Happy New Year and Look out for Valentine's!

Well, 2011 has started very quietly in my world.  Kind of nice I must say.  I thought I would share a card to get you all geared up for Valentine's Day using Dreamweaver Stencils.

1. This card was created with the double glitter technique.  You place your double sided tape on the project and peel off the layer to expose the 2nd sticky side.  You then soap the back of your stencil.  Dreamweaver sells a great coconut soap that does not flake!
2. Place the now soaped stencil on the tape and press down.  press firm enough it will stay in place but not so hard that the stencil will stick permanently.
3. Sprinkle on one color glitter and shake off the excess.
4. Remove the stencil and sprinkle on your 2nd glitter color.
5. For this card I then added the sticky trim that looks like lace (Bo Bunny)
6. Last I put the word stencil on the card front and applied black glossy paste.

Hope that 2011 is the best yet for you.  Please come and visit my blog and become a follower for a chance to win great prizes.  The next prize will be when I have 100 followers!

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Creatively Yours,

Kristi

Happy New Year and Look out for Valentine's!

Happy Thanksgiving...Dreamweaver Stencils

I know, I know...it is Thanksgiving tomorrow and here are some Christmas Cards! This is a sneak peek at some of my cards I am posting in the next few weeks of Christmas Cards in not the usual colors. I used Dreamweaver Stencils on both cards. I love the Glitter on the card above and love the pinks! I even inked color on the edges of the clear glitter. Always up or a challenge!

We were also challenged with using some glossy blue embossing paste. This stuff is AMAZING! I did this card in honor of my Grandma Parker who loved blue and silver at Christmas. I just added the silver glitter over the wet paste. Another item I am just really getting into are the long pins. One of my problems was, I hated the pointy exposed end and don't always like to tuck the pin under something. Simple solution...add a dot of glue, in this case WELDBOND to the pin tip and glitter. It goes with the theme and makes it a much safer card! LOL

Check out my blog tomorrow and all the creative minds on Dreamweaver Stencils Dream Team. All of the links to all the blogs are on my blog as well!

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As for tomorrow being Thanksgiving, I am thankful for my artistic friends, my family and most of all My Lord And Savior Jesus Christ! Remember to count your blessing when you feel you have nothing to be thankful for...you will be amazed!

Happy Creating

Kristi

Happy Thanksgiving...Dreamweaver Stencils

CHA Winter 2010 in California and Martha Stewart!

Take a look at these beautiful new Border Punches by Martha Stewart Craft Collection through EK Success! Loving them!

   

Thanks for looking,

Beverly

PS Don't forget to tell us what you think of the new punches?

CHA Winter 2010 in California and Martha Stewart!

Valentines with the Silhouette

With Valentine's Day a month away, I have started on ideas for my daughter to hand out to her class. I love making little goodies for the children and since she only has 30 children in the entire school (K-5) it usually doesn't take me too long. This year I am going to be filling a bag with Valentines themed items instead of candy…well maybe just a bit of candy.

I love how the Silhouette has many 3D designs for bags, boxes, even a milk carton. I chose a really cute bag you can find it in the downloads under "adorable_box_C00267_20509"

This bag is super easy to fold since all the score lines are cut for you. I used nice heavy cardstock so that it was very sturdy.

The printed images on the bag and the container are a digi kit from Two Peas by Rhonna Farrer called "Valentines Gift Packaging Kit". I changed the image I wanted to use into a jpeg file, imported it into my ROBO Master software for the Silhouette and then created an outline so it would cut the images out for me. No more fussy cutting! I have a tutorial on my blog if you would like more detailed directions.

I used stickles for the glittered edges to make it sparkle and finished it out with a little bow. Now I can start filling it up with goodies.

This little candy dish is made from a petri dish, the ones we used to use in biology! I used the same digital elements as the bag, just increased the size. I wrapped a ribbon around the dish and added a cute bow and it was ready to give away!

I can't wait to see what you are making for your Valentines. Be sure to leave a comment with a link to your creations!

Have a great weekend.

**Teresa**

Valentines with the Silhouette

Creating 3D Flowers using your Silhouette

(Layout inspired by Scrapbook Challenge’s Blog Hop Challenge Sketch.)


Happy Friday! My name is Teresa Hord and I am a Contributor for Cutting Above!




I love all things floral and frilly so my layouts usually have some kind of flower on them. I try to keep a well stocked scraproom however, I always run into the problem of not having just the right color flowers for my layouts. I have recently started making my own flowers with the help of my **ADORED** Silhouette SD.

The materials I used for this project are:
My Mind’s Eye: Coastal “Authentic” Patterned Paper, Journaling Square and Rub-Ons, CTMH Twine, Bazzill Cardstock, Ranger: Baby Blue Stickles, Silhouette SD, and bulk ribbon.

Start with the 3D Posy Flower from the Silhouette Online Store.

1. Adjust the size to the diameter you want for your flowers.

2. “Ungroup” the so you can cut each layer out in a different paper. One of the layers I used Baby Blue Stickles by Ranger to make them sparkle like the patterned paper I used for the layout.

3. Stack and glue each layer in the middle section.

4. Use a craft button with some twine for the middle.

5. Fold the layers up around the craft button to create a 3D effect.

Now my flowers match my layout perfectly!


(Layout inspired by Scrapbook Challenge’s Blog Hop Challenge Sketch.)

Be sure to come back and leave a comment with a link to the flowers you have created!
Let us know what you think?
Have a fabulous day,
Teresa

Creating 3D Flowers using your Silhouette

Tutorial: Sizzix Big Shot Gate fold Card

Hi,
I'm Danielle and I wanted to share with you a card that I created using the Sizzix Big Shot and the Scalloped Circle Die. This die is the perfect size for creating cards alone or for adding a little extra something, something to cards and layouts.

To create this card simply do the following:

1. Cut a piece of 12 x 12 paper down to a 6 x 12 sheet of paper.
2. Score the ends of the paper at 3" for the folds
3. Cut coordinating patterned paper to add a little color to the kraft cardstock
4. Then cut the die cut directly in half and add one half to each side of the card.
5. Embellish the closure

What a simple yet  fun card to make with endless possibilities!

Here is the finished product:

with a close up of the embellished center:

and finally the inside of the card:  

I hope you’ve enjoyed the tutorial today! 

Tutorial: Sizzix Big Shot Gate fold Card