Embossed Denim Pillow Boxes

Hello, Crafty Friends!! I'm back again kicking off another Monday with Team Cut'n'Boss for Craftwell! And we have been going nuts over Teresa Collins' new A6 sized embossing folders!!

Supplies Used

Cut'n'boss (Craftwell)

Teresa Collins A6 Embossing Folder- Decor Circles/ Alpha (Craftwell)

Teresa Collins Pocket Dies- Thankful Holiday (Craftwell)

Ebrush (Craftwell)

Pillow Box Die (Sizzix)

Denim Stack (DCWV Inc.)

Kraft Paper (DCWV Inc.)

Green Cardstock (DCWV Inc.)

Sharpie Markers- Brown, Orange, Green. Olive Green, Yellow

Seed Beads

Bakers Twine

Glossy Accents

Scissor

Today, I will be using the Deco Circles from the Teresa Collins Embossing Folder set to make textured pillow boxes! And, not just any pillow boxes but DENIM pillow boxes... That's right, I'm going to emboss denim!!!

This special Denim Stack from DCWV has a paper backing that makes it cuts like butter and embosses beautifully!! 

So first, I cut my 12"x12" sheet down to 8.5"x 12". Just small enough to fit on my cutting platform.

I positioned my die face down and ran it through my cut'n'boss machine using the following platform combination...

From Bottom to Top

D PLATE

B PLATE

A PLATE

DENIM SHEET

DIE (FACED DOWN)

A PLATE

Note: You will need to two die-cut panels to make one box.

If you have any areas that didn't cut all the way through, use your scissors to snip the attached areas. Then pre-crease the score lines before proceeding. This helps find the creases/ fold lines once it is embossed.

Once they were all pre-creased/ folded, I place my die cut panels (one at a time) into the Deco Circles embossing folder and ran it through my Cut'n'boss machine but this time using the following platform combination:

From Bottom to Top

D PLATE

A PLATE

EMBOSSING FOLDER W/ DENIM PANEL

A PLATE

Just check out these gorgeous results!!

I folded and creased the panel's only flap and added clear liquid adhesive. Then attached a second panel.

I filled my boxes with treats and then tied a bow with bakers twine around each box.

For added decoration, I die cut a few Teresa Collins pocket dies from assorted cardstock.

Then shaded the die-cuts using an ebrush and sharpie markers.

For the flowers, I only ebrushed the center of the flowers. Then made a tiny snip in between each flower petal. Then used a large stylus to shape the flower petals and make the curl. I placed the flowers on a foam mouse pad to do this step.

Then I used more clear liquid adhesive to attach micro beads into the centers of my flowers.

Once dried, I glued all my leaves, stem and flowers to the top of my pillow boxes.

And here are my finished pillow boxes...

I really hope hope you enjoyed this tutorial!!

Try playing with your embossing folder and see what other materials you can emboss!! That what I did!! And, Im so glad I did too!!

Until next time...

HAPPY CRAFTING FRIENDS!!

~ Mitsy

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Dream Tag

Happy Monday, Crafty Friends!!

I'm back starting off a new week with the Cut'n'boss Team. This week the team we will be featuring the Teresa Collins A6 Embossing Folders!! And for today's project I used the Teresa Collins Alpha Folder (from the Decor & Alpha Pack) to make this bright and cheerful tag.

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Decor Circles & Alpha

Other Supplies Used

Cut'n'boss (Craftwell)

Assorted Teresa Collins Pocket Dies (Craftwell)

Autumn Leaves Mini Stack (DCWV)

Mega Runner (Xyron)

Distress Tool (Tonic)

Crop-a-dile (We R Memory Keepers)

Jumbo Java (Imagine Crafts)

Ink Sweeper (Imagine Crafts

Glue Pen (EK Success)

Glossy Accents (Ranger)

Paper Trimmer (Fiskars)

Scissors (EK Success)

Scuffers (Lasting Impressions)

 First, I started by creating a tag. I used paper from the Autumn Leaves Mini Stack. I wanted to make it a relatively large take but didn't have a tag die big enough. I thought of an easy solution... create my own. I measured a piece of cardstock to 4"x6". 

I snipped a corner of one side of the tag. Placed the cut off piece face down onto the opposite side. Then I used that piece as a guide and cut off the other corner. Doing this helps to make both sides even.

I used a distressing tool to rough up the edges. 

Then, inked the distressed edges with Jumbo Java and an Ink Sweeper.

Then, in coordinating paper, I cut a piece of cardstock measuring 3"x 3-1/8"; and another measuring 4"x 4-1/8".

I embossed the 3"x 3-1/8" using the Teresa Collins Alpha Embossing Folder and ran it through my Cut'n'boss machine.

To emboss with the Cut'n'boss, I used the following platform combination:

From Bottom to Top

D PLATE

A PLATE 

EMBOSSING FOLDER & PAPER

A PLATE

One my paper was embossed, I opened my folder and sanded the top layer off the raised impression to make the embossing stand out more. I leave my paper in place on the folder while doing this. This helps keep the raised image from being smashed down.

Then I used left over pieces of cardstock from my previous cuts to die cut leaves and flowers. The great thing about using my scraps is that the paper I used not only coordinates with each other but they also are double-sided. All I did was flip my paper over to give the appearance of different paper, without waste.

After die cutting my leaves and flowers I inked all the die-cuts with more Jumbo Java.

I stacked my flowers biggest to smallest. Then fastened them together with an eyelet.

I folded each flower petal in half and toward the center to make it more dimensional.

Using my Mega Runner, I matted my embossed cardstock onto the 4"x4-1/8" piece. Then attached that piece to the tag base.

I used a glue pen to attach my die-cut leaves.

Then, used glossy accents to attach my flower.

Next, I die cut just the word "DREAM" from the Teresa Collins Frame Die (Noteworthy Set) and trimmed off the ends of the word. 

Then, adhered it to the tag in an arch.

Finally, I punched a whole in the tag, tied hemp twine into a multi-loop bow and fastened it.

And, here is my finished tag...

I hope you enjoyed my project for today!!

Hope to see you next time!

~Mitsy

Upcycled Spice Rack

Hello, Crafty Friends!!

I am back again with another altered/ upcycled project for the Cut'n'boss team! Today I'll be giving a dated thrift store find into a much need face-lift.

Supplies Used

Cut'n'boss (Craftwell)

Teresa Collins Pocket Dies- Girls Best Friend (Craftwell)

Wooden Spice Rack (Circa 1980's)

Happy Day Stack (DCWV Inc)

Creative Station Lite (Xyron)

Gesso (Liquitex)

Hole Punch

Brads

Paper Leaves

Emery Board

Ribbon

Pencil and Eraser

Scissors

I have a bit of a confession... I love thrift store shopping! I love thinking that most of the treasure I find  have a history. And in each piece there's a story. I'm just taking that story a little further.

Here's a a little wooden spice shelf I found on one of my treasure hunts. It was old, dark, and dated. Otherwise in pretty good shape and dying for a makeover.

 I started by just simply wiping it down with a soapy wash cloth and cleaning off any dust or dirt that collected onto the surface.

Once dried, I gave it a couple coats of white gesso and left it to dry again.

Once the gesso was dried, I traced the panels of the shelf onto patterned paper from the Happy Day Stack.

Then cut out the shapes, slightly inside my trace lines.

Then I ran my cut out paper panels through my Xyron Creative Station Lite.

I peeled  them of the protective film and applied onto the corresponding panels.

Using the two smallest flowers from the Teresa Collin's Girls Best Friend Pocket Die Set, I die-cut 5 medium and 6 small flowers from coordinating cardstock.

I made three complete flowers. The two smallest flowers consisted of three flower die-cuts each. And for the larger flower, I used five flowers.

I separated each into their own stacks. used a scissors to cut about a 1/4" slit between each petal.

Then punched a hole down the centers and secured together with a brad.

And pinched each petal in half and the folded up toward the center.

I repeated this until all the flowers petal were folded, forming a rose.

Then with a hot glue gun, I attached paper leaves and my roses across the arch on top of my shelf.

The hot glued a ribbon tail under the center rose.

Then added two matching bows, one onto each side.

As a final touch, I took an emery board/ nail file and distressed some of the gesso off the edges.

And the result...

A very bright and happy shelf with country cottage charm!!

The perfect storage solution for my art supplies!

I love when I make something pretty that is also functional! And I love how absolutely darling this project turned out!!

I hope you enjoyed today's tutorial!!

Happy Crafting!

~Mitsy

Altering and Upcycling with Kraft Cardstock

Hello, Crafty Friends!! I'm back this week kicking off this month with the Cut'n'boss team! And for today's project I will be upcycling/ recycling frappuccino glass bottles. I've done some similar projects before but this time I wanted to minimize the amount of supplies needed to make this project and make it relatively simple to make.

Supplies Used

Cut'n'boss (Craftwell)

Teresa Collins Pocket Dies (Craftwell)

Kraft Paper Stack (DCWV Inc.)

Brads

Hole Punch

Hot Glue and Glue Sticks

Twine

Glass Bottle (Cleaned)

I started by cutting my 12"x12" sheet of kraft cardstock into 2- 6"x12" pieces. I laid them on top of one another and placed my dies (blade side down) onto the cardstock using the following platform combination:

From Bottom to Top

D PLATE

B PLATE

A PLATE

PAPER

DIE

A PLATE

I did this multiple times, removing the die-cuts after each run. I rotated and moved around the dies to make the most of my paper.

For each 6pt flower I used 4 cut-outs and for each wavy edged flower I used 5 cut-outs.

 To start off each flower, I stacked them and cut a slit toward the centers (about 1/4" long). Really just a little snip.

Next, I pinched each petal down the center.

Then, punched a hole through the center of each and inserted a metal brad.

Then, staggered the petals so they were not just laying on top of one another.

For this flower, I repeated the first couple steps from the 6 pt flower.

 Cut a slit then stacked them, punched a hole and inserted a brad.

The next step differs a little... 

 I created a bud in the center. I did this by first pinching my petals, on the top flower, in half. I folded them over each other creating a bud, and secured them together with hot glue. 

I did this to only the top flower. For the rest of the petals of the remaining flowers I just folded them in half, like I did in the 6pt flower, and then folded them toward the bud. Wrapping them around the the bud but not securing them with glue. 

The result... a rose. So pretty!!

I wanted to attach my flowers and leaves to my bottle but I wanted to dress up the neck and give the glue something to grip onto. I did this with a bit of hemp twine wound around the neck and secured in place by a simple double knot.

Then anchored my leaves onto the twine and my flowers onto the leaves with more hot glue.

And here is my finished bottle...

Makes for gorgeous "On Display" starage...

OR

a lovely EVERYDAY flower vase.

I very budget friendly option for household needs.

I hope you enjoyed today's project! 

See what you can do with your next glass bottle of coffee!!

HAPPY CRAFTING!!

~ Mitsy

Sanding You Warm Wishes

Hi Crafty Peeps!! It's summertime! It is hot and humid! And I really wish I lived close to the beach right about now!!

But, as luck has it, I'm several hundreds of miles away from the nearest beach. That just stinks!! Oh well... if I can't go to the beach I might as well bring the beach to me, right! Right!! Because I'm in a "beachy" mood today!

Supplies Used

Sunkissed Greetings (Pink and Main)

Hello Sunshine (Pink and Main)

Stitched Greetings (Pink and Main)

Stitched Greetings Dies (Pink and Main)

Stitched Rounded Rectangle Dies (Pink and Main) 

Scallop Waves Die (Pink and Main) 

Stephanie Barnard's Card Scallop w/ Greetings Drop-Ins Die (Sizzix)

Watercolor Stack (DCWV Inc)

Pastel Stack (DCWV Inc) 

Ebrush (Craftwell)

Cut'n'boss (Craftwell)

Creative Station Lite (Xyron)

Mega Runner (Xyron)

Color Pencils (Spectrum Noir) 

Alcohol Markers (Spectrum Noir) 

3D Foam Adhesive

White Gel Pen (Sakura)

Momento Onyx Black Ink (Imagine Crafts/ Tsukineko)

Low Odor Mineral Spirits

Blending Stumps

First, I stamped my image on white cardstock using Momento tuxedo Blank Ink. I usually stamp several images at once and then color them all at the same time. I also like to stamp "extras", just incase I make a boo-boo along the way. You never know when an accident may occur... like those instances where little hands wander onto your work area and snatch your work. It's always good to just be prepared!

I like to coloring my images with color pencils and blending out with low odor mineral spirits and blending stumps. Especially on smaller images it's really hard to color and shade, so I find that a well sharpened pencil tips fit perfectly into those hard to color areas. Once done coloring my images I hand cut the images out. If I have the matching dies for the images I will use those.

For my card base I used this scalloped card set by Stephanie Barnard. Because I used a faux watercolor type technique of my images I chose to use pastel colors and muted tones for the card base and mat. I found that if I  use bright and bold colors while using this coloring technique, it seems to was out the images and the colors in the image will not show up true to the actual colors. 

So, for the card base I used DCWV 's Pastel Stack and for the scalloped mat I used patterned paper from DCWV's Watercolor Sstack.

The scalloped card die set didn't come with a plane mat die. Instead it has word cut-outs. I really wanted to have a matted front... so I used Pink and Main's Stitched Rounded Rectangles Dies. The third largest die makes a great mat for for my cardbase. The width was perfect, unfortunately, the height wasn't.

To make my rectangle seem taller, I cut out 2 rectangles. One for the sand and one for the sky.  Then overlap at the ends.

I ebrushed the edges of my leafy paper with my Spectrum Noir DG3 alcohol marker, the light blue paper with SN TB1, and The sand colored paper with SN TN3. 

Then, I ran the scalloped mat  and through my Xyron Creative Station Lite.

Next, I stamped my sentiment from the Sunkissed Greeting set, using Momento Tuxedo Black ink. I also stamped the stitched oval from the Stitched Greetings set around my sentiment. Then cut out using the matching Stitched Greetings Dies Oval Die.

Lastly, I added adhesive foam for dimension under some of my elements and adhered all the pieces of my card together to create this super cute beach scene.

And here is my finished card...

You can see how just how much dimension the foam adhesive adds to the card.

I hope you really enjoyed the summer beach card project!!

 Have a beautiful, sunny, beachy, type of crafty day!!

~ Mitsy