Showing posts with label Slice. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Slice. Show all posts

Thursday, March 22, 2012

Happy First Birthday, P!

Is there anything more delicious than a one year old baby girl?
Last year our family was blessed with two darling granddaughters, and I can hardly believe they are having their first birthdays already.
Photographer JuliMcKendrick captured a series of wonderful photos of Miss P to celebrate this milestone, and they make me quite delighted and weepy at the same time!  Sure miss her!
She is "all girl" so this is the card I have created for her.
It is made with papers and designs done with my Imagine, the
Teresa Collins Baby Boutique cartridge, as well as some pieces done with my Slice.
The design is a shutter-fold card with a full front.
For info on how to create a card like this one,
check out Splitcoaststampers. Their resource section is a true treasure trove.

Wishing you a happy "girly" day with lots of love! 
Happy creating ~

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Wednesday, February 22, 2012

FACE Cards from Class

"FACE" Fun And Created (or Copied) Easily Cards!
These are the cards that we created in my UStream class last night  (If you missed it, the class was recorded and you can pop over to BettyBeeDesigns and check it out!) 
They are quick and easy to make, with lots of POP
and make great sets to give as gifts.

 This was my original inspiraton set, made with Anna Griffin papers, and the decorative items were made with stamps and punches.  The center trims were coordinated ribbons.
This set features a 2.25 x 5.5 piece of decorator paper on the bottom of the card face.  Then there are three  1.5 inch scalloped circles at the top.  The ones on the left were punched, and the ones on the right were cut with Basic Shapes 1 cartridge that comes with the Slice.  The buttons on the left were real, and the ones on the right are also made with the Basic Shapes 1 cartridge, and scored with a ball embossing tool on a soft mat.  The stamped image is from Stampin' Up!  The "Thanks" was done easily with the font letters from the Bon Appetite Slice cartridge,  Add a touch of twine and ribbon, and these are ready!
These notes are so cheerful!  They use the same dimensions as above.  The "vase" is a pitcher from the Faith Slice cartridge, with the handle removed, and trimmed across the top with scalloping scissors. The flowers on the left are purchased, and the ones on the right are from the Basic Shapes 2 Slice Cartridge.  Add a little  Stampin' Up! note, a little inking and a bit of trim, and these are ready to cheer up anyone's day :)
In the Garden of Life, "one of a kind friends" are the best,  and what's a better way to let them know than a very special card?!  Use the same dimensions as before, add a pretty trim across the middle, and a special greeting.  The one on the left is stamped, and the one on the right is also from the Bon Appetite cartridge.  The flowers are such fun! The pink one was punched with a 5 petal punch, then layered and the petals inked and curved.  The book print one was inked first, then four 5 petal flowers were cut with the Basic Shape 1 cartridge.  The first two layers were cut at 2" then one layer at 1.5"  and the last layer at 1".  Cut a flat circle to build upon.  Cut between two of the petals and overlap them to start the flower cupping upward.  Use a paintbrush handle to roll the petals into a natural look!  Glue the four layers inside each other, and then add a pretty pearl.  Done!
Last, but not least are the pretty butterflies.  The one on the left was stamped, then punched with a matching punch.  The one on the right was cut with Basic Shapes 2, first in red solid, and then in vellum, with the decorative design.  Score the body so it has a flat section in the center and adhere the pieces to the card with the wings fluttering.  Use a glittering Spica pen to add sparkle to the wings, and then draw out the flight path for your butterfly. 
I hope you enjoy making lots of fun and creatively easy cards!

Happy Crafting ~

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Monday, February 20, 2012

A "Slice" of Life!

This card was created with my Slice Machine, and one of my favorite paper stacks from DCWV.
Tomorrow night we will be exploring the Slice and making a series of simple cards, plus a book to keep the Slice cartridges in... I hope you will be joining me!
Click on the UStream TV logo on the upper right corner of the blog, and it will take you there.
8:00 pm eastern time Tuesday night!
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Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Two Cards and a Sneak Peek

Well, OK, I'v decided to do the sneak peek first :)  Here is one of the projects I have done for this week's UStream Class!  We are still working with the Cricut Machine, and our focus this week is
CUTTING VINYL

We will be making a couple of different projects, so bring some vinyl, ARMOUR ETCH cream, a glass pie plate or cassarole dish, and a composition book or other journal!  Your vinyl can be any type from wallpaper or contact paper to the types specifically manufactured for diecutting machines.
I hope to see you at 8:00 eastern time Tuesday, Feb. 7th.  If you can't make it, you can always check out the recording of my classes.

The next little piece that I'd like to share today is a birthday card for my sister, Joni!
What is significant is that these are the very first cuts I have made with my new
SLICE Machine!!
I must say I am VERY impressed with how intricately this little giant cuts!!!
It will cut images from 2 - 4 inches with 1/2 inch increments.   The images that are available with it are quite nice.  My next project was 40 CTR Shields, and that was a "Cricut" appreciation project, because the Slice only cuts one image at a time, but I still love the convenience of taking it to a crop in a small tote, with all 15 of my cartridges in this book I made for them.
I also love that it is battery powered, so it is extremely portable. 

This last card is a shout out to a special lady who is REACHING OUT to a lot of people.  I don't want to embarass her by telling her good deed in public, but I wanted to thank her for being so dedicated to her cause, and going the extra mile. 
Don't forget you still have until midnight eastern time on Feb. 9th to REACH OUT and do something for someone and enter it into my BIRTHDAY BLOG CANDY contest, and you could be the winner of a Birthday Cakes Cricut Cartridge!  Just link your project to the Inlinkz post, or send me an email, and I'll be sure to post it for you. 

Thanks for dropping by, and

Happy crafting~

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Linked to: Stamp, Scrap & Doodle Saturdays Challenge ~ Die Cuts and/or Punches