Monday, January 2, 2012

Please Visit Our New Website and Blog!


Thank you to all the fans who followed our blog posts here on Blogger. 

We now have a brand new website (it's pretty spiffy if we can say so!) and blog and would like to invite you to find us their, follow us there and reset your readers to our new site!

We'll see you at www.epiphanycrafts.com!

Saturday, December 17, 2011

Have A Merry Little Christmas with Epiphany Crafts!


Are you busy this weekend?

Shopping for last minute gifts? Wrapping up all those gifts? Baking some cookies and fudge?

Well take a moment in this busy day to see what we have for you today using our Epiphany Crafts Studio Shape Star Tool!

It's one of those shapes...that often is overlooked..but let us tell you...the Star Tool..packs quite a punch! Just take a look at what Designers Audrey Pettit and Jennifer Priest made! We know you'll definitely want to add one to your Christmas Wish List!!


Merry Little Christmas Pocket Card by Designer Audrey Pettit


Epiphany Crafts Supplies:
Epiphany Crafts Star Shape Studio Tool and Star Bubble Caps
Epiphany Crafts Button Studio Tool Round 14 and Round 14 Button Bubble Caps


October Afternoon and Echo Park Patterned Paper
Kraft Outlet Tag and Hang Tag String
Webster's Pages Journaling Card
October Afternoon Die Cuts
Echo Park Cardstock Stickers
Spellbinders Label 20 Die
Prickely Pear Rubber Stamps Holly and Berries Die
Stampin'Up Border Scallop Punch and 1.25" Circle Punch
Clearsnap Ink
May Arts Lace
Tim Holtz Mini Paper Clip
Craft Supply Mini Bells
Office Supply Binder Clip
Glue Arts High Tac Adhesive and U Cut It Foam Adhesive


1. Cut a piece of 4" x 3.75" patterned paper for the base of your pocket card. Cut a second piece of contrasting paper to 3.5" x 6.5". Fold in half to create a pocket of 3.5" x 3.25". Using a circle punch, cut a notch out of the top. This will make it easier to remove the gift tag inside.
2. Adhere pocket to the center of the base and machine stitch the edges, if desired. Embellish pocket with a cardstock sticker sentiment. Adhere string across the top of the pocket for the banner.
3. Create Bubble Cap Star embellishments using the Star Shape Studio Tool and matching Star Bubble Caps and the patterned paper of your choice. I used two papers to add interest.

4. Die cut holly leaves from polka dotted paper and clip them together with a mini paper clip. Adhere to the center of the banner using foam adhesive for dimension. Add a die cut circle behind the leaves, in the center of the cut out notch, to mimic the holly berries.

5. Add Star Bubble Caps to the banner, adhering the center star with foam adhesive for dimension. Adhere mini bells to banner.
6. Dress up a manila shipping tag for the inside of the pocket. I layered polka dotted paper with a scalloped border, followed by a journaling card, die cut, and cardstock sticker. Add lace detailing and sentiment die cut. Create two buttons using the Round 14 Button Studio Tool and matching Round 14 Button Bubble Caps and patterned paper. Adhere to the sides of the die cut label. Add binder clip to the top of the tag and slip the tag in the pocket.

JOY Glass Ornament by Designer Jennifer Priest

We just had a Hobby Lobby open up, about 20 minutes from my house (we're expecting one in town next year) and my first purchase was a set of gorgeous shallow glass ornaments, ready to decorate.

Epiphany Crafts Supplies:
EC Star 25 Shape Studio and Bubble Caps
EC Vintage Settings in Cabana

Other Supplies:
Clearsnap EmbossGloss, Glitter, Design Adhesives, and Embossing Powder
Hobby Lobby Glass Ornament
Alphabet Stickers by K&Co.
Patterned Paper, Satin Ribbon, S-shaped clip - source unknown

Here's how to make it:
Apply Clearsnap's Design Adhesives to the back of the ornament and coat the design in glitter. Add "JOY" in sticker letters across the front of the ornament but omit the "O".

Lightly apply EmbossGloss by Clearsnap to the edges of a Cabana Vintage Setting and sprinkle it with gold embossing powder; heat set to give it a gilded look.

Create a star for the center with the Epiphany Crafts Star 25 Shape Studio and Matching Bubble Caps using some gorgeous foil stamped paper. The epoxies are easy to apply to papers with a variety of finishes, like foil stamped paper.

Ink the Star 25 with ColorBox Fluid Chalk ink to disguise the stark white edge of the punched paper--the ink stays on the paper but rubs right off the top of the epoxy when finished.
Top it all off with a bow on the top. Unroll the spiral of a copper "S"-shaped paper clip to make an ornament hanger.

Designer Note: this was an ornament I did for an exchange with a fellow Spark Sister, from Spark the Event this past October. We are all trying to keep in touch and one of the ladies organized a Secret Sister ornament exchange--we're all over the country and everyone has such different styles. It has been an exciting process! The tag is what I added to the ornament once it was in the box.
Star Gift Tag by Designer Jennifer Priest

Epiphany Crafts Supplies:
EC Star 25 Shape Studio and Bubble Caps
EC Star Flowers Felt Flowers in Mint

Other Supplies:
Clearsnap Smooch Spritz in Vanilla Shimmer and Ice Rink
ColorBox Fluid Chalk ink in Chestnut Roan
My Mind's Eye Tag, Patterned Paper
American Crafts Ribbon
Michael's Crafts Gold Thread
K-Mart Tinsel
hydrangeahippo.etsy.com Satin Leaf
My next project is a gift tag that accompanied the ornament when I shipped it to my Spark Sister. I have had a set of diecut My Mind's Eye tags for years and am finally creating with them. They are great for gift tags!

Here's how I made it:
Adhere the large section of an Epiphany Crafts Star Flowers Felt Flowers in Mint to the back of the tag -- while gorgeous as packaged, separating the flower layers allows one flower to be used on up to 4 different projects.

Spray a leaf with Smooch Spritz and add to the back of the tag as well. Add a bit of tinsel to the center of the snowflake on the tag and add an EC Star 25 epoxy created with the EC Star 25 Shape Studio to the center of the tinsel.

A little ribbon and gold thread and the tag is complete.
Well that wraps up our incredible week with Pebbles Inc and their Welcome Christmas collection along with our spotlight on our MUST HAVE Epiphany Craft Studio Shape Star Tool!

Friday, December 16, 2011

"Twas the Night Before Christmas


Christmas Star Ornament by Designer Samantha Sibbett

Epiphany Crafts Supplies:
Epiphany Crafts Shape Studio Round 14 tool and Bubble Caps
Shape Studio Star tool and Bubble Caps
Charm Settings
Vintage Settings

Other Supplies:
Pebbles Inc. Welcome Christmas paper, dimensional stickers, trims, toothpick flags,
The classic colors from the Pebbles Inc. Welcome Christmas line make it a perfect choice for my holiday projects, the are plenty of pretty print s to choose from to make my own custom embellishments with my Epiphany Crafts tools.

The Best Gift Ever Layout by Designer Connie Mercer

Epiphany Crafts Supplies:
Embellishments: Epiphany Crafts bubble cap Star 25

Other Supplies:
Pattern paper: Crate paper/Peppermint Collection
Stickers: Crate paper/Peppermint Collection
Trims: Crate paper/Peppermint Collection
Adhesive: Scrapbook Adhesive~foam squares, photo corners, tape runner
Journal spot: Jillibean Soup

Designer notes: machine sewed in areas

Holiday Gift Tag Ornaments by Designer Connie Mercer

Epiphany Crafts Supplies:
Embellishments: Epiphany Crafts bubble cap Star 25

Other Supplies:
Pattern paper: Crate paper/Peppermint Collection
Adhesive: Scrapbook Adhesive~foam squares, tape runner
Stickers: Crate paper/ Peppermint Collection, Making Memories
Trims: Crate paper/Peppermint Collection

Designer notes: These were made with Christmas ornaments in mind but clearly could be used on a Christmas package~

Thursday, December 15, 2011

Holiday Gift Bags & More!!


Holiday Gift Bags by Designer Joy Hagar

Epiphany Crafts Supplies:
Epiphany Crafts Button Studio Tool Round 14
Epiphany Crafts BSA-10 Buttons Round 14.
Epiphany Crafts Button Studio Tool Heart 20
Epiphany Crafts BSA-12 Buttons Heart 20

Other Supplies:
Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Power Tape
Pebbles Welcome Christmas Papers: Candy Cane, Sleigh Ride, and Santa’s Workshop
Pebbles Welcome Christmas Chipboard
Small Red Buttons: Pebbles Welcome Christmas Candy Dots
Pebbles Welcome Christmas Ribbon
Small Tags
Bazzill Cardstock

Tip: Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Power Tape is perfect for making gift bags and attaching ribbons.

 Home for the Holiday Album by Designer Joy Hagar

Epiphany Crafts Supplies:
Epiphany Crafts Shape Studio Tool Heart 14
Epiphany Crafts SSA-09 Bubble Caps Heart 14

Other Supplies:
4x6 Frame Flip Album
Pebbles Welcome Christmas Papers: Trim the Tree and No Peeking
Pebbles Welcome Christmas Ribbon
Pebbles Welcome Christmas Dimensional Phrase Stickers
X-Acto Knife

Instructions: Remove any embellishments that are on the flip album and take apart. Glue paper to the front, trim around the edges and where the frame is with an X-Acto knife. Add ribbon, Phrase Sticker, and three bubble cap hearts.

Here are some ideas from Designer Hilde Janbroers-Stolk and Linda Auclair for you today using our Epiphany Crafts Studio Shape Star Tool.

Myn ventje Layout by Designer Hilde Janbroers- Stolk

Epiphany Crafts Supplies:
Epiphany Crafts Shape Studio Tool Star 25 & Bubble Caps

Let Your Light Shine Layout by Designer Linda Auclair

Epiphany Crafts Supplies:
Epiphany Crafts Shape Studio Tool Star 25 & Bubble Caps
Epiphany Crafts Shape Studio Tool Round 14

Other Supplies:
 Simple Stories "25 Days of Christmas" collection
My Stik by Scrapbook  Adhesives by 3L

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Welcome Christmas!



Welcome Christmas!

Welcome Christmas is a beautiful NEW collection from our friends at Pebbles Inc filled with holiday prints, stickers, poinsettias and more!

All week long our talented team of Epiphany Crafts Designers has been sharing with you layouts, cards, home decor accessories and more! Today Designer Mieke Nagtegaal has a holiday layout to help get you in the spirit!!



Happy Holidays Layout by Designer Mieke Nagtegaal

Epiphany Crafts Supplies:
Epiphany Crafts 25 oval tool and bubble caps
Epiphany Crafts 20 round button tool with buttons

Other Products:
Pebbles Inc Welcome Christmas patterned paper, button candydots, fabric brads, ABC stickers, layered embellishments and dimensional stickers
Scrapbook Adhesives photo corners and 3d foam squares
Martha Stewart snowflake punch
EK success edge punch
Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist Marmelade
Ranger Distress Ink Vintage photo
Ranger Distress Stain Spun suger
Ranger Stickles Xmas red
The Twinery Honeydew twine

I cut the small 3d foam squares in half to mount the punched snowflakes.
They are so easily cut, even into 4 small squares!

All week long in addition to sharing with you Pebbles Welcome Christmas projects we're also highlighting our Epiphany Crafts Studio Shape Star Tool! Designer Linda Auclair has a fun and festive wall hanging for you today!! AndDesigner Monique Liedtke has a beautiful December Daily Album that highlights our Star Tool as well.

Be Merry Wall Hanging by Designer Linda Auclair

Epiphany Crafts Tools:
Studio Shape Star Tool & Bubble Caps

Other Supplies:
Echo Park Holly Jolly Christmas Collection
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L Adhesive



December Daily Album by Designer Monique Liedtke

Epiphany Crafts Supplies: 
Epiphany Crafts Shape Studio Tool Star 25
Epiphany Crafts Star 25 Bubble Caps
Epiphany Crafts Shape Studio Tool Round 14
Epiphany Crafts Round 14 Bubble Caps
Epiphany Crafts Metal Settings Round 14 Silver

Other Supplies:
Teresa Collins mini album, patterned paper, diecuts,
Basic Grey patterned paper, chipboard, diecuts
Papercrafts Scandinavia: patterned paper, Santa illustration
Little Yellow Bicycle patterned paper, overlay
Bazzill Basics: cardstock
Maya Road: craft envelope
October Afternoon: alpha stickers
Making Memories: word sticker
American Crafts: alphabet (Thickers)
Jenni Bowlin Vintage Number Cards
Grungeboard: Tim Holtz
Creative Café: Date stamp
Twine: Divine Twine and local bookstore
Make Me!: adhesive crystals
Doily: local store
Silver Stickles
Zig writer
Amsterdam: white paint
Versa Magic & Color Box: ink
We R Memory Keepers: Crop-A-Dile
Martha Stewart Score Board
Border punch: EK Success

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Holiday Wishes To You!


Holiday Wishes to you and yours!!

We're back with more holiday goodness featuring Pebbles Welcome Christmas collectionEpiphany Crafts Studio Shape Star Tool and our adhesive friends..Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L!

Joy Card by Designer Emily Branch


Holiday Hello Card by Emily Branch

Merry Christmas Card by Designer Emily Branch

Epiphany Crafts Supplies: 
Round 14 Tool and Epoxy
Button 14 Tool and Epoxy

Other Supplies:
All paper, trim and embellishments from Welcome Home collection by Pebbles
Die:
Snowflake cut file from Silhouette America

Holiday Gift Box &  Tag Set by Designer Rhonda Van Ginkel

Epiphany Crafts Supplies:
EC Star Shape Studio 25 Tool
EC Circle Shape Studio 25 Tool
EC Star 25 Bubble Caps (4)
EC Circle 25 Bubble Cap (1)

Other Supplies:
"Very Merry" papers, Bling, Quick Quotes December Club Q Kit
Kraft Cardstock, The Paper Company
Blue Cardstock, Bazzill
Snowflake Punch, Martha Stewart
Snowflake Dies, Spellbinders
Snowflake and Sentiment Stamps, A. Jillian Vance
Star Border Punch, Martha Stewart
Snowflake Rubon with Bling, Basic Grey
Bakers Twine, Martha Stewart
Score Board, Martha Stewart
Adhesive, Scrapbook Adhesives
Stamping Ink: Versamark, Memento
Edging Inks: PowderPuff Chalk Inks, Quick Quotes
Copics
Other: Seam Binding Crinkle Ribbon, Stripe Blue Ribbon, Crystal Embossing Powder

Instructions:
To create this box, here are the instructions that I followed:
http://thecraftsdept.marthastewart.com/201...ring-board.html
I started with a 9x9" square piece of pattern paper:
Using the Super Crafty Tape by Scrapbook Adhesives, secured the edges together.
I used the "My Stick" adhesive to create my tag!
I love how you can pivot the angle of this adhesive to work perfectly for your hand!!!

Winter Card by Designer Irit Shalom

Epiphany Crafts Supplies:
Epiphany Crafts Shape Studio Tool Star, Star Bubble caps

Other Supplies:
Pretty Little Studio (Papers and flashcards), Colorbox ink, Spellbinders Snowflakes dies, DCWV glitter cardstock, Stamp (Unity)
White pen, ribbons

Monday, December 12, 2011

Holiday Fun with Pebbles!

 Hello to you!


We're getting closer to Christmas and that means...time to think about the holidays and gift giving. (well time to really think about it!lol)

This week we have a brand new sponsor...Pebbles and their Welcome Christmas collection!
Designers Mandy Koeppen and Gina Lideros have a bit of everything for you today! Cards, layouts, gifts and more! We'd like to send a special shout out to our adhesive sponsor for this month..Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L whose products are key to keeping everything together!! Thanks Scrapbook Adhesives!!

Holiday Headband by Designer Mandy Koeppen
Epiphany Crafts Supplies:
Epiphany Crafts Star Shape Studio & Epoxy
Other Supplies:
Pebbles Welcome Christmas Layered Embellishments
Headband Dollar Store find
Reindeer Food Tag by Designer Mandy Koeppen
Epiphany Crafts Supplies:
Epiphnay Crafts Round14 Shape Studio & Epoxy
Other Supplies:
Pebbles Welcome Christmas Pattern Paper
American Crafts Cardstock
American Crafts Zing Embossing Powder
Zig Embossing Pen
Scrapbook Adhesive & Foam Squares
Snowflake Target Dollarspot
Ribbon
Ek Succes Label punch
Vintage Graph paper
Designer Note: Reindeer Food has become a tradition at our house I make one of these tags every year and it hangs on our tree til Christmas Eve then the kids sprinkle the Reindeer food in the snow before bed. 
A Girl Layout by Designer Mandy Koeppen
 Epiphany Crafts Supplies:
Epiphany Crafts Star Shape Studio & Epoxy
Epiphany Crafts Round 14 Shape Studio & Epoxy
Other Supplies:
Pebbles Welcome Christmas Pattern Paper, Twist ties, Fabric Brads, Candy dot Jewels,AbC Stickers, dimensional stickers,& layered felt embellishments
American Crafts Cardstock
Designer Note: The photos are printed on cardstock love the look totally wasn't going for it when I started this layout. 
Coookie  Cutters by Designer Gina Lideros
Epiphany Crafts Supplies: 
Epiphany Crafts star 25 shape studio tool, star 25 bubblecaps
Other Supplies:
Pebbles Welcome Christmas collection: trims, layered embellishments, toothpick flags,
clear stamps, dimensional stickers, Holly Jolly embossed paper, Santa's workshop embossed paper.
other: red twine, wooden spools, glitter, cookie cutters
Merry Christmas Card by Designer Gina Lideros
Epiphany Crafts Supplies:
Epiphany Crafts: star 25 shape studio tool, star 25 bubblecaps
Other Supplies:
Pebbles Welcome Christmas collection: clear stamp, ribbon, Trim the tree paper, embossed double sided paper - no peeking,
adhesive: Scrapbook Adhesives MyStik repositionable tape
other: felt, mini clothespins
Instructions:
Use the Scrapbook Adhesives MyStik repositionable tape to adhere papers.
Here is a close up of the star 25 bubblecaps.
I punched a hole through them with my crop-a-dile and then attached them with jump rings.