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November 17, 2016

DIY (Seasonal) Magnetic Memo Board

Sometimes you just need a reminder about certain conference calls or what to pick up from the store after work. This magnetic memo board is the PERFECT for all those little notes you need to keep.

Plus, the cute autumn theme can be changed up with different colored leaves; green leaves for spring or summer would be fantastic! The leaves in multiple colors were painted with the siphon adapter & fabric paint.

YOU WILL NEED:

Cut'n'Boss + platforms

eBrush + siphon kit

Dixie Belle Paints - Barn Red, Rebel Yellow, Midnight Blue, Chocolate, Drop Cloth

Picture frame

Paper clips

Craft blade or Exacto

Scrap of faux leather (tan)

Magnetic sheets

Chip brush

Teresa Collins Woodgrain Cottage Embossing Folder

Leaf-shaped cutting dies - ProvoCraft Cuttlebug Leaves Dies

Super glue

Hard surface or window cleaner

1. Take (1) magnetic sheet and cut it to the size of the picture frame.

2. Emboss the magnetic sheet with Teresa Collins Woodgrain Cottage in the Cut'n'Boss using the following combination (bottom to top): D, A, Folder + Material, A. MAKE SURE the magnetic side is FACE DOWN in the folder so that the pattern is DEBOSSED.

3a. Use leaf-shaped cutting dies to cut out pieces of faux tan leather & magnetic sheet. When cutting with the faux leather, place the leather side FACE DOWN on the cutting die. When cutting with the magnetic sheet, place the magnetic/gloss side FACE UP.

3b. ProvoCraft Cuttlebug dies with a 1/8" profile are quite thick for small metal dies. The platform combination for these dies is as follows (bottom to top): D, Magnetic Shim, A, Dies, Material, A.

4. Use an Exacto blade to cut small slits into the magnetic cut-outs. Make sure that the small inner piece of the paper clip is on the matte/non-magnetic side of the leaf & that the small inner piece of the paper clip does not stick out of the bottom of the leaf.

5. Use super glue on the magnetic side of the leaves & glue ONLY the large, back portion of the paper clip to the magnetic leaf. Let dry.

6a. Mix some Dixie Belle chalkpaints, Chocolate & Midnight Sky, to get the right shade of brown. Mix 3 parts chalkpaint to 1 part hard surface cleaner or Flow-Aid. I used the eBrush siphon cup, though you can also use the bottle. Spray to cover the entire embossed magnetic sheet.

6b. Once the embossed magnetic sheet was sprayed, use the residual paint to airbrush the sides of the picture frame. The sides will not be covered by the magnetic sheet, so they were airbrushed.

7. Use the chip brush to add some texture & bring out the highlights in the embossed magnetic sheet. I mixed equal parts of Dixie Belle Chocolate, Barn Red, Rebel Yellow & Drop Cloth.

8. Super glue the top half of the faux leather leaf to the non-magnetic, matte side of the leaf. It is important to only glue HALF of the leaf to the side of the small inner paper clip. Super glue the painted, embossed magnetic board to the picture frame. Let dry.

9. TADAAAA! Now you have a mini magnetic memo board!

BONUS: Use fabric paint in the eBrush siphon to add colors to your leaf memo clips!

Hope you enjoyed this little office accessory! Look forward to seeing what you make for your office!

-Judith

September 21, 2016

Embossed Autumn by Jan Hunter

I <3 embossing! For this project, I used the Teresa Collins Herringbone and Hounstooth A6 folders. I hope you can see it in the details.

Even the twill tape has the Herringbone design imprinted on it using the folder and some ink.

You'll need:
Teresa Collins Embossing folders
Ink
eBrush, marker adaptor (TB for this project0
Markers (Tombow 985, 977, 933, 847)
Stamps (Autumn Days, Glass Blooms)
Detail Embossing Powder (White by Ranger)
Twill Tape (1/2 inch wide)
Heat gun
staples, stapler
glue dots
Twine
Other embellishments as desired
Cardstock

Stamp and heat emboss the leaves, Set aside.
Emboss a piece of card stock measuring 4 x 5.25 using the Houndstooth folder. Using the Herringbone folder, emboss the left side of a piece of cardstock measuring 2.5 x 5.5.

Using the herringbone folder, slide the twill tape through the center area at the fold. Flip the tape up and ink the bottom side of the folder where the tape will lay. Lay the twill tape on the inked portion and press with your hands or a brayer being careful that the tape doesn't move. The pattern will be pressed into the tape. Remove the tape. Repeat as needed for the remainder of your tape. Heat set ink if needed. "Pleat" the tape and if desired stitch or staple. You could also use glue dots to secure the pleats in place. Clip the ends into an inverted V. Set aside.

Using the eBrush, edge the sides of the white cardstock the base and the smaller piece using the brown (977). Set those pieces aside (oops, no picture os this step).

Using the lightest colored marker in the eBrush, begin coloring the leaves. Add layers of color wiping excess off off the embossed areas. Trim the leaves.

Arrange the leaves on the strip of paper, adding pop-up dots as desired for some added height. Stamp the sentiment to the same strip. Add the twill tape using glue dots to secure. Wrap some twine around the whole strip of card a couple of times. Finish the twine as desired.

Secure the large embossed cardstock to the card pase. Add the strip securing with tape or glue. Add any additional elements as desired.

Change the dimensions to 4x6 and choosing a fall sentiment, this would look very nice framed.

Wishing you happy crafting and don't be afraid to mix textures with embossing folders OR to add more dimension using the folders and ink to tape or ribbons. There's lots of fun to be had.

Wishing you time in your crafting room this week and every week!

October 26, 2015

Caramel Treat Bags

Cut 'n' Boss Design Team: Mitsyana Wright Cycle 12

Hello, Crafty Friends!!

I'm back again with another treat/ favor idea. This year, why not treat Thanksgiving dinner guests with a special treat. Or if you have a fall birthday baby in your family (like I do) these would make awesome party favors or thank you gifts.

Supplies Used

Cut'n'boss (Craftwell)

Teresa Collins Pocket Dies (Thankful, Lover's Lane)

Spellbinders Grand Nestabilities (Labels One)

eBrush (Craftwell)

Thankful Stamp Set (Pink and Main)

Xyron Mega Runner

Stapler

VersaFine Onyx Black Ink Pad

Martha Stewart Scoring Board

Foam Tape

Cardstock -Brown, Craft

Patterned Paper

These come together super easy and you can change your colors to suit your own theme or color scheme.

For each treat I cut out a doily (from the TC Lover's Lane set), a label (smallest from the Labels One set), a ticket label (from the TC Thankful set), and 3 springs (Also from the TC Thankful set).

Using a scoring board, I scored a line down the middle of my label and doily, creased it, then folded them in half. I used my Xyron Mega Runner to add adhesive to the back of my doily and mounted it onto the label. This created the base of my treat toppers.

Then I used my ebrush and dark blue Sharpie to shade my sprigs to coordinate with the patterned paper I used to make my doily. Then I glued them to the front of my topper.

I filled a food safe cellophane bag with caramels, place the "topper" over the open end of the bag and staple close.

I used the CENTERS of the ticket frame (from the TC Thankful set) and stamped my sentiment onto it with black ink.

I used foam tape to mount my label, covering the staple.

And here is my finished favor. Specially wrapped treats for all those special guests.

These would also be great on a table setting. Instead of stamping you could have each treat labels with the name of your guests for amazing place cards!!

Hope you enjoyed today's "treat"!! LOL

Until next time...

Happy Crafting!!

~ Mitsy

To see more holiday inspiration please visit my personal blog at:

www.upontippytoes.com

October 23, 2015

Fall Leaves Card

Cut 'n' Boss Design Team: Tyra Babyngton Cycle 12

Hey crafty peeps! It's Friday and just in time for fall I created a card celebrating the fabulousness of using the Cut 'N' Boss and ebrush together! First, let's talk supplies: Supplies: Craftwell Cut 'n' Boss, Craftwell ebrush, Die-Namites "Small Ivy" die, nested circle dies, 80 pound white card stock, foam tape, Aleene's Clear Gel Tacky adhesive, Alcohol Ink Markers (I used Copics), pigment ink and sentiment stamp. Steps:

Use Cut "N' Boss to cut "Small Ivy" die 4-5 times.
Set up e-brush machine and appropriate marker adapter and select a collection of complementary markers.
Use three nested circle dies in 3 adjacent sizes (e.g. 3, 4, and 5 inch circles or 4,5,6 inch circles) to create a pair of rings, with one ring larger than the other. Overlap and adhere rings together to create a wreath.
Spray each set of leafy die cuts using the ebrush and your favorite markers. Airbrush lighter color first, adding shading and/or emphasis by applying a second coat, or layering on a darker shade from the same color group.
Use clear tacky glue to adhere the leafy dies around half of the wreath.
Adhere the decorated wreath to a card panel using foam tape.
Adhere card panel to a card base sized to 4.25 by 5.5 inches.
Use scrap paper and stamp a sentiment. Adhere sentiment to decorated wreath.

Let's take another look at this card! Thanks so much for stopping by the blog today!

For more of Tyra's projects, head over to Tyra's blog!

Tyra