I often tinker with ideas and techniques with awful results. I don't show these failures off. I don't want people running away. I want readers to come regularly, becoming followers even. Well this week I did a bit of experimenting and I like the results.
First is an easy, easy embellishment. Last week for my son's scout Halloween party I baked cupcakes and used Reynolds Bake Cups
. Well at some point many years ago (1997) I purchased the mini size cups and I don't have a mini size pan so what did I do with these cups? Put them back in the baker's box for later of course. The baker's box, you know that box of baking supplies, only comes out for birthdays and holidays at my house so I regularly forget these cupcake liners are even in the house.
This time I decided they could be used in a crafty project. I like the look produced by Tim Holtz Paper Rosette but I can't currently afford the die. One thing I don't like about these popular rosettes is how thick they are. I don't like thick embellishments on pages that may be crushed and look bad years later or may dent other pages in a book. Crazy I know. So making them myself by hand, while completely doable is probably not going to happen too often either. But this cheap cheat will happen. I took a mini cupcake liner, turned it inside out and added a 1-3/4" circle and TA DA. Done.
I can alter the look by changing the size of the circle I add. Large cupcake liners would work too but they are just so large that I would probably end up using them as frames.
The second project is an ATC. I was experimenting with the Retro Circles Texture Fades Embossing Folder by Tim Holtz and Claudine Hellmuth Studio Sticky Back Canvas. I purchased the sticky back canvas at the CHA super show in July and I've had these tulips sitting on a shelf for months. After playing a bit with the embossing folder I decided to see how well the sticky would work on it. And I gotta say I like it.
I need to get some sleep and it's now Thursday here so to you UK WOYWW readers I'm really late as it's already Friday morning for you lot.
Happy Crafting,
Katie
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| This embellishment has been poked and prodded and played with quite a bit. It looked a lot better when I first made it. Letting kids play with stuff may add a bit more character to your work than you anticipated. |
First is an easy, easy embellishment. Last week for my son's scout Halloween party I baked cupcakes and used Reynolds Bake Cups
. Well at some point many years ago (1997) I purchased the mini size cups and I don't have a mini size pan so what did I do with these cups? Put them back in the baker's box for later of course. The baker's box, you know that box of baking supplies, only comes out for birthdays and holidays at my house so I regularly forget these cupcake liners are even in the house.This time I decided they could be used in a crafty project. I like the look produced by Tim Holtz Paper Rosette but I can't currently afford the die. One thing I don't like about these popular rosettes is how thick they are. I don't like thick embellishments on pages that may be crushed and look bad years later or may dent other pages in a book. Crazy I know. So making them myself by hand, while completely doable is probably not going to happen too often either. But this cheap cheat will happen. I took a mini cupcake liner, turned it inside out and added a 1-3/4" circle and TA DA. Done.
I can alter the look by changing the size of the circle I add. Large cupcake liners would work too but they are just so large that I would probably end up using them as frames.
The second project is an ATC. I was experimenting with the Retro Circles Texture Fades Embossing Folder by Tim Holtz and Claudine Hellmuth Studio Sticky Back Canvas. I purchased the sticky back canvas at the CHA super show in July and I've had these tulips sitting on a shelf for months. After playing a bit with the embossing folder I decided to see how well the sticky would work on it. And I gotta say I like it.I need to get some sleep and it's now Thursday here so to you UK WOYWW readers I'm really late as it's already Friday morning for you lot.
Happy Crafting,
Katie
