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December 02, 2017

12 Tags of Christmas with a Feminine Twist 2017 - Day 2 with Julia Stainton and Keeway Tsao

12-tags-challenge-day02-julia-fw50Welcome to Day 2 of the 12 Tags of Christmas with a Feminine Twist 2017! I'm so excited to be hosting day two and participating in this fab creative tag event that Ellen hosts yearly. If you've never created a tag then this is the time to get creative and join us for some creative time. Tags are so easy to create and they can be as simple or as complex as  you like.

12-tags-banner-designer-juliastaintonToday's challenge is one that immediately popped into my mind. Silver & gold, silver & gold... Pretty sure I've heard a song about that before and while it's a lovely holiday tune, it's also a stunning metallic color combination that is beautiful to create with. Here's a little inspiration photo I found...

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So beautiful, right? My challenge to you is to create a tag that incoporates silver and gold in it. You can be inspired by the above photo, or pair up these gorgeous metallics with other colors like I've done for my design. I always like to design with a feminine touch so I'm going romantic and pink for a sweet combo.

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For today's tags you'll find that we are featuring MFT Stamps! One of my very favorite companies to design with and each day of the 12 days we'll be featuring a different company to share the holiday love.  I'm excited to mix some recent releases from MFT, with an Essentials by Ellen set to make a sweet holiday door, complete with mail slot. Just because I'm not creating a card it doesn't mean I can't have an envelope!

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So let's get started. First of all the tag base. I've die-cut it from pink card stock using the MFT Stamps Stitched Traditional Tag STAX. I seriously use this set over and over and over.

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Next up is to create the illusion of a door on the front of the tag. I've used more of the same pink card stock and cut 2 - 1x1.5" rectangles and 2 - 1"x2.5" rectangles. Before adhering them I've sponged the edges with some Spun Sugar Distress Ink to help define them. I like to layer on a lot of embellishments and don't want this subtle detail to get lost in the mix!

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The Mail Delivery Die-namics set is so adorable and works great for cards as well as this tag as there are so many fun and interactive ways to use it. I've combined both silver and gold foil card stocks to create a mail slot that really pops. Just die-cut from both colors of metallics and then adhere together.

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The smaller rectangle in the set perfectly cuts out a mail slot that you can layer over top of. I've held it in place on my tag to cut out the rectangle using washi tape and then ran it through my Big Shot.

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Here's how it will look...

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Then adhere the mail flap on over top of the opening.

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What's a mail slot without a little holiday mail! I hope you get lots this year!

I've created this tiny envelope from Crate Paper FALALA 6x6 Paper Pad and the MFT's Mini Mail Die-namics set.

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I love Glossy Accents as an adhesive and have carefully used it here to adhere the envelope.

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Since the theme is silver & gold...let's do snowflakes in both! The new MFT Let it Snowflake Too Die-namics has gorgeous classic snowflakes that look great die-cut from anything!

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The sweet little envelope gets accented with one of these snowflakes and buttons and sequins from the 28 Lilac Lane Winter Wonderland Embellishment Bottle.

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Julie Ebersole's Modern Christmas stamp set and dies get a vintage style makeover when stamped on vellum (see the holly) with Delicata Golden Glitz ink. This is my favorite gold ink as it's easy to use and has a gorgeous shimmer. When stamping it on vellum you MUST heat set it to keep it from smearing.

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All those pretty snowflakes I die-cut earlier give this card a holiday feel.

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Finally, some hemp twine and a hinge clip top off the tag while some pretty Maya Road Paper Flowers and metallic jingle bells finish off the embellishments.

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I'm loving the gold and silver look! It's so pretty for the holidays and now I'm inspired to a) make more gold and silver designs and, b) pair up silver and gold for my holiday decorating at home!

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So there you have it! An easy holiday door tag for the base and then lots of extra silver and gold goodies to bling it up for the season!

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Thanks so much for joining us as we celebrate creativity and wrapping up Christmas! I hope you'll be inspired to create your own holiday tags and I wish you all the joy and hope of this beautiful season!

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12-tags-banner-designer-keewaytsao KeewayWe are ecstatic to welcome Keeway Tsao back to the CLASSroom today! Keeway constantly charms us with adorably colored critters and ingenious inking! There's no doubt that you have seen her beautiful creations for MFT, Neat & Tangled, Pretty Pink Posh and more. Make sure you check out her blog, Kiwi Koncepts, for more inspiration!

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25 Store Credit 2017Thank you for joining us once again this year for the second day of our 12 Tags of Christmas with a Feminine Twist series! Simply leave your appreciation for the beautiful tags of today's dynamic duo, Julia and Keeway, and you will be eligible for the random drawing of the $25 gift certificate to our store www.ellenhutson.com. Leave your comment here before noon on December 18th to be included (one comment per person please.) Be certain to return tomorrow to see what our next team will have to inspire you!

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May 16, 2017

Encrusted Jewel technique with WOW! by Carolyn Peeler

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Hi there! Carolyn Peeler with you today to walk you through this encrusted jewel technique featuring WOW! products.

To start, cut a piece of white cardstock slightly smaller than 4.25" x 5.5". Get out the ink you'd like to use for embossing, today I used Versamark.

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Next you're going to prep the embossing powder with the things you plan to add to it - this is where the encrusted jewels part comes in. You're going to use the embossing powder as the agent that holds the glitter and other elements to the cardstock - cool, eh?! You will want to use an Ultra high, or a Ultra thick embossing powder for this technique as it has more melted powder allowing for more "grab" than a normal embossing powder.

To start, you have two options for your glitter and embossing powder, you can either apply them separately, or you can pre-mix them. I opted to premix them as I wanted the glitter to have a uniform application on the card instead of being splotchy. So I put some of the WOW! Opaque Bright White Ultra High Embossing powder in a little container then mixed in a little bit of the beautiful Seahorse Premium Glitter also from Wow! It is such a beautiful shade of blue-green.

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Next I had to do a little bit of prep with the 28 Lilac Lane Bead and Sequin mix in Winter Whites. I poured some into a little container and removed the largest beads and sequins as they were just a little too large for what I had in mind.

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Ok, so now I'm ready to start!

I applied the versamark to the cardstock, then sprinkled the embossing powder/glitter mix and put the small beads and seqins over top of that. I then applied one more light coat of the embossing powder.

The next step is the MOST IMPORTANT! When you heat with your heat embossing tool, head from underneath the paper. Otherwise, all the beads, glitter and sequins will go flying and create a huge mess!

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Next we'll work on the adorable otter for the front of the card using the Essentials by Ellen Otterly Awesome stamp and die set! I stamped the otter onto Vellum with Versamark and then embossed with Ranger White embossing powder.

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After embossing, use the following colors of Copic marker to color on the wrong side/back of the vellum: E33, W5. After coloring, apply double sided adhesive to the back, then white cardstock and cut with the coordinating die. (This video tutorial walks you through this faux watercolor technique if you want to see it in detail.)

Your next step is to get the greeting stamped and embossed. Cut a piece of black cardstock 4-1/4" high x 2-1/8" wide. Then, using Versamar, stamp the greeting and emboss it with Ranger white embossing powder. Sew a straight line down the right side of the piece.

Cut a piece of Taylored Expressions Cookie Monster cardstock 4.25" x 5.25". Glue it to the front of a white A2 card. Then, glue the white cardstock centered onto the front of the Cookie Monster paper. Using dimensional adhesive, glue the black strip, that has the greeting, to the left side of the card. Then, using dimensional adhesive with a lower profile, glue the otters centered onto the encrusted jewel side of the card.

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And there you go! The card is ready to be gifted to a loved one. 

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February 02, 2017

Ellen Hutson February Mix It Up Challenge: 28 Lilac Lane

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Hello! Hello!  Happy Thursday to you all!!!!! Laurel Beard here today bringing you our next Mix It Up Challenge!!!!  Let's mix it up with with 28 Lilac Lane, shall we?!?!?! 

Before I get on to the challenge and the amazing project inspiration,  let's first congratulate the randomly selected participant from our last Pin-Sights Challenge. Remember, YOU could win a $50 gift certificate to the Ellen Hutson store just by playing along.  Our randomly selected participant (courtesy of random.org) is: Natasha V! Congratulations! Please email me at laurelbeard at me dot com to claim your prize!

The Mix It Up Challenge is a challenge where we invite one manufacturer to contribute a design that combines both Essentials by Ellen stamps/dies with their product to inspire you all!

I am excited to share the work of May Flaum, designer and owner of 28 Lilac Lane!  All the supplies she used in her project are linked towards the end of this post.

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I adore her loose watercoloring and her sentiment placement! Paired with the buttons is a perfect marriage!  Be sure to head on over to the the May's blog for more information on how she created her beautiful card.

I also created a card for today's challenge!

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Please be sure to click on each of the designer's links to be taken directly to their blog posts for more still photos and information on how these projects were created!  Now it's time where we invite YOU to play along in our challenge!  ALL CHALLENGE ENTRIES WILL BE PINNED TO OUR ELLEN HUTSON PINTEREST PAGE! And don't forget to add your entries to our Ellen Hutson Flickr page too! 

  • To qualify, simply combine any Essentials by Ellen product and 28 Lilac Lane product! You can create anything your heart desires! A card, mixed media art, art journaling, framed art, home decor.... It's totally up to you what you want to make!
  • We will randomly select one challenge participant to receive a $50 gift certificate to the Ellen Hutson store!!!!
  • You have until February 14th to link up your projects! You will find the link up at the end of this post. The winner will be announced on February 16th!

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January 31, 2017

#TexturalTuesdays - Button Love by Lisa

Hey there #TexturalTuesday friends! It's Embellishment Week here in the CLASSroom and I'm having some fun with the beautiful buttons from 28 Lilac Lane.

 

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I used Ranger Distress Paints in Barn Door, Seedless Preserves, Spun Sugar, and Picked Raspberry to create the background. I smooshed a little of each paint onto my work surface and then painted each color onto the rough side of the Ranger watercolor paper.

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Allow each color to overlap just a little for a more cohesive look. And, personally, I like the "brush stroke" look, so that is what I was going for. If you don't like that? Blend it out.

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Next, cut a piece of vellum into the shape of a heart. I used vellum for the sole purpose of transparency. I didn't want any cardstock behind the buttons. But do what you want to do, by all means! 

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Then just started attaching all the lovely buttons. I used Ranger's Multi Medium in Matte to do this because I knew it would hold on tight. I used a block to keep things firm I was glueing.

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This particular kit also includes sequins and beads of different sizes. I used those to fill in the gaps as you can see below.

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I die-cut the word "love" using Essentials by Ellen Designer Dies Brushstroke Love by Julie Ebersole using glitter paper and adhered it onto a piece of craft foam for extra depth.

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To make sure that the heart sticks on to the background REALLY good, doesn't warp, and has a bit of loft I used Thin 3-D Foam Squares. I like these particular ones because they come in two sizes and come in both black and white. And are SUPER strong.

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                                             (foam square overload!!)

 Then, just to set off the background from the card base, I wanted to create a shiny watercolor strip. So I broke out two colors from the Kuretake Gansai Tambi Starry Colors Watercolor set in Light Gold and White Gold.


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Let me tell y'all? These colors are a dream!!! If you don't have them yet? Let me come over and sit down with you for a spell and we can have a little one on one while I look inside your head. Hahha!! Just kiddin'...sort of. ;)

After that piece of lusciousness is dry adhere it behind the background piece. Then attach the whole she-bang to the card base. But NOT before wrapping that piece of ribbon that is also included in that kit from 28 Lilac Lane. (I almost forgot...whoopsie!)

Finish it up with a few extra pearls from the kit. 

Here are some close-ups for ya!

Check out those pretty buttons!!!!

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Don't you just loooove Julie's sentiment when it's all glittered up?

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Do you use buttons when you craft? What's your favorite way to use them? I can't wait to hear!! Thank you so much for joining me today. And I hope you had fun!

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January 26, 2017

Love Flip Flop Valentine Card by Julia Stainton

One of the best ways to take a card from great to amazing is to add an interactive element to the design. These elements can be as simple as you want and don't necessarily have to take forever to create! This week we are featuring MFT Stamps and their fab interactive card elements. These dies make what used to take a long time to create by hand a breeze and I couldn't be more excited!

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Today my valentine card features an exciting flip flip die from MFT Stamps. They have an amazing line of them..a square, rectangle, circle, oval and now even a heart! I've included links to most of these down at the end of the post in the supplies for easy access.

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While these dies don't look like much...the end product is wonderful and they are so much fun to design with! Today I'm showing you exactly how I like to use them and just how easy they are!

First of all, those little metal tabs need to be cut to make the die into two separate pieces.

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Next fold an A5 card from half a sheet of card stock. I've used Solar White Card Stock and once it's been folded, open it back up again to its full 8.5" x 5.5" size. From the left edge lightly mark out 2 1/8" from the left side of the card stock. The fold should be an equal distance to the right. Mark both top and bottom of left panel.

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Next use some washi tape to hold the die in place. The top and bottom bits go lined up directly on top of the marks. These sections will score the card for you. The shaped jut goes to the right and will form the flip flop flap.

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Once the die is put through the die cutting machine it should look like this. Scored sections to the top and bottom of the card and then the shape cut to the right.

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Fold back the left side of the card along the scored strips while not bending the shape. It should stick out. When you pull the card open by the left edge, this section will flip flop to the inside of the card so you get to see it twice!

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You can then decorate the card in any manner you choose. I love to use patterned paper and here I've used the stunning Authentique Adore 6x6 paper pad. However you design the inside panel, remember that you will see almost half of it when the card is closed. My large text layer was die-cut with the large stitched rectangle from Blueprints 13 Die-namics. The dark pink/red layer was die-cut with the stitched square layer that was trimmed off the original die and the other rectangle and square where just cut on my paper trimmer.

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Once the layers were all sponged with Distress Ink, I adhered them and moved onto embellishing the card. The beautiful love die-cut is from the Essentials by Ellen line, Brushstroke Love by Julie Ebersole. I've also die-cut sweet little text print leaves using the MFT Stamps Layered Leaves Die-namics set and paired them up with some sweet Maya Road Paper Flowers. As you can see the front looks so pretty...

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...and it also looks lovely flip flopped to the inside of the card design.

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It's a great way to make your valentines special this year...or any other card design as well!

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Thanks so much for joining me today in the CLASSroom! I hope you'll have fun giving creative and interactive designs a whirl!

Julia

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December 15, 2016

Snail Mail, Envelopes of Joy by Julia Stainton

We all love mail don't we?! As long as it doesn't contain bills! In this internet age sometimes we lose the art of staying in touch by snail mail but I'm guessing that if you're here today, you just might be a paper crafter who values making things and sending them the old fashioned way.

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Today's project has two parts, a card and an envelope combo that will be fun to create and also receive. I'm reminded once again that everything pretty doesn't have to be inside the envelope. Why not decorate it as well? And while you're at it, why not MAKE the envelope out of some paper you have on hand. It's really not hard at all!

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I'm crushing on this Technique Tuesday stamp set called Snail Mail. Aptly named, it is soooo cute! I just knew I had to have it and it has inspired today's project.  I adore Technique Tuesday and today I'm giving them a little love. Some of my very first stamps were by Technique Tuesday when I started scrapbooking years ago. Fabulous quality and style!

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With all these  cute stamps, I wanted to stamp them onto an envelope and thought, why not make my own? I pulled out my Envelope Punch Board from We R Memory Keepers and decided to make the 4.5 x 6" size. It's perfect for  fitting in an A5 card, especially if you make them a little bulky like I do. To create the envelop you check the sizes and cut the card stock to size, then follow the punching directions.

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I wrote a post awhile back on how to use this board with all the steps and if you haven't seen it done, I have all the step outs here.

You'll end up with an envelope like this...but don't adhere it together yet! It's so much easier to stamp on when you leave it open.

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So here's where the envelope magically turns into Kraft! Actually, my design idea went a different direction and I decided instead of a plain white envelope I could get anywhere, I'd love to have a Kraft one! So I made one, quick as a wink!

 Now what I wanted to do was create a box for the address area so that I wouldn't stamp where I wanted to write. The Tim Holtz Ruler is amazing for this and I simply lined the ruler up with the edges of the envelope and then drew a box in pencil. Use light pressure so that it is easy to erase later!

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Next I started stamping. I stamped some of the Snail Mail sentiments on the envelope in Jet Black Archival Ink.

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And then, using the pencil marks for placement, I stamped a floral and leaf frame using another Technique Tuesday stamp set, Garden of Life by Cath Edvalson. Avery Elle Pigment Inks are some of my favorite inks and they are wonderful for stamping on Kraft!

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Don't forget the envelope flap too! And just before you move on and put the envelope together, heat set the inks with a heat tool to prevent smearing.

 

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Isn't the envelope cute?! Next step...make a pretty matching card!

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I wasn't quite done yet since it came to mind that a sweet little envelope on the card front would make a great place to stamp another card sentiment and also hold a little gift card for the recipient. This one is the 3"x4" size and is created from a 6"x6" sheet of patterned paper. Once I put it together I sanded the edges to define them and add a little shabby vintage look.

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Once the envelope is adhered to the front of the card, I added in some pretty coordinating die cuts from the Garden Leaves by Cath Edvalson die set. They are cut from both card stock and felt for lots of variation in texture and then adhered along with some sweet buttons from Lilac Lane and a little paper flower from Maya Road.

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You can find all the supplies listed below to make things easy.

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Do you love happy mail? I'm busy sending Christmas cards right now but this one is going out soon after the holidays.

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Thanks for joining me today in the CLASSroom!

Julia

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December 14, 2016

Button It Up! with May Flaum

UntitledWe are so happy to welcome our friend May Flaum back to The CLASSroom today! We love May's colorful, happy style and expert use of embellishments like sequins, beads and of course, buttons! We also love May's line of adorable embellishments, 28 Lilac Lane.

May is here today with some easy & fun ideas to add some prettifications (it's a real word, we checked...LOL!) to your holiday crafting!

When it comes to holiday crafting, there’s nothing I love more than the chance to combine sparkle, special details, and work my craft supplies into my gift giving. What could make this even better? This year I’ve got my own line of embellishment mixes ready to add sparkle, shine, and finishing details to everything from place cards at the table to gift boxes to cards and tags. Today I am here to share three ideas with you that utilize two of my newest mixes: Yuletide Greetings and Winter Wonderland.

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Together with an assortment of stamps, colors, and other supplies I am ready to rock my holiday crafting! Here is my video lesson:

LINK:  Watch in HD on our YouTube Channel HERE! Thanks for giving us a thumb's up, and for subscribing to our weekly creative series!

I had such fun creating these projects to share with you here today. I love the elf peeking above the buttons on my card, all the details on the tag, and of course the fun of the little gift box with all those buttons and beads! Whatever your style, and however you express your creativity this holiday season I hope I’ve inspired you to add some fun details to your creations. -May

Want more? Check out some of May's other guest posts:

Tried & True - Card designs that work! with May Flaum

28 Lilac Lane Colorful World with May Flaum

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November 03, 2016

Inchie Little Village Vignette by Julia Stainton

I've long been a fan of Inchies. These sweet little pieces are perfect on cards and other paper items but for today's project I'm so excited to try out a NEW Inchie product, the Inchie Arts Little Village. There are actually two of these little villages being released and they are perfect for mixing and matching. And you can do everything you normally do with Inchies, but this time in little shapes to make up a village. That means you can do all kinds of paint, ink, stamping, mixed media, etc. on this village to make it your own.

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I decided to go shabby chic with this little village as it's one of my favorite styles to design in and I've also gone "out of the box" or actually INTO the box and not made a card but instead, a wood vignette with the village. It's full of sweet little embellishments and it's all painted up for a cute project. Creating one of these little boxes would make a great gift for someone and a wonderful way to share your creativity!

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To start off with, let's take a look at how the Little Village comes. If you don't already know, Inchies are made from museum grade Matboard and are wonderful sturdy little pieces to create on. The Little Village comes with one ATC sized panel to place the village onto and also has little buildings that you can arrange.

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For the shabby look, I love matte acrylic paint and so I've painted my ATC Inchie and little village pieces with different Distress Paint colors...Picked Raspberry, Spun Sugar, Crushed Olive, Evergreen Bough and Black Soot.

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The little moon shape was painted with a gold paint from the Kuretake Gansai Starry Colors Set...

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And once the black paint was dry, I flicked some of the gold paint over the surface to create some shiny stars in the sky.

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To create the wood vignette portion of the project, I used a Tim Holtz Vignette Box. They are so much fun for altering.

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To give it a lighter shabby style look, I lightly painted the entire thing with Gesso and allowed it to dry. I love how that rough wood texture shows through!

Once the paint was dry I adhered a piece of Pink Paislee C'est La Vie paper to the inside of the box to add a little "wallpaper" to the vignette.

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Before adhering the ATC panel into the vignette, I first sanded all the edges of the inchie village to add to the shabby and worn look. It's easiest to create the village on the ATC and embellish it before adhering the entire thing into the vignette box. I adhered it on foam squares to add further dimension to the project and make the village pop a little more.

Some sweet embellishments add so the scene such as little stickers, paper flowers from Maya Road, the Do What You Love gold sticker sentiment from PinkFresh, Stickles on the roof tops and a cute little Ken Oliver Clock Charm is painted with the Spun Sugar Distress Paint as well.

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To add a little more pink to the project I brushed on some pink accents along the outside of the vignette with Spun Sugar Distress Paint. Finally, the Tim Holtz Tinsel Twine looks delightful adhered around the edges of the box.

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Thanks so much for joining me today in the CLASSroom! I hope I've inspired you to get creative!

Julia

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October 07, 2016

Craft-a-Board Note Pads by Julia Stainton

It's Craft-a-Board feature week here in the CLASSroom and I couldn't be more delighted. I've been a huge fan of Craft-a-Board for years and there are just so many wonderful things you can do with it. If you're just joining us, Craft-a-Board is an off-white chipboard type paper product that is fabulous. It die-cuts beautifully and it's a lovely light color unlike traditional blah dirt-grey chipboard. Soooo much fresher looking!

Craft-a-Board is a wonderful heavy weight that makes it perfect for projects where you need more stability. That's why today I wanted to show you an easy project that really highlights this strength. With the holidays around the corner, I've been thinking about gifts a lot lately. It's NEVER too early to start and I decided some hand made notepads would be great to give this year. That and the fact that I NEED a lot more organization in my life.

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I put these sweet notepads together with Craft-a-Board and lots of fab goodies that I had on hand. By using patterned paper and mixing and matching it, I love the fun and unique looks. I chose to use the Pink Paislee C'est la Vie 6x6 paper pad as I adore the prints. You can use whatever you want to. It's even a great way to use up scraps of paper that you have on hand.

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First of all to start, I cut the Craft-a-Board into 4"x6" pieces using the Tonic Guillotine Paper Trimmer. I love this paper trimmer and the guillotine tool makes cutting through Craft-a-Board cleanly, a breeze. I suggest making a bunch of these at once as it streamlines the process.

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I also cut my patterned paper and white card stock (for the pages) the same size. Lots of card stock or other note paper and two sheets of patterned paper for every cover as I like to adhere it to both sides of the Craft-a-Board for a finished look. So for every note pad...

  • two Craft-a-Board covers
  • four sheets of patterned paper
  • lots of inside pages

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The Tim Holtz Ruler is fab for marking out even segments. You can line up the interval lines along the edge of the note pad and mark off the center and then the other holes as well. I used my Crop-a-dile Punch to punch out the holes to bind the notepad. It will punch through almost everything making it a very valuable tool staple to have on hand.

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Once the holes are all punched the Tim Holtz Mini Book Rings hold it all together.

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And I like to finish the note pads off with a sweet gold clip. It's great for clipping on receipts or other little notes that you don't want to lose track of.

I love how clean and fresh these notepads look on their own without lots of embellishing and have left these ones as is.

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I did however, want to show you that you can also step things up a little and really add lots of fun goodies on the notepads if desired. This would be more of a notepad I keep at home or write special thoughts or quotes in. It's too pretty to trust to the inside of my large purse that I drag around everywhere.

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One of the things you can do to step it up is to add dividers, or special vellum or acetate pages in your notepad. I adore this gold foiled vellum from Pinkfresh Studio and how it really glams it up!

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And to glam up the front I added a die-cut banner piece and layered it with so many gorgeous buttons from Lilac Lane and paper flowers from Maya Road. I like to adhere the really big embellishments with hot glue to keep them in place.

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 Thanks so much for stopping by the CLASSroom today! I hope you're inspired to get creative with Craft-a-Board and don't forget it makes amazing 3D projects as well.

Until next time!

Julia

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August 02, 2016

#TexturalTuesdays - Felt Flower on Canvas by Lisa

Hi my lovely crafty friends! It's Lisa up on the blog and wowza do I have a project for my #texturaltuesdays fanatics today!! Strap yourselves in because it's gonna be a lengthy one. ;)

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All of the Ellen Hutson, LLC designers are featuring FELT this week in our projects. So exciting, right? So I decided to work with the Memory Box Dies, Plush Ranunculus. I'm not sure that my flower really looks like a Ranunculus. But, truth be told? There are soooo many petals in a Ranunculus? I would have still been die-cutting felt!! :/ 

I used my Big Shot Plus to cut the Taylored Expressions Felt from the Yellows - Oranges pack (I used the color Butter).

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I cut a LOT of these circles once I realized what a Ranunculus should really look like.

Beginning to build the flower, take the smallest circle and shape into a cone. Wrap another circle around it so it looks like this and adhere:

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Start building your flower with the circles (petals) around this center. It may work best to work from the back. But, you want to work with larger and larger circles (petals), adhering as you go.

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Here you can see how MANY pieces of felt I needed to make this flower as full as in the completed project!

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I really should have counted. 

Completed flower (I had stuck some seed beads in the center, which I change my mind on):

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I didn't want to make a HUGE canvas for this. A small 6" x 6" canvas is always suitable for most of my needs unless I'm doing something really out of the box. But these flat canvas panels can usually even be punched through with a Crop-A-Dile. Makes it nice for gift giving.

I started with 3 colors of Ranger Dina Wakley Media Paint in Tangerine, Lemon & Magenta. I added White later on to soften and blend out the colors.

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All that I did was dot one color and dry brush it onto the canvas, then use the next color doing the same thing, then the next.... The following photos are a succession of the painting of the background.

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And then I used some bubble wrap for additional texture to lift off some paint with the next one:

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I zapped my canvas with a heat tool to make sure that it was really dry before moving on.

Using a portion of patterned paper from Authentique's Cheerful 6" x 6" pad I tore a piece out and fit it to one side and corner of the canvas. Using Prima's Soft Gloss Gel and the 1" Silicone Brush (also from Prima) I brushed the gel on top of the canvas where the patterned paper was going. Placing the paper into the gel and another coat on top of the paper completes the process. Be certain that there are no air bubbles by lightly pressing over the paper. Air could cause the paper to lift.

I'm fairly impatient with my crafts so I usually heat set items that can be heat set. 

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Stamp the words "Love, Hugs, Sunshine" from the Essentials by Ellen Clear Stamps, All Inside by Julie Ebersole onto white tissue paper using Coffee Archival ink by Ranger. I used the My Sweet Petunia MISTI Stamping Tool to help me line the stamps up. (I cannot line things straight to save my life!)

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As you can see above I roughly tore the edges of the tissue paper after the words were stamped. Once you have the tissue in place, you may need to tear more off. Be very careful as this is a gentle surface.

Collage the tissue paper in place VERY gently using the same means as above with the patterned paper using the Soft Gloss Gel. Once the tissue paper is dry, color in the letters with markers.

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I used Barn Door Distress ink to deepen the background a little in some random areas using a mini ink blending tool and a small stencil from the Tim Holtz Mini Stencil Set 4. Blending the ink through the stencil onto the canvas leaves a very pretty design and also deepens the color. It's very subtle and something you wouldn't necessarily notice. It's also a great way to soften the edges of the tissue paper.

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I had already gotten carried away adhering sequins so I had to use the stencil over the sequins...

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The floral piece you see there at the bottom ⇑ in the photo above ⇑ is a really cool piece from 28 Lilac Lane and this is from one of their embellishments kits.

SO!! All that I have left is to adhere my flower. FINALLY!! Yay!! I used Prima's Modeling Paste since I knew it wouldn't take forever and a day to dry and it would hold my flower to the canvas.

Once I was done, though? I decided I wanted to add some shimmer to my flower and I painted on a little of the Soft Gloss Gel on the edges of the petals and then sprinkled Ranger Distress Stickles Dry Glitter in Clear Rock Candy over the Gel. I can't tell you how much I {puffy heart} love this.

It looks goopy now, because it's still wet, but when it's dry? Baby, watch out!

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If you've read all the way through this YOU deserve some close-ups!!! ♥

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(so sparkly!)

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Isn't that FUN?!!

Thanks soooooooooo much for hanging out with me today and my ohhh-sooo-lengthy tutorial!! :D You all are why I love doing my thang. * mwah * Hope you had fun today. I sure did. My fingers are all painty and everything. :)

Check out my supplies below if you wanna make something like this for someone special in YOUR life.

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March 15, 2016

28 Lilac Lane Colorful World with May Flaum

May FlaumWhen May shared with me that she was spearheading a new line of embellishments and buttons were included I was not surprised. May Flaum is the queen of button embellishments! We are so excited that she is here with us again today to share how to create a simple project with dimension in a quick and easy manner using her new line, 28 Lilac Lane! In November May shared this post with us - the cool things is that you could use this Tried & True layout utilizing buttons in that horizontal strip as a way of changing up that simple layout! 

Please help us and share some comment love with May for sharing her creativity and a way to use button embellishments here in the CLASSroom. Head over to her blog Craft with May. Look for the post where she shares a peek at this project here along with the opportunity to randomly win a $50 shopping spree in our store!

Congratulations on your new line May and thank you so much for sharing how to use this fabulous assortment of goodies when card making!

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When it comes to card making I love using buttons and dimensional embellishments. Sometimes I like to keep it simple with just a sprinkle of sequins and beads, other times a few well-placed buttons. Today I’ve got one of my absolute favorites to share - putting buttons all around a raised sentiment!

LINK: Watch in HD on our YouTube Channel HERE.

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To create a card like mine I have a few tips to share with you:

  1. Pick a bold sentiment, something that stamped onto a square (2 ½”) of cardstock will be a strong statement and centerpiece for the card. Rectangular sentiments or shaped sentiments can work just as well – work with what you have!
  2. Speaking of working with you have, don’t stress the exact button or embellishment placement! Just play and work at random. It’s going to look great!
  3. PPA is the adhesive I recommend with dimensional embellishments as it dries completely clear and matte finish, as well as being archival and acid free.
  4. When working on a collage like this I suggest starting with larger pieces and working smaller. It’s easier to place those big items first and work down than it is to work the other way around.
  5. If you end up with a few gaps or odd spaces, you can always add another embellishment on top (such as a pearl or sequin) or add a bit of Stickles to cover a gap as well.

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I love doing cards like this because I get the best of both worlds: loads of button and embellishment play as well as a simple design. I hope you’ve enjoyed my project.

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For more ideas showing how to use the 28 Lilac Lane Embellishment line please join May on my blog Craft with May!

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