Matching Pen-stand & Paper Decoration

Paper Decoration

Hi friends sharing 2 matching decorative project ideas which are perfect to showcase the favourite papers in your stash as well as use up paper scraps.

Pen-stand

I used my hoarded Graphic 45 papers to make this Origami Pen-stand and adorned it with butterflies,rhinestones and handmade foam roses.

I have a few favourite Craft Challenges that spur my creativity and my friend Brenda at All Sorts Challenge has chosen the theme "Matching Pairs" this week. I love making matching crafty projects so.....

With the paper scraps I had left I made a matching 3 D Paper Ball  decoration.

3 D Paper Ball

This is a perfect project to use up small paper scraps. I die cut 20 circles to make this paper ball. There are many tutorials on the net  on how to make this paper ball. I am just sharing some  additional tips that you may find useful.

3 D Paper Ball

Folding the circles into triangles is relatively easy  but sticking the circles is  rather fiddly and time consuming!

Use different sizes  binder clips to make your job quicker and easier while making 3 D paper-crafts !

3 D Paper Ball

The ball has a 5 circle top , a 5 circle base and a 10 circle waist! 

3 D Paper Ball

Tip : To get a fairly strong paper ball to which you can add a heavy dangler , add a strong thread/twine to the ball before gluing shut the parts as shown .

3 D Paper Ball

If your twine is thick like the one I used...stick it to the paper using a god adhesive like tacky glue or a quicker option like hot glue. Add a bead to the top and base to add interest as well as hide the teeny gap you may get.

Paper Ball

Add beads ,tiny flowers or butterflies like I did here to the  joints as how much ver care you take in gluing.....some joints tend to have gaps! And if are someone like me who gets bothered by such things...this is the perfect crafty solution to that!

3 D Paper Ball

A fun addition to this paper decoration is adding paper discs. Make the paper discs strong by adding foam supports to fit around the twine 

3 D Paper Ball

Once you glue the foam and twine add another paper circle atop the twine and foam . This way your paper disc is well supported and doesn't wrap yet remains lightweight.

Another scrap busting idea is to make paper beads .I made matching beads using a paper bead maker which is actually a toy I had got for my daughter years back but is  a cool crafty tool to use for your crafty projects.

Hehe ever since I became more disciplined and discerning at craft shopping I have been discovering new craft tools and supplies right at home!!!

3 D Paper Ball

I added butterflies I die cut from paper scraps to the paper beads and finished it off with tassels.

Paper Decoration

Here is how it looks.

Supplies used: Dies : Flower made with Little Birdie Florentia,Leaves -DMC Foliage and Leaves 9,Cheery Lynn  Rose Leaf Strip; Butterflies- Little Birdie Butterfly Medley ,Sizzix- Hero Arts Stamp- Die Set - 657776; Circles -Crea Nest Lies XXL No 84, Sizzix 3D Circle Ornament

Papers : Graphic 45 World's Fair

Linking to  

All Sorts Challenge-Matching Pairs

Simon Says Wednesday Challenge- ATG

Through The Purple Haze

Little Red Wagon

This Project was honoured at the  Butterfly Challenge . Thank you so much !

3 D Hot Air Balloon Shadow Box

Hot Air Balloon Shadow Box

Hi friends I am on a mission to use my craft supply stash , especially my hoarded papers .Sharing a shadowbox  made with my stash of Graphic 45 papers and featuring a 3 D Hot Air balloon 

3 D Hot Air Balloon

The  Hot Air Balloon was made using a Spellbinders die [also featured in this post : Travel Themed Card].Added flowers fussy cut from the papers over the balloon.

3 D Hot Air Balloon

Added clouds cut from glitter foam as a border around the balloon and also on the top of the shadowbox.Made the clouds appear at different depths by propping them on different length of rolled foam cylinders  .

3 D Hot Air Balloon

My favourite is the glass ball with crystal beads. Hung it from the foam cylinder support behind the cloud.

3 D Hot Air Balloon

Made the dreamy bench by staggering and layering silver and white bench die cuts and giving it a turquoise blue background .

3 D Hot Air Balloon

The bicycle  was made by layering 3 layers of glitter foam and cardstock so that it was thick enough to stand on it own.

3 D Hot Air Balloon

All the roses were handmade using dies and foam.

3 D Hot Air Balloon

I hope you liked this project.

Supplies used: Dies :  Flower- Little Birdie Florentia, Leaf - Cheery Lynn  Flourish 13, Magnolia DooHickeys Lovely Fence,Memory Box  Hanging Cloud Border, Bench-Marianne Designs LR0258,Cloud -Little Birdie - In the City,Spellbinders  Hot Air Balloon Contour Steel Rule Die. Oval-Crealies- Crea Nest Lies XXL No 51

Papers: Graphic 45 Baby to Bride

Linking to  Shopping Our Stash Letter B - Balloon,Bicycle, Bench. Not a single item is new in this project. Used hoarded papers and embellishments!

Outlawz Paper a la Mode

Not Cards : I love....diecutting,3D papercrafts and hot hair balloons

Jungle Safari Shaker

Jungle Safari Shaker

Hi friends I don't know how many of you love Safaris. Well I just love going into the forest....the anticipation of seeing an exotic bird or elusive animal and the sheer thrill on spotting one is unparalleled!

Just like in the jungle...this shaker decor piece has many hidden treasures . I propped up the shaker on 2 layers of circular foam diecuts and added it to a larger circular base made with several layers of card stock and  glitter foam.

Jungle Safari Shaker

2 little birdies nest behind the front shaker panel amidst the swaying coconut trees!{coconut trees are fancy buttons!} I tucked in the  little birdies in the space between the base and the images on the front of the  shaker so that they are not seen from the front but only from the sides or top!

Jungle Safari Shaker

Loved  using the sentiment "Make Life  a grand Safari Adventure" as a theme for this project. It is such a perfect sentiment...Life should indeed be filled with anticipation, hope and joy!

Jungle Safari Shaker

I placed the fussy cut exotic bird in such a way that they are feasting on scrumptious wild fruit!

Jungle Safari Shaker

Added shiny ruby red ladybirds to keep the avian folk company. Graphic 45 papers have the  most gorgeous leaves and flowers which are perfect to make a tropical jungle.

Jungle Safari Shaker

Added  colourful fruit slices and flower sequins inside the shaker .

Jungle Safari Shaker

And here my safari ends  with a view of all the exotic flora and fauna and the shaker flowers, beads and fruits.

Shaker Decoration

I took 3 days to make this project. What started off as a simple shaker ornament  kept evolving as I went on adding just one more thing!!

I hope you enjoyed seeing this project as much as I enjoyed showing it to you.

Supplies used: 

Papers :Graphic 45 Safari Adventure

Dies : Base -Tonic Trellis Circle Base Die,Shaker-Dienamics [MFT] Stitched Circle Scallop Frame,Crealies Circle Dies -Crea Nest Lies XXL No 7,Leaves-Cheery Lynn  Flourish 13

Linking to  

All Sorts Challenge -Wings - I used birds and ladybirds

Shopping Our Stash - B for Birds

Origami Penstand

 

Origami Penstand

Hi friends sharing another Origami Penstand with Graphic 45 papers. I love this penstand design as it is sturdy and functional and it also helps use up the much loved papers in my stash!

Origami Penstand

My daughter loves pearls and rhinestones so I painstakingly added them to all 6 sides of the hexagonal penstand. The roses were made using dies and foamiran.

Edited : This project was chosen as Top 5 at All Sorts Challenge Anything Goes. Thank you !!

House Shaped Box

 

House Shaped Box

Hi friends do you sometimes look back on an old project and felt it was downright boring! Well I decided to revamp this somewhat plain paper holder I made  more than 3 yrs back!

House Shaped Box

I love adding handmade flowers to my projects and find making flowers from shrink plastic absolutely fantastic! 

Shrink Plastic

There is something magical about cutting a sheet of plain plastic , heating it , oohing and aahing over how it shrinks & shaping it into a beautiful flower!

House Shaped Box

Here is how the box looks with the roof removed!

House Shaped Box

And hehe though this is a utility item, I admit I don't really use the papers from this holder...this paper holder just sits on my table for me to look at and smile!!

Supplies used: Dies :  Flower and Leaf dies from Dress My Craft, Lace ,Leaf- Crealies. Papers : Graphic 45 Time to Flourish

Origami Penstand

 

Origami Penstand

Hi friends ,I was so excited to find this origami penstand  design which was perfect to showcase pretty papers.

Origami Penstand

If you have a crafter or artist at home you can never have enough penstands right! And what is better than a functional yet pretty project!

Origami Penstand

I used my favourite Graphic 45 papers to make this hexagonal penstand and dressed it up with stamped, heat embossed Heartfelt creations foliage.

Supplies used: Papers : Graphic 45 Floral Shoppe

Dies: Foliage : Heartfelt creations,Border :  Crealies 
Tutorial Link on my Pinterest Board 

Decoupaged Bookends

Decoupaged Bookends

Hi friends do you have favourite papers you just can't bear to cut into? Well like many of you I do tend to hoard pretty papers for ahem years! 

Decoupaged Bookends

When I can finally convince myself to use my treasure of pretty papers ,I love to make home decor and utility items with them so that I can  continue drooling over them!

Decoupaged Bookends

So these are sturdy wooden bookends decoupaged with lovely Graphic 45 papers!

Decoupaged Bookends

These are some of my most loved papers as they help bring not only a smile but a slice of nature into my daughter's room!

Decoupaged Bookends

I hope you enjoyed my projects and I think my crafty friends can identify with me how hard it is to cut into pretty paper!!

Supplies used: Papers : Graphic 45 Floral Shoppe, Graphic 45 Time to Flourish

MDF Bookend from Itsy Bitsy

Handmade Gift Set

Hi friends....sharing a handmade gift set I made for a friend from my medical college days .She loves the colour purple and Mrs A's Butterfly challenge gave me the impetus to make this project. It's a fridge magnet mutli purpose holder similar to the one I had shared earlier in this post : Multipurpose Holder

Roses are handmade and I had fun adding foliage ,crystals and pollen filers.

Here is how the holder looks from atop...it is spacious enough to hold a notebook, pens, bills etc. The holder is made of several layers of thick cardstock and foam and I added strong magnets on the back to hold some amount of weight.

I also made a matching shaker notebook with my friend's monogram "S" and  bookmarks .

Hope you like this handmade gift idea.

Linking to  

1. Butterfly Challenge  . I am entering this Multipurpose Holder  in Category 1  :Any project + Colours : Forest Green and Fuchsia[ Purple ]+ Butterflies

2.The Outlawz Paper A la mode Challenge -no cards

Shrink Prink Flowers

Shrink Prink Flowers

Hi friends...my love with Shrink Prink continues. Shrink plastic is so easy to create with and I am enjoying altering objects around my home with creations made of Shrink Prink , a type of Shrink plastic.

Shrink Prink Flowers

I love how hard and durable the flowers and leaves are and they are perfect to create home decor items

Shrink Prink Flowers

I used a variety of flower and leaf dies and used the  regular heat gun to shrink the die cuts. The flowers are pretty easy to shape as the heating makes the plastic soft and pliable so this is a good medium for people who love flower making but don"t really enjoy the pressure required to create dimensional paper flowers !

Shrink Prink Flowers

Hope you like my project.

Supplies used: Dies : Dress My Craft Flower 2,Dress My Craft Big Flower,Dress My Craft Big Flower 5 petal round,Dress My Craft Rose