Miss Fancy Pants Designs

Lets MIX it up a bit....

Hi everyone!! We are going to mix it up a little bit this week!!!

I LOVE the 4th of July...and am so excited for it!! So... instead of a weekly project today, we are going to have a drawing!!! Isn't that almost just as great?! Comment on this post your absolute FAVORITE thing about this wonderful holiday!!!(or if you are from a country other than the U.S.A, tell about your favorite thing to do on your countrys holiday!!)

I am so excited to read all of the great traditions and ways you antd your families/friends celebrate!!

YOU MUST POST YOUR COMMENT BY MIDNIGHT ON JULY 1ST! THERE WILL BE 3 NAMES DRAWN, AND POSTED ON (hopefully) WEDNESDAY, JULY 2ND!

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wEekLy prOjecT #8

Hi Everyone! This weeks project is unique, and totally different than any of our other weekly projects! These super cute projects are brought to us by Vicki Chrisman!!

1 )      You will need a photo approximately 6 inches high to get started on your fairy.  The photo works best if it is a complete shot.. head to toe.    I sized mine in Photoshop and turned my color photo to black and white.     Cut your image out as precisely and possible.   

       2.)Using the hat, wings and saying die cuts from the “Sweet Pea” Titles and Tags sheet, attach to each your image. (The wings were attached from behind.)

         3) Cut the flowers and star from “The Sweet Pea “ line   , and attach to the fairy.

      4) You can use other coordinating papers from the Sweet Pea line to embellish your fairy.

     5)      Add gems to the center of the flowers, a pom pom to the top of the hat, and glitter to the wings and star.(I used Stickles)

    6)      Decorate a wooden spool with coordinating papers from the Sweet Pea line, and attach flower pedals from one of the flowers from the “Titles and Tags” sheet. (  leaving the hole  in the center o f the spool open for the wooden dowel  to fit into)

     7)      Cut a piece of 1/8inch diameter dowel to approximately 9 inches. You can adjust the length of the dowel to fit the height of your image.  Hot glue the dowel to the back of the image, starting at the very top of the head. (The further up you glue the dowel the more support you will have for your image.)

8)      Hot glue   the other end of the dowel into the hole in the center of the spool.

wEeKLy PrOJect #7

Hi! It seems like the weeks are flying by!! It is CRAZY!! :) Hopefully summer won't go by too fast?!

This weeks project was created by Jodi Sanford!

Supplies:

Funky Freestyle Chipboard

Crush Titles and Tags

Whimsical, In Love and Twitterpated Paper

White Craft Paint

Misc. Buttons-Jodi used Splash

Misc. Ribbon-Jodi used Crush!

Using your Funky Freestyle Chipboard, remove the crown shape and begin tracing on papers. (when done correctly, 2 crown shapes can be cut from 1 piece of paper.)

The cover pages plus one other is cut from Whimsical. 2 Pages from Twitterpated,1 page cut from In love.(the remaining paper from In Love can be used for an extra page,for photo mats, etc.

Next, remove and paint chipboard pieces needed for the cover embellishing. (adore, swirl, and other pieces you might want to place inside the album.)

Adhere the traced/cut paper to the chipboard crown(this is the cover)

Punch out brown mini tag, love crown and darling text block from Titles and Tags.

Add embellishments according to the image, or using your own creativity! Use buttons and ribbon to embellish cover, as well as throughout book.

Once the book has been designed, you will punch the holes for the 'binding'. Punch the first hole on the left hand side of the crown. The second hole should be punched in line with the first hole, about 3/4 inch apart. (each of the ribbons used were about 4 inched each)

Lace one ribbon at a time through each hole. You don't want the ribbon to be really tight, or the book will be hard to open completely.

You are finished!!

wEekly ProJEct #6

I hope everyone had a great weekend?! Its that time again!!..time for our weekly project! This weeks project was created by an employee here at Fancy Pants! Jordan Frazier created this super fun 4th of July decoration! I dont know about you..but that is one holiday i absolutely love!!- and seeing this gets me even more excited for it! :) Thanks Jordan!!

Instructions for "4^th of July Firecracker"

Supplies:

Empty Pringles can with lid

Patterned Paper (from the Celebrate line)

Chic Alpha Stamps

Red & white cardstock

Celebrate Ribbon

Crimper

Lotsa Letters Chipboard

White Gel Pen

Holly Jolly Rubons

To begin with, cover the Pringles can with a piece of patterned paper. I used the Party design, in the Celebrate line. Once covered set aside and start with a strip of red cardstock that can also wrap around the can. With white ink, I used the small star border out of the Chic Alpha stamps and made a few stripes along the red cardstock. Set aside. On a piece of white cardstock stamp out the word "July" using the Chic Alpha stamps. (The sun design under the "J" is used from the Holly Jolly Rubons.)Attach the white piece of cardstock to the red cardstock. Paint the number 4 with acrylic paint and with a white gel pen I "stitched" around the edges. The "TH" is also stamped with the Chic Alpha stamps using black ink. After tying the ribbon around the can you can start putting everything together.

For the lid of the firecracker, poke a hole in the top of the can. Cut small strips of patterned paper, cardstock, and just anything fun---you could also try using something shiny and sparkly in there too! Once the strips are cut run them through a crimper and just start pushing them through the hole in the top. Arrange as you would like and you're finished! Such a cute centerpiece for your 4^th of July BBQ!

Here are some close-ups!!

Card Challenge Winners!!

Hey! We want to thank everyone that entered our fun card challenge! Sorry i am just getting the results to you! :) I love seeing the great talent all of you have! Here are the winners!!

This fabulous card is by Gretchen McElveen!!

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Here is the other winning card by......

Raechelle Bellus

 

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Thanks to everyone who entered our contest!! Check back later today for our Weekly Project!!

wEEkLy pRoJEct #5

Hey everyone!!! I dont know about all of you..but i am so happy it is JUNE!!!-hopefully the weather stays nice, so it will actually feel like it is?!

I hope all of you are taking full advantage of all of these great ideas from so many different artists!?! And if you aren't... YOU SHOULD BE!! :)

Anyways, this weeks project is brought to us by the lovely Amy Peterman! I absolutely loved this unique and creative project!! And you will still have plenty of time before Fathers Day to get one or two of these made!

Here we Go!!....

Supplies needed:
Fancy Pants Papa: Brave (#665) paper
Fancy Pants Papa: Strips (#633) paper
Fancy Pants Papa: Titles and Tags (#627)
Fancy Pants Clearly Bigger (#698)
Fancy Pants Say it Simple Chipboard (#770)
Fancy Pants Fashion Sense Rough and Tough pins (#691)
Fancy Pants ribbon scraps
6” x 8” canvas
Acrylic paint
Decorative brads
Small letter stickers
Jute
Pen
Sanding block

Instructions:

1.Paint canvas with acrylic paint and allow to dry. Then cover with torn pieces of Papa: Brave and Papa: Strips papers.

2. Attach loops of scraps of Fancy Pants ribbons. Cut 1” off of Clearly Bigger border and attach larger piece to photo with brad. Place Rough and Tough Fish pin through one of the ribbons. Adhere photos to canvas.

3. Paint Say it Simple Chipboard letters with acrylic paint and adhere to layout.

4. Adhere crown from Papa: Titles and Tags and 1” piece of Clearly Bigger (#698) border (to be used as a crown) to photos.

5.With a sanding block, sand all over surface of Clearly Bigger frame and adhere to layout. Apply small letter stickers to frame.

6. Write “Happy Father’s Day” on tag from Papa: Titles and Tags and tie to frame with jute.