Comming up soon….

Video tutorials….. galore!!!!
Going up every wednesday….
First one up will be….

Making your own Journalling spots

You will need:
Various coloured ink pads (mainly to go with the papers you already have)
Stamps
Ultra Shape express and shape templates from Fiskars
Stamp of Journaling lines

I have been given a blog award.

The ever talented male crafter, Calv has given me a blog award!

Thank you so much Calv!
I am completely honoured by your wonderful comment:

“3. Debbie over at Arty Crafty. As well as always making me laugh,
Debbie is a dedicated Fiskateer who always has lots of different projects to show on her blog,
with lots of tutorials and new things to look at.”

So with the tradition of  blog awards….the three I choose for this award follows….

1. Helen Croft at Scrap a little - she has great tutorials on her blog is is very helpful.

2. Celina – a very inspiring scrapper.

3. Mimi at Doll – a very very talented doll maker. She is just awesome with a sewing machine and fabric!

Creating more….

I went to the Tuesday Taggers and their challenge this week is…..

BRIGHT and BOLD

   
So I decided to do a tag….. ummm ended up as a layout…. why do my tags end up to be something else? lol

Other supplies:
Fiskars butterfly and heart templates with Ultra Shape Express – also used in freehand mode
Heidi Grace – Love Bug range of patterned cardstock, stickers, clear overlays and rubons.
Fiskars circle squeeze punches for the pinwheel flower
Fiskars corner rounder squeeze punch
Plain cardstock from The Warehouse
Kindy glitz and homemade glimmer mist

I ended up making a 12×12 layout into a tag shape. The top corners have clear packaging attached to the cardstock.
I’ve used staples, Helma acid free glue and JudiKins Diamond glaze as adheasives on this page. – Still no tape adheasive here.

Heres the close ups:

My hubby doesn’t like it. Too Bright.
He thinks I should get back into painting again. lol
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I’ve also been very busy doing other scrapbooking stuff…. surprize surprize! – No sewing!

I’ve finally tried the rip and lace together method…. inspired my Celina My fellow If Its Groovy DT member

I used eyelets/one brad and Helma Acid free glue for adheasive on this layout
Other supplies used:
Tattered angels owl (thanks Sandra)
Leaves taken from pulled apart silk flower
Fiskars spots texture plate/threading water boarder punch/squeeze punch for flower
Creative memories clear stickers
Kindy glitz on clear packaging (swirl)
Various stamps: Ink by steph and Autumn leaves
Heres some close ups:

This was so much fun to do!!! Rip rip rip away!!! yee har
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I have also run out of my lollie pop flowers so ended up making more….

I also did some experimentation on some book pages

And I think it worked out rather well

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I also have had a go at The Cuttlebug Spot challenge this week…..

Brown – orange or blue (but definately include Brown)

Here is my card for that challenge:

I used brad, Helma acid free glue, xryon 150 sticker maker to put this card together.

other supplies used:
Silver – kindy glitz
value craft ribbon
cuttlebug embossing folder – floral screen
brown ink pad
Blue ink pads – Journalling spot will star as a tutorial soon!
bird is from tattered angels

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Well happy crafting!

I should really get onto making the rest of the friendship dolls for my daughters party which is 2 weeks away.
Also have to complete the x-stitch for her birthday pressie and now my daughter wants a pinata! Definatley won’t be buying one for $41 without the lollies! I’ll be making one! (might be a tutorial coming up for that!)

Wed Tutorial – Friendship dolls

For my daughters party I am making some Friendship dolls and thought you’d like to make some too…..

You will need:

• sewing machine
• material
• wool or DMC thread
• pens
• ribbon
• decorative string
• scissors or material cutter
• netting material
• needle and thread
• stuffing

Step 1
cut 2 1/2 inch square skin colour material pieces (1 per doll – might be better cut with pinking shares)

Step 2:
Print out template of and cut out the “dress” (1 per doll)
Skirt template for Friendship doll - PDF
I did finish off most of the bottom of the dress with pinking shears to stop freying

Step 3:
cut netting material to length of dress

Step 4:
sew 1/4″ seam placing the netting onto the right side of material

Step 5:
turn out netting and place good sides together of material then sew down back seam

Step 6:
place a small blob of stuffing in the square

step 7:
pinch all the ends together and sew neck closed

step 8:
turn dress in right way with netting inside of it and slip in the neck ends of the head

step 9:
hand stitch head in place

step 10:
now to sew on the hair
take your DMC thread or wool and sew in rows loops of hair
  

step 11:
tie string around kneck (this is the arms)

Step 12:
Make blue dots for eyes with a marker and then put black dots in the center.
draw in thhe mouth.

to finish off:
loop some ribbon and sew as shown

then attached to back of head

for an extra touch make fabric tags up and tie to ends of arm

the tags read             “this is a friendship doll from…..”

 

enjoy!

blog giveaways!!!!

blog giveaway time again!
golly so wish I could give you something – just haven’t got the money to post it out – but here is a list of wonderful blog giveaways….. Hope you and I win something!

Paper Crafting in Cocoa is giving this lot away! super quick quick closes tonight!

hop on over to Paper hugs for these goodies! closes 25th May tonight!

Imagine, create, inspire is giving this lot away: be in quick! closes 29th may!

go on over to Motivet blog and go in the draw to win these stamps! closes 31 May.

creations by Louby Loo is giving these away: ends 1 June

Smells like homemade is giving away these goodies: get in before 15th June!

Good luck!

Tool demo: 45mm rotary cutter

Here is a demo on the Fiskars 45mm rotary cutter for you

video is: 3min 14 sec long

 

I’m hoping to come up with a video lesson a week…… can’t promise anything though.

Enjoy!

FS #53

Another great cardsketch from Friday Sketchers this week. Just had to have another go….

The picture is from a 1970’s childrens story book.
Supplies used:

• Fiskars texture plate with texture tool
• Fiskars threading water boarder punch
• Fiskars Ultra Shape Express and oval template
• Inque boutique stamps (for background patterned paper)
• Whisper ink pad – brown
• Jasart brads
• Pulled apart silk flowers

LOOK mum no tape adheasive!
I used Judikins diamond glaze to stick stuff on and Fiskars foam adheasive. Also the brads.

Thanks for looking!

Personal challenge to myself

 

Adheasive challenged here…. (I’ve run out of my tape aheasive! OH NO!!!)
I only have these left to use untill I get another voucher:

1. Fiskars Adhesive foam - 2 1/2 sheets left
2. JudiKins diamond glaze – under 1/4 container left
3. Helmar acid free glue – 1/4 container left
4. 150 xyron sticker maker – 1/2 used

What I can use in replacement of adheasives:

1. eyelets – have heaps
2. brads – have heaps
3. DMC thread – have heaps
4. Machine sewing
5. Staples

“free” vouchers a crafters best friend

I love vouchers!

I belong to a hotpoints scheme on my credit card and every dollar I spend I get a hot point.

As soon as I get 3,600 points I can get a free $20 voucher to my fave craft shop – Warehouse Stationery or The Warehouse!
I bought these with that voucher this week!
Large Paint Pallette, Rhinestones, Pearls, replacement blades

Now I quailify for a “free” $30 check from

For every 3,330 points I get a $30 cheque for just filling out survey’s, pop quizzes and clicking adds. The best one for New Zealanders as far as I know. I’ve tried others and it takes heaps longer to get anything out of them.

So I cannot wait to get my next installment of Craft money as I can spend this lot at Spotlight and get my much wanted
tape adhesive that I have now run out of. (so I have to create without it).
DMC threads – 3 colours
Gold Kindy Glitz – large bottle
Ranger light blue ink pad
Ranger stamp cleaner
150 xyron refil

hmmmmm wonder if that lot will come under $30?
eeek I hope so! Well its in order of most needed. As in Most needed at the top!

Until next time!
have a crafty time!

More blog candy!

check this out!

This lady is adding to this stash untill the box is full!!!

So if you want to go in the draw to win some massive supplies like me go check out her blog at: http://scrappinoutloud.blogspot.com/

closes 31st May

She is ooooh so good!