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Nov 04
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Color War Inspired Card

By Cards

Hey Everyone!

I hope everyone is having a wonderful summer and enjoying a few good moments of quality r&r. I’ve been enjoying some quality time with friends, family and the great outdoors. I’ve even spent a good amount of time in the craft room working on projects and filmed a room tour (that still needs to be edited) for you all!

Also, if you’re interested in seeing daily posts about what’s happening in the craftroom then feel free to come join the crafty community over on instagram (jolie_samuel).

Anyway, on to today’s card. Before Pinterest and all these online resources for inspiration hit, I kept a notebook of random images or color schemes that I thought were fun or could potential make a spark a ‘creative jumpstart’ towards making a crafty project. This week I’ve dug out that book and found a page that immediately gave me a “hmmmm” moment. I took that as a challenge and came up with a card (okay, maybe three cards) to share with you today. I know what you’re thinking. A car ad inspired you to make a card!? Yes, absolutely!

I’d love to tell you how I created it, but i’d rather show you. So here’s a video of the entire process. Enjoy.

 

Here’s a finished set of the balloon cards.

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BONUS VIDEO: I made a second card using the same inks & same ad.

How fun is this card!?

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Hope you enjoyed watching! We’ll catch up again real soon =)

Have a great weekend friends.

Aug 19
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DIY Desk Accessories

By Room Decor

Hi all,

I’m so excited to have finished a complete re-vamp of my work space. I will be filming a big reveal and organizational ideas in the near future for those of you who expressed interest in seeing the new space design! =)

In the meantime, I filmed a quick video on a few items I made/dressed up for the new space. For those of you who like easy project that don’t require a whole lot of time or money – this simple DIY is for you! I can not express enough how much color and brightness this brings to my work space. I don’t know why I didn’t do this all sooner!

Check out the 2 quick tips I share on how to revamp your everyday space into something a little more charming.

These ideas are so quick you can knock them out over a weekend. I hope this inspires you to take a second glance at some of the items in your office & give them a little makeover!

Also, don’t forget a lot of the behind the scenes type pictures are posted up regularly on my instagram page jolie_samuel! See you there! =)

Dec 12
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Holiday Place Card Holder

By Cards

Hi all!

As we quickly approach the start of a beautiful holiday season, I thought I’d share a quick project for those of you who are looking to dress up your table-scape this Thanksgiving (or Christmas). This is a quick and easy idea for those work/dinner/church/just-for-fun type parties coming up this winter.

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Here’s what you need to do:

Supplies: 

Cutting shears – something that will cut through twigs/small branches

Regular Cutting Scissors

Hot glue gun – or any type of strong adhesive

Paper – holiday themed craft paper

Twine– optional

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Step-by-step

1) Grab your cutting shears and head outside and gather up some sticks, branches, pine needles, foliage. Beware of thorns or critters 😉

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2.) Trim down your branches and foliage to the size you desire.

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3.) Trim off all those little needles to reveal just a branch. I used branches from pine bushes but if you have a bare tree, those branches work just as well.

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4.) Trim down the branches to your 3″ – 4″ lengths.

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5.) “Sandwich” 2 sticks together and adhere with a dot of hot glue on both ends. Add in a small bit of foliage to one side and again adhere with a dot of glue. You can also tie it all in with using twine.

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*** Note, I’m not sure how long these will sit considering they are made of natural elements. Mine were created over 24 hours ago, and are still in perfect condition.

Hope you give this project a try! Happy Thanksgiving!

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