Amanda Coleman

A Trio of Easter Basket Treats!

March 28, 2013 by EpiphanyCrafts 6 Comments

I made a trio of miniature treat baskets out of paper treat cups, a strip of patterned paper, and some twine. So quick! So easy! And as an added bonus, they are a hit with the kids. My kids have been begging for these as soon as they saw them. I think they would make a fantastic party favor for a classroom party.

I stapled a strips of patterned paper to the treat cups and wrapped each with twine. The twine gives the paper cups the appearance of a woven basket.

I embellished this basket with a my EC round 25 tool. This little chickie is telling a fun joke!

I used my EC round button 14 tool to accent the Happy Easter banner on this treat cup.

Spring Baskets by Amanda Coleman
The vintage settings come in a variety of colors that are perfect for spring and Easter.

Epiphany Crafts Supplies
Shape Studio Tool Round 25
Shape Studio Accessories Round 25 bubble caps
Shape Studio Tool Round 14
Shape Studio Accessories Round 14 bubble caps
Button Studio Tool Round 14
Button Studio Accessories Round 14 buttons
Vintage Settings

Other Supplies
Jillibean Soup Chicken Dumpling Soup collection
The Twinery baker’s twine

and here is a close up of the details…

Easter Treat Bag by Lisa Wilkinson

This little treat bag is perfect for a little spring treat for someone you love. It has a simple kraft sack background, a doilie, layered paper and twine. The little circle and sweet scalloped circle made with the Epiphany tool and bubble cap finish the bag off perfectly. I also added two pennants to the bottom of the patterned paper to add a little cuteness.

It is simple, springy and perfect for spreading a little sunshine!

Supply List:

Epiphany Crafts Scallop Shape Tool and Bubble Caps
Kraft sack
a doilie
twine
Pretty Little Studio Birthday Cake Collection

There’s still time to make some fun jewelry pieces to brighten up your spring outfit!!

We’ve got NEW Epiphany Crafts Easter printables and a giveaway that includes our NEW Hexagon Tool and our must have Oval Shaped Tool! It’s almost too good to be true!

Print the FREE Epiphany Crafts Easter Printables

Select a few designs..or all!!

Add a Bubble Cap and press..

Use an adhesive square or dot and press the Bubble Cap onto our NEW Rhinestone Charms!

Remember to right click to save. Then when printing select the 4 by 6 print size to fit with your Epiphany Crafts Tools!

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We’d like to extend another special thank you today to Amanda and Lisa for all their work and contributions to our team! We wish you both many more days of happy crafting!!

Filed Under: Amanda Coleman, Blog, Button Round 14, Lisa, Round 14, Round 25, Scallop Circle 25 Tagged With: Amanda, Baskets, Buttons, Easter, Epiphany Crafts, Giveaway, home decor, Lisa, Prize, Round, Scallop, Tutorial

Get Sophisticated with Epiphany Crafts

March 22, 2013 by EpiphanyCrafts 26 Comments

Good day to you! Today I am sharing a couple of CAS cards using goodies from The Robin’s Nest and Epiphany Crafts.

The Robin’s Nest tear drops make the cutest little dimensional leaves! The small EC metal charms make a sophisticated embellishment on a card, too.

The tree stamp I used was solid. To achieve a bark effect, I inked my stamp and then gently swiped or pressed the edge of piece of cardstock onto the inked stamp to remove bits of ink. Voila! A textured tree!

I stamped hi between the text on the Classified print. I punched it slightly off center to add some additional interest.

I used diamond shaped Dew Drops to make this little sun shine. The EC round 25 tool and bubble caps are great for making a variety of focal points.

Happy Little Sunshine! by Amanda Coleman

I am so glad you stopped by today! Come again soon!

Epiphany Crafts Supplies
Shape Studio Tool Round 25
Shape Studio Accessories Round 25 bubble caps
Shape Studio Tool Round 14
Shape Studio Accessories Round 14 bubble caps
Metal Charms Round 14

Other Supplies
Sunset Dew Drops, Christmas Tree Tear Drops, Bunny, Classified (The Robin’s Nest)
Tree stamp (Paper Smooches)
You are my sunshine, smiley face stamps (Green Grass Stamps)
Ivory jute twine (May Arts)

“Sunday Car Ride” Layout by Sarah Hill

Epiphany Crafts Supplies Used:
SST-38 Shape Studio Tool Square 25
SSA-40 Bubble Caps Square 25

Featuring:
Paper and Dew Drops form The Robin’s Nets

Other Supplies Used:
Sequins
Shipping Tag
Paper-Bazzill
Mist-Heidi Swapp Color Shine
Alphas-AC Thickers

We’d like to give you a chance to try out Robin’s Nest products along with our Tools and Bubble Caps! Follow the Rafflecopter giveaway to enter to win!
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Don’t forget to stop by The Robin’s Nest blog for more ideas and inspiration using our Epiphany Crafts products!

Filed Under: Amanda Coleman, Blog, Round 14, Round 25, Sarah, Square 25 Tagged With: Amanda, Cards, Epiphany Crafts, Giveaway, Layout, Robin's Nest, Round, Sarah, Square, Tutorial

Feeling a Bit Lucky with Epiphany Crafts

March 14, 2013 by EpiphanyCrafts 11 Comments

Top o’ the mornin’! Time to get out those plastic treat tubes you have been hoarding because today I am sharing a couple of fun and easy St. Patrick’s Day treat ideas.

I used rainbow stripes and chevrons to create a bright and happy tag. I also used a piece of rainbow striped washi to seal the top of the tube. See the Rolos? They’re the gold at the end of the rainbow.

I created a custom rainbow chevron button with my Epiphany Crafts button studio tool. I just love that I can make buttons that coordinate perfectly with my projects!

My second treat tube is topped with a shamrock and a rainbow chevron cocktail ring. Not only does the recipient get a cute container full of yummy candy, they also get a custom ring with a tidbit of green to keep the pinchers away on St. Patrick’s Day.

I used my EC Oval 25 tool, metal charms, and rings to create this rainbow chevron cocktail ring.

The ring fit perfectly around the top of the tube, so to attach the shamrock, I cut a small notch in the shamrock and tucked it behind the ring. I tucked the stem behind the ring, too.

I filled the treat tube with a rainbow of Skittles. Perfect for a fun treat on St. Paddy’s day!

Have a fun and safe St. Patrick’s Day!

Amanda

Epiphany Crafts Supplies:
Button Studio Tool Round 20
Button Studio Accessories Round 20 Buttons
Shape Studio Tool Oval 25
Shape Studio Accessories Oval 25 bubble caps
Metal Charms Oval 25
Rings

Other Supplies
Rainbow patterned paper, twine, washi (Doodlebug Take Note collection)
Green patterned paper (Doodlebug)
Heart punch (Marvy Uchida)
Clear tubes

So tell us…are you feeling a bit lucky? Been wearing your green to ensure no pinching? Love celebrating St. Pat’s Day!

Simply follow the steps for the giveaway and you’re entered to win! The prize includes our Epiphany Crafts Round 25 and Heart 25 Tools along with matching Bubble Caps! Plus we’ve tucked in our Round Charm Settings and our Felt Flowers! It’s the perfect prize for some lucky fan! Who knows..it might be YOU!

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Filed Under: Amanda Coleman, Blog, Oval 25, Round 20 Tagged With: Amanda, Epiphany Crafts, Giveaway, Oval, Round, St. Patrick's Day, Tutorial

Hello Spring Epiphany Crafts Chickadees!!

February 26, 2013 by EpiphanyCrafts 6 Comments

What a day!

Not only are we sharing more amazing projects with you…we’re announcing our NEW 2013 Design Team!

First up…today’s project from Designer Amanda Coleman!

Although spring is right around the corner, I already have summer on my mind. Today I have a duo of summer inspired cards that are sure to inspire a little bit of warmth on this chilly February day.

Nothing says summer like fresh eggs and juicy, ripe tomatoes!

The image on this card is near and dear to my heart. We have a bunch of chickens here on the Coleman farm where my 6 y.o. daughter is affectionately known as the Chicken Whisperer. If ever there is a need to catch a chicken, she is the one to do it. She is patient and gentle which inspires trust in the chickens.

I used all sorts of round Epiphany Crafts goodness to create a dimensional circle border on this card. I used the Round 25 and 14 tools, the Button 20 and 14 tools, as well as a brad setting. I {heart} my Epiphany rounds!

Look at all of those juicy tomatoes! They make me look forward to gardening and canning season!

I created a custom tomato embellishment with my EC Round 25 tool to add some dimension to the card. Yum!

Sweet dreams of summer!

Amanda

Epiphany Crafts Supplies
Shape Studio Tool Round 25 and Round 25 bubble caps
Shape Studio Tool Round 14 and Round 14 bubble caps
Button Studio Tool Round 14 and Round 14 buttons
Button Studio Tool Round 20 and Round buttons
Brad Settings

Other Supplies
October Afternoon Farm Girl collection
Alpha stickers (Authentique)
Stamp (Studio Calico)
Jute twine (May Arts)

Now to announce our 2013 Epiphany Crafts Design Team. On behalf of all of us at Epiphany Crafts…we’d like to thank everyone to applied with us. We enjoyed reading your applications and taking a peek into your lives. Thank you for sharing a bit of yourself with us!

Congrats go out to….

Jennifer Chapin

Grace Tolman

Kate Vickers

Angi Barrs

Jennie Garcia

Malika Kelly

and to returning Designers…

Natt Smith

Christina Hereen

Tessa Buys

Fleur Smith

We will be contacting several more to join us as Guest Designers…we thank everyone again for applying and look forward to working with this amazing team!

And speaking of an amazing team… at the end of this month we’ll be saying goodbye to..

Amanda Coleman

Audrey Pettit

Christine Ousley

Sarah Hill

Leeann Pearce

Cherry Nelson

Lisa Wilkinson

However not just yet….be sure to visit us tomorrow for more Epiphany Crafts projects! Thanks everyone!

Filed Under: Amanda Coleman, Blog, Brad Settings, Round 14, Round 25 Tagged With: Amanda, Brad Settings, Cards, Epiphany Crafts, Round, Tutorial

Epiphany Crafts + Bella Bella = FUN!!

February 22, 2013 by EpiphanyCrafts 28 Comments

Hello Epiphany Crafts fans…we are super excited today as we get to team up with another fabulous company. oh how we adore Bella blvd.

Just check out what design team member Leeann Pearce did! Love the colour combo of pink and hints of navy finished off with custom made embellishments using Epiphany Crafts Vintage Charm Setting and Bubble Caps shapes and buttons.

Materials used:

Epiphany Crafts heart tool and bubble cap
Epiphany Crafts flower tool and button cap
Epiphany Crafts round 14 tool and bubble cap
Epiphany Crafts vintage charm setters

Other: Bella blvd lovely and kiss me pattern papers and die cuts, washi tape, prima vines, hambly overlays and clear stickers,paper doilies, peg, old sellotape roll.

Thank You…

This week Epiphany Crafts has paired up with Bella Blvd. to bring you some totally cute crafty goodness. For my project, I created a gift bag and coordinating mini card. I am totally digging on the pink/navy blue combo, too. Be sure to stick around for a brief photo tutorial on how to create your own gift bag.

To create the bag handles, I added some eyelets to the top of the bag and threaded them with ribbon. I tied knots on the ends of the ribbon to secure them to the bag.

I embellished the gift bag with EC vintage settings and round 14 bubble caps. I added a few rhinestones for some extra sparkle.

I created a coordinating mini card using the same EC vintage setting and round 14 bubble cap.

Here is an easy way to create a gift bag that requires no special tools–just a piece of paper and some adhesive.

1. Make a cylinder out of a piece of paper. The size of the paper depends on the size bag you want. My paper was 12″x6.5″.

2. Create creases in the cylinder to create a rectangle shape.

3. Fold in the sides of the bag to create pleats.

4. Fold up the bottom of the bag approx. 1 1/4″. This creates a crease to help you fold the bottom of the bag.

5-6. Fold the bottom of the bag together like you would wrap a present. Secure with adhesive.

7. Now you have the beginning of a cute little gift bag!

Have a fantastic weekend!

Epiphany Crafts Supplies:
Shape Studio Tool Round 14
Shape Studio Accessories Round 14 bubble caps
Vintage settings

Other Supplies
Bella Blvd. Kiss Me collection
Rhinestones (Doodlebug)
Ribbon (May Arts)

We hope you’ve enjoyed this week! We know we absolutely have! And hopefully you’ve taken time to enter to win this amazing prize! We hope after you’ve entered you’ll spend some time at the Bella Blvd blog! We’ve loved all the projects they’ve shared this week using our Epiphany Crafts Tools and Accessories and are sure you will too!

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Filed Under: Amanda Coleman, Blog, Flower 20, Heart 25, Leeann, Round 14, Vintage Settings Tagged With: Amanda, Bella Blvd, Epiphany Crafts, Leeann, Tutorial

Make Your Own Valentine Jewelry with Epiphany Crafts

February 13, 2013 by EpiphanyCrafts 3 Comments

Valentine’s Day may be tomorrow, but it is not too late to make a sweet card and custom piece of jewelry using Epiphany Crafts Tools and Charms for your Valentine.

I used my EC Round 14 tool, bubble caps, and pendant to create a custom necklace and a matching card.

Using paper from Crate Paper’s Fourteen collection, I die cut a sweet little box to house the pendant. The box measures just 2 inches across and is less than 1 inch deep.

I stamped the heart on some sweet pink chevron paper and offset it in the circle for a fun and trendy look. My 6 year-old daughter is already eyeballing this necklace.

As I was sorting through my Valentine’s Day supplies, I found a stack of red doilies. I mixed and matched Crate Paper’s Fourteen and Paper Heart collections on this card. I paired a doily with a pink chevron print and added some stitching detail. The EC round 14 bubble cap really makes the tiny little heart pop.

I stamped a tiny heart on patterned paper and punched it out along with an EC bubble cap and adhered it to the card. I matched up the prints so the bubble cap looks like it is floating right on the paper.

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Epiphany Crafts Supplies:
Shape Studio Tool Round 14
Shape Studio Accessories Round 14 bubble caps
Metal Charms Round 14

Other Supplies
Crate Paper Paper Heart & Fourteen collections
Heart stamp (Hero Arts XO set)
Silhouette box file

Be sure to stop by tomorrow as we’ll announce our Epiphany Crafts Heart Tool winner and announce a Win It Before You Can Buy It Giveaway!

Have you been following Bandit our Crafty Bands mascott while he’s away at Toy Fair?

Just click here to visit Bandit’s blog and see what he’s been up to!

Filed Under: Amanda Coleman, Blog, Round 14 Tagged With: Amanda, Cards, Epiphany Crafts, Jewelry, Round, Tutorial, Valentine, Valentine's Day

Crafty a Bit of Fun with Pinterest and Epiphany Crafts

January 25, 2013 by Julia 33 Comments

If you do Pinterest like I do, you have scores of ideas pinned away for later.

I decided to browse my Crafty Inspiration board for a fun idea and settled on this one–a magnetic tic-tac-toe game in an Altoids tin.

http://scrapmatters.com/news_sm/heatherw/s…1/sept11_p3.htm

Here is my take on this pin:

Slap some washi tape and some patterned paper on an Altoids tin and you have the perfect mini receptacle for a magnetic tic-tac-toe game. Lemme tell ya, washi tape has made altering Altoids tins SO much easier. Just wrap it around the box and fold over the ends. So easy!

Glossy Accents is a fantastic adhesive for adhering metal objects. I adhered some small, super strong magnets to the back of each game piece. Be careful! Those little suckers will attach to anything metal. I had to re-attach some magnets more than once.

I created the tic-tac-toe markers using my EC Round 14 tool and bubble caps. I made sure to choose patterns for the markers that my kids (ages 6 and 8) wouldn’t fight over them.

Using a craft knife, I trimmed some washi tape to make the lines for the tic-tac-toe board on the inside of the lid.

Now, like another car activity, it is only a matter of time before a fight breaks out and/or parts get lost.

Happy gaming!

Epiphany Crafts Supplies:
Shape Studio Tool Round 14
Shape Studio Accessories Round 14 bubble Caps

Other Supplies:
Patterned paper, chipboard embellishments (Crate Paper On Trend)
Alpha stickers (Glitz Design Cashmere Dame)
Small dot washi (October Afternoon Witch Hazel)
Large dot washi (Queen & Co.)
Magnets (Sierra Pacific)
Glossy Accents (Ranger)

Sarah here with you today with a Pinterest Inspired project

Here is the photo I got inspired by:

The Original Source is HERE: http://lindseysauter.tumblr.com/post/25304364602

And my crafty take on it:

Epiphany Crafts Supplies:
SST-02 Shape Studio Tool Round 14
SSA-08 Bubble Caps Round 14
SST-41 Shape Studio Tool Star 25
SSA-43 Buttons Star 25

Other Supplies Used:
Paper-Simple Stories, Bazzill, American Crafts
Embellishments-Studio Calico, Jenni Bowlin, My Stash
Alphas-Basic Grey for Studio Calico, Pink Paislee
Metal-Tim Holtz

So how would you like a chance to win? See that pin it button?

Yes…right there…on the left..you can click that. Or copy the link above for the blog post and “add a pin”.

We’ll enter you to win our Epiphany Craft Shape Studio Square 25 Tool along with matching Bubble Caps AND a package of our Square Charms.

All you have to do is pin today’s project or the EC Square Tool to Pinterest and come back here and post a comment that you’ve done so!

We’ll give you a little time as we have Pinterest project running this week and next. So the more you pin the more chances you’ll have to win!

The last day to pin will be Sunday, February 3rd. We will announce the winner on Monday, February 4th.

Filed Under: Amanda Coleman, Blog, Round 14, Sarah, Star 25 Tagged With: Amanda, Epiphany Crafts, Paper Crafts, Round, Sarah, Star, Tutorial

Celebrate a HB2U – Happy Birthday to You!

January 17, 2013 by Julia 1 Comment

A New Year brings with it a whole bunch of birthdays that need celebrating! I created a fun and hip birthday card and tag that are not too frilly and fancy–perfect for teens or the man in your life. The contrasting colors of the stars and sentiment really pop on the card. The sentiment is created with alpha stickers and would be really easy to customize for any occasion. The Epiphany Crafts star tool makes great custom embellishments for birthday cards.

Epiphany Crafts Supplies
Shape Studio Tool Star 25
Shape Studio Accessories Star 25 bubble caps

Other Supplies
Patterned paper, stickers (SEI Mayberry collection)
Twine (The Twinery)
Alpha stickers (Jenni Bowlin)

Filed Under: Amanda Coleman, Blog, Star 25 Tagged With: Amanda, Cards, Epiphany Crafts, Party Set, Star, Tutorial

Spruce Up Your Home for the Holidays with Epiphany Crafts

December 20, 2012 by Julia 1 Comment

Still trying to come with a few last minute gift ideas?

Look no further…our talented team of Designers have not only quick and easy ideas but equally cute!

Today Designers Amanda Coleman has such a cute craft that kids could help make! And how about a quick canvas from Sarah Hill!

Pick up your Epiphany Crafts Tools and get busy!

Holiday Bottlecap Magnets by Amanda Coleman

Designer notes: This set of bottle cap magnets was a cinch to put together. Simply make your custom embellishments, adhere to the bottle cap, and glue a magnet to the back. The Round 25 bubble caps will fit into any standard size bottle cap–No need to mess around with liquid epoxy! Also, Glossy Accents works really well for adhering metal to metal.

Epiphany Crafts Supplies
Shape Studio Tool Round 25
Shape Studio Accessories Round 25 Bubble Caps

Other Supplies
Doodlebug Design North Pole collection 6×6 pad
Bottle caps (The Bottle Cap Co.)
Magnets (Sierra Pacific)
Glossy Accents (Ranger)

Sarah

Our Home Canvas by Sarah Hill

Epiphany Crafts Supplies:
SST-15 Shape Studio Tool Heart 25
SSA-17 Bubble Caps Heart 25
SST-41 Shape Studio Tool Star 25
SSA-43 Buttons Star 25

Other Supplies Used:
Canvas from Craft Store
Paper-Pink Paislee
Die Cut-My Minds Eye packaging
Canvas Stickers-Studio Calico
Alphas-Bella Blvd, October Afternoon
Washi Tape-MME, Recollections
Mist-Heidi Swapp Color Shine Silver

Looking to pick up our Epiphany Crafts Studio Shape Round 25 Tool for someone for Christmas?

Your local Michaels Craft Stores stock both our Square 25 and Round 25 Tools along with coordinating embellishments!

Hurry out and pick some up today!

You’ll be the hit of the holidays!

Filed Under: Amanda Coleman, Blog, Heart 25, Round 25, Star 25 Tagged With: Amanda, Christmas, Epiphany Crafts, Heart, home decor, Round, Sarah, Star, Tutorial

A Trio of Trees from Epiphany Crafts

December 6, 2012 by Julia 4 Comments

Trio of Holiday Tree Tags by Amanda Coleman

The clean and simple design of these cards, tags, and boxes lends itself well to large-scale holiday production.

Epiphany Crafts Supplies:
Shape Studio Tool Star 25
Shape Studio Accessories Star 25 bubble cap

Other Supplies
White cardstock (Bazzill)
Baker’s twine (Divine Twine)
Chevron print (GCD Studios Oh Happy Day collection)
Yellow print (Pebbles Walnut Grove collection)
Rub ons (Pebbles)