Deena Rutter

A Kind Word: Tissue Paper Heart tutorial

Hi There! Tiffany here, with a fun, quick little valentine's gift. I know, it's been ages since I've done a post here. Something about valentines day just makes me happy. 

Items used:

-Red Tissue paper

-computer/printer

-A Kind Word: Love edition part 2

-Sewing machine

-Valentine candy (I used M&Ms)

Today I mad some tissue paper hearts filled with my favorite treat (well, one of them!) Here's how I did it.  I found a great tutorial for printing on tissue paper. I'd seen a few tutorials around the web, but I liked having a video.  I didn't print any photos, but you get the idea.

I decided that I wanted my tissue paper red and the KIND WORD to be grey. I positioned them in photoshop the way I wanted and printed. If I'd known how easy it was to print on tissue paper, I would have done this earlier. Now my head is going crazy with things I can do with all this spare tissue paper.

Once printed, I cut apart my words and cut them into my hear shapes. Make sure to use 2 sheets of paper (one printed, and the other as the backing) so they will be the same size heart.

Once my hearts were the shape I wanted. I went to my sewing machine and stitched around the outside. This isn't the easiest paper to sew, but just go slowly and lift up your presser foot if you need to smooth out the paper.

Be sure to leave a big enough opening for your favorite treats. My first couple I sewed a little smaller that I would have wanted to. It was fine, I just had to fill them one. candy. at a time.

fill as full as you like. I don't get too crazy with this part, so I make sure I have room to sew the opening closed.

 

sew that little opening closed, and there you have it. So easy, and "SEW" cute. (get it?)

Yummy enough for your valentine.

thanks for stopping by! Hope you have a happy Valentines day. Stop by the shop and pick up your KIND WORD - love edition today!!

WOODSONG - Thanksgiving Printable Collection

New to the Etsy shop this week is the Woodsong -Thanksgiving Printable collection. So cute and whimsical. I'm in love with these playful colors.

Gratitude pendant. I made this one as a cupcake (muffin) flag, but it would be SO cute on a straw maybe?


Place cards - so easy to customize.
What are you thankful this season? Great idea to place one at every guest's place setting.
Head on over to the Etsy shop to see these GREAT prices on this super cute kit.

Superstition Collection: DIY Halloweeen printable party

Happy October! Can you believe that Fall is in full swing? Hey, It's Tiffany here with our latest DIY printable party collection. Superstition. You can get it now in the shop.

OCTOBER SPECIAL- Get this kit at "spooktacular prices" on sale through the month of October!

Easy to personalize place cards, we used them on our treats table. Yummy caramel apples.
I just love the beverage wrappers, so great on a cute soda or even a water bottle...
treat bag toppers, a fun little party favor with small treats.
Cupcake topper used as a party favor decor.
cupcake toppers used on caramel apples. I punched the toppers out with a 2.5 inch scallop punch. Then, I used BBQ skewers in the apples cut to the perfect size.

Don't forget- Superstition kit in on sale through the month of October, just in time for your Halloween party!! Happy October!!    

Superstition Collection: DIY Halloweeen printable party - sneak peek

...coming to the shop.... just a sneak peek.

Coming to the shop

Some exciting things have been happening around these parts. My etsy shop is growing and along with it, I've decided to add some party collections. These new collections are DIY printables, perfect for any occasion. The first collection we will be releasing, looks a little like this....

stay tuned for release date info and more kits coming soon.

The ROCKETMAN Collection: Baby Shower

Hey! It's Tiffany, I know, it's been ages since I've done a fun project. This cute little party has been in the works for a while, so I'm SO excited to show you a little of what I've been up to with this new kit. Everytime I see the Rocketman kit, I sing the song Rocketman, and fall more and more in love with the cute ALL BOY colors. I have a little boy, a two year old, and he LOVES this kit. "Rocketship! Robot" I hear all the time from him, especially right now while it's hanging.  Ok- enough about me, let's show you this cute little party!

Let's start with the invitation. It was sent out by email.

Up close and personal with my cute little pendant banner. I used hot glue to attach the American Crafts white ribbon/turquoise circles to my pendants.
On a few of the pendants, I added a white triangle with some of Deena's elements. This is the cute little space man. I used the same elemts on the cupcake toppers below.
I love the way the cupcake toppers turned out. This is why I love going digital SO much. They were so easy to create. I used a clipping mask to change out the backgrounds and then just switched out my elements. I finished them off by using a 2.5 inch scalloped punch, and glued my sucker sticks to the back.
  Pre-party without cupcakes and treats. I made some cute little pom-poms from tissue paper to add an extra splash of color.

this little fella might be my favorite thing! I used all of my scraps. Stay tuned for a little tutorial coming soon. I think this will go into Cooper's room. The colors are perfect!
Thanks for stopping by. I hope this helps inspire a party. End of school party to BLAST OFF into SUMMER, or maybe a Star gazing icecream social? Have fun with it, be sure to post some pictures to facebook if you do. We'd love to see what you are doing with this kit!!  Haven't picked up your kit yet? Head over to Deena's shop at Design House Digital.

Penny Lane - no sew fabric flower wreath

Hey All! It's Tiffany here, I'm so excited to show you a little bit today of what I've been working on. I've been getting some spring-fever relief from Deena's Penny Lane fabric from Riley Blake.  I'm loving these prints, and I'm so in love with the colors. Remember my fall wreath from this post?  Well, I decided my front door needed a little love.

I knew just what the remedy would be... a little Penny lane. I ditched the plate and the awesome Halloween brads on the burlap flowers and added some fresh colors.   I used the same type of idea from the Fabric flower bouquet from the previous post, minus the dowel stick stem. I glued them in place and added a few little bouts of lime green rick-rack to mimic some leaves. (PS notice the BEAUTIFUL bright blue sky on top of the snow capped mountains. It's an awesome day today. Hence the little more spring-fever. )
I wanted a variety of the frayed flowers and more of a finished edge. Like this pink one. I doubled my fabric and ironed it in half. Then, I followed the same steps as the frayed ones.
There you have it.

 

Penny Lane - no sew fabric flower bouquet

Hey!! Tiffany here! Happy Wednesday! Well, it's official. My valentine's flowers have come and gone and my kitchen table was in need of something. I decided my little house was in need of some SPRING colors.  What better to use than my stack of Deena's Penny Lane fabric from Riley Blake. Do you have yours yet? My goodness. So cute! Thanks again to every one who played during our giveaway. FUN Stuff!!
Ok, back to the flowers. I remember seeing a tutorial a while back with some cute flowers by Dana of Made.  I knew I had to make them, I've just been waiting for, well, the perfect fabric. Perfect Fabric? check.  So, using Dana's tutorial found here, I got to work.

I started by painting my dowel sticks a pale green color to match my fabric. Then, I picked out a few of my favorite prints. It looks like my flowers are a little more more full, I generally used half of the width of the fabric.  I kind of played around with them. I wanted them to be a little different, depending on the flower.I finished up by pouring some rice into my cute little white mug before placing my flowers.
Perfect. I'm loving my little table centerpiece. Can you sense the theme? I made a pedestal birdhouse, mini little bird's nest, and a plate stand with a beautiful antique dish (my great grandmothers), all placed on top of an antique doily (also from my great grandmother). Now, if spring would just come outside my house.

Have you been making anything with Deena's product? We'd love to see it. Add it to her facebook wall here.

Whole Lotta Love - "You warm my heart" valentine hand warmer

Hey There! It's Tiffany here! I'm loving Deena's latest Whole Lotta Love kit at Design House digital.  For a minute it surrounds me in happy thoughts and LOVE! :) While browsing my blog list today I was inspired by this darling handwarmer. I knew just how I would make it personalized, and I wanted it heart shaped.

Supplies Include:

-printable fabric  (be sure to follow the package instructions)

-Deena's Whole lotta love: red dainty-dot paper, Alphas, be mine accent, postage stamp, and love grunge.

-Warm cozy fleece

-Rice or beans

for the tag I used the Deena's Whole Lotta Love kit: Red scallop, alphas, tofrom rectangle, Century gothic font, and tied my celophane bag with a scrap of my printed fabric.  This one I made for my little guy's valentine, personalized with a K.

Pop this little thing in the microwave for 60-90 seconds and you are warmed up and ready to go out and fight that chilly morning. :-) Happy Valentines day.

Blackbird and Superstition: Happy October crafting week - day six + a freebie

If you like cutting files, paper, ribbon and all the trimmings, you are going to love this mantle that my friend Courtney made for her home.  She used my SUPERSTITION cutting files, BLACKBIRD paper, SUPERSTITION PAPER, my free BANNER BORDER found here, chipboard letters from the local craft store, pom-poms bought on ebay, and a lot of imagination.

 

Want to make a banner like the one you see here?  Download this layered .psd file and use the SUPERSTITION digital paper as your background, print, cut, and add your own letters.