Happy Birthday (Mom)!!!

this card i made for my "mom" - aka Shannon's mom, Veronica :)
her birthday is Thursday.

i had really hoped to get my hands on the new Love, Elsie lines that went exclusively to Hobby Lobby last week, for the dragonflies (bc they're her fave) but they didn't have it at my Hobby Lobby :( i was bummed.

BUT it did give me an excuse to use the Sassafras Lass i've been hanging onto forever.... waiting for the perfect project, of course! think this was it!!

hope she likes, it goes postal tomorrow ;)
TFL, as always...

SUPPLIES:
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* Pattern Paper - Sassafras Lass; Creative Imaginations
* Felt - Michael's
* Ribbon - Making Memories
* Bling - Wal-Mart
* Sticker - Q*Lia "Sweet Menu" Memo Pad
* Journal Spot - Glitz
* Pink Glitter / Green Glitter Sakura Gelly Roll

Project: Valentines

my stepdaughter's Valentine's Day box & cards... inspired by me; worked on be Courtney, Daddy & me!! it was a family project! :D

i was inspired by a LO in last month's Scrapbooks Etc. to do these cards -- she loves kitties so heart shaped kitties were a big hit! they have heart-shaped suckers stuck to the backs of them (her idea). as far as the box goes, she WANTED to build a house out of painted popsicle sticks but my creativity conscience was telling me not to do it, so thank goodness we found the foam house kit! and all turned out well :D

thanks for looking, lots of fun, and this will make a cute deco for her bedroom when it's all said and done!!

COURTNEY'S VALENTINE BOX & CARDS 2008


SUPPLIES:
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* Empty Shoe Box :D
* Foam House kit / Heart Garland / Cardstock / Pipe Cleaners - Michael's
* Pattern Paper - ProvoCraft
* Letters - Wal-Mart
* Ribbon - Offray

Christmas Cardlings!!

yes so they're still not even in the mail yet (and i might have to hand deliver them because some are too chunky to mail!) but nonetheless done and up for the sharing ;D
thanks for lookin'!! :D

Penguin Love









Stockings









For You.









Funky Tree






Trees








SUPPLIES:
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* KI Memories Funky Christmas Card Kit used on all cards

"Penguin Love"
* Felt / Pompom - Darice
* Candy Cane / Presents - Jolee's
* Gel Stickers - KI Memories; Colorbok

"Stockings"
* Felt / Pompoms - Darice
* Ribbon - Offray
* Stockings - Sandylion

"For You."
* Pattern Paper - KI Memories; Colorbok
* Ribbon - Offray
* Cardstock - Bazzil
* Sakura Gelly Roll green glitter

"Funky Tree"
* Felt - Darice
* Buttons - Dress-it-Up
* Star/Bell - Holiday Time from Wal-Mart
* Sakura Gelly Roll white

"Trees"
* Felt / Pompoms - Darice
* Snowflake - Sandylion
* Ribbon - Offray
* Pattern Paper - KI Memories; Colorbok

Scissor Sisters CG Artist Trading Card Swap

ok, it's FINALLY over...

we hatched the idea for ATC's for the critique group i co-host on Scrapbook.com back in March or April; the official start was in May, and we had until August 1st to have them finished and in the mail. just thought i'd show off!! the backsides have my contact info, doodled, and decorated w/ a Prima Flower and a metal star/moon charm. i got great cards from everyone else, too! what a neat turnout we had!

Thanks for looking :D

SCISSOR SISTERS CG

Artist Trading Card Swap 2007




SUPPLIES:
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* Topps Baseball Cards
* Cardstock - Bazzill
* Pattern Paper - KI Memories "Love, Elsie" & Black notebook
* Glitter Paper - Darice
* Ribbon - Offray
* Bling - Wal-Mart
* Pink Glitter Embellies - Dress-it-Up
* Sakura Gelly Roll - pink / silver
* Flowers - Prima

Happy Birthday, Shannon!! :D

yaaaaay!! it's my BFF's birthday!! i made her a sweet card and altered dress form :D

because i'm an awesome friend, i hope she had the most awesome day ever... thanks to a little party action and some cool new stuff :D

happy birthday ham-a-licious!! i <3 U!!

Shannon's Birthday Card





Shannon's altered dress form


SUPPLIES:

"Shannon's Birthday Card"
* Cardstock - Paperbilities
* Ribbon - Pat Catan's; KI Memories "Love, Elsie"
* Pattern Paper - ProvoCraft; White corrugated
* Button - Wal-Mart
* American Crafts Alpha ("*")
* Sakura Gelly Roll - white

"Dress Form"
* Dress Form - Pat Catan's
* Fabric - Wal-Mart
* Ribbon - Offray; Pat Catan's
* Beads - Pat Catan's
* Cross Charm - Wal-Mart
* White Acrylic Paint - Apple Barrel

What's Scrappening? Guest Designer for June!!!

THAT'S MEEEEEE!!! Now that it's the end of June, I can post up my goodies that I created for What's Scrappening?'s June Guest Designer spot!! YAAAY!! (the cards are also included in my flip-flop card tutorial). The kit I was given by the fabulous Michelle & Melanie at What's Scrappening? featured Heidi Grace products - so cute, so much fun - even forced me outside my box a little!! Without further ado, my GDT submissions!!:

"School's Out" Flip-Flop Card





"Thanks" Flip-Flop Card





"Umbrella" (for Shannon's Book)





"Loves Her Mama" (for McKena's Book)



SUPPLIES LIST:
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"School's Out" Flip Flop Card
* Cardstock - Bazzill
* Pattern Paper - Heidi Grace; Daisy D's; ProvoCraft
* Flowers - Archiver's; Simply Clean Digi Scraps
* Brad - Eyelet Outlet
* Font - DYMO

"Thanks" Flip Flop Card
* Cardstock - Bazzill
* Pattern Paper - Heidi Grace; Miss Elizabeth's; ProvoCraft
* Flowers - Darice; Simply Clean Digi Scraps
* Brad - Eyelet Outlet
* Font - DYMO

"Umbrella"
* Cardstock - Paperbilities; Bazzill
* Patterned Paper - Heidi Grace; Paper Pizzazz; Miss Elizabeth's
* Alphas - Heidi Grace; American Crafts
* Umbrella Embellie - Miss Elizabeth's
* Ribbon - What's Scrappening?
* Buttons - Wal-Mart
* Red Sakura Gelly Roll
* Photoshop CS2 for journaling spots
* Lyrics from "Umbrella" by Rihanna f/ Jay-Z
* Photo by Shannon Jones

"Loves Her Mama"
* Cardstock - Paperbilities; Bazzill
* Pattern Paper - Heidi Grace
* Chip Heart - Heidi Grace
* Flowers - Prima; Darice
* Bling - Imaginisce
* Brads - Making Memories
* Ribbon - What's Scrappening?
* Rubon - Sassafras Lass
* Red/White/Blue Sakura Gelly Roll pens

Thanks again to What's Scrappening? for letting me be a part of their Guest Designer roll, and also for all the great goodies that I used to create these pages and cards!!!

Flip-Flop Cards!!!

Just in time for Summer, a cute card idea!! These little dandies are so versatile (not to mention ADDICTING! I made SIX of them!!) They can be decorated generically to be used as notecards, or with theme-specific embellies to make a unique birthday invitation or thank you note. I decided to go with this style after a long debate on unique cards, but when I looked around on the Internet, I couldn't really find a template with a shape that suited my style well. I didn't want it to look like a "real" flip flop - long and narrow - but more the short, squat Japanese wedge-sandal type flip-flops. I set out to freehand a template that I could share with everyone else who is looking for a practical, card-sized flip-flop template out there! Here is the template, after scanning my black cut-outs, and then resizing them in white to provide a guideline for the inner template:



If you click the template, you will be able to see and print the full-sized document. Check in your browser's Print Preview setting to make sure that your template fills up the entire sheet of paper, then print as many copies as you think you will need! I have also included a link to the Envelope Template --> HERE <-- You can make this any size you want, including resizing the templates for the cards. The size for my examples was adjusted to be 9 1/2" wide. Courtesy of Mirkwood Designs. I reproduced it on true 8 1/2" x 11" so it prints at a size that fits the card, although it wasn't too far off to begin with. (Thanks to Ruthann Zaroff at Mirkwood Designs for the awesome template!!)

Once you've printed your templates, you can cut around the black part FIRST. This will be your cardstock base. I used a full sheet of cardstock for these projects, since the dimensions are slightly bigger than a half sheet, and the negative of the cutout you will make for this provides plenty of room to make a nice 5 1/2" x 6" (or smaller!) card. I folded the sheet of cardstock edge to edge, so I ended up with a folded 6" wide by 12" tall, and I used my bone folder to sturdy the crease. I laid the flip-flop template I wanted to use with the flattest side edge aligned with the crease, and overlapping just a TINY bit, then traced around and cut out (this ensured I would have enough of the crease along the edge for this to count as a card!) I also trimmed the excess from the side of the cardstock next to my cutout, leaving the bulk of the negative for the scrap pile, and I was left with two chunks of irregularly shaped cardstock. I cut 1/2" wide strips out of one of these, to make the straps for the flip-flops, and I reserved the rest for any matting or embellishing I might want to do on the face of the card later. When you're finished you should have a barenaked flip-flop shaped card!

From there, cut the white center out of the black template (this is why I included two - so you don't have to ruin one template to get the other!) Use the white template for the patterned paper that is the "background" canvas of your card. I tried to stick with something that had a subtle but still noticeable pattern - as so not to overpower any greetings or embellishments I might choose to put on the card. From here on out, it's all yours! Do it up however you'd like with flowers or other embellies and words (don't forget the words - or at least a monogram!) Also, a trick I did with the straps: when it came time to apply the straps, (which was right after I cut out the patterned paper, but before I adhered it to the cardstock) I laid them on the paper where I wanted them then I used my Exacto knife to cut slits right above the top and bottom edges of the slits, on the patterned paper. Then I folded each strip end over about 1/4" and put these "tabs" into the "slots" I'd made in the patterned, and stuck them to the back with photo corners. That gave the straps the little curvy raised arch that real flip flops have, and added a little extra dimension to the cards. THEN I glued the paper onto the card.

Have fun making these, and please make sure you link back to this blog if you decide to use my template! I would also love to see what you do with it, so if you make one, be sure to link it back here in the comments so we can all appreciate it! Thanks for checking out this tutorial and template! If you want to save the template to your hard drive rather than print it, just right click it and select "Save As..." or "Save Image As..." on the menu. Enjoy!!

MORE EXAMPLES:

"What's Up?!"	"You Rock"	"Delight"
"Thanks"	"School's Out"	"Celebrate"

Click to see a larger image!!

SUPPLIES:
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"You Rock!!" Card
* Cardstock - Paperbilities
* Patterned Paper - Creative Imaginations "Caution Girl"
* Flowers - Darice; Simply Clean Digi Scraps
* "Sweetie" Button - Target $1 Aisle
* Fiskars Small Heart Punch
* Zots Large Dots
* Karen Foster Scraparatus (for hole punching)
* "DYMO" font from DaFont.com (for Label)

"What's Up?!" Card
* Cardstock - Paperbilities
* Patterned Paper - Creative Imaginations "Caution Girl"
* Flowers - Darice; Simply Clean Digi Scraps
* "Hottie" Button - Target $1 Aisle
* Bling - Wal-Mart Craft Aisle
* Zots Large & Small Dots
* Karen Foster Scraparatus (for hole punching)
* "DYMO" font from DaFont.com (for Label)

"Delight" Card
* Cardstock - Paperbilities
* Patterned Paper - Reminisce
* "Delight" Metal Word & Silver Brad - Making Memories
* Coconut Drink - Dress-it-Up Buttons
* Sun Charm - American Traditional Designs
* Starfish & Beach Scene stickers - Miss Elizabeth's
* Cowrie Shells - Wal-Mart Craft Aisle
* Flowers - Darice; Simply Clean Digi Scraps
* Zots Large Dots
* Karen Foster Scraparatus (for hole punching)

"Thanks" Card
*** MADE FOR WHAT'S SCRAPPENING? JUNE '07 GUEST DT ***
* Cardstock - Bazzill
* Patterned Paper - Heidi Grace; Miss Elizabeth's; ProvoCraft
* Flowers - Darice; Simply Clean Digi Scraps
* Brad - Eyelet Outlet
* Font - DYMO

"School's Out" Card
*** MADE FOR WHAT'S SCRAPPENING? JUNE '07 GUEST DT ***
* Cardstock - Bazzill
* Patterned Paper - Heidi Grace; Daisy D's; ProvoCraft
* Flowers - Archiver's; Simply Clean Digi Scraps
* Font - DYMO

"Celebrate" Card
* Cardstock - Paperbilities
* Patterned Paper - Imaginisce "Let's Pretend"
* Green Holo Vellum - Miss Elizabeth's
* Flowers - Darice; Imaginisce
* Confetti Streamer Embellies - Dress-it-Up Buttons
* Balloons Charm - American Traditional Designs
* Brad - Making Memories
* Zots Large & Small Dots
* Karen Foster Scraparatus (for hole punching)
* "DYMO" font from DaFont.com (for Label)

"Flip-Flop" Card Template (c) 2007 - Shaunna Farral
"Basic Envelope" Template (c) 1999-2006 Mirkwood Designs, a division of ruthannzaroff.com