I happened across a most worthwhile post by a fellow Maggie lover and blogger, Penni. She has a wonderful video tutorial for coloring sepia tones with Copic markers that's worth a gander. Check out her video at http://lazycatscards.blogspot.com/2011/11/card-and-video.html or by clicking her name above. Then, send me a photo of your sepia-tone Maggie and I'll post it on my blog.
Keep eyes posted here to see my version soon...not sure I have all the E-Copics needed for her method but we'll see what I can do.
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Showing posts with label tutorial. Show all posts
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Monday, September 5, 2011
Zippered Card Tutorial
Okay, so this isn't my card just yet but I thought it was such a cute idea. I just had to share a photo and a link!
The directions for this card can be found at Market Street Stamps and it looks like so much fun! I'd love to try this for a few special cards I tuck in to my never-ending box destined for OWH. It would also make a perfect Christmas money holder or giftcard holder too! I hope you'll give it a try soon.
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Teepee Card Tutorial
Hi cardmakers!!
Would you love to make your own teepee card? Well, go ahead and start by cutting 3 each 6" squares like this......
I had a blast making mine and was going to put together a little tutorial for you when I happened across this perfect one today. So no point in repeating things when you can just click this link and head to the Crafty Pad and follow theirs.
I can tell you a little about how I embellished mine though. Click the photo to bring up a larger copy to view for more details. This is mine flattened:
You'll see I added polka dot paper to the corners that are hidden under my shell print DP. These are small pieces I cut just to cover the exposed portion so not to waste paper. I believe they were 3" squares I cut diagonally. If you look an the enlarged photo you will see a small slit on the full polka-dotted triangle (next to the seahorse's back.) This is a simple perfect closure I copied from my Yahoo Group pal, Beth Babcock!
I'm terrible with flower embellishings and decided to add a aquariam/shaker box since my card is ocean-themed. The shaker round is a blister bubble from a trio pack of Prima rosebuds which I recycled, then filled with beachy colored seed beads and a diecut seahorse. I glued a backing of DP + CS which was slightly larger than the opening I cut in the card (used my circle Nestabilities). While the shaker dried, I cut a circle in the triangular section of the card. The finished/dry shaker piece was then glued into place on my triangular section of the teepee card. The outer ring surrounding the clear blister was cut using 2 Nestabilities dies that fit perfectly around. I glued punched circles in a darker green and added Glossy Affects to add dimension. This section still needed a little embellishing so I added a coordinating bow to finish off things.
TIP - don't try to use glitter in these. Static makes the glitter stick to the bubble and you can't see the innerds. I assembled 2 before I caught on that you couldn't see anything for the glitter sticking to the viewing area. You can see a small amount that I was unable to remove by clicking on the photo here-->
Next teepee card I make, I'm thinking of blunt cutting the pointy feet the card stands on since they seem to break down quickly. If anyone has a solution for this, please comment here. Thanks for stopping by my blog!!
Would you love to make your own teepee card? Well, go ahead and start by cutting 3 each 6" squares like this......
I had a blast making mine and was going to put together a little tutorial for you when I happened across this perfect one today. So no point in repeating things when you can just click this link and head to the Crafty Pad and follow theirs.
I can tell you a little about how I embellished mine though. Click the photo to bring up a larger copy to view for more details. This is mine flattened:
You'll see I added polka dot paper to the corners that are hidden under my shell print DP. These are small pieces I cut just to cover the exposed portion so not to waste paper. I believe they were 3" squares I cut diagonally. If you look an the enlarged photo you will see a small slit on the full polka-dotted triangle (next to the seahorse's back.) This is a simple perfect closure I copied from my Yahoo Group pal, Beth Babcock!
I'm terrible with flower embellishings and decided to add a aquariam/shaker box since my card is ocean-themed. The shaker round is a blister bubble from a trio pack of Prima rosebuds which I recycled, then filled with beachy colored seed beads and a diecut seahorse. I glued a backing of DP + CS which was slightly larger than the opening I cut in the card (used my circle Nestabilities). While the shaker dried, I cut a circle in the triangular section of the card. The finished/dry shaker piece was then glued into place on my triangular section of the teepee card. The outer ring surrounding the clear blister was cut using 2 Nestabilities dies that fit perfectly around. I glued punched circles in a darker green and added Glossy Affects to add dimension. This section still needed a little embellishing so I added a coordinating bow to finish off things.
TIP - don't try to use glitter in these. Static makes the glitter stick to the bubble and you can't see the innerds. I assembled 2 before I caught on that you couldn't see anything for the glitter sticking to the viewing area. You can see a small amount that I was unable to remove by clicking on the photo here-->
Next teepee card I make, I'm thinking of blunt cutting the pointy feet the card stands on since they seem to break down quickly. If anyone has a solution for this, please comment here. Thanks for stopping by my blog!!
Monday, January 24, 2011
Janome Sew Mini
I have always debated whether to sew on my papercrafts or not and apparently, I'm not alone. I'll be back this evening to elaborate and complete this post so be sure to stop back...Click here to check out a wonderful tutorial. This is an amazing bunch of information for anyone considering sewing on papercrafts.
I think one of these little sweeties is in my future! One of the members of a Yahoo group dedicated to Tilda that I love pointed us in the direction of this tutorial and it comes highly recommended. Darn, wish I'd seen this before Christmas!
The Mini Sew can be found at Overstock.com with shipping for just $2.95 or at Hancock Fabrics as mentioned in the tutorial...there is no sale on them currently so you might want to find a coupon! If you want to save a couple more dollars visit Overstock.com through the Ebates.com portal and please use my link here. (We'll both get a bonus when you buy your Mini Sew!)
My suggestions are to be careful with the needles selected, thread tension, and type of thread. The tutorial also gives great guidance on thread so you should be set to get busy sewing on paper! Have fun :-)
Let me know if you buy a Mini and how it works. For me...there's a new TOOL to put on my wishlist!
I think one of these little sweeties is in my future! One of the members of a Yahoo group dedicated to Tilda that I love pointed us in the direction of this tutorial and it comes highly recommended. Darn, wish I'd seen this before Christmas!
The Mini Sew can be found at Overstock.com with shipping for just $2.95 or at Hancock Fabrics as mentioned in the tutorial...there is no sale on them currently so you might want to find a coupon! If you want to save a couple more dollars visit Overstock.com through the Ebates.com portal and please use my link here. (We'll both get a bonus when you buy your Mini Sew!)
My suggestions are to be careful with the needles selected, thread tension, and type of thread. The tutorial also gives great guidance on thread so you should be set to get busy sewing on paper! Have fun :-)
Let me know if you buy a Mini and how it works. For me...there's a new TOOL to put on my wishlist!
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
OWH and a Pop-Up Card Tutorial
Hey there blogging fans! Today, OWH posted on FB a terrific little tutorial on making a fun, easy pop-up card. Check out the tutorial on the OWH website for deets. I've been wanting to make one of these and seeing how darn easy it is inspires me to get going...maybe tomorrow. My weary Vaio laptop is coming home and needs a little TLC tonight. It will be so nice to put the old Toshiba away!
UPDATE...my Vaio came home last night and old Toshiba is resting comfortably after helping out for the last week. Oh my...poor old T is about ready for the Halloween graveyard! I WILL make a pop-up card and post it today...PROMISE so pleeeezzz come back.
UPDATE...my Vaio came home last night and old Toshiba is resting comfortably after helping out for the last week. Oh my...poor old T is about ready for the Halloween graveyard! I WILL make a pop-up card and post it today...PROMISE so pleeeezzz come back.
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