Court's Crafts: June 2014

Tuesday, June 24, 2014

Written in the Raindrops: Doodlebug Vellum Love

Hellooooo and good morning! Court from Court's Crafts here with some vellum love inspiration for you!!

I got my inspiration for this card here. It is where the idea for heart shaped clouds came from.

I needed some more thank you cards and couldn't find a spot for the sentiment that I liked. I gave up on it for the night and slept on it and then remembered the cute cloud with the rainbow drops that I had been wanting to use from the Springtime line. Then Teensy Type came to mind and I thought - why not put the sentiment in the raindrops! I got super excited! :)

This may be one of my favorite cards that I have made recently! TIP: I cut the vellum and sugar coated cardstock hearts twice - one out of white cardstock and the other from the sugar coated cardstock and vellum. That way they would be thick and I could put foam dimensional tape behind them to pop them off without it showing through the vellum. The white dot vellum is adhered behind the clouds. :)

Of course that little bird has been on my mind to use. Isn't he/she just the cutest!?!

The background just needed a little something so I thought - more vellum!!! I cut a white cloud with my die cutting machine, added a stitching row to anchor the card and voila!

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Thursday, June 19, 2014

Top Dog Dies Guest Designer + giveaway opportunity!

Hello!!! I am SO excited to share a project and a sneak peek of a project that I have made for Top Dog Dies! I am guest designing over there so check it out and ENTER TO WIN $50 of exclusive dies from Top Dog Dies! :)

Top Dog Dies is a new online store that offers their own brand of wafer-thin and steel-rule dies, along with dies from brands you already know and trust, including My Favorite Things, Lawn Fawn, Taylored Expressions. Savvy Stamps and Cheery Lynn Designs. Top Dog Dies is also the leading U.S. retailer for Tattered Lace, a new line of intricate dies designed by British designer Stephanie Weightman.

Okay, first up is my sneak peak of my project and mini tutorial on an Instagram™ banner that I have over there. It's kind of darling. Check it out. :)

Next up I was given these darling dies.. and when I mean darling - I mean tiny and darling. I introduce you to Photo Props Dies.

I needed a fun and funny Father's Day card for my daddy and this was perfect.

Daring - right?!? And how cute are the chevron buttons by Imaginisce?!? love them. These came from their travel line called Perfect Vacation.

The detailing on this little bow!!! So cute. And these stamps are a sneak peek from July's release by Pink and Main.

All papers in both projects are from Imaginisce and I really hope you pop over and see my banner as it's really fun and Emmaline shows it to EVERYONE who walks into her room!

recipe:

Top Dog Dies: Photo Props Die Set

Top Dog Dies: Photo Mats Die

Imaginisce: Perfect Vacation Papers + Buttons

Imaginisce: Little Princess

ribbon: May Arts Ribbon

Sequins: Doodlebug

Stamps: Pink and Main

Adhesive: Xyron

Silhouette Cameo + Cut Files

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Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Doodlebug Blog Vellum Love!

I'm up on the Doodlebug blog today with one of my favorite cards I have made recently! Go check it out! :)

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Saturday, June 14, 2014

Imaginisce - Memorial Day Theme

*This was up on the Imaginisce blog a little while ago but I didn't want to post it as my friend hadn't gotten her cards yet! Silly mail! :)

I know - I know… This doesn’t appear like a Memorial Day inspired set of cards - but it is!

My best friend Kourtni (yes, my best friend and I share the same name) is a doctor in the Air Force and is a single mom. She is about to be deployed again but this time she cannot take her kids with her. In the spirit of Operation Write Home, I made these two cards for her to send home to her kids (boy;4 and a girl; 2). I’ll be sending them in a care package for her.

The Little Princess line isn’t just for little girls - it makes darling boys cards too! :) Don’t be afraid to think outside the box with your patterned papers.

I loved this little pop of pink for both hearts in the love you bubbles.

I am loving the card stock neutrals from American Crafts. I used them for all the solid colors - and those mists - so fun!

I hope you enjoyed my post for today and please remember that some of these soldiers have kids at home and the next time you participate in Operation Write Home, think about what they would want to receive. :)

Supply List:

Imaginisce: Patterned Papers (Little Princess)

Studio Calico: Mister Huey’s (Hey Diddle Diddle and Opaque White)

American Crafts: Cardstock Neutrals

Other Supplies:

Xyron adhesives

Silhouette Cameo

Giraffe Cut File

Love You Cut File (came with the Silhouette Cameo)

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Wednesday, June 11, 2014

Doodlebug Sprinkles Love: Sequin Rattle Embellishments

Around here it's babies babies babies and I am loving it but it has me constantly reaching for baby cards! I needed a few more in my stash and since we just found out my cousin is having a BOY then I made this one for her. :)

So... every time I saw someone fill a shaker with sequins I thought they were CRAZY for the amount of product they used (I am a sequin hoarder... I have issues)... let me say - it doesn't even dent the amount of sequins in those bottles. Do it. It's darling.

Just to show you how thick it is: I cut the rattle 8 times and chose to cut acetate for both the front and the back so you could see through it. See that little black dot? That's actually a little piece of glitter! haha. sneaky sneaky little thing. I used my Xyron 9" Creative Station to put the pieces through to make the process faster.

Did you know that Doodlebug has stickers that say, "it's a boy" and "it's a girl"? Doodlebug. makes. life. easy. :) They come in black and white as well.

I was going to cut the handles out of a different color but instead I just chose sequins of a different color. So fun! It gave them some extra sparkle and weight. I used my Xyron Teresa Collins Liquid Adhesive to attach the sequins.

Here are the little gems (pun intended) all finished. I added two of the fancy frills that were part of these collections to the left side and sewed around the border. Then I just used the sentiment stickers to finish them off! I kept them simple to show off the rattles and what fun they are in person!

Aren't these papers from snips and snails - and - sugar and spice so darling.?.

Thanks for reading and I cannot wait to see what you do with your Doodlebug sequins!!!

recipe:

doodlebug sequins: bubblegum (4257)

doodlebug sequins: bumblebee (4260)

doodlebug sequins: lily white (4265)

doodlebug: it's a boy - multicolor (3146)

doodlebug: it's a girl - multicolor (3149)

doodlebug: fancy frills - sugar and spice (3271)

doodlebug: fancy frills - snips and snails (3269)

doodlebug: 6x6 paper pad - snips and snails (3276)

doodlebug: 6x6 paper pad - sugar and spice (3277)

Xyron: 9" Creative Station with Permanent Adhesive

Xyron Teresa Collins Liquid Adhesive

May Arts Ribbon 382-14-27 1/4" chevron ribbon in yellow

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Monday, June 2, 2014

Art Anthology, Basically Bare, and May Arts

Hello and welcome to the Art Anthology, Basically Bare AND May Arts Ribbonista's Hop!!!

Let me just say that I am not a "mixed media" person exactly but I wanted to challenge myself. I was excited that this would allow me to play with some goodies that many of my crafty friends love! I had a great time!

Here is my finished project. It's a DT journal so that I can put 6x6 sheets of paper in it and remember a: what my projects are and when they are do and b: what my ideas on them were and inspiration! With two tiny humans, yes I need this!

I used an Um Wow Studio Star Confetti Stencil and the Art Anthology dimensional crystals to create this fun effect! The outlines of the stars were actually caused by my not cleaning the stencil and just moving it down and retaping it... I didn't put anything in that star space but I had before I moved it so it had some left over paint. I love it!

Leaf ribbon: love. Don't forget to cut it off it's string for this fun effect and texture!

Last tip: I covered the sun with some chevron ribbon. :) I ran it through my Xyron 5" sticker maker with permanent adhesive to make this a snap. Then I covered it with the ribbon and cut around the rays. For the center parts, I tucked them in back and adhered them with tape.

I hope you enjoyed my first real mixed media piece! I know it's not uber professional but I love it and will enjoy using it for my assignments. LUCKILY for YOU the REAL mixed media MASTER is my hopping partner today! Check out DeeDee Catron's project!

May Arts Ribbon Used:

336-15-46: 1.5" Diagonal Green and White Stripes

424-18-03: 1/8" Diagonal Navy and White Stripes

382-15-27: 1.5" Yellow Chevron

DD-03: 5/8" Grosgrain Dots Ribbon in Navy

HA-03: 1.5" Double Faced Satin Ribbon in Navy

BY-16: Leaves in olive

Partners in Craft Supplies Used:

Basically Bare: 6x6 Mini Album

Basically Bare: Happy Little Trees Set

Basically Bare: Celestial Shapes

Art Anthology: Colorations Spray in Plush

Art Anthology: Dimensional Crystal in Peony

Other Partner's in Craft Supplies Used:

Xyron 5" Sticker Maker

Um Wow Studio Star Confetti Mask

There are THREE prizes up for grabs: 1 spool of ribbon and $25 worth of goodies for AA&BB!! Leave comments on the May Arts Ribbon blog and the Art Anthology and Basically Bare blogs each day for 3 chances to win!!! Winners will be announced Monday.

Here is the full week's line-up!

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday