Friendship and a Tutorial

Hey there!
I am here today to share a layout and a fun layered butterfly tutorial with you that I created for Off The Rails.
I used Shimelle Little By Little collection for this layout:

I fussy cut the flowers from one of the papers. See that cute butterfly? See my tutorial on how to make these later in my post:

I fussy cut a few more flowers, the title "Friendship" and those cute animals from papers in the collection:

Here is another one of the butterflies I created:

Did you notice the words above the photo? I used this tag from a scrub top  and placed half of it under my photo. I covered the words " Tooniforms and Cherokee" with fussy cut flowers. This is a great way to recycle!

Now for my tutorial on how to make the layered butterflies:

I used 2 different butterfly punches and punched butterflies from 4 different papers in the the collection. 

Layer 4 butterflies, all different patterns on top of each other. I stitched through the body part of the butterfly using my sewing machine and white thread, leaving the tails of thread:

Fluff up the wings. Easy peasy! 

These make fun homemade embellies and they are really fast to make!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Sequin Flower Tutorial

Hey there friends!
I have a tutorial up at Off The Rails today. I am sharing a tutorial on how to make these cute sequin flowers that I used on this layout:

I used Echo Park Simple Life and So Happy Together for this layout. I cut the title, flower and leaves using my Cameo and colored them with watercolors:

I used watercolors for my background as well. I added a few torn strips of paper at the bottom and a fussy cut flower along with one of the sequin flowers:

Here is another sequin flower:

Hope you will go check out my fun tutorial at Off The Rails and tell them I sent you.

Thanks!

Matchbook Mini Tutorial

Hey there scrappy friends!
It's my day to post the Got Talent challenge over on the My Scraps & More message board. This is the second week, so there is lots of time to play along yet! There will be a new challenge posted every Friday through the summer.
My challenge is to create a layout and add a mini album on it.
It's been awhile since I made a matchbook mini album. I love them! They are a perfect way to add lots of photos to one page.
Here is my layout using Amy Tangerine Plus One and Bella Blvd. Enamel DooDads and a fussy cut camera:

 

(Photos by Tim Habeck)

Here are some close ups:

 

The tutorial to make a matchbook mini album for wallet sized photos:

 

Cut a piece of cardstock 6 1/4"x 3 1/2"

Score at 2 5/16", 2 7/16" and 5 5/16". It should look like this:

 

 

Use eyelet setter and create 2 small holes on the bottom of the matchbook flap. I believe mine are 1/8". I put them at 1 5/16" and 2 3/16". You can add eyelets here, but it's not necessary.

 

Add patterned paper to front flap and stitch if desired. add a ribbon through the two holes and tie. Add photos. I added 10 and staple on both sides of eyelets.

 

adhere to your layout.

Here is a close up of mine:

 

I would love to see your take on this challenge. If you play along, share on the Flickr gallery at My Scraps & More or leave me a link here.

 

 

Turtle Soup Sketch

Good morning and happy Tuesday!
There was a new sketch posted at the Turtle Soup yesterday and I played with it!
I used some My Minds Eye for this layout of Sierra:

 

I added some wood veneer shaped circles to a circle and some patterned paper:

 

 

I bought this pink sparkly tape at Walmart, stuck a few pieces to some cardstock and then punched it with a border punch:

 

Love the camera wood veneer:

 

and I just had to add some more sparkle to the title with these alphas:

 

You can check out the sketch HERE.

 

Thanks for stopping by and enjoy your day!

Matchbook

Today on the Practical Scrappers blog our challenge was to use staples. I decided to add extra photos to my layout with staples, but just didn't want to staple them to my page, so I created a matchbook to add these wallet sized photos in:

 

Here are a few close ups:

Closed:

 

Open:

 

Here is how I made my matchbook:

 

Cut cardstock 6 1/4" x 3 6/8"

Score at 3/4", 3 3/4", 3 7/8" and fold.

Punch holes, I used my 1/8" eyelet setter, on the bottom flap through the back layer also. Use ribbon and tie a bow. You can add eyelets, but the ribbon does cover the holes.

Print wallet size photos (2 1/2" x 3 1/4") stack them neatly and staple the bottom flap and photos to the back of the matchbook.

Tuck the top  flap under the stapled bottom flap.

Decorate/ embellish as desired

 

Hope you enjoyed my tutorial!
Have a great day!

~~~Lisa~~~

Tuc

 

 

My First Tutorial-MSW

Hello!
Today I have my first tutorial up on the My Sketch World Blog! I am so excited and love how my card turned out! Just wanted to share here as well, but would love if you would go on over to MSW Blog and check it out there too!
OK, here we go:

A sunburst made from patterned paper:

Supplies needed:
Card base
Patterned paper/ cardstock
Cutting mat
Ruler
Pencil
Something round to trace a circle
Exacto knive/trimmer/scissors
Optional- sewing machine/ needle & floss

Step 1:
My card has a 5x7" base. Cut a piece of patterned paper or cardstock 5 1/2"x3 3/4".
Trace a circle on the backside of your patterned paper or cardstock. I put mine off center. Find the center of your circle and make a dot:

Step 2:
Start making your lines for your rays using a ruler and a pencil, go from one side of the paper at an angle to the other.

This is what it should look like when you are finished:

Step 3:
Next, I mark with pencil the rays I will be cutting. I try to leave the corner ones in tact if possible. Also by marking them, you will be sure you have the right amount of rays and won't have 2 cut out together. Using my Exacto knife, cutting mat and ruler, I cut on every line only from the circle outward:

Step 4:
On the rays you added the mark to (this should be every other one), trim along the circle with your scissors or Exacto knife to cut that ray off:

This is what it will look like when you are done:

Here is the front side:

Step 5:
Adhere the sunburst to your base or front panel of your card, I stitched mine, I think it gives it more texture:

Step 6:
Now you are ready to embellish and add your sentiment.

I used Lucy's June card sketch for my card:

Here is my completed card:

and a close up:

I would love to see your sunburst on a card or layout, just leave me a link here and I will check it out!
Thanks for taking time and visiting my blog!