Blue Christmas

Hello! It's Gracie, and today I have a vintage Christmas Santa tag I loved to make. The printable I used is called Hang Tags - Starry Night Santa. Also, don't forget, all printables at www.ewenmeprintables.com are 50% Off now thru 12/2/14.

The background of the images is blue so I thought I'd use a pretty color combination to make a masculine Christmas tag.

I cut the Santa tag and mounted it on two pretty die cut labels. Then I stamped and heat embossed some swirls on a beige tag. The swirls were embossed with pearlescent powder, so they sparkle like glitter. I applied blue distress ink to the tag, to add a nice contrast. Finally I adhered it all to the embossed tag and added a piece of beige paper cord that coordinates nicely with the design.

This is my last post as part of the Ewe-N-Me design team, so I want to take a minute to thank everyone! Thanks so much for giving me the chance to share my little creative ideas with you.

Big hug, and good bye!

Rose Culture

Hello! It's Gracie from Graciellie Design and today I want to share with you a vintage card I made using Ewe-n-Me Printables' Collage Sheet - Roses. These images are beautiful, and they print so bright and pretty... Love them!

I used an unusual color combination to make this card and I love how it resulted. It really looks vintage and lovely. I couldn't resist adding a gold vintage button to the blue bow to finish my design.

I printed the digital image on white linen cardstock. The die cuts I used framed the image very nicely. I used light brown leather textured cardstock and light blue metallic cardstock for the frames. The yellow cardstock used for the card base is lightly textured and it's called Hawaii where I live.

I altered the largest frame to make it shorter. I basically cut it in half and adhered it again trying to get the right height for the front of the card. I ran across the middle of the frame a piece of blue satin ribbon and embellished it with a bow. This trick helped cover the die cut alteration.



I hope you liked my card. The collage sheet has so many pretty images, you could very easily make a complete set of cards.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Victorian Florals Round Box + Winner

Scroll down for winner and new giveaway.

You know how much I like to expand digital printables but today I went beyond! LOL. I can't believe I made a round box from a note card printable... That's right, from a note card!

One of Ewe-N-Me Printables recent release is Small Note Card and Envelope with Hang Tags - Victorian Floral. I love this set, and I love how Deena created so many complementary elements for this Victorian Floral Collection. I'll show you how to make this box using the printable note card from this set.

TUTORIAL
A. To make the box base:

1. Cut or die cut 2 circles from cardstock. I used a Spellbinders Classic Circle die to cut 3 1/2" circles.

2. Cut one strip of cardstock for the base. I cut mine 2 3/4" wide.
3. Use one cardstock circle as your base and adhere the strip of cardstock around it. Make sure you glue it to the edge of your circle base and that you use a good clear adhesive. I used a gel silicone glue and I added it from the inside so any excess can be matted later.
4. Cut another strip of cardstock for the box top. I cut mine 1 1/2" wide.
5. Repeat step 2 for the top.

B. To cover the box.
1b. Print the Note Card page twice. I printed it a little larger, at 110%.
2b. From the first print, cut the front of the note card in half lenghtwise.

3b. From the second print, cut or die cut a circle.

4b. Cover the box base with the pieces you cut on step 1b.
5b. Cover the top with the circle you cut on step 2b.

As an optional step you can layer the inside, but I only layer it were I used adhesive, the bottom of the box, and the inside of the box top. I did that with a slightly smaller circle cut from the same cardstock used for the base.

WINNER
Thanks to everyone who participated on my last giveaway! The winner of the set Gift Box and Tea Envelopes - Vintage Roses is:

MariLynn

Congratulations MariLynn, please email me to graciellie at live dot com so I can send you your prize!

Gracie

GIVEAWAY - Floral Tea Box

Hello and thanks for stopping by today to celebrate with us our recent release: Gift Box and Tea Envelopes - Vintage Roses in partnership with Graciellie Design and Ewe-N-Me Printables. This printable set was inspired on a previously released digital paper pack that matches it perfectly: Keys & Roses.

Yesterday I had the opportunity to share a project I made with Gift Box and Tea Envelopes - Vintage Roses on Craft Hoarders Anonymous' challenge blog. It will be featured there all week long! I embellished the box with lots of handmade flowers, and added a bunch of tea envelopes inside, in a variety of flavors. The result is lovely, and the printable file does all the magic!

GIVEAWAY!
Head to my blog (HERE) for a chance to win this Tea Box and Tea envelopes set. Follow instructions an link up your name. Next week we'll be drawing a winner.

Thanks so much for stopping by!