Looking Into The Future

This is for my cousin's fiance who's bridal shower is coming up really soon.  I wanted it to have that "vintage" look yet kinda romantic. I still need to find some kind of sentiment that talks about making the preparations for the wedding... Also, this was my first time making a "Gate Fold" card. Plus, the flowers in the bouquet below the bride, they are handmade.  Those took some time but I am very pleased how they turned out.  I think it all turned out really pretty.  I hope she likes it and appreciates handmade cards.


I used:
Gypsy Font Cartridge
Forever Young Cartridge
Paper Doll Dress Up Cartridge
Potpourri Basket Cartridge
Gray Card stock
DCWV the glitter card stock stack
K & Company Life's Journey Paper
Stickles
Red Ink
Mustard Glimmer Mist
Recollections Pearl Stickers
Ribbon, lace, and rose button are from my stash

The Front before being opened

 

The inside after it is opened.  The sentiment/poem with signature will be on each side.

Up close of the Handmade roses!

Thank you so much for looking and stopping by!  I hope you have a wonderful day!

Graduation Tent Fold

I made this card for a cousin of ours who just recently graduated from HS.  I have never made one of these before, but when I saw it, I thought that the top looked perfect for a graduation cap.  So that was the start and inspiration for his card.  I think it turned out pretty well. HERE is the link to the tutorial on how to make this one, which is known as a "Vertical Tent Fold". She also has other tutorials on how to make a Horizontal-tutorial.    It is a small sort of card, but perfect for a teenage guy.  Simple without all the fuss. 

I used:
Tag, Bags, Boxes, and More Cartridge
A Child's Year Cartridge
White/black Cardstock
Graduation paper from Hobby Lobby
Brad
Tassle from Hobby Lobby
Stamp from Hobby Lobby
Ribbon from my stash

Thank You so much for stopping in and seeing what I have been up to lately!  I hope you are having a terrific day!

Patriotic, Manly Center Step card

This card is for my wonderful nephew.  He is turning 17 this next week.  How is it possible that these kids grow up so fast?  My nephew is such a great kid.  When we come out to visit his family, he always plays with my 12 year old son.  Which to me in todays world is rare, because a teenager sees anyone younger as a pest and annoying.  Yet, he still takes time to play and do boy things with him.  Weather it is riding on the four-wheeler or playing in the mud by the pond.  One thing is for sure, my boy always has a ton of fun with him.  So my nephew is a boy with a lot of character and just the right amount of gentleness, and roughness in him.  He is just plain a good kid.  Well, he deserves a really unique card.  So this is what I came up with.  First of all, he loves eagles, so I had to incorporate that and since his birthday is right after the 4th, I had to do something patriotic in theme.  So this is what I came up with.  I stamped the eagle on velum paper and laid it over the paper the music to "God Bless America".  Oh, I love how this card turned out so much.  I know that he will like it too!


I used:
Potpourri Basket
Printing Press
Red & Blue Cardstock
DCWV the glitter cardstock stack
Printed Music Sheet and distressed it
Cuttlebug folder Polka Dots
Star Brad
Red Grommets
Eagle Stamp Hobby Lobby
The words are computer generated
Tag punch 

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a great day!

Large Flower Birthday

Well, I made this card for my Grandma's birthday.  She has very poor eyesight, so the bigger and brighter the better for her.  Plus I got the idea from  Everyday Cricut.  I love how big the flower is and how it has a lot of depth to it, too.  I will have to play around with this one and see if I can make smaller ones.  This is definitely one you cannot send in the mail, unless you have a extra special envelope and want to pay extra for shipping.  Thank goodness, Grandma just lives around the corner.  Plus, I get to see her open it and enjoy her response to it!  I know she will love it!


I used:
Forever Young Cartridge
Gypsy Wanderings
Martha Stewart Classic Woodland Paper Pad
DCWV the glitter cardstock stack
DCWV pre-made cards
Cuttlebug folder Polka Dots
Yellow Ink
Ribbon from Michael's 
White Brad
Tag from my stash

Well, thanks for taking a peek at my card and I really hope you have a terrific kind of day!

A "Fast" Wedding Card

Well, I HAD my crafty corner all cleaned up and ready for a lot of company on the 4th of July, when....I had to make this card in a hurry!  You see, we were not going to be able to make it to my DH Cousin's wedding picnic due to his hours at work being extended for shut down this week.  10 hour days, 7 days a week is rough on a mans body.  Plus to top it all off, we host the annual 4th of July family cookout.  Then later we host a lot of friends and family, who come and sit in our front yard and watch the fireworks be put off right across the street from our home.  Needless to say, he is one very tired man. 
Anyways, his hours got changed suddenly, so that he got to come home 2 hours early yesterday, and he gives me a call, and says, "Hey, we can go to my cousins wedding reception, how quick can you make a card?"  Well, it took me about 45 min. to reuse a "template" of another card that I just had recently made and just changed it up a bit.
I knew I could not use the Stickles the way I normally do, and I also knew that I wanted to make my own flowers for it too.  So I just used my Stickles ever so lightly, just by rubbing it on the flowers just to give them a little sparkle and that it would not take it long to dry as I made the rest of the card.  This is what I came up with in my "mad" dash of a hurry!  LOL


I used:
A Child's Year Cartridge
DCWV, The Luxury Stack
DCWV the glitter cardstock stack
White Velum Paper
Lime Green Stickles
Pearl stickers
Ribbon from my stash
Martha Stewart corner punch (the name escapes me, sorry)
Tim Holtz Distress stamp pad, Corduroy 

Well, thanks for looking and I hope you have a very wonderful 4th of July with friends and family!

16 & Driving

Well, my nephew just turned 16 and has been so excited about being allowed to drive.  So that is why I made a little guy with a little car! I love the crystal effects turned out on the car, too! It turned out pretty cute and fun!  I hope he likes it.

I used:
Black, blue,yellow, white, and green cardstock
DCWV The Glitter Mat Stack
Paper Dolls for Everyday Cartridge
Gypsy Font Cartridge
Paper Doll Dress Up Cartridge
Yellow stickles
Cuttlebug embossing folder Polka Dots
Embossing Ink It up! pigment ink
Embossing powder from my stash (not sure, what kind or color)
Stampin' Up, Crystal Effects

Well, thanks for stopping by and taking a peek at what I have been up to these last few weeks!  I hope you have terrific day!

43rd Anniversary

My wonderful in-laws just celebrated their 43rd anniversary!  They are such a blessing to me and such a great example for others around them.  Sooooo, I made this card for them.  I love how it sparkles and shines.


I used:
A Child's Year Cartridge
DCWV the All Dressed Up stack
DCWV the glitter cardstock stack
White velum paper
Ribbon from Michael's
Stamp from my stash of years of collecting
Lime Green, Turquoise Stickles
Butterfly, from a Stampin Up stamp and cut out
Martha Steward hydrangea punch
Rhinestone brads
Homemade glimmer mist

Thanks for taking a look and have a great day!

Butterfly Get Well

This is for a special lady in our church who fell and broke her leg so bad that they had to do surgery.  She has long and slow recovery and therapy  ahead of her.  So I thought that a little card to encourage her would be helpful.  I have never used the "negative" to make a card, before.  I love how this turned out.  Simple yet very pretty.


I used:
Kates ABCs Cartridge
Blue Cardstock
K&Company Life's Journey (floral Paper)
Pink, White and Green Vellum Paper
Martha Stewart hydrangea punch
Recollections Pearl Stickers (Michael's)
Yellow Stickles

Thanks for looking and have a wonderful day!

Acetate Thank You

Sorry that I have not posted anything lately.  I have been very busy getting things ready for the 4th of July festivities here at our house.We so look forward to having everyone come to our home to celebrate with a big cookout and then later watch the fireworks in our front yard!  Either-way, I made this card for an amazing couple who came and led worship in our church last week.  What a blessing they were to us.  I thought that they needed a "Proper" thank you card.  So this is what I came up with.   


I used:
Slice Acetate Paper
Brown and Pink Card Stock
Sentimentals Cartridge
Martha Stewart Hydrangea punch
Yellow Stickles
Ribbon from Hobby Lobby
Stamp is from my stash of collecting through the years.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful 4th of July!

Stair Stepper Box Tutorial

Hey, I told everyone I would try to make a tutorial on how to make my stepper box.  So this is my first time ever making any kind of tutorial and video here.  So please, if you are unsure and my directions are unclear, please don't hesitate to ask questions and I will do my best to make it more clear. 

The Box

Begin with a 12"x 6 1/2" sheet of heavy card stock

Then cut a 5" x 10" sheet of card stock (coordinating, as this will be the inside of the box)

Glue the 5'x 10" sheet of card stock to the center of the inside of the 12"x 6 1/2" sheet

Next, fold the ends over and  glue them down as shown below.

Then, score and fold at every 2 1/4" starting at the left, you will have a small section left over, that will be the tab that overlaps for the opening of the box.

 Then set this aside.

The Lid

Cut a 4 5/16" of card stock/heavy coordinating paper.  Score at 1" around the paper to make a "tic tack toe" design as shown below.

Then starting at the bottom right hand of the score lines, only cut one side of the scored square on the corner, then rotate the paper and do the same side of the square repeating till four cuts have been made.

Next, fold all the score marks up, and fold all the scored tabs in and glue. You should have a lid that will fit your box.

 

Stair Stepper/Inside boxes

 

Cut 4,  6"x 6" squares out of heavy paper/card stock

Draw a line from one corner to the opposite corner making an X on the inside of your paper

Next, fold firmly one corner in to the center of your drawn X and then take that same piece and fold firmly again to be aligned with the line of the drawn X.  Then unfold.  Then repeat again to each corner until all four corners have been done.  You will end up with a grid like pattern on your paper from the folds.

Now, take the paper and find two center folds on each side of the X line,  only cut down both sides to the second square.

Follow the video, it is a lot easier to explain than to try to write it out.  I hope this will help.

Assembly of the inside of the Stair Stepper Box

Once you have finished making the inside boxes, you can begin to assemble your stepper box.

Starting with the bottom box, using a strong glue, glue it to the bottom of the outside box on just the one side of the small box, on the first fold next to the small tab, as shown below.
 

Then space your next boxes on the next folded tab at about 11/16" up from the bottom one.

Keep gluing each box on the next tab at about 11/16" from each other,so that you have the "stair step" effect and all 4 of your boxes are firmly glued.

Now the fun can begin!  Embellish your box how you please and have fun...then give it as a gift with some kind of goodies in the little boxes.  You could put jewelry, chocolates, small toys, money...what ever you please.  Make sure you give me credit for my work on figuring this out!  Thanks for coming by and learning how to do this.  I hope this is clear enough for you all and if you have any questions about this, please don't

hesitate to ask.

And here is mine all embellished up for my niece's graduation!

I hope you have a very wonderful day!