Birthday Card using Daily Junque set from Pink Paislee

I purchased the Daily Junque monthly kit from Archivers recently. The kit is from Pink Paislee. I made the book for a friend and used the leftovers to make her a birthday card.

Supplies Used:
Yellow patterned paper and string - Daily Junque kit (Pink Paislee exclusively at Archiver's)
Bicycle layer - Emma's Shop Collection "Accent Cuts" (Crate Paper)
Red cardstock - Simply Delightful paper pack (My Mind's Eye)
Sentiment - "It's Your Birthday" stamp set (Stampin' Up)
Embossing pad - Clear Emboss-It (Ranger)
Black Embossing Powder - Super Fine Detail Powder (Ranger)

Couch Card using Good Company svg file from Lettering Delights

I was dying to use the new Good Company svg file from Lettering Delights. At the same time, my husband needed a thank you card for a co-worker. I loved using this couch file. The yellow was cut first, with the red-polka dot and black layered on top. I had initially made a boo-boo by embossing the sentiment right onto the black cardstock. It looked really funny so I decided to punch a label out of yellow cardstock and emboss on that. The black and white ribbon helped masked my embossing mistakes too. Those mistakes actually made one darn cute card!

The first version. I tried to remove embossing marks with baby wipes - bad idea!


Supplies Used:
Couch Die-cut: Good Company svg file (Lettering Delights)
Patterned cardstock: Social Club (Cosmo Cricket)
Sentiment: One of a Kind set (Stampin' Up)
Red Embossing Powder: Zing Embossing Powder in Rouge (American Crafts)
Ribbon: Elements (American Crafts)
Punch: Vintage Label (McGill)
Gel Pen: White Gel Pen (Gelly Roll)

Wedding Memory Box

This wedding memory box is one of my absolute favorites. I initially found the plain brown box at Hobby Lobby in their 80% clearance section. I had no clue what I was going to do with it but it was too good of a deal to pass up. As my friend's wedding was approaching, I really wanted to do something more personal for her. I decided to use the box as a "memory box" for her and her new hubby to put sentimentals in like the invitation, corsages, etc.


I knew right away I wanted to do their wedding date in vinyl on the front of the box. The vinyl was cut out of Oracal 631 - Olive.


I then took Mod Podge and glued a patterned paper at the bottom of the box. I used Cosmo Cricket's Social Club Cocktail in "Now Spin Me Round". I also added the flip side of the paper (the red polka dot) to the underneath of the lid.


The lid was looking a little boring so I decided to go old school and do their initials "T+K" in an arrowed heart. The heart was cut from the "Monster Love" svg file from Lettering Delights. Click HERE to check it out on their site. Their initials were rub-ons from Doodlebug's All Mixed Up - Beetle Black large.


I also used string to make a banner that had their wedding date. The numbers were cut from Collage Press' Sunnyside Lane cardstock.

Simply a Card

This understated card was inspired by a design from Kristina Werner. I liked how easily it came together yet how "together" it looked. This could be for any occasion - inside I included a brown "Happy Birthday" rub-on sentiment.

Supplies Used:
Patterned brown cardstock: Simply Delightful pack - My Mind's Eye
Flower rub-on: Accent Books 2 - Mini Marks by American Crafts
Blue ribbon, blue cardstock, blue ink: own collection
Embossing Folder: Floral Fantasy - Cuttlebug

Chandelier Wedding Gift Wrapping

I LOVE Tiffany Blue and Black together. That color combination inspired this pretty package for my friend Kelly's wedding. The wrapping paper and black satin ribbon was left over from my wedding (back in 2007). The chandelier and lettering was done in black vinyl. I find the vinyl much easier to apply than paper, especially for lettering.

The font I used for their names was CK Ali from Ali Edwards.
This free font can be downloaded HERE

Click HERE for a link to the "The Free SVG Blog" where I got the Chandelier SVG file I used. The exact one is no longer on there (boo!) but there is another one.

Bicycle Travel Card made with $1 stamps

I had so much fun making this card and, believe it or not, all the stamps used are from the dollar spot at Joann Fabrics. Sometimes I get cheapo stamps and then don't stamp evenly. These though work absolutely perfectly. I first stamped the bicycle in alternating lines on kraft cardstock. I also distressed with black ink. I taped the cardstock down on a brown A2 card. Next I stamped the sentiment in brown ink on cream cardstock. I embossed with clear embossing powder.

The ribbon is the same ribbon that I used on the "One of a Kind" couch card. The black and white didn't quite fit with this feel so I rubbed the black ink on the ribbon to give it a more vintage feel. I finished with a antique brass brad.

Supplies Used:
Bicycle Stamp: Summer Mini Assortment (Studio 112)
Sentiment: Summer Mini Assortment (Studio 112) -- this also comes with a great hot air balloon
Black ink: Cat's Eye Pigment ink
Brad: Antique Brads (The Paper Studio)
Ribbon: Elements (American Crafts)

Card for My Hubby using Tim Holtz's Brick Embossing Folder

I made this card from sweet hubby, Steve. To be honest, I usually don't make him cards. This weekend though he is doing this obstacle course race with his brothers called the "Toughest Mudder." Since I can't be there I thought I would send him off with some inspiring sentiment. Plus it gave me a reason to use my new brick embossing folder from Tim Holtz! I really like how all the colors play off each other and have a masculine feel.

Supplies Used:
Patterned cardstock: Vintage Newspaper (The Paper Studio)
Embossing Folder: Brick (Tim Holtz Alterations for Sizzix)
Sentiment: One of Kind set (Stampin' Up)
Black distressing ink: Cat's Eye
Punch: Vintage Label (McGill)
White Pen: Gelly Roll

Create with your Kids - Amelie's Accessories

My friend Christy and her daughter Maddy came over to scrapbook and we decided to try out my new kit from SVGcuts called Amelie's Accessories. Christy made the purse and Maddy made the Eiffel tower box. We used the Amy Butler's Lotus Tea Box paper pack for both.

Just the girls!

We loved making girly things!

"Pocketful of Sunshine" card

Sorry for the blurry picture - YUCK!

The idea for this card came from Natasha Bedingfield's song "Pocketful of Sunshine". Initially I was going to make the pocket look more "jean-like" but the patterned paper screamed for some bright blue. I free-handed the pocket's flaps by using the Martha Stewart scoring board and attached using double-sided red tape.

The sentiment was cut using the Cricut and Sure Cuts a Lot 2. I cut the words out of pink vinyl. I used the negative part of the vinyl on the top and the letters for "Sunshine" on the pocket.

The sun was attached with some yellow rick-rack and sits inside the pocket for a little surprise. The file is from Lettering Delights Banner Day svg file. I first cut it in orange cardstock and than yellow. I also white-line dashed it and added a yellow button to the middle.


Supplies Used:
Patterned paper and flower border: Sweet Summertime paper pack (Echo Park)
Sun svg file: Banner Day (Lettering Delights)
Jewels, Rick-Rack, and Button: personal collection
Dash-line: White Pen (Gelly Roll)
Vinyl: Lipstick (Oracal 361)

The Banner Day file is free when you create an account with Lettering Delights. Please click on their ad from my site to sign up and get this great, FREE file!

Vinyl Chandelier

I created this chandelier using black vinyl and my Cricut. The chandelier is 12 inches wide and about 18 inches tall. My Cricut settings were a 3 for both pressure and speed. I also blinged it out with some self-adhesive jewels I found in the scrapbooking section of Hobby Lobby. The jewels are pear shaped. I have 2 of these chandeliers in my bedroom. My hubby helped me put them because it was so high up - what a trooper to be applying vinyl for me!


Click HERE for a link to the "The Free SVG Blog" where I got the Chandelier SVG file I used. The exact one is no longer on there (boo!) but there is another one.

Create with your Kids - Happy Birthday card (part 2)

Another card stamped by Lukey - this time for my mom for her birthday. We used both a heart stamp and dragonfly stamp on white cardstock. Adhered the piece to some patterned paper and than a green card.

The sentiment was from a stamp in a great Inkadinkado clear stamp set. I stamped in pink and then added Stickles to the edge. I also glued a green flower embellishment to a pink button and added a pink jewel on top. The crocheted lace was from my Grandma Hildie's collection!

Supplies used:
Patterned cardstock: Hobby Lobby open stock
Sentiment: #60-30444 (Inkadinkad0)
Pink ink: Bright Pink pigment ink (The Paper Studio)
Green ink: Lime Green pigment ink (The Paper Studio)
Flower Embellishment: Bright Flowers Layered Accents (K&Company)
Pink Jewel: Bright Single Stones (The Paper Studio)
Glitter: Crystal Stickles (Ranger)
Dragonfly stamp: Painted Dragonfly (Rubber Stampede)
Heart stamp, crocheted lace, button: personal collection

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Create with your Kids - Happy Birthday card (Part 1)

I needed a birthday card for my mother-in-law and thought it would be fun if Lucas helped me stamp. I started with the white card base and let him stamp owls and hearts wherever he wanted (I did a couple in where needed!). I then layered the white on patterned cardstock and a yellow card.

Both the sentiment and balloons are from a great clear stamp set from Inkadinkado - #60-30444. I stamped the balloons first, cut them out, adhered using glue dots, and added brown string with glue. I also blinged out the sentiment and some dots on the patterned cardstock using Stickles!

Supplies used:
Patterned cardstock: Hobby Lobby open stock
Sentiment and balloon stamps: #60-30444 (Inkadinkad0)
Brown ink: Chocolate (CTMH)
Yellow ink: Yellow Washable 4 Stamp (Ranger)
Glitter: Crystal Stickles (Ranger)
Owl stamp: #115465 (Craft Smart)
Heart stamp, pink ribbon: personal collection

Mickey Mouse "Thank You" card

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I created this thank you card for my son, Lucas, 2nd birthday. The Mickey Mouse face was cut with a file I created from welded circles using Sure Cuts a Lot 2. I free-handed the hat and added a white dot to the top. The sentiment was embossed using embossing powder and a dollar stamp from Micheal's. The Mickey border was cut from a paper out of the Disney pack from EK success. The squares fit perfectly on the card. An easy card to complete and make many of!

Supplies used:
Card base: Bright Color card pack (Halcraft)
Patterned paper and hat: Mickey paper pack (EK Success)
Sentiment: Thank You (Studio G)
Embossing Powder: Black (Ranger)

Whale Card using Lettering Delights Something Fishy SVG set

I made this card for my friend's daughter who just had her tonsils removed. The sentiment and whale were cut with the "Something Fishy" SVG set from Lettering Delights, the Cricut, and Sure Cuts a Lot 2. I embossed the whale body, used Stickles on the bubbles, and white pen dashed the whale. The cute eyes and smile were made with black vinyl since I find it easier to apply. I used Joann's Tacky Glue to piece everything together.

Supplies used:
Patterned Paper: Destination Paradise paper pack (Me & My Big Ideas)
Sentiment: Something Fishy SVG file (Lettering Delights)
Whale and Bubbles: Something Fishy SVG file (Lettering Delights)
Glitter: Crystal Stickles (Ranger)
Dash Lines: White (Gelly Roll)
Embossing: Floral Fantasy folder (Cuttlebug)

Click HERE to purchase the Something Fishy svg file from Lettering Delights

Anniversary Damask Card

I made this card based of a design from Unscripted Sketches - a fun site that posts a sketch every Saturday to "inspire" you! One of my favorite patterns is damask so I started with that as my base.









I also embossed a "damsky" design in the middle from a stamp set I had from my wedding back in 2007 (glad I was able to use it again). The embossing took countless times as I tried to repeat the pattern 3 times and also have it emboss without burning. I ended up stamping each one and embossing each one before I moved on to the next.



The "Love" metal sentiment was a great find at a rummage sale. It added a little vintage, romantic feel to the card.






Supplies Used:
Crillon 1 clear stamp set from Lil' Davis Designs - damask stamp
Say It With Style clear stamp set from CTMH - "Happy Anniversary" sentiment
Marcasite embossing powder - Stampendous
Vintage Black Damask paper form The Paper Studio
Black brads
Black ribbon
Cream and Red cardstocks
Black stamp pad

Robot Boys Card made with Perfect Pages "Little Boy" page kit

This is a fun, easy card for any little boy's birthday!

Supplies Used:
Perfect Pages "Little Boy" kit (blue/black paper, arrow, gears paper)
Black and Red cardstock (card base and arrow)
EK Success sticker set - Robot sticker
Happy Birthday stamp - Michaels
Corner rounder
Embossing Powder and clear stamp pad

Lukeyloo Designs now a Lettering Delights Affiliate

I am proud to announce that Lukeyloo Designs is now a proud affiliate of Lettering Delights!!! I love Lettering Delights and will be featuring their product line on my blog. They have a HUGE selection of fonts, doodblebats, digital scrapbooking graphics and paper packs, and my favorite.... svg's. They are constantly adding new files and are very affordable. Watch my blog for their most current promotions. I have fallen in love with Lettering Delights and I hope you to do!

Happy Birthday card

This card came about as a way to use a flower stamp from my Grandma's stamp collection. I used glitter embossing powder and a clear embossing stamp with the pad. I also used the Sizzix purse and a "happy birthday" embossing folder to make the brown background. The pattern cardstock is from my fave paper pack from K&Company: the Amy Butler line.

Supplies used:
"Happy Birthday" embossing folder
Sentiment - "Say it in Style" clear stamps from CTMH
Pattern cardstock - K&Company Amy Butler set
Brown Gems
Glitter embossing powder
Clear embossing stamp pad

Charlie Brown Canvas

This is a Charlie Brown canvas art piece I made. It is on a 10 x 10 canvas. I created my own svg file from a picture using Inkscape. The file wasn't perfect so some of the pieces were hand cut. It is a mix of cardstock and vinyl.






Close-up of Charlie Brown








Creating Charlie

Blinged-out Cricut

Bored one day at a slow craft fair, I decided to give my Cricut some style using vinyl. Most of the shapes are from the Forest Friends doodlebat. The complete Forest Friends doodlebat set can be purchased from Lettering Delights. Click Here to purchase. Doodlebats are loaded into Sure Cuts a Lot as a font. Each shape is attached a letter on the keyboard. Very easy to do and I use the Forest Friends a lot!

"Just Because" card using "Affinity" line from The Paper Studio

This card I made using the new "Affinity" line from The Paper Studio. The circle papers, ribbon, and brad are all from the line. Idea for the card was from Kristina Werner. The flower layers were cut using a layered flowers svg I had.

The Most Perfect Vinyl Bin

The most perfect vinyl bin - on wheels, pullable, pushable, easy to store!
I purchased this from Target for $19.99. It was found in the storage section and is suppose to be a toy storage bin for kids. This could easily hold 20+ rolls of 16" long vinyl. Love it!!!

"Hello" Card

Hello, Hello! I made 4 identical "Hello" cards yesterday. I needed to try out my new "Vintage Label" punch and also use some fibers I got this week. The polka dots on the green, pink, and gray cardstocks were made using clear embossing powder and a polka dot stamp. Each strip was 1 1/2 inches wide and 4 inches tall. I also decorative edge-punched the gray end piece.

The patterned paper was a thoughtful gift from my sister, Emily. We love hunting Michael's from great clearance - this design was in a 24 pack of 12 x 12 sheets. They were such a great deal she got one for both my mom and me!

I finished the card with a "Hello" sentiment that I stamped on pink and cream paper I punched using the vintage label punch from McGill. I also sprayed the cream oval with the Perfect Pearls spray from Ranger to add an overall shimmer. Although I kept the spray about 12 inches away it still was a little thick on this small piece of cardstock.

Materials Used:
Patterned cardstock - "Amy Butler" 12 x 12 paper pack from K&Company
Lime Green cardstock - Worldwin papers
Gray Cardstock - Doublemates from Worldwin papers
Pink cardstock
Cream cardstock
Cream A2 card and envelope
Gray fibers
Scotch tape (taped down fibers)
EZ Runner tape
Tape Gun - Fiskars
Paper Cutter - Fiskars
McGill Vintage Label punch
Decorative Edge - Fiskars "Threading Water" punch
Polka Dot Background stamp - Stampabilities
Clear Embossing powder - Ranger
Clear Embossing stamp pad - Ranger
Embossing gun
Silver stamp pad - Color Box Pigment
"Hello" Sentiment - Close to My Heart "Say it in Style" clear stamp set
"Perfect Pearl" shimmer spray - Ranger

"It's a Boy's World" Page

This 12 x 12 star page I made using the "It's a Boy's World" page kit from The Paper Studio. It can be found at Hobby Lobby. All paper and stickers were from this pack except for the blue cardstock. This was also my first time using a larger photo and not the standard 4x6.


I made the star by first free-handing the outer silver lining. To make the lining, I used silver foil that was part of the striped paper. Making the star was actually very easy. The more difficult part came trying to cut different patterned papers to fit inside the star. It was hard to get just the right angles on the different paper sizes to fit into the star. This page took me about 2 hours to complete. Overall I love the page..... maybe next time I will go with a template!


Supplies Used:
"It's a Boys World" page kit - The Paper Studio
Blue cardstock - The Paper Studio
Double-sided tape - 3M
Tape Gun - 3M
Paper Trimmer - Fiskars
Scissors

"Mean-Mugged" Scrapbook Page

Don't toddlers make the craziest faces? This pages I entitled "Mean-Mugged" My most favorite and only godmother - my Aunt Ann - took this picture of my son Lucas on Christmas Day. Why such the ugly face, Lucas?


The striped paper is from open stock at Hobby Lobby. The fun lime green paper was purchased from a fall 2010 sale at the Worldwin Paper. The quotations and arrows were cut out using basic shapes on the Cricut. The scalloped border was cut using the "Chickadee" doodlebat I found on the Internet free. I also used a brown marker to add rough lines to the striped paper and dots in the circle part of the green scalloped border. Three brown medium brads completed the design on the top and bottom.



I cut out the sentiment using a font called "Wish I Were Taller." Most of my fonts are from www. kevinandamanda.com/fonts/freescrapbookfonts. You can download all their fonts with one click of the mouse. This font is thick and cuts great with the Cricut. I used glue to adhere each letter.


Supplies Used:
Striped Cardstock - The Paper Studio
Dark Blue and Light Blue Cardstock
Lime Green Cardstock - Worldwin Papers
Brown Cardstock
Off-White Cardstock
Medium-sized Brown Brads
Glue
Double-sided Tape - 3M
Paper Trimmer - Fiskars
Pop-dots - large square (arrow)
Ruler
Brown Marker - Zig Memory System
Cricut
Paper-piercing Tool - Bazzil (holes for brads)

"Thanks for Shoveling" Treat Bags

My husband and I purchased our first house last spring. We haven't had the chance yet to but a snow blower. Fortunate for us we have absolutely wonderful neighbors that helped us plow through this winter. We thanked them be hand-delivering a dozen chocolate chip cookies in these cute treat bags. I had to use 2 per neighbor as the bags were too small to fit all 12 cookies.

I used the Betty's Bags file from SVGcuts.com to cut the bags - "bag handles short" file. One 12 x 12 sheet cuts one bag. I then cut out a birdie using the Cricut. The sentiment "Enjoy" was cut from the Cindyloo Cricut cartridge. Much of the patterned paper is from the "Berry Sweet" line of papers from K&Company.

Woody What-Nots Canvas Set

This was a popular one at the fair today.... a set of 4 Woodsy canvases. Perfect for any boy's room. They are made of mixed mediums including vinyl, paper, and paint. This set would look great hung on a line of ribbon or rope on the wall, placed on a shelf, or hung using 3M tape in the square. I used Lettering Delights "Woody What-Nots" file to complete the project. To purchase click HERE. I first painted the canvases with a shear coat of light tan paint. Then cut the animal pieces out of cardstock. The animals were adhered to the canvas using Mod Podge and double-sided tape. I also inked the edges in brown to create dimension. The oh-so-cute phrases were cut in black vinyl. The vinyl made them very easy to apply.