Cards and Crafts : 4/1/19

15.4.19

DIY Soccer Ball Penstand Tutorial

DIY Soccer Ball Penstand

Hi friends happy to share a simple but super cute and functional project ..a Soccer Ball Penstand made with the new Crealies Soccer ball dies

DIY Soccer Ball Penstand Tutorial

You can see the Soccer ball diecuts in the picture above . The size of the diecuts is large enough to make a ball party decoration ,Party prop,a box, a shaped card or a functional and unique handmade Penstand like the one you see here.

DIY Soccer Ball Penstand Tutorial

It is pretty simple to make the Penstand. You need just a minimum of 2 Soccer ball diecuts and a strip of thick cardstock to make the wall. For aethestic and functional strength you can add 2 extra black circles to form the basic framework as shown in the picture below.

DIY Soccer Ball Penstand Tutorial

The curved wall is made using a strip of card stock with wedges cut on the sides to enable you to easily stick the strip in a curved fashion to the circular sides of your Ball Penstand. Vary the length of the strip according to how big you want the opening of the penstand to be.

DIY Soccer Ball Penstand Tutorial

Once you stick the cardstock strip to the black base circles, add the Soccer ball design diecuts.

DIY Soccer Ball Penstand Tutorial

If you want to create a partitioned Penstand , add chipboard pieces as shown below inside the Ball.

DIY Soccer Ball Penstand Tutorial

Vary the length of the chipboard pieces according to your wish as it will change depending on the angulation and placement inside the penstand.

DIY Soccer Ball Penstand Tutorial

You can add a base to the Ball Penstand to help make it more sturdy.

The base is made using the same dies using cardstock and 2 layers of black craft foam.

DIY Soccer Ball Penstand

It does look cute with the lovely watercolor pencils arranged neatly inside doesnt it?

DIY Soccer Ball Penstand

I have kept the decoration simple adding just a simple" Smile" on my favourite Crealies scroll banner diecut.

DIY Soccer Ball Penstand

I hope you liked this idea. My daughter loved it and has claimed it for her study table!

Here are the products used:

Crealies Dies

Cardzz No .14

Partz No.32

Text Dies no. 13

9.4.19

Simple Foamiran Flowers

Foamiran Flowers

Hi friends sharing an altered project with lots of handmade foam flowers made exclusively with Crealies dies . This was originally a plastic photo frame we were gifted but I wanted to alter it and make it more cheerful and lively.

Handmade Foamiran Flowers

The flowers are simple easy to make ones and I really love the new foliage dies from Crealies ...they are so delicate and were perfect for this particular project.

Handmade Foamiran Flowers

I didnt use the iron to shape the foam while making the flowers as I wanted to make a bunch of flowers quickly but I did jazz them up with a sprinkling of glitter!

Handmade Foamiran Flowers

I used pretty papers from Lemoncraft inside the photo-frame. The white corner design on the frames were made with new Crealies dies and though delicate and intricate they cut beautifully !

Handmade Foamiran Flowers

I hope you like this project

Supplies :Foamiran- from Crafters Corner

Dies : All from Crealies :

Duo Dies No.54,Duo Dies No.56,Inside or Out No.17,Set of 3 no.51,

Set of 3 No.55,Uno no.51,Uno No.55

6.4.19

Magical Unicorns DIY Ferris Wheel

Hi friends....vacations have started for my daughter and I am so happy to share a special project I made for her...a Giant Ferris Wheel with Magical Unicorns

Magical Unicorns DIY Ferris Wheel

It stands nearly 14inches tall and all the cute baskets with happy unicorns swing when you rotate the wheels.

Magical Unicorns DIY Ferris Wheel

I made it using chipboard and the gorgeous Magical Unicorns papers from Dress My Craft .

Magical Unicorns DIY Ferris Wheel

The little baskets are big enough to hold tiny dolls and you can add little treats and sweets if you use this as a party piece.

Magical Unicorns DIY Ferris Wheel

I made the beautiful lacy flowers and the "dream" using Dress My Craft "Flower Sentiment" dies

Magical Unicorns DIY Ferris Wheel

Added tiny ribbon bows, pearl strings and some crystals to complete the magical theme! The central unicorn is flying over a shaker star filled with crystal beads and pearls!