Silhouettes Birthday

Materials: Sycamore Street Designer Buttons (130923)
Sycamore Street 1/4" Ribbon Tangerine Tango (#130812)
Tangerine Tango cardstock 4 1/4 x 5 1/2"
Island Indigo cardstock 4 x 5 1/4"
Whisper White cardstock
Framelits Labels Collection dielits (125598)
Serene Silhouettes stamp set (#127324)
Midnight Muse In Color ink
Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set (#115370)
Word Window punch (#119857)
Modern Label punch (#119849)

Box for Your Cards

There have been several times that I have made 8 -10 cards as a gift for a friend or relative, especially at Christmas. Then there is the question of how do I give them? Do I just put them in a zip lock bag or a paper sack or do I go buy a fancy box that costs more than the cards did? Well, the answer is "none of the above." What you do is make your own box to put your cards in. It is actually fairly simple when you know the measurements. For today's project, we are going to make a box to put our regular 4 1/4 x 5 1/2" cards in.

1. Choose 2 pieces of coordinating patterned papers. For my box today I choose 2 double sided papers from the SU! Summer Smooches pack. I chose the same sheet for both because that way I can use one side for the base & the other side for the top and know that they will go well together.

2. Cut the piece for the base to 7 3/4 x 9."

Cut the piece for the lid to 6 7/8 x 8 1/8."







3. Score the base piece at 1 1/2" on all 4 sides.

Score the lid piece at 1" on all 4 sides.






Fold on all score lines.

4. Cut on one side of where the score marks cross on each corner. You want to cut so that it will fold to make a tab at each corner but not to cut the piece completely off.







5. Next add 2 small pieces of Sticky Strip(#104294) to the outside edge of each tab.

6. Peel the red top off of the pieces on one corner and press the tab to the inside edge of the lid. Do this with all 4 tabs and you will make the base of your box.

7. Now we are ready to make the lid for the box. Use the paper that is cut to 6 7/8 x 8 1/8" that you have already scored at 1" on each side.  Use the scallop edge border punch(#119882) to punch a scallop border on all 4 sides.

8. Fold on all score lines. Cut at each corner to make tabs like you did for the base. Add a small piece of Sticky Strip to each tab. Peel the red cover off and press it to the inside of the sides to form the lid for the box.

 

9. You can now decorate the outside top of the lid. I cut a piece of Marina Mist cardstock to measure 4 x 5." Build a Sizzix sandwich for your Big Shot machine with the cardstock and the Top Note Die(#113463). Cut out the top note die.

10. From an extra piece of your patterned paper, cut 3 pieces of the Framelits Labels Collection (#125598).

11. Layer them on top of the Top Note label, alternating colors, back & front, like shown. Adhere them to the Marina Mist cardstock. Then adhere that to the top of the lid.

12. Fill the box with the cards that you want to give and put the lid on.

13. Wrap a ribbon around the outside of the box. I used Marina Mist 1/2" scallop dots ribbon(#122986) and tie a bow. This can be slipped off and on the box easily if you don't add any adhesive.

Now, you are ready to give some of your favorite work to one of your favorite or not so favorite people. Hope you have fun and your friends enjoy their cards!

Ministry Wives Card class

We had a great time on Saturday at the Ministry Wives Event. It was a way to say thank you to many of the women who's husbands spend so much time in the ministry. Having a son-in-law who was a church pastor for many years & is now an Army chaplain, I've learned some of the demands on a pastor's wife by watching by beloved daughter. So often, when the pastor is hired, the wife is expected to do certain things and often without ever a thank you. I taught a card class for them to enjoy. The ladies had a great time and were much more creative than they claimed to be!

These were some of the experienced card makers.

These lovely ladies said that they didn't know how to make cards & many said they were not creative. I think I proved them wrong about the creativity!

They came up with these from my very basic card that I posted last Friday.

Katy led the ladies in songs.

They sang their praises to the Lord!



Another silly card

Good Morning! TGIF!! Another Friday for everyone. Yea! It's into the weekend we go. Have fun tomorrow & get some good down time and family time.





I think this is a cute card that would be great to send to a good friend.
1. Cut Whisper White cardstock 8 1/2 x 5 1/2." Score & fold at 4 1/4."
2. I used striped paper from the Tea Party Designer Series Paper (#113992). I love using patterned paper on my cards. IMO, it makes them look so much brighter & happier.
3. On Whisper White cardstock, I stamped "Lucky Duck," a duck, and 2 eggs from the Wagon Full of Fun stamp set found in the new Occasions mini catalog (#113262). I just love this set. I think it's my favorite in the new mini. You can do so many different things with it!
4. Color your images with your favorite medium. I used Watercolor Pencils (#101879) and blender pens (#102845) to achieve a watercolor look. Cut your images out, with the "lucky duck" 3/4" x 1 7/8." Mat the lucky duck on Bashful Blue cardstock.
5. Using Snail adhesive, put the saying in the top left corner. Put the egg near the bottom of the card & the duck on top to look like it's sitting on the egg. I cut the feet off of the duck because you usually don't see the feet when ducks & chickens are setting.
6. With the second egg, cut it in two by cutting along the zig zag line.
7. On the inside of the card, stamp another duck. Mine is just slightly overlapping the folded edge of the card. Color this duck like the one on front.
8. Glue the bottom half of the egg directly onto the inside of the card. Use 3 dimensions on the back of the top half of the egg so it will pop a bit. Place it above the other egg to look like it's hinged.
9. Using your Stampin' Write Journaler (#105394) or a Stampin' Write marker, write directly onto the inside of the card "You quack me up!" using your best 1st grade printing. (Mine is my best 1st semester 2nd grade printing since that's what I taught forever) With the fine tip of the journaler write "ha" several times like it's coming out of the egg and twice by the duck's beak. I wrote some of them with upper case letters & some with lower case to give it a more varied look.

Hope you enjoy today's card. I think it's a good way to use those Easter egg stamps at any time of the year. All you need to enjoy this one is a sense of humor! The idea from this card came from Jean Fitch, another Stampin' Up! demonstrator.

Masking

These are the other images to go along with the masking tutorial posted today, below.

He Is Risen

Here are 2 versions of the same card. Again, today, I did not use any Stampin' Up! products on these cards. The brownish floral paper is from Basic Gray. The green floral paper is from a glitter mat stack that I got at Hobby Lobby. The wording on these "Rejoice He is risen" was done with my Xyron Design Runner & using different fonts. On the Basic Gray card I double matted the wording & used a metal cross that I picked up some where. I inked around the edges of both mats with SU! Classic Bravo Burgundy ink. I love inking the edges of my papers. It's so easy. Just brush the edge of the paper against the ink pad until you have the amount of ink that looks pleasing to you. Inking your papers give it a distressed or old look and also pops it out a bit from the background paper. On the green card, the cross is a sticker. I inked these edges again with Bravo Burgundy ink. I added ribbon and a green floral slider to dress up the card a bit.

On the front of both envelopes, I decorated them with a bit of left over paper making a strip down the left hand side. This adds an extra touch to the presentation of the card.

Enjoy your family at this Easter time and be sure to remember the reason that we have Easter. Yes, Christ died for you & me on Good Friday but the importance of Easter is that He rose again and lives in heaven for eternity now. We serve a RISEN savior!

Z-card

I love this z-card I made. I used the Fifth Avenue Floral stamp set and my Stampin' Pastels for the flower images. The side stamp is from the Wonderful Watercolors stamp set. I stamped it in Certainly Celery ink on the Certainly Celery cardstock. I used Whisper White, Certainly Celery, and Green Galore cardstock for my mat. While you can't see the inside in my pic, I've stamped "Joy is to behold God in everything." for my greeting. This is also from the Wonderful Watercolor set.

To make a z-fold card, cut your cardstock to 4 1/4" x 11." Score at 5 1/2" & at 2 3/4" or fold your paper in half & then one side in half again. My layered mat is 3," 3 1/4," and 3 1/2." Have fun making this easy breezy card.