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Zva Creative+Cool2Craft Giveaway

April 29, 2013 By Cool2Craft 8 Comments

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We’re excited to announce our new Zva Creative giveaway!

Here’s your opportunity to enter to win the new Zva Creative Assortment Giveaway. This special collection includes five self adhesive designs to complement all your paper crafting and scrapbook crafting!

Stop by the Zva Creative Blog to learn what’s new and visit the Zva Creative Facebook page and leave a comment! (Be sure to let them know that Cool2Craft sent you!)

GIVEAWAY Info:

Leave a comment on this post for your chance to win…deadline to enter is 5/5/13. (Contest open to US residents only.) We’d love to hear about your favorite Zva Creative designs.

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KellyCraft Get-It-Straight Laser Square – Special CHA Segment

April 8, 2013 By Lisa Fulmer 2 Comments

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Everything’s always in perfect alignment when you’re using the KellyCraft^™ Get-It-Straight^™ Laser Square. While we were at Winter CHA, designer Candice Windham showed us how she uses this cool high-tech ruler to make it easier and faster to create her signature scrapbook layouts.

Watch Candace Windham show how to use the Get-It-Straight Laser Square and Multi-Mat YouTube video!

You have a chance to win your very own Laser Square! Leave a comment here on this post for your chance to win. Deadline to enter is 4/12/13.

Supplies

Get-It-Straight Laser Square
Multi-Mat^™
Two sheets patterned scrapbook paper
Two sheets solid scrapbook paper
Dry adhesive
Ribbon
Die-cut embellishments
Sentiment printed from computer
Photograph

1. Print out desired wording from computer, trim and adhere to a piece of solid cardstock to frame.

2. Embellish sentiment frame with a ribbon border.

3. Choose one patterned paper to keep at 12″ x12″ as the background, then trim other three papers to graduating sizes to frame the photo.

4. Position the background paper inside the Laser Square and secure to the Multi-Mat with magnets.

5. Position the laser as desired to line up each layer of the photo frame and adhere in place.

6. Position the laser to adhere a line of decorative ribbon and sentiment.

7. Embellish further as desired.

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You’re Special Stepper Card by Tiffany Windsor DIY Craft

March 20, 2013 By Tiffany Windsor Leave a Comment

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Ruby Rock-It offers wonderful collections of paper decoupage cut-outs that can be layered to create beautiful designs on their stepper cards. Tiffany Windsor created this card which can be given as a greeting card or framed. Featured on Cool2Craft DIY craft.

Watch Tiffany’s You’re Special Stepper Card YouTube video!

Materials

Ruby Rock-It Decoupage Pack
Ruby Rock-It Stepper Cards & Envelopes (6″ x 6″)
Miscellaneous paper and card stock
Aleene’s Tacky Tape Runner
Glue pop dots
SRM Stickers – You’re Special

1. Determine placement of background paper. Cut to size with paper cutter and glue to stepper card with Aleene’s Tape Runner.

2. Determine placement of flat paper cut outs and glue to card with Tape Runner.

3. Punch out layered bird designs and glue in place with pop dots to add layered dimension.

4. Adhere You’re Special sticker to card.

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Ruby Rock-It Giveaway

March 9, 2013 By Cool2Craft 13 Comments

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You will LOVE the Ruby Rock-It selection of papers and embellishments for all your cardmaking and scrapbooking!

Now’s your chance to win a lovely selection of Ruby Rock-It papers and embellishments! Living by their motto, “Scrapping is love made visible!” the Ruby Rock-It lines of papers and cut-outs are a perfect addition to your papercrafting supplies. Ruby Rock-it Designs was created by Fynmark in Australia in 2008. Already successful with other mainstream papercraft brands in the local market, Creative Director Joanna wanted to create a new brand that focused on all the things she loved – vintage style papers and richly textured embellishments – and so Ruby Rock-it was born. “It’s an acknowledgement to my grandmothers who were a huge influence in my life growing up – their tea-cup patterns, their love of all things olde-worlde.” Visit the Ruby Rock-It Facebook page! (Be sure to let them know that Cool2Craft sent you!)

This giveaway includes a $25+ assortment of their latest and greatest selections. Also, check out this newest Ruby Rock-It video tutorial on our Cool2Craft YouTube channel!

Leave a comment on this post for your chance to win…deadline to enter is 3/24/13. (Contest open to residents of USA only.)

We’d love to hear about your favorite Ruby Rock-It product and let us know how you would use it!

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Make Your Own Stickers with Aleene’s Tacky Sticker Sheets by EcoHeidi Borchers

February 27, 2012 By Tiffany Windsor Leave a Comment

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EcoHeidi Borchers loves to doodle and draw! She found the perfect way to transform her drawings into stickers with Aleene’s Tacky Sticker Sheets. Stickers are the coolest way to decorate papers, organizers, yummy treat jars and much more. Featured on Cool2Craft TV.

Watch Heidi’s super cute Make Your Own Stickers YouTube video tutorial!

Materials

Aleene’s Tacky Sticker Sheets
Drawing or doodle of your choice (or any diecut shapes or any paper shapes of your choice)
Scissors

	I drew my images on plain white paper and then copied them on my inkjet printer. When using an inkjet printer, you will want to then spray them with Aleene’s Spray Acrylic Matte Sealer to seal in the ink. Next I cut out my designs.

	Partially peel back the liner from the Aleene’s Tacky Sticker Sheet and place your paper shape into adhesive. I have found that it is best to just peel back the liner enough to reveal the glue area you will use because you will want to place the liner back down to preserve the rest of the adhesive when you are finished with this step.

	Peel back your paper design. The adhesive is now stuck to the back of the paper. There is no cutting needed in this step!

	Stick the sticker on the surface of your choice! It’s easy!

	I also love turning my drawings into refrigerator magnets with the Aleene’s Magnetic Tacky Dots. I just glue my sticker to a piece of cardboard or matboard, cut it out and apply a Magnetic Dot to the back.

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When Alex Was A Butterfly: A Handmade Book by Candace Jedrowicz

May 31, 2011 By cjedrowicz Leave a Comment

C2C May 23 When Alex Was a Butterfly Fabric Book by Candace Jedrowicz

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This handmade fabric book features four sets of collage pages that tell a story about a a little boy having an adventure as a butterfly. Candace Jedrowicz loves colorful decorative papers and has used simple layering techniques as a background for Alex’s story. You can turn photos of your kids and grandkids to make their very own book.

Watch Candace’s adorable Handmade Fabric Book YouTube video tutorial!

Materials:
About a yard of fabric – all one color or complementary colors
Several cereal boxes
Spray adhesive – I used Aleene’s Spray Adhesive
Fabric glue – Aleene’s, of course
Plenty of decorative papers
Aluminum foil
Printed words
Photos
Decoupage medium – I used Aleene’s Collage Pauge
Sponge brush
Lots of newspaper
Embellishments for the cover

	I started with a poem and several photos of my grandson in pajamas. Then I printed three different faces from more recent photos. I made them slightly larger for a cartoon effect.I cut out each of the bodies, some I cut arms off to reposition them on some of the pages. Faces were cut out and glued on bodies. I cut all the sets of butterfly wings from the decorative papers, but didn’t glue them on until I decided how he would be oriented on the page. I assemble the pages without glue, before I put the book together. There were sixteen lines in the poem, each set of pages had two lines.

	I cut my card board to 6″ x 6 3/4″ and measured out squares of fabric for each side of of the boards.
	I cut one large piece of fabric to cover both pieces of card board for the outside covers.I took everything into my garage, laid out lots of newspaper and started spraying one piece of cloth and cardboard at a time. Then I stick the board to the fabric and spray again to attach the fabric for the other side of the page.

	The outside of the front and back cover was sprayed (on the wrong side) and both boards were placed with about a finger width between them. After the whole thing was sprayed again I placed the fabric for the inside.I trimmed three edges of the pages and all four edges of the cover.

	The fourth edge of the pages were cut to about 1″ from the edge of the card board creating a flap to attach the pages. I separated the fabric on the flap right up to the card board.This photo shows the first page laying next to the inside of the front cover with one side of the flap turned up.

	I applied fabric glue to the inside of the flap.

	Then overlapped the inside of the front cover with the glued flap and secured it by burnishing.

	This is the other side of the page above. Here I’m showing the other side of the flap folded back AND pointing out that I cut the flap off of the next page, just short of the card board.Every other page was attached by half of its flap to the pages before it and after it. I also pressed the joined pages into the spine with extra glue.

	As I began gluing the pages, I put sheets of foil between to keep them from sticking together.I used Collage Pauge to put the pages together.

	I added glitter pens elements and dots of punched out paper to embellish some of the pagesThe story is below. You are welcome to use the story and layouts for your personal use.

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April 2011 Cool2Craft Creative Play Contributor Lisa Fulmer

April 18, 2011 By cjedrowicz 2 Comments

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Lisa Fulmer is a craft web TV host, art journaler and mixed media artist. She is a frequent contributor at Cool2Craft and today she’s sharing her virtual cup of tea with Candace the Muse! The April Creative Play Theme is “What’s Your Cup of Tea?” For LisaLizaLou it’s all about fun, fast and fabulous creative play!

	Lisa told me: “I think these groups of greeting cards I made to sell just before xmas last year are totally my cup of tea…

in that they are fun and quick to make,

	a simple clean design with easy variations,

a blend of random and orderly patterns,

	a mixture of hand painted bits and commercially printed bits,

and fun color combination. I also like that they are just a bit “off” compared to most of the typical handmade greeting cards out there.

	On her show Wednesday Night Live, Lisa brings you face-to-face with the C&T Authors, Creative Troupe, Surface Design Ambassadors, and other talented designers…for a fun hour of creative inspiration and great ideas! In her role at C&T Publishing, she provides craft book giveaways every month on Cool2Craft! Enter the current Off the Shelf Book Giveaway

Lisa hosts monthly ATC swaps on her Facebook page. They’re so much fun! Check out her art journaling blog: my blissful lack of focus and LisaLizaLou Designs. Sweet! Thank you so much for sharing, Lisa! Candace the Muse

	LisaLizaLou has earned CoolCash for sharing this eye candy! When she’s entered four Creative Play Themes, she’ll be getting some hand made swag from my studio! Check out the Creative Play page at Cool2Craft and find out how to earn double CoolCash with the Queens of Green Factor!

Launched in October 2009, Cool2Craft TV broadcasts weekly internet TV episodes and special live-streaming events featuring industry recognized hosts, reporters, designers, authors and manufacturers. Visit www.cool2craft.com to watch this week’s show via the LiveStream player. Visit our Blip.tv channel for full archived episodes, our YouTube Channel for project and technique demo videos and check out our current programming schedule for upcoming LIVE-streaming events. Visit www.cool2craft.com for current programming schedule.

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April 2011 Cool2Craft Creative Play Contributor Angela Holt

April 10, 2011 By cjedrowicz Leave a Comment

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The Cool2Craft Creative Play Theme is What’s Your Cup of Tea?” Candace the Muse wants you to tell her all about it! Is it your cup of tea to go a specific place to relax and recharge? Is it a daily ritual that makes you smile? For Angela Holt it’s all about the inspiration. Angela inspires creativity without limits with her artwork!

Angela Holt Detail April 2011 Cool2Craft Creative Play Contributor Angela Holt

The journaling on the page reads:

When you are inspired by some

great purpose,

some extraordinary project,

all your thoughts break

their bonds,

your mind transcends limitations,

your consciousness expands

in every direction

and you find yourself in a

new, great and wonderful world.

You can find Angela at:

theblingtheory.blogspot.com

Thanks for sharing, Angela! You’ve earned another Coolcash Smacker! Two more Smackers will get you handmade swag from my studio!

Candace the Muse

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Plastic Spoon Easter Eggs Card by EcoHeidi Borchers

April 5, 2011 By cjedrowicz 4 Comments

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EcoHeidi Borchers makes Easter magic with colorful plastic spoons, shredded paper, Tulip Fabric Spray Paint and Tulip Dimensional Paints in this super cool craft how-to! Watch EcoHeidi’s video demonstration of this project here, then start your own Easter fun with these easy-to-follow instructions. As featured on Inspired At Home internet TV hosted by Tiffany Windsor. Also featured in Cool2Craft FaveCrafts newsletter.

Watch EcoHeidi’s Plastic Spoon Easter Eggs Card YouTube video tutoria!

Materials:

Blank card 5″ x 7″
Shredded paper (I used paper from my paper shredder)
Tulip Fabric Spray Paint – green
Plastic spoons – assorted colors
Tulip Dimensional Paints – assorted colors
Glue (I used Aleene’s Tacky Glue)
Alphabet stencil (1″ tall letters)
Pencil
Waxed paper
Small candle and matches

	Place the shredded paper onto waxed paper and spritz with the spray paint.

	Turn over and spritz again. Spread out and let dry.

	Glue the dried painted shredded paper along the bottom edge of the card. Let glue dry.

	In a well-ventilated area, carefully hold the plastic spoon over the candle flame (but not in the flame). The flame should be under the area where the handle meets the bowl of the spoon.

	Within a few seconds the heat of the candle will soften the plastic. Pull the handle apart from the bowl of the spoon.

	If you need to trim the edges of the bowl or the stem, return to the heat of the flame for a few seconds to soften plastic. Then cut or trim while the plastic is still soft. Be careful! If you leave the plastic in the heat too long the plastic will be hot.

	Here are the spoons all cut and trimmed.

	Shake the dimensional paint down to the tip before using and always test before applying to project. Carefully squeeze the paint into different patterns and shapes onto the outside of the spoon bowl. Let paint dry completely.

	Lightly trace the letters with pencil onto the card, using the alphabet stencil.

	Cover the pencil tracing with the dimensional paint.

	Glue the dried Easter eggs onto the card into the shredded paper.

	Here’s a cute example of another plastic spoon Easter egg project where the spoon handles are painted brown and assembled into a basket.

	Painting tips:Here’s an alternate painting technique for applying the shapes for the eggs. On waxed paper, squeeze paint into different shapes or dots. After the paint dries, you can peel the painted shapes off the waxed paper, then glue shapes onto the plastic spoon bowl.

	You can also put a rhinestone in the middle of each dot.Flower shapes – Center dot with 5 to 6 dots around center dot.Hearts – Squeeze dot and pull into a line, then pull up. Repeat with other side of heart.

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Origami Boxes by Candace Jedrowicz

March 8, 2011 By cjedrowicz 6 Comments

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Grab your scrapbook papers and fold up some super cool origami boxes!Simple embellishments, ribbons and fluffy yarns add the finishing touch. Created by Candace Jedrowicz for Cool2Craft FaveCrafts newsletter.

My friend Betty brought this fun craft project to our clay group and I’ve been making them ever since! It’s truly a GREEN craft because you can use ANY paper to make one! We used calender pages, photos, wall paper scraps – I’ll bet you’re thinking “Hey, I was going to throw that paper away, but I’ll use it to make a box!”
Here’s how:

	Start with a square of paper – any size, any kind. Find and mark the center.

	Fold each corner to the center point

	Open it up and fold one point at a time to the center and fold the new edge to the center line. You’ll have to unfold the paper to do this step on each side, because the folds overlap.

	On two opposite sides only (I’ve marked the lines with dots) make cuts along the folds marked, just to the outside corners of the center square.

	After cutting, you’ll have two straight sides and two triangle sides. Fold the triangle side points to the center, fold the new edge over as you did before. Find the crease on the sides of the folded edges and fold the outer edges toward the center.

	Now fold the straight sides up over the ends of the folded triangle sides

	This is how the completed box top should look. For the bottom half of the box, start with a square slightly smaller than the top and repeat all the steps.

	My buddy Sharon uses 12″x12″ scrapbook papers to make boxes for her Christmas cookies! I miss getting those cookies! I guess she’ll have to bring a box to me in Utah!