4th of July DIY Party Ideas
With the 4th of July about two weeks away, I thought I might inspire you to start a little early by sharing my three piece ensemble. Grabbing my Contour™ Steel Rule Dies, I created a banner, matchbox party favor and utensil holder to make my set. I’ll break down instructions for each piece so that you can recreate them too! Let’s get started… USA Banner Instructions: Cut both sizes of the fish tail banner with patterned papers using Three’s A Crowd Contour™ Steel Rule Die and Platinum™ Machine. Layer the die cuts and adhere with E-Z Runner® Grand. Repeat this step two more times for a total of three…
All Strung Out Summer DIY Party Banner
It is always summer here in Arizona, but summer is also just around the corner for everywhere else. What better way to celebrate, but with flamingos, palms and a party! Create this easy DIY party banner for your next summer shindig, follow the simple steps below to create yours: Die-cut mat board and wood paper from larger Banner die. Die-cut mixed media paper from the same-shaped, smaller Banner due. Adhere wood paper to mat board. Use a Tool ‘N One with the sponge applicator to apply distress ink to die-cut mixed media paper. Mist paper lightly with water. Blot with paper towel. Die-cut sentiment from gold poster board. Adhere sentiment…
Maker Moments: Festival of Lights
Well these past few weeks I have focused Maker Moments on Christmas so I decided it was time to change it up and do Hanukkah. Some people have asked to see dies for this holiday awhile ago and although we currently do not carry that particular theme, I decided to show what you can do with what we have. I have to say, I had a great time designing these decor pieces. Most especially, I learned a lot about the significance of this religious tradition. So really, it was a win, win for me. And the colors, I loved them! So here we go. I hope to inspire you to…
