CHA 2014 - Duct Tape Cuff Bracelet

I was able to see some of the friends I have made while I was at CHA. Tanner and Court from A Little Craft In Your Day were at the Sizzix booth demoing a new line of dies designed by Marisa Pawelko from The Modern Surrealist.

Using Duct Tape to create the base of this cuff, I was able to cut the rhinestone sticker sheets from The Buckle Boutique (yes, that is the company my mother is working with) into a fun checkerboard pattern with the dies from Marisa and Sizzix.

Since the rhinestone sticker sheets have adhesive on the back, ones you cute them you just peel off the backing and you can stick them right to the Duct Tape cuff.  EASY!  Just think of all of the fun fashion items you could make for yourself and your friends!

To purchase the rhinestone sticker sheets for your next project, head over to The Buckle Boutique.

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"Happy Happy Birthday" Ice Cream Card

For my Aunt's birthday, instead of just buying er a card from the store, I decided it would be much more fun and unique to create my own for her!

I started off by using a Cuttlebug to emboss a swirling, cloud-like design. But when I did this, I made sure to line up the embossing plate to leave a space to stamp my saying from my Lawn Fawn stamp set.

After this, I used a piece of blue painter's tape to cover up the bottom of the card for when I planned to ink the embossed, white paper.

I used Megan Elizabeth's Chillax colored ink, and a sponge to lightly dab it on.

After this, I used Megan Elizabeth's adhesive squares on the back of my inked, and embossed paper, and stuck it onto my card. Along with this, I stamped on my saying: "Happy Happy Birthday".

Using a Lawn Fawn stamp set, I stamped six ice cream cones, and colored them in. Then, I lined them up in a curve, and glued them on.

After that, I decided my card needed a little something more, and I instantly thought of The Buckle Boutique's great rainbow rhinestone sheets! Using my Cricut I cut out a heart, to put on as the final touch.