I have a new tutorial posted today on the Therm O Web Adhesives blog showing how to make this super quick and super cute little coin purse from the Tim Holtz Sizzix Alterations Tag and Bookplate die. I hope you will stop by and take a peek!
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02/12/2012
01/03/2012
Coming tomorrow-
This post is now located on my new website: http://tammytutterow.com/2012/01/coming-tomorrow/.
Thanks!
Tammy
12/08/2011
Around the web. . . (again)
Just a quick post today to share a link to another tutorial I have posted online. I did this project a while back for Hancock Fabrics courtesy of Fiskars. It was my first ever attempt at a quilted wall hanging. I am so pleased with how it turned out! You can view it on the Hancock site here: http://www.hancockfabrics.com/Christmas-Projects_stcVVcatId553769VVviewcat.htm and can download the project sheet here: http://hkfstores.com/content/freeprojects/WreathWallQuilt.pdf .
12/05/2011
Simple Quilted Ornaments
I have a new tutorial today on the Fiskars site for these super simple quilted ornaments. You can view the tutorial here: Simple Quilted Ornamnets.
(By the way, the fabric is Countdown to Christsmas by Sweetwater.)
10/29/2011
Ranger Ink: From Heart and Hand Fabric Tag
This post is now on my new website: http://tammytutterow.com/2011/10/ranger-ink-fabric-tag/
10/10/2011
Sketch Support: Fabric Camera Applique
I have a Sketch Support project that I made that I totally forgot to blog and share once it went live on their site. You can find the original sketch on their site at http://www.sketchsupport.com/2011/09/add-on-week-part-2.html .
For this mini book, I used the add-on sketch as the design inspiration for this fabric applique that I adhered to the front of a handmade fabric mini book.
Each piece consists of white printed fabric that was colored with assorted colors of Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist. I really love that printed design works like a resist with the Glimmer Mist. The colorized fabric was then layered with batting before being sew to the layers below. (This Tuesday Tutorial will help you see how I do my fabric appliques.)
After adhering the applique to the book cover, I sprayed the applique and both covers with Super Seal to protect them. Glimmer Mist is not water proof on fabric, so the applique were to become wet, the colors would probably run. A spray sealer helps guard against that, but still, moisture avoidance is a good idea with this type of application. (I use Super Seal by Creative Imaginations, but I couldn't find it online to link to.)
After adhering the assembled applique to the book cover, I added chipboard letters below it to create a title. I used Helmar 450 QuickDry to adhere the letters. It is my favorite go-to clear liquid glue. It dries really fast and has a super strong bond.
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09/16/2011
Catching up and a little news. . .
I have a couple of new articles up at Fiskars that I haven't had a chance to share here yet. . .
I love how these pillows turned out! They are photos printed on fabric and then are made into pillows. They were so easy and with the holidays coming up, could be great gifts to make. To add a fun touch, I enlisted Emma's help. This set was given to my daughter Anna who is away at college to give her dorm a little touch of home. You can find out more about this project on Fiskar's site: Easy Photo Decor Pillows.
This mini book is another project I did for Fiskars. I wanted a book that would be simple to keep up and would give me space to record things about each school year along with a school photo. Each year all I need to add is a photo and a few quick notes. I love the simplicity of it and how it helps me avoid the "mom guilt" of being behind and forgetting little details about the school years. You can find this book and more details about it on the Fiskars site: School Memories Mini Book.
By the way, that book was made from scratch using chipboard and is filled with papers, stickers, and embellishments from the BasicGrey Oxford collection.
Speaking of BasicGrey, I can finally share with you today that I have been selected as a member of their new, first ever design team! I will be a part of the Altered Arts Team! You can see a list of the whole team on the BasicGrey blog.
If you have followed me for a while, you might be a little confused by this announcement, thinking that I was already a design team member for them. They actually didn't have a design team before, but rather had a group of people as contract designers that have done show samples and other projects for them as needed. I have been really blessed to have been in that role for a little over 5 years with them. With today's announcement they now have an official design team, which I am thrilled to be a part of. I you have enjoyed what I have made and shared with you in the past featuring BasicGrey products, you will be happy to know that nothing will change, except for the frequency of the projects. You will be seeing a lot more BasicGrey goodness here!
And just for fun because you know I like to have tons of photos in every post, I want to share my all time favorite BasicGrey show sample featuring my all time favorite BasicGrey collection Curio.
08/11/2011
Fiskars: Insulated Fabric Lunch Bags
I have a new sewing tutorial posted on the Fiskars site. It is for making your own insulated lunch bags. They are so easy and so washable! I hope you will take a peek!
08/09/2011
Tuesday Tutorial: Distress Stained Muslin
This tutorial has been moved to my new website. You can now find it at: http://tammytutterow.com/2011/08/tuesday-tutorial-distress-stain-muslin/.
Thanks!
Tammy
07/22/2011
Tim Holtz CHA-S 2011: Welcome Santa
The last of my Tim Holtz projects and the one that ties for my favorite. This piece a hanging piece that is puffy like a quilt. I love, love, love the vintage shabby look of the finished piece!
This piece is comprised of a matte board center with two layers of batting on each side of it and then fabric over the batting on the back and a sheet of Tim's Christmas Memories Kraft Resist paper. All layers are sewn together. (The matte board is smaller than the other pieces and is inside the sewn area, it is not sewn through.) All of the embellishing was done before the sewing.
I began adding color to the Kraft Resist paper with my ink blending tool. I used it to work in Broken China and Peeled Paint Distress Inks onto the paper avoiding the leaves and berries. After inking, I added color to the leaves and berries with Letraset Promarkers. Alcohol Ink based markers like Letraset Promarkers, Copics, and Adirondack Alcohol Ink in the Fillable Pens work really well on the Kraft Resist Paper. They don't run or bleed and stay where they are put. You can even blend on the paper. The colors on Kraft look really cool and vintagey. After coloring with markers I added Walnut Stain Distress Ink to all edges and then misted the entire surface with Biscotti Perfect Pearls Mist.
I added a few tears and curls to the edges. I also brushed ink onto the curls and the batting so that the insides looked good and vintagey too.
This little cluster in the center makes me so happy! I love the way it came together. The bottom layer is a Styled Label die cut. I cut one from Grungepaper and one from Sticky Back Canvas and layered them together. I brushed the label with Broken China Distress Ink and then embossed it with the Snow Fluries Texture Fade. I embossed it so that the snow flakes were sunk in. I brushed Walnut Stain Distress Ink lightly over the raised area. The label was sewed to the piece of Kraft Resist Paper.
I adhered a Grungepaper heart that I colored with Fired Brick Distress Stain and Fired Brick Distress Stickles. I added Walnut Stain Distress Ink to the edges. I used 3D Foam Squares to adhere a Word Key to over the heart. The key has a word on one side that didn't feet with my theme so I adhered it word side down.
I blotted Walnut Stain Distress Stain onto two pieces of vintage lace. I layered the two pieces of lace with a strip of Grungepaper. The Grungepaper was colored with Peeled Paint Distress Stain, misted with Biscotti Perfect Pearls Mist, and inked with Walnut Stain Distress Ink. I used my favorite alpha stamps to add text to the strip. I placed the strip over the heart and stitched it in place. I added two Mini Pins for decoration.
I added a bit of Trimmings Ribbon colored with Bundled Sage Distress Stain. After coloring and drying the ribbon, I tapped on some Walnut Stain Distress Ink to add some age to it. I also added a bit of waxed thread to the key to hold a Mini Tassel, a Christmas Muse Token, and a Christmas Adornment charm. I inked the token and charm with Snow Cap Pigment Ink. After heat drying, I added embossing ink and Bridal Tinsel Embossing Powder. I added a second layer of clear embossing powder to give a nice glossy finish.
I used two fabric grommets to the two top corners. I added a thread wrapped floral wire to the piece through the grommets to create a hanging wire. The color of the thread was bright green and didn't match the project well. I brushed over it with Forest Moss Distress Stain to darken it to match.
I misted a few sprigs of greenery with Biscotti Perfect Pearls Mist. Once it was dry I tied it to the hanger using more of the colored Trimmings ribbon.
Trust me when I tell you that the shimmer and vintage feel of this piece is so much more in person. I just really love the finished piece. It is so simple and so pretty. I have already made plans to break this one down into a tutorial in the very near future. So if you love it, be looking for more instructions soon!
- paper- Tim Holtz Idea-ology Kraft Resist Christmas Memories, Grungepaper, Grungeboard (easel)
- stamps- Hero Arts Printer's Type Lower Case Alpha
- dies- Tim Holtz Alterations Small Easel, Mini Hearts, Styled Labels
- embossing folders: Snow Fluries
- embellishments- Tim Holtz Idea-ology Adornments: Christmas, Muse Tokens: Christmas, Word Key, Mini Pins, grommets, greenery
- ink- Tim Holtz Distress Ink: Broken China, Walnut Stain; Adirondack Snow Cap Pigment Ink
- markers- Letraset Promarkers Poppy, Marsh Green, Pear Green, Burnt Siena
- stains- Tim Holtz Distress Stains Peeled Paint, Antique Linen, Fired Brick, Forest Moss and Bundled Sage
- mists- Perfect Pearls Mist: Biscotti
- fibers- Tim Holtz Idea-ology Trimmings; waxed thread; vintage lace
- fabric- Claudine Hellmuth Sticky Back Canvas, cream muslin, cotton batting
- tools- Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher and Sanding Grip; Ranger Ink Blending Tool; Fiskars Pinking Sheers; sewing machine
- adhesives- Therm O Web Sticky Strip Runner, Super Tape, Super Stick, and 3D Foam Squares
- misc.- Ranger Clear Embossing Powder, Bridal Tinsel; Tim Holtz Distress Stickles Barn Door
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