Shaker Star...

Hello and Happy Wednesday Crafty Peeps!

I'm back with another SHAKER Card to share with you -

This card was made for another Staff member at school -

I think giving a Shaker card to someone is always

so much Fun! They can shake it for hours and never

get bored of it! (Okay maybe that's just me)  - Wink Wink

This one has a lot of Sparkle to it! I'm using the

Glitzy Pastels Glitter Paper Stack by DCWV - It's a 6x6 pad

I'm also using Little B Stitched Stars Dies on my Shaker...

I added an assortment of Sequins to my shaker and on the

card front - The Celebrate word die is from MFT and I cut it

out with that pretty DCWV Glitter paper too...

Then I just added an additional Stamped Sentiment!

Super fun & sparkly card!
Have a FABULOUS DAY!!!


Theresa

Let's Party!

Hello & Happy March Everyone!

Spring is just around the corner!

Well... maybe not for everyone but where I

live the weather has been warming up!

In fact, next week is our Spring Vacation...

I still find it funny that our Spring Vacation is

technically still during Winter... But because of

our warm weather being out west, I guess it

makes sense, also with school ending in May.

They gotta fit it in there somewhere! LOL

So... This weeks theme is gonna be SHAKERS!

It's been a while since I made one or two of them

and my Sweet Dear friend Beth had a birthday recently

which got me on the idea of making shakers for the week!

This is the Birthday Shaker card I made for my Crafty friend Beth over

at Beth's Beauties blog - I was actually late... Usually, I'm on top of

things but sometimes I slip up! OOPS! :)

She did get the card and that's why I thought now would be

a great time to share it!

I used an assortment of Distress Oxides and blended

them together on a piece of white cardstock 

then I added some Gold Shimmer Sparkle spray to it

and then let it dry -

While it was drying I started to look through my

Birthday dies and thought I should use one I

have never used before and there it was from

Papertrey Ink called Text Block-Party Time

I bought it forever ago when they had a sale

thinking I would use it... NOPE! Not until recently!

This is why I'm not buying anymore crafting things

for a while... Too much nice stuff not getting used!

So I die cut it out and thought "SHAKER" is the way

to go! LOL, So I added an assortment of Sequins

and some fun foam and created it - I then die cut out a

Rectangle Postage Frame die from My Creative Time 

in Black cardstock - It totally made the shaker POP!

Since I already had Gold Shimmer on the shaker

I thought it would be best to add the Gold to the Black

cardstock too... then I added it to the White Cardbase

so everything would flow nicely -

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a FANTASTIC DAY!!!

Theresa

Birthday Sliders!!

Happy Thursday Crafty Peeps!
It's the LAST DAY of February! EEK! AND...

I've got MORE SLIDER CARDS to show ya!!

These are Birthday Ones for the Staff at School!

(WARNING: A Little PHOTO HEAVY)

All THANKS to my Silhouette Program and Lori Whitlock!!

This is what my Sliders look like before you pull the Tab -

Here they are in their Colorful Glory!!! hahaha

SUPER CUTE, RIGHT?

So, I took more photo's so you could see each one up close -

All the Designer papers are from Extra pieces in my Stash

The Epoxy hearts are from Doodlebug Designs

I used my Clear Wink of Stella pen on the Cupcake -

The Cardstock on all my cards are from Stampin' Up

I used Clear Wink of Stella on the Hat & Gift

I made my Double bow with some Pink MIdnight Trendy Twine

I added Clear Wink of Stella to the candles and cake -

All of the Clear images were Print out on my Canon Printer with

Grafix Ink Jet Film 8 1/2 x 11 (6 pack)

I purchased mine from Amazon - 

I remembered to take a picture of the back side

so you could see where I stamped my Sentiment -

They turned out great & the Staff loved them!

Something FUN & DIFFERENT 

Thanks for Stopping By!

Have a FABULOUS WEEKEND!!

Theresa

Slider Christmas Cards!

Happy Tuesday Crafty Peeps!

I've got a new THEME this week -

SLIDER CARDS!!

I've ALWAYS wanted to make them

and Now I can say that I have!!! :)

YAY! ME!!! LOL

(WARNING: A Little PHOTO HEAVY)

All THANKS to my Silhouette Program and Lori Whitlock!!

This is what my Sliders look like before you pull the Tab -

Here they are in their Colorful Glory!!! hahaha

SUPER CUTE, RIGHT?

So, I took more photo's so you could see each one up close -

All the Designer papers are from Extra pieces in my Stash

For the lights on the tree, I'm using some 

Adhesive Candy Dots from Stampin' Up

I also used my Signo White Gel Pen to add extra Dots for

the Snowflakes

The Cardstock on all my cards are from Papertrey Ink 

or Stampin' Up

I'm using some Epoxy Snowflakes from Cloud 9 Designs - 

More Epoxy Snowflakes and I used my Clear Wink of Stella Pen

on the Hat & Scarf

All of the Clear images were Print out on my Canon Printer with

Grafix Ink Jet Film 8 1/2 x 11 (6 pack)

I purchased mine from Amazon - 

I also added sentiments to the back side of the white slider part

I just forgot to take a picture of them to show you!

Thanks for Stopping By!

Have a FABULOUS DAY!!!

Theresa

Heartfelt Dragon Thanks!!

Hello & Happy Saturday Everyone!

I know... This is a shock to your system!

Me Posting on a Saturday? WHAT? Hahaha

Well... It's been a while since I've joined in

one of Jaded Blossom's Monthly Challenges

so I thought I would put some of my stamps & dies to good use!

You guys know I'm trying to use what I already have

so this is a great time to do it (With a Challenge)

The Theme for February is Thank You Card or Treat

I chose to do the Thank You card (I always need them)

I gotta say... I'm so happy with how I colored up that adorable Dragon -

I'm certainly NOT the best colorist, so I take what I can get when it works out!

Here is the List of Jaded Blossom Products I used -

Card Layer Dies 1 - (Banner)

Treat Tag Die - (Flower Shape)

Card Mat Dies - (Rectangle Frame)

Scallop Caddy Die - (Layered Shape)

Kind Thanks Stamp Set - (Sentiment)

Dragon Kisses Stamp Set - (Dragon Image)

Other Products Used -

Neenah Solar White Cardstock - (Card Base)

Doodlebug Designer Paper - (Hello 6x6 pad)

Doodlebug Designer Paper - (Gingham Linen Petite Prints 6x6 pad)

Spectrum Noir Ultra White Cardstock 

Stampin' Blends Markers

White/Gold Twine (from Tuesday Morning)

Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

Gemini Jr. Machine, Stamparatus, &

White Fun Foam for Dimension

Thanks so much for stopping by today

Enjoy the rest of your Weekend!!!

Theresa

Crafting is my Jam!!!

Hello & Happy Friday Everyone!

YAY! The weekend is here already!

I always look forward to doing NOTHING

on the weekends - Staying in my PJ's is way

more fun than running around town doing errands!!!

I have one more PRINT N CUT Hybrid Card to Share!

I designed this one for a SWEET CRAFTY FRIEND OF MINE!!!

She really likes this Echo Park Digital Paper Collection called (I Heart Crafting)

So, off to work, I went with designing this one in my Silhouette Program

I LOVE the pretty Colors in this Collection

As you can see from my Screen Shot -

I designed it first and then copied it to separate the pieces for

printing then cutting out - I made 2 of this card -

The Scallop border was just for reference -

I used my EK Success Scallop Border punch on my card

I also want to mention, that I tend to make my

Digital cuts a little bigger than my original design -

WHY? you ask? 

Well, it's because I tend to use my Regular Metal Dies

on my cards (giving it the more Handmade look)

Cuz they ARE HANDMADE!!! :)

So, like the circles I created, I make them a little bigger

on the screen and cut them out then

I use my Stitched circle die to give it the look I want -

Now, some of you might say... THERESA...

You can make stitched lines on your circles

and cut it out - YES! I know that... But I Don't

like the way it looks - So, I cut it out as a circle then

I use my stitched dies on them - 

This is just the way I LIKE to do IT!

You can do it any way you like... :)

If you have any questions on how to do this method  -

that I may have forgotten to mention

Please shoot me an email (My email Address

is under my picture) on my blog -

Thanks for stopping by this week!

Have an AWESOME WEEKEND!!!!

Theresa

Birthday Gift Card!

Hello & Happy Thursday Crafty Peeps!

I'm back with another Hybrid Card

using Print N Cut and my Silhouette!

This is another Birthday card for

a Teacher at School - You guys know

I always need to have birthday cards

made since I make them for our Staff!

I'm using the Echo Park Digital Paper Collection (I am MOM)

The Sentiment & Stitched tag are from my stash

and the triple bow is made with Lemon Twist Trendy Twine!

Here's what it looks like on my Screen Mat -

I always design the card first, choose my paper, then

make a copy of it so I can separate the pieces to

cut them out while keeping the original design

off to the side for my reference!

Sometimes, I just spend a day designing cards in

my silhouette studio program - either to use with Digital Paper OR

with Regular papers - I always like to create my designs

ahead of time, so when I'm short on time

I just need to pull it up and cut out my pieces -

or use the design as my reference with my metal dies!

Thanks for stopping by!

Have a Beautiful Day!!!

Theresa