Win It Wednesday: Alcohol Ink Tile & Vinyl.

Welcome to another WIN IT WEDNESDAY! This week our Win It Wednesday Giveaway is this Alcohol Ink Tile& Vinyl project kit. Our friends at Decorating Your Life have graciously donated the "Peace-Happiness-Love" Vinyl Saying for the prize, and the winner will also receive a 6x6" Ceramic Tile, a Tim Holtz Alcohol Ink Applicator, and two Adirondack Alcohol Inks!

And don't worry if you haven't used alcohol inks before - they are very easy to use and we have plenty of project instructions and video tutorials to help you with the process.


Remember - to be entered to win - go to our Facebook Page and COMMENT & LIKE the Win It Wednesday post to get yourself in the running to WIN! Good Luck.

*A random winner will be announced Thursday, March 20th, 2014. (Facebook has complete release by each entrant or participant. This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, Facebook.) Winner will be announced on our Crafts Direct Facebook page and has 14 days to claim prize before it is considered void.

Weekend Events: Make & Takes, Tasting, and MORE!

In honor of National Craft Month we will be offering free Make & Take projects every Saturday throughout the month! (And this Saturday we have two Make & Takes and a product tasting!)


Join us this Saturday between 10am-Noon at the Paper Crafts Demo Counter to make a Alcohol Ink Marble Magnet.

Then stop back between 1-3pm to make this "It's Your Day" Card.

 

More information about this weeks projects and the schedule of Make & Takes during the entire month of March can be found here: http://www.craftsdirect.com/events/


In addition to the Make & Take project, we will also be hosting a Wind & Willow product tasting from 11am-1pm on Saturday. Stop by to taste four different flavors of mixes: Brick Oven Pizza, Farmers Market, The BLT, and Apple Pie.

Finally, don't forget to check out our National Craft Month Ad items! You can find them on our website HERE.

Project Ideas: Inlay Frames

Today I have a few project ideas to share with you using our Wood Inlay Frame. These projects are all quick and easy and would make a great addition to your fall decor! You can find project instructions for each of the projects below by clicking on the project names, and can also find additional project ideas using the Wood Inlay Frame on our website HERE.

Give Thanks Inlay Frame - we created this frame by covering the piece with pattern paper and then adding a Vinyl saying to an additional piece of pattern paper and adhering it to the center. The few flower embellishments give it an extra pop!

Thankful Inlay Frame - for this piece we simply painted the wood frame with chalkboard paint and added a ribbon to the top for hanging. We added the word "Thankful" to the piece with chalk - but the great thing about this project is that you can easy change up the work/theme for the next season or holiday.

Fall Inlay Frame - for this piece we alcohol inked four ceramic tiles, added the vinyl letters to spell out FALL and then glued them into the painted wood frame. A little embellishment on the side and this project is complete.

Project Ideas: Ink Blotting

If you are a fan of alcohol ink you are going to love the projects I have to share with you today! 

I know it is easy to be intimated by alcohol inks (I was totally scared of them myself) but once you see how easy they are I promise you are going to be looking for things to ink next.  For these particular projects the process is even easier because we didn't even blend the inks - we just added the colors that we chose to the pieces and let the ink combine and then dry in the way it was added.

You can find specific project supplies and instructions by clicking on the project title below. You can also find a video showing how we completed a alcohol ink project (with blending) by clicking HERE.

 Ink Blot Coasters

Ink Blot Plates

Father's Day Ideas!

Father's Day is coming up this weekend so I thought I would share some fun and crafty project ideas with you that would be perfect for dad!

Below you will find a mix of projects that we have created and items I found in the store that would be great for dad too. We have also pulled together some additional ideas and put them on a Father's Day Pinterest Board if you still need some inspiration!

And of course you can always search for some more ideas on our Project page on our website too.

Lucky As Can Be 12x12 Shadow Box

 I Love My Daddy Multi-Layered Frame

Daddy & Me 8x8 Shadow Box

Father 5x5 Alcohol Ink Tile

Dad, You're The Best Plate

My Dad Clothespin

Dad You're The Best 8x8 Shadow Box

Hooked on Fishing Glass Block

I Love My Daddy Frame - I'm such a fan of anything with hand prints!

World's Best Dad Tube - easy to create and perfect to fill up with some of dad's favorite treats!

A couple other ideas: Paracord Bracelets:

or maybe just make Dad a favorite cake or dessert and add a fun cake topper set:  

25 Days of Christmas 2012 - Day 5

Day 5: Wood Inlay Frames

Today's project is a perfect way to add a little homemade Christmas decor to your home. These pieces are a great size - and will easily fit into lots of spaces around your home. Also great is the fact that you can decorate these pieces in many different way to match your decor or space.

For the first sample we painted the frame - trimmed and adhered a piece of pattern paper to the inside - then added a matted piece of paper (with a vinyl saying) to the piece using pop-dots. The snowflakes are chipboard pieces that we painted and added a rhinestone to, then adhered to the frame.

For the second piece we used alcohol inks to color four white tiles - then glued them into a painted inlay frame, added the vinyl letters to each tile and embellished a bit with some layered stickers.

Creepy Crafts - Day 20.

Today I have another way to alter one of our plain white plates for Halloween. For this plate we colored the plate using orange alcohol ink and then once it was dry added the vinyl pumpkin face to the plate. This would be great hanging on the wall, or on a stand, or even to use on a table to serve (wrapped) Halloween treats.

Autumn Vinyl Projects.

Today I wanted to share a bunch of different projects and project ideas that all use one of our Autumn/Fall themed vinyl sayings in one way or another.

As you can see some of the vinyl we used on more than one project - and really that is one of the big advantages of using the vinyl sayings we have - you can put them on almost anything and create a project that best fits your space and/or decor. Add that to the fact that we have vinyl available in many different size options and different colors as well and you can see just how many options you have!

For this piece we painted (and then distressed by dry brushing) one of our wood inlay frames, added vinyl to a 12x12 tile, then glued the tile into the frame using E-6000 glue and embellished with a simple flower on the corner. A project sheet for this project can be found HERE.

For this shadow box we used the same vinyl - just added it to the front glass on the shadow box, placed a fall themed piece of pattern paper in the frame and embellished with a few die-cut leaves. You can find a project sheet for this project HERE. And an instructional video with step by step instructions HERE.

 

Following essentially the same steps for the shadow box above, we created the Autumn Rules frame below, only a different vinyl saying, pattern paper, and embellishments. 

For the project below, we used the same Autumn Rules vinyl - this time we just added it to a wood panel that had been painted and distressed and then embellished with a burlap ribbon. You can find a project sheet for this project HERE.

Here is another example of a 12x12 shadow box that we altered with paper pattern, vinyl and then also added a photo for a personal touch.

One more example of a shadow box - although here we used a smaller vinyl across the bottom section of the glass and then embellished a bit more with the pattern papers we used.

We used the same "Give Thanks" vinyl (this time in black) on the piece below - again very simply just added pattern paper and photo to the frame and then added the vinyl and a floral embellishment. A project sheet for this project can be found HERE.

For the next three samples we used the same "Harvest Blessings" vinyl on different projects and in different ways. For this piece we added the vinyl to a standard white canvas, painted over the vinyl and the canvas and then removed the vinyl once the paint was dry for this masked effect. A project sheet for this project can be found HERE.

We added the same vinyl to a standard plate that we had altered using alcohol ink for this project.

And finally, we also used the Harvest Blessings vinyl to create this decor piece, by altering a wood canvas with paint, pattern paper, and ribbon. You can find a project sheet for this project HERE.

Alcohol Ink Projects.

Hi Everyone,

Today I wanted to share a few new project ideas using a technique we've shared in the past - alcohol inking. I admit before I tried the technique, it scared me a bit - but after giving it a try once I realized how easy it is- and really not scary at all :)

The biggest hurdle to get over when you try this technique is to just go with the way the colors turn out. You can manipulate how you want them to look (by what colors you choose and the amount of ink you apply) but in the end every product of this technique is going to turn out differently - and that is perfectly OK!

For all of the samples below we followed the general instructions of our previous project sheet for alcohol ink magnets which you can find HERE.


Here are a few additional magnets we created - first we alcohol inked them and then simply added some rub-ons or stamped images once they were dry and embellished with rhinestones on a few as well.

We also used the technique to create these 6x6 tiles. We alcohol inked the tile and then added vinyl or rub-ons to the piece and embellished with a few additional supplies. These would be perfect to display in a plate stand, or add a piece of ribbon to the back with E-6000 glue for hanging.

Finally, we followed the same technique and added a vinyl piece to the front of one of our plain white plates. Again, this piece could be displayed by hanging or simply on a plate stand.

I hope you give this technique a try soon - I know you will love the results!

Alcohol Ink Make & Take this Saturday

Come join us Saturday, March 19th, anytime from 1 to 3pm. As we are offering a free make & take. Stop by the Paper Crafts Demo Counter to make one of these colorful 4x4 tiles using alcohol inks and vinyl.