Mardi Gras Masks

February 21, 2012 Melissa Crafts, Green Crafting, Holidays, Kid's Crafts, Projects, Seasons, Spring 1 Comment

By General Crafts Contributor Melissa, from the blog MeloMomma.

Happy Fat Tuesday!

What you will need:

 Directions:

Smear glue over the areas you wish to decorate.

Create patterns and lines if you wish.

Place feathers and sequins onto the mask.

Allow to dry.

My 2 year old son's creation!

 Additional materials you may want to use:

My 5 year olds mask and his Mardi Gras face!

 

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Celebrating Leap Year

February 21, 2012 Peg R Cardmaking, Crafts, Holidays, Paper Crafts, Seasons, Spring No Comments

By Cardmaking & Scrapbook Layout Contributor, Peg from the blog Peg’s Crafting Corner.

Do you know of someone who has a birthday on February 29th?  Would you enjoy making a card just to celebrate a day that only happens every 4 years?  Here’s your chance to have some fun getting creative and to celebrate a day that’s few and far between!  The card is even distressed to make it look like you’ve had it lying around for the past 4 years.  How fun is that? 

Products Used:

Start with a piece that will measure 10″ x 7″ when you first cut it using your paper trimmer.  Fold this in half to create the 5 x 7″ card base.  Distress all four of the edges until they look ragged using the paper distresser.  Cut a piece of the polka dot paper from the Smoochable Paper and Sticker Pack that measures 3 x 5″ and distress the edges of it.  Once they are done, attach the paper to the upper left corner of the card using the tape runner.

Use the Cuttlebug, the Clock Works Embossing Folder and a piece of green cardstock that measures 3 ¾” x 5″ to emboss the paper.   

Sand the embossed areas with the sanding block allowing some of the white of the cardstock to show.  Be careful not to sand too much or you will sand a hole in the paper.

 Rub the bronze ink pad over the embossed areas and edges of the paper.  Be sure to leave some white areas for contrast.  Adhere the paper to the card offset from the edges of the polka dot paper. 

Using your computer and a computer program that has a printable calendar or by finding a printable calendar on the internet using your favorite search engine, print the month of February, 2012 (make sure the calendar is correct and has the 29th day on it) out on the cream cardstock.  The size of the calendar once printed and trimmed should be 2 ¾” wide x 3 ¾” long.  Ink the edges of the calendar using the bronze ink pad.  Stamp a heart around the 29th using the Bo Bunny Smoochable Clear Stamps and the Fireberry ink from the Colorbox Pool Party Ink Pad Set.    Adhere the calendar on the card with the tape runner making sure to offset it from the corners of the embossed clock works piece. 

Now keep the fun going and share this card with someone you know who has a birthday on the 29th or use it to say hello to a friend that you are thinking of on this extra day of the year! 

 

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