Back to School - Featured Designer Challenge by Ute Thenert

L-006 Nesting Rectangles​

RS-0429 Flower Pot

CC-Shape-087-4 Nesting Flowers

QC-0017-S Tombstone - number from Lifestyle Crafts

Stamp from eBay

Do you remember your own school days, did you love, to go back to school?

The face speaks volumes..................

No further comment :)

Ute Thenert - Back to School

How to make a pen for cards or scrapbooking

Pencil
Ruler
Ebossing pen
Soft mat or pad
Scissor
#6 die from nesting rectangles by QuicKutz/Lifestyle Crafts

Step 1:

First you cut a rectangle (8.8cm x 3.7cm) with the #6 die from the nesting rectangles set using light brown or vanilla cardstock.

Step 2:

Draw lines like shown in the pic, right and left 1cm distance to the edge. Then above a horizontal line with 1.5 cm distances to the top. In the middle make 2 new lines right and left with 0,5cm distance. Then connect point A to point B with a bent line and a great bent line from C - C at the top. Color the C - C line with the future color of the pen. Now cut at an angle with the scissor from D to C on the left side. On the right side cut out the square /triangle D-B-C.  Picture with number 2 within/or above.

Step 3:

Emboss the 4 lines in the middle and fold them.

Step 4:

Fold the two 1cm-stripes backward and glue them together.  

Step 5:
Finally make the tip of the pen, adhere he triangle B-A-C to the other side.

You can stain the pen with Ranger Ink Distress for the color of your pen.

Now you have made it, your first own pen for cards or scrapbooking!  :)

Marley van der Heijden

Quickutz/Lifestyle Crafts (Rev-0024)

Ute Thenert

Cosmic Shimmer Mist like Tattered Angel

Flower Shapes CC-SHAPE-07

Deco Fans -Martha Stewart Combo Punch(42-60001)

Nest rounded tags - tags 02

Mary Pfaff

Supplies:

Lifestyle Crafts ~ Wildflowers Limited Edition Scrapbook Kit, DG0102

Close To My Heart ~ Pink/Dark Pink card stock, black

Cuttlebug ~ Dots embossing folder

Morex Corp. ~ 3/8” Black ribbon

Black Oring ~ I/D 15/16”, O/D 1 3/16”

Laminating sheet

Waterbottle



Marley van der Heijden

Step 1
You only need a piece of paper/design paper, scissors and a pencil.

Step 2
Draw a spiral and it does not have to be perfect!!

Step 3
Cut out the spiral and it does not have to be perfect.  The rose will be more beautiful if it’s not perfect.

Step 4
Just scrunch the spiral.

Step 5
Unroll and roll the flower back up starting with longest end.

Step 6

When its rolled up it will look like this.

Step 7

To make different sizes you draw a bigger or smaller spiral.  Repeat steps 1-7



Vicki Boddicker

Ute Thenert

Quickutz/L​ifestyle Crafts (RS-0095) 
Quickutz/L​ifestyle Crafts (Tags-02)
I love this little ducky die. The ducky has such a proud and noble expression. 

Mary Pfaff

Dessert Box

Supplies:
Lifestyle Crafts ~ Dessert Box, L-CC-019
Georgia Pacific ~ White card stock
The Paper Company ~ Yellow cardstock
Cuttlebug ~ Dots embossing folder
Spellbinders ~ Grand Scalloped Circles, LF-124, die #6
Fabric Barn ~ ¼” light gold grosgrain ribbon
Prima Flowers ~ Yellow mini roses, yellow & white flowers



Please help us welcome our new Design Team Members!

Jaimie Ramsey

I am a 32 year old, Mother to Emily (6 years old) and Wife to Angus, and I’m passionate about scrapbooking and cardmaking.

 When I am not crafting I’m a manager for Australia’s oldest and most respected financial services organization, AMP.

I find scrapbooking and card making gives me a creative outlet and release from the everyday, and allows me to share my passion with other likeminded women.  I have made many lifelong friendships through my craft and love every minute of it!

 For me, scrapping is about recording special moments for my daughter to remember and teaching her about the joys of craft & the special friendships you make along the way.   


Emilia Stanojcic

I am a mother to 3 gorgeous boys and am married to the most patient, understanding and loving husband in the world. I have been doing crafts (many mediums) for at least 10 years but really love off the page projects.  I live on the outskirts of Canberra, Australia and love to travel.

Sabine Schroll
 

My Name is Sabine, I’m 38 years old, married, two girls (2 and 6 years) and I'm from Bavaria, near Munich.

I've been crafting all my life.  About 4 years ago I started making cards and the last 2 years experimenting with 3D cards and stamps.

End of Summer - Featured Designer Challenge by Wendy Mind

What a way to celebrate the end of summer, with a BBQ and the

New Tropical Splash Release from Lifestyle Crafts!!!



End of Summer - Featured Designer Challenge by Marley van der Heijden

DC0015 Branch & Berries

Quickutz/Lifestyle Crafts "4x8 Garden Alphabet"

End of Summer - Featured Designer Challenge by Vicki Boddicker

The card base was cut using Spellbinders Labels 17. The largest die was
place slightly above the fold of an A2 card so that the fold would remain.

Flowers were cut using the dies from the Quickutz REV-0250-S Sunflowers
and adhered to the card by running the pieces through a Xyron.

End of Summer - Featured Designer Challenge by Ute Thenert

Grass RS-0928

Flower KS 0922

Flower Shapes CC-Shape-07

DOUBLE LOOPS-Martha Stewart Scallop Edge & Corner Punch

Making this card is how I feel children enjoy their last days of summer and holidays before they have to go back to school.

On the base of the card I put a single color and patterned paper.  The stamp is mounted with foam pads.  The grass was cut with the die from QuicKutz/Lifestyle Crafts and also mounted with foam pads.  The border was punched with the Martha Stewart Scallop Edge Punch.  I cut some flowers with the QuicKutz/Lifestyle Crafts dies and arranged on the card.

End of Summer - Featured Designer Challenge by Mary Pfaff

Supplies:

Close To My Heart ~ Green card stock
Core’dinations ~ Blue card stock
DCWV ~ Clouds patterned paper
Georgia Pacific ~ White card stock
Misc. ~ Red, Stars, Yellow patterned paper
Copics ~ 0, B26, B29, R00, R02, R27, R29, Y13, Y15, Y18
Cuttlebug Embossing Folder ~ Dots
Fiskars ~ Grass edge punch
Studio 18 ~ Rhinestones – clear, red, yellow
Three Bugs in a Rug ~ “Summer” rub-ons #rub-217
Toothpicks ~ Four

End of Summer - Featured Designer Challenge by Marley van der Heijden

Tattered Angels (08ECF) REGAL - De Cocoa Glimmer Chips

ZVA Creative (01286) "Taupe" Pearl Flourish

Martha Stewart (42-60052) "Bubble Bath" Combo Punch

Prima (545475) "Alencon Collection 18mm Lace" 3yds