by Jody | Dec 14, 2010 | 12 weeks of christmas |
Yup, that’s right…heading into the home stretch, homies. Here is a neat idea for a card, scrapbook page or gift topper. Easy, peesy, lemon squeezy paper medallion.
Pick out some cool designer paper of your choice. If you haven’t heard by now, I really love Deck the Halls from the Holiday Mini. Punch out 2 large scallop circle s( 2 3/8 to be exact) The punch was not available for awhile, but it’s back now!!
Make creases between each scallop so it looks like the picture on the right. Then make 1 cut between 2 scallops into the center. Fold accordion style so you have 2 half circles. Use sticky strip or some type of adhesive and attach the 2 half circles together.
Add a lovely brad, button or even cardstock in the center and you have a lovely medallion for whatever your little heart desires.
by Jody | Nov 23, 2010 | 12 weeks of christmas |
Well, it’s not so hidden since I’m going to tell you what my agenda is. It is to sell you on My Digital Studio. DagNabbit, I love this thing. I will say, I am a traditional stamper and scrapper, I love the feel of paper, ribbon, ink and stamps and I wasn’t sold on this new fangled stuff when it first came out. But, as a good demo, I bought it and was determined to not like it. Well, that didn’t work. I was sold the minute I made my first album for my dad and stepmother for Christmas last year.
Then I whipped out a calendar in no time for this Christmas. In the meantime, I actually did make some cards. Quickly and painlessly, I might add. The great thing is, you can 3D them all you want by adding stamping, ribbons and brads to what you print out. BAM….I was in love. The best part is, I still love traditional stamping and scrapbooking! But, I love MDS too! It’s a win win!
So, here is your week 5 of the 12 weeks……one of a kind Christmas photo greeting cards! NO ONE else has ones like mine. They aren’t cookie cutter from those online snapfly shutterfish places. Although….I can upload them and have them print them for cheap, cheap, cheap! Or I can upload them to Stampin’ Up! and have them print them for me. Or, I can burn them to a disc and take them to good ole WallyWorld. The world is my oyster folks!
Even better, MDS is 50% off until November 30th! That’s right- only $39.98! Even, Even better, you can get free shipping when you order it from me on Black Friday! Even, Even, Even better, we have discounted digital downloads until November 30th. Even, Even, Even, Even better, MDS downloads DO work with other software (and with Mac if you’re one of those people), so you don’t have to have the starter software to use this stuff!
Ok, are you sold yet? No? Well…..here are my photo greeting cards for Christmas 2010!
by Jody | Nov 18, 2010 | 12 weeks of christmas |
Better late than never, huh? Sorry this one is behind, I was hoping for a nice sunny day to get the best pics, but these will have to do.
Here is a super neat ornament? Gift topper? Suncatcher? It’s very quick and easy to make and the fun part is, it can be whatever size you want!
This one uses 12 strips of Deck the Halls paper cut 1/4 inch x 6 inches.
Weave 6 strips as seen on the left. You will have 2 “sets.”
Bring the left horizontal strip up to meet the left vertical strip and fasten. I used mini glue dots and they worked perfectly. Do this will the rest of the strips until it looks like this:
You’ll want to make sure that both of your “sets” look like this.
Next, you’ll attach them on top of each other- making sure they are “offset.” I used mono and then added a larger brad in the center.
Use mini glue dots again and attach those strips to the middle of the loops. Then trim off any paper that sticks out.
And that’s it. I punched a hole in the top of one and ran some thread thru and hung it in my window.
Here is one I made using Deck the Halls and 1/4 inch x 12 inch strips. It’s much larger, but still neat.
Have fun!
by Jody | Nov 9, 2010 | 12 weeks of christmas |
Here ya go! Week 7 of our 12 weeks of Christmas. This card looks a lot harder than it really is.
I used the Northern Flurry embossing folder from the Holiday Mini and ran Shimmery White cardstock thru Mr. Big. I then rounded the corners and used my Pacific Point marker to color in the raised snowflake images!
Add a bit of silver cord and VIOLA! A beautiful card that took seconds to make!
I seriously do not know how I could live without Mr. Big. He makes everything easy!
by Jody | Nov 3, 2010 | 12 weeks of christmas |
Here we have a very easy to make Tri Shutter Card to celebrate that we have about 8 weeks until Christmas! Did you hear me, people???? EIGHT WEEKS!!! My kids are singing carols in the shower, Halloween candy is gone at The Walmart- replaced in one day by Christmas candy and of course….my shopping is done.
And, next time I put my own nasty hand in a picture….I’ll get a mani. I just wanted to show, that even though this is 3-D ish….it still fits in a standard A2 envelope.
The easiest thing to do at this point—after you’ve “ohhh’d” and “ahhhh’d” and declared that, Yes! Yes!..I AM the stampin’ queen, is to send you to my favorite place. Splitcoast Stampers….here is the link with step by step, full color instructions. http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/trishuttercard/
Of course, Deck the Halls designer paper just makes this card gorgeously vintagey and the crocheted ribbon helps!
Enjoy!!
by Jody | Oct 27, 2010 | 12 weeks of christmas |
I’m a bit behind this week due to the virus that has descended upon my household. Things are looking up today. During times like these, I realize how blessed I am to be a SAHM. I could stay home and take care of my sick punk….and then share the love with the rest of my family, as I contracted it yesterday. So glad I don’t have anywhere to be and I can lay in bed and recover.
On to the 12 weeks of Christmas…..this is week 9! A super cute gift card wallet. We love giving gift cards for any occasion and why not jazz it up with this cute wallet?
The “wallet” is old olive 4 3/4 x 8 1/2 …scored at 3 1/4 and 6 1/2. Next time, I think I’d use textured cardstock or run it thru the big shot to give it some texture. I also rounded the corners.
Here’s the inside: there is room for 3 gift cards made by sealing Very Vanilla envelopes shut, then cutting them down to 2 3/8 and adhering them together. I used the 1 1/4 circle and punched half of it in the center of the envelopes so the card shows through.
On the bottom, is a piece of Very Vanilla cardstock cut to 4 x 10 and scored every 2 1/2 to make it fold up accordion style. This is great if you are giving a gift from many people…..plenty of room to sign.
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| idea from stamps, paper, glitter by Kerin |
This is ideal for teacher, coach, bus driver, scout leader etc.
The belly band is designer paper from Jolly Holiday and is 1 1/2 x 7 1/4. I stamped a sentiment from Perfect Punches in Cherry Cobbler ink and punched out with the scallop circle.
Enjoy!! See you next week!
