Ah! The Beach Life!

 

Hello my crafty friends! Today I have a little trip to the beach for you. 

I started by going into Cricut Design space. As I often do, I start by creating a shape that represents the card front size I'm going to work on. In this case, it is a 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" rectange. I use this to guage the sizes I will need for the Cricut elements I choose to use for my card.

I looked for a print-then-cut beach scene. There are several to choose from but this one is what I chose to work with. It's image #MB9029A1. It's a rectangle shape so I printed and then cut it with my machine. I then used a die to cut it with a nested die in the shape you see. I used two more of the dies to create two more mats in gray and in the woodgrain paper.

I used several brad sets from Eyelet Outlet to decorate this card. Included are the Crab & Lobster Set, the Sandcastle Brad, Beach Umbrella, Sunglasses-Color, Seagull Set and the starfish and sand dollar are from the Seashore Set. Brads are such a quick and easy way to embellish your cards with cute accents or to build a scene like I did here. Once the brads were set, I glued the image and mats onto a Stardream Metallic A6 card base. 

Well, I hope you enjoyed our little trip to this beautiful beach. Have a great day!

Janet  

Engagement Toast with Eyelet Outlet

Hello everyone! It's my first blog post for Eyelet Outlet and I couldn't be happier to part of their team. This isn't my first post though. Yesterday I participated in a virtual craft show held by the promoter of the Columbus Scrap & Stamp Show yesterday on Facebook. There was a whole day of 15 minute presentations by the vendors who would have been there live. There are super sales from the vendors so go over there and check it out. Support the small businesses and get yourself some deals while you are at. Since it's virtual, anyone across the country can take advantage. I did the presentation for Eyelet Outlet. It was a lot of fun and a cool way to start my Design Team experience with them.

Apple Watch - Creating a Faux Red Digital Crown

Hi everyone! Today I'm showing you something a little different than normal. You see, I recently received an Apple Watch 2 for my birthday. I love the watch but it was a little bit of a bummer to hear that the Apple Watch 3 was coming out the very next month. 

As it turned out, the only aesthetic difference between my watch and Apple Watch 3 is that the newest version comes with a red center in the digital crown. As soon as I saw that, I knew just how to create my own faux red digital crown.

This video walks you through a tutorial to create your own faux crown with red vinyl. It's really easy, especially when I give you all the measurements you need. I took all the trial and error out of it for you. 

If you don't have an Apple Watch but someone in your family does, whip up their own red digital crown or any color you choose! They will think you are a genius! 

In addition to the crown, I also show you how to make a vinyl cover for the side button. It's a nice way to make your watch extra stylish!

Click below to see the video. 

Thanks for joining me today. Have a great week!

- Janet

Happy Cards-Featuring Resist Coloring and Cricut Explore

Happy Saturday everyone! This week's video shows you how to create the Happy die cut shown on a set of six cards I made as a gift. It's easy to manipulate stock images in Cricut Design space into something entirely different. The image I started with actually looked like this.

These cards are A2 size, 4.25" x 5.5". The background was created by stamping a background with Versamark ink and heat embossing it with clear embossing powder. Momento ink was then applied heavier at one end, gradually lightening to white at the top. The embossing resists the ink and reveals the background stamp while showing off an ombre effect. Easy! Just apply the ink with a sponge and lighten the amount used as you go from the bottom to the top.

The next step is to cut the Happy phrase in Design space (after manipulating the Happy Birthday phrase to the shape shown in the project). I used various words in the rectangle part of the die cut so that they read, Happy Birthday, Happy Thoughts, So Happy Together, Happy Dance, Happy for You and Happy Thoughts.

To finish each card, I applied the die cut, added a cork heart and a red embroidery thread bow. I actually made two of each card and made two sets of 6 cards to give as gifts. 

Thanks for joining me today. I'll see you again on Wednesday when it's my turn to post for CottageCutz. I've got a super cute card with a camping theme for you!

Supplies used for this project:
Hero Arts Stamp & Cuts Set called Happy Stamp & Cut
Various Memento ink pads
White card stock to form the card base and card mat
Background Stamps: 
Rubbernecker Stamps - Victorian Diamond Panel
Stampabilities Wood Stamp - Typewriter Background