June 23, 2014 By Vishu Reberholt 2 Comments

Faux Quilted Gift Card Holders

Hello everybody, its Vishu here today. We had an awesome summery weekend and I can’t wait to complain about how hot it is after the winter we have had. Today I have a cute girly project to share. This was a quick and easy project made with stuff I had in my craft area.

Products used:

Cardstock

Ann Butler Faux Quilt 1″ stamps by Unity

Crafter’s Ink by Ann Butler

Brads, scallop circle punch, button embellishments

First I cut the cardstock to 7″ X 8″, then score the 7″ side at 1 1/4″ turn the cardstock 180 deg and score again at 1 1/4″. Score the 8″ side at 3″ and 5″. After the score lines I stamped my design and customized them. Fold at the score lines forming a smaller rectangle. Now cut 2 strips 4 1/2″ X 1″ which form the border for the top of the purse and 2 strip of 8″ X 3/4″ strip to form the handles of the purse.

What I loved about using the Ann Butler faux quilt stamps for this project was how easy it was to customize the looks of the purse.

I filled the purse with a gift card and some kisses chocolate.

That is it for me today, hope you all have a crafty day.

May 21, 2014 By Design Team 4 Comments

EZ-De’s Easy Design Elements Stamps

Hello, Ava here to-day to share 2 pages from a tag album that I am creating. Ann Butler Designs provided her design team with some super large tag’s. They measured 8 x 4 so I am going to make a tag album from these tags.

Step # 1 – Gather your supplies.

Step # 2 – Select co-ordinated papers from Graphic 45, ink up your EZ-De’s 1″ Rail Fence Set A stamps with Ann Butlers ColorBox Crafters Ink and stamp some quilt pattern strips.

Step # 3 – Stamp up 2 long strips of card stock with EZ-De’s 1″ Rail Fence, die cut with the Sizzix rosette die and assemble rosette with Beacon’s Premium Tacky Glue.

Step # 4 – Assemble page with pattern papers, photo and trimmed banners. Adhere ribbon and rosette.

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

Cottage Life

Enjoy the adventure.

Ann Butler Designs Supplies : EZ-De’s Easy Design Elements 1″ Rail Fence Set A

by Kelly CraftInnovations; Clearsnap Ann Butler ColorBox Crafter’s Ink.

Other Supplies: Beacon’s Premium Tacky Glue, Graphic 45 Botanical Tea Collection, May Arts Ribbon, Sizzix Die.

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 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!

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

April 4, 2014 By Design Team 5 Comments

DIY: Gift Bag Envelope Transformation

Hello all. I decided to do a fun and easy gift bag for my post! I love that you can go from a FLAT white mailing envelope and make a personalized gift bag! Lets get started.

The Materials:

1) Flat White Mailing Envelopes 2) Connie Crystal White Sheets 3) Ann Butler Designs from Unity Stamps 4) Ann Butler Designs Crafter’s Ink 5) Adhesive (Beacon & 3M) 6) Buttons 7) Stipple Brushes 8) Pencil 9) Scissors 10) Ann Butler Designs EZ-De’s Alphabet Stamps

Step 1. Place letters for the name you want to use. (You may also use initials) Apply ink and stamp on the front of the envelope centered. I like using several colors to make it festive. I then place the name/monogram where I want on the envelope front.

Step 2. Figure out the configuration of images you want to use and stamp those images under the stamped name/monogram. I used squares and 1/2 squares to make my design. Ink the image and stamp. (This image already has the stippling added.)

Step 3. Make a fold on each side and the bottom of about one inch. Then cut off the top of the envelope to about two inches above the stamped name.

Step 4. Where you have made the folds, manipulate the folds to make a bag side and bottom. Use a little tape or glue to tack the bottom flaps down.

Step 5. Start attaching the Connie Crystal Sheet pieces to represent the faux stitching.

The handle was made with the top of the envelope that was cut away and then stamped.

The back of the bag was faux stitched using a simple black pen and ruler. Buttons were added to the back of the bag as well. This makes the bag different, yet pretty from either side. I love the versatility.

A Closer Look at the side fold.

Hope you all enjoyed this project. I had a fun time creating this one! Make sure and check out my blog with more of Ann Butler Designs!

Happy Creating!

March 24, 2014 By Vishu Reberholt 5 Comments

Wonderous EZ-De’s stamps

Hello blog friends, Vishu here with two quick and easy projects. Firstly I have a confession to make I did not work on these projects until last night, have you heard the saying “If it weren’t for last minute my work would never get done” well sometimes this holds so very true for me and I always tell myself to never repeat it again…….but………..well that could be a whole discussion and way off topic for why I am here today so with no further delay here are my two projects a photo frame and a card.

I cannot say enough how wonderful Ann Butler’s EZ-De’s Stamps are, you have got to try them. Both these projects were so easy and quick to create and I realized why Ann named them EZ- De’s (Easy design elements). For the photo frame, I took a white card stock and masked the center with a scrap piece of paper and then stamped a border with the check pattern of the stamp set using Ann Butler’s crafter’s ink, to add some interest I went back and colored the alternate blank squares with my pink Copic marker. Layered it with black cardstock and stuck my photo, to finish the frame I embellished it with a flower. This is such a quick project and a unique way of gifting the special photos to your family members (this one goes to my awesome mother-in-law).

Hope you can see the squares colored with the pink copic marker.

Now the second project was also quick to put together. Stamped my card base with EZ-De’s stamps, added some color using Ann Butler’s crafter’s ink to the cardstock as well as lace. Cut some spellbinder dies and voila.

I added this sentiment for Ann (for all the wonderful crafty goodness), Lisa (for motivating us and being there when we need help) and my wonderful team members (for inspiring me everyday with their work).

February 23, 2014 By Vishu Reberholt 7 Comments

Inked and Stamped Card Holder

Hello everybody, Vishu here today with my very first post an Inked and Stamped Card Holder. Now, before I begin let me tell you I am in love with these stamps so many possibilities and saying “your mind is the only limitation” holds so true for them.

My fellow team members have got my creative juices flowing and I hope my project can do the same. I have not done detailed tutorial before so I am wishing myself some luck 🙂

I made this card box to fit 4 X 5.5″ card.

First I cut 2 pieces of 8 X 7.5″ white cardstock, inked them with Ann Butler Designs Crafter’s ink

Then I stamped them with Ann Butler Designs faux quilt stamps and I have to confess, creating a custom background with these stamps is a piece of cake because of their no edge design I did not need any guide to place the design next to each other.

Now comes the scoring part, so score both the pieces as shown

Cut and remove the portions shaded green.

Round the corners shaded in pink.

Attach the two pieces together by overlapping one flap with the other. Don’t skimp on adhesive, you want the spine to hold together.

Apply adhesive along the shorter sides of the longer flap. I like to use a runner adhesive, because it’s less messy. Fold in the flaps, pressing the adhesive into place.

Then I added the velcro mini dots to hold the two sides together.

Decorated the top of my box with some spellbinder dies and Ann Butler Designs EZ-De’s stamps I just love these alphabet stamps their size and the flourish detail. Finally no project is complete without some bling.

These card boxes are a great gift to pass on some handmade goodness.

I filled my box with four cards and matching envelopes, here is a sneak peak.

That’s it for me today and hope you enjoyed the post, don’t forget to stop by tomorrow for some more creative fun.