MY PROJECTS
off the mat: wednesday addams lol doll
t’s an LOL Doll x Wednesday Addams (28 inches) and I’m in love 😍😍😍.
Catch all the details on YouTube and the replay of the Live with Maria from @foreverkrafty (IG). The file is from Kaela @thesaltyyankee (IG). And drawing a lot of inspo from @carolinascreations_ (IG) after using tulle for the shaker 3D letter. Long live tulle !!! 😂😂🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻.
OFF THE MAT: POKEMON PIKACHU AND DITTO
I’ve done pikachu before and didn’t love it because it’s a difficult character to make seamless. So I decided to do both characters where they are seamless and add them together. The 9 is covering a seam but it was a good place for it anyway ☺️. Together the piece is a great size and perfect as a photo prop.
OFF THE MAT: DOPEY FROM SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARFS
Dopey!!!! Two tips for an off the mat project - I hope it was helpful 💚💚💚. Actually 3 if you count using @bearlyarts glue 😁💚.
“WILD ONE” SAFARI THEMED CAKE TOPPER
I just loved this safari themed cake topper. It was for a friend and so it doubled as a gift topper. Now I think I need to remake it just to have one in my art room!
CUSTOM AVATAR OFF THE MAT & TEA PARTY NAME CAKE TOPPER
Look at this cutie pie! I had the client work with @thesaltyyankee to create an svg file. Then I got to add all the details. She’s 33 inches and just a doll ❤️❤️❤️.
I wanted to keep the dress simple because it was too hard to match and it would have been a bit distracting. Instead I went for the pom fringe, the layered metallic pink glasses, and the moving bracelet. And off to a tea party …
OFF THE MAT: BUZZ LIGHTYEAR AND SOX
Ok I’m pretty obsessed with this! My original plan was to do it 30
Inches. While I’m cutting I decide to add lights to Buzz’s suit. Then I’m done assembling and about to do the foam board when I decided to add a bauble for Sox’s name tag.
OFF THE MAT: TURNING RED MEI LEE
I love how this turned out- from her sparkling hair to the furry flock fur . Do you love the fur???
Details - 20 inch character in cardstock and using flock from Pink & Main; I mixed two different colors flock to get the right shade of orange.
DOC MCSTUFFINS LAYERED HTV T-SHIRT USING HTWE SKIN TONE HTV - WE CRAFT COLLECTION
HTWe - the We Craft Collection™️: 8 new colors of skin tone in heat transfer vinyl (htv/iron-on) now available!This printed HTV cuts shiny side down on the mat (but do not mirror) and then is transferred onto a carrier sheet. The colors are soooo beautiful 🤩.A bazillion thanks to Heat Transfer Warehouse and Poli-tape for working with me on this dream project; and to all of you who follow, watch, and support!!
OFF THE MAT: BRUNO FROM ENCANTO
Bruno, Bruno, Bruno … he’s done! I started him before the convention and finished after coming back … and so I was able to incorporate adhesive flock from @pinkandmain after seeing this at @namtaartmaterialsassociation in Florida. It’s a lot of fun to work with.
Special thanks to @thecraftyblock for the shredded tassels to add to his shirt. If you haven’t seen her Bruno, you need to see what she used for his flip flops! Still my favorite part ❤️❤️❤️.
Svg file is from @thesaltyyankee !!! As well as the other encanto characters ❤️❤️❤️.
Next up is the candle from encanto with the new lights I found from @chibitronics 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻…
ENCANTO 3D LETTERS
Isabela - she swings and is full of beautiful flowers … and I’m calling it a day. Also, I tried the gold flakes on cardstock just to create more of a border for the letter. I think I’ll be adding that to my projects from now on.
OFF THE MAT: ISABELA FROM ENCANTO
I had soooo many cool details for Mirabel that I was worried Isabela would be a flop. And I had already done Frida with lots of flowers. But I love how she turned out … looking like so much more than just a flat cardstock project. (And different from Frida cause I was worried this would look like a Frida 2.0 version).
OFF THE MAT: MIRABEL FROM ENCANTO
It’s all in the details … I love the raised glasses… the htv flock for the black in the shirt … and any time you have an enclosed area like the black butterfly, you can easily get rid of the seams running through by cutting a piece of black cardstock to add over it. In the end, with a 48 inch character, she will have probably a total of .5 inches in seams that won’t be noticeable.
GOOSEBUMPS BIRTHDAY PARTY DECOR AND FAVORS
Thanks to @paperhavenink for showing us how to repackage party favors to make them more fun and personalized!!! The containers are from amazon (links below), add a little ribbon and a personalized sticker label and you have a very complete party. The tutorials are below and this all made for a very Scary Seven birthday party 🥳.
OFF THE MAT: TEENAGE BELLE FOR TOGETHER WE RISE
Teenage Belle - she has her teddy bear which has a soft fluffy feel (flock htv from Poli-tape HTV) and her shoes feel like real tennis shoes (white htv). It’s been so much experimenting and adding to these typical cardstock projects. What do you think??? .
OFF THE MAT: TODDLER BELLE
Toddler Belle is 3 ft tall and pretty much seamless (only in the black areas will you find small seams). She has rolled flowers and lots of pretty glitter cardstock.
And there’s one more Belle coming … teenage Belle!!! Lol. 💙💙💙💙.
OFF THE MAT: BELLE FROM BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
I truly love this piece - mostly htv (just not the skin and the black). And I used streamers for the back for a cleaner look.
Her lips look more like lipstick (as opposed to cardstock) and with htv I was able to use two different beautiful browns for her eyes and hair.
OFF THE MAT: SNOOPY’S CHRISTMAS HOUSE
It’s done!!!! Snoopy with real lights and faux snow … it’s better than I had imagined ❤️❤️❤️. Thank you for joining my live on Instagram where we brainstormed and came up with a better idea for the lights!!! This tutorial is broken up into quite a few sessions cause it was definitely time consuming 😝😂🤣… but so worth it IMHO 😁.
OFF THE MAT: SAM - CANNON BUSTERS
It’s just a big puzzle being put back together - S.A.M. from Cannon Busters. I love all the paper used on this project - from the hair to the hair piece to the sweater… ummm just all of it 😆😁😊😂.
OFF THE MAT: CANARY - HUNTER X HUNTER
I’m in love with this character - all the colors and textures on this project 🥰❤️😍. We have foil, glitter, my skin tone cardstock…
Canary - 27 inches of beautiful cardstock 💜❤️💚.There are two colors from my soon-to-be-available cardstock selection (the face and lips). What do you think???
OFF THE MAT: DOC MCSTUFFINS
There’s so much love on this girl! She has 6 shades of my curated skin color cardstock collection. The hair, face, and lips are 3 shades and if you take a look at the bandage, there are another 3 shades there.
And the bandages wobble as well as rotate on the bag. Sooo much fun on this little doctor ❤️❤️❤️❤️.