Gift Box Tutorial

Happy Monday!

Did you have a nice weekend? I spent most of mine cleaning. I am way behind on my "spring" and regular cleaning. I wasn't able to get everything done that I had planned but, I am happy with the outcome. Plus, there is always next weekend right?

Last week, I posted this card set that I made to give as a gift. I received several emails from followers asking if I would make a tutorial showing how to make boxes.

You can see the original post, about the cards and box, here.

 I decided to make a video tutorial, sometimes those are easier then trying to type out the steps. It's fairly simple and yes, it involves a bit of math. :)

Part One

Part Two

This week is going to be a busy one! A new Tacky Tuesday Challenge and a new Peachy Keen challenge, both start tomorrow. Also, Emma at My Creative Time is releasing 4 new sets of stamps this Friday and the design team will be having a new release blog hop to showcase all the stamps! It's going to be a great week!

Thank so much for stopping by today! 

See you tomorrow!

Vintage Rosette Tutorial

Happy Saturday!

If you are looking for My Creative Time's "Race for the Cure" blog hop, click here!

This week for Emma's Throwback Thursday challenge, I created a 4th of July vintage rosette. I had several people request a tutorial to show how I made it. Since I had planned on making another one, I decided to make a video tutorial. Sometimes those are a little easier to understand.

Here is a photo of the finished rosette.

 I used Cosmo Cricket's, Boyfriend collection papers. I like the "school" feel.

 The concept for this rosette is from the svg file, called Vintage Paper Flowers SVG Kit. It was purchased from SVG Cuts.com.

  The sentiment stamp is from Emma's, Follow Your Dreams, set. It can be purchased here.

 The butterflies were cut from the, Edisto Island Cards SVG Kit,
also purchased from SVG Cuts.com. 

To see how to make this super cute rosette, without the SVG files, watch the videos below! 

Part One



Part Two





Thanks for stopping by!
I hope you have a wonderful day!

"Let's Face it Friday" Challenge #15

Happy Friday!

If you are looking for My Creative Time's "Race for the Cure" blog hop, click here!

Are you ready for the next "Let's Face it Friday" challenge!?!

The Challenge:

Get organized with chore charts, to-do lists, storage ideas & more using your Peachy Keen Faces! Our faces come in a variety of sizes, which make them SO easy to customize anything in the same face. Or, show your child what a great job they did by using one of our fun little faces on a household chore chart. The sky is the limit! Can't wait to see your crafty ideas!

We will be looking for the TOP 5 projects that are both creative and well executed.

-Design must be new

-Project must include Peachy Keen Faces

-Link up before May 25th

Winner will receive a $25 Gift Certificate to the Peachy Keen Stamps store and a special "My design won at Peachy Keen Stamps" badge to display on their blog.

Remaining top 4 will receive a "Top 5" badge from Peachy Keen Stamps to display on their blog.

I created a pencil/pen container from a up-cycled a clear plastic Crystal Light container.

 The face on the pencil is from Peachy Keen Stamps, PK-450 Wide Eyed Kids Face Assortment.

I used Cosmo Crickets collection called Jack's World, to cover my canister. The Pencil is a SVG cut from this set, from SVG Cuts.com. The twine is from The Twinery.

Want to see everything that fits in my container?

These are my most favorite tools, that I take each time I go to a to crop. They all fit inside perfectly!

Love it! This would be a great back to school project, to do with kids!

I can't wait to see what you make for this challenge! Click here to go to the PKS Challenge blog.

Today is day five of The Queen's Royal Court Blog Hop. We have been showcasing Cosmo Cricket papers and accessories all week. You can find more info about Cosmo Cricket's fabulous products by clicking here. You can also find them on Facebook by clicking here. 

Today is the last day that you can leave a comment to win the grand prize that Cosmo Cricket, so generously donated.

I hope you have a wonderful day!

Race for the Cure Hop

Happy Friday!

If you are looking for Peachy Keen's "Let's Face it Firday" post, click here!

Welcome to Emma's Race for the Cure Hop!

 If you have arrived from Kate's blog then you are on the right track! If you want to start at the beginning click here.

I made a card for the hop.

I used a svg file called, Chamomile Friendship Cards, from SVG Cuts.com to create this card.

All of the papers I used are from the Cosmo Cricket collection called, Hey Sugar.

Don't you just LOVE the hat!?! 

The flowers are pretty cool too!

Of course the sentiment stamps are from Emma's fabulous new set, Race For a Cure.

Don't you just love this new set!?! The best part is that, for every Race For a Cure set that is sold, Emma is going to donate $2 to the Susan G. Komen foundation for a cure. 

 

Here is what the set looks like, just in case you haven't seen it yet.

You can purchase it here.

So a hop just isn't a hop with out a prize, right? Well, Emma has a "Pink Grand Prize" that she is giving away! All you have to do is comment on each of the design team members blogs.

 That is 10, yes 10, chances to win!

You next stop along the hop is Shar's blog!

Thanks so much for hopping along with us today!

I hope you have a wonderful day!

The Queen's Royal Court Blog Hop - Cosmo Cricket - Day 4

Happy Thursday!

If you are looking for the Throwback Thursday Challenge, click here. 

Today is day four of The Queen's Royal Court Blog Hop, showcasing Cosmo Cricket papers and accessories. You can find more info about Cosmo Cricket's fabulous products by clicking here. You can also find their fan page on Facebook by clicking here.

If you have arrived here from Rosy's blog then you are on the right track, if you would like to start from the beginning click here.

Today's project is a small boxed gift set of  masculine "Thank You" cards.

I used Cosmo's "Hello Sunshine" collection. It's an older collection but I still love it.

I created the box svg file in Make-the-Cut. I added a window to the front of the box,  so that you could see the top card. I tied the box closed with some black and white twine.

I created two of each design, for a total of four cards. I also made four envelopes, with the help of my Martha Stewart Score Board, which just happens to be the best $11 I ever spent!

The sentiment is from Emma's, So Grateful for You, stamp set. You can purchase it here.

Don't forget that today is the start of a new Throwback Thursday challenge on Emma's blog. Click here to check out the project that I made.

Tomorrow will be the final day of the Cosmo Cricket blog hop. If you haven't left a comment on The Queen's blog, you should. She is giving away a grand prize that Cosmo Cricket hjas generously donated.

Also, tomorrow is the start of a all new Let's Face it Friday Challenge on the Peachy Keen Stamps Challenge blog! This new challenge is going to be lots of fun, I can't wait to show you what I made.

Thanks so much for stoping by today!

I hope you have a fabulous day!

Throwback Thursday Challenge w/My Creative Time

Happy Thursday!

This weeks Throwback Thursday Challenge is to use the Doddlecharms cartridge to make a card with any theme of your choice and it must include the color blue. If you do not have the Doodlecharms cart you can use another older cart that you have.

I was having a MAJOR BLOND moment and I missed the parts about using "Doodlecharms" and "making a card." Emma was super nice to me and said that it was o.k. to use the project, that I made anyway.

 I created this hanging rosette from a file that I purchased from SVG Cuts.com, it is called Vintage Paper Flowers. I picked papers to fit with my patriotic theme.

 The papers are from K and Company's, Americana Specialty Paper pad.

 I found the small plaid brads in my stash and the blue and white twine is from Paper and Parcel.

The sentiment is from Emma's set called My Little Firecracker, you can purchase it here.

If you want to check out the rest of the Throwback Thursday Challenge projects click here to go to Emma's blog.

Today is day four of The Queen's Royal Court Blog Hop. We are featuring Cosmo Cricket this week. If you would like to see today's project, click here.

Tomorrow is another busy day... there is a new Peachy Keen Stamps, Let's Face it Friday Challenge and The My Creative Time Design Team is having a Breast Cancer Awareness Blog Hop, featuring Emma's new Race For A Cure Charity stamp set. Emma is also giving out a super cool "pink" grand prize! Make sure you hop along with us and enter for a chance to win!

I hope you have a wonderful day!
See you tomorrow!

The Queen's Royal Court Blog Hop - Cosmo Cricket - Day 3

Happy Wednesday!

Today is day three of The Queen's Royal Court Blog Hop, showcasing Cosmo Cricket papers and accessories. You can find more info about Cosmo Cricket's fabulous products on their blog, just click here. You can also find their fan page on Facebook, click here.

If you have arrived here from Rosy's blog then you are on the right track, if you would like to start from the beginning click here.

Today I decided to mix it up a bit and make a gift box.

 The papers are from Cosmo's Lil' Man Collection.

 

The Vino box is a cut off of the, Tied Surprise Gift Boxes SVG file from SVG Cuts.com. It was super simple to put together. 

 The ribbon holds the box closed. It's a Martha Stewart ribbon, it's been in my ribbon box for a couple years now. The stamp is from Emma's stamp set called, Wow! So Many Candles! You can purchase it here.

I love how it turned out, I see a lot more of these boxes in my future. :)

Tomorrow is day 4 of the Cosmo Cricket blog hop and there is still time to enter the big Cosmo giveaway on over at The Queen's blog. 

There will also be a new Throwback Thursday Challenge up on Emma's blog! I can't wait to show you want I made! I love it!

See you back here tomorrow!
I hope you have a fabulous day!

The Queen's Royal Court Blog Hop - Cosmo Cricket - Day 2

Happy Tuesday!

Today is day two of The Queen's Royal Court Blog Hop, showcasing Cosmo Cricket papers and accessories. You can find more info about Cosmo Cricket's fabulous products by clicking here. You can also find them on Facebook by clicking here.

If you have arrived here from Rosy's blog then you are on the right track, if you would like to start from the beginning click here.

Today's project is a card.

The papers are from the Wanted collection.

The boot was cut from the Just Because Cards cart and the frame was cut from the Old West cart. The jute twine is from Papertrey Ink.

The sentiment stamp is from Emma's, Wow! So Many Candles stamp set. You can purchase it from here.

The Queen is giving away a "grand" prize on her blog. Cosmo Cricket has donated some wonderful papers and accessories. If you haven't head on over to her blog and check it out!

Here is a list of the blogs in order:

Theresa

Cristi

Jenny

Jin

Kassidy

Liz

Raven

Rosy

Ruth (That's me!)

Your last stop will be the Queen's blog.

See you back here tomorrow!

I hope you have a wonderful day! 

The Queen's Royal Court Blog Hop - Cosmo Cricket

Happy Monday!

Did you have a nice weekend? I spent National Scrapbooking Day, Saturday, scrapping with friends and I spend most of the day yesterday scrapping as well. I have ton of projects due this week and I was tying to get most of them finished. 

I am so excited because, today is our 3nd, Queen's Royal Court Blog Hop. All of us, on the Queen's design team will be showcasing Cosmo Cricket's amazing products, for the next   week!I LOVE Cosmo Cricket paper!

You can find more info about Cosmo Cricket's fabulous products by clicking here. You can also find them on Facebook by clicking here.

If you have arrived here from Rosy's blog then you are on the right track, if you would like to start from the beginning click here.

Today's project is a boxed set of shaped cards.

I used kraft card stock from Papertrey Ink for the box and the base of each card.

Th Cosmos Cricket papers that I used were from the"Jack's World" collection. The twine is from The Twinery.

The cards were designed using my Gypsy and the Walk  in my Garden Cricut cart. I welded shadows of each bug together to make the base of each card.

 

 

Each card measures approx 4.5" x 4.5". I also made envelopes and placed them in the box as well. I think it is going to make great gift.


The Queen is giving away a "grand" prize on her blog. Cosmo Cricket has donated some wonderful papers and accessories. If you haven't head on over to her blog and check it out!

Here is a list of the blogs in order:

Theresa

Cristi

Jenny

Jin

Kassidy

Liz

Raven

Rosy

Ruth (That's me!)

Your last stop will be the Queen's blog.

See you back here tomorrow!

I hope you have a wonderful day! 

You are my Sunshine...

Happy Wednesday!

I have a super quick post for you today. I have been busy with "life" stuff and so I haven't had a whole lot of "crafty" time in the last few days. This Saturday is National Scrapbooking Day and I am getting together with some friends to crop. Hopefully, I will be able to get some things done.

So... here is today's card.

 I welded two tags from the Formal Occasions cart together to form the base of the card. The duckling is from the Create a Critter cart.

 The papers are Papertrey Ink, DCWV Playtime stack, and Bazzill card stock.

The duckling's sweet little face is from Peachy Keen Stamps, CC-PK4 x 4 -020 Duck and Egg Die set and the sentiment is from Emma's sentiment set called, Turn That Frown Upside Down.

Don't forget that tomorrow is not just Cinco De Mayo, but.... it is also the start of a new Throwback Thursday challenge on Emma's blog! I can't wait to show you my card!

I hope you have a wonderful day!