Elegant Gift Tags That Say Thanks!

Hey, Crafty Friends... It's September 15th! 

That means it's time for another challenge at the I am Roses Blog!! And today I made a set of gorgeous gift tags. These would be a great accessory to a wonderful thank you gift. They are simple and elegant but with a pop of color that is striking! 

Let me show you how I created them, keep reading down below.

Supplies Used

Solid Burgundy- 2 Layer Full Bloom Flowers (I Am Roses)

Yellow Variegated Cherry Blossoms (I Am Roses)

Mini Mixed Christmas (I Am Roses)

Mixed Green- Medium May Roses (I Am Roses)

Mixed Green White Cherry Blossoms (I Am Roses)

Mixed Green Small Paper Flowers (I Am Roses)

Soft Green Carnation (I Am Roses)

Other Supplies Used

Big Shot (Sizzix)

Eileen Hull Leaves, Spring(Sizzix)

Tim Holtz Tag Collection (Sizzix)

250 Sticker Maker (Xyron)

Mega Runner (Xyron)

Lace Border Dies (Diamond Press)

Thanks a Bunch Stamps (Diamond Press)

Cardstock- White, Kraft (Recollection)

Cardstock- Red, Green (Bazzill)

Versamark Ink Pad (Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko)

Distress Oxide- Black Soot (Ranger)

Clear Embossing Powder (Judikins)

MISTI (My Sweet Petunia)

Anti-Static Pouch (Ranger)

Buttons (Buttons Galore)

Cutter Bee Scissors (EK Success)

Quick Grip Glue (Beacon)

Hemp Twine

Assorted Rhinestones

Heating Tool

Wooden Skewer (optional)

I started by creating the tag bases. I knew I wanted them to be frilly and eye-catching. 

I cut 2- 2.5"x 6" strips of white cardstock and ran them through my Xyron Sticker Maker. Then die-cut them using an intricate border dies by Diamond Press called Lace Borders.

I die cut the actual tag itself from both Kraft and white cardstock using the largest die from Tim Holtz's Tag Collection die set. 

I trimmed about a quarter-inch off the kraft tag and layered it onto the white tag using my Xyron Mega Runner.

Next, I peeled my lacy borders from their protective film and attached them onto the tag.

I used my MISTI to help me align my sentiments from the Diamond Press Thanks a Bunch stamp set. Once it liked the position I dusted my tag with an anti-static pouch, then inked up my stamp with Versamark ink and stamped directly onto the card.

I sprinkled clear embossing powder over the entire stamped sentiment and heat set it,

 

I set the tag aside. 

Then used Eileen Hull's Leaves, Spring dies to die cut leaves from red cardstock. I used only the top corner stemmed leaf and placed 3 layers of scrap paper on the die and cut them all out at the same time.

I inked the tips of the leaves using Distress Oxide ink in Black soot.

I repeated all the previous steps, this time, I swapped out the red cardstock for green and switched out the lacy flower border to a delicate butterfly border.

I also switched out the sentiment both are great "thank you" sentiments (and both come included in the thanks a bunch set)

And here is where the pop of color comes in...

After attaching the leaves onto the card, I build a little floral arrangement on each. 

I curled the stems of the flowers using a wooden skewer to create little swirly vines. Then attached the flowers onto the tag using a rally strong liquid adhesive.

Then scattered a few rhinestones here and there and attaching them using tiny amounts of more liquid adhesive.

Lastly, I attached a twine bow to each tag topped with a single button.

And here are my finished tags...

I really love how bold these colors look against the kraft and white cardstock. Because I used neutral colors as my base the color I did add really pops!!

I really love how these turned out and I hope you did too!!

Make sure to join in on the fun!! Head on over to the I am Roses Blog to learn more and to enter for your chances to win some amazing prizes

Hope to see your lovely creations soon!!

HAPPY CRAFTING!!

~Mitsyana 

Grateful Heart Card

Hey, Crafty Friends!!

It's the 15th and time for another I Am Roses Challenge!!

Today, I made this beautiful THANK YOU card using gorgeous white and yellow flowers. And since summer is coming to an end, I thought I'd incorporate autumn colors into the mix.

Supplies Used

White with Pale Yellow 2-Tone Paper Flowers (I Am Roses)

White Lily Paper Flowers (I Am Roses)

Cream Yellow Daisy (I Am Roses)

Large Roses (I Am Roses)

Big Shot (Sizzix)

David Tutera Eucalyptus & Flourish  (Sizzix)

Anna Griffin Flower Bramble Die (Cuttlebug)

Fall Basics (DCWV)

Classy Copper (DCWV)

Mega Runner (Xyron)

 Creative Station Lite (Xyron)

Stitched Oval Dies (Pink & Main)

Thanks A Bunch Stamp Set (Diamond Press)

Versamark (Tsukineko/ Imagine)

110 lb Cardstock- Craft, White (Recollections)

Tim Holtz Distress Oxide Inks- Forest Moss, Peeled Paint, Spiced Marmalade (Ranger)

Life Changing Blender Brushes (Picket Fence Studios)

Quick Grip (Beacon)

Copper Embossing Powder (Clearsnap)

Misti Stamping Tool (My Sweet Petunia)

I knew I wanted to create a 5"x7" card. 

So, I started with by cutting my craft paper down to 7" x 10". Then folded it in half creating a 5"x10 card. 

I matted it with white cardstock measuring 4 3/4" x 6 3/4".

And topped it with a piece of orange plaid paper measuring. 4 1/2" x 6 1/2".

 I die cut leaves from this green paper with white speckles using a leaf David Tutera's Eucalyptus & Flourish die from Sizzix.

Using one of the small Picket Fence Studio's Life Changing Blender Brushes I inked on Peeled Paint & Forest Moss Distress Oxide Inks.

Then, folded each leaf on their pre-scored crease line to give them more dimension.

I ran a 5' x 7" piece of white cardstock through my  Creative Station Lite.

Then, die-cut it using the Anna Griffin Flower Bramble die. First, by running it through my Big Shot, to cut it. Then again, with my green rubber sheet, to emboss all that gorgeous detail work.

I swiped Spiced Marmalade over top using a small narrow Life Changing Blender Brush. And snipped off a segment of the die-cut.

I used my Xyron Mega Runner to assemble and adhere to my card front. Then peeled off the protective film on the die-cut and attached it to the front of my card. 

Then I attached my leaves and flowers using a quick-drying glue.

I laid my leaves down, then built up my flower swag from there.

I attached the tiny White with Pale Yellow 2-Tone Paper Flowers onto the leaves.

Then, added a Large Rose, White Lily Paper Flower, & two

Cream Yellow Daisies. Making sure to curl each of their wired stems around a dowel rod first, before attaching it to the card (this gave it those cute little curls you sticking up).

I also die-cut and small oval using Pink & Main's Stitched Oval Dies. Then stamped the Sentiment "Grateful Heart" from Diamond Press' Thanks A Bunch Stamp Set with Versamark ink. Next, I  sprinkled Copper embossing powder over top and heat set it. Then, attached to the front of the card using foam adhesive.

And here is my finished card...

I hope you enjoyed my project for today and are inspired to make something beautiful for the challenge or just because!!

But... if you want to enter a project or learn more about I Am Roses Challenges??

You could join in on the fun and possibly win some AMAZING prizes too!!

 Head on over to the I Am Roses Challenge Blog for more details or to link your creations by clicking HERE.

My Favorite Xyron Tool & Giveaway

Hello, Crafty Friends!

Can you believe it's a new year already?!! Sadly, with the beginning of this new year, my term with Xyron is at its end. This will be my last post for the term and I can't thank Xyron enough for having me on their design team for another wonderful year!

To celebrate my 4 years with Xyron I decided to do a GIVEAWAY... 

read all the way through my post to find out what I'll be giving away!! I know, pretty messed up, right! Ha!! Well, they say, good things come to those that wait! And trust me you're going to be glad you did!!

As our last assignment, we were to create a project using our favorite Xyron product. And I must say that this tool is one of the most used tools in my arsenal! It's portable, versatile, and has a Big Sister... 

If you guessed the Xyron Creative Station Lite, then you are absolutely correct!!

This little baby can make stickers and magnets and laminates too! 

I've personally used it on:

 paper

felt

fabric

 lace

ribbon

 burlap

cheesecloth

wood veneers

 thin metal

cork

chipboard

cardboard

mat board

and foam

It does a huge job but it's compact enough to easily take to crops and travel with!

And another bonus feature...

I can switch between 5" cartridges and 3" cartridges with ease! Which is ideal for me because I am a die-hard card maker!

And so, for my last project for this term, I created a card to show my appreciation...

Supplies Used

Xyron Creative Station Lite

5" Permanent Refill Cartridge (Xyron)

3" Permanent Refill Cartridge (Xyron)

Mariposa Stack (DCWV )

Corrugated Stack (DCWV)

Sizzix Big Shot

Eileen Hull Credit Card Sleeve & Tags (Sizzix)

Eileen Hull Journaling Cards, Hearts (Sizzix)

Eileen Hull Journaling Cards, Flowers & Leaves (Sizzix)

Eileen Hull Leaves, Spring (Sizzix)

Eileen Hull Floral Arch (Sizzix)

ColorBox Chalk Petal Points - Primary Pastels (Clearsnap)

Blending Stylus handle (Clearsnap)

Blending Tip (Clearsnap)

Tim Holtz Idea-OlogySmall Chat Stickers (Advantus)

Trimmer (Swingline)

110 lb Black Cardstock 

110 lb White Cardstock

Clear Liquid Glue

Glue Pen

Flatback Pearls

Crinkle Ribbon

I wanted this to be a tall #10 sized card... I often get bored of making A2 (4 2/4"x 5 1/2") sized ones and sometimes an A7 (5"x 7") just won't cut it. Bigger is better, right?!!

So, I start off by creating my card base. I folded my black cardstock in half lengthwise. Then cut it down to 9 1/8" x 4". 

Then trimmed a sheet of corrugated cardstock down to 3 7/8"x 9".

Next, I ran the corrugated cardstock through my Xyron Creative Station Lite and adhered it to the front of the card base.

Using a Sizzix Big Shot and Eileen Hull's Journaling Cards, Hearts and Credit Card Sleeve & Tags, I die cut 2 scalloped rectangles and 1 rounded rectangle from patterned paper from the Mariposa Stack.

I shaded the edges of the die cuts with Tangerine ink form the Colorbox Chalk Petal Point and a Blending Stylus.

I also die cut 6 floral stems from Black cardstock using the Floral Arch die and 4 stemmed leaves using the Leaves, Spring die from white cardstock.

I die cut leftover patterned paper using Eileen Hull's Journaling Cards, Flowers & Leaves to cut 2 batches of flowers. I inked them with Lipstick Red ink from the Chalk Petal Points. Then added dimension and shape to the flower petals by rolling a stylus over the back of the flowers. I layered the flowers and adhered them together using clear liquid glue. I finished each flower off with a flatback pearl center.

I also die cut 4 leaves from green cardstock. Then added little details using my stylus.

To mount my journaling cards to my card front, I ran them through my Xyron Creative Station Lite. Because the corrugate is very textured, I wanted to be sure that my die-cuts had an edge to edge adhesive... But because these had a smaller surface area, I decided to switch my 5" cartridge out for my 3" to avoid any unnecessary waste.

Before I attached the last journaling card I arranged and tucked my floral arches and stemmed leaves behind the journaling card and adhered them into place.

I found this "I am thankful for you" phrase from Tim Holtz's Ideology Small Talk stickers and thought it paired beautifully with the word "Friend" from Eileen Hull's Floral Arch die set. 

I finished the card off by adhering my finished flowers, leaves,  and a crinkle ribbon bow.

Wow, look at all the gorgeous detail!!

And here is the finished card...

I really love all these textures!

And the black and white cardstock really pop against these neutral colors!

I really loved how this card turned out! And I hope you did too!

I really hope this card inspires you to create something beautiful today!

Now...

Here is my BIG THANK YOU to everyone for sticking with me till the very end...

I love this tool so much and wanted to share that love with a couple of lucky people! So, I am giving away my favorite Xyron tool!! I have 4 Brand New Creative Station Lites to GIVEAWAY!!

Yes, you heard me right, I said 4!! I bought one machine for each of my terms that I was on the Xyron Team! This team, this company, has given me so much... I wanted to give back! 

I have 2 that I'm giving away here on my blog 

AND

I have 2 more that I'm giving away on My Instagram account!!

I know I have said this more than once but I'll say it again... My Xyron Team are more than just friends, they are FAMILY!

And I want to share my love for my family with a few lucky winners!

Each winner will receive:

 1 (one) Brand New Creative Station Lite

and

1(one) 3" Permanent Adhesive Refill Cartridge.

As Pictured Below

All you have to do is:

Leave a wonderful comment down below in the comments section. Please, sweet thoughts and kind wishes.

Follow this blog. It must be with an account that is reachable. This is how I will contact the winners.

AND

If you can be so kind...

Head on over to the Xyron Facebook Page and give them some LOVE for making such an awesome product and let them know Mitsyana sent ya! 

NOW, HEAD OVER TO MY INSTAGRAM for 2 more chance to WIN!!

Winners will be chosen at RANDOM from the comments section below. 

Winners will be chosen on Friday, January 11, 2019. 

And announced Monday, January 14, 2019. 

Winner must claim their prize within a week or forfeit their prize.

I wish you all the best of luck!!

And I'm so very thankful for you all!!

~Mitsyana

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THANKS

Hi Crafty Friends!!

I have bad & good news... Well, the bad news is actually really good news... let me take that back it's actually GREAT NEWS! 

So let's get down to it... 

THE BAD NEWS:

There is no new tutorial on my blog today! AAAAGGGHH!!! SAY WHAT??!!

THE GOOD NEW:

The tutorial is over at the SIZZIX BLOG (SAY WHAT- AGAIN??!!)... Yup, I said SIZZIX BLOG... because I'm a Guest Designer on their blog today!! WOOT WOOT!!

And I made this GORGEOUS card (below ) with a variety of sizzix dies. This tutorial includes how I made those stunning flowers on the card.

For more details (tutorial and additional pictures) on this project, 

visit the Sizzix Blog HERE!!

Mahalo... Hawaiian Thank You Card

Hello again, Crafty Friends!!

Welcome to Friend Friday!!

I am here today with Team DCWV & Chameleon Markers! For the first 3 Fridays of October we will be sharing awesome projects from both design teams during our DCWV & Chameleon Blog Hop!! 

And we are kicking off Week #2 of our hop with some exciting projects!! Please make sure to stop by each of my design sisters' blogs for more inspirational creations!!

For my project today, I will be using Chameleon's Skin Tone Pens with my fabulous DCWV papers!!

Supplies Used

Skin Tones (Chameleon)

Color & Create Projects- Globetrotter (DCWV)

Gold Thread Burlap Paper Pad (DCWV)

Natural Corrugate Stack (DCWV)

Chalk Paper Pad (DCWV)

Black, White, Cream Stack (DCWV)

Neutral Stack (DCWV)

Creative Station Lite w/ 5" Permanent Refill Cartridge (Xyron)

Tim Holtz Tropical Thinlits (Sizzix)

Glossy Accents (Ranger)

Mahalo Stamp (Rubber Stamp Plantation)

VersaFine Onyx Black Ink (Imagine Crafts/ Tsukineko)

VersaMagic Jumbo Java (Imagine Crafts/ Tsukineko)

Cutter Bee Scissors (EK Success)

Pinking Scissors

Hemp Twine

Button

I have to start off saying how much I love these Chameleon Pens! Specifically their ability to get a multitude of shade from one pen! 

To activate the pen, take the cover off whichever tip you wish to use (they're dual tipped) and insert it into the barrel with the white nib (with the white nibbed barrel on top and colored tip marker on bottom), hold in place for a count of at least 10 seconds. 

Then start coloring where you. Start in an area where you wish to place down the light color/ highlights down first. The color will automatically darken as you continue to color.

Repeat as necessary.

I used only the color BR4 to color this entire card... and yet it looks like I used 3 or 4.

The color variants you get in each pen is simply amazing!! 

For my card front, I trimmed my coloring page down to 5-3/8" x 3- 3/8" and cut a piece of Gold Thread Burlap measuring 5-1/2" x 4" to mat.

I wrapped hemp twine, horizontally, around my colored piece. and then tied a bow and bottom on to it. 

Once I got my twine tied and measured exactly, I slid the twine off and set it aside. Then ran my colored cardstock through my Xyron Creative Station. I put the twine back on, then attached my card to then attached it to my burlap.

I die-cut out this little "tiki guy" out of brown cardstock. Then, I used the die as a template to make a shadow from corrugated cardstock.

 I layered the pieces and attached with Glossy Accents. 

I used more Glossy Accents to add more dimension to the surface of the tiki.

Once dried a sponged down with Jumbo Java ink over the edges and onto the raised areas.

 I stamped the word "mahalo" (which means thank you- in Hawaiian) onto Kraft cardstock with Onyx Black ink.

I die-cut 6 monstera leaves (3 from brown cardstock, and 3 from chalkboard paper).

I inked the brown leaves with more Jumbo Java ink, then attached the brown leaves to the black ones. I used the black ones as shadows.

Next, I attached my leaves to my card front then layered my tiki mask and mahalo tag atop of that.

Finally, I attached my card front to an A2 sized (5-1/2" x 4-1/4") card base made from black glossy cardstock.

And here is my finished card...

I love the neutral yet bold tones the brown marker was able to give me. These color work well with a Fall / Thanksgiving theme or for masculine projects as well!

Thank you very much for stopping by!

Or as we like to say in Hawaii...

Mahalo nui loa!!

~Mitsy

Fall Altered ATC Tin

Hi, Crafty Friends!! Can you believe that it is FALL already?? Time is flying by so fast this year. I wasn't even ready to say goodbye to summer... but it came and left in the blink of an eye! Well, that just means were are just that much closer into the holiday season. Bring on the sweater wearing weather!!

Today I have a fall themed project for you! This awesome little favor tin that can also double as a ATC holder!! You get  two-fer today! Yay!!

Her is the list of supplies I used to decorate/alter my tin...

Supplies

Cut'n'boss (Craftwell)

Teresa Collins Pocket Dies-Thankful (Craftwell)

eBrush (Craftwell)

Xyron 3" Sticker Maker

Xyron 1.5" Sticker Maker

Sharpie Markers- Green, Lt. Green, Orange, Lt. Orange, Brown

Patterned Paper (DCWV)

Cardstock- Orange, Rust, Lime Green, Craft

Card Tin

Hemp Twine

3D Laquer

Scissors

Pencil

 First, I flipped my tin upside down onto the back side of my paper and traced all around the tin. I used my tin as a template. Then I used my scissors to cut out the traced shape. Next, I cut out 4 strips 1/4"wide by 4 inches long.

 I ran my 1/4" strips through my Xyron "X" (aka 1.5" Sticker Maker) and ran my bigger rectangular piece through my 3 " sticker maker. Once my pieces were through I peeled them and stuck them directly onto my tin. The main panel went on top and the 1/4" strips were added just above the lip of the lid.

 I used the large leaf from the Teresa Collins Thankful set and cut it out in 3 different colors (yellowy-orange, rust, and lime green colored cardstock) . I used my Cut'n' boss machine with the following sandwich combonation:

From Bottom to Top

D PLATE

B PLATE 

A PLATE

DIE 

PAPER

A PLATE

Then I used my ebrush machine and shaded them to get more depth. One of the great things about ebrushing my pieces is that it allows your pieces the ability to be molded... I curled my leaves using my fingers, gently bending them... and they maintained their shape!! Kind of reminds me of how hairspray works! LOL

I also used the Thank You die from the Thankful set. Then I  ebrushed it, and trimmed and separated the words.

Finally I glued ally pieces onto my tine using 3D Laquer. I also tied and attached a hemp twine bow to the stems of the leaves, securing it with more 3D Laquer.

And here is my finished box...

You can really see the bends and curves in the pics below.

I absolutely LOVE how this tin turned out! These will be great asThanksgiving favors!

I hope you enjoyed today's project!!

Until next time...

Happy Crafting!!

~ Mitsy