Coffee?

Nope, just a cup from a sticker set.

Materials:
     Paper: Pink Paislee and Crate Paper
Stamp: My Favorite Things "Twisted Foursome"
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink "Walnut Stain"
Sticker: Crate Paper
Spellbinders die

We got in a shipment of closeout dies from Spellbinders a while ago and I happen to already own this die that we got in.....so I decided to make another sample using this fun die set.  You can get this die for a great price..we got them in for a deal and we are passing the savings on to the customers!  Come in  and check out all the designs and deals we got on the closeout shipment!

Past Make & Take

 Another of our past Make & Take cards.

Each Thursday we have a Make & Take from 

11-1 pm 

for you to try out a new technique or gadget

....or just a fun thing to try.  

Happy Birthday

HAPPY BIRTHDAY NICK!!

Pink Paislee Paper

Cosmo Cricket Sticker

The TWINERY twine

Graduation 2011

 See, I do know how to do cards for this year too....lol

Materials:
     Paper: Custom School papers
     Paper Cut cardstock
Twine from THE TWINERY: Charcoal
Spellbinders: Star
Sticker: SRM
Pop-dots

The new stickers from SRM for graduation will make quick work of cards for your graduation stash for the year.  Simple rectangles and the custom school papers....and poof, you have a card.

2012?

Ok, so for those of you who are saying I have the wrong year.....well, I am working on store displays and why outdate them with 2011 when they can stay up through next year if I do 2012?  All the materials I am using are ones we will continue to carry (except possibly the ribbon), so I am safe. Plus, I am practicing for next year...I will have a graduate in my house in 2012.

Materials:
     Paper: Custom School Paper
     Paper Cut cardstock
2012 is die cut with the PAZZLES
Stamp: JUDITH
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink "Black Soot"
COPIC Markers (to add a little dimension to the diploma)
Ribbon: May Arts

Simple card with a die cut year for the front.  PICTURE THIS can die cut any date, year or name for you.  Pick the color and font and you are ready to make your custom card or layout.

A bird in hand

A class card.  This is a project I wanted to try a while back and decided to put that "try" into a class.  This is my result.

HAPPY EASTER!

What is Easter without a nice Easter Bunny card??
Hope you all are enjoying a nice day with your families today.

Materials:
     Paper: Little Shoe Box and Cosmo Cricket
     Cardstock: Paper Cut
Sizzix "Picket Fence" die
Stamp: Just Rite
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink "Black Soot" and "Spun Sugar"
Cotton Ball
Spellbinders: Standard Circle and Heart

I made a quick Easter card with some of my supplies and a little creativity.  The bunny body is circles and the ears are from the heart (cut in half).

The last ones

The last two cards from my Budget Bunch card class

Materials:
     PapeR: Kaiser Craft
     WorldWin and Bazzill cardstock
Stickers: Cosmo Cricket

Bunches of cards

Two more cards from the Budget bunch card class from earlier in the month.

Paper: Kaiser Craft
    Cardstock: WorldWin and Bazzill
StickerS: Cosmo Cricket

Thank You

Another card from the ARTSY VICTORIAN class I taught Monday night....did you miss it?  Classes are posted on the website and the real life samples are on view on the class board at PICTURE THIS.

Back to graduation

I had a few pieces of the CUSTOM school papers we have in stock and made a quick graduation card.

Materials:
     Paper:  Paper Cut cardstock
     Custom School Paper
     MirraCard
Sizzix Alterations "Notebook" folder
Grad cap is cut with PAZZLES die cut
Ribbon: May Arts
Staples: Tim Holtz Mini Stapler

I got to play with my new little stapler toy.....as well as a few other little toys!

A rose is a rose

A card from the ARTSY VICTORIAN class from Monday night.  Check out the class board at the store or check it out online. Many more classes are available.

H I

Keep it simple people.....at least today :)

Materials:
     Paper: Pink Paislee "Hometown Summer"
     WorldWin cardstock "DoubleMates"
Honeydew Twine: from "The Twinery"
Button: My Mind's Eye

Since we got the twine in from "The TWINERY" finally, we have been having some fun creating with it!  I have bought half the colors so far and must get the rest the next time I work...( or stop by to shop....lol)

I spelled out "H I" with the letters on the patterned paper sheet from PINK PAISLEE.  The little images on either side are on the sheet as well.  Have I mentioned I love this whole line?  It is super cute!

I cut the large rounded corner with my scissors after I drew a partial circle with a pop can in the corner.  Something a little different.

Birthday Wishes

A set of cards from my last Budget Bunch class a week ago.

Materials:
     Paper: Kaiser Craft
     Cardstock: WorldWin and Bazzill
Stickers: Cosmo Cricket

Stay tuned for the other 4 cards in this collection

Simply Easter

I used a sheet of the Easter Cards from WeR MEmory Keepers for this card.

Materials:
     Paper: WeR Memory Keepers 6x6 pad and Cards sheet
     WorldWin cardstock
Bling: Kaiser Craft

Pretty simple...letting the paper do the work.

FAB 5 Day 5

Our final day of FAB 5

I end my week with a card using Spellbinders and a new die from Die-Namics.

Materials:
     Paper: Paper Cut cardstock
     Graphic45,  Pebbles and Three Bugs in a Rug patterned papers
Stamp: JUST RITE
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink "Worn Lipstick" and "Tumbled Glass"
Spellbinders: Scalloped Circle, Standard Circle and Pennant sets
Die-namics "Loopy"
Bling: Kaiser Craft
Ribbon: May Arts
Pop-dots

I ran across the dress idea for this on the Split-Coast website through a Facebook link.....don't ask me to retrace that one!...If you haunt the Split Coast website for ideas, then you know what I am talking about. This might have to be redone using a more elegant paper for a formal dress...ya, know, tweak it a little more...lol.  I can see this for a shower card or maybe even a wedding card with a groom tucked in somewhere.

Glad you stopped by today...and hopefully every day to see what myself and the other ladies have been working on.  We all work really hard on creating new things to show you using the fabulous toys we get from Picture This.  We hope you enjoy each and every creation we put our hearts into.

Please visit my other 

FAB 5 team mates 

for more great ideas using 

SPELLBINDERS

LEANN

AMY

PAULA

KAYLA


ANNETTE

FAB 5 Day 4

 My EASTER collection

 The basket

The gift box

And the egg holder

I could do more.... A matching card, place holder...yes....much, much more.

Materials:

     Paper: WeR Memory Keepers Easter Line

Cardstock: Paper Cut and Bazzill

Spellbinders: Standard Circles, Floral Doily Motif and Accents

Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink "Worn Lipstick"

Prima Flowers

Bakers Twine: Pink Paislee "Soiree" line

Stamps: JUST RITE

This was fun.  Once I got going I had a hard time stopping...but I have ideas for more.  The basket is made from a Laughing Cow cheese round and the gift box is a Crystal Light container.  I love repurposing materials into something nice.

FAB 5 Day 3

The FAB 5 is featuring the SPELLBINDERS dies all this week.  We are halfway through so stay tuned to the blogs for great ideas using these amazing dies in your Cuttlebug or other die cutting machine.

Materials:

     Paper: WorldWin cardstock

Spellbinders: Standard Circle, Floral Doily Motif and Floral Doily Motif Accents

Cuttlebug: Plum Blossom Folder Set

Just Rite Stamps

Tim Holtz Distress Ink: "Victorian Rose"

Kaiser Craft Gems

Visit my other FAB 5
crafty pals
at their blogs

LEANN

AMY

PAULA

KAYLA


ANNETTE

FAB 5 Day 2

Keeping with the Graduation theme, I made this custom card with simply cardstock and the awesome SPELLBINDERS dies and a sticker.

Materials:
     Paper: Paper Cut cardstock
Sticker: SRM
Stamp: JUST RITE
Spellbinders: Standard Circle and Pennant
Ink Tim Holtz Distress Ink: "Black Soot"

I cut my square card and then added several circles cut with the spellbinders die to the front.  Created the congrats sentiment with my handy dandy Just Rites to spell out the name and the congrats was a set I already had....put two and two together and you have a personalized card for you next card giving event.

Visit my other FAB 5
crafty pals
at their blogs

LEANN

AMY

PAULA

KAYLA


ANNETTE

FAB 5 Day 1

I decided to start off the Fab 5 Spellbinders week with something that is not a card....but a cupcake topper.

Materials:

     Paper: WorldWin and Paper Cut cardstock 

Stamp: JUST RITE

Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink "Black Soot"

Spellbinders: Pennant, Lacey Pennant and Fancy Tags Three

The picks could be used in centerpieces too.  I chose the cupcake because I made a bunch of "fake" cupcakes for display at the store.  You'll have to stop by and see them, they are pretty cool.

Visit my other FAB 5
crafty pals
at their blogs

LEANN

AMY

PAULA

KAYLA


ANNETTE

Birthday Wish

Here is a birthday card from the same sheet.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALI

Materials:
     Paper: WeR Memory Keepers Easter and 6x6 paper pad
     WorldWin cardstock
Bling: Kaiser Craft
Ribbon: Creative Imginations
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink "Black Soot"
Stamp: JUST RITE

Since not all the images on the sheet of cut out cards are for Easter, I decided to throw in a birthday card, just for fun.  The leaves and the petals already have the cuts in them so it is easy to slip the ribbonin underneath the leaves and pop up the petals on the flower.

Hop Hop Hop

Another Easter card from the sheet.  I tried a new thing with twisted paper...just for fun.

Materials:
     Paper: WeR Memory Keepers Easter line, card sheet and 6x6 paper pad
     Paper Cut cardstock
Pop-dots

By purchasing the paper pad, you have all your paper options in one package....and they all match!  The twisted paper is just really thin strips rolled on a wooden skewer I had sitting on my desk.

Easter bunny

More simple cards fromt he WeR Memory Keepers paper line

Materials:
     Paper: WeR Memory Keepers 6x6 pad and card sheet
     WolrdWin and Paper Cut cardstock
Pop-dots
Kaiser Craft Bling

Easy peasy.

MAKE & TAKE Thursday....

Learning something new today.....stop by and give it a try from 11-1pm.

We have a free Make & Take every Thursday.

Putting on the Ritz

My new toy..the dress form die from Tim...my buddy :)

Materials:
     Paper: Graphic45 "Curtain Call" and "A Proper Gentlemen"
Brads: My Mind's Eye
Ribbon: Creative Imaginations
Sizzix Alterations: SEWING ROOM die
Ink" Tim Holtz Distress "Vintage Photo"
Envelope: Graphic45

You know when you bring home a new toy and you just can't wait to play....this is one of those toys and times!! The possibilities are truly endless....and I have been having too much fun.....you will see that right here in the next day or so....or maybe you will have to take a class based on the dress form idea....I have a two card class coming  up on April 18th....limited space available.

Just Because....

Up-Close view of the detail

A little fun with leftover bits....and I am talking BITS!  The only big piece is the inside panel, the rest are narrow strips and pieces less than an inch.  A great way to use up leftover bits from classes...and I have had a lot of them using this particular paper line.



Materials:
     Paper: Graphic45 "Once Upon A Springtime" and "Botanicabella"
Stamp: JUST RITE
Ink: Tim Holtz Distress Ink "Peeled Paint"
Cuttlebug "Chrysanthemum" die
Spellbinders: Fancy Labels and Labels 10
Punch: Martha Stewart
Stickles: Star Dust
Pearls: Kaiser Craft

So much to do...

...so few people to do it for me!

Materials:
     Paper: 3 Bugs in a Rug
     Paper Cut Cardstock
     Basic Grey
StamP: Stampendous and My Favorite Things
Ink: Memento "Tuxedo Black"
Prima Flowers
Bling: HERO ARTS

I had a little leftover from the CHANGITO MONKEY FAB 5 projects last week, so I am sharing it with you now.

Happy Retirement

A bright and cheery card for any purpose.  I chose retirement for this one, but a welcome baby or birthday theme would work here too.....or even a Father's Day card.

Materials:
     Paper: WorldWin caradstock "Denim"
     3 Bugs in a Rug
     Core'dinations
     My Mind's Eye "Fine & Dandy"
Spellbinders: Standard Circle
Stickles: Star Dust and Waterfall
Stamp: JUST RITE
Ink: Memento "Tuxedo Black"

A fairly simple card following the pattern on the paper for my inspiration. I just cut out a panel and added the sun.  Simple!  Follow that with a sentiment and some shimmer for the water with Stickles and you are done.  Simple, simple, simple.

50 sucks

A fun dimensional card idea....with a twist

Materials:
     Paper: 3 Bugs in a Rug
     Cardstock: WorldWin and Paper Cut
Ribbon: Creative Imaginations
Spellbinders: Standard Circle and Inverted Circle
Stamp: Judith Stubby "Cupcake"
Punch; EKSuccess
Sizzix "Rosette"
Ink Tim Holtz Distress Ink "Black Soot"

So it not REALLY a card...it's more of a desk topper to annoy the heck out of the recipient....and remind them of their age....lol...MOM, this one is for you (and I stopped at 50, aren't I nice??)...hehe

OK, so what is it made of?  Half a styrofoam ball and a Laughing Cow cheese round.  Yup, that's it.
I glued the ball into the box round and then added the paper border with ribbon and then started stuffing Dum-Dum's into the ball.  The topper is finished off with the Tim Holtz Rosette and some computer generated words and mounted on a wood skewer.  Easy as pie, and super annoying for anyone with this on their desk :)

Holiday Wishes....

MERRY CHRISTMAS to you all.....doesn't this make a beautiful Christmas card??

APRIL FOOLS......well, there is still snow on the ground, AND it's snowing....again......so it could pass for Christmas time....darn snow!

Materials;
     Paper: MCRICE Medleys
     Paper Cut cardstock
Gel Pen White
Stickles "Star Dust"
Stamps: JUST RITE
Pop-Dots
Ink" Memento "Tuxedo Black"

Another card that is a little ahead of the season....or way behind...take your pick...hahaa