Treat Basket : Season of Love

Good Morning Everyone

How have you been?
Today I bring you some super easy treat baskets to gift to your loved ones. Since Valentines is around the corner and we all love to gift something or the other to our dear ones.

 

 Isn't it so lovely?? I have made this basket right from scratch and these floral beauties are also handmade. I have used lots of Dress my craft products here.

 

 Here are two sets {Treat basket and Mini card} that have created. It is super quick and easy to make and perfect to be gifted as token of love.

Dress My craft pattern paper that I have used to make this project are gorgeous Teenie Weenies collection.

The quality of paper is amazing it is super sturdy and thick. 

HOW TO MAKE BASKET -

In order to make this basket you will be needing some basic supplies,

List of Supplies - 

1- Thick piece of Card stock {12x12"}

2- Glue (Tacky glue)

3- Patter papers - Teenie Weenies by Dress my craft 

STEP 1

To make this set of Basket and Mini Card, you will be needing 

- 1 pc of Card stock measuring 5" x 4"

- 2 pcs of Card stock measuring 5" x 2"

-2 pcs of Card stock measuring 4"x 2"

 STEP 2- 
You will be needing 4 pcs of 1" inch strip to join the above card stock together.
- 2 pcs of 1 inch strip x 5" inch in length
-2 pcs of 1 inch strip x 4" inch in length
-4 pcs of 1inch strip x 2" inch in length

All you need to do is score in half these 1 inch strips

STEP 3-

To make the basket band you will be needing 2" wide and 10" inch long piece of strip

I have used Martha Stewart Border Punch 

STEP -4

Now glue all the pieces adjoining them with help of strips.

And decorate your basket using your favorite supplies from Crafters Corner store.

To make this card I have used 4"x3" inches of card stock and used beautiful DMC Teenie Weenies collection.

I hope you liked this fun easy peasy gifting solution this Valentine season.

And I hope I am able to inspire you.

All supplies used are available at Crafters Corner store.

XOXO

Isha 

List of Supplies- 

Black Card stock - Dress My craft

Teenie Weenies paper collection Dress My craft  

Tacky Glue

Pastel Pollens

Microfine Glitter dress my crafts 

Martha Stewart Border Punch  

DRESS MY CRAFT----PRODUCT LAUNCH AND A REVIEW BY ANITA KEJRIWAL

Hello !!!!!!

I am Anita here and how are my dear crafter friends doing !!!! All geared up for New Year !!!! OMG!!!! It's almost here !!! Can you believe this !!! It seems yesterday that we just started the year on a new note and a new team and here we are standing to wave it goodbye.

How time flies !!!! I still remember my post first post with Crafters Corner blog almost two years back. I was fortunate enough to write the first blog post for Crafters Corner. And what a journey has been. The baby has grown from toddler to a well groomed lady and here she is on our first in house brand ----DRESS MY CRAFT.


Welcome all !!!!! as I present to you our first and most popular product the Floral Paper Collection - ORIENTAL AND EXOTICA---  Premium Cardstocks with world class quality and every crafters dream.

FLORAL EXOTICA

FLORAL ORIENTAL

And not only that another feather in the cap is the launch of two new powders- FROSTED SUGAR POWDER AND SPARKLING DUST.

SPARKLING DUST

FROSTED SUGAR POWDER.

Both the powders are of extremely super quality and add extra beauty to the projects.

So in my post today, I will reveal all the secrets of these products and bring to your a deeper insight into the above.

Here is a comparative table about the two papers that will be clearly explain you the pros and cons of both papers.

PROPERTIES

EXOTICA

ORIENTAL

     PAPER THICKNESS                               285 GSM                                   285   GSM                             

     TEXTURE                                           SMOOTH                                      SMOOTH

PAPER  STRENGTH                                  LESS STIFF                                      MORE     STIFF

WATER ABSORBENT                                 HIGH                                                 LOWER

STAMPING                                           GOOD WITH ARCHIVAL                           SAME

HEAT EMBOSSING                                          GOOD                                           GOOD

DISTRESSING                                           GIVES A SMOOTH BLEND                      SAME

DIE CUTTING                                             GOOD                                      GOOD

WATER COLOURING                                      GOOD                                     GOOD

FLOWER MAKING                                    OPEN BLOOMS                          CLOSELY COMPACT BLOOMS                

                                                                                                                          

So that will give you clear comparison between both papers. But that is not all. I have visual pictures to show you about all the qualities of these papers.

You will need two huge cups of coffee or tea to sit back and relax because this is one heavy post loaded with pictures and of course a video ---because seeing is believing !!!!!
                       
                                               Heat embossing is good

  Good resist embossing

     good distressing paper

       good for stamping especially if stamped with waterpproof  like Archival Jet Black

       water based inks tends to bleed a little

              Awesome Die cutting

      good for water colouring

         gives nice clear embossing

So thats it !!!! I hope it is quite clear by now as to how wonderful these card stocks are. I would call them the ultimate card stock as these have multiple qualities.

  Now on to the another product that is the talk of the crafting community because of its awesome quality.

                                               Sparkling Dust and Frosted Sugar Powder

Sparkling dust is a fine shimmery powder, almost weightless nd gives a smooth glittery look to the surface where it is applied. It sticks well with most adhesives and is bright white in colour. However this powder DOES NOT HEAT EMBOSS. So avoid using it for the same.

Frosted Sugar Powder as the name suggests is like fine sugar but a little granular and has very little shimmer or sparkle. It has a translucent frosted look and can be used for mixed media, on flowers, etc. This too cannot be used for Heat Embossing.

Here are the two flowers that I made using the Exotica and Oriental paper. After reading my blog post till now, it will become very clear to you which flower is made from which paper. Can you guess ??
Let me tell you--the flower on the top is made from Exotica paper as it is more open while the flower at the bottom is from Oriental paper as the bloom is more closed and compact.

                                               
                                               Here are the flowers with the new powders
                                                 
                                                       Oriental Bloom with Sparkling Dust

  

           Exotica bloom with Frosted Sugar Powder

 Here is the video to show you in real way how wonderful these papers are.

                                                 

             

Products used from Crafters Corner

DRESS MY CRAFT

Floral Oriental paper collection
Floral Exotica paper collection
Sparkling dust
Frosted sugar powder

So thats comes to an end to this super long post. But I hope I was able to clear all your doubts. If you still have any queries , do leave your comments.
Hope you had a good time with me!!!

Grove tool Demonstration

Hello Everyone

I have a revolutionary product to share with you all. It is an automatic hand held tool that can perform four different functions. Its battery operated and a savior for your hands!!

This wonderful tool was launched in CHA this year.  It comes with 4 seperate attachment heads. These you can also buy separate It operates in two AA batteries and it made of study plastic.  It doesn't make a lot of sound and is light to hold and handle. 

Now here is the video

Materials used

• Groove tool
• Accessories 
• Black cardstock
• Paint Dauber - Tarnished brass
• Distress ink - Walnut Stain
• Stencil

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Ashmita Roy

Decoupage with Ice Resin: Steampunk Tag

Namaste Guys

What is Decoupage?

Decoupage (or découpage) is the art of decorating an object by gluing colored paper cutouts onto it in combination with special painteffects, gold leaf and so on. Commonly an object like a small box or an item of furniture is covered by cutouts from magazines or from purpose-manufactured papers. Each layer is sealed with varnishes (often multiple coats) until the "stuck on" appearance disappears and the result looks like painting or inlay work. The traditional technique used 30 to 40 layers of varnish which were then sanded to a polished finish.

Watch the full video tutorial of the Tag in the making . The Resin was so versatile and easy to use as a decoupage medium and also as a glue!

The best part about using Ice Resin as a decoupage agent you don't need to use any glue or varnish and you get a really awesome finish. 

Materials Used 

Ice resin

Prima Cartographer paper

Prima Cartographer Chipboard

Butterfly Charm

Ball-chain

Tim Holtz film strip

Filigree corner

Eyelet

Lantern die

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 Ashmita Roy

Make your own resin embellishments

Hello everyone

Are you all ready for some ice resin fun.  I want to share with you all some more projects using ice resin. And to make it more fun i will combine them with various mediums.

Here is a detailed start to finish video of how to make resin embellishments on your own  here.

And here is what i have created with my resin embellishments. A shabby chic altered clock for valentines day.

1. 

Materials used

Ice Resin
Alterations Clock
Distress paint Tattered Rose
Distress paint Picket Fence

Distress paint Tarnished Bronze
Distress pad Tattered Rose
Distress pad vintage photo
Key charm
Mulberry flowers
Mulberry leaves
Miniature chair
Martha Stewart moulds
Heat tool
Glossy accents
Pearl Glitter
Prima Fairy Rhymes paper pad
E 6000
Shabby Chic Resin embellishments
Shabby Chic Resin embellishments
Gold embossing powder
Versamark
Stamps

Ink blending Tool

Gesso

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Ashmita Roy

Micro Mini in a Box!!

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Its almost Christmas my favorite time of the year an old year wraps up and a new one unfolds, Eating and partying and gift giving time of the year!! 

So, keeping all the fun in mind I wanted to create a really cool little itty bitty project and mind you when I say little I mean little Lol!!

Watch the video of the complete project

Box

I painted the box black using the Distress Paint in Black Soot. And I used some papers to decorate the inside. I also used a lot of charms to embellish the inside and outside.

Micro Mini

I sued cardstock to created a little book and added some images from pattern papers listed below!! I jut love how it turned out! I have stitched the pages and used cardstock to create the covers! I have kept the miniature journal true ittself I mean as realistic as possible!!

A Micro Mini is any little mini album that is smaller than 4"x4" . So, this little guy is only 2"x1".

Watch the Other videos

To learn to create the Cabochon Closure

Materials Used

• Glass Cabochons
• Mini box
• Antique Round Flower Pendant
• Spellbinders Ephemera pack
• Spellbinders Ephemera paper
• Prima Fairy Rhymes
• Distress ink -Vintage Photo
• Tonic scissors
•  Cutting mat
• Cutting knife
• Gloss Accents
• E-6000
• Wood Knob
• Drawer pull
• Distress Ink -Vintage Photo
• Distress Stain-Vintage Photo
• Distress Paint-Vintage Photo
• Charms
• Clock
• Trumpet

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Ashmita

Unique Vintage FInd!!

Hello Everyone

I have a very exciting project to share with you guys its really really unique and what makes it unique is the papers its the new Spellbinders Ephemera Papers One.

This papers are  so beautiful and I wanted to showcase them alone!! 

I used the papers to create the pages and used Coptic Binding Method To stitch the book (This way of binding is hundreds of years old!!) The cover that looks like leather Is not leather but heavy weight cardstock I have used several layers or techniques and materials to get that leather look.

WATCH THE FULL VIDEO FLIPTHROUGH

Materials Used

• Spellbinders Ephemera papers 
• Distress Ink -Vintage Photo
• Distress Stain-Vintage Photo
• Distress Paint-Vintage Photo
• Antique Lock
• Assorted Charms
• Glossy Accent
• Score board

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Ashmita

Travel Junk Journal - What and how My style!!

Namaste Guys

Time for festivals and holidays and everyone will be heading for vacations and I want to inspire you all with a Travel themed Junk journal. Before I show you the finished Project lets talk about what is a Junk Journal or  Junque Journal ?? A junk Junque Journal is a journal made from found items papers and scraps and pattern paper etc! It has many a functions you can use them to store your favorite poems or draw in them or add photos and write in them.

I have come up with a unique style of Junque Journal to take on my travels and the save all my travel memories and memorabilia and instead of using scraps and leftover found papers I use good pattern paper. 

So, this journal  I have designed for my upcoming trip and Ii have used the Far and Away Line from Teresa Collins. This paper collection is awesome to make a travel themed journal as It has some really great patterns and also a Die-cut sheet, and some sheets of Atc's and Journalling cards. A lot of the thinking and the work has been done for you.

Without further ado here is how I design and make my Junque journals, I divide the Signatures Day wise and add tons of pages, pockets, flaps and envelopes. So in terms of texture and page sizes there is a lot of variety and scope for adding elements like brochures and also for writing. You must be wondering as the pages are black how I do my writing I use a simple white gel pen to do so.

Just look at all the pages and the real estate so many places to write and add photos and brochures! So, you can get everything about your holiday and preserve your memories for ever.

 

As you can see This book is huge and I have made it 12 x 6 to get two full 4x6 photos on the pages !! and there the pages gradient from large to small to create movement fro the eyes that I think is attractive and adds to the charm.  

Materials Used

• Far and Away 12x12 Pattern paper
• Black Chipboard
• Vintage Tyre Charm
• Antique Round Flower Pendant
• Black Cardstock
• Distress ink- Vintage Photo
• Tacky Tape

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Ashmita