Alice in Wonderland Handmade Embellishments

Embellishments by Paints and Glitter!

Happy May!

This theme is still going! I made these embellishments to participate in a swap. It was my favorite part of this project, and I had tons of fun using items that I truly enjoy creating with. I knew that the images I was using were small, but they had the vintage look I really like, and they really inspired me to use vintage-style ephemera. So, I made my own!

I first stamped and altered the paper bags I decided to house the little embellishments. I used several stamp sets and Ranger Liquid pearls in Bronze, as well as Rub on roses.

This Hat stamp was perfect! I also used a white pen, and gold acrylic pen to make the images stand out.

For some of the tags, I added gold paint and glitter to make the images stand out. I backed these with photo paper.
To tie in the theme, I sent my partner an Alice in Wonderland necklace. I altered some Chip board to create matching packaging.

For this embellishment, I made a heart with Plaster of Paris, which I then painted in Gold and Pink. I stamped the image of Alice and the Flamingo on Chipboard, and painted it to match the paper I used for the chipboard in the background. I also added glitter, mulberry flowers, several small dies, a pink  button and -of course, pink feather trim!

Here is a closeup of rolled flowers I made with the paper collection, and other flowers I made using miniature playing cards.

For this embellishment, I used outdoor Vinyl to make a gold key, and made the hearts with plaster which I painted in Gold and black, and added black gems, and black papers to ground the images of Alice and the Rabbit. 

This image was stamped on a chipboard heart, I painted and sealed it, and backed it up with dies covered in Washi Tape. I finished it with a "fun" sentiment and rolled flowers. 

This small embellishment has Alice carrying the pig, and I used a small blue bow with a black gem, washi tape, and rolled flowers to keep with the theme. I used Heidi Swap papers as well as other collections throughout. 

My favorite embellishment also got a Rabbit image which I cut out using my Cricut Explore Air 2. I added glossy accents to areas to make him stand out. He is backed with Watercolor paper, that I hand-colored hearts onto. I also cut a heart out of DCWV fabric, and hand-wrote "Curious" as well as colored the edges to match. I made and painted the roses, to make them look like they had been painted Red, and also finished this piece with tulle and hot pink eyelash trim. 

I hope that this inspires you to create your own embellishments. Use what is in your stash of goodies!! I had so much fun creating all of these, that I had a hard time parting with them.

Thank you for going on this journey with me! I appreciate your comments and likes! If you prefer to see a video, here is a link:

In the video you may see an additional envelope and small spoon I altered and forgot to take pictures of. Be blessed!

Alice In Wonderland Mini Album

Happy May!
This post is a continuation of my Alice in Wonderland mini envelope swap. I decided to make a mini album to accompany the swap, and also made embellishments to go along with the other goodies. I used Santoro Gorguss stamps, as well as several dies and my Cricut Explore Air 2 to make the mini album. I used high quality Watercolor paper to ensure the images were clear, and used Prismacolor pencils and Sennelier Watercolors, as well as paper piecing.

I added a handmade flower I made with pearls. tulle, and ribbon. I also added gesso and glitter throughout

 To finish the pages, I embellished with Tim Holtz idea-ology Small Talk sentiments, and several small dies, washi tape, stamps, and trims. I hope you have enjoyed this mini album! I had so much fun making it, and soon plan to make one for keeps!

Alice In Wonderland Loaded Envelope Swap

Happy May!
I recently took part in a group Swap with a Facebook group and had the great opportunity to create some Alice In Wonderland themed items. The requirements were to make a Mini Loaded envelope measuring 4' by 6', as well as 5 Embellishments, a Large Tag, and a Wand.
I designed the envelope in no time using Cricut Design Space, and went to work on making sure all the pieces were cohesive.

Behind Alice is a pocket, designed with Cricut Design Space and layered with specialty trims.

I made this large Rose with Cricut Design Space and my Cricut Explore Air2, Liquitex Gesso, Glitter, and a gem and key. Other flowers were from my stash.

I added charms throughout to tie in the Alice in Wonderland Theme.

The front of the wand has a teapot, topped with a mini sequin heart, and added glitter. I made the rosette with the Cricut, and added gold acrylic paint throughout, with seam binding, lace, and fuzzy pink feather trim.

The back of the wand has a Rabbit with time clock. I used Cricut Print & Cut to make him, added glossy accents, a charm, and backed him with a Cloth heart, layered with Washi Tape, and embellished with Gold paint and heart sequins.

The large tag was embellished with Ranger Liquid pearls, Seam binding, twine, and another Rabbit charm.

Closeup of the glitter used to enhance the birds.

The large tag has a caption made with Cricut Print and Cut, a butterfly border, gold trim, and is glittered, as well as embellished with gold paint and liquid pearls. 

The back of the tag was finished. 

The small tags completed the requirements of 5 dies. I made toppers with a diecut, and used the Cricut Explore Air 2 to make teacups with little tea bags. The little hearts were topped with stickles. The trims are gold and peach tones.

I also added these cute little Prima buttons as a gift. I loved the colors!

The other little gifts were stickers, keys, and stamps, and they all got topped off with more images of Alice, the Mad hatter, and different dies. 

These little altered clips helped hold things together.

On the back, instead of a traditional pocket, I added a doily to hold the goodies, and a small envelope and card, made with my Cricut. 

The little envelope and pink  lace.

One of the clips was a small shaker I made with a tiny bow and sentiment.

I also used a lacy background from Design Space to finish the back, then distressed it with Gesso, glitter, and gold paint splatter.
Sadly, one of my favorite components is not pictured here, as I forgot to take pictures of the Altered envelope and Spoon that I also made for my swap partner.
I will post more pictures separately of the rest of the swap contents!!
Please feel free to contact me with any questions, and thank you for being a subscriber!!
Raquel

Cricut Explore Air 2 Thank you card and project share!

Thank you for stopping by! It's been a while since I've updated my blog, but I've been busy working on some great projects! In this post, I share some details on a few cards I recently made. They are so adorable and can easily be made with the Cricut Explore Air2  as well as other dies and materials.

For this card, I used a Banner from Lori's Garden, and added the Happy Birthday Sentiment with the Print-and-Cut feature, and flowers from Creativebug. All other dies are from my stash. 

I used I used Four legged Friends and Lacy Labels for the Chihuahua Thank you card, and for the sentiment I used the write-and-cut feature. 

I also added Recollections Washi tape to certain elements and Ranger Liquid Pearls, as well as sequins to make the flowers sparkle!

This card was made with Anna Griffin's Aviary Embossing folder, as well as Spellbinders dies others.
I hope you like these, and while you're watching, please like and subscribe!

Cricut Design Space Features: How do I??? Tutorial

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Weld, Slice, Hide Contour, Add Text, Isolate Letters to add them to a shape. All of these features have meaning in Cricut Design Space and can help you in creating your own unique shapes. In my video, you will see how these features are used, as well as common mistakes!!!
Don't panic, they are common to us all, and I wanted to show you some of the different ways you can use these on a PC. Also,as for the "Octopus" image at the end, the Eyes I attempted to add are NOT available as a print file, only as a Write or Cut file. This is good to know about certain images in Design Space.
"Some designs are more equal than others!"

Please give me your feedback! Did this help? Do you have any other questions? I am happy to help with any inquiries you may have, and if I don't immediately have the answer, rest assured that I will find out the reason "Why?"
Be blessed, Raquel

Flowers with Cricut Design Space, and Cricut Explore Air 2.

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Today I am posting a short tutorial that comes in handy. I cover how to GROUP, ATTACH, ARRANGE and HIDE layers and shapes to maximize the use of your paper!. Using my Cricut Explore Air 2, Design Space and a FREE File: Creative Bug Flowers, I made custom flowers that coordinate perfectly with the papers in my cards.

Recipe:

Cricut Explore Air 2, Creative Bug Flowers in several sizes, Flourish Card,Creative Cards, and Design Space Font: Sunday Swirls Bold, Spellbinders Dies: S4-295, and S2-077, Cardstock: Momenta. Other materials from my stash.

I hope this is useful to you, and that it answers some questions you may have! Please let me know what other types of tutorials may be helpful to you. I am happy to oblige!

Multimedia Pieces with Butterfly Stamp and Ranger Distress Inks

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Today I am showing you some of my multimedia pieces inspired by a lovely Butterfly, and Ranger Distress Inks.
I had tons of fun recycling materials for this one-of-a-kind project to beat the cold weather (yes, I have over 20 inches of the white stuff outside my window!)

My Recipe: Recycled Cardboard, and packing envelope.
 Liquitex Basic Acrylic Gesso / White
 Ranger Distress Inks (Several).
Once Those were all applied, and the ink and Gesso were still wet, I sprinkled Embossing powders in Blues and Yellow and heat embossed the areas.
Hero Arts G1243 Large Butterfly Stamp Neenah White Cardstock (80lb), colored using a pearlescent palette of watercolors, and Derwent Inktense Pencils.
I used several dies from Spellbinders, Sizzix, and Ali Express that I cut out of the same paper. These were all painted using the same inks, and some I embossed with Bit of Paisley Cricut Cuttlebug folder. I hope that this inspires you to have some fun, and break out of the box with whatever materials you may have on hand. Thank you for watching, and please comment and subscribe to my channel!
Be blessed, Raquel💜💙