When shopping in trendy crafty stores, all of the beautiful embellishments certainly provide amazing eye candy. But sometimes your wallet can feel a bit intimidated by the costs of all those beauties, and that tends to make you a bit hesitant to actually use them if you actually purchase them. today we have a series of EIGHT tutorials from some of your favorite team members on how to create custom embellishments for just mere pennies. All with basic supplies that you probably already have on hand!
Your challenge is to create some custom embellishments using inspiration from one of the tutorials above. Then create a project using them. You can choose to re-create an exact project from one of the team members or design something of your very own.
Here's a look at the fabulous ideas the team has developed for some fantastic embellishments you can make yourself!
Here is the exclusive Stamp-a-faire video that Ashley has created showcasing her homemade stitched embellishments.
CLICK HERE to read more from Ashley Cannon Newell.
Danielle has put together a tutorial showing how she made custom washi tape from patterned papers and scotch tape.
CLICK HERE to read more from Danielle Flanders.
Here is the exclusive Stamp-a-faire video that Heather has created showcasing her felt badge embellishments.
CLICK HERE to read more from Heather Nichols.
Here is the exclusive Stamp-a-faire video that Dawn has created showcasing her handmade butterfly embellishments.
CLICK HERE to read more from Dawn McVey.
Here is the exclusive Stamp-a-faire video that Jessica has created showcasing her handmade stamped overlay embellishments.
CLICK HERE to read more from Jessica Witty.
Here is the exclusive Stamp-a-faire video that Betsy has created showcasing her handmade doily medallion embellishments.
CLICK HERE to read more from Betsy Veldman.
Here is the exclusive Stamp-a-faire video that Melissa has created showcasing her handmade felt ribbon embellishments.
CLICK HERE to read more from Melissa Phillips.
Here is the exclusive Stamp-a-faire video that Erin has created showcasing her pretty & practical label embellishments.
CLICK HERE to read more from Erin Lincoln.
We hope you have been inspired to create some homemade embellishments of your own! It is fun & easy to do, not to mention an inexpensive way to build up your paper crafting supply stash as well!
--Create your own embellishments using inspiration from one of the tutorials showcased above. Then create a project using them. You can choose to re-create an exact project from one of the team members or design something of your very own. Your project must also incorporate at least one Papertrey product.
--Post your project on your blog, in your gallery or on any other photo-hosting site (such as photobucket or flickr).
--Add your project to the InLinkz list below.
--You will have until noon EST, Monday, July 23rd, to add your link to the list to be eligible to win. And you can enter as many times as you like.
--One randomly selected winner will be chosen from ALL the entries on Monday, July 23rd, after noon EST. The winner will be posted on our Monday night Stamp-a-faire winners page at 10pm EST. The randomly selected winner will get a $25 PTI gift certificate to spend however they like!
Good luck to everyone and we look forward to seeing your projects!
