CRAFT Challenge Blog #775

 Hello friends! This week's challenge with CRAFT Challenge Blog has a theme of Spring or Easter. The sponsor is The Paper Shelter. The design i am working with is Adorable Easter Bunny Digital Stamp.

 Supply list is found below. 

Instruction: 

1. Open an egg design in the electronic cutter software. I am using Silhouette Studio with a Cameo.
2. Size the egg to be about the size of the card that you would like. I am using A2 size; 4.25" x 5.5".
3. Duplicate the egg shape. You don't need the stripes, just the egg as it will be the inside/back of the card. Move all shapes off to the side of the on-screen mat.
4. Open the Easter bunny design in the software.  I am using the colored PNG file.
5. Size the bunny to fit the egg including the little butterflies. 
6. Turn on the registration marks for the print & cut feature.
7. Print the page on to cardstock.
8. Cut the design using the cutting machine.
9. Choose the colors of cardstock for the egg and the stripes.
10. Cut all egg pieces out.
11. Score a line 1" from the top of the egg piece that will be the inside of the card. 
    
    
    
12. Add glue above the scored line and attach to front glue. Let dry. This is your card base. 
13.  Assemble the egg and adhere the stripes. 
14. Using ink and a blending brush, add a soft touch of ink on the edges. I did for all 3 colors I used. This just adds some dimension. 
    
15. Adhere the bunny and butterflies to the egg.
16. Embellish with sequins or gems.

Enjoy! I would love to see your version of this card. I used papers I had on hand.

 

~Paula

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Papers are just from my collection. I always grab from my scraps first and I don’t keep track of where they came from. Use what you have!

CRAFT Challenge Blog #752

 Hi Friends!

The current challenge on the CRAFT Challenge Blog is the theme: Spring/Easter/Anything Goes. The sponsor is All Dressed Up. The design I am working with is: Egg Painting.

 

I colored the background with Spectrum Noir alcohol markers and all the detail work is done with Prismacolor pencils.

 

~Paula

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Please Note: This post contains product links so you can easily find any supplies and/or tools you may be interested in. As an affiliate, I may be compensated for a purchase made using my links. However, no additional cost is extended to you. The other links are just to help guide you in the right direction. I am not affiliated with all companies but I encourage you to shop small businesses as much as possible. I only share product information of products I am familiar with and use in my own studio.

Papers are just from my collection. I always grab from my scraps first and I don’t keep track of where they came from. Use what you have!

White Spruce Studio Easter Card using hot foiling on the Silhouette Cameo

 Hi friends!

This week I have joined the design team for White Spruce Studio! I will be sharing projects made with their designs.

My first card is made using  Single Line Spring Bunny.

 I drew the bunny on cardstock using the Foil Quill with my Silhouette Cameo and hot foil. 

I have bought a few rolls of hot foil off eBay from sellers that use it in commercial printing and foiling. They start with a larger width roll and cut it down and sell the piece left over. This piece works great for small projects like mine. The quality is really good and it saves waste so I am happy to keep it from a landfill.

That is a lot of foil on these little rolls! They can be used for hot foil plates as well.

For this project I am using it with a We R Makers Foil Quill. The quill is design to be used in an electronic cutter such as a Silhouette Cameo or Cricut that can sketch.You plug the quill into the blade housing as if you were going to sketch. The quill plugs into a USB outlet to allow it to heat up. 

Single line SVG files are perfect for this process. 

For the quill to work it's best you will need a metal mat for your machine. I have attached mine to a regular mat for my machine and leave it attached always. This allows for easy feeding in the machine. 

 

After plugging the quill in, allow it to warm up. I give it about 10 minutes meanwhile
tape your paper to the metal mat. I use washi tape. Then tape your choice of foil over the paper securely. Always use a larger dimension of foil than you need. It will work better that way. 

Once the quill is warm, have the cutter sketch the design. Once done, remove the foil and proceed to decorate your project. I had the cutter sketch the sentiment using a sketch pen. 

I used alcohol markers to color the design. I cut it out and adhered to a card base. 

I used a rainbow oil slick foil.

This roll is from eBay but in my supply list below I have added foils made specifically for the foil quill for you to try. There are different types of foils that all have different application processes. Foil quills use hot foil.

 

~Paula

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Please Note: This post contains product links so you can easily find any supplies and/or tools you may be interested in. As an affiliate, I may be compensated for a purchase made using my links. However, no additional cost is extended to you. The other links are just to help guide you in the right direction. I am not affiliated with all companies but I encourage you to shop small businesses as much as possible. I only share product information of products I am familiar with and use in my own studio.

Papers are just from my collection. I always grab from my scraps first and I don’t keep track of where they came from. Use what you have!