Hi friends! Dana here today sharing a clock that I created using products from two amazing kits, the new Lady Whistledown Base Kit featuring the Prima Marketing Painted Floral collection, and the It's Easy Being Green Add-on Kit. It has been some time since I created a piece to hang in my art space. I sometimes lose track of time when I'm creating, so this clock will help keep me conscious of the passing hours. I used the solid circle base from the P13 There is No Planet B Chipboard Embellishment Set 4 and Painted Floral Rub-ons to create this project. I really love the hand-painted look!

The rub-ons are easy to cut and layer to create a custom design. They adhere beautifully to raw chipboard. I added adhesive rhinestones from the kit to some of the flower centers for a dimensional accent that sparkles when it catches the light.
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I also added a small bee charm to the clock face. Once I finished applying the floral rub-ons and embellishments to the chipboard, I added the clock hands and motor, which I picked up from Amazon for about four dollars.

​If you haven't visited the store recently, the stunning Lady Whistledown Kit is just one of the fantastic new kits available. Click here to check out what's new in the Clique International Store!

Clique International Supplies:
​Lady Whistledown Base Kit
It's Easy Being Green Add-on Kit

Step 4. Apply glitter glue over the painted designs to add a touch of sparkle to the finished project.

I hope I have inspired you to use cut files in a different way! Happy Holidays!

Clique International Supplies:
Holiday Phrases Cut File
Thank You Jar Cut File
Just Chillin' Cut File
Merry & Bright Wreath Cut File
Amy Tangerine Brave and Bold Watercolor Set
Nuvo Brilliantly Vibrant Watercolor Pencils

Other Supplies: Bark Edge Wood Plank: Walnut Hollow; Stickles Glitter Glue: Ranger; Carbon Paper 
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Hi friends! Dana Tatar here today sharing a dog themed shadow box that I altered using the super cute Bella Blvd Cooper Add-On Kit and a Foundations Décor Magnetic Shadow Box. I had a lot of fun creating this décor piece celebrating all the fantastic dogs in my life. I'm not able to socialize with family as much as I would like during this pandemic, which means I'm also missing spending time with my favorite furry friends. This frame has place of pride on my mantle where I can look at it often during my day.

Foundations Décor Magnetic Shadow Box Measurements
I like to plan décor projects in advance as they are a bit more involved. I thought it would be helpful to share the specific measurements of this tray and the compartments, as well as some assembly details, before going into the design specifics.

The outer measurement of the shadow box frame is 12.25 x 12.25 inches. A metal sheet is sandwiched between a top compartmentalized wood frame and a solid piece of wood. The metal layer holds the wood inserts with magnets that are applied by a simple peel and stick method to the back of the wood inserts. The wood inserts are easy to pop in and out of the frame. This feature allows one frame to be used all year long, swapping the inserts with the changing seasons. (CLICK HERE to see the Easter Frame I embellished earlier this year.) The frame is nearly 5/8 inches thick, so after adding the wood inserts and the magnets, there is about a 1/4 inch of space to the top edge of the frame. This means there is plenty of room for thicker and/or layered embellishments!

Wood Insert Measurements (1/8 inch MDF, 6 Total)

• 2.5 x 11.25 inches (1)
• 4 x 3.25 inches (2)
• 4 x 5x5 inches (2)
• 4 x 4 inches (1)

Note: This shadow box can be altered in any orientation if you are designing with blank wood inserts and not a specific shadow box kit.
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Magnetic Shadow Box Design Details

After covering the wood insert with patterned paper from the American Crafts A Simpler Life Base Kit, I embossed a piece of chipboard from my stash to add a pop of bright red to the title spot of this frame. Then, I embellished the chipboard with a house button and glass bead from the Cooper Kit. I used an American Crafts Thickers Alphabet Set from a past kit to spell out 'Home is Where My Dog Is.'
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I used the Newton's Nook Woof Add-on Kit to add small stamped paw print around the title insert.

I used the same design formula to embellish each wood insert to fill the rest of the fame. I topped patterned papers from the kits with a photo of a family dog, and then added die-cuts, buttons, glass beads, and a letter for the first initial of each dog's name.
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I added more embossed chipboard pieces from my stash to the bottom of the frame. Lastly, I tied a piece of ribbon around the frame for some contrasting texture. 

I hope I have inspired you today! I you have any questions about working with this magnetic shadow box, please leave me a note in the comments section and I'll be happy to answer. 

If you're looking for a fun shadow box kit, there are a couple to choose from in the Clique Store:
Limited Edition Kit - Baby Shadow Box Bundle
​Limited Edition Kit - Spring Shadow Box Bundle

Clique International Supplies:
Bella Blvd Cooper Add-on Kit
Newton's Nook Woof Add-on Kit
American Crafts A Simpler Life Base Kit
Foundations Décor Magnetic Shadow Box Frame

Other Supplies: Chipboard: Creative Embellishments; Embossing Powder: Ranger; Ink: Tsukineko; Ribbon: May Arts; Adhesive: Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L

Hi! Paperlovers,
Welcome to the Cliquekits blog,  my name is Josefine.
Today's topic is 'Let's go' I made a project that takes you back to my roots. 
for this project I use the base kit 'September Song' 
https://store-iuvxtqirog.mybigcommerce.com/base-kit-september-song-american-crafts/
​I took my family to the forest where I was grew up and where I spent a lot of time as a little girl. I wanted to capture this in a special way. I grabbed an old book and colored the pages with ink spray's. I also stamped with the spray's. With a circle punch I punched two circles out and pasted a tag behind. This way you get a cool look through. I did the same with a flower punch.

The page decorated with stamps, the tag and foam sticker title stitched with golden thread and placed on the book page. I also use some die-cuts, button and a lovely butterfly!

On the other page a picture of my family in the forest. I started with a background stamp and stamped with Archival ink. I cut some design paper from the kit 'September Song' to size and placed it behind the picture. Then decorated the page with the beautiful foam stickers, die-cuts and label also from this beautiful kit!

I also decorated the back side of this book. I chose to decorate it with a lot of butterflies that I made with a butterfly punch. I used the design paper from the kit and glued the butterflies. At the end I glued the foam title with die-cuts to the front of this book.

I placed the book on a plateau and sprinkled some sequins and also used some decoration from the forest. Now that my book is complete I put a glass bell over it to keep dust free and to use it as home deco.

I hope I was able to inspire you with my idea! and wish you a beautiful and creative day!
​Thank you for stopping by.
XoXo,
Josefine

Hi friends! Dana here today sharing a fun tutorial that uses a digital cut file as a template for wood burning. Some days I feel like the only crafter who doesn't own an electronic cutting machine. I often click through the Digitals Section of the Clique Shop to admire, with a bit of envy, all the super cool designs that are available. I selected the FREE You & Me Digital Cut File and processed it in a fun old school way. I resized and printed the .PNG file, and after a little bit of hand tracing using carbon paper (gasp!), I was ready to design with a digital file for the first time. Once I burned the letters onto a small wood plaque, I colored the piece with watercolors that I made with Lindy's Magical Shakers. I added a clip-on hook to create a key holder to share with my husband.
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Step 1. Resize the .PNG digital cut file to fit the project surface and print. I chose a 4.5 inch wood circle plaque for the base of my project. I like the size and these small wood plaques are inexpensive, less than $2 at the craft store. Place a piece of carbon paper, black side down, under the printed cut file pattern and trace around the image with a pencil.

Step 2. Use a wood burning tool to burn over the pencil lines. I needed to change tips to burn the smaller detailed areas. If you don't have a wood burning tool, try completing this step with a marker or paint pen.

Here's the completed burned design before color.

Step 3. Create watercolors by adding a small amount of Lindy's Magical powdered dye to water. Use a waterbrush or wet paintbrush to first wet the plaque with plain water. Wet wood absorbs color much better than dry wood. Color the plaque with watercolors. Don't worry about color bleeding! Once the plaque dries, dip a wet brush directly into the powdered dye and cover up any unwanted color on the plaque with more concentrated color.

Here's my plaque after coloring. The Lindy's Magical Shakers contain a low key shimmer so there is a fantastic subtle sparkle to this finished piece!

Step 4. Add a clip-on or screw hook to the top of the plaque and hang to help organize small items.

Hi friends, it's Gia here and some of you may have seen on social media that I am on holiday right now visiting my grandchildren. This isn't the main subject of this post, but I can't help pointing out that having some kits ready to grab and go made it easy to pack some projects to do while not at home. I brought one black and one white magnetic shadow box from Foundations decor and two kits; the Get Lit birthday kit and the Kaia baby kit.

I wanted to make my grandson a memory shadow box of his 8th birthday which he just celebrated in June. It was an outdoor party and the kids invited were friends who have been together in the child care program for children of  "essential workers" through the pandemic. If we were not blessed to be living in a state with the lowest number of Covid-19 cases in the U.S., this would probably not have been possible.   

Ryder was really proud of the end result and happy to have something special to hang in his room. Next up, we went to work on a similar one for his baby sister. For his sister's shadow box I had printed the pictures in black and white because I thought they would look more uniform and not clash with the colors of the papers in the kit. 

My project photos are not the best because I did not have my usual lighting or set up to take glamour shots but the important thing is I was able to create something handmade for each of my grandchildren's rooms that they will know we made together.  Since the components of the shadow box are magnetic when they are bored of these photos we can create another display by purchasing a new set of inserts. I also love that you can orient the 12 x 12 shadow box any way you want. The hook is not attached yet when you take the shadow box out of the packaging to allow you to decide where to place it.

I hope you will try to make your own shadow box whether it is a gift for someone you love or for your own home decor. Gifts handmade with love are the most personal and a great way to share your hobby with others.

Hi friends! Dana Tatar here today sharing an upcycled project featuring the beautiful Wind Beneath My Wings Limited Edition Kit. The Don't Throw Me Away post series is focused on recycling, repurposing, and reducing waste as we create. I had a lot of fun repurposing materials for this project!

My husband and I are constantly working on projects around the house and our scrap wood pile is steadily growing. I had my husband cut the top corners off of a wood block to make the house shaped base for this project. We recently installed a new window in our kitchen. Part of the packaging materials included foam-backed cork tiles to protect the glass. I immediately saved all of them! I really love mixing textures in my art and wood and cork are two of my favorite materials to create with due to their versatility and ability to stand up to a lot of different mediums.

I added an embellishment cluster between the hearts and sentiment on the rice paper made with acetate shapes, die-cuts, and paper flowers from the kit.

I finished the face of the wood block with vellum hearts and dimensional butterfly stickers.

To carry on with the yellow I added using embellishments to the front of this piece, I decided to paint the sides of the wood block with yellow acrylic paint. I stamped and embossed the cork tiles and colored the hearts with red and pink paint pens. I alternated between cork tiles and rhinestones to dress up the sides of this wood block.

 Hi friends! Dana Tatar here today sharing an Easter themed shadow box that I altered using the gorgeous My Mind's Eye Gingham Gardens collection and a Foundations Décor Magnetic Shadow Box. I had a lot of fun creating this décor piece and reminiscing about a past Easter spent with my brother. Easter of 2016 was the last year that we were able to dress up our children in coordinating outfits, pre-teens and teens are much less cooperative, so this project is extra special for that reason in addition to the fun memories of a holiday spent with family.

Foundations Décor Magnetic Shadow Box Measurements
I like to plan décor projects in advance as they are a bit more involved. I thought it would be helpful to share the specific measurements of this tray and the compartments, as well as some assembly details, before going into the design specifics.

The outer measurement of the shadow box frame is 12.25 x 12.25 inches. A metal sheet is sandwiched between a top compartmentalized wood frame and a solid piece of wood. The metal layer holds the wood inserts with magnets that are applied by a simple peel and stick method to the back of the wood inserts. The wood inserts are easy to pop in and out of the frame. This feature allows one frame to be used all year long, swapping the inserts with the changing seasons. The frame is nearly 5/8 inches thick, so after adding the wood inserts and the magnets, there is about a 1/4 inch of space to the top edge of the frame. This means there is plenty of room for thicker and/or layered embellishments!

Wood Insert Measurements (1/8 inch MDF, 6 Total)

• 2.5 x 11.25 inches (1)
• 4 x 3.25 inches (2)
• 4 x 5x5 inches (2)
• 4 x 4 inches (1)

Note: This shadow box can be altered in any orientation if you are designing with blank wood inserts and not a specific shadow box kit. Aligning the long rectangular compartment on the side of the box worked best for the photos I had.
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I added a photo of my daughters to the center of the box. The My Mind's Eye Gingham Gardens Ephemera Pack contains a great selection of die-cuts that were fun to layer on top of my pictures.

I created a layered title spot directly above the center square of the box using die-cuts from the Ephemera Pack and stickers from the Collection Kit. I used 3D foam adhesive squares to add dimension and separation to the words in the title.

I combined stickers and die-cuts to make small journaling spots. Once again, I used 3D Foam adhesive to help separate the embellishemnts from the base of each insert.

There are several different sizes of tags in the Ephemera Pack. Tags are an easy way to quickly add an additional pattern to a project. I topped the tag with a simple twine bow to add some texture.

I created a layered journaling spot next to the title. I trimmed away the white border on many of the die-cut ephemera pieces so I could layer them the way I wanted to fit inside the compartments.

Lastly, I tied a piece of ribbon around the frame. This ribbon serves two purposes. First, I like the rich dark green color and the contrasting texture. Second, and more importantly, I used this ribbon as the base for a large die-cut and sticker embellishment cluster. I wanted to decorate the top of the frame to add another layer of interest to this piece. The ribbon is able to easily slide off the frame, so when I change the wood inserts for a new holiday, I can also remove the embellishments that coordinate with this frame.

I hope I have inspired you today. I you have any questions about working with this magnetic shadow box, please leave me a note in the comments section and I'll be happy to answer.

If you're looking for a fun shadow box kit, there are a couple to choose from in the Clique Store:
Limited Edition Kit - Baby Shadow Box Bundle
​Limited Edition Kit - Spring Shadow Box Bundle