(((VIDEO))) Distress Stain Rainbow Backgroun

Hello crafty friends! It's Jess and today I have three cards and a video using some stencils and die sets.

I had recently reorganized some things in my craft room and now my Distress Stains are displayed where I can see and reach them readily. So I wanted to make a point to use them soon. I decided to see if they would work well with my beloved Create a Smiles stencils and diecuts.

My go to when playing with a medium is to create a rainbow. I did it last month with my Alcohol Inks and felt drawn to trying again with my Distress Stains. I think this is because I can use a whole bunch of colors at one time. When I'm using a previously neglected supply I want to really have some fun with it. You can get more details in the video:

Use black to make your rainbow colors really pop. This technique works with a variety of stencils from the large shapes of Big Hearts Polka to the thin lines of the Diamond stencil so be sure to play with whatever Create a Smile stencils you own.

Big Hearts Polka

Diamond Stencil

Lots of Stars Stencil

Magical Frame Die Set

Pocket Tag Die Set

Tiny Sentiments Dies

Be sure to join the latest Create a Smile challenge.

Video: Baby Shaker Card

Hello crafty friends and happy Sunday! :)


Hope you're having a wonderful week-end, including some crafty time!
I'm finally back with a new card video, showing how to create this cute baby shaker card:

This week we decided to open up a Facebook Group called "Create A Smile Friends & Family", because we love connecting with you. This group quickly became a fun place full of inspiration and chitter chatter - and I pop in whenever whenever I can to answer questions, check out your projects and get to know you :) We would LOVE to meet you there!

In this group if we could do some baby stamps, so when I asked the group members what theme they would like a video on we found that it would be a great idea to show what baby-related stamps we have or how you could use our stamps for baby cards.

Check out the video to see then steps for this card (they were quite a few ;) )

• instead of using foam tape for your shaker, cut fun foam with the same dies that you use to create your shaker window. This way everything should fit just fine.
• cute images are perfect for baby cards - just combine them with the baby's name and some soft colors and you're good to go.
• stacked dies create fun shaker windows if you combine them to create a frame.
• if the little circles don't come off your die easily heat your die with a heatgun - the steel will slightly expand when it get's warm and you can carefully tap it onto your work surface - the circles will just fall off and the die will go back to normal when cooling down.
• You can use the tiny circles for your shaker-filling as well.
• use sticky tape to get the right placement for your dies. This way they will have the same position on your cardstock and your fun foam.
• glossy accents adhere your fun foam just fine.

Did you join the Facebook group Create a Smile Friends and Family? There is so much fun going on there with chats, challenges, sneaks and more :)

Hopo you enjoyed this little tutorial and it was helpful to create some cute baby cards :)

Have a great day!

Saturday Scrap Scenes with Terhi - Dreams come true

Hello everyone, it's Terhi here! If you wonder how any dreams or wishes are attached to this photograph, let me tell you. My daughter turned seven early June and all spring long she wish to have her own phone. In Finland children starts their school the year they turn seven, and having phone in school is important - she walks her way to school by herself, and she comes to empty home after the school days. She needs to have a way to contact me and her father. Obviously these wasn't the reasons why she wished to had a phone, apps and games might have been the main one.
Anyway, she woke up in her birthday morning and got her long-waited present: Her own mobile phone with pink bling-bling covers!



As said, her phone has a cover reminding of magic. Pink and diamonds, and star shaped lock. So I took Cool Cuts called Magical Frame and created a layout around the little hat and tiny classes with the photograph. And to bring the star theme on the layout I played with Lots of Stars Stencil and also by using lots of star shaped chipboards, Nested Stars! I think I don't need to mention how I chose the color scheme.
I wanted to use Make A Wish stamps as my title, and placing it onto one of the banners cut with Cool Cuts called Stacked Pierced Banners turned to look nice.

Whether you're doing card, scrapbook page or any other carfts, repeating a pattern creates lovely 3D-effect easily and fast. Like on this layout, you'll find stars from the background, stamped and painted, again stars with the chipboards and even on top of the picture on the tiny magic hat.

Please find the video below or watch it here.

Stamps: Make A Wish
Stencil: Lots of Stars Stencil
Dies: Magical Frame, Stacked Pierced Banners
Other: Pretty Cool Enamel Stickers, Chipboards - Nested Stars,

 

Never forgot to use your sense of humor with your crafts. It gives personal touch to any creation and makes you stand out.
Have a great day!

Terhi xx