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tea time….by melissa cash
This week is Teacher Appreciation Week, with today being Teacher Appreciation Day. I am sharing a card with you today that I created for CHA in Jan. I have made extra and will be giving this to the teachers whose rooms I work in. I am a 9-12 grade para and work in all math classes and one reading class this semester so have enjoyed the number break in my day a bit. 
I stamped the image with permanent black ink onto watercolor paper and then colored her with Dual Brush Pens. The sentiment is also stamped and then underlined with a black Dual Brush Pen and colored along the edge with a soft brown. Mono Adhesive Permanent was used to adhere the panel pieces together. To make the image pop a bit, I used Foam Tabs to raise it.
I plan to give a card thanking the teachers for all their hard work and a homemade caramel apple. What are you doing for Teacher Appreciation Day/Week? I would love to hear from you as I’m always looking for new ideas.
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This simple card was colored using the Irojiten Colored Pencils and put together with the Permanent Stamp Runner and Foam Tabs. I love my new Wizard of Oz stamp set from Crafty Secrets - where I also found the cute shoe pattern for the ruby slippers. The pattern is found on the Creating with Vintage Illustrations CD.
The Irojiten Colored Pencils work especially well when you want to use a colored paper panel. I did a simple layered and blending coloring using the following Irojiten colors: Chartreuse Green, Olive Yellow, Cactus Green, Celeste Blue, King Fisher, Cherry Red, Gamboge, Bamboo, Terra Cotta, Chestnut Brown, and Ivory Black.
I then used the Permanent Stamp Runner and the Foam Tabs to attach the panels and the embellishments. Not a terribly exciting card with a cool technique this week – I just really wanted to do something that I could display with the ruby slippers!
One of the best features of the Irojiten Colored Pencils are how smoothly they apply the strong pigmented color – so even beginning card artists find them super simple to use. Careful sharpening? Not with Irojiten Colored Pencils! The colored lead never falls out even when you use an electric sharpener or carry them around in your art-to-go bag! Sah-wheet!
As the scarecrow stated: “If I only had a brain!”
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Happy Friday! Owl you doin’ today? Isn’t that saying cute?
Using Tombow’s Foam Tabs you can transfer a stamped image, like this cute little furry friend from the Sweet Stamp Shop, into a card with a dimensional ‘Wow’ factor!
This stamp is perfect for this technique – simple and easy to cut out. Stamp out three images onto smooth 90lb watercolor paper and color using Dual Brush Pens and a water brush. The colors I used were: 723 pink, N89 warm gray 1, N65 cool gray 5 and N35 cool gray 12.
I also prepared some matching flowers by coloring them with the Dual Brush Pens 723 pink and 743 hot pink.
Each stamped and colored image is shaped by using an embossing pad (you can use a mouse pad) and a large ball embossing tool (you could also use the top of a pen. I shaped most of the image from the back, but burnished the ears and the tail from the front so they flipped up on the card.
For the first stamped image, add to the card using the Stamp Runner Dot Adhesive . The Foam Tabs are used to attach the remaining two stamped images, layering the image. Use the large tabs in the larger ares and the smaller tabs in the smaller areas. I also used the Foam Tabs to give dimension to the flowers.
The Foam Tabs are crush proof, so be confident in placing the card in an envelope and mailing off to a furry friend!
See you next week!
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Did you enjoy last week’s Fastener Tab challenge? I love all the inspiration the DT shared. We are back this week featuring Foam Tabs.
Today I have something creative to share with you. I have seen these owl pillow boxes on blogs and Pinterest (my new addiction for awhile now) and have had them saved in my favorites to make. I first saw them here on Lynn’s blog and then here, here, here, here, and here. So I just took a little from each to create my own.
I am using Cutting Cafe’s Assorted Pillow Box set and Assorted Heart Borders set to create my owl box.
Is this cute or what?! I love how it turned out. I named her Owl-ivia. Ü Now she just needs her tummy filled with chocolate and she is ready to give as a gift.
A few details:
I glued the bottom end shut with Tombow’s Multi Liquid Glue so that I wouldn’t have to worry about goodies falling out.
Next time I will make the “wings” a bit bigger. I used an oval punch, but think they need to be a bit bigger and this was the biggest one I had.
I scrunched the ends of the heart border up to give a little dimension.
The beak is the bottom of a cut heart. The beak, wings, and borders were adhered with Mono Adhesive Permanent.
Love how my crocheted flowers worked for the eyes! The flowers and buttons were adhered with Power Tabs.
The “eyelids” were attached with Tombow’s Foam Tabs. The tiny foam tabs were the right size for going around the outside edge.
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http://www.facebook.com/tombowusa and http://twitter.com/#tombowusaUsing beautiful papers, like the ‘Once upon a Springtime’ Collection from Graphic 45, and the Foam Tabs from Tombow you can create these simple cards quite quickly!
While some 3D layered images use 3 to 4 images, I am just using 2 of the same image. In this sample, I am choosing to make the wing on the fairy dimensional. Carefully cut out the wing from one of the images. If you need to remove the white edge of the print, simply choose a corresponding Dual Brush Pen color and go around all the edges.
Shape the cut piece using an embossing pad and a large ball embossing tool. To make the wing curve to the back (as shown in the sample photo), burnish the wing from the back. If you wish the piece to curve to the front, burnish from the front.
Place the Foam Tabs onto the back of the cut and shaped piece. I wanted the wing to appear as it is attached to the fairy, so before placing, I added a thin line of MONO Multi Liquid Adhesive. Attach the wing holding the edge with the MONO Multi down for a few moments until adhered.
For the cards, I used the Stamp Runner Dot Adhesive to adhere the panels to the card blank, the MONO Aqua Liquid Glue to add some glitter to the flower centers and the fairy wings, and the Foam Tabs and MONO Multi Liquid Glue to create the dimensions.
Visit us next week where I will show you a dimensional layered card created with a stamped image!
http://www.facebook.com/tombowusa and http://twitter.com/#tombowusaThis week we are playing with our Tab Fasteners and I want to share this cute mini backpack. Is really easy to make, I promise :0)
Sometimes we shy away from projects like this because we think is too hard but this was really easy to make, take it from me, probably the slowest scrapbooker ever!! It will take you only a 8 1/2 x 11 cardstock sheet for the base and for the decorations you can use scraps like I did. I took a 10 1/4 x 5 1/4 and I scored the wide part at 3 1/2 then I turned it around and I scored at 3, 4 3/4, 7 3/4 and 9 1/2. Cut the score lines of the bottom part, below the score line. To make the backpack flap I used a 3 x 2 1/2 cardstock and score at 1/2. To make it round I used a plate since I don’t have the tool for making circles. For the pocket you need a piece of 3 x 2 cardstock and you should score it at 1 1/4 and 1 1/2 on the sides and at the bottom. Cut out the squares in the bottom corners to make the folding easier. To make the little flap for the pocket use a 1 1/2 x 2 piece of cardstock and score at 1/4 and 1/2 on the top long side. As I did with the backpack flap to make it round you can use a tool, a plate or anything round. Don’t glue anything yet!! Just have all your pieces.
After all the scoring you turn the page around and you are going to have a little flap to put the backpack together, one of the sides, the front of the backpack, another side and the back. You are going to see a little rectangle in the left bottom, cut it out. Using the Stamp Runner Dot Adhesive I covered the front of the backpack with a less busy patterned paper. Glue the backpack flap to the back of the backpack with the little flap on the inside. Cover the visible part of the flap with a busier or darker patterned paper, do the same with the pocket flap. On the exact score line punch two holes 3/4 from the border, this is for the ribbon on top. In the back make four holes, the two in the top are going to be on the center, close to each other but remember that you need space for eyelets (these are optional but they reinforce the holes, avoiding ripping). The two on the bottom should be close to the corners. For the top ribbon I used 6 inch ribbon and for the ones in the back I used two 8 inch ribbon. You can tie the ribbon or you can use your Power Tabs or Mono Multi Liquid Glue to glue the ribbon inside. Remember to keep the same distance in both ribbons. Now you can put it together, Glue the bottom with the Mono Multi Liquid Glue and the little flap to close the sides. Is super easy to make the little pocket just fold the sides and glue the corners where they touch in the back bottom on the top add the flap, there you will have a frame. You will glue this frame to the backpack using the Mono Multi Liquid Glue. And now the star of the show!! The Fastener Tabs!! Since they come with adhesive on both sides I placed the tab, without separating the velcro, on the flap and I closed it. It worked AMAZING!! For the little pocket I used a little less of half of a tab, same method. Just added a little stack of buttons and Ta-Da!!
I made this A2 card (4 1/4 x 5 1/2) so you can understand how tiny this backpack will be. For the card I used the Stamp Runner Dot Adhesive and the Foam Tabs for the sentiment and the chipboard sticker.
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For my next card, I used some of the paper from the 6 x 6 pad to create a backdrop for the Tilth Floral die from Memory Box. I tied some My Mind’s Eye twine around the card and to the center of the button. Remember, no naked buttons..:) It just takes a second to finish them off with twine, floss or even a narrow ribbon. Mono Dots Roller was used to adhere all paper layers and a Power Tab was used to attach the button.
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These containers – I call them ‘Column Twist Containers’ are so easy to make and they don’t require a template – just a rectangle piece of decorative paper! The paper is the ‘Miss Caroline’ collection from My Mind’s Eye. Embellishing is a breeze using the new Tombow Tags and matching brads and stickers from the ‘Miss Caroline’ collection.
Cut the paper into a 6″ x 8″ panel (container), a 2″ x 4″ panel (bottom flap), and 3″ x 4″ panel (top flap). Fold the flap pieces in half lengthwise and trim the bottom corners round.
Create the container by applying the Permanent Adhesive Stamp Runner to the 6″ edge. I used a very tiny amount of the MONO Multi Liquid Glue along the edge to make sure it holds down firmly – this is important if using heavier paper to make these containers. Roll the paper into a cylinder and press down with a bone folder.
Pinch the bottom of the cylinder and adhere on the bottom flap. Pinch the top of the container and adhere the back of the remaining flap to the top of the container. Add the Fastener Tab to the front flap to hold the container closed. Use Power Tabs and Foam Tabs to add the embellishments.
Here are the dimensions for the larger container and tall container: Large Column Twist Container: 6″ x 12″ panel (container), 2″ x 6″ panel (bottom flap) and a 3″ x 6″ panel (top flap)
Tall Column Twist Container: 7″ x 9″ panel (container), 3.25″ x 2″ panel (bottom flap) and a 3.25″ x 3″ panel (top flap)
Have fun with these – make lots! Visit us again for lots more Tipniques with Tombow products! Now, hop on over to My Mind Eye and see what they’re doing. http://mymindseye.typepad.com/
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