Clarification and disclaimer

I received a recent notice of a comment someone wanted to post on my blog. It appears that the individual thinks I have something to do with Provo Craft.

I do not have any affiliation with them. I don't even know anyone who works for them.

I have tools and stamps from a variety of companies. I have no particular loyalty to any one company. If I like a product, I buy it, especially if I can get it on sale. If I use it in a project on my blog, I tell what I use, simply as a matter of courtesy.

Yes, I have a lot of Cuttlebug and Sizzix dies and embossing folders. I happen to like them, so I use them on my projects that I have posted here. I also happen to use a lot of Close to my Heart stamps, but I'm not a rep for them either.

I have received some kind words about my projects, which I usually post. However, if someone wants to post a comment that is about a subject which I have not mentioned on my blog, I will not publish the comment. My blog is simply for sharing my papercrafting projects, just as others have shared their talents with me.

Birthday Card

The above is the card when it is closed. Below is how it looks when you pull the top tag up. The bottom tag also slides down out of the bottom at the same time, too.

This very cool technique was found both on YouTube and SplitcoastStampers. It's made with plastic from a grocery bag, so it's one way of recycling those bags instead of sending more plastic to the landfill.

The link for the YouTube video is: Slider Card by Dawn on YouTube

The link for the SplitcoastStampers tutorial is: Slider Card by Beate Johns

The stamps are all by Close to my Heart except for the butterfly, which is one of the Studio G clear stamps from the dollar bins at Michaels.

March 2010 Make & Take

This simple card was made with Cuttlebug cutting & embossing sets: Friends Forever (embossed card front) and Everyday Greetings (cursive "hello"). The butterfly is also a Cuttlebug die (a really old one). The parentheses are a punch by EK Success. Chalk was used to accent.

Valentine Make and Take

This is the Make and Take that I designed for the LSS near me. It has been going for about 3 weeks now. The stamped Bingo board is actually a combination of stamps. I took a Prima Bingo stamp and carefully cut off the word Bingo. (I kept that part in case I ever want a regular Bingo board later.) Then I used alphabet stamps to spell the word ADORE. I put them all onto one acrylic block, so the stamping went pretty fast. The stamped watermark at the top and bottom of the tag are a Studio G stamp. I used the Fiskars Apron Lace border punch, and threaded ribbon through the punched edge to lace up the center to form a sleeve for the tag. Cuttlebug embossing folders were used on both the sides of the sleeve and also to emboss the punched heart (Fiskars punch). After putting the brads through the punched (EK) flower centers, I dabbed the brads with red Stickles. The tag base is an Accu-cut design. The sleeve was just a straight piece of cardstock folded to fit around the tag. It was folded before the edges were punched.

Happy Valentines Day!

Sisters layout

This one is pretty simple. It's a page about my sister and me. I forgot to check the brand names of the paper before gluing it to the cardstock. The font for the title is Windsong. The font for the text is University Times Roman.

So far all three layouts I've done for the challenge have been made using only items from my stash.

Delaware Seashore layout

Materials used: CTMH stamp and versamark ink to stamp the background cardstock; Cuttlebug and Sizzix dies, Martha Stewart punch (title mat), Sizzlit wave border die, Sizzix wave embossing folder (title background), and I used the Grasshopper font.

The shell above the upper left photo is for a pull-out tag, which has my hidden journaling. The journaling on the other shells was done by printing first on cardstock, then lining up the die as best I could. It took several tries, and I wasted almost an entire sheet of cardstock, but it did finally work.

Basketball layout

Above is shown the finished layout, the background paper being the one I stamped (previous post). I used Close to My Heart stamps to create the "patterned paper" background, a Cuttlebug folder to emboss the letters and photo mat, and Karen Foster stickers. The blue weathered paper on the right side and at the lower left corner is called Blueberry Pie by the Paper Loft. If you click on the above layout image, you can see a slightly larger version.