==Jax Bean Stalks==

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Pretty Zara

Good morning Stampotique friends and followers. Today I am featuring a card using the adorable Zara bunny called "Pretty Zara". Hope you like it!

Hope your day is crafty!!!

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Helmar Adhesive and Viva Las Vega Stamp- Hazardous Purse

Hello friends and followers of Jax Bean Stalks!!! I am back with another Helmar tutorial. I am so excited to have been able to create this fun spooky purse with rubber from our Helmar Preferred partner: Viva Las Vega Rubber Stamps! They have so many unique choices in their stamp line that you could make a project for just about anyone using these stamps.

Now on to my tutorial. Hope you all are inspired to make something fun.

1. Use and 8.5x11 piece of cardstock. Score the 11" side at .75", 4.5", 6.5, and 10.25". Score the 8.5 side at 2" and 6.5".

2. Create an "L" with your Helmar Professional Craft Glue.

3. You can see the "L" in this photo. Repeat this step on all 4 corners.

4. Now quickly fold and hold!

5. Now the stamping/decorating begins! I am using Viva Las Vega Stamps for this step!

6. After stamping a 4.25 x 3.5 piece of patterned paper, I ink sprayed my piece with Tsukineko Fireworks Sprays.

7. Now comes the ribbon. This ribbon is from Really Reasonable Ribbon. It is Chevron with wire. Love how it stays put when I folding it!

8. To secure the ribbon I am using my trusty 450 Helmar Quick Dry Adhesive.

9. I ran a bead of glue along the back of the ribbon and then secured it in place on the patterned paper.

10. Place Zap dots on the back of the sentiment. In my case it is a BioHazard from Viva Las Vega Stamps.

11. My final piece of ribbon is a bow. I used my Bow Easy.

12. Using Helmar Professional Craft Glue, I glued my layout in place on the front of my purse.

13. Helmar Crackle time!! I crackled various sections of the front of my purse. Including embellishments too!

14. Final step is to add some bling using Helmar Gemstone Glue. I find that it is fast drying and doesn't require much to adhere the gemstone in place.

I really like the way the Helmar Crackle looks on this embellishment.

Supplies:

Adhesive: Helmar Professional Craft Glue, Helmar 450, Helmar Crackle, Helmar Gemstone Glue, Helmar Zap Dots

Stamps: Viva Las Vega Stamps

Ribbon: Really Reasonable Ribbon-Wired Woven Chevron with Wire

Spray: Tsukineko Fireworks Spray

Thanks for visiting! Hope to see you back soon!

Sunday, May 19, 2013

Happy Kindergarten Graduation!

I cannot believe and entire school year has gone by so fast. It seems just like it was the beginning of last summer and my little Bean was asking a million question about how his first year of big boy school was going to be. Although a tough year because of a poor teacher, Bean did excellent (mostly because I worked with him everyday at home). He had to deal with issues all year long that a kindergartner should never have to deal with. BUT we made it!!!! I can only pray he ends up with a great teacher next year.

Today I have a tutorial featuring Really Reasonable Ribbon and Helmar Adhesive. I have made a gift set for my little Bean for his Kindergarten Graduation. When I got my DT package from RRR, he had made a comment on how much he really liked the Shimmer Satin Ribbons...this was a perfect ribbon for his gift.

1. I cut my Shimmer Satin Daffodil ribbon about 8" long. You will need two at this length.

2. Fold in half and crease. Run two lines of Helmar 450 on either side of the crease.

3. Take each end of the ribbon and bring it up just to your crease line and press. Now you have the start of what looks like a bow.

4. Do step 3. with both of your 8" ribbons.

5. Pinch both ribbons in the center and then glue the side of each ribbon in the center together. Now you have a double bow.

6. Add a loop of ribbon to the center and secure with Helmar 450. Then glue your button to the center of your bow.

7. Add a 6" piece of ribbon to the back of your bow for the "tails" of the bow.

8. Add flags of different designer paper to the front of your gift bag using Helmar Professional Craft Glue.

Here is the finished product. I have also made a card to match. Inside the gift bag are leveled books just one level above Bean's reading level. This way we have a goal for the summer.

Here is the set together.

I just loved this image from Pink Cat Studio-Blobby Loves School.

I just had to put googly eyes on him!!!

Here is the finished card again.

Thank you all for visiting today. I hope you are all inspired to craft!

Supply List:

Ribbon: Really Reasonable Ribbon-Shimmer Satin-Daffodil

Adhesive: Helmar 450, Helmar Professional Craft Glue.

Digital Image: Pink Cat Studios-Blobby Loves School

Embellishments: SU Button and Miriam's Craft Supplies

Saturday, May 18, 2013

I am Thinking Outside (the card)!!!

Good morning. What a beautiful day to be outside! I know that I will be spending my entire day at the ball fields. It is a double header for my little Bean's Beavers Baseball team....GO BEAVERS.

I am really excited to show off this fun canvas I made while teaching my paper class on Wednesday. All my students did an amazing job on there 5X7 canvases.

I am using the Sunshine Emma Set from SP and Company Stamps. I just love her and all the fun sentiments and extras that come along in the set. She is definitely one of my favorite stamp sets from Samantha's SP and Company!

I used the cloud die tool from SP and Company that matches the Sunshine Emma set. I cut it and then used it as a stencil for my clouds.

Hope you are inspired to venture out and try something outside (the card) this weekend!!! Have a fabulous day friends and followers of Jax Bean Stalks!

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Love Birds And A Couple Of Challenges!!!

Hi friends and followers. I cannot believe that my little Bean only has 5 more in school days left. I am so excited for him to be finished. This has been a tough year for him and I both. Having a teacher focus on discipline instead of teaching is just mind blowing to me. Especially since it has effected Bean in a negative way. Not that he is perfect (I think he is) but he is not the one that needed discipline It was her constant negative approach to the kids that affected Bean. Poor thing was always in fear of being her next target. SO, we WELCOME 1st grade with open arms!

This weeks challenge at Really Reasonable Ribbon just screams summer! It is a Red, White and Blue challenge. I just LOVE this color combo for so many different reasons. Of course it reminds me of 4th of July. It reminds me of freedom and I just love any color combo that includes RED!
This card is also for the Stampotique Designers Challenge-Anything Goes Challenge hosted by my teamie Kim. It is to celebrate our 100th challenge at Stampotique!
Visit both of these blogs for some awesome inspiration for all of my teamies on both teams!

I have used Really Reasonable Ribbon's May Ribbon Club. I LOVE all the choices in this assortment.

The Stampotique stamps I have used are from Kira Nichols. "Some Budgie Loves You".

Thank you so much for stopping in today. Hope to see you at both the Really Reasonable Ribbon Red, White and Blue challenge and the Stampotique Anything Goes Challenge.

Supplies:

Ribbon: Really Reasonable Ribbon-May Ribbon Club

Stamps: Stampotique-Some Budgie Loves You

Ink: Memento

Monday, May 13, 2013

Really Reasonable Ribbon Blog Hop- Red White and Blue!

Hello friend and followers of Jax Bean Stalks!!! Thank you so much for joining me on the beautiful Monday morning. Today I am so excited to be participating in my very 1st hop as a DT member of Really Reasonable Ribbon (this should be your 1st stop on the hop). If you are hopping with us today you should have arrived from the very talented HEIDI'S blog.

I am really enjoying working with all the fantastic ribbon that Bonnie has to offer. Today I am featuring ribbon from the May Ribbon Club.

I am just loving this assortment of 4th of July themed ribbons. They are all so festive!

I have used stamps from Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps. The set I used is called Mini Butterflies 2.

I had so much fun "ruffling" this pretty lace.

I don't know if you can tell by now, my card is a "Joy" fold card. So easy and fun. I literally haven't made one of these in over a year.

Thank you so much for hopping with Really Reasonable Ribbon today. I hope you are feeling inspired to start out your week! The next talented designer you will be visiting is MISTY'S blog.

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Supplies

Ribbon: Really Reasonable Ribbon May Ribbon Club

Stamps: Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps- Mini Butterflies 2

Paper: Authentique-Fresh

Adhesive: Helmar Premium Craft Glue

Spray and Ink: Tsukineko-Fireworks, Memento, and Versa

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Happy We Are Friends!

Good morning Jax Bean Stalks friends and followers. I am really thrilled to bring to you a lovely card for my first post over at Really Reasonable Ribbon. I am also excited to be able to use one of my most favorite companies stamps on this project. Is is Teddy Chasing a Butterfly from SP and Company Stamps!

The Really Reasonable Ribbon I used on this project is:

1/8" Diagonal Strip Ribbon-Orange.