diamond fold

 here is the link for the tutorial I followed  for this diamond fold card





cheat sheet for after tutorial video
12x4 card stock
scored at 2, 4, 8, and 10 mark top and bottom at 6 in
score diagonally from y the first score line to the mark you made at six inch on both the top and the bottom on both right and left sides ( this makes x’s )
the patterned paper measures sides 1 3/4x 3 3/4 need 2, center 2 1/2x 2 1/2 need 1, triangle sides 3 3/4 X 3/3/4  square cut in half then half again for 2 triangles then half again for the other 8

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Christmas stampin’ all year long

Another fun blog challenge I found was this one http://christmasstampin.blogspot.com/  I love making Christmas cards and if I continue to make one a week starting now I will have a great collection by the time they need to be mailed. The Challenge was to created a Christmas card using layers. This is the one I made.


for this ornament card I used the Artiste cartridge page 53. I cut 2 of accent 3 at 2 1/2 inches in both the shift and the non shift mode. and 2 accent 4 at 2 inch in shift and non shift mode. glue the over lays on and then score them down the middle to give them some dimension. I used the snow flakes from page 79 accent 1 cut at 1.5 and 2.   Along the top I added bronze shimmer trim. this card was a lo of fun to make and I am sure I will play along with this challenge again

milk jug Easter baskets

I made these Easter baskets a few years ago with my littles. We just glue cotton balls to the jugs and cut the the faces and ears out of paper, I have also used fun foam in the past.

we make them every year, just as my mom did with us. This one was 2011 and at 8 he was able to do the whole project himself (except cutting the hole for the goodies)

Flip and Fold Card with a fun frame

I found a bunch of blog challenges that I wanted to play along with this week, the first one was found at
http://craftycardmakers.blogspot.com/ what a supper cute blog. They look like they have lots of fun and I am exited to play along.
 Here's what they say about it :) Jackie is hosting our challenge today. She has chosen the theme 'You've Been 

Framed', and she would like to see a prominently displayed frame on your project, this can be stamped, die 

cut, or made up of other materials, or you could decorate an actual frame.







I made this card for a friends 2nd Birthday, she had a safari theme so I wanted my card to go with the theme. I used the baby cakes paper and a monkey sticker from my stash.
The card base is cut 5 1/2 by 12, I them scored at 2in, 4in, 8in and 10in. I cut from the top of the inside score mark to the halfway point on the 5 1/2in side and flipped the scraps for the bottom. I affixed them with my tombow adhesive. The "frame" that the monkey is in on the front is a 4in by 4in piece , I folded in the corners to the center, then folded the same corners in the opposite direction.

fun soap foam

today the littles and I made soap foam,  I found the recipe HERE. It is just 1/4 cup of water, 2 TBS of dish soap ( I have found that dawn works best) and few drops of food color. You then mix it with and electric mixer until it forms peaks.

 

 

 

SPRING/ SUMMER IDEA BOOK!!!!

So very exited about the new book and everything in it. The first thing I NEED to share is that when you order any 2 packages of cardstock ( while supplies last ) in February you get you choice of one of our embossing folders FREE!!!

What an awesome deal!!!
   I also think the stamp of the month is SUPER CUTE and wanted to share that with you

If you were to buy 4 cardstock packs you can pick 2 of our new embossing folders AND get this supper cute stamp set for only 5$ what a foxy deal!!