New tutorial...

Hello bloggers!!! How are you? I'm here just to let you know that I have a new video tutorial  of my Halloween moon waiting for you on my Art in a Fairytale Sauce blog.

I used some Sizzix dies and I just wanted to let you know that

 Sizzix 

has some super attractive releases in October:

Tim Holtz Christmas

Get in the festive mood and give your Christmas crafting projects the edge with the latest collection by Tim Holtz® for Sizzix®. With his trademark grungy style, Tim is back with another addition to his Alterations™ range with this Christmas themed collection of dies and embossing folders.  The collection boasts a wide range of Bigz™ dies featuring all of the designs you would associate with Christmas including a snowman, stars, presents with bows, Christmas bells and candy canes!

 

 
Shabby Chic

Get the Shabby Chic look with the latest collection by Sizzix®. Create those beautiful, distinctive designs with this classic collection of dies which features everything from ornate frames and stylish bird cages to elegant flowers, vines and flourishes.

 

 

Flip Its and Stand ups

This gorgeous new collection from Stephanie Barnard is sure to make your papercraft projects stand out from the crowd all year round. The Flip-its & Stand-Ups Cardmaking collection contains many die designs from flowers, hearts, birds and more to help create stunning dimensional projects with beautiful details.

 
 

 Please visit my new blog and let me know if you made the Halloween  moon! Enjoy!

Hello everyone! Here I am to make my little tutorial for the bubbly background that I used in my LO "Looking 4 adventure". First of all I have to say that is so so simple you will not belive it and beside this you'll also have fun doing it, I promise you!

You will need:

- a small pot

- dishwashing detergent

- a straw

- water

- food coloring

- paper

Step 1: In the little pot combine a little of water, a teaspoon of dishwashing detergent and food coloring.

Step 2: With a straw blow into the liquid untill you form a pile of bubbles .

Step 3: Place your paper on the the bubbles poping them until you reach the edge. You have to be a little bit fast here because the coloring tends to slip of the bubbles into the liquid. Let it dry!

..... and here you are!!! You have an amazing bubbly background. I love it and you can do it in many colors! Isn't this funny simple?

I hope you'll use it and realize wonderful projects with this technique! Have a great weekend!!!

Invited designer for Scrap Boutique

I'm very happy to announce that I'm the Invited designer for Scrap boutique!

Scrap Boutique is an amazing place where you can find new ideas, master classes, talented girls and much more.

For this occassion I created a Ladybug gift container for newborns. At the same time this project is also a card because there's some available place on the bottom of the ladybug for a message.

The ladybug was created for Giorgio and the inside gift was a little hand knitted baby hat that my mom made. I think handmade gifts are just the best for babies.

It was so nice to create something new and if you like it just visit Scrap Boutique where you'll find my tutorial for the realization.

Have a great day and seach for new, intresting ideas!

Egg carton tree tutorial

Do you want a really simple idea to make a tiny Christmas tree (another????? :-)). Here you are: a tree made out of the egg carton container: simple, fast, coreographic!

Step 1: Take an egg carton and cut the center like showing in the photo.

Step 2: Cut the four cones and keep also the ends of it.

Step 3: Cut the ends in half to get four additional pieces.

Step 4: Position the cones one on the other with a light pressure. If you want you can add a bit of glue to make it more firm.

Step 5: Cut the four remaining pieces into a triangle.

Step 6: Apply them at the bottom of the tree with some glue.

...Voila! Your tiny tree is done. Proceed with decorating!

I hope you like this fast and simple idea! Have a great day!

Christamas mail box

I already saw these wonderful mail boxes to adorn. In fact you can buy them but I was too anxious to start and I just make it on my own out of chipboard. I thik they are simply irresistable and you can myke them as perfect Christmas gifts. Who wouldn't be happy to receve on e of these?

The funny thing of this one is that I wanted to cover the vine branches with snow and I just took some white acrilyc and mixed in some UTEE and when dry it looks just like snow. Of course the addition of some blinks makes it more prescious and I see it like sun that is shining on cristal white snow.

I decided to hang some christmas balls on the branches and I used grungeboard because is rigid and resistant in time.

It's logical that a mail box can't be empty. I'm always excited when I find something in it (of cvourse not bills :-)). I created a mini using old envelopes.

Also for this mini I used a ribbon banner that I already talked about and as I said here is a tutorial how to do it. It's soooooo simple but has a great effect in my oppinion.

You'll need:

-large ribbon

-a stripe of cardstock

-glue stick

-scissors

Step 1: Apply the glue on the cardstock.

Step2: Apply the cardstock on the ribbon.

Step 3: Cut out the extremes of the banner.

Step 4: Now you can give your ribbon the shape you want.

I hope you liked it and use it in your projects. Have a nice weekend!!!!

Christmas paper tree tutorial

Thank you for the enthusiasm you showed for this Paper trees. I'm happy you liked them and I hope this tutorial will help you to make this beatiful christmas decorations. I found the idea on this video but it's a little bit different. I decided to add some steps and to make this project in my way, just like I wanted.

You will need:
-paper circles of 10 different sizes, approximately about 250 pieces
- wire
- wavy cardboard circle of the same size of the biggest paper circle.
- wooden stick
- glitter powder
-small glitter stars
- glitter gloss
- paper rose
- glue spray
- fake holly fruits
- embellishments (to hang and glue on the bottom of the tree)
- white acrylic paint
- hot glue
- scissors
- wire pliers
- brush

Step 1: make a hole with the stick into the wavy cardboard.
Step 2 : Put the stick in place to make it stay firm. I usually use a huge crepe tape because it's just perfect for this kind of things.
Step 3: This is very important step. Crush each circle before you put it on the stick. This will give to your tree a nice airy and distressed look.
Step 4: Pin the paper circle approximately in the centre and don't be concerned if it's not right in the middle. In fact this will make even more intresting. Continue with the others and don't forget to crush them. This operation will take you some time but the result is worth doing it. Leave approximately 1 cm of the stick looking out of the paper circles.

Step 5: When you put on the stick all the paper circles put some hot glue in the wavy cardboard where you made a hole previously and place the bottom of the stick of your paper tree on the cardboard. Hold the tree till the glue is completely hard and the tree is standing well balanced.
Step 6: Add more glue to the layer between the cardboard and the first paper circle to make it completely stable.
Step 7: Spray the paper tree with the glue spray. This step depends on your taste of how much glitter do you want on your tree. I like it a lot so I spray generously.
Step 8: Pour the glitter on the paper tree. Shake well to allow the excess of glitter to go down.

Step 9: Spray the tree again, this time just a few quick and light sprays and put on the little glitter stars.
Step 10: At this point a lot of stars will stick on the tree but I find that too many of them give to the tree an artificial look and my advice is to brush part of them down with a clean and soft brush but also this step depends on your personal taste.
Step11: Paint the bottom cardboard with white acrylic paint. Apply some glitter on the wet paint if desired.
Step 12: With the glue gun stick the end of the wire (1m long) somewhere between the biggest paper circles at the bottom of the tree and wrap it around the tree till reaching the top.

Step 13: Twist the end of the wire around the top of the stick.
Step 14: Spray just a little bit the red holly fruits with the glue and put them into the glitter. I don't like them fully covered but just partially because I find that they look better on the tree if not totally covered with glitter.
Step15: Apply the fruits on the tree using the hot glue.
Step 16: Take the rose and place it on the top of the tree.

Step 17: Make a bow under the rose using the desired ribbon.
Step18: Take another piece of wire and twist it around a pencil and pull it down. Now you pull the ends and there you have the twisted wire.
Step 19: Put one end of the wire into the middle of the rose.
Step 20: Apply the glitter gloss on the top.

Now you can decorate the tree like you desire.

I hope I was enough clear. In case you didn't understand any of the step e-mail me. I hope you'll enjoy making them as I did!

Have a greta time!!!!