Hello Card Markers!!!
Welcome to my ramblings!! If you came from the CADblog, Im so happy you stopped by. I have made a 4x4 inch Gift Card holder card. I know I have plans to give out a few gift cards this year. So I am happy to have a simple but adorable card to make. This card is made from one 4x12 inch piece of card stock. Here are the directions. I would have made a video but my camera was stolen this week. So I had to make due with an old camera I had to take still pictures. The pics aren't great but I think you can easily follow how this card is made. I got my original card from a video I saw on Youtube many years ago. Here is the link, you can watch Jennifers video on youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FXoDtw6WCE&list=FLre6iweHPZPIiJVmaMYkOKw&feature=mh_lolz

If you don't want to watch the video here are the written instructions

Take a 4 x12 inch card stock and score it 4 inches from each end

fold the middle 4 inch section into a valley fold

with an exacto knife cut a slit in the fold to hold the card

add glue only where it is marked with the black marker

fold the inside together and make sure your card will fit

Now you can decorate the outside and the inside.

I used the Tim Holts small ornament to decorate the front

I used this Spellbinder die for the outside and one for the inside

I used this LOVE inside the ornament.
I also used an embossing folder and a Martha Steward foliage punch to decorate my Christmas ornament. The samll rose was from my stash.


Thank you so much for  stopping by my blog. I hope you enjoy making this cute card.
If I can help you in any way make this card just email me
Sugarlite02@aol.com

Happy Crafting in 2012
Terri

 

Halloween Pics

We had a great time on Halloween. Our church had a big Trunk and Treat event. The kids had a blast. My camera was lost so these are the only pics I have. A sweet friend took them and was nice enough to send them to me.
Thank you May!!

I am dressed as a clown. It was a blast. My grand daughter is Wonder Woman. My friend Shelia is the Prayer Warrior. May's husband took the pics by Mays car.

Tomorrow I have a card ready for the CAD blog. I will be posting a Christmas Gift Card Card. Not sure yet how I will do that, since I no longer have a camera. I'm sure I will figure some way to get the pics posted.

Work has been crazy and I have had way to much going on to be a good blogger. I am trying to get back into he swing and share more of my creations. Please bare with me.

Have a great day. See you tomorrow with a post.
Happy Crafting in 2012
Terri

Scare Crow Easel Card

 Hello Card Makers. Today I have a Scare Crow Easel card for you. If you came over from CAD blog.  WELCOME!!!  I am the designer for the today at CADB. If you havent been to the CAD blog please stop by.  We have a different card 365 days a year there.  Click here to see  the great card selections        www.Cardaday.blogspot.com

I found the cutest Scare Crow treat box on youtube. I wasn't interested in making a treat box but I did think he would make a great easel card. So I made one.

Check out where I got the idea. Here is Tami's video.
Her video is a Stampin Up video. I do not own any SU products. So I used my Cricut and made a scare crow just as cute as her treat box Scare Crow.
Tami's video here  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRzcw21HX3A

This is what I did. After you watch her video you will see the cuts I used .
I used a cut from Elegant Edges on page 33. I cut one for his face and two for his hat. I used the oblong cut to make my Top Note. My Top Note  was cut 4.5 inches.

For his hair I used my MS fringe scissors from brown card stock.
I did not have a bird cut that was small enough, so I hand cut a bird from light blue card stock.
I used a  circle punch for his eyes.
I hand cut a triangle for his nose.
I used a stamp from my stash as my sentiment.

If you want to watch how to do a Easel card...I have a video here   that shows  me making an easel box. It will show you how to fold an easel card.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IEb3SI4ajo&feature=plcp

Christmas , already???? Sure!!! Never To Early

 

 

Two weeks ago, I bought my first Imagine cartridge, even though I do not own an Imagine machine. With my Cricut Expression, I can cut the images that are on the Imagine cartridges. I just cant print any of them.

When I was at Hobby Lobby last week they had 5 Imagine cards marked down to $10. So I got 2 of them. The others looked to be pattern paper Carts. I would not be able to use any cuts from those carts. So I passed them up.

The cute little Reindeer I made for the front of my card came from that cartridge.

The reindeer and the blanket were cut at 3 inches. The bird I thought was to small at 3 inches. So I recut it at 3.5. The back ground paper came from last years UNDER THE TREE Premium Scrapbook kit papers. The sentiment came from that 12x12 stack too.

 

 

 

 

I know you wont be able to tell by this picture but the deer and bird are popped up with foam tape. The bird was cut with some glitter paper. I used 2 red wooden buttons from my stash for the sentiment. The bling for his eye and nose was a pearl I recolored with my Bic markers. The blanket was to be cut with some fringe. However it cut so small my cricut kept ripping it. So I trimmed off the fringe and glued the blanket to some white card stock. I cut around the blanket (slightly bigger than the blanket) and re cut the fringe. I know it is hard to see in the picture.

 

 

This original post was posted on the CAD blog where I was the designer last week. I never had time to post this card on my own blog until tonight. I do have several  othwer cards I want to post but I'm waiting to do a video. I hope to get it done on Thursday and get it all posted.

 

Thank you for stopping by

Happy Crafting in 2012

Terri

My Sons Art Work

 Today I wanted to share with you some of my son James, art work. They are all drawn with pencil and hand colored with water colors. I can not tell you how thrilled I am that he has allowed me to show off his work. I love his talent.

I love the Pooh ones.

He is  still working on this one. I cant wait to see the finished painting.
Thanks for letting me share these with you.

All the art work is for sale. Email me if your interested.
Happy Crafting
Terri

5 Halloween Boxes

Hello card makers! Today I don't have any cards for you. I do have  5 boxes that I will be teaching at Joann's Fabrics. If you want to learn to make these boxes check out the classes at your local Joann's. If your in the Ft Worth area come take a class with me. The classes will be offered on  Oct 9th at 11:00- 1:00 and  Oct 23  6:00-8:00m. For information on the classes email me Sugarlite02@aol.com

                                SPINNER BOX
                                                   

  slide cover box

TREAT BOX

                       J CARD
                                   (place a bag of candy inside)

 

                                Pyramid Box

Thanks for stopping by
Happy Crafting in 2012
Terri

Happy Birthday to my Mother

Today is my Moms birthday. Mine was yesterday, When I was a little girl I wanted so badly to have been born one day later. We always celebrate our birthdays together.  As a child I loved it.

 Happy Birthday Mom, I love you!

I used a new Spellbinder's die and a fuse letterpress and die. The Spellbinders is called Marvelous Squares, this is a brand new die just released. I pre-ordered mine in June and just received  them this this past week, They are wonderful.

 I couldn't wait to get them,  so  I made a video awhile back using some Cricut cuts to mock  up a card I saw on YouTube, where a lady was using these dies. Here is my video http://ramblingsofatexascraftroom.blogspot.com/2012/06/interlocking-gatefold-card.html
Its called an interlocking gate fold card. In the video I give you a  link to the original card, using the same Spellbinderrs die set I made this card with.

On the inside I made a Pop up using a letterpress and die cut from my new Fuse. I cut and letter pressed some thin  felt. I stamped Happy Birthday after I had it embossed and cut. The fuse machine works great for this. I did back the felt with  card stock before i cut it out, to give it some strength.  I also used a MS butterfly punch.

I love how it turned out. I mailed it to my Mom  this week. She loved it too

Thanks for stopping by
Happy Crafting in 2012
Terri

Kids Halloween Birthday Card

Hello Card Markers!
So happy your here to check out this card. If you came over from the CAD blog... Thank you!!! If you haven't check out that blog.. please do so.. We have a different card 365 days a year. Today, I am the designer on that blog. I have posted pics of the Kids Halloween Birthday card I made.
www.cardaday.blogspot.com

I saw the cutest shirt at Walmart that had a ghost and the words BOO-YA written on it. I just knew that would make a great card front but wasn't sure how I would use it. So I  challenged myself to make a card for a kid who's birthday was on Halloween. Here is what I  made.

The card is very simple. I didnt even cut a mat for the front. The letters were cut from Plantin School at 1.25 inches. The ghost on the front was cut from Dress up Paper Dolls at 3 inches. I liked the way the black and white cardstock worked together. I did ink around the ghost with dark grey ink.

You could pop the ghost up with pop dots or use a wobble. I would have used a wobble if I had one. I hear they are easy to make. Maybe i'll give it a try if I make another one.

The ghost on the inside of the card were cut at 2 inches. I used a small alphabet stamp set from Walmart for .99 cents to make my banners. I just stamped out my sentiment and hand cut the banner. I then strung up the string and glued the banner to it,

I hand cut some V's to resemble bats. I glued them to the ends of the string.

Thats it!! so simple but adorable. I love cards like that.
Thank you so much for stoping by. If you havent yet, Id like to invite you to join my blog.
Happy Crafting in 2012
Terri

Cards Made with My Fuse ( pics and video)

Hello Cardmarkers! Today I made a video of the cards, I have made with my new Fuse machine. I love , love, love this machine. I hope you enjoy the cards I have made. Let me know what you think of the Fuse.

Thanks for stopping by!
Happy Crafting in 2012