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another door hanger

A little paint and piece of vinyl, fabric strip and some greenery from my stash.  I just happened to find a piece of fabric I could use for some "ribbon" too.  

Yeah, there are a few rough edges (loose threads - oops), but I do like how this one turned out.  No time to head to HL to look for ribbon -- and not sure I would find anything similar at this point in time... however, the fabric remnant worked for this project at any rate.

Mistakes happen when you're in a hurry... I forgot to union the letters in Hello -- but unless you're looking close, you don't  notice the extra cuts too much.... Accidents do happen and I'm  not immune to them that's for sure.  I am happy to have this hanging on the front door and looking forward to make a few more for later in the year in the next several weeks.  

DETAILS: 
I made a wash of the brown acrylic paint in the upper portion of the round.  Added some stripes of white and yellow using painters tape for a pretty clean edge between colors.  The vinyl is from HL -- it works, but it's not my favorite.  My good rolls of both white and black vinyl have gone MIA... what's up with that?  Time for a complete overhaul of my supplies, I guess, and get things back in order.  Fonts used for this project include Gracias (source unknown) and Impact (source unknown)

Hoping you have a creative day!  Nurture your heart and soul doing something you enjoy for a few minutes every day.  It's well worth it.  

 

 

Happy 4th!

June pretty much blew right by -- and July has popped up on the calendar!  We needed to refresh a few things around here and of course that meant a little holiday decor.  The mantel is filled with lots of Red, White and Blue stuff from years past and now, we have a new small banner.

The gnome Uncle Sam is from My Scrap Chick -- it's a freebie for a few more days...I'm really glad I grabbed it as soon as it was posted.  It's very adaptable from a treat box to a flat design.  And adding a little inking really adds some definition!

They are pretty easy to put together and aren't too heavy for hanging on the banner.

The stars are from the SCAL library (Basic Shapes).  I added an inset shadow and the lettering is cut in 2 layers.  White ink for the blue and red stars and a little pumice stone ink for the white star.  Bearly Art glue for the assembly of both the gnome and stars.  

I added sleeves to the back of each of the elements and then threaded with a ribbon for hanging.  

A new door hanging was also needed for this year's fabulous 4th.  I have a stash of some 12 inch rounds -- did a quick paint with some acrylic full body paint and added some vinyl cuts to the bottom half of the painted round.  The bow uses some leftover ribbon from a previous project and I added one of the patriotic gnomes to finish off the round.  


Hope you're finding some creative time in your creative space.  Enjoy and have an awesome week!  

it's 3 tags of summer time.

And today is the first day of the 3 day reveal.  I decided that for today's tag I would use a basic shaped tag.  I just used two different sized rectangles found in the basic shapes library, union them and add a small circle for the hanging string.  

I found a lovely floral image on Pixabay and thought it would make a great focal image.  I cut and applied a vinyl sentiment*  in a font I had on my computer to the top of the image to finish it off.  All cardstock and vinyl were cut using SCAL 6 Pro (6.056) and the Skycut C24

*Earlier in the process of trying to create the sentiment, I had some issues with my machine.  After a bit of struggle, I was able to finally get a clean cut.  I did try Line Fill under the Effects tab, but the command didn't work correctly.  Not sure if it's a bug yet, but checking if my next attempt doesn't work as it used to on a font I've filled previously.  

I'm looking forward to seeing what everyone else is creating over the course of the next few days.  Feel free to drop by our Facebook page to see the images posted by those that are participating.  

12 Holiday Tags Reveal - tag 3

It's Day 3 of the 12 tags reveal!  It's been fun so far, and I'm really looking forward to more great makes this week!  How about you?  

You can see all the makes over on our FB page.  

 

Combining paper and vinyl -- this really is a fun technique and you can use either removeable or permanent vinyl.  

After creating the shapes needed in SCAL 6, I prepped the paper.  The details are pretty small - so I decided to apply the vinyl directly to the paper before cutting.  Make sure the vinyl is burnished to the paper.  The flourish above the door is  a wingding from Bodini Ornaments font.  Cut the vinyl just as you would the paper -- no additional adjustments were necessary.  You can, of course, add additional elements and or decorations as decided.  

The tag base is a simple shape found in the Library.  Add a rectangle to the roof and union the two elements once you have the rectangle placed as desired.  

Cut and ink this shape - we used white as a base and some oatmeal colored ink - just swiping the ink across the shape and blending where needed using a blender tool.  Once the ink has thoroughly dried, you can glue on the vinyl cuts.  Do not remove the paper backing... just glue the vinyl and paper to the base.  It does add a little more interest and depth.  Add a hanging thread -- personalized as desired on the back.  

Play Ball part 2

Creating this sign for the "man cave" was fun and welcomed!  

The base is a piece of corrugated cardboard!  And I L. O. V. E. the texture it gave to the vinyl when it was applied to the painted base.  You'll find all the details on The Artistry at CreativeFabrica.com.  

 

Super Bowl is just around the corner.....

I had some fun playing with some files from Simply Crafty SVGs.  The Football Helmet file was languishing in my stash of cutting files -- and it was time to make a couple.

Add the Sports Trophy file to the mix and we've got a centerpiece for the big game.  


The helmets were actually pretty quick to put together... I didn't add the pull-out treat box.  I figured there'd be plenty of other stuff gracing the table.  However, the helmets are small enough you could make  a bunch as favors for your guests.  

This project was featured on the blog at SimplyCraftySVGs.com and on instagram.  

February Tiered Tray

I had a lot of fun making a few things for this year's trays.  Even discovered a few things from the last few years we'd used on the Valentine tree in the past.  No tree this year -- there's no room for it!  

You'll find all the details for these makes on The Artistry, here.  

Digital paper, watercolor and twine decorate this wood piece.

Covered wood again -- love doing these book covers using the foil quill!  

Framed a mini vinyl piece.  The frame is lightweight because it's made from paper!  

Check out all the details here.  

Have a great day in your creative space today! Nurture your soul with color and fun!

busy, busy, busy

but I can't share  most of it yet!  LOL  

That's really the most difficult part about writing and creating for others.  

What I can share are a couple of quick cards.  One of the big bonuses of using SCAL 5 Pro is being able to import files created in Make The Cut (MTC) and cutting them with the Skycut.  Easy, easy!  

I found a fun Concertina card on Pinterest and it was the inspiration for this card:

We had so much fun looking through the photos to find the perfect shots to celebrate her 14th.  Designer paper is from FSJ, vinyl from Expressions Vinyl in rose gold and used SCAL5 Pro to fill each of those photo squares perfectly and do the print + cut spot on!  

We made cooling scarves for the homeless and we'll be making a few more in the next week or so.  Some of those pieces of fabric in the stash are coming in handy and it felt really good to get the sewing machine out and stitch for a few hours.  

Learning lots of new things about pop ups, construction and mechanisms.  Hoping to play with those a little more in the days to come.  Excited about the prospects of fulfilling a dream and lifelong goal.  

rolling into 2021 -- lots of changes ahead

While the pandemic (COVID) continues to create new "normals" on a daily basis, there are more new beginnings for us as well this year.

My plans to retire late 2021 were sped up a bit in late December of 2020 and I was launched into the realm of being free to rethink the timeline.  There's a part of me that is ecstatic about new opportunities and more time to craft and create during the hours I used to spend working. 

New opportunities await  -- ideas and projects that were pushed to the back burner are now moving to the front and may finally see the light of day much sooner than previously thought.

Looking forward to new beginnings starting now.  

Let's begin with a stack of Thank You cards. 

CAS panel - 3.5 x 3.5 print 2 cut on Kraft 
card base - 4 x 8 colored base, scored at 4 along the 8 inch side.  
Adhere panel to card base front*.  
** I chose to insert one of the thank you cards in a frame as a gift for a special friend.  The "box" also contains a small gift.  

All Occasion cards



Panel - 3.75 x 5.00 speech bubble cut out with word (designed in eCal3 and cut on eclips2
card base - 4.25 x 11.00, scored at 5.50 along the 11 inch side.
Attach panel to card base.  
Glue another copy of the word on the card panel

And lastly, Photo print Cards



Panel - print 2 cut image panel (4.00 x 5.25), designed in eCal 3 and cut on eclips2 (photo credit to Debi Tullier)
Vinyl - cut and apply focus word (631 vinyl)
Card base - 4.25 x 11.00, scored at 5.50 along the 11 inch side.
Attach card panel to card base. 

*Scor-tape and Lineco glue used for these projects.  
AC cardstock used for all card bases and boxes in this post

Hoping your outlook for creating time is looking great this year!  Let's get ready for some major creative play!   

 

The globe

I've been keeping my eye out for some old globes I could upcycle, however, when this cut file became available, it hopped right into my shopping cart!  There are two versions in the kit -- a full globe and then one that separates into halves and can be filled with goodies.  Both will turn on the (straw) axis in the stand. Needless to say, this file found at Creatieve Papier Uitspattingen has so much potential -- I didn't have to wait any longer to find a globe!   Corina even has a printable "world" face you can add if you want something a little more realistic.

There is a link to an assembly video on her website, and I would suggest you watch it for some assembly tips.  I believe that Corina weighted her base, however, I didn't find the need to do that with my version but the weight of your globe and the paper used could make a difference and require weighting.   

The finished globe is approximately 7 inches high and a perfect fit with my 3D letters from SVGCuts and I love having it on my mantel. 

I created my sentiment using fonts on my computer and had to do just a little manipulating to get them to stick to the curved surface of the panels. 

TIPS:
If using vinyl on the panels -- cover a sheet of corresponding color cardstock with the vinyl and then cut with your cutting machine. 

Burnish the edges of the vinyl to the cardstock. This helped on a few pieces that need a little more shaping to the curves. 

If you decide to hand write your sentiments on the vinyl, be sure to use chalkboard vinyl.  You can wipe away the dust and reapply with chalk as desired. 

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Schedule in some creative time over the next few days and let the joy that comes from creating fill your soul.