Cre8ive Klatch: easy art project

Wednesday, February 11, 2015

String of Love: Simple Valentine's Decor by Kim Hyer

Every year February sneaks up and kisses me. I am unsuspecting...

I seem to always come back to this easy 1 hour project.

What you'll need:

A sewing machine
Heart shapes ( I use CM punches)
a old magazine
pink & red card stock

Here we go.....

Punch a few dozen shapes from a magazine. Do not worry about content or color.

Just punch. Make a few from card stock for your exteriors and

centers.

Take your pieces and stack them. Card stock on the front, back and center. You should have magazine pages (2 or 3) in between.

Line them up with the needle at the top point of the heart.

Stitch. I leave a machine top width between each heart. It is an easy measurement of about 6 inches.

I put 10 sets on a sting. I keep stitching between hearts because I like the twisted thread look.

Now fold the exterior pieces together against the thread.

One by one keep folding the magazine pages together. I do not fold the center card stock.

It will be a heart ball when you're done.

Do all ten pieces.

Then hang.

Now you have a festive little string of love.

I have used different shapes and sizes of this same approach for parties and other holidays.

Enjoy!

Kim

Where to find me:

Make your String of Love then come over and post your pictures!!

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Thursday, January 29, 2015

Clean and Simple Valentine's Day Cards by Karen Thomas

Hello! I’m Karen Thomas from Purpleberry Design. I love to draw, paint and make cards. Today I’m going to share with you how simple it is to make elegant Valentine’s Day cards with just a few supplies. First up, let’s gather our supplies.

For this card we will be using a note card (I’ve used a natural card to add some dimension), a bleed proof pen (some pens will bleed through cardstock so make sure you test yours before making your card) and a decorative brad (this one came from Stampin’ Up). Right let’s get creating.

For this card I’m going to create a flower, so the first thing I do is adhere the brad onto the card and draw four petals. I like to think of the circle as a clock and add the petals around the brad at 15-minute intervals. I find this helps in the even placement of the petals.

Next, I add the rest of the petals and voila we have a flower.

Because I’m trying for a clean and simple look I now add the stem, but don’t add leaves.

While I think the flower is quite pretty on it’s own, I think adding the word love balances the card nicely. I added the word to the card freehand using the pen. However, if you find that makes you nervous then try it with pencil first. So there you have it a clean and simple card using three supplies.

Here are some more ideas for you to try.