Xmas Mini Album Cover

Last night, I showed a pictured of things I was thinking about putting on my cover. Well, that didn't happen, as you can see. To be fair, I did buy all of these trimmings at the same time, but when laying out the cover, I decided that the penguin looked more appropriate than the snowman ornament and that the green spring looked better than the silver. What this means is that I still have the snowman ornament, silver sprig, and many more stars to use on another mini album. I can't wait to get more holiday paper. The Imaginisce paper I ordered from Custom Crops is still backordered! I'm hoping to get the Very Merry collection from October Afternoon and the Echo Park Everybody Loves Christmas as soon as I have time to work on a new project.



Since the gingerbread tags are so tall, the little heads will stick out, which I think is super cute.






I found all the trimmings in the Christmas section at my local Michaels, except for the buttons, which were in the dollar bin.

Xmas Mini Album In Progress

Here are some of the tags for my mini album. The gingerbread men are found on From My Kitchen and the peppermints are on Simply Charmed.





The snowflakes are from Don Juan and were welded to a 4 x 1.25" strip using my Gypsy.


Here are a few things that I am thinking about for the cover.


Check back for more tomorrow!

Halloween Day 11: Candy Pumpkin

Here's another simple Halloween card. I picked up an awesome ribbon packet by Recollections at Michaels yesterday and this sequin trim is one of 4 or five different ones ranging to crushed velour to a popcorn type, three yards each. Look for more ribbons later this week. I got this little die cut last year, so it was fun to bring it out.





Materials:
- Paper: A2 card base - Papertrey Ink cardstock, K&C "Halloween Tim Coffey" cut at 4 x 5.25" and 4x4"
- Cartridge(s): Gypsy Wandering (pumpkin cut at 4")
- Embellishments: Recollections trim, K&Co sticker
- Adhesives: Pink ATG gun, glue dots, Xyron
- Special Tools: Scor-Buddy, mini-pumpkin punch, Cuttlebug 2 x 2" die, white Sakura gel pen

Another project in the works

Here's what I worked on last night. It's a Christmas mini-album using paper I had leftover from last year. I hope to finish it this evening or later this week. I'm still not sure what I will put on the cover, but have plans to decorate the pockets with Cricut cuts (snowflakes, reindeer, ornaments, trees, etc). I used Laura's technique for an accordion binding in the middle; you can find the tutorial on her blog, Following the Paper Trail. I changed it slightly in that I adhered my pages to the binding, rather than using what she calls "pressure-fit" or something which allows the pages to be removable. I'll describe my changes in detail later, especially after I see whether it's sturdy. Hopefully you can't tell that I messed up and did a patch job or two. This book will likely be just for me, so I can experiment as I choose. Last night I got all the pages and pockets assembled. Now I need to work on tags and decorations.



Two pictures of the binding and lining.




There are seven pages made of No. 10 envelopes.


You can see a pocket on the left.


There's plenty of room to fill it up with tags and embellishments.

More Bats Cards

I am working on a new project, but I did whip up two more of the bat cards like I posted on Friday. They are each slightly different and I used a different stamp from My Pink Stamper "Spooky Puns" set. Also, I did not have any more of the moon and stars paper, so had to adjust. Thanks for visiting and have a great weekend!

Halloween Day 10: Batty for You

Happy Friday! It's a wet and rainy morning in Chicago, which is actually weather I enjoy. Next to snow, rain where the temperature is higher than the 60s is my favorite weather. Anyway, here's another shape card made using my Gypsy that will fit in an A2 envelope. It took me awhile to work out the measurements, but now that they're all done, I will likely make a few more of this one because he's so cute! I colored his eyes using a red Copic marker, but may try using stickles next time. Originally I was going to put the tag near the bottom of the card on the ribbon, but its current location will help keep the card closed...I just hope its recipient realizes that it opens.







Materials:
- Paper: Papertrey Ink and Recollections cardstock, K&C "Halloween Tim Coffey" mat cut at 5 3/8 x 3"
- Cartridge(s): Simply Charmed (bat cut at about 3.75" and welded to a 5.5 x 4.25" rectangle), Don Juan (tag cut at 1.5")
- Stamp: My Pink Stamper "Spooky Puns" stamped using Memento ink
- Embellishments: square brad, PaperTrey Ink ribbon
- Adhesives: Pink ATG gun, Zig two-way glue pen, glue dots
- Special Tools: Scor-Buddy, 1" circle punch

You're Fabulous Dress

I sent this card to my sister-in-law who had a death in her family. It's more of a "thinking of you" or "cheer up" card than a sympathy card and will hopefully brighten her day. The title of this post refers to the suggested sentiment on the cartridge. She likes to sew and make clothes, so this image spoke to me. She isn't a girly-girl, but I wanted something bright. Hope she likes it.



Materials:
- Paper: A2 card base, mat cut a 4 x 5.25", K & Co (Citronella) and a DCWV paper collection from my stash
- Cartridge(s): Gypsy Wanderings (dress cut at 4")
- Embellishments: gems, pearl accents
- Adhesives: Pink ATG gun, Zig two-way glue pen
- Special Tools: Scor-Buddy, MS Lace punch

Sixth Recipe Box

Yay! All the recipe boxes are assembled. I apologize for the delay in posting this. As I may have mentioned, I ran out of Scor Tap and had to wait until my order from Custom Crops arrived. Now all I have to do is decorate and select recipes, recipe cards, and pictures. While that will be time consuming, once we have the 8 recipes and pictures selected, it will be relatively quick to assemble that part. As for decorating, I can do as much or as little as I want and the boxes will still be cute because of the apron and the papers.









Darn, I forgot to take a picture of the back. Oh well, I'll make sure to add that later once the boxes are more complete.

Thanks for visiting my blog!

Welcome Baby

I'm a couple of weeks overdue, but here's a baby card for a friend of my husband's family. She had her first baby, a boy about a few weeks ago. This is my fourth easel card and making it with PaperTrey Ink cardstock makes a huge difference in its sturdiness. Out of caution, I added an extra stamp because it seemed extra heavy. This dies cuts are from Simply Charmed, which is my favorite new cartridge (at least for the month of September).




Before mailing, I remembered to add the dot in the "i"


Materials:
- Paper: Papertrey Ink cardstock, American Crafts "Everyday Salut", Recollections cardstock and pattern paper, DCWV glitter cardstock
- Cartridge: Simply Sweet (baby buggy cut at 3.5", sentiment cut at 1.5")
- Stamps: Peachy Keen Stamps "Basic Paper Doll Faces"
- Embellishments: buttons, ribbon
- Adhesives: Pink ATG gun, Zig two-way glue pen, glue dots, Xyron
- Special Tools: Scor-Buddy

Halloween Day 9: The Greeting Farm Shedevil

Sorry for the late post. I spent the night at my in-laws last night and neglected to bring my digital camera. Today's card features the other new Halloween digi that I bought last week from The Greeting Farm. I used this Saturday Sketch from Club Anya. I'm a fourth to a third there of the cards I want to make for Halloween. Fortunately, I still have a few weeks to go.








Materials:
- Paper: A2 card base (PaperTrey Ink), Recollections paper and cardstock cut at 4 x 5.25", 3.5 x 1.5", and 4 x 3"
- Stamp: The Greeting Farm "Shedevil"
- Embellishments: buttons, ribbon from PaperTrey Ink
- Adhesives: Pink ATG gun, Zig two-way glue pen, glue dots
- Special Tools: Scor-Buddy, Fiskars "Apron Lace" punch

Halloween Day 8: Ghost Shape card

Happy Saturday! Here in Chicago, it's dark and gloomy with intermittent showers. Perfect sleeping or crafting weather. Unfortunately, I have to go out very soon. Oh well, before I go, here's an easy little shape card for Halloween. I'm hoping to finish a good chunk of my Halloween cards this weekend, so I can send them out in early October. I used the Simply Charmed cartridge and my Gypsy to make an A2 sized card.





Materials:
- Paper: Recollections cardstock (glossy and plain)
- Cartridge(s): Simply Charmed (ghost cut at 5, flipped and welded), Alphalicious (or any basic shape) (rectangle cut at 2 x 4.25 and welded to the ghost)
- Stamp: My Pink Stamper "Spooky Puns" stamped using Studio G white pigment ink
- Embellishments: buttons, hemp
- Adhesives: Pink ATG gun, Zig two-way glue pen, glue dots
- Special Tools: Scor-Buddy

New Job Card

I definitely need to work on masculine cards that are not cute animals. This was my most recent attempt and I'm not overly taken with it. I used Simply Charmed and attempted to make the shirt and tie look like a suit and tie, but didn't want to go too overboard with the jacket. I'm thinking of making a whole mini album that consists of nothing but boy garb (a suit, sweater, polo, dress shit) so perhaps once I start working on that I'll learn how to convert it to a card. I left the inner shirt plain and wrote on the top in white gel pen. This card will fit in an A2 envelope.




Inside

Materials:
- Paper: Paper Trey Ink, Recollections (glossy and plain cardstock, pattern paper)
- Cartridge(s): Simply Charmed (shirt and tie cut at 5" and welded to 5.5 x 4.25" card based)
- Embellishments: buttons
- Adhesives: Pink ATG gun, Zip Quick Dry glue, glue dots
- Special Tools: Scor-Buddy, Corner Chomper

Halloween Day 7: The Greeting Farm "Hallo Witch"

As you may know, the Greeting Farm released their new line of Halloween stamps Wednesday morning. I couldn't wait and ordered a couple first thing, even before having my coffee. What is great about them is that they're digitals ("digis"), which means that you print them directly from your computer. While I prefer physical stamps to digis most of the time, these were so cute that I really appreciated the instant gratification. (They're also cheaper, too). I assume that these images will only be digis since it is rather late in the Halloween card-making season and most rubber stamps shipped soon after CHA, but who knows?

Here's my first Halloween card since last month. Of the the set of new stamps, she's my favorite. Don't worry, I'm still working on the last recipe box and will hopefully have it up on Friday or Saturday.





Materials:
- Paper: A2 card base in kraft card stock, 4 x 5.25" pattern paper - Recollections "Time Frame," leftover strips of paper from the K & Co "Halloween Tim Coffey".
- Stamp(s): The Greeting Farm "Hallo Witch", colored with Copics; My Pink Stamper "Spooky Puns" stamped with Colorbox chalk ink.
- Embellishments: hemp, buttons
- Adhesives: Pink ATG gun, glue dots
- Special Tools: Scor-Buddy

Fifth Recipe Box

Sorry for the late post. I had finished this yesterday morning, but neglected to schedule the post. One more box to go, then all will be left is the decorating.


Front


Inside


Profile


Back

Fourth Recipe Box

Here's the fourth recipe box that I finished over the weekend. As you will see from the last picture, I did a little criss-cross in the back as I really wanted to show off my ribbon. The paper is still from the K & Co Citronella stack and Nana's Kitchen. The ribbon was recently found in the dollar section at Michaels. Love it!


Front


Profile


Inside


Back

Third Recipe Box

Here's the third recipe box. I'm on my way to six! Check yesterday's post for details on how it's made. I used paper from the We R Memory Keepers "Write Out" Collection.


Front


Profile


Inside


Folders