Texture for Cards

Texture for Cards is my latest class at Big Picture Classes!

Take your cards from drab to fab! Kimberly Crawford is here to show you some simple ways to add texture and style to your cards and other paper-crafting projects. She shares fun techniques using different materials—like vellum, felt, stencils, and more—to add interest to an otherwise “flat” design. You’ll learn just how quick and easy it is to transform an ordinary project into an extraordinary one!

What you will learn:

• Add unique texture to a background with various stamps techniques
• Use embossing folders and stencils to emboss on various types of paper
• Create a faux letterpress look
• Heat emboss on vellum
• Create a stained-glass effect on vellum
• Die cut acetate, felt, cork, and wood veneer sheets
• Add color to acetate and wood veneer pieces

That list is just a sampling of all the techniques and ideas I share with you in this new class! I had an absolute blast creating projects for this class! I cannot wait for you to join me at Big Picture Classes!

thanks for stopping by!

kimberly

new product from Maya Road!

Maya Road has a new product coming out and I am very excited about it! You will have to head to the Maya Road Design Team Blog to find out more! Eeeeeeee!

Today's post marks my last with the Maya Road design team. Designing for them for over the past year has been wonderful! It has been an honor to be a part of the company and I am thankful for the opportunity. Caroline is a lovely person and I hope that you will continue to follow Maya Road and support them, as I will. The good ones are hard to find. And thank you to Julia for being so organized and keeping us all on track. You too are appreciated. Thank you for everything, Maya Road!

thanks for stopping by!

~kimberly

handmade felt bow paper clips: MFTv

I am pretty excited to be sharing an adorable project with you on MFTv! If you are unfamiliar with MFTv, on Mondays, MFT Stamps shares a video about making a card, or project, with a great tutorial!

Visit the MFT Stamps Blog to check out more about these felt bow paper clips, how to create them using Die-namics and ways to use them on your next projects! I cannot stop making these!

thanks for stopping by!

~kimberly

felt tag and gift card holder: MFT December Creative Challenge

Welcome to the December Creative Challenge brought to you by the MFT Stamps design team! This month we were challenged to use FELT! MFT Felt is hands down the best. THE best. The way it cuts with my Die-namics is fantabulous and the colors are always what I need!!

As Christmas is quickly approaching, gasp, I was starting to think about wrapping presents. Yes, you read that correctly, starting to think about wrapping. My mother-in-law loves gift cards to some of her favorite stores for Christmas. But, when I give them to her, I always like to add another treat, something else to open. Often its chocolate. The good stuff. So, I thought it would be fun to make a tag AND a gift card holder for one of her gifts.

I die cut Steel Grey Felt with Die-namics Blueprints 9, twice. On one of the tags, I trimmed away the top, to create the same-sized front. I stitched the two parts together using some grey thread and a running stitch. Don't look too closely, or you will see why I make things from paper and do not sew...

The word joy was created with Sweet Tooth Felt and Die-namics Peace, Love, Joy. The branch is from Die-namics Wild Greenery in Jellybean Green Felt. The berries, Wild Cherry Felt, cut with a circle from Die-namics Blueprints 9. I adhered the felt pieces with glue meant for fabric.

One last note, I love the extra large size of this holder, because that is a double-sided gift card inside the pocket. In fact, I even pulled the gift card out of the top, so it would show in the photo. 

This present is for my sister-in-law. Same idea, but I put the gift card on the inside this time because I wanted to make a simple tag. Again I cut Steel Grey Felt with Die-namics Blueprints 9.

The snowflake is Sweet Tooth Felt cut with Die-namics Pierced Snowflakes. The word love came from 

Die-namics Peace, Joy, Love. I layered Blu Raspberry and Berrylicious Felt to add more depth. To finish this tag off, I added a Blu Raspberry Button that had been tied with Hemp Cord.

There you have it. Two fun projects made with felt, adding a perfect touch to your Christmas presents, or even perfect for giving as-is! Be sure and head to the MFT Blog to see what the rest of the team has created. As always, the team has made some eye-popping projects!

thanks for stopping by!

~kimberly

Supplies for Felt Gift Tags:

InLinkz.com

Something to Perk Up Your Day-MFT Release Countdown

Welcome to this month's Release Countdown with My Favorite Things! You will find complete details each day on the MFT Blog, including how you can win prizes and full reveals of featured products.

Today is going to be a bit different. I am not going to start with new product, but a project inspired by new product. The new stamp set, Perk Up, got me thinking about coffee cozies, which got me thinking about the awesome felt that MFT Stamps has!

I found a free pattern for coffee cozies by simply by searching online. A sheet of Steel Grey felt was enough felt to create three cozies. I hand-stitched the edges closed, as you can see above. You could easily do this with a sewing machine and add more stitching and another layer of felt.

Sweet Tooth Felt was die cut with Die-namics Open Scallop Doily Duo. MFT Felt cuts like butter. It has always been hands-down my absolute favorite! The doily was stitched directly to the cozie. Sweet Tooth buttons were stitched to the center of a Blu Raspberry felt circle, layered with an Orange Fizz felt heart. Using fabric glue, I adhered the circle to the center of the doily. 

And now, to the new product! These small gift sets of cards and cozies are going to be perfect for gift giving this holiday season! I always need small gifts like this and to have part of the gift be handmade, is sure to make the recipient feel pretty special!

I stamped Blu Raspberry cardstock with Fine Chevron Background with coordinating ink. Then I trimmed a piece of Orange Fizz cardstock and stamped it with coordinating ink using the small coffee mug image from Perk Up. The sentiment and coffee mug were stamped in Sweet Tooth ink on Steel Grey cardstock. I love the chalkboard look this created!

The inside of the card was die cut with Die-namics Gift Card Grooves. This genius set of dies cuts tabs to insert a gift card. There are two dies that cut both directions. Another sentiment from Perk Up was stamped onto Blu Raspberry cardstock with coordinating ink.

By using the coffee cozie as color inspiration, I have an instant gift set!

Another card that will hold a gift card. The sentiment from Perk Up was stamped with Sweet Tooth ink onto Steel Grey cardstock. How fabulous is that font grouping?!

The top of the grey panel was die cut with Die-namics Gift Card Grooves. The coffee cup was created with Die-namics Coffee Cup. When I adhered it to my project, I used foam, but made sure that the foam was only on the bottom, allowing you to still easily insert and remove the gift card.

And yet another perfect little gift set!

Don't forget to head to the MFT Blog for all the usual good stuff!

thanks for stopping by!

~kimberly 

Supplies for Coffee Cozies, available Oct. 14:

InLinkz.com

Supplies for Perk Up Your Day card, available Oct. 14:

InLinkz.com

Supplies for Espresso My Gratitude card, available Oct. 14:

InLinkz.com