Almost Artisan – 3D Item #1: Sunflower
This is one of the 3D items that I submitted for the Artisan Awards. The flower is made from Patterns DSP (Crushed Curry, Soft Suede, Old Olive) and is on a Definitely Decorative Chunky Frame decorated with a Definitely Decorative Scallop Frame, and hand cut petals based on the Cheep Talk Definitely Decorative Stencil. The flower is not as difficult to make as it seems. It is time consuming, but as long as you can glue and bend paper, you are set. It is a great project to work on while you watch tv, because it is repetitive and a bit mindless. Here is the tutorial and template: [slideshare...
Read MoreButterfly Mobile
At long last – here is the project I had planned for my Earth Day Challenge…more than a month later! I had a busy and fun month – I hosted my book club and then had a friend from Hong Kong visiting. So I spent a lot of time cleaning, traveling, and obsessing about Artisan Award results until I finally got around to getting started on this project. That is when I saw the Embellish Butterflies Color Challenge and my idea fit perfectly for the challenge they put forth…projects using butterflies and the colors olive, black and Kraft. Starting at the top, the mobile is held...
Read MoreQuick Birthday Gifts
If you follow my tweets, you’ll know that last weekend I was looking for ideas for a birthday gift for a friend who is a super cool mom/art teacher. I rounded up some ideas, and I ended up making an altered journal, flower photo frame, and a 3×3 card. Being a crafty artistic type, G loved the gifts. It was a good lesson for me, since I tend to make more elaborate, time consuming things. I had two other projects planned as well, but my Saturday got away from me and I had to keep it simple. Note: these projects used a lot of retired SU! product, Sunshine Day DSP, and Pacific Point...
Read MoreShop OnyxStamps
Since I’ve been told repeatedly that I should sell my creations, I’ve launched an online shop at zibbet.com. I’ve also added a “Shop” page to this blog that will have a glimpse of the current products that I have available for sale. The first item I listed is this fantastic Thank You Set that I made for my friend’s daughter birthday. It has 20 Thank You Cards and envelopes (10 each of 2 designs) which are held in a fabulous purse that is customized with an initial. The idea is that the cards could be sent as is, or the images could be colored (my...
Read MoreTeacher Gifts
In March a co-worker asked me about making teacher gifts for her son’s teachers. I immediately thought of the cute treasure chests that Gretchen Barron had featured on her blog using the matchbox die. So I worked up a couple samples, which were a big hit. Aren’t they fantastic? They both use a lot of retired or soon-to-be-retired paper and ribbon. To make the tags I folded a rectangular piece of cardstock slightly bigger than the tag on the die in half, and carefully placed it so that the fold would stay intact when the tag was cut. It created the perfect little gift tag. I then...
Read MoreWelcome sign
I recently made this Welcome Sign from Stampin’ Up!’s new Decor Elements line of vinyl wall art. I was inspired by this example. It was so simple to do. I cut 4 pieces of DSP and glued them together. Then I applied the Decor Element to the glass of the frame – this video shows how easy it is to do! I assembled the whole thing and realized that it needed something extra. So I added two ornaments I made from the On Board Trinkets from the Holiday Mini Catalog. Doesn’t it look great? I can’t wait to update it for the seasons…so easy to do…just change...
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