This Calls For A Toast!

With all the weddings, graduations and baby showers coming up for June, I needed to make some congrats cards. Inspired by a card that I saw at Cutcardstock.com, I got this awesome stamp set from CardzTV and got to work. I am always one for a good pun, so I love this stamp set!

The base is kraft cardstock, my favorite for card making. The toaster and bread are Silhouette Cameo cut files. The patterened paper is very old and from my stash. I embossed the toaster with the Cuttlebug Spots and Dots folder and then inked all the edges. The slice of bread is actually patterned paper that looks textured - also old and from my stash! The google eyes are from my stash (it is a running joke between Laurie and I that we can never find our google eyes when we need them!) and I drew the little smile and faux stitching and inked on the blushed cheeks. I added the little stick on pearls for some dimension. 

Simple, but cute and punny! 

One more Christmas Card

OK, one more Christmas card to show you! I made this  from this Silhouette file, but changed up a couple of things. I liked the bows at the top of the wreaths, rather than on the bottom and I like using some contrasting patterned papers for the door panels, rather than having them all the same. The papers are from G45's Christmas Past stack (love them!). I cuttlebugged the wreaths with my Swiss Dots folder to give them some texture. The pretty little heart brads were in my stash. All the door panels are pop-dotted for dimension  Once cut, this was pretty easy to put together.

Have a happy Thursday!

Teacher Gifts 2012

Happy Friday! Four more sleeps! 'Tis the season for teacher gifts and this is what went in to my kids' teachers today ... Sticky Note Holders!

They were made from this Silhouette file: dual sticky pad holder
using the DCWV Traditional Holiday Kraft stack:

 I think the snowflakes are K and Company.

Outside:

Inside:

All 9 that I made in their gift bags!

Have a wonderful, wonderful weekend!

Happy Hollydays Card

Hi, gang! Only 5 more sleeps! (Can you tell I have little people in my house counting down?) Here is this year's Christmas card that I am sending out. I have to make 120 of these each year, so I try to keep the design simple. Or so I thought ... I figured out that I touched each card 13 times in making them, not counting putting them in envelopes and addressing them!

1 - cut the snowflake out of the white paper with the Cameo
2 - stamp the sentiment on the white paper under the snowflake
3 - use glitter pen on the berries on the sentiment
4 - cuttlebug the white paper using the snowflakes folder
5 - edge the white paper with green ink
6 - cut the patterned paper for behind the snowflake
7 - attach the patterned paper behind the snowflake
8 - cut the red cardstock to mount the white paper on
9 - mount the white paper on the red cardstock
10 - cut kraft paper into A2 size cards
11 - mount the red paper with the snowflake onto the front of each card
12 - stamp sentiment into the inside of each card
13 - sign each card

So much for keeping it simple, huh? LOL!
We hope you are having a beautiful holiday season and can't wait to see some of your own creations on your blogs! See you tomorrow!

Pocket Birthday Card

Happy Wednesday, all! Only 6 more sleeps till the big day! I had to take a break from making Christmas cards to make a quick birthday card for my friend, Judy over at Pieces of Me Scrapbooking. I used this file from the Silhouette online store and G45's The Magic of Oz papers. The ribbon, brad and circle sentiment were in my stash. It was a fun and easy card to make. I usually complain about double sided papers (as Laurie and Kel can tell you!), but you really need them for this kind of card. *sigh* I guess I will just have to start buying more double sided patterned paper to play with!

I finally finished up my Christmas cards last night! I will share tomorrow. hopefully. Have a wonderful Wednesday!

Quick and Easy Christmas Card

Happy Monday, good followers! Only 15 more sleeps! My 2 littles can hardly stand the wait. Meanwhile, I am wishing for more time since I am so behind the 8-ball this year! This card that I made for my boss, however, whipped up quickly and easily. I used this card file from the Silhouette online store. I added a stamped sentiment, a pretty red ribbon and a BG brad. The snowflake is Cuttlebugged with Swiss Dots. Simple and not too frilly for a guy!

Hope that you are all having a festive and low-stress holiday season so far! Make it a great week!

Birthday Fun With Vinyl

So, today is my brother's birthday. I always struggle with what to get/make for him, but not this year! Back story: At a cookout at my brother's house this past summer, he and my 7 year old son were dancing outside of his chicken coop singing (to the tune of the theme song for "Water Country"), "Chicken Country, Chicken Country, Chicken Country ... Lay some eggs!" Thus, the sign for his coop!

I got the fantastic shabby chic frame off of Amazon.com. Knowing that this sign would go outdoors, I got some gloss outdoor vinyl from CraftVinyl.com. All the cuts came from the Silhouette Online Store. I used Cricut transfer tape to line up each layer and that was it! It was so easy to do and I am very pleased with how it turned out. Hopefully, my brother (and the chickens) will like it, too!

Have a fantastic day!

Holiday Tag Swap

There is a holiday tag swap going on over at Boston Area Scrap Fanatics that I am in. The work that these ladies do is incredible, so I am very much looking forward to seeing what they create. I decided to do mine in Tim Holtz 12 Tags of Christmas style.

Each one will have some slight variations, but this is basically it. I cut the tag with the Cameo from glossy paper and used alcohol inks and glimmer mist to color it. I had the stamp in my stash and used Stazon to stamp it. The small glass tag is a Tim Holtz acrylic fragment with a G45 image attached to the back with Glossy Accents. The micro beads are also held on with Glossy Accents. The snowflake is Maya Road chipboard painted with acrylic paint and then I used a glitter snow pen on top of it when it dried. The brad is Basic Grey, I think. The fibers are also Basic Grey; the crinkly ribbon is from 3 Girl Jam; the little ornament was from the Christmas section at ACM. I hope everyone will like them!

Yet Another Halloween Mini!

What a crazy couple of days it has been up here in the Northeast! Hopefully, Hurricane Sandy will be making her exit and all our friends are safe and dry!

Today, I have yet another Halloween mini to show you. (I told you that I love Halloween! LOL!) This one is for my mom and has pictures of the kids' costumes since the year my son was born to last year. The mini was cut from several Silhouette files. So fun and easy to put together!

Papers and embellies are a mix of Graphic 45 Happy Haunting and stuff from my stash.

Have a terrific Tuesday!

Princess Baylee

Yesterday was my niece's birthday. She is all about Rapunzel these days. So, when I saw this file in the Silhouette online store, I just knew I had to make it for her. Two simple cuts, add some bling ('cause every princess needs bling!) and it was done.

Here she is dressed in the Rapunzel costume that we gave her, braid and chameleon to boot. She's so cute, I can't stand it! 

Here's some trivia for you: what was that chameleon's name in Disney's Tangled? A RAK to the first person to guess it correctly!

Have a Wonderful Wednesday!

Thank You. Thank You Very Much.

Cone on now ... you know you read that title in your best Elvis voice in your head! LOL! I have a couple of thank you cards to show you today. (I told you I had a lot of cards to make this month!) The first is a thank you card from my son for his birthday presents. As Laurie said a couple of posts back, he is a lover of anything creepy, crawly or squishy, so I stole Laurie's idea of using a frog on the card.

I totally lifted this card from one that I had seen on the Peachy Keen Stamp Challenge. The cute sentiment is from My Pink Stamper.

This second card was inspired by all the white on white handmade cards that are out there right now. I just love the look!

The card was cut with the Cameo and then I hand embossed part of the front with a Fiskars Shape Boss that I have had forever from Noni's stash. All I had to do after that was add the flowers and some bling and done!

Hope everyone has a Terrific Tuesday!

More Father's Day Stuff

Happy Monday! Hope everyone had a nice weekend! I have one more post of Father's Day things to share. I made this Silhouette cassette shaped card for my hubby, who still has a huge cassette collection, with my Cameo. He got a good chuckle out of it. I added some iRock metal bling in the corners and the stamps in the middle to dress it up a little.

I also used the Cameo's Print and Cut feature to make this coupon book for him from the kids. It was so easy ... literally print it out, cut it out and use the ribbon to hold it together. He loved it!

Father's Day Card

I made this card for my dad with the Cameo. I got him a Sony Walkman CD player for Father's Day and gave it to him early because his old one broke. He loves it. I burned a Rat Pack cd for him which is held on the inside of the card.

Details:

Card: Silhouette cd card file

Phonograph: Silhouette file

Rock On Dad: Silhouette file

Ticket: Tim Holtz

Paper: Graphic45

Gear: Oriental Trading

Metal embellies: iRock

Rat Pack cd: iTunes

I am going to enter this in the Creative Cutter Room's Father's Day Challenge. Hope on over and check out all the great entries!

Hope everyone has a wonderful relaxing weekend!

More Critters

I find myself having to make a lot of cards this month between birthdays, graduations, Father's Day and sick friends! Here are two that I made last night. The first is for Pa, whose birthday is today. Happy Birthday, Pa! Hopefully, he won't be checking the blog till after he opens his cards. :) The second is for a friend who had a recent injury and could use a smile.

The cactus and the the cow were made using the Print and Cut feature on the Cameo. I used Copics to color the cactus and a Tim Holtz folder for the background texture. The cow is pop-dotted for dimension. I finally broke down and got some Crinkle Ribbon from 3 Girl Jam. Now I know why Laurie loves it so! It is awesome! The skunk is a regular cut from the Cameo. I used a pink brad for his nose and the flowers are from Oriental trading. Both sentiments came from My Pink Stamper's Sets.

One more day till Friday - we can make it!

Congrats Cards

Who doesn't need some congrats cards on hand, especially at this time of year? I joined in a congratulations card swap over at Boston Area Scrap Fanatics and this is what I came up with.

The tall card is a Silhouette file cut with my Cameo. I used a Rusty Pickle paper on the inside so that the "congratulations" cut would really show when the card was closed. I used the We R Memory Keepers Sew Ribbon Tool to add the ribbon to the front of the card. It is soooo cool, that I may have to get a couple more different designs! The flower came from a bday package from Laurie. Thanks, Lau! On the smaller card, the word "congrats" was cut with my Cameo and I used a Tim Holtz embossing folder to the background for some texture. I finished it up with some iRock bling in the corners.

I can't wait to see what the other ladies in the swap came up with!

Hoppy Birthday!

Laurie's youngest has a birthday coming up next week, so I altered an Altoids tin to hold a gift card for him!

The frog was cut out with the Cameo and then I dipped him in UTEE that I melted in my melting pot. The sentiment is a from Pink Stamper. Patterned paper, google eyes and metal flower are all from my stash.

Birthday Card Collection

Here is a gackle of cards that I have created in the past couple of months, which were crazy busy with birthdays for us!