Fiskars Craft

Flash back demonstration in Bairnsdale Spotlight

One of my favourite stores to demonstrate in over the past 10 years has been in Spotlight Bairnsdale......over the years I have grown to know the lovely staff and whenever I have done a Fiskars Demonstration the staff have been very appreciative......here's a little trip down memory lane.......having attended several Spotlight Christmas VIP Nights in this store. This was in 2011.....

What a fun day in Spotlight Bairnsdale today

 

What a fabulous day I have had in Spotlight Bairnsdale today ......paper crafting up a storm with the kids and parents alike........the kids had their faces painted and then came and created a Butterfly or a Gift Card with me.......they loved it and so did I!

 

We made Christmas Butterflies to attach to cards or the kids could wear them ...which many chose to do......I was very impressed with the great turn out today.....and it was lovely to see parents encouraging their kids to craft....thank you all for a wonderful fun day!!

    

Kate and Rachael loved creating their own cards .... the kids found the Fiskars Squeeze Punches so easy to use.....

Store Manager Kelly's daughter...Gemma...did a fantastic job of the Kids Face Painting along with her friend.........I really love how all the Spotlight Staff in Bairnsdale get into the Christmas Spirit....

Thank you to the three ladies who came in especially to ask how to use the Ultra Shape Express Shapecutter......all managing to use it with ease after a little play .....well done! ...guess what Template that just had to have .......after using the USE on the butterlfy template they had to have it...must admit it is one of my favourites!

 
 It was lovely to be able to see the kids playing with the Fiskars Tools and then being able to assist parents to purchase.....I am looking forward to returning home tomorrow after being away from home for over a week......

xoxo

Lyn Dwyer

 

........gosh these were great days.......and to think that I have been doing demos for 10 years....8/9 in this store in East Gippsland....I remember my first demo there when I was given a card table to demo the Fiskars Eyelet Setter Punches......LOL! Can you imagine trying to punch on this.....LOL! I just laughed and tried improvising by using the floor and a  small wooden board that I always carry in my trolley.....OMG...they were fun days......he,he.

My oh my......how things have changed......this store now have great demo tables and they also provide table cloths and chairs......Coral and the craft team do a great job in Bairnsdale Spotlight.

another way to RECYCLE those Christmas Cards

I found this great video whilst surfing the net and thought it was fabulous for recycling those Cards ......

I love that she uses the Fiskars Ultra Shape Cutter and template to make her circles............if you have a 2" Fiskars Lever or Squeeze Circle Punch you could do the same thing..................

xoxo

Lyn

 

Recycle those CHRISTMAS CARDS.....here's how

ok.....so we all end up with Christmas Cards and if you are like me it's hard to just throw them out....so DON'T.......RECYCLE them...as I have done.

We received some gorgeous Handmade Cards this Christmas so I have decided to re-purpose these.....by just cutting off the top part of the card and attaching this to a new sheet of cardstock....

So I got out my trusty Fiskars Trimmer and started trimming......and here's the re-purposed card that came originally from Tamara...thanks Tam....

Here's another handmade  card that I received from Tracy

...and I turned this into a re=purposed card in readiness for Christmas 2013.

I really loved how Tracy created this Christmas Tree....so now I'm spreading the love a little further next Season.....it's a bit like the gift that keeps gifting.....................

Now with the COMMERCIAL CARDS that we received.....I have decided to make little GIFT BOXES......I just sorted through the ones we received today.....

I started with the Square Santa Card........thought this would make a cute little Gift Box.................

Firstly I got out my Fiskars Trimmer and used both the trimming blade and the scoring blade...................I also used my Fiskars Microtip Scissors and Circle Hand Punch and 3 in 1 Corner Punch on the Tag

So now I have another Christmas Gift Box suitable to hold a Voucher/Gift Card....maybe some soaps,perfume,sweets,etc....

All made from a Christmas Card......for further HOW TO instructions on creating the little box......you can view my Video here

I hope I have inspired some of you to have a go at recycling your Christmas Cards......and keep spreading that love of GIVING......don't throw your cards in the bin.....re-cycle....re-purpose....and have fun !

xoxo

Lyn Dwyer

 

 

What to do with those CHRISTMAS CARDS

Are you wondering what you can do with your Christmas Cards as you are pulling them all down?

Want to know what I'm doing with mine?

Pop back in here tomorrow......

xoxo

Lyn

* & from us 2 - Merry Fiskmas !

ooops .....we're here too

just a lil' late as per usual ;)

We would all like to wish you all a very
happy Christmas and all the very best for the coming year.
Looking forward to more adventures here on the blog if we are allowed ;)

D1 & D2
and
Robyn & Debbie 

Some snowman fun

We have a few gift cards on our Christmas list this year and I thought I would add a little giggle to their gift with one of these ...

They are quick and easy to make too.  There are LOTS of fun tic tac projects out there in cyberland, here is the link to the one that I used.  I modified the images so that you can print them on 6x4 paper (cut down cardstock to size) - here is the snowman (image is the perfect size for the medium Round 'n Round 1" circle squeeze punch) and the poem.  I used the standard Tic Tac pack and cut my cover to be 4 5/8" x 3", with the spine scored at 2" and 2 5/8".
 
Start by cutting and embossing the cover.  I have used my Fiskars ScrapBoss (Winter Wonderland stencil), Fiskars Mini ShapeBoss (Noel stencil) and Fiskars Texture Plate (Snowflakes) with my Fiskars Texture Tool and Fiskars Embossing Stylus.

Print off and colour the images, punch out the snowman using your small Fiskars Round 'n Round squeeze punch then mat - I used the large Fiskars Seal of Approval squeeze punch - this scalloped circle is the perfect fit!!!  Cut out the poem and mat.

I adhered the ribbon (18") to the centre line of the cover using double-sided tape then foam dotted the snowman on top for a bit of added dimension.

Here is a close up of one of the covers, where I have sanded the embossing to reveal the white snowflakes

Here is a close up of the inside, so that you can see the fun poem.  The Tic Tac pack is adhered in place with a dob of Helmar 450 Quick Dry but you could use a glue dot instead.


WISHING YOU ALL A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
Tracy :)

Need some last minute tags?

Luckily you can rely on your Fiskars Mini ShapeBoss to help!!!

The great thing about hand embossing with your Mini ShapeBoss is that you can pick and choose the images you want to emboss and put them exactly where you want them to be on your project.



For my Christmas tags I hand embossed some Core'dinations Black Magic cardstock and sanded the embossed edges to expose the green core underneath, then added some red ribbon, red rhinestones and Stardust Stickles to bling them up a bit.  Two completely different tags made using the same Happy Holidays stencil.

Have fun with your last minute Crafty Christmas Preparations,
Tracy :)

PS - if you are looking for this fun embossing system, I know my local Spotlight store has both the Mini Scrapboss and the ShapeBoss and it is sure to be available at your local scrapbook / craft store too.

*** Merry FISKMAS from us all ***

             

We'd like to thank you all for dropping by this year and leaving comments or having a go at the Challenges each Month.....we love that you guys interact with us all  sharing ideas and providing feedback.

         We'll be back in 2013 with more fun and games and lots of crafty inspiration!

                              Merry Christmas EVERYONE!

                                             

gift box with card notelets and tags.... tutorial

Hi all, here is a tutorial on how to make this....

Very quick and non expensive.

here is the video for you...
 

Thanks so much for watching. All the best for this Christmas.

Fiskars tools used in this post...

happy crafting!

Debbie B
Artycrafty.wordpress.com

Christmas Table Centre Piece Video

Well it's that time of the year when I make my Christmas Table Centrepiece....here's a little HOW TO

Video I did last Christmas....it might inspire you to get creative on your table this year.

 

I'm working on my one for this year over the next few days....will share soon. I always love to make these and they really add to the table setting.....but once we sit down to eat.....I have to remove it to fit everything else on the table.....LOL!

                             Make sure you turn your sound UP!!

XOXO

Lyn Dwyer