you to see that just doing something simple can be very effective! These would look cute with candy in them. Since these bottles are rather tall, I filled them with water and added food coloring to the water to create the colors I wanted in each one.

CTMH Scaredy Cat papers with the Magic Potions stamps.

I love the Black Shimmer Trim! It was perfect for this project to add a little zip to the top of each bottle. All you have to do is pull off the backing tape, and it’s ready to adhere to your project!

Paper rosettes make a nice backing to the labels, or just use some of the coordinating papers from the Scaredy Cat collection, #X7185B.

Magic Potion stamp with paper rosette from Scaredy Cat paper collection.

Cutting the labels with the die cut machine makes easy work of decorative labels. Inking the edges finishes this label nicely.

Magic Potions stamped label with inked edges.

Coordinating decorative papers, as well as plain colored card stock make it easy to create projects have a cohesive look when doing a grouping of items.

magic potions stamps and scaredy cat papers

Coordinating papers make the perfect background to add even more interest.

There are so many possibilities for these label stamps. Wouldn’t they look adorable on treat bags? What do you think you’d make with them, my little pretty?

Here’s a peek at the Scaredy Cat printed paper. There are also pieces of coordinating card stock not shown.

CTMH scaredy cat paper pack

Magic Potions	Scaredy Cat Paper Packet	Cricut Artiste Collection	Black Shimmer Trim
Baker’s Twine Neutral Metallic Assortment	Thistle Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad	Sunset Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad

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Hello Sunshine and Butterfly Card

Word Tags for All Seasons

Wednesday Wonder – Winter Silhouette Painting

Here it is! The Creative Christmas Bundle!

Are you pressed for time during the holidays?

Have we got the solution for you!

Get the Bundle Now!

FAQs

HOW WILL I RECEIVED THE PRODUCTS?

HOW DO I USE THE PRODUCTS?

HOW DO I OPEN THE PRINTABLES?

HOW DO I REDEEM MY CLASSES?

HOW CAN I GET HELP?

Get the Bundle Now!

Halloween Magic Potions Decor