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Bag Box

Good Tuesday Tutorial to you. Today's tutorial was inspired by a project I saw on Amanda Corbet's blog. I made a change on the dimensions, the tutorial is in my own words and shown using Clear Dollar Stamps Products. I think you'll like it as much as I do. It is easy and whips up quickly depending on how much you decide to embellish it. But that is the fun part isn't it. I will show you a few ideas for using it also at the end. Easter and Mother's Day are coming up.

 

Start with a 3 1/2 x 11" piece of NIGHT ECLIPSE CARDSTOCK.

 

Score at 4, 5 1/4, 9 1/4, 10 1/2 along the 11" side of your paper. (It is hard to see MY score lines on the dark paper).

 

Now turn your cardstock to the left so your 3 1/2 " side is up against the top of your SCOR-PAL.  Score at 1 1/4.

 

Here you just cut your flaps. Along the bottom here you cut at your score lines up to the 1 1/4" score line...cut out the right hand bottom corner. (In my photo I pulled up my flaps a little so you could see ...that is all. It looks like there is a notch cut out...there is not but the right corner).

 

Now fold using a bone folder along all your score lines. Place a piece of Score Tape along your right flap.

 

Flip over and place two pieces of score tape on the left 4" long flap on the bottom. On the inside piece of tape next to the score line...leave a little space between it and the score line so it doesn't stick to your other flaps when putting together.

 

Remove the top piece from your score tape on the side flap and adhere. This is what it looks like.

 

Now take the top bottom flap (long one that does not have score tape on it) and fold under on the bottom of the box then fold in the little bottom side flaps.

 

Remove the top pieces from your score tape and fold up the bottom flap. The box part of our project is done.

 

Print out your digital image. I am using JESUS HANDS COLOR DIGI. You need two pieces 3 x 5". I used the digital paper that is in this digi as my background and placed my image and sentiment on top. If your image goes underneath what you are putting it on top of just right click, select "order" then select "bring to front".

 

Now here's your two 3 x 5 pieces cut out.

 

If you want to punch your corners, now is the time to do it. I punched my top corners using a large round corner punch.

 

Now cut out two pieces of NIGHT ECLIPSE CARDSTOCK 3 1/8 x 5 1/8". I punched these corners as well.

 

Adhere your black mat pieces to your digi pieces.

 

Now cut two pieces of COTTON CANDY CARDSTOCK 3 3/8 x 5 3/8". I rounded my top corners.

 

Adhere the Cotton Candy cardstock panels to your digi panels.

 

Punch out a small oval (or any shape you desire, I personally love the look of the oval) up toward the top of your digi panels.  I punched out my oval on one. Then put my punched out panel on the unpunched panel traced lightly the oval shape with a pencil. Then I lined up my punch upside down and punched out my oval. Now they are even on both sides.

 

Place a piece of score tape at the top of the box centered on both sides.

 

Place a piece of score tape on the back of each digi panel along the bottom. Center each panel on the sides of the box and adhere.

 

I tied a bow at the top, added Easter grass and filled it with dark chocolate eggs.

 

 

Here are a couple more ideas for using this Bag Box:

 

Here's one I made for Mother's Day using the beautiful digi TULIP WREATH.

 

I just love how this one turned out using these happy daisies from CHARLIE DAISY COLOR.  The sentiment is from my digi NESTERS.

 Thanks for joining me. I hope you have fun making this project.

Big Sale with FREE shipping on our Clear Stamps!

 

For the month of March, we are offering free shipping on STAMPS!

(United States and Canada only) 

(all other items on your order will have shipping applied to them) 

 

We have hundreds of stamps that are 50% off....have you been to our store to check them out yet?  You'd better hurry....we've had many go out of stock and into official retirement, so come on over and see if there are any you need!

 

Take a look at all the great deals here:

Clear Stamps on sale 50% off!
(excludes Christian stamps and Latest release stamps)

 

Don't forget, we have more stamp sets in our EXTREME DEALS SECTION that are marked off way more than 50%....make sure to head over and grab some unbelievable deals here:

EXTREME INVENTORY MAKEOVER DEALS 

 

Make sure to be a good friend and tell everyone you know about the fantastic deals that are going on now!

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More Extreme Sale Items

Already priced and ready to move

without a coupon code! 

Items are priced as marked!  We have EIM on the store sections that are part of our
Extreme Inventory Makeover sale!

 

Ribbons are on sale - 25% off

Accents are on sale - 25% off

Designer Papers - 25% off
Clearly Coordinating Kits - 40% off
Clearance Section - up to 90% off
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FREE STUFF....even on the DISCOUNTED PRODUCTS! 

We've also added some more options of past Stamps of the Months and Quarters for you to pick from with a $40 order
(AFTER all discounts and before shipping...what you pay for product must be $40) 

1 free stamp of quarter - $40 order
2 free stamps of the quarter - $80
3 free stamps of the quarter - $120
 and so on!

Go to Free Stamps here! 

We have a Winner for the Sunday Blog Hop!

We have a winner!! Congratulations to Tami B. of Tami's Craft Connection. You are our winner of the Clear Dollar Stamps "Spring is in the Air" blog hop. Your name was chosen from Tameko's blog, Creating My Peace.

Please contact Cassie ([email protected]) to claim your $25 gift code for digital images!

Have a wonderful day of stamping!

One stamp with many uses & paper Calla Lilies

Hello! Happy Tuesday Tutorial Day!!

Last month a guy at church asked me to make his wife a Valentine's Day card. So I was asking him what she liked, favorite color, favorite flower, etc. He said she liked Daisy's and Calla Lilies. So I went to Clear Dollar Stamps and found the perfect stamp with Calla Lilies on it...Easter Blessings. I also found that it has an SVG file to go with it so you don't have to cut the flowers out by hand but can let your die cutting machine do all the work. I decided to make her Valentine card with a daisy and save the Calla Lily card for Mother's Day.

In looking for ideas I ran across this blog, Dana's Inspirations, where she makes 3D Calla Lilies and they were SUPER simple. So I thought I would make some to add as 3D embellishment to my card. Which then got me playing with the stamp set and using it in different ways. So lets have fun and see different ways one stamp set can be used.

IDEA #1: Making Calla Lilies out of paper

SUPPLIES:

1/4 in Scor-Tape - 27 yards

Scor-Pal Multiple Scoring Tablet

Berry Blast Cardstock - 12x12

Berry Blast Ribbon - 7/8 in sheer

Yellow pipe cleaners

Floral tape

wire cutters

White Cardstock (Bazzill - white)

Patterned Paper (My Mind's Eye Confetti - Cousins & Girlfriends)

Pearls

Oval cutter and shape for background (I used my Cricut with Basic George and Elegant Edges Cartridge)

1 1/4 inch circle punch

Glue

White Signo Pen

Step 1: Get supplies together

Step 2: punch out a circle in the white paper

Step 3: The paper needs to be "broke down" so it is workable into the lily shape. I did this using my score-pal since I did not have a crimper. I scored it and kept turning it and turning it again. Do this several times.

Step 4: Take your bone folder and smooth out your circle. It won't be completely smooth but it will straighten out some.

Step 5: Fold the paper into the shape of lily (cone)

Step 6: Put glue on towards the bottom of the cone to help hold the pipe cleaner. Also put some on top of the pipe cleaner and pinch the flower together to shape around the pipe cleaner. Use a small round tool (like a paper piercer) so you can curl the edges.

Step 7: Once that is dried take your floral tape and wrap it around the stem to make it green.

Step 8: When you have it the length you want cut the excess with wire cutters.

Step 9: Make several of these for the bouquet. Arrange them together till you like it. Take green floral tape and wrap the bundle together so it will stay as a bundle. Tie bow around.

Step 10: When you are going to place it on your card put 1/4 inch scor-tape on the back to give it more adhesive support.

Step 11: Decorate your card. I used a Meljen's Designs Sketch as inspiration for my card.

 

IDEA #2: Use the stamp to make your own background.

SUPPLIES:

Easter Blessings Clear Acrylic Stamp

Prayer Journal Clear Acrylic Stamp

VersaMark Watermark stamp pad

Tombo Marker Yellow 055

Tombo Marker Green 126

Embossing Anti-static Pouch

Memento Rich Cocoa ink pad

White embossing powder

Versa Magic jumbo java ink pad

EK Success corner punch

Heat gun

Step 1: Cut paper for a 5 x 7 finished card

Base Cardstock - 7" x 10" (fold in half to make 5 x7 card) (Bazzill Pine Cone)

Patterned Paper - 4 3/4 x 6 3/4 (Scrap within Reach)

Brown mat - 4 x 5 1/2

White (for stamping image) - 3 3/4 x 5 1/4 (Bazzill White)

Yellow mat - 3 1/4 x 4 1/8 (Bazzill Glow)

Green - 3 x 3 7/8 (Bazzill Parakeet)

Step 2: Stamp the single Calla Lily stamp randomly on the white piece of paper. I put a piece of scratch paper under so I could stamp off the edges of the white paper. I also only inked the top part of the stamp as I didn't want the long stems so I could get more flowers on the piece of paper. The center will be covered up so doesn't have to be perfect there.

Step 3: Color in the leaves and center of the Calla Lily stamp

Step 4: Using a corner punch that allows a piece of paper to fit in there.

Step 5: To make sure I get a perfect fit I line up the brown piece with the edges of the corner and mark with a pencil. See photo. Then I cut where I marked with pencil.

 

 Step 6: Dab the Embossing Anti-static Pouch on the brown paper. That will keep the embossing powder from sticking where it is not suppose to.

Step 7: Stamp the cross with Versa Mark ink onto the brown paper. Pour embossing powder onto the stamped image.

Step 8: Shake off any excess embossing powder. Heat with heat gun. It will turn shiny white and then it is done. Don't do it longer as it will burn it.

Step 9: Assemble card.

 

IDEA #3: Stamp and cut Calla Lilies from your die cutting machine!

SUPPLIES:

Patterned Paper (Chatterbox)

Cardstock (Bazzill White, yellow, purple)

Easter Blessings Clear Acrylic Stamps

Cuttin' Up SVG File - Easter Blessings

Ribbon

Pop Dots

Tombow Markers - Yellow 985

Tombow Markers - Green 126

Cricut

Cricut - Elegant Edges Cartridge

Step 1: Stamp Calla Lily image

Step 2: Using the Sure Cuts a Lot program cut out the Calla Lily image on your die cutting machine. Use a scratch piece of paper as this is your template so you will know where to cut (don't resize it)

Step 3: Take your stamped image and slide it under your template so that it lined up to cut out the stamped image. Take off the template and cut out image.

Step 4: Color in the images.

Step 5: Assemble Card. I used Our Daily Bread Sketch #73 as inspiration.

 

Thanks for stopping by today and seeing the different ways one stamp can be used.

If I have inspired you to use this stamp or if you find another way to use this stamp please leave a comment with the link I would love to check it out.

- Kathy D.

 

 

Sunday Blog Hop -- Spring is in the Air

Hello friends!

Welcome to our monthly Sunday Blog Hop! 

These blog hops will be the third Sunday of every month....a must see for a lazy Sunday afternoon!

Each month we will have a theme which each Design Team member is challenged to interpret any way they like. 

The theme for March is:

Spring is in the Air!

We ask that you browse through each Design Team member's post and leave them an encouraging comment....short or long, they all are appreciated!

There will be a prize each month!

March's prize is:

$25 gift certificate to Clear Dollar Stamps for Digital Images

WINNER:  The winner will be randomly chosen from comments received on DT member blogs. The winner will be announced on the CDS blog Thursday, March 22nd.

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Let's go look and see what my other DT members did!

Remember, leave an encouraging comment and be entered to win our contest....the more comments, the more times you are entered!

Barb Gmitro Best

Jerusha Borden

Lisa Lara

Cassie Trask

Jennifer Dunn

Tameko Mays

Deanne Kay

Kathy Dunnegan

Linda Anderson

Sarah Taylor

Have fun hopping, my friends, and be sure to leave comments along the way!  You could be the winner of the gift code!

Thanks for hopping with us!  

Hope your day is filled with blessings and stamping galore!

 

Clearly Inspired Challenge #48 (CIC48)

Here we are at the 3rd Friday of the month, which means it's time for another Clearly Inspired Challenge!  Did you see all of the great digital goodness that was released by CDS yesterday?  If not scroll down, because you certainly don't want to miss it!

We had over 100 participants in the last challenge, which means we will have lots of winners for our featured digi!  Let's see if we can get even more during this next challenge.

Scripture

This month's featured digi is perfect for the challenge!  While it's not the full Scriptures, it references all of those wonderful Scriptures that we hold so dear in our hearts.

Here are a few guidelines for the challenges before you submit a card or project:

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-Challenges are on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of each month, and you'll have 2 weeks to finish each challenge.

-Challenges can use any stamps or digis from any company

-ONLY ONE ENTRY PER PERSON and please no back posting

-Prizes will be given away after both challenges for the month.  The number of prizes is determined by the number of participants for the month.  For every 20 entries there will be a $10 gift certificate for digis up for grabs with a maximum of 3.  (For example if over the entire month there were a total of 60 participants in both challenges, there will be 3 $10 gift certificates and 3 of the featured digital images to give away. . .that's a total of 6 winners in that example.)

-We will also be giving away this featured digi image....one for every 20 entries with no limit!  Here is what our March Featured Digi looks like:

Melody of Truth

Now for some DT inspiration:

Linda Anderson -- River Glorious Color digital image & Christian Friendship

Tameko Mays -- March featured digi Melody of Truth

 

Cassie Trask -- Just Divine

Please use Mister Linky below to link your project directly.  We also ask that you link back here to Clearly Inspired Challenges sponsored by Clear Dollar Stamps.  You have until April 5th at midnight to enter this challenge to be eligible for the prizes at the end of the month (that's 3 weeks to play this time!).  Be as creative as you can, while sticking with the theme.  Remember, only ONE ENTRY PER PERSON.  We can't wait to see what you come up with!

Digi Day at Clear Dollar Stamps!

Hello Everyone!

It's time for another digi release day!  We are "Marching" in to spring this month....I just love spring and all the flowers and BRIGHT COLORS!  We have some absolutely adorable spring digis, all around digis, and colored digis for you to enjoy this month!

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Are you new to digis?  Well if you are, here is a quick explanation.  You will buy and download a "zipped up" file.  You will unzip this file and receive all the images in jpg and png formats.  You will then pull those into a Word doc or picture editor and print, print, print.

Here is a little tutorial and FREE digi that will help you along!

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We have a new Illustrator!

Yes, we have a new illustrator, but she is not new to Clear Dollar Stamps!  Our very own Lisa Lara is now on the scene as an illustrator!  I am so excited about what she will be bringing to the Digi Line up....and I think you will be too!

Lisa's first set is these adorable little Nesters!  Now I can see these working for Mother's Day, Father's Day, Baby showers, and so much more!  The samples show just how versatile this set is!

Nesters Digital Image

Designed by Lisa Lara. Copyright Lisa's Doodley Doos.

Licensed by Clear Dollar Stamps.

 

Go to Nesters Digital Image

 

The DT members who created previews with this digi:

Lisa Lara

Cassie Trask

Sarah Taylor

Special Guest Designer - Dina Kowal

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Lisa's second set is this adorable little birdie!

Who wouldn't love this adorable little "cheep"!  He is just doodlicious!  Create adorable birthday cards and so much more with this set!

Cheeps Digital Image

Designed by Lisa Lara. Copyright Lisa's Doodley Doos.

Licensed by Clear Dollar Stamps.

 

Go to Cheeps Digital Image

 

The DT members who created previews with this digi:

Lisa Lara

Cassie Trask

Deanne Kay

Jennifer Dunn

Trudy Sjolander

Barb Gmitro Best

Deedee Anderson

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Next, we have some adorable digis by Deedee Anderson!

  This set is the perfect blend of babies, scriptures, and blessings.  Babies are such blessings, and this set will help convey that in the cards you create.  The samples are just adorable and will just set your creativity flowing!

Baby Blessings Digital Image

Design and copyright by Deedee Anderson. Licensed by Clear Dollar Stamps.

 

Baby Blessings Digital Image

 

The DT members who created previews with this digi:

Deedee Anderson

Sandy Domelle

Jerusha Borden

Stephanie Wright

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Don't you just love all these little singing critters?  Blended with scriptures, this would be a perfect way to bless your choir director, soloist, or pianist at your church!

Make A Joyful Noise Digital Image

Design and copyright Deedee Anderson. Licensed by Clear Dollar Stamps.

 

Go to Make A Joyful Noise Digital Image

 

The DT members who created previews with this digi:

Deedee Anderson

Sandy Domelle

Stephanie Wright

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Third, we have digis by Laurie Wilson....some of them you will recognize as past stamp sets.....BUT she has set them to life in color and created matching papers!  I don't know about you, but I just love how the whole package comes together for a beautiful set of cards!

I think this set is perfect for friendship gifts.  Wouldn't it be a blessing if we could all take the time to bless someone with a card from this set, or a package of cards for them to pass on the blessing?

Friend in Need Digital Image

Designed by Laurie Wilson. Copyright Clear Dollar Stamps.

 

Go to Friend in Need Digital Image

 

The DT members who created previews with this digi:

Linda Anderson

Jerusha Borden

Kathy Dunnegan

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This set is PERFECT for all those camping scrapbook pages that are about to start up for the summer and spring!

Happy Trails Camper Digital Image

Designed by Laurie Wilson. Copyright Clear Dollar Stamps.

 

Go to Happy Trails Camper Digital Image

 

The DT members who created previews with this digi:

Jennifer Dunn

Sarah Taylor

Deedee Anderson

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This version comes colored up with matching papers.....I've never been a camper, but I might for one night just to do a scrap page with this digi set and matching papers!

Happy Trails Camper Color Digital Image

Designed by Laurie Wilson. Copyright Clear Dollar Stamps.

 

Doesn't this card just make your mouth water????

This is what is so wonderful about digis....you can make them as big or small as you would like!

 

Go to Happy Trails Camper Color Digital Image

 

The DT members who created previews with this digi:

Laurie Wilson

Lisa Lara

Jerusha Borden

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This has been one of my favority images from the time it was introduced.  This tulip wreath is just so elegant and fits so many purposes!  With Mother's Day coming up, this is a must have set!  You could even make a card gift for your mom with this set....maybe some matching gift bags and tags????  I bet your Mom would be thrilled!

Tulip Wreath Digital Image

Designed by Laurie Wilson. Copyright Clear Dollar Stamps.

 

Go to Tulip Wreath Digital Image

 

The DT members who created previews with this digi:

Linda Anderson

Kathy Dunnegan

Candy Fosta

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This set is such a blessing!  Pair it with our Build a Quilt Die set and create some beautiful cards.  There are so many of us that love sewing and this set just speaks to our hearts!  Available in outlines, or you can buy a colorized version....super easy and simple!

Sew Grateful Digital Image

Designed by Laurie Wilson. Copyright Clear Dollar Stamps.

 

Go to Sew Grateful Digital Image

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 Sew Grateful Color Digital Image

 

Designed by Laurie Wilson. Copyright Clear Dollar Stamps.

 

Go to Sew Grateful Color Digital Image

 

The DT members who created previews with this digi:

Laurie Wilson

Jerusha Borden

Candy Fosta

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Fourth, we have our digis by Trudy Sjolander!

Trudy created this adorable little stitched flower to march in to spring with this year!  You can see by the samples how easy it is to create a beautiful card with this set!

Stitched Flower Digital Image

Designed by Trudy Sjolander. Copyright True =D Doodle Designs.

Licensed by Clear Dollar Stamps.

 

Go to Stitched Flower Digital Image

 

The DT members who created previews with this digi:

 Trudy Sjolander

Tameko Mays

Deanne Kay

Barb Gmitro Best

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What a cute little doodled set!  Perfect for some simple and adorable cards!

Sunny Day Digital Image

Designed by Trudy Sjolander. Copyright True =D Doodle Designs.

Licensed by Clear Dollar Stamps.

 

Go to Sunny Day Digital Image

 

The DT members who created previews with this digi:

 Trudy Sjolander

Barb Gmitro Best

Tameko Mays

Jennifer Dunn

 

Make sure you leave some comments for all of our talented Design Team that created all this inspiration for us this month!

Hope your day is filled with blessings and stamping galore!

 

Tuesday Tutorial -- Framed Card Holder

Hey there, Crafty Friends!  It's Cassie here with the Tuesday Tutorial.  How do you display those special cards you receive from friends and family on special occasions?  You might have a fireplace to put them on, or an armoire, or some other beautiful place.  Or you may be limited on space like some of us (heck I craft out of a closet, HA), so you can't display them for long.  I still want to display those memories, so I made a special wall hanging from a cheap picture frame, and I'll show you how I did it.

So what do you think?  What to make one?  All right go grab a few supplies:

Stamps:  Genuine Love clear stamp

Ink:  CDS Tropical Mist, CDS Deep Sea, CDS Wild Ginger, Memento Tuxedo Black, SU Basic Gray

Paper:  CDS Cottonball White, MME Stella & Rose Hattie

Accessories:  Square Nestabilities, Labels 11 Nestabilities (not pictured), Gold Viva Pearl Pen, sponges, CDS Wild Ginger ribbon, CDS Tabs & Tags Die, distresser, crocheted flower, button (not pictured), frame, mini clothes pins (not pictured)

Here we go!

To start, I cut a piece of 4" x 6" designer paper from the MME Stella & Rose Hattie collection.  I then cut 3 strips that measured 1" x 5" from the same stack.

Using my Labels 11 Nestabilities, I cut out this shape from the same dp.

Then I simply cut about 1 1/4" off of each end as shown.

I cut one more piece from that dp usind the above swirls that measured 2 1/4" x 3 1/2".  ALL of those pieces from the dp were then distressed on the edges as shown above.

I inked the edges with my Tropical Mist & Deep Sea inks.

I attached the gray panels to the 4" x 6" piece shown above, and then added some jute twine.

Next my Labels 11 ends were added.  Then I set this aside.

Using my Cottonball White cardstock I cut out a square with my Square Nestabilities.

Next came the fun part. . .sponging the background.  I used the Tropical Mist ink to start and used a circular motion to get the ink onto the cardstock.

Using the same circular motions, I sponged on the Deep Sea ink next.

Setting that aside, I pulled out more Cottonball White cardstock and used my Tabs & Tags Die to cut out the shape shown above.

I used the Genuine Love clear set from the Clearly Christian line of stamps along with my Memento Tuxedo Black ink on the Tabs & Tags Die cut.

Setting that aside, I grabbed another piece of Cottonball White Cardstock and my Tropical Mist ink to stamp out some stems.

Then I stamped some flowers using the Wild Ginger ink.

Then came some berries using the Deep Sea ink.

Those were then cut out and I inked the edges with some gray ink.

Let's do some more assembly, shall we?  I grabbed my base, and added the next pieces as shown above. . .the swirl panel, the sponged square, the sentiment, and the stems.

Then for fun, I added staples :)

Here comes the Gold Viva Pearl Pen. . .I actually like that it looks hand done and not perfect.  I better like now, huh?  Haha

Now you better let that dry, so you don't mess it up.  Go read a chapter in your favorite book, or maybe you could go drink a cup of coffee and catch up on your blog reading ;)

Now that the pearls are dry, I added the crocheted flower and the button.

I cut roughly a yard of my Wild Ginger Ribbon and dabbed some strong adhesive to the back.  (I used some Aileen's glue).

It was then attached to the inside center of the back of the frame as shown.  Now it all must dry before the final assembly. . .which means more blog reading! :D

And there you have it!  A lovely bit of framed art that holds those precious cards received.

If you have any questions about today's tutorial, feel free to email me ([email protected]).

Now go forth and be crafty, my friends!

STITCHING WITH CLEAR DOLLAR STAMPS

Hi. Happy Tuesday Tutorial. Lisa here for Trudy who is on a short leave of absence. Recently a customer sent us an email requesting a tutorial on how to stitch on cards.  So here I am today to show you some ideas.

This card uses french knots and sewing machine without thread.

 

My second card uses a digi image.....giving you a sneak peek at an upcoming image. I stitched over the word "Sew" by hand and made a border with my sewing machine using a straight stitch.

 

First I will show you a border idea. Sewing a border on your sewing machine WITHOUT

THREAD.  Gives you a paper pierced border with evenly spaced holes.
 

This is my background panel that I made using NIGHT ECLIPSE and FRESH PAPAYA CARDSTOCK. I stamped my own background (I only needed the edges done) using BEAUTIFUL BUTTERFLIES and FRESH PAPAYA PALETTE INK PAD.  I used the Marvy scallop corner punch for my corners.

 

I made french knots for my sewing technique here.  I used DMC Pearl Cotton 5 Thread and a size 20 Tapestry Needle.

This is my top panel for my card. I used the Spellbinders square scallop die and sponged the inside using TROPICAL MIST PALETTE INK PAD and the Tim Holtz Blender Tool. My butterflies are layered using the BOLD BUTTERFLIES DIE SET.  I colored in my top butterfly using copics YR23 Clear Dollar Stamps color MUSTARD SEED, Y17 Clear Dollar Stamps color BEE POLLEN, YR31 Clear Dollar Stamps color FRESH PAPAYA. 

 

Here's the finished product.

 

For my second card I am giving you a sneak peek at a brand new digi that comes out March 15th. It is called SEW GRATEFUL. So this is my what my card looks like printed onto COTTONBALL WHITE CARDSTOCK.

 

Here is my front panel.  I used my paper piercer and piercing mat to pierce stitch holes on the word "Sew" only. 

This is what it looks like with the word "Sew" sewed on using the BACKSTITCH.  I used three strands of regular DMC floss and a needle with a large eye...large enough for the three strands of thread to pass through easily.

 

It is a bit hard to see....but I stitched a border along the outer edge using my sewing machine and a straight stitch.

 

Here is the finished product. I cut out my spool image and sponged the edge.  Then made a tiny slit (CAREFULLY) in the eye of the needle and slipped one strand of floss through it.

 

Here are more ideas from the Design Team:

This is a beautiful creation Sarah Taylor made. I love her free hand stitching on this beautiful creation. Sarah is showcasing two SVG files Card Cut #3 SVG File and Spring Bouquet SVG File.

 

Here's a creation by me demonstrating faux stitching.  I just made lines with a black pen. This cute image is SQUIRREL CHATTER.

 
Here is a beautiful card by Deanne Kay. Love her zig zag stitching on this beauty using her sewing machine. She used the adorable Digi HYDRANGEA colored and un-colored. 

 
All I did here was stitch on my buttons.  I just love this sentiment stamp CUTE AS A BUTTON. 

 

I love this gorgeous creation by Laurie wilson. She used zig zag and straight stitching using her sewing machine. She is showing off the new digital image JESUS PAID IT ALL.

 

I just love this adorable creation by Stephanie Wright using faux stitching. She paper pierced her holes than made lines in between using a white gel pen. The cute digital image she used is PRAY WITHOUT CEASING.

My last Design Team sample is by Trudy Sjolander. She used the adorable image FUZZY DUCKY

Thank you for joining me today!

 

Clearly Inspired Challenge #47 (CIC47)

It's a new month and that brings new challenges and winners!  Let's start with the winners, shall we?!  We had a total of 44 players for the month of February, which gives us 2 winners of the $10 gift codes and 2 winners of February's Featured digital image!

Winners of the $10 gift code:

 Debbie

-Anne-

 

Winners of the February Featured Digi:

 Dorothy S/etsdas

Ellen

Congratulations!  To claim your prize, please email me, Cassie, by the end of the month.  ([email protected])

Now let's get challenged:

Anything Goes

It doesn't get much easier than that!  Before you submit, please be sure to check out our challenge guidelines:

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-Challenges are on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of each month, and you'll have 2 weeks to finish each challenge.

-Challenges can use any stamps or digis from any company

-ONLY ONE ENTRY PER PERSON and please no back posting

-Prizes will be given away after both challenges for the month.  The number of prizes is determined by the number of participants for the month.  For every 20 entries there will be a $10 gift certificate for digis up for grabs with a maximum of 3.  (For example if over the entire month there were a total of 60 participants in both challenges, there will be 3 $10 gift certificates and 3 of the featured digital images to give away. . .that's a total of 6 winners in that example.)

-We will also be giving away this featured digi image....one for every 20 entries with no limit!  Here is what our March Featured Digi looks like:

Melody of Truth

Now for some inspiration from our amazingly talented DT:

Linda Anderson -- Window Wishes color digital image

 

Jerusha Borden -- Tall Trio color digital image

 

Kathy Dunnegan -- Morning Devotions digital image

 

Cassie Trask -- Ark of Faith

Please use Mister Linky below to link your project directly.  We also ask that you link back here to Clearly Inspired Challenges sponsored by Clear Dollar Stamps.  You have until March 1st at midnight to enter this challenge to be eligible for the prizes at the end of the month.  Be as creative as you can.  Remember, only ONE ENTRY PER PERSON.  We can't wait to see what you come up with!