CHRISTMAS LANTERN

Good day Crafters!!!!

I'm back!!  Yes its been a long time.... been busy with being a mom to my adorable son plus my online business..  and now my husband is putting up his own business in the mining industry, so its going to be a total chaos again!... hahahahah....

Today I would like to share a Christmas Lantern I have made using a die the I have design, the Into the woods die...  I won't blubber too much....  So here it goes............!!!

The Lantern

Lighted Up!

The sides!  I did not decorate both sides, because its a lanterns, the lights will be blocked if I do so.

Top Portion

I bought a Plain Mini Wreath and Decorated it like so...

The Cracks

Back side of the Deer with a Bow...

Poinsettias made out of Sue Wilson Die

Some mini xmas balls that I painted gold and some mini pinecones that Ive cut out by hand with a ribbon.

Opening it.  The enclosure is made out of magnet and I placed some fairy lights inside.

Top view

The Final Product

Here's how I made it......

MATERIALS USED:

• Light Weight Chipboards
• Medium Weight Chipboards
• Acetates
• Red Cardstocks for the Poinsettia
• Artificial Stamen for the Poinsettia
• Brown Cardstocks for the Pinecones
• Mini Xmas Ball
• Mini Xmas Wreath
• Fake Moss
• Gold Round Beads
• Ribbons
• Small Deer Ornament
• Magnets
• Clawfeet
• Fairy Lights
• Mini Bell
• Xmas Sign
• Maria E. Designs - Into the Woods Die
• Americana Paint - Burot Umber
• Ranger - Clear Gesso
• Stampendous - Blanc (White) Embossing Powder
• Hero Arts - Woodgrain Stamp
• Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Stains - Vintage Photo and Black Soot
• Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Inkpads - Walnut Stain and Black Soot
• Modge Podge - Matte
• Ranger Tim Holtz - Crackle Paint
• Studio G Glitter Glue - Gold
• Adtech Low Temp Glue Gun
• Scorpal tape

Hope you all enjoyed it!! Don't forget to leave me a comment!!

Advance Merry Christmas!!

xoxo

Maria

GALAXY WEDDING SET

Good day Crafters!

Since its the Month of June, Im running a thread of Wedding Sets, so forgive me for that.  =)...  Here goes another wedding set that I've designed using assorted dies from different companies.  I also have designed the Galaxy Layout myself.  So here it goes....

Its a set of Party Favor Box and Gatefold wedding Invitation in Purple and Fuchsia for an Outer Space (Galaxy Wedding Theme)

The Gatefold Invitation with a Galaxy Theme Tag

Embellished with some Crystals to give it a more Galaxy Feel.

The Galaxy Theme Inset that Ive Made

The Favor Box

Ive chosen the Crystal Carousel Box because of the Cuts in it that depicts the Outer Space like the Star Cuts shown in this section of the box.  It goes well with the Galaxy Theme

Here goes my video tutorial:


MATERIALS USED:

• Creative Expressions - Sue Wilson Striplets Eternal Rings
• Tonic Studios - Crystal Carousel Favor Box
• Purple and Fuchsia Cardstocks from Bazzil
• Photo Paper for Printing the Layout
• Some Ribbons and Crystals from my stash

Hope you all enjoyed it!  Happy Crafting!

xoxo



Maria

REGAL WEDDING SET

Good day Crafters!

Today I would like to share a new wedding set that I have designed featuring Creative Expressions - Sue Wilson - Stiplets - Regal.  Here it goes.....

Set of Party Favor Box and Gatefold Invitation

The Invitation Set

Foiled in Gold

The Favor Box

Top View

Here's the video on how I made the Regal Wedding Set:

MATERIALS USED:

• CREATIVE EXPRESSIONS - SUE WILSON STRIPLETS REGAL
• CREATIVE EXPRESSIONS - SUE WILSON LATTICE 3D BOW
• MARIA E. DESIGNS - SCALLOPED STITCHED LAYERING TAGS
• DOVE CRAFT - GOLD FOILED YARDSTICK
• NEENAH - HEAVY WEIGHT BLACK CARDSTOCK
• Some Gold elastic thread and pearl from my stash

To Purchase the whole set of dies visit https://www.jcslittlehands.com.

Hope you all enjoyed it!  HAPPY CRAFTING!

xoxo

Maria

RUSTIC ROSE INVITATION AND FAVOR BAG

Good day Crafters!

I hope everyone is having a blast today.  Today I want to share a a wedding invitation and party favor bag set.  I have designed an invitation insert and frame tag using Adobe Illustrator and created a cover for it.  I also have made a favor bag that will coordinate with it.

The dies that I've used in creation the cover and the party favor bag are all intricate roses designs from different die manufacturers (see materials used).

So here's a glimpse of what I've made.  I also made a video tutorial, but unfortunately when I was assembling the favor bag, I didn't realized that my video cam was not doing the shoot, so pardon me for that.  I just included a link on how to assemble the bag from tonic studios.

RUSTIC ROSE INVITATION AND FAVOR BAG

CLOSED INVITATION

OPENED INVITATION

BAG FAVOR

TOP VIEW

Here's a quick tutorial:

Here's the Kensington Bag Assemblage from Tonic Studios:




MATERIALS USED:

• Creative Expressions - Sue Wilson Italian Background
• Creative Expressions - Sue Wilson Peony Diamond
• Tonic Studios Kensington Bag
• Red Cardstock
• White Cardstock for Printing
• Red Mulberry Rose
• Twine

Hope you all enjoyed it!  Happy Crafting!

xoxo


Maria

Elegant Christening Invitation - Black & Gold

Good day Crafters!

Today, I want to share an Elegant Christening Invitation in black and gold using my Layering Onesie Die Set and Weaved Onesie Die, accentuated with Creative Expressions - Sue Wilson Daisy Ring.

So here it goes....

The Invitation

Full Open

Insert

Here's a quick tutorial on how I made this invitation...

MATERIALS USED:

• Maria E. Designs - Layering Onesie Die Set
• Maria E. Designs - Weaved Onesie Die
• Creative Expressions - Sue Wilson Daisy Ring
• Decofoil - Gold
• Foiled Cardstock (Gold)
• Black Yardstick
• Some Crystals
• Some Ribbon

Hope you all enjoyed it!  Happy Crafting!

xoxo

Maria

Flower Crown: Heartfelt Creations Flower Medley

Good Day Crafters!

A SHOUT OUT TO ALL MOTHERS IN THE WORLD!

"HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!"

I hope everyone is having a blast today.  I'm kinda sick right now and while I was doing my video tutorial for this project it was kinda difficult because my nose is clogged, so my voice sounded like a ghost from a horror movie.  hahahahaha.  So here goes my sharing sharing sharing.  I would like to share a flower crown that I've made using Heartfelt Creations Stamp and Die Sets.

Front View

Top View

Left Side

Right Side

Here's my tutorial on how I made all those flowers in my flower crown:

MATERIALS USED:

• White Cardstock 150gsm
• Hot Glue
• Studio G - Glitter Glue (Clear)
• Floral Tape
• Wire
• Pearl Stamen
• Ranger - Glossy Accents
• Ranger - Perfect Pearls (Pearl)
• Ranger - Distress Inkpads :  Mowed Lawn, Peeled Paint, Seedless Preserves, Spun Sugar and Vintage Photo
• Memento - Lulu Lavander & Bamboo Leaves
• Heartfelt Creations - Arianna Bloom Stamp & Die Set
• Heartfelt Creations - Classic Rose Stamp & Die Stamp
• Heartfelt Creations - Dogwood Flower Stamp & Die Set
• Heartfelt Creations - Classic Rose Vine Stamp & Die Set

Hope you all enjoyed it!

P.S. Please don't forget to leave a comment or share a flower crown that you've made using the techniques that I've shared.  I'll be glad to assist you if you have any further questions.  Add me in your circle and subscribe to my youtube channel.  Thank you!

xoxo

Maria

Camelia Flower Tutorial

Good day Crafters!

I was experimenting on my heartfelt creations classic rose stamp and die set and I was able to come up with 100 different flowers using the same die set.  And today I wanted to share one of the flowers that I've made out of it.  The Camelia...

I was inspired by the flowers (real ones) that I saw on Pinterest, so I've decided to somehow recreate them using my dies and stamps from heartfelt creation.  So here it goes.....

Camellia Flower made from Heartfelt Creations Classic Rose Stamp and Die Set

Here's my video Tutorial!

  

Have Fun!

xoxo
Maria

Prima Princess Natalie - Art Journal Page

Good day Crafters!

Recently I'm so addicted to Prima Princess Stamps, and I started making an Art Journal using the Prima Princess Stamps.  Today, I want to share the first Art Journal I've made using Prima Princess Natalie.

Vintage Journal Page featuring Prima - Princess Natalie Stamp.

I started of by watercoloring the background using tim holtz distress inpads:  Old Paper, Tea Dye and Antique Linen.

Water Color with Distress Inkpads

Then I did some distressing and stenciling using distress inkpad vintage photo and stencil gothic (also from ranger, designed by tim holtz.

Distressed Edges and Stenciled

Then I started stamping it all over using Memento Expresso Truffle inkpad and assorted stamps from ranger (designed by tim holtz) and Hampton Art.  Sorry I won't be able to write down all the stamps name, as I don't have the names with me anymore, and I can't remember what they're called, but Im 100% sure that I used ranger stamps (designed by tim holtz) and hampton stamps.

Background Stamping

Then I stamped Prima Princess Natalie on the corner of my journal page and stamped another one on a separate cardstock, colored it with distress inkpads, cut it off, edge it with distress marker and lastly I stick it on top my my stamp image on my journal page using a gel medium.

Cut out over stamped image

Then I did a little bit more of stamping using Prima Princess Natalie Stamp (just the floral part) and a ranger eiffel tower stamp (designed by tim holtz).  I colored the stamped and image and finished it off with a gel matte medium.

Finished Project

MATERIALS USED:

• Prima - Princess Natalie Stamp
• Distress Inkpads:  Old Paper, Tea Dye, Antique Linen, Vintage Photo, Dusty Concord, Victorian Velvet, Fired Brick, Mermaid Lagoon, Wild Honey, Mustard Seed, Picked Raspberry, Wilted Violet, Picket Fence and Broken China.
• Distress Marker - Vintage Photo
• Assorted Stamps from Ranger (designed by Tim Holtz) and Hampton Art Stamps
• Ranger - Gel Medium Matte

Hope you all enjoyed it!

Happy Crafting!

Prima Princess Claire Tag using Distress Inkpads and Distress Oxides

PRIMA - PRINCESS CLAIRE LARGE TAG
Using Distress Oxides (Tag) and Distress Inkpads (coloring Princess Claire).

Good day Crafters!

Oh yea I know, I know!  Its been a long time...  hahahaha..  I really don't get any time to blog anymore, nor do I get any time to create, all because I have a growing toddler who loves to be around me 24/7.  Well anyway, today I sneaked out, since my husband is at home right now, I see to it that I finish a tag and I do my blog!  Yes Finally!!!!  So here it goes.....

Prima recently released their new line of stamps called the princess stamps, and I instantly fell in love with them and played with them.  I started by stamping the image of Prima Princess Claire twice using my Hampton stamp tool.  Oh yes! I did stamp the image twice, as I notice if I stamped it once since the design is very intricate, the lines are not that visible, so I have to stamp it twice using my Memento Expresso Inkpad.  And then I color it using my distress inkpads like so...

I also used some perfect pearls to glimmer some spots in my image then I cut them out.  I did some layerings on my other cut outs as you can see in the picture above.  Then glued them into my distressed tag (I used distress oxide and distress ink in making the tag).

Unfortunately things did not end well for me, because my son sneaked into my craft room and unfortunate thing happened on the neckline of my Princess Claire.  So I ended up doing a bit of a remedy, because retouching it won't work, since I already sealed the stamped image with a matte gel.  I just went on and played with it. LUCKILY!  It ended up like so...

MATERIALS USED:

• Mixed Media Cardstock
• Ranger - Distress Inkpads (Picked Raspberry, Spun Sugar, Mustard Seed, Squeeze Lemonade, Salty Ocean, Tumbled Glass, Picket Fence, Tea Dye, Mowed Lawn, Peeled Paint, Barn Door, Twisted Citron, Dusty Concord, Spiced Marmalade, Mermaid Lagoon, Peacock Feathers, Vintage Photo, Antique Linen)
• Ranger - Distress Oxides (Broken China, Cracked Pistachio, Fossilized Amber)
• Ranger - Perfect Pearls (Blue Raspberry, Pink Gumball, Forever Green, Grape Fizz, Perfect Pearl)
• Studio G - Glitter Glue
• Water brush
• Twine
• Cheese Cloth
• Eyelet

Hope You all Enjoy It!!!

HAPPY CRAFTING!!