Beautiful clutch tutorial!

Hi Everyone,
I must admit I’m a big bag carry on kinda gal. The bigger the bag the happier I am until I’m searching for something in the bag then I have to empty everything out to get to it.
I’ve been thinking about downsizing for a long time, but the thought of not having everything with me has been a deterrent from downsizing.
My daughter asked me last month for a make up bag, then I started thinking maybe a little clutch once in a while is not too bad :)
Welcome to Rendez vous Monday!



I’m Maggie sharing an easy way to downsize from a boho or huge bag by using a beautiful clutch that is just your style, the best part is you can make it any size, any colour to suit your needs. Isn't that fun eh?



Let’s begin!

• You will need 2 fabrics measuring 7x12”, Lightweight fusible interfacing.
• Thread, needle, sewing machine, scissor, ruler.
• 1 1/2 yards of ribbon

Instructions:

• Cut a square 5x5, fold all sides and sew to the right side of the lining of the bag.

• Follow mfg instructions for fusible interfacing of the top lining fabric, iron to the wrong side of the fabric.

• Put both fabrics together wrong side together and sew leaving 1/8” of in seams,sew all 3 sides.
• Sew the top leaving a 3-inch opening, snip the corners, turn the fabric inside out. make sure to use your finger or a pencil to get the mitered corners out nicely.
• Iron the clutch, specially the corner for a nice finish.

• Insert ribbon in the opening, then blind stitch the opening. Sew around the edges for a nice finish.

• Decorate the clutch as you desire. I added 3 ribbon roses and rhinestones using fabric glue.

Voila you are done!




Additional  ideas for this clutch, use Lame fabric for an evening clutch and add a handle on the side. You can also use satin fabrics to match a prom dress, the possibilities are endless with this basic tutorial.
Have a great week,
Maggie,
PS: Don’t forget our linking party this week. sign up to be a follower.

Coconut+Lemon+Cake=Smile and Operation Write Home!

Hi Everyone,
As we get ready for the start of the bbq season, let us remember those that has fallen and their sacrifices to give us our freedom. This Memorial weekend remember the current soldiers still fighting for us by participating in operation write home. We Salute you for all you have done for us!

I’m Maggie with a yummy recipe for you. This weekend give your guest this yummy cake to take home with them, and as an added benefit they can use the tag in a layout or a card.



Let's begin!

• Yellow cake mix,
• 1tsp Cinnamon, 
• 1tsp vanilla, 
• 1 cup coconut, 
• 1/2tsp lemon zest, 
• 1/8 cup of lemon juice *(fresh squeeze).
• Follow the cake direction, then add the above ingredients. Bake for 40mtes. 

This is enough to create 2 loaves :)
Enjoy

ETA: I made another batch today instead of the water in the cake mix direction, I use Pineapple juice instead and it was quite a hit. play around this recipe and let me know how it turned out?

Packaging:
If you don't have a die cut machine, just use a tag from the supply store and handcut the items below by using a cookie cutter or punch.

Supplies: Cricut Cartridges:Plantin School Book , Home Décor,Mother’s Day Bouquet,Wedding,Mini Monogram.
Core’dination cardstock, Cosmo Cricket pattern paper, ranger stickle
Creating the tag!
Instructions:

• Cut the tag , star from Plantin School Book Cartridge at 4”, cut the flourish from Home Décor Cartridge at 5”, cut the scallop circle from Mini Monogram Cartridge at 3.5”, cut the banner from Wedding Cartridge at 3.75” with the shadows, cut the flower from Mother’s Day Bouquet Cartridge at 3”, ink all the edges w/Letraset Promarkers.

Adhere the flourish to the tag, adhere the star to the right, add dimensional adhesive to the scallop circle, add flower, banner, add stickle to the edges of the star, banner, flower let dry.


Add sentiment to the banner.

Wrap the cake, add ribbon and the tag. Here’s the final presentation :)


Have  a great safe weekend,
Maggie
PS don’t forget our linking party going on here

Scrapping with the stars linking party!

Hi Everyone,
Happy Wednesday, I just finished watching Dancing with the Stars which is the only TV show outside of Amazing race I get to watch. I love dancing with the stars for the reason most of the celebrities have never danced before and to coming in front of millions viewers week after week giving their best is no small feat.
Every Wednesdays is scrapping with the stars for me, I get overjoy to see what amazing projects will be linked with us.
Our Follower #5020 is AnneMarie, please email me at cuttlebugchallenge@gmail.com




Congrats to all the ladies and here’s your badge for your blog…



Our top 3 linking spotlight!
Susan fantastic cloche


Suzy’s amazing Stools


Lisa’s tutorial. This is one of the ideas that makes you shake your head why I didn’t think of that?

**************************************

Got a project that should be getting  attention?

Welcome to our weekly linking party, where you get to showcase your art for free!



Well, it's where you get to feature your creations just by linking them here. Yep ... that's it. Simple right?  Just a few rules to follow:

1. Be a follower if you are not one already. Grab our badge on the right --------> for your blog while you're at it. Link any projects YOU have created.
2. No giveaway linking please. There's no limit to how many items you can link. Link parties are all about linking. So visit a few of the other links to discover new friends and link, link, link.  This is FREE advertising for your projects!

Please be kind and link back to this party on your posts. Invite  your friends on Facebook or Twitter about the party, the more the merrier!

**************************************

Davi Reid

Davi created this beautiful card accentuated with lots of beautiful flowers, who wouldn’t love to received this card?

Sandee Shanabrough




Sandee’s beautiful card using lace and ribbons.



Supplies:

• ODBD Mini Tags 1 set,Webster's Pages designer paper (actually the cover sheet showing peeks of all pages inside),ODBD Vintage Border embossing plate,Various Spellbinders,Lace, ribbon, organdy ribbon,Bow Easy,Beacon 3-in-i glue to make the ruffles,Distressing tool,Neenah card stock ,SU! card stock,SU! pearls,Martha butterfly punch, cuttlebug, Cuttlebug Machine.

• Michelle Van Etten

Michelle altered a plastic bin into a beautiful collage using Graphic45 products, Prima and handmade flowers using the Cricut.








Maggie Lamarre

A  fun tutorial on how to take a canvas from ordinary to amazing in less than 30 minutes, with a few favorite cartridges, and doilies.
The trick to create this fun canvas in 30 minutes or less is to use layers on your gypsy and use 2 mats to speed up the process.
Supplies:

• Cricut Machine, Gypsy, Sweetheart , Create a critter, Accent Essenstials, Home Décor,Plantin school book, sweetheart,mini monogram cartridge
• Canvas, Fabric, Extreme adhesive glue, doilies, Martha Stewart stamps, photo corners, Ranger diamond stickles, Prima say it in Crystal, Want2scrap rhinestones, clocks from Making Memories .
• Coredination cardstocks, delta crackle paint medium, paint, Inkadinkado stamps, momento ink.

Instructions:

• Cut the Fabric into square to fit your canvas, adhere using extreme adhesive, or you can use modpodge.
• Adhere the square doily to the bottom  off center. Add photo corners add the picture off center. Add a smaller doily cut in half and stamp sentiments. Add remainder doily to the top right, stamp a label using Martha Stewart label set.
• Cut 22 flowers from sweetheart cartridge at 3.75”, 3.5”, 3.25”, 3”, 2.75”, 2.5”, 2”, 1.5”, 1”, assemble using this previous tutorial, adds stickle to the edges, adhere in a cluster to the bottom left of the frame.
• Cut flourishes  from Home décor at 11.5” using core’dination couture cardstocks, adhere to the left of the frame, add want2scraps rhinestones, add prima say it crystals. Cut 3 dragonflies with shadows using coredination cardstock couture, add rhinestones to the right of the frame scattered, ink the edges using Letraset promarkers
• Cut birds from Create a Critter, add paint, add crackle medium, add rhinestones for the eyes, Letraset promarkers, add small bird on top add prima say it in crystals for the tails. Repeat the same process with the bigger bird on the bottom.
• Cut tag from Plantin school book, ink the edges using Letraset promarkers.
• Cut scallop circle from Mini Monogram, ink the edges using Letraset promarkers, adhere to the right of the frame, stamp flourish on the bottom. Add journaling lines
• Adhere clocks from Making Memories on the edge of the tag.

Voila done, a fantastic Canvas to fit any décor.
Have a fantastic week,
Don’t forget to sign up to be follower we are looking for #5050 if it’s you email me at cuttlebugchallenge@gmail.com
Maggie

Create your own glitter spray mist layout tutorial!

Hi Everyone,

Spray mist has been around for the past couple years and they are still hot. They are so versatile to work with and give you the pleasure of creating your own colour combo with a the added benefit of glitz.

I luv  using  spray mist to create intricate background by either using it as a water colour or just lightly spray the cardstock.

 

Welcome to Rendez vous Monday!

 

 

I’m Maggie sharing a few tips on spray mist with you today.

I like to use the spray as a water colour by adding a few sprits on a container and using a soft brush to pain the item.

My other favorite use is to spray lightly at least 6 inches away using a variety of colour, keeping the sprayer 6 inches away also will add less water onto cardstock, thus avoiding the warp effect on the cardstock, if indeed you have that issue, I’ve found ironing the back side of the cardstock is quite effective. Below I use two colours to create the soft water colour effect on this lo.

If you don’t have any sprayer paint you can create your own.

Here’s the formula:

1 part water, 2 parts pearl ex  in any colour desired in a mister, shake well to use.  another tip  you can combine colours together to get a desired effect.

 

Supplies:

• Core’dination Machine Wash cardstock, and Couture Cardstock, K & Company die cut, Gcdstudios Melanie Ross Eva collection.
• Tattered Angels Glimmer mist  “turquoise, Lime”, Martha Stewart  butterfly punch, rhinestones, border, SEI button, Anna Griffin Darcy epoxy, My little shoe box sticker.
  

 

Let’s begin!

• Cut die cut in half, adhere to core’dination cardstock, spray using the lime green on top 6” away from the cardstock to avoid spots and puddle,let dry. Spray the bottom half using the turquoise in a sweeping motion as seen below.

 

This is an easy way to create your own pattern paper and adding a bit of glitz with the shimmer from the spray.

Here’s the final lo again.

 

Here’s a frame I used the same technique as above, I posted back in February click on the image for the tutorial.

 

 

Here’s another example of spraying on duck cloth and stamping, the duck cloth from Walmart was .62 cents, I use some for the frame above and this lo.

 

I’ve enjoyed sharing these tips with you and would luv to hear from you what other tips you have for using spray mist

Have a great week, Don’t forget our linking party is going on here

Maggie

Elegant composition gift book tutorial

 

 

Hi Everyone,

With so many birthdays coming up, and Summer parties, it can become quite costly to give presents. I'm Maggie with you today to share a fun tutorial that will not break the bank.

Composition books are no longer for students, they are so versatile and can be used for anything, from birthday present, art journals, diary etc..

 

 

 

Let's begin!

Supplies:

• Cricut Expression, Cricut gypsy, Mother's Day Bouquet Cricut Cartridge, cut a total of 30 petals to form the flowers at the following descending order 2.75", 2.5", 2.25", 2", 1.75", 1.5",1.25", 1". Ink the edges with Letraset pro Marker. Form the flower following this previous tutorial,add Ranger Stickles Diamond, let dry.
• Cut 2 butterflies from Rock Princess Cricut Cartridge,  at 4.5", 3.75", ink the edges with Letraset pro Marker,add Ranger Stickles Diamond, let dry.
• Cover the composition book with the Parisian Anthology paper, use the negative of the butterfly to spray the paper using Glimmer mist turquoise, let dry. Adhere the smaller butterfly on top of the mask butterfly, fold the wings upward to look like it's in flight.

 

• Adhere prima say it in crystal on the composition book, adhere Parisian Anthology trim, adhere the flowers, add Parisian Anthology tickets, add joy rubon, adhere 3 gems on the bottom right.

 

Voila an elegant composition book as a present for  any occasion.

Here's the final composition book again.

 

 

PS don’t forget to add your projects to this week linking party here

Have a great weekend,

Maggie

Serving tray, faux metal Tutorial and a linking party!

Hi Everyone,
ETA: Sorry about the lateness having technical difficulty since blogger upgraded our post have been getting messed up, we have 2 posts merged onto 1.
Wow the tutorials and the items being linked in our linking party are so amazing, my inspiration folder is bulging at the seams. Who would have thought you can create faux metal with cardboard amazing eh?
We have shared a quick tutorial on how to turn a serving tray into a clock that will be perfect as a gift for any occasions.




Congrats to all the ladies and here’s your badge for your blog…




Our top 3 linking spotlight!

Shealyn’s  amazing tutorial using cardboard tube for faux metal.

Becca’s fun oil tutorial

Suzy’s beautiful quilt

**************************************

Got a project that should be getting  attention?

Welcome to our weekly linking party, where you get to showcase your art for free!



Well, it's where you get to feature your creations just by linking them here. Yep ... that's it. Simple right?  Just a few rules to follow:

1. Be a follower if you are not one already. Grab our badge on the right --------> for your blog while you're at it. Link any projects YOU have created.
2. No giveaway linking please. There's no limit to how many items you can link. Link parties are all about linking. So visit a few of the other links to discover new friends and link, link, link.  This is FREE advertising for your projects!

Please be kind and link back to this party on your posts. Invite  your friends on Facebook or Twitter about the party, the more the merrier!

**************************************

Davi Reid





Davi created this beautiful  Birthday card accentuated with lace.







Sandee Shanabrough




Love the beautiful details and embossing on the pattern paper.






Melissa  Samuels

Melissa’s gorgeous mini album.

Jackie Natal



Gorgeous layout for any little boy!






Maggie Lamarre




I am always on the lookout when I’m around and about looking for unique items I can alter, and repurposed. I was at a garage sale when I found this beautiful tray for $.50 cents. I knew right away this tray will make an amazing clock for my studio. This will make a great gift for any occasion as well.



Let’s begin!
Supplies:

• Serving tray, Triple thicke spray sealant, clock parts, drill.

Instructions:

• Drill a hole onto the center of the tray, follow mfg direction.

     
Add the clock center, seal with the triple thicke let dry.

Add the clock parts, voila done in less than 10 minutes.

Have a great week, don’t forget to sign up to be a follower.  We are looking for #5020
Maggie