Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Baby Project on EC Blog

Hi, it’s Angela Beavers and I want to share a baby themed project with you. My little baby dresser was inspired by a project that Shelly Hickox shared on her blog. I love the little chest she created with a card on top. I decided to create a double stacked dresser which would make a perfect gift for the mother of a new baby. Let me share with you how I created mine.
 
*Before assembling, paint all of the chipboard & wooden feet with white paint.
 
*Cut eight drawers & covers from kraft chipboard and assemble using ECD tape. Apply pattern paper to each of the drawer fronts & sides. Tape four drawers together with two of the openings facing the front & two facing the back. Repeat this for the second set of drawers. Using a crop-a-dile, punch a hole in the drawer front. Add a decorative circle die cut from brown cardstock & place a hitch fastner in the hole for the knob. Do this for all eight drawers.
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*Cut three pieces of chipboard at 6 x 5.50. Center the first set of drawers on top of the chipboard and attach using ECD tape. Attach the second chipboard piece & then the drawers and attach the third piece of chipboard to the top. Lay the dresser on its top and using glossy accents, glue on the wooden feet.
 
*Cut the brown mat for the top at 5.75 x 5.25 and the patterned paper at 5.50 x 5. Attach both using ECD tape. Create a card from white cardstock and die cut the word congratulations using the stand up helper die. Die cut the word a second time from brown cardstock and attached it over the white word to make it “pop”.
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*Attach pattern paper to the card front. The duck was die cut and put on the card front. Use the party hat from Props 2 to create the banners. Die cut alpha letters to spell “B A B Y”. Small holes were punched in the banner and blue twine was strung through and the banner was placed on the card with pop dots.
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*Pattern paper was added to the dresser sides & the back of the card. The card will lie flat or stay popped up when using the stand up helper.
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I had a great time creating this baby dresser and I hope you are inspired to create your own project using a baby theme!
 
Supplies:
 
Elizabeth Craft Design:
 
Other:
Sizzix candy drawer die (discontinued)
8 hitch fastners 
6 sheets Medium Weight Chipboard
4 Wooden legs
White paint
blue jute cord
pattern paper-Echo Park
Cardstock-brown, yellow, white, orange
Glossy Accents
pop dots
Crop-a-dile
 
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Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Sneak Peek - ECD

Just wanted to add a little sneak peek for my post that will be live on the Elizabeth Craft blog April 2!

 Go to EC Designs log for the completed project!

Angela

Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Flower Power Challenge Project With Elizabeth Crafts

Hi it's Angela Beavers here with my challenge project Flower Garden Cutie.  My project was built on an 8x8 wood plank that hangs on the wall.

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*Cut patterned paper to 4 1/2 x 12" and due cut with 961 Tag Die. Die cut the tag again with the lattice overlay die.
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Stamp the flowers with plum ink and the Dahlia Dance stamp.*Distress edges of the tag with coffee ink. Decide placement on the wood plank & tape the tag down and cut off the overhang. *Stamp pink card stock with plum ink and Dahlia Dance stamp. Die cut out 24 flowers with 994 flowers die.IMG_1973
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*Die cut three small and three large flowers from 964 Victorian Flower Die.
Flower Trio:
*Place small flower on top of the large flower slightly off set and place brad in the center. Using a bone folder, shape flower by curling petals to create dimension.
*Distress edges of petals with coffee ink. *Decide placement of leaves, flowers, and pink tulle. Staple to wood plank front.
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Sentiment:
*Stamp in coffee ink the "Let us be Grateful"  stamp on white card stock and distress edges. Attach to a magenta mat and glue onto the wood plank.
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*Crop photo as needed, distress edges with coffee ink and tape to tag.
*Cut one hinge from Kraft card stock. Cut the hinge in half. Using glossy accents, glue hinge to tag edge.
*Hammer 6 brads into the open holes on the hinge.
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Supply List:
*961 Tags & More 8-Lattice
*994 Garden Notes Hydrangea
*962 Hardware 1 Hinges
*964 Victorian Flower Set
*RS005 Let us be Grateful stamp
*8x8 Wood Plank
*Kaisercraft Blue Bay Collection P1735 Sapphire patterned paper
*Cardstock in white, pink, magenta and Kraft
*Graphic 45 Staples-metal brads
*Ranger Archival ink in plum and coffee
*2 Petaloo leaves
*pink tulle
*6 silver brads
*430K  Dahlia Dance rubber stamp by Penny Black
*Glossy Accents
*stapler
* 4x6 photo Tag:

Thursday, March 19, 2015

My First Elizabeth Craft Post!

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Hi! It’s Angela Beavers here and today I want to share this fun and functional waterfall album with you. It’s a great way to share your favorite family photos. 
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To create the album:
  • Cut two chipboard pieces 10” x 5” and one spine 10” x 1”.
  • Cut the spine piece of Come Away with Me paper for the outside of album at 4” x 12”.
  • Cut the second piece of Come Away with Me paper for the outside front and back at 5” x 12”. You will need two pieces.
  • On the backside of the spine piece, use ¼ “ Transparent Double-Sided Adhesive down both 12”sides. Then attach the two outside pieces on both sides of the spine paper.
  • Tape all edges of the chipboard. Remove the tape liner and lay the chipboard spine centered on the backside of the spine paper. Add each chipboard side leaving 1/8” beside the spine.
  • Miter all four corners and tape the edges of the paper and fold it in on the chipboard.
  • Cut an inside spine piece from the Come Away with Me paper 9 ½” x 3”. Cut two inside papers at 9 ½” x 4 ¾”.
  • Tape the back side of the spine paper and cover the chipboard spine. Tape the back of the two side pieces and cover the chipboard on each side.
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To decorate the album front:
  • Cut a piece of brown cardstock 4 ¼” x 7” and using the 960 Tags & More 7 - Vine, cut a decorative edge on each end.
  • Cut a piece of Come Away with Me paper 4 ¼” x 6” and using the Tags & More 7 Vine, cut a decorative edge on each end. Cut 1/8” off each side so the brown cardstock frames the paper.
  • Using the Alpha Caps die, die cut from brown cardstock the word “PHOTOS” and glue onto the mat.
  • To cover the holes from the tag die, glue two dew drops.
  • Fussy cut out from the Come Away with Me paper and add to the bottom of the album.
  • Cut out two Victorian Flower Set 1 from Bronze Shimmer Sheetz and emboss one with the Fleur De Lis embossing folder.
  • From the Come Away with Me paper, die cut one Victorian Overlay Set 1 flower and glue to the shimmer sheetz flower.
  • Cut out a flower center from the die and glitter the center with Chocolate Silk Microfine Glitter. Glue to the flower center and add to the album front.
To decorate the inside of the album:
  • Cut a 4 ¼” x 6 ¼” piece of brown cardstock and die cut using Tags & More 7 - Vine. Tape the sides and bottom and tape it on the left side and tie crème ribbon to the top to create your first pocket.
  • Cut 4 ¼” x 4 ¾” piece from Come Away with Me paper. Trim 1/8” off each side, score at 2 ¾ “from the bottom and fold the top down. Tape both sides and the bottom and attach on top of the brown pocket to create your second decorative pocket. Add Dew Drops to cover the hole and create a design along the scalloped edge.
  • For the pullout tag, cut a 3 ¼” x 7” piece of Come Away with Me paper and die cut using Tags & More 3 - Leaves. Decorate with brown and crème ribbon and a photo.
  • Fussy cut pieces from the paper collection to embellish your pockets.
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The waterfall:
  • Cut 6 brown cardstock pieces 4 ¼” x 6 ¼” and die cut using Tags & More 7-Vine scalloped die. Five of the tags need to measure 6” long and then score each one at 5” from the bottom. Fold on the score lines and tape the back 1” on each tag.
  • Approximately ½ “ from the top, place your first tag. Right under the first tag, lay the next five. The last tag will need to be cut down to about 4 ¼" to be even with the paper that the waterfall is built on. Trim as needed.
  • Using the Come Away with Me paper, you will need eleven mats for each waterfall tag. Cut at 4 ¼” x 4 ¾” and die cut using Tags & More 7- Vine. Trim 1/8” off each side and each one should be 4 ½” long. Place onto front and back of each waterfall and cover the hole using a Dew Drop. Decorate with your favorite photos.
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I hope you enjoy this tutorial and have fun making your own photo album.
SUPPLIES:
Elizabeth Craft Designs:
506 Transparent Double-Sided Adhesive 6 mmOther:
Medium Weight Chipboard 12 x 12 sheet
Dew Drops-The Robin’s Nest
Come Away with Me 12 x 12 sheets from Graphic 45
Cardstock-brown
Crepe ribbon-brown and crème
Glue

Thursday, March 5, 2015

Graphic 45 Fun At CHAOS

Just wanted to share some of the great projects happening at Creative Chaos in Circleville, OH!  Love what they are doing with Graphic 45 Papers!

 The letters are just adorable and so sweet.  Great Housewarming gift !
 Great card ideas and $5 class EVERY week!
 Amazing ideas for gift giving or just for fun.
Graphic 45 really has hit the nail on the head with this paper collection.  So many ways to use it throughout the year!  For more ideas check out the FACEBOOK PAGE!

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