Myscrapchick.com Sneek Peak and Good News

Hi Friends!! This is a late post but I have good news. . .I've been invited to be a guest designer at "myscrapchick.com"!!! Whoohoo! OMG. . .I cannot wait to create with their images, paper piecing and cutting files. My Cricut Expression and myscrapchick.com will become really good friends. If you have a cutting machine such as a Cricut, , you must check out the site. . .especially, if you like creating boxes, mini albums, and other scrappy projects. The files available are the bomb!!!

Anyway. . .on to more good news. Not only does myscrapchick.com sell paper piecing and cutting files (svg, gsd, wpc, and other files), they will also be creating digital stamp images! Yay! This botbunny image will be released next week Wednesday and I'm showing you a sneak peek of one of the digi images that will be released! The images come in two form. . .shaded (very light shade around the image) and regular (without shading). The light shading is fantastic because it creates a slight depth to the look of your image but it's light enough that you can still color around it like the card I made.

I paper pieced the botbunny's dress by printing the image on designer paper. I cut part of the dress and adhered it to the colored image. Very simple. To color around the image, I used my Pebbles Inc., pastels.

Myscrapchick.com also has a newsletter that provides a free image each Friday so be sure to sign up and receive your free digi files. Anyway. . .I can't wait to create more fun stuff with myscrapchick.com files!

Hope y'all have a beautiful day!

Card Details:

Stamps: myscrapchick.com digi image botbunny
Paper: K&CO designer paper, SU Cool Caribbean, Real Red
Ink: Copic Markers, Pebbles Inc., pastels
Accessories: Prima flowers, Darice rhinestones, EK Success border punch, Pebbles Inc ribbon, Nestabilities, SU Word Window Punch

Flap Card Template and Tutorial

Hi Friends! Happy Monday! How was your weekend? I had a really nice weekend. It was really busy but it was fun. I decided to create a template for a flap card. I'm still trying to figure out how to create templates. Right now, I can create templates for the Sure Cuts A Lot program for my Cricut but I'm still trying to figure out how to create outline templates for those who want to hand cut the templates. Once I'll figure it out, I'll share it with you all!

This flap card is your typical flap card but I didn't have a template to cut on my Cricut Expression. Having a template and the Cricut makes the process so much easier so I worked on creating a template.



I also cut the layered flowers on my Cricut Machine using a SCAL2 template: Click Here for the template


I decided to color the InStyle Stamps digi image and add it to the inside of the flap card. I colored the image using my Copic Markers. As you can see the card opens up to reveal the inside.

Below are the templates and the tutorial

Flap Card Sure Cuts A Lot 2 Template and Tutorial

Click on the image to download the SCUT File
or
Click Here for the SVG file

Step 1: This first template is the flap card base. Save the template as an image file by clicking the right button on your mouse and "save image". Upload the template on to your Sure Cuts A Lot 2 program. Adjust the height to 11.25" (be sure to check off "keep proportion"). The width will adjust accordingly. Cut on a 12x12" designer paper.

Click on the image to download the SCUT file
or
Click here to download the SVG file



Click on the image of the Hand Cut Template and "save image"

Step 2: Save the "liner" template above as instructed in step 1. When tracing on to your SCAL2 program, adjust the height to 10.75" (be sure to keep the proportion). The width will adjust accordingly.

Step 3: After cutting the liner with your Cricut Expression. Score at the corners of the base. This will provide a guideline when cutting the liner.


Step 4: Cut the flaps off using the score line as your guideline


Step 5: Score the corners of the flap card base. Adhere the liner on to the flap card base.


Step 6: Using the slot on the flap card base as a guide, cut a slot through the liner. The flap will insert through the slot to keep the flap card closed.

For those who are hand cutting the template, to create the liner adjust the height and width by .5" on your photo editor before printing.

Photo of the Day

Before I go, I want to share a little story. I met my friend May this weekend for dinner. We haven't seen one another in person for over 20 years. She was my childhood friend in Hawaii. She lived 3 houses away from me. When I was 10 years old, she moved to California. Although she visited Hawaii a few times after she moved away, I didn't see her again until I attended college in California. We saw each other once while I was attending school. I returned back to Hawaii and have not seen her in person until this weekend! Can you believe it?

About 6 months ago, we reconnected on Facebook and now that I live in California, we decided to meet up. She lives about an 1 1/2 hours away so meeting up isn't that simple. Wow, it's strange because it's like 20 years did not pass by since we last saw one another. There's something very unique about childhood friends. .. even if we didn't see one another for half of our lives, we have childhood friends in common and all is required is filling in the gaps and catching up. It's different from new friends. . .with new friends, I don't think the connection is as deep as those friends that you grow up with mainly because it's not all encompassing. With old friends, they usually know your friends and experienced your life in a different way. I don't know. .. do you feel the same way? Anyway, I just wanted to share my story with you because I really was happy to have seen my childhood friend again!

Hope y'all have a wonderful day!

Scrap Pile Saturday Challenge #3

Hello Friends!!! It's Saturday and that means it's Scrap Pile Saturday Challenge again! I'm having fun using up my scrap papers and card stock. Unfortunately, it's an ongoing process of trying to reduce my pile. I do need to create more cards and projects using my scraps. I think if I create simpler cards, the process will be faster.

Last week we had a few participants. I'll highlight all of the participants because there were only a few participants. These ladies created such beautiful cards with their scraps! Check it out:

Tracey of My Creative Place created a beautiful card with a pretty floral image
Sheryl of Sheryl's Crafting Corner created a gorgeous card with a beautiful butterfly charm
Sahar of Simply Cardmaking created a pretty card with bold colors and pretty pattern paper
Gina of Scrapcrazy Lady created a really cute card with an adorable image and blue dp
Linda of Linanna Desgins created a pretty purple card with a pretty bird image

Now to this week's challenge:

Create a card using a minimum of 3 circle elements. For example, with my card I have a circle panel, circle buttons, and designer paper with circle patterns.. . .I also added a circle brad and the beads are circle shaped. You may follow the sketch below if you want to but it is optional.

Okay, here are the rules:

1. Other than your card base, the face of your card MUST be created using ONLY designer paper and card stock from your scrap pile. Do not cut up any new card stock or designer paper.

2. Embellishments added to your card MUST be from "opened" packages. Do not open up a new package or roll of ribbon, brads, buttons, etc.


A simple way to create a large scallop border is to punch card stock with a circle punch and line them side by side. It's a great way to use up your scrap card stock.



Do you notice anything peculiar with the Pink Cat Studio Lily image? Well, she's a bit jaundiced. LOL! While watching a movie at home with my family, with the lights off, I decided to color the image to keep myself from falling asleep. Unfortunately, I picked up a yellow colored Copic Marker and didn't realize it was yellow until I turned on the lights! LOL!

Anyway. . .below is the sketch that you can follow. I hope you'll play along in this week's challenge!! Let's start using up our scrap designer papers and card stock as well as your opened packages of embellishments!!

Hope you all have a wonderful Saturday!!

Christmas Stampin All Year Long Challenge #43 and Snowflake/Flourish Card Template

Hi Friends! It's Friday and that means it's Christmas Stampin All Year Long Challenge time again!! This week is Patty of Mis Creacions turn to host this week's challenge. Her challenge is to create an "Out of the Box" card. . .basically create a card that is any shape other than a standard shaped card. I had a lot of shapes going through my head. . .I was going to create a Christmas Stocking shaped card but I already had the Pink Cat Studio Lily image already colored so I decided to go with a snowflake shaped card. I liked the flowers on the snowflake shape and it matched the image more than a stocking shape would have.

I cut the shape using my Cricut Expression using my Sure Cuts A Lot 2 program. Below is the template for the SCAL2 . . .it's in jpeg format. On SCAL2, click on the "trace" feature and it will upload the jpeg image. I adjusted the width (keep proportion) to 5.25". Whenever you adjust the size, always "keep the proportion" so it'll adjust appropriately unless you want the shape to look different.

Sure Cuts A Lot 2 Template

I really didn't have plans to cut around the image but my Nestie Circle Shape was too small for the image so I had to cut around the image. I added a bit of Stickles to the image and around the scallop shape.

Anyway, be sure to stop by Christmas Stampin All Year Long and check out the fabulous cards the design team created! Hope you'll play along this week!!! Hope y'all have a wonderful Friday!!

Card Details:

Stamps: Pink Cat Studio Digi Image
Paper: SU Cool Caribbean, Brilliant Blue
Ink: Copic Markers
Accessories: Cricut Expression, Stickles Glitter, Nestabilities, Swirl Clip, Sizzix Embossing Folder, Organdy Ribbon

Pink Cat Studio Digi Stamp Release Gift Set

Hello Friends! Today is Pink Cat Studio's digi stamp release day! Awwww, look at the cute images. I used the Itty Bitty Betty Star Costume image. I wanted to create a set using the Bobby version but I didn't have time to finish it up. I'll see if I can create one this weekend.

I wanted to provide the template for this project but it didn't quite work out. I'll see if I can post it this weekend.



I colored Betty using my Copic Markers. I printed the image first on a designer paper then on regular white card stock. I then paper pieced the head, legs, and arms on to the designer paper.
The dots were created using Scribbles Iridescent Paint in gold. You can find the paint in the fabric paint section at your local craft store like Joanns or Michaels.

Right now I'm working on organizing my ribbons! Using my Cricut Expression, I cut ribbon cards using a template that I created. I'll share them when I'm done with my organizing. I think it'll be a while before I finish because I have a LOT of ribbons!!! I can't wait when I'm done because it'll open up a huge amount of space in my drawers!!!

Anyway. . .be sure to stop by the Pink Cat Studio blog to check out all the cute cards and projects created by the design team!!!

Hope y'all have a wonderful Thursday!

Card and project details:

Stamps: Pink Cat Studio Itty Bitty Betty
Paper: K&Co Designer Paper, SU Apricot Appeal, Buckaroo Blue (I think)
Ink: Copic Markers, Scribbles Iridescent Paint
Accessories: Cricut Expression, Satin Ribbon, Nestabilities

Gift Sets and Box and Flower Templates

Hello Friends!!! Lookie! More gift sets. They were purpose driven creations! I have grand plans for them but I don't want to tell you what it is because well, I'm still waiting for a response from someone. I'm hoping it'll work out!

All of the boxes were cut using my Cricut Expression using my Sure Cuts A Lot 2 program. It's a jpeg image rather than svg. I can't upload svg files on Blogger. That is why the SCAL2 program is so fabulous. It cuts jpeg images!!!

I folded the top cover to create as a border around the box but you can create the box with a top cover rather than folding it. If you have a SCAL2 program, use the "trace" feature. I adjusted the width to 11.5" (be sure to click on "keep proportion" when adjusting the size). I also provided the template for those who want to hand cut the template. Be sure to save the file on to your computer by right clicking your mouse and "save image as". Once saved on your computer, resize using your editing program. Do not print the image directly from the Internet. You may need to adjust the size.

Sure Cuts A Lot 2 Template

Hand cute template

For those who are hand cutting the image. Adjust the image size using your photo editing program. . .change the width to 11.5" . . .be sure to keep the proportion so that the length will adjust accordingly. You can print the image on to a 14 x 8.5" paper and trace it to your designer paper or cut a designer paper to 12 x 8.5" but all the lines will print on your designer paper. If you are using card stock. . .adjust the "width" to 10.75". . .or to any size you want so that'll fit on a 8.5 x 11" card stock.
I also cut the butterflies with my Cricut expression. I used the SU sets Dream A Little and A Happy Heart.



I had cut the flowers with my Cricut Expression using SCAL2 as well. I adjusted the sizes in 3 different sizes. Below is the image if you want to try it out.

Sure Cuts A Lot 2 Template

All I did was layer the flowers and attached them together with a brad. I cut the leaf myself.
Anyway. . .try out the box and the flower. It was really fun to create these gift sets!!

Well, I won't list the recipes. . .my post is already too long!! Hope y'all have a beautiful Wednesday!

Gift Set

Hello Friends! Happy Tuesday to you all! Well, it's a beautiful sunny day here today! Yay! Sunny days lift my spirits! Living in Southern California, we sort of get accustomed to constant sunshine, sometimes too much. Well, one can't get too much sunshine but during the summer well it way too hot. I haven't gotten accustomed to the very hot summers. I love the sunshine but not the heat!

I really had fun creating the box and the layered flower on the boxes. To create the flower, use the Nestabilites Dahlia die and to create the box, CLICK HERE for the template. The box prints small so I adjusted the size on my computer. Save the template and adjust the size to the desired size on your photo editing program. I used my Cricut Expression using my SCAL2 program to cut the image so I was able to adjust the box size to a large size and cut the template on to 12 x 12" designer paper. The box is a vertical box as shown in the photo and opens at the top.

It was so fast and easy to make the gift set, I think I'm going to make more of them!!!

Here is another set. When using designer paper, use thick designer paper. . . similar to card stock thickness. Die Cut With a View designer paper stacks are quite thick to allow you to make boxes using designer paper rather than card stock.

I used Heidi Grace chip boards to decorate my box and a wide grosgrain ribbon.
Here is the matching card. Nothing much else to the card.

Amazingly, I don't have much to talk about today! LOL! Before I go, don't forget to play along in the Christmas Stampin All Year Long challenge and Scrap Pile Saturday challenge!!

Hope you all have a beautiful Tuesday!!