HE WILL BRING YOU THROUGH IT

This is the first time I've used this QKR digi and I've had it for better than a year.  I just couldn't quite figure out how to use it until now.

I designed my card using the Silhouette Cameo.  I do this if even if I am not cutting anything. It makes arranging the layout very easy.  For this card I used QKR's  digi 17915 Flower Boarder.
I mirrored the image, then flipped it.  I inserted the sentiment from Silhouette's Design Studio between the flower boarders and used the alignment tool to center everything, then sent it to the printer.

So no cutting this time.  I colored the image with my Copics, and made some shadows to give it more dimension. I used a square Life Style die to emboss the edges. Then I used foam dimensionals to mount it onto the card.

I am entering this card in QKR Stampede's #226 CAS Challenge.

Hey Chickadee!

The weather has been pretty mild here in Iowa.  We have had one snow fall, which melted off the sidewalks and roads as soon as it fell.  We even had temps in the 70's a couple weeks ago. I am sure we will be getting our share of cold and snow, but if it could hold off a bit I won't complain.

This little chickadee does not seen to mind the cold. He has that nice little scarf to warm him and a bright star to shine on him (or her).

I use this Stamps Happen image every Christmas season.  You may recognize the artist, Carolyn Shores Wright.
The image was colored with Copics and the snow drops are Liquid Pearls. The red frame and card base were cut with Spellbinder's Reflective Moment.  And Spellbinder's Majestic Labels Twenty-Five was used to cut and frame the image.

I hope everyone is enjoying all holiday fun decorating, shopping and gatherings of family and friends.  We must also remember "Jesus is the reason for the season."

Let's Write a Letter

I am so excited to share with you this wonderful project from The Cutting Cafe.

Please excuse my photography.  I haven't figured out how to take a photo of something laying flat without all kinds of shadows.  take a look at what comes with this cutting file.

WOW!  The possabilites are endless.  This set comes formatted as MTC, PDF, SVG or WPC and is priced at only $4.25.

Watch Regina's video for more inspiration.

Click on the link to get your own "Let's Write a Letter" cutting file. 

Other Products used:
Power Poppy's digital stamp - flowering branches (stationery) 
Die-Versions Spring Pond die (cover die)
s-e-i Bright Blossom 12 x 12 paper pad
Orange organza ribbon
Score tape

Autumn Greetings

I think Autumn has some of the most spectacular colors that nature has to offer. I love the all the pretty colors of leaves turning, mums of every color and pumpkins of every size.  The Cutting Cafe has quite a few cutting and digital files for you to celebrate this wonderful season.  Here are a couple that I have used on this card.

The Autumn Greetings frame  was printed on my laser printer.  I laid some gold foil over the printed image, placed a sheet of copy paper over the foil and ran it through my laminate machine.  I just love the results.  The Huge Pumpkin is printable from The Cutting Cafe also.  I loaded my image into the Silhouette Cameo and cut it with some glitter cardstock and added some jewels.  Look at what you get for a fabulous price.

Only $1.99 

and

Huge Pumpkin for $.99

Check out The Cutting Cafe for more ideas.  Now go forth and create something wonderful!

Back to School

School starts here next Tuesday.  Regina, The Cutting Cafe owner, gave her design team some fabulous cutting files to work with that are perfect for the start of a new school year. I chose the Apple Treat Card.

I was a little intimidated when I first saw her sample card.  Watch her tutorial video below and see, it's easy peasy!

 

As with all my Cutting Cafe post, I am reminding you that you do not have to own a cutting machine. The Cutting Cafe files come in various formats, so you can print and hand cut to make any of her designs. And wow are they ever affordable. This one is just $2.25.  

Check out the other back to school projects at The Cutting Cafe.

Christmas in August

Regina, the owner of The Cutting Cafe, asked her team members to do a Christmas in August project. And I'm thinking "why not?".  And should we not just do Christmas all year?

I chose to do this awesome Noel shaped card. It is so easy with The Cutting Cafe Noel-Word-Shaped-Card-Template-Cuttng-File.  

This file comes in various file formats, so even if you don't have a cutting machine such as the Silhouette, you can still print and cut by hand. And you can either print in color or use some pretty pattern paper. If you are printing on patterned paper, you will want to print on the back side and reverse the image. As you can see it even comes with additional images which I have not used in this project. And this entire set is only $.99!!

If you want a tutorial on how to convert files for the Silhouette Cameo, here is a really good one: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTYWfOmo8r8

Products:

Noel-Word-Shaped-Card-Template

White & Black Card Stock 

Gold Wrapping Paper

Cheery Lynn Holly Corner (B-184)

Paper Studio Gems

Silhouette Cameo 

QKR Stampede Challenge - #202 - Down on the Farm

This will be my last post as a QKR Stampede designer.  I was really more of a Summer fill in, and it has been a fun couple of months.  As I've mentioned before, I a especially fond of the QKR's rag doll digis.  And even if you aren't into rag dolls they have dozens of digital and rubber categories to choose from.

Here we have digi12201 Planting a Garden which I've colored with Copics and cut with the Silhouette Cameo.

Stamps - QKR Stampede & Verve (Sentiment)
Paper - White & yellow card stock - Graphic 45
Dies - Our Daily Bread Stitched Rectangles, Lawn Fawn, Stitched Circle, Paper Smooches (hills)
Accessories - Wink of Stella, Paper Studio flower
Silhouette Cameo - QKR image cut, plant border cutting file.

Come join in the fun for this QKR Stampede Challenge #202-Down on Farm.