Hi all
Here is an idea for a mothers day card.... (Mothers day NZ and Aussy - 12 May)
The torquise flowers are hand made by me with fiskars tools: scissors, embossing stylus.
I drew on the leaves with a copic marker brush end.
Fiskars tools used:
Thanks for dropping by!
Debbie B
Artycrafty.wordpress.com
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I have loved doing the occasional demonstrations at various places and shops over the last 5 years... Here is one..
Hi all.
This morning I spent some time with some really wonderful ladies in a crafty session.
I set up the tables in groups of 4 as there where four projects.
Two greeting cards, a magnetic book mark and a goodie bag.
Only about 4 out of the 16 ladies had crafted or got a craft stash at home. So alot of very new crafty "recuits"!!! yipee!!!
Here are the ladies in action....
(all photos posted with permission - and most taken with my cell phone)
Above - boarder punch fun and yes I let them use my Fiskateer scissors. Privillaged ladies!
above: Everywhere punch action
using squeeze and lever punches
more boarder punch use
Fiskars nicely donated some prizes!
four lever punches: delecate butterfly, circles corner punch, tree, flower.
I wrapped them up like this...
one prize winner, hard creating.
This prize winner lept and said a great yipee!!!! when she won her tree lever punch.
Over all it was a very successful time.
We all wanted to create for longer but alas time had run out and other things for the day had to be done.
Thank you so much Fiskars and Bruce Underwood for helping me get the prizes together. There are 4 very happy ladies in Christchurch.
***shhh but I'm sure some left to rush off to Wharehouse Stationery, Papanui to buy some punches etc. There were a lot of questions about where to get the Everywhere punch, and lever punches and what the cost of them where.
Here are the project sheets if you too want to make the above projects...
Download GreetingCard
Happy Crafting!
Debbie Buckland
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I have loved sewing dolls and using Fiskars sewing tools as well. This is one of my fave posts...
Hi all - a bit of a creative diarrhea here.
And a confession: I'm obsessed with dolls at present. And Alice in wonderland... I blame Lynne Phelps over at the Altered Alice blog for putting out yet another great inspirational Challenge. But I did have to share this with our FiskarsCraft readers too.... Go here to see my other dolls.
This month we were to include a tea cup or tea pot.
Here is Alice from Tim Burtons alice in wonderland....
Here is my Alice....
Yes she is Alice.... I know Alice - I know him anywhere! I know him anywhere....
With this face and these eyes I think its evidence enough to say she has spent too long with the Mad Hatter. What is in that tea? What was in that upelkuchen or that Drink me drink?
Eyes made with polymer clay. I Asked the Fiskateers what colour I should do her eyes and Bronwyn mentioned the above colours and that really struck the right cord with me and this doll. Thanks Bronwyn.
Cheeks are coloured with stampin up stamp pad regal rose and sponged on.
I hand stitched her hair, the black buttons and the neckline of the dress.
I used Fiskars New Titanium rotary cutter for cutting out the dress and tea cup.
Here is what the Titanium rotary cutter looks like...
Its really easy to use. Once more you can swap the blade over to the other side for left handers. AND if you do alot of cutting for your quilts and other fabric endevours this is a relaxing tool to handle and hand cramping is not an issue with all that cutting as this handle is so relaxing to grip. The blade is also titanium so it will stay sharper for longer.... ******a little birdy tells me that Fiskars are thinking Titanium for blades! Can't wait for that to happen!***** This rotary cutter will be in Spotlight stores soon so keep an eye out......
ok on with alice....
Hand stitched her hem line of the dress, boots and boot details. Some of the boots where constructed with Helmar premium glue and fabric stiffeners (iron on and extra thick for the soles).
I hand stitched the fingerless gloves and some of the tea cup/saucer.
This also has extra thick fabric stiffener in it to hold its shape. Man Teacups are rather fiddly to make!
Thanks so much for looking through the looking glass with me.
Other Fiskars tools used....
No 8. Heidi Grace limited edition scissors.
and the micro tip scissors for trimming threads.
12 in 1 sewing tool for stuffing, turning in the right way and stitch ripping (mistakes were made/corrected).
My hubby wants me to make tweedle dee and tweedle dum... I'm not sure about that.
I know my next obsession though is to make another quilted road mat for my son in the form of "Radiator Springs" (think Cars the movie). The Titanium Rotary cutter will be rather handy for all the cutting for that project.
Till next time.........
have a creative day!
Debbie Buckland
visit my blog: heaps of crafty ideas and tutorials there.
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The one thing I have loved doing is discovering new uses for my Fiskars tools.... Just like making x-stitch patterns with the USE shapetemplates.
I have been an avid cross stitcher since I was taught by my mum at the age of about 7-8 years old.
I think I started off with kits and now I put pictures through a cross stitch program called PC stitch and also design my own in that program.
The most fun thing is though - is passing on that skill to the next generation.
My daughter mentioned that she wanted to do some cross stitch too. So I went to the shop looked at kits and thought that I had all the threads and aida cloth at home so all I needed to get was a hoop for her.
So what does Fiskars got to do with Cross stitch?
Instead of going to the cross stitch program and chart approach for my daughter...
I decided to do the picture direct on the aida cloth approach instead.
First I asked her if she wanted a flower or a butterfly. She chose butterfly.
So I got out the Fiskars butterfly-2 shape template.
Next put your template onto the aida cloth (I used 14 count as that is what I had on hand) and draw the shape onto the cloth with a pen.
You build your butterfly until you get your desired picture.
Next the colours were chosen.... and the cloth put in the new hoop (pink of course what other colour is there for a 7 year old girl).
She is so good.... Fiskars colours are there..... Orange and bright green. Awesome!
Next - so she knows where to put what colour we got out the maker pens and coloured in the spots where she wanted the colours.
All there is left, is to start stitching. I'll keep you posted on the progress.
So far its one on one very slow coaching on how to form the crosses with the thread.
My daughter is getting there and is nearly finished the head already in just 2 hours. She is a trouper and is putting up with me saying.... "not quite.... I'll unpick this and you can do it again."
Hope you too can start stitching your own designed cross stitches with Fiskars templates.
If you are a true beginner have a look at this link it shows you the basics on how to do cross stitching.
Learn To Cross-Stitch
Thanks for dropping by!
My daughter is still working on it today but hey I haven't done my work in progress for about 6 months! LOL thats the fun of x-stitch pick it up do heaps then put it down and pick it up at a later date.
Debbie Buckland
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There still seams to be alot of girly stuff out there at the moment but here is a flashback of one of the favourite layouts I did of my son....
Still on the boy theme here is something that most boys like.... and girls if Johnny Depp is involved. lol
A pirate layout.
My version of the above layout:
I used Fluer-de-lis lever punch, Ultra shape express and letter 1 templates with Fiskars cutting mat and last but not least the fiskars L circle squeeze punch.
after punching out the circle coins I tried embossing them with the embossing stylus. But they didn't come out too clear so I decided to make them all cracked ie: screwed them up.
I also sanded the edges of the photo and brown inked the scratches.
Thanks for looking.
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One of my favourite tools of Fiskars is the Ultra Shape express and the templates that come with it. So versitile!
Debbie Buckland
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Hi all
Here is a new post for you....
I'm still on the gift package rampage for the ladies at my church group.
This time around I have been altering a teabag box into a greeting card holder....
The Fiskars Surecut trimmer made this job fast and easy...
I also used the "leaf it to me" squeeze punch and the Interchangeable punch with the cartridge called "Lacy doubles"
Love making these type of things.
There are heaps more ideas and dozens of Tutorials on my personal blog.
Thanks for dropping by! Debbie Buckland
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Hi all here is another flash back easter goodie for you from an old blog post....
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Hello - todays sketch is for a card. Easter (18 - 25th April) is coming up very fast and could be handy for those St. Patricks day (17 March) cards too....
Here is my sample:
I used:
If you do a layout using this sketch we would love to see it.
email us: [email protected]
Thanks for dropping by!
Debbie Buckland
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Hi all -
the other day I was going through the past posts and saw this post.... and decided to share it with you again so that you have some Flash Back past inspiration from the blog...
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I love giving my neighbours gifts so this Easter is no exception!
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Hi All
so sad to see this whole blog go.
its been a big part of my life close to when it started and for the last 5 years I've had the privilage of posting here.
But life and times change.
DO NOT dispair!
did you know I have well over 100 tutorials listed on my personal blog?
Weekly inspiration.
Crafting galore!
and Fiskars goodness is footprinted all over it?
If you are looking for Fiskars and local NZ crafting goodness you are most welcome to hop on over to my personal blog. I also link to other NZ/Aussy sites from time to time as well so you can know other NZ and Aussy blog crafters.
My blog?
Artycrafty.wordpress.com
I'd love to see you there.
Debbie B
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Hi all
on Saturday 2nd and 3rd the Chinese Lantern Festival was on in Christchurch, Hagley park. It was simply amaizing!
Here is the link to my online photo album of the event:
Click here.
and of course I've been making some lanterns just to celebrate in our own tiny way here at home.....
I used the Journalling shape template for these lamps.
This is the oval type shape cut three times- i attached a brad at the bottom and weaved the ribbon through the top holes which I made with the 1/8" circle hand punch:
This one was cut out twice using the "top note" type journalling and bent in the middle and glued at the sides.
This one is the Rectangle type shape. Glued at the sides and hole punched at the top.
so now we have our own little string of small lanterns for decorating our home for Chinese new year.
No fancy hand painting needed just Fiskars tools and scrapbook paper. ;)
Fiskars tools used in this post:
Thanks for dropping by
:)
Debbie B
Artycrafty.wordpress.com
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