A Shabby Chic Fan for Mother's Day

Hi everyone!  Today I want to share a beautiful and very thoughtful gift to give for Mother's Day, or any Summer time occasion.  These are quick and fun to make, and the addition of Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts will add so much detail and dimension without adding the bulk.

I have made a step-by-step process video showing every step of the way to making one of these beautiful fans.  I am using lots of embossing powder and 3D paint techniques, and I will share a few tips or pointers for working with chipboard and making the fan in general.  This video is especially good for beginners as well as experienced crafters.

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Supplies Used:

GSL Flourish Frame Sienna
GSL Leaf Medallions
GSL Scribble Frame Butterfly
Wavy craft sticks (Hobby Lobby)
Recollections Mixed Media 12x12 paper pad (Michael's)
Fan Base pattern (below)
Xyron Creative Station
DecoArt Americana Chalky Finish paint
  Vintage
  Timeless
  Treasure
DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylic
  Phthalo Green-Yellow
Natural Fiber Assortment (Paper Studio)
Jacquard Lumiere Gold Pearl Dimensional Paint
VersaFine Ink Pad - Smokey Gray
Emboss It Clear Dabber (Ranger)
Clear Ultra Thick Embossing Enamel
Chunky Rust Embossing Powder (Emerald Creek/Seth Apter)
Aleene's Fast Grab Tacky Glue
Ranger Blending Tool or Sponge

You should be able to click on the pattern and it will enlarge, then click on it again to save as a download.  Then find the pattern in your downloads folder and print it out.

Fan Base

I hope you enjoyed this project and perhaps have been inspired to make one, or more, of these sweet and thoughtful fans to give to your Mom, Grandmother, and other friends you want to keep cool.  Check out the Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts online store for all sorts of chipboard embellishments just perfect for decorating your fan, no matter what shape you make it.

Thanks for stopping by, and happy crafting!

Barbara

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

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