Hi Friends!! Happy Wednesday!! I was suppose to post a tutorial for this box/drawer/mini album project but my new computer arrived and my husband is setting it up. I'm working from my laptop right now and unfortunately, my tutorial is sitting on my desk top which I can't access until all my applications on my computer are set up. Once I get my computer started up and running, I'll update this post with the tutorial. Sorry about that!!!
Guess what today is? It's the Angels Landing DT's day to post a project. This week's project is to create something that measures 3 inches or less. I decided to create 3x3" mini albums with a 3" inch drawer/box to store the mini albums. They make for great stocking stuffers, don't you think? This project is really easy to create so be sure to return later today for the tutorial.
I decided to use the Ho Ho Hollydays digi set for my project this week because the images are so darn cute. I love the animal images!!! The images were perfect for the mini albums/box I created. As you can see the mini albums are stored inside the drawer. The drawer fits approximately 5 mini albums.
In this photo, it shows the front of the mini album, the easel stand position, and the album completely opened up.
I colored the images using my Copic Markers and added a bit of Liquid Applique to the caps. Be sure to stop by Angels Landing to check out the super cute digi images there. Also, stop by the Angels Landing blog to view all the beautiful projects the design team created!!!
Anyway. . .stop by later today for the tutorial!! Hope you all have a wonderful day!
Card/Project Details:
Stamps: Angels Landing Ho Ho Ho Hollydays digi set
Paper: DCWV designer paper, SU Real Red, Wild Wasabi, Glossy White Cardstock
Hello Friends! I'm sorry I didn't post anything yesterday! I was busy creating tutorials and projects for several DTs I'm on and will be posting them in the next following days. Today is my day to post a project for Little C's Stamp n' Scrap Hawaii. I decided to create a Diorama Card highlighting the adorable JJKidzJaz w/Plumeria image. I added the Greeting Farm image because I thought they go so well together. You can purchase both images at Little C's. Don't forget to participate in Little C's Stamp n' Scrap Hawaii challenge and you'll have a chance to win two JJ Kidz digital images. Scroll down to check out the tutorial for a Diorama Card.
Awwwww, look at theJaz w/plumeriadigital image (the baby image). She is so darn cute. To create the lei design of the window, I punched a bunch of flowers using Marvy flower punch. I added a bit of Scribbles Paint to the center of the flowers and adhered the flowers around the window. I colored the images with my Copic Markers and added dew drops to the flowers in their hair. You can find dew drops at Little C's as well.
I created a tutorial on the "basics of creating a diorama card". Once you understand the basic components of a diorama card, you can create any sized diorama card. It's very simple. Once you get the idea on how to create a diorama card, you will no longer need a tutorial to create one of any size. Really! It's that simple!!! Check out the tutorial and create a diorama card. You'll have a lot of fun creating these super cute 3D cards!!!! You can also view the tutorial on SCSbut the tutorial is specific to a smaller sized Diorama card.
If you have difficulties understanding my tutorials, please let me know. I'll explain it to you if you need further explanation. When creating tutorials, it may make sense to the writer, but don't make any sense to the reader! LOL! I'm not going to post the recipe for this card but if you need information on what materials I used, feel free to email me at cardinspired@gmail.com.
Hey stop by my organization blog "Project Organization 365 Days of the Year" and check out today's organization challenge!! Today's challenge focuses on your craft room!!
If the tutorial is not showing up below, click on the link and you can view the tutorial directly from Scribd.
Hello Friends! How are you all doing this beautiful Sunday! Today I decided to spend time crafting because I was too busy yesterday to do any. Yesterday, I did a bit of organizing of my craft room then spent the rest of the day with my family. We basically hung out watching TV then later in the evening went out to dinner at Macaroni Grill. I love their calamari. . .it was yummy!
I had created a tutorial for this CD Envelope Purse Album the same time last year but I had uploaded it to a website that I paid for and I recently decided to stop paying for it. Unfortunately, 3/4 of all my tutorials are on this website and can no longer be accessed. Now, I have to re-create them and upload them to Scribd.com. I like Scribd because it's free. . .:) So, just to let you know, if you come across a link on my post with a tutorial that do not link anything, it's because it was originally on the paid website. Not to worry, slowly but surely, I'll upload all of the tutorial on to Scribd but I just wanted to let you know what is going on.
This purse album opens up to reveal a 2 pocket album with picture inserts. To create the pockets, you would use CD sleeves or envelopes.
As you can see, the photos are revealed through the CD sleeves. The purse album measures 5 1/2 x 5 1/2". Scroll down for the tutorial.
This is the inserts pulled out of the sleeves. It's actually a simple project to create. It may look difficult but it's not. Try it out.
Hey stop by my organization blog "Project Organization 365 Days of the Year" and check out the newest organization challenge! Hope you'll play along! Have a wonderful Sunday, Friends!!
Project Details:
Stamps: SU Harvest Home, Autumn Splendor
Paper: SUDSP, Dusty Durango, Buckaroo Blue
Ink: SU Dusty Durango, Buckaroo Blue
Accessories: SU Designer Label, Round Tab Punch, 1" Circle Punch, Prima Flowers, Deja View Brads, Borderbilities, SU Satin Ribbon
Hey, hey, Friends! Wow, what a beautiful day. . .yes, it is! There are so many reasons to be happy today. . .one of which is that it's Friday! I love Fridays. . .there's something festive about Fridays. Don't you think?
Well there is another reason why today is a festive day! Little C's are debuting their new line of digital stamps called JJKidz!! OMG! The images are so stinkin' cute! Makes me want to just cuddle the baby and she's not even real! LOL! It's also Little C's Stamp n' Scrap Hawaii Aloha Friday Challenge! Yipee! This week's challenge is to create a card using at least one embossing design! Stop by Little C's Stamp n' Scrap Hawaii and check out the cute cards the design team created!!
Well, I decided to not only use one embossing design but three! I also wanted to keep the card fairly simple so that Jaz (that's the name of the image) could be the center of attention! I embossed the designs on glossy white card stock. . .in person it has a pretty shiny effect.
I colored the image using Copic Markers and added dew drops to the card for a little bit of bling. Be sure to check out the rest of the JJKidz images at Little C's. This is just one of a bunch of these little cuties!!
Before I go. . .stop by my organizational blog "Project Organization 365 Days of the Year" and check check out today's organization challenge. It's a really easy challenge. . .I think you can definitely play in today's challenge.
This week has been a very sad one as DT member Sarah Anderson’s 3 year old son Henry passed away. Little Henry was unable to overcome a virus that made him ill last week.
Lorie Ames has organized a way to donate for a memorial for Henry. Henry loved his local zoo and visited it almost every day in the summer. As a memorial, trees will be planted there in his honor. Melissa at Pink Cat Studio has created a digital stamp to help raise funds for a tree for Henry. All proceeds from the sale of the digi stamp, minus Paypal costs, will go towards the tree. If you would like to donate towards the tree, please visit this webpage to purchase the digi stamp: http://www.pinkcatstudio.com/Digital/DigiStamps/Animals/Zoo/GiraffeAndMonkey.htm
Please write on the form that the donation is for Sarah Anderson’s son Henry. Once all of the money is collected, a tree and location will be selected. If you have questions about the form please contact Lorie Ames. Lorie will be in contact with Sarah along this memorial journey to ensure that her wishes are followed.To contact Lorie, please visit her blog at http://www.live-love-laugh-create.blogspot.com/
If you don’t know Sarah and would like to learn more about her, please visit her blog: http://scrampinmama.blogspot.com/ Thank you for your help to raise money for a tree for Henry.
Today is Pink Cat Studio's release of new digi stamps! Whoohoo! I decided to create a series of boxes for this release and created a tutorial for all 3 boxes. Yup, all three! Whoohoo. Actually, the boxes are basically the same box but the height differs and 2 of the boxes have windows.
Scroll down for the tutorial. . .it'll show you how easy it is to create different size boxes using basically the same steps! I love easy! LOL!
The box is a tall box measuring 3.75 x 7.75" . . .perfect for stuffing a lot of goodies into it. I used "Lily Rides a Polar Bear" image for this project. She sure looks like she is having a grand time, huh? Just to let you know. . .I colored all the images using my Copic Markers. I won't be posting the recipe for the cards and projects because it'll make my post way too long. If you want information on the materials I used, feel free to email me at cardinspired@gmail.com. If I don't respond right away, it's because I'm really busy or it got lost in all the emails I receive each day. . .:) Please email me again if I don't respond within 3 days. . .okay.
I decided to create a matching boy version of the box and card. This image is "Billy Rides a Polar Bear". I love that Pink Cat Studio creates matching boy/girl images. It's fun creating boy/girl versions of the same projects!!!
I have a little story about this box. My husband was about to eat his muffin and as soon as I saw it, I grabbed it and asked to borrow it! LOL! I remembered that one of the images to be released was a cupcake image so the muffin inspired me to create this box! LOL! After I was done with the box, I gave the box with the muffin to my husband. He thought it was cute! This box is actually the same box as the tall box but shorter, measuring 3.75 x 6" with a front window. The tutorial I created will show you how to create this cupcake box.
Last but not least. I decided a "Keepsake Box" was an appropriate tribute to little Henry using the Henry image. The box again is the same as the tall box but shorter with a window at the top of the box. The tutorial below will show you how to create this box.
I am deeply saddened for Sarah and her family. The loss of Henry was so sudden and unexpected. At this time, they don't know what caused his death. He had a high fever one day, hospitalized the next day, then passed away the next. It's tragic and very sad. My thoughts and prayers go to Sarah and her family. This is a big reminder that anything else we do in life is small by comparison to spending time with our family.
Sometimes we are consumed by our jobs, our hobbies, and everything else and we neglect the time we should be spending with our love ones. We sort of take our family for granted. When you feel you need to work an extra hour at work so you can make more money or if you feel you just need to work on another project, stop. . . .and maybe reconsider the idea and use that time to just hang out with your family.
Don't forget to stop by the Pink Cat Studio blog and check out all the awesome cards and project the design team created!! Hope you all have a wonderful day!!
Hello Friends!!! I have a "sweet" announcement to make! I was invited to be part of the "Angels Landing" design team for the month of November and December!! Whoohoo! How fun is that? For those of you who are not familiar with "Angels Landing". . .Angels Landing is a digital stamp company! What does that mean for you? Great images and instant gratification!! Yipee!
Today. . .the design team was asked to create an "Inside Out" card. . .meaning design both the outside and the inside of your card. Well, I went to work right away and created a "multi-flap pocket card with insert". I created a tutoriala few weeks ago if you want to try it out!!
I decided to use the Season's Tweeting digi set. The set has such pretty cardinal images. . .I love them! They're perfect for a Christmas card!!! This is the card with front half flap opened to reveal the inner base panel. I colored the image using my Copic Markers and added a bit of Stickles and Crystal Effect to add a little shine and sparkle. I also decided to use the sentiment from the "Marching Band 2" set. I think the sentiment was perfect for this card.
This photo shows the card opened up completely to reveal a pocket with an insert. I think pocket cards with inserts are really fun to receive so I like making them. I printed the cardinal image to the corner of the insert just to make the insert pretty!!!
Be sure to stop by Angels Landing Blog to check out the beautiful cards created by the design team!!! Just a little note before I go. . .I'm sorry I haven't posted teh past few days. . .I haven't been feeling well. . .uggh! Initially, I thought it was my allergies acting up again but I think it's more a cold than my typical allergies. Ugggh!
Anyway. . .I hope you all have a wonderful Wednesday!!
Card Details:
Stamps: Season's Tweeting, Marching Band 2
Paper: SUDSP, Real Red, Bravo Burgundy, Old Olive
Ink: Copic Markers
Accessories: SU Grosgrain Ribbon, Deja View brads, buttons, hemp cord, Crystal Effects, Stickles, EK Success Border Punch
Hi Friends!! I finally found time to create a quick card!! I had colored the Greeting Farm image a while ago but never used it. Because the image was already colored. . .this card was fairly quick to make. You can find the Greeting Farm stamps at Little C's.
How was your Halloween? Did you have a fun night? It was really strange. . .we had so little kids trick or treating in our neighborhood. How about your neighborhood? Were there a lot of kids?
Guess what I've been doing? I've been organizing my linen closet! Oh, my!!! I committed to something that initially appeared simple but I had this crazy idea to wash all of our bedding like blankets, comforters, sheets, etc. They're clean but they've been sitting in the closet for quite some time and I'm thinking they're dusty. I have allergy problems so I decided that it's best to wash them but boy, it is taking forever to wash and dry huge thick comforters and blankets!!! I'm sort of thinking that I must be crazy to wash them!
Today's challenge on my organization blog "Project Organization 365 Days of the Year", focuses on your craft room. . .stop by and check out today's organization challenge!! I'll be posting craft room organization challenges several times a week so be sure to check in once in a while and play along. Together we can get organized. . .we can start the new year fresh!!!
Just a little info on my card. I colored the image with my Copic Markers and basically layered and matted designer paper and card stock. That's basically it. I decided to create a sketch for you, if you like to play with sketches. It is a layout that I haven't used and a bit different from my typical layouts so I decided to create the sketch. Try it out!
Card Details:
Stamps: The Greeting Farm
Paper: SU DSP, Close to Cocoa (I think), Old Olive
Ink: Copic markers
Accessories: Nestabilities, Deja View brads, SU Grosgrain ribbon, SU Word Window Punch
Hi Friends!! Sorry. . .I was going to post this earlier this morning but I got caught up doing chores and errands! Hey, guess what is going on today? Today is Little C's Stamp n' Scrap Hawaii Aloha Friday Challenge!!! The challenge is simple. . .create a card with the color combo Pink n' Black!! Simple huh? If you play along, you may have a chance to win a $10 online shopping certificate at Little C's and the Whiff of Joy stamp "Henry Mouse - Angel". Little C's is now selling the Whiff of Joy Henry stamps and she has a large variety of the Henry images.
Furthermore, Little C's extended their sale of Magnolia Stamps until Sunday. All Magnolias at Little C's are just $6.00 each so be sure to check it out and grab them while you can!! I was going to create a Magnolia card today but I have to work on it this evening and post it sometime tonight! I just cleaned out my linen closet and well, I've got a big mess I gotta take care of right now.
Okay. . .just a little info about my card. . .because I could only work with pink and black, Henry had to be a gray/black mouse. LOL! I typically would have colored him brown or a lighter gray but that wasn't the color I could use! I think he turned out okay. Just to let you know the snowflakes are by Jolee's Boutique. . .they're not punched or created by me. They're pretty huh?
Hey. . .while I'm on the subject of cleaning out my linen closet. . .stop by my organization blog "Project Organization 365 Days of the Year" and check out why. There's an organization challenge for you to participate in. . .stop by and we can get organized together. Hope you'll play along! It's much more fun organizing with friends!!
Hope y'all have a FANTASTIC Friday!
Card Details:
Stamps: Whiff of Joy, Pink Cat Studio sentiment
Paper: SU Pretty in Pink, Basic Black, DCWV designer paper
I love paper crafting, creating handmade cards, and scrapbooking projects and a whole lot of other things!
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Hi Friends!! Happy Wednesday!! I was suppose to post a tutorial for this box/drawer/mini album project but my new computer arrived and my husband is setting it up. I'm working from my laptop right now and unfortunately, my tutorial is sitting on my desk top which I can't access until all my applications on my computer are set up. Once I get my computer started up and running, I'll update this post with the tutorial. Sorry about that!!!
I decided to use the Ho Ho Hollydays digi set for my project this week because the images are so darn cute. I love the animal images!!! The images were perfect for the mini albums/box I created. As you can see the mini albums are stored inside the drawer. The drawer fits approximately 5 mini albums.
This week has been a very sad one as DT member Sarah Anderson’s 3 year old son Henry passed away. Little Henry was unable to overcome a virus that made him ill last week.
The box is a tall box measuring 3.75 x 7.75" . . .perfect for stuffing a lot of goodies into it. I used "Lily Rides a Polar Bear" image for this project. She sure looks like she is having a grand time, huh? Just to let you know. . .I colored all the images using my Copic Markers. I won't be posting the recipe for the cards and projects because it'll make my post way too long. If you want information on the materials I used, feel free to email me at 
