i-crafter Prize Ribbons

 It's release day at i-crafter and I had fun playing with the new Prize Ribbon dies!

I started by creating a Prize Ribbon for my BFF, Molly. She loves candy and I found this super cute patterned paper from Queen and Co. in my stash that reminded me of her. This was my first attempt at the Prize Ribbon, so there was a little bit of a learning curve when I tried to glue the folds together (don't do that!) The key to making these look perfect on the front is cutting an extra center circle out and gluing it to the back of the face to hold it all in place.

 

I used different paper from the same pad for each piece of the ribbon and decided to add Doodlebug Sprinkles to the top add a bit of sparkle. In order to make my bottom ribbons kinda wavy, I used the round handle of the i-Press tool to curl the papers in different directions. 

My next Prize Ribbon is intended for a momma-to-be who is a baby girl! I think this would be SO cute pinned to a dress at a baby shower. I loved this ducky paper that I found to use, the only hard part was keeping them facing the "right" way since you need 3 of the piece that gets folded to create the back part. All in all, I think it turned out pretty sweet!

I used some heart enamel "dots" to embellish this time. I also cut word in the circle instead of using the cut negatives; this added another layer to my ribbon center and let me tie the brown from the bottom ribbons into the top half of the project. 

My last Prize Ribbon is for a momma-to-be expecting a baby boy! This one is probably my favorite. Again, I used the same ducky patterned paper, this time with a blue backing.

I used solid enamel dots this time, no sparkles here! I also used the negative cut out letters. I used the brown paper again to pick up the brown in the lettered paper. I also got a little more brave with my curling and exaggerated the curve more. It looks REALLY nice in person.

I wanted my ribbons to be functional, so I reached out to my local secondhand craft store (yes, it's a thing, and yes it's awesome!), Lost and Found Crafts, to see if she had any pin backings that are often used for jewelry making. I used some thin foam tape to adhere the backings to my ribbons. Plus, I got a big bag of the backings for future projects for super cheap!

This was way outside my norm, but these Prize Ribbons are so cute and easy to put together, I can see creating them for all sorts of events! Plus, I have plans to used the pieces to create a card as well, this ends up being a really versatile set when you look at the pieces individually then put them together differently than they were meant for.

We have five new die sets that are all begging to come home with you this month! Be sure to head over and grab them at i-crafter. Be sure to join the i-crafter Facebook Fan Club, then follow us on Instagram, and Pinterest too! We love seeing all of your creations using the i-crafter products.

Until next time,

R. Winn

Making Faces with i-crafter's Hello Flower

Hello friends!

Today, I am showing off a really fun pairing of i-crafter's new Hello Flowers die set and their Making Faces die set! I wanted to make something bright and playful with these sets.

When I first started cardmaking, I can remember going to a class that we did a card by stamping "happy birthday" over and and over with different colors, like a waterfall. I though that this "Hello" die would be fun to mimic that technique with. I am a little extra though so I used scraps of glitter paper for my "Hello"s and went from light to dark, layering them just slightly. I backed them in a dark purple cardstock to give some contrast.

Next, I started making my faces! The Making Faces die set has a ton of fun options, I used a sandy colored cardstock, for the two faces. Then I used fun, lightly colored patterned paper for the hair. For the bow and glasses, I used the same yellow glitter paper from the middle "hello". Faces without eyes kinda freak me out so I used a thin marker to add closed eyes to the girls.

My last piece was making a few of the rosettes from the Hello Flower die set. I didn't add the leaves underneath because I wanted to keep them simple. It was a bit of trial and error but I ended up with 3 of varying size and they finished the card off nicely.

I think it is a nice addition to my card stash. I hope that you enjoy it as much as I do!

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Rachel

Bunnies and Mermaids, oh my!

I have two fun cards to share today, I will start with my take on the i-crafter Box Pops, Easter Add-On. I am not big on sending Easter cards, but these little bunnies are so dang cute, they were perfect for sending some happy thoughts!

I started by die cutting the bunny trio from a Echo Park patterned paper of carrots. I added some shading with my lightest Warm Gray Copics.

The die includes a base that normally goes between the sides of the base and I could have easily cut it off, but I decided to leave it and put my sentiment on it. I used another Echo Park Patterned Paper and the Scattered Thoughts Sentiment Stamps. I loved the "Wishing you happy thoughts" stamp since it can work for so many occasions. To stamp it out, I used the Skysail Blue i-crafter Hybrid inks and my MISTI, I had to stamp a few times to get the blue nice and thick to stand out from the patterned paper.

Next, I used some scraps of paper and the flower dies from the Box Pops, Oval Base dies and created a trio to put in the corner of the card. I layered it all and added a little bit of sparkly pink ribbon to tie it all together! I think it's pretty precious!

My next card is combining the Box Pops, Oval Base and the Tunnel Card, Mermaid Add-On. I thought the Oval Base would be a gorgeous stand for the mermaid. I started by cutting the base out from some pretty water paper to give my mermaid a home.

Next up was cutting the mermaid out with Copic friendly paper, then colored the mermaid and her grotto with my Copics. I cut out the back layer from a bright green paper and used scraps to cut out the fish, coral, and seaweed. I added little fishies on the front and back pieces that pop through.

I used the scroll die to stamp the "Wishing you high tides and good vibes" sentiment from the Layered Shells Sentiments, which I cut to fit on the scroll. I added more fish and seaweed to the front of the base.

The finished project is so fun to look at, and I really love it! I hope that you all enjoy too!

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Rachel