tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70124607244463944622024-03-05T00:19:00.922-08:00Raincity CreativityCreative ideas and projects, one raindrop at a time.Raincity Creativityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14569214535924273750noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7012460724446394462.post-56730325000575711222018-10-31T14:10:00.001-07:002018-10-31T14:10:46.316-07:00Center Step Card Any Size No Measuring Tutorial<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5M5uBBEL3c0" width="480"></iframe>Raincity Creativityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14569214535924273750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7012460724446394462.post-7530323212678825242018-07-17T21:43:00.001-07:002018-07-17T21:43:51.647-07:00DIY Scrunchies<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CBhUDhLvmwU" width="480"></iframe><br /><br />
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These scrunchies are fun and easy to make.Raincity Creativityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14569214535924273750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7012460724446394462.post-89758238295487081022017-10-23T19:22:00.001-07:002017-10-23T19:24:47.399-07:00Halloween Treat Bags DIY<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/HpjfOU_g-fU" width="480"></iframe><br />
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These are fun little treat bags I made for my daughter's class of Grade 1/2. Hopefully, this video will give you some ideas if you are thinking of making your own goody bags. Also, it would be easy to change the bags for other occasions such as Christmas or Valentines Day.<br />
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CelinaRaincity Creativityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14569214535924273750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7012460724446394462.post-29480933169772071602017-10-03T18:35:00.001-07:002017-10-03T18:40:24.132-07:00AliExpress Die Haul with pricing, stores and measurements<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/BZjvoKrei-k" width="480"></iframe><br />
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I tried AliExpress and could not believe how easy it is to use their site. They ship to Canada which can be a huge hassle. I wanted to try out Powerpoint which I had never used even though I have had it since 2007. It isn't as difficult as I had imagined. <br />
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I have a few weird dies that I felt I had to have....corn and mini cameras come to mind.<br />
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CelinaRaincity Creativityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14569214535924273750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7012460724446394462.post-25579031943404422092017-08-01T14:32:00.001-07:002017-08-01T14:32:49.970-07:00DCWV 12 X 12 Cardstock Stack Haul at Dollarama Yesterday<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/eXcOWQ1n1bU" width="480"></iframe>Raincity Creativityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14569214535924273750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7012460724446394462.post-39464318700683336332017-07-06T01:29:00.001-07:002017-07-06T01:29:07.019-07:00Stamping on Fabric using Rubber and Clear Stamps and Ink Pads<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/PeTgXBRZ8AA" width="480"></iframe>Raincity Creativityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14569214535924273750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7012460724446394462.post-309014893189956692017-01-24T15:13:00.001-08:002017-01-24T15:26:20.004-08:00Furnish your craftroom for Free or Really Cheap<br />
I was driving in my neighbourhood this morning and took a picture of this:<br />
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These people had put out a bookshelf `for anyone to take. Unfortunately, I don't have any room for it. However, this gave me an idea to do a video about how to furnish your craft room with free furniture. <div>
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Raincity Creativityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14569214535924273750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7012460724446394462.post-7403034968498096432016-11-24T13:55:00.001-08:002016-11-24T13:55:51.879-08:00Shaker Gift Card Holder and Tag Tutorial not using Fuse Tool or not usin...<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/U1uF1R7zAjI" width="480"></iframe>Raincity Creativityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14569214535924273750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7012460724446394462.post-88802135450008484862016-11-24T00:25:00.001-08:002016-11-24T00:25:47.561-08:00Shaker Gift Card Holders and Tags Tutorial without using Fuse or Special...<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="344" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hXgTMeZadlQ" width="459"></iframe>Raincity Creativityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14569214535924273750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7012460724446394462.post-18110594326948763252016-10-31T12:59:00.000-07:002016-10-31T13:01:14.580-07:00Fun Cheap Halloween Decor T-Shirts<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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What a fun time of year. Look at these fun Halloween T-shirt embellishments. All you need are black T-shirts, orange duct tape, wax paper and scissors - easy peasy!<br />
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Roll out the duct tape onto a piece of wax paper. Don't press too hard or you will have trouble removing the duct tape from the wax paper. I thought nothing stuck to wax paper...well, duct tape does.<br />
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Actually, I like to leave a bit of the wax paper overhanging the duct tape to make the removal process easy:</div>
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Cut whatever shape you like for the jack o latern face. I didn't want to trace out anything so I just cut out a few triangles for the nose and eyes and a crescent moon with zig zags for the teeth.</div>
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Now just stick them onto your shirt like stickers. Take them off before you wash your t-shirt. Isn't this great, cheap, temporary Halloween fun?</div>
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Raincity Creativityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14569214535924273750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7012460724446394462.post-17135620944188593282016-10-27T13:46:00.001-07:002016-10-28T14:08:15.462-07:00Halloween Pencil Toppers Tutorial and TipsThese pencil toppers were so much fun to make.<br />
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I decided to add black glitter glue on each of the scallops to add a bit of texture. I used G Studio black glitter glue from Michael's. <br />
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-some videos mention just gathering the fabric without sewing it into a tube. This is a bad idea because the ends will fray and you will have threads sticking out of your straps.<br />
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-if you get glue on the bottom of your flip flop, let it dry and then scrape it off with your fingernail. It will not stick to the flip flop rubber.<br />
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-don't use hot glue!!! When you are walking outside in the summer on hot pavement, the hot glue will liquify a bit and become sticky. You will then get bits of gravel and dirt stuck to the bottom of your flip flop...like having a piece of gum stuck to your shoe - gross!!<br />
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-if you are making this for kids, the length remains the same (22 inches) but the width is 3 inches. The fabric you need for adult straps are 22 inches by 4 inches.<br />
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Here is the picture of the finished flip flops from the video tutorial:<br />
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I glued on paper from DCWV. The boy goody bags had DCWV Nautical stack and the girls paper was a floral stack. I used up old ribbon so the ribbon closures were different on the girls bags. No complaints. Yay!<br />
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Raincity Creativityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14569214535924273750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7012460724446394462.post-88570415078061298282016-03-31T15:30:00.000-07:002016-04-07T00:32:38.158-07:00Still Stuck with Paper I'm not to Crazy About<span style="font-family: inherit;">I find myself obsessing over that Floral Shoppe paper from Hobby Lobby. I'm going to use every last sheet of it, if it's the last thing I do. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Here are a few ideas:</span><br />
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">If your “ugly” decorative paper is too dark, you
can stamp on this paper using a bold stamp with light pigment ink or a white
ink pad. These inks will sit on top of
your paper. If you attempt to use dye
ink, the image will disappear on the paper because it will absorb into the
paper. <br />
If your “ugly” decorative paper is too light, stamp a darker bolder image on
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Either of these methods will change
the character of the paper.</span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Take a foam brush that has been dipped in
watered-down acrylic paint, and ring out as much of the liquid as
possible. Now rub the brush in one
direction across the decorative paper.
Keep doing this until you obtain the desired degree of “white
washed”. I really like this technique
for very bright paper. It tones down the
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<span style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Instead of using a stamp, use a
sponge. This will give you a faded look if
you use white or light ink or a distressed look if you use dark ink. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 18.4px;">Actually I used a few sheets as wrapping paper to wrap a few presents for a cardmaking event and the gifts looked retro cute. </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flower Shoppe paper used as cute retro wrapping paper</td></tr>
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<br />Raincity Creativityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14569214535924273750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7012460724446394462.post-71620822280171114292016-03-31T15:20:00.001-07:002016-03-31T15:20:46.382-07:00Bottle Cap Hints and Liner Removal Tutorial for Embellishments<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Rek-CKfl9VQ" width="480"></iframe>Raincity Creativityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14569214535924273750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7012460724446394462.post-51208307468897665912016-03-31T15:13:00.001-07:002016-03-31T15:13:02.758-07:00Disguising paper using a brayerI know you have a brayer collecting dust in a corner of your craft room. I just dusted mine off a few days ago to see what I can do to refresh less than loveable scrapbook paper.<br />
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1) Kissing: No don't go smooching your brayer. Brayer, with ink, over a large background stamp that has quite a lot of detail. Next, roll the brayer onto a solid image stamp. You have now transferred the image of the detailed stamp onto the surface of the solid stamp. Take this sold stamp and press it onto your cardstock or decorative paper. <br />
Actually, as an aside, you can put lip stick on your lips, kiss the paper and then sprinkle embossing powder over the kiss print. Heat emboss. You now have an embossed imprint of your kiss. This is great for a sweetie Valentines card. It works. Honest!<br />
2) Ghosting: Stamp an image on your cardstock several times in clear embossing ink. Do NOT emboss. Next, brayer over your invisible images with a dye ink stamp pad. Your images will magically appear on a velvety colourful background.<br />
3) Drywall Tape Printing: Wrap your brayer with drywall mesh tape at the hardware store or even the dollar store. It looks exactly like Magic Mesh. Remember Magic Mesh - I still have some in a drawer. Since the drywall tape is sticky on one side, it will adhere to your brayer. Next, roll your wrapped brayer into a white, gold or any other pigment stamp pad. The stamp pad has to be pigment because it is like a paint. It sits on top of your paper instead of soaking into it like dye ink. Finally, roll it onto a decorative paper to create a weathered grid-like paper. <br />
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4) Colouring cardstock: Do you have a really nice coloured ink pad, but not have the paper to match it? Roll your brayer in the ink pad and then roll it onto your white cardstock over and over. You will achieve a piece of cardstock that matches your ink perfectly. You may want to reserve this technique for small pieces of cardstock such as punched out flowers. Otherwise, you will use up your ink and wear out your arm muscles.<br />
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Like I said, dust off your brayer and give these ideas a test drive.<br />
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<br />Raincity Creativityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14569214535924273750noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7012460724446394462.post-79263819699550212792015-11-21T10:40:00.001-08:002016-03-31T14:55:39.414-07:00Disguising Ugly Scrapbook PaperIf you watched my video below, you will know that I was less than amused with one of my paper pads that I purchased on-line from Hobby Lobby.<br />
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Since I opened the package, I can't return it. However, there are ways to disguise ugly paper.</div>
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One way is to run the paper through an embossing folder. You can then sand off the raised areas with sand paper or a sanding block:</div>
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