Rainbow Die-namics tutorial by Jody Morrow

With the Rainbow die on it's way, I searched for some tutorials that will make using this die easy.

This tutorial is by Jody Morrow, another talented My Favorite Things designer.


A Plethora if Rainbows

Let me tell you why I love the Rainbow Die-namics:

1. It cuts a rainbow with an appropriate number of "stripes" - 7. Those of you who like accuracy will LOVE that! ROYGBIV (which I will explain below) can happen with this die. No choosing which colors to leave out.
2. You can match your rainbow stripes to patterned paper. Just seven passes through the die-cutting machine with different colors and you can make SEVEN rainbows will all the pieces.
3. If you want a smaller number of stripes, just remove some from the top or bottom to customize.
4. The die was designed to work with BOTH sets of cloud dies, so take your pick between the Flat Bottom clouds or Cloud Trio and watch the magic happen.
5. Rainbows are cute, happy, and can be used to make simple, scappy cards. No fuss, no mess, just CUTE!

Before I continue on (man this is getting wordy, sorry LOL), let me explain ROYGBIV for those of you who don't know. That is how I learned (and subsequently taught my children) the order of stripes on a rainbow.

• Red
• Orange
• Yellow
• Green
• Blue
• Indigo
• Violet

Of course, the rainbow rule isn't set is stone for crafting, so feel free to make the rainbow of your choice... especially if it's pink. LOL

Let me show you my trio of simple, scrappy rainbow cards:

For the trio, I used the new Lime Twist My Mind's Eye 6 X 6 patterned paper pad. I kept em' sweet, simple, and scrappy.

For this card, I used the Cloud Trio Die-namics and Great Outdoors stamp set.

For this one, I used the Flat-Bottom Clouds Die-namics die. I also played on the rainbow theme by using matching colors of brads to line the bottom of the card.

I let the paper do the talking on this one and let the "happy accident" shine by adding just the rainbow and cloud to the adorable pattern on the paper. I decided to stitch two of the felt clouds together to add some pizazz. A double-stitched line added a little something without adding too much.

Here is a look at the Rainbow die:

Now, let me show you my trick for creating PERFECT Rainbows with ease. No lining things up, no craziness, just EASY!

Cut seven rainbows out using seven different colors of card stock (I chose colors that matched my patterned paper) and put your empty Rainbow Die-namics die in front of you to use as a "mold".

One color at a time, put your rainbow stripes in the die, as shown. Be sure to press them in there well and make sure they are inside the lines of the die. Put the "pretty" side of your card stock down.

I used a combination of red line tape and red line sticky dots, making sure to cover all the rainbow stripes. The goal here is to make sure the whole rainbow is connected well.

Slide out the rainbow (I used my paper piercer) and it will all be in one awesome piece. Here, you can see the finished rainbow with a TON of leftover pieces. The BEST part about it being all in one piece, is you can pop it up using dimensionals and not struggle with so many small pieces.

And here is my finished SEVEN rainbows, which can all be used with the My Mind's Eye Lime Twist 6 X 6 patterned paper pad. That's a lot of fun! :)

You can view this Tutorial and other projects at Jody's blog http://confessionsofaribbonaddict.blogspot.com/2011/06/plethora-of-rainbows.html

Paper pleating tutorial by Amy Rohl

I love this pleated card tutorial found on Split Coast Stampers.


Paper Pleating Tutorial

by Amy Rohl

Supplies

• One 1 1/2" by 11" piece of cardstock for pleated layer

• Scor-Pal™, or other scoring tool

• Adhesive

Step-by-Step

Step 1

Score the cardstock strip first at the 1" mark, then at the 1 1/2" mark, then at 2 1/2", then at 3", etc. (alternating between adding 1/2" and 1" until you get to the end of the strip).

Step 2

Add adhesive in the middle of the strip for the pleat to fan at both top and bottom. Variation: Add a line of adhesive along one edge of your scored strip if you prefer the pleat to fan out at the bottom

Step 3

Accordion fold the strip. Starting with the left side, first make a mountain fold, then a valley fold, and so on, tucking each 1/2" section behind the 1" sections to form the pleats.

Step 4

Attach pleated layer to cardstock. Optional: Secure further with baker’s twine or ribbon.

Step 5

Finish your card. 

Card uses a Flopsey stamp set from 'My Favorite Things'.
Go to www.thepapercrafthub.com to see what MFT Products are in store.

Here is the link to the original post.
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/paperpleating/

We would love to see some of your pleated card projects.

Playing with 'My Favorite Things' and Paint

'My Favorite Things' and Paint

With the huge rise in mixed media products and the gorgeous projects MFT have been running across online galleries, they thought it would be fun to combine My Favorite Things Stamps and Die-namics with all manner of "painty" products.

MFT challenged their designers to incorporate paint into their projects and here are their ideas for you!
Art Journalling is a huge trend and MFT designer Eva has put together an amazing  canvas combining MFT Stamps, Die-namics as well as Luminarte paints and moulding paste.

Eva has used Inspired by: Butterflies and Spring (stamp set), a text print from Own Your Story as well as the Typewriter Alphabet in this gorgeous creation!

Below are more mixed media projects created by the talented MFT designers. 

See full project tutorial here http://flowersandink.blogspot.com/2011/06/mft-dt-creative-challenge-playing-with.html. 

See full project details here http://stampedbyhand.blogspot.com/2011/06/mfts-design-team-creative-challenge.html

 

You can find the post here http://stampingalatte.blogspot.com/2011/06/mft-june-creative-team-challenge.html

You can find Jody's post and tutorial here http://confessionsofaribbonaddict.blogspot.com/2011/06/playing-with-paint-inspired-by.html

I hope you have been inspired to try something new!

How to use the dies we are selling?

All Quickutz/Lifestyle Crafts, Sizzix and My Favorite Things dies work in most table top machines including the Sizzix Bigshot and Cuttlebug machines.

All Quickutz dies can be used with a Quickutz or Revolution cutting tool, a Sizzix Bigshot (with the multi purpose platform) or in the Cuttlebug (with "c" thin die adapter).

The diagram below shows how to stack when using thin dies such as Quickutz, Cuttlebug and My Favorite things dies.

Some dies like the Sizzix Bigz dies use a different configuration but refer to your standard platform for instructions. 

I will update this post as as needed and please let me know if you have any questions.

Welcome

Welcome to The Papercraft Hub - for the paper junkie.

Finally we have stock! 

Until thepapercrafthub.com.au is officially up and running, we will be using our blog to sell our products.

A catalogue will be available on my blog very soon.

So for now, please look around and hopefully you will find something to inspire you!

Ciao for now

Emilia

Emilia