Witch Shape Card (Step By Step Sunday)

Hi everyone!

Hope your weekend has been great.  Mine has been awesome!  I did a 5k yesterday for breast cancer so that was fun :)  Sorry I've been MIA.  Things have been so hectic around here.

Anywho.....

I decided to start a series called Step By Step Sunday.  Just as the title says every Sunday I will have a step by step on mostly cards but I may throw some surprises in there.  For the most part I will work in Silhouette but I will share what I create in SCAL3.  I do not have MTC but if you have any questions I can help as best as I can for you MTC users.  If there is something in particular you want to see, let me know :) Youtube videos may be in the works soon as well if I can get over my video fear lol.

So lets get started.  Warning, these Step By Step Sunday posts will be very picture heavy so if you are only interested in seeing the end project, scroll to the bottom....

I decided this week I would work completely with cuts and shapes from the Silhouette software and from the store.

I wanted a witch shaped card so went with this pattern from the Silhouette store...

Not realizing when I bought it, I noticed that it was more or less a place card.  Very cool but not what I'm looking for with this card so when I select the witch I get the separated pieces and delete the card....

From here I decided ultimately that I wanted to use a Peachy Keen Stamp so I decided to delete the the eyes and mouth.  After deleting the eyes and mouth, I put everything together.  Small at the moment but this was just to see how it all looked together...

At this time I put the square in that would be where my sentiment would go.  You can use a shape from your library (if you are using SCAL or MTC) or with Silhouette software you can create a rectangle which is what I did.  I scaled it to the size I wanted and placed it below the witch to create the peeker effect...

After having my card put together, I sized it to my liking...actually didn't size it that much I didn't want a large card.  Make sure you have everything highlighted when sizing, if something is missing it will not match the rest and your card will not come out right.  From here I selected the whole piece again (#1) and selected Offset (#2)...

The offset shape will look like this...

What I do next is cut the offset shape, create a new drawing and paste.  From there I copy and paste to create the second base shape.  Select the shape (#1).  Right click and select Flip Vertically (#2).  From there the shape will flip and that will eventually be the back of the card...

I put the shapes together so that they joined where I wanted the fold of the card.  From here, I selected both pieces (#1) and then selected Weld (#2)...

The base of the card has been created...

Finally I separated all the pieces and cut them out.  I checked on placement to make sure I was happy with everything.  Once I was pretty happy with placement, I got to inking and gluing.

The end result...

For the card....my papers are from my stash and K & Company Ghostly Greetings.  The face is from Peachy Keen Stamps Wide Eyed Kids Face Assortment.  I used Best Witches stamp set from Jaded Blossom for the sentiment.  The twine is Grape Fizz from Trendy Twine.  I also used a white gel pen and VersaFine in Onyx Black.

Thanks for visiting and checking out the step by step.  I will have another step by step next Sunday :)

Have a fabulous crafty day!

Happy Fall Y'All Shape Card

Hi everyone!

Happy Saturday.  I hope you all have a great weekend.  Today is relaxing and crafting and tomorrow is a family spaghetti dinner for my mommom's birthday!  Oh and of course watching football tomorrow!

I get so many comments and questions about the shape cards I put together that I thought I would trying my hand a mini tutorial.

Bear in mind this is the first time I am trying this so it may be a little squiffy.  WARNING....this post is very picture heavy.  If you just want to see the card please scroll pretty much to the bottom of this post.

So Kadoodle Bug Designs brought out this adorable freebie and I knew that I had to work with it and thought this would be a good first time tutorial.  The freebie shown below is still available in the store so be sure to check it out....

I'm going to be working in the Silhouette software.  I made this card a little taller than normal but once I factored in the stem,  I wasn't too concerned.

I opened the file and it opened with the cuts all separated...

From there I put the pieces together on how I wanted it look...

Next I resized it to how big I wanted the card...

I selected the whole thing (#1) and then selected the offset feature (#2)...

The offset shape will look like this...

What I do next is cut the offset shape, create a new drawing and paste.  From there I copy and paste to create the second base shape.  Select the shape (#1).  Right click and select Flip Horizontally (#2).  From there the shape will flip and that will eventually be the back of the card...

Put the shapes together so that they join where you want the fold of the card.  From here you will select both pieces (#1) and then select Weld (#2)...

The base of the card has been created :)

After that you will want to separate and cut all the pieces out.  Now for me the tricky part....getting the pieces in the right place on the card.  I hate this part especially working with letters.  Always put the card together before gluing everything down....

Once you are happy with the placement of the pieces.  Get your inking and gluing on :)

The end result.....

As for the rest of the card.  Papers came from my stash.  I used Stampin Up Write Markers in So Saffron and Old Olive and Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Spiced Marmalade.

I decided after doing all the screen shots that I would add a blackout cut behind the pumpkin.  I will show that in the next tutorial.

So how did I do?!  Hopefully I wasn't too confusing.  Would you like to see more, please let me know.  If get enough people to like this post then I will continue on doing tutorials when I can.

Thanks so much for visiting.  

Have a fabulous crafty day!

The Cutting Cafe Inspiration Day-Chevron

Hi everyone!

How are you all doing today?!

I'm here today for Inspiration Day over at The Cutting Cafe.  Regina has asked us to work with Chevron.  In the store there is Chevron Background Cutting File, Chevron School Background Printables and Chevron Fall Background Printables.

I decided to work with the Chevron Background cutting file...

Recipe:

Papers are from my stash

Superman cut is from the Silhouette store

Jaded Blossom-Super Hero stamp set and Flag Dies 2

Black gel pen

VersaFine in Onyx Black

Thanks so much for visiting and be sure to check out The Cutting Cafe and The Cutting Cafe's Blog for all of todays inspiration!

Have a fabulous crafty day!

Honeybearz Designs Design Team Blog Hop

Hi everyone and welcome to the Honeybearz Designs Design Team Blog Hop!

Well hopefully you have arrived here from the incredibly talented Mindy.  If not, then make sure you go back to Honeybearz Designs so that you can start at the beginning with Lisa.  You definitely don't want to miss a thing!

This month we are showcasing layouts.  

Such a new thing for me making layouts but I have been enjoying myself learning and getting inspired.

So for my layout I went with a 12 x 12 single page.  I used papers from Echo Park Dots & Stripes Soda Fountain Collection and Doodlebug Designs Snips & Snails.  All of these products can be found at Honeybearz Designs as well as the Swiss Dot Star Buttons.

Additional Items:

Papers are from my stash and Core'dinations

Shining Star from Scrapping Bug Designs

Color Box Chalk Ink in Chestnut Roan

Inkadinkado Chalks

White gel pen

Black gel pen

Circle and Scallop Circle are from the Silhouette store

Thanks for hopping by and be sure to check out Honeybearz Designs store for all your scrapbooking needs!

Next is the fabulous Tricia!

Here is the lineup in case you get lost...

Lisa ~ http://honeybearzdesigns2011.blogspot.com/

Mindy ~ http://papercreationsbymindyblog.blogspot.com

Ashley ~ http://theglamoroussideofscrapping.blogspot.com/

Tricia ~ http://lshdesigns.blogspot.com/

Leandra ~ http://scrapbookingbyleann.blogspot.com

Michelle ~ http://designsoncloud9.blogspot.com/

Hooray! Card

Happy Thursday!!

A day closer to Friday!  WOOT WOOT!

I wanted to share a card I made.  Didn't make it for anything specific just wanted to make some cards.

Recipe:

Papers are from my stash and Echo Park Dots & Stripes

Eat Sleep Cheer

Border came from the Silhouette store
Eat Sleep And Cheer from Scrapping Bug Designs

Jaded Blossom-Flag Dies, Flag Dies 2 and Miscellaneous Fun

Craft string

White gel pen

Black gel pen

VersaFine in Onyx Black

ColorBox Chalk Ink in Chestnut Roan

Thanks so much for visiting!

Have a fabulous crafty day!

The Cutting Cafe Inspiration Day

Hi everyone!

Are you all enjoying your week?!

Today is inspiration day over at The Cutting Cafe blog!

Regina asked us to showcase the Welcome Fall, Autumn Days or Acorn Shaped Card.

I went with the Acorn Shaped Card....

This is about as clean and simple as I can get.  I just love shaped cards :).  

Papers are from my stash and My Mind's Eye.  The embossing folder is the Cuttlebug Swiss Dots. I wanted to add a bit of color so I add Orange Truffle twine from Trendy Twine.  The sentiment comes from Jaded Blossom Thanksgiving Wishes and the ink was Stampin Up Early Espresso!

Thanks for visiting and be sure to check out The Cutting Cafe's Blog to see all the inspiration today!

Have a fabulous crafty day!

Boo To You

Hi everyone!

Happy Sunday.  Are you all enjoying your weekend?!

I wanted to share a shape card that I created using Scrapping Bug Designs freebie for this week.

Papers are from my stash.  The face comes from Peachy Keen Stamps Monster Mash Face Assortment and the twine is from Trendy Twine.  I finished the card with white highlights and faux stitching done with my Gelly Roll white gel pen.

I offset the shape and welded two together.  I seem to be into the shaped font cards lately, they are so much fun to make.  It also makes for great practice if you are new to welding shapes together.

Thanks for visiting!

Have a fabulous crafty day!