Tombow Guest Designer + Cutting Cafe + Pinned It Made It

I have a huge post today! I am combining Tombow's Guest Designer post with this week's Cutting Café post and Pinned It Made It Monday as they all go together!

This last week of October, Tombow is blog hopping with Kim Watson. She creates some AMAZING scrapbook pages, so be sure to check out her blog! Tombow is also giving away a prize and one of the prizes is MONO Adhesive Removable (along with a refill and Power Bond adhesive).

There has been some talk about how the removable adhesive does not stay stuck. That is because it isn't suppose to. This is a great product for scrappers, esp like me who take forever to decide a layout! I can adhere the removable adhesive to my elements and then move them around til I find a layout design that I like. THEN I add Mono Adhesive PERMANENT to the elements to stick them down.

Today I want to show you a couple of other ways that I use the removable adhesive. I created some acorn coasters from a pin that I saw here:

source: Seasonedhomemaker

and knew I could create something similar with Cutting Cafe's Acorn Shaped Card template. Here are mine:

I cut a front and back of the whole acorn pattern from printed fabric, muslin (the back) and cotton batting. Then I cut the brown top. I used MONO Adhesive Removable to the back of the brown to hold it to the top pieces while I zigzagged. This way I didn't have to use pins.

 

Then I adhered the MONO Adhesive Removable again to one end of my cut ribbon (for the stem)  and stuck the two ends together. I've tried holding two ends together with pins before and no matter how careful I am, the ribbons slip. MONO Adhesive Removable is perfect to correct the slipping problem and it isn't very tacky, so doesn't ruin my sewing needle.

Another way I love using MONO Adhesive Removable is shown below. I printed a full sheet from Cutting Cafe's Autumn-Fall Mini Words on computer paper (I will save this for future use until the paper is too used up to go thru the printer). Then I cut and used MONO Adhesive Removable behind the yellow scallop piece and adhered it over the words "so grateful". Ran it thru my printer again and then peeled off the yellow piece (because MONO Adhesive Removable has a low tack I can do this) and then rubbed off the adhesive, cut the words with Martha Stewart mini punch and tied it to the ribbon for my tag.

The tag uses Cutting Cafe's With Gratitude & Stripes Backgrounds and 3 scallops that I printed and cut and then adhered to a shipping tag with Mono Adhesive Dots Stamp Runner.

Whew! Are you still with me? Ü Now for the prize you can win:

MONO Adhesive Power Bond
MONO Adhesive Removable
Refill, MONO Adhesive Removable

In order to enter to win the prize shown above, please comment on all the Design Team’s projects this week.

Thank you for sticking with me on this very long post. It is time to head over to Melissa's blog for more inspiration!
 
Here is this week’s Line-up:
Tombow Blog
Debbie
Melissa
Jennie
Marie
Kim Watson
Tombow Blog

I am linking this up to Country Girl at Home for her Pinned It Made It Monday challenge.

BFB The Dawn of Christmas

In The Dawn of Christmas by Cindy Woodsmall, Sadie has been gone from home on a mission trip in Peru with her family's blessing because of a broken relationship. Her family decides it is time for her to come home, but she is not ready to settle down. She has a lot of trust issues and then she meets Levi, who too has major trust issues and they become friends.

Their families each are trying to get them to find a spouse and settle down, so they decide to be friends and try to fool their families. But as time passes, they find out that they truly do care about each other.

 

You can go to Cindy Woodsmall's website here and read chapter one of this book here.

 

I received this book for free from WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group for this review.

Corn Candy Banner

**If  you are here for the Tombow Hop with Taylored Expressions, go here

Today on Cutting Café the DT is featuring any of Regina's Halloween or fall files. I am having so much fun making banners (you will be seeing more with winter/Christmas themes later Ü; hope you aren't sick of them), that I chose her Candy Corn Treat Box cutting file to create my banner.

I cut the corn candy pieces (we say "corn candy" and not candy corn in my family) and glued them to cereal/cracker boxes, then trimmed around the corn candy image to create a stronger and more durable banner. I used Tombow's Mono Multi Liquid Glue, Mono Glue Stick and Power Tabs to adhere all the elements and paper.

I punched holes and added ribbon knots and bows to put it all together.

I hope you enjoy this project and invite you to check out the Cutting Café blog tomorrow morning for more inspiration from the Design Team. Don't forget to comment while you are there for a chance to win files of your choice.

**I am also linking this up for Paper Issues Halloween challenge.

Tombow Hops with Taylored Expressions

This week Tombow is hopping with Taylored Expressions. If you came from Taylored Expressions, you are in the right spot on the hop. If not, be sure to start there so as not to miss out on any of the hopping fun!

For my project, I used 2 stamp sets from Taylored Expressions: A Bushel & A Peck (pumpkins) and Spooky Wreath (spider/web & sentiment).

I am loving how this banner turned out. I used dies for the banner and rosettes and Cutting Cafe's "B" from Boo Word Shaped Card Set.

I used Tombow's Mono Multi Liquid Glue, Power Tabs, Mono Adhesive Dots, and Mono Glue Stick, as well as Irojiten Color Pencils and Dual Brush Pens for my banner. To get a bolder color for the pumpkins, I colored them first with Dual Brush Pen #933 for the pumpkin and #027 for the stem and then colored over that with Irojiten Pencils Tangerine-Orange and Cherry Red for the pumpkins and Chestnut Brown for the stem.

Here is a close-up of the "B" where I stamped the spider wreath on the orange designer paper.

Thank you Taylored Expressions for hopping with us! Now it's time to head to Shannon White's blog to see the lovely she created for this hop.  

To get you into the Halloween spirit, we're giving away a fa-BOO-lous prize! To enter, leave a comment on each hop blog post. One winner will be randomly chosen from all hop comments to win a prize package that includes a Tombow Permanent Adhesive Runner, a Tombow Dual Brush Pen Set of 6 Groovy, and a Taylored Expressions Halloween stamp set of winner's choice! Comments close at 11:59 pm PST on Sunday, October 27, 2013.

Here are links to the prizes:

Dual Brush Pen Set, 6 Groovy
MONO Adhesive Permanent, 52 Ft.

 Taylored Expression’s Halloween Stamps

Here is the blog list in case you get lost along the way
Taylored Expressions
Debbie Fisher (you are here Ü) 

Shannon White 

Melissa Cash 

Charmaine Ikach 

Jennie Garcia 

Stephanie Kraft 

Marie Browning 

Jen Shults 

Tombow USA

**I am also linking this up for Paper Issues Halloween challenge.

May Arts Halloween Craft Challenge

I was so excited to have been chosen again for a May Arts ribbon challenge. This time it was a Halloween Décor theme and I designed this BOO banner.

I used Tombow's Mono Multi Liquid Glue, Power Tabs, Mono Glue Stick and Mono Adhesive Dot Stamp Runner.

I chose these ribbons to use on my Halloween Boo Banner.

XA38- 1.5" Solid/Pom Pom Wired Edged Ribbon

May Arts Sheer Spider Web ribbon

1.25" silk ribbon 

3/8” Grosgrain

Be sure to stop by the May Arts blog to see all the other awesome entries in this contest.

**I am also linking this up for Paper Issues Halloween challenge.

Cutting Cafe Pillow Boxes

Pillow Boxes are this week's challenge for the Cutting Café DT. I got a little creative with mine and created a little purse box. I used the small pillow box from Candy Corn Pillow Box Template. I deleted the corn candy cut out (we say corn candy here instead of candy corn Ü) and then deleted the dashed lines on one end before cutting my box.

I adhered the sides together first. From the un-dashed end, I punched an oval that is going to create a handle. To make sure that you get the punched out hole where you want it, first punch the oval from scrap and with removable adhesive, place it exactly where you want your punch out to be on your box.

Then line your punch up and punch out the oval thru both front and back of the box.

Decorate your box and fill with Halloween treats and goodies!

Thank you for stopping by and be sure to stop by the Cutting Café blog in the morning to see the lovely designs from the rest of the team.

**I am also linking this up for Paper Issues Halloween challenge.

"Think Pink" Tombow Challenge

Hello! I am your hostess challenge over on the Tombow Blog this month. With October being National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I am challenging you all to create a project using pink.

For my project I altered a $1 calendar notepad. I tore all the pages out (they were adhered at the top) and then with my coil machine punched holes on the left side. I cut 2 pieces of chipboard a little bit bigger than the calendar sheets and covered with patterned paper using a Mono Glue Stick. The Glue Stick is my favorite adhesive for adhering paper to chipboard. It is best to add adhesive to the whole sheet, so the paper doesn’t “bubble” up in spots that adhesive doesn’t touch if you use a runner.

The flower was cut once with chipboard and once with patterned paper. Adhered together with Mono Glue Stick and then adhered to the front of the notepad with Power Tabs. The button is also adhered with 1/4 Power Tab. I cut tabs with my QuicKutz and stamped on the months and adhered the tabs to the calendar pages using
Mono Adhesive Permanent.

Stamp Runner Dot Pattern AdhesiveMONO Adhesive Dots
Dual Brush Pen 703
Dual Brush Pen 725
Dual Brush Pen 761
Irojiten Colored Pencil Cameo Pink
Irojiten Colored Pencil Rose Pink
Irojiten Colored Pencil Plastic Pink

 

Stop by the Tombow blog to play along with us for a chance to win the prize above.

 

 

Pinned It Made It Monday

Tammy has been on vacation, but is now back with her Pinned It Made It Monday. This week's pin was courtesy of my future DIL's pinterest board. It was her birthday yesterday, so I went to her dessert board and picked this pin to make her birthday cake.

source: Bird on a Cake

 

Oh my!!!!!! It was so delicious as well as fun to make! When I went to take a picture of her with the cake, Benjamin had to jump in as well. I love how this picture turned out of both of them.

Happy Birthday Miss Kassy! I hope you had a great day!

I am linking this up to Country Girl at Home for her Pinned It Made It Monday challenge.

Hopping with Hilary

This week Tombow is hopping with guest designer Hilary Kanwischer. I have been a fan of Hilary's for a long time and have followed her blog as well. Everything she creates inspires me and I know you will be inspired as well as you view her projects and blog.

If  you arrived here from Tombow's blog, you are right on track. If not, be sure to stop by there first.

Today I am sharing a project I made using the tops of lunch bags that I had cut off to make purse bags with using the bottom part of the bag. Normally I throw the tops away, but I thought maybe I could come up with a project to use the tops

I sewed one end shut and then covered one side with patterned paper using Tombow's Stamp Runner Permanent Adhesive. I even used the adhesive for adhering paper to the clothespin. I used 1/4 of a Power Tab to adhere the button to the clothespin.

 

Here is a view of the bag open 

 

Would you like a chance to win some adhesive? Be sure to leave a comment on each blog. The winner will be announced Friday on Facebook.

 

 

Stamp Runner Permanent Adhesive

Refill, Stamp Runner, Permanent

Next up is Melissa's blog.

 

Here is this week’s Line-up:
Tombow Blog
Debbie
Melissa
Jennie
Marie
Hilary Kanwischer
Tombow Blog

World Card Making Day

Happy WCMD! Operation Write Home is hosting a huge blog hop to celebrate. This organization sends handmade cards to troops all over the world. Our challenge was to create Thank You cards using a OWH sketch.

I chose sketch #189 for my card.

 

For my card I used a pre-colored digi image from FredSheSaid.

Be sure to stop by the Tombow blog for a chance to win a prize and see the second card I created as well as the OWH blog for a list of everyone who is playing along today.

Thank you for stopping by and have fun hopping!

Cutting Cafe Candy Corn Take Out Box

Can you believe it is October already? With Halloween right around the corner, I have a fun and easy project for you to create. I started with some svg cut files from Cutting Café called Chinese Take Out Box, Candy Corn Shaped Card, and Halloween Labels.

 

Tombow's Mono Adhesive Dots is my favorite "go-to" adhesive for adhering small pieces.

 

Fill with your favorite fall candy/goodies and you have a cute little gift to give to someone special. Remember to stop by the Cutting Cafe's blog Thursday morning to view the rest of the DT's projects.

Cutting Cafe Acorn

This week is all about fall for the Cutting Café Design Team. We were given 3 files to choose from:
Acorn Shaped Card, Fall Shaped Card, and Welcome Fall

I chose Acorn Shaped Card and added Halloween and Fall Basic Shapes (leaf) and
When I Count My Blessings (autumn blessings) to create my project.

I enlarged the acorn a little and stretched it lengthwise a bit as well and cut 2 from burlap (which I had ironed on a lightweight interfacing to the back to help stabilize it) being sure to flip one image so they can be sewed together. Then I ironed fusible webbing to the brown fabric and cut and ironed to the acorn shape. (note: next time I will use a LIGHTWEIGHT webbing, what I used was way to stiff)

I printed "autumn blessings" on paper and pinned to my acorn and then just stitched right on the paper. The stitching "pierces" the paper making it easy to (carefully) tear from the stitching when done.

The stem is cut from felt and then I sewed the two acorn pieces together, leaving an opening to stuff with fiberfill and then sew closed. (2nd note: do NOT leave opening where burlap is, frayed WAY too much!)

I fused 2 pieces of flannel together and cut the leaf. The line down the leaf was embroidered. I attached it and the bow to the acorn with Tombow's Power Tabs.

I hope this project gives you more ideas of how you can use the cut/printable files. Be sure to stop by the Cutting Café blog Thursday morning to see all the other lovely fall projects the design team created.

Tombow Blog Hop for a Cause with Ema Perez

We normally have our monthly challenge the last week of the month, but we will continue that next month as we participate in a special hop this week with Ema Perez. Ema is involved in a mission to create 300 cards for children at St. Jude's Children Research Hospital.

 

 Here is a little background on why Ema got involved in this mission:

 

"I became involved with St. Jude's Children Research Hospital first just donating money. Then one day I received a phone call the my little nephew at age 2 had cancer and was taken to St. Jude's Children Hospital." According to Ema, "That's where it all began. I started to donate money and then it  hit me that there is something I do to bring a smile to each child's face. That's when I started to create cards for them just to put a smile on their faces and means the whole to me!"
For this week's hop we are asking people to get the word out about Ema's Project to create 300 cards for St. Jude Children's Hospital.  You can leave your e-mail in a comment if you would be interested in creating cards to send to Ema that will help her reach her goal!

 

Here is the card that I created to send to Ema. I also went through my card stash and was able to find some other cards that would be perfect and will be sending those as well. This image is from Inky Antics. I colored it with Irojiten Color Dictionary  Pencils. The adhesive I used to adhered the image to the front of the card is Stamp Runner Dot Adhesive.

Tombow will be giving out 2 sets of the prize shown below.

Stamp Runner Permanent Adhesive
Stamp Runner Dot Pattern Adhesive

 

Now it's time to hop over to Melissa's blog. Have fun hopping and I hope you all have time to create a card for a child.

Here is this week’s Line-up:
Tombow Blog
Debbie
Melissa
Jennie
Marie
Ema Perez
Tombow Blog

Pinned It Made It Monday

I have another yummy Pinterest recipe to share with you today. This is called Chicken Bacon Ranch Pizza Casserole.

Since I still did not have an oven, I made this in a bread loaf pan so that it would fit in the toaster oven. The extra, I put in a smaller pan and sent home with my future DIL.

source: Just a Pinch

 

 

I have made this twice now. The first time I made it like it said and used chicken thighs. The second time I used shredded chicken breast and like that even better.

I am linking this up to Country Girl at Home for her Pinned It Made It Monday challenge.

BFB Forever Friday

 

"Forever Friday" is a beautifully written love story about a couple who found their soulmate. Adam Colby is a going through items from an estate sale for his business, when he finds an album full of postcards with a love poem that Gabe Alexander wrote to his wife Pearl every Friday for sixty years. Adam has gone through a divorce and is curious about their story.

 

I wasn't sure if this was a book that I was going to really like or not, but I loved it and had a hard time putting it down! I highly recommend this book!

 

Here are some fun links regarding the story:

video

chapter one sneak peek

about the author

 

I received this book for free from WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group for this review.

 

 

 

 

 

Tombow hops with Stacy Julian

This week we are hopping with guest designer Stacy Julian. She has her own company called Big Picture Classes where she teaches.

I got the idea for my project here. I am guessing from the sizes she says to cut the paper, she used a mini candy bar. I used a regular sized Hershey's Almond Bar, so you will have to adjust the measurements to fit the size of candy you want to cover. I also did not add the second white circle to the eyes.

Wouldn't it be fun to add a tag that says "I want my mummy"? Ü

I used scraps, which this project is perfect for and adhered them with Mono Adhesive Permanent.
 

Along with the hop we have another fun prize that is being given away. All you have to do to enter is “Like” BOTH TombowUSA and  Stacy Julian on Facebook. Then comment that you did and what you liked about the post.
 Tombow will announce the WINNER on FRIDAY September 20^th at 3:30 EST on FB.
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NEW Blending Kit
Dual Brush Pen Set, 6 Retro

NEW Irojiten Color Dictionary Pencils, Rainforest Volume 2 Vivid Tone 1 (10 Colored Pencils)

Now it's time for you to hop over to my friend Melissa's blog.

 

Here is the line-up in case you need it:
Tombow Blog:
http://blog.tombowusa.com/
 

Debbie:
http://debbiedee.blogspot.com/
 

Melissa:

http://www.inkclinations.blogspot.com/
 

Jennie:

http://earthyscrap.blogspot.com/
 

Marie:

http://mariebrowning.wordpress.com/
 

Stacy Julian:
http://stacyjulian.com/ 
 

Tombow Blog:
http://blog.tombowusa.com/