Sympathy Cards

Sympathy cards are always so hard to make. I had a lot of fun making these and absolutely love they way they came out! Some are ideas I've gotten online and some are ones that I came up with. Thanks for looking :)

Pumpkin Card

Pumpkin Card! I used my crimper to crimp my paper diagonally from the corners. Saw this originally on Spilt Coast Stampers site but changed it up just a bit. My pumpkin is made from 3 ovals - the center oval popped up - and all three peices are flocked. Used Ribbon for the stem and a little green wire for the leaves.

Stampin Up! Aviary Set

Just a quick card using a stamp set from Stampin Up! I just got. The sentiment is from the Be Yourself set from Close to my Heart.

Birthday Pop Up Card and Tealight Cake

How cute is this card and cake?!?!?! I made this for my son who will be 7 next week. I absolutely LOVE they way these turned out!

Creative Post for June 26th

If my oldest sister is looking right now close your eyes cause this is your birthday card :)






This is a gatefold card. Used SU! paper punches. The metal piece in the top left corner is actually a magnet that can come off and the right flap is perforated so that it can be used as a bookmark. Inked the edges of the patterned paper and added some ribbon and a bow.

Magnetic board

Firstly I must say that this was not my idea - these came from an oh so talented blogger Greenbean's Crafterole!

Magnetic board. How cute is this?!?!?! Made with a 12x12 piece of galvanized metal I bought at Lowes. The owls were made with SU! Paper puches - a tutorial I found on Youtube. Just used my ATG gun to adhere the paper to the metal.

*Tip - When using the galvanized metal sheet the edges can be sharp. After rounding the edges with my corner chomper I used some inksentials foil tape around all the edges and then painted. No more sharp edges!!!!

June 2010 Calendar

This is my June Calendar. I used a variety of carts including Indie Art and Designers Calendar. My husband came up with the idea of the punch bug being a fist, you have to know his humor - he's a goofball. Also used Nestibilities and for the ladybug I used a scallop circle punch.

Recessed Window Card & Tutorial

Someone on the Cricut mb posted this type of card they made after seeing it on the Splitcoaststampers website. I loved the card but didn't want to have to figure out the lines for the window everytime I wanted to make the card so I decided to make a .scut file for it. There is a page for scoring and for that I simply turned my cricut blade itself upside down in the housing and it scored the lines perfectly. I then used a .cut file from Okieladybug's blog for the Gusset Envelope so that the card would be protected. The card itself is a square 4.75 in. card and the envelope was cut at 5in. Below is a quick tutorial on how I put mine together. If you have any questions feel free to contact me.

If you'd like this SCAL file please leave a comment with an email address that you'd like the file sent to. - Thank you

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Recessed Window Card and Gusset Envelope

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After file is cut this is what it should look like
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Open to the inside and fold on score lines closest to the inside of window

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Fold triangle areas inward now so it looks like above (this is a view from the inside of the card)
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Card closed after scoring
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All my layers cut out
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Put Adhesive on triangle area where the front layer will go
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Front layers added inside of window frame
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Inside of card (back of recessed window)
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Layers added on top of inside piece to make it look nicer

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3 ovals punched out using SU! large oval punch

2 adhered together to form base of pumpkin
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Sprayed with Elmers spray adhesive and then sprinkled with Martha Stewarts Tinsel Glitter
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Pat down with your finger and then allow to dry completely then shake off the excess
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Ribbon for stem added

Green wire twisted for accents

Then used pop dots to adhere final layer of the pumpkin
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Pumpkin placed in recessed window along with wrapped hemp twine

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Front frame stamped with brown and green ink

Celebrate Fall sentiment embossed also

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Full inside of card
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Top inside of card

Stamped in brown with inked green edges

Edges of paper also inked in green

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Front of card

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Side view of card

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Side view of card

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Card and back of Gusset Envelope
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Card and Gusset Envelope

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Front of Gusset Envelope

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Card inside of the Gusset Envelope

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