After a post-crafting tidy up a little while back i gathered up all the little pieces of scraps that were lying on my work table. I rarely throw these out. I have a little tub which holds all my scraps which are smaller than A5 size, and i usually work from this tub every now and again. I find it fantastic when I need just a little pop of colour, and usually theres a good selection in there.
But in truth, my little tub is overflowing, so I decided to try to use these scraps rather than stashing them, and because I knew that I would come up with something, I turned on my video recorder so I could share my process with you.
This video takes you through the making of a card made from these little scraps, and I am really pleased with how the card turned out. Mostly because i know these scraps have had a narrow escape from the recycle bin! Lol.
Thanks for watching.
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Products Used
Offcut from My Favorite Things notebook edge die
Making Memories Slice ledger paper
Black cardstock scrap
Green paper – Cosmo Cricket
Linen thread
Button
Gluedots
Scrap of beige swiss dots embossed paper
Glossy Accents
Enamel accents
Martha Steward Butterfly punch
Happy Fathers’ Day to all our Daddies out there! Hope you are all having a wonderful day.
Sorry its been quiet this week, Piper and I flew back from N.Ireland on Tuesday, and after an extensive wait for luggage which meant we didn’t get back home until late, the rest of the week has been exhausting. Piper caught her first cold (to be expected with all the rainy Irish weather) so all she has wanted to do is cuddle, bless her!
So poor Craig had to celebrate his first fathers’ day with shop bought cards (G-A-S-P!!)! How shocking! He did get some cool pressies though – this book by Jamie Oliver (love the frangipane tarts), this genuinely drip free travel coffee mug – an essential for any coffee lover (he had a red one before but it got lost/stolen), and a cool thingy-me-bob which apparently makes wine taste very nommy – a wine aerator.
So with it being Fathers Day, i thought I would share a boys card with you. It was actually a birthday card for my Bro, but it could be adapted for any occasion i reckon. And even though it was for my thirty-something brother, I think it could work for nearly any age, boy or man.
On the video, I also share a tip on how to make your own faux-bakers twine. Check it out!
Just a little funny side note – I was wearing a fleecy and rolled up the sleeves so it wouldn’t be in the video….{fail}. I can already see Craig rolling his eyes at me when he watches it. heehee!
Oh by the way, I haven’t forgotten, winners will be announced soon!
Today I want to share an easy peasy project with you using Claudine Hellmuth’s sticky back canvas. I have had this stuff for a few months and every so often I get inspired to play with it. You can stamp onto it, ink it, paint it… and the results are amazing as the canvas as a great texture.
I decided to make a little piece of home decor this time, using this canvas sheet and some Meiflower embellishments. I didn’t have my video camera charged when I was making this, so I grabbed my DSLR and made the video below from still images- but it still should be really easy to follow.
I have used flower sequins from Meiflower to create the heart shape, (stuck down using tacky glue). These little things are so much fun. There are loads of different colours and each pack contains over 500 pieces! They remind me a little of the table confetti you can get at weddings, and could definitely be used for that purpose too, but i’m having fun using them on my projects. Check them out here.
In the middle i’ve attached a metal butterfly charm – doesn’t it look darling! This filigree design also comes in a gold colour, but the silver is definitely my favourite.
Can you believe how easy it is to make your own mini canvas, and the design itself is simple, elegant and really cost effective as the embellishments cost only a few pence.
If you would like to win some of these fab embellishments, then check out our fabulous giveaway from MeiFlower as we have 3 goodie bags packed full of charms, ribbon, flowers and more! Or jump on over to MeiFlower to see the check out the full range of products
