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December 20, 2018 By Anita Scroggins Leave a Comment

Inky Fun with Christmas Tags

Are you ready for Christmas yet? Anita had some Inky Fun with Christmas Tags when she created these. They are quick and easy project to and perfect to add to those last minute gifts…you can make dozens quickly! Give it a try!

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Ann Butler Design Products used:

Ann Butler Crafter’s® inks by Clearsnap: Limelight, Aquamarine

Background Basics Double Diamond Square Stamp

Partner Products:

Colorbox Embossing Powder, Clear
Colorbox Daubers

Other Products:

Tags
Ribbon
Ephemera

Check out step by step instructions for creating these and to have your own Inky Fun with Christmas Tags simply click on the photo above or here!

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Enjoy,

December 11, 2018 By Donna Braaten-Budzynski Leave a Comment

Stamped Christmas Tea Towel

Well it is finally here, the hustle and bustle of holiday parties! Whether you’re the hostess or the guest, this Stamped Christmas Tea Towel will come in handy! The Stamped Christmas Tea Towel would make a wonderful addition to a holiday basket for the hostess, or a colorful addition to your kitchen.

Either way this Stamped Christmas Tea Towel will be used and loved!

Let’s get started!

Step 1:

Prepare fabric tea towel. Wash, dry with no dryer sheet. Iron. Gather all material needed.

Step 2:

Using a ruler mark your lines with a pencil or a marker that erases when it gets wet. The tea towel was as wide as my metal ruler, I used the ruler as my guide. Tape the ends of the ruler to the table you are working on over your towel. The ruler will also keep you stamping straight if you line up you stamp with the ruler. (See photo below)

Step 3:

Stamp across the towel using the 1/2″ X 2″ stamp. Move ruler one ruler space up, tape down and stamp using 2″ Snowflake Frenzy stamp. Repeat and stamp with 1/2″ X 2″ stamp.

Step 4:

Iron the stamped areas to set the ink onto the towel.

Step 5:

Using Beacon FABRI-TAC adhesive, run a bead of adhesive across the top of stamped area and lay ric-rac over the top and press down to make sure it adheres to the fabric. Repeat this step until you have top and bottom of stamped areas enclosed with ric-rac.

That’s it, you could make a dozen of these so quickly!

Reds, greens, pinks and teal, every color would be beautiful!

I hope you enjoy this Christmas Stamped Tea Towel!

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at no extra cost to you this helps to keep this website up and to continue to bring you awesome projects like this one!

Ann Butler Design Products used:

Ann Butler Crafter’s® inks by Clearsnap, Canyon

Ann Butler Stamp Sets by Unity Stamp Company: Snowflake Frenzy, Flourish Wonder

Partner Products:

Beacon FABRI-TAC

Other Products:

Tea Towel
Metal Ruler
Iron
Acrylic Stamp Blocks
Tape

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I hope you enjoyed my Christmas Stamped Tea Towel – I sure had fun making it!

Until next time, Craft on……..

December 6, 2018 By Donna Braaten-Budzynski Leave a Comment

Snowy Winter Stamped Wine Bag

I simply love this Snowy Winter Stamped Wine Bag created by Donna Budzynski…it uses my new Snowflake Frenzy Stamp Set from Unity Stamp Company, Crafter’s Ink and embossing powder…oh so easy but the results are perfect.

Here is what you need to create your own Snowy Winter Stamped Wine Bag.

Ann Butler Products Used:

Colorbox Crafter’s Ink – Ocean Breeze

Snowflake Frenzy 2″ Stamp designed by Ann Butler – Unity Stamp Co

Other Products Needed:

Paper Wine Bag
Jingle Bells – Optional
Ribbon
Glitter Embossing Powder

Tools:

Ruler
Pencil
Heat Gun
Acrylic block for stamp

Check out the full instructions for creating your own Snowy Winter Stamped Wine Bag by clicking on the photo above or here!

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November 20, 2018 By Design Team Leave a Comment

Watercolor Moments Card For Any Occasion

Here is a Quick and Easy Watercolor Card for any occasion!

Easily create this quick and easy Watercolor Moments Card For Any Occasion!

Step 1:

Take your inks and smoosh them onto palette paper or your media mat, spritz once with water. If you spritz more than once the colors are more faded. For a smoother finish, run your finger through the ink before placing your paper on it. For a more mottled look, just tap your paper into the watered ink.

Step 2:

When your paper has dried (air dry or use a heat tool), grab your stencil and dauber and the same colors of ink you used for the watercolor. Pounce your inked up dauber through the stencil. Below is the finished card base. You can let this air dry, but I used my heat tool to set the ink and so I didn’t have to wait long to finish my card!

Step 3:

Take a stamp , ink it in one of the colors to match and stamp a row of the design. Dry the ink and then run the paper and die through your machine. It adds just a touch of texture on your die cut word.

Step 4:

Attach the word to a backing strip of black burlap (or any material you have). I then made the X’s on the ends with some trimming and taped them on the back. I then attached the word strip to the card base.

Enjoy your Watercolor Moments Card For Any Occasion!

Ann Butler Products Used

Ann Butler Stamps by Unity, Diamonds, 1″ square

Ann Butler StencilGirl Stencil, Squares and Tris Set 2

Ann Butler Crafters Ink by Clearsnap: Aquamarine, Limelight

Partner Products:

Tombow Xtreme Permanent Adhesive Runner
Kreinik Metallic Thread

Other Products:

Eileen Hull Floral Arch & Words Die Set

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Thanks for stopping by to have a look at my quick and easy card and have a great day!

Cathy

November 13, 2018 By Donna Braaten-Budzynski Leave a Comment

Thanksgiving Cutlery Wraps

It’s almost time, what time you ask? Pumpkin pie time! Thanksgiving is coming fast and at out get together we never have any forks left after dinner. We always go for the plastic cutlery when it come to pie. We wrap our spoons and forks with a napkin and use a wrap to hold it together, hence the name Thanksgiving Cutlery Wraps!

These are quick and easy to put together!

Let’s get started!

Step 1:

Gather all materials needed.

Step 2:

Trim cardstock into 8 1/2″ X 1″ strips. This will give you 11 strips from a sheet of 8 1/2″ X 11″ cardstock.

Step 3:

Stamp strips using Ann Butler Crafter’s ink in Canyon and Ann Butler stamps by Unity, 1″ Plaid.

Step 4:

Cut strips in half 4 1/4″ X 1″. You know have 22.

Step 5:

Write sentiments onto center of strips. You could use words like “blessed”, “thankful” or “Eat Pie”. I used Fork and Spoon as this is a BIG debate in our house. Some insist to eat with a spoon and others must eat with a fork. It is a huge problem! LOL! As for me…….just give me a whole lot of whip cream and I don’t care if I use a fork or a spoon! Also at this time you can use a blending tool to add some distress to the edges in Tangelo.

Step 6:

Wrap cutlery with a napkin and place wrap and secure with a Glue Dot®.

When finished toss into a basket for each guest to take one.

What is nice about these wraps, you can use them for any holiday or birthdays!

Super easy, and fast!

Ann Butler Design Products used:

Ann Butler Crafter’s® inks by Clearsnap, Tangelo

Ann Butler Stamps by Unity 1″ Plaid

Partner Products:

ColorBox Art Daubers

Other Products:

Cardstock
Glue Dots® Craft
Paper Trimmer
Acrylic Block
Napkins
Cutlery

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I hope you enjoyed my Thanksgiving Cutlery Wraps. I had fun making them!

Until next time…….Craft on!

November 8, 2018 By Lisa Rojas Leave a Comment

Blinged Out Box Card

Hi Everyone, A couple weeks ago I created this Blinged Out Box Card with products from Ann Butler Designs for a Facebook Live video and in case anyone missed it, I thought I’d post the link here. I’m including a few photos too! I hope you enjoy watching this project video as much as I enjoyed creating this project! Happy Crafting! ~Lisa~

Here’s the link for the video~

https://www.facebook.com/BellaCraftsPublishing/videos/278590059431161/?t=6

Blinged Out Box Card

Ann Butler Design Products used:

Ann Butler Crafter’s® inks by Clearsnap, Tangelo

Ann Butler Rhinestone Templates by Rhinestone Genie, Rectangles

Ann Butler Stamps by ArtFoamies

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November 1, 2018 By Anita Scroggins Leave a Comment

Creating a Layered Background with Stamps

Create a the look of a layered scrapbook page using stamps, inks, and stencils.

I love the look of layered scrapbook pages but I do not like the bulk that usually comes with that. Using stencils, stamps, and inks is a great way to have layers of color and texture without adding bulk to your albums.

Step 1: Create your layers

Start by using a stencil, an ink dauber, and Desert Sand ink to create the first layer of the background. Sponge ink randomly across the stencil, moving the stencil to different locations on the page. Because Ann’s ink is designed for more porous surfaces, when it is used on paper you will need to dry it. I like to use tissue paper to blot the ink, and you can also use a heat gun.

Step 2: Keep building your layers

Add a little bit of detail for the second layer by punching a shape in scrap cardstock and then stamping over the shape. Move the stencil around the background to add small pops of color. Be sure to dry the ink when you are done with this layer!

Step 3:

Cover a piece of chipboard with the same ink and sprinkle with clear embossing powder; set it with a heat gun.

Step 4:

To add another pop of color and finish off the layered background I used a small heart stamp. Add some detail by using a black pen to make faux stitching around the edges of the cardstock.

Ann Butler Designs Products used:

Ann Butler Crafter’s Ink by Clearsnap: Desert Sand, Berry

Ann Butler Stamps by Unity, Doily, 2″ Square

Ann Butler Art Screen by Clearsnap, Stars

Partner Products:

Other Products:

Patterned paper
Die cut accents
Journal pen, Black
Chipboard pieces
Heat Gun
Ribbon

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October 30, 2018 By Vishu Reberholt Leave a Comment

Quick and Easy Rhinestone Card

Hello all, Its Vishu here to show you how to create this fun Quick and Easy Rhinestone Card using Ann Butler’s Crystal Templates from the Rhinestone Genie.

This card was created using Rhinestone Genie and Ann Butler’s Crystal templates and EZ-De Stencils in various patterns.

Here are the steps….

Step 1

First, I created a pattern using Ann Butler’s EZ-De stencil and crafter’s ink.

Step 2

Then, I used the co-ordinating crystal template and Rhinestone genie to give the card some bling.

Rhinestone genie is so easy to use and blings the card in minutes.

Step 3

Finally I added the pattern square to a black card base and attached a sentiment to finish the card.

Your Quick and Easy Rhinestone Card is now ready to send some handmade love.

Ann Butler Design Products used:

Ann Butler EZ-De’s Stencil by StencilGirl®, Squares & Tris Set 1

ColorBox Crafter’s Ink by Ann Butler: Sunshine, Canyon

Rhinestone Genie Featuring Ann Butler Designs

Other Products:

Cardstock
Sentiment Stamp

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October 24, 2018 By Design Team Leave a Comment

Inked n Stamped Stretched Hanging Canvas

Create this Amazing Ink n Stamped Hanging Canvas for yourself or as a gift for that special friend. Ink Stamping makes creating so easy and mix and match stamps make creating patterns so fabulous.

This small cute hanging canvas showcases lots of the different stamp sizes and some of the amazing Ink colors that are available.

Step 1:

Gather all of your supplies and start with a bunch of stamps you would like to use and lay them out in a proposed pattern…. for estimated positioning that fit the small stretched canvas sizes.

Step 2:

Using a single stamp in the center and then add 2 small diamond prints in the outer corners… using Evergreen ink color from the fabulous Color Box Ann Butler’s inks for Fabric, Wood and More.

Step 3:

Continue the stamping in the proposed design. Use a center block again then do the fun tipped smaller stamp designs on the outer edge of block. And I used Canyon ink on this one.

Step 4:

For the last one the central piece is a single block, outlined with one of the Background Basics Stitch Stamps. I used one Aquamarine on this one.

Step 5:

When it’s all stamped using different stamped designs in different colors I used the heat gun on it to help set and dry the ink.

That’s it, you’re done! Your Inked n Stamped Stretched Hanging Canvas is ready to hang on the wall for a fabulous fun stretched canvas piece.

Ann Butler Products Used:

Ann Butler Color box Background Basics Stamps: Checks 1, Diamond 1, Picnic 1, Picnic 2

Ann Butler’s Faux Quilting Stamps by Unity Stamp Company: Assorted 1″ and 2″ Squares and Triangleshttps://www.unitystampco.com/shop-stamps/shop-by-artist/ann-butler/

Ann Butler Crafter’s Ink by Clearsnap: Evergreen, Canyon, Aquamarine

Other Products:

Canvas Hanging Tiles
Heat Gun

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October 23, 2018 By Vishu Reberholt Leave a Comment

Quick and Easy Stenciled Background Card

Create this beautiful Stenciled Background Card quickly and easily with Ann Butler Designs awesome new EZ-De’s Stencils from StencilGirl®.

This card was created using EZ-De Stencils. There are endless design possibilities with these EZ-De stencils.

Here are the steps…

Step 1:

First, I stenciled the yardstick with various colors of Ann Butler’s Crafter’s Ink.

Step 2:

Then, I covered the entire cardstock with the EZ-De stencil pattern.

Step 3:

To add further interest to the background I added a darker color Ann Butler Crafter’s ink to the cardstock.

Step 4:

Finally, I layered the card with a sentiment and then on a black card base to create this quick and easy card.

Your Quick and Easy Stenciled Background Card is now ready to send some handmade love.

Ann Butler Design Products used:

Ann Butler EZ-De’s Stencil by StencilGirl®, Squares & Tris Set 1

ColorBox Crafter’s Ink by Ann Butler: Blueberry, Berry, Tangelo, Limelight

Partner Products:

Sentiment Stamp by Unity Stamps

Other Products:

Cardstock

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