PaperFections

Mondo Terial Magic Magnolia!

Hello, everyone -- Today I am sharing with you a fun product I recently tried, Terial Magic, now available from Imagination International. (Click on any photo for a larger view. All bold products are linked below in the supply section). Terial Magic is a liquid fabric stabilizer that turns fabric into a fray-free, paper-like material which can be manipulated in ways that were previously unavailable. This obviously makes it perfect for anyone who sews or quilts, but it is also great for papercrafters! Once fabric is treated, you can stamp on it, die-cut it, run it through your digital die cutting machine, even PRINT digital images onto it using your personal printer -- and I can't wait to share a product I created doing that! It’s amazing for creating fabric flowers, bows and so much more. I can't wait to share more projects I made with it in the future! Here are the easy-to-use directions: Here's how I amended those directions: Step 1: I laid the fabric into my clean sink and sprayed it in there (larger protected area to use it in, and one less bowl to clean!) Step 2: I laid the fabric onto my self-healing cutting mat... Read more →

Stitched Bird with Copic Bubble Background

Hello and welcome ... Today I have a fun background technique to share with you, adding to my Beautiful Background series! To create this easy bubble background, I used an Aristo Circle Template and Aristo Finelead Studio 0.5 mechanical pencil to lightly trace overlapping circles onto a 4.25" x 5.50" X-Press It Blending Card panel. This template features 45 different circles, ranging from 1 to 36mm and is transparent so it's easy to see through and plan out circle placement. And while linking this, I just noticed that ALL Aristo products are currently 50% off in the Aristo Store at the Imagination International website! Next, I used the Aristo Click Eraser to erase any overlapping lines I didn't want. This eraser's ergonomic shape features push-button technology to advance the refillable eraser. It is the nice soft and non-abrasive white eraser which is less likely to smear surrounding areas or damage your paper. I like how small this eraser is, allowing it to be very precise and work easily in tight spaces. Then I used some of my favorite color combos of Copic Sketch markers pictured above to color and shade the circles. Once colored, I used the Click Eraser again... Read more →

Happy 8th Birthday Taylored Expressions!

Happy Monday to you, friends! Did you know Taylored Expressions is celebrating its 8th birthday this month with some fun party favors for YOU! These include everything from the exclusive WISH BIG stamp & die combo set I’ve used today, to patterned paper packs, ink, and more! GIVEAWAY ALERT! Visit the TE Blog to see all their special offers and for your chance to win a fun prize! I was so very honored to be a part of the first Baker's Dozen Design Team when Taylor started the company 8 years ago (remember Cuppie?!!), and just as honored to be asked to help them celebrate their birthday this month! Here's a peek at the adorable Wish Big stamp set, which you can receive FREE with your purchase over $50 this month! (Click on any photo for a larger view. Bold products are linked below in the supply section) This set is SO MUCH fun! I used every stamp and DIE in this exclusive set, except for the two balloon strings -- I used different colors of embroidery thread in their place. Here's how this card came together: I used a variety of rainbow colored Distress Inks to ink up the... Read more →

Pineapple of My Eye!

Hello, friends! I'm back today with another beachy pineappley project for you! Can you tell I slightly LOVE just about anything tropical and beachy?!! I'm desperately trying to hold on to the last bit of Summer (before school starts next week), by scrapping one of my favorite photos from our vacation a few short weeks ago (I am SO ready to go back)! I hope you'll join me today over in Ellen Hutson's the CLASSroom for all the details on how I created this page. As promised, I've included detailed photo instructions on how to create the stamped watercolor pineapple I used here and on my pina colada card in the post below this one. I look forward to seeing you there! Read more →

Essentials by Ellen Late Summer 2016 Release!

Hello, and welcome to the Late Summer 2016 Essentials by Ellen Release Hop . . . I’ll be showcasing several of the new stamp sets and dies in my post today! First up, I'm using the awesome Stay Golden stamp set and coordinating Stay Golden dies (All bold products are linked below in the supply section): (Click on the photos below to shop these products!): To create this card: (Click on any photo for a larger view) I absolutely adore pineapples and this set has some FABULOUS coordinating sentiments ... I couldn't pass up this pina colada one (since it's one of my favorite tropical drinks)! The pineapple stamps are offered in a 2-step type stamp for the largest pineapple (with separate greenery top), and two smaller one-piece solid pineapple stamps! You can either use the large pineapple two stamps together, or maybe just the criss-cross outline, if you want the option to hand color it with markers or pencils = great versatility! To create the large pineapple "cup" I used #52 Bright Yellow Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker on the solid pineapple, lightly spritzed it with water, then stamped it onto watercolor paper. Once the base was dry,... Read more →

Lavender Felt Sachets

Happy Friday, friends! Today I'm sharing a fun felt project over in Ellen Hutson's the CLASSroom ... lovely lavender scented sachets! I hope you'll join me there for all the details on how to create them, with your Taylored Expressions felt (my very favorite felt of all time!) and Memory Box Plush dies! See you there! Read more →