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Autumn Tea Party in a Tag Tutorial

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Autumn Tea Party  in a Tag Tutorial with 49 & Market Country Heart Cafe

Hello, Friends!  Thanksgiving is looming on the horizon, so I thought it would be nice to share an Autumn Tea Party in a Tag Tutorial with you today.  These lovely little tags are filled with fall charm, and perfect for your Thanksgiving table scape, autumn birthdays, craft fairs, or hostess gifts.  It’s also a great friendship, thinking of you, or get well item to have on hand.

Once again, we are working with 49 & Market Country Heart Cafe.  I hope you’ve enjoyed our month of projects with this rustic collection.  I know I have!  Today’s tea party in a tag project is a really fun make, so I’m excited to share it with you.

Butterflies, Sunflowers and Paper Lollipops

There’s a lot to love in this sweet little number!  The party gets started with a clever gatefold slider on the front of the tag.

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Open the gates to read this sweet message inside.  And do you spy the sweet little dangle charm?  It’s the little details that really make this tag special.

Treats and Sweets

The back side of the tag is a box pocket filled to the brim with sweets and treats.  There’s even a hidden paper clip bookmark clipped onto the pocket edge.  This design is soooo simple and takes about 5 minutes to  make.  I’ll show you how in the tutorial.

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Fill your box pocket with anything you can dream up.  I chose a tea party theme with chocolate, cookies, tea, honey stick, demitasse spoon, mini note card and a paper lollipop.  But if you were making this for a scrapbooking buddy, you could add ribbon, stickers, small tags, lace, buttons. or foam tabs.  Wouldn’t these be fun to make for a crop?

Autumn Tea Party Tag Tutorial on YouTube

Would you like to learn how to put these cuties together?  Then please grab a cuppa and a snack and join me on my YouTube channel for the tutorial.

I’ve tagged products in the video for your shopping convenience.  And you can find a linked supply list and basic measurements in the description box below the video title on my YouTube channel.

What’s Up for October?

Next month we’ll start sharing out Christmas tutorials with you.  I know it’s early, but this way you’ll have time to get them made before the holidays.  If you haven’t seen the papers and dies I’ll be using this year, you can check out this paper haul video on my YouTube channel.  Shopping links are provided in the description box.

Thanks for stopping by, friends!

Cheerio,

kathy

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Supply List:

  • Country Heart Cafe Collection (check Button Farm Club for the 12×12 pad)
    12×12 Paper Pad
    Laser Cut Elements
    Floral Laser Cuts
    Graphic 45 Regular Ivory Tags (tagged in the video)
    Staples G45 Regular Tag Dies (tagged in the video)
    110# Cream Cardstock (tagged in the video)
    Sunflower Dies: I used Heartfelt Creations Rustic Sunflowers. Try this die instead:
    Embroidery Floss in fall colors (tagged in the video)
    Brown Buttons from your Stash
    3/8″ Copper and Cream Gingham Ribbon (tagged in the video)
    Rosette Die

Country Heart Cafe Kitchen Banner Tutorial

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49 & Market Country Heart Cafe Kitchen Banner Tutorial

Hello Friends!  It’s Wonderful Wednesday and I have the coziest 49 & Market Country Heart Cafe Kitchen Banner Tutorial to share with you.  This is the perfect bit of fall home decor to hang in the coffee area of your kitchen or office.  Vintage coffee brown buttons, antique lace, gingham ribbon and burlap string….can it get any more cozy than that combo?

By Special Request

It’s been quite a while since I made a banner.  Not because I don’t enjoy making them; I do!  But photographing them is so hard!  But because so many of you asked me to make a banner with this beautiful paper collection, I did it!  And can I just tell you something?  It’s 10 times prettier than these photographs!

I created a tray full of sunflowers and foliage to embellish the banner…and future projects that I have in mind for this lovely collection.  That took the better part of an afternoon in the studio.  But I love the way they turned out.

From Arch to Pennant

Because I really wanted this banner to be unique, I decided to use an arch die to cut the pennants.  There’s something very warm and inviting about that rounded edge.  I used a Heartfelt Creations Eyelet Frame Gateway arch that I had in my stash.  Sadly, it’s discontinued, but you can easily sub in any arch die ( or banner die) from your stash and be just fine.

My Favorite Pennant

While I love every detail of this pretty banner, the central pennant is my favorite.  And yes, it’s because of the shaker window.  I wish you could all see this in real life, as those gems and sequins sparkle like dewdrops on my faux windowpanes.

TIP:  Pair up your handmade flowers with fall flowers from your stash.  I mimicked the color palette of the laser cut wildflowers when I selected posies from my Little Birdie Stash.

Mix Things Up

Personally,, I like it when a banner has different sized/shaped pennants.  So I created 3 large pennants and 2 each of the middle and small sized bases.  I used both the 12×12 and the 6×8 pad to cut my pennants along with scrap pieces for the small ends.

TIP:  Select your favorite die cut and place it in the center of your banner.  Add lots of dimension with foam adhesive and some pretty flowers, too.

Country Heart Cafe Kitchen Banner Tutorial on YouTube

If you’d like to follow along and see the process I used to create this banner, then please grab a cuppa and a snack and enjoy the video tutorial on my YouTube channel.

 

You can find linked supplies and some basic instructions in the description box below the video on my YouTube channel.  I’ve also tagged items in the video for your shopping convenience.  Of course, you can find a linked supply list below this post.

I’ll be back next Wednesday with a card tutorial…or two…featuring this beautiful paper collection.  I hope to see you then,

Thanks so much for stopping by, friends!

Cheerio,

kathy

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Daisies and Bees Altered Box with Tutorial

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Stamperia Daisies and Bees Altered Box with Tutorial

Hello, Friends!  It’s another Wonderful Wednesday and I have a darling Daisies and Bees Altered Box to share with you.  Whilst rummaging around in the Closet of Inspiration, I found a neat little wooden box that my sister had passed along to me.  The minute I touched it, I just knew that I was going to dress it up with paint, stencils, Reneabouquets Beautiful Board and papers from Stamperia Daisy Art.

Box Altering Tips and Tricks

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What a glorious, messy, creative process that was!  My box measures 5″ x 5 1/2″ x 4″ with the lid closed.  I did not do a tutorial for the box, as everyone’s box will be a different size.  But here are a few tips:

TIPS: 

  • First, find a tiny screwdriver and remove the latch and the hinges, then paint the box.  I used Stamperia Aqua Pearl Patina Matte Paint for this.  Set the box aside and let it dry.
  • Next, measure the box, inside and out, and cut papers to fit.  Adhere all the papers at the same time.
  • Now, add texture with Ranger Grit Paste and a stencil.  I chose a simple script motif.
  • Then, layer on your embellishments.  This is always the fun part!  use foam tape to add depth and dimension on the top of the box.  Mustard seeds (from spice aisle of your local grocery store) provide a fun natural feel.
  • Finally, re-attach the metal hardware you removed in the first step.  Then screw in some decorative box feet for the perfect finishing touch.

Junk Journal in a Box

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Once you’ve finished with the outside of the box, you can fill the interior.  The box would provide great decorative storage for buttons, metal charms, spools of thread or ephemera.  I decided to create a stack of tags and mini folios to go inside my box.

In case you want to create these same tags and folios, I’ve provided a video tutorial for those elements.

Daisies and Bees Altered Box with Tutorial on YouTube

I hope you’ll join me for the project share and tutorial over on my YouTube channel:

I’ve tagged products within the video for your shopping convenience.  You can also find a linked supply list below this post.

I’ll be back next Wednesday with our final Daisy Art project…I’m thinking cards!

Thanks for stopping by, friends!

Cheerio,

kathy

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Stamperia Family Very Fine Mouse House

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SNEAK PEEK:  Stamperia Family Very Fine Mouse House of Mini Albums

Hello Friends!  It’s Wonderful Wednesday, and I’m still working on this Stamperia Family Very Fine Mouse House of Mini Albums project.  I had extra PT and a very long appointment with my surgeon last week.  Add to that a very important birthday party for our dear granddaughter ( I was in charge of making dessert) and I just plain ran out of time!

But, I have a little sneak peek to whet your appetite.

Sneak Peek Video

Here’s a quick look at what we’ll be making together on Thursday.  I hope you enjoy!

I’ll be working on finishing the video and photo editing all day today.  Then I’ll be back on Thursday, March 19th at 6AM with the tutorial.

The good news is, I think you’ll find this project is worth the wait!

See  you bright and early tomorrow!

Thanks for understanding!

Cheerio, 

kathy

Graphic 45 Deck the Halls Christmas Explosion Box Tutorial

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Graphic 45 Deck the Halls Christmas Explosion Box Tutorial for Wonderful Wednesday

Hello, Friends!  We’re going to have so much fun today as I share this Graphic 45 Deck the Halls Christmas Explosion Box Tutorial with you!  We’ve invited Maja Design Christmas Nostalgia to this paper party as well, along with lots of pretty snowflakes and cheery snowmen.

This summer, I designed a large (5 1/2″ square) steampunk explosion box for our son’s birthday.  It looked so good and functioned so well as a home decor item, that I decided to share the tutorial with you this Christmas.

My process for making these boxes is probably a little different from what you’ve made in the past.  So if you’re ready to get started on this crafty adventure with me, let’s go!

Blue and Silver Christmas

Begin the adventure by pulling all the “blue” papers from your G45 Deck the Halls and Maja Design Christmas Nostalgia collections.  My thought was to create a blue Christmas project that could flow right into winter.

TIP:  Dig into your stash of handmade flowers and use them to embellish the cover of your box.  Be sure to die cut plenty of foliage so that your arrangement is nice and full.

Inside the Box

When you remove the lid from the box, the sides magically fall down to reveal an innovative folio inside.  We have waterfall elements, pull out pages, pull down pages and pop ups tucked inside. This gives you plenty of room to add photos to your box.

I found a darling Melissa Frances cloche stashed away in the closet and used it to create the woodland scene.

And pop up pages are always a favorite element.

Graphic 45 Deck the Halls Christmas Explosion Box Tutorial on YouTube

Would you like to see more of this box and learn how to build your own?  Then please grab a cuppa and a snack and join me on my YouTube channel for the full tutorial.

You can find a linked supply list below this post.

I hope today’s tutorial has you inspired to play with pretty Christmas papers!  I’ll be back soon with another Ghost of Christmas Past project share and mini tutorial.

Thanks so much for stopping by, friends!

Cheerio,

kathy

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