A Quick Thank You

Hi and welcome to my blog, I'm the designer today over at Card A Day Blog and the theme this week is Thank You.

This is a quick way to thank someone and a personal thank you too. This is a A2 size card. White card base, dark green mat and a lighter green pattern mat. Used a white grosgrain ribbon for the center border. In the same dark green cut out the scallop oval from Elegant Edges. On white spotted paper I used the Cri-Kuts pens to write the Thank You and the oval was cut out of George and Basic Shapes. Now this is where having a Gypsy come in handy cause you can cut the oval and then go back and do the writing exactly where you want it. So much easier that trying to line it up for center point position. Another new technique for me using the Cri-Kuts pens. If you want some quick cards with some great backgrounds Elegant Edges is a great cartridge to have in your mix.

Thank You for stopping by today in my little corner of the world.

CC Challenge: Valentine not a card

Hi you all and welcome to my blog. It's another Creative Cutting Challenge :Valentine not a card. This is what I came up with:

While I was perusing the internet to decide what to do for this project I came across the blog Images by Heather M and found a pillow box she filled with candy and the light bulb went off! this project went together relatively easy after cutting out the first box and seeing how the file cut. Really need to do test cuts before doing the real cuts, lol the learning experience.
Heather offered a free svg for the pillow box. I took that file and enlarged it a bit and then cut it out well this is what I got:

As you can see in the picture in the lower left corner this is how the file cut out. Well I knew that wasn't right, so I ungrouped the file, deleted the center part and cut out the outside of the file to get the full box cut. Without moving the mat at all, I undid what I just did and deleted the outside, turned the blade around in the casing so I can score (need to invest in a scoring blade now I think) I did this at blade depth at 6 and hit go, woohoo it went and scored the lines I needed! Love learning new things! I had the pressure at 3 and I would suggest doing it higher for the scoring. So in the upper right is what the box turned out like. I decorated the box with files from The Creative Pointe Fancy Hearts file

 

I used the border file to decorate the box, added so Elmers glitter glue to the hearts to give some bling, and tied it up with some SU twill. This was a fun project and I'm glad to try something new. You may want to give it a try too, we welcome you to join in with the challenge at Creative Cutting Challenge.

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Valentine for Card A Day Blog

Hi and welcome to my blog. Today I'm the designer over at Card A Day Blog and the theme is Valentine. The card I made is:

This is an A2 size card-just a different fold than thee traditional card. The card was cut from a piece of pink scrap cardstock @ 9" X 4 1/4" with the top folded at 3 1/2" and both corners punched with a rounder punch.

 

The back includes a strip of the purple that was dry embossed with swiss dots @ 9 1/4" X 1 7/8" and punched with some bubbles punch I have, I think its and EK success punch. The strip is wrapped around to close in the front like a gate card.

The inside of the card includes a 1/2" border on the bottom punched with that same punch. and stamped in various spots. The stamps I picked up at a yard sale so I'm not sure of the brand.
The front of the card includes 2 cuts from Spellbinders Labels Eight collection and one was cutfrom the purple swiss dots cardstock and cut smaller in the light purple then stamped and heat embossed with purple embossing powder. The hearts and flower on the front I received in a swap.

It is a different type of card than what I normally make, but was very easy and fun to do. Quite not sure who is gonna receive it yet.
Stopped back in and see what I'm up to in the next few days, got the journaling pages to do for the Marion Smith challenge and my 1st week layout of my venture into project life and a valentine special thing I'm making for my husband for the Creative Cutting Challenge.

Thanks for stopping by and seeing the view from my corner of the world.

Happy New Year-2013 & Marion Smith Challenge

Happy New Year everyone!

New Year brings new reflections in my life. As I look upon my personal goals for 2012 I found I achieve some of them, that was trying new techniques and I did get some layouts done for my albums. I don't know if it is best to make resolutions if I'm not good at keeping them, but I should have a few goals to try to achieve.

2013 Personal Goals

• Will be starting a fitness smashbook and working on my fitness for the year
• To learn more new techniques and folds in my cardmaking
• To work on 5-6 albums/smashbooks this year
• Heritage
• MGCA
• Zachary's 1st year album
• Cruise 
• Chronilogical
• Chritmas
• Project Life
• Closer walk with God and Jesus. To get to know him better-to be in the word each day
• to be on the blog more often
• to spend less time on Facebook

I got a couple of new journeys as well as some old ones with my goals and a couple are just ever going. This year I strive to do better in all I do! Looking forward to adding more of my finished projects on the blog. I'm involved in alot of crafty things things this year and look forward to sharing it with you.

Thanks for stopping by my little corner of the world........

Happy New Year 

 Late update for post: 8:00 PM

Marion Smith of A Piece of Craft dot com 2013 challenge was posted today:

Peony Mixed Media Painting by Marion Smith 

You can find out more about the challenge on this video spot. So the challenge is 31 days, 31 videos, 31 Jounal pages or projects. My plan is the journal pages I enjoyed that last year and looking forward to getting it done better than I did last year (more on time). So with all the crafty projects this month already on tap for the blog you will see this mentioned to daily maybe but definitely weekly.

Check out her video and join in for the fun. 

Merry Christmas to YOU Blog Hop

• Welcome to our Merry Christmas to YOU Blog Hop!
  We are all so excited that you could join us today as we get ready to celebrate one of the most festive times of the year!!! All these talented crafters have made a project that is special to them at Christmas, whether it be a special card or decoration or showcasing a favorite tradition!!!
  Of course, we do have some fabulos candy for one lucky hopper!
  Jennifer Fox from Wunder's Creations, https://www.facebook.com/WundersCreations?fref=ts is sponsoring a handmade Cricut or Cameo dust cover. These covers are amazing, you NEED one of them, TRUST me!!!!!
  Be sure to leave a comment on everone's blog and head on over to her fan page, hit the LIKE button and leave a comment saying you are from the hop!!
  Winner will be announced on Monday!
  Now sit back, relax and sing your favorite holiday song as you hop thru and see all these amazing creations!
  Here's the whole line up:
• Colleen ~  http://www.cbcscrapbooking.blogspot.com
• Jennifer ~ http://wunderscreations.blogspot.com
• Tina ~ http://tinasscrapcorner.blogspot.com----->You are here
Tahi ~ http://tahisscrapcorner.blogspot.com

• CallyAnn-http://callyanncraftycreations.blogspot.com
• Jennifer ~ http://creativecricutdesigns.blogspot.com
• Rachelle~http://creationsbyrachelle.blogspot.com
• Jenny~ http://cccjalessi.blogspot.com/
• Amanda ~ http://cricktncrafts.blogspot.com
Shawnee ~ http://quiverofangels.blogspot.com/

1st I would like to say my prayers are with the Families in Conn.

 Hi you all I hope your enjoying the hop this is the card I have done for you all today

 This card started with the squirrel cut off of Jolly Holidays cricut cartridge. I used Liquid Applique to give a real nice 3D effect to my card. It's really cool to use on Christmas cards to give an effect resembling snow or the fluff on a hat.
   
 First you want to cut out the parts and glue the layers together. The layer cartridges are pretty cool to use because they add cut marks for lining each piece. I use Scotch scrapbooker's liquid glue in case I have to wiggle any of the pieces to fit (dries quick though)(cut out at 3")
 Next you want to put on the liquid applique (mine is from Marvy, you should be able to get it at any scrapbook store). I have added the liquid to the white on the hat and used the heat gun to make the applique effect.
 Add some stickles to dress it up and it looks great on the front of a card. Takes about an hour to get it put together from all the pieces cut out. Easy-peasy.

Supplies Cardstock: Red, white, black, brown and tan (All from ANW/Crestwood, Inc.)
Patterned Paper:  DCWV the Cristmas Combo stack
Stamps: Merry Christmas from Scrappy Cat
Ink: True Red (Ink it Up)
Pens: White gelly roll pen for stitching
Die cuts: Squirrel from Jolly Holidays
Ribbon: Sheer Red (Jo-Anns)
Trimmer: Cricut and Fiskars
Punches: Fiskars lace corner for the sentiment
Adhesive: Scotch Scrapbooker's Glue
Stickles: Xmas Red, Diamond, Paprika
Embossing powder: SU Iridescent Ice with the fluff
Electronic cutter: Cricut Expression
Tools: as we call the basic kit (it all sits out on my craft desk)

Thanks for stopping by my corner of the world and you next stop is at  Tahi Scrap Corner
(Small world, we both have a craft corner in this big world) 

Snowflakes, Snowflakes and more Snowflakes

Hi All and if you came from Card A Day Blog welcome,

I would like to share today a card I made for the holiday. I enjoyed doing this card, I worked through a new technique on this, Double Embossing for the background piece, it is a fun technique to learn and it didn't turn out to bad.

On the card the snowflakes were cut from the Holiday Cakes cartridge. It and the snowflake border was cut from the DCWV Christmas Combo pack. The embossed blue card stock was done with double embossing. Dry embossed with cuttlebug snowflake folder and heat embossed with clear embossing powder. The stamp was one I received from a friend of mine. added some blue ribbon, a blue snowflake from a Jolees bling pack and some blue stickles. 

Thanks for stopping by my little corner of the world........

Jingle Bell Rock Hop

• Welcome to our Jingle Bell Rock Hop!!!! What better way to kick off the month of December than with some of our favorite Christmas and holiday songs!!!!
  For this hop, all the talented Ladies have chosen a fave song of theirs and modeled their project after it in some way.
  For our prize this time, one lucky hopper will be chosen to win a premade paper pieced set of their choice from Colleen at CBC Scrapbooking.
  To be entered, please leave a comment on every blog in the hop and then go and LIKE her fan page here: https://www.facebook.com/pages/CBC-Scrapbooking/133078110098299
  and post a comment saying you are from the hop! I'll post a winner on my blog and fan page on Monday www.cbcscrapbooking.blogspot.com
  Here's the line up so you don't get lost:
• Colleen ~ www.cbcscrapbooking.blogspot.com
• Jennifer ~ http://wunderscreations.blogspot.com
• CallyAnn- http://callyanncraftycreations.blogspot.com
• Jearise ~ http://lorbysworld.blogspot.com
• Tina ~ http://tinasscrapcorner.blogspot.com <<<You are here
• Amanda ~ http://cricktncrafts.blogspot.com
• Tahi ~ http://tahisscrapcorner.blogspot.com 

Hi all and welcome to my blog. My project for this particuliar hop was found in the Tis the Season cricut cartridge

 The card base is red cardstock from one of the value packs, the background was cut out of music paper I got from a paper purchase on 2 peas in a bucket for sale board. Now the cut is from Tis the Season CM cartridge

and what is cool about it's all right there to be cut out and makes a great focal point on a card. It was cut out at 3.75" which as you can see it filled up just about the entire A2 card.

All the pieces for the cut came from scraps I had on hand. A ribbon border with a bow to add some texture and now I got a cute card ready to go. Don't forget to leave a comment and check out the next stop on this Jingle Bell Rock Hop.
Thanks for stopping by my little corner of the world......
Your next stop is Amanda at  Crick`tn Crafts and see what she is rocking!