Deena Rutter

My Mind's Eye American Made: Storybook Cricut Cartridge USA frame

Hi guys! It's Tiffany, back with another quick 4th of July paper craft idea! Today I made a super quick and easy USA frame. Just in time for America's big day! I purchased my mini wreaths at Hobby Lobby a few months back for a Spring project I was working on and had a few left. They are super cheap. I think it was about $1 for 6 or so. I started by cutting out my selected American Made paper using Deena's Storybook cricut Cartridge. Perfect. I then used Mod Podge Dimensional Magic to give my cut out letters a little "puff". Have you used this stuff yet? AWESOME!

Let them dry and then glue them to your mini wreaths. Then I got a white frame (I spray painted this one!), and took out my glass insert. I glued my paper to the back panel and then glued my little letter wreaths (in the right order!!) to my paper!! Easy. perfect.

And adds the perfect little American Made touch.

My Mind's Eye American Made: Rockets

Happy last day of June!!! It's Tiffany here. Can you believe it's already this time of year? I sure can't. I love it though. I'm back with another paper project that is super fun for all ages. It all started, when i saw this tutorial. I've been collecting my supplies for a couple weeks now, and then I found the tutorial that really tipped me off here. I used hot glue instead of staples. I wanted a more clean look. Let's get started.

Supplies needed:

- Toilet paper or paper towel rolls (as many as you would like to make. I have plenty left over, as I had family members collecting them for me too.)

-American Made patterned paper (so patriotic and beautiful)

-String - to attatch to the top of your rocket.

-Ribbon or other desired embellishments.

I measured and glued my papers to the toilet paper rolls and traced a cup to creat the top cone. I glued a string to the inside of the cone shape before I glued the cone to my rocket.

Then I made my streamers. I love to use up every inch of paper that I can so I made a bunch of strips from the scrap American Made paper. I was going to curl it with a pencil, but decided I wanted a smalled tassle and smaller swirl.

I cut my strips into smaller sections leaving about 1/2 inch at the top of the strip. I cut them into 2-4 smaller sections depending on the size of my strip. 

Then I used a crotchet hook to wrap my strips around.

I then had a variety of colors and textures for my fun little rocket tassles/streamers. I mixed them all together for each rocket.

I glued the streamers to the inside-bottom of the cone. Garnish them with a little matching ribbons.
And tie them up for a darling holiday decoration. We recently remodeled our kitchen. We got crazy and knocked out the wall between our living/family room and our kitchen. I now have a giant living space, so i put these in my kitchen window hanging from the curtain rod... so cute. My 2 year old loves to count them, and yell "3,2,1 BLASTOFF!" Did I mention they are super easy/quick to make.... perfect timing for that last minute decor. Wouldn't they be so cute on a little skewer too in some old fashioned bottles? You know, like little bottle rockets? Yeah, I thought so.

Check back tomorrow for another paper crafting idea with American Made.

 

American Made: 3D wreath

Hi All! Tiffany here! I'm excited to share my latest creation with you. A few days ago, I finally got my hands on one of Deena's latest kits. American Made by My Mind's Eye. It's beautiful. I love the 4th of July holiday and knew that I really wanted to do some paper crafting. Ok, so here we go...

I started thinking about stars. I love stars, always have. I knew I wanted to do some kind of 3D stars. I found this great tutorial here. Instead of using a wreath form. I used cardboard, cut to shape of a wreath, then wrapped it in strips of tissue paper.

I did a little adjusting and added more stars, to give a little more dimension. Also, I added some of the punch-out embellishments from the kit. I thought they fit perfectly.

I especially love this button. My grandmother gave me a giant bin of buttons a while back. I love this vintage one.  So cute on the dark blue polka dot.
I love that the paper is all double sided. Seriously, the best combinations and made life easier.

I added some inking here and there to the stars. I didn't want it to over-power the look, but wanted a little variety.

The 3D stars, honestly, not my very favorite project. They took quite a while to get all folded. I do love the way they came out. Next time, I think I'll glue the stars to a bigger wreath (more dimensional- a foam wreath maybe?

check back in the next few days for another paper-craft with the American Made kit! Happy Friday!!

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.

 

Deena Rutter Penny Lane Fat Quarter Giveaway WINNERS

I know, I know... You are waiting. Thanks for being so patient!  

Penny Lane Fat Quarter Giveaway Winners!

Tamara Hecko

she said: What a great giveaway. The last thing I made was a pillow case for my daughter!

Billie Beth

she said: I finished a block for the Layer Cake Sampler Quiltalong on Moose on the Porch

Congrats to our winners!! Thanks everyone for playing, and all of your sweet comments! Can't wait to see what you are creating with Penny Lane. Be sure to link it up to my facebook page!

Deena Rutter Penny Lane Fat Quarter Giveaway

***Giveaway closed***

My line of fabric with Riley Blake, "Penny Lane" has just arrived. I think it is so gorgeous and perfect for Spring projects that I want to share my personal stash and give away a fat quarter bundle or two.

want to win?

do one, or all of the following and leave a seperate comment for each:

1. follow my blog

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3. blog about it

4. Post about the giveaway on your facebook wall.

5. Tell me the last thing you made with fabric.

 

All entries are due by Friday February 18, 10 pm MST. Winners will be announced Saturday, February 19th. Good Luck and in the meantime, ask for Penny Lane at your local fabric store!

GOOD DAY SUNSHINE

Got my set of "GOOD DAY SUNSHINE" today in the mail!  So fun, my favorite part...ok, well one of my favorite parts of being a designer!  It is fun gorgeous and fun.  The colors are beautiful and rich.  All the detail I added looks great. 

I can't wait until it is ready for the public.  Make sure you ask for it at your local scrapbook store.

 

Christmas Advent Calendar: Love Birds

Hey! Tiffany again! Have you seen Deena's latest fabric line? Oh my goodness! I love it. I saw the fun reds and greens, and knew I had to make something christmas-y with it!  I was inspired by Pottery Barn's Felt advent calendar. I mixed some of the prints from Love Birds and some solid cotton fabric that I picked up at the fabric store.  I wanted to mix textures, so some of the pockets have rick-rack, fabric flowers, applique, buttons, and all of them have the numbers appliqued on. Have I mentioned how I love wonder-under?  Well, i do. :-)
  The pockets are filled with everything from granola bars, fruit snacks, hot wheels, to service ideas, and fun family traditions (ginger bread houses, watching the nativity video, etc)

The few appliques I used are coming soon to Deena's shop at Design House digital. Aren't the ornaments and boot too cute?  The font I used for my numbers is Century Gothic. I used Sure Cuts Alot and my cricut expression to cut the applique.

Hope these gave you a little of inspiration. check back soon to see what else we are doing! See you soon!!  ~Tiffany

Blackbird and Superstition: Happy October crafting week - day seven

Hey There! It's Tiffany, on our final day of our Happy October Crafting week. I hope this has helped you along your Halloween crafting.  Have you been working on some hybrid projects? We'd love to see them. Just put them into the gallery at Design House Digital, and post your link here.

For my trick or treat bucket I used papers from the Blackbird line. This bucket is the clear paint-type bucket that I picked it up at Michaels. I love that you can put  your paper inside. So easy. For my cute little witchy button I used Deena's Basic D-cuts circle and circle scallop (design house digital) in coordinating paper. I used some Rayon fabric and gathered it along the back of my pin. I used the cute Witch from the chipboard of Blackbird. Then i tied some black ribbon on the handle and I'm ready to start filling it with some candy, or perfect to fill with treats for the neighbors?  Happy Haunting!

 

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.