Showing posts with label papercrafts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label papercrafts. Show all posts
Friday, December 29, 2017
2018 Goals: Papercrafting
I really need to work on my paper crafting in 2018. Of all of my hobbies, this one is richest in possibilities and materials to work with. Whether working on a scrapbook or making cards for various occasions, you can do so much here.
Rubber Stamping I love my vast stamp collection, and use them when I can. The best I've managed so far is to color in some of the stamped images with color pencil. I could be using markers, watercolor paints or water color pencils. I have most rubber stamping techniques to learn, and the books, natch, to learn them from.
If I use my so so tracing skills, I could also be using my nice watercolors and watercolor pencils to produce nice cards.
Who has a lovelier collection of papers than I do? I've individual sheets and books of themed papers.
I worked a little with glitter this holiday season, but I like it very much. More glitter in 2018.
Sequins! I watched this video on easily affixing sequins to cards, and I'm going to get some toothpicks in my craft room so I can try her technique. Sequins aren't too bad in the mail. I'm assuming the cards I sent with sequins kept them all on anyway.
I have a glorious Crop-a-dile I need to use.
Somewhere, in my re-organizational efforts, I buried my sweet little kits for punching sewing like patterns in paper. Find them! Then I'll be able to embroider on cards and in scrapbook pages.
I like the multi-media possibilities of papercrafts, and would like to add some fabric bits to cards and pages. Oh no, I'd have to get a bit more fabric.
Pocket Pages! I have many documents of varying sizes I'd like to include in scrapbooks. Here are some pocket templates http://scrapbooking.craftgossip.com/10-ways-to-make-use-paper-pockets-templates-tutorials/2015/07/20/
I'm looking for a pattern for making an entire pocket page for a 12x12 page, and I know I've found one in the past but, on the list, find a pattern. This is close http://www.dotcomwomen.com/crafts/how-to-make-pocket-pages-for-scrapbook/4380/
Wednesday, November 16, 2016
WIP Wednesday: Christmas Cards
It's time to start making those charming handcrafted cards that everyone loves, loves LOVES to get in the mail.
Nobody could have more fun things to use on their cards than I do, because I have an eye for Christmas magic and all things ho ho ho.
This year I'm using cream colored cards rather than the usual red and green, simply because I ran out of them and haven't seen any others. I also think a lighter background might show off some of my rubber stamps and sparkly things just a bit more. Speak of magic, Michaels had some really cool foil accented cards they mean to be used as picture frames. I think they will also frame some of my clipart and other little scenes I can create inside the frames.
I found some fun things in the Target Dollar Bins --which are now mostly Three Dollar Bins--but the price is still pretty nice.
Target has been offering all sorts of decorated clothespins, tapping into some deep well of clothespin love I didn't even know I had. I can't resist any of them.
The paper stripes in the package are supposed to be used to make paper chains. Ha ha ha! You might be able to get a couple of chains out of a pack. These are much better for card making or scrapbooking.
The little wooden Christmas trees, so cute. Nice in and of themselves, but a fiend could also decorate the teeny things. I bought a glue gun this fall that I haven't used yet but attaching wood to paper seems like a good job for it, right? Or are we talking three alarm fire? Oops.
Ah, really nice packs of green and red paper from Michaels, and an adorable little Christmas paper pad from Martha Stewart.
Happiness is...Christmas Crafts :)
Your card is in the mail, or will be soon....
Nobody could have more fun things to use on their cards than I do, because I have an eye for Christmas magic and all things ho ho ho.
This year I'm using cream colored cards rather than the usual red and green, simply because I ran out of them and haven't seen any others. I also think a lighter background might show off some of my rubber stamps and sparkly things just a bit more. Speak of magic, Michaels had some really cool foil accented cards they mean to be used as picture frames. I think they will also frame some of my clipart and other little scenes I can create inside the frames.
I found some fun things in the Target Dollar Bins --which are now mostly Three Dollar Bins--but the price is still pretty nice.
Target has been offering all sorts of decorated clothespins, tapping into some deep well of clothespin love I didn't even know I had. I can't resist any of them.
The paper stripes in the package are supposed to be used to make paper chains. Ha ha ha! You might be able to get a couple of chains out of a pack. These are much better for card making or scrapbooking.
The little wooden Christmas trees, so cute. Nice in and of themselves, but a fiend could also decorate the teeny things. I bought a glue gun this fall that I haven't used yet but attaching wood to paper seems like a good job for it, right? Or are we talking three alarm fire? Oops.
Ah, really nice packs of green and red paper from Michaels, and an adorable little Christmas paper pad from Martha Stewart.
Happiness is...Christmas Crafts :)
Your card is in the mail, or will be soon....
Monday, December 2, 2013
Christmas Card Production Begins Now!
I have all my Christmas stamps and pads out.
Have my various glues, dots, and embellishments...
Snowmen signed by my boy while he was here for T-Day
Have my various glues, dots, and embellishments...
Snowmen signed by my boy while he was here for T-Day
Now to just customize as much as I can each card to fit the person receiving it, and to have fun using my many supplies. Ho ho ho.
Labels:
Christmas Cards,
Homemade Cards,
papercrafts
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