Crafter's Castle: January 2020

Friday, January 31, 2020

Easy Valentine Bookmarks

I thought that bookmarks would make great Valentine's for kids....whether you are giving them to the kids or making them with the kids for their friends. And these are so easy!

You will need patterened cardstock, ribbon or yarn, stickers or die cuts, and a Valetine stamp if you have one. I will put links below the die cuts and stamp that I used. You can cut the cardstock to whatever size you want the bookmark to be. Mine are aprox. 2" x 6"

For this first bookmark I used a scalloped edge blade on my paper trimmer (you could use decorative scissors). Next I stamped it with the Happy Valentine's Day stamp from InLoveArts (can you believe it's only $2.35). I added some hearts that I made with a punch (you could add stickers if you want), and punched a hole at the end for the ribbon.

For this next one I also used the scalloped blade, then I added a die cut phrase, You are my Sunshine, from the Phrase Art Words Dies from InLoveArts (this set comes with 5 phrase dies), and and again I punched the hole in the end and added some ribbon. The flower is part of the cardstock but you could always add some stickers or die cuts.

For this one I didn't use the scalloped edges but I did round the corners with a corner rounder. You can do that with scissors if you don't have a corner rounder or you could even use a decorative punch. Like the first bookmark I stamped it with the Happy Valentine's Day stamp from InLoveArts and added some hearts that I made with a punch and punched a hole at the end for the ribbon.

For this last bookmark I did the same as the previous one but this time I used the phrase Lots of Love from the Phrase Art Words Dies from InLoveArts, and instead of ribbon I used a piece of fluffy yarn and some twine/string.

I hope this gives you some ideas of your own. Making simple Valentines for kids OR with kids is always fun.

Products used

My cardstock was from an old pad in my stash but you can use what you have on hand, and the same with ribbons or yarn.

Happy Valentine's Day Stamp

Phrase Art Word Dies

InLoveArts Shop

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Sunday, January 26, 2020

Paper Piecing & Cardmaking With InLoveArts

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I made these cards using die sets from InLoveArts

I love being able to use die cut sentiments instead of stamped ones because I think it adds something special to the card.

I used these Phrase Art Word Dies !

And I love the look of paper piecing but usually when I do paper piecing I'm stamping an image several times on different papers to piece together. So it was nice to not have to stamp and try to cut pieces out by hand.

I used this Woman In Dress Dies set!

Thanks to these dies it made everything easier!

Look at the beautiful cards I was able to make quickly and easily! It was so fun!!!

I wanted to make this card a little flashy and fun. One dress is cut from gold glitter paper and the other is from black velvet paper. I cut the belt for the dresses from the same and swapped them. For a fun way to create a background for your cards try using wrapping paper. That is what I used for this card with the gold, silver, and black dots. I will be making a video soon (when I get my new laptop) and show you how easy it is to do. In fact I will also show you how easy it is to use these die sets. So be watching for that video in the near future!

For this card I embossed the purple cardstock with a swiss dot embossing folder and punched the edges with my Martha Stewart Lace corner punch (part of the punch around the page set). I added a little bling to the corners but it doesn't show up good in the picture. Then I cut a scalloped oval from a piece of cardstock in my stash that also has dots on it and used foam tape to pop it up. For the dress I also used cardstock with dots and it really brings it all together.

You can make them classy, cute, or fun....however you want. And I didn't show it, but you can always cut everything out and color it the way you want with your markers or colored pencils or whatever you use. And not just the Woman In Dress dies but also the Phrase Word Art dies. That means the possibilities are ENDLESS!!!

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Wednesday, January 15, 2020

Happy New Year! Welcome to January's Challenge!

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Saturday, January 11, 2020

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