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Tutorial with Glenda

Hi Fancy Pants Designs Fans,

Here is a fun tutorial on how to use Tape Stickers, Buttons and Patterned Photo Frames with the What a Wonderful Day collection. 

What a Wonderful Day Strips / What a Wonderful Day Awe-Inspiring / What a Wonderful Day Sticker Fundamentals / What a Wonderful Day Tape Stickers / What a Wonderful Day Label Stickers / What a Wonderful Day Pennants / What a Wonderful Day Flair / What a Wonderful Day Button Set / What a Wonderful Day Ephemera Pack / What a Wonderful Day Patterned Photo Frames

 

Other supplies: foam strips; trim: decorative pin; rhinestones/bling; 

pink twine; alcohol ink and ink blending tool

 

STEP #1

Draw a pencil line on Swell paper, 1” from top and ¾“ from left and right edges. Cut 1¾ “ strips of the Tape Stickers (only need three strips of stickets).

STEP #2:

Adhere the Tape Stickers aligning the top edges with the pencil guide line. Make sure that the stickers do not extend past the ¾“ mark on left and right edges.

STEP #3

Adhere a ½“strip of charcoal and white Strips paper above top edge of sticker strip. Adhere pink zig zag trim over join between stickers and Strips paper, wrapping ends around to the back of the background Swell paper. 

Adhere 10 ¼“ x 6” Strips paper just below sticker strip, aligning left and right edges with the sticker strip.

 

STEP #4

Draw a curved pencil line on Awe-Inspiring paper as shown above. 

Trim to 10 ¼“ in width.

 

STEP #5

Draw a second curved line below the cut line. Pierce ‘stitch’ holes along the line and stitch glass beads along the curved line.

 

OPTIONAL: Color the beads with Alcohol Ink if desired to match layout colors.

 

Adhere curved edge with bead strip 1” from bottom edge of layout.

Adhere a second ½“strip of charcoal and white Strips paper to bottom edge ofAwe-inspiring piece.

 

STEP #6

Machine stitch in black around the edge of the background paper, Swell.

Adhere white with pink dot trim over sticker and Strips join, wrapping ends around to the back of the background Swell paper.

Add Label Sticker of choice to right edge of trim.

 

STEP #7

Adhere balloon and ‘best FRIENDS’ from Ephemera Pack with foam strips to left corner. Add ‘Sweet’ Pennants to a decorative pin and add to embellish.

 

STEP #8

Thread buttons from the Button Set onto pink twine and adhere to layout above charcoal and white Strips paper. Add twine bows to two buttons and a pink rhinestone bling to large red button. Add words of choice from Sticker Fundamental sheet.

 

STEP #9

Adhere photos behind three Patterned Photo Frames. Raise one with foam strips and adhere in the centre. Add word from Sticker Fundamental sheet to one frame and a Flair to another. Words can be created using the alphabet letters on the Sticker Fundamental sheet.

 

Enjoy creating memories as they are forever…

- Glenda

Tutorial with Greta

Hello Fancy Pants Design fans! Greta here with a layout tutorial using the fabulous new Chalk Label Stickers and the What a Wonderful Day collection.

Chalkboard art seems to be all the rage these days and the new FPD Chalk Label stickers are perfect to create a little bit of your own fun. Instead of white chalk, I grabbed my white pen along with some stickers and did a little bit of doodling to create my own unique embellishment pieces.

Wonderful Day Paper This Way / Wonderful Day Paper Astounding / Wonderful Day Paper Awe Inspiring / Wonderful Day Paper Terrific / Wonderful Day Paper Sensational / Wonderful Day Paper Sticker Fundamentals / Wonderful Day Paper Tape Stickers / Wonderful Day Paper Label Stickers / Wonderful Day Pennants / Memories Captured Sticker Fundamentals / Circle Chalk Label Stickers / Bracket Chalk Label Stickers / 3/4" Chalk Tape / Childish Buttons / Off to School Buttons

 

Here is a little step by step to create your own layout:

1. Use Awe Inspiring as the background for this layout. Cut a 10.5 x 10.5 piece of Sensational and a slightly smaller piece of This Way. Layer together and adhere onto background as shown.

2. Cut a 4.5" x 12" strip of Terrific to create a photo strip. Adhere about 2.75" from the top. Add photos.

3. To make embellishment section, take a Bracket Chalk Label and add doodles using white pen along with stickers from Pennants and Sticker Fundamentals.

4. Use 9.5" of 3/4" Chalk Tape, cut "v" into one end and add Sticker title. Add doodles with rulers. Cut additional flag pieces from Awe Inspiring as well as Tape Stickers.

5. Add pieces from Step 3 and 4 to layout as shown.

6. Add faux stitch marks with white pen to perimeter of Circle Chalk Sticker. Cut circle in half (or close to it).

7. Add circle pieces to layout as shown.

8. Finish Circle embellishments by adding doodles, stickers and buttons.

These new Chalk Stickers are so fun and so versatile! I hope you give them a try!

- Greta

Tutorial with Kim

Hi there Fancy Pants Designs crafty friends,

Today I am going to share a fabulous mixed media technique: 'Ombre Ink Wash', that I am sure you are going to want to try out too. 

Trendsetter Brag Pad / Trendsetter Decorative Bags / Trendsetter Decorative Tags / Trendsetter Sticker Fundamentals /Trendsetter Label Stickers / Trendsetter Patterned Photo Frames / Trendsetter Clips / Trendsetter Button Set / Artist Edition Live for Today Quote Stencil Set 3x8/ Trendsetter Ephemera Pack  / Artist Edition Pattern Stencil Set 3x8

Artsy supplies you'll be needing

• Yellow spray ink
• Orange spray Ink
• Shocking pink spray ink
• Red spray ink
• Large paint brush
• Water

Step #1

Collect your supplies. I used a piece of water-color paper as the base.

 

Step #2

Wash the top of your paper with a band of plain water. Now dip your brush in the yellow ink and wash across your page, blending as you paint.

Step #3

Wash another band of plain water underneath the first yellow band and blend another yellow stripe using less ink so the yellow color is less vibrant. 

Step #4

Wash another two bands across your page, painting with orange next, then pink with a touch of red on the edge for extra punch.

Step #5

Using your dot pattern stencil, daub red ink with cotton wool or a sponge around the edges of your page for texture.

Step #6

Use the ink-wet sponge to re-color the entire dot stencil to be used in your page design.

Step #7

Dip a wet paint brush in blue ink & loosely run it along the edge of the page for a flash of contrast color. 

Layer your page elements on top of the colored stencil.

Using strips of moistened patterned paper and clear packing tape, make yourself some 'faux washi tape'.

Attach sentiment stickers as journaling and some tabs and a button and you are all done.

If you use this technique to create a page using Fancy Pants Designs products, remember to upload it to our Facebook page for us all to enjoy.

Happy crafting!

~Kim

Tutorial with Jennifer

Hi, it's Jennifer Larson, sharing a little bit of my process and how I add texture to a page. I'm a person who likes white space, but I also like texture and details. Here's how I go about figuring out how to embellish while leaving white space and keeping it clean.

First, since I was doing a page about my husband, I decided to use Fancy Pants Designs' Swagger, which matches his hair perfectly. I had one 4x6 photo and two smaller ones, so I decided to put them on a bigger photo mat and stretch some patterned paper strips across the page. Here's my first decision:

I thought a blocky photo mat would be too square, so I cut the orange paper in a circle. Once I cut the mat into a circle, I did some basics to add texture : I distressed the photo mat and sanded around the photos.

 

Next, I started actually assembling the page. When I added the circular photo mat, I left some hanging off the side, so I trimmed it off and dropped it to the side. This was a happy accident: it fell on the opposite side of the page and looked good, so I adhered it!

I added the paper strips as planned, curling up the punched edges to add subtle texture.

To keep those paper strips down, I added a zig zag stitch to the sticker strip and staples the edges.

At this point I thought the page looked a little top heavy, so I added a sticker and a button to the bottom right to balance the layout.

I love layering, so I pulled a die cut, a sticker, and some rub-ons and put them next to the photo strip. (Note : I used my embossing buddy to de-sticker the sticker and adhered it with dimensional adhesive for even more texture.)

 My die-cut title sort of blended into the page, so I lightly outlined it with a fine tip journaling pen. I also inked the edges of the journaling.

And here's my final page! 

Swagger Humorous / Swagger Success / Swagger Strips / Swagger Tape Stickers / Swagger Sticker Fundamentals / Swagger Ephemera Pack / Swagger Label Stickers / Swagger Rub-ons / Swagger Button Set 

Thank you for sharing in my process. Have fun adding subtle texture to your page, and add it with some Swagger!

Tutorial with Yuki

Hello Fancy Pants Designs fans! Yuki here today with fun cards to share with you. Have you seen the Felt Pieces in the new collections? These are so cute! I have decided to use them on my cards. Want to create your own? It's easy! Just follow my step-by-step instructions below.

1.    Cut a 8 x 6 inch piece of paper from Swagger paper Gentleman. Fold it in half.

2.    Cut a slightly smaller than 4 x 6 inch piece of paper from Swagger paper Success. Make 1 inch slit in the center of the top. Folding the top of the paper into a triangle, make shirt collars. 

3.    Pick up a felt tie from Swagger Felt pieces, adhere to front of the card.

4.    Add a sentiment sticker. 

5.    If you like to make a card for girls, using girly materials like this.

Swagger paper Gentleman / Swagger paper Success / Swagger Sticker fundamentals / Swagger Felt pieces / Love Note paper Love post / Love Note paper Kissing Booth/ Love Note Sticker fundamentals / Trend Setter Felt Flowers / Trend Setter Button Set

Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you enjoyed my cards.