MY PROJECTS
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 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻…
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.
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: 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 ❤️❤️❤️❤️.
HALLOWEEN CAULDRON CAKE TOPPER
Halloween cake topper!!! Super easy 💚💚💚💚
This project uses my Water Bubbles Themed SVG Pack
EVIL QUEEN CAKE TOPPER
I love this svg template … it can be changed up with just different colors and elements… you might even want to hop on over to @jmcparties1979 for her version of hocus pocus.
And shoutout to @strawsticksnbricks for letting me use her apple 🍎 ❤️❤️❤️.
OFF THE MAT: SNOW WHITE SUGAR SKULL
Definitely the fairest of them all ❤️❤️❤️. I can’t decide with the flowers or not? And if with flowers, more flowers? Bigger flowers? Different color? It’s still not right. Help!This project was definitely time consuming but I’m in love with it! The words - you guessed it … htv from @politape_us. The color is a gray/black glitter. Just love!!!
LIGHTNING MCQUEEN - CARS CAKE TOPPER
My video fail turned this into a comparison project LOL. So we have two different types of sticker paper as well as lights! There's a matte version which has this rubbery feel texture that is super cool. While the colors aren't as vibrant, I really do like the paper. This one has the multi-color lights from Amazon. Now if you're wondering why the lights aren't as bright, it's because I forgot to turn off the lights and they had been going for well over 24 hours straight. Also I have the lights behind the sticker paper.Now onto the glossy version. I used the white lights (also from Amazon) BUT this time I cut out the sticker paper where the lights are and put vellum paper. So the lights are really bright! Usually I prefer the multi lights, but the bright white lights matched his smile and it was perfect for a car.
DIY MINI DISNEY CHARACTERS
These minis have me a little obsessed lol. So I revamped the process and now Snow White looks huge next to mini.
My previous life as a process designer for Bank of America keeps creeping into my crafting life LOL. We went from Snow White at 5 inches (and losing some parts of her eyes) to a better process with Jasmine at 4 inches to more process changes and landed with Snow White at 3 inches. Snow White at 3 inches has more details in her eyes than SW at 5 inches. I'm in love! Btw SW5 looks gigantic now hahaha.
OFF THE MAT: ALICE IN WONDERLAND 30”
Alice is 30 inches and pretty much seamless except for her blue skirt. I wanted to show you how I would approach it in 3 different ways.... I definitely have a favorite ... just curious if we agree which is best 😬🤪 Option 1: creating a deliberate seam. I think this would be better if I could actually design lol. So I changed the image from 2 pieces into 3 pieces. If I could design, I would have made it look more like a pleat (which is what I was going for lol).
3D LETTER SHAKERS: GRINCH, ARIEL & BUTTERFLIES (AND CELEBRATING 10K FOLLOWERS ON IG & YOUTUBE!)
1 0 K - whoooooo!!!!! I thought it was never going to happen 😂🤣🤦🏻♀️. But so excited for both my YouTube and Instagram accts to hit within days of each other. My top 3 videos are ... grinch, Ariel, and butterflies.Thank You Thank You Thank You Thank You Thank You Thank You Thank You Thank You Thank You Thank You Thank You Thank You!
And now .... back to the grind.
Appreciate all of you ... and as my daughter says every night .... love you to the moon and back, to the Jupiters and Saturn (she can be fobby 😂)
PRINCESS TIANA CAKE TOPPER
I’m absolutely in love with this Princess Tiana cake topper shaker with a flashing light for the firefly. 🥰😍💚.The light is very cool and can easily be turned on and off. Without the paper, it’s on. Slide the paper back in and it’s off. It comes in multi color or just white and both are available on my amazon shop (link is in my profile and select amazon). 💚💚💚
.I love the colors for a Tiana theme - green, gold, and white ... with a speck of purple.
OFF THE MAT: SNOW WHITE & CINDERELLA TODDLERS
I’m getting all sentimental and excited about hitting my one year mark as a crafting YouTuber .... so I wanted to challenge myself and make something as tall as my 5 1/2 yr old. I make cake toppers, iron-on vinyl on shirts, personalize anything and everything ... but i feel like when it comes to off-the-mat characters, I am a legit superstar 😁🤪😂🤣. This toddler Snow White is going to be bananas 🍌 🍌 🍌.
OFF THE MAT: ARIEL - THE LITTLE MERMAID PARTY PROP
Its Ariel at 20 inches! In one of the tutorials below, I show how to attach the project to foam board and how to cut it out. One of my most frequently asked questions is how to do this. The video will show the whole process!