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Jun 18, 2013

How To-sday | Quick Seasonal Wreath

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Today is another how-to from one of our super talented  Spring/Summer Design Team . Today we have a creative How To from Design Team member Staci Jones!

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My summer decor needed an update and I was inspired by these cool chipboard wreaths that I saw at Hobby Lobby. I grabbed a large roll of twine, which I am sure most of use have, and Authentique’s Glory collection.

After gluing the end of the twine on the back side, start wrapping around the wreath. Be sure to overlap the twine in the center circle every couple of wraps. Doing this ensures you stay pretty even with the wrapping so that the inner edge isn’t completed before the outer edge is. Keep wrapping and overlapping until your wreath is complete. When finished wrapping, either tie of the twine on the back or glue it down.

 

For embellishing the wreath, you could chose whatever fits the holiday, your decor, or theme you are going for. Because I needed summer decor and since it is almost the 4th of July, I made mine 4th of July themed. Using my Silhouette, I cut out the 3-d stars, folded them and hot glued them on. Throw nr a few of the collection stickers and you are all set with some new home decor.

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you have a great week!

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Great ideas Staci! This project looks quick enough we could make them for every season.

Make sure to come by tomorrow for a Lucky Mid Week Mojo!

Jun 17, 2013

Chic Tags | Monday Craft Madness #30

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We all look for that little something ‘extra’ for our projects. Chic Tags makes finding that extra something easy and chic. These tags, die cuts and ATC cards are the perfect size and color scheme to add to any card, mini album, or project life page.  That brings us to our Monday Craft Madness Theme:

Life!

Some of my favorite projects to see are the every day views into my friend’s lives.  Layouts about laundry or your favorite pedicure.  Mini albums of hopes and dreams.  Create something that showcases your every day!

I chose to celebrate an upcoming life event in my family by using Chic Tags.  Next month we are planning a little road trip to go see my sister-in-law’s wedding.  I created this little album before the trip to take notes along the way.

I seem to find little mini albums in my stash of supplies. I love to create mini albums. It’s nice to have a finished project once in a while. This mini album happens to open accordion-style.

 

The Chic Tags are the perfect way to decorate a mini album like this. The sizing was spot on and so was the theme. I used the tags from the summertime set. I love that I didn’t need to think of any titles or themes, Chic Tags takes care of that for you!

 

A few little added embellishments and I am ready to add my notes from the long drive we are planning on day one.

 

Since we live in Utah and are land-locked. We have had requests from the kids for a day at the beach. Assuming we will be able to squeeze it in during our weekend away, I am all set to add photos and notes from the day. I fussy cut some of the Chic Tags into die cuts to help embellish the pages.

 

 

We are excited for the family wedding and for my sister-in-law’s special day.

 

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This is a new round of our monthly Monday Craft Madness, you have until June 28th to play along. Here are the previous themes:

Monday Craft Madness # 28 – Fussy Cutting

Monday Craft Madness #29 – Organization

If you’d like to enter to win the May Monday Craft Madness prize:

Create a project (a card, layout, altered project, or any other craft your heart desires) using any of our weekly themes! You have until the Friday after the final theme is posted to create your project and upload a photo of it somewhere online with a link to this post in the caption. To enter to win, simply leave a comment on our blog with the link to your project! We’ll choose a random winner and they’ll be the lucky recipient of a $20 prize pack from scrapbookSTEALS.com at the end of the month!

Just note that this is separate from Mid Week Mojo, so you’ll have at least two fun projects a week you can dive into. :)

Jun 14, 2013

My Mind’s Eye Kate & Co | Friday Design Team Project

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Today we are excited to see our Design Team member Staci Jones make an awesome project with My Mind’s Eye’s Kate & Co collection. Staci chose Oxford Lane to work with and I don’t blame her. The colors are perfect for masculine projects, but some of the patterns are feminine. I am in love with this versatile collection!

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Do you love today’s steal or what? I am in love with this MME Kate & Co line! The colors are simply gorgeous and rich and amazing! I squealed when I saw that Melodee had sent me Oxford Lane. It is a great collection for a boy or a girl. I love the challenge of making boy stuff so I ventured into making a baby gift for my nephew who is due this fall.

I grabbed a 12×12 chipboard wall hanging square from Hobby Lobby, spray adhesive, regular adhesive, my Silhouette, and the Oxford line and got to work.

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I decided to do a big A for the baby’s name and left a nice spot for an adorable (because I know he will be :) ) picture of my nephew. I love this A because it is actually a box.

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I used a 3D letter cut file for the Silhouette to create the box. I thought that it would be such a cute idea if the parents wrote little notes/memories of pregnancy and infancy and placed them in the box. This way, they could be easily found and in a safe spot.

The stickers, layered stickers, brads and enamel dots are always just so perfect to add those little extras to any layout or project.

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Thanks for stopping by today and I would love to see what you guys create with the Kate & Co lines. The possibilities are endless!

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Thanks Staci!  What a great gift-giving idea. Make sure to stop by again on Monday for another Monday Craft Madness! It’s super Chic!

Jun 12, 2013

Lawn Fawn Dewey Decimal | Mid Week Mojo Peridot #7

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Peridot– Week 7 of 10

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 When I saw the Dewey Decimal Collection from Lawn Fawn, it made me smile. Visions of me in the library in elementary school looking up books in the card catalog (you know you remember those) came rushing to my mind. Then I had to write down the location in my notebook (because we couldn’t take the cards away with us) and scour the library for the book I needed. I am sure happy someone invented the search engine.  But I digress…when I saw Dewey Decimal, I thought the perfect photos to go with it would be the  cute preschool graduation photos from little June.  Check out my layout:

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 Here’s the sketch:

The included alphabet stickers are the perfect size for making your title.

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The other sticker sheet includes super cute words, borders and more!

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I was able to fuss cut out the retro typewriters to create die cuts. (I won’t mention the memories those typewriters brought up)

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 Enjoy the retro style of Dewey Decimal Collection from Lawn Fawn. It is perfect for retro projects or current projects.

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Now for this week’s winner… Charissa Miller!

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I LOVE how you did the sketch even without pictures.  So awesome.  Way to get your crafty on!

Let our customer service know you are this week’s winner in an email with your address to service@stealnetwork.com and we will be happy to send some sweet swag your way!

To enter to win this week’s prize, complete this sketch (Peridot #7) and have it posted somewhere online by 11:59 PM MST Monday June 10, 2013. Leave a comment on this blog post with the link to your Peridot 7 creation.

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If you’re new, we’d love to see you join in! Each Wednesday we provide a sketch and you have until the following Monday at 11:59 MT to leave a comment on this post with a link to your creation. You can find all of the fantastic details here. Also, as we continue week to week, bookmark this page for your quick reference to Mid Week Mojo links.

Can’t wait to see the interpretations of this week’s sketch start popping up on our Facebook fan page! If you haven’t already liked us, stop by.

Jun 11, 2013

How To-sday | Detailed Die Cuts

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I may be a little biased, but I think our design team is the best! I am loving our   Spring/Summer Design Team How To-sday posts. Today we have an awesome How To from Design Team member Candace Zentner. Candace shows us what we can do with die cuts.

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Hey everyone! Candace here today! I don’t know about you, but I LOVE playing with die cuts and cutting files! My favorite thing to do with my cuts is add detail and shading for dimension. I want to share some of the techniques I use, and how you can easily make your cuts look amazing!

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I cannot create a die cut without using my Colorbox Fluid Chalk ink. I add shading to almost each piece to create dimension. To add shading, I start with subtle shading by tapping my ink along the edges of each piece and add more color as I go, if needed. There are lots of brands of fluid chalk ink that can be used, and regular chalk with a pompom also works great!

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On some pieces, a combination of colors can be used to achieve a more dramatic shaded look. On the yellow oval below, I added quite a bit of shading with a yellow ink then added a touch of a darker yellow right along the edge of the piece.

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A lighter shade of ink can also create a neat effect. On the piece of my squirrel’s tail, I shaded with a cream color.

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After I added the shading to each piece and assembled my squirrel, I used a white gelly roll pen to add some small faux stitches and doodles. My finishing touch was some Glossy Accents over the eyes and nose to give them some shine. Take a peek at the plain squirrel, with no chalking or faux stitching, compared to the squirrel with added details!

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Here is how I used my little squirrel on a card!

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I am not sure if I have ever seen such a cute squirrel! I am going to try some of these tricks for sure. Time to get out my die cut machine. Now for a little business. We had such a fun Blog Hop last Friday.  The American Crafts DIY Thickers are such a fun and versatile product. We need a winner… so here we go, the winner of the $20 scrapbookSTEALS.com gift certificate is:

Venetia Holbrook 

Let our customer service know you are this month’s blog hop winner in an email with your address to service@stealnetwork.com and we will get you your $20 gift certificate!

 

Make sure to come back tomorrow for another Mid Week Mojo!

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