Category Archives: Cuttlebug Folders

Over the Moon Card and Gift Bag!

Posted on November 5, 2011 by apieceoflifespie

I decided to enter this project into a challenge of a new blog, My Creative Time, I just stumbled upon for her Throw Back Thursday Challenge of making a kid friendly project. I could not believe my good fortune that I just did the project so I could add it to her challenge. I am super happy I found another great blog forum with another great design team full of neat and creative ideas!

This is the matching bag and card I made to go along with a banner I made for a friend’s little boy! My friend was super happy with it all and we had a great time at the party… it was at a local Children’s Museum that I never knew about. It is totally community funded (no government help) and it was AMAZING! We will be signing up for an annual membership.

Cricut Cartridges:

B is for Boy – Rocket and layer cut at 5 inches, 4.74 and 4.5 inches
Celebrations – Circles cut at 5.5 , 5.25 and 3.5 AND the number 3 cut at 2 inches and 1/5 inches

Cuttlebug: Spots and Dots and Distressed Stripes embossing folder

Card: 8×11 folded in half, layer cut 4 wide and 5 1/4 long and novelty paper cut 4 wide and 2 inches long

Paper:

Recollections card stock
Recollections scrapbook paper – found in open stock bins
Die Cuts with a View Autumn Glitter stacker for the letters and numbers (be sure to do multi cut and be on 6 for blade)

Ranger Perfect Pearl Powder – Biscotti – Used on embossed circles/stripes

Glossy Accents Clear, Black and White

Twine from Oh My Craft.com

Stickles – Star Dust and Orange Peel

Pop Dots – Used to layer the rocket and planets

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Halloween!

Posted on November 2, 2011 by apieceoflifespie

Halloween Tree

Well it is over… Halloween that is. The kids are coming down from the sugar and party high which makes for some challenging moments and there were times yesterday I was convinced they were trying out a few new little monster costumes.

The party was a huge success. We ended up having all but 3 families show up but a few “last-minute invites” took their place, so I had a total of about 20 kids and 40-ish adults here. It was a little overwhelming at times trying to keep cold beverages in everyone’s hands (it was 80 degrees and I was the requested margarita maker – I can make a mean margarita!) while trying to catch up with friends and remembering to change my youngest diaper. The best feedback was my oldest telling me that she can’t wait until next year, so we can do it again!

Trick or Treating was my favorite thing we did. My kids really have the hang of it this year and marched, sometimes bravely, to doors and melted everyone’s heart out of more candy than they should have been given with “please”, “thank you” and “Happy Halloween”. That made this mommy very happy!

I am super sorry that I don’t have more detailed pictures of my projects and a ton of them are missing. It was just a bit crazy to get it all documented. I did have a kids craft table where they got to decorate little fash lights that came with batteries I picked up at Home Depot to take with them for Halloween night. That was a big hit with both kids and parents.

Thanks for coming and sharing a piece of “Life’s is a Party” pie with me!

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My Pink Stamper’s Blog Hop Challenge!

Posted on October 19, 2011 by apieceoflifespie

Last Friday was My Pink Stamper’s monthly blog hop! It was showcasing two of my favorite stamp sets,Yummy-licious and Sweet Goodness while making a 3-D gift container for a holiday or special occasion.

Since I am still in the throes of Halloween party makin’ fun, I took a quick break and made a birthday gift for my neighbor’s birthday. I first made her a wall hanging for her in-home salon and then I decorated a coordinating gift box for her favorite kind of cupcakes. I actually used a quick go-to stamp technique that I learned from one of My Pink Stamper’s videos.

She loved it and it really touched her that I remembered her birthday.She is a mother of 6 children, works out of home doing hair, a fireman’s wife and has been heavily involved with the care for her father who has Parkinson’s, so she has been spread pretty thin and it was nice to do something fun that was all about her for just a moment.

Doing this project made me think about how amazing God made women to be. He knew what He was doing and what to give us to be well equipped to be the “caregiver” in the role of society and the “heartbeat” in the role of family.

Thanks for coming and having a piece of “cheers to all those that are caregivers and heartbeats” pie with me!

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Basic Recipe:

Cricut Cartridges:

Storybook (2 inch “M” shadow setting to get the scallop)
Forever Young (dress form cut at 3 inches)

Cuttlebug: Swiss Dots embossing folder

Frame: IKEA 5×7 black “shadow” frame

Gift Box: Celebrate it (Michael’s Brand) window gift box

Paper:

Bazzill textured lime green paper
Stampin’ Up Rock-a-bye designer paper (Cherry)- found it through my distributor (it is a 2008 style that has been retired, but there are still packs floating around out there.

Stamps:

My Pink Stamper- Yummy-licious
My Pink Stamper – Sweetest Cupcake
My Pink Stamper – Winter Punnies
Stampin’ Up Tart and Tangy (for the cherry)

Ink:

Craft Smart Embossing Ink
Martha Stewart’s Arts and Crafts Markers (for the cherry) Ruby and evergreen Check out this My Pink Stamper video to see a good technique on stamping with this concept.
Martha Stewart’s Embossing Powder – Sterling and Peridot (green)

Ribbon:

Michael’s Celebrate It – Red 1/4 inch
Michael’s Celebrate It – Seasonal silver foil 1/2 inch

Additional embellishments: Kaiser Scrapbook – Emerald and small round rhinestone

Pop Dots

ATG Gun

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MPS Christmas Card Challenge

Posted on October 4, 2011 by apieceoflifespie

My Pink Stamper just announced a Christmas Card Challenge. I was so excited about this since I wanted to execute an idea I have been brewing up. Most of all I am thrilled I get to kill two birds with one stone! That is sooo my kind of project!

Both my girls are in gymnastics and we just adore their coaches. It takes a special person to want to take on the challenge to teach a 2 and 3-year-old how to jump, tumble and balance… I call it “herding cats”. Because of that I wanted to do something a little more than just give them a card or a “homemade treat”. I decided that I will give them both Starbucks gift cards during the holiday. They are both young college students that are being fueled by the sweet nectar of energy, so I figured they would appreciate a holiday theme gift card-card screaming a blissful cup of joe!

So not only did I come up with a fun card, I made two of them and now I am done with that “holiday to-do” WAY ahead of schedule! Yay!

Thanks for coming and having a piece of “killing two birds with one stone” pie with me!

Recipe

Cricut Cartridge: Love You a Latte (Cricut Lite) – To-go coffee cup cut at 5.5 inches (real size for 1st layer and then 5.5 regular size for the additional layers)

Cuttlebug:

Snowflake
Swirls

Paper

Papertreyink – Christmas Prints
Die Cuts with a View – Shimmer Matstack (green and red)
Recollection – Mat White Cardstock (full 8×11.5 cut in half and then folded in half to make the card)

Ranger Prefect Peals: Biscotti – I used this on the snowflake embossed sheet and then used a wet wipe and lightly wiped it down to make it have an extra shimmer yet distressed look)

Ribbon: Baker’s Twine – My Craft Spot

Stickles: Frosted Lace – used on the Swirl embossing on the cup.

Punch: Martha Stewart’s – Traditional Scallops

Ink: Close to My Heart – Holiday Red

Sentiment: “Warmest Winter Wishes” – My Pink Stamper’s Winter Punnies

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Happy B-Latte Birthday!

Posted on September 26, 2011 by apieceoflifespie

I will let the title speak for itself. I made this card for my sister-in-law since I did remember her b-day, but forgot to mail her a card. She loves coffee and I thought what a cute play on words. This turned out to be one of my favorite cards I have made so far!

I used my Design Studio to weld letters together from the Wild Card cartridge AND got to try out one of my favorite new cartridges, Love You A Latte! I was a little backwards at first on how it cuts out, but after a few “whoops” moments and some paper waste, I figured it out.

To get the look I was going for, I had to use the “real size” dial on the base layer and then disable that and cut the layers a few times on different paper for each layer color I wanted. I decided, that this card recipe would be better explained on a video, so I may shoot my fist one. . . . we will see.

Thank you for sharing a piece of “b-latte” pie with me!

Recipe:

Cartridges:

Wild Card for the font (I love the font on this cart!) font size was 1.5 inches.
Love You a Latte Cricut Light – this is so far one of my top 3 fav carts! Cup shadow (dark brown paper) was cut at 5 1/2 on “real size” then the layers were cut on normal setting at 5 1/2.

Paper:

Recollections off white for card base 8.5×11 cut in half and then using a bone folder, folding in half to make a card
Die Cuts with a View – Harvest Gatherings (mini stack 4.5×6.5) cut at 4 x 5 1/4 and then embossed
Various scrap for cup layers and lettering (love using scrap paper for these types of projects since I seem to accumulate a ton)

Cuttlebug: Embossing Folder “Happy Birthday”

Ribbon: My Craft Spot: Baker’s Twine

Stickles: Diamonds

Pop Dots

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Holy Composition Book Batman!

Posted on September 25, 2011 by apieceoflifespie

Today is my neighbor’s 14-year old boy’s birthday. I made him this composition book. It was fun to do another boy project!

Used the Ranger Peal Powder after I stamped and embossed "blast"

Recipe:

Cricut Cartridge: Plantain School Book “Blast” set at 4 1/4 inches

Paper:

Williams Sonoma Comic Book freebie!
Recollections: Mat blue (for spine- cut to 3 inches long) and Bright Yellow cardstock

Cuttlebug: Spots and Dots

Ranger Peal Powder – From the Cafe Collection – orange color

Stamps: My Pink Stamper – Font-abulous (LOVE THIS STAMP SET!)

Ink: Stampin’ Up – Classic Black

My Pinkalicious Blog Hop Challenge: Wildly Sweet Notebook

Posted on September 12, 2011 by apieceoflifespie

Last Friday My Pink Stamper had her monthly My Pinkalicious Blog Hop. The theme was “school” that could not be a card or scrapbook page. The ideas and creativity that came along that blog hop was AMAZING! I have listed at least seven projects I want to do.

In spirit of the challenge, MPS presented a similar theme for the challenge. I just had my first chance to make my project last night since my “big” project just wrapped up yesterday. I have been following the submissions and the creativity and ideas are equally inspiring. There is a few “crayon wreaths” that I just adore and will make for a couple of teachers this year.

For this challenge, I decided to make my teenage neighbor, who is our baby sitter, a composition book with a my usual “sweet wild” theme. Yes… I know… If I were a contestant on Project Runway and Michael Kors or Nina Garcia were judging me they would be yawning on my same old theme… but I can’t help it, I LOVE animal print and cupcakes! Since she is in High School, I assume she can use this for all the note taking that comes with the territory of being a high schooler. I embossed the “cupcake” with the Cuttlebug Number’s folder to give it a more “school time theme”.

Thanks for coming and sharing a piece of “blog hoppin’ challenge” pie with me.

Recipe:

Cartridge: Rock Princess – Cupcake shadow and top cut at 4 inches.

Cuttlebug Folder: Numbers

Paper Punch: Martha Stewart’s Ribbon Punch

Paper: For base it was 9.5 inches long and 7.5 wide (I cut two sheets one for the front and one for the back). For the bottom front I cut 3 inch long and 7.5 wide and then punched and weaved ribbon through it. For the spine it was 2.5 wide and 9.5 long.

Anna Griffin, Peyton Collection
Brazzil: Pinkini
Recollections: Mat Black cardstock.

Ribbon: