Paper Cuts

Hi everyone! I hope you all had a great holiday!!  Mine was fine (aside from a little sickness but that part wasn’t too terribly bad).  It’s been nice to spend time with family, some I hadn’t seen in way too long.  Yesterday we traveled a bit to see my two grandmas.  I feel so fortunate to still have them!  I wish we could have stayed longer.

Today I decided to play with a Little Penguin by C.C. Designs (available from All That Scraps).  I think this little guy is so cute with his bouquet of flowers. 

I used a 3-d black gel pen to highlight his eyes and the centers of the yellow flowers.

To add a subtle bit of “something extra,” I tucked a Heidi Swapp Ghost Shape heart behind the ribbon.  I attached it to the card with a glue dot (hidden behind the knot).

The penguin image is colored with Copics and popped up on dimensionals.

Thanks for stopping by!    **Brand new C.C. Designs images coming soon! **  :) 

Have a great weekend!!

Cardstock:  SU Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla     Patterned Paper:  We R Memory Keepers Precious Metal Vintage Brass “Verdant” and “Heartstrings”    Stamps:  C.C. Designs “Little Penguins” and SU “Everyday Flexible Phrases”    Ink:  Brilliance Graphite Black   Accessories:  Copic markers (Warm Gray No. 1 and No. 5, Rose Red, Aqua Blue, Golden Yellow), SU black marker, corner rounder, Wild Asparagus ribbon, Sakura 3-d black gel pen, SU Antique Brass brads, Heidi Swapp Ghost Shape heart, dimensionals.  Finished card size 4 ¼” x 4 ¼”.

Happy Holidays, everyone!  I wanted to post my last two Christmas cards and wish you all a wonderful holiday season!  These two cards use Holiday Cheer by Lizzie Anne Designs. 

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For this one, I colored the trees with my markers.  The little “stones” are Gelly Gems by Gel-a-tins and the main panel is raised on dimensionals.

Cardstock:  Always Artichoke, Certainly Celery, Whisper White     Patterned Paper:  Imaginisce Candy Candy Lane “Hello Holly”  Stamps:  Lizzie Anne Designs “
Holiday Cheer”   Ink:  Certainly Celery, Brilliance Gallaxy Gold   Accessories:  Always Artichoke and Certainly Celery markers, Gel-a-tins “Dazzle Me” Gelly Gems, ribbon, dimensionals.  Finished card size 4 ¼” x 5. ½”.

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On this card I stamped just the one tree using Versamark directly onto the patterned paper and clear embossed.  Then I punched the circles, cut out the tree and adhered it to the white panel. The star is popped up on a dimensional.  The tiny brads are from a Queen & Co. Halloween set.  You can get them here or here (they’re the sprinkles).  I love those tiny brads!

Cardstock:  Blue Bayou, Whisper White     Patterned Paper:  Basic Grey Dasher “Snowbank” and “Snowfall Polar Blue”   Stamps:  Lizzie Anne Designs “Holiday Cheer”   Ink:  Brilliance Graphite Black, Versamark   Accessories:  Clear embossing powder/heat gun, 1/8” hole punch, word window punch, Queen & Co. Sprinkles, dimensionals.  Finished card size 4 ¼” x 5 ½”.

I hope you all have a wonderful holiday!!  Thanks so much for stopping by!!!  

I’m finally finished (with the teachers) and just in time! 

I couldn’t let the season go by without using this holiday paper by My Mind’s Eye.   I *love* this paper!!  (You can get it here.) 

This bag is the easiest one yet.  I made three of them.  (Time was short, you know!)  I cut a piece of the reindeer paper to fit the front, added the strip of dotted paper, tied the ribbon and glued it on.  Done. (That’s why I made three!)

I have a bit of time before I’m due at the school for holiday parties so I think I’ll go work on some last minute holiday cards.  (I’m SO ready to move on to a different theme!!)  Have a great day!!!

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Cardstock:  Naturals Ivory (card base)  Patterned Paper: My Mind’s Eye Frost Christmas “Flying Friends” and “Winter Blue Dots”    Ribbon:  SU 5/8” and ¼” grosgrain   Card size: 3” x 3”

I got an order from Papertrey Ink yesterday (mostly paper) but I did order a few of these tea tins and couldn’t wait to try one.  I tied it in with Julia’s WT challenge and this month’s Dirty Dozen challenge…to use penguins, no blue and “ice” (glitter, crystals, etc.).  To see other DD challenge cards and projects, click here.

I love this penguin paper from Imaginisce!   Unfortunately, I did not grab a pack of the matching rub-ons when I got all the paper and now they’re sold out.  But that’s ok. I just punched the penguins from the paper to use on tags.

I cut the dotted paper for the tin at 5 3/4″ x 9″ then layered the stripes and the penguins, zig-zagging along the borders.  I actually did not adhere the paper to the tin but wrapped it very tightly, sealing the edges with Tombow Mono Multi.  I went back and forth on whether to decorate the lid but decided in the end to leave it alone.  I added the ribbon, then the tag.  The little circle with the penguin is popped up on dimensionals.

The paper already has some glitter on it, but I added some 3-d dots of Diamond Stickles to the hat trim and snowflakes.

The card was made the same way (as far as layering and stitching), then I added the stamped “Merry” to the penguin’s belly.

Thanks for stopping by!!  Have a great day! 

Cardstock:  Very Vanilla (base)    Patterned Paper:  Imaginisce Candy Cane Lane “12 Chillin’ Penguins” and “Hello Holly”    Stamp:  SU Merry & Bright     Accessories:  Chocolate Chip marker, sewing machine/thread, Diamond Stickles, Cranberry stitched grosgrain, scallop and 1 3/8” circle punches.  Finished card size 4” x 4”; tin size: 6.1” x 2.6”.

I’m plugging along with these teacher gift bags.  I was trying to think of what I could put together rather quickly as I still have five more to make by Friday!  (Eek!)  Then I remembered this one! 

It’s super fast and super easy!  The worst part of the whole thing is all the feathers flying around …up your nose…stuck to everything…after cutting the boa.

You can get the pattern for the mittens in the December 2007/ January 2008 issue of Paper Crafts magazine.

The little gift card (not in the magazine) uses the “Peace” stamp from My Favorite Things “Home for the Holidays.”

Ok…off to make more bags.  Thanks for stopping by!  Have a great day! 

Hi everyone!  I’ve finally had a moment to start my teachers’ gifts and packaging.  Here is the first of several.  (The color is a bit off in this photo… I couldn’t seem to adjust it properly.  The color looks better in the close-up below.)

I covered a plain white gift bag with the two patterned papers, using Tombow Mono Multi to adhere the paper to the bag.  (I’ve tried other adhesives and Mono Multi works best for me.  Once that stuff dries, you can’t pull it apart without destroying your paper.)

The tree, star and sentiment are from Lizzie Anne Designs’ Holiday Cheer.  Using Celery ink, I stamped the tree onto white cardstock then used a 1/8″ hole punch wherever there was a dot on the tree.  Then I cut it out and adhered it to the red cardstock again using Mono Multi but sparingly so it wouldn’t squish and show through the dots).  The star is stamped in gold, cut out and adhered with a pop dot.

For the tag, I used a red marker to only color the h’s, then added a gold brad for each ‘o’.  The white part of the tag is popped up to accomodate the backs of the brads.   And I added some extra ribbon before tying the knot in an attempt to somewhat duplicate Pam’s awesome “poofs.”  (That girl can make some incredible bows!!)

I’ve been asked many times, “How do you get your brads so straight?”  I use Stampin’ Up’s mat pack, but there is another little thing I do that helps.  Once I mark the positions with a pencil, I poke the holes with a large needle.  I don’t use a hole punch because then the hole is usually too big and that little bit of extra space allows the brad to move a bit.  If you use a needle, the brad will fit more tightly.  I also make sure the brad (and the prongs) are as flat as I can get them once inserted.  I hope that helps!

Thanks so much for stopping by!! 

Cardstock:  Whisper White, Real Red    Patterned Paper:  The Robin’s Nest “Cindy Lou Stripe” and “Cindy Lou Dots”    Stamps:  Lizzie Anne Designs “Holiday Cheer”    Ink:  Certainly Celery, Real Red; Brilliance Galaxy Gold    Accessories:  Large and small tag punches, 1/8” hole punch, gold brads, mat pack/needle, ribbon (Michael’s), dimensionals.  Finished card size:  4 ¼” x 5 ½”.

Hey there!!  Here are a couple more samples using one of My Favorite Things newest releases, Icing on the Cake.  There are so many great pieces to this set!  

Here I turned one of the cakes into a gift…I just didn’t ink the candles.  The “bow” is actually one of the stars from the background stamp.   I paper-pieced the gift and balloons.  The patterned paper was such a great match to the balloons!   When I saw it in the store, I just had to have it.  (There are also “Thank You” and “Congrats” themed papers in this line.  I’m sure you’ll be seeing those soon!)

As far as the layout, I had intended to use Jen’s sketch, but duh…I noticed too late that the focal point pretty much needed to be square and/or the card needed to be taller in order to leave room for the bottom panel.  I didn’t want to cut another piece of cardstock so I ended up with this instead.

This one is just super easy.  I have quite a bit of this paper left over from a project so I need to use it every chance I get. 

I stamped three cupcakes, used a straight edge and marker to add the table line and added a bit of color.  The red jewels are by Doodlebug.  Have you seen them?  They are FABOO bling!

Thanks so much for stopping by!  If I’m not back before (or during) the weekend, have a good one!

Card #1  Cardstock:  SU Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla    Patterned Paper:  Karen Foster Designs “Happy Birthday”    Stamps:  My Favorite Things “Icing on the Cake” and “Sassy Sayings”    Ink:  Brilliance Graphite Black, SU Close to Cocoa, Ranger Walnut Distress    Accessories:  We R Memory Keepers large copper eyelets, sewing machine/thread, sponge, gray Copic marker.   Finished card size 5” x 5”.

Card #2   Cardstock:  Papertrey Ink white, SU Real Red   Patterned Paper:  American Crafts Celebration “Pot Luck”   Stamps:  My Favorite Things “Icing on the Cake”   Ink:  Brilliance Graphite Black    Accessories:  American Crafts 1” red grosgrain, Doodlebug “Ladybug” Jewels, Copic markers (Lipstick Red and Frost Blue), Black SU marker, dimensionals.  Finished card size 5 ½” x 4 ¼”.

Hi everyone!  Sorry for the lag in posts.  I still have a sick child at home (same child– different illness). Somehow we managed to progress from strep to pneumonia.  Poor little guy.  Hopefully by tomorrow he’ll be getting somewhat back to normal.

Time for another design using non-traditional holiday colors.  Here I used some of my favorite paper from We R Memory Keepers.  I thought the dots on the flakes would go well with the dotted gift wrap.

I stamped Lucky (by C.C. Designs available from All That Scraps), masked him, then stamped the gifts to the left and right of him.  Then on a separate piece of cardstock, I stamped a second row of gifts, colored them, then cut out the whole strip, adhering them with dimensionals over the first row and Lucky. 

Thanks for looking!!  (Speaking of “looking,” any Hootie fans out there catch my little pun in the post title? lol.)  Have a great day!

Cardstock:  Papertrey Ink white    Patterned Paper:  We R Memory Keepers Precious Metal Coppered Out “Jacks” and “Tiles”    Stamps:  C.C. Designs “Lucky’s Christmas Wish”    Ink: Brilliance Graphite Black    Accessories:  Copic markers (lt. walnut, dull ivory, pale olive, peach, cool gray), white Fun Flock, black Sakura 3-d gel pen, chocolate grosgrain, dimensionals.  Finished card size 5 ½” x 4 ¼”.

It’s been a very long week here with a sick child and then a snow day… TGIF BABY, and school is ON TIME!  (I seriously need a break.) 

This is a card using “Ooh La La” by Lizzie Anne Designs.   The dog in the back is “admiring” the crown on the dog in the front. 

I made the crown from part of a finial stamp in the set, just using the bottom portion.  I stamped and masked the “crown” (omitting the bigger portion of the stamp) then stamped the dog.

The brads are Stampin’ Up’s pewter build-a-brads.  I love these!  It would be nice to have aged copper ones though!  I used a 1/2″ circle punch to punch the brown patterned paper, glued the pieces inside the brad (I just used regular snail-type adhesive), then added the clear top.  They’re great!

Thanks for stopping by!  Stay warm (it’s freezing here!! Brrrr…) and have a great weekend!

Cardstock:  Chocolate Chip, Very Vanilla    Patterned Paper:  Basic Grey Stella Ruby    Stamps:  Lizzie Anne Designs “Ooh La La”    Ink: Brilliance Graphite Black    Accessories:  Copic markers, mat pack/needle, Chocolate Chip marker, SU pewter build-a-brads, edge distresser, ½” circle punch.  Finished card size 5 ½” x 4 ¼”.

How cute is that sentiment?  Here are a couple samples of one of My Favorite Things three new releases this month, “Rain or Shine.”  I think this set is adorable! 

There are quite a few sentiments…”I’m here for you,” “Rain or shine,” “Get well soon,” “Feeling under the weather?” and “Friends brighten your day” (along with the one I used here).  There is a dotted umbrella, a cloud, rain drops and boots.  SO cute!!

For this card, I paper-pieced the rain coat and stamped the boots onto orange cardstock, coloring in the dots with a white gel pen.

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This one was totally inspired by the ribbon.  I’ve had it forever and finally decided to use it…plus I thought all the dots would be perfect.

I stamped the umbrella in Versamagic Sea Breeze (Dew Drop), then traced the outline and colored the dots with a Chocolate marker.  The boots were stamped in Chocolate ink, then I used a Q-tip to color them with the Sea Breeze ink and colored in the dots again with a Chocolate marker.  The boots are popped up on dimensionals and I can now see that the way the shadow is falling on the card, I should have outlined the other side of the umbrella.  (I’m super-picky…but not picky enough to retake the photo or restamp the card.)

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great day!

Card #1:  Cardstock:  Only Orange, Black, Papertrey Ink white    Patterned Paper:  Crate Paper Carnival Collection    Stamps:  My Favorite Things “Rain or Shine”    Ink: Brilliance Graphite Black    Accessories:  Copic markers (skin white, lt. walnut, frost blue, blender pen), white eyelets, ribbon. Finished card size: 4 ¼” x 5 ½”. 

Card #2:  Cardstock:  Tempting Turquoise, Chocolate Chip, Papertrey Ink white    Stamps:  My Favorite Things “Rain or Shine”   Ink:  Chocolate Chip, Versamagic Sea Breeze Dew Drop    Accessories:  Copic marker (cool gray no. 3), Chocolate Chip marker, Q-tip, ribbon.  Finished card size: 5 ½” x 4 ¼”.