A Little Love Goes A Long Way

For my home decor project I had envisioned something quilted but my die didn’t make it. I got upset and realized how much I take me for granted. I am quick to fuss at myself. I smooth over when others don’t meet some of their duties. You know you too are a mom or a wife or even a friend. So I decided I needed to add something to my work area to remind me to love me!

I love this heart mobile. I used my eCraft and some of the great WorldWin papers to create these interlocking Celtic hearts. I found the svg on the site Extreme Papercrafting. I have all of the hearts braided together and they actually move with the breeze from the ceiling fan.

I thought about making a banner for my fireplace but decided I spend more time in my kitchen than the living room. This is my Valentine’s gift to me so I want it where it will inspire me to love me!

I used a pressure of 6 and no tabs. It cut very cleanly. I also sprayed locktite adhesive spray on it and then sprinkled my glitter on it. I am very pleased with my outcome. I might make several strands to go across my kitchen windows. I think they need a little sweet décor as well.

I am hoping that in the next few days my new quilting die will be delivered. So hopefully I will be showing you some wonderful fabric creations using my eBosser.

Have a wonderful week and don’t forget to Love you!

debi

eBosser Makes Recycling Fun!

eBosser Makes Recycling Fun!

I am so excited. I love eBossing with my eBosser. I love using it to recycle. I decided to work on a new project with my eBosser and my new Vintaj dies.

 

I used a soda can and cut it out with a sizzix star die. I can’t believe how nice it turned out. The eBosser makes quick work of die cutting and also embossing.

Who would have ever thought that a soda can could make a wonderful hair embellishment. I am so happy that I am able to do this.

 

After cutting out the shape a quick pass thru the eBosser  in the Vintaj folder makes a beautiful design.

In order to give my stars a nice finish I took a candle and heated the stars. The finish took on a caramel color and was the finish I was looking for. No inks or anything else was added just the flame and it caused the effect you see. I did sand it  to remove some of the effect.

The edges are also not sharp. I sanded them as well very gently. I love my outcome.

Well Looking forward to some home décor? Well check out my post for next week and let me know what you think..

Have a great week, Debi

Felted Feel Goods!

Felted Feel Goodies!

I am in Love…love with my Ebosser. I am so fortunate to be able to use it. I have had some issues with wrist pains and my eBosser reduces my hand and wrist pains so much that embossing and using quilting dies is a joy again! I am so delighted that I worked up an item to share with some of my friends.

I love cutting felt and fabrics with my eBosser so easy and quick. I can cut so much that it is shocking! You can see that I am also working on a custom embossing folder with the “eBosser” word.

I used a eight layer of felt with the Sizzix die to cut my flowers.

They cut cleanly and quickly.  I used my C plate and my A plate. I then took some twine and gathered up my flowers.

After gathering I was able to sew on my button center. I then was able to attach the pin, but could have easily attached to the hair clippie.  I really love how these came out.

Whether used as a package embellishment or a head piece this is really super cute and fast. I love my flower garden. During the winter when so much is brown these beautiful felted blossoms have really brightened up my world.

Want to see my felted bouquet…..it is on its way!!!

Happy New Year again!

Debi

Great Gift Idea for Anytime!

Another Great and Quick Gift Idea!

I know as long as I have my Craftwell eCraft and my eCraft Vinyl I have the means to create a quick but perfect gift! I know that Christmas is over and the New Year is here but I still think there is a place for this cool present. I know that a birthday or just an everyday I love you gift can be made super quick but mean so much.

We have a new car owner and she is so excited with her new mobile baby. So just to personalize her auto, I made this cool license tag for her. Please excuse the holiday background but it is so cool.

 

 

The license plate is vinyl and cost only a few dollars off of ebay. I love putting a white or black shadow around my lettering so that it stands out.

 

I love the eCraft Vinyl and it cuts so easy. I just use the one pressure setting on my eCraft  and cut away. No tabs please.

I weed the vinyl and low and behold it is done. I love seeing the happy faces that my machine makes. I feel sorry that it can’t experience the WOW factor that I do!

Thank you for stopping by and get ready for a brand new year. I am charged up for 2013 and all of the cool projects that are to come. I can’t wait to see what is new for the crafting community. Please share what you think might be coming out this year, what is your dream tool!

Happy New Year!

debi

Christmas Diorama

I really have embraced the Christmas season with a fever. I had a dream about creating a lighted Diorama with snow and Santa. So I made it come true!

I don’t know why but I really did dream about this. Only I was tiny and playing in the Sleigh with Santa.

So here it goes, The first thing I did was find the perfect papers for my project. I love the beautiful Foil papers that are out there so I found a wonderful assortment.  I used beautiful paper collections from The Paper Studio : Christmas Traditions with foil and Citrus Cardstock from DCWV.

I used SVG files purchased from SVGcuts. I enjoy their product line and thought that I could manipulate the files so that they would fit my needs.

My Craftwell eCraft again worked like a charm cutting cleanly all of my papers. I was so happy.

I enlarged the file so that I could make the drum very large. See how clean my cuts are.’

These papers actually made my project look like metal in real time.

I enjoyed working on the project especially the tiny part that I shared with you in previous post.

Next I built my scene. It required a platform to be inserted into the drum to hold all of the diorama.

Here you can see how tiny it really is. Those trees are painted and then dipped in flock. I worked very hard on the tiny pieces but was delighted with the wonderful cut I got with the eCraft.

I actually made a light harness for the inside of the drum. So in addition to the velum for sunlight or exterior light to illuminate my project I also had the addition of my own tiny leds. I hope that you enjoy my projects.

I love sharing my creative spirit with you! I want to wish all of you a wonderful Christmas. i

Hanging Snowflake Gems

Well with the holidays around the corner we are all busy getting ready. So when the center where we have our craft class is also needing some decorations. I volunteered to do (I am scared of heights) the hanging ones. I had an idea of what I wanted to create. But then I saw the glitter wrapping paper at Wally World.

I knew in my heart that I wanted to create something with it. I also have just purchased a large cutting die for my eBosser. It is so pretty, a side note I hate the glitter part. It shedded glitter from one end of my hobby room to the other. I also recycled boxes to make the foundations for my snowflakes.

I used my Sizzix Bigz Die - Daisy Blast with my A and C plates. it was so quick and easy to make so many pieces. I made the center section from the recycled boxes and then used the Glitter wrapping paper to cover it.

After I glued both sides I was able to decorate with gems and then hang them. I can’t wait to see how the hall looks with all of them hung. I love my eBosser. It really helps me to be on top of my crafting game!

I love the way they look!!!

Happy Holidays!

Working on a Larger Scale

Well maybe I should clarify my meaning of larger scale. I am working on some really small minatures for a diorama for Christmas. I am so proud of the cut my eCraft did for me. I used a SVGcuts file from their Santa’s Visit Grouping. I love the way that it turned out. Just had to work with magnifiers and dental tools to work with it. I love the out come. Now I will post the larger project in the coming weeks.

I used some really wonderful paper, WorldWin eCraft Diecutable Color Mates!  This is some really nice solid color paper that is nice for 3d projects as well as your scrapbooking needs.

 

I used some great foiled paper from The Paper Studio’s Christmas Traditions paper pack. I love the beautiful foils and it has Cardinals too!

 

See how small this piece is. I used a brand new blade and it zipped right through. I love my Sleigh.

I can’t believe how clean the rails for my Sleigh came out. I used Pearl paper by Coordinates for them. They are truly beautiful. I hope that you enjoy my project..just wait till you see the end result!

Happy Shopping Season!!!