Julie Nutting's French Flea Market - Scraps into Cards

a Country Craft Creations Design Team Project

Well I have to admit I've had a hard time holding this video back.  As a lot of you know I've been trying to use the scraps from my projects up instead of sticking them away.  This not only gives me a bevy of cards or tags or whatever on hand it also provides lots of ideas for you to use your scraps as well.  As soon as I finished my French Flea Market mini I started in on the cards, I know me, once I tuck things away they rarely resurface, it's best for me to be creative when my desk is still a mess with all the project leftovers.  It didn't look like many scraps in that little box but as you'll see it provided 14 cards that I just love.  I think I like this set the best so far, oh wait, I seem to say that after each new set is completed.  I guess that's a sign that it was a fun, productive process.

This is going to be a harder one to share, I debated on if I wanted to share each card here or just a few so I think I'm doing a photo of each but no explanations.  On video (link below) I'll share the process of making half the cards.  If you don't want to watch the process (the video is long) I'll provide a skip to point at the beginning of the video to take you to all the photos of the cards.  This provides a couple of shots of the outsides plus one of the inside.  I'm sure you won't want to do exactly what I've done but it will give you lots of food for thought as to how you might use your scraps.  If you'd rather make tags all the cards could easily be converted into tag format.  Just a video note, I have sped the video up during the process so you wouldn't be with me hours while I decided what to do where.  If you need to slow the video to better see what I'm doing there is a cog (settings) button on the lower right, click on it and you'll see an option for Speed, when you click it you can slow the video down.  I hope that helps I know that some of my viewers prefer length to speed so I hope this helps everyone.

The main thing is enjoy, enjoy, enjoy the process.  Have fun, make it like a challenge 'how can I create with just the smallest amount'.  I'll start with my last card.  It was actually the last handful of scraps, already in my hand, posed above the trash can.  Then my inner crafty self said WAIT, you could just punch something out of all these scraps, so I grabbed my little heart punch and punched and tossed the remainder away, trust me there weren't many remainders!  Then I layered the base with the hearts one row next to the other.  I LOVE this card and I'm so glad I saved these scraps from the trash.  It really goes to show it doesn't take much to end up with something unique.

Enjoy!  The video and links to Country Craft Creations will be listed below.  

Supplies

French Flea Market Collection 

Art Glitter Glue

Artisan CardstockBlack  

Prima Color Philosophy ink Chat Noir

Prima Color Philosophy ink Sepia

Bo Bunny Glitter Paste

Basic Grey Magnets

Seam Binding by the Yard

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Berry Darling

A Cut at Home Design Team Project

Today I'm going to be sharing a new collection soon to be available for shipment in the Cut at Home Store.  Heartfelt Creations Berry Cafe retraces your childhood with days of lingering over a soda sharing a straw with someone special.  Remember those summers with the warm sun upon you as you picked those luscious strawberries to fill your pail?  This collection will have you reminiscing with  a smile on your face I'm sure.  Wonderful summer colors of reds, greens and golds will fill you as you check out each of the 12 designed pages in this collection, you get 2 of each for a total of 24 papers. There are five different stamp sets and 3 die sets which will allow you a huge assortment of flexibility with Berry Cafe.

I'll be sharing all the stamps and dies that make up Berry Cafe along with a fast, simple and delightful card to share with someone special.  I also want to give you my impression of a new paper I just tried from Elizabeth Craft Designs, the Soft Finish Cardstock  I hope you'll join me on today's video, You can find the full blog post about Berry Cafe on the Cut at Home Blog here.

Supplies from the Cut at Home Store –

Heartfelt Creations Berry Cafe Collection

Tim Holtz Distress Inks

TIP33080: Tim Holtz Waterbrush with Fine Nib

Elizabeth Craft Designs Soft Finish Cardstock

Simply Playing With Blooms

A Cut at Home Design Team Project

Today I'm sharing four cards I've made using Penny Black's All Abloom stamp set.  I love this set of stamps!  I wanted to see if there was a method to coloring that I like best so I tried my Chameleon Markers, coloring with a paintbrush and Tim Holtz Distress Inks and doing a direct-to-paper with the Distress Inks. I found out there wasn't one I liked 'best' I liked all the methods for the different results they provided.  I'm sharing only a sneak peek of the cards you can find the full blog post on the Cut at Home blog post here.

Please join me on the video where I'll share my stamping/coloring methods, the products I used and more photos to inspire you to pick up your stamps, inks and markers and just have fun.

Supplies from the Cut at Home Store:

30-325: Penny Black All Abloom Transparent Stamps
DF3424: Marianne Design Pearls Design Embossing Folder
CT2201: Chameleon Markers Deluxe set of 22 Markers
HCDP1-244: Heartfelt Creations Arianna Blooms Paper Collection
LF844: Lawn Fawn Scripty Sayings
30-162: Penny Black Eloquence Transparent Stamps
TIM27195: Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Victorian Velvet
TIM20240: Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Tattered Rose
TIM27164: Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Spun Sugar
TIM20233: Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Peeled Paint
SCP-014: Spellbinders Celebra’tions Cuddle Cream Cardstock
SCI-001: Spellbinders Celebra’tions Berry Black Ink
TIM27201: Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Wild Honey
TIM43225: Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Fossilized Amber
TIM21483: Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Scattered Straw

Supplies from my stash: Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist in Iridescent Gold and Dazzling Diamonds; Double sided tape, 3m Foam Tape, small pearls, Ivy Hollow Scrap Fusion adhesive; Seam binding; Crochet thread; Sharpie fine line detail pen; Martha Stewart Cathedral Lace Edge Punch; Canson Cold Press Water color paper.

Chantilly Cream - Live Today Greeting Card

A Meg's Garden Design Team Project

Here's a little peek at the card I've made for Meg's Garden of Papercraft Delights.  Please pop over to her blog to see the entire post - HERE

Supplies from Meg's Garden

Chantilly Cream Collection
Gardenia flower
Copper Paper leaves, large and small
Small Roses
Fantasy Blooms
Dark Brown Raffia

Natural Jute Ribbon
Paper Lace Doilies
Antique Champagne Tassels
Lace off white/cream

Long Filigree Vintage Trinket

Changing up Fall Flower to Spring Posy

a Cut at Home Design Team Project

You can view the complete blog post on Cut at Home's blog here.  On today's video I've taken the Sizzix BIGZ die and Textured Impression duo Fall Flower and changed it into the spring posy you see above.  I'll share examples of what your die cutting machine can cut with a Sizzix BIGZ die. We'll change the flower from a flat one dimensional piece into the 3 dimensional flower above using spray starch and Tattered Angels Glimmer Mists.

Be sure and check out the video and stop by Cut at Home's store for a fabulous selection of products to help inspire your next creative adventure.

Supplies from the store:

660653: Sizzix BIGZ die with Textured Impressions Fall Flowers
SCP014: Spellbinders Celebra'tions Cuddle Cream 12x12 cardstock
HCDP1-244: Heartfelt Creations Arianna Blooms paper collection
LF844: Lawn Fawn Scripty Sayings clear stamps
ETL04: Tattered Lace Essentials Circles
SCI-001: Spellbinders Celebra'tions Berry Black ink
SCT-001: Spellbinders Celebra'tions Linen Thread
660341: Sizzix Big Shot starter kit
CPC-CROP: Cutterpillar Crop

Supplies from my stash: Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist, Tea Cup - Dazzling Diamonds - Valentine Pink - Amethyst; Large Pearl flat back; pearl rope bling; pink bling; Diamond Stickles; 

Sue Wilson Configuration Dies - Friendship Card

a Cut at Home Design Team Project

Sue Wilson has a new collection of dies out called configuration dies.  They allow you to place multiples of the same die cut together to form new configurations.  Today I'm going to share a greeting card I made with the Sue Wilson Milford Adornment die.

This die creates a lovely lace edge like the one shown above, but when combined with three more of the same die cut you can create a nice frame to house a photo or in this instance the mat with the shoe.  I chose to slice the sole and heel of the shoe to slip them over the die cut to give the appearance of the shoe stepping out of the frame.

The decorative papers for this card are from Heartfelt Creations All Glammed Up Collection.  The flowers are created from the Heartfelt Creations Blazing Poppy Petals stamp and die sets.

Please join me on today's video as we do a start to finish making this card.  I'll also share other configurations of the die cuts to give you more ideas of how to join two or more together.

Supplies from the Store:
CED6307: Sue Wilson Configuration Collection Milford Adornment die
HCDP1--260: Heartfelt Creations All Glammed Up paper pad
HCPC-3674: Heartfelt Creations Blazing Poppy Petals stamp set
HCD1-764: Heartfelt Creations Blazing Poppy craft die
SCP-013: Spellbinders Celebra'tions Whirl White cardstock
SCI-001: Spellbinders Celebra'tions Berry Black ink

Supplies from my stash include: black cardstock, red bling brads, red thread, gold thread, Wink of Stella, Tattered Angels Dazzling Diamonds

Canvas Corp Crew and Words and Paintery Team Up Together

The Canvas Corps Brands Crew has teamed up with Words & Paintery for the January Challenge.   You were free to just let your creative side roam and use the colors and suggested quote as inspiration in any type of mixed media creation from an art journal page to a card.  I opted to make a card and had so much fun playing with all my new mists and papers.

I started with the Canvas Home Basics Beans & Bags Mix and Match Pad.  Oh wow if you haven't explored these pads yet now is the time.  You get 16 pages, stitched together at the top, of everything from printed fabric to heavy weight designer cardstock to burlap and canvas.  A little bit of everything to try and something to work with any project you might have in mind.  I'll link to all the products I used from the stores at the bottom of this blog post.

My card is a 5" x 6" created on a Kraft cardbase.  I've layered several of the pages from my Canvas Home Basics Beans & Bags Mix and Match Pad including the burlap (which I frayed) at the back, the printed paper, and my watercolored paper.

I used a combination of Tattered Angels Glimmer Mists in Denim Blue, Rum Punch and Coffee shop with Canson 140 lb watercolor paper for my background and the colors in the challenge.  I'll show you on the video the effects of the mists on the paper. 

The flower is cut using the canvas from the pad, I die cut it with Tim Holtz Tattered Florals BIGZ die.  On the middle petal layer I removed every other petal, then misted them all with Tattered Angels Rum Punch Glimmer Mist.  I inserted the brad in the middle and while the petals were still damp twisted them and allowed them to dry.  The little whispers behind are the threads I removed from the mat of burlap, see nothing gets tossed when your a crafter does it.

The hearts on the front and inside are Canvas Home Basics Tags & Ties.  On mine I painted them with Tattered Angels Roses R Red Glimmer Glam, ran them with the Swiss Dot embossing folder through my big shot and finally accented them with Tattered Angels Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer mist and Rub 'n Buff in Antique Gold.  

I decided to use the mat I did on camera for the inside of the card, added the second heart and a stamp from Kaisercraft.  I hope you'll join me on the video I'll share how I made the card and a start to finish of the assembly process.  

Thanks everyone for sharing your time with me!

Supplies from the Canvas Corp Brands store:

Canvas Home Basics - Mix & Match Beans & Bags Pad 

Canvas Home Basics - Heart Tags & Ties

Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist in -

    Tattered Leather

    Denim Blue

    Rum Punch 

    Coffee Shop

    Dazzling Diamonds

Tattered Angels Glimmer Glam in Roses R Red

Supplies from my stash included:

Kraft cardstock, 3M foam tape, brads, Tim Holtz Tattered Florals BIGZ die, Sizzix Thinlits Jewel Heart Doily die, Cuttlebug Swiss Dots embossing folder, Canson Watercolor 140 lb paper, Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Ground Espresso, Kaisercraft sticker and Magic Happens stamp set

A New Arrival

a Cut at Home Design Team Project

Today I'm sharing a darling little new arrival card made with Marianne Design dies and Graphic 45's Precious Memories Collection.  This is a 6" square card made with Spellbinders Celebra'tions Cuddle Cream cardstock.  This is my favorite cardstock for the bases of my cards.

The inside of the card hosts this vellum greeting I had in my stash along with a few surprises I'll leave you to see on the video.  I'll be doing this card start to finish and as always will include additional photos for you.

Thanks for sharing your time with me, be sure and check out the Cut at Home store not only for todays card's supplies but also for the complete line of Marianne Design dies, they are certainly one of my favorites.

Supplies from Cut at Home

COL1384: Marianne Design Eline’s Elephant dies
COL1381: Marianne Design Stamp Stork dies
SCP-014: Spellbinders Celebra’tions Cuddle Cream Cardstock
4501092: Graphic 45 Precious Memories 8″ x 8″ paper pad
4501091: Graphic 45 Precious Memories 6″ x 6″ patterns and solids pad
SCI-001: Spellbinders Celebra’tions Berry Black ink
Angel Craft Tape double sided adhesive tapes available at Amazon in 1/8″ – 1/4″ – 1/2″

Valentine Shaker Cards

a Cut at Home Design Team Project

Today I'm featuring two shaker cards.  If you've not done a shaker before now is the time to try. You'll love the effect.  I'll be doing the pink one start to finish on the video below.  Just a note I tried using some fine glitter and chunky glitter inside the red shaker card and ending up ripping everything apart, removing it and starting again.  The glitters tended to stick to the acetate instead of shaking around like they are suppose to.  I had even used my embossing buddy pillow across the acetate but they still clung, it just wasn't a look I liked.

Here's card one, it's done using Spellbinders Doily Heart Circle for the shaker part and Heartfelt Creations All Glammed Up decorative papers (the LOVE is from an older Bo Bunny collections called Head Over Heels).

Both cards include these darling little bows made from Spellbinders Tiered Multiloop Bow die set. This set has three sizes of bows and you can either cut them with the insert, creating the effect as shown on the bow top above, or plain like the tails above.  

Here's the second card, this is the one I'll be doing start to finish on today's video.  I love pink and black color combos and this is no exception.  This is a really old paper collection from Heidi Grace but perfect for this card.  I used Spellbinders Shapeabilities Font One in Lowercase for the Be Mine sentiment on the inside.  

Outside I die cut the word Forever from the Sizzix Thinlits die set from Tim Holtz - Friend, in script.

There are a lot of these word sentiment dies in the store, be sure and check them out.  I cut mine three times and glued them together to give more of a punch to the word and a semi-chipboard look.  All the circles were die cut using Tattered Lace Essentials Decorative Circles die, wow are these die sets a must have, this one has 19 graduated circles in it!

So come join me on today's video, I'll share tips, tricks and ideas for making a shaker card plus lots more still photos.

Supplies from the store include:

S4-316: Spellbinders Nestabilities Doily Heart Circle dies
660225: Sizzix Tim Holtz Thinlits – Friend collection
S5-199: Spellbinders Shapeabilities Font One – Lowercase
S6-048: Spellbinders Tiered Multiloop Bows
HCDP1-260: Heartfelt Creations All Glammed Up paper collection
ETL14: Tattered Lace Essentials Decorative Edge Circles
TIM43287: Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Candied Apple

Supplies from my crafty stash include: Heidi Grace decorative Valentine papers; Stampin’ Up red Glitter paper; Kraft cardstock: WRMK Corner Chomper; Brads; Wink of Stella; black eyelash trim; Little B Scallop dies; Double sided tape; ATG gun; Black cardstock; Sequins in red and pink, Martha Steward 

Sizzix Foxy Easel Greeting Card

a Cut at Home Design Team Project

Hi everyone, today I've got a little different style than what I normally do, it's a cute Foxy card using Sizzix BIGZ die called Fox #2.  I ran it through my Big Shot numerous times to get the different pieces to paper piece her together.  The papers are from the Tattered Lace magazine, I love that you get papers in each magazine.

Off camera I decide my little Foxy Lady needed a little more glam so I added some Bronze Stickles to her ears and Wink of Stella to her cheeks, tail and tummy.

There will be a complete start to finish on today's video along with more photos so I hope you'll join me there.

Supplies from the Store:

66074: Sizzix BIGZ die Fox 2
658989: Sizzix Textured Impressions 2PK Pinwheel & Stripes embossing folders
139900: Tattered Lace magazine Exclusive Feb 15 edition
SCP-013: Spellbinders Celebra'tions Whirl White cardstock
SCI-001: Spellbinders Celebra'tions Berry Black ink
TIM43218: Tim Holtz Distress Ink Cracked Pistachio

Tattered Lace Easel Card

a Cut at Home Design Team Project 

I don't know why I don't make more easel cards, I love the look of them and they aren't hard.  Today's inspiration came from an assortment of Tattered Lace Magazines (links below the video).  Not only do you get free die(s) with each magazine you also get gorgeous designer paper, instructions for projects, templates and an huge amount of inspiration.

  

I had so many bits and pieces I'd cut out when playing and designing my card I decided to make a second one, this time an A2 card (the easel card is a 6" square).  Again using the dies and papers (along with a few other goodies from the store) for this second card.

Come join me on todays video, we'll make the easel card together, I'll share the fabulous, inspirational insides to the magazines and hopefully inspire you to make a few cards yourself.

Supplies from the Cut at Home store: 
101064: Tattered Lace Magazine Issue 10
D497: Tattered Lace Floral Crescent die
SCP-014: Spellbinders Celebra'tions Cuddle Cream
S4-422: Spellbinders Nestabilities Majestic Squares
D484: Tattered Lace Adele Flower die
139900: Tattered Lace Magazine Issue Exclusive Feb 15
TIM43263: Tim Holtz Distress Ink Wilted Violet
30-162: Penny Black Eloquence
S4-112: Spellbinders Nestabilities Classic Ovals Small
137411: Tattered Lace Magazine Issue 17
660157: Tim Holtz Punch - Small Butterfly

Graphic 45 Mon Amour Gift Set

a Cut at Home Desgin Team Project

 

I know, this doesn't look like Graphic 45's Mon Amour collection does it?  I'm really giving you a sneak peek at a post I'll be doing next month.  We get this neat paper bags from a local produce market and I've collected quite a few of them.  When I'd finished my Gift set and card I went in search of one of the bags. Sadly there just wasn't enough of the Mon Amour paper left to decorate one so I hunted and found two sheets of this old Fashionista paper.  Voila a personalized bag.  So check back mid October for a full blown post about this.

Here's what was tucked inside my gift bag.  An altered composition book and password log book and  matching card.  Today's video will give you a walk through with the products I used for both books.

I'll be doing a start to finish on the card so I hope you'll join me on video.  All supplies are linked to the Cut at Home store directly below the video.

Supplies from the Store: 

4501213: Graphic 45 Mon Amour 12x12 Paper Pad 

4501217: Graphic 45 Mon Amour Sticker Sheet  
4501214: Graphic 45 Mon Amour  Tags & Pockets

S2-050: Spellbinders Die-D-Lites Corner Flourish dies 

S5-218: Spellbinders Nestabilities Divine Eloquence dies 

HCD1-764: Heartfelt Creations Blazing Poppy die  

660225: Sizzix Tim Holtz Alterations Thinlits - Friend dies 

ACT1414: Angel Craft Tape 1/4" 

TIM27164: Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Spun Sugar  

SPC-014: Spellbinders Celebra'tions Cardstock - Cuddle Cream

Cupcake Wishes

a Cut at Home Design Team Project 

On today's video I'll be sharing three cards, two I made ahead of time and the third we'll do start to finish.  I'm using a variety of Marianne Designs dies along with products from Penny Black, Tim Holtz and Spellbinders.

All three of my cards have this great yummy cupcake theme going on with sentiments from the new Tim Holtz Crazy talk and Penny Black's Eloquence stamp sets.

I also incorporated this fabulous embellished Happy Birthday die cut from Tattered Lace for the inside of one of my trio of cards.

So I hope I've tempted you a bit to come join me on the video and we'll have fun creating together.

Supplies from the store:

LR0160: Marianne Designs Creatables Die Cupcakes  

LR0154: Marianne Designs Creatables Die Labels  

LR0150: Marianne Designs Creatables Die Branch Forest  

CMS236: Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous Crazy Talk stamps  

D296: Tattered Lace Happy Birthday with embellishments 

30-162: Penny Black Eloquence stamps  

TIM21445: Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Dusty Concord  

ACT1414: Angel Craft tape in 1/4"  

SCE-001: Spellbinders Celebra'tions Sweet Dreams Sequins  

SCI-001: Spellbinders Celebra'tions Berry Fusion Black ink  

658300: Sizzix Big Shot Starter Kit

Supplies from my crafty space:

Cardstock, Liquid pearls, Martha Stewart Punches, decorative cardstock, Stickles - Xmas Red , Wink of Stella in clear, Scotch Quick Dry adhesive, 3M Foam tape, ATG gun and tape, embossing gun and Stampin' Up white embossing powder, pearls, dyed seam binding, paper doily