Duct Tape Flower Pen

        Hi everyone! I've resumed my crafting life with the duct taping system. It's actually become a big habit for me. However, my homework system  hasn't lately been the best, and staying up late for those art projects take me away for my blogging life. However, recently, during one of my everwasting after school hours, I was given the opportunity to make a flower pen. The steps are incredibly simple, and I roughly made one on my first try... /Here's a picture for your eye intrests:

 The truth of the mechanics are actually very simple. All you do is take the designs of duct tape you want, a pen, and a few minutes of your time.
         To begin, take 5 strips of 3" taape from each material. ( divide if you choose to use only on or two types of duct tape) Then, stick it on a flat non stick surface. Then, horizantily, flod each piece to form a triangle at the top. ( Similar to folding an air plane) Continue until you are done. Then wrap one of your smallest pieces around on your pen. Repeat this step. With a bigger piece, repeat this step again, however, this time, leave a little sace to stick your finger in to gve the illusion of a blooming rose.
          Thanks for reading, have a nice day and once again, pllease comment!
         

Comment!

Hi everyone! I've just recieved a crafting spark, and  need some  inspiration. Please comment underneath this post about what you would like for me to craft. You can also send me pictures and scraps of inspration! Keep on carfting....Bye!

Silhouette Portrait Picture Perfect Cuts

Cutting mat in place...                                                  Cutting...

Removing cuts.

Results

Silhouette of image....

Paper Designs

So adorable!

Words impower me!

Home sweet home!

 Love this design!!! Super cute, and blue can be used for almost anything!

 Repeated bird design and color is super cool and stylish on almost any homey theme!

 Ahhh! Hearts! Patterns are great on a plain face of any lightish color!

 LOVE THIS ONE! Black and white is just so practical! Great on almost all plain white faces with some blue flowers pinned on surface!

 Words! They are not quite legible, but are  really fun to use along with a bunch of different themes!

Lightish oceans... What a calming page!

All of these designs are super cool. A bit pricey, but perfect for the crafting girl! Can be found at WalMart and Michael's.

Offray Ribbon

OMG! I love ribbon. There's so much, so useful, and so fun! I use ribbon in almost all of my projects! This is MAINLY because of the cool reality effect it has on everything! Brown is a really vivid color, and goes great with almost everything. If it's too big, I sometimes fold it, but otherwise... It's perfect. Ribbon is also great for making bows, a perfect touch up to gifts, card, and hair accessories.

Same  goes for blue. Brown and blue really go together, and can make super cool flowers and patterns for anything! These sell at WalMart for about a $1 each.

Silhouette Portrait!

          !!!!!!!! The Silhouette Portrait finally arrived! Oh yeah... Sorry about not posting on the days listed, I have a computer problem at the moment. I'm typing with a temporary device--on the Thursday I was not supposed to!!!! This device doesn't have the correct video cam., and that's what I need to post a video. Also, the Internet device I'm using is not allowed to be downloaded on. I'll try to post a video on the PORTRAIT ASAP. Once again, please comment!

Make note. The Silhouette Portrait.....

• Cuts precisely
• With multiple fonts
• Requires a computer to control
• Can be ordered at www.silhouetteamerica.com
• Comes with a free cutting mat and blade
• Must be downloaded
• 200$
• Under 5 lb.
• Ships in 2 weeks
• Connects with a wire
• Can be used with a laptop
• Requires 0 fonts
• Cuts 8-11"
• Cuts about 1/4" at the smallest
• Blade is completely harmless and takes long to dull
• Sold on Amazon...Offer ends soon
• 1 year warranty
• Good feed back
• Will hopefully posted on a video soon
• Cuts wood, fabric, card stock, paper, vinyl, and etc.
• Has shape cuts for 99 cents
• Comes with free 10$ gift card
• Has most likely unregistered websites selling free shape downloads

For more info, please comment!   
Feel

HandMade Father's Day Card

"Father's day could never be as big, as a mini, hand made, hand cut, Google copied, hand drawn, Father's Day Card."
 I for one, agree.
This card was completely hand-made, the brown and blue paper was construction paper, while the multi-colored ribbon was hand-cut with paper from 5$ Bok ScrabBooks, and white, printing paper. The font was one I snapped of on www.scrapbook.com and copied at my desk from my camera phone. Yep, completely hand-drawn and cut. The way I cut it was really what surprised me. The font on my phone looked practically identical, although because of the thinness, the curve on the a  became slanted. I finally gathered to the courage to order a Silhouette, so that will no longer be a problem. I'll release a craft video on using it ASAP. For those not familiar with this device, it's a perfect cutting, printing paper friendly, non ink requiring machine that's 180$ with the advertised Promo Code on one of my posts. Crossing my fingers for it to come!!!!!!!
P.S Pretty much every Wed. and Fri. , I'll be posting, sometimes Mon. too, but depending on circumstances. A few of the first ones will be CRAFT VIDEOS...

Silhouette Portrait Prizes !

     The Silhouette Portrait, an amazing, beginner friendly, portable, giftly formed, exact cutting device. With all these wonderful features, the Silhouette Portrait is a must have.(Qualities of the Portrait is posted on the post:Silhouette Portrait!!!) Cutting without cartridges, introducing crafting, wielding to the control of the computer, and quickly establishing and cutting designs up to 11"- normally, depending on the item and feature, the Silhoutte has Everyone awaiting its brilliance.

I for one truly understand their impatience, and lack of love for the pricing(200$) and come with a solution: Coupons and PROMO CODES. All that is required to be done is to scroll down, enter your Email Account, and post a comment into the comment section below.  Offer ends December 10th, 2012! People who Enter this November/ December will get an earlier response!!!!

Google Inspiring Cards/Thank You

Light dawns upon a window sill, symbolizing morning. A young, innocent child quietly finishes a sentence on a foldable piece of paper in her best handwriting and hides it behind her back. On the calendar, the days are marked up to a special day. Silently climbing down the stairs, the girl spies her mother tiredly sipping coffee from a white glass mug. Her mother notices her and smiles warmly. "Why are you awake so early?" she asks, parting the cup from her lips. The girl grins shyly, stepping up closer to her mother," Well, I wanted to give you this." The girl hands her mother a white flower embroidered, pink framed card. Her mother opens it. Scanning the writing, she grins, barely containing her overflowing happiness. The girl quickly lands on her mother's comforting lap. Hugging her tightly, she whispers, "Happy Mother's Day Mommy, thankyou!"

Random story involving this card, cool eh? Any who, I LOV this card. Not love, LOV. Clearly you can see the entire layout of this card, perhaps making it necessary to use a white journalism pen or flower shaped stamp for the flowers. I just wanted to share this adorable card, available to copy and paste on your printer, to make a card. Please comment!

Cards From Google/Missing U

The soft rustling of grass. The secret giggles of children. And the freshness in the air. All come from home. Whether it's from far away, or close by, home remembers you. And misses you.

This adorable, Missing U card is a great inspiration for family and friends. Although there are tough times, this card shows happier ones, also expressing how home has been brought to you. Perhaps this was not the ideal idea from whoever made this card, but everyone has a different perspective. If I were to recreate this card, I maybe would've have chosen a different color theme. A lightish blue in exchange for the pink. The white bricks glued against the paper was a clever idea, if I felt like doing it, I could use a pencil and loosely trace brick squares and then lightly go over with a gray pastel. Once I'd completed that part, I'd layer it with dots. Doing the white alone would be fine, but the bricks and punctures give it a realistic twist. For the bicycle, I'll probably be lazy and not cut out the insides. Cardstalk is a good idea for the pop ups and flowers. To pop up the bicycle, I'd fold back a small piece of tape to form a circle, then attach it to the bicycle.Same goes for the shade.The window will just be a piece of paper or fabric, glued to the entire frame.
Thanks for reading! Stay crafting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)

Cards Inspirations From Google/Bamboo Card

This stunning, adorable, almost life like card is a true masterpiece. Every time I look at it... Sparks everywhere! Beautiful, and amazingly created, this true treat is a must have upon all Google Image searches. Zooming in, I can't quite read the print, but I think I see Merry Wedding Day. If I were to make this card, I perhaps would write or change the branches because of the missing material and uncuttable thinness. Perhaps I would drench tarred wire with brown paint and maybe cut out the flowers. I'd use darker paper to enhance the shape of the flowers, then, I'd put small splotches of dark brown paint with a mini nook and carnnies brush. Overall, this is a card i'm proud to have on my blog. I'll be exhibiting more of these, so keep posted! Until next post...Bye!
P.S Remem. to add a comment... I need the support!!! I can't keep posting without any mark of achievement! Once 2013 has hit its mark, I need 5 comments!!! Please comment!  : :(

Potato Temptations

Homemade Potatoe Chips

Here's a cool recipe my sister found on making potato chips:

Ingredients:
Salt
Skinned potatoes
Garlic Powder
Canola Oil
Spray Bottle
Paper towels

1. Skin potatoes
2. Put Canola Oil into spray bottle
3. Spray oil large amount of oil onto plate
4. Slice potatoes as thin as possible on cutting board, or, cut off about 4 centimeters of potatoes and then start skinning until you can't skin anymore.
5. Put as many slices of potato as you can onto oiled plate positioned so that none overlap or touch each other.
6. Spray with Canola Oil.
7. Prepare another bowel with a folded paper towel into it
8. Lightly sprinkle salt and garlic powder onto potato chips
9. Microwave each plate for about one minute, or keep checking on them until they seem crisp.
10. If they seem too oily, let paper towel soak as much oil as possible and if still not crisp, continue to microwave.

Enjoy your chips!
Note: Skinning to substitute chopping may not work.

Note Worthy Diary

How to make a Notes Diary

 Here's a photo of the diary my sister made :

Materials:

Designer\Construction\Regular paper the colors or designs you want

Notebook\white paper

Scissor\Xacto Knife and ruler

Liguid glue

Instructions:

The best size for your diary is 1\4 of a piece of paper.

To make pages, fold the paper in half, then then half again.

Cut out all 4.

Continue until you have a thick pile\the amount you want in your diary plus 16 more.

Cut out what you want your front to look like.

Make the front 2 cenimeters bigger than the size of your paper, then double it.

Measure the thickness of the size of your stack of paper add 1\2 cenimeter.

Add that to the length of your cover.

Fold the cover so that the cover's front is the same size as your back. 

Make sure that your spine is thick enought to hold all of your paper.

Now glue 8 pieces of paper to the back of the front cover, and 8 in the back of the back cover for thickness.

You may do the same for the spine.

Now put all your diary paper together.

On one side of ALL the paper put liquid glue on it.

Use your finger to spread it out.

Apply a secone layer.

This time do not spread out.

Stick onto spine inside of cover. Wait until dries and can be use to write, and easy to pull out to make notes.

Thanks for reading about how to start writing!

Peppermint Pleasers

Here's an funtastic recipe I found on making Peppermint Patties-the ultimate peppermint experience.Here's how.

Ingredients

• 1 can sweetened condensed milk
• 5 1/2 cups powdered sugar, sifted
• 1 tablespoon peppermint extract
• 3 cups semisweet chocolate chips
• 3 tablespoons shortening

Instructions

1. Add condensed milk, 2 cups of powdered sugar, and peppermint extract to a large mixing bowl. Mix everything on medium speed using the paddle attachment until all the ingredients are well incorporated. Add more powdered sugar, 1/2 cup at a time, until the dough is stiff but still pliable.
2. Roll 3/4″ balls of dough between the palms of the hands.
3. Press each ball down slowly and set the flattened disk on a flat cutting board or plate. Transfer peppermint disks to the freezer for no longer than 30 minutes. While the dough is chilling, temper the chocolate coating.
4. Place chocolate chips in a microwavable bowl. Melt the chocolate in 30 second increments, making sure to stir after each time until chocolate is smooth. Stir in shortening to thin the chocolate. Remove patties from the freezer.
5. Place a patty on the tines of the fork and dip in the chocolate until completely covered. Allow excess chocolate to drip off the patty before setting each one on top of wax or parchment paper.
6. Allow the chocolate coated peppermint patties to completely set up. This can be done quicker by placing the patties in the refrigerator. The peppermint patties are ready when they are dry to the touch. Enjoy!

Happy B-day!

Finally, we have the B-Day card... Pinkish, soft, warming colors, well cut lettering, and plenty of layering. I eneded up giving this card to my mom...This card made me feel sophisticated, while suddenly realising there wasn't any layering at all.

Happy Father's Day

This card took me, actually, a very short amount of time to complete. If you look, you can see how many pieces you would really have to do. The ribbons I cut out were from bok-a very helpful pre- printed paper book with amazingly cool designs. The most difficult thing, for me, was the letters. I first drew the dad by hand on regular blue construction paper, then I cut the letters out. It actually felt really good to complete all the detail on the wording. The colors were another great homey thing, but I can't take any credit from it because I  also copied the card from google.                 

First EvEr Post!!!!! /Peppermint Homey Delight

Hi! Welcome to my first EvEr craft blog post for this blog!
Here is one of my favorite, handmade, machineless, crafting masterpieces!

The warm, churning paste of sugary white peppermint smoothly flows into your awaiting outstretched nostrils. Chilly peppermint flavors erupt in your brain, awakening it. Suddenly, you realise it's a card. Oops. Maybe they won't notice the teeth marks.......

This sugary sweet peppermint miny caris actually one of the first I've ever made. Truth be told, at the moment , I had no ideas so I basically well duplicated a card I found on www.scrapbook.com.  The circular dots I completed on the bottom was an admitted epic fail, however. I found that, when making candy or cute tiny cards, curved edges are the way to go. Thanks for being a part of my blog!!! Hope you liked my craft!

Welcome

Hi everyone, welcome to my blog! Here, I'm going to be posting a few of my latest and favorite crafts. Most of them are cards and recipes, but sometimes I might write a book or make a tip. Thanks for reading, come see my next one, bye!