Xyron 30 Days of Holiday Giving

Hi!

I wanted to share a project I created using Xyron and Crafter's Companion Products!

I started out with a file I cut from my Silhouette.

Then I aligned some stamps, just to see what it would look like when they were stamped.

The Banner is from Sentimentals: Mistletoe Kisses and the other two are from Dee Gruenig's sets Ahhh.... Christmas! and Jolly Holly.

I stamped the sentiment in VersaMark Dazzle Frost.  Then I heat embossed with some White Ranger Embossing powder.

I added in a few snowflakes and then started folding.

I used the Xyron Mega Runner to hold everything together.  The adhesive is super strong and it was really easy to maneuver the tight edges.

Then I die cut a snowflake with some intricate edges and ran it through the Xyron Create A Sticker (which is FABULOUS).  It was clean and easy to attach with no extra messy adhesive anywhere!

I just pushed it through and then pulled out the strip on the other end of the "X!" Easy peasy!

It peeled off, no problem.  And it was the perfect sticker.  This is SO great for die cuts.  And my daughter thought it was the coolest thing ever - she can't stop making stickers!

I colored in the holly and outlined around it (Spectrum Noir's Used: JG1, DR2, GG1, Blender).  I also added some sparkle to the die cut with a Wink of Stella pen and I added some bling.

Hop on over to the Xyron Facebook page to win some prizes during their 30 Days of Giving!!!

Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps: Crafter's Companion
Adhesives: Xyron
Bling: Hero Arts
Markers: Spectrum Noir
Ink: VersaMark Frost
Embossing Powder: Ranger
Other: Wink of Stella pen, Simon Says Stamp die, Silhouette



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SPCC Color Combo #122

Happy Monday,

Today I'm participating in the SPCC color combo challenge. I loved the colors so much, I just couldn't resist. I fired up my Silhoutte, broke out a new holiday SP & Company stamp set (Christmas Medley) and got to work!!!

 

I thought the snowman was too cute not to use! I used Prismacolor colored pencils and Gamsol to color in the snowman.  Then, I used a glue pen and added some red flock to his scarf and the red band on his hat.

 

I added a sentiment and the little sprig of holly and berries and tied some twine around the top.  Voila!

Make sure to check out the SPCC Blog today for more inspiration and play along! You have all week to enter!!!

Have a great week - pop back in on Wednesday for the SP Group Design Team posts!!!

Supplies Used:
Stamps: SP & Company, Papertrey Ink
Ink: Colorbox, VersaMagic, Hero Arts
Cardstock: 65# Cougar Cover, DCWV
Other: Prismacolor pencils, Gamsol, PTI twine, Silhouette

Halloween Gift Box Challenge

Hi there!
I've been working non-stop on my Silhouette these last few days.  I just can't get enough of it!!! I love, love, love it and I also love Lori Whitlock's designs that are available for my Silhouette.  Imagine my excitement when I saw that she and Tamara from Happy Life, Crafty Wife were having a Halloween contest! I was able to download two FREE boxes and play with them! EEEEE!

Here is what I came up with.  Warning! There are a lot of pictures!!!

I started off by making a pumpkin out of paper strips.  I also die cut a ton of leaves using a design I created myself (CLICK HERE OR HERE TO DOWNLOAD THIS FREEBIE)!!!!

I also die cut some spiders from my Cricut.  I have to say it was awesome to have the Silhouette and the Cricut cutting at the same time - it was music to my ears (I am such a nerd!!)!

Then, I used my glue pad and Perfect Pearls to make the whole box shimmery.  I cut out the box-top spider web on a different stock (purple) and adhered it over the regular box top.  Once the glue was dry and the Pearls were adhered, I went over everything with brown ink.  This gave a really cool, distressed look.  I love the way it came out!!!

My second project is much, much simpler! I wanted to go with funny and silly instead of distressed and 'serious.'

I cut a few ghosts (from the box top) out of acetate and then I rubbed some white ink onto the back with a Q-tip and my finger.  Once it dried, I added the googly eyes!!!

I made three different sizes of the ghost box so I could stack them like so:



I had so much fun making these.  Package design / 3D projects have always been my thing!!!

Make sure to stop by Happy Life, Craft Wife and check out the rest of the entries - they are amazing!

Cardstock: Recollections

Stamps: Papertrey Ink

Digital Images: Lori Whitlock

Ink: Papertrey Ink (white), VersaMark

Ribbon: Recollections, American Crafts (brown)

Die Cutting Machines: Silhouette, Cricut

A Mini Box and Matching Card

Happy Friday!
I've been playing around on my Silhouette the last few days.  I've also really immersed myself in the world of digi-ness! I'm a designer by trade, so I work on digital images/art all day long.  You would think I'd be tired of it by the time I come home, but I still really like using digi papers, images cutting out digital files.  I've always been a sucker for package design, so when I found this template for the 3 drawer boxes in the Silhouette store, I had to have it.

I decided to play along with the My Time Made Easy Pretty Pattern Sketch Challenge (#29) this week.  It's been a while since I've played along with a MTME challenge.  I've always really liked their digital line and now I'm even more interested in it since I've become a digi-freak!  :-)

Here is the sketch:

The first thing I thought of when I saw this was that box I've been waiting to cut.  See the 3 boxes on the sketch??? That just screamed 3 drawer box to me! I also wanted to make a matching card, so I turned the sketch onto its side for my card.

Each of the drawers have a little sleeve to cover them (and to make a shelf).  I used a PTI background stamp, plus a SU flower stamp.  I colored them in using Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol.  I inked the edges and used a dauber to add some brown ink in the background to give it a worn look.  Then, I used my glue pad and just randomly placed it over the sheet randomly.  After that, I brushed some Perfect Pearls to make it shimmery!



The outside of the box was created with a freebie digital stock from My Time Made Easy.  For the flower piece on top, I die cut a flower, inked the edges and then stamped a SU confetti (leaves) stamp for the background.  I smeared the ink before it dried to tone it down.  I simply curled up the edges and pieced it together with some dimensionals.

I wanted the card to have the same distressed feel as the boxes did.  So, I stamped background text in white and then the same flowers in brown.  I also distressed the edges of some of the papers.  I used the same technique with the background of the main flower that I did for the die cut flower on the box - I stamped and then blended with my fingers.  I wanted something in the background, but nothing something so crisp that it would take away from my main element on the card - the flower!

To create the flower, I stamped the image on Kraft and then used my colored pencils to color in the image.  I love the look of white colored pencils on Kraft!  To finish off the card, I added the 'love' sentiment (PTI) and some button twine with a cute little flower button (DeNami Design).

Here is one more shot of both the card and box together:

I couldn't resist using fall colors, especially when I downloaded that freebie paper.  Thanks for stopping by today.  Make sure to pop back in tomorrow (the 8th) for the SP and Company Blog Hop!

Cardstock: My Time Made Easy (patterned, digital), Kraft, 80# Cougar (white), Cricut paper pack (orange)
Stamps: Papertrey Ink (sentiment and background), Stampin Up (flowers and leave confetti)
Ink: VersaMagic, Papertrey Ink (White - Fresh Snow)
Dies: Papertrey Ink (flower - metal die), Box die from the Silhouette Store (digital)
Ribbon: American Crafts, Papertrey Ink (twine)
Button: DeNami Design
Pearls: Making Memories
Other: Prismacolor pencils, Copic Markers, Scotch ATG, SU Dimensionals, Tim Holtz distresser