Two Paper Divas

Chocolate Truffles!

We survived the Grand Opening and it was a big success....we had so much fun and really appreciated all of you who stopped in to see us.   Since it is Valentine's Day - Happy Valentine's Day - we wanted to share this recipe and cute box Tracey made for the open house!

These were a BIG hit with everyone.  In fact, when we took pictures, there was only one truffle left!  Tracey used our digital set, It's All About Chocolate - it has that cute "candy" image in the set. 

Thank you, Tracey, for being so thoughtful....it was very much appreciated.  She even made the boxes that perfectly held four truffles.  We hope you all have a sweet Valentine's Day.  Thanks for stopping!  Two Paper Divas - Melissa and Gayla

Chocolate Covered Strawberries!!

A couple of Fridays ago, we were working at Remember This, Melissa's soon-to-be-opening store, making samples and organizing...basically getting ready for the store to open.  Tracie, our Design Team member, dropped by to visit AND she brought us a yummy treat.

What a great idea....she used the plastic container the strawberries came in, embellished it and filled it with chocolate-covered strawberries.  She used the strawberry from the It's All About Chocolate set.  There is so much fun going on here that if you would like more details, please go here.

Thanks for stopping by to visit.  Two Paper Divas - Melissa and Gayla

It's Tea Time!

We have lots to share today.  We not only have a new digital stamp set but we have a new tutorial as well.

This Tea Time Box tutorial is full of step-by-step instructions as well as detailed photos.  The pattern for the smaller box is included in the tutorial as well as instructions to change the size of the box - easily.  The larger box needs a 12" piece of card stock or patterned paper and most regular printers don't print that so we give instructions for increasing the size.  This box is lots of fun and would be perfect for many occasions.  We have shown our box filled with tea bags or Ghiradelli chocolates but we are sure there are many other things you will find.

To purchase this tutorial, please use the Paypal button below.  Your order will be filled 24-48 hours from receiving payment.  If you have any questions, please let us know before purchasing.

Tea Time Box Tutorial

$5.95

 

 

Tea Time

8 images & 5 sentiments/$8.95

 

We are in California and headed to CHA today. Thanks for stopping and have a great weekend. 

Two Paper Divas - Melissa and Gayla

 

 

 

 

Bigger than a Bread Box?

Well, no, but this fun box is perfect for bread but we also found it can hold so many other fun gifts.

This box is made with glitter paper and retired patterned paper.  It is embellished with Baja Breeze seam binding and small tag.  The measurements for the base of this box are approximately - 3-1/2" x 6-1/4".  It is about 4-1/4" tall not counting the handles.

If you would  like to purchase this tutorial for only $3.95, please use the Paypal button below. You will receive step-by-step directions and detailed photos as well as the pattern to make this box.

Bread Box Tutorial

$3.95

This project is quick, easy and can be used for not only bread but we also rolled up a t-shirt, baby clothes, cookies, cupcakes/muffins....you get the idea.  It will definitely hold more than just small loaves of bread.

 

Here is the box open on one side so you can see the inside.  The tutorial does give you specifics for this Christmas/holiday box BUT we shared another idea for Valentine's Day above. 

 Be on the look out for another idea in the next week or two.  Have a great weekend.  Two Paper Divas - Melissa and Gayla

Heart Candy Box

We are still playing with "Double the Love" heart images that were introduced last Saturday.  I took a $1.00 box of chocolates and embellished the top. 

I printed the double heart images on red card stock and a piece of patterned paper from My Mind's Eye.  The sentiment is from the Love Sentiments set.  It was printed on white and layered on red and made into a wavy banner.

I created an eyelet trim to go around the red heart.  If you have not made this trim before, punch strips of white with an eyelet border punch, (I did two 8-1/2" strips) run through the crimper a couple of times, wad up a little (you are trying to break down the paper), glue to the back "gathering" it as you go to create the eyelet ribbon look.

This really dresses up an inexpensive box of chocolate or candy hearts.  Have a great week!  Gayla

Winter Cap Album Tutorial

This is the perfect time of year for this adorable winter cap album.  What a fun way to showcase all your fun snow, skiing or winter photos.  Of course, change this up a little and how cute would this be for a baby album!

This tutorial was included in the Paper Fashion Christmas Sampler 2 but we wanted to offer it as a separate tutorial for those of you who wanted only this project.  You will receive step-by-step instructions and detailed photos in this six-page tutorial for only $4.95.  If you would  like to purchase this tutorial, please use the Paypal button below.

 

Winter Cap Album Tutorial/$4.95

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us!  Happy New Year to all!  Two Paper Divas - Melissa and Gayla

Candy Treat!

We hope you all survived the holidays!  Even though Christmas is over, there are still so many things to share.  We wanted to show this fun reindeer treat!  We have seen this all over the internet and don't know who to give the original idea to....sorry!

In case you haven't seen these, they are made with the stocking punch from Stampin' Up!  We used two different embossing folders on the reindeer "head."  This is a great way to use small scraps of patterned paper.  The antlers are from a snowflake punch.  We used a googly eye but you could use punches.  The nose and flower are made from glitter paper.  The M&M's are stacked in the 1"x8" cello bags offered in the Holiday Supplement. 

These bags can be used for many different treats....great for any holiday.  Keep watching, we may come up for something fun for Valentine's Day!  Two Paper Divas - Melissa and Gayla

Mixed Media Christmas!

I've taken some of Christy Tomlinson's classes on Mixed Media and LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it!  I'll share some of my "She Art" after Christmas, but in the meantime, here is a the Christmas tree I created using the mixed media techniques.

I used all sorts of scrap patterned papers for this project, which by the way, is a wonderful way to use them up!  The embellishments include ribbon, buttons, rub-ons (both in White and Chocolate), a vintage chenille candy cane, a skate charm (that I picked up from the cutest local store), metal sentiments and stars, a doily...see you can even use this technique to use up all those little odds and ends of things that you never know what to do with.  :)

If you haven't seen Christy's site, you can visit her here!  You will be totally inspired!

Make it a great day!

Melissa

P.S.  Only 4 days until Christmas!!  Are you ready?  :)

Vintage Ornaments - Oh, So Pretty....

Every year, well almost every year, on Thanksgiving after we eat and everything is all cleaned up, the girls sit down to make a fun little project that I bring.   Well, this year I decided that we would make these vintage ornaments (I'm sure you've seen them all over the net :) using some old music papers that I picked up at a second hand store.

The papers are torn in small strips and then glued to either plastic or glass ornaments.  We used both the plain Mod Podge and the "Sparkle" Mod Podge.  You just keep layering until the entire ornament is covered.  It's a little messy but look what you get for it!  While the ornament is still damp you can sprinkle a little more glitter on it.  In the older vintage looking one, we used a champagne-colored glitter.

The sentiment on the tag is from the Christmas Blessing set in the Holiday store on Paper Fashions. We sponged the tag, added a little rhinestone bling and tied it off with a bell and cord.  Make sure the ornament is dry before tying on your tag.  :)

I hope you will give these a try.  They don't take too long and look wonderful on the tree or even in a bowl on a table.

Have a great rest of the week!

Melissa

Freebie Friday - Vintage Bird Ornament

Recently we made these vintage bird ornaments and thought they would be a great thing to share for these week's Freebie Friday.

To create this vintage ornament, you will need the following supplies:  sheet music (old book pages would be fun, too), Mod Podge, glitter, tea-dyed tag, jingle bell, gold cording

To create our vintage tag, we used one of the small tea-dyed tags we had.  We stamped the "merry" from the SU! set, Tiny Tags, in black.  We then threaded a jingle bell on the tag string....small pieces of greenery would be fun to add to this bird ornament.

Next, trace and cut out three birds and three wings from old sheet music.  The pattern and step-by-step directions can be obtained by using the "Printer Friendly" button below.  If you want to sponge your pieces as we did, you need to do that before adding Mod Podge.  Coat all six pieces with a thin coat of Mod Podge....we used the sparkle Mod Podge.

Add another layer of Mod Podge over the bird and wing that will be your top pieces and glitter while wet.

Once the pieces are dry, you can put a little curl in his tail by wrapping it around something round like this stylus or a pencil.

To assemble the pieces, add pop dots to the bird's body...we used three on the body itself.

Layer all three bird bodies and do the same with the wings.  Add the wing with pop dots, too.

To make the hanger we used about 8" of gold cording and attached it to the back of the bird and covered the ends with a 1" circle punched from the scrap sheet music.

That's it! So simple but oh, so vintage.  You can use all sorts of paper mediums to create images for any theme.  Get busy and create some fun ornaments for your tree, packages or a wreath.

We have added a printer friendly button below that has all the steps and the pattern for the ornament.

Thanks for stopping today and we hop you have enjoyed this project!

Gayla and Melissa