2nd Butterfly for Jessica

Ok, here is the second butterfly off of the "Create a Critter" cartridge. Once again I laid out the 3 colors on the mat that I would be using. (All the paper is from The Paper Company's Fashion Colors value packs. I'm not sure exactly which ones because I used some scraps I had to make this.) Then I cut all 3 layers at 3 inches. Again, make sure you do not have your real dial size button on or you layers won't line up.

The second picture shows all three cuts, sorry that they are a little hard to see!!

The third picture shows them all glued together!! I used mono-adhesive and a Zig 2-way glue pen to glued the pieces together. This is not one of the main cuts that is on the cartridge, it is actually an accessory to one of the main "Critters". This was was really simple and very cute as well. Also if you wanted to dress it up some you could put a little rhinestone sticker for an eye or use some stickles to bling it up!!

Again Jessica, thank you for the opportunity to answer your question!!

Happy Crafting!!!!

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Dragon Cricut Cut

This is just a dragon cut that my son David asked me to "make" for him. It is from the "Designer's Calendar" Cricut cartridge. I used a piece of 6x6 red cardstock. It was from The Paper Company's Heritage Color Sheets. I selected the dragon to cut and then I selected the "fit to page" button on my Cricut Expression to get the biggest cut possible with the size paper that I was using.
*Note: If you are making a cut using the "fit to page" button that has layers, make sure you note the size so you can set your size dial for the layers so they will fit properly.
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Time to Create a Unique View

This is an altered canvas that I created for Diemond Dies' Design Team call. It was my first big mixed media project and I absolutely love how it turned out!!!!

I got lots of different close up pics.

I just love that clock piece in the corner!

This view finder die is a must have, it was so much fun to use! I cut it in black chipboard and then again in chipboard covered in white paper. I then took the squares from the black one that I cut out and put them in the white one and it actually looks like a view finder disc!!

Don't forget the sides of your canvases!

So pretty!

The arrow is pointing to the way to read the words for the title of the canvas, completely unintentional.

Love those butterflies. I got these in a swap but I know you can find them on Etsy!

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Altered Bird Cage

This is one really made me think outside the box. I wanted to create a 3D item, and this is what I ended up coming up with.

I used the Tim Holtz Alterations Sizzix Bigz Caged Bird Die to create this. I cut the cage 4 times, the bird once and the wing twice out of medium weight chipboard. Then I painted the 4 cages on both sides with Rusty Hinge Distress Paint from Tim Holtz and sprayed them with some Sunflower Glimmer Mist by Tattered Angels.
I glued the sides of the cages together with some Scotch Quick Dry Tacky Adhesive and just held them until it was dry and just did that for all 4 sides. Then I, very gently bent in the tops of the bird cages (I cut off the little bump that is on top of the hanging whole) and used the Scotch glue again to glue them together. I also used some Tim Holtz jump rings to help hold the tops together until the glue was dry and holding. Then I use another jump ring through the wholes on the top to hold them together and to attach the swivel clasp to.

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