Game On

Hello everyone! It's Amber here, today I have a fun little mini card and matching gift bag to share. My card & gift bag features a bunch of different stamps from the Game On stamp set below. You can find the stamp set I'm using today in the shop HERE.

I used the fun little PlayStation controller and the "Game On" sentiment from the set for the front of my mini card.

I stamped the controller in black onto some teal cardstock and added my sentiment right below it in the same black ink. I distressed the edges of my teal cardstock before matting it with some textured black cardstock. After I had my stamped panel matted I adhered it to a 3 x 3 white card base.

For the inside of my card I stamped the "I love you more than you love video games" sentiment in black and added a few of the little mini stars that are included in the Game On set.

I thought it would be fun to create a little matching git bag so I stamped one to match. I started with a plain white mini gift bag from Canvas Corp and randomly stamped the front of it with some controllers and stars. After I had the front of my gift bag all stamped I added the fun little sentiment that reads "To my control freak" to the upper left side of my bag. I attached my sentiment with a staple and then added a mini black clothespin and some twine. I hope you enjoyed my project today. Thanks for visiting!

Supplies: Cardstock- White, Black, Teal / Pretty Cute Stamps Clear Stamp Set- Game On / Canvas Corp Mini Gift Bag-White / Ranger Archival Ink- Jet Black / CTMH Ink Pad- Ocean / Canvas Corp Mini Clothespin- Black / We R Memory Keepers Black & White Twine / CTMH Edge Distresser

Let's sew up some arrows!!!

Hey beautiful crafters! I am so excited to share a little project that I whipped up for my daughter this week. 

So the Santa Claus came by and gave baby girl a super adorable Barbie house with all the furniture and accessories. One problem...the blanket that came with Barbie's bed was less than stellar if I do say so myself. So off to the craft room I ran. 

I grabbed my favorite stamp set Awesome Arrows and some freezer paper. I used StazOn ink to stamp out my favorite arrow 5 times and then I cut it out. I ironed the freezer paper onto the jean-"ish" fabric and cut around the arrows with fabric scissors. Then I just peeled the paper off. It can be used again and again as a sewing pattern. 

I then put the two pieces of fabric right sides facing each other and stitched all around. Leave a 3" opening on the bottom middle of the pillow. Be sure to clip your corners at an angle so they don't have much bulge. Turn inside out and be sure to push out the corners. Now this little gem is Barbies and so it's stuffed with some left over fleece that I had from Hubbies Christmas slippers. I just cut the fleece into 2x2 squares and stuffed it up. Then I did a straight stitch around the entire pillow. I used the old "blanket" from Barbies original house and made a template for this blanket. Cut it out to match the pillow and Voila a new bedroom set for Barbie. Baby girl was very happy and I love that I got to use my favorite stamp set for sewing! Bam

Hope you guys had a great Holiday and that your New Year is safe and full of love!!!

All my best,

Raven

Leapin' Lizards it's COLD outside!

Okay, so I realize in some parts of the Earth it's much colder than 18 degrees, but for New Mexico, trust me, that IS COLD! With that said, I'd like to think about summer for a minute. 

Okay, maybe not summer, but definitely creatures you would see in the beautiful summer weather. For our super fun Sneak peeks, today, I wanted to focus on GIFTS. Because, it's Christmas time and I feel like it's also crunch time. So here is a cute gift you can make for neighbors, your primary class, classmates...the sky is the limit here. 

Let me show you some pictures and then I will tell you how you can create your own with some simple supplies!

 I keep things! Like a pack rat, but not really, I mean...it's organized! That doesn't count as a pack rat right? And who cares that my husband looks at me funny when I ask him to save his Altoids containers, they make cute storage for puzzles! P.S. You can cover that if you'd like but I like the look of it. 

Supplies

1. Leapin' Lizards stamp set from the November Pretty Cute Stamps Release (due out on November 19). 

2. Water Color Paper cut at 8x8 or the size you'd like your puzzle.

3. Water based stamp pads in the color of your choice. I use Stampin' Up inks to color but  you can use any water based ink really. 

3. StazOn Ink

4. Paint brush

Optional supplies:

*Altoids container

*Die Cut Machine-I give alternatives to this below

*Laminator-I give alternatives to this below

*An acrylic block (used for both stamping your image as well as for coloring)

Directions

1. Cut a piece of water color paper to the size of your puzzle shapes (8x8) for this puzzle. 

*If you do not have a die cutter you will be using your cutter to cut straight lines. If you want to be fancy use your scissors and cut out wavy lines! ECK

2. Using StazOn ink and the Leapin' Lizards stamp set, stamp your desired images all over your paper. 

3. With your desired Water based inks "stamp" a small smidgen of ink onto your acrylic block. *If you don't have an acrylic block you can use wax paper or freezer paper it works the same. 

4. With a paint brush pick up a small amount of your ink and get coloring. Work from the under part of the body up spreading your color in that direction as the under part of the body is normally darker. (For coloring I personally use watercolor pens but a paint brush will work as well)

*Optional- Laminate your image whole. (If you don't own a laminator you could seal your image with school glue or mod podge but you will need to be very liberal with it as it could smear your coloring and wait for it to completely dry prior to cutting anything.)

*Optional- Set your cutting machine to 7 or higher because you will need to cut through a thicker paper now. (You may have to pause your machine and increase your blade depth if you notice it is not cutting all the way through.)

I found a free Puzzle SVG online just by googling "Free Puzzle SVG".

-If you do not have a cutting machine you can now use your cutter and make squares. Alternatively you can use scissors and get creative. 

Now decorate your altoids container and you are all set. Give this as a fun gift or keep it for yourself as a "purse entertainer" for your little ones!

Be sure to come back all week as the Design Team Gals have some FABULOUS projects to share with you! Trust me...I've seen them, so I speak the truth! ;)

Hugs and Creative Blessings,

Raven

BOO

Hey beautiful crafters! Raven here and I am so glad to be sharing with you all a project I made using the adorable (and if you read my sneak peek post you know) and my favorite stamp set, "spooktacular". 

I made some super cute ghost earrings for my niece to wear this holiday season. 

This stamp set is currently at the Pretty Cute Stamps website. Be sure to check out the other September releases as well as they are all super!

Spook-WHAT?!?!?!~Sneak Peek

Hi beautiful crafters! I am so excited to share with you all my sneak peek for this WONDERFUL September release! You will definitely want to stick around as the Design Team has created some amazing projects to share. 

Please remember, these stamps will be available for purchase during the big hop on 

September 24, 2014.

My project for today features one of my favorite sets from this release called "Spooktacular"

ECK!!!

This is a bag from SU and I stamped it using Staz'On ink and a few of the cutie pie stamps from the "Spooktacular" stamp set. I filled it up with some yummy candy corn and it will go out to one of my good friends who is living in Dallas. A quick and easy gift that would be great for classmates or neighbors. 

Thank you all so much for stopping by and don't forget to come back tomorrow to see Karla's amazing project!

And in case you haven't picked up the August release yet the bundle is still available for a great price. 

Hugs and Creative Blessings,

Raven

Psst...here's a little sneak peek...

Welcome to Pretty Cute Stamps' August Sneak Peek! School is about to resume, and the PCS designers are giving you a little cheat before the upcoming Pretty Cute Stamps release test on August 20th! (Okay, no test...but there will be a hop!)

With school around the corner, this new set, The Write Stuff, is a must have for students and teacher gifts/cards.

This set isn't just for the academic at heart. These sweet, punny images and sayings can easily be used to send a little pick me up to a dear friend.  Don't you agree? I love new pencils, regardless of the month. And a sweet note from a friend is cherished any day of the year.

Thanks so much for visiting the Pretty Cute Stamps Blog today. If you want to study for the test (er, hop), 

sharpen your pencils and make a wishlist of sets you want from the Pretty Cute Stamps shop.  (The new sets will be on sale for the first week.) Then, take a recess break and visit me, Dawn,at Sunnyside Up! Just be sure to be on time here tomorrow for the next sneak peek!