Birthday Tag

I made a tag for a joint gift for my niece who has a birthday in April.

I started with the QuicKutz Sewing Machine 4x4 thinlit.  The die cuts all the pieces which needed to be assembled.  It meant cutting once for each of the 4 colors - the body of the machine from olive green, feed dog plate, pressure foot and buttons in black, the other adjustment buttons in taupe, the spool of thread in black and red.  

I placed a piece of packing tape on a hard surface and slowly placed the pieces in place sticking them to the tape.  Once all the pieces were in place I used an exacto knife to trim the excess tape from around the outside edges of the die cut.

I then cut the tag with the Tim Holtz Cabinet die one kraft embossed with the SwissDots folder and one ivory.  I used the Crop a dile to make a hole in the top.  I adhered the sewing machine die cut to the tag with 3D foam tape.

I ran a length of red twine through the hole and it's ready to be attached.

The HB diecut was received in a swap so I have no credits.

It is very cute but a lot of work which explains this is the first time I have used it.

Christmas Stack Class - Candle

I put black, blue, green and burgundy cards in this set.  The cream script background with a flocked bow came from a set of note cards I bought a while back.  To create the candle I embossed some pearl card stock. The embossing folders I used are the Cuttlebug D'vine Swirl and Season's Greetings.  I backed the rectangle with a piece of card stock which matched the card color leaving a tiny border.  To get the candle behind the bow I made a slit just along the top edge with an e-xacto knife.  Then I slipped the end of the candle through the slit. Now, I know where the flame needs to go. The outside frame is adhered first then the yellow center is glued in the middle of the frame  The flame is created with a QuicKutz die. I washed some of the same pearl card stock with yellow liquid acrylic paint.  Now I positioned the candle to overlap the wick.  I adhered the candle in place and taped the end through the slit to the back of the background.

R2G Card Kit - Jumbo Flowers

A Ready 2 Go Card Kit - another set of birthday cards.  Using up some peachy/coral circle stickers on the centre of the flower.  I used some on this card club card .  I started with a Groovy Guava card onto which I color printed a frame and greeting which matches the color of the flower. I cut flowers in turquoise, chocolate chip, navy and grey.  The jumbo flower was cut with a QuicKutz thin die.  The leaf was cut from designer paper with a Sizzix flower die.  The jumbo flower has 3 pieces: the centre, the zigzag border and the flower.  It's helpful to keep all three piece together to ensure the alignment of the centre and the flower during the gluing process.  Be sure to place the leaf behind the flower before gluing it down. The center and flower are glued down then the zigzag ring is removed to reveal the card color.

Card - Color Challenge

I made this card for Crazy for Cards - Color Challenge.  I started with a yellow card, I added a navy blue background layer embossed with Cuttlebug Polka Dots embossing folder.  I cut a pink label cut with a Apothecary Framelit.  I cut a white rectangle with a QuicKutz die.  I stamped the greeting from the SU! Sincere Salutations in navy and rubbed the edges with the ink pad.  I mounted the greeting with 3D foam tape.  I used 2 navy brads to hold the label in place. I punched the one edge of the green strip with the SU! Eyelet border punch.  I slipped the green strip under the pink label and aligned it with the left edge of the label.

Card - Challenge - Texture/White on White

I made this card to meet a couple of challenges. Texture at Sparkles and White on White at Crazy 4 Cards.

I started with a white card.  I added a piece of pearl card stock trimmed to leave a small border and embossed with the Cuttlebug Distressed Stripes folder.  I cut the TH Distressed Doily on a folded piece of paper.  I placed the fold right on the edge so that I got a mirror image which turns out to be a really nice oval shape.  I ran a deep burgundy ribbon through the oval die cut and taped the ends to the inside of the card. I cut an oval in the pearl card stock with a QuicKutz oval die. I stamped the greeting with a small clear stamp in Purely Pomegranate and ran the edge on the die pad to highlight the edge against the mostly white background. The greeting was mounted with 3D foam tape.  Happy with this one!

Card Club - Window & Flower Box

This card was a bit involved but I think it was worth it.  I cut the window pane with a QuicKutz die from Kraft cardstock.  I cut a 3" or so square of blue vellum.  Then behind the vellum a piece of ripped green bond to represent hills on the horizon.  This was glued to the card front allowing space below. I cut 45 degree angles off the brown rectangle of card stock to create a window box.  This was glued below the window. I selected silk flowers in a variety of colors then added a copper sequin and brad to hold the flowers in place.  I cut the foliage with the Stampin Up - Little Leaves sizzlet die.  I separated the leaves into 3 segments and glued those behind the flowers.  The greeting was color printed. Add my insert.

Card - Train

This card is for a little boy soon turning 3. I used a QuicKutz die. It has all the pieces on a 4" square die so I was able to cut each piece from a different color paper. I used the cool tool glue applicator to get just a bit of glue where I needed. The 3 is cut with the Cuttlebug Red Tag Alphabet dies. The blue sky piece of paper I crunched then flatten and rubbed an inkpad on the high points to create an interesting sky. I ripped a piece of DP paper to create the grass below the train.
I'm submitting this card to the CST Challenge #17 which needed punched or die-cuts.

Card - CST Challenge #8 - Sketch Pears

I made this card following a sketch challenge. I bought this metallic copper ribbon on clearance and I'm learning why it might have been on sale. It's been the hardest thing to work into a design because I've not been able to find something else that matches.

I started with an olive green card cut 4.25x11" and scored in half to make a top fold card. I added the copper ribbon knot at the top (tacked with a glue dot) and a length near the bottom held in place with a bit of double sided tape and scotch tape on the inside. The sketch had scallops near the bottom so I cut a border with Die-namics die in dark brown. I laid this over the copper ribbon. I cut 2 yellow pears and the stem and leaf with a QuicKutz die from the same dark brown. Added a bit of accent on the bottom with a brown marker.

Card Club - Jumbo Flower

I started with an off white card to coordinate with the dots in my polka dot paper. I trimmed my paper and glued it to my card. I cut the flower with a QuicKutz die. It cuts all three pieces in 3 different colors. In the end I chose blue, white and yellow because the red in the flower did not match well with the background paper. I embossed the large flower with large polka dots and the centre with the small Swiss Dots folder. The leaf was cut with the Cricut - Create a Critter p.61. I taped all my flower pieces together on the back before I adhered it to my card. One could put double-sided tape on the card then lay the pieces one at a time onto it starting with the centre. Some girls added white gel marker detail to the leaf. I've added a sample with the white card and white gel marker.

Card - Birthday Candles

Somebody's turning 4! I made this card for a special little person. I cut the candles with a QuicKutz die. I chose bright colors. I glued them side by side and added the flames. I added the wick with a black marker. I stamped the greeting at the top with pink ink then surrounded it with purple stars from the candle. I added a navy ribbon and rubbed the edge of the card with neptune ink. It works!

Card - Earth Tone Collage

I made a couple of these. I cut strips of printed cardstock and created a collage with them. These were taped together and then embossed with a Cuttlebug folder. The element was layered onto a ginger colored card. I added some 1/4 inch gross grain ribbon in chocolate and spring moss. I created the greeting accent with QuicKutz square dies in small, medium and large cut in coordinating colors. I stamped the greeting in chocolate with a small clear stamp. I used masculine colors in honor of Dad's day this month. I have a great one!

Christmas Stack Class - Ornament

I created cards in hunter green and navy blue. The foil layer is a wonderful gold textured paper. I created 4 different ornaments with my Cricut: star, Bethlehem star, snowflake and tree. I discovered that open shapes work best. The snowflake needed to be removed carefully. I cut a gold buckle with a QuicKutz die. The ornament is dangled on a thin cold cord. To have the ornament hang flat, fold your cord in half the push the fold through the hole in hanger then pull the tails through. There was a good variety of colors/styles. Cards made: 16 Total Christmas so far: 61

All Occasion Stack Class - Circle Buckle

I started with the ribbon on this card as well. I used chocolate brown, pink and rosy red cardstock for the card to provide a variety in the design. The white layer was embossed with a Cuttlebug embossing folder and glued to the card. The buckles were all cut in dark brown with a QuicKutz die and threaded onto the ribbon. The ribbon was taped to the inside of the card on top and bottom. The greeting was stamped in brown onto taupe cardstock, trimmed and layered onto pink cardstock and then trimmed again. This accent was then adhered to the card.

Cmas Card Challenge - April - Nativity

Coming up with nativity images was a challenge. I have a small stamp of baby Jesus with a lamb. I think that the Holy Family, Bethlehem, wiseman, shepherds and nativity images would fit. I wondered "Where can I find these images?" I decided to recycle Christmas cards. I browsed through my collection and selected a few nativity related images.

Silhouettes - I used a QuicKutz die for the stable & holy family. I layered gold paper onto a red card then mounted the die cut on it. I added glitter to the star. On the blue one, I placed a layer of vellum stamped and glittered in the sky. I stamped the sentiment in black and embossed it with black detail powder.

Recycled cards - The orange card was stamped with a border stamp all around the edge. I cut the central image of hills, camels and Bethlehem from the old card and just glued it on. The young shepherd was cut from the old card then I punched the corners with a decorative punch. I took the back of the card and cut it a bit larger than the first and rounded the corners. The greeting was stamped onto a piece of the inside of the old card. It was great because all the pieces coordinated.
Recycled Cards 6 Silhouettes 2 = 8
Total Christmas cards: 20

Charmaine's Card http://tweedcurtain.blogspot.com/2010/04/nativity.html