Memorial Day 2018

Hello all. Sonja from Sugar Bean Cards here to share a little something with you. Monday, May 28th, 2018 is Memorial Day. I always try to do something to show my respect for those who have fought for our freedom.

This year I wanted to do something with the new 3D Lantern file, the Combat 3D Boot file, and of course the American flags from the 3D Flag Pair on Poles file.

The combat boots are downsized to about 3" tall by 1 1/2" wide. Which if you've ever made the boot file, is a considerable downsize!

Next I researched what flower represents Memorial Day. As it turns out, the red poppy is the significant flower.

I cut the poppy centers and greenery for the lantern from Bazzill's Easter Grass cardstock.

Then I grabbed some sharpie markers and my Craftwell eBrush to bring in different colors for the centers.

Taking the Netlab quilling tool, I was able to quickly roll each center

Then apply to each flower with a dot of hot glue

Next I colored the greenery with greens and brown sharpie markers

One of my favorite things about the eBrush is that the project looks super messy until you remove the excess cardstock from around the cut

Next I cut out all the white and blue flowers. I shaped each petal with the help of McGill flower roller tools.

 Now it's time to assemble

The lantern could've been done at this point if I wanted to add the top portion, but I really wanted those boots on here

 So I continued on

Final Project:

There is a candle insert with this file that allows you to pop in a battery operated tealight for full functionality.

The gates and lantern were adhered using both the Xyron Mega Runner®  and
Teresa Collins Mega Runner by Xyron® so I wouldn't have to wait for glue to dry.

For the top of the flags, I applied two of Tim Holtz Hitch Fasteners to bring a big of detail.

Materials Used: 

• Paper
• Bazzil 
• Easter Grass
• Blackberry Swirl
• Cherry Splash
• Coconut Swirl
• Peanut Fudge
• Craft cardstock
• Paper House
• Let Freedom Ring 
• SnapDragon/SVG Attic Files
• 3D Lantern
• Combat 3D Boot
• 3D Flag Pair on Poles
• Stars 5pt 3D
• Die Cut Machine
• Silhouette Cameo 3
• Silhouette Studio-Designer Edition
• Silhouette Design Store

• Adhesive
• Xyron Mega Runner® 
• Teresa Collins Mega Runner by Xyron®
• Hot Glue
• Extra's
• Craftwell eBrush
• Sharpie markers
• Netlab quilling tools
• McGill flower rollers
• Tim Holtz Hitch Fastners

FTC disclaimer: I received some of these products for free but was not compensated for writing this post. To view my complete disclaimer, click here.

Luck & Love for St. Patrick's Day

FTC disclaimer: I received some of these products for free but was not compensated for writing this post. To view my complete disclaimer, click here. 

St. Patrick's Day is among us! Hello all, I-team member Sonja here with my latest post. Looking at the calendar, I decided to put some of my St. Patrick's day stamps to use. I received a bunch for free a few years back and this is my first time pulling one out. I know shame on me! 

After picking out the two files I wanted to do from SnapDragon Snippets website, I decided the perfect paper to go with these files would be some bright colors from Bazzill Papers. 

 For the card, I used (1) Juicy Pear, (1) Easter Grass, and (1) Flintstone

After cutting the shoe shape out with the Silhouette Cameo 3, I grabbed my Craftwell eBrush to float in some color.

Next I wanted some texture on my shoe so I ran it through my Sizzix Big Shot with a Darice swirl embossing folder.

For the tag, I changed out the sentiment that comes with the file so that I could use my stamp.

Below the photo shows the difference with the embossing powder once heat is started to be applied to the stamp.

 I decided to distress the edges of the tag just to break up the blank space on it.

 Final Projects:

  At the last minute, I decided this card needed a lucky treat bag to go with it!

Materials Used: 

• Bazzill Papers
• (2) Juicy Pear
• (2) Easter Grass
• (1) Flintstone
• DCWV Glitzy Glitter
• (1) Gold
• SnapDragon Snippets
• Leprechaun Bootie A7 Card
• Lucky Horseshoe Bag
• Silhouette Cameo 3
• Silhouette Studio-Designer Edition
• Sizzix Big Shot
• Darice
• Embossing folder
• Heat Gun
• Craftwell eBrush
• Sharpie Marker
• VersaMark Ink
• Tim Holtz Vintage Photo ink 

FTC disclaimer: I received some of these products for free but was not compensated for writing this post. To view my complete disclaimer, click here.