No sew with Helmar

Hello Fello crafters, Cathy here this fine day to share a sort of sew project, with no needle and thread but with something that is just like stitching to fabric...Helmar Fabric Glue.  I was real pleased how it turned out and wanted to go buy a bunch of plain lamp shades after to transform like I did to my plain Jane  shade I had bought some time ago.

Here is a picture of the lamp shade before I started and the Helmar Adhesives I used to complete the project...

I had some flower lace ribbon from Stampin up I believe and thought it would look perfect around the top of the lamp shade...

I had a small strip of the ribbon left over and figured I might as well use it up on the shade, so I applied the Helmar Fabric Glue across the back side of the ribbon and then rolled it in a ball to create a flower to add to the decor of the shade which you will see later..

My next step was to glue some lace ribbin from my stash that I got at Michaels'...

After the lace was glued on I went hunting for embellishments, and came across a stick pin, a heart one that used to be my mom's ( who is living with the angels) and a regular stick pin from Close to My Heart, and some beads to add to it.

I used the Helmar Craft Glue to add to the pin and keep the beads on.

 

Now here is a close up of the lamp shade, you can see the rolled flower I made top and center to which I added a vintage button to the center.  The rest of the flowers are from Michaels' Recollections collection.  I used the Helmar Fabris Glue on each pin to help hold them in as well as the feathers and leaves and flowers.

Below is the lamp shade all assembled....

and here it is back in it's place lit up...

So there you have it.. my completed lamp shade.. Hope you like as much as I do.

Til next time... Cathy

Spring Chick

Happy Thursday everyone, Cathy here to share another card featuring a SVG file from KaDoodle Bug Designs..  For this card I used the "Spring Chick " file,

the card below was created using Close to My Heart card stock as well as DCWV burlap paper. and a stamp from a Punny stamp set I had.

Well I hope you like my card today and will head  over to KaDoodle Bug Designs and check out her amazing files.

Til next time Happy Crafting

Cathy

a little Pugs-N- Kisses

Happy Sunday crafting friends, I hope yo are all having a relaxing day, doing what you love.  I just wanted to stop in and share another card I made using one of KaDoodle Bug Designs' new files~

Cutie KaToodles~ Pugs-n-Kisses

I created the card using Close to My Heart products, which you can find on my website~

http://cathyplus5.ctmh.com

.Supplies:

CTMH Raspberry ink pad

CTMH Glacier thick twine

CTMH Beloved Bouquet stamp set

Sugar Rush Dots

CTMH Some Kind of Wonderful paper pack

CTMH Raspberry card stock

Zig Pen

Helmar Craft Glue 

CTMH 3d foam tape

White gel pen

CTMH inks for shading and White card stock for card base

Here is the 6x6 card all put together

Hope the little guy made you smile..have a great day!!

Cathy

Cutie KaToodles~Snow Day Moose

Happy Wednesday friends... Cathy here to share a bunch of tags I made using the adorable file~ Cutie KaToodles, Snow Day Moose.

For this file I only used the head portion and the paws to wrap around the circle tag I cut out on my Cricut.

I used my Close to my Heart  cardstock

white gems from CTMH

white gel pen

black micron pen 

and adhesives..Helmar Craft Glue

I hope you enjoyed my project

thanks for stopping by 

make sure to stop over at the KaDoodle Bug Designs shop Melissa is having an awesome sale!!!

Cathy

squeaky clean boy monkeys

Hello crafty friends, Cathy here today to post for  KaDoodle Bug Designs, and I have a fun baby layout for you...

I used the KaDoodle Bug Designs file..."Squeaky Clean Boy Monkeys".

below I took a close shot to show you the Stickles I used on the bubbles !

the papers and ribbon trim are recollections from Michael's and card stock from Close to My Heart..

I think this is going to be a fun layout for a new baby's first tubby , what do you think??

You can purchase this file by clicking on the link below, and be sure to check out oaa the other adorable files as well as digital images to color.

Ka Doodle Bug Designs

Thanks for peeking in and have a great day!!!

Cathy

KBD Fishing girl

Hello there fellow crafters. Cathy here and I am posting for KaDoodle Bug Designs today.  I wanted to share a card today that I think a few of you will like...you usually see cards for dads about fishing which will have the dad or dad and son on it... well what about us girls??  We fish too!!  So here is a card for the girls out there that go fishing with their dads and want to show this in a Birthday Card!! I used the KBD SVG file~ Charmkin Cuties/ Gone Fishing Girl

 Here is the inside 

I used Close To My Heart Cardstock, some scraps, CTMH stamp and ink,Helmar craft glue and Tim Holtz distess ink, white gel pen,black micron pen and. Helmar Permanent adhesive runner,

I hope you have a great day and will check out the KaDoodle Bug designs shop and leave some love before you go:)

Cathy

KaDoodle Cool Pineapple

Happy Tuesday crafty friends.  It is going to be a real warm day here in Maine, but not as warm as it has been out west..112 degrees out there..OH MY!  I pray for some relief for them, 

Today I am popping in to share a card I made using 2 different files from KaDoodle Bug designs..the NEW Cool Pineapple and also Shabby Winter Birds.

I made a 6x6 card using scraps and Close to My Heart papers, Helmar adhesives and The Paper Studios faux pearl bling. I also added an Action Wobble to the Pineapple

I hope you all have a great day, thanks for looking in, leave some love on your way out:)

Cathy

Bumble Bear

Good morning friends..today is a post featuring a KaDoodle Bug Designs file! It is the Cutie KaToodles file~ Bumble Bear Flower

What I decided to do with it is make a gift card holder.  So I went in to Cricut Design space and look for a cut for a gift card holder and I found one that had a honeycomb cut on the front of it..how lucky was that??

Now who would not want to get such a cute gift card holder??

Supplies used:

File from KaDoodle Bug Designs

Vellum for the wings

Close to My Heart card stock and papers, 

Tim Holtz distress inks

white gel pen

CTMH watercolor pencil black

black micron pen 

Helmar Craft Glue

I hope you like my card today, thanks for looking in, I hope I inspired you today.  Have a great Day

Cathy

Bunny In Flowers

Good evening friends, Cathy here, finally,  I been a little MIA lately.  My husband has been in and out of the hospital many times lately and it has been a very difficult time for me.  MS can be a very rough disease for some and especially my husband.  But I did make a little time for me and created a few cards.  Tonight I want to share one I made with the KaDoodle Bug Designs file~  Bunny in Flowers

here is what I came up with

I used Close to My Heart cardstock..champaign..white..colonial white , glacier and crystal blue,  I found a piece of teal CS from my stash for the flower center.

I Used a stamp from CTMH~ Card Chatter/Sympathy (retired)

twine from my stash.

and brown rhinestones from close to my Heart

adhesive used: Helmar  Craft glue

Thanks for looking in..

Cathy

CK~Baby Elephant

Happy Sunday my friends.  Hope you all enjoyed your weekend.  Mine got a little crazy.  My hubby just had surgery on his knee because he had a real bad infection, believe it or not because of him having several falls recently.  Well this weekend, he fell on the knee he had surgery on and opened up 26 of the 30 staples he had.  So a trip to the ER for him,  He is doing better now, but that poor man has been through a LOT.  Multiple Sclerosis is a real tough disease.

Any how, I recently posted on Facebook some Elephant projects I had made using KaDoodle Bug Designs file CK~Baby Elephant and a few people wanted to know how to make them so I told them I would do a tutorial....

First, I had downloaded the SVG file to my Cricut Design Space and opened it on the mat..

then I begin cutting all the pieces in the color I want...

I usually use only Close To My Heart cardstock, cause it always cuts beautifully

http://cathyplus5.ctmh.com

then I take out the inks I am going to use to ink the edges...

I usually use Tim Holtz distress inks.

In this case Vintage photo.Won Lipstick, Pickled Raspberry and Broken China

then I start to glue the pieces to the background shadow that KaDoodle Bug Designs usually has with her files.

I start from the back and work forward, it helps to have the file photo handy to quide you

Below is the pieces all put together. as you can see the arms and a couple of the peanuts were not used..that is so if you wan to change up the picture a little, and put the baby block somewhere else, you will have arm for the elephant, and I use the extra peanuts for embellishing the card.

these are the adhesives I used.

Below is the Elephant brought to life...hilights with white gel pen, and Eyelashes with micron pen

And here is the card made with my little Elephant

And there you have it.... I hope you enjoyed the tutorial and will leave a comment below:)  Please come back again

Happy Crafting

Cathy

KaDoodle Bug Challenge~ Showers

Hi  and happy Friday crafty friends,  Design team member Cathy here for KaDoodle  Bug Designs.  This week it is my turn to host the Challenge for KaDoodle Bug's Facebook Challenge page. Since the Month of April is known for "Showers" that is going to be the theme for this challenge...Either April showers~ Bridal Showers or Baby showers. The choice is up to you on what you would like your creation to be.  Just pick a KaDoodle bug file here  and follow the challenge theme for this week and have fun. Make sure to post it on the FB Challenge page for your chance to win a KaDoodle Bug Designs file of your choosing!! You will have til May 5th to enter before the new challenge starts.

To help get you inspired I chose the Baby Shower theme and I used the new Cutie KaToodles file~ Elephant baby

I made a baby shower card as well as a Baby shower gift card holder...

I used Close to my Heart Papers, Georgie and Charlotte

CTMH Glacier Glitter trim

Really Reasonable Ribbon, 3/4 inch gray ribbon

Tim Holtz Vintage Photo ink

CTMH Slate ink,

CTMH cardstock

Ctmh sentiment stamp set

CTMH Block and rhinestones

White gel pen

fabitac glue and scotch tape

I hope you are inspired and ready to take on the challenge. Have a great day

Cathy

Cutie KaToodles Painting Bunny

Happy Friday crafty peeps.  Cathy here again with another adorable file from KaDoodle Bug Designs.  Today I have a couple projects to share with you. a card and a bookmark. I wanted to take an Easter file and use it for something else. The 2 projects below are what I came up with. but first here is the file I used:

I think you will agree, he is so cute!!!

for products used:

Close to My Heart's Laughing Lola paper

CTMH Lagoon ink

Sentiment From CTMH

Tim Holtz distressing inks~ Worn Lipstick, Antique linen and Broken China

Martha Stewart Punches

Scotch atg gun

Ribbon from Really Reasonable Ribbon Company

 Petaloo flower 

Close to My Heart rhinestone

Close to My Heart Bonding memories glue pen

MS scoreboard

paper trimmer

Second Project

Products used:

Close to my Heart cardstock

CTMH Lagoon glitter ribbon

CTMH LaGoon Ink

CTMH stamp sentiment and block

CTMH Bonding Memories glue pen

Martha Stewart border punch

Really Reasonable ribbon and twine

I hope you like todays' projects, and will leave a comment below. 

You can purchase this file at KaDoodle Bug Designs here.

and you can check all the great products from Close to My Heart at my website

Have a great weekend

Cathy