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Happy Halloween with Amy

Hi Fancy Pants Designs fans!  Hope you enjoyed your October.  I wanted to share one more Halloween project with you before we move on to November.  I created this frame to add to my Halloween display this year.

Swagger Gallant paper/ Swagger Strips paper/ Swagger Humorous paper/ Memories Wooden Phrase/ Metal Frames 3/ Black Alpha Stickers/ 

 

I grabbed the Swagger collection for this project, and went with some neutrals along with the gorgeous orange.  I cut out start using my silhouette, stitched some of them, and spread them out over the frame.  When it came time to the title, I used some of the letter stickers and one of the new wood phrases, which I misted with orange mist before wrapping some of it with twine.

Here is the finished project on display.

Thanks for stopping by the Fancy Pants Design blog!

- Amy

Home Decor with Kim & FREE cutting files to download!

Hello everyone! Kim here with a fun decor project! 

My newest nephew arrived in May & I made his Mama & little 'Welcome-Home from the hospital kit'. I decided to use Down by the Shore because his room is nautical themed & she could add a few of the items to his decor afterwards. 

Down By The Shore Banner Die Cuts / Down By The Shore Anchors Away / Down By The Shore Saltwater / Down By The Shore Strips / Down By The Shore Decorative Tags / Down By The Shore Decorative Photo Frames / Down by The Shore Tags / Down by The Shore Buttons / Down by The Shore Pennants / Down By The Shore Sticker Fundamentals / Down By The Shore Label Stickers / Red Corrugated Card

 

I have some GOOD NEWS: I created cut files for all of the items above for you to try out either on your electric cutting machine or to by hand. 

Download FREE cutting file: CUPCAKE WRAPPER

 

Download FREE cutting file: GIFT PACKAGE

 

Download FREE cutting file: CUPCAKE STAND 

(NB: cut x4 legs & glue together for stability.) 

 

The instructions are pretty simple:

• Cut the shapes out 
• Fold & glue together
• Decorate with Stickers & buttons etc
• Arrange & add cupcake

The super thing about a little display kit like this, is that it can be interpreted into any theme & for any occasion.  I look for ward to seeing your versions. Link us up on our Facebook page.

Happy crafting friends & have a great weekend

- Kim

Home Decor Challenge with Izzy

Hi everyone!  Today I’m going to share a home décor project with you. One of my favorite paper crafting projects is to alter or repurpose a frame.

I’m always on the lookout for inexpensive shadowbox frames.  This one measures 7 x 9 inches on the inside and 8 x 10 inches on the outside.  The perfect size for a summer scene.

I started by choosing a variety of Fancy Pants Designs papers in various shades of blue for a soft, dreamy look.  I chose patterns from Down By The Shore, Park Bench and Trend Setter and cut them into squares.

 

I arranged the squares into a grid on a piece of cream cardstock (the B side of “Beachside” from Down By The Shore) and loosely tacked them down.

Once my grid was in place, I stitched across each row and down each column.

I started the scene by piecing together a sailboat using paper and embellishments from Down By The Shore.

Down By The Shore Beachside / Down By The Shore Whale / Down By The Shore Striped Towel / Down By The Shore Dock / Down By The Shore Ocean Life / Down By The Shore Pennants / Down By The Shore Flair / Down By The Shore Banner Die Cuts / Down By The Shore Rub-Ons / Down By The Shore Sticker Fundamentals / Park Bench Park Walk /Park Bench Flower Garden /Park Bench Blanket /Park Bench Button Set /Park Bench Felt Flowers / Trend Setter Runway / Swagger Button Set / Swagger Sticker Fundamentals

 

Next, I repurposed a felt flower from Park Bench as the sun, adding rays with patterned paper.  I finished the scene with a sentiment on a tag, using alphas from the Sticker Fundamentals from both Down by the Shore and Swagger.

Thanks so much for joining me today on the Fancy Pants Designs blog.  The challenge this week is to make a project that uses punches.  Please link your projects in the comments. We can’t wait to see what you’ve made!

- Izzy