Paper Butterfly Tutorial
You’ll need: Patterned Paper (I used one sided regular weight paper) Scissors Bone folder Ribbon/ twine/ raffia Pen to trace template Step 1: create your template: you can use a compass if you want the circle part to be perfect or trace something round such as as a small glass or lid. You can make […]
Fabric Covered Heart Shaped Gift Box Tutorial
Heart shaped gift box. (you can use any shaped box for this). What you need: – cardboard box with removable lid- any shape will work. I got mine at Michaels – Claudine Hellmuth Gloss Multi Medium (or Liquid Laminate) – Pieces of fabric * I am going to mention here that I have both […]
How to Use Distress Inks Tutorial
These inks are the best!!! I love using all the various colors with the Ranger Ink Blending tool. I wanted this book to look more masculine so I didn’t use any patterned paper. I simply used the distress inks and the ink blending tool to create my own page backgrounds, directly onto the chipboard! I […]
Accordion Mini Album Tutorial
These little albums are so much fun to make – and they are so easy and quick! You can make them vertical to hang on a wall, or horizontal so they sit on a shelf or desk. Supplies needed: – razor cutter/ with scoring blade – adhesive – 1 sheet 12 x 12 […]
Dishwasher Magnet Tutorial
Dishwasher Magnet Tutorial Now you will always know if the dishes inside are clean or dirty, without having to open it to check! What you will need: CD 2 pieces of coordinating patterned paper 1 piece of matching cardstock Strong adhesive (such as zipdry glue) Thickers letter stickers Claudine Hellmuth Sticky Back Canvas […]
Summer {paper} Flower Garden Tutorial
Day 7 of National Craft Month Tutorials! Summer {paper} Flower Garden tutorial You will need: – patterned paper cut into 4 x 4 squares – popsicle sticks – buttons or other embellishments – scissors – pencil Optional: – Claudine Hellmuth Studio Sticky Back Canvas – Claudine Hellmuth Studio matte multi medium & acrylic paints 1. […]
Gift Card Pillow Box Tutorial
You will need: – 1 sheet patterened paper, cardstock weight – bone folder – adhesive – pillowbox template. (there are lots of them online – do a google search under images) the one I used can be found here 1. Cut out your pillowbox template and trace it onto your patterned paper 2. […]
How to make a quick and easy gift card holder
Day 5 of 30 days of craft tutorials for National Crafting Month: today’s tutorial is for a cute little gift card holder. (it could also just be a small card holder, or you could even tuck little photos in it as well.) What you’ll need: – Plain cardstock and patterned paper – scoring blade – small velcro circles (with […]
Flip Style Desk Calendar Tutorial
You will need: – 31 squares of patterned paper (cardstock weight) cut into 3.5 x 3.5″ -2 binder rings – sheet of chipboard – crop-a-dile or strong hole punch – various embellishments – number stickers or thickers – scoring blade – ribbon 1. cut your chipboard sheet into a piece that measure 3.5 x […]
Mini Accordion Book Tutorial
You can see photos of my entire finished album right at the end of the tutorial. What you need: – 12 x 12 sheet of cardstock – patterned paper – scoring blade – inks and embellishments – twine 1. Start by cutting your cardstock into 3 equal strips measuring 4 x 12″ 2. Pop your […]