Special Ops:3 Dimensional Peacock

This handsome fellow is up on SWAT today.

He is mainly the product of Kreaxions Punch #905, their Circle Cutter,

a protractor, and LOTS of hot glue!!!

During Christmas Vacation I developed this Peacock. It was one of those days I woke up ready to craft and just couldn't get my ideas translated into paper fast enough. With a little help from my aunt and my brother I was able to complete this sparkly bird. These instructions are made specifically for Kreaxions Punch #905 (found here). If you will be using a different border/corner punch system be sure to have extra paper for adapting the instructions.

Body

Protractor

4 inch (circle green)

border/corner punch

Place center mark of the protractor at the edge of the circle.

Mark at 50, 70, 90, 110, and 130 degrees; draw lines.

Center punch on each line.

Trim areas between punch marks to resemble feathers. 

Wings

4 inch circle

border/corner punch 

Divide circle into 8 sections, center punch on each line.

 Trim resulting "doily" in half and then lay against body

 to get the correct angle for the wings.

Roll body/wings on a vitamin bottle to get curved shape.

Tail

10 strips of each color (1"x 6") with ends punched.

Roll each strip length wise on a pencil to get curved shape.

Attach tail feathers in staggered rows.

Neck and Head

1.25 inch circle (green)

4 inch circle (blue)

2 scalloped corners (blue)

Cut 1" off the circle, wrap into cone shape, pinch the cone to make it narrow.

Match scalloped punched corners so that colored sides are out.

Fold small circle in half and adhere scallopes inside.

Attach circle to small opening of the cone, trimming to achieve desired angle.

Cut slit in neck, 1 inch from the large opening, for tail placement. 

Supplies:Paper:DCWV
Punch and Circle Cutter:Kreaxions
Adhesive:Hot Glue

Scrap On!

~charity~

Alternate Color Schemes

Jewel Tones:
with Kreaxions Punch #905

Mardi Gras:

with Kreaxions Punch #909

Find Beauty

 Sketchabilities #110
is another delightful inspiration point for mixed media.
I've been playing with acrylic paint and ways to get it to drip nicely on my paper. So far the best choice is  pouring a bit of paint into a separate dish, adding a splash of water and mixing it up. The consistency is judged by experience so no ideas yet on how to pass that on to you.

~ Find Beauty ~

 

Supplies:

Paper:DCWV

Mist, Glitter Glue:Ranger

Chipboard:Teresa Collins

Acrylic Paint:Ceramcoat

Trim:Vintage

Ink:CTMH

Laser Cut Chipboard:Stash

Heart Mat:Silhouette Cut File

Border Punch, Circle Cutter:Kreaxions

 

Sketch:

Karen Gerber for Sketchabilities

 

~charity~

 

 

 



Magically Delicious

Paper Girls Challenge #52

Lucky Charm

 Jessica gave us a wide range of ideas for this theme, but I knew EXACTLY which photo I planned on using. This one of my kids enjoying personal size boxes of Lucky Charms for Christmas breakfast has been waiting to be scrapped for nearly 3 years. I even kept their cereal boxes for the future layout!!!

 ~ Magically Delicious ~

 

Supplies:

Paper:Kaiser Craft, Fancy Pants, DCWV, Recollections

Shape Punches:EK Success, The Paper Studio

Border Punch:Kreaxions

Enamel Accents:Ranger

Resin Heart:Webster's Pages

Ink:CTMH

Alpha:Prima

 

Sketch:

Bev Code

 

~charity~



Just a Note

Practical Scrappers is show casing twine today.

For my project I wove twine to show the great textural element it adds.

~ Just a Note ~

 

Supplies:

Paper and Chipboard:Farmhouse Paper Company

Twine:Twinery, Two Berry Creative

Tiny Type:MME

 

Sketch:

Bev Code

 

 

~charity~



Hoodie #11

SWAT: Drill # 28

This weeks challenge on SWAT is a sketch.
This one has lots of circles and layers.

My Kreaxions punches make GREAT doilys so I got out my stencils, positioning pieces, and punches and set to work.

~ hoodie # 11 ~

 

Just as the layout claims, I have, "one in every color."

2 white

1 red

2 black

1 grey

1 purple

1 pink

3 blue

1 green

1 grey & purple tie-die

But no yellow or orange...CLEARLY I need just a few more!

 

Supplies:

Paper:7-Gypsies, Echo Park, Farmhouse Paper Co.

Flowers, Gems:Prima

Glitter Glue:Hampton Art

Rub-Ons:Recollections

Alpha:American Crafts, Sticko'

Tiny Type:MME

Mist:Tattered Angels

Ink:CTMH

Punches:Kreaxions

 

Sketch:

Lanette Erickson for SWAT

 

~charity~

Planterfly

Just Imagine Crafts butterfly die is great fun for off the page projects!

I used the Butterfly die for these clips to brighten up my house plants.

 

Here's how they look in use.

 

Supplies:

Paper:Pink Paislee, Recollections, K and Company

Flowers:Making Memories

Brads:Recollections

Sequins and Beads:China

Trim and Clothes Pins:Stash

Die and Shape Punch:Kreaxions

 

~charity~



Non-Essential

When Creative Embellishments put up this photo as inspiration for the March Challenge I was immediately drawn to the colors.

The image is carefree and happy, just like my children when we arrive at the beach.

The first thing they do is shed the unnecessary trappings of society.

~ Non-Essential ~

Playing in the ocean makes my three SO happy,

even when it's the cold, cold waters of the Pacific.

Once the water finally loses its fascination, the kids are off to collect shells.

Supplies:

Paper:Pink Paislee, Farmhouse Paper,

Maja, Scrapberry, Prima, Recollections

Stamp:Pink Paislee, MME

Flowers:Prima, Recollections

Trim:Coats and Clark, Mokuba

Chipboard:Farmhouse Paper

Buttons:Basic Grey, New York Laundry

Mist:Tattered Angels, Ranger

Paper Clip:7 Gypsies

Brads:MME

Transparency:3M

Netting:Stash

Rub-Ons:Fancy Pants

Ink:CTMH

Glass Jar:Greenbriar International

Medallion:Bo Bunny

Brads:Recollections

Border Punch:Kreaxions

 Sketch:

Tammy Henderson

(Flipped Horizontally)

~charity~