MY PROJECTS
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 thereβs one more Belle coming β¦ teenage Belle!!! Lol. ππππ.
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: SNOOPYβS CHRISTMAS HOUSE
Itβs done!!!! Snoopy with real lights and faux snow β¦ itβs better than I had imagined β€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈ. 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 πππ€£β¦ but so worth it IMHO π.
OFF THE MAT: BABY GRINCH
Tips and tricks for an off the mat project.Make baby grinch with me!!! π. 30 inches of cardstock πππ.
OFF THE MAT: SAM - CANNON BUSTERS
Itβs 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 sweaterβ¦ ummm just all of it ππππ.
OFF THE MAT: CANARY - HUNTER X HUNTER
Iβm in love with this character - all the colors and textures on this project π₯°β€οΈπ. We have foil, glitter, my skin tone cardstockβ¦
Canary - 27 inches of beautiful cardstock πβ€οΈπ.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
Thereβs 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 β€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈ.
OFF THE MAT: SNOW WHITE SUGAR SKULL
Definitely the fairest of them all β€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈ. I canβt decide with the flowers or not? And if with flowers, more flowers? Bigger flowers? Different color? Itβs still not right. Help!This project was definitely time consuming but Iβm in love with it! The words - you guessed it β¦ htv from @politape_us. The color is a gray/black glitter. Just love!!!
OFF THE MAT: HARAJUKU GIRLS
Love love love this project! Both the design space tutorial and the assembly portion are available. Iβm really trying to take these projects to another level with different materials, different moving parts, different ways to slice it up to add dimension and allow for bigger pieces to look seamlessβ¦ so follow me for all the tips and tricks β€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈ.
OFF THE MAT: BEARLY ARTS βGLITTER BEARβ
Bearly Arts 30 inch glitter bear!!! It turned out ππ»ππ»ππ»ππ». I know β¦ itβs my unbiased, humble opinion π€£ππππ.
Tips: Any enclosed area with a seam you can cut out a duplicate piece to cover. For example, the paw print - I cut another white paw print to put over that space to cover the seam.
OFF THE MAT: HELLO KITTY
Iβm just playing around with Hello Kitty with different sizes and different ways to bling.What do you think?
Showing you all the steps on how I layer and cut the foam board ... and also how I do rhinestones (but this is definitely not my forte!!! lol)
Super easy to add a foam board - it will make the project sturdier and you can set against a table or wall to stand propped up β€οΈβ€οΈβ€οΈ.
CUSTOM OFF THE MAT AVATAR (and celebrating 25k followers on IG!!)
Who wore it better?! ππππ
I hit 25k followers on Instagram this morning and am so excited!!! A big thank you to everyone following along my Useless Craft adventures for all your support !!! ππππ.
I had so much fun with this making this custom avatar to celebrate the milestone!!!!
OFF THE MAT: PENNYWISE - IT
Love love love how this turned out!!! Mixing a little luminous htv with my usual glitter cardstock for this craziness π€‘π€‘π±just perfection πππ
26 inches and he glows in the dark! I used the luminous htv (heat transfer vinyl from Poli-Tape) on cardstock to get a super scary effect. In love!!
Tips:
1. I like to weld pieces together to make it easier to piece together and have fewer pieces to keep track of. For example check out the collar. I added little circles to connect pieces.
2. I struggled with the htv a bit because I didnβt apply enough pressure and heat. Next time itβll be better. But I absolutely loved the results.
OFF THE MAT: FRIDA
So March is Women's History Month and so I love how I stumbled upon Frida through a request from one of my followers. I have to admit that I knew very little about Frida prior to this - her unibrow, she's an artist and from Mexico. She's known for her self portraits, her love of Mexican and indigenous culture, and is a feminist icon... and I picked up a little fact that she loved her jewelry.
OFF THE MAT: SELENA
The video tutorials were different this time because each process took many hours. So for the design space tutorial, it was more of a βtourβ of what was on my canvas, why I did certain things, and how to work this file. Would love to get your thoughts on this!!!! And the assembly video did not go through the entire process. But trust me when I tell you it took many many hours π€£ππ.
DIY OFF THE MAT MICKEY PARTY SIGN
I love it!!! The blue glitter outline of Matthew is over 18 inches long!!! With the overall Mickey centerpiece about 20 inches wide and 21 inches high. Not my typical off-the-mat character but itβs just as pretty πππ. And the hat is 4 inches high. Mini!!!
OFF THE MAT: JACK & SALLY - NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS
π Jack and sally - 37 inches x 22 inches of cardstock.
Look at that hair shine! Iβm so excited to have discovered a new brand of glitter cardstock - Ground Up Creations!Now for the tips:π - at 37 inches they are practically seamless!!! In the video you can see a seam running through her dress. But that will disappear when this is glued to a foam board. It will stay flat and wonβt catch the light reflection.
OFF THE MAT: THE GRINCH
Itβs Christmas time! Lol. So Iβve decided to have a fun Christmas tree craft room which is different from my living room fancy Christmas tree.
The grinch is 36 inches and he will have some company ... a nutcracker and Cindy Lou who will definitely be part of this scene. And lots more Christmas crafts to come.
OFF THE MAT: TIANA PARTY PROP
Itβs Tiana at 30 inches! She looks so pretty in person ππππ.
Tips:
1. I see a lot of people flipping their mat over to pull off cardstock so it doesnβt curl the paper. I really hate to do that to my mat cause it picks up debris and makes the mat less sticky. If you pull the cardstock towards you as you unstick it from the mat, it works just as well β€οΈ.
OFF THE MAT: SNOW WHITE & CINDERELLA TODDLERS
Iβm 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 ππ€ͺππ€£. This toddler Snow White is going to be bananas π π π.