Accordion Book

Well, this is the last of my "catch-up" posts showing projects I've made over the last couple months.  This project is an Accordion Book I was inspired to make after watching Robyn's (My Pink Stamper) video - here is the link.  This was my first attempt at an 'album' like this and I really like how it turned out.  Now I just need to figure out either (1) what pictures to put in it, or (2) who to give this to as a gift.

Although I didn't use my Cricut when working on this project - it does in fact have a Cricut cut on it - I used a left over cut from my scrap stash.  I also used my Cuttlebug "Seeing Spots" embossing folder to emboss the front cover.  The "memories" sentiment is from the My Pink Stamper Family and Friends stamp set.  The ribbon is also from my stash and the flower is a Prima flower.

The front and back covers were made by cutting down an 8 1/2 x 11" piece of Recollections cardstock to 4 1/4 x 4 1/4" and layering 4 pieces together for both the front and the back.  All in all, I cut 8 pieces to 4 1/4" x 4 1/4".  The inside was created by using 3 sheets of 8 x 8" DCWV cardstock and scoring it.  For detailed instructions on how to score it - please check out Robyn's video.  I then adhered the 3 pieces together and adhered the 'inside' pieces to both the front and back covers using my ATG gun.

Have a great day.....
 

Baby Shower

This is a baby shower card I made for a co-worker - he and his wife were expecting their 2nd child.  They were blessed with their second daughter, Mia, on 03/21/11.

The card is standard A2 - 5 1/2 x 4 1/4".  For this card, I used Recollections cardstock and DCWV paper - the DCWV paper is the white paper that has the boxes on it..  The baby carriage was cut Designer's Calendar cartridge - sorry, I don't remember the size.  I embossed the carriage with my Cuttlebug to add a bit of texture and also added a brad I had in my stash.  I used a Martha Stewart punch around the page border bunch on the background paper.  The sentiment is a stamp.  I used pop-dots to add some dimension to the card.  Not sure you can see it - but there is also a piece of brown ribbon (from my stash) on the background layers.


Our entire team signed the card and gave it to him along with some gifts from the team.

Thanks for stopping in and having a look.  I hope you have a fabulous day!
 

One Sheet Wonder Christmas Cards

I made a few projects and cards over the holidays....and though the holidays are over, I thought I'd make a few posts over the next week or so showing you what I made.  Better late than never, right? :)

First up, are some of the Christmas cards I made for my co-workers - I made a few other cards as well but will post them separately.  For this set of cards I used a One Sheet Wonder template created by Kimberley Morris - click here to visit her blog and to download the pdf instruction sheet and template.  Thanks to the template I was able to get the cards done fairly quickly.  All of the cards are standard A2 size.

Most of the cards are simply embellished using Christmas stickers I had on hand.  Can you believe I didn't use any Cricut?  I did use the iRock tool on one of the cards, the Cuttlebug on one, and some ribbon on another.  But I decided to keep most of them pretty simple.  (I apologize for the picture quality - I took the photos with my phone as I didn't have my camera handy.)

Hope you enjoy them....I'll have another project posted soon.  Have a great day....

Jess

Robotz Birthday Card

One of my nephews, Nate, turned 11 at the beginning of October.  I can't believe how quickly he and his brother, Cam (9), are growing up - it seems like just yesterday they were itty bitty.  They are my brother-in-laws sons and since the day I met those 'little' boys in 2001, they have been my 'babies' and have held a very special place in my heart.  Luckily for me, although they've gotten older and bigger, they still love to get hugs and kisses from Aunt Jessica -- although I'm sure that'll change once they hit the teenage phase. :-)

You may remember that I made a Robotz birthday card during the MPS National Scrapbook Day challenge (you can see it here) - that card was for Cam's birthday.  Since he loved his card so much (at my MILs birthday dinner, when she was showing the card I made her, he yelled out that I had made him a Robot card for his birthday), I decided to make Nate a card using the Robotz cartridge also.

I think I cut the Robot at around 3" (don't recall for sure, sorry) and I used the font from the same cartridge to cut the "Happy Birthday" sentiment (at 3/4", I think?).  I tried to keep the colors bright and cheery and I love how it turned out.  I used the Spots and Dots Cuttlebug folder to add some texture to the background.  The confetti ribbon and balloon are some buttons I had in my collection.

Nate was so excited when he opened his card - it made my day that he enjoyed it so much.  Thanks for stopping in and taking a peek....have a great day.....

Birthday Card using Birthday Bash

My darling hubby's birthday is today.  The last week of October is a busy birthday week in our family as my birthday, hubby's birthday, and his youngest brother's birthday are all within the same week.  Generally, we do a combined birthday dinner/get together for the family since all of our birthdays are so close; however, this year, my BIL won't be home for his birthday as he has joined the Navy and left for boot camp on Monday.  But I digress.....

This is the card I made for my hubby's birthday using the new Birthday Bash cartridge.  Although he'll be 33, he's like a big kid at times, so I thought I'd make him a cutsie card. :-)  The elephant is cut at 3 1/2".  I used the Swiss Dots embossing folder to add some texture to his blanket.  I used my white gel pen to add some doodling around the border of the card and the Happy Birthday sentiment are 2 buttons from my stash.  I left it somewhat simple as I didn't get home from work until late this evening and needed to get it made before hubby got home from his clinicals.  Luckily I got it done just in time to hide it away before he got home.

I hope you have a fabulous day...it's almost Friday....

Birthday Card

My Brother-in-Law's birthday was Sept 11.  This is the card I made for him.  The present was a leftover cut I had left over from a prior project - it's from the Celebrations cartridge.  I also used the Martha Stewart Ribbon Loop border punch and some balloon buttons from my stash.  The background is embossed with the Happy Birthday Cuttlebug folder and the sentiment was stamped using My Pink Stamper's Simply Sweet Occasions stamp set.

Sorry I'm short on details...unfortunately since I made this card a while ago, I don't remember all the specifics. 

Have a great day.....

Sympathy Card

A very dear friend lost her mom last Wednesday.  I wanted to send her a card to let her know our thoughts are with her, so I made this simple card.

The bird is cut at just over 1 3/4" from the Indie Art cartridge.  I used the shadow layer to reinforce the bird a bit since the main image is so delicate.  The pink and turquoise cardstock used for the bird is from Core'dinations....and so is the pink mat that is embossed. 

For the pink mat, I used the Cuttlebug Floral Fantasy embossing folder and then used a file to sand/distress the image a bit and let the white core show through.

I used a 1 1/2" oval punch for the label on which I stamped the sentiment.  The sentiment is from the PaperTrey Ink Mixed Messages stamp set.  Love this stamp set!  I added some ribbon to finish it off. 

The sentiment on the inside of the card is one I found on the web.  I printed it from my PC and then trimmed the paper down to fit on the inside.  I ran the trimmed piece of paper through my Xyron and then adhered the full sheet to the inside.

Thanks for stopping by.....

Simple Wedding Card

I'm going to a friends (and co-worker) wedding this evening.  I just got home from running some errands...now I've got to rush to get ready, as I have to pick up another friend so we can ride to the wedding together.

Last weekend, I made this wedding card -- I scrap lifted the design from Robyn over at My Pink Stamper. The card is 4 1/2" x 4 1/2" and the couple is cut at 4" using the Wedding solutions cartridge  The red paper is embossed with the embossing folder from the Love Language Combo Set using my Cuttlebug.  I added Frosted Lace stickles to the veil.  For the inside, I used a Stampendous stamp that says:  "The joining of two hands makes One Heart!"

Have a wonderful afternoon.....

Couple Teacher Appreciation Cards

Hi everyone - Wow, it has been a busy weekend.  Unfortunately I didn't make it through all of the MPS NSD Challenges....but I was able to complete 10 challenges and ended up with 11 cards.  Woo Hoo!!

Yesterday, while delivering the 2 Teacher Appreciation cards to my co-worker, another co-worker and dear friend, saw the cards and asked me if I would make her a couple cards for her adorable twins to give to their teacher.  Of course, I couldn't say no.  Her little boys are too cute!

So, after the birthday dinner for another dear friend yesterday night, I "threw" these 2 cards together.  The picture didn't come out too well.  For the most part, I mirrored the cards I made over the weekend for the MPS Challenge.

Thanks for stopping by and taking a look.  Hope you enjoy these.

NSD - My Pink Stamper Challenge #12

Challenge # 12 was "Critter-licious" and the challenge was to make a scrapbook page, card, or project using an animal or critter.

I decided to make the following birthday card for a dear friend whose birthday dinner I am going to tonight. 

I thought this Hippo was just too cute and had to use it.  :-)

For the base of the card, I started with a 5 x 7 card.  The blue mat is cut to fit.  I used the Create a Critter cartridge for the sentiment and the Hippo's.  The larger Hippo is cut at 2 1/4" and the smaller, "baby", Hippo is cut at 1 3/4".  I also cut out one of the grass bunches at each size.  The "pond" is cut at 2" as is the 'Happy Birthday' sentiment.  I embossed the 'Happy Birthday' using the Swiss Dots embossing folder.  The "pond" is embossed with the Divine Swirls embossing folder.  Since this was Coordinations cardstock, I sanded it to get some texture.

Have a nice evening.....



Edited to add details.....

NSD - My Pink Stamper Challenge #9

Challenge # 9 was titled "Take Shape".  For this challenge, you had to make a shaped card, shaped scrapbook page, or shaped project.

In keeping with the Birthday theme I used for Challenge # 8, I decided to cut a cupcake card from the Sweet Treats cartridge.  I cut the card using the Fit to Page feature....and ended up with a 6 1/2" cut.  I then used the 6 1/2" setting for the remaining cuts/layers on this card.  I used the Distressed Stripes embossing folder on the bottom of the cupcake and Divine Swirl embossing folder for the flower.  I also sanded both embossed pieces for a bit of distressed effect.

Well, sorry to say, I didn't get all 12 challenges completed.  I'll probably go ahead and give the remaining challenges a try during the week....I just won't be able to enter them in the Challenge for the prize drawing.

Thanks for playing along with me and checking in on all of my projects.  I hope you have a great week!

NSD - My Pink Stamper Challenge #5

Well, at long last, I finally got Challenge # 5 - "Teacher Appreciation Days" - ready to go.  This challenge had perfect timing for me as one of my co-workers asked me to make 2 Teacher Appreciation cards for her so she can give them to her son's teachers.  So, I used this challenge to make both cards.
 

For both cards, I used the Preserves Cartridge and cut the apples (and all layers) once at 2" and again at 2 1/2".  I used Apple #3 and Apple #4.  The apple paper is some that I got in a paper back from the $1 Spot at Target.  The "Thank You" sentiment is from the Sweet Occasions stamp set by My Pink Stamper.  I also used the Divine Swirls embossing folder on the green strip of paper on the one card.  I used my Inkadoo white gel pen to add some doodling around the edges of the flowers.

On the inside of the cards, I used a white mat so that my co-worker can write a nice note to her son's teachers and then added a flower on the corner.

Well, on that note, I think I'm off to bed.  Sadly I didn't manage to keep up with the challenges and get all 12 done....so I'll resume with Challenge #6 in the morning and try to finish up the remaining 7 challenges tomorrow.

Good night all.....

NSD - My Pink Stamper Challenge #4

The NSD Challenge #4 over at My Pink Stamper's blog is "I Like You the Least."  Want to guess what that challenge means???  The idea was to use your least favorite or least used cartridge.  This was another hard one for me as I have over 40 cartridges but due to work and other obligations I haven't really had a chance to use most of my cartridges...some I've only used once or twice and some I haven't used yet as they are still new and I haven't had a chance to play yet.  Today is definitely a good day to start. :-)


So, for this challenge, I decided to use Accent Essentials for 2 reasons: (1) I've never used the cartridge and (2) I never seem inspired by the cuts on the cartridge.  I kept my card pretty basic.

I started with an A2 size base in white.  Next I cut the DCWV paper at 3 3/4" x 5".  The strip of paper down the middle is cut at 1" x 5".  The flower is from page 77 of the Accent Essentials handbook and is cut at 3" using the shadow layer (white), base layer (yellow) and shift key (green).  I decided to run the flower through the Cuttlebug using the Swiss Dots embossing folder before pop-dotting it onto the card.  Then I added a bit of ribbon and punched the tag using an EK Success punch.  The sentiment is from My Pink Stamper Sweet Occasions stamp set and is stamped in green ink using a Stampabilities ink pad.

Now, on to Challenge #5....

NSD - My Pink Stamper Challenge #2

I'm a bit behind - Challenge #3 has already started and I'm just now finishing #2.  Challenge #2 over at My Pink Stamper's blog is "Just Scrappy".  The challenge was to use your scraps for a project.  Luckily for me....I have a TON of scraps just laying around.

For this card, I used a 5 x 7 card base in white.  Next, I used the Create A Critter cartridge to cut the turtle at 2 3/4" and all layers are cut at 2 3/4" also.  For the sprigs of grass, I used some random sizes.  I pop-dotted the turtle and grass sprigs for some dimension.  I used the Cuttlebug Diamond Plate folder on the turtle shell layers.

The stamp is from My Pink Stampers Sweet Occasions stamp set and is stamped in Chocolate Chip from Stampin' Up.

Thanks for stopping by and taking a look.  Good thing the deadline for submissions is Monday....not sure I'm going to get all challenges done within the 12 hour block. :-)

NSD - My Pink Stamper Challenge #1

The 1st challenge over at My Pink Stamper for National Scrapbook Day is "Mother Dear, I Love You So."  The challenge is to make something special (card, layout, or other item) for your mom or someone dear to you.

Since I still needed to make my mom a Mother's Day card, this challenge was perfect!  I used the Create A Critter cartridge to make my card.  The koala and all of it's layers were cut at 3".  The sentiment was cut at 2".  I used mostly scrap papers for this challenge.

I also used the Cuttlebug Swiss Dots folder on the sentiment to add a little something and pop-dotted the koala to add some dimension.

Looks like this is going to be a busy day with lots of posts. :)  Hope you enjoy!  If you have some free time today, join in on the challenges over at My Pink Stamper.   It looks like it will be a blast!

Baby Shower Card

Hope everyone is having a great day!  Here is another quick card I made the other night.  I didn't do any crafting last night as hubby and I had a date night.  We went to dinner and the movies.  Ironically, we saw the movie "Date Night" while we were on our date night. :)  The movie was pretty funny.

Since today is National Scrapbook Day, I'm planning on doing some crafting.  I'll be joining in the fun at Robyn's (My Pink Stamper) blog and joining in on the challenges she has going on.  She will be holding challenges from 10 am to 10 pm - for a total of 12 challenges and 12 prizes.  If you have time, you should join in.  Alright, on to the card I made.....

My co-worker whom I made this card for is decorating the baby's room in pink and brown....so I figured I would do the card in pink and brown to match her theme. 

I started with an 8 1/2 x 11" piece of brown cardstock and cut it in half to get an A2 size card.  Then I cut a piece of pink cardstock (it has a white core) to fit the front but leave a slight border at the to and bottom.  I embossed it using the Cuttlebug Argyle Embossing folder. 

The baby carriage was cut using the Mother's Day seasonal, limited cartridge using both the regular and shadow cuts.

Next, I adhered a piece of ribbon to the bottom of the pink cardstock.  I also used my EK Success Scalloped Scallop Border Punch to add some detail to the bottom of the card.  Lastly, I added some stickles to the top 2 corners on the front of the card.

For the inside, I cut a piece of white cardstock to and used a stamp from the Cloud 9 Designs Simple Thoughts - Baby set for the sentiment.  The stamp was stamped using Stampin' Up Craft ink pad in Chocolate Chip. 

I just received my 1st Stampin' Up ink pads within the last week - I ordered Chocolate Chip and Whisper White.  This is the 1st project I made using my new ink pads....and I have to say I love these ink pads.  I will definitely need to buy some more.

Thank "Ewe" Card

Hi everyone -

I'm so surprised and proud of myself this week....I have been on a bit of a roll and have spent quite a bit of time in my scraproom making some cards.  Hmmmmmmm....wonder if I can keep it up?? :-)

Last night, I finished up another card using the "Just Because" Cards cartridge.  If you don't have this cartridge, I highly recommend getting it.  I'm loving it.  It has some really cute cuts and phrases on it.

I cut the card base in the teal/blue Bazzil cardstock at 5 1/2".  I used the 5 1/2" setting for all other cuts on this card also.  This cartridge is designed to cut all items so they are in scale to each other if you cut all items from the same key using the same size setting.  Makes it super easy to make a really quick...and adorable...card. 

The flower paper is from a DCWV Glitter Stack all other paper is random cardstock I had in my scrap folder.  I've been trying to use up some of my scraps - I have a huge stack.

I used the Divine Swirls embossing folder on the sheep.  I also cut the white layer twice and pop dotted the 2nd layer to add some dimension.  I hope you can see this in the picture.  The sheep itself is also pop-dotted on the card.  Last, I used my Creative Memories corner rounder on the card base.  Hope you enjoy the card.

Also, at Audrey's (of Cute and Some blog) prompting yesterday on my other cards, I've decided to enter this card into Showcase # 4.

Thanks for stopping by.....Have a fabulous day!