We're Celebrating "Dear Lizzy" and GlueArts!

Celebrating Her

GlueArts Designer: Andrea Budjack

Glue Arts Supplies:

Extreme Adhesive

Perma Tac

Glue Gun

Addtional Supplies:

American Crafts Dear Lizzy - paper, trim, stickers

Papertrey Ink - dies, stamps

Crate Paper - label

Melissa Frances - crepe paper

Want2Scrap - adhesive pearls

felt

ribbon

clothes pin

lace

stick pin

wooden spool

stick

wood clothes pin

paint

marker

rope

wire

fabric

How to Create:

1. Paint spool, clothes pin and stick with white paint. Using Glue Arts Glue Gun, adhere together.

2. Wrap fabric and ribbon around bottom of spool. Create two labels using American Craft stickers onto cardstock and add to spool using stick pin.

3. Die cut labels from cardstock and American Crafts paper. Stitch layers and adhere together using Glue Arts Perma Tac. Adhere to bottom of spool.

4. Add Extreme Adhesive to clothes pin and wrap pink trim and lace around to create dress. Tie on green ribbon.

5. Disassemble rope to create hair and add to top of clothes pin using Glue Arts glue gun.

6. Layer American Craft border sticker and burlap, stitch together and adhere to top of head using glue gun. Add wire crown.

7. Add eyes using a black fine tip marker.

8. Cut strips of crepe paper and adhere using glue gun to top of spool.

So how would you like to win the same supplies to be able to recreate what Andrea made today??

Our incredibly generous (did we say generous?/!!) friends at American Crafts were kind enough to send an amazing kit filled with the Dear Lizzy Neapolitan collection. It's filled with papers, stickers, buttons, alphabet stickers...and on and on. We'd like to send this to you...so please post us a comment. We'd love to hear how many of you are using GlueArts Adhesives. And if not...what is first on your list to try.

Then we'll select one random winner from this week's comment and post their lucky name right here next Monday. All it takes is one comment and it might be YOU!

Do stop by tomorrow...we have one more day of beautiful projects to share with you that we know you will not want to miss a day!

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Vintage Crafts for a Vintage Cool Mom!

Designer Jan Hennings has got it going on!

 Well...that's what we thought when we saw these two incredible projects from Jan and unique...did we say unique gift ideas for that unique Mom or friend! You can't deny...the shoe made into a rollerskate with tinker toys...is pretty amazing!!

The vintage wine case...would make a great gift for a professor or think ahead for Father's Day too!

GlueArts and our amazing line up of adhesives helped Jan create these beauties...

Vintage Rollerskate

GlueArts Designer: Jan Hennings

Supplies:
Glue Gun and Glue Sticks, (Glue Arts)

Peacock Feathers, Foam, Papers (Graphic 45),
Acrylic Paint, Gold Embossing powder, Tinker Toys 

Vintage Wine Case
GlueArts Designer:  Jan Hennings

Supplies: 

Glue Gun and Glue Sticks, Glue Glider Pro+ with Perma Tac (Glue Arts)

Papers and metal embellishments (Graphic 45), Wine Case

 

We've got something special for all Mom's! Well....really all of our GlueArts fans! Now through May 14th take advantage of a savings on our PRO+ Refills and a PRO Handle! Just click this link to go to our sale page! And while there...don't forget to stock up on our Embellishment Adhesives and our Adhesive Squares!!

Be sure to join us all next week as we bring a brand new partner to GlueArts...

Lily Bee! That's right...we've teamed up with the wonderful people at Lily Bee Design and cannot wait to share our projects with you and a giveaway too! We'll see you right here on Monday!!

And a special Happy Mother's Day to all the Moms, Grandmas, Aunts, Sisters, Friends, Teachers.....and on and on! We hope you all have a wonderful day!  

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Shine a Bit of Light With GlueArts Raisen Adhesives

I love light... I love the beauty of it and the mood it can invoke. I picked up a set of 3 round paper lanterns awhile ago at a craft store when they were half off and have always wanted to pretty them up. This embellishment project was inspired by the Glue Arts Raisen's Adhesive Squares... they were perfect to make the layered flowers that I made for the paper lantern because of their dimension. I can't imagine that another type of adhesive would have made these flowers any easier to put together. 

"Embellished Paper Lantern" 

GlueArts Designer: Linda Albrecht

Supplies:

Glue Arts Raisen's 3/8" Adhesive Squares

Glue Arts Micro Extreme Adhesive Squares

Glue Arts Hot Glue Gun and sticks

Other:

10" Round Paper Lantern- Hobby Lobby

Pearl Flower Stamins (for butterfly antennae)- Hobby Lobby Wedding

Die Cut flowers and butterflies- AccuCut 

Small Paper daisy flowers- Martha Stewart Wedding

Pearls for flower centers- Melissa Frances

Blue Crepe paper- Melissa Frances

Green leaves trim- May Arts

Old book paper

White tissue paper

Light Cord set for hanging- Ikea

Instructions:

1. Open paper lantern and insert wire base provided. Cut desired flower and butterfly shapes.

2. Apply Raisen Adhesive Square to the bottom book paper flower. Cut a slit through another flower and use a Micro Extreme Adhesive Square to overlap a couple of the petals to make it 3 dimensional. (If your 3D flower diecut does not have a hole in the center, punch a large hole so that you can add 3 flower layers to the Raisen.)

3. Stick the 3D flower to the center of the Raisen Adhesive Square that is in the center of the bottom flower.

4. Stick the blue crepe paper flower to the center of the Raisen then add small daisy like flower to the center of the crepe paper flower with a Micro Extreme Adhesive Square.

5. I also used the Micro Extreme Adhesive Squares to layer the tissue paper and book paper for the butterflies.

Add white tissue paper flowers and butterflies to the paper lantern using Micro Extreme Adhesive Squares before adding the 3D flowers that were put together with the Raisen's.

6. Use hot glue to adhere the pearl antennae to the butterflies. 

7. Use hot glue to adhere the 3D flowers onto the white tissue paper flowers on lantern.

8. I applied the flowers and butterflies at a diagonal onto the paper lantern then just wound the green leaf trim through them, adding a Micro Extreme Adhesive Square at random to the back of a leaf.

9. Hang up your pretty paper lantern and enjoy! :-) i might go and add some more white tissue paper butterfly layers to the lantern because I love what the light does to them when it is on... so soft and serene looking.

How incredibly beautiful is that? And think of all the possible styles, designs and themes you can create!

Leave us a comment today and let us know how you would use ourGlueArts Raisen's for your next project! We'll enter you to win two pack of our Raisen's along with a pack of our U Cut It Foam! Both products are perfect for adding just a bit of dimension for your crafts and more! We'll pick one random winner next Monday!

Can't wait...no need! You can shop online right from the convenience of your home, Ipad, Iphone, Android phone! GlueArts offers safe shopping and best...FREE SHIPPING all month!  

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Easter Cards & Egg Hunts with GlueArts!

Happy Easter Egg Card

GlueArts Designer: Lesley Langdon 

Supplies:

Glue Arts Extreme Adhesive Squares

Glue Arts U-Cut-It 3D Foam

Spellbinders Grand Ovals Die Templates

Clearsnap Ink (ColorBox Queue)

Scraps of Patterned Papers (My Mind's Eye, Kaisercraft)

Singer Sewing Machine

Stamp by Stamping Scrapping

Want2Scrap Pearls

Instructions:

1. Prepare card from Kraft cardstock, adhere patterned paper pieces and ribbon with Glue Arts Extreme Adhesive Squares.

2. Make egg by using scraps of patterned paper in strips, adhering to a base of cardstock, using Glue Arts Extreme Adhesive Squares.

3. Stitch a zig zag stitch using a sewing machine.

4. Die cut and emboss an oval from your stitched papers using a Spellbinders Grand Oval die template.

5. Stamp Happy Easter in brown ink, and adhere egg to card with Glue Arts U-Cut-It 3D Foam. Adhere pearls.

Easy Easter Basket Box

GlueArts Designer: Ania Lexander

The Internet is brimming with splendid Easter Basket templates - just do a pictural google search and pick the one to your liking! Mine comes from Martha Stewart, I just changed the top into circular ones instead of the bunny ones. 

You can find the template I used here: http://www.marthastewart.com/270638/easter...07&slide=270638

This is supposed to be a lunch box one, but you can hide lots of sweet things inside this box...

Glue Arts supplies: Hot glue gun

Other: Crate Paper patterned papers, Fancy Pants ribbon, bakers twine from the twinery, bunny stamp from Craft Origine

Assemble your template and trace it onto your patterned paper (on the BACKSIDE, the side you won't have facing outwards). Cut and fold as instructed.

For the top I wanted hankers you could hold onto, so I changed it into the shape as pictured and used my circle punch to punch out handlers.

Use a fairly broad ribbon, and stitch onto the edge as pictured and tie the thread so you'll get a circular shape when finished.

Cut an egg shape from a scrap of patterned paper, stamp a cute bunny onto it and assemble the egg and the ribbon on a piece of tag with some hot glue.

Thank you all for your comments left last week. The winner of  our Embellishment Kit is..

  Lynne in NI said...

Well I don't normally make Easter decorations, but I think I'm going to have a go at making some of your fabulous eggs! Thanks for the instructions!

March 27, 2012 4:45 PM

Congrats Lynne...please email me at Gluegirl@gluearts.com with your info! Be sure to stop by tomorrow for more Easter goodies and items that GlueArts can help come together beautifully!!

We're excited to kick off an Easter Egg Hunt for you this week! 

Simply check in today through Friday. Find each of the five letters and then unscramble the letters to reveal the promotion code good for 20% off your online order good April 7 & 8th! And even better...we're offering FREE SHIPPING all month long! Stop by tomorrow for your next letter to savings!

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Hippity Hop Easter Is On It's Way with GlueArts!

"Fabric Wrapped Egg"

GlueArts Designer: Linda Albrecht

This a quick project for anyone who is like me and is always running behind. Make up one or several of these fabric eggs to pretty up a centerpiece or make smaller ones for each place setting at your Easter dinner table.  

Supplies:

Glue Arts Glue Glider Pro+ with Perma Tac Adhesive

Glue Arts Mini Hot Glue Gun with hot melt glue sticks

Other:

Paper Mache Egg- large, 8" long from smallest point (top) to bottom

Muslin fabric strips

Color Mists- Maya Road

Decorative Pins- Maya Road

Resin Wing- Melissa Frances

Paper butterflies & tag- Pink Paislee

Fabric Brad- BasicGrey

Brown Distress Inkpad- Ranger

Clear Glitter

Raffia & Tuelle

Cotton trim or ribbon

Silk Flower, buttons, and rhinestones on wire

Instructions:

1. Tear muslin strips about 1/2" wide. 

2. Begin wrapping strips onto the paper mache egg by applying Perma Tac Adhesive. Wrap the egg from top to bottom. Apply the adhesive at the beginning and end of each strip... and also at the top and bottom of the egg to prevent the fabric from sliding around. I also added a section of adhesive here and there on the egg, but did not entirely cover the egg. 

3. When wrapping the strips around the egg, do not start or stop at the top or bottom. If your fabric strip runs out at the top or bottom cut some of it off and adhere the end near the center of the egg. This prevents extra bulk and bumps at the top and bottom of the egg.

4. Wrap the entire egg in a single layer of the fabric strips from top to bottom. I sort of criss crossed the fabric as I layered over the top and bottom of the egg.

5. Apply more strips of fabric to the egg around the middle going the opposite way (horizontally verses top to bottom.) For this step I used hot glue. As the strips got close to the smaller end (top of the egg) you may need to use more hot glue to prevent the fabric from sticking straight out, so you will be slightly puckering some of the fabric and laying it down flat with the hot glue.

6. Lightly distress the fabric egg with a brown inkpad then apply color mists as desired. I used very light colors to achieve a pastel effect.

7. Spray the colored egg with adhesive then apply glitter. Rub off excess.

8. Tie ribbon or trim around the widest part of the egg and make a bow at the top.

9. Use hot glue to adhere the remaining embellishments to the egg near the bow.

10. Insert the trinket pins at an angle as they will not go through the base of the paper mache egg. Apply glitter to buttons if desired.

11. Add a tag and tie raffia onto a large button and adhere to the cluster of embellishments.

For another option to the larger egg, you could use smaller paper mache eggs or use the fillable plastic eggs. You will need to tear the fabric strips just a bit thinner so that they don't become too bulky on the eggs. They would make really cute dinner table placecards.

Have a Happy Easter!!

Linda

Heureux anniversaire card

GlueArts Designer: Ania Lexander

Glue Art supplies: Extreme Adhesive Squares - small and large, hot glue, U cut it, Raisen's

Other: Prima Marketing - paper, canvas, flower, trinket, chipboard, bling, mask; Maya Road - ribbon; StazOn Opaque Soft Lilac, Sassafras - chipboard, Craft Origine - clearstamp, bazzill - cardstock, tattered angels - iridescent gold glimmer mist 

Here I used the StazOn reinker - not on the inkpad, but directly on a sponge.



This way I could dab generously amounts of ink straight onto the canvas - using a mask to create a nifty, scripty pattern on the card  when done, spray lightly with the mist to add a touch of soft glimmer.



When finished, I used the same ink (this time from the inkpad like normal) to stamp my sentiment onto a piece of paper. Rolling the ends of the strip I used small extreme adhesive squares to keep the rolls in place.



Place the embellishments in front of you on the card to decide their placements.



Then use a hot glue gun to stick most of the stuff in place.



This butterfly, to sit upon the metal cage, was done using Raisen's though.



The whole thing was pretty heavy-ish, so I decided to use the large extreme adhesive squares to keep it sticking to the cardstock-base. So far so good! 

Finally - using U Cut it to keep the cardstock base on the card itself. The more dimension the merrier =)

We've enjoyed reading about your holiday traditions and would like to invite all of our fans to post and share your creations on our Facebook wall. Please don't be shy!

We'd also like to help you make decorations for your home for spring or Easter?  Please post a comment...we'll pick some of our favorite GlueArts products to send to you! 

Don't forget to stop by our spring cleaning event! We have great deals on our Glue Rings...great for taking to crops, our Crop & Glue and if you've always wanted to try vinyl...now is the perfect time with our Accent It All!! 


Stop by to see the deals and pick up some of our new PRO+ Cartridges too! 

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