CIU Challenge 327, Anything but a Card

A new Cut it Up Challenge has started. I'm a day late getting it posted but you can find the challenge HERE.

For these challenges, a die-cut is anything made with a manual or an electronic die-cutting machine. (Spellbinders, Cricut, MFT dies, Silhouette, etc.). Store bought die-cuts are also acceptable. Please note that handheld punches and/or paper-piecing DOES NOT count as a die-cut

This challenge we are asking you to share your die cut creation that is NOT a card.

For my project I am using a die I’ve had for a while and finally pulled out to use making a couple of super cute trees that sit on top of a tealight. The die set itself does not come with a die to cut a strip around the votives so I had to figure that out myself!

 Supplies

• Die from Sizzix (Tree Lights)
• Metallic Cardstock from Bazzill
• Tealights from the Dollar Tree

Thanks for stopping and remember to stop by the challenge to check out all the DT projects and play along!
Cara

CIU Challenge 326 Colors of Spring

A new Cut it Up Challenge has started. You can find the challenge HERE.

For these challenges, a die-cut is anything made with a manual or an electronic die-cutting machine. (Spellbinders, Cricut, MFT dies, Silhouette, etc.). Store bought die-cuts are also acceptable. Please note that handheld punches and/or paper-piecing DOES NOT count as a die-cut

Today I am sharing a piece that I made to display on my desk at work. I’ve been trying to make one for each season and we are here we have Spring.

These do take a bit of time to make as I must cut the die multiple times to get all the pieces I need. But I love the way they turn out and have given several as gifts.

Card size: 8 x 8
Supplies

• Cardstock from Stampin Up!
• Design Paper from PhotoPlay (Snail Mail)
• Die from Gina Marie Designs (Leaf Quilt)
• Embossing folder from Crafters Companions (Celtic Frame)
• Frame was purchased from Amazon

Thanks for stopping and remember to stop by the challenge to check out all the DT projects and play along!
Cara

White Elephant Christmas ...

We had a white elephant lunch at work with our department. To participate, we had to have a gift card and an ornament. I made this ornament and a framed paper pieced Christmas Tree which I forgot to take a photo of.

Even this is not a great photo because you can' see the glitter glue I added to the bottom.

The little clip board came from The Dollar Tree. I just added the snow peeples and ribbon.

Thanks for stopping by!

Framed Santa ...

Hello!

I have the super cute die Memory Box called Jolly Old Santa. Some paper scraps and a “wood” frame from The Dollar Tree and I have a cute decoration for my desk at work!

Thanks for Stopping By,
Cara

Pumpkin Shelf Sitter

Good morning,
I know I've not posted much lately. Just had a lot going on and trying to reset my priorities. I spend a lot of time o the computer at work so when I get home I don't even want to turn my laptop on! The Holidays have also brought its own share of challenges but I have a bit of time off so I'm trying to get caught up on some posting and stuff.

I bought this wood product pumpkin from The Dollar Tree with the intention of using some fun pumpkin design paper I had to give it a makeover. Very happy with the way it turned out!

Supplies:

• Design paper unknown
• Pumpkin Shelf Sitter from The Dollar Tree
• Mod Podge, Matte Finish
• Twine was attached to pumpkin when purchased

Thanks for Stopping By,
Cara

Fall Leaf Makeover

Good morning,

I bought this wood product lead from The Dollar Tree, but I was not very fond of the design on it but thought I could use some ink and stamps to change it up a bit. When I got home and was checking it over more closely, I realized that there was a monogram W in the design so decided to overhaul the whole thing.

I found some pretty leaf paper in my files, found my new jar of matte finish mod podge and got to work.

I traced around the leaf and trimmed close to the lines so I would have very little paper to remove.

Once done, I brushed mod podge onto the leaf and placed the design paper on top, rubbing and smoothing. Then I set aside to dry.

When it was completely dry I was able to do a bit more trimming with a pair of small sharp scissors I have, next I used an Exacto knife to remove the rest, followed by a bit of work with sandpaper.

When I was happy with it, I covered the sides and top with another could layers of mod podge, then finished it off with a small twine bow.

Very happy with the way it turned out!

Supplies: 5 x 7 card

• Design paper from The Paper Studio
• Leaf from The Dollar Tree
• Mod Podge, Matte Finish

Thanks for Stopping By,

Cara

Fall Decor ...

Good morning,
I decided to make some seasonal décor for my desk at work. This is for Fall …

Supplies, Wall Decor

• 8” x 8” Frame from Amazon (Heart Art)
• Cardstock for background from Bazzill
• Design Paper from My Mind’s Eye (Home)
• Die from Gina Marie Designs (Pumpkin Quilt)

Thanks for stopping by!
Cara

Bird of freedom ...

Good morning,
Many changes taking place in my life these days and I’m trying to manage each one the best I can …

One of those changes involved a rather fast and furious move to the other side of the valley I live in and that means I have to downsize my crafting stuff that just got tossed into boxes and moved.

I’ve been working on it little by little and I have made great strides but I still have more that needs to be attended to.

Anyway, I have a box of half-finished projects that I have now started to deal with and one of them was this ornament bird kit from Darcies that I have had so long I absolutely can not remember where I got it from. Which makes sense as the kit was released in late 2010 I believe.

It is a 3-D type ornament that uses wood and acrylic shapes and creates a bit of a shaker window on either side.

But I love and decided to finish it. I used some positive, confirming sentiments I had from Unity Stamps because I feel like this bird represents me right now.

 

Supplies

• Acrylic Ornament, free bird from Darcie’s
• Design paper from Close to My Heart (Scrap piece)
• Embossing folder from Spellbinders (Music)
• Ink from Tsukineko (Versafine clair), Stampin Up! & Ranger Distress Ink
• Seed beads & twine from my stash
• Sentiments from Unity Stamps

Thanks for stopping by!
Hugs, Cara

Paper quilts

Good morning,

My son-in-law has a mother that quilts. Beautiful quilts and she blessed me with one a couple years ago that I absolutely love.

I was thinking of what to get her this year when I decided to make her a set of seasonal quilt pieces for her quilting room only, I would make mine out of paper instead of fabric.

The four pictures represent Winter, Spring, Summer and Fall. It was a lot of die cutting and gluing but these turned out amazing and I know she’s going to love them.

WINTER

SPRING

SUMMER

FALL

I methodically wrote down every die I used, the cardstocks and design papers I used and I can’t find it anywhere so I’m betting it got caught up in some tossed scraps when I was cleaning off my work table. Don’t you hate it when that happens??? Anyway, I spent some time going back through everything and I think I got most, if not all of what I used.

Supplies for 10 x 10 pictures

• Frames purchased from Heart Art via Amazon
• Embossing folders: Cuttlebug (Spring set); Gina K Designs (Falling Leaves); Sizzix (Airplane & dotted lines set); Sizzix (Snow & tree set)
• Cardstock: The Paper Studio
• Design Papers are all from Honeybee Stamps: Beach vibes; Great outdoors; Hot tropics; Hugs & kisses; Over the Rainbow
• Dies are all from Gina Marie Designs: #1 quilt; #10, Hexagon center; #11, Arrows & squares; #12, Blocks & lines; #14, Triangle me happy; #18, Patchwork; #19, Compass star; #2 quilt; #3, flower burst; #4, Circles; #5 quilt; #8 quilt; Diamond drop quilt; Leaf quilt; Pumpkin quilt; Spring flower quilt

Thanks for stopping by!

(Hugs) Cara

Framed Pumpkins

Good morning!

Had a bit of crafty time with my girls and I made this pumpkin picture for my daughter who loves all thinks pumpkin!

I really like this pumpkin quilt die from Gina Marie Designs and love how this pumpkin came out.

Thinking I need to make a set of 4 in different patterns now for living space.

Size: A2

Cardstock: The Paper Studio

Design Paper: Honey Bee Stamps (Great Outdoors)

Die: Gina Marie Designs (Pumpkin Quilt)

Embossing folder: Embossalicious (Celtic Frame) 

Frame: Close to My Heart

The "BER" months are here!!!

Is not this a true autumn day? Just the still melancholy that I love — that makes life and nature harmonize. The birds are consulting about their migrations, the trees are putting on the hectic or the pallid hues of decay, and begin to strew the ground, that one's very footsteps may not disturb the repose of earth and air, while they give us a scent that is a perfect anodyne to the restless spirit. Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns. ~George Eliot, letter to Miss Lewis, 1st October 1841

Good morning!

I think the quote above sums up my feelings about Autumn! I feel it in my soul. Here in Arizona the mornings are a little cooler making trips to the dog park much more enjoyable. I more inclined to start projects that I need to do outside as its not blistering hot and/or humid!

A couple of weeks ago I started thinking about Fall decorations and when I was coming from the mailbox and looking at my Summer-ish door décor I decided I needed something more that the little pumpkin sign that says happy fall y’all.

I started searching through my garage because I just knew I had something I had brought home from my mom’s house and I found it! I still have the little basket you see tucked inside but have not decided what I will do with it yet.

PERFECT!

Then I started rummaging around my boxes of fall foliage to see what I had that I thought I could use to and gather it all together. The orignal flowers that I pulled out of my box just didn't work for me so I made a trip to the store to pick up the Sunflowers and the foam disk. When I started getting everything gathered I could not find my floral wire so it was another trip out to the store to pick some up and while there I found the pumpkin and the stems of fall colored balls that I thought would be perfect accents.

After I got the basket put together I realized I needed another roll of ribbon so that’s not pictured.

Anyway, here are the results! I love how it turned out!

Thanks for stopping by!
(Hugs) Cara


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The Outlawz Crash your Stash Challenge: Paper Piercing tools

Our country is not the only thing to which we owe our allegiance.  It is also owed to justice and to humanity.  Patriotism consists not in waving the flag, but in striving that our country shall be righteous as well as strong.  ~James Bryce

Good morning!

We have a new Crash your Stash Challenge starting at The Outlawz Challenges! Our Sponsor this month is KLM Designs Emporium and she has some great images so be sure to check out her shop!

Website:  www.klmdigitaldesign.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/klmdigitaldesigns/

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/KLMDigitalDesigns/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/klmdigitalstamps/

Our cue this month is paper piercing tools.

I have several plastic and brass piercing templates that I rediscovered whilst purging out my craft room but rarely use them. After doing this card I can honestly say that I now remember why. While I love the results, my hand is so cramped up from holding onto the templates, then lining up the pokey tool and punching! I’m such a wimp!

For my project I used the Sponsor image “4th Of July Gnome. Isn't he fun! and patriotic! LOL.

The base is 6 x 6 and once I can get back to the craft store, I will be picking up a frame for it since I want to use it for home décor on my mantle.

Supplies:

• Image printed on Stampin Up! Whisper White card stock
• Cardstock from The Paper Studio (base) and Stampin Up!
• Piercing stencil from Stampin Up! and Nnknown
• ProMarkers (Alcohol Markers)
• Star jewels from The Paper Studio
• Silver Rounds from Fun Stampers Journey
• Card sketch by Me CCBC9

Now come on over to The Outlawz Challenges to play along with us or one of the other challenges that are always in process!

(Hugs) Cara

TTCRD Anything Goes, week of 9-3-19: Mermaid Silhouette

Though inland far we be,

Our souls have sight of that immortal sea

Which brought us hither.

~William Wordsworth, Intimations of Immortality

Good morning and Happy Tuesday!

Today we start a new Anything Goes Challenge at Through the Craft Room Door and our sponsor this week is Stix2Anything with a sponsor select gift package.

I did not make a card. I made “picture” for my downstairs guest powder room.

Supplies:

• Embossing folder(s): Close to My Heart Woodgrain; Stampin Up! Seaside
• Ink(s): Close to My Heart Silks; Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist; Stampin Up!
• Paper(s): (unknown) Kraft Paper; (DP) Colorbok Watercolor Rainbow; Stampin Up!

Come play along with us at TTCRD Challenge Blog

https://www.stix2.co.uk/

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(Hugs) Cara