July 12, 2016 By Steph Ackerman 1 Comment

Stamped Patchwork Friendship Cards

Hi everyone, Steph Ackerman here today to share 2 stamped patchwork friendship cards.

Supplies:

Ann Butler Designs Crafter’s Ink – Berry, Desert Sand, Canyon, Blueberry, Deep Woods, Ocean Breeze, Tangelo
Ann Butler Designs for Unity Stamps – 1″ Diamonds and Plaids; 1″ Leaves All Over
Spellbinders Dies
Joy Clair Stamp
Machine Stitching

These Unity Faux Quilting Stamps are perfect for creating faux quilted patchwork background for cards.

I stamped rows of the 1″ stamps in assorted colors. Then I used a 1″ punch to punch squares from each strip. Each square was then inked with Desert Sand.

I placed the squares on black cardstock and then machine stitched between them. To finish them off, sheer black ribbon was tied around the cards.

Sentiments from JoyClair were stamped in Ocean Breeze and Canyon and then die cut to fit the card front. I inked the ovals with Desert Sand before adhering them to a larger black die cut. For dimension, the ovals were added to the card with foam adhesives.

Next time you need a perfect background, think about using these faux quilting stamps.

January 6, 2016 By Larissa Pittman 1 Comment

Faux Quilted Kitten Tote

Hello, friends. Larissa here with you today and I am so excited because the Creative Team is working with fabric this month and I am loving the projects so far. I am not going to lie to you, I am not a seamstress. I think I can sew a straight line but that would be about it. So stamping on fabric is a lot of fun for me. Today I made for you a Faux Quilted Kitten Tote.

I went through some quilting patterns and found one of a cat I just loved. So I recreated it with Ann Butler Designs Faux Quilting Stamps.

Supplies I used:

Ann Butler Designs ColorBox™ Crafter’s Ink in Tangelo and Sunshine
Ann Butler Designs Faux Quilting Stamps 1″ and 2″ – Stripes. Dots. Hearts
a canvas bag
buttons and ribbon
acrylic blocks
Beacon Fabri – Tac Fabric Glue
buttons
a piece of ribbon or tulle for a bow if you wish

What I did:

I mapped out where I was going to put the kitten on the tote bag and made a few pencil marks to keep it straight.
I then stamped the Faux Quilting stamps using both the Sunshine and Tangelo inks.
I added a piece of tulle for a bow on his neck. I adhered it with the Fabri-Tac.
I added the two little blue buttons for his eyes also adhering them with the Fabri-Tac.

You can recreate so many different quilting blocks and patterns with Ann Butler Designs Faux Quilting Stamps.

For more inspiration using Ann Butler Designs products please be sure visit or Facebook Page and Pinterest.
Check back here to see what other awesome projects the Creative Team creates this month.

Have a wonderful day, friends.

June 11, 2015 By Ann Butler 1 Comment

Ann Butler Designs/Clearsnap Blog Hop with DCC

Welcome to the

Ann Butler Designs – Clearsnap Blog Hop

with the Designer Crafts Connections!

I am excited to announce that this blog hop is featuring my

Crafter’s Inks and Background Basics Stamps from Clearsnap

Background Basics Stamps are geometric shapes that are perfect for creating backgrounds and faux quilting!!

The pillow above was stamped with Crafter’s Ink on muslin in the following colors:Blueberry, Ocean Breeze, Sunshine, Tangelo, Lilac, Berry, Limelight, Aqua Marine, Ever Green, Deep Woods, Sand and Canyon…with all of the Background Basics Squares and Triangles. They, ironed to heat set. I added batting and quilted between the squares and triangles, then quilted diagonally. I added a backing and stitched around the edges, leaving an opening to turn. Then stuffed with fiber-fil and stitched the opening closed. I added a button to the center for an accent.

The above hot pad was stamped with Crafter’s Ink in Blueberry and Ocean Breeze on unbleached muslin. Then, ironed to heat set. Batting and a backing was added, then I sawed between the blocks…and a binding was sewn on. Quick and Easy! Now check out the rest of the Blog Hop to see what the fabulous designers from the Designer Craft Connection have come up with….

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By simply clicking on the links above!! Enjoy!!

May 25, 2015 By Design Team 1 Comment

Layered Faux Quilted Thinking of You Card

Hi everyone! Hope you’re doing well and that you have beautiful weather wherever you may be!! Paula here today with a Layered Faux Quilted Thinking of You Card. This card may look as if there is ‘tons’ going on, but really it’s quite simple.

Let’s get started.
Supplies:
-Ann Butler Faux Quilting Stamps 2″ Stripes. Dots. Hearts.
-Ann Butler Faux Quilting Stamps 2″ Doily Picnic
–Colorbox Crafter’s Ink ® by Ann Butler in Canyon and Desert Sand
–Colorbox Embossing Powder ® in Clear
-Cardstock, fabric lace, paper lace doily, pearl embellishments, embossing folder

One of my favorite things to do and add a little dimension to a card is to use ink in an embossing folder. All you need to do is take your ink pad and just cover the inside of the folder itself. I just rub it all over. I used the Ann Butler’s Colorbox Crafter’s Ink ® in Canyon for this step. You will want to ensure you have enough coverage depending on the detail within the embossing folder. Then you place your cardstock inside the folder and run through your die cut/embossing machine. I inked the edges of my piece afterwards.

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Next step is using the Faux Quilting Stamps. Have I said how much I love these and how versatile they are? Today, I used a couple different sets and just placed them randomly on my block. Again, I used Ann Butler’s Colorbox Crafter’s Ink ® in Canyon. After stamping the image, I used Clearsnap Clear Embossing Powder to give just a bit more dimension.

Next step is to ink up the paper lace doily and fabric lace pieces to be used on my card. For this, I used Ann Butler’s Colorbox Crafter’s Ink ® in Desert Sand. Both of these pieces will just be used as embellishments on various places on the card.

Now, it’s time for assembly. What I love about doing pieces like this is that once I stamp the images, I end up cutting them in various shapes and sizes to layer upon one another. After cutting these, I do ink the edges to stay consistent with other pieces. As you can see below, with the one stamped image I created above, I was able to create two separate cards –very similar but just a little different. The sentiment I used on these were thinking of you, but I ended up writing in ‘on Mother’s Day’ because I wanted to send to my Mom and Mother-in-Law.

I hope you enjoyed today’s card! Let’s see what you can create with Ann Butler’s Faux Quilting Stamps!!
Have a great day!

Paula

May 20, 2015 By Larissa Pittman 1 Comment

Faux Quilting Card

Good morning, friends. Larissa here with a simple
“Faux Quilting Card” for you today.

I just love using these stamps to make quilt patterns. I usually stalk Pinterest and find a pattern I like then try to recreate it using stamps. I do not sew. I do have a nice sewing machine and it is my goal to learn to sew, but I am addicted to these stamps.

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I used:

Earth Safe Finishes Ann Butler Iridescents medium, Limelight
ColorBox Crafter’s® by Ann Butler: Aquamarine, Berry, Ocean Breeze and Sunshine
Unity Stamp Company Faux Quilting stamps by Ann Butler: 1″ Stripes. Dots. Hearts and 1″ Doily Picnic
White Cardstock and a piece of colored cardstock for your mat
White Ribbon
Paint Brush
Small Rhinestones

Instructions:
Stamp 8 of each of the two triangle stamps.
Cut each triangle out.
Adhere each triangle to cardstock with adhesive in pattern shape.
Adhere the rhinestones to the middle of each pinwheel pattern
Paint the ribbon with a paint brush using the Limelight Iridescents.
Adhere the ribbon to the front of the card and with the extra tie a bow.
I cut a Hello die cut out of a piece of scrap paper that I sponged the same ink colors on.
Adhere the card front to a solid color mat then to the card base.

It is so simple to create a Faux Quilting Card. Again just pick your pattern and go with it.
Ann Butler Designs has a line of different Faux Quilting Stamps so the possibilities are endless. Find your pattern either from a pattern book. Google search it or look at Pinterest and your half way there. The only other thing you will need to do is pick your colors and paper.
We would love to see what you create. Send me a message on Facebook with a link to your card and you could be featured on our blog. You must use Ann Butler Designs products. I can’t wait to see your creations.
Have a wonderful day friends.

May 13, 2015 By Beth Watson Leave a Comment

Faux Quilted Candle Jar Wrap

The end of the school year is almost upon us and what would be a better gift to give that special teacher, but a yummy candle jar decorated with a {FAUX QUILTED} wrap! Quick and easy to make with the kiddos help!

Here’s What You Need:

Ann Butler Crafter’s® Ink by Clearsnap – Ocean Breeze, Limelight, Aquamarine, Berry, Sunshine, Tangelo, Bark and Lilac

EZ De’s 1″ Rail Fence Set A

EZ De’s 2″ Checkered Woven Hearts

Ann Butler {Faux Quilted} Stamps by Unity Stamp Company – 2″ Doily Picnic; 2″ Diamonds & Plaid and 2″ Leaves All Over.

White Cardstock; Buttons (4); String; Scissors; Acrylic Stamp Block; Baby Wipes and Pinking Shears.

Here’s How To Make It a Faux Quilted Candle Jar Wrap:

1.) Place Striped Rail Stamp (from the EZ De’s 1″ Rail Fence Set A), upside down on stamp block. Ink with Ann Butler Crafter’s Ink in Aquamarine, stamp along edge of cardstock.

2.) Place Solid Square Stamp (from the EZ De’s 2″ Checkered Woven Hearts Set) on stamp block. Ink, then stamp with Ann Butler Crafter’s Ink in Lilac, Tangelo, Ocean Breeze, Berry, Limelight and Sunshine. Repeat as needed to fill width of cardstock.

3.) Repeat Step One along the top edge of the 2″ colored squares.

4.) Place the Striped Rail right side up on stamp block, ink with Ann Butler Crafter’s Ink in Bark, stamp over lower Aquamarine Stripe. Place Star Rail right side up on stamp block, ink with Bark, stamp over upper Aquamarine stripe. Randomly select square and triangular stamps from the 2″ Doily Picnic, 2″ Diamonds & Plaid and 2″ Leaves All Over {Faux Quilted} stamp sets, ink in Bark and stamp over solid colored squares. Let ink dry completely.

5.) Thread string through buttons and attach to center of Faux quilted Squares with Tombow USA Adhesive Dots. Cut out with pinking shears, wrap around candle jar, securing with Tombow USA Xtreme Permanent Adhesive Runner.

Thanks for stopping by! -Beth

May 6, 2015 By Vishu Reberholt Leave a Comment

Strip Pieced Faux Quilted Card

Hello, Crafty Friends, Vishu here today with a Strip Pieced Faux Quilted Card . Couple days ago I tried a quilt card and it seems to have struck a crafty cord so sharing another one today.

Products Used:

Ann Butler Crafter’s Ink by Clearsnap: Ocean Breeze, Canyon, limelight, Tangelo

Ann Butler 2″Faux Quilt Stamps by Unity Stamps

cardstock, glue, embossing folder

First I stamped the faux quilt images on a white cardstock and then cut the image into 1/2″ strips

Then on a 4 X 5.25 inch cardstock I made the quilt pattern, I played around quite a bit before I decided on the pattern and then glued the strips and embossed it with an embossing folder to give it the quilt look. I then layered it on a black cardstock and then the card base. Embellished the card with a sentiment and rhinestones.

Thanks for stopping by………don’t forget to stop by again for some more crafty inspiration.

April 13, 2015 By Beth Watson 2 Comments

Anthropologie Inspired Faux Quilted Kitchen Towel

I LOVE the cute and quirky, Bohemian-style kitchen towels that you can find at Anthropologie, but what I do not love is the price – yikes!

We were challenged this month to create a fabric based project, so I decided to make my own Anthropologie Inspired Faux Quilted Kitchen Towel!

Here’s What You Need:

Plain Sack Cloth Kitchen Towel (I found mine at Target); Buttons (4); String; Rick Rack; Ball Fringe; Iron; Ironing Board; Scissors; Acrylic Stamp Block; Baby Wipes.

Here’s How To Make It:

1.) Place Striped Rail Stamp (from the EZ De’s 1″ Rail Fence Set A), upside down on stamp block. Ink with Ann Butler Crafter’s Ink in Aquamarine, mist lightly with water and stamp along edge of towel.

TIP: When stamping on fabric, I find that a light mist of water makes the ink adhere more uniformly to the fabric.

2.) Place Solid Square Stamp (from the EZ De’s 2″ Checkered Woven Hearts Set) on stamp block. Ink, mist then stamp with Ann Butler Crafter’s Ink in Lilac, Tangelo, Ocean Breeze, Berry, Limelight and Sunshine. Repeat as needed to fill width of towel.

3.) Repeat Step One along the top edge of the 2″ colored squares.

4.) Place the Striped Rail right side up on stamp block, ink with Ann Butler Crafter’s Ink in Bark, mist and stamp over lower Aquamarine Stripe. Place Star Rail right side up on stamp block, ink with Bark, mist and stamp over upper Aquamarine stripe. Randomly select square and triangular stamps from the 2″ Doily Picnic, 2″ Diamonds & Plaid and 2″ Leaves All Over {Faux Quilted} stamp sets, ink in Bark, mist and stamp over solid colored squares. Once ink is dry, iron on high heat (no steam) to set the ink.

5.) Thread string through buttons and attach to center of Faux quilted Squares with Fabri-Tac. Embellish towel further with ball fringe and rick rack. Let glue dry completely.

I hope you are inspired to create your own kitchen towels – they would make a GREAT Mother’s Day gift!

Thanks for stopping by! -Beth

March 18, 2015 By Design Team 2 Comments

Create Faux Quilting on Canvas

Kristi, here and today I am sharing how easy it is to Create Faux Quilting on Canvas. I wanted to make a “quilt” that was not a quilt.

So I stamped a combination of Unity Stamps by Ann Butler and the larger Ann Butler Stamps by Clearsnap on paper. All images were stamped using Ann Bulter Crafters Ink! I wanted uniform squares so I used a punch to make the squares! This is what I created.

I could not use needle and thread to do the seams so I used Connie Crystal Sheets to do my “quilting”. I added some buttons for fun and used ETI Lite to cover the buttons. I MAY end up covering the entire project with ETI but have not decided if I want the piece to be that heavy. The finished piece is 16 X 20. Here are some closer looks!

This has a wider piece of crystal to make it a bit more interesting.

I love the wonderful colors of ink offered by Clearsnap in the Ann Butler Line!

I also love the different patterns in the stamps. The possibilities are endless!

Again, here is the finished piece!

Happy Creating!

November 25, 2014 By Ann Butler Leave a Comment

99 Handmade Gift Ideas Blog Hop – Faux Quilted Pillow

I love making projects that are quick and easy yet look like they took more time to make then they actually did. This Faux Quilted Pillow is a perfect example and would make a wonderful gift. It was inspired by a Quilted Pillow created by my creative girlfriend Rebekah Meier for a blog hop using my Faux Quilting line of rubber stamps from Unity Stamp Company …..you can check out her pillow here!

Materials:
Ann Butler’s Faux Quilting Stamps by Unity Stamp Company
Ann Butler’s EZ-De’s Stamps
Ann Butler Crafters Ink by Clearsnap: Aquamarine Berry, Sunshine, Lilac, Tangelo, Limelight
Warm & Natural Batting by The Warm Company: 13″ x 13″ (2), 4″ x 4″
VELCRO® Sticky Back for Fabric: Ovals
Muslin: 13″ x 13″(3), 4″ x 4″ (2), 1″ x 22″
Light Steam-A-Seam 2 by The Warm Company 13″ x 13″
Poly-fil
Button
Floss by Kreinik Threads

Tools:
Westcott Brand Non Stick Scissors, needle, thread, sewing machine (optional), baby wipes, acrylic block, ruler, iron

Instructions:

Gather you supplies

Attach desired stamps to an acrylic block and stamp out pattern with stamps on a 14″ square piece of fabric; heat set with an iron.

You can check out a video on how to do this by clicking here!

Layer stamped fabric with batting and a piece of muslin then quilt together

by stitching between the stamped blocks and diagonally if desired.

Trim to 12″ x 12″. Thread 6 strands of floss and stitch through the center of the block,

doing so now is easier then once the pillow is stuffed.

Press Steam-A-Seam onto second piece of batting, peel paper layer and attach to muslin, iron together.

Put right sides together (batting side of batting piece and stamped side of quilted piece);

stitch together with a 1/2″ seam allowance, leaving a 4″ opening for turning.

Turn to the right side, stuff with poly-fil and stitch opening closed.

Stamp onto one of the 4″ square pieces of muslin, iron to heat set.

Fold into eight’s and cut into circle shape.

Layer this with 4″ square batting and muslin.

Sew together with free motion.

Zig-Zag around the outside edge.

Stitch through circle piece and button and tie off tightly.

For a second look…..

Place the loop side of the VELCRO® Sticky Back for Fabrics onto the back side of circle.

Place the hook side onto one end of the 1″ x 22″ piece of muslin;

wrap around pillow and repeat.

By using the VELCRO® Sticky Back for Fabrics you will be able to have the band on or

remove as desired giving you two looks for one pillow!