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May 19, 2014 By Design Team Leave a Comment

EZ-De’s Faux Quilting Intro

Hi Everyone,

Today at Ann Butler Designs we would like to share a video that will show you how easy it is to create faux quilting patterns with our Ez-De’s Design Element rubber stamps by KellyCraft. Ann demonstrates how to achieve faux quilting patterns that you can then use to create beautiful designs on paper and fabric. This video will give you the basic techniques to get you started. Be sure to stay tuned as Ann adds additional videos to our website that will take you from a beginner to an expert in this fabulous new technique in no time! Whoever would have thought that quilting could be so easy! Simply said…Ann Butler from Ann Butler Designs!!!

Creatively yours,

Lisa Rojas, Design Team Coordinator

Ann Butler Designs

May 16, 2014 By Beth Watson 2 Comments

Faux Quilted Bud Vase

I have had this idea floating around in my head for a while, but could not figure out how to get the “core” out of the foam block until I fixed myself an apple the other night – then it hit me – an Apple Corer! I just love moments of crafting clarity! The bright colors and bold black patterns really make this design POP! I hope you enjoy it…

MATERIALS & SUPPLIES:

Ann Butler Designs {Faux Quliting} Stamp sets – 2″ Diamonds & Plaid and 2″ Stripes. Dots. Hearts.
Ann Butler Designs EZ De’s Clear Stamps – 2″ Checkered Woven Hearts.
Colorbox Crafter’s® Ink by Ann Butler – full size ink pads in Tangelo, Lilac, Aquamarine, Sunshine, Berry and Limelight.
Earth Safe Finishes by Ann Butler Designs – Iridescent Paints in Aquamarine.
Smoothfoam – 2″ x 4″ x 8″ block.
Americana paints by DecoArt in Desert Turquoise.
Knife, Apple Corer, Graph Paper, Pencil, Ruler, Black Brush Marker, White Paint
Pen, Pink Letter Stickers to spell LOVE, Paint Brush, Test Tube, Acrylic Stamp
Block, Glue Stick

INSTRUCTIONS:
1.) Measure and cut 2″ from Smoothfoam block with serrated knife. Smooth rough edges by rubbing foam together. Remove. Section of the top of the Smoothfoam block with Apple corer. Paint with Desert Turquiose, let dry. Paint with Iridescents Aquamarine, let dry.

2.) Flip 2″ square clear stamp upside down and attach to acrylic block. Load with ink and stamp 6 solid squares, one in each color. Repeat to create another set of colored blocks, let dry. Stamp patterns on colored blocks with Night ink.

3.) Draw a heart on the colored blocks with black brush marker. Draw a rectangle inside the heart with black brush marker. Embellish with LOVE stickers and white paint pens lines and dots. Attach color blocks to back and front of Smoothfoam block.

4.) Insert test tube in hole at the top of the Smoothfoam block, fill with
flowers and ENJOY!

Thanks for stopping by -Beth

May 15, 2014 By Design Team 2 Comments

Faux Quilted Mini Album

Here is my project for May. I Designed a mini album using the stamps as my guide and created a quilt star. I used the origami paper fold technique.

Here is the cover

Here is the inside of mini.

Here is the back of mini.

Close up of stamping on cover.

I used the following materials in this Project

2″ All Over Leaves Stamp by Ann Butler and Unity Stamps Triangles and square

Prima Lyric paper collection

Black soot Distress Stickles

WOC Roses

Prima white blooms

Foam Thickers.

Variety of wallets size photo’s from Family Photo shoot.

Thanks for joining me.

May 12, 2014 By Larissa Pittman 3 Comments

Faux Quilted Happy Birthday Card

Good Monday morning everyone! Larissa here for a little Monday morning inspiration.
Since becoming an Ann Butler Designs Team member I have this great desire to quilt.
Well anyone who knows me knows that I can turn on a sewing machine and sew a straight line. As far as hand stitching. yea, that isn’t happening. Not yet at least. But I am working on it.
So if I can’t quilt what better way to fake it but with Ann’s beautiful Faux Quilting Stamps.
I have tons of patterns I have found online and I am having so much fun recreating them with Ann’s Stamps.
Today I used 4 different stamps from 3 different sets to create
my card.
I used 4 different colors of ink. I stamped the triangles and squares several times on
a piece of white cardstock.
I cut the triangles and squares out and put them together to form the pattern I wanted.

I adhered the pattern to a piece of matching solid color cardstock and added a
few embellishments.

I then took a piece of vellum and heat embossed the sentiment on it.
So easy. I challenge you to use Ann’s stamps and make a quilt
pattern of your own.

Thanks for stopping by today to see my creation.
If you would like to see more of my creations please check out my blog
Muffins and Lace

Have a wonderful day.

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May 9, 2014 By Design Team 2 Comments

Stamped Little Houses Gift Tags

Hi everyone! It’s Carmen here today and I’ll be showing you my latest stamping project using Ann Butler’s Crafters Inks and Faux Quilting stamps.

I send out a lot of packages and always like to wrap each item up with lots of ribbon and a cute personalized tag. Usually I use purchased tags but this time I decided to make my own. The 1″ Faux Quilting square and triangle stamps reminded me of little houses so I spent a lovely couple of hours stamping and drawing fun tags to go on all my packages. A binder ring keeps the tags organized while a metal tin box stores everything together. And there is just enough room in the tin box to fit a black marker for adding a quick note to the back of a tag.

Here’s how:

Materials and Supplies:

Ann Butler’s Faux Quilting Stamps by Unity Stamp Company – 1″ Diamonds and Plaid, 1″ Stripes/Dots/Hearts

Ann Butler Colorbox Crafter’s Ink by Clearsnap: Tangelo, Aquamarine, Lilac, Limelight, Berry

Small plain paper tags

Black permanent marker

Metal tin box

Instructions:

1. Using your choice of stamp pad inks, stamp a square and a triangle to make a little house on each paper tag (I love the mix of patterns and colors!) Outline the house with the black marker. Add details.

2. Thread the tags onto a binder ring and store the tags and marker in the metal tin box.

Easy peasy! Wouldn’t these be adorable gifts to make with a youngster? They are almost to cute to give away – but do because now you know how to make more! Enjoy!

May 7, 2014 By Steph Ackerman 2 Comments

Stencilled and inked candy dish

Hi everyone, Steph here and today and I’m using Ann Butler’s line of Crafter’s Inks from Clearsnap as well as a stencil from The Crafter’s Workshop. These inks are amazingly vibrant and are perfect for using on many surfaces. They work on ceramic as easily as they work on fabric.

I picked up this ceramic dish after the holidays figuring I’d be able to use it somehow. I love the vibrant colors of Ann Butler’s Crafter’s inks so I decided to use them with The Crafter’s Workshop stencil on this ceramic dish.

Holding the stencil in place while I worked, and using art daubers, I inked the flowers with Sunshine, Tangerine, and Berry inks, and the leaves with Aquamarine ink, blending the colors slightly.

I moved the stencil around the dish, inking each section before moving on to the next section.

Once I finished inking the dish, I heat set the inks to be sure the design would stay on the ceramic.

This is a perfect accent piece to use as a spring candy holder. Another idea would be to wrap it up with cellophane and give it as a gift and since Mother’s Day is this weekend, wouldn’t this be a wonderful gift for Mom.

Thanks for stopping by.

Steph

May 5, 2014 By Design Team 2 Comments

Monogramed Stationary Set

With Mother’s Day around the corner and a bunch of graduations I thought it would be very nice to create something to encourage written communication. I love a thank you on an email or social media, but getting REAL mail is a treat and lost are so make some fun and easy stationary for a gift. Pictured below are the supplies I used! (This is also the first project put together in my redesigned studio!)

Ann Butler EZ-De’s Stamps , Faux Quilting Stamps, Ann Butler Crafter’s Ink, College Rule Notebook Paper, Business Envelopes, Address Labels!

I love the Flourish Alphabet Stamp set!

Using the boarder in Yellow with the initials in two colors is so fun! This is the envelope!

Use the same border stamp in different colors on your paper.

Use the matching 1″ square stamp for the printed out address labels!

Love these stamps!

Hope you enjoyed this project. Make sure and check out Ann Butler’s page on Facebook as well.

Happy Creating and Check out my Blog Too!

Kristi Parker Designs on Facebook!

May 2, 2014 By Vishu Reberholt 5 Comments

Mixed Media fun with Ann Butler Designs

Hello Everybody! its Vishu here, popping in to share my first ever mixed media art. I work with a great team as they inspired me to try something outside my comfort and I am so excited to share this project with you, so with no further delay…..

So what do you all think? I will be honest I was very nervous when I started my project

To make this wall hanging here are the main products needed, I also used stickles at the end to make it sparkly

So first I rolled the Makin’s Clay into a sheet, which was very easy to do and covered my piece of plywood.

The Makin’s clay shrinks slightly as it dries so I overlapped the edges and pinched them with my fingers, this way the shrinkage will not effect your project. Then I did some stamping with Ann Butler Designs Faux Quilt Stamps by Unity Stamp Company.

I absolutely had a blast coloring and just thinking about it makes me want to do another project right now :). I used baby wipes to color and add layers to my piece and I thought it was brilliant because I could wipe of the color if it did not look right. To color I used Crafter’s Inks by Ann Butler, Iridescents by Ann Butler and Distress inks.

To finish the project I added a broken hair clip I had saved a while ago and attached a wonderful quote

Now that I have discovered this world of mixed media there is no looking back, it was a lot of fun……….hope I have inspired you to try something new. Until next time…..

April 30, 2014 By Beth Watson 3 Comments

Faux Quilted Panels for Mother’s Day

I have been enamored by the Faux Quilted stamps since they first came out because I do not sew, but I have always been drawn to quilts and quilt patterns. It is intriguing how simple geometric shapes can create such a thing of beauty! With Ann Butler Designs Faux Quilting Stamps, some paper and scissors I can now create my very own quilts – LOVE!

Mother’s Day is always a holiday that I like to create something for my Mom instead of buying something in a store and I know she will love these quilt samplers!

Materials:

MATERIALS & SUPPLIES:

Ann Butler Designs {Faux Quliting} Stamp sets – 1″ Diamonds & Plaids, 1″ Doily Picnic, 1″ Leaves All Over and 1″ Stripes. Dots. Hearts.
Colorbox Crafter’s® by Ann Butler – full size ink pads in Aquamarine, Sunshine, Berry and Limelight.
Earth Safe Finishes by Ann Butler Designs – Iridescent Paints in Aquamarine and Lipgloss.
Aleene’s® Original Tacky Glue® by I Love to Create.
Canvases 4″ by 4″ (3); Patterned Papers – light green, pink, turquoise and yellow; Acrylic Stamp Blocks; Paint Brushes; Ribbon and Scissors.

Instructions:

1.) Stamp 1″ triangles and squares with coordinating ink on patterned papers, let dry.

2.) Paint two canvases with Iridescent Aquamarine paint, let dry. Paint one canvas with Iridescent Lipgloss paint, let dry.

3.) Cut out quilt pieces, then dry fit on canvas until you are satisfied with pattern and color combinations. I selected the Star Quilt Pattern, but with the stamps being sized at 1″ the possibilities are endless!

4.) Cut ribbon to 36″, fold in half and lay flat on work surface. I used the grid on my self healing mat to line up the canvases on the ribbon to get the placement correct. Attach canvases to ribbon, leaving a 1″ space between canvases. Trim ends of ribbon.

Hang and ENJOY!

Thanks for stopping by! -Beth

April 28, 2014 By Design Team 2 Comments

Faux Washi Tape with Faux Quilting Stamps

Hello my dear crafty friends! Irit is here with my new tutorial: Faux washi tape made with Faux Quilting stamps and Ann Butler’s Crafter’s Inks.

It’s a very easy way to make your own washi tapes in different colors and patterns and then to use your new tapes for any kind of crafty project.

This is my own version of faux washi tape, made with medical paper tape you can buy in every drugstore for a very low cost. So buy one and you can make your washi in no time!

1.Adhere 6 long strips of paper tape over some non sticky surface: I used the original one, but any smooth plastic works. Adhere your tapes with spaces: we are going to color them with inks and we don’t want to combine colors this time. So make like 1/2” gap between each tape over the surface.

2. Color each strip with different Ann Butler’s Crafter’s ink, using a make – up sponge or any other tool you own.

Let the ink dry a lot! I didn’t want to dry it with a heat gun as I was not sure about the result for the backside delicate tape adhesive.

3.Now re- arrange your dry painted strips close one to another as we are going to stamp over them with one single stamp. I did this over a vellum as I wanted the ” washi” remain transluscent.

Pick any 2” stamp pattern you like and use it to make 2 different colored tapes with the same pattern. Use any black permanent ink you own.

Now I just made this sample card with diagonal cutting of my stamped faux tapes over dry embossed background. Then I inked both inner panel and the background card with Aquamarine ink and added some small embellishments. The circled sentiment is a double die cut and I inked it a bit around

Now it’s your turn! Make your own tapes and play with Ann’s fabulous stamps and inks to make more patterns and more finished projects

Product list

Ann Butler’s products

Crafter’s Inks: Berry, Limelight, Aquamarine, Sunshine, Tangelo, Lilac

Leaves All Over 2” Faux Quilting Stamp

Other products

Die- Die Versions

Embossing folder- Sizzix

Pearls- Prima

Cardstock- American Crafts