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Hello....

Need a little summer lift?  This card was fun to create and didn't take as much time as I thought making a stack of them might take.  Cuts made using the Skycut and SCAL and a fun stamp and die from Ellen Hutson.  I was really happy the the bear stamp set and dies were still in stock and reasonably priced.  

 

The next card is one for a very special birthday.... 91 years!  I've wanted to make a similar card for a long while, and made sure to get it done for my FIL's birthday this coming weekend.  

done in plaids, stripes and patriotic colors - all patterned papers from Echo Park. Other papers from AC Cardstock.  Lots of inking and I only lost one piece that needed to be recut!  Not bad considering there are 91 candles in this accordian style card. 

Next up will be the 5 Tags of Summer Reveal.  Starting on Saturday, the 15th.  It's been an interesting journey with these.  Some turned out just as envisioned, others not to much.... but I'm really happy to have found time to make them with everything else that's been going on in our household.  

Take Out Surprise!

If you're a hot drink sort of fan, this project would be a fun gift to share with a friend.  Especially with the surprise they'd get when opening the lid. If you don't want to add our suggested insert, you could add a couple of keurig cups or a gift card to their favorite shop. 

The Takeout Coffee cup file is from Simply Crafty Svgs.  A very easy file to use and assemble.  The large version was used for our project.  The penguin head is from the Penguin Explosion Box also from Simply Crafty Svgs. 

After finding some fun mechanisms created by Rob Ives, I thought I could use the Spring Mechanism with this project.  The mechanism itself is easy to assemble and use.   

(image from RobIves.com website)

Two flaps were glued to the top of the inside of the spring mechanism and to the underside of the head.  There are also 2 flaps glued to the bottom of the mechanism and are glued to the inside bottom of the cup.  The flaps provide the stability in keeping the spring mechanism vertical in the cup.  

Mat and cut the cup as designed.  No changes necessary.  The penguin head is resized to a smaller size -- you may want to test the perfect size for you if you use the spring assembly as designed or change the size.  The penguin head pieces were resized to 70% of the original design size.  

(a short video can be seen here)

AC cardstock was used for each base construction Digital papers used in this project are Snowed In from Echo Park.  The cup panels and band are filled with papers from the collection using SCAL 5 Pro.  The stitched heart is also from the collection.  Ink the edges of the panels in a compatible color.  All base elements and print to cut images are cut using the Skycut C24.  

You'll need:  
AC Cardstock (white, black, yellow)
white gel pen
holographic glitter pen
Bearly Art Glue
Skycut C24
SCAL 5 Pro
Elastic band
Spring Mechanism (RobIves.com) - Spring file used in this project is found here. 

 

Thanks for stopping by!  Hoping your creative time this year has been plentiful and will continue to be so.  Have a happy day!

2020 - 12 Tags of Christmas Tag 5

2 for one for today's tag.  Print 2 cut using graphics from a digital collection by Echo Park and a single line font.  I decided to just print everything for these two tags and add a little bit of sparkle with a gel pen by adding berries to the tree and to the holly berries.  Tags are back with some red metallic stock I've had in my stash for a while.  One of the great things about this challenge is that I can dig deep into the archives and shelves and find what I need to be creative and not have to dig into the crafting budget for that.  

Have an amazing day and hoping you get some creative time in soon!  

celebrating Dad!

Only two weeks until Father's Day is celebrated here in the US.  This project was inspired after a stroll through some images on Pinterest.

All cuts were made using the eclips2.  The eCal3 software and library provided a few of the basic shapes (triangle, tie, tag) used.  Lots of digital paper and themed cards were used  (Carte Postale, Carta Bella - Our Family, Lori Whitlock Life Cards, MSC Moustaches, and a free download for the library card digital) and the Print 2 Cut feature in eCal made it so easy to fill the shapes, print and cut. 

Close ups of a few of the pieces below:

Lots of fun and a relatively quick project to mat and put together. 

Thanks for dropping by.  Hoping you've scheduled some creative time this weekend.  Enjoy and nurture your creative spirit this week.