Hello! It's Desiree'! I'm so glad to be back on the Craftwell blog!
Today In honor of the holiday, one of my faves btw!! ❤
{It’s also my oldest son’s b-day!! So I am bit partial! Heheh}
I am sharing a tag I created.
Before I even started I already knew what dies I wanted to use.
I cut them out using my Snap machine.
Starting off for this project I die cut a tag die, twice.
First my patterned paper, this paper is pretty BUT on the thin side, SO to reinforce my tag I took some old packaging and cut the tag out again.
I decided to do a little eBrushing for a little extra something! Love the eBrush!

I am so delighted to say that CraftwellUSA's Design Team has returned! We are still looking for some additional members!  Thank you so much for being our first post for our New Year! Jan Hunter you are wonderful!


 I'm excited to post as a guest designer today showcasing eBrush ®.  The eBrush has been one of my favorite crafting tools to use since I bought my first machine the year it was introduced on HSN!

I enjoyed being a part of Craftwell's eBrush design team for several years.  Thanks for asking me back to share a part of this paper quilt series with you.

Just a few supplies are all that are needed to create this fun 7 piece panel for part 4 of the paper quilt sample.  I've listed them below.

You will find part 1 of this sampler here.  Part 2 is here and part 3 is here.

Once your images are cut*, and your background panels are cut (I used some parchment resume paper I purchased from an office supply store a while back), you can start coloring.  I've also incorporated some stamps and ink on the background panels and one or two of the appliques. as you'll see in the images below.  If you choose to use the Skitch A Day patterns, I have altered the dress in this week's sketches after coloring.
Using the eBrush, spray the color as desired on each of the appliques.  Make sure your marker is seated correctly for an even spray.  Use a side to side motion to fill the image.  You can add a little shadowing along the edges if you'd like.



If desired, add a faux stitch using an ultra fine Sharpie along the edges of the shapes.


The materials needed are pretty basic as well.
Supplies: 
Paper (white cardstock for the appliques and parchment resume paper for the backgrounds)
Paper trimmer (to cut the backgrounds)
*electronic die cutting machine (optional) you could hand cut each of the images using the patterns in the weekly packets
eBrush, marker adaptor
Tombow markers were used in my samples, but other brands can be used as well.
Glue (Lineco book binding glue)
Stamps (for backgrounds and adding texture and dimension to the paper "fabric.")
Ink pads (I used browns that blended with the parchment colored paper -- and stamped off so the colors weren't too dark.
Stencils (I created the stencil used in this week's projects -- using basic shapes in the eCal3 library)

Clicking on the images below will provide a larger image so see additional details.









Thanks for dropping by today.  Hoping your creative time is well spent and brings you joy!   You'll find more eBrush fun on my blog too!

Tools used:
Craftwell eBrush
Craftwell Cut N' Boss [Teresa Collins Edition]
Electronic cutting machine
Crop-A-Dile hole punch
Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher

Materials used:
Papers - Craft Smith"Printed Posies", stack.
Recollections 65 lb. white cardstock
Sharpies
Pink satin ribbon
Scotch Tacky Glue
Double sided tape 1/4 inch

Dies used:
Craftwell/Teresa Collins - Heart die
Spellbinders- D-lites Bow Ties

My friend and I have been working on ideas to decorate her new apartment, and her primary decorative color is yellow. She wanted something pineapple related for her kitchen, so I put this project together for her using my Cut 'n' Boss and eBrush!

Materials
Decorative cardstock
Cut 'n' Boss
Embossing Folders (I used Checkered Argyle)
Scissors
Pencil and Paper
Double sided sticky tape
eBrush and Sharpies

First, choose some colored paper for the pineapple, leaves, and background. I chose a stack of some decorative paper that had watercolor-like effects on it.

Now place your pineapples inside your embossing folder (this is Checkered Argyle) and place into the Cut 'n' Boss.
 Now take your green cardstock and start cutting long, thin triangles for the leaves. Make different sizes, and have a variation of light and dark greens so the leaves don't blend into each other. For the medium and small leaves, round off the bottom corners (those ends will be showing on the pineapple)
Now for the leaves to look 3-Dimensional, take the edge of your scissors (NOT the sharp edge) and quickly run it down the length of the cut out leaves. (If you have ever curled ribbons or feathers with scissors, do the exact same thing to the paper.) Do this to sections of the top and bottom part of the paper.
  If your paper is white underneath, you'll want to avoid the leaves curving too far outwards. I did mine in an S curve, so leaves still popped out towards the viewer. Attach your leaves with double stick tape, starting with the longest and having the shortest leaves in the front.

 Next, draw some flower leaves (or print mine to use as a template) on plain white paper. Then cut out each individual petal separately.
 Now take your eBrush and colored Sharpies of your choosing, and begin coloring in your petals. For mine, I started with yellow on the tips, then light pink in the middle, and a brighter pink in the center. I carefully made some darker spots by placing my bright pink Sharpie a little too far down the eBrush (make sure to practice this on a separate sheet of paper to get this just right.)
 I also made leaves and centers for the flowers. I slightly bent the middle of the leaves and tucked them under the petals with tape. Then I tucked in my second pineapple behind them.

After completing the second pineapple, draw in some vines with a light green Sharpie. Experiment and get your shapes right with a pencil before drawing over with a Sharpie, if you like. Draw very carefully when going over the textured parts of the pineapple, and use a light touch.


 The finished piece! Use a matte when framing it, so the leaves overlap with it instead of the frame itself.

Hi, Jan here.  This month's creative fun with SaborPapel and Craftwell is still underway!  Still using the Ole collection from Sabor, and a desire to do a little "quilting," here's the project I decided  to create.

When I first paraded the blocks by my artist Mom, she was a little concerned about it being too busy.  However, after adding the eBrushed "binding," she gave it a 2 thumbs up!

I used a pattern called, New York Quilt Block for the basic square design. There are several variations, but this worked well for me.  The pattern is easy to translate into a cut file for electronic cutters and made easy work of cutting the sheets of paper into the components of the blocks.


Once all the pieces are cut, begin laying out your blocks.  No need for glue at this point, you can switch out pieces and colors for a pleasing palette in each of the blocks.


Now, a re-positionable glue stick is perfect for this project.


My base squares are slightly larger to allow for some trimming once all the pieces are in place.


Now, put the squares into a pleasing pattern. This is not my final pattern as I did make a couple more adjustments.  But once you've settled on your final placement, get your sewing machine out, and using a zigzag stitch (not a satin stitch) and secure the paper to the base.


Stitch each square, trim threads and edges to finished size.  My squares were 6 1/4 inches finished.  Then stitch in rows.  I made 9 squares for a 3 x 3 quilt.

I chose not to eBrush any of my squares nor any of the pieces in the squares.  But the "binding" was another story!  Grab a stencil, the eBrush and some markers in complimentary  colors.  The Bic-Mark it's worked well with the colors in the "quilt."

Using a piece of foam core or poster board as your backing/binding, cut  it 2 inches larger than your quilt.  You will have a 1 inch border all around your quilt when finished.

I started spraying with the lightest color and added additional colors and layers using the same stencil around the edge.  Lightly spray the darkest color as desired around the edge of the board.  It will fill in most o the white of the board.  Be careful not to muddy the colors too much.  Don't worry if you over spray a bit into the middle of the board.  It won't show when the quilt has been mounted.


Carefully, adhere the quilt to the binding and display as desired!  There are some papers in the Amor collection I've got my eyes on.... and you now know that quilting isn't just for fabric!


Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to create some time in your busy schedules to have a little fun!  And don't forget if you choose to join in creating some projects with the Sabor Collections, use #saborxcraftwell on your social media shares!  We'd love to see the creatiity!

And don't forget to visit the  Craftwell Blog to see all the other design team projects!