Posted on Wednesday, January 24, 2018

Floral Heart Gift Bag

Graciellie Design

Hello everyone… I am back today with a gift idea for Valentine’s Day. I made this Floral Heart Gift Bag using digital stamp, digital paper, and box die set.

To make this bag is pretty easy. I cut out the bag using ODBD – Card Caddy & Gift Bag Dies using heavy weight white cardstock. And I put the pieces together with ScorPal double sided tape.

Then, I printed out the 2 patterns from the Graciellie Design – Pink & Blue Watercolored Digital Papers on white printing papers. And I printed the floral heart image and sentiment from Graciellie Design – Floral Heart & Banners Digital Stamps on white cardstock.

I trimmed the floral blue paper into 5″ x 3.75″ and I added the paper on the front of the bag with Art Glitter Dries Clear Adhesive Glue. I like this glue for 4 reasons: quickly dries clear, no-wrinkle, and super strong, works on any materials.

Next, I trimemd the checkers patterned paper into 4.5″ x 3.25″ and added it on white cardstock. After that, I used glue pen to draw lines around the edges, let it dried, and added the Gold Foil Paper on it. I added the panel on the bag with the same adhesive glue.

To embellish this bag, I fussy cut the Floral Heart and trimmed the sentiment banner to fit on the bag. I added the sentiment first, and added the heart on it. And finished the bag with some pearl gems on it.

My bag is done 🙂 I hope you enjoy it and inspired to make your own gift bag for your loved ones.

THANK YOU so much for stopping by my blog today. Hope you all have a fabulous day!

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Posted on Tuesday, December 26, 2017

DIY Easel Calendar Card

Hello everyone… I am back today with a fun Easel Calendar Card project that you can make as a great New Year gift for a crafty friend or co-worker at the office.

My project today I created using the Calendar Fun Stamp Set from Joy Clair. I searched for some ideas on Pinterest and stumbled upon on this tutorial from Splitcoaststampers. It is a Calendar Easel Card. It is a card with calendar on it that you can also use it as table top calendar. How about that?

I stamped the calendar grid on white cardstock using MISTI and that makes stamping 12 times super easy and faster! Also, you will have exact same position for each month. I also did the same way with stamping the year 2018, days, and month. But for the dates, I used mini 1×1 stamping acrylic block from Close To My Heart only becuase the date change day on each month.

Inks I used on this project are from the Memento Dew Drops Sorbet Scoop Set.

I decorated each month with the washi stamp and symbol images that come with the stamp set. I tied them up with twine.

The easel card base is 5 inch x 6.5 inch when it lays flat and fits inside the large invitation envelope that you can get at store. It will need extra stamps to send, but it is also great to hand it out as gift.

I share the steps how I created this calendar card on Joy Clair Blog today. Come over to check it out! THANKS a lot for stopping by today! I hope you all have a wonderful day.

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Posted on Thursday, December 7, 2017

COLOR ME Cards and Gift Bag Set

Hello everyone… Today I have a fun Christmas project to share with you. Christmas is getting so close and I created a set of COLOR ME cards and gift bag set. This can be a great gift idea for children and classroom students, too.

I created this gift set using the new release from Our Daily Bread Designs. The stamp set I used to create the background and sentiment is called Holly Leaves. I simply stamped the leaves branch all over the plain white card base randomly with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. And with the same technique, I decorated the front background gift back.

The die sets I used to create the bag are Card Caddy & Gift Bag Dies, Gift Bag Handles & Topper Dies, and Oval Stitched Rows Dies.

And here’s another one that with the matching greetings card 🙂

I hope this projects today give you inspirations to create quick and fun gifts for your family and friends. Visit Our Daily Bread Blog to see more inspirations from the team and information on their new release.

Thank you so much for stopping by at my blog today. I wish you a blessed day!

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Posted on Friday, December 1, 2017

Our Daily Bread Designs December New Release

DECEMBER IS HERE!!! It is 24 days until Christmas Day… Can’t you believe that? We are here super excited and our hearts full of joy and thankful for the greatest gift we ever received in our lives. I hope you all be filled with the joy given the LORD, too! And… what is exciting… today is also the kicking off day for Our Daily Bread Designs December New Release!

This new release will kick your socks off! Over Our Daily Bread Designs blog today you can see the beautiful inspirations from the team and new release information. And…there is a giveaway also that you can enter. Info at the end of this post.

I have 3 projects to share with you that I created using the stamps and dies from December New Release:

Our Daily Bread Designs Team have amazing projects to inspire you… Stop by each designer’s blog to check it out:

Sandee * Lisa * Angie * Cathy * Grace

Dawn * Chris * Diana * Helen * Kathy * Lori

GIVEAWAY TIME

Three randomly selected winners will each receive a $25 Gift Code to the ODBD Website just for commenting on the Design Team cards! You have until December 2nd, 2017 at 9:00 p.m. EST to leave your comments on the Designers Blogs for a chance to win! The Winners will be posted on the ODBD Blog on December 3rd, so be sure to check back there to see if you won!

I hope these projects inspire you to create something special for this Holidays. Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today and have wonderful blessed day!

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Posted on Wednesday, November 29, 2017

ARTplorations Stencil Blog Hop

Mixed Media Projects With Sanna Lippert Designs

Hello Everyone… Welcome to ARTplorations Stencil Blog Hop. Today I am joining the STAMPlorations team for this special blog hop featuring the new line of ARTplorations stencil designed by Sana Lippert.

This blog hop starts at STAMPlorations blog where you can see the full list of blog hop participants. You will be inspired by their amazing projects using Sanna’s stencils. And… you have a chance to win the amazing prizes:

1 (one) winner will win $20 gift certificate to STAMPlorations store
2 (two) winners, each will win their choice of 3 Sanna Lippert Designs stencils

Here’s how to enter the giveaway:

Visit each participant’s blog and leave comment by December 4th, 2017.

All winners will be randomly drawn from comments left on the STAMPlorations blog and participating designers blogs!

And here are my 2 projects using Sanna Lippert Designs Stencils:

First is the table top Christmas tree pot. I found a cute little Christmas tree at a craft store a while ago and it needed a pot 🙂 First, I painted the small clay pot with white acrylic paint. I painted twice, between 1 hour drying time.

After making sure the second layer dried well, I added the Senecio 1 Stencil on the pot and used mini puncher to added the green leaf acrylic paint. I painted the whole surface. You need to be very careful when moving the stencil to the next row, especially when the paint still wet. It would be better to paint the next row when the first one is dry or at least half-dry so there will be no smudge. To remove the wet paint smudge, I simply used wet wipe.

I also added some glitter hologram paint on the pot for extra bling to it. Once paint dry, which craft acrylic paint will dry in 1 hour, I added foam inside the pot for the tree to stand. I secured it with hot glue gun.

And then I wrapped the mini LED light around it and now it is sitting on my desk 🙂

My second project is an art journal using the Evolution Stencil. First, I created the background with Color Burst powder, sprayed some water and dabbed of some. After that I sprayed some white spray paint and green spray paint.

I added some homemade texture paste with the Evolution Stencil on the page and dried it with craft heater. And then I added some Gelatos on it with my finger. I used the Gelatos Original Set on my journal.

Using Crisscrossed ARTplorations Stencil, I added some black paint on the corners using make up sponge. And dried it with craft heater. And then I added some gold glitter hologram acrylic paint with the Star Aligned ARTploratios Stencil

I added some old book paper strips in the middle of the page using mod podge, and added some Gelatos on them with my finger.

Once they dry, I added some medical fabric gauge and the green burlap on it with strong liquid glue.

I stamped the flower from Smile – Dee’s Arty Impressions stamp set on a watercolored paper scrap with Memento Tuxedo Black ink pad, fussy cut it with micro-tip scissors, and added it on the page with strong liquid glue. For the sentiment, it is from Bold Sentiment – Beautiful stamp set, cut them into paper strips, and added them with same glue.

I finished the page with added some white gesso around the page with my finger and added the Vintage Photo Distress Ink on it once the gesso was dry.

There all my mixed media projects to share with you all on this blog hop today. You can find all the STAMPlorations supplies I used below. My hope they inspire you to create today 🙂

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