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Friday, November 8, 2013

Hey...I can make THAT!

November Tutorials

Welcome to "Hey...I can make THAT!" A monthly post to help you truly counterfeit many of the components of the current month's kit. No need to go out and purchase...just use the supplies you already have to create some of the freshest and trendiest products out there. Here you will find links to our amazing design team members' blogs and/or links to other craft sites on the web showing how to make these amazing products.

If you haven't seen this month's inspiration kit, Jenni Bowlin's October kit & add-ons, you must go here NOW! So much wonderful inspiration! But what if you feel like you are missing key components to a kit and you have no suitable subs from your stash? No need to place a rush order to your favourite online store, just check out your Master Forgers' renditions of these scrappy items.

Vikki had some color changing fun this month and shows us how to change it up HERE.

Angela forged a digital cutting file and shows us how.

If you don't have a digital cutting machine, Lynnette found this tutorial on the October Afternoon blog that can show you how to make an "old school" pie graph.

Leslie S was inspired by...

Julene was inspired to create a tag flower....

A great way to use up an ever growing collection of tags!

Bling up your buttons with Jemma

And, last but not least, how about a little wooden tutorial?

Milissa uses stamps and ink to counterfeit the wooden veneers.

Thank you so much, ladies! These are sure to put the finishing touches on some fabulous kits.

Please show us your creations over on Mr. Linky. We love to see where the inspiration takes YOU!

Monday, April 8, 2013

April Kit Tutorials

This month's kit was a bit tricky with tutorials, but here is what I was able to find.

Printable Viewing Reels
Messy Desk: Blank Viewmaster Reel PNG

Printable (blank) Elephant

Printable Elephants

Making Chipboard Buttons

Chipboard Buttons Tutorial

Shape Up Your Scrapbooking: Triangles
Crate Paper Embellishments/Magnets
Jennifer: Gold Ruffle Trim and Handmade Tidbits

Monday, July 9, 2012

Tutorial: Faux Vintage Buttons

My Mind's Eye "Indie Chic" Vintage Buttons

Altered Clear Buttons
Altered Chipboard Buttons
Altered Metal Grommets (I know some of you--myself included--have some of these in their stash!!!)
Fabric Button Tutorial
Altering Buttons by Heat Embossing
Making Molds to Create New Buttons
Polymer Clay Buttons from Molds

Thursday, November 10, 2011

Tutorial-Faux Leaf Buttons and Wooden Shapes

Kaisercraft-wooden leaf flourishes
Studio Calico-memoir wooden veneer houses
Favorite Findings- wood autumn leaves buttons

from Inspiration Kits

A few different ideas for counterfeiting these wooden embellishments.

Kaisercraft Wooden Leaf Flourishes- try cutting a leaf from fun foam with a Sizzix or Cuttlebug, then cut it again from wood grain paper, glue the two cuts together.

Favorite Findings Wooden Autumn Leaves Buttons- I punched 6 leaf shapes, glued them one on top of each other, coated the top leaf with Glossy Accents. After the Glossy Accents dried, I punched 2 hole with my Crop-a-Dial to mimic the button holes.

My Faux Buttons

Faux Wooden Embellishments-Once again, Milissa created a tutorial. It can be found here.

And a few tutorials for creating wood grain paper...

An awesome tutorial for Creating Faux Wood grain for Embellishments
Faux Wooden Planks (mimics flooring, decking, etc)
If you need a large piece of wood grain paper, here is a more detailed technique for creating Faux Wood Grain Using Acrylic Paint