Showing posts with label Cinco de Mayo. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cinco de Mayo. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 4, 2016

Cinco de Mayo Blog Hop with Craftwell and Sabor Papel

Happy Cinco de Mayo!!!!  I hope you are enjoying the festivities of our blog hop.  There are lots of inspiration from our design team, along with the Sabor Papel team, and other invited guests.  There are prizes to win, so be sure to leave comments along the way.

Sabor Papel is a brand new company that makes these beautiful and bright papers and embellishments.  Their papers are high quality and double-sided, heavyweight card stock.  We are sharing lots of ideas and inspiration for using their products in your own celebrations, along with the fabulous products by Craftwell USA!  So sit back and enjoy!



Supplies used: 

Craftwell USA eBrush
Sabor Papel:  Ole 107 Dulces; Celebrar label
Copic Marker:  BG18-Teal Blue
Spectrum Aqua Markers:  Spice, Wildflower, Meadow, Bud Green
Scoring tool
3" Blue doily
Flowers and foliage dies
Decorative edger punch
Coffee filter paper
Wavy wood stick
White glue

Score 12x12 Ole 107 Dulces paper every half inch with score tool.



Cut paper in half horizontally for this particular paper, since it has a directional design.



Accordion fold each section of paper, as shown.



Glue both pieces together to make one long strip.  Use a decorative edge punch along one edge.



Add dots of glue to bottom edge of strip between each fold.



Make scores in center of decorative doily 1/2" apart, as shown.



Squeeze accordion folds together along bottom where glue was added, center and adhere doily along bottom, wrapping around the fan shape, as shown.  Use clips to secure while glue dries.

Front


Back
Die cut flowers from white coffee filter paper.  



Color larger petals with Spectrum Aqua Spice marker.  Since these markers are water-based, you can spritz the paper with water, if you like, to help the color spread.



Cut petals apart and pinch at the bottom to make flowers.  These remind me of Bougainvillea flowers.



Next, eBrush small petals with the Wildflower marker, again spritzing with water to help the colors spread easily.



Use eBrush to spray Wildflower marker over them, again spritzing with water if you like.



If you do not clean your craft mat before beginning to spray your next set of lighter colored flowers, you will pick up the previous color from the mat.  In this case, the flowers picked up the Wildflower color.  I kind of like the variegation as it looks more natural.

Make the rest of the flowers the same way as before, pinching at the bottom and twisting to get your flower shapes.



eBrush a piece of white card stock with the Bud Green marker.



Die cut the foilage piece over the colored paper.



Alternatively, you can simply die cut your paper first, then color the delicate foliage leaves.  The eBrush is perfect for coloring this way as you are not touching the delicate fronds with a sponge or ink pad and possibly ripping them apart.  



Add foilage and flower petals to base of fan, as shown.  



To make the fan free-standing, eBrush a wavy wood stick with Copic BG18 marker.  




Center and glue the stick along the bottom of the fan.  As you can see, the fan is now free-standing and can be used as a table decoration, but can also be used as a traditional fan, as well. 



And here is a close-up of the flowers and foliage.  I also added the Sabor Paper embellishment "Celebrar!" in the bouquet.



Now, we are ready to celebrate Cinco de Mayo!!!  Let the festivities begin!

I hope you are enjoying the hop today, and be sure to leave comments along the way for your chance to win some really great prizes!  The complete list of bloggers is included for your convenience.

Have a wonderful Cinco de Mayo!!!!

Barbara

Monday, April 25, 2016

Party Invitation with Altered Pages and Sabor Papel

Happy Monday, everyone!  I hope your week is off to a good start.  Here, at Altered Pages, we are getting ready for Cinco de Mayo using our newest addition to the Altered Pages store, the gorgeous Sabor Papel papers and embellishments.  In my previous post, I shared a fun, bright fan to help keep the Summer heat at bay.  Today, I want to share a brilliant Cinco de Mayo invitation to send out to friends for your very own celebration!



I cut out a lacy tri-fold card using my electronic die cut machine.  You can always make a straight edged tri-fold card, but I like the fancy top.  Decorative punches could also be used.  Use what you have.

Cut colorful card stock layers to match colors in the Sabor Papel papers.  I also cut half circle pieces to place behind the lacy top sections of my card.


Adhere half circle pieces with Zig 2-Way Glue Pen behind lacy openings on card inside.


Adhere cut layers of card stock and print from the Ramitos paper to each side on the front, as shown, using Double Side Tape 1/4 inch.


I found a sample of an invitation online, so I printed it out and adhered it to the center on the inside.  Simply computer generate your invitation with all of the information necessary.


On the outside, I cut out a few banners from the Picado paper, gave them a deep curl with my fingers, and adhered them with Adhesive Dimensionals to the front (right side in picture), adding a bit of twine along the top edge with dots of Aleene's Tacky Glue.

Cut out the flag that says "Sorpresa" (surprise!) from the Picado paper.  Adhere to lower portion of card front.


Cut out a partial guitar image from the  La Guitara paper and a label from the Sentimentios Amor  paper.  Adhere them to the inside page, as shown, and handwrite "You are Invited!" on the label.


And there you have it, a fun, bright and cheery invitation to a celebration party that will be equally fun, bright and cheery!  

I hope you enjoyed my project today and will take a peek at all the fabulous Sabor Papel papers and embellishments in the Altered Pages shop!  Imagine all the things you could make for your Cinco de Mayo celebration with these perfect papers.   And don't forget to check out the awesome collage sheets in the shop that go with these papers.  

SUPPLIES USED:

Sabor Papel:  Recuerdos AmorLa GuitaraRamitosSopressaPicadoCorazonitosSentimentios Amor
Bakers Twine Multi Colors
Zig 2-Way Glue Pen
Adhesive Dimensionals
Aleene's Tacky Glue
Double Side Tape 1/4 inch
Card stock colors to match papers



And don't forget to
JOIN our EVENT!!!

Simple and EASY:
1. Add a photo of your art project using SABOR Papers and AlteredPages item(s) to the Altered Pages Facebook page. 
Order supplies now in time to create!
2. Include hashtag #AlteredpagesSABOR .
Order supplies now in time to create! 

3. WEEKLY DRAWINGS WILL BE HELD FOR PRIZES TO BE SHOWN ON ALTEREDPAGES FACEBOOK PAGE AND BLOG.

GIVEAWAYS include SABOR Papers, AlteredPages Rubber Stamps, Petaloo flowers, digital collages AND more...

HOPE TO SEE at the EVENT 
Leave a comment let us know if you need an invite!

Thanks for stopping by, and have a wonderful, crafty week!

Barbara



Monday, April 11, 2016

Celebration Fan for Cinco de Mayo

Happy Monday, everyone!  I hope your week is off to a good start.  Here, at Altered Pages, we are getting ready for Cinco de Mayo using our newest addition to the Altered Pages store, the gorgeous Sabor Papel papers and embellishments.

I decided to make this easy and fun church fan with them.



   
                                             Front                                                          Back  

Here is a selection of some papers and images to use.
Remove wood handle from fan and trace around fan with pencil onto back side of colored card stocks; cut out.
Adhere papers to each side of fan with Aleene's Tacky Glue.

Print image from Cinco de Mayo collage sheet, then cut colored card stock slightly larger, then cut the  Sopressa paper even larger.  Cut papers freehand, or use a nesting die.  Layer and adhere the three pieces together with double sided tape.  Adhere to center of fan.

Fussy cut out four heart pieces from the Corazonitos paper.  Adhere the hearts beneath the four corners, as shown.
Edge the green side with the Mix'd Media ink pad.
Paint handle with Chalk Paint.
Adhere to back of fan with Aleene's Tacky Glue.
Fussy cut image from Sentimentios Amor and adhere to back of fan.  Print "Celebrate Cinco de Mayo" from the  Cinco de Mayo collage sheet onto purple paper, cut out and adhere to back of fan, as shown in finished photo at the top of the post.

Add Ball Fringe Baby Size around the front edge of the fan, as shown in the finished photo at the top of the post.

SUPPLIES USED:

Sabor Papel:  Recuerdos Amor, La Guitara, Ramitos, Sopressa, Picado, Corazonitos, Sentimentios Amor
Collage Sheets:  Vintage Latino, Cinco de Mayo
Church Fans
Pierced Heart rubber stamp
Divided Heart rubber stamp
Aleene's Tacky Glue
Ball Fringe Baby Size
Chalk Paint
Double sided tape ⅜ inch
Mixd Media Ink Pad

Bright colored card stock
Nesting dies (Quickutz Nesting Frames 6)





I hope I have inspired you to play along with us this month using these gorgeous papers from Sabor Papel and products from Altered Pages.  Stop by the Altered Pages blog for more inspiration from the team.

Have a wonderful, creative week!

Barbara



JOIN our EVENT!!!

Simple and EASY:
1. Add a photo of your art project using SABOR Papers and AlteredPages item(s) to the Altered Pages Facebook page. 
Order supplies now in time to create!
2. Include hashtag #AlteredpagesSABOR .
Order supplies now in time to create! 

3. WEEKLY DRAWINGS WILL BE HELD FOR PRIZES TO BE SHOWN ON ALTEREDPAGES FACEBOOK PAGE AND BLOG.

GIVEAWAYS include SABOR Papers, AlteredPages Rubber Stamps, Petaloo flowers, digital collages AND more...

HOPE TO SEE at the EVENT 
Leave a comment let us know if you need an invite!