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Mason Jar Lit Frame

It's been a while since I've posted videos. I'm not sure why I stopped but when I did, technology kind of got away on me. With a whole lot of help from my daughter (thanks Kenz) I was able to put together a video tutorial for this Mason Jar Lit Frame. 

This isn't a difficult project but there are a lot of steps so I thought it might be helpful to have the supply list and brief summary of the instructions to follow. You can find them here (I hope)   Download Mason Jar Lit Frame  . Fingers crossed that I uploaded, embedded and linked everything correctly. If this works I'll have to start posting videos regularly so I don't forget how to again.

 

Jar of Flowers Night Light

I thought I would finish off Jar of Flowers Week with my new night light. I like putting a little light in my guest washroom when I have friends of over but candles make me nervous and the only outlet if partially hidden behind a towel bar so this project was the perfect solution. The 12" x 12" canvas is light enough to hang on the wall with a couple of push pins and the battery operated lights are set to come on every evening. All I need now are some guests.

Supplies: Jar Punch, Mason Jar Shaker Domes, Stampin' Blends, Birds and Branches Dies, Small Bloom Punch, Merry Merlot Ink, White Craft Ink, Sponge Dauber, In Good Taste DSP, 12" x 12" canvas frame, dark brown acrylic paint, mini lights.

Day #4 of Jar of Flowers

I wanted to make a couple of 3D projects with these cute little Mason Jar Shaker Domes before I run out. I'm not sure where I purchased this shadow box picture frame as I've had it for a while but these frames are readily available if you want to duplicate this project. When purchasing a frame, make sure the frame is deep enough to accommodate the shaker dome.

The background is a print from the In Good Taste Designer Series Paper. I used the frame's mat as a cutting template for the DSP. It also gave the DSP some stability. I punched the jar shape into the DSP, filled and attached the jar dome before adhering the DSP to the mat.

 

I cut a piece of card stock slightly larger than the jar and traced the jar shape in pencil. I glued pieces of stems in place with a gluegun using the pencil shape as a guide. Once the stems were in place I spooned in some Dazzling Diamonds and stuck the jar in place

 

I glued the dried flowers to the DSP with a glue gun

 

Tool Time

This is one of those cards I made years ago and keep coming back to. I started out by casing a swap I received at convention with DSP and small flowers but somewhere along the way I switched to tools. Even after several years it's still one of the most popular cards at my stamp classes. It's pretty easy to make and the coloring goes quickly with Stampin' Blends. I also like that there's no waste. The drawers are made from the strip of card stock  that's cut from the card front.

Oops. It might be a good idea to color your hammer before you glue it in place

 

A Gift for Mom

 Because of the Coronavirus we've all had to make sacrifices and adjustments in the way we interact with family and friends, especially the elderly. My Mom has been a trooper through all of this. She grew up in a large family, has many friends and has always been active in the community so going from that to self isolation has been a real adjustment for her. And she's a hugger. When it's safe to hug again I'm envisioning the Pepe Le Pew cartoons when he hugs the cat.

While we can't hug Mom and can only visit from a distance I thought she might like some cards to send to the people she loves. I embellished a card box with Perennial Essence Designer Series Paper, filled it with a variety of cards and included a few books of stamps so they're ready to mail. Some of the cards are ready made and some have interchangeable sentiments. There's a pic of the interchangeable cards below.

The sentiments were embossed in gold, punched out using the Label Me Fancy Punch and can be added to any of the above cards. Several other Stampin' Up punches worked well for mats to put beneath the sentiments.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Origami Leaf Card Tutorial

I've been procrastinating about shooting videos since I lost my old movie maker program. It might not have been the latest and greatest but I knew how to use it. Since I had a lot of requests for a video tutorial for the origami leaf card I thought it's time to stop putting it off and get back to shooting videos again. So...not the best sound or editing but here it is.

The video shows how to make the one piece origami leaf card from an 8-1/2" x 12" piece of DSP. Towards the end of the video I showed instructions on how to make a super simple cheater version from the scraps.

 

Origami Leaf Card

Why is it that I always come across the neatest things online while I'm supposed to be cleaning my house? Then I have to try whatever project or technique caught my interest and put off cleaning my house even longer. Too often my days end with a messy house and a really cool card. Not a bad trade off right? And I can always clean my house tomorrow.

Soooo today while I should've been cleaning I came across this really cool Origami Leaf Card on Pinterest. Since the instructions weren't in English and no measurements were included it took some trial and error before I finally figured it out. I like that the whole card is made out of one piece of paper. I played with the measurements and if you start with a piece of paper 8-1/2" x 12" it makes a 3-1/2" x 5" card with a little pocket inside that will hold a gift card. Here's the link to the instructions I used Leaf Card 

If this card is a bit more complicated than you like check out my next post for the Super Simple Cheater Version.

Gift Card Purse Video

I've had several requests for a video tutorial for my Gift Card Purse. It took some work to figure out the new movie maker program but I finally got it. It's a little scary how fast technology changes. Anyway here's the video. I'm looking forward to making a few more.

If you'd prefer the written instructions you can find them here Download Purse Gift Card Holder

 

Gift Card Brief Case

We made some Gift Card Purses for class and someone suggested we make a male version so this is what I came up with. I used some retired DSP that didn't really appeal to me until I was looking for "man paper". Here are the instructions Download Brief Case

 

 

 

 

Gift Card Purse

A version of this little purse was one of the first projects I learned to make from Stampin' Up. I think they demoed it at Regionals the year I started.  You make a tube from DSP, fold it into a W and attach some handles. The tube creates a couple of pockets where you can slip in a card or a few treats.

Download Purse Gift Card Holder

 I resized this one to fit a gift card then added a flap and a flower to keep the flap closed.