DIY a Dragonfly Pin

Make an adorable dragonfly pin with Denise Boddey Designs. @deniseboddeydesigns #sponsored @DecoArtAcrylicPaints

Follow along as I make this adorable Dragonfly Pin using a chipboard design piece from Denise Boddey Designs. This post is created as a part of the design team and some materials have been provided to use in this post. You can make your pin in different colors if you wish. Make one match a special outfit or for a special occasion. The Dragonfly Pin would also make a great gift or an embellishment for a card or mixed media project.

white paint

Since the chipboard is dark, I used white chalk paint to coat the dragonfly. I found it needed two coats to fully cover the piece. Now the colors will show up better.

paint colors

I used a variety of paint colors and applied them in a dabbing motion. You can see what I mean in the video tutorial below.

glittered

To enhance the wings, I painted the entire dragonfly with White Enchanted Shimmer and while still wet, I applied chunky glitter to the wings.

resin

To finish off the dragonfly, I used UV resin to seal the piece. If you don’t have UV resin you could use a variety of different sealers. Spray varnish coating or Diamond Glaze would work as alternatives.

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Layered Butterfly SVG and Card

As a part of the CutCardStock design team, I made this layered butterfly card with a free SVG download file for you. @cutcardstock #affiliate

Today I have a tutorial post up on the CutCardStock blog as a part of their 2021 design team. I started making the layered butterfly and then decided to turn it into a greeting card. I really like how it turned out.

Materials Used:

  • Cut Card Stock
  • stamp
  • stamp block
  • tape runner
  • Cricut Maker
  • free SVG file
  • black ink
  • Distressed Ink
  • blending tool
  • Nuvo Shimmer powder
  • heat gun
  • adhesive
Cricut Maker

I used a Cricut Maker to cut the butterfly layers. I will list the free download file below.

finished – 3D angle

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Cricut Maker® Machine
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Gina K foam tape
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Nuvo Shimmer Powder
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Intense Black Ink Pad
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Distress Ink Bundle
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Tape Runner
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Triangle Box with CutCardStock

Materials and file links for making a Triangle Box with CutCardStock’s design team.

This post goes along with a project on CutCardStock’s blog where I share tutorials twice a month as a part of their design team. This post contains support links for the files and materials used in the triangle box post.

I used a Cricut Maker to cut the card stock for this project. Since the card stock is heavy (111#) I cut the file twice.

Special thanks go to companies that provide materials for me to use in my posts. For this project, thanks go to Cricut, CutCardStock, and ScraPerfect.

The triangle box SVG file can be found here in the shop: [triangle box file]

materials

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Cricut Maker® Machine
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Cut Cardstock
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Layering a Spring Card with ScraPerfect

Make a fun spring card with layers. @scraperfect #affiliate @rineainspires

As a part of the ScraPerfect Design Team, I have a post today about layering a spring card using the Best Glue Ever instead of a tape runner. The tutorial includes a video tutorial. [spring card post]

Many products used in my posts are provided by the companies I work with.

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Scraperfect Best Glue Ever
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Scraperfect 32 Clog Writing Cap, Medium
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Portable Trimmer
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Rinea Foiled Paper - jade and gold
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Westcott 14849 8
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Latticed Topped Box

Details for making a decorative box and SVG file.

This post goes along with a project on CutCardStock’s blog where I share tutorials twice a month as a part of their design team. This post contains support links for the files used in the post.

I used a Cricut Maker to cut the cardstock for this project.

Special thanks go to companies that provide materials for me to use in my posts. For this project, thanks go to Cricut, CutCardStock, ScraPerfect, and Scrapbook Adhesives.

The SVG file can be found here in the shop: [box file]

Suggested Materials:

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Scraperfect Best Glue Ever
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Scraperfect 32 Clog Writing Cap, Medium
Scraperfect 32 Clog Writing Cap, Medium
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Cricut Maker® Machine
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Cut Cardstock
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Cricut Standard Grip Mat
Cricut Standard Grip Mat
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Tape Runner
Tape Runner
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Curvy Box SVG

Grab a free SVG file to make a curvy box. #sponsored @cutcardstock

The design team at CutCardStock is featuring projects made with Astrobright card stock this month. I love the three colors I was sent and how they work well together. I created a curvy box SVG to use with them.

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Some products used in this post were provided by
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The full post and tutorial can be found at: [curvy box]

I cut the Astrobright at a 100 lb setting. Don’t forget to set the red lines to score.

SVG image

Layered Greeting Card :: free SVG

Grab this free SVG file to create a layered greeting card. @scraperfect #sponsored

Today I have a post on ScraPerfect for this beautiful layered greeting card. I am sharing the free SVG file below but if you want to see the entire post and the video tutorial follow the link: [layered card]

Cricut Maker

I used a Cricut Maker to cut and score the card stock. Don’t forget to set the red line to score before cutting.

SVG image

The SVG file contains additional layers that weren’t used in this project. Feel free to use as many or as few of the layers as you desire. The additional layers are shown in blue and create a slight outline.

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Scraperfect 32 Clog Writing Cap, Medium
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Heart Box SVG

Make a heart box with this free svg file. #sponsored @cutcardstock

This post is a part of the CutCardStock design team. This month they are featuring neon papers. I used their Astrobright Pulsar Pink cardstock to make this heart box.

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Cricut Maker

I used a Cricut Maker to cut the card stock and Rinea foiled paper.

Happy New Year Card

Making a New Year card with Cut Cardstock.

Today I have a post on the Cut Cardstock blog making this Happy New Year Champagne Bottle Card. It can also be used as a table decoration.

I cut all the parts for this card on a Cricut Maker.

Special thanks to Cut Cardstock, Cricut, and Rinea for providing some materials that were used in this post.

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Scraperfect 32 Clog Writing Cap, Medium
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Cricut Maker® Machine
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Rinea Foiled Paper - jade and gold
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Hello Sign with Denise Boddey

Follow along with my as I design a plaque inspired by a mood board.

This month as part of the Denise Boddey design team we were challenged to work with a mood board. I have seen mood boards before but I have never worked using one as inspiration for a design.

mood board

The above mood board is what we were provided, aren’t the colors beautiful! You can see that I worked more with the three colors on the left side, the second image down from the top. These were colors of items I already had on hand.

Materials:

  • wood plaque
  • mod podge
  • Denise Boddey card topper
  • Prima flowers
  • diy flowers
  • Cricut Maker
  • cardstock
  • fabri-tac
  • silk ribbon
  • Denise Boddey foliage chipboard
  • foam brush
  • craft knife

Optional:

  • Embelli gelli
  • tweezers

Directions:

Cricut Maker

To begin I used my Cricut Maker to cut out the word hello three times from blue cardstock. The reason for three times was to add some height to the word when placed on the plaque. Once cut out, I glued the three layers together.

Video Tutorial:

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