Xyron & Paper Smooches Paper Piecing Tutorial

Happy Wednesday Crafters!! Today I have a very special tutorial for you featuring the super cute stamps from Paper Smooches along with the adhesives from Xyron! I have to admit have have LOTS of Paper Smooches stamp sets, but I definitely think that Warm Hearts is one of the cutest- the little snowman image is just darling!

Xyron Products Used: 

Xyron Creative Station, Xyron 9” Permanent Adhesive Cartridge. Xyron 9” Permanent Adhesive Cartridge, Xyron 1.5” Sticker Maker, Xyron Mega Runner, Xyron Homemade Foam Tape

Other Products Used:

Paper Smooches Warm Hearts Stamp Set, Ranger Archival Black Ink, DCWV Woven Paper Pack, Distress Markers: Black Soot, Festive Berries, Spiced Marmalade, Tim Holtz Craft Scissors, Glossy Accents, My Favorite Things Dies: Stitched Rectangles, Distress Ink: Broken China, Ranger Ink Blending Tool, Ranger Non-Stick Craft Mat

Step-By-Step Directions

1. Cut a piece of patterned paper to 4” x 5.25”

2. Stamp the snowman image in a repeating pattern on the patterned paper with Archival Black ink. 

3. Stamp the snowman multiple times onto the DCWV Woven paper. 

4. Cut out each of the snowmen from the woven paper. 

5. Ink the edges if snowmen images with Broken China ink to create a shadow on one side of the snowmen. 

6. Color in the nose and heart on each snowman with Distress Markers.

7. Ink (with a blending tool) the snowman background piece created in step 2 with Broken China Distress ink.

8. Load the Xyron Creative Station with the 9” Permanent adhesive cartridge and run several (5) snowmen through the machine. Repeat with additional snowmen. 

9. One by one, adhere each snowman to it’s corresponding image on the stamped patterned paper piece- be sure to line up the arms. 

10. The Xyron 1.5” Sticker Maker can also be used to add the snowmen to the background.  I used this for the 2 extra snowmen I had after running 5 twice through the Creative Station in step 8. 

11. Turn finished piece over and trim the excess snowman parts from the edges. 

12. Cut a matching piece of patterned paper to 4.25” x 5.5” and ink the edges using a blending tool with Broken China Distress ink. 

13. Use the Xyron Mega Runner to apply adhesive to the back of the finished snowman background piece.

14.  Adhere the background piece to the mat cut in step 12. 

15. Stamp the sentiment onto the matching patterned paper with black ink. 

16. Cut out the sentiment by running it through a die cut machine using the appropriate size stitched rectangle die. 

17. Apply Xyron homemade foam tape to back of sentiment and adhere to card front.

18. Apply glossy accents to the heart and nose of each snowman and allow to dry.

Tip: To get the most use from the Xyron Creative Station and little waste- run as many pieces through at once, especially when using the larger 9” cartridge.  This also saves on time as well!

Thanks for joining me today and I hope you check back for more fun tutorials featuring Xyron adhesives and be sure to check my Portfolio page for lots more Paper Smooches inspiration!

Cut it Up Challenge: Oh Brother (or Sister)...

Hello crafty friends! I am back from vacation- and although I really miss the beach, Fall is in the air here I love it!

For this week's Cut it Up Challenge the theme is:

Oh Brother! (or Sister/Best Buddy)  Make something for your sibling or someone who is like a sibling to you!  Now here's the fun part of this challenge:  Share the story behind your creation!

So for my Design Team Inspiration project I chose to make something for my oldest sister Reggie!  Reggie is very crafty and paints, sews, and quilts! She has been a great inspiration and support in sharing my crafting/designing dreams.  AND she LOVES snowmen! 

I love the layers and the textures used in this design and the die cut was actually used as the negative to expose the snowman in the background.  The background was created by first using a Distress Ink technique from Tim Holtz called Wrinkle Free Distress- and I added a bit of flair of my own with some Perfect Pearls mixed in.  Then the entire piece was run through an embossing folder to create the snowflakes. 

I cut the snowman Tim Holtz/Sizzix Bigz die) from corrugate and used some spray stains to give it some color (white/blue)-and I used the negative piece over the background I created.

Winter Wonderland was also cut from corrugate using Tim Holtz Holiday thin-lits and sprayed with Hero Arts Unicorn White.
All pieces were adhered using the Xyron Creative Station and the Xyron 1.5" Sticker Maker.

I cannot believe the summer is over since I was just at the beach here in  Massachusetts last week. Looking forward to Fall and sweatshirt weather! 

Before we know it winter will be here- and Christmas too- so I am getting a jump start on my Christmas greetings!

Hope you will join in the Cut it Up Challenge this week too and make something fun for your favorite sibling!