Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Button Wreath Ornament Tutorial


Hello!  Emily Niehaus here with a quick and easy button wreath ornament for you!  The Paper Maniac offers a wide variety of buttons at a great value.  I wanted to show you how to put your buttons to use, and make this easy ornament.  My sister made these for everyone several Christmas's ago, and tied them to her gifts.  It is a tradition that she makes us an ornament every year.


First you want to start out with 8 buttons of the same general size.  If there are small differences in size it is okay.  I decided to use 8 of the exact same button for this tutorial.  You want to use a thin wire to weave in and out of the button holes, as if you were sewing.  This helps to make the circular shape you need for your wreath.  I used a 28 gauge wire for mine.  You want it to be thin so that you can easily string your buttons on.


After you are done sewing the wire into the buttons, twist the ends together at the top, clip and tuck on the back of your wreath so they don't show.
 
Now you need some embroidery floss.  I chose red.  I used a large embroidery needle and sewed through all of the button holes over top of the wire.  Make sure you don't knot it and leave a large enough tail so that when you get back to the top you can tie them together for your hanger.  Chose a ribbon of your choice, and create a beautiful bow for your wreath!  I hope you enjoyed this button wreath tutorial!  Make sure you check out the PM store for all of your button and ribbon needs!

Monday, November 9, 2009

You Can Purchase Ippity from ME!


HOORAY!  Unity ippity products are now available and you can order them from ME!  I am so excited to be offering these wonderful stamps to you!  These stamp sets will not be available in the Unity store or on-line stores!   ippity will offer new stamps every 3 months!  These stamps are deeply etched red rubber and stamp just  beautifully!  If you haven't tried Unity, now is the time with these exclusive sets!
If you have any questions, email me at neebishgirl@yahoo.com.  I accept Paypal.  You can can see what sets are currently available below and add them to your cart.  Shipping is $2.00 per set with a max of $5.00, under $50.  If your order totals $50 or more, I will ship for free. Please note that after you order I will refund your shipping if you meet the prior shipping bonus. If you live outside of the US, please email me before ordering so that I can adjust the shipping costs.  Please note that you should hit the "add to cart" button BELOW the stamp set that you want!
Please do not hesitate to ask if you have any questions!  I anticipate having these stamps in my hands to ship to you next week (week of November 16).

Emily

I want it ALL {ippity} bundle!
You can have it all for the low price of $125!  You will get all of the current {ippity} stamp sets and the paper pack!  I will ship ALL of this for free in the US!!!! How is that for a deal?





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CAS Cards!!



Hello!  I made these cards for the CAS challenge over on SCS.  We were to use white and one other color.  I have been wanting to ink up this peacock from Unity, and decided it would look great in Pacific Point blue.  I added the friendship sentiment from the Everyday Adorable set.  I added some white satin ribbon at the top and some punched circles and bling at the bottom to finish it off.  My MIL loves peacocks, so I thought of making her a note card set of this card in different colors for Chirstmas.
I also hadn't inked up this Patterned Pines set from my last ever SU order.  I paired it with bermuda bay paper and ribbon and use the word window and modern label punch for my sentiment.

Check back tomorrow for another great ornament idea for the holidays with buttons!
Thanks for stopping by!

Emily

Sunday, November 8, 2009

Just Chicken in on ya!


Hello!  I made this card with one of Artful INKables new sets, Down on The Farm.  The fence, chicken and sentiment are all seperate stamps.  I love the versatility of this set.  You can use multiple stamps to create different scenes.  I used some DP from Daisy D's and colored my images with prisma pencils. If you are a Twilight fan, check out the info on the blog about the Twilight blog hop which is open to anyone as long as you use the Twilight stamps from AI.
Have a great Sunday!

Emily

Saturday, November 7, 2009

EIC61-Go Ahead....Wish!


Stamps:  Unity Sept KOTM
Ink:  memento tuxedo black
paper:  rich razzleberry, DP We R Memory Keepers Hoopla collection
Accessories:  rich razzleberry ribbon, so saffron button, white floss, crystal effects, glitter, prisma pencils

This week's shop for the Etsy Inspired challenge is Jared in Kansas.  He has some stunning photo's.  I was inspired by the photos below:

Our fabulous sponsor this week is Whimsie Doodles.  Go check out all of their fabulous stamps.  Please remember when uploading to online galleries to use keyword EIC61.  Please link your card to the Etsy Inspired Challenge blog HERE.  A random winner will be chosen next Friday.  The winner will win either two single stamps of their choice or one stamp set of their choice from Whimsie Doodles!!!
This month we welcome a new guest designer...Shemaine Smith!  You are gonna love this gal's style!
Have fun! Can't wait to see what you create! :)

Emily

Friday, November 6, 2009

A Gingerbread Chirstmas!


Hello! Long time no card, huh?  I just got done working three 12 hour shifts in a row, so not much time for stamping!  I was excited to find this free digi image from Digital Delights over on SNR.  Go check it out! My blog bud Lisa posted about it.  Thanks, Lisa!  I made this card for the Limited supplies over on SCS, too.  We were to make a Christmas RAK using only one piece of DP and limit our layers and embellies.
I colored the image with prisma pencils and blended with OMS.  I added some glitter to the sucker and the icing drips on the bowl.  The DP is by American Crafts that was in my stash.  I used both sides, the green and the red and green pattern.  The sentiment is from Artful INKables set Holiday Tails and Treats.
Thanks so much for stopping by!  I always love your comments!

edit:  Upon closer inspection, I think that what I thought was a lollipop, is actually supposed to be a wooden mixing spoon!  Someone just PM'd me over on SCS and said I think you forgot to finish coloring that spoon.  LOL!  Oh well! 
 
Here is the card with the lollipop converted to a spoon! LOL!

Emily

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

3D Ornament


Hello!  This month at Paper Manaic, we will be showcasing holiday decor projects ALL month long, EVERY day!  To find out all of the deets on how to make this ornament click HERE.

I work the next two nights, so not a lot of stamping time for me until Thursday!
Thanks for stopping by!

Emily

Monday, November 2, 2009

embellish magazine challenge


I made this for the challenge over at embellish magazine.  You can find it HERE.  This also works for the CAS39 challenge over on SCS today.  I am totally in love with this little owl from Unity's October KOTM.  So darn cute!  I have had this DP from Chatterbox since summer, and it was perfect for the color challenge at embellish!  I stamped my owl on kraft and colored him with prisma pencils and blended with OMS.  Added some bling to his eyes.

Make sure you check out the huge sale going on over at Artful INKables!  LOTS of great deals!

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!

Emily

Sunday, November 1, 2009

Limelight sketch and challenge!


Paper:  black, very vanilla, DP from BasicGrey Ambrosia collection
Stamps:  Out On A Limb PTI
Ink:  memento tuxedo black
Accessories:  scallop punches, grey satin ribbon-Offray

Hello!  I made this card for the sketch and challenge over at Limelight Papercrafts.  We were to use butterflies on our card.  I needed a sympathy card, and thought that the fall colors in this Ambrosia DP would be fitting. 
Thanks for stopping by!  I hope you all had a great Halloween!  We had fun with the kiddos!  They are pretty exhausted and a bit cranky today.  I am off to have dinner with my hubby's family at Bone Fish this evening.  It will be nice to eat and relax with the grown ups!

Emily

Artful INKables-Naughty or Nice? Very Nice!!!!!


Hello!  I just love this little beaver from the Holiday Treats and Tails set from Artful INKables.  I decided to make a pizza box that could be filled with goodies for the holidays for a co-worker.  These little pizza boxes are soooo quick and easy to make!  You can find the tutorial for the pizza box HERE.   I colored the image with copic and prisma markers.  The DP is retired from SU.  My box is made from kraft.  Make sure you check out AI for you holiday stamping needs.  There are so many super cute sets!


Here is an upright view of the box.  Thanks for stopping by!

Emily