Birthday cards

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Birthday cards I've been working on....
Supplies:
Create a Critter -
monkey @ 3.38- SU cardstock creamy caramel and chocolate chip
branch @ 3.22 - SU cs always artichoke
Lyrical letters -
hang on @ .75 -SU cs always Artichoke 

Animal Kingdom -
tiger @ 3.50 - SU cardstock pumpkin pie and black
Grrr @ 1.25 -Su cs black

Sentiments on the inside done on the Silhouette Cameo - LOVE being able to print/cut my sentiments!!!!!

Birthday card

For my niece
Imagine cart: Yummy
Plantin Schoolbook (Bonnie)
cardstock SU: Glorious Green, Rose Red and LSS green check for envie

Birthday card...

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For my SIL
Imagine carts: Yummy(girl)
Plantin Schoolbook (Charlotte)
cardstockSU: Pink Passion,  Green Galore and LSS pink check for envelope
When you need a card in a HURRY...the Imagine is the way to go....

Birthday card

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 For my son.
Carts: Smiley Cards(bag), Lifes a Party(bow), Beyond Birthdays(Happy Birthday), Tags Bags Boxes and More(tag), Cursive101(Chris)
cardstock SU: Pink Pirouette, Brocade Blue, Black, White and Designer paper More Mustard
other: Chomas Creations blue gel pen/holder, HB paper for envelope and b-day $$ of course..LOL

a PURS-ONAL Thank You

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Well, after being out sick for 7 weeks. I finally returned to work and a co-worker gave me a very nice gift and Bless her...every time I've taken the mini purses into work she wasn't working and didn't get a purse. So she has been bugging me for a purse and so instead of a thank you card I made her a purse!!!! LOL she was overwhelmed with DELITE!!!!!! cuz...she didn't get an ordinary mini paper purse....she got a faux leather mid size purse with a flower filled w/dove chocolates!!!! ROTFLOL!!! I cut the purse from TBBM @ 5" and embossed it with tiny mosaics folder then heat embossed it to give it the leather look and used the flower die. Added a 1/4" strap and a velcro dot to close it.
supplies:
SU cardstock Night of Navy and More Mustard and More Mustard marker
Clear embossing powder
Tiny mosaics embossing folder
flower die (don't know where I got it...had it for years)
1/4" black ribbon

She was so funny....when I gave her the purse, she dumped the chocolates out.....she didn't want them to melt in her "leather" purse and then she had to show EVERYONE she got a special leather purse.....LOL!!

MS ornament on gypsy!!

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I've seen some posts with the MS ornament and HEY! I wonder if you can do that on the gypsy????
YES, you can and NO WELDING!!!! Aren't they PRETTY!!!??? and the BEST part is since its on the gypsy you can adjust the size!!!! This tutorial is for the 6"
I Like the 1st one- its double sided 6" ds paper from SU and its a green background on one side and a cream color on the other. The 2nd one is green on green.

Here's how to make yours:
on layer 1 (gypsy screen) with the REAL DIAL SIZE ON ALWAYS!  I got my squares from the George cart, but you you can use any square. You'll need 4 squares. 1st SQ= 5", 2nd SQ= 4", 3rd SQ= 3" and 4th SQ= 2". Stack them on top of one another doing your best to center them. GROUP THEM!

Turn your design 45 degrees and line it up the the 6" cross bars

You need a rectangle,  I used the George cart. size it to .50w x 9.50h, center it down the middle of your design( DO NOT GROUP IT!)

OK, we are done with this layer....go to LAYER 2 ...open the eye on layer 1 so you can see your design. the chain link that is below the width/height turn it OFF. We need to make our "cutting lines". Get a rectangle, I used George  size it to .10w x 4.65h  turn it 45 degrees(counting from the outside toward the center)  line it up on the first square line, copy and repeat for the other three sides. Make sure that your "cut line" just touches the the rectangle going down the middle for the top and bottom. BUT they overlap on the sides.

"cutting lines"(rectangle) sizes: repeat as above

2nd SQ- .10w x 3.65h
3rd SQ - .10w x 2.65h
4th SQ - .10w x 1.65h (center)

GROUP EVERYTHING!!! close the eye on layer 1 and your design should look like this. I know it looks weird but it works.

Turn your design back to 0 degrees (so it'll look like squares instead of a diamond) get another square and size it to 6" and center on your design and group it to your design. Move it to where you want to cut. As you can see you'll only be able to cut one at a time. CUT

UNLESS!!!.....you PRE-CUT your paper to 6 x 6 then you would not need the 6" square and you could delete it  then center your design in the 6" space, copy it and do the same for the other 6" spaces and cut 4 at a time.

To put it together, lay your design so that it looks like a diamond. Leave the center diamond a lone, take the second diamond and bring the outer points forward  slightly over lapping and glue. FLIP your design over and take the next diamond points and glue......repeat till you have 2 in the front and 2 in the back.. In this example I started on the outside and Well,....as you work toward the center the loops get in the way. 

Punch a small hole in the top add some string....there's YOUR ORNAMENT!!!! EASY!!!!

Hope my instructions were easy to understand. ENJOY!!!



What's in your wallet?

Ok, I know these have been around for a LONG.......time. I've always wanted to make one but.....it looks difficult, it's time consuming, etc.....I could always think of a million excuses not to. I FINALLY ran out of excuses and made one. WOWZA!! these wallets are so EASY & QUICK!!! and just gorgeous!!! I just followed this tutorial: except I used Close to Cocoa cardstock

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-E9nL5ZyzE


what's in the wallet? Long John Silver's coupon....LOL

it really does feel like leather!! I inked the edges and added faux stitching with Close to Cocoa marker.
The cards inside where done on the computer.

Your the BEST

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A flip/swing card I did for my SU rep.. She is the BESTEST of the BEST!!!!
supplies:
SU cs - summer sun, glossy white and Not so Seriously stamp set
Chomas Creations glitter gel pens
MS purple glitter
rhinestones
color pencils

 For the front of the card before cutting it, I did a mock pattern on my gypsy to figure out where I wanted the statement. The card front I used the purple gel glitter pen and cut my card as shown in the tutorial....oops! the gel pen on a dark yellow doesn't come out purple..it's a wierd color so I covered it with glitter..LOL then I took the woman from the stamp set and stamped her on the front and colored her with pencils.
On the flip side I used my gypsy to write the sentiment and used the glitter gel pen and added some bling along the sides.
These cards are fun and easy to make.
For the card I followed this tutorial

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2nm8_Nex4A

My Hero - Thank You

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I'll spare you the long dramatic story.....Heres a card I made for a co-worker
Carts; Everyday Paperdolls(x-ray tech), Paperdoll Dress Up(hero),Stand and Salute(my hero).
SU cardstock;Baja Breeze,Blush Blossom, Not Quite Navy,More Mustard, Cajun Craze, Whisper white and Basic Black and LSS brown and SU designer paper Not Quite Navy
other supplies; black vellum, Chomas Creations silver glitten gel pen,  black gel pen, Diamond Stickles and SU embossing folder Square Lattice(cape) 
The hero as you can see is on a suspended card....he spins when you open it and the xray tech is on the reverse....Isn't that CUTE!!! He was my Super(man) hero xray technician...all in one!!
Notice the tiny "R" on the hero....its .37"h. I love how the glitter pen glissens!!! (thats his first initial)
Don't cha just LOVE the xray!!! I traced the skeleton suit(paperdoll dressup) with the black gel pen on white cardstock and then cut out a rectangle about 1" from the black vellum ran it thru the xyron and attatched it to the ribs of the skeleton and cut around it. TA DA!! an xray....ROTFLOL!!!

Easter

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Heres the Easter treats I took into work ( I made 50 of them). My co-workers LOVED them!! I'll try and post directions later.

Treat Bag

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A co-worker has returned to work after having a baby and I made this for her.
I LOVE this BAG (SUPER EASY!!)!!!!! I used SU designer paper Garden Green for the bag and Brilliant Blue for the lettering. I cut the letters using Plantin Schoolbook
For the bag clic the link below (Chickenscratch (Angie) has a FANTASTIC video!!

http://www.chicnscratchlive.com/2011/03/greenhouse-gala-bag.html


for the handle I cut some brown yarn and braided it.
The booties I knitted on the Flower Loom.(no direction yet! I'm working on it)

one side of bag

other side of  bag

inside

Baby Boy Booties

Christmas cards

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This years Christmas cards. I got the idea from the MB last year it was created by "Lena's Creations".  On the outside I used Plantin Schoolbook  and Don Juan  for the lettering, SU Sweet treat cups and stamp set. I filled in the hook with glue and added glitter. for the face I used a Peachy Keen face stamp. Cardstock used was SU: Ruby Red, Handsome Hunter and Close to Cocoa, the white cs is from a LSS. Then added some ribbon I had. The inside was done on the computer. I also created a "trap door" so they wouldn't have to tear up the card to get the candy. Oh, I filled it with red M&M's.

DAM! another Birthday

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While EVERYONE was out shopping on Black Friday, I stayed home and made some cards...LOL
I made this one for my SIL using Create a Critter cart. Stampn Up cardstock: Chocolate Chip, Close to Cocoa, Creamy Caramel, Certainly Celery and Sage Shadow. The card base was a biege (LSS).  Wording on the front is from Plantin Schoolbook cart. The Create a Critter wouldn't cut the tooth so I made my own...LOL

I made this card for my Niece using the same cart. Stampin Up cardstock: Close to Cocoa, Pink Passion, Pixie Pink, Summer Sun and Orchid Opulence. 5/8" Certainly Celery ribbon with a few purple rhinestones. The wording on the front is from Plantin Schoolbook.

AND FINALLY....My Moms Birthday card from the same cart. Stampin Up cardstock: Lovely Lilac, Lavendar Lace, Pale Plum and Ballet Blue.

Thanksgiving

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This is what family/friends are getting for Thanksgiving.
The lettering on the card was computer generated and then I added ribbon, the inside the praying girl is from the cartridge Chore Chart. I used SU cardstock Really Rust, Blush Blossom, Bashful Blue and Night of Navy.

The mini milk carton is from the SU die,and stamped from SU stamp set GOT TREATS, Cardstock used was a Beige(LSS) Tag: SU Punches SU: Really Rust, Chocolate Chip cardstock and Justrite Stamps. Tied with some twine I had.
The "scallop square" was created on the gypsy and SU Elegant Eggplant cs, the stamped saying is from a stamp set I have and stamped on SU Summer Sun cs. Filled with M&M's

"SEW" Special card

I made this card for one of my Mom's Sewing friends.
The center stamp is from Justrite stamps, I colored it in using chalks and a blender pen. The other buttons are from another stamp set and I colored those using Stampin Up reinkers and a blender pen.(I LOVE coloring with reinkers and the blender pen!!) On the inside of the card is a stamp I had and I colored with the reinkers and wrapped thread around the spools. I haven't decided on a sentiment yet......  The card base is SU cs Gable Green.
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