Altered Arts Magazine: Journal Cover

This journal cover was made for Altered Arts Magazine with some very yummy preferred partner products!

Journal Cover

Supplies:

5 3/4” x 8” chipboard journal with blank white pages, Kunst & Papier

12x12” decorative paper; Old Curiosity Shoppe Collection, Graphic 45

“Flute” paper, Canvas Home Basics

Ribbon; Urban Couture, Basic Grey

Dye ink, Red Pepper-Adirondack Earthtones, Ranger Ink

Distress Ink, Black Soot-Tim Holtz, Ranger Ink

Leather flower embellishments, So Happy, Prima

Bling Flourish, “Say it with bling”, Want 2 Scrap

Bird Cut out, “Wings and Things”(Cyndi Duncan), Mail Box Muse

Double Sided Super Sticky Tape, ThermOWeb

Instructions:

1. Cut 2 pieces of decorative paper to the size of the journal covers. Adhere one to the front and one to the back. Ink the edges.
2. Cut Flute paper triangle 5” x 2 1/2” and a rectangle 3 1/4” x 4”.
3. Gently fold the rectangle but do not crease and hand cut a heart shape from the bottom center as the bird house “door”.
4. Apply red ink to the triangle roof piece and black ink to the rectangle piece.
5. Attach a piece of ribbon around the rectangle using double sided sticky tape.
6. Attach the “birdhouse” pieces to the journal cover.
7. Cut out the bird image.
8. Glue the flower embellishment into place and slip the bird slightly behind the flower.
9. Attach the bling flourishes. 
    
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

Thanks so much for stopping by the blog today.

Merry Christmas to all!

Make art everyday!

Becky

Spotlight on Crafting Rocks!!

I am thrilled to be a Spotlight Designer on Crafting Rocks!
Thank you, Westcott!

Hello and welcome to the Designer Crafts Connection hop!
We are a diverse group of Craft Industry Designers, sharing our creativity through hopping.
We hop on the FIRST MONDAY of each month.  This month's theme is Holiday Gifts.

To visit the next blog, please use the DCC Hop Button at the end of this post or on my sidebar.

 For my hop, I'm sharing my Altered Arts Magazine DT post.
This little cutie can be a refrigerator magnet, pin or ornament. 

Victorian Magnet / Ornament or Pin

Supplies:

2x2” wrapped canvas (Canvas Home Basics) (AAM preferred partner)

Handmade flower Item# 556518 Prima Marketing (AAM preferred partner)

acrylic paint: New Grass -EcoGreen Crafts

pink self-adhesive pearls: Say it with Pearls- Want 2 Scrap

Misc: wide vintage lace, brown suede paper, hot glue & gun, Magnet dot

Directions:

1. Paint the front and sides of the canvas with acrylic paint, let dry.
2. Cut vintage lace 4x4” and hot glue to the canvas, carefully wrapping corners and adhering with hot glue on the back side.
3. Cut a 2x2” piece of brown suede paper and hot glue to the back side to give a nice clean finish.
4. Apply the pink self-adhesive pearls around the edge of the canvas. (A large flower design was used for this project but cut apart to apply straight around the edge of canvas)
5. Hot glue the Handmade flower (Item# 556518 Prima Marketing) to the front center of the canvas.
6. Hot glue a magnet, pin back or hanger to the back of the project. 
   
   
   Thanks so much for hopping around today!  Please visit the other designer blogs for more wonderful and crafty gift giving projects.  

Printing on Fabric and a GIVEAWAY

I am helping a friend with a quilt block for the American Legion Auxilary Historical Project.
I thought it may be helpful for others to know the process I had to go through to get the results desired. 

She wanted the emblem with a photo of a lifetime member printed onto the 7x7" piece of cotton quilt fabric provided for the project.  The print area is to be only 6.5 x 6.5".

Step 1: Create a document (openoffice.org draw doc) large enough to accommodate your design area with plenty of border. I used 12x12".  My printer is an Epson 1900R photo printer.

Step 2. Make a square 7.7" and 6.5x6.5" and position them in the center of the page.  Put the smaller box inside the larger box to show your border area.

Step 3. Print the document.  Mark your paper with an arrow to show the top so you won't lose orientation.

Step 4. Spray the paper with spray adhesive, let dry to become tacky.  Add another coat of adhesive if necessary.

Step 5.  Iron fabric to remove all wrinkles.

Step 6. Place the fabric onto the paper within the print range (over the blocks you printed onto the paper).

Step 7. Insert your image to be printed into the smaller square in your document.  Delete the original squares but leave your image in the place where the small square was located.

Step 8. Use Scraperfect's Perfect Crafting Pouch!  (scraperfect.com) to treat the fabric, the ink will print bolder.  Also use the pouch to remove sticky areas outside the printing area.
----GO HERE: to see video tutorials of the Perfect Crafting Pouch
*NOTE-I had to cut a 12" x 2" strip of fresh card stock and adhere to the top of the page to get it to feed correctly through my printer.

Step 9. Re-insert the paper into the printer and print your document with image.

VIOLA!















Step 10.  Remove the fabric from the paper and assemble the quilt as usual.
**HEAT set your printed fabric with an iron, but my printer is inkjet and may not be as permenant as I'd like.
If you know of a product that can be prayed or added to help make it more permanent, please leave a comment.
ALSO, LEAVE A COMMENT TO WIN A PERFECT CRAFTING POUCH OF YOUR OWN!
Thanks so much for stopping by the blog today.
I hope you had a fabulous Turkey Day!
Give thanks and craft on!
Becky

Altered Arts Magazine: Meditation Box

Hello, and welcome to my second post of the month for the Altered Arts Magazine Design Team.
I'm still meditating and needed a place to put my incense and candles :o)
This celestial storage box was created from a wooden cigar box.

Supplies:
chipboard
wood cigar box
Perfect Pearl pigment powders (Ranger Ink)
Mini mister (to set the Perfect Pearls)
Dimensional metallic copper paint by Tulip
Black Spray Paint: Krylon

Directions:
1. Spray paint the box black, use as many coats as necessary for good coverage.
2. Dab blotches of Perfect Pearls in blues and purples on each side of the box, spritz with water to set and let dry completely.
3. Cut the star shape from chipboard and spray paint black.
4. Apply gold and copper Perfect Pearls to the "rays" of the star, apply blue/purple to the center and mist to set.
5. Draw the circle and ohm with Tulip Metallic Copper dimensional paint, let dry.
6. Adhere the star shape to the top of the box.


Thanks for swinging in for some altering fun!
You can also "like" Altered Arts Magazine on Facebook where all the designers share project ideas and design tips.

Make Art Everyday!
Becky

Duetica.com: Art Lettering for Scrapbooks

I've never been a fan of my own handwriting.  Duetica.com Art Lettering Studio makes it EASY and fun to be creative with your scrapbook page titles, tags and journaling blocks.

Doesn't my BFF's grand daughter look like she's having a blast during this photo shoot?


















DUETICA.COM FONTS: DT Floot D30 and DT Piper A00

Other supplies:
Background paper by Robin's Nest
pink "say it with pearls" flower by Want 2 Scrap
pink card stock, blue metallic fibers, blue paint chip from hardware store, purple fabric flower, blue and purple art glitter.
Decorative corner punch, 3/8" hole punch

Directions:
1. Select fonts and ink color, create your document to print onto your background paper.
2. Apply glue over the title text and add glitter. 
3. Select fonts, ink color and text for your tag and print onto card stock, cut tag to size, punch decorative corners at the top, pierce hold in the top center and add fibers.
4. Layer the photo on top of the paint chip.  Attach the paint chip to the background using adhesive on 3 sides to create a pocket for the tag.
5. Affix the pearl flower and fabric flower.

Thanks bunches for stopping by to scrapbook with me today!
Be sure to check out the duetica.com Art Lettering Studio, there is a great video that walks you through so you can see how it works and what it's all about.  You can also check out the Designer Project Gallery to see different ideas and ways to use fonts while you are creating.

Scrap on!
Becky

DCC SMOOTHFOAM CHALLENGE!

Hello and welcome to the Designer Crafts Connection Manufacturer's Challenge hop!
We are a diverse group of Craft Industry Designers, sharing our creativity through hopping.
We hop on the FIRST MONDAY of each month but today is a SPECIAL HOP with a challenge from SmoothFoam
To visit the next blog, please use the DCC Hop Button at the end of this post or on my sidebar.

You can win a prize package from Smoothfoam!  To enter to win, leave a comment on the blog of the designer that has made your favorite project and say what they would make with Smoothfoam.  The more often yoiu comment the more chances you will have to win.  All the projects will be posted on Pinterest so readers can comment there too.  The winner will be announced on our Facebook Page on November 19th.



















I made this old fashioned tree center piece using the SmoothFoam as the structure.












SMOOTHFOAM SUPPLIES:
3 Balls: 3", 4", and 6"
1x8" flat circle base

Other supplies:
3/8" wooden dowel
Fabric
3" wide lace
large gold buttons
large star punch
gold foil paper
wire
hot glue gun
Say it in Pearls embellishment (Prima)












Directions:
1. Cut 3" pieces of dowel to assemble as shown. This will create holes for you to locate easier later and pre-poke them to make assembly easier with the fabric on.









2. Cover the base in fabric using a hot glue gun to secure on the bottom.
3. Hot glue lace around the edge using accordion style.
4. Cover the largest ball (6") in fabric, securing with hot glue, but do not go completely over the base and do no cover the hole you made earlier.
5. Place the 3" of dowel previously cut into the base piece hole, put some hot glue on it and around it then slide on the 6" ball.
6. Cut a piece of lace and tie around the base of the ball where the two pieces meet.  Tie a knot and hot glue into place.  Embellish with a gold button. Trim the tails of the lace.
7. Repeat steps 4-6 for the next two balls.
8. Punch two stars from gold card stock and hot glue together with a piece of heavy wire glued in between them.
9. Embellish the star in the center with a "say it in pearls" embellishment.
10. Push the wire / star into the top of the tree.

















Thanks so much for stopping by, please continue to hop around to see what the other Designers have created with Smoothfoam and enter to win a great prize.

Craft on!
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DUCK TAPE DESIGN CONTEST

 You can help choose the next design on a roll of DUCK TAPE! How exciting!
More exciting is that one of my designs was selected in the top 20 for the voting!!

Here is my chosen design:(click image for larger view)

 Here are two other designs I submitted but were not chosen.
I kinda like the snowflakes :o)

Here are all the designs up for voting!
Here's what you do:
1. Direct link to vote on Facebook
2. If that doesn't work, "like" their page first: DUCK TAPE ON FB
3. When you get to the voting page, you'll see the mock rolls of each design, click the bubble next to the one you want to vote for, scroll down and hit the big orange "vote" tab.

PLEASE VOTE FOR MY FISHIES!  THANKS BUNCHES!!

Altered Arts Magazine: Ohm Pendant

Hello, and welcome to my first post of the month for the Altered Arts Magazine Design Team.
I'm meditating and finding my center of peacefulness :o)
This pendant was created with chipboard and a bottle cap.















Supplies:
chipboardPerfect Pearl pigment powders (Ranger Ink)
Mini mister (to set the Perfect Pearls)
Dimensional metallic copper paint by Tulip
Black Spray Paint: Krylon
3d Crystal Lacquer and Terri Sproul's Mixer: Pearl Blue Mica Powder
jewelry findings: silver ring and necklace cord

Directions:
1. Cut 3 star shapes out of chipboard and spray paint black.
2. Apply a different color Perfect Pearls medium to each layer and spritz with mini mister to set, let dry.
3. Glue the star shapes together as shown.
4. Mix 3d Crystal Lacquer and the Metallic Mixer together and fill the bottom of the bottle cap, let dry.
5. Draw the Ohm sign with the Tulip Metallic Copper dimensional paint, let dry.
6. Adhere the bottle cap to the center of the star.
7. Pierce a hole at the top center sun ray to attach the silver ring and put onto the cord.



Thanks for swinging in for some altering fun!
You can also "like" Altered Arts Magazine on Facebook where all the designers share project ideas and design tips.

Make Art Everyday!
Becky

Hello and welcome to the Designer Crafts Connection Blog hop!
We are a diverse group of Craft Industry Designers, sharing our creativity through hopping.
We hop on the FIRST MONDAY of each month. This month we are also having a manufacturers challenge on Saturday, Nov 10th. The theme for today's post is "Thank You Gifts", please hop around, I'm certain you'll find some fabulously crafty ideas.

To visit the next blog, please use the DCC Hop Button at the end of this post or on my sidebar.

Nothing says "Thank You" like a hand-made greeting card. Imagine receiving layers of inky, bling beauty expressing that sentiment.

FONT: DT Tin Whistle A00 by duetica.com Art Lettering Studio

Ribbon by Deja Views
Fabric Flower brad by Basic Grey (stitched)
paper glitter flower by Grant Studios
Scrap papers, distress ink, cardstock and a fabric daisy.

WIN $50 GC to JOANN Fabric & Craft Store

GO TO GLEEFUL THINGS FOR DETAILS AND ENTER TO WIN!

Holiday Placemats with Purple Cows

This project was fun to create and also took me for a very nice trip down Memory Lane.
It was so fun to go back through all the photos I have that will never make it to a scrapbook, but are still great memories.

PURPLE COWS, INC SUPPLIES:
13" Hot and Cold Laminator  #3027
 9 Blade Trim It #7600
Hot Pockets Menu/Brochure 11x17" #4090
Punch It! Summer #7203

OTHER SUPPLIES:
PC, digital images and printed photos, duetica.com font: DT Mandolyn 1 G00, card stock, 11x17" poster paper, printer.

DIRECTIONS:

 1. For the front of the placemat, create a document for a poster and imported digital pictures as well as a text block for the title and print the document onto 11x17" glossy poster paper.
2.  Print the title block only onto coordinating card stock, trim to size and punch a decorative corner.
3. I did not want to leave the backside completely blank, so I dug out some old photos and cropped them into the collage. 
4. Place the poster paper into the laminate sheet and laminate.

VIOLA!
This would be such a wonderful "take home" gift for your extended family dinner.  Make each family member coming to dinner their own placemat of old photos you've taken of them and their family over the years, and they can keep them.

Be sure to visit the Purple Cows, Inc BLOG to see more creative projects.  Check out the MOO TUBE

for great video tutorials.

Craft on!
Becky

DCC MAKINS CLAY HOP

Hello and welcome to the Designer Crafts Connection Blog hop!
We are a diverse group of Craft Industry Designers, sharing our creativity through hopping.
We hop on the FIRST MONDAY of each month as well as have monthly manufacturer challenges. This month we are crafting with Makin's Clay and you could be a winner of this amazing prize valued at just over $111.00!

To visit the next blog, please use the DCC Hop Button at the end of this post or on my sidebar.



















This lovely Jamaica inspired 16x20" mixed media project was created with Makin's No Bake Polymer Clay and Makin's Clay tools.

MAKIN'S CLAY SUPPLIES:
3 pkgs black clay
Professional Extruder with adapter
Professional tool kit
Seashells push mold

OTHER SUPPLIES:
16x20" stretched canvas, black acrylic paint, Perfect Pearls (Ranger Ink) in various blues, green, gold, copper and purple, colored sand, glue.

INSTRUCTIONS: 



















1. Draw a design or pattern onto the stretched canvas. Leave 1" border to edge of canvas for framing.
2. Use the Professional Extruder and octagonal shaped adapter to create lines of clay and glue them along the design lines.



















3. Paint the entire project black with acrylic paint.
4. Make multiple seashells, 2 fish and one starfish using the Seashell Push Mold and glue them into place.

5. Apply Perfect Pearls pigments to the shells, apply copper pigment to the project design lines. Spritz with water to set.
6. Apply glue inside each area and dump colored sand onto the glue.  Let dry. Dump off any excess.
7. Repaint the outside edges with black acrylic paint.



















Be sure to check out Makins' Clay on:
Blog:  http://makinsclayblog.blogspot.com/.

Facebook link is:  https://www.facebook.com/MakinsClay?ref=ts&fref=ts

Pinterest link is:   http://pinterest.com/cindibisson/makin-s-clay/

ENTER TO WIN THE PRIZE HERE:

To enter leave a comment on the Makin's Clay® Blog telling us which project you liked best on the blog hop.  The winner will be randomly drawn from all entries on or about October 24th.  We will announce the winner on the Makin's Clay blog so please check back Thursday, October 25th to see if you have won!

Keep hopping around to see some more amazing projects with Makin's No Bake Polymer Clay and Tools!

Craft on!
Becky

Autumn Centerpiece with Purple Cows, Inc

Autumn in the air, the Maine foliage is becoming brilliant and the air is cool even under the shine of the sun. Today I've brought the brilliance of fall into my home wit this table centerpiece.

PURPLE COWS SUPPLIES:

13" Hot and Cold Laminator  #3027

Hot Pockets Scrapbook 12" x 12" #4050

Pin It!  #7000

Pin It! Pin Set-Laurel Leaf #7008

OTHER SUPPLIES:

Branches and leaves gathered from outside, faux berry sprigs and glittery curly Qs, small scissors, ribbon, glass container, rocks, and hot glue gun. 

DIRECTIONS:

1. Gather branches and leaves.

2. Arrange rocks and branches in the glass container, add the sprig of faux berries and glitter curls.

3.  Place leaves inside (2) 12" x 12" laminating sheets and laminate. 

 

4. Cut out the laminated leaves, leaving approximately 1/8" to 1/4" around the edges. 

5. Hot glue the leaves to the branches using one small dab of glue near the base of the stem.

6. Use the Pin It!  #7000  to attach 2 copper leaves from the Pin It! Pin Set-Laurel Leaf #7008 to the ribbon and tie the ribbon into a bow around the glass container.

*NOTES:  

1. I did not dry and press the leaves before laminating them.

2.  I used to think laminating was expensive, but looking at the Purple Cows website to create the links for this post, I saw the generous amount of laminating sheets in each pack with such a reasonable price, I am thrilled!  I'll be laminating much more :o)

Thanks so much for stopping by the blog, please visit the Purple Cows, Inc BLOG for more great project ideas and watch some MOO TUBE to view tutorials and see how easy it is to create with their tools. 

Craft on!

Becky

 

Designer Crafts Hop: Makin's Clay give away!

Hello and welcome to the Designer Crafts Connection Blog hop!
We are a diverse group of Craft Industry Designers, sharing our creativity through hopping.
We hop on the FIRST MONDAY of each month. This month we are also having a manufacturers challenge and give away, details below.
To visit the next blog, please use the DCC Hop Button at the end of this post or on my sidebar.

The Makins Clay Challenge HOP will be on Saturday, October 13th!  Come back and hop around, see some fabulous clay projects and enter for a chance to win this prize package!

Holiday Quilt Pattern: Duetica.com

The Holidays will be upon us quickly, as don't we always seem to run out of time?  I'm getting a jump on a community project due in November.  Today, I've designed a quilt block.  It is required to be 12.5 x 12.5.  This pattern is 12x12, so when I get to the cutting, piecing and sewing, I'll add a 1/2 around the base piece for when all the quilt blocks are sewn together.

duetica.com Lettering Arts Studio:
FONTS USED: DT Mandolyn 1 A00 and DT Tin Whistle B00

I've included some step images to show you my process.

The duetica.com Lettering Art Studio fonts were added using simple text blocks and rotating the bottom row slightly.