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Vases of Flowers with Iridescents

Hi everyone, Steph Ackerman here today with several vases of flowers to share.

vases iridiscents

Supplies:

Glass vases provide you with many opportunities to create beautiful home décor that you can customize.  I painted the vases with Onyx and Tangelo Iridescents which provide a wonderful translucent appearance. Using a foam brush rather than a paint brush provides nice coverage with no streaks.

vases iridescents

Since I wanted the ribbon to match, I painted white ribbon with Tangelo Iridescents.  The ribbon looks beautiful and since it dries fairly quickly, I could complete my project with little down time.

ann butler designs iridiscents

I created a pick to place amongst the flowers by stamping a phrase on white cardstock.  Next, I die cut around the phrase and finger painted on some Tangelo Iridiscents.  I sandwiched the pick between the layers and inserted it amongst the flowers.

glass vase ann butler designs

Lastly, I finger painted Tangelo Iridescents to the white daisies, giving them just a hint of color.  They look beautiful in real life.

tangelo iridescents ann butler designs

Think how pretty it would be having an assortment of colored vases around the house.

annbutlerdesigns glass vases

What will you paint with Iridescents?

Thanks for stopping by.

Steph

Steph

 

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Believe in Magic Art Page

Hello, my dear crafty friends and welcome to my mixed media project post. I hope you do believe in Magic because I do and this art page is all about Magic.

This time I made an art page and used Ann Butler Designs Iridescents paints from Earth Safe Finishes, her stamps and stencils from Clearsnap as well as other ESF and Clearsnap products.  I think that we all believe in a bit of a Magic. I really believe in some miracles that happen. So when I got this new Fairy die I decided to make this Magic art page and I really love the final result.
Instructions:
1. Paint the A4 Mixed Media page with a mix of 3 Iridescent Ann Butler Designs paints from Earth Safe Finishes:
Lilac, Ocean Surf and Lagoon.

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2. Next, I used texture paste and Ann Butler Designs Art Screens from Clearsnap (Waves and Stars) and added a lot of texture, over the painted page with ESF Texture paste.
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3. Two fairies were die cut from patterned papers as I wanted them to be as thin as possible and glued with ESF Gel Medium over the page.
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4. I didn’t take photos of all other steps, but it’s so clear seen that you really don’t need it.
I stamped in between the ” waves” with Ann Butler Designs Stitches stamp from Clearsnap using black permanent Clearsnap Surfaces ink. I added  more Iridescent paints over the page, mostly around the fairies and used Lipstick, Berry and Orchid colors. Some clear glitter (Clearsnap) was added over the whole page to make this ” Fairy dust”. The title was made from American Crafts old Thickers (never used because of the font and the color, but this time it was just perfect).
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I hope you like my Fairy page and my small tutorial.
Irit

 

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30 Minute Faux Quilted Monogram Zippered Pouch

Happy Friday!

Beth here to share with you this awesome, but quick and easy Faux Quilted Monogram Zippered Pouch – make it in 30 minutes!

I found the zippered pouch on clearance at my local office supply store and bought all six – SCORE.  I love a deal and when it is cute and able to be altered – DOUBLE SCORE!  The pouches already had the gold band at the bottom and plain canvas on top, which I thought would look great with the aquamarine and lilac color scheme.

I got so excited making this project, that I kind of forgot to take any step out photos, sorry.

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Load Ann Butler Designs ColorBox Background Basics Picnic  with ColorBox Crafter’s Ink in Lilac, mist with water, then line up in center of zippered pouch and stamp.  Note ink will take a bit longer to dry on the gold band.

Repeat with Ann Butler Designs ColorBox Background Basics Diamond  with ColorBox Crafter’s Ink in Aquamarine on the left and right side of the zippered pouch.

Load Ann Butler Designs EZ-De’s Flourish 2″ ABC’s with ColorBox Crafter’s Ink in Night, mist with water, then stamp in the center of the lilac square.  Let all ink dry completely.

This pouch is going to be for my niece, Marlee and I wanted to dress it up a bit more because she is a girly-girl, so I picked out 2 fancy black vintage buttons I inherited from my Grandmother’s (her Great-Grandmother) stash and sewed them in the center of the Aquamarine squares with embroidery floss and tied the ends in a bow.

Embellish with a black satin bow tied to the zipper!

I am going to fill this 30 Minute Faux Quilted Zippered Pouch with craft supplies for my niece, because she is a crafter too!

Can’t wait to share the story about the vintage buttons with her!  My Grandmother was a sewer and not only did I inherit her vintage Singer sewing machine, but all of her buttons as well.  She kept all of her buttons in a English Biscuit tin and I can remember just running my hands through all of those buttons when I was a kid thinking that they were like jewels!  If she was sewing a top or dress for me then I got to pick out the buttons to use from the tin – PURE MAGIC!

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Thanks for stopping by and make sure to check out Ann Butler Designs FB page for tons more inspiration!  -Beth

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Choose Joy Frame

Choose Joy Frame

Hi friends! Have you ever been in the mood to make a quick and easy, less than 15 minute project? Well, today I have just that for you! Although I live in the midwest, my parents and siblings still live in our hometown in the south. We finally now have a home there as well, so we can go for extended stays (working from home does have some advantages). I’ve been in the process of trying to add photos and wall decor to make it home. My son and his girlfriend are huge adventurers. Hailey is a wonderful artist and creates these fabulous macrame wall hangings and dreamcatchers! She made a dreamcatcher for our place in Kentucky and I found just the perfect nook for it, along with a couple of favorite photos of them. This little project was the perfect accompaniment to the wall.

Supplies:

Instructions:

  1. Cut the size of canvas needed to fit in frame.
    Framed Art
  2. Freehand write your quote. I opted for “Choose Joy” because that made me think of Ryan and Hailey, and it’s small enough to fit in my little frame.
  3. Using the Colorbox Surfacez black ink and the vertical line stamp from EZ De’s sample set A, I made a faux border around the quote.
  4. Using a tiny paintbrush and the Colorbox Crafter’s Ocean Breeze ink, I slightly colored in some areas of letters and a little around the border – not much, but enough to add just a touch of color.

 

And my friends, that is seriously it. Very quick and easy, but it works for what I wanted in my little space on that wall.

So, take a few minutes, create some art and hang it on your wall!
Frame Art

Have a great day! Thanks for stopping by.

Paula

 

Paula

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Quick and Easy Stamped Gift Bag

Hi everyone. I hope everyone had a great Valentine’s day, mine was great. We celebrated a friends birthday as well so I made a Faux Quilting Gift Bag using Ann Butler Designs Stamps and Inks. The gift bag is very  simple to make using Ann Butler Designs Stamps.

Supplies

Quick and Easy Stamped Gift Bag

Instructions:

  1. Lay the gift bag flat and using the Background Basic Basket stamp ink and stamp it six times across the bottom of the bag.
  2. I left a blank space to the left that measured 1  3/4 inch so I could apply the tape.
  3. Before adding the embellishments I sat the bag aside for about 10 to 15 minutes while the ink dried.
  4. I added the washi tape about 2 inches from the bottom of the bag and 1 inch from the top.
  5. I cut seven strips of the rope and folding each in half to cut it again.  This gave it the illusion of ribbon.
  6.   I added a small thank you  tag  on the  handle
  7. For the final touch, I took some tissue paper and added it to the inside of the bag.

Happy crafting!

 

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Faux Quilted Fabric Shamrocks Card

Hi everyone! Tammy here today with an easy tutorial on how to add some unique texture to greeting cards by adding faux quilted fabric accents. St. Patrick’s Day is just around the corner and my husband is Irish, so I thought I would make him a cute card. I like the idea of adding additional textures to greeting cards through the use of fabric, and by using the Faux Quilting Stamps by Ann Butler I was able to add some interesting faux quilted prints to the fabric.

Shamrock Greeting Card2 by Tammy Santana

Supplies I used for this project:

How I created the card:

  1. I stamped the cotton fabric sheet with the Evergreen Crafters Ink and Faux Quilting Stamps
    Shamrock Greeting Card3 by Tammy Santana
  2. I purchased a card design for my Silhouette machine and cut out the pieces from the stamped fabric
    Shamrock Greeting Card5 by Tammy Santana
  3. I used my adhesive machine to attach the pieces of the card to each other and added a sentiment to the inside of the card with additional glitter cardstock shamrocks for embellishments.
    Shamrock Greeting Card2 by Tammy Santana

 

I really like how this card turned out, I love to see your projects also! Tag me on Instagram @TammySmithSantana

Faux Quilted St. Patricks Card

Tammy

 

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I ♥ U Card

Hi, everyone! Today, I’m sharing a fun “I Love You” -I ♥ U card. I happened to be looking through my fabric scraps recently and saw a piece that screamed ‘Ann Butler Designs colors.
I Love You card

Supplies:

Ann Butler Designs Iridescents Paint in Lilac
Ann Butler Designs Colorbox™ Crafter’s Ink in Limelight, Lilac, and Blueberry
Ann Butler Designs Colorbox™ Art Screen Lattice
EZ De’s Design Elements for Stamping by Ann Butler Designs – 2″ Checkered Woven Hearts
EZ De’s Design Elements for Stamping by Ann Butler Designs- 1″ Rail Fence Set
Ann Butler Designs Faux Quilting Stamps from Unity Stamp Co – Leaves all Over
White cardstock, Fabric, Felt die cut letters, Ribbon, foam brush, sponges, adhesive

Instructions:
-Apply Iridescents Paint in lilac, using a foam brush randomly on the base of the card.

I Love You Card

-Using the 1″ Leaves all Over Faux Quilting stamp set/horizontal stripe stamp and stamped a partial border across the top of the card with limelight ink pad.

I Love You card

-Using Crafter’s ink in Blueberry, I sponged the Art Screen in Lattice diagonally across the right side of the card. Next, I used the 1″ heart from the 1″ Rail Fence Set and stamped in Blueberry ink across the bottom of the card. I then used the 2″ solid block from the 2″ Checkered Woven Heart Set. I used both  Lilac and Blueberry ink, alternating stamping random blocks on the card. Immediately after stamping each block, I used a sponge to smear the image a bit. I did this three or four times until I got the desired look I was going for.
– Next, I placed the strip of ribbon across the bottom of the card above heart border. I used sponges to apply each of the inks across the ribbon to mute the brightness of the original color.

I Love You card

-As mentioned earlier, the reason for the colors I chose was the piece of fabric in the pic below.  I started by free hand cutting a heart from the fabric and then fray the edges slightly. Using a sponge, I applied all 3 of the inks (limelight, lilac, blueberry) I chose for this project. I next chose two felt letters – I and U to go on each side of the heart. These letters were a pretty bright lime green – too bright for the look. Using the stripe stamp from the 1″ Leaves all Over Faux Quilting stamp set, and the blueberry ink, I stamped diagonally and then used the ink to edge the border of the letters.I Love You card

I Love You card

I adhered the fabric and letters on the card, added a little more ink around the edges of the card and that’s it! I hope you enjoy.

Thanks for stopping by!

Paula

Paula

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Faux Quilted Pineapple Pattern

Hello friends. I needed something summerish for my new studio and thought how perfect a faux quilted pineapple pattern would be hanging on the wall. I wanted something bright and colorful. For some reason I kept coming back to this pineapple quilt square I found scrolling on Pinterest. As most of you already know I don’t quilt so what better way to recreate this pineapple pattern then to use Ann Butler Designs Faux Quilting Stamps.

Materials Used:

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How to make the pineapple pattern:

  1. Stamp 16 square and 4 triangle Faux Quilting Stamps on a piece of white cardstock using Sunshine and Tangelo inks. Set aside to dry.
  2. Stamp 2 square and 4 triangle Faux Quilting Stamps on a piece of white cardstock using Limelight ink.
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  3. Once the ink is dry cut each square and triangle out.
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  4. Adhered all the pieces in a pineapple shape on a piece of cardstock that had adhesive on it.
  5. Cut the excess cardstock off the pattern.
  6. Arrange the letters how you want them on the 12 x 12 cardstock. In my case I used the words Aloha Kakahiaka which means Good Morning in Hawaiian.
  7. Before adhering the pineapple pattern on the piece of 12 x 12 cardstock I little sponged the Tangleo and Sunshine ink over the pattern.
  8. I did the same thing to the top of the pineapple with Limelight.
  9. Adhere the pineapple to the 12 x 12 cardstock and place in an acrylic frame.

Now I have a cute sign that will make me think of Hawaii every time I walk in my studio.

Faux-Quilting-Stamped-Pineapple

Hope you enjoyed my post today. For more inspiration using Ann Butler Designs products head over to Facebook: Ann Butler Designs.
Have a wonderful day friends.

Larissa

 

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Faux Quilted Stamped Thank You Card

Hello, friends. Do you make or buy Thank You cards? I needed a thank you card for a friend and since I make all my cards, I pulled out my Ann Butler Designs Faux Quilting Stamps and created a Faux Quilted Stamped Thank You, Card.
Faux Quilted Stamped Thank You card

I used:

How I made it:

  1. This card was pretty simple. I stamped the triangle using the Berry ink 8 times.
  2. I then stamped the same triangle 4 more times using the Tangelo ink.
  3. I had cut each triangle and put them aside.
  4. I then stamped the Picnic stamp in the middle of a piece of white cardstock.
  5. The piece was pre-cut 5 1/4 X 4.
  6. I then adhered the triangles in a quilt pattern around the card.
  7. I die cut the word thanks 3 times.
  8. I then adhered all the triangles to the card front.
  9. I matted the card on a piece of blue card stock and then adhered everything to the card base.
  10. To finish off the card I added a few sequins.
    Faux-Quilting-Thank-You-Card

I hope you enjoyed my simple card tutorial today. Don’t forget when you create a project using Ann Butler Designs tag us so we can see. We will feature your creation on our social media.

For more inspiration be sure to check back here to see what our amazing creative team does as well as our Facebook page: Ann Butler Designs.

Have a wonderful Monday and rest of your week.

Larissa

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Mixed Media Canvas

Hello!, Crafty peeps Vishu here today popping in to share a tutorial on a Mixed Media Canvas using Ann Butler Design.

Mixed Media Canvas using Ann Butler Design

Since this month is dedicated to Love, decided to create this fun Mixed Media Canvas using Ann Butler Design keeping the theme of this month.

Products Used:

Instructions:

  1. Apply gesso to the canvas and let it dry.
  2. Then I used all the different color crafter’s ink by Ann Butler Designs to color the canvas. I would just tap the ink pad on the canvas and then spread it using a baby wipe and let dry.
  3. Then I drew the heart shape on the canvas and colored them using crafter’s ink by Ann Butler. Love these inks so rich and vibrant great for stamping or coloring; just dab the paint brush into the inked and color your image.
  4. I stamped the heart stamp using Deep woods ink by Ann Butler.
  5. Added Bark ink to the edges of the canvas to give it some dimension and also used the waves screen with the same ink color.
  6. Lastly I added the 3d paint dots around the heart and message to finish up my Mixed Media Canvas using Ann Butler Design products.

Here is a closer look at the Canvas.

Mixed Media Canvas using Ann Butler Design

I really had a lot of fun creating this canvas and hope I have inspired you to try you hands at creating some mixed media art of your own and use these crafter’s ink in a different way. These inks can be used in so many different ways and work well on paper, fabric and wood.

Thanks for stopping by…………

Vishu

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