Pocket Full of Snowflakes

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

Before the holiday season is over I wanted to share one more quick and easy card.  This card may look difficult but it really is easy to create.  You'll see in my photos that not only did I use the Get-it-Straight Laser Square but I also used the new Multi Mat from KellyCraft Innovations.

The Multi Mat works hand in hand with the Get-it-Straight Laser Square.  It will take your projects to a whole new level and making all of your layering and adding embellishments an absolute breeze!

Pocket Full of Snowflakes

Finished Card- 6" x 6"

Materials

KellyCraft Get-it-Straight Laser Square

KellyCraft Multi Mat

Cardstock- Aqua, Blue

Pattern Papers- Striped, Snowflake

Various Snowflake Stickers

Word Stickers

Pearl Stickers

White Doily

Light Blue Fibers

Snowflake Brad

Zutter Distrezz-it-All Machine

Beacon Adhesives Zip Dry Paper Glue

Instructions

Gather all of your supplies

Cut aqua cardstock 6" x 12" and fold in half.  This

is the base card.  Cut blue cardstock and both

pattern papers 5 3/4" x 5 3/4".

Place pattern paper on the Multi Mat and using

the Get-it-Straight Laser Square align pattern paper

onto the base card and glue together.

Glue blue cardstock to snowflake pattern paper.

Using the Distrezz-it-all machine, distress the

edges of the papers.

Fold the left corner of the snowflake paper down

and attach the blue brad.  Glue the snowflake papers

to base card leaving a small pocket.  Glue the doily

and blue fibers into the pocket.

Adhere the snowflake stickers to the card.

Use the Get-it-Straight Laser Square, adhere

the Winter Wonderland sticker to card.

Next, adhere the pearl stickers.

Adhere the small snowflake stickers to upper right

side of the card.

And add the other two snowflake stickers to the

left side of the card.

Close up of the snowflake pocket.

'Tis the Season Card

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

The holidays are right around the corner (geez, did I just say that?) and we all need to get ready to create our holiday cards.  I will be sharing two different cards, this one and another for December.  When you're creating cards for the holidays you want them to be simple but pretty!  Of course with the Get-it-Straight Laser Square you'll have the simple part down!  And with your creativity if you choose to design your own, or even if you recreate this one, you'll definitely have the pretty!

'Tis the Season Card

Finished Size- 4 3/4"W x 7"H

Materials

KellyCraft Get-it-Straight Laser Square

Spellbinders Grand Calibur Machine

Spellbinders Fancy Ribbon Threader Die Cut

Cardstock- Dark Green, Burgundy & Off-White

Holiday Pattern Paper

Holiday Themed Stickers

Pearl Stickers

Ribbon- Green

Ribbon Thread- Gold

ColorBox Archival Dye Inkpad- Dark Cherry & Pinetree

Prismacolor Colored Pencils

Inky Antics Gamsol Solution

Blending Stump

Beacon Adhesive Zip Dry Paper Glue

Westcott Brand Personal Paper Trimmer

Holly Rubber Stamp

Instructions

Gather all of your supplies.  Cut papers as follows-

Dark Green- 4 3/4"W x 7"H, Burgundy- 3 3/4"W x 5 1/2"H

Off White- 3 1/4"W x 3 1/2"H and Pattern Paper

4 1/4"W x 2 1/2"H.

Run burgundy cardstock through the

Grand Calibur machine with die cut.

Stamp holly on off white cardstock.  Color with color

pencils.  Blend colors with Gamsol solution and a stump.

Run ribbon through bottom of card.  Attach gold thread ribbon to cardstock with needle.

Ink edges of papers.

Adhere stamped cardstock to

burgundy cardstock with Zip Dry.

Use Get-it-Straight Laser Square

to align papers

and adhere papers together with Zip Dry glue.

Align pearls to the top of the card with the

Get-it-Straight Laser Square.

Adhere sticker to the bottom of the card.







KellyCraft Multi-Mat Product Review

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

It all started a year and a half ago.  I was at the CHA summer show in Chicago and found this fabulous new product tool from KellyCraft™ Innovations called the Get-it-Straight Laser Square™.  This new product makes layering your cards and scrapbook pages a breeze.  I am one of those crafters that can't draw a straight line with a ruler, so when I found the Get-it-Straight Laser Square™ I knew I was in love.  The more I worked with this tool, the more I loved it.  I never thought I would find a new tool that I had to have as much as the Laser Square...until now.

It's finally here.  The product that I have been waiting for over 6 months!!  The new Multi-Mat™
from KellyCraft™ Innovations in the best new product on the market!

KellyCraft™ Innovations has just released a great companion for the Laser Square.  The Multi-Mat™ is a multi-purpose work surface that is designed to work hand-in-hand with the Laser Square.  It has a special cutout area that the Laser Square fits in perfectly that allows you to use the Laser Square without slipping.  The Multi-Mat™ is self healing and magnetic and provides you a safe surface for setting eyelets or using a piercing tool.  It comes with four small magnets that you can use to secure your project in place on the mat as you work.

These two products are a MUST HAVE for any crafter's tool kit and  I am so excited to be able to share this wonderful news with you.  The Get-it-Straight Laser Square™ has changed the way I design my projects.  It no longer takes me hours to finish my cards and scrapbook pages because I'm not spending that time trying to make sure everything aligns perfectly, so it frees up my time to add more details to my projects and get more projects created.  By adding the new Multi-Mat,™  KellyCraft™ Innovations has designed the perfect products for any crafter's tool kit.  Be sure to add them to yours!  And for me...I have fallen in love all over again.  Thank you KellyCraft™ for making my life even better than before!!!

EZ-De's Blog Hop with Clearsnap Day 3

Welcome to day 3 of our Blog Hop with Clearsnap featuring Ann Butler's new ink pads and Ann Butler's EZ-De's Stamps by KellyCraft Innovations!  The KellyCraft Design Team and Clearsnap Design Team will each be showcasing projects so be sure and check both blogs out all week long!

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

This pillow project is very near and dear to my heart.  The pillow is special to me because I was able to create it using a brand new stamp line EZ-De”s™ by KellyCraft and a new inkpad line,

AnnButler Designs™ ColorBox Crafter’s™. Both of these fabulous new products were designed by my close friend and fellow designer, Ann Butler.  Ann sent her new line of stamps and inkpads to me and asked if I would design a project with them.  I was having so much fun playing with these stamps that I barely finished the project.  Ann’s stamps are so versatile they’re a blast to work with.  You can create all kinds of different patterns with them.  The new inkpads are so vibrant that the colors just pop off your fabric, paper or whatever project you’re working on.   I have always wanted to learn how to quilt but I just never seemed to find the time to learn.  This pillow project is my view on quilting and the best thing about it is there’s no sewing machine involved.  Now that’s my kind of quilting!

Materials

AnnButler Designs™ EZ-De’s™ for Stamping by KellyCraft

Flour Sack or Muslin, ½ yard

Pillow insert

BeaconAdhesives™ Fabri-Tac™ Adhesive

AnnButler Designs™ ColorBox Crafter’s™ Inkpads by Clearsnap®- Tangelo, Limelight, Sunshine, Berry, Lilac

Buttons Galore® Buttons, daisy delight, butterfly

Embroidery thread, white

Ribbon, 1”, lavender

Cardboard

Needle

Westcott®Brand Non Stick Scissors

Instructions

1. Fold flour sack or muslin in half and place a piece of cardboard in between.  Stamp pattern out first on a piece of paper.  Stamp out design on the fabric using the paper as a reference.  See photo for the colors and patterns that I used or create your own pattern. Place in dryer for 15 minutes to heat set.

2.  Place pillow insert in between the stamped fabric, pin the front in place leaving the back unattached.  Using white embroidery floss and a 3” long needle, attach buttons to stamped squares through the pillow insert but do not sew them to the back of the fabric.

3.  Wrap the back of the fabric around the back of the pillow insert and glue in place.   Pull the front tight and adhere to pillow.  Fold each side under three times and adhere to pillow insert.  Add ribbon to each corner of the pillow and tie in a bow. 

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KellyCraft Friends Forever Card

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

I love to design cards.  Creating cards is how I started out in this business almost 20 years ago, (did I mention I was only 12 at the time! hee hee!) and I have been creating cards ever since.  My favorite technique for card making is layering my cards with different papers and embellishments and since I can't draw a straight line even with a ruler, laying my cards became a huge burden. But since finding the KellyCraft Get-it-Straight Laser Square, laying my cards and scrapbook pages has never been easier!

Let me show you how to create this nice and simple card for your friends.  They'll love you even more because you took the time to create a handmade card instead of a store bought card, and you'll love it also because although you made it yourself, it didn't take you days to create it.

 Friends Forever Card

Finished Size- 6"W x 5 1/2"H

Materials

KellyCraft Get-it-Straight Laser Square

Cardstock- Black, Burgundy, Dark Green, Ivory

Pattern Paper

ColorBox Archival Dye Inkpads- Mudslide & Dark Cherry

Beacon Adhesives Zip Dry Paper Glue

Foam Tape

1/4" Sheer Ribbon- Ivory

Mini Brads

Tim Holtz Distresser Tool

1/8" Hole Punch

Stampers Anonymous Rubber Stamps- Sketch CMS 131

Hot Off The Press Rubber Stamps- Heart to Heart Word Set



Instructions

Gather all of your supplies and cut your papers as follows:

Black 6"W x 11"H folded in half, this is your card base.

Pattern Paper 5 3/4"W x 5 1/4"H, Burgundy 4 3/4"W x 4 1/4"H,

Dark Green 4 1/2"W x 4"H and Ivory 4 1/4"W x 3 3/4"H.

On a scrap piece of ivory cardstock, stamp hanging rod with

mudslide inkpad.

Stamp sign/frame on ivory cardstock with mudslide inkpad.

Stamp word stamp inside sign/frame with dark cherry inkpad.

Cut out both images with scissors.

Using the distresser tool, distress only the bottom edges

of each paper.

Align sheer ribbon along the center with the 

Get-it-Straight Laser Square.  Adhere ribbon with

Zip Dry glue. 

Layer pattern paper to card base with the

Get-it-Straight Laser Square. Adhere together with

Zip Dry glue. 

 Continue to layer the cardstock and adhere together.

Tie bow around these layers of cardstock.  Apply a small

amount of glue to hold in place.

Align the last layer of cardstock to the card base and adhere

together with glue.

Adhere two small pieces of ribbon to the back of the

hanging rod.  Punch four holes and attach the brads.

Apply foam tape to the backs of the hanging rod and

the sign/frame.  Adhere both images to the card.

Your card is now complete and your layers are straight by using

the Get-it-Straight Laser Square!

Card Making with KellyCraft Get-it-Straight Laser Square

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

Here is another quick and easy card using the KellyCraft Get-it-Straight Laser Square and some new dies and rubber stamp sets from Sizzix.  I also used some great colorful papers from Glimpses by SignifyPink.

This card is a great way to let someone know how much they really mean to you.  It's not a project that will take you hours to create but it really does say it all!  And once again with the Get-it-Straight Laser Square, layering your papers and getting your embellishments lined up perfectly is an absolute breeze.  Your card will look like a store bought card...only BETTER!!!

"You're the Best" Card with Kellycraft

Finished Card Size- 4 1/4"W x 7 1/2"H

Materials

KellyCraft Get-it-Straight Laser Square
Sizzix Word Labels Stamps & Die Set
Sizzix Big Shot Die Cutting Machine
Glimpses by SignifyPink "Life's A Party" Scrapbook Kit
Glimpses by SignifyPink Embellishments
Hampton Art Rubber Stamp Set- Flower
Cardstock- Pink, Purple & Orange
Clearsnap ColorBox Archival Dye Inkpad- Wicked Black

Beacon Adhesives Zip Dry Paper Glue
1/8" Hole Punch

Instructions

Gather all of your supplies. Cut your papers as follows:

Pink cardstock- 4 1/4"W x 7 1/2"H, Lime Green pattern paper-

4"W x 2 1/2"H and Circle pattern paper- 4"W x 5 1/4"H.

Stamp the frame and word image with Wicked Black

inkpad on scrap pieces of cardstock.

Cut out images on the Big Shot machine.

Adhere green and circle pattern paper together and

adhere purple strip to center with Zip Dry

Paper glue. Punch holes and attach mini brads.

Align papers together with the

Get-it-Straight Laser Square.

Stamp flower image with Wicked Black inkpad.

Adhere the purple and orange papers together.

Adhere button and paper clip to card front using

the Get-it-Straight Laser Square to line the

embellishments up perfectly!