Showing posts with label stamps. Show all posts
Showing posts with label stamps. Show all posts

Friday 24 November 2017

DIY Pattern Paper and Gifting ideas Tutorial by DT Ishani

Hello everyone,

 

Haven't we all sometimes wished that our gifts be unique and custom made? Today I'll share with you how you could make a gift extra special with these handmade gift wrapping pattern paper ideas. 

 

Below is the list of material required before be begin the process.

 

Materials Required

  • Paper Sheets (120 gsm)
  • Stamps (of your choice)
  • Acrylic Block
  • Versamark ink
  • Embossing powder (EP)
  • Anti Static powder tool
  • Brush (to brush off stray EP)
  • Various colour Ink pads 
  • Heat Gun

1.   I started with the sheet of paper (120 gsm). I used a cake slice stamp and also the sentiment for this Pattern paper as I wanted to later turn it into a small box (with Origami) on a Birthday theme. I used few different colours to stamp the cake. Then, I used the eraser end of a pencil and put similar colour polka dots around, along with few gold embossed polka dots.





2.   I took a contrasting paper (120 gsm) and used the same eraser end of a pencil to heat emboss golden polka dots. I made sure to brush off extra powder as finger prints on the paper may attract embossing powder. I suggest, that as you work your way across the sheet keep using anti-static powder to keep static away.



 


3. Similarly, I used different stamps to create a pattern. For the snowflakes, I used white embossing powder and for paisley, I used champagne embossing powder. Pretty simple, right!





  



Favour box

With my pretty papers, I thought of making a favour box. The darker paper shall be the bottom part so the size of the two sheet varies by 0.5 cm. You can change dimensions, just remember that both the sheets are square with half a centimetre difference.

1. I took a sheet that measured 22x22 cms.


2. Folded it in half.

3. Folded again to make it a quarter fold.



4. Then I opened and brought the four edges together at the middle.



5. Then I bought the outer edges and folded at a 1/4th distance at all the sides.

 




6. Then I opened my folds, brought two opposite sides together and tucked in the two open opposite sides.





7. Tucked in both the sides and made edges of the box.





8. Similarly, I did with the bottom part, just that the size was 21.5 x 21.5 cms.

 



9. I assembled them together and my paper savour box was ready.

 






Gift bags

Materials used

  • A4 Sized Pattern paper
  • Glue
  • Punch
  • Ribbon


1. Firstly, I folded the sheet at two places at a distance of 2 cms, that is - on only one side length and breadth.



2. Then I folded the sheet at the middle, in half.



3. I stuck the folded end with Glue at the breadth side of the sheet.

 


4. Then, I folded up from the bottom at a distance of 4 cms.



5.  I opened the folded part and tucked-in the sides as shown in the picture.




6. Then, I folded the upper and the lower flaps and made them overlap at the middle. Later, I stuck the flaps together with the glue.


7.  At the length, I folded the bag at about 3 cms and made a good crease.




8.  Now,  I punched the holes and put the ribbon through it for the handles.







I did a similar bag with the snowflakes pattern paper too.




Hope you will try to do something similar, and put to use your stamps in this creative way. All the  material mentioned above are available at Rainbow Craftykari Store and you can also pre-order by sending an e-mail to rainbowcraftykari@gmail.com

Happy Crafting

Ishani

Friday 28 March 2014

Guest DT Post by Anchal - Embellish your Craft Projects using Shrink Plastic and Metal Charms

Heya Crafters, This month we are focusing on Embellishments, be it Metal Charms, Flowers, Pearls, MDF's, Die-Cuts and the list goes on. Today, we have invited an embellishment lover and a talented crafter  from India. She had started with paper crafts two years back. She always had a creative streak. She entered the crafting world with Quilling. She has exhibited her work at the famous Vanity Fair in Chandigarh. She loves trying new things, loves to experiment with new techniques, I call her “Technique Queen” :)  She always amazed us with her Magnificent Craft Creations. I'm so glad to introduce her on Rainbow Craftykari Blog as a Guest DT of this month. Do checkout her blog A Colourful Affair and Facebook Page

Hello Everyone!

Firstly i want to thank Maninder for inviting me as a Guest DT on Rainbow Craftykari Blog :) Its an honor ! I really enjoyed using the variety of products i was given in the GDT kit. Really loved all the charms! P.S.- I'm an embellishment junkie :) ! I have made 3 projects using the products. I will be doing a picture tutorial for the same.


Today i will be highliting the product- Shrink plastic by Ranger
Its an excellent product which can be used to make charms/ embellishments. 
I did a few experiments with Shrink plastic. 

First i cut the shrink plastic using my dies and to shrink it i used my heat gun. its not easy to evenly shrink the plastic when using intricate dies. I kept trying to do a even piece but i failed to.


So i tried finding a solution to it. Well i baked them!! :D Can you believe that? It was so easy! Just pre-heat your oven or microwave at 180 degrees. Line up a cake pan with some paper and lay your die cuts on it and bake it for 3-4 mins. After removing it from the oven let it cool for 10-15 seconds before picking it, as the shrink plastic is still hot and you might bend it. Here is my result of baked die-cuts




Now i will be sharing a few projects!

My First Project  is the tag i have created! Hope you all like it!


To make this you will require - 2 stencils/ Crafters Workshop templates 

Distress ink, gesso, molding paste, knife , mini misters, distress ink re-inkers, charms, wooden tag, liquid pearls, stamps and shrink plastic.

I've used a prima tag from my stash. I lined up the tag with the Crafters Workshop template - Art is from the Rainbow Craftykari Store and used some modelling paste over it on selected portions. I added some pigment powder to my modelling paste prior using it. Once it was nice and dry i used Tim holtz layering stencil Clock work and used it with Distress ink -Vintage photo. I soo love the effect this stencil gives and the possibilities are endless!
To brighten up the tag a little, I've distressed it using peacock feathers on the edges. 


Now leaving that aside i took a smaller tag and added 2 metal embellishments using a hot glue gun. 


They are soo pretty! I covered the entire tag using Camlin Gesso from the store. If you want the background to be a shade darker than the embellishment then you can skip using gesso over the background.


Next i made some mists using my distress reinkers and perfect pearls with little water. I've used Tea Dye, Peacock Feathers, Salty Ocean, Perfect Pearl Bronze and Perfect Pearl Cappuccino. I repeatedly sprayed and dried it until i was satisfied with the effect.



I've used one wooden tag from the store. These are very cute and look very good when added in cards and tags, They are a small size and look lovely! I inked this with salty ocean and then sprayed it with the mists i made. 

After drying it i layered it over the embellishments using hot glue gun. I cut a piece of shrink plastic and stamped a sentiment over it with Stazon Jet Black Ink  and cut the edges unevenly. after shrinking it with baking method, i placed it over the tiny tag using hot glue gun. To add some depth to the tag i inked it a little with vintage photo.
Tip:
You can use Ranger Archival ink as well on Shrink Plastic. Only Solvent Inks works on Shrink Plastic


Now i placed this over the large tag with foam tape. I added finishing touches by adding some Liquid Pearl Glue - Gold, the gorgeous butterfly charm and some chain to the tag.

The Second Project i made is a trinket box. I've used a mdf box here. I painted it with acrylic paint.  Next i cut this cameo from the lovely paper i was provided.


Layered it on top of the cute wooden tag and added it to the box. I've placed 2 metal flowers next to it using my hot glue gun. These flowers are gorgeous! I loved them! The best part is i can add any colour crystal or pearl that matches my project!


Next I've used a butterfly and a key charm and a tile i created with shrink plastic using baking method. I've inked the cage with Black marker and Sunshine Yellow alcohol ink from the store.


I've embellished the tag with some pearls and lace. Hope you all like it!



My Third Project is a name plate i made for myself! :P
I've used some gorgeous paper from the Rainbow Craftykari store! Do you see these big pretty flowers? They are lovely! its by Petaloo Color Me Crazy Assorted Flowers.
Petaloo - Color Me Crazy Assorted Flowers
This pack is lovely it comes with a variety of sizes n is excellent for big size projects, the quality of the flowers is very good and the best part it its white! You can ink them and spray them!


I've used Petaloo feathers from the store and accentuated them with liquid pearls. I've done the same with the alphabets and layered them over contrasting cardstock. I've also used bottle caps from the store and added some pearls inside! it looks so pretty!



Hope you all liked the projects! For any questions please feel free to ask!

Hugs

Anchal Sapra 

Craft Materials Used:



Other Products Used: Thick Cardstock, Tim Holtz Bird CageDie and Spellbinders Shapeabilities Die - Decorative Dress Forms (These Products are available at Pre-Orders. Mail us at rainbowctaftykari@live.com)

Thank you so much Anchal for Inspiring and Sharing the wonderful techniques :)