Pillow Box Teacher Gifts with Pam

We are excited to have Pam sharing with us today on the blog!  Here is what she has to share about her Employee Project of the Week:

At this time of year, most of us crafty folks are making teacher gifts or graduation gifts.  My grandkids have 5 teachers and they always want to do something nice for the special teachers; art, music, PE, librarian as well. I like to remember the office staff and bus drivers too but this can get expensive.  My project this week shows how to make an elegant pillow box to hold a gift card or fill with candy or tuck in a small gift.  This project is super easy and affordable.

I started with the medium size pillow box, Teresa Collins Summer Stories "Stripes" paper,  a piece of coordinating cardstock and a tube of the new ZAZZ glitter glue (Diamond) that I've been anxious to try.  I cut 1 piece of the Stripes paper at 4" x6".  And used the Dots side on the back of the sheet.  I tucked it inside the box to determine the best fit, pinched it where the folds need to be, removed it, completed the folds and adhered the cardstock to itself with ScorTape.

I trimmed out the pink floral stripe and trimmed it to 4" x 1.5" to make the decorative piece.  I inked the edges with brown ink and adhered it to the dot piece.  These are now inserted into the box.

I trimmed out the black stripe piece and wrapped it around the outside of the box.  (A pretty ribbon would look nice instead too!)  Approximate dimensions 1" x 6 1/2".

It still needed something so I punched 3 flowers out of plain cardstock and shaped the petals.  I put a little Zazz on the center edge of each petal and I coated a brad top with Zazz for the flower center.  I had a small Prima flower on hand and used it too.    I poked a small hole in the black band and secured the flower to the band with the brad.

Thinking about it now, I could make more boxes out of the same sheet if I would've used the plain card stock but I really liked the look of the patterned piece against the dots.  In less than 5 minutes I made this second box a little simpler but just as elegant:

 I made a masculine box too:

Is your gift a little bigger or smaller?  Not a problem, we carry pillow boxes in 3 or 4 sizes.

I hope that these inspire you to do something nice for the people that are important in your lives!

-Pam

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Design Team Wednesday.... Lyric Collection

Hello Everyone!

I made this adorable little book using the Prima Marketing paper line called Lyric Collection that I picked up from Scrapdoodles. I had sooo much of fun with this paper. The colors are so rich and so gorgeous that I was easily inspired. I downloaded the cut file for this album from Silhouette and easily cut it out using my Silhouette machine. I was able to cut everything out using my Silhouette . even the chipboard. Silhouette makes a chipboard to use with their machine. It cut like butter. I could not believe that it was a snap to put together. The book is Lori Whitlock's Chipboard pocket mini album. Each page is a pocket and Lori added extra cuts to make each insert unique. The great thing about this book is that you can customize it and make it your very own.

 

 

I personally love books that have little hidden items that make you just want to open it and explore. There are 10 pages in all. When you download the file from Silhouette  they explain that Lori has a link to watch a video on how to put the book together. The link is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSC_3LDA_qA. The book is super easy and super fun. Have a Great Day!!!

Carey

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Art Journaling Techniques Workshop

Release your inner artist and join us each month as we focus on a new technique/product. This class is filled with creative mediums and applications where you can challenge your creativity! May's class will focus on Goldne Paints, new Catalyst Tools, molding paste and stecil art.

Please bring: Art Journal (if you have one), apron, craft mat, heat gun, paint brushes, water cup, gesso, mini mister, light molding paste (if you have it), favorite paints & stencils. I always bring a variety of paints and sprays to use in class.

Date: Friday, May, 24 (please sign up for no frills crop at no additional fee if you are planning on staying)Time: 10:30am - 12:30pm
Fee: $20
Instructor: Cheryl

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Scrapping Techniques Class with Tessa

Hi there!

People have been asking for awhile for more technique based classes at Scrapdoodles.  We hear you!  :) Along with Lori, I have added a technique based layout class.  The samples are already in store if you'd like a closer look!

Here is the first layout featuring the blackboard stamping technique:

As you can see, this layout is pretty basic.  I did that to keep the cost down and to give us time to really focus on the technique.  You can switch out the 1 lager sized photo for 2 4x6 photos or multiple smaller photos as well.  You will learn how to stamp with acrylic stamps, heat embossing, and the blackboard technique.

Here is the second layout featuring a fun washi background technique:

Again, this layout can be changed to your liking... you can pick your background cardstock and washi tapes out of my collection to make it your own.  We will be learning some basics about washi, how to use gesso, and the splattering with mists technique.

This class should be a lot of fun! Here are the details:

Beginning Techniques for Scrapbookers Class w/ Tessa
Saturday, June 8th, 2013
10:30am
$18.00

Please bring your basic supplies: paper trimmer, scissors, adhesive, black pen
You can also bring your photos if you want to add them at class time!

If you'd like to sign up, please stop by the store or call (540) 548-3788.  I hope to see you there!

-tessa

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Easy Recipe Organization with Susanne

Hello my fellow crafters! 
I have been unhappy with the state of my recipe box for a very long time!   I can never find what I need and the cards always get wet or sticky sitting on the counter!  I had to come up with something to help!

Soooo, instead of using this 8x8 We R Memory Keepers albums for pictures, I have used it for my recipe cards- they fit perfectly! I love the idea of being able to write a note on the side bar to indicate what kind of recipe, how many it serves or who liked it.  You could also use a photo of a finished dish to give a visual reminder as to what it looked like all put together.

The albums are very easy to use and come in many sizes and colors. Hope this idea has got you thinking of all the other clever ways you could organize your life and add a little scrappy fun!
See you soon!Susanne

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Cameo 101 - The Basics

Cameo 101 is a 1.5-2 hour long class designed to get you started on your love affair with your Cameo! The class will give an overview on the Cameo itself, the software, buying designs from the online store, creating new files, editing text, additional tools that are useful to have, and MUCH, MUCH MORE!!!

Silhouette/Silhouette SD owners are also welcome - the material will be useful to you, too!

Supplies needed: Note-taking materials. Laptop is recommended, but optional - don't sweat it if you don't have one.

Please register in advance!  Minimum of 2 students for class!

Date/Time: Saturday, June 1, at 2:00pm
Class fee: $12.00 if Cameo was purchased from Scrapdoodles, $18 if purchased elsewhere
Instructor: Heather

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Guest Design Team Post - Art Journaling

Hi Everyone,

While we are finalizing our new design team, I am filling with with some of my art journal work.

One of my favorite things about art journaling is just playing with different creative mediums. There are no rules so you can play and mix things up!

I love Golden Fluid Acrylics Fluid Acrylics. They are highly intense, permanent acrylic colors with a consistency similar to heavy cream. Since they are produced from lightfast pigments, not dyes, they offer very strong colors with very thin consistencies. They are pricey but a little bit goes a long way! We have a few in stock and expect our reorder shortly.  A fun tip is to put one part paint and one part water in a mini-mister to create your own spray! Perfect to use with stencils.

Golden has several mediums to play with including the Regular Gel Medium which is perfect for adhering paper to canvas and making image transfers. I use both the Golden light molding paste and the Dreamweaver Embossing Paste with different stencils to create texture. I interchange different mediums on one page all the time. My current favorites are Faber-Castell Gelatos, Golden Paints, and Pan-Pastels.

I took the weekend off and went to Donna Downey's studio and created on 3 foot canvases! The photos below represent various stages of 2 different canvases. I used a lot of Golden Fluid Acrylics, sprays, stencils and the new Catalyst Texture tools which will be in stock next week. With Art Journaling, you can take it to any size!

To learn more, sign up for one of the Art Journal Technique Classes. Techniques change every month.

Cheryl



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