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“Merry Holly Days” Winter Frolic Cricut Cartridge Christmas Card!


2010
12.01

Posted in Book Pages, Christmas Projects, Cricut, Cricut Card, Cricut Cartridges, Ephemera, Funky, Olive Juice Studio Inspirations(Gallery), Pop Dots, Project Tutorials/Instructions, Stickles, Tim Holtz ink, Vintage | 2 Comments »

And here is the second card I made!  *still wiping the sweat away…”  Man that was work grasping for a creative brain cell! *wink*

This card was also made using the Winter Frolic Cricut cartridge.  Did I mention that I LOVE this cartridge?  Yeah?  I thought I did but just wanted to make sure you caught that in the other post I made using Winter Frolic. *insert smirk here.*

So…here’s card #2 after almost two months of ZERO mojo….well…no mojo and no time to even attempt  to be creative but last night I pulled out my craft stuff and dug in…I actually think I might have time ( if I scramble) to whip up a few more things tomorrow before packing things up again….keep your fingers crossed for me! *grin*

This snazzy little penguin card was made using two different Cricut cartridges – Winter Frolic and A Child’s Year. 

Ingredients:

Cricut or Imagine

Winter Frolic Cricut cartridge

A Child’s Year Cricut cartridge

Core’dinations medium green/black cardstock

black, light pink, medium pink, white, yellow, light turquoise and off-white cardstock for Cricut cuts

small piece of sheet music

Stickles (glitter glue) I used yellow and Diamond (clear)

Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Vintage Photo and Antique Linen

felt snowflake pieces ( these are from Paper Studio- Hobby Lobby) 

1 light pink styrofoam ball  or a pom pom for top of hat (found in floral section at craft stores)

“Merry Holly Days” stamp or your preferred stamp sentiment or use your computer and printer!

2″ wide ribbon – I used a light pink with fuschia polka dots!

Preferred adhesive

Pop Dots

Scissors

Directions:

1.  Using “A Child’s Year” Cricut cartridge and the turquoise paper, cut the card from page 75 of the handbook.  I cut this card at 6″ so the actual card measures 4 3/4″ x 6″.

2. Using the score lines, fold the card using your preferred scoring tool.  Ink the edges using Tim Holtz Distress ink in Vintage Photo.

3.  Insert the “Winter Frolic” Cricut cartridge and cut the penguin at size 5″ from page 57 of the handbook.  Cut the bottom layer in the off-white cardstock and the top layer in black.  Trace the rounded part of the belly onto a piece of sheet music and cut by hand or cut the bottom layer using the sheet music and attach to the off-white cardstock for extra stability. Ink lightly using the Tim Holtz Distress ink in Antique Linen.

4.  Cut the lollipop parts by selecting  the “layer” feature key once with shift selected and once without.  Use a variety of colors to get the desired lollipop color  I cut the lolliop base in off-white, then the stripes in light pink, medium pink and turquoise.  Assemble and glue together.

5.  Cut the hat first in light pink at size 5″ and then the top layer in the medium pink.  Assemble by stacking and attaching with a pop dot between the layers.  Glue to the top of the penguin and attach the small pink styrofoam ball or pompom for the top of the hat.

6.  Tie the ribbon completely around the front panel and tie into a bow.  Trim the bow edges to desired length.

7.  Stamp card sentiment or print using your computer and printer on a piece of light turquoise paper.  Hand cut the sentiment and attach to a scrap of sheet music.  Again, hand cut leaving a slight border and then ink. 

8.  Cut the scarf found in the Winter Frolic handbook on page 31 of the handbook.  For this scarf to fit across the front of the penguin it needs to be cut at 7″ and then trimmed slightly.  Ink and attach.

9.  Attach the penguin to the card front overlapping the ribbon.  The penguin’s hat will hang off the top of the card.

10. Add the sentiment to the card front – use the sample photo for placement.

11.  Add three different sizes and colors of felt snowflakes stacked and glued together and then glued to the center of the bow.

12.  Glue felt snowflakes to the card front.

13.  Add Stickles (glitter glue) to the penguin’s scarf, hat trim, beak and feet.  Also add a few dots of clear glitter glue to the corners of the sentiment.

I4.  Once the scarf is dry, cut small slits in the scard ends and curl upward.

Wa-La!  Another super fun Christmas card using the Winter Frolic Cricut cartridge!  I hope you like it!

xKim

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“Brrrr! ….Baby it’s Cold Outside…” Winter Frolic Christmas Card


2010
11.30

Posted in Christmas Projects, Cricut, Cricut Card, Cricut Cartridges, Humor, Humorous, Pop Dots, Project Tutorials/Instructions, Stickles, Tim Holtz ink, Vintage, Winter Frolic | 2 Comments »

Well?  What do you think? 

I MADE A CARD….ALL BY MYSELF!!! *insert look of shock and dismay here.*  I actually made TWO cards for Memory Miser for my December gig and this is one of them - thank goodness Marla over there is a doll to work with and has let me a slide a bit with my designer responsibilities the past month or so because I swear my brain went bu-bye for a while.  It’s been well over six weeks since I’ve made anything with paper… I had to SQUEEZE….and PULL…and…STRETCH…and PRAY for just a dash of inspiration…and after a glass of wine and some Christmas Carols *hiccup*…..    I seriously think there just might be hope!  *go ahead roll your eyes here.* Anyway, I think my mojo is starting to waken because  after hours AND hours of deliberation last night THIS is what happened! Whew!  I’m still wiping the sweat from my forehead because I really did have to work it but I do have to say, I am happy with the outcomes and think the card turned out pretty darn cute!  I have had Winter Frolic for several months but just took it out of the plastic last night – I LOVE IT!  I have to say it’s my “new favorite” cartridge, especially for winter/Christmas stuff – just so charming and vintage-y!  If you don’t have it yet or couldn’t decide if you needed it, guess what?  You do!  LOL!  So you better go git it cuz yer gonna love it!

 

Brrrr!   

Inside reads:  “Baby it’s Cold Outside!  Wishing You a Warm & Fuzzy Holiday Season!”

Ingredients:

 Cricut or Imagine

Winter Frolic cartridge 

Light turquoise cardstock to make a 4 ½” x 6 1/2”  card 

Alphabet/Red and white polka dot (reverse side)paper  

White embossed cardstock or make your own using your favorite embossing folder and Cuttlebug! 

Black, red, brown, light pink and turquoise paper cardstock scraps 

Turquoise glitter ribbon (purchased from Hobby Lobby!) 

2 clear flat backed stones 

1 clear turquoise flat backed stone

 Small piece of orange felt for carrot nose 

Glue dots 

Pop dots  

Your preferred adhesive 

Stickles (glitter glue) in a clear diamond, turquoise and light pink 

Tim Holtz Distress inks in Vintage Photo and Antique Linen 

Paper cutter

Scissors

 

Directions: 

1.       Cut a piece of turquoise paper to 6 ½”x 9”.  Fold in half using your preferred scoring tool to make a card measuring 4 ½” x 6 ½”.

 2.     Cut a piece of the alphabet paper/red and white polka dot paper to measure 4 ½” x 6 ½”.  Tear the top edge of the paper holding the paper in one hand and pulling the paper toward you with the other so the right torn edge is on the piece that you will use on the card.  Lightly ink the edges with Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Antique Linen.  Attach to the front of the turquoise card base.  Use the photo for placement. Ink the edges using Tim Holtz Distress ink in Vintage Photo.

 3.      Tear another piece of the alphabet/red and white polka dot paper so that it measures approximately 3 ½” x 4 ½”.  Lightly ink the edges with Tim Holtz Distress ink in Antique Linen.  Attach to the red and white polka dot paper on the front of the card. 

4.      Using your Cricut and the Winter Frolic cartridge, cut the snowman located on page 28 of the Winter Frolic handbook at size 5”.  Cut the bottom layer in brown, the top layer in embossed white cardstock.  Slip a small piece of black cardstock scrap under the white snowman where the eyes and mouth are located.  Glue the pieces to the brown snowman layer.  Lightly ink using Tim Holtz Distress ink in Antique Linen.

 5.      Cut the gloves, cheeks and bowtie using the shift key and  the “layer” feature key cut the hat from black paper, the cheeks from pink and the gloves from red paper.

6.      Cut the word “Brrrr!”  found on page 33 of the Winter Frolic handbook.  Cut it using the “phrase” feature key and the bunny key on the keypad overlay.  Cut at 1 ½”  on black cardstock.  Next, cut the top layer from turquoise cardstock by selecting the “shift” key and the bunny on the keypad overlay.  Glue the turquoise layer to the top of the black word.

 7.    Attach the remaining pieces to the snowman – add the gloves, hat, bow tie and cheeks. 

 8.    Using the carrot nose cutout as a guide either trace or cut around the carrot nose on orange felt for extra dimension.  Attach using a glue dot or liquid glue.

9.    Attach the snowman to the card front (use the card photo for placement) using pop dots. 

10.  Glue the word “Brrrr!” to the card front so that the word goes across the bottom of the snowman. 

 11.  Add the clear flat backed stones to the upper left corner of the card using liquid glue or mini glue dots.

12.  Tie a small bow with the turquoise glitter ribbon and glue to the upper right corner of the card.

 13.  For final pizzazz, add Stickles (glitter glue) to the embossed area of the snowman, the tie, gloves, hatband, and the top layer of the word “Brrrr!”

14.  Decorate the inside with remaining pieces of the alphabet/red and white polka dot paper and the phrase “Baby it’s Cold Outside” found in the Winter Frolic handbook on page 47 or type a sentiment on your computer and print it out to add to the inside.

 I hope you enjoyed!

Olive my crafty friends, don’t you?

xKim

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Moonlight Press Single Page 12×12 Layout


2010
09.23

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Posted in Book Pages, Cricut, Cricut Cartridges, Funky, Funny, Grunge, Halloween, Halloween Projects, Happy Hauntings Cricut Cartridge, Humor, Humorous, October 31st Cricut Cartridge, Olive Juice Studio, Olive Juice Studio Inspirations(Gallery), Project Tutorials/Instructions, Random Posts, Tim Holtz ink, Vintage | 8 Comments »

The worms crawl in, the worms crawl out….the mummies are  wrapped tightly and the moonlight glows eerily in this slightly creepy crawly layout waiting for your little goblins 2010 photo. :-)   This layout was made using the new Happy Hauntings and October 31st Cricut cartridges, along with some fabulous paper by Graphic 45.

Ingredients:

Graphic 45 “Society Page” from the Communique Collection paper

Making Memories “Spider Web Toil & Trouble” paper

Black, yellow and cream/off-white cardstock

orange glitter paper

2 manilla shipping tags

cheese cloth or gauze

orange pom pom fringe

olive green glitter ribbon

Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Antique Linen and Tea Dye

Adhesive - liquid glue to attach pom pom fringe 

Directions:

Using Happy Hauntings Cricut cartridge cut the following:

1.  The mummy from page 32 in the handbook.  Cut the base in black at size 5 1/2″ and then in off-white/cream using Layer 1.  Glue the offwhite to the top of the black base cut of the mummy.  Wrap the mummy in pieces of gauze or cheesecloth torn into small narrow strips and inked with Tim Holtz Distress Inks.  Using the gold Copic Spica marker, lightly outline around the eyes, nose and mouth.

2.  The frame(frame9) from page 46 of your handbook. Cut the base using the shift key and the Making Memories Spider Web Toil & Trouble paper at 8 1/4″  Cut the top layer using black cardstock.  Cut the bugs by selecting “Layer 1″ and “shift” and the orange glitter paper.  Glue the top layer of the frame to the base.  Attach the bugs to the sides of the frame. 

3.  Cut “moonlight”  at1 1/2″ - 1x with black paper which is the top layer and 1x with the same paper as the base of the frame by selecting the “shift” button - this is the shadow.  This phrase can be found on page 56 of the handbook.  Glue the black piece to the top of the shadow piece.

4.  Cut the letters “P-r-e-s-s” using black cardstock.  The font used was the ‘Spooky Font.”  The “P” was cut as an uppercase letter at 1 3/4″ and the rest of the letters were cut at 1 1/4″ all as lowercase letters.  Attach to the moon.

Using October 31st Cricut cartridge cut the following:

1.  Cut the moon at 3 1/2″ using yellow cardstock.  Ink the edges with Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Tea Dye.  Add random dots with the black Copic Spica marker.

2.  Cut the skull and bones 1x with off-white and 1x with black cardstock – cut each at 2″.  Ink the off-white piece with Tim Holtz Distress Inks in Antique Linen and Tea Dye.  Run under water and smear the ink.  Set aside to dry for a few minutes, then glue the off-white layer ontop of the black cutout so that it is slightly off-center to show a slight black edge.  Using Copic Spica Markers, add detail to the bones with the gold marker by lightly drawing and shading around the edges to outline the bones.  Add random dots with the black Spica marker.

The tags:

1.  Remove the white string and replace with the olive green glittered ribbon.  Tie and trim edges. 

2.  Ink the card edges using the distress inks.

3.  Using a fine tip black marker, doodle around the border of the tag to add some extra detail.

Assembling the page: 

1.  Glue a strip of orange pom pom fringe to the right side of the paper.

2.  Attach the frame to the 12×12 Graphic 45 paper by using pop dots around the edges making sure to leave the top and the center untouched so you can slip the tags underneath the frame.

3.  Glue the moon with ”moonlight press” to the upper right corner of the Graphic 45 paper.

4  Glue the mummy so that it’s walking in front of the frame.  when gluing to the layout make sure not to glue it to the frame so that you can lift the mummies body enough to slip a photo underneath.

5.  Add the skull and bones to the lower left corner.

6.  Slip the manilla tags under the frame where you left an opening.

The frame is large enough for a 5×7 photo OR you can use a 4×6 with a border of the background paper showing around the sides. 

I am loving these new Halloween cartridges!  There are so many things on each that my mind is just spinning with ideas!  Now to get my hands to work as fast as my brain…!

Hope you’re all having a great day!

xKim

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A Haunted Picture Frame….Ooooooo-OOoooO!!!


2010
09.13

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Posted in Funky, Funny, Grunge, Halloween, Halloween Projects, Happy Hauntings Cricut Cartridge, Humorous, Olive Juice Studio, Olive Juice Studio Inspirations(Gallery), Project Tutorials/Instructions, Random Posts, Repurposed, Tim Holtz ink, Vintage | 5 Comments »

An eerie picture frame using the Happy Hauntings Cricut Cartridge!  I also used the Martha Stewart Glow-in-the-Dark Glitter on the ghost – soooo spooky cool!!!

Ingredients:

Happy Haunting Cricut cartridge

Cricut Expression

1 12″ x 12″ black Shimmer paper by Core’dinations

1 12″ x 12″ black glitter paper by Core’dinations

1 12 x 12 of a patterned paper the diamond shaped paper in oranges and yellows is from Paper Studio

2 manila office folders OR cream colored cardstock

2 pieces of chipboard or several pieces of cereal/cracker boxes glued together

1 small piece of gauze or cheesecloth

a stamp resembling newsprint (the stamp used for the project is from Delta Stamps)

Black ink for stamping

Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Black Soot

Tim Holtz Distress Ink inAntique Linen

Liquid adhesive  (highly recommend Beacons 3-in-1, Zip Dry or Liquid Fusion!)

Hot glue gun

Optional:  bling to “pimp it up” (photo at the very bottom…),  sandpaper and Martha Stewart Glow-in-the-Dark Glitter (this stuff is sooo cool!)

4 large circular pieces of foam, or furniture floor protectors to give lift and dimension  to your project.

Directions:

1.  (Please Note: There are quite a few layers of each piece  of the frame that I cut to give additional stability because cutting the frame and stand out of only cardstock isn’t heavy enough to support a photo, let alone stand. )

With the Happy Haunting Cartridge you need to cut the following pieces at the stated sizes:

All frame pieces are cut at 7″.

Cut from chipboard: The frame base (layer 1), the stand (layer 1 + shift), and the front piece with the oval cutout (3D Frame + shift).  When cutting chipboard you will need the  deep cut housing and blade OR  if cutting  cereal/cracker/gift boxes you can use the regular blade  and multi-cut but will need to cut out 3-4 of each piece to get the same thickness and then glue the layers together.

Manila folder or cardstock:  Cut the frame piece with the oval cutout  (3d frame + shift)AND the back base of the picture frame (layer 1 + shift)

Black Shimmer paper:  Cut the stand 1x (layer 1 + shift)

Black Glitter paper:  Cut the top layer with the spider web 1x (3D frame)

Yellow and orange diamond shape pattern paper (or whatever pattern you choose!):  Cut the base piece 1x (layer 1)

Ghost from page 37 of the handbook:  Cut  the top layer (select shift) at 4″ from a manila folder or cardstock 1x and then the blackout shape of the ghost 1x from black cardstock (make sure to turn the shift key off).

Stamping and Inking:

1.  Now you’re going to use your newsprint stamp and stamp the manila pieces – all but the ghost shape.  Cover the entire pieces.

2.   Next, with the ink still on the newsprint stamp,  stamp the center of the yellow/orange diamond print paper so that it looks washed out/faded.  If you need to apply additional ink stamp one time on a scrap piece of paper before stamping on the patterned paper.

3.  Ink the edges of all pieces, including the chipboard with Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Black Soot. When you ink the stamped  manila paper frame with the oval cutout (this is the piece that fits under the spider web) use either a sponge, paintbrush or your finger dipped in water to smear some of the ink to give a more aged appearance ( I used my finger in water to get the look in the sample project!)

4.  (I also lightly sanded the yellow and orange diamond patterned paper just to give it a more aged appearance.)

5. With a liquid adhesive, glue your layers of the frame together in this order:  The black glitter spider web frame layer to the top of the manila/cream scalloped frame piece you just inked and then glue to the chipboard that matches the scalloped frame.  Set aside.  Next, glue the yellow and orange diamond pattern paper (or whatever pattern you choose) to the top of the chipboard base (this is the piece that is just the scalloped square with a few notches in it for the stand.)  Next, flip it over and glue the other piece of manila stamped paper to the back.  This is the opposite side so just match it up as best as you can – it will be slightly off  but gives a more whimsical look and does not show from the front or you can always leave this piece off and just paint the back of the chipboard or leave it plain. Glue the black shimmer paper to the stand (this is the piece you cut out that matches the (layer 1 + shift piece).  Glue the stand using a hot glue gun to the back of the frame.  I didn’t bother using the notches since I covered the pieces with paper but you can – it  will work either way.

2.  Add four large (size of a quarter) foam circles or furniture floor protectors (those felt like circles with adhesive on one side) to the four corners of the frame.  Add a dot of hot glue to the two bottom foam dots/felt furniture protectors and then carefully place the top frame layer (the one with the spider web) to the foam/felt circles so that  the corners match up.  The top  remains open so you can slip a photo inside.  To keep the photo in place use a repositionable glue dot if you want to change the photo each year OR just glue a photo in the inside.  If you are permanently gluing a photo inside you can also glue the top felt/foam circles – so many choices! :-)

 

Assembling the Ghost:

1.  Glue the cream colored ghost to the top of the black ghost cut out.

2.  Ink around the ghosts edges, eyes and mouth with the Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Antique Linen.

3.  Also, ink the piece of gauze with the Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Antique Linen and then shred the edges slightly.

4.Glue the gauze to the back of the ghost shape and around the arms so that it fits around the head and then flows over the rest of the body.  Add a bit of hair spray or spray starch if you want it to hold it’s shape. 

5.  Optional but uber cool:  Lift the ghost’s “sheet” and add a bit of glue to cover the eyes and mouth and then sprinkle a liberal coating of Martha Stewart Glow-in-the-Dark Glitter.  Tap off excess.  This stuff really works and looks really neat when it’s dark!  (I about freaked when I came downstairs last night to find a glowing “thing” sitting on my dining room table!  Here it was the whole bottle of glitter!)

 

6. Before gluing the ghost to the picture frame, gently bend it back to give a more 3d effect by holding the ghost in one hand and lightly folding without creasing the center and crinkle the ends or roll tomake the bottom of the ghost appear more “realistic.”

7.  Glue to the picture frame using a hot glue gun so that it slightly overlaps the opening for the photo. 

8.  The photo below is a more “pimped up” picture frame  with blingy clear rhinestones added around the picture frame oval, of course this is optional! :-)

Ta-Da!  That’s all there is to it!  What a super fun and easy way to add some spookiness to a bookcase, shelf or countertop!  This would also make a great hostess gift for the Halloween parties you may be found howling at during the month of October? 

Olive a creepy craft, don’t you?

xKim

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My Alter Ego….Everyone Needs One! :-)


2010
09.09

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Posted in Chipboard, Ephemera, Funky, Funny, Grunge, Humor, Humorous, Olive Juice Studio, Olive Juice Studio Inspirations(Gallery), Project Tutorials/Instructions, Random Posts, Repurposed, Tags & Wall Art, Tim Holtz ink, Vintage | 1 Comment »

 This is me….well, how about my alter ego!  The wild red ‘fro, the crazy jewelry….zebra print…bright colors….mixed patterns….very white…flat chested (almost as flat as a board…*wink*)…why can’t my butt shift to my chest?….It’s covered in crazy thoughts and sayings people close to me have heard me say on occasion..(don’t look too closely I might cause your jaw to drop)…and my name tag from my very first job when I was 16 which was just a few years ago (Ahem….What?!  Don’t believe that I’m only 21?).  The clock  face and the watch represent all of the time I spend in my creative world….tick-tock….thinking and creating my next “crafterpiece” (you heard that word first here at OJS -yep, insert a wink and giggle here…) The whole piece reminds me of my “loudness” at times  (sometimes it’s just me fighting with the voices in my head and other times it’s me being a smart alec in person or it’s from an obnoxious pattern I’m wearing).  What can I say,  I like to have fun….I like to laugh…I like to make people smile and I can’t  help but smile when I pass my wooden Kim alter ego sitting on top of our piano with a zebra table runner under her feet! :-)  I can’t help but think about what a groovy chick she is and how I want to be just like her!

I often wonder what the real world thinks of the flesh and blood Kim who sometimes (okay, often) feels a bit lost in the shuffle going on around her because she’s typically  lost in her own happy place in her little creative world free from violence….pain….sorrow and sadness…If only the whole world could see things the way a creative soul does I think the “real” world would be a happier place to be…to raise a family…and to be who you want to be…free.  ;-)   I think everyone needs to have an alter ego living in their home who is a funky chick or cool dude.  What about you?

How’d I make it? 

1.The body is a chipboard form I picked up at Michaels a year or so ago.  I have several so don’t be surprised to see some of my other split personalities surface (LOL…some days I wonder! heh-heh-heh!) 

2.I painted the body with a flesh tone acrylic paint and then inked it with Tim Holz Distress Inks – a mixture of Antique Linen, Old Paper and Tea Dye.

3. The skirt and dress was made by tracing the body on a piece of paper and then flairing the bottom out to make a skirt.  I then just kind of free handed the top of the dress and added the green reptile skin paper for the waist.

4.5.  Once the dress was glued down with Mod Podge to the chipboard form, I went through all of my stickers and picked out the funny sayings that reminded me of ME!  It’s definitely a great way to use up stickers!

6.  Next, I applied Mod Podge to the entire doll going right over the dress and stickers.  Once dry, I lightly sanded the edges.

7.  Once the Mod Podge was dry, I glued the  pink beaded fringe to the bottom of the skirt.

8.  The white bow is a long piece of tulle that I doubled up and wrapped around the waist and tied in a bow.  The pin in the center of the bow is a metal flower I had in my stash – not sure where it came from!

9.  I then used a strand of Christmas bead garland and twisted it together with small pieces of silver wire to form a necklace and slipped it over the head.

10.  The watch is a piece I found at a garage sale – I have a lot of these things that I’m always collecting for the “just right” project.

11.  The name tag was from my very first job working at Micky D’s – isn’t that fun?

12.  The clock face is from Heidi Swapp and the clock hands are from the Tim Holtz collection.

13.  The hair is some funky and fun yarn that I cut into strips and tied bunches together at one end and then glued around the head forming hair.  It’s definitely as crazy as my hair can be when worn down!

You might recognize this alter ego from my previous blog.  I didn’t realize until now that “she” didn’t make it to my new blog so I thought I’d quickly upload her so she has a new home.  I hope you like it and are inspired to do something as crazy fun as this was to make….

Happy Crafting, my friends!

xKim

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“Do What You Love, Love What You Do” Tag


2010
08.23

Posted in Chipboard, Ephemera, Funky, Olive Juice Studio, Olive Juice Studio Inspirations(Gallery), Project Tutorials/Instructions, Tags & Wall Art, Tim Holtz ink, Vintage | 1 Comment »

  

 

This tag was made using a medium sized manilla tag found at your local office supply store.  I inked it using Tim Holtz Distress Inks and added a few clear and olive green colored dew drops to the corners.  The butterflies are some chipboard stickers I picked up at Joanns earlier this summer. The quote is from K&Co and the black is torn black tulle layered and knotted to give fullness. Super simple – to0k just minutes to make but will definitely give the next card, layout or even a gift that extra special touch!

I hope you enjoyed!

xKim

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“LUCKY” Fabric Tag


2010
08.22

Posted in Ephemera, Funky, Grunge, Hearts, Olive Juice Studio, Olive Juice Studio Inspirations(Gallery), Project Tutorials/Instructions, Random Posts, Tags & Wall Art, Tim Holtz ink | 3 Comments »

I need some good luck to come my way so when I stumbled upon this Jenni Bowlin “LUCKY”  BINGO tag I was completely drawn to it!  I rummaged through my stash and found this awesome fabric tag with a black damask print.  It’s another one of those things I have no clue where it came from but finally put it to good use!  The envelope and card was a set of Valentine’s Day cards I picked up at Target a few years ago for 90% off  – very vintage and funky l0oking!  The envelope was inked a bit with Tim Holtz Distress Inks.  The flower was made by fan folding (or some people call it accordian folding) a piece of 4″x6″ tulle paper.  I glued the edges and then added the silver button to the center.  I then gave the flower a coat of spray adhesive and sprinkled clear fine glitter and tapped off the excess.  The edges of the flower were crinkled a bit and a black tulle bow was tied and the ends frayed – I then used my hot glue gun to add the flower to the top of the bow.

The heart was made by using a wooden heart cutout for the base.  I then just rummaged around in my craft stash until I found a bunch of broken jewlery pieces and mismatched buttons, beads and silk roses.  I then covered the entire front of the wooden heart with Beacons 3-in-1 glue and started adding the items until the whole thing was covered.  Once dry I applied a topcoat of Mod Podge to seal it.

The ribbon at the bottom was made by first attaching the leopard print ribbon and then a strip of black pom pom fringe underneath.  I attached the beaded heart to the edge of the ribbon and card  at the very end and added a piece of black ribbon scrap to the top of the tag.  This tag looks adorable pretty much anywhere and I just love the way it turned out!

I hope you like it and are inspired to start using up some of those extra..THINGS in your craft stash!

Olive a funky craft idea, don’t you?

xKim

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RECYCLED ART…First a Gift Box..then…A Decoration!


2010
02.07

Posted in Love Struck Cricut Cartridge, Recycled Box, Tim Holtz ink | No Comments »

Make this super easy, affordable & adorable swanky little treasure that can be used as a gift box,  a decoration to hang from your door knob or any other special little area in your home! It’s just the perfect size
to slip a few handmade cards, tags, gift card or any other small trinkets into!
To make this little box you will need a Rice-a-Roni box, or any other brand box similar in size and shape.
INGREDIENTS:
Cricut Cartride:  Love Struck
1 Rice-a-Roni Box (or any other brand of rice or any other size box that is comparable in size
1 12×12 piece of patterned sheet music paper
Tim Holtz Walnut Stain Ink - I used the Walnut refillable ink that comes in a bottle
Black paper scraps
Black Stickles
Pop Dots (dimensionals)
Preferred Adhesive
Black Ribbon or fabric to go around the top of the box
Coordinating black ribbon for handle
Emery Board or piece of sand paper
Wine colored feather – or any other desired color
Scrap piece of black tulle
Black Staz-On Ink OR black/cream colored paint to match paper background
Mod Podge or any other decoupage glue
Small piece of velcro
DIRECTIONS
First begin by painting the edges and bottom of the box if you don’t want the recipient to know you are using packaging  from your recycling bin!  I typically choose to only ink the edges and top of the box and leave the bottom visible (you would see the Rice-a-Roni packaging on the bottom if you flipped the box over).  Next you need to measure all four sides of the box, including the top flap of the box. I have made several of the boxes and have found that different brands measure a little differently so make sure to measure all four sides.  Then cut your paper to fit the dimensions of the box, including a seperate piece for the top flap. 
Before adhering the paper to the box, use the refillable ink (or even coffee/tea staining will work too!) to antique the paper.  I used a dash of Collage Pauge (it’s just like Modge Podge!), a drop of ink and several drops of water (you want it to be the consistency of water) to make the solution. With the paper in one hand and the ink mixture in the other, hold the paper over a sink or other work surface and pour the mixture over the paper.  Hold the paper upright to let the solution run down the paper so that it has drips running down it. Quickly before the ink dries, run the entire piece of paper under the faucet and take a clean foam brush or a paper towel and blot the paper to lift the color off in some areas.  Once you have the desired look set it aside to dry. Once the paper has dried you will notice that it is warped and wrinkled in areas.  This is okay and the look we’re after. :)
After the paper is complety dry, score the paper to fit all four sides of the box.  Crease and then glue to the box.  Using an emery board or sandpaper, lightly sand the edges (top, bottom and all four sides) to smooth the edges.  Using a medium brown tone of ink, lightly ink all of the edges of the box.  Next, completely cover the outside of the box with a light coat of decoupage glue.  Let dry. 
Now we’re going to add the ribbon/fabric border to the very top.  Measure a piece to fit around the box and glue to attach.  Cut another piece of coordinating ribbon to fit the box for the handle and attach with brads or glue to the inside of the box (I glued the handles in place on the box shown above).  Cut the ribbon into two pieces and tie a bow at the top. 
Using the Love Struck Cricut cartridge and black paper cut the heart with the man and woman’s heads and the solid (blackout) heart shown directly underneath it on the keypad overlay. Both hearts were cut at 3″.  Stack the hearts with dimensionals (Pop Dots) and attach to box front with more dimensionals.  Add black Stickles around the top heart for extra bling.  Tie a small scrap piece of black tulle and attach to the upper corner of the Add dots of black Stickles to the tulle.  Slip a small wine colored feather underneath the heart so just the top of the feather shows.
Glue a piece of velcro to the top lid to hold the lid in place or if you don’t want to bother with the box top, it can be removed completely so that the box looks more like a gift bag. :)
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Whip one up and send us a photo!  We’d love to see your spin on the card or the saying…or whatever!!! 

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