Glitter, Glitter, Glitter - 3 DIY glitter projects

I love Gentry's glitter from the Blingage collection - I know, I know, I know, you have heard me say this a time or two but I do LOVE it! It's so fine and sparkly!!

PROJECT#1: DIY CHARM NECKLACE

Supplies used: Gentry's Glitter, Sweet afternoon pink paper from 6x6 paper pad. Die Cuts also from Swee Afternoon and one pink bling brad. Other: 1x3 strip of music notes, 1x3 memory frame and glass 1x3 (two pieces), pink ink pad (Tim Holtz distress in spun sugar).

1. Cut a 1x3 strip from the pink paper, lay it pink side down on your glass. This will become the back side so that you have a nice pretty back for your necklace.

2. Lay your music notes on top. (You don't need to glue it because the glass will hold it all together.)

3. Trim your sweet afternoon banner to fit inside the frame and ink around edges.

4. Cut a heart shape from your pink paper.

5. (*Optional - ink first in pink) Cut the "you make my heart sing" into strips.

6. Put you pink heart face down in your Teresa Collins Xyron sticker maker. Then adhere your glitter to the front.

7. Put all the word strips, larger banner and sparkly hart into sticker maker and then start layering.

8. Put your charm into the frame with your glass.

9. Cut the prongs off of the back of your brad and adhere to outside of frame.

10. Add ribbon of choice to top and your finished!

PROJECT #2: DIY GLITTER ACCENT CONE

Supplies used: Gentry's Glitter, Fabrications Linen - Green Fleur de lis side B, flower, die cut. Other: Double sided tape (I used red line for this project), cream ruffle ribbon, cream satin ribbon.

1. Cut out the shape of your cone from the side b of Green Fleu de lis paper.

2. Tape along top edge of cone and add Gentry's glitter to the tape.

3. Tape your ribbon to the inside top and along the side you will be adhering the cone together.

4. Adhere the large black die cut to the front center

5. Adhere your large cream flower.

PROJECT #3: DIY GLITTER KEY

I loved this one, so easy to do and so many ideas!!

Supplies used: Gentry's glitter, Collin's Keys. Other: Glossy accents liquid glue, pink ribbon.

1. Choose your key of choice

2. Squirt some glossy accents onto one half (and I mean the top or bottom half, not top or bottom side. Hope that makes sense.)

3. Sprinkle Gentry's Glitter on the key, then I used a clothes pin to hold it on the top half to try.

4. When the bottom is done drying flip it around, glue and glitter the other side.

5. Add ribbon and your done!

This would also make a great idea at Christmas - we had a home when my daughter was younger that did not have a fireplace and we made a "SANTA" key so that we could hang it on the outside doorknob, that was a "special" way he could get in on Christmas Eve! ;)

Sophisticated Cricut cartridge - Fluer De Lis project

I have had this frame for quite some time, just waiting for the right project to come along. I Love how it has a beautiful space in the middle that allows for dimensional items. 

To create this project I cut the Tan Damask paper (side B) from Fabrications to fit my opening then added the silver photo corners also from Fabrications to each corner.

I cut the Fluer De Lis using the "Sophisticated" cartridge in Cricut Craft Room & cut size: 4.5 x 8.1 from Sweet Afternoon "In The Attic" paper.

After I made my cut I used a ruller and drew very thin black lines creating shading on the fluer de lis. Once all of my lines were drawn I then went over the shading and around the edges using distress ink. I adhered it using Foam squares.

This is such a nice addition to my home office! I absolutely love the look and it was so easy to create!


Supplies:
Fabrications: Tan Damask paper (Side B) 12 x 12 paper, Trinkets
Sweet Afternoon: In The Attic 12 x 12 paper
Blingage: Jamie's and Stephanie's Gems
Cricut Craft Room, Cartridge: Sophisticated
Other: Frame, Therm O Web 3D Foam Squares, Micron Pen 01 (Black), Distress ink - Frayed Burlap, Ruler


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Inspired by Pinterest...

I know I've mentioned it before, but gosh, Pinterest sure does inspire me.

Here's an example... I saw this simple little saying BELIEVE IN YOURSELF.

Source

I loved the look and was so inspired, I created a layout from this inspiration.

I used the Teresa Collins Notations 12 X 12 base and letters. Teresa Collins POSH flowers and Stephanie's gems from the blingage collection.

I love Pinterest, need I say more?

Addicted to flowers - Tutorial

I adore this cute little wall hook picked up from Ben Franklin. 

“Decorative Wall Hook”

Designed by: Cheri Piles http://cherinspirations.blogspot.com

Featuring: Teresa Collins Designs – Timeless, Blingage & Blingage II

Supplies:

Labels paper, flocked paper, gray damask, decorative brads, chipboard elements, die cut card set, Gentry’s glitter, Donna’s gems. Wood Door hook, Claudine Hellmuth studio matte, hot glue, 1.5 inch chipboard circle.

Instructions:

Preparing your page components:

1. Cut the following pieces from your papers:

●      Cut back side of labels paper to size for your door hook plaque, 7.5 x 3.5

●      Cut flocked paper strips for outer edge in half inch strips.

●      Punch out black tag from die cut card set sheet.

●      Punch out quote in pink oval from chipboard elements.

2. For flower:

·         Cut 14 flower petals out of gray damask as shown in photos.

• Brush studio matte around edges
• Dip in Gentry’s glitter around glued edges – let dry all the way.

• Roll petals around a pen

• Gently unroll petals and place them facing the same direction so your petals all match. Hot glue a puddle onto the middle of your chipboard circle and start layering your petals in a circle.

• Add another puddle of hot glue in the center and layer your 2^nd layer of petals overlapping your first layer.
• After glue is all dry pierce hole in center

·         Place brad in center.

Assembly

1. Glue back of labels paper to front of plaque.
2. Glues strips of flocked paper to edges of plaque.
3. Glue the black tag onto the labels paper – just a bit off center.
4. Hot glue your flower to the black tag.
5. Peel off sticky backing from chipboard quote and place in bottom right – just overlapping the bottom of the black tag.
6. Measure and cut length from black gems from the Donna’s Gems (Blingage II) place along both the top and bottom of plaque.

I find that I am now looking at every piece of damask paper in a new way now, I just love making these flowers. Hope you will too!

I love what you can do with the 12x12 Notations papers by Teresa Collins Designs

I love everything you can do with these papers! You can leave them in their original state to create a Stunning layout or you can some color to make it pop! Here are two examples I created for you to see them both ways!

Here is the layout in the paper's natural state: This layout means so much, it is a photo of Danny's Grandfather, I love this photo of him.

Supplies:

Paper: Take Note, Alphabet (2 sheets), Rulers, Music, Tags,

Blingage: Zachs Bookplate

Misc: Black cardstock, black paint, Thermoweb 3d foam squares, numbers from Notations Kit.

Instructions:

Preparing your page components:

Cut the following pieces from your papers:

·         Punch out the letters POP from the alphabet paper.

·         Matt the word “pop” on black cardstock and place on far left of large oval frame from the tags paper.

·         Cut the strip of fleur de lis from the side B of Music paper and matt the stip in black cardstock.

·         Matt your photo on Black Cardstock.

·         Cut the bottom piece from the top of the words Remember this off of the Take note paper

·         Paint Zachs Book plate with black paint and rub off as much as you can before it dries.

Assembling your page:

1.       Adhere photo to the Ruller paper

2.       Adhere the Fleur de lis strip 1 inch from top

3.       Place framed word pop on the right – cut the part off that overhangs – line up the last “P” even with the edge of right side of page. Adhere to page using 3d foam squares.

4.       Adhere the remember this that you cut out from the take note paper to bottom of page.

5.       Using the numbers from the notations kit center along the bottom strip of take notes paper.

6.       Place Zach’s book plate over the date.

Here is the second layout with lots of color:

Supplies:

Paper: Damask (2 sheets), Music, Tags,

Blingage: Black Brad from Sports Edition II, Donna’s Gems

Misc: Black cardstock, Cream cardstock, Grey/blue Cardstock Thermoweb 3d foam squares, numbers from Notations Kit. Tim Holtz Distress Inks – Dried Marigold, Worn Lipstick, Barn Door. Numbers from Notations Kit.

Instructions:

Preparing your page components:

Cut the following pieces from your papers:

·         Cut 1/8 from all sides of Damask paper.

·         Cut out “memories” from Tag Paper and matt onto black cardstock

·         Double Matt your photo – once in black(3/8) and then in cream (1/8)

·         Punch out bird journal card from tags paper.

·         Punch out photo corners from music paper

·         Cut dot strip from the side b of music paper

·         Cut harlequin strip from bottom of your 2^nd page of damask paper

·         Choose your date numbers and matt onto black cardstock.

Inking your Damask page and bird journal tag (optional)

Page: I only inked about two inches along top and bottom and an inch on the sides. Start on the edges moving inward using dried marigold. Using a small amount around edges only (not moving in on the page with the ink – just giving the edge some color) I used Barn Red… a little goes a long way so easy does it. Then I used worn lipstick to blend the barn red and orange to give that gradient look from the red to orange. I did the same thing on the tag just in smaller doses.

Assembling your page:

1.       Adhere your matted photo to the center of your page.

2.       Adhere the small dots strip along the top of the matted photo. (cut the strip to length.

3.       Adhere the harlequin strip to the bottom (cut the strip to length.)

4.       Adhere your journaling tag to bottom right of page.

5.       Using the 3d foam squares add your date to your journaling tag, also adhere your Memories with the foam squares to the top left keeping the left side even with your photo.

6.       Add your large black brad to the right of the words Memories

7.       Cut three of the black gems from Donna’s gems and place onto the harlequin (I spaced mine every other one)

8.       Adhere entire layout to cardstock.

There you go, I hope you enjoy!

I am off to go teach this class this very Sunny morning over at the Scrappy Stamper:

The Hens Den just announced their newest design team member, Carla! So excited for you Carla! Congratulations!! 

Have a great weekend! ~Cheri

Layout using Teresa Collins On The Edge and Core'dinations

I am loving this line On the Edge by Teresa Collins Designs, It has so much to play with! I'm getting a kick out of the stamps too! I love that Ty's Stars fit perfectly inside the stamped star images. 

The Core'dinations paper when sanded reveals a matching blue, I'm so loving these papers!

Supplies:

Core’dinations; On The Edge Papers: Words, Guitar, Griffin paper,  Plaid & Tags, Trims, Stamps, Brads, Die Cut Card Set & Elements. Blingage: Ty’s Stars. Misc: Sand paper, sewing machine w/black thread, edge distresser.

Instructions:

Preparing your page components:

1.    Cut Guitar paper 6.5 x4.5

2.    Cut Plaid paper 9.5 x 4 ¾

3.    Cut  a strip of stars from the tags (back side) paper and trim to 9 inches

4.    Cut top of Griffin paper 7 ¾ x 1 ½

5.    Cut out from words paper Genuine and Boy

6.    Punch out from Die Cut Card Set: all boy and star sheild tag

7.    With your edge distresser, distress around all edges of items 1-6.

Assembling your page:

Sand your paper revealing blue Fleur Di Li's

●     Adhere your 4x6 photo to back side of guitars paper.

●     Adhere your photo with border to plaid paper 7/16 from left edge of plaid paper centering vertically on paper and adhere plaid paper to your Core’dinations base paper with right sides even.

●     Adhere stars strip one inch from left side of paper abutting the bottom of your plaid paper.

●     Adhere Griffin paper even with left side of stars paper also abutting the bottom of stars.

●     Adhere word genuine 1 ½ from left side of paper overlapping bottom of griffin paper ¼ inch, leaving a space adhere the word boy to the right of genuine.

●     Adhere star shield tag ½ inch from right side of plaid paper overlapping the upper right of your photo.

●     cut a 2inch length of blue ribbon from the trims paper and fold in half and tuck under the photo mat ¼ inch below the star shield tag.

●     Adhere the tag All Boy a ¼ inch from the right of photo matt and ¼ below the ribbon.

Stamping:

Stamp double star in black ink with the top of the star ½ inch from top of top right page three times.

Stamp inside the crest frame on lower right of paper over the inner star creating a black outline.

Stamp the word all boy even with the top of your plaid paper five times.

Sewing:

Stitch ¼ from right side on plaid paper starting and ending on your base paper.

Stitch ⅛ inch from edge of stars and griffin paper and the left side of the word genuine

Stitch along upper edge of genuine and boy starting above the 2nd letter N in Genuine and ending  just before the B in boy.

Stitch along upper left side of plaid paper starting on base paper.

Adhere Blue and Grey chipboard Star Element and place over third star from left below photo.

Blingage:

Adhere Ty’s stars in center of stamped stars and on top of chipboard element star.

Brad:

punch hole in paper ½ inch from the left side of genuine and insert blue on blue star brad.

Trim:

Adhere black bead trim around bottom left corner: 1 ¾ on left side and then a strip 7 ½ along bottom, don’t try to do this with out cutting the strips and adhering them, because they are beads and so small you won’t be able to achieve a crisp corner - it will turn out rounded.

Have a great one! ~Cheri

Card inspiration using Core'dinations, POSH and TC Stampmaker

I am loving the coordinating card stock by Teresa Collins called Core Amour by Core'dinations! It is embossed paper that you can sand to reveal other colors. This one reveals the color pink when sanded. So cool!

“Core’dinations Posh - Thank you card”
Designed by: Cheri Piles 
Featuring: Teresa Collins Designs – POSH and Blingage 

Supplies:
Core’dinations. Posh: Die Cut Card Set, Trims, Elements, Brads
Thank you stamps created with Teresa Collins Stampmaker

Instructions:

Preparing your page components:

1. Punch out the following from the die cut card set paper: pink tab, pink mini damask tag, large grey and white tag, grey and black tag.
2. Punch out pink butterfly from chipboard elements
3. Cut one rosette from black flower trim
4. Create your thank you and thanks stamps with TC Stampmaker

Assembling your page: 

• Fold paper in half and sand paper revealing pink damask pattern.
• Stamp Thanks along top of pink tab and fold in half.
• Fold large grey tag in half and adhere pink tab to top left.
• Stamp thank you to tight of grey and black floral tag
• layer grey and black thank you onto pink tag on an angle
• Punch hole in upper right corner of pink tag and add grey and black damask brad.
• Adhere Thank you/pink tags to right side of large grey tag that you folded in half earlier.
• Adhere your thank you layers to upper left of card on an angle
• adhere black flower to your layers on lower left.
• adhere your pink polka dot chipboard butterfly on middle left side of card in opposite direction of butterfly in lower right corner.
• Punch hole in card just left of tower and add large black brad.
• Add a dot of black diamond stickels every ¼ inch around top, right and bottom of card.

I love a quick and easy thank you card! 

Enjoy your Monday! ~Cheri

Teresa Collins Designs - My Notations album part 3 of 3

PART 3:

Thanks for looking!! Hope you are inspired to create your own! This is bar none, my favorite kit! I can't believe how much you get including the book for less than $20!!

For more inspiration be sure to check out the newsletter for more designs using the kit: Teresa Collins Designs Newsletter.

Need to know where to get one? The Hens Den has them for $18.99

Have a really great weekend!! ~Cheri