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Spring Home Decor

Apr

Hello everyone! how are you? I’m Eva Pizarro and today I am here to show you a Spring Home Decor full of flowers and happy colors. I have told you before that I love to incorporate nature in my home but I don’t have a green thumb so it’s not easy to have fresh flowers or plants all year long. Well, with this project you will have the Spring spirit all the time, flowers and vibrant colors really can brighten our day!

To make the flowers I used a mix of flowers made with my die cutting machine and some that I cut from the lovely floral papers you can find in this collection.

I also included some diecuts from this package of ephemera, I love this product! you get cardstock and vellum diecuts perfect to embellish your projects.

Cut a piece of white paper and use your wood frame to hang it. The wood frame has two pieces of magnet and you just have to put the paper between them. Here I used a patterned paper so you can see it more easily.

If you don’t have a die cut machine just make your own dimensional flowers! Here I will show you two simple ones:

For this rolled up flower: Start with a circle and cut it in a spiral shape (like the line I drew), From the outer edge begin rolling your flower, you can help yourself with a toothpick. When you are done rolling glue your flower to the base using hot glue.

If you want you can make the spiral with scalloped scissors or bend the edges a little before rolling for a different look!

For this one, cut a strip of paper and make a fringe in one of the edges. Roll it up with a toothpick and glue it. Open your fringe and if you want decore the center with a brad or button.

I did lots of flowers and my Sticky Thumb cordless glue gun made the job a lot easier! I love this little gadget!

I glue all the flowers and leaves to my paper and this is how it turned up!

I love the dimension of the 3D flowers mixed with the die cuts.

Did you like this project? it really feels like Spring to me!

Don’t have time (or patience) to make all those 3D flowers? Check out this project made only with flowers from a die cut package.

Have a great day!
Eva

Supplies:
Everyday Brush Strokes (733059)
Everyday Pops of Color (733063)
Everyday World View (733065)
Everyday Sunny Blossoms (733066)
Everyday Pretty Peonies (733070)
Everyday Tropical Delight (733071)
Everyday Angled Thoughts (733072)
Everyday Pineapples (733073)
Everyday Mandarins (733077)
Everyday Ephemera Die-Cuts with Gold Foil (733093)
Sticky Thumb Cordless Mini Glue Gun (340278)

Quick Gift Idea

Jan

Simple Snowball Neighbor Gift

Dec

Mini Fall Cards

Nov

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Hello everyone! I’m Eva Pizarro and today I want to show you how to make cute little cards to thank someone during this fall season.

I love the gold trend that we have been seeing in scrapbook supplies during the past releases so I thought I could incorporate some gold into the gorgeous wood veneer pieces from the Harvest collection.

To embellish my leaves I covered a piece of the wood veneer with some washi tape and used some ink to color one side of the leaf. (You can see other color techniques in this previous post.)

Rub your leaves on the ink pad and remove the washi tape.

Place another strip of washi tape in another direction, apply liquid glue with a small brush and cover with glitter. Let dry.

Cut small cards and use this BIG alpha stamp from the From Me to You collection to add your sentiment.

Now your mini cards are ready, you just need to find someone to thank during this holiday season!

These could be perfect for a place card during your Thanksgiving celebration. Instead of thank you, just write the name!

I hope you like these! And speaking of Thanksgiving, what about a gratitude journal? Have you ever made one? Here’s one I did last year:

Have a great week and Happy Thanksgiving!
Eva

Supplies:
Harvest Chips Die Cut Shapes (732895)
Sticky Thumb Liquid Glue (340269)
From Me To You Roller Stamp (732278)

Pumpkin Spice Cards

Sep

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‘Tis the season for pumpkin spice everything! The arrival of pumpkin spice goodies is a sure sign that fall has arrived. The deep flavors and rich fall colors of pumpkin spiced baked goods are absolutely irresistible. Amanda here today with some pumpkin spice inspired cards and a super yummy pumpkin cake recipe.

Inspired by a way delicious pumpkin cake I made last week, I thought it would be fun to make some pumpkin spice inspired thank you cards for Fall. I dug through Pebbles’ Harvest collection for deep yellow and orange pumpkin spice colored patterned papers and embellishments.

Really great cards don’t have to be complicated. Attach a journaling card to the front of a card with a clip and you have a super easy and sophisticated card (Amy uses the same technique in this post HERE). Add some texture by adding stitching detail and a jute twine bow.

Adding fibers to a card gives a flat card warmth and dimension. Simply wind some twine around your hand and place beneath an embellishment.

You can also add texture to a card using Pebbles delicious flour sack labels.

Choosing the right adhesive can make or break a project. A little bit of double sided adhesive tape on the back of a patterned paper panel holds everything in place until you stitch the border of the card. Crafty Tip: Strategically place adhesive away from the areas where you will be stitching so you don’t gum up your sewing machine.

Raised sticky dots are perfect for adhering cardstock embellishments to cards. Add a few well placed raised sticky dots to your embellishment and place directly on top of the twine to hold the twine in place.

Adhere bows to cards with a dab of liquid adhesive. This glue also dries clear so you won’t even notice the glue blob.

Now this is what you’ve been waiting for–the pumpkin cake that inspired it all. I recommend making at least two. Yum!

Frosted Pumpkin Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting (from Cooking Light magazine)

Cake Ingredients:
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup butter, softened
2 large eggs
1 (15 oz.) can pumpkin puree

Frosting Ingredients:
2 tablespoons butter, softened
1/2 teaspoon vanilla

1 (8 oz.) package 1/3 less fat cream cheese
2 cups sifted powdered sugar

Instructions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

2. To prepare cake, lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt in a small bowl, stirring with a whisk.

3. Combine brown sugar 1/4 cup butter, and 1 teaspoon vanilla in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until well combined. Add eggs, 1 at a time, to sugar mixture; beat well after each addition. Add pumpkin; mix well. Fold in flour mixture. Spread batter into a 13×9-inch baking pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350 degrees F or until a wooden pick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool completely on wire rack.

4. To prepare frosting, combine 2 tablespoons butter, 1/2 teaspoon vanilla, and cream cheese in a medium bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until combined. Gradually add the powdered sugar, beating until well combined. Spread frosting evenly over top of cake.

Happy pumpkin everything!
Amanda

Supplies:
Harvest Double-Sided Cardstock 12″X12″Fall Time
Harvest Double-Sided Cardstock 12″X12″Let’s Eat
Harvest Double-Sided Cardstock 12″X12″Scattered Leaves
Harvest Double-Sided Cardstock 12″X12″From My Kitchen
Harvest Double-Sided Cardstock 12″X12″Cook Book
Harvest Flour Sack Fabric StickersPhrases
Harvest Dies 9/PkgTab & Recipe Card
Harvest Chips Die-Cut Shapes 44/PkgEphemera
Harvest Enamel Dots 88/Pkg
Baker’s Twine Value Pack 5yd Spools 24/Pkg
Sticky Thumb Double-Sided Tape
Sticky Thumb Multi-Purpose Liquid Glue 3.3oz
Sticky Thumb Dimensional Adhesive Foam 272/Pkg
Sticky Thumb Sticky Flat Adhesive Dots
Sticky Thumb Sticky Raised Adhesive Dots