Holiday In The Sun: On the Boardwalk Crafts & Tutorial
Hello Crafters,
Welcome to our blog today! Thank you for stopping by and seeing us for some terrific craft ideas! Today we have gorgeous projects and tutorials by Sherry Cheever of our design team. Her amazing work features our beautiful collection On the Boardwalk, which is absolutely perfect for fun summer crafts! We hope that today's creations will help inspire you to make something terrific for this week's Summer Fun Craft Challenege! Don't forget to post your projects on our new Facebook page for your chance to win this week's amazing prize! Well, enough talk, lets get to the crafts! Check out this wonderful On the Boardwalk card by Sherry, complete with brilliant tutorials that are filled with excellent crafting techniques! Check it out!
"The card base is 5-1/2 x 5-1/2. All the designer paper and cardstock are sewn together and the edges have been sponged with Antique Linen Distress Ink. The seam binding was dyed with Wild Honey Distress Stain. All the images were raised with foam mounting tape to add dimension to the card front." -Sherry Cheever
Supplies:
Graphic 45: On the Boardwalk
Spellbinders: S4-116 Small Classic Circles, S4-114 Large Classic Circles, S4-243 Ric Rac Diamond Border, S4-307 Reverse Wonky Rectangle
Stamps: Sentiment from Stampers Anonymous E1-1384
Ink/Paints: Ranger Archival Jet Black, Wild Honey Distress Stain and Antique Linen Distress Ink
Tools/Miscellaneous: Ranger Matte Accents, Mini Mister, Craft Sheet, Ink Blending Tool; idea-ology Memo Pin; Seam Binding; Black and Blue Cardstock; White Shipping Tag
How to dye seam binding with Distress Inks
How to use Distress Reinkers, Mini Misters and Perfect Pearls to dye seam binding
Up next, Sherry has created this brilliant On the Boardwalk wall hanging that includes tips and instructions for making one of your own! Just look at this amazing work of art! It is loaded with vibrant colors, lavish layers, and impeccable style. It's a classic Sherry Cheever creation!
The base of the wall hanging is a piece of illustration board that was die cut with Spellbinders Grand Labels One. On the Boardwalk paper was then die cut with the same die template and glued to the base with matte multi-medium.
The shelf is made from hobby wood, cut to size, and painted black. The shelf was then sanded at various spots, dyed with Vintage Photo distress stain, glued to the base.
The background is made up of a postcard image of the beach, an image of the back of a postcard and a frame to encircle them. The frame is made from a rectangle chipboard coaster that was covered with On The Boardwalk paper and then die cut with Spellbinders Labels Eight.
The larger bottle was filled with play sand and the taller with sand and water to represent the beach. The tag of the men are the cabana boys she’s dreaming of.
The flowers were made with Spellbinders Carnations Creations and there is a new tutorial containing a little twist to the flowers.
Want to learn how to make these wonderful paper flowers? Check out this great tutorial, filled with helpful tips!
Supplies:
Paper: Graphic 45 On the Boardwalk; idea-ology GrungePaper; Illustration Board; Chipboard Coaster
Spellbinders: S4-328 Foliage, S5-050 Rose Creations (leaves), S5-049 Carnations Creations, S5-019 Labels Eight, LF-161 Grand Labels One
Ink/Paints: Ranger Antique Linen and Vintage Photo Distress Ink; Forest Moss, Peeled Paint, Vintage Photo, Antique Linen Distress Stain; Crushed Olive Re-Inker (Mini Mister and water to make a spray); Black acrylic paint
Miscellaneous/Tools: Ranger Mini Mister, Craft Sheet, Ink Blending Tool, Matte Accents, Multi-Medium Matte; Antique Brass Paper Fasteners; Black Craft Wire; Paper Distressing Tool; Corked Vials; Wood Hobby Trim; Sanding Tools; Play Sand and Water; Trinket Pins
Huge thanks to the amazing Sherry Cheever. It is always a pleasure to share her creations with all of you. We are super excited to see what you'll post on our Facebook page for this week's craft challenge! Have a terrific day and we hope to see you all again tomorrow!
Happy Days,
Team Graphic 45
fantastic as always. i have a stash of this wonderful paper, waiting for me to do several LOs of our time at the beach... in fall.
Posted by: bethann d | June 21, 2011 at 08:27 AM
Fabulous projects with this collection !
Posted by: cat lacigale | June 21, 2011 at 09:07 AM
I just want to say how blown away I am by our Design Team. It is so awesome to see all of your work and write about it for the blog. Each and every one of you are amazing!
Posted by: Kelly Woessner | June 21, 2011 at 09:17 AM
Great project and I appreciate the tutorial videos!
Posted by: Sara Hanlon | June 21, 2011 at 09:43 AM
Fab projects Sherry! Love the card and that wall hanging is gorgeous!
Posted by: Nancy Wethington | June 21, 2011 at 10:04 AM
Each day I am completely amazing by what these women come up with. Who ever thought of a shelf on a card? I totally love the look. What a wonderful inspiration these people are. Thank God for Graphic 45 and the wonderful papers you have. I just don't think any of this stuff would look half as good with any other paper!!!!!
Posted by: Tammy Hall | June 21, 2011 at 10:15 AM
Really fun video! I am going to love making these flowers! Thanks so much!
Posted by: Candy | June 21, 2011 at 10:29 AM
WOW!! What a FABULOUS PROJECT!! THANKS for sharing all of the fun videos, I LOVE WATCHING THEM!! Have a FABULOUS DAY!! =)
Posted by: Larissa Heskett | June 21, 2011 at 10:31 AM
The card is too cute but I absolutely love that wall hanging. Thanx for the tutorial and the inspiration!
Posted by: KimMJ | June 21, 2011 at 11:32 AM
Love love love these projects! Thank you so much for the tutorials!
Posted by: Chris Dring | June 21, 2011 at 12:49 PM
Thanks so much for sharing your talent with us all..this is so pretty. Thank you for the tutorial. C'est superbe, encore beaucoup de talent et d'imagination, c'est super!
Posted by: Ephémère13 | June 21, 2011 at 02:08 PM
Amazing projects. Always pleased with the many different ideas these designers come up with. Brilliant work!
Posted by: Jennifer Reynard | June 22, 2011 at 07:10 AM