march crazy card club

Gift Card in a Bag

Hi Friends

Just dropping by quickly to share a cute little project with you.  We are still going nuts trying to get our present house ready to sell and keeping an eye on the new one being built.  I can't believe all the red tape involved.  But, that's another entire post...lol.  

Today's  post is an easy project to begin with :-).  Mine got a little more involved since I chose to really fancy up the belly band, but you can decide how you want to decorate it. It's funny how this all started.  I had the idea to make a little flat bag so I made a prototype using regular printer paper.  I liked how it turned out, bulk and weight-wise, so that's what I went with.... here are details....

Printer paper 8 1/2 x 11 .... in landscape mode, score at 3 1/4 and 8 1/2   turn score at 3/4

Fold along score lines, tape vertically, turn up bottom and tape... you have a nice little bag!

You might want to decorate the top portion of bag at this point .... I tried                           using decorative scissors but it was an epic fail (they are going to the good                               will) so I cut it off and finished it with plain top

Lay bag on scoring board, landscape mode, and score at 3 1/2... fold bag

Cut a belly band ..... 2 x 12 from dsp .... now have fun decorating.

Cut insert card in whisper white 3 3/4 x 5 ... this goes in back part of bag

Insert gift card in the pocket you created when you folded bag.... create tabs

I hope this made sense.... here are some pictures to help visualize....

                     

Here we are .... my assistent Bailey helping with assembly    :-)

That's it for today ... I'll  try to post more often but I can't promise I'll have time.

Don't give up on me..... I'll get back into more frequent posts when all these distractions  are past history.  Won't that be nice???

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Chill Day Hedgie

Hi Friends

Do you know why everybody is saying "the holidays.......already"?  It's because it's true! This year has flown by for us and, apparently, for most others too.  So for my October crazy card club I chose to do a cute Christmas card.  It's here, might as well embrace it.

Here it is... It was a fun card to create .. and color .l.. hope you like it too!

Materials used were

Stamps - Penny Black Chill Day, Winter Wonderland (sentiment)

Stampin Up "Christmas Messages" (inside sentiment)

The paper is SU "Nordic Noel" - currently on clearance rack!

SU real red and SU whisper white

The ribbon is SU 1/4" cotton in real red

And the kitty?  That's my Bailey ... my best assistant!

Thanks for dropping by

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Crazy cards for September 2015

Hi Stampers

Today's post is my monthly crazy card entry for September.  After Labor Day I try to do something that is related to the Autumn/Fall season.  As I've gotten older, I find summer to be my least favorite of all the seasons... although here in southern California, we hardly have recognizable seasons.  So I always welcome Autumn hoping to see a red leaf.  But.... while the rest of the country is experiencing crisp Autumn days and fall foliage, we are still sizzling.  Sad, but true.  However, winter is beautiful here and maybe a little frigid elsewhere.

All that preamble is only to convince you that my brain is fried because of the hot weather and not old age. Why do I mention that?  Because I did almost the identical card last year at this time (and I didn't remember that).  All I can say is "Oh Boy", sigh, and shake my head.

Here it is..... (this year's version..... heehee)

I did select a different stamp this year.  My "wheat" is from an old SU set called Pocket Silhouettes.  The sentiment is from Verve's Harvest Blessings and the background smooches/splots are from SU's Gorgeous Grunge and Work of Art.  Washi tape too, of course.

I really want to make some Halloween cards but it's hard to get in the mood when it's 100 degrees out there.  Stay tuned... I may get inspired yet :-)

Thanks for visiting today

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ccc

Hi Friends

Today I'd like to share with you my crazy card club entry for this month.  We were to make a card with a 'different' type of fold and I decided on a "double dutch fold".  Here's how to make it...

The base of the card - cut a piece of cardstock to 9 x 4 3/16 
Score at 5 1/2 
dutch doors - cut a piece of cardstock to 2 x 8 1/2 
score at 2 1/8 and 6 3/8
Now just assemble making sure your doors are straight.  You will only be adhering it to the back of the card... I used fast fuse to make sure it's going to stay put!

Now just decorate to your heart's content 

I have cut the kitty out of another piece of whisper white and popped him up over the other.  The little mouse is also stamped on scrap paper, colored with Copics, and fussy cut... popped up, of course. The stamp set is by "There she Goes" called "Cattitude".  It is one of my favorites... makes me smile.  But then I'm a kitty person, as you maybe know. :-)

That's all there is to it and it's a cute card with those little 'doors'... I think!  My DSP is retired Stampin Up (sob) and it's been one of my favorites.

I hope you'll give this fold a try... it's not hard and fun to decorate.

Thanks for dropping by

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Sprinkles of Life cupcakes

Hi Friends

I'm excited to share my cards with you today.  I used all new product from Stampin' Up!s new catty. I love the new in-colors (well, mostly =^..^=).  I used the new stamp set "Sprinkles of Life" which is also the Ronald McDonald charity stamp for the year.  That's a good thing :-).  This set has so much versatility and for this card I opted to go for the cupcakes.  I also used my new Tree punch which punches out the cupcake tops... love that.  



Isn't it neat?  I also used the new paper pack "Cherry on Top" found on p. 144.

Love the bright, summery colors.  Ok, so here's my card.  I needed 15 so I wasn't able to do them all in one color but they are otherwise the same,  I used the card stock color pack which is sold separately but is designed to go with the dsp... it's very convenient to have all the cs needed to complement the pack. It comes in  watermelon wonder, cucumber crush and bermuda bay.

I used daffodil delight around the circle and the ribbon is summer starfruit.  My circle nestabilities were used for the circle and scalloped circle and the embossing folder used is dotted swiss.  

During the process, I apparently exhausted my assistant...

Poor thing

That's it for today... I hope you like my cheerful little card.  Thanks for visiting

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Short Stacks CCC May

                                                         Enjoy Life Sip by Sip

Hi Friends

Finally!  Yep, I finally finished my crazy card club submission for May.  I don't know why it took me so long except that I was enjoying the process so I took my time.  It all started toward the end of April when I saw some of Marcella Hawley's designs on Pinterest.  She was one of my favorite designers with the Flourishes line... remember them?  Well, she now has her own company called Power Poppy and it is heaven to browse all the wonderful designs and samples.  I had fully intended to do a card which featured her daffodils but when I saw "Short Stacks" I was smitten.

I think this is one of the cutest images I've seen in a long time and knew I had to make it.  I love Spellbinders too and this wonderful set is the A2 Devine Eloquence.  After stamping the image on whisper white using Memento tuxedo black, I selected my Copics and just had fun with it.  I only did a few each evening while watching TV which is probably why it took so long.

I also decided the little bird needed to be popped up so I stamped him off a second time on some scraps from the die cutting, colored him up, cut him out, and popped him up over the other.

Of course, if you've read this blog before, you know I can't do these things by myself...right?  I always have my helper (Bailey Mc Puss) close by...

The crazies will get the pale blue cards, I needed to make some for myself too so I experimented with the die to see how other color combinations looked.  I also played around with bow, or no bow, and finally decided the bow wasn't necessary.  Hope I was right???

The inside reads "enjoy life sip by sip"... love it!  Kind of a funny "aside".  Our crazy card club has a suggested theme for each month and I thought this month said "your choice".  Well, today when I was addressing the envelopes, I noticed it said 'thank you'.  Next month is 'your choice'... should I do a thank you?  LOL    We shall see.................  stay tuned.

Thanks for coming by to take a look

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Thank You (case)

Hi Stampers

Today I want to share a card I just made a few minutes ago.  As I've told you, I belong to a group of talented (them, not me) stampers called the "Crazy Card Club" or "crazies" as I like to call them. Each month we all send a card to everyone in the group and they are fabulous!!  They are meant for us to use as we see fit, but I rarely use them... they are too wonderful to part with.  That's where C.A.S.E. comes in.  C.A.S.E. stands for Copy and Share Everything and is the ultimate compliment.  

Today's card is going to some good friends and was cased from my "crazy" friend Laura. Her cards are always spectacular, and this one really caught my eye.  

Here's Laura's

And here's mine

I didn't have the proper ribbon to copy her ribbon band so I used my crisp cantaloupe ruffled ribbon.  I kind of think I like hers better... but I'm my own worst critic!  I used three patterns from a Basic Grey pack called Kioshi on a crisp cantaloupe card base. I don't even want to discuss how many of these little 6 x 6 packs I have in my stash.  The sentiment is from another favorite "perfectly penned" which is retired. 

 I hope you've enjoyed this card.  I'm still working on the last of my cards from Sherry's class and hope to get to them later today.

More posts coming soon... thanks for visiting

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Corner Garden

Hi Stampers

Today I want to share my crazy card club entry for March.  There was no theme as it was "your choice" so I decided to fulfill my passion for coloring and make an all purpose card suitable for any occasion.  I chose the background stamp "Corner Garden" and had a blast coloring it.  Here's what we came up with...

Did you notice I said "we"?  I'm sure you already knew I was referring to my assistant, Bailey!

We sometimes work under trying circumstances, right?  I have learned to color with just a tiny bit of room....

Oh, yes, he knows exactly where to place his furry little body!

Then, of course, we have to consider "quality control" as part of the process....

Here's the final "sweep"

We are now finished and they are ready for their envelopes.  

"Our process"... after stamping them off on 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 pieces of whisper white, I colored them all and then trimmed to 4 x 5 1/4 so I could keep it simple and just pop it up on the white card with dimensionals.  The sentiment "Thinking of you" is from one of my all time favorite sets "Sincere Salutations" which has, unfortunately, been retired.

I hope you've enjoyed seeing "our" work... come back soon!

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February Crazy Card Club

Hi Friends

I've finally finished my February cards for our Crazy Card Club.  I kept getting distracted but it's ok because we have the entire month to finish our submissions.  Here's what I came up with...

Did you know indecisive is my middle name?  Well, it should be as I never seem to be able to make a decision.  So, that said, let me share the others that finally led me to this one.

After finishing this one in the strawberry slush, I decided it was maybe too bright ... although I do like it.  And notice I used the hearts EF with it too.  

Then I decided to stick with the certainly celery background and I also changed up the embossing folder since there was some honeycomb in the accent stamp that I used.

Then I decided to continue the honeycomb motif for the main image after stamping it.

Which became "our" choice for the majority of the cards.  I say "our"... well, if you read this blog frequently, you'll know I have a very special assistant ... he's always there "front and center" and this project was no exception.

My baby Bailey

These cards were all done using the Butterfly Basics set from the new Occasions Catalog.  I also used the new 1/4" cotton ribbon from the annual catalog.  It's new this year and I absolutely love it.  It seems to do what I want without giving me attitude!

 I hope you've enjoyed seeing these as much as I've enjoyed sharing.

Thanks for dropping by...

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Lotus blossom

Hi Friends

I've finally uploaded my pictures of my January crazy card club card.  We have themes that are loosely followed ;-) and this time it was to do a monochromatic card.  I chose blue but when I stamped the Lotus blossom on the cardstock I wasn't thrilled with the result.  So, out came the whisper white and I liked it much better.  There are 3 lotus 'steps' in the set but, after experimenting with various inks, I decided I liked the look of just the #1 and #2 stamps to create my flower.  Yes, Stampin' Up does put the numbers in the set for you to follow.

If you look closely at the three samples in this picture, the ribbon treatment is different in each one.  I struggled to choose the best option without using a button.  I try to create cards each month that are "mail friendly" because I like to know they've arrived intact.  Here are two ideas I had...

That's a paper button - card stock from a punch

not a very good bow, but this one was considered.

My only 'bulkies' were these little pearls that I colored with blendabilities ... don't try this with markers unless you enjoy having colorful fingers... it won't stay on.  But with the alcohol markers (blendabilities or Copics) it works great to color coordinate your pearls and rhinestones.

Here is the one I went with... just a simple knot with the bakers twine.

Hope you like it....

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Gail's Stair Stepper card

Hi Stampers

Today I just have to share this wonderful card that my buddy, Gail Reed, made.  It's for our crazy card club, the September challenge, and I just love it.  She is so creative.  I don't have the template for how to cut & fold, but I'm sure if I asked her she would provide it.  Let me know if you'd like to have instructions.

I won't jabber on and on... just enjoy looking at each and every square ... so much fun detail!

and yes, it does fit into an envelope but not standard A2.  When flattened (eek!) it measures 4 1/2 X 6.  

Each little individual square is 1 1/2 with the dsp cut at 1 1/4

Isn't it just too cute???

I love it ... thanks Gail :-)

and thank you for stopping by.  I enjoy your comments too!

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