tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23548211242374623552024-03-18T03:09:56.170-10:00Lynn's Craft BlogLynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09793598795744548569noreply@blogger.comBlogger1689125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2354821124237462355.post-29480136706930607842024-03-15T08:30:00.088-10:002024-03-15T08:30:00.138-10:00Doggie Thank You CardsWhen I receive a handmade card, I always save it for further inspection and inspiration. If a get a store bought greeting card, I sometimes recycle it by simply cutting off the top and adhering it to a card blank. Sometimes a particularly cute card will inspire my creativity. Recently a dear friend sent me a birthday card with 16 charming birthday doggies on the front. I decided to Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09793598795744548569noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2354821124237462355.post-51901023076388741942024-03-11T09:00:00.001-10:002024-03-11T09:00:00.237-10:00Happy Easter Confetti CardI just love the cute Doodlebug Designs images in the Hippity Hoppity stamp set with matching dies. They are so sweet and easy to color too! It was a snap to make this full front confetti card by using a Heiko cello self sealing bag (50 count package sold at HM Ben Franklin Crafts). I simply placed the Easter egg printed card stock in the cello bag and added confetti before Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09793598795744548569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2354821124237462355.post-67570536168128812024-03-07T09:00:00.000-10:002024-03-07T09:00:00.130-10:00Easter Greetings Chicks CardI purchased the Easter chicks Ai (Art Impressions) stamp set awhile ago and I've used it often because I think the chicks are adorable and have cute accessories. This card was started with the Easter egg background paper found in a pad from Simple Stories. Next, I stamped the images, colored them and cut them out before attaching the hats and ears onto the chicks. The purple Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09793598795744548569noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2354821124237462355.post-85640126319232600532024-03-03T08:30:00.177-10:002024-03-03T08:30:00.126-10:00Girl's Day Treat BoxThose of you who have visited this blog site before may have noticed that I am a big supporter of recycled craft projects. This Girl's Day Treat Box has a Big Island Candies Xmas box as its base. The box was very sturdy but very Christmasy so I decided I first needed to cover it. Because when the box was unassembled there was only one flap that was glued down, it was easy to Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09793598795744548569noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2354821124237462355.post-78149694150468263582024-02-26T09:00:00.099-10:002024-02-26T09:00:00.143-10:00Rub-On Foil Wedding CardI was experimenting with the new product, 'Lucky Money Envelopes' that I discovered at HM Ben Franklin Crafts. This set of foil, envelopes, and rub-on images features wedding themed words and pictures. I thought that the Whimsy Stamps' Enchanted Kingdom' scenery card stock panels would make a charming background for this wedding card.As with the previous birthday card, I simply Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09793598795744548569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2354821124237462355.post-11042833781263228882024-02-22T08:30:00.000-10:002024-02-22T08:30:00.128-10:00Panda Bears' Birthday Card with Rub-On Gold DetailsI was intrigued by the new product being sold at HM Ben Franklin Crafts, Lucky Money Envelope. If you follow my blog, you know that I am a big fan of adding foiled accents to my papercrafts, so when I spied the Lucky Money Envelopes at HM BFC, I knew I had to give it a try. While I am not likely to pass out red lucky money envelopes, I did like the gold images and words of the birthday and Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09793598795744548569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2354821124237462355.post-49073637270719066072024-02-18T09:00:00.122-10:002024-02-18T09:00:00.252-10:00Quick Ladybug CardsIt is so easy to make these ladybug cards using the Echo Park 6x6 paper pad, ephemera pack, and stamp set that I purchased at HM Ben Franklin Crafts. The papers are two sided so the insides of these cards are pretty, too. I simply folded the 6x6 sheets in half and the card blank was formed.The ephemera word cards are perfectly sized to simply adhere to each card. The sayings on Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09793598795744548569noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2354821124237462355.post-30228169646479640252024-02-14T08:30:00.128-10:002024-02-14T08:30:00.243-10:00Last-Minute Last Valentine CardI prepare my blog posts about a month in advance, so by the time you read this post I will have returned from my trip to the Tucson Rock and Gen Show (more about that in later posts). While tidying up my crafting space before the trip, I came across some bits and pieces of Valentine items that were just too good to throw away. One pretty piece was the foiled word heart (made with Trinity Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09793598795744548569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2354821124237462355.post-26285481366704731722024-02-11T08:30:00.117-10:002024-02-11T08:30:00.137-10:00Valentine Hugs CardsI love the Hero Arts Hot Foil plate used on these cards and could endlessly apply foil hearts to countless pieces of card stocks. The little foiled hearts make even plain card stock look instantly cute. It was super easy to die cut the 'hugs' script (Lawn Fawn) from gold foil and glue it to the red card stock decorated with the tiny foil hearts. I used a piece of Doodlebug printed Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09793598795744548569noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2354821124237462355.post-43235343635994460732024-02-07T08:30:00.089-10:002024-02-07T08:30:00.132-10:00Valentine Conversation Hearts EarringsI purchased these plastic conversation heart candies (with hanging loops) on Etsy to make into some fun jewelry. There are lots of other heart choices on Etsy including some pretty clear rainbow ones. You could also make your own from Hearty or polymer clay. I think you could even resin over some real conversation heart candies. Anyway, I used 22 gauge soft sterling silver round wire. Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09793598795744548569noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2354821124237462355.post-68747710836646547552024-02-03T09:00:00.119-10:002024-02-03T09:00:00.125-10:00 Valentine Floating Mouse CardThis card began with a piece of card stock that was used to test some NUVO shimmering metallic sprays. The sprays produce a fine mist of color (not the flecks that you get with flicking the bristles of a paint brush) which is quite lovely. I adhered the sprayed card to a card blank that I made from a leftover piece of printed card stock. Because I thought that the small balloon Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09793598795744548569noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2354821124237462355.post-63826618831395131002024-01-30T08:30:00.120-10:002024-01-30T08:30:00.134-10:00Lucky Birthday CardI know that this is an unusual birthday card, but it is for someone (my husband)who is very lucky and skilled at game machines, the kind with a grab claw. I guess you might say that winning prizes from claw machines is his 'super power'. LOL! It was easy to construct this shaker card because the window is a simple rectangle. I just cut out the opening and glued a piece of Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09793598795744548569noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2354821124237462355.post-37318996215843538942024-01-26T20:30:00.147-10:002024-01-26T20:30:00.132-10:00Valentine Treat BoxesI'm one of those crafters who looks at empty food boxes and wonders how they can be repurposed. Usually, I just cover the boxes with printed paper or card stock, but when I noticed that the Diamond Bakery cookie box was actually made from just one folded piece of card stock, I wondered if I could reproduce the whole box from 12x12 card stock. I carefully took apart the box and laid itLynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09793598795744548569noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2354821124237462355.post-21458132374555012822024-01-22T09:00:00.092-10:002024-01-22T09:00:00.139-10:00Valentine Porcupine Shaker CardI just couldn't resist the new Lawn Fawn porcupine Valentine stamp and die sets. They are adorable and come with some clever puns (which I plan to use on the inside of this card). I decided to make a full front shaker card using a piece of conversation hearts printed card stock, a Heiko sealable cello bag, and some sparkly and colorful heart confetti. HM Ben Franklin Crafts has an Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09793598795744548569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2354821124237462355.post-1794909011534959842024-01-18T09:00:00.107-10:002024-01-18T09:00:00.130-10:00Valentine Heart PouchesIt's fun to make Valentine treat pouches with the Lawn Fawn dies. You just have to die cut two pieces, fold them, and assemble them with double sided Heiko tape. The LF die even cuts out the holes for the twine. For these pouches, I purchased a Doodlebug 12x12 Valentine design card stock pack that included some lovely printed and glitter sheets including some cute stickers.For Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09793598795744548569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2354821124237462355.post-23812928427454062712024-01-14T08:30:00.078-10:002024-01-14T08:30:00.132-10:00Strawberry Shaker Birthday CardI bought the Lawn Fawn strawberry frame because I wanted to use it to make a strawberry shaker element. I'm not sure what the frame was supposed to be used for...perhaps it goes with one of the other LF stamp sets. Anyway, I cut two red sheet foam strawberry frames and one red card stock one. I glued (Beacon 3 in 1 Fabri-Tac) some clear acetate behind the card stock frame and Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09793598795744548569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2354821124237462355.post-48668014965000500242024-01-10T08:30:00.117-10:002024-01-10T08:30:00.123-10:00Year of the DragonHappy New Year 2023! It's the Year of the Dragon! According to the Chinese Lunar Calendar, the year of the dragon occurs every twelve years. Because I was born in the year of the dragon, I am very excited to welcome in this year. Of course I felt obligated to make a special calendar to commemorate MY special year. I started with a square rounded corner coaster purchased from Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09793598795744548569noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2354821124237462355.post-33956960098871178262024-01-06T09:00:00.122-10:002024-01-06T09:00:00.147-10:00Soapmaking 101Soapmaking is unbelievably easy. All you really need is the soap base, a glass mixing bowl, some molds, and a microwave oven. It's really fun to experiment with colors and scents. All the supplies are available at HM Ben Franklin Crafts. First you cut up the block of soap base. You'll need about four 1-1/2" blocks of soap per bar (average size) you plan to make. Put the Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09793598795744548569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2354821124237462355.post-30544190071982574032024-01-02T08:30:00.119-10:002024-01-02T08:30:00.125-10:00Snow Globe OrnamentsYes, I know that I should have made and blogged these snow globe ornaments before Xmas but I only purchased the Lawn Fawn stamp and die sets recently. I had a light bulb moment when I found the Flat Fillable Ornaments at HM Ben Franklin Crafts. It was a no brainer that I had to combine the stamped images with the fillable ornaments.I traced the ornament onto some two sided Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09793598795744548569noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2354821124237462355.post-88443376597736042262023-12-29T09:00:00.000-10:002023-12-29T09:00:00.126-10:00Wide Ribbon Tags for Next XmasOkay, Xmas is over but before you put away the gift wrapping supplies, why not make some tags from your leftover wide ribbons? It's so easy to use the i-Crafter dies to die cut tags and embellish them with 2-1/2 "wide Xmas ribbon.I think this Xmas birds tag is really successful because it looks almost like a miniature painting. I love the woven texture of the ribbon which makes it Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09793598795744548569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2354821124237462355.post-7805231556349891162023-12-25T08:30:00.012-10:002023-12-25T08:30:00.126-10:00Recycled Xmas Cookie TinWe finished eating the cookies from this tin last Christmas but I couldn't bear to toss out the empty tin so it stayed in my craft room for a whole year! Finally, it is time for Xmas cookie baking and so of course I need to make cookie containers. It was super easy to adhere a printed card stock paper to the tin. The only problem was that the circumference of the tin was a Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09793598795744548569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2354821124237462355.post-84291601239683388542023-12-21T09:00:00.000-10:002023-12-21T09:00:00.142-10:00Stencil Paste Decorated Xmas Gift BagAfter practicing with the Opal Polish stencil cream (available at HM Ben Franklin Crafts) on some tags, I thought it would be time to try it out on a Lawn Fawn three layer stencil. I tried stenciling directly on the bag but that was a big mistake because the bag was too lumpy. Undaunted, I decided to apply the stencil cream onto a printed striped card stock paper. This worked Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09793598795744548569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2354821124237462355.post-23379010612102152242023-12-17T08:30:00.079-10:002023-12-17T08:30:00.129-10:00Upcycled Xmas Cookie BagsI love upcycling...saving the planet one bag at a time. One of my favorite bags to repurpose are the Hawaiian Airline snack bags given to passengers on long flights. They have a nice neutral lightly printed surface with great woven handles. I always save these bags because I know they can be recycled into something pretty and useful. These two bags started with a Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09793598795744548569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2354821124237462355.post-40574475435054810712023-12-13T09:00:00.103-10:002023-12-13T09:00:00.130-10:00Snarky Cat Christmas CardsAs promised, here are my Snarky Cat Christmas cards. As soon as I could, I inked up the Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz images and snarky sayings. I stamped them onto marker paper and colored them sparingly with Copic pens. It was simple to color and fussy cut the cats because they are messy images so I didn't need to be too precise. The Whimsy Stamps Tartan 6 x 6 pad Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09793598795744548569noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2354821124237462355.post-46948925839589216002023-12-13T09:00:00.102-10:002023-12-13T09:00:00.130-10:00Stenciled Xmas Tags These tags started as test swatches for stencil cream (Opal Polish), Stickles gel, and Tim Holtz Stampers Anonymous Christmas stencils. I discovered that while the Opal Polish worked well with the stencil it took awhile to dry...and I'm impatient! The stencils also were a bit too small to use on a card so they were best sized for tags. The Stickles gel did not show up well on Lynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09793598795744548569noreply@blogger.com0