Using Technique Tiles from Technique Tuesday

Technique Tuesday has some fun tiles that you can ink, paint, and decorate. They come in a cream-color so that you can decorate them. To make the project on the right,

1. Use the direct-to-paper technique to add color to the puzzle pieces. Just put your ink pad directly onto the piece and rub color until you get the desired look. I used Colorbox Fluid Chalk cat's eye ink pads (I think I used Lime Pastel and Azurite). I decided to alternate colors.

2. Instead of using all of the puzzle pieces, I decided to leave out the 4 pieces in the middle, and instead, I put a verse in the middle, printed from my printer. I can use the other 4 pieces on another project.

3. Next, I selected rub-ons and randomly placed them on various puzzle pieces.

This technique tile fits on a 12" x 12" scrapbook page, however, you can choose to use 1 or 2 pieces to make a card. The tiles also come in sizes for cards. To find more styles of Technique Tiles, visit my web site at http://www.injoystamps.com/

A Gem of a Card!

Here's a simple card that anyone can make. You can easily jazz up a card using some gemstones (Hero Arts has a good selection, but other companies have similar products).

Here's how to make this card:

1. Stamp the Sprinkle Cupcake from Hero Arts on white cardstock with brown ink. Stamp message underneath, also in brown ink.

2. Stamp the cupcake again on a piece of purple cardstock and cut out only the top of the cupcake. Place over the top of the cupcake that was stamped on the white cardstock using foam tape (which gives is a little dimension).

3. Add gems to the top of the cupcake.

4. Layer the white cardstock onto a piece of chocolate (dark brown) cardstock.

5. Stamp the flower border from the Hero Arts ClearDesign Flower Borders set with a rose-colored ink (something just darker than the piece of pink cardstock would work) on a piece of pink cardstock.

6. Assemble the pieces as shown in the sample on a kraft-colored notecard.

7. Tie a knot in a ribbon and then add to the card using a glue dot.

8. Add additional gems on your card as desired!

This is a really fun card to make!

To find these products, visit my online store at www.injoystamps.com.

Folding an Origami Paper Bead Butterfly

These origami butterflies are really fun to make and look great with patterned papers.

Here are the instructions for making the origami butterfly. You can look at the samples to see what they look like.

Kodomo Kimono Pattern I paper, (2 @ 2" x 2", 1 1/2" x 12")
Silver wire, 22 gauge (10")
Gluestick
Tape
Skewer (or toothpick)



1. Cut a strip of paper in half diagonally. Any size strip will work (it will just change the size of your butterfly's body). For the sample on the right, we used a 12" x 1-1/2" strip of paper.

2. Roll the tip of the triangle around a skewer (or toothpick) once. Apply gluestick to the back of the triangle and continue to roll the entire triangle around the skewer (Note: keep the point of the triangle in center as you roll.).

3. Remove completed bead from skewer.

4. Fold a 10" wire in half (Note: do not fold completely. Keep loop at end.). Insert ends through hole in bead. Wrap wire around skewer to create coiled antennae.

5. Place 2" x 2" paper face down. Fold paper in half diagonally. Fold the longest side upward approximately 1/2". Turn piece over. Find midpoint along the bottom and fold sides upwards diagonally. Repeat step for the other sheet of 2" x 2" paper. These are the wings.

5. Position the wings so that the points touch. Adhere pieces together using tape. Adhere body in between wings using glue. Set butterfly aside to allow glue to dry completely.

To find the papers used for this project, visit my online store at http://www.injoystamps.com/ and do a search for Kimono Pattern.