DT Project: Pink Pixie Fairy, Debra Famularo

Deb’s Pink Pixie Fairy Card

Materials:

• Lisa Kettell Designs Cupie Head
• ATC card backing
• Mini pink bottle brush tree
• Lisa’s Altered Art collage images
• Hello Dollie image by www.retrocafeart.com   
• Pink scalloped trim by Julie Collings
• Glitter, flower, rhinestones, pink craft wire, ink, pink sequin trim and adhesive.

Directions:

1.   Layer an ATC card backing ephemera of choice, and a collage image of a cupie doll, secure in place with adhesive.

2.   Attach a cupie head from Lisa Kettell Designs to top center of the cupie doll image on the ATC card.

3.   Add dimension to ATC with ink of choice.

4.   Embellish with scalloped trim, bottle brush tree, sequins, rhinestones, flower, craft wire and glitter.

This is such a fun project to create for any occasion, holiday or for a gift. ATC's are great trading projects as well.

    

    Bottle brush trees work for some many projects. Valentine's Day is coming up, this would make a great Valentine card or use in a party banner. Instead of a rectangular background shape, use a heart shape.

    

    Visit this link to learn how to create and dye your own bottle brush trees at Rit Dye: http://www.ritstudio.com/2013/11/13/diy-sweet-bottle-brush-trees/

Stay tuned for more DT projects from the DT girls at Lisa Kettell 

Designs!

Angel Kitty Wand By DT member Deb Famularo

I'm excited to showcase today the first in a series of posts that will be filled w/projects from our New 2013-2014 Design Team.

Deb Famularo is one of our newest DT Members for Lisa Kettell Designs. The project I am showcasing today is called:
"Angel Kitty Wand" created by Deb Famularo.

Materials:

• Wood star craft wand
• Mini Kewpie, Lisa Kettell Designs 
• Gold Dresden foil angel wings in medium and small
• Sewn paper and tulle trims, from etsy seller Julie Collings
• Vintage lace
• White fuzzy trim
• Burlap trim
• Loose pearls
• Jumbo rhinestone
• Vintage earring
• 2 Silver tinsel pipe cleaners 
• Millinery flower 
• Patterned leopard print scrapbooking paper
• Letter stickers of choice
• Photograph of cherished cat (or pet)

Instructions:  

1. Adhere patterned scrapbooking paper to front and back of wood star wand.   Glue silver tinsel pipe cleaner along star edges, front and back, using one pipe cleaner per side.
2. Glue sewn gathered paper trim along star edging starting at base and continuing all around. Next, glue tulle trim on top of paper trim making sure it’s centered.
3. Once again starting at base and continuing all around. Take your photograph and hand cut along your pet. A photo of your pet sitting works best.
4. Make sure the photograph is in proportion to your wand. Using the medium sized gold dresden foil wings, adhere each wing behind pet photo. Glue pet photo to center of wand.
5. Embellish with millinery flower on cat’s head (for girl.) On back side, adhere jumbo rhinestone paw print sticker (Hobby Lobby) to center of star.
6. Using letter stickers, arrange the name of your pet on top of the paw print sticker.  
7. Using some of the tulle lace trim, cut a 2 inch piece and glue to Lisa Kettell Designs mini cupie for a dress. Glue mini gold dresden foil wings to back of cupie, and glue to base of star.
8. Add millinery flower to cupie head. Wrap the wand stem with burlap, using a dab of glue at top and bottom to hold. Wrap gold lace over the burlap again using a dab of glue at the top and bottom edge.
9. Knot lace and fuzzy trims at base of star and add jumbo rhinestone on top. Glue loose pearls at star points, front and back. Top with vintage earring cluster (removing back first) at star base.
10.  Finish with a couple of heart shaped stick pins.
    

How amazing is this project from Deb? A perfect compliment to the Lisa Kettell Designs Line and the Holiday Season. A tribute to your cat, pet or loved one.

More design team projects tomorrow. Stay tuned for the launch of the new website at www.lisakettelldesigns.com  where each DT member will be showcased, in addition to our products, projects, and creative fun.

xoxo
Lisa

 Design Team Spotlight, Meet Debra Famularo

Meet our new design team aka creative team for the 2013-2014 roster. Today I'd like to introduce you to Debra Famularo.

Debra has been a big supporter of Lisa Kettell Designs brand of products for years. She has a whimsical imagination that comes to life in her projects. Her unique trendy style and cutting edge approach is a perfect fit for the Lisa Kettell Designs brand.

Pixies, Princess, Sugar, Spice and Wonderland Nice, are just some of the topics she creates around in her work. Mix in a positive spirit and Debra's works will spark your creativity.

 A little bit about Debra:

"Since I was a little girl, I have been fascinated with world of creating. But it wasn’t until having my son 16 years ago that I discovered the art of scrapbooking, and that’s when my passion took off!

At that time, there weren’t any ‘pretty’ scrapbooking accents in the marketplace, so I developed my own line of 3-D punch art called “button kisses” using buttons, pearls,rhinestones and other embellishments and sold my work on ebay and to scrapbooking stores. After that, I went on to create pre-made and custom scrapbook layouts on ebay. 

A few years back, HSN held a national scrapbooking contest where I was honored to be one of ten semi finalists. More recently, I have had the pleasure to be on design teams for A Kiss on the Chic, The Pink Ninjas, and was the lead designer for The Paris Hilton Creativity Collection where I had the unique opportunity to design with a line geared to encouraging young girls to be creative.

Being asked to design for Lisa Kettell Designs is truly magical for me as I have created with and adored Lisa’s beautiful creations for many years. I am honored to be a part of her talented team of artists and I hope to continue bringing out that passion of creating in others!"

 

~ Debra Famularo 

P.S. I am wife to my bff John, mom to Kyle & Ava, and to fur babies Paris (dog) Fiona (cat) & Hedgie (hedgehog!)

Visit Debra at:

http://armenian-princess.blogspot.com

You can also see Debra's projects in several editions of Piddlestixs Magazine, the lastest is on sale now at www.lulu.com. Its available in print and download. Just click the link below to see it and purchase: Lulu.com

Stay tuned for our next design team member spotlight.

xoxo

Lisa