Fishing theme Birthday Box card

Have you seen all the cute Box Cards on the internet???  I love this type of card. They are so unique and interesting.  A friend and I got together and bought a couple of different svg files and took pieces from each to make this card. I made it as a birthday card for one of my brothers. The fact that these kind of cards can be folded flat to mail and then when opened they just pop up into there box shape makes them a fun card to send to someone.  The svg files I used were one from Lori Whitlock and another from www.svgcuts.com. It took a little trial and error in getting the size right for some of the elements we used in our card. But once we determined what we wanted to use and what size of each element we had fun putting it all together.
I took a couple of views of it. Here we go....

I hope you think it is cute too. It was very fun to make.I added some acetate 1/4" strips to some of the elements to give different heights and spacing things up down and to the sides. You don't see them and it adds to some of the interest.
I will have some more box cards in teh coming days. I got on a roll making them for the different cards I needed after having so much fun with this one.

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Wedding Gifts

I can't believe it is June already!!! Where does the time go? lol I have been busy crafting a wedding gift for a close friend who was just  married on May 31 2014. She is also a crafter and I wanted their gift to be one that would last for a long time and be able to be displayed in their new home serving as a remembrance of their wonderful day. I had to wait to post this so it would remain a surprise. 

 I thought  a lot about it and went back and forth on papers and designs. In the end I chose an older CTMH paper pack I had that I thought would be perfect for weddings which is called "Bliss". It has a combination of beautiful browns, vanilla, light grey and soft green in the prints.   I thought it would be perfect for what I had in mind. 

I used a combination of different svg files that  I bought  from www.svgcuts.com.  My Cricut Explore is the machine I used to make all the cuts. Also because the Explore can cut, score and write (isn't that amazing?)I  added some text to one of the projects. That is such a fun to do to make your project even more unique and special. So here are my projects. 

Project #1 Frame

 As I said the paper is called "Bliss". Isn't the pattern rich and soft looking? I added chocolate CS that went nicely with the B&T paper. I love the detail of the flourish type cut that were panels added to the frame. It has a hole in the back for hanging. I don't know if you can see it in the picture but the frame is not flat. The center is inverted. That also adds to the design making it a bit different. They just have to add one of their special wedding  photos  to the center and they are all set.  

Project #2 "And they lived happily ever after"

This is a 3D Ampersand sign. For my quote  I used the sign itself for my "and" and then typed "they lived happily ever after.
I used another one of the B&T papers from Bliss. It is a very soft and subtle pattern. This is the same paper  I used to cut the intricate detail that is on the frame above.  I added the text going down the front . It may be hard to see in the picture but if you click on the picture to enlarge it you should be able to see it much better. To give it some bling  I added a pearl strand all around the front edge using Liquid Glass to adhere it. Then I took my Bow Easy tool  and made a double bow with a sheer cream ribbon. I completed it with a heart charm that has a intricate deign etched in the charm. I thought it was perfect with the theme I was trying to put together.It is very sturdy and stands nicely all on it's own.

Project #3 Tall pail of Roses

Now what wedding doesn't have flowers? As beautiful as the wedding bouquet is unfortunately it doesn't last long term. So to act as a remembrance of the flowers I made this tall pail type vase with a dozen vanilla CS roses. By rolling the edges of the petals and the way the pieces are cut you get very realistic looking roses, I think anyway. They may not be the actual bouquet but it still gives the feeling of flowers from the wedding day  I used  Chocolate CS for the main part of the vase and added some more of the B&T papers as accents. The roses were made from Vanilla CS, 3/16 " dowels, floral tape and leaves cut from Olive CS. I painted the dowels a dark green first. Then I made the roses which are inserted into the dowel. Once the rose is attached to the dowel then I started to wrap the dowel with the floral tape and insert the leaves as I went down the stem. They stood in the vase well but to be extra safe I put some floral foam in the base of the vase and put the flower stems into the foam. I attached the handles with large brads. Finished it with another strand of pearls going around the vase on the top and bottom edges of the wider accent strip.

Finally here is a picture of all three grouped together.

What do you think? Do you think it is a gift the new couple will enjoy?
I sure had fun making this grouping with them in mind. 

Supplies:
CTMH Bliss B&T paper
CTMH Chocolate, vanilla, olive CS
CTMH Chocolate, Olive inks
Misc strand of pearls
CTMH Bamboo brads   
3 /16" dowels
Misc. green paint
Floral tape
Scotch Quick Dry White glue
Liquid Glass   
Misc ribbon and heart charm
Cricut Explore
Cricut pens  and score tool
SVG files- Love Always, Vintage Valentine, Mom's Garden Gifts

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Card in a Box Craze!!!!

Well by now you must have seen all the posts of the Card in the Box. At least I think that is what they are called. Let me tell you if you haven't made one yet you have to give it a try. They are so much fun to do.  There are a number of videos on You tube that show you how to make these. I used this one for one of mine that I added some money inside it. She shows how to add a slot for a gift card.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnqZ7bWl2js

The other one I made was from this site .https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XIZ3a_mA3o

This is another video on making these card in box and she shows using the  CTMH Skylark paper.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=At4JHCszelo

There are many more also you just have to search for Card in a box and you will see a number of them listed.

So let's get to the project. My first one  was the one without the gift card insert. I used a Retired CTMH paper pack called Bella. I used a number of stamp sets and started building my card. Plus if you are careful on how you place your pieces you can fold it flat (or reasonably flat) and it fits in a regular size envelope. But what a WOW factor when the person gets it in the mail. The back side of the back piece  is where you can write your message.

 This next one has the gift card insert slot and I have a few pictures to show you. I used Retired CTMH Chantilly Paper for this one and again a number of stamp sets. Some of the flowers in this box were Cricut cut and then stamped and some were stamped and hand cut out. In both boxes I also used some 1/4" x 3" pieces of clear acetate to adhere some of the flowers to. When the box is opened they move back and forth just like a real flower garden. You can make these for any occasion and with any elements you want to put in your box. Balloons look really cute too. Since I have made these two I have found another version of how you do the inserts. Also a rectangle version instead of a square. So I will probably be back with some more in the near future.

Give one of these a try. You will love making them. They actually are a little bit addicting!!

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A few more Easter projects to share with you

As I said in my last post I am a bit behind in getting some posts up. But even though Easter has come and gone I thought you might still enjoy seeing a few of the projects I had made for Easter.

This first one is another SVG file from www.svgcuts.com. This file is called Egg Hunt.  It is a chocolate bunny card. The bunny has 3 layers to him making it very dimensional. I embossed the top layer with the CTMH Damask embossing folder. I liked the effect it gave the little bunny. Of course I had to make boy & girl bunnies too.

 Here is a close up of the embossing and the multiple layers.

 I also  made a couple of other Easter cards. . This one was cut from my Cricut  Explore and was from the Bunny Hop  file from ww.svgcuts.com. It has multiple layers and is adhered only at the top half of the basket handle. It stands nicely. I cut two of the eggs with glitter paper and they cut like butter. Depending on what papers you used this card could look completely different and you could make a number of them in no time being each piece is cut from the Cricut. I am having so much fun learning about the Cricut Explore and all that can be done with it.

This  one is using CTMH stamps and paper ,add  a little stitching and a little coloring. Then finish it off with  some seam binding ribbon and you have a cute little card.

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Easter has come and gone but.....

Well if you are still following me and I hope you are I am sorry I haven't posted in a while. But I hope things will work out so that I can post regularly. 
Now I know Easter has come and gone but I still wanted to share with you a few things I made for Easter this year.  You can always think about them for next year if you like them.


First I have a Bunny Treat Box. This was made from a SVG file from www.svgcuts.com . They have the cutest projects at that site. This Bunny box was from the group called Bunny Hop. She was so much fun to make.

This was my first time at making a project with a SVG file on my Cricut Explore and I must say it was so easy to do. The cuts came out perfect!! too. I had so much fun making this one that I cut another one out in a pastel yellow to give this one some company. I will be a little bit ready for next years Easter. lol

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Family Accordion Display Album

I  saw this project and fell in love with it so I bought a  kit from Angela Garcia.  It is made from all Cricut cuts and she used the Craft Room as well.  I made jut a few changes and additions to make it my own. Thank you Angela for this beautiful project.

It stands nicely on a mantel, table or shelf and also folds up if you want to put it away or make it s a gift and mail it to someone.

It is made with the Huntington paper pack, natural hemp and a  Rosewood Mini Medley all from CTMH.

What I did a little different was I added a Cocoa CS letter to the back of each Champagne CS letters and offset them a bit giving it a shadow type look. I liked how the letters stood out from the papers they are placed on. I also cut Cocoa Cs shapes for the mats in the openings and for the back of the frames. This not only gave it a finished look on the back of the display but it also added stability and sturdiness to the project when it is standing up.

The cartridge that was used was CTMH Art Philosophy.

 

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A Little Birdhouse revisited

You know how you start a project but don't get it finished and you come across it sometimes months or even longer later? Or you saw a project you liked and kept the idea to make it but forgot all about it?  Well I have many in these categories and thought I should try to get caught up. So here is a project that I made for a friend but never got one made for myself like I originally planned.

A few years ago I made a little birdhouse for a friend's "Welcome to your New Home". It is made from a template I got from Nichole Heady's blog which can be found HERE.  Thank You Nichole. I have been into birdhouses lately and decided to revisit that template for one of the birdhouses I was going to make.

Here is a little about how I made this project. For this one  I added  a base with a fence and some flowers surrounding the little birdhouse this time.  I used the following tools.  A Martha Stewart border punch for the fence,  CTMH Dainty Thoughts stamp set for the flowers, Fiskars scallop border punch for the Roof, and CTMH card stock in the colors of Indian Corn Blue, Garden Green, Olive, White Daisy and Barn Red. The ink colors are Indian Corn Blue, Olive, Honey, Smoothie, White Daisy, and Ruby. To make the front of the birdhouse look like clapboard I cut a second front only of the birdhouse. Then I cut 1/2" strips of Indian Corn Blue CS and inked the edges with White Daisy pigment ink. Then just start layering them across the front template overlapping each row about 1/4". I will say it was a little tricky getting my 1 1/4" hole in the front of my birdhouse. I used a Cuttlebug circle die. Trying to line it up was the challenge but I think I got it. The tag was also made using my Cuttlebug with a Spellbinders scallop circle die. I cut it and then ran it through again to emboss it. Lastly using the Around the Block stamp set for the sentiment on the tag. Add a ribbon to the top to hold the tag and a little waxy flax curled to add to it for a little more interest.

I hope you enjoy this one. I will be back with another birdhouse to show you.

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