Sunday, July 18, 2010
New "Thank You" Cards!
Thank You Card!
Hi again :)! Some days ago my boyfriend's little brothers gave me a card making set that they didn't use anymore. They are so cute :D! The set had four cards and around four patterned papers. Using those materials and some others that I had I made a really cool "Thank You" card! At least that's what I think :P
Materials:
- A card.
- Colored paper.
- Patterned paper.
- Ribbon.
- A button.
- A metallic marker.
- Glitter.
- Adhesive.
- Mounting tape.
- Stamps (if you do not have stamps as me you can use digital stamps and then print them; they look as nice as the other stamps!).
For the "Thank you" letters: you can use stamps. If you do not have you can simply right directly into the paper but if you don't like your handwriting you can type that phrase on word in a font you like and then print it in onionskin paper.
Instrucrions:
1) Cut a big rectangle or square in color paper; then paste it to the card.
2) Cut another square but smaller; then paste it to the bigger square.
3) Cut a thick patterned paper strip and paste it as shown in the picture.
4) Stamp, wright or paste (the printed onionskin) "Thank You" in the smaller square.
5) Stamp or print (digital stamps) two flowers and a butterfly or other designs if you prefer. Cut them and paste them with mounting tape in the card.
6) Make a "glue path" and cover it with glitter; just follow the picture.
7) Make dots with the marker to decorate. You've finished your card :D!
This card is on sale!
Here I will explain you how to make it :).Materials:
- A card.
- Colored paper.
- Patterned paper.
- Ribbon.
- A button.
- A metallic marker.
- Glitter.
- Adhesive.
- Mounting tape.
- Stamps (if you do not have stamps as me you can use digital stamps and then print them; they look as nice as the other stamps!).
For the "Thank you" letters: you can use stamps. If you do not have you can simply right directly into the paper but if you don't like your handwriting you can type that phrase on word in a font you like and then print it in onionskin paper.
Instrucrions:
1) Cut a big rectangle or square in color paper; then paste it to the card.
2) Cut another square but smaller; then paste it to the bigger square.
3) Cut a thick patterned paper strip and paste it as shown in the picture.
4) Stamp, wright or paste (the printed onionskin) "Thank You" in the smaller square.
5) Stamp or print (digital stamps) two flowers and a butterfly or other designs if you prefer. Cut them and paste them with mounting tape in the card.
6) Make a "glue path" and cover it with glitter; just follow the picture.
7) Make dots with the marker to decorate. You've finished your card :D!
Fixing the "Get Well" Card
Hellooooo! As I had told you on the get well post I didn't like to much how did I wrote "Get Well" (Mejórate). I don't have stamps and I really liked my idea of writing it in onionskin paper so as to be able to make mistakes, I just didn't like my handwriting :P. That's why I decided to carefully remove the onionskin paper that said "Mejórate" (Get Well) and to remake it. I also added other things to the card, and this is how it turned out:
As I told you, I gently removed the onionskin paper that said "Mejórate". The bad thing was that when I wrote that paper I forgot to write the accent and the exclamation mark and then I wrote them directly to the patterned paper which was a big mistake :B!!! Because when I removed the onionskin paper the accent and the exclamation mark stayed in the paper, so I had to cut a rectangle in a green color paper to cover that mistake, because if not it would be seen through the new onionskin paper and it would look horrible.
I removed the phrase because I didn't liked how I had written it (because of my handwriting). So I figured out to write the new phrase in Word in a font I liked and then print it on onionskin paper. It turned out really well!! The truth is that I didn't like "Get Well" because I thought it was too impersonal so I decided to write "I'm glad everything turned out well!". I printed it and cut it; then I pasted it on top of the green rectangle and it looks fantastic :D!
I also did an extra flower and I pasted it next to the other one. I like it much better than the card before! What do you think? :)
As I told you, I gently removed the onionskin paper that said "Mejórate". The bad thing was that when I wrote that paper I forgot to write the accent and the exclamation mark and then I wrote them directly to the patterned paper which was a big mistake :B!!! Because when I removed the onionskin paper the accent and the exclamation mark stayed in the paper, so I had to cut a rectangle in a green color paper to cover that mistake, because if not it would be seen through the new onionskin paper and it would look horrible.
I removed the phrase because I didn't liked how I had written it (because of my handwriting). So I figured out to write the new phrase in Word in a font I liked and then print it on onionskin paper. It turned out really well!! The truth is that I didn't like "Get Well" because I thought it was too impersonal so I decided to write "I'm glad everything turned out well!". I printed it and cut it; then I pasted it on top of the green rectangle and it looks fantastic :D!
I also did an extra flower and I pasted it next to the other one. I like it much better than the card before! What do you think? :)
Another way to do the fun box
Some time ago I wrote a post in which I explained how to make a fun box (boxes covered with patterned paper). After making my first box I discovered I could make them in a different way, based in Chinese takeout boxes. I liked it better than the first one :).
The first box I made didn't had those triangles in the outside. If you also like this version better you can make it with the next steps :).
Templates boxes have a part that is supposed to be fold into the inside of the box, and that part comes many times in the shape of a triangle. Well, in this case instead of folding the triangle to the inside of the box what I did was to cut it so as to leave the triangles in the outside of the box and then attach them together as shown in the picture (in this case they were four triangles because the box is like a cube).
Instructions:
1) Cut the triangles (the ones that are supposed to be fold). Don't cut them through the middle (where they are supposed to be fold). To cut them do the following: if your box is going to be a cube like mine chose two squares that will be facing each other when the box is finished. Then (only in those two squares) separate the triangles from the square by cutting it in the edge (be careful, you should do this only in the two squares you chose before!).
2) Once you cut the triangles cover the box with patterned paper and then attach the triangles with a clasp and then attach them to the side of the box they are facing. Just follow the picture :)!
The folding triangle without cutting it; when it is cut (1) and then everything attached (2).
Before and after.
If the post is too complicated please let me know so as to make it as clear as possible :)!
The first box I made didn't had those triangles in the outside. If you also like this version better you can make it with the next steps :).
Templates boxes have a part that is supposed to be fold into the inside of the box, and that part comes many times in the shape of a triangle. Well, in this case instead of folding the triangle to the inside of the box what I did was to cut it so as to leave the triangles in the outside of the box and then attach them together as shown in the picture (in this case they were four triangles because the box is like a cube).
Instructions:
1) Cut the triangles (the ones that are supposed to be fold). Don't cut them through the middle (where they are supposed to be fold). To cut them do the following: if your box is going to be a cube like mine chose two squares that will be facing each other when the box is finished. Then (only in those two squares) separate the triangles from the square by cutting it in the edge (be careful, you should do this only in the two squares you chose before!).
2) Once you cut the triangles cover the box with patterned paper and then attach the triangles with a clasp and then attach them to the side of the box they are facing. Just follow the picture :)!
The folding triangle without cutting it; when it is cut (1) and then everything attached (2).
It also looks great in the inside of the box. When doing the box in this way the folded triangles will not be in the inside, and I like it this way much better (I find it horrible with the folds inside) :P.
This is how it looks in the inside, with out folds!
Before and after.
If the post is too complicated please let me know so as to make it as clear as possible :)!
Get Well Card!
Some weeks ago one of my aunts had to go on a surgery and I decided to make a "Get well" card for her. I think it turned out really well so I decided (again) to share it with you :)!
-Paper (for the card).
-Color papers.
-Patterned paper (try to make it match with the other papers).
-Ribbon.
- Raffia.
-Buttons.
-Adhesive.
If you do not have stamps: If you don't have stamps to write "Get Well" you can write directly into the paper, but what I did was to use onionskin paper and a marker and it looked really good!
Instructions:
1) Fold the card paper in three (take a look at the picture below).
2) Cut 2 patterned paper rectangles; a bigger one (that will go in the right side of the card, when looking at the front of it) and a thiner one (but with the same height that the other one) that will go in the left side.
3) Make a ribbon bow and attach it to the big rectangle. Then paste the 2 rectangles in the card.
4) Cut 3 ovals, one in patterned paper and the two others with color papers that match. Paste them as it is shown in the picture. Then paste them in the right side of the card (when looking at the front of it).
5) Make two holes in the ovals that also pass through the left side of the card, so as to be able to close it with raffia.
6) Pass the raffia through the holes of the left side of the card and then through the ovals. Close the card making a ribbon bow with the raffia.
7) Cut two flowers, a bigger one with in color paper and a smallest one in patterned paper. Paste the smallest one in the bigger one and then with a scissor or pen coil the petals.
8) Paste a big button in the center of the flower, and paste two small ones as shown in the picture.
9) If you don't have stamps write in onionskin paper something like "Get Well" with a marker (if you have stamps use them!). Then cut the paper and paste it as it is shown in the picture. Also, you can write directly into the card.
Steps 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6
What I didn't liked about it is how did the "Mejórate" (Get well) turned out :B. I don't have stamps so I had to write with a marker. But anyway, I will explain you how to make it.
What you will need:
What you will need:
-Color papers.
-Patterned paper (try to make it match with the other papers).
-Ribbon.
- Raffia.
-Buttons.
-Adhesive.
If you do not have stamps: If you don't have stamps to write "Get Well" you can write directly into the paper, but what I did was to use onionskin paper and a marker and it looked really good!
Instructions:
1) Fold the card paper in three (take a look at the picture below).
2) Cut 2 patterned paper rectangles; a bigger one (that will go in the right side of the card, when looking at the front of it) and a thiner one (but with the same height that the other one) that will go in the left side.
3) Make a ribbon bow and attach it to the big rectangle. Then paste the 2 rectangles in the card.
4) Cut 3 ovals, one in patterned paper and the two others with color papers that match. Paste them as it is shown in the picture. Then paste them in the right side of the card (when looking at the front of it).
5) Make two holes in the ovals that also pass through the left side of the card, so as to be able to close it with raffia.
6) Pass the raffia through the holes of the left side of the card and then through the ovals. Close the card making a ribbon bow with the raffia.
7) Cut two flowers, a bigger one with in color paper and a smallest one in patterned paper. Paste the smallest one in the bigger one and then with a scissor or pen coil the petals.
8) Paste a big button in the center of the flower, and paste two small ones as shown in the picture.
9) If you don't have stamps write in onionskin paper something like "Get Well" with a marker (if you have stamps use them!). Then cut the paper and paste it as it is shown in the picture. Also, you can write directly into the card.
Done ;)!
Steps 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6
More Materials!
Well when I was making my scrapbook I started looking for materials everywhere I could; but in here there is only one scrapbook store, that is far and expensive (to me at least), and I couldn't find any patterned paper! And I needed many of them. But the thing is I finally found some! You just have to know where to search :)!
I found blocks with patterned paper, many wrapping papers (that actually where really nice!), holographic paper and scissors that cut funny borders!
I found blocks with patterned paper, many wrapping papers (that actually where really nice!), holographic paper and scissors that cut funny borders!
Saturday, July 17, 2010
Fun box!
I had to give a present and I wanted to give it in a nice box. So what I did was to search for a beautiful templates box on the Internet so as to make the box and then to cover it with patterned paper. This is the picture of how it looks:
What you'll need:
2) Patterned paper.
3) Adhesive.
4) Pencil and scissors.
Instructions:
1) Find a nice free template box on the Internet (I didn't have the money to pay for one, that's why I chose a free template, but you can pay one if you can and want :P).
2) (Read this only if you want to make your template box bigger).
Once I found a template box I liked I made it bigger so that the box was bigger too. For making the template bigger I used a really useful web page called Blockposters. The page allows you to upload an image and make it bigger by turn it into several pages to print). The only bad thing about it is that (once you've printed your bigger template) you must paste the pages together and cut them; but anyway, it is useful if you want to enlarge your template.
3) Once I had my template and in the size I wanted it I cut the cardboard (with the template, of course).
2) (Read this only if you want to make your template box bigger).
Once I found a template box I liked I made it bigger so that the box was bigger too. For making the template bigger I used a really useful web page called Blockposters. The page allows you to upload an image and make it bigger by turn it into several pages to print). The only bad thing about it is that (once you've printed your bigger template) you must paste the pages together and cut them; but anyway, it is useful if you want to enlarge your template.
3) Once I had my template and in the size I wanted it I cut the cardboard (with the template, of course).
4) After cutting the cardboard I cut two papers with the shape of the template box, so as to cover in the inside and outside the box.
5) Then I pasted the cut papers, one in one side of the cardboard and the other one in the other side (inside and outside of the box). I did it with glue and brush so as to spread it equally through the cardboard.6) Assemble the box and your fun box is done!
Steps 3, 4 5 and 6.
A really nice box to give presents!
Father's Day Card
Hi everyone! In Chile some weeks ago was father's day and I did a card to my dad that I really liked! I will show it to you so that you can make it if you like it.
What you will need:
-A paper, for the card.
-Color papers.
-Watercolor paper (or another one if you don't have of this kind, but watercolors work better in this paper).
-Watercolors.
-Adhesive.
-Mounting tape.
-A pencil, a pen and scissors.
Instructions:
The first thing I did was the drawing. For that do the following:
1) Draw in the watercolor paper what ever you want with the pencil.
2) Underline the drawing with a pen.
3) Paint it with watercolors. Remember to try them first, so as to be sure that you are gonna color with the right colors.
Once you have the drawing:
4) Cut two squares; a bigger one and a smaller one (I cut the smaller one with scissors that make funny borders).
5) Cut two rectangles; a bugger one and a smaller one.
6) Paste everything into the card including the drawing in the way that is shown in the card picture.
7) Write something! I didn't like the way I wrote "Feliz Día" (Happy day) :B.
Steps 1, 2, 3 y and how the papers look paste into the cardboard.
You can also add a little detail in the inside of the card:
I did the drawing in the same way I did the mouses.
That is, I hope you've liked it :)!
What you will need:
-A paper, for the card.
-Color papers.
-Watercolor paper (or another one if you don't have of this kind, but watercolors work better in this paper).
-Watercolors.
-Adhesive.
-Mounting tape.
-A pencil, a pen and scissors.
Instructions:
The first thing I did was the drawing. For that do the following:
1) Draw in the watercolor paper what ever you want with the pencil.
2) Underline the drawing with a pen.
3) Paint it with watercolors. Remember to try them first, so as to be sure that you are gonna color with the right colors.
Once you have the drawing:
4) Cut two squares; a bigger one and a smaller one (I cut the smaller one with scissors that make funny borders).
5) Cut two rectangles; a bugger one and a smaller one.
6) Paste everything into the card including the drawing in the way that is shown in the card picture.
7) Write something! I didn't like the way I wrote "Feliz Día" (Happy day) :B.
Steps 1, 2, 3 y and how the papers look paste into the cardboard.
You can also add a little detail in the inside of the card:
I did the drawing in the same way I did the mouses.
That is, I hope you've liked it :)!
Friday, July 2, 2010
Cut to much of a page? Fix it!
It happened several times to me that I measured something wrong, and I cut the paper in a smaller way that what I was supposed to! I didn't like to have to cut another paper, because I didn't want to waste paper.
So, I learned I could mend my mistake. What I would do is that I would grab what I had left of the cut paper, and I would paste it into the one that had turned out too small. I don't know if I'm explaining my self well, so I will draw it :P. Well, the thing is that when I had pasted the papers in the way they were supposed to be cut, I would paste something else in the top of them, so that you couldn't notice they were two papers, so as to see them as one.
Instructions :)!
So, I learned I could mend my mistake. What I would do is that I would grab what I had left of the cut paper, and I would paste it into the one that had turned out too small. I don't know if I'm explaining my self well, so I will draw it :P. Well, the thing is that when I had pasted the papers in the way they were supposed to be cut, I would paste something else in the top of them, so that you couldn't notice they were two papers, so as to see them as one.
Instructions :)!
This is an example of what I'm talking. I make the mistake of cutting this page a little smaller than what it was supposed to be, so I pasted another piece under it and then I covered it with a strip of light blue paper.
Embellishments
Well this is just a little post to talk about some of the embellishments I used and liked. For example, some times I would paste in my scrapbook page a paper cut in a butterfly shape, and what I did with them was to fold the paper where the wings of the butterfly started, and it gave a really cool effect.
Another thing is that I really liked mounting tape! You can use it for little embellishments, for example you can cut two hearts, paste one into the other one with mounting tape and then past them together to your scrapbook page again with mounting tape.
The butterfly and the two hearts.
Another thing is that I really liked mounting tape! You can use it for little embellishments, for example you can cut two hearts, paste one into the other one with mounting tape and then past them together to your scrapbook page again with mounting tape.
The butterfly and the two hearts.
Plan your page
sAnother important thing I discovered (well I guess many of you already know it, but I'm a newbie so everything is new for me) is that to plan your page before making it is something really useful. It happened to me some times that I had imagine a really cool page but when I started making it I forgot some details about it.
The next thing I did was to draw the pages I would imagine. It was so much easier then, because I could just take a look at the paper and follow it exactly as it was originally. The other thing that was really useful was to "try" the plan I had for the page. What I mean is that before pasting everything I would put everything on the page (as it was planed) but without pasting it, and so if it didn't looked as nice as I had imagine I would just move everything until I liked it.
The next thing I did was to draw the pages I would imagine. It was so much easier then, because I could just take a look at the paper and follow it exactly as it was originally. The other thing that was really useful was to "try" the plan I had for the page. What I mean is that before pasting everything I would put everything on the page (as it was planed) but without pasting it, and so if it didn't looked as nice as I had imagine I would just move everything until I liked it.
There you can see how I tried my page plan. I first put the pictures (with out pasting them) to see if I like how they looked, then again with out pasting anything I put the papers and embellishment to see if I liked them too. Then you can see the final result of the page, when everything is pasted and finished.
Space is important!!!
Ok so know I'm gonna talk about scrapbooking :). I already talk of materials and how many and important they are. But another important thins about them is that you need a really big space for them!
I'll tell you my experience. At first, when I was doing my first scrapbook pages I would work on my room's desktop, which is really tiny; and had my notebook in it when I was working, so the space I had to work was like a joke. I had everything scattered in my little desktop, and many things would end up in the floor, some other ones in my bed, and I always had to make a mayor mess when I was looking for something that had disappeared in the jungle of my room.
One day I got really tired of that mess, and so I decided to go to work to the dinning room. It was so much nicer! I covered it with an old tablecloth, but you can use anything, just make sure that whatever you are it's gonna cover the desk completely.
Also, what was really useful to me was that I used the dinning room to work but I also had another table in which I left all my materials in a tidy way so that I would find them as quick as I needed them. I had one big desk to work an another one for the materials. It's really comfortable, pleas try it (and don't use the desktop of your room if is as tiny as mine!).
There you can see the table I'm using to keep my materials. I group them by the kind of material.
I'll tell you my experience. At first, when I was doing my first scrapbook pages I would work on my room's desktop, which is really tiny; and had my notebook in it when I was working, so the space I had to work was like a joke. I had everything scattered in my little desktop, and many things would end up in the floor, some other ones in my bed, and I always had to make a mayor mess when I was looking for something that had disappeared in the jungle of my room.
One day I got really tired of that mess, and so I decided to go to work to the dinning room. It was so much nicer! I covered it with an old tablecloth, but you can use anything, just make sure that whatever you are it's gonna cover the desk completely.
Also, what was really useful to me was that I used the dinning room to work but I also had another table in which I left all my materials in a tidy way so that I would find them as quick as I needed them. I had one big desk to work an another one for the materials. It's really comfortable, pleas try it (and don't use the desktop of your room if is as tiny as mine!).
There you can see the table I'm using to keep my materials. I group them by the kind of material.
Successfull surprise!
Well, as you can see, June 25th passed some days ago :). It was my anniversary (first year, yeay!!) and my boyfriend really liked the scrapbook I gave him! I know I haven't upload any image of it yet (I'm sorry!!!), but I promise I will! He has it now, but I must finish some little details, and so when he hands it back to me I will take some pictures so that you can see it!
At least I can describe it to you :). Well, it's a 20 pages scrapbook (two-side pages, so they are like 40 in total!), and each page is really unique, they are all different from one to another. I used a ring binder, and the idea was to cover it with something so that I would like nicer, but as I had to make so many pages I didn't have enough time for that :(.
I'm really exited about it, I really want to show it to you!!! I will as soon as possible!
I have some images of somethings of the scrapbook that I will show you in the next post (I haven't been writing since a lot time because I've been like so busy! You can't imagine how stressful can be a 17 year old girl's life!).
At least I can describe it to you :). Well, it's a 20 pages scrapbook (two-side pages, so they are like 40 in total!), and each page is really unique, they are all different from one to another. I used a ring binder, and the idea was to cover it with something so that I would like nicer, but as I had to make so many pages I didn't have enough time for that :(.
I'm really exited about it, I really want to show it to you!!! I will as soon as possible!
I have some images of somethings of the scrapbook that I will show you in the next post (I haven't been writing since a lot time because I've been like so busy! You can't imagine how stressful can be a 17 year old girl's life!).
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