Robin's Nest DT

I am thrilled to participate in the Robin's Nest DT Hunt today.
 I am applying for both the Altered Art team and the Card team.
 I would love to fill my blog up with projects for BOTH teams made of Robin's Nest products!!!
Those that are interested in applying for the team have sent in a bio and application. In return we received this NIFTY logo and a chance to showcase a project of our choice!

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~ Happy Thoughts ~

My project is this 3-D Mason Jar card.
To begin with I cut the Daisy Stripe Teal Cardstock
to a 4x7 and punched each end with a Kreaxions border punch.
Then I layered the Brilliant Blue Glitter Cardstock
so that it provided a contrast behind the butterfly border.
Finally I cut and folded the Boy Swirl Glitter Cardstock
into a 5x7 card blank to hold my fancy card front.

For this card I used an acrylic mason jar stamp.
 I stamped on my card front and on green paper.
I added cork butterflies and gold confetti
for the inside of the jar on the card front.
I cut the jar from the green paper with a craft knife and used dimensional adhesive to pop up the jar over its contents.

I punched large and small butterflies from the glitter cardstock
and placed them on the card for color accents.

Supplies:

Paper:Bella Blvd and Robin's Nest

Stamp:Little Yellow Bicycle

Ink:Clearsnap

Cork:American Crafts
Confetti:Spiegel Mom Scraps

Punches #901 and #604:Kreaxions

Scrap On!

~charity~

Fall Banner

 Fall in my area starts with the return of rain and the greening up of the grass and bushes as things recover from fire season. The nights become colder and the leaves begin to change;

 Fall puts on a color show! Today I have a banner to celebrate this season.

For this banner I used a mix of the Robin's Nest fall and winter papers.

For a little extra fun I made paper tassels with the scraps.

I cut the letters from Leaf Glitter Cardstock and Orange Bones Cardstock with the WeRMrk Alphabet Punch Board.

The base of the banner is 4x6 pieces of  Black and White Pine Tree Cardstock with the lower corners rounded.

The top of each banner piece is reinforced with washi tape. Before attaching the letter I punched all around the banner's edge. I added laser cut Chipboard Leaves and Flourishes by Gina's Designs to each banner piece.

The banner pieces are strung on Natural Twine with a few added paper tassels.

Paper Tassels
Tassels are all the rage and with a few snips and a brad or two you can have an assortment to decorate your latest project in corresponding colors and papers.

For each tassel I used 10 strips of paper, cut to 6x.25 inches; a small brad; and 10 inches of twine. Two are from the Green Elephant Glitter Cardstock and the others are cut from the Leaf Glitter Cardstock.

I assembled the colors into two starbursts, pierced them at the center, and used a glue stick for adhesive.

When the paper strips were dry I stacked them and added a brad through the center.

I curved the strips down from the center brad and tied the twine around the upper portion. I trimmed the loose edges of the twine and curled the tassel strips up-ward. I threaded twine through the top strip of paper for hanging.

Supplies:
Paper,  Natural Twine:The Robin's Nest
Chipboard:Gina's Designs
Washi Tape:Love My Tapes
Punch #916:Kreaxions
Brad:Spare Parts
Alphabet Punch Board:We R Memory Keepers

Scrap On!

~charity~

Potion Bottles

Today's project is a step-by-step tutorial for fantasy themed altered bottles. These particular bottles are from Vanilla and trial size Olive Oil.

~ Potion Bottles ~

I am thrilled to say that with the exception of the bottles, twine, and tiny type, ALL of the supplies to decorate these bottles are available at The Robin's Nest Store!!!

Step 1: Clean bottles and let dry thoroughly. The dish washer works great for removing labels, but be sure to remove the paper from the filter!!!

Step 2: Cut feathers from Blue Glitter Chipboard. Paint lower two thirds of feathers white, leave to dry.

 Step 3: Apply Doily Die Cut to bottle using extra strength adhesive tape. Using the same method apply Orange Crush Card to bottle. Add lettering.

Step 4: Add assorted Dew Drops to doily and card.

Step 5: Wrap Natural Twine around neck of bottle, glue Natural Seashells to ends. Wrap twine around bottle at center of card, tie in back.

I love medieval themed items and often use them as year-round decor. If that is not your style then group these bottles in strategic areas for Halloween!

Supplies:
Decorative Supplies:The Robin's Nest
Feather Dies:Lawn Fawn
Tiny Type:Making Memories
Acrylic Paint:Delta Creative

Scrap On!

~charity~