A Celtic Silver Anniversary Card

a Cut at Home Design Team Project

This week I'm bring you a new background stamp from JustRite Stampers called Celtic Lattice.  I love the way it looks.  In the card above I used a StazOn Metallic Silver solvent ink pad to create this shimmery silver look.  If you decide to use this type of ink on your project you will need a solvent ink remover to get it off your stamp.  I used StazOn ink remover.

The flowers are made from Heartfelt Creations Arainna Blooms stamps and dies and heavy duty household Aluminum foil!  I'll show you step by step how I created the flowers and the card assembly on the video.

I am giving you just a tiny sneak peek at the other card I made for St Patti's Day, oh wait oops maybe that's suppose to be St Patrick's Day :-)  Two unique looks from the same background stamp. I also stamped it in a glittery purple WOW embossing powder but ran out of time to make up a card with it, perhaps I'll share it later with you.

Come join me on the video and see the techniques and products I used to create these cards.

Supplies from the Cut at Home store:

JustRite Stampers Celtic Lattice JustRite Stampers Loving Sentiments JustRite Stampers Vintage Label Eight dies Heartfelt Creations Arianna Blooms Heartfelt Creations Arianna Blooms JustRite Stampers Celebrations Sentiments stamps Spellbinders Die D-Lites Outrageous Butterfly Sizzix Textured Impressions 2PK Butterfly Lattice Angel Crafts Angel Craft Tape 1/4" Angel Crafts Angel Craft Tape 1/2" Sizzix Big Shot Machine Tim Holtz Distress Ink Mowed Lawn Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad FRAYED BURLAP

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Noteable Blooms Happy Birthday Card

a Cut at Home Design Team Project

This week I'm bring you a card using Taylored Expressions dies and stamps called Noteable Blooms.  This was first time playing with anything from Taylored Expressions and I tell you I could get really spoiled having dies that do the fussy cutting for me.

I'm going to be doing a complete start to finish on my video for this card showing you how I did it all including cutting a card base with the darling decorative edge to it.  I hope you'll join me on the video so you can see how to make it as well.

Supplies from the Cut at Home Store:

Taylored Expressions Notable Blooms stamps Taylored Expressions Notable Blooms dies Spellbinders Labels Thirty-Six Apple Pie Memories - Stamp Positioner Kit Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad Bundled Sage Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad Spun Sugar Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad Peeled Paint Tim Holtz Distress Ink Seedless Preserves Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pad Dusty Concord Sizzix Magnetic Platform for Wafer-thin Dies Sizzix Big Shot Machine

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Thank you Prima!!!

Back in January, just before CHA, Prima was sharing new collections on their Facebook Page.  If you commented under a post your name was put in a hat for a drawing and lo and behold my name was pulled.  I knew my prize package wouldn't arrive until after CHA and it was fun watching for the mailman each day wondering if today was the day and exactly what would be coming.

This is what came, now wouldn't that put a smile on your face?  It sure did mine

My package included a sampling of Prima's new Bedtime Story.

A set of Say it In Crystals - stars 

Color Bloom spray in Yellow Mustard 

A Prima marker in Fruit Pink

A jar of Micro Beads in Copper

A stencil in Lace

A Darling stamp set

A 6x6 paper pad of 30 sheets!

And last but certainly not least was

Wood Icons with Foil

I'd say it was well worth leaving a comment and a little praise for Prima wouldn't you?

If you'd like to see the package as it's revealed to me and you at the same time

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Once again, thank you so Prima for this fantastic prize package.  I know exactly what I'll be making with it so stay tuned everyone!!!

Note Cards Tucked in a Gift Box

a Meg's Garden Design Team Project

Remember back not to long ago when I told you I wasn't a hoarder?  Well please keep that in mind when I share what today's project is.  A couple of years ago I bought Paul a watch and the outer box it came in was so neat, it had these super flaps that tucked in to close. Well I've moved that box here, there and most everywhere but always making sure it got kept, I knew one day (that's today by the way) I'd be so glad I had it!

The box transformed from the plain white into this lovely gift box I'll be happy to share with any of my family or friends.  I covered the box, inside and out with papers from the French Garden Collection, a paper line designed exclusively for Meg's Garden by designer Denise Boddy. Gorgeous papers filled with flowers and leaves and lovely design details. On the top, cascading down the front, are Open Paper Roses from Meg's Garden, aren't they lovely?   I tucked in a couple of lilies from the store I'd dabbed with a touch of Tim Holtz Victorian Velvet.

Inside is a set of eight 3 1/2" square note cards with envelopes.  I tied them with ribbon and lace to make a pretty little bundle when you lift the lid.  I purposely left the note cards blank and made sentiment cards that can be chosen at the time and glued to the inside.  I also made some round stickers from the paper using my Xyron sticker maker to close the envelopes when all done.

I hope you'll join me on the video, I'll walk through the box and cards, show you more of the naked box and envelopes and finish with lots of still photos to help inspire you to alter those boxes you've been hoarding too!

Supplies from Meg's Garden -

Gates to the Garden 3405 The French Garden - cut & create 3403 The French Garden Book Kit P1002 Pink/Cream Open Paper Rose Temptations in Dusty Pink pink bundle Butterfly - AG c56a More Butterflies Transparency Tr004 Butterfly in filigree c58 Paper lilies

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Hearts and Love

a Cut at Home Design Team Project

Well you know how I've shared before my guy doesn't like all the froo froo stuff we women do but I'm sorry this time he's just gonna have to overlook it because today I'm sharing his Valentine's card, it's my project for Cut at Home this week and I'm so happy with how it turned out.

I used Spellbinders Shapeabilities die Royal Love.  So pretty with so many little swirlies and flourishes.  I cut it a couple of times just to see how it would pop from the die, I did use wax paper between the die and the paper but didn't have a problem removing it.  

I added a couple of rows of lace and a back panel embossed with Sizzix's Lattice embossing folder.  To finish off the front I made this little charm from a Tim Holtz fragment with the word LOVE stamped from the Avery Elle Handwritten Notes collection glued to the back of the fragment.

I carried the same cardstocks to the inside and used parts of another Royal Love die cut from a lighter pink for the inside focal point.  The sentiment is both the Avery Elle stamp set and JustRite Stamper's Celebrations Sentiments.  

I hope you'll join me on the video and I'll show the whole start to finish.

 

Supplies from Cut at Home:

Spellbinders Royal Love dies JustRite Stampers Celebrations Sentiments stamps Avery Elle Handwritten Notes Sizzix Textured Impressions 2PK Butterfly Lattice

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Tom and Tilly in Love

a Cut at Home Design Team Project

I have a super fun card to share with you today, Penny Black's Slapstick Cling stamp Tom and Tilly take center stage sharing their love in no uncertain terms.  I chose to take the bouquet of flowers Tilly was holding off and replace it instead with the die cut LOVE from Spellbinder's In'Spire line.  You can choose to use this card for either a Valentine sweety or an Anniversary card for a special couple.

The background was created with Stratford Watercolor paper and Gelatos. What fun are these to play with, just like going back to childhood in your finger-painting years.

I also added some Lindy's Byzantine Bronze embossing powder to the heart 

to give it a little more shimmery pzazz! 

Today's video gives you the complete 

start to finish process, I hope you'll join me.

Supplies: 

Tom & Tilly stamp Spellbinders In'Spire Love Vine Faber-Castell Designing With Gelatos Kit Faber-Castell Color Gelatos & Clear Stamp Set Yellow Distress Ink Pad Peeled Paint Spellbinders Tool 'n One Sizzix Big Shot Machine

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Papercrafter Library Post

Please check out today's spotlight on a fellow Cut at Home Design Team member, Cheryl Harwick at Papercrafter Library.  Each month Papercrafter Library is featuring a member of the Cut at Home Design Team as their spotlight designer.

This month Cut at Home is offering a great prize package for one lucky viewer who leaves a comment.  This prize is valued at over $150.00!  So head on over and check out Cheryl's Winter Birthday Card and tutorial and don't forget to leave your comment for a chance to win!

Here's a little sneak peek at Cheryl's gorgeous card -