Fall Wall Hanging ... Tutorial

 I had so much fun making this wall hanging.  It is so easy and you can use whatever paper you have around.  You will just need one page which is going to work as a base color (checks in my case).  The rest of papers are all scraps. 

 You will need:  
1. a box to recycle.  (I used it for a base to give it more stability.  I coverd with the check paper)  
2. 1 page for the base ... enough to cover the 4 squares 4 1/2x 4 1/2
3. I used a strip of paper of about 2 inches (in my case they are green and cut with special scissors, you could also tear it)
4. Printed letter.  You can use any alphabet you have at home.  I printed in cardstock to have the specific color. 
5. ribbon to hold it together and a loop to hang up. 
6. leaves or any other decoration you might want to use.7. scraps of paper to decorate behind the letters.

A close up to show some of the steps I took:  the squares for the letters are 2x2 and I glued them imperfectly to give it some interest.  I used staples for the ribbons to give a grundy look.  I tried to place the leaves in different areas to give be pleasing to the eyes. 

The final result!  I hope you can make something similar to decorate your home for this special time of the year. 

Easel Card with link to tutorial

Hello ladies,

We made this card at Hobby Lobby the other day.

I wanted to show the result and have a link so you will know the mechanism of the card.  It is simple but it looks complex.  So here are the pictures and tutorial.

This is the final project.  I want to bring up two things in this picture:  I used the ribbon as a stopper.  I also used a precut card in purple and I folded it inside out.  I inked the white part  to give some color along with fake stiches.  That way when the the card is standing you can see the purple part. So, my measurements are not like in the video.  I just used a regular card 5,5 x 8 inches.  I scored at 4 and then one side at 6 to make the easel part. 

These are the materials I used:  one pre cut purple card, inking in pink, a message stamp, one coordinated piece of paper 6x6, a piece of ribbon, and some decoration.  In my case I cut out another coordinated paper (cupcakes). 

Here it is the tutorial ... enjoy it!

Decorating a Storage Box ... an easy tutorial

Hello ladies, as any scrapbooker I have lots of material to keep and storage.  I just moved from Spain and need some cheap solutions, since I had nothing to start with.  Here is what I did. 

I first found a box that could serve the purpose for its dimentions.  I chose some paper.  I also needed a ruler, cutter, washi tape,  pencil and glue.  I measured the wall of the box and cut the paper to cover it well.  I did not have to be very careful about the  angles of the box, as I used washi tape to do the finishing.  You can see the use of the washi tape on the label. below. 

As said before, the washi tape can be very helpful in hiding mistakes and giving an good finish.  I used a cut our of the very paper to decorate the label.  I adhered the label with foam so to give an interesting look. 

And this is the result:  pretty, handy and cheap.  You can use this same idea with many boxes depending on what you need to storage.  The only danger is to buy the products on the grocery store because of the sizes of the boxes they come in, even if you did not need them.  That would defeat the purpose of saving, but it would give you some fun moments of crafting!

Christmas Explosion Box Tutorial

In our first Christmas in October we worked on this beautiful explosion box.  It was a fun and easy project that can be adapted to so many occasions. 

Let´s get started ...

For this project you will need 4 plain paper, in 3 diferent colors.  The repeated one will be the lid.  I also used 3 different coordinated print paper.   Decorations in the same scheme of colors.
Besides you will need: scorer, paper cutter, glue

Let´s start with your 3 basic pages.  These will be the measurements:
12x12
11 3/4 x 11 3/4
11 1/2 x 11 1/2

Starting with the 12x12, score at 4 and 8, both directions, so you will end up with 9 squares 4x4.
The second page is a bit smaller.  You will still mark 4 inches.  Do the same turning the page around.  At the end, you will have 4 inches square on the sides and a center square a bit smaller.
Do the same with the next size.
Remember, in every page mark 4 inches all around!

After marking all the lines, cup the corner squares from each paper.  Keep them to use as decorations later on, when you add pictures. 

This is the way it will look like.  

Round all the corners.

It will look like this. 

For the lid, cut the paper to 7x7.  Score all around at 1 1/2.  

Make a cut in one of the sides of each corner, like seen in the picture

Glue the corner to form the lid. 

Keep it secure with a paper clip until the glue dries. 

Glue the center squares to each other, centered. 

Voila!

Decorate, decorate, decorate!

I hope you like this and make many explosion boxed to celebrate the special events in your life!!

Mara Williams

Mini Album "My Life"

This is one of the first projects we have done at our classes at Hobby Lobby.  As always, there was some homework: to finish adding the pictures and decorations!

So here are the pictures of my album for your inspiration.  Each album will be different as our lives are different.  BUT some of the paper and decor can be used in similar ways.  Here they go!

You first start by choosing the look, the papers, and embelishment that complement the feeling you want to have. 

Iused the paper distresser in every edge.  

After distressing, I inked every edge giving the old, used look. 

This is the final result of the pages. 

I inked all the decor that could be aged. 

I hope you find some inspiration in this project.  I loved working on it as I could think through things, feel thankful for all I have and dream about possibilities in the future.  

"I can do all things through Christ who strengthes."  Phillipians 4:13