Heart Cards for All Occasions

February 12, 2022February 27, 20241 Comment

If you like making cards with hearts…

there’s no reason to stop just because Valentine’s Day’s over.

You can make heart cards any time of the year.

Maker's Movement Striped Heart Die

I used the New Striped Heart Die* from The Maker’s Movement with several of

their older dies to create several Heart Cards for use with several of life’s celebrations.

Hearts and Love are great anytime.

Maker's Movement

Disclosure: This is a sponsored post for The Maker’s Movement. I have been provided product and compensation in exchange for my creative ideas. The view and opinions are my own.

Heart Cards for All Occasions

Pink Heart Card

I played with different patterns in the same pink hues to make these simple heart cards.
I adhered the paper onto white cardstock using my Xyron Creative Station* to make a double layer before die-cutting the heart. It gives the “heart” a little dimension without being too much.

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Heart Cards for All Occasions

Rainbow Heart Card

I used cardstock in several muted colors of the rainbow to create this card. Instead of spacing the stripes apart, I butted them close to each other.
I used the daisy and leaf dies from the You’re my Jam Stamp & Die Set* to make the flower on the top of the heart.
I made the Frame using the Nested Stitched Rectangles Die Set*.

Heart Cards for All Occasions

Baby Heart Tag Card

Monochromatic shades of pale blue make this sweet baby heart.
I used the Large Nested Tag Die Set* to create the tag.
I trimmed down the bottom edge using the Borders 1 Die Set*.
I cut the word B-A-B-Y out of white cardstock using the Alphabet Die Set*.

Heart Cards for All Occasions

Gold Heart Card

Perfect to use as a Birthday, Anniversary, or Wedding Card.
I used a shimmery gold cardstock to create an elegant-looking heart.
The red rose on the top of the heart was made using the spiral flower die from the In Full Bloom Stamp & Die Set.
After I die-cut the spiral flower, I gently molded the cardstock using a molding mat* and a large ball stylus*. I used pointed-reverse tweezers* to wind the flower and curl the leaves.
Stamp the word “Congratulations” from the Welcome Home Stamp & Die Set onto white cardstock and die-cut a banner using the banner die from the Message in a Bottle Stamp & Die Set.

Pot of Gold Party Favors

February 9, 2022October 19, 20232 Comments

Pot of Gold Party Favors

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with these cute pots of gold party favors.

A quick and simple little party favor for your guests.

Fill with all kinds of goodies and chocolate coins.

Disclosure: This is a sponsored post for Gwen Studios. I have been provided product in exchange for my creative ideas. The views and opinions are my own.

Pot of Gold Party Favors

Materials Used:

I found the little Black Cauldrons* at Dollar Tree with their St. Patrick’s Day display. I knew they would look cute as little pots of gold under rainbows of ribbon. (And don’t forget to get a few extra to save for next Halloween.)

Pot of Gold Party Favors

To personalize the Pots of Gold…

I used StyleTechCraft Green Ultra Metallic Vinyl* and a Silhouette Cameo Electronic Die Cutting Machine* to create the circles and shamrocks.
I used StyleTechCraft Gold Chrome Vinyl* to die-cut the letters spellings the word L-U-C-K_Y.
I placed the circles and letters onto metal-rimmed tags* and tied them onto each cauldron with a 12″ piece of polka grosgrain ribbon in a rainbow of colors. (You can also find shamrock and letter stickers in most craft departments if you don’t want to make your own.)

If you love ribbon, you can find the variety pack of Polka Dot Grosgrain Ribbon Pack by Gwen Studios* at Walmart or Walmart.com.

Crafty IKEA Cabinet Makeover

February 3, 2022December 5, 20231 Comment

Crafty IKEA Cabinet Makeover

Give a basic IKEA storage cabinet a little personality with a crafty makeover.

I’m a little bit of a neat freak. I geek out when I find a good storage piece.

I found this IKEA Moppe Mini Storage Chest* on a recent IKEA trek.

The mini cabinet was the perfect solution to replace an old decrepit plastic one.

“This is a sponsored post. As a member of the StyleTechCraft Design Team I have been provided product and compensation in exchange for my creative ideas. The views and opinions are my own.

Crafty IKEA Cabinet Makeover

If you don’t have an IKEA store close, you can get the IKEA Moppe Cabinet*

on Amazon for a bit more.

The IKEA MOPPE mini chest with drawers is a true classic with its many drawers

and timeless style. It’s made of untreated wood that you can paint and

decorate as you like, over and over again.

Crafty IKEA Cabinet Makeover

Here’s what I used Used: (*affiliate links)

Crafty IKEA Cabinet Makeover

Directions:

Lightly sand the surface of the cabinet with a Sanding Block* to smooth away any rough spots.
Paint the cabinet and drawers with Classic Black Deco Art Americana Decor® Satin Enamels*.
You may need to give it a second coat. (I didn’t paint the inside of the cabinet or drawers.)
Lightly sand over the paint to smooth the grain of the cabinet.
Wipe the cabinet with a clean, soft rag to remove any dust.

Crafty IKEA Cabinet Makeover

I created labels using my Silhouette Cameo Electronic Die Cutting Machine* and StyleTechCraft Matte Removable Vinyl*.
The drawer labels are removable. Which makes it easy to add a new drawer label as the contents change.

Crafty IKEA Cabinet Makeover

The letters are cut from StyleTechCraft White Matte Removable Vinyl* and placed on a black oval label using StyleTechCraft Vinyl Transfer Tape*.

Crafty IKEA Cabinet Makeover

I used Red Gingham Paper* to cover the front of my cabinet. The red gingham matches the decor in my craft room and is a simple pattern to match. (This is important if you want to line up your design.)
Brush a coat of Mod Podge Satin Decoupage Glue* over the drawer front. Make sure to get the Mod Podge to the edges of the drawer.
Lay the paper onto the drawer and smooth. Allow the Mod Podge to dry.

Crafty IKEA Cabinet Makeover

Place the drawer onto a cutting mat and cut away the excess paper using a craft knife.

Crafty IKEA Cabinet Makeover

Sand away any rough-cut edges using a sanding block on the edge of the drawers.

Crafty IKEA Cabinet Makeover

A small nail file is great for getting into small to reach places.

Crafty IKEA Cabinet Makeover

Place the labels onto the drawer fronts and fill them with all your goodies.

Crafty IKEA Cabinet Makeover

Don’t judge me for my weird categories.

Crafters have a lot of random stuff to store, and this cabinet holds a lot of stuff.

Crafty IKEA Cabinet Makeover

You could use wallpaper, stencils, metal hardware to customize this into the perfect organized cabinet.

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Eileen Hull & Sizzix New Dies

January 31, 2022February 1, 202212 Comments

Chapter 1 Eileen Hull Sizzix Release

It’s that time of year when Sizzix releases its new designs.

And being part of the Eileen Hull Teams, I wanted to share a few projects

that I made with Eileen’s New Dies.

Watercolor Floral Postal Collage Card

The “Watercolor Floral Postal Card” is made using the Snail Mail Thinlets Die Set*.

Watercolor Floral Postal Collage Card

The snail mail die* is a faux postage stamp pane that fits on the front of an A-2 card.

It’s easy to create postage stamps by tearing them apart with a ruler

and the perforation marks.

My favorite project hands-down is this sweet little treasure box

that I made for my new granddaughter that is coming in May.

I’m very excited to have a little more “pink” in my life.

I will be sharing more on how I put this box together later in the month.

It uses the New Eileen Hull XL Score-Board Book Box*.

This die is very versatile because you use it to create a book or a box.

Eileen Hull Sizzix Phone Stand

The New Phone Stand Die* is a quick and easy project to put together.

So easy to personalize with your favorite patterned paper.

And it looks good sitting on my desk.

These phone stands would make a fun gift.

Eileen Hull Sizzix 2022 Chapter One Release Party

Check out the Designers Links below for even more ideas.

There’s a giveaway too! If you leave a comment for each of the designers in the Release Party Hop, or during the Facebook Live or YouTube video, you will be eligible to win one of the newly released products! Tell us what your favorite new product is and what you plan to do with it! Thanks for hopping with us

Pam Bray

Julia Aston

Lisa Hoel

Maggi Harding

Jennie Atkinson

Jenny Marples

Sue Eldred (you are here!)

Karen Bearse

Madeline Arendt

Sharon Curtis

Tonya Trantham

Elizabeth Robinson
Sarah Lizzie

Simple Heart Shaker Card

January 28, 2022February 27, 2024Leave a comment

Simple Heart Shaker Card

Shake things up this Valentine’s Day with a cute Simple Heart Shaker Card

made with the Simple Heart Shaker Die Set from The Maker’s Movement.

Maker's Movement

Disclosure: This is a sponsored post for The Maker’s Movement. I have been provided product and compensation in exchange for my creative ideas. The view and opinions are my own.

Simple Heart Shaker Card

Materials Used: (*affiliate link)

M12982 Simple Heart Shaker Die Set
M12913 Always & Forever 6″ x 6″ Paper Pad
MOD287 Nested Scalloped Square Frames
MVD206 Foam Cutter -Squares
MMT211 Double Sided Adhesive Foam
MMT212 Clear Acetate Sheet
Sweetheart Shaker Sprinkles
Crossover II Die-Cutting System*
Xyron Creative Station*
Xyron Tape Runner*
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L Thin 3D Foam Squares*

Simple Heart Shaker Card

How to make a Simple Heart Shaker Card

Start with a 5″ x 5″ white card base.
Die-cut the pieces for the shaker element using the Always & Forever paper pad.

Simple Heart Shaker Card

Cut 3¼” x 3¼” piece of striped paper, die-cut the heart shape in the center of the striped paper.
Cut a 3¼” x 3¼” piece of Valentine’s words.
Die-cut a silver heart border using silver adhesive vinyl or silver cardstock.
Die-cut a pink gingham frame using the scalloped frame die.

Love You Forever Valentine's Day Card

To create the dimensional rose on the front of the card, “fussy cut” a large and small rose from the rose background paper found in the paper pad.
Place a small a thin 3D foam square* under both roses and adhere the smaller rose to the top of the larger rose.

Simple Heart Shaker Card

Adhere the scalloped gingham frame to the front of the striped paper with the heart cut-out.
Cut a 3¼” x 3¼” piece of clear acetate. Remove the protective coating off of the acetate and adhere to the back of the heart-opening.
Adhere the silver heart border to the front of the acetate inside the heart-opening.
Die-cut the adhesive craft foam using the square foam cutter die. You’ll need to use one that is larger than the heart-opening.
Adhere the craft foam square to the back of the acetate.
Cut a 4½” x 4½” rose background layer and adhere to the center of the white card.
Adhere the Valentine words layer to the center of the rose background layer.
The easiest way to add the shaker sprinkles is to place the sprinkles onto the middle of the valentine words layer. Remove the protective coating from the back of the foam square frame and place the layers over the shaker sprinkles and onto the white card.

Simple Heart Shaker Card

Adhere the dimensional rose to the front of the card at the top of the heart.
Cut the tiny words “You are the best” using the Valentine’s word paper and adhere to the bottom of the gingham frame.
Add valentine’s greeting (found in the Always & Forever paper pad) to the inside of the card.

Creating Backgrounds with Gel Press

January 26, 2022January 26, 2022Leave a comment

Creating Backgrounds with Gel Press

I was recently reintroduced to the Gel Press, a reusable gel printing plate.

I’d seen the Gel Press in action a few years ago and even briefly tried my hand at it.

The Gel Press is a fun and creative way to make backgrounds.

This month, the Eileen Hull Teams collaborated with Gel Press

to create some awesome samples. Check out Eileen’s Blog Here.

Disclosure: This is a sponsored post for Gel Press. I have been provided product in exchange for my creative ideas. The view and opinions are my own.

Creating Backgrounds with Gel Press

Materials Used: (*affiliate links)

Gel Press Gel Printing Plate 5″x7″*
Gel Press Impressables Repeat Circles 7″*
Gel Press Texture Combs
Gel Press Brayer*
Flat Card Fronts*
Eileen Hull Wreath & Snowflake Thinlet Die Set*
Eileen Hull Sweater Embossing Folder*
Eileen Hull/Sizzix Tiny Book Die*
Sizzix Making Essentials 6″ x 13″ Mat Board*
Sizzix Big Shot Die-Cut Machine*
Xyron Creative Station*
Xyron Tape Runner*
Acyrlic Paint
Inkpads
Tim Holtz Chitchat words

Creating Backgrounds with Gel Press

I watched several Gel Press videos online before jumping right in.

I was impressed with the idea of using die-cuts to make backgrounds

and used a few of Eileen’s Dies to make mine.

Creating Backgrounds with Gel Press

Here’s how I made the Snowflake Background:

Start with several colors of acrylic paint and use a Brayer* to blend the paint onto the gel press.
Place the Snowflake die-cuts (cut using the Wreath & Snowflake Thinlet Die Set*) directly onto the paint.
Place a white piece of paper onto the gel press and press over the cardstock to remove the excess paint.
Remove the snowflake die-cuts. Place another piece of cardstock over the Gel Press to pick up the remaining paint and patterns.

Creating Backgrounds with Gel Press

I die-cut another snowflake in blue and adhered it to the background to create this card.

I used the Eileen Hull Sweater Embossing Folder* to create the background layer.

Creating Backgrounds with Gel Press

I also tried the same technique using dye inkpads instead of paint.

I used small inkpads and dabbed them all over the gel press.

Use a Brayer* to blend the inks before adding the snowflake die-cuts.

Creating Backgrounds with Gel Press

Use the Xyron Creative Station* to adhere the snowflake background paper

to Mat Board*. Die-cut the mat board using the Tiny Book Die to create

this sweet little album. (This tiny album measures 2 1/4″ x 3″.)

Creating Backgrounds with Gel Press

The perfect mini-album to add those snowy day pictures.

Creating Backgrounds with Gel Press

Create a simple accordion out cardstock for the inside pages of the album.

Interested in learning more about using the Gel Press? Check out this video.

Love You Forever Valentine Cards

January 21, 2022February 27, 2024Leave a comment

Love You Forever Valentine's Day Cards

Spread the Love this year with handmade Valentines.

The Love You Forever Valentine’s Day cards were created two different ways

using the “Love You Forever” Die Set from the Maker’s Movement.

Maker's Movement

Disclosure: This is a sponsored post for The Maker’s Movement. I have been provided product and compensation in exchange for my creative ideas. The view and opinions are my own.

Love You Forever Valentine's Day Cards

The first card is a clean and simple shaker card,

and the other is more of a traditionally decorated Valentine’s Card.

Love You Forever Valentine's Day Cards

Materials Used: (affiliate links)

M12875 Love You Forever Die Set
M12913 Always & Forever 6″ x 6″ Paper Pad
M12166 You’re My Jam (for the leaves)
Crossover II Die-Cutting System*
MMT212 Clear Acetate Sheet
Sweetheart Shaker Sprinkles
MMT211 Double Sided Adhesive Foam
Xyron Creative Station*
Xyron Tape Runner*
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L Thin 3D Foam Squares*
Cardstock: White, Cranberry, Light Green

Love You Forever Valentine's Day Card

Directions:

This card measures 6″ x 6″.
Cut a 5″ x 5″ piece of white cardstock.
The die set comes with two different dies, the outline, and the words. Place the “outline die” onto the white cardstock and die-cut using a die-cut machine.

Love You Forever Valentine's Day Card

Turn the cardstock over and adhere a piece of clear acetate onto the cardstock.
Cut the double-sided adhesive foam into thin strips and place it around the edges of the cardstock.
One of my favorite tips for die-cutting small pieces is to run the paper through the Xyron Creative Station* to add a layer of adhesive to the back before I die-cut. The paper pieces become stickers which make adhering them to cards very easy.
Die-cut the words “Love you forever” using cranberry paper ran through the Xyron Creative Station*.
Adhere the words onto the front of the acetate.
For the card base, cut a 5 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ piece of striped paper (found in the Always & Forever Paper Pad) and adhere it onto a 5 3/4″ x 5 3/4″ cranberry cardstock layer.
Adhere layers onto a 6″ x 6″ card.
Place shaker sprinkles onto the middle of the card base.
Remove the paper backing from the foam strips and place the white acetate layer centered on the card base.

Love You Forever Valentine's Day Card

To create the dimensional rose on the front of the card, “fussy cut” a large and small rose from the rose background paper found in the paper pad.
Place a small thin foam square under both roses and adhere the smaller rose to the top of the larger rose. Adhere to the front of the card.

Love You Forever Valentine's Day Card

Shaker Cards are both fun to make and fun to receive.

And I think this one is my new favorite.

Love You Forever Valentine's Day Card

A completely different look using the same Valentine die set and paper pad.

I used the Xyron Creative Station* to add adhesive to the back of the “Valentine Sayings” paper, from the “Forever & Always” paper pad, before die-cutting the words.
This card has a lot of different layers and several dimensional flowers that help make this card special.

Tulla & Norbert’s Love Story Album

January 15, 2022Leave a comment

Tulla & Norbert's Love Story Album

Tulla & Norbert’s Love Story Album

I thought I would share with you a fun little album I made for Xyron using

Tulla & Norbert’s Love Story Collection by Photo Play Paper.

A great album to add your photos.

“This post is sponsored for Xyron. I have been provided product and compensation in exchange for my creative ideas. The views and opinions are my own.

Tulla & Norbert's Love Story Album

Materials Used:

LOV3151 Tulla & Norbert’s Love Story Collection Pack*
LOV3159 Tulla & Norbert’s Love Story Cardstock Ephemera
Xyron Creative Station®*
Xyron 9” Permanent Adhesive Refill for Creative Station*
Xyron Tape Runner*
3″ Xyron Disposable Sticker Maker*
Xyron Adhesive Eraser*
Sizzix Mat Board*
Book Binding Machine*
Book Binding Coil*
Cardstock: Black, White
Paper Cutter*
Scoring Board and Scoring Tool*
1” Circle Punch*
1/8” Hole Punch*
Red and White Twine*
Turquoise Ribbon
White Thread and Small Red Button

Tulla & Norbert's Love Story Album

Directions:

For the cover, cut the matboard into two 5” x 7” pieces.
Cut two 5” x 7” pieces of black dot scrapbook paper and two 5” x 7” pieces of diagonal stripe paper.
Place the scrapbook paper into the Xyron Creative Station®* design side up. Crank the handle to run the scrapbook paper through the machine. As the scrapbook paper goes through the Xyron Creative Station, it adds a complete layer of adhesive to the back of the scrapbook paper. (You will need to add adhesive to all four pieces of scrapbook paper.)
Remove the clear protective coating. Peel the paper from the white backing and stick it directly onto the matboard. Each piece of the mat board* will have black dots on one side and diagonal stripes on the other.
The Black Dot Scrapbook paper will be on the front and back cover with the diagonal stripe paper on the inside.
Cut two 1 ½” x 7” strips of diagonal striped paper. Run the strips through the Xyron Creative Station®* to add adhesive to the back.
Stick onto the edge of the front and back cover. Pay special attention to the placement on the back cover so that the pieces line up on the right side.

Tulla & Norbert's Love Story Album-Sue's Creative Workshop www.sueeldred.com 709

For the inside pages, cut six 5” x 7” pieces of black cardstock.
Cut two 9¼” x 7” pieces of black cardstock. Score the cardstock at 5” lengthwise to create a page that has a flap.
Adhere a variety of Tulla & Norbert Love Story scrapbook paper onto the front and back of each section of the black cardstock using the Xyron Tape Runner*.
Using a Book Binding Machine*, bind the album together.
Cut apart the 3” x 4” journaling cards to adorn the front cover and some of the inside pages.

Tulla & Norbert's Love Story Album

A great way to add adhesive to the Tulla & Norbert’s Love Story Ephemera is to place them into the 3″ Xyron Disposable Sticker Maker*. Just pull, rub, and stick. To remove any excess adhesive around the die-cut pieces, use the Xyron Adhesive Eraser*.
Create fun page flaps and pockets to add your album using stickers, die-cuts, ribbon, and twine*.

Tulla & Norbert's Love Story Album

Sizzix January Mega Sale

January 11, 2022January 10, 2022Leave a comment

Enabler Alert… (because I love sharing a good deal)

Sizzix is having their January Mega Sale!!!

Christmas Letter Box and a Cup of Christmas Tea-Sue's Creative Workshop www.sueeldred.com 6592

You can get dies like the Eileen Hull’s XL Post Die* on sale for only $11.50 (regularly $45.99.)

There are a lot of discounted dies available from Top Designers.

Prissy Pink Princess Wreath

January 10, 2022January 10, 20222 Comments

Prissy Pink Princess Ribbon Wreath

How to make a Prissy Pink Princess Ribbon Wreath.

I decided to stray from my typical “clean and simple” style to go super feminine

with this Prissy Pink Princess Ribbon Wreath.

The wreath could also double as a princess crown. (If you’re into that kind of thing.)

Ribbon Wreath 327

Usually, when I start a project, I have an idea of how I want it to turn out.

This project, however, turned out completely different than my original plan.

I started with a basket of pink, white and red ribbons in various widths and styles.

I wanted to make a simple ribbon wreath and tie cut strips of ribbon to a wreath form.

I wasn’t happy with it, so I scratched that idea. (it’s a good idea to be flexible)

Prissy Pink Princess Ribbon Wreath

Here’s what I did instead:

Being resourceful, I used a 5 ½” lid from an extra-large Nesquik can for the base.
Using the inside ridge as my guide, I cut away the inside.

Prissy Pink Princess Ribbon Wreath

Because when I started this project, I was going to do something different, I spray painted the rim of the lid white.
It’s still probably a good idea to do, depending on what kind of wreath you intend on making. (Unless you like the color blue.)

Prissy Pink Princess Ribbon Wreath

Wrap and cover the rim of the lid with a 7/8″ White Grosgrain Ribbon*. To give the ribbon wreath a little more softness and size, I added a little bit of poly-fil under the ribbon while wrapping. Use a Hot Glue Gun* to glue the ribbon to keep the ribbon from moving. It took approximately two yards of ribbon to go around the edge of the lid.
Wrap additional pink sheer ribbon around the white grosgrain ribbon.

Prissy Pink Princess Ribbon Wreath

Make ribbon rosettes flowers to go around the wreath in different sizes.

For the larger rosette flowers, cut a 12″ piece of 7/8″ White Sheer Organza Ribbon* and a 12″ piece of 5/8″ Pink Grosgrain Ribbon*.
Lay the 5/8″ Pink Grosgrain Ribbon* on top of the sheer ribbon and create a “running stitch” down one side of the ribbon.

Prissy Pink Princess Ribbon Wreath

Gather the ends of the thread together and tie in a knot. Trim the ends. I use a heavy-duty sewing thread for the rosettes. It doesn’t break when I tighten them.
Hot glue a fancy rhinestone button in the center of the rosette.
Glue flower onto the wreath.
To make smaller rosette flowers, use 6″ strips of 3/8″ satin or grosgrain ribbon. Create a “running stitch” like used in the larger rosette and tighten.
Glue a small pearl bead in the center of the rosettes.
Glue smaller rosettes around the larger rosette.
Create small leaves by folding and scrunching green ribbon. Glue under the rosette flowers.
Create strings of pretty beads anchored with additional flower rosettes to hang in the middle of the wreath.
Cut a larger piece of ribbon for hanging the Prissy Pink Princess Ribbon Wreath.
Create a ribbon bow for the top of the wreath. Glue a fancy rhinestone button onto the bow and glue it into place.

Disclosure: This is a sponsored post for Gwen Studios. I have been provided product in exchange for my creative ideas. The views and opinions are my own.

Materials Used: (*affiliate links)