Hugs Card with Felt Bear

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I needed a card for a family that is dear to my heart and worth their weight in gold. In fact, the last time we were at a gold mine, I got them a little gold to say how much I value their friendship. So I put together this card and gift set for them:

The ‘hu’ and ‘gs’ of the word hugs interlock to close the card. When you open it, there’s a bear inside and it says Big Hearts Deserve Big Hugs! Because I keep them close to my heart, the bear has the names of the family on his heart. Awww. With fall coming, as that felt bear gets ready to hibernate, he’s taking his treasures with him! I hand cut a little tail for the bear’s backside. Tip: I keep a bag for all felt scraps and thread pieces from art and sewing projects… they make great stuffing for small felt critters!

I love this pretty paper from DCWV! It’s foiled and most sheets go well with each other. Fall in Florida us when the flowers come back and these are in muted fall colors:

I fussy cut one of the butterflies and glued it to the h. here you can see the card opening

… and closed again. Such a clever die!

Supplies:

• Concord & 9th Hugs Card die
• Concord & 9th Cuddles & Hugs stamp set
• Essentials by Ellen All Inside stamp & die and Bear Hugs die
• Fiskars Friends Forever quotes stamp set
• Spellbinders Gold Labels 4
• DCWV The Butterfly Garden stack cardstock
• Hero Arts ombre ink pads: ombre dolphin ; pink to red;
• Tsukineko Memento Rich Coocoa dye ink
• Copic Markers C1 E 13, 33, 71; R20
• Pebbles inc., Classic Chalks Earthtone Shades
• Aleene’s Original Tacky Glue
• The Kunin Group Rainbow Classicfelt ecofi: Sandstone, Walnut Brown (and felt  and thread scraps to fill the bear)
• Papertrey Ink felt: Raspberry Fizz
• Artiste metallic floss – gold

I’m playing along with the following challenges – click on any one of them for more information on how you can join the fun:

• WhereCreativityMeetsC9 Challenge #24: Anything Goes
• The Ellen Hutson 30k Followers Giveaway on Instagram  hashtag: #EssentialsbyEllen30kGiveaway
• Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Fall, Autumn
• CropStop Linky July Party #42: Anything Goes (Aleene’s Fiskars, Pebbles, Spellbinders & Tsukineko)

I always appreciate your kind comments! Thanks for taking the time to leave them!! Big, squishy bear hugs to you all!

~D.Ann

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Spellbinders & Sizzix Gift Sets – Ladies Purses & Shoes, Gents Bags & Shoes, and Lifesavers

Good morning, dear peeps! I hope you’re having a lovely weekend! This new treatment is giving me a few hours a day of relief from the constant migraines, that’s better than nothing. Hooray!

Nope. Not the Olympics yet…. coming soon! I’ve been working for some time on this current project and am excited to finally be able to show it to you. Every year there is a special meeting for our full-time local Bible teachers and this year I put together some sweet gift sets to let them know how much we love them. Here’s the spread:

Squee! Aren’t they the CUTEST?!! CVS recently had 90% off their candy, so I got chocolates and the lifesavers for a song.

To make the centerpiece, I took a foam half-circle for floral arrangements, poked holes in one end of the lifesaver rolls and folded the tip of a straw to fit up inside, then poked them into the foam base. I added a bow and an inflatable ring from the Dollar store and a little sign (in Portuguese) recognizing that they’re truly life savers!

For the gents, I put together these bags and shoes:

That orange-y leather look is common in Brazil and the embossed football paper and embossed dots gave it the perfect leather look.

They actually hold more than this, but the ladie’s purses only held this much, so to be fair, that’s what’s inside. The chocolates are heavy, so to help the bags stay closed, I added the leather straps and edges from Tim Holtz’ Vintage Valise Sizzix set to Elieen Hull’s Bag/Suitcase. The paper straps go completely around and slide through the front tabs.

The scripture on the shoes is Isaiah 52:7:  How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of the one bringing good news, The one proclaiming peace, The one bringing good news of something better, The one proclaiming salvation, The one saying to Zion: “Your God has become King!”

I love that there are some brads on the ends to add a little class. Aren’t those Spellbinders Gent’s Shoes super handsome?!! I wish I hadn’t glued down the tips of the tongues… next time I won’t so I can flip them up a bit!!

Let’s move on to the ladies’ purses. I didn’t have enough cardstock do do them matching and these gals love color, so this variety pack was perfect.

 

I just love pairing those sweet Spellbinders Couture Purses by Stacey Caron with Becca Feeken’s cute Ladies Shoes! When putting buttons on, just remember to put them far enough down for the latch mechanism to work.

I wanted each of these teachers to know that we take note of them, so I included a little note in each purse/bag saying “We all want to be like our God in Hebrews 6:10 (“For God is not unrighteous so as to forget your work and the love you showed for his name by ministering and continuing to minister to the holy ones.”) and, although we might not say it as much as we like: Than you for your fine work in our congregation!”

Materials used:

Gent’s bags & shoes:

• Sizzix Scoreboards Bag, Suitcase die by Eileen Hull
• Sizzix Vintage Valise die by Tim Holtz Alterations
• Spellbinders Wedding Collection: Gents Shoe dies
• Hero Arts dye ink: Mulled Wine (to distress and give the paper a more ‘worn leather’ look)
• Bazzil Basics Paper Terra Cotta 2/ 12×12 sheet
• The Paper Company Franchise Football  – note: I got 4 Pairs of gents shoes from one 12×12 sheet
• Prism Embroidery Craft thread – FYI, one 10 yard skein did all 10 shoes with some left over However, I wasn’t able to get a double strand through my needle so it might take more if you use it as shown in Becca’s instruction video.
• Aleene’s Original Tacky Glue
• Misc. brads and chocolates (note… I highly recommend having extra chocolates on hand to fuel the crafter!! lol!)

Ladies’ purses and shoes:

• Spellbinders Couture Purse Rouge Royale die by Stacey Caron
• Spellbinders Wedding Collection: Ladies  Shoedies by Becca Feeken
• DCWV Blossoms  Butterflies Stack – I was able to get one purse and a pair of shoes out of one 12″ x 12″ sheet even taking into account patterns.
• Jessee James Dress It Up Vintage Pearls buttons
• Recollections faux pearls
• Aileene’s Original Tacky Glue
• The corners of the note inside of the ladies’ purses were cut and embossed with a Fiskars Joy of Spring 4 in 1 Corner Emboss punch

I’m playing along with the following challenges.Click on any one of them for more information on how you can join the fun:

• Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Take Note
• Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Add a Die Cut
• Simon Says Stamp Work-it-Wednesday Challenge January 2018: Love
• Cropstop February Challenge – Linky Party #37 – Anything Goes (Aleene’s, Bazzill, Fiskars, Sizzix, Spellbinders)
• The House That Stamps Built Tic-Tac-Toe Challenge F1418 the ladies purses and shoes fit two rows: the diagonal of Die Cut/Punch, Patterned Paper and Pastel Colors (some) and the bottom row of Die Cut/Punch, Buttons, Flowers (on the buttons and papers)

Thank you for stopping by today and for your kind comments. I always read them and find them encouraging!

~D.Ann

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Nail Polish Marbled Paper – Papertrey Ink Make-It-Monday #277

I’m back this evening with a really cool method of paper marbling… using NAIL POLISH! Yep, you read right… NAIL POLISH!

In Papertrey Ink’s Make-It-Monday #277, Lizzie does a fine job of showing you how to do it in the video HERE, so I won’t waste your time with more, except for these three tips:

1. Make sure to use gloves and protect around your working area.
2. I found it easier to drip from the bottle with the help of the applicator rather than from the applicator, which took too long.
3. Make sure to have plenty of paper towels or a dedicated craft mat to lay your wet marbled paper on to dry.

What beautiful DIY backgrounds! They’re shiny and yet pliable, not hardened to the point of breaking.

Adding a polish with glitter tended to spread the colors away from the glitter, for a different look.

These would make great cards to give a special gal along with a manicure kit!

For the ones on black card bases, I went back to old corner punches to decorate the inside and make room for writing a message. Unfortunately, the embossing is so light, I couldn’t get it to show in a picture.

Supplies used:

• Papertrey Ink – Wonderful Words: Love die
• Fiskars Framed in Love Border Corner Punch
• Core’dinations Parisian Nights A2 cards and white & black cardstock
• Tombow mono adhesive runner
• Aleene’s Clear Gel Tacky Glue
• Sally Hansen Zesty Ginger Frost nail polish
• Sinful Colors nail polish: Black on Black, Eva So Bright, Frenzy & Jade Kat

I’m playing along with the following challenges… click on any one of them for more information on how you can join the fun:

• Papertrey Ink: Make-It-Monday #277 Nail Polish Marbling
• Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Make Your Own Background
• Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: For a Special Lady/Girl
• Simon Says Stamp Work It Wednesday February 2017: Green
• Cropstop March Challenge Linky Party #26: Anything Goes (Aleene’s, Core’dinations, Fiskars & Tombow)

I hope to be back soon with a couple more cards. So check back, or subscribe so you won’t miss any, ok?! Thanks for stopping by today!

~D.Ann

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