EZ-De's Available for Pre-Orders

We are pleased to announce our two new Stamp Line's #EZ-De's™ and #Jimbo Lojik™ which launched at #CHAShow last month! Be sure to submit your order right away to secure your product for the first shipments going out the door in late September.

EZ-De's™ (Easy Design Elements for Stamping) is a patent-pending borderless stamping system designed by Ann Butler which allows you to create quick and easy design pattern combinations. Simply arrange the geometric shapes into the design you chose. Use for Faux Quilting, scrapbooking, card making, mixed media, backgrounds and more! Use in combination with the Get-It-Straight™ Laser Square for quick alignment. Combine the EZ-De's™ geometric stamps with the Jimbo Lojik™ sayings for unique one of a kind cards and more.

Click here to check out EZ-De's™ stamps and a link to an EZ-De's™ video: http://shop.kellycraftinnovations.com/EZ-Des-Stamp-Line_c4.htm

Jimbo Lojik Available for Pre-Orders

We are pleased to announce our two new Stamp Line's #Jimbo Lojik™ and #EZ-De's™ which launched at #CHAShow last month! Be sure to submit your order right away to secure your product for the first shipments going out the door in late September.

The Jimbo Lojik™ stamp line is filled with hilarious sayings that will be sure to put a smile on your face every time. With each stamp set, you will almost immediately start to think of someone that each saying reminds you of. Or you may simply see a saying that makes you laugh out loud! So be sure to check out what Jimbo has to say! But wait there's more....create one of a kind backgrounds for the Jimbo Lojik™ sayings with the new EZ-De's™ stamp line.

Check them out HERE: http://shop.kellycraftinnovations.com/Jimbo-Lojik-Stamps_c3.htm

Sign, sign, everywhere a sign

After the recent Craft & Hobby Convention and Trade Show in Las Vegas last month, we headed on to Sequoia and King's Canyon National Parks, the California coast just north of Los Angeles, drove across the Golden Gate bridge, then turned east to Sacramento, Lake Tahoe, Reno and Rocky Mountain National Park. (We are known for our marathon driving trips.) We had already spent the nights before the convention at the Grand Canyon North Rim and Zion National Park, the most beautiful place on earth in my humble opinion.

We saw so many different signs along the way. I have always been interested in signs, particularly those with lots of age on them. The ones we saw on this trip were mostly more modern, but they were still beautiful. My KellyCraft Get-It-Straight Laser Square made this squared-up layout easy as pie (which we thoroughly enjoyed at The Thunderbird Restaurant just outside Zion National Park).

Here's how I did it:

Supplies
KellyCraft Get-It-Straight Laser Square
Paper, Printed, 12" x 12"  and Postcard cutout (DCWV Timeless Type Stack®)
Cardstock, Navy, 12" x 12"
Cream Card stock, 8 1/2" x 11"
Brown Card stock scrap
Die Cutting Machine (Spellbinders Grand Calibur®)
Die (Spellbinders Floral Ovals)
Adirondack Color Wash, Denim
Brown Ink Pad
Printed photos, titles and journaling
Glue Dots®

Tools: Paper Trimmer, Sponge

Directions

Tip: If you have a layout program on your computer, you can design this page there and know exactly how much to trim your photos.

Use your printer to create unique journaling blocks that become part of your story.

1. Prepare journaling block (see photos 1-3) : Determine the width and height of the journaling area on the postcard (2 3/4" x 2 1/4" in this case). Set you type to print within this size and print out on copy paper. Line your postcard up ( a light box or handy window pane make it easy to do this) so that the journaling fits within the space allowed and tape down the top edge on the copy paper. Send this through the printer again to print your journaling on the postcard. Trim and set aside.

2. The background paper was nice, but I needed for it to be darker. I spritzed it with the Color Wash spray, then rubbed with a sponge while it was still wet. (Photos 4 and 5)

3. Trim the navy card stock to 1" square, then cut out a 10 1/4" square from the center. Align the remaining border with KellyCraft Get-It-Straight Laser Square and glue down to the printed paper. (Photo 6)

4. Set the title four times on your computer. Trim each to 11" wide and 1/2" tall. Sponge edges with brown ink. Adhere the title strips to navy border using your Get-It-Straight Laser Square. Cut four die cut medallions and place on each corner.

5. Using the Get-It-Straight Laser Square once again, adhere all the photos and the journaling block in place. Place one of the photos at an angle across the address portion of the card. With all the straight lines in this layout, the angled piece gives the eye a little relief and adds interest to the page.

Do you have a vacation coming up? Remember that landscapes are beautiful, but sign photos can tell the story of where you've been with very little journaling.

Acrylic Luggage Tag

Getting the key information straight on this acrylic luggage tag was easy with the KellyCraft Get-It-Straight™ Laser Square! 

 Materials: 
KellyCraft Get-It-Straight™ Laser Square
Martha Stewart Crafts™ Condensed Alphabet and Scrolls Adhesive  Stencils, Ivory Satin Acrylic Paint, Foam Pouncer   
Plaid® Mod Podge®  – Matte , Acrylic Shapes – Designer Shapes - Tag 
Patterned paper 
Coordinating ribbon 
Foam brush

Instructions:

Use the KellyCraft Get-It-Straight™ Laser Square 

to align lettering and number stencils on acrylic tag.

  Apply Ivory paint with small pouncer.    
Add decorative stencil where desired, apply Ivory paint.  
Carefully remove stencils and let paint dry thoroughly. 
 Trace tag onto patterned paper.  Cut out paper for back of tag.

 Following manufacturer instructions, use Mod Podge to mount paper to back of tag – 
being sure images shows through front of tag. 
Apply thin coat of Mod Podge over dry painted lettering, numbers and design.  Let dry.

Cut long piece of ribbon, mount to hole in tag leaving extra long tails to tie onto suitcase.

EZ-De's for Stamping

EZ-De's is KellyCraft Innovations 2nd line that debuted at the CHA Show last month.....they are Easy Design Elements for Stamping created by me (Ann Butler).....

This is a Patent Pending Borderless Stamping System that can be used for:

One-of-a-kind backgrounds

Quick and easy design combinations

Faux Quilting

Scrapbooking

Card Making

Mixed Media and so much more!

Here are the sets available:

 1" Rail Fence Set A

 1x3 Rail Set A

 2" Checkered Woven Hearts

 2" Tri Triangle Set A

 Hexagon Set A

 9 Patch Set A

 Star Set A

There is also a 2 inch

  Flourish ABC Set in the collection!

Jimbo Lojik Stamps

Add some laughter to your stamping with our newest line of stamps "Jimbo Lojik"
Because "If you think it....Stamp it"

 Set A

 Set B

 Set C

 Set E

 Set G

 Set H

 Set I

 

 Set J

Friendships Bloom with KellyCraft Laser Square

Created by Lisa Rojas, Stampin' Queen Creations
Give The Queen A Call!

I have a very easy card to share with you today with a few stamps, Flower Soft, and the Get-it-Straight Laser Square by KellyCraft.

The Get-it-Straight Laser Square makes layering your cards and scrapbook pages a cinch!  It's also  great for using as a stamp positioner as I did with this card.  No matter what you want to create, the Get-it-Straight Laser Square will make your life so much easier.  Be sure to add one to your tool box today!

Finished Size- 6"W x 5"H

Materials

KellyCraft Get-it-Straight Laser Square

Cardstock- blue, pink, yellow, white

Clearsnap ColorBox Premium Dye Inkpads- sky, blueberry, artichoke, spearmint, guava

Clearsnap ColorBox Archival Dye Inkpad- pumpkin pie

Flower Soft- delphinium blue, summer, pine, pale green

Flower Soft White Glue

Beacon Adhesives Zip Dry Paper Glue

Stampendous Rubber Stamps

Faber-Castell Chalk Pencils

Blender Pen

Foam Tape

Stickers- Fence, Bees

Instructions

Gather all of your supplies.  Cut cardstock as follows-

blue 12"W x 5"H folded in half, pink 5 3/4"W x 4 3/4"H,

yellow 5 1/2"W x 4 1/2"H and white 5"W x 4"H.

Stamp flower pots with pumpkin pie on white cardstock.

Stamp flowers on flower pots and stamp again on a piece

of scrap white cardstock.

Color flower pots with chalk pencils.  Blend chalk

pencils together with blender pen.

Stamp pieces of grass around flower pots with

artichoke inkpad.

Cut out second set of flowers.

Using the Get-it-Straight Laser Square, position the

frame and words and stamp with blueberry inkpad

above flower pots.

Adhere foam tape to the backs of the cut out flowers.

Adhere them to card.  Apply blueberry ink to edges

of the card.

Adhere Flower Soft to flowers on the card using the

Flower Soft white glue.

Position cardstock layers with Get-it-Straight Laser Square

and adhere together with Zip Dry Paper glue.

Continue layering cardstock pieces together using

the Get-it-Straight Laser Square

Apply sky ink to card with stylus.  Adhere fence

and bee stickers to card.  Finish card by adding

black lines to the card by the bee.

Creating Canvas Wall Hanging with the Get-It-Straight Laser Square

I love the beautiful canvas wall hangings that I have seen everywhere lately, but had not been brave enough to create one for myself yet. So I purchased a kit from Close to My Heart that contained everything to make one canvas, but there were enough accessories to make a second. I certainly couldn't let those items go to waste so I purchased a 12x12 canvas from Michael's and decided to make a second wall hanging. I didn't want to have a plain white canvas as my background so I thought I would paint different sized stripes on the canvas. I was worried about getting the lines straight, but with my Kellycraft Laser Square that wasn't a problem at all!

Supplies:
KellyCraft Get-It-Straight Laser Square
12" x 12" Canvas - Michaels

Canvas Kit Supplies – Close To My Heart

Acrylic Paint 

Painter's Tape

Adhesive (Glue Dots, Pop Dots, Scotch, Liquid Glass)

Instructions:
1. Using the Get-It-Straight Laser Square and painter's tape, make a line across the canvas about a 1/2" from the top. 

2. Continue adding lines of painter's tape at random intervals. Use the laser square to line up each piece of tape.

3. Paint the canvas and allow time to dry. Remove painter's tape and decorate with pictures and embellishments.

I love the way the canvas turned out and can't wait to hang it up in our hallway. It was so simple and easy to create an amazing background using the  Get-It-Straight Laser Square.

Jimbo Lojik Stamp Line video with Scrapbook.com

Here is a video that was done by Scrapbook.com while at the CHA Create-n-Connect Show in Las Vegas  featuring KellyCraft's New Jimbo Lojik Stamp Line....."If you think it...Stamp it"; these are going to make you laugh....

KellyCraft's New EZ-De's Stamp Line with Ann Butler

Here is a video that was done by Scrapbook.com while at the CHA Create-n-Connect Show in Las Vegas last week featuring KellyCraft's New EZ-De's (Easy Design Elements for Stamping) Stamp Line created by me (Ann Butler).....

This is a Patent Pending Borderless Stamping System that can be used for:

One-of-a-kind backgrounds

Quick and easy design combinations

Faux Quilting

Scrapbooking

Card Making

Mixed Media and so much more!