Showing posts with label Calypso Washi. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Calypso Washi. Show all posts

Thursday, May 19, 2016

Stick it in a Pocket Blog Hop

Hello hoppers!  Welcome to the Blog Hops with Heart Stick it in a Pocket Blog Hop!  Now THAT'S a mouthful!  :)



We are SO glad you are here, because Kelly came up with a SUPER-fun theme this month, and we hope you all have as much fun hopping as we did creating!  The hop runs in a circle, so make like a kangaroo and just keep going, and going, and going...you get the picture.  :)  

My particular project inspiration came in the spur of the moment as I was wrapping up a little birthday gift.  I was bored with tying on gift tags...so I made a pocket for it instead!



The pocket is cut from the Close to My Heart Cricut Artiste Cartridge and the tag is cut from the newest Cricut Cartridge from CTMH...Artistry.

I used a sentiment from the For Family My Acrylix and Fern and Whisper Thick Twine to thread the tag.  I separated the thick twine in order to use a strand to stitch on the pocket.  I will take this opportunity to remind you that stitching on paper is a tricky business...it does rip if you lose yourself in the moment while creating...ask me how I know.  ;)

I used a textured stamp and tone on tone ink/CS to create the pocket texture.

This adorable pineapple washi makes a cute little pocket trim.

Sequins are from the Calypso and Magical assortments.


That's all I have for you today, so you are off to Kelly's Blog to see what kind of pocket she's using today! Enjoy!

Here is a list of all the ladies on our hop today--I am THRILLED to have added a few new names this month!

Amie (that's ME!)






Monday, May 9, 2016

Makeover Monday for Mother's Day

One of my favorite things to have on hand these days is the Cut Above Fiesta Card Kit from Close to My Heart.  It comes with all the basics to create a great little handmade card for just about any occasion.


I like to give the kit a bit of a makeover when I have the extra time, and this year I used it to make some of my Mother's Day cards...



I used a retired sentiment and added some odds and ends from the Calypso Washi Pack, Calypso Sequins, Tickled Pink My Acrylyx and Thin Cuts, and my ShinHan markers. 


See the pink and smaller black matted circles?  I already had white circles cut the right size, so I used my ShinHan Alcohol Ink Marker to just make them the color I needed around the edges like this...


I just LOVE quick fixes!  Hope this one saves you some crafty time!

I will be back later this week with another re-make of these adorable silver-foiled cards.  Be sure to come back to see!  :)

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