tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74936166221377946732024-03-13T11:17:50.193-07:00TheCardAlbumPlaidcrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13283444582784781927noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493616622137794673.post-19956186283416301642015-12-04T10:26:00.001-08:002015-12-04T10:26:17.610-08:00How to make a vintage style view master Christmas card<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Over at Cheap Eats and Thrifty Crafts there is a tutorial on <a href="http://www.cheapeatsthriftycrafts.com/homemade-christmas-card-viewmaster/" target="_blank">how to make this fun vintage style view master Christmas card</a> I designed. Pop on over and check it out!Plaidcrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13283444582784781927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493616622137794673.post-79467408358833525472015-02-20T15:47:00.001-08:002015-02-20T15:47:52.825-08:00Judikins Flower heart rubber stamped cardThis Judikins green heart card made with the <a href="http://www.stampstampstamp.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=S&Product_Code=2752F&Category_Code=">Flower Power Heart Rubber Stamp #2752 F </a> is perfect for this time of year as it is just after Valentine's Day and I still have hearts all over the place but my crafting color them is moving to green for St. Patrick's Day.<br />
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<br />Plaidcrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13283444582784781927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493616622137794673.post-1432766102416356822015-02-17T21:43:00.003-08:002015-02-17T21:43:58.181-08:00The Card Album video<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zKlWFfCRZ0M" width="560"></iframe>Plaidcrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13283444582784781927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493616622137794673.post-30770056821691206662015-02-03T12:16:00.001-08:002015-02-03T12:16:58.692-08:00Enter to win a Card Album, books, washi tape and more! Over at <a href="http://recycledcrafts.craftgossip.com/giveaway-washi-tape-kit-doodling-and-bead-embroidery-books-card-album-and-more/2015/02/03/">Craft Gossip there is a big giveaway that includes all these books and supplies and a Card Album</a>! <a href="http://www.stampstampstamp.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=S&Category_Code=ca"><b><span style="font-size: small;">The Card album</span></b></a> is perfect to store all your Valentine's Day Cards and decorate with fun elements.<br />
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And over at<a href="http://www.craftside.net/2015/02/how-to-make-mini-dress-valentine-card.html"> Craftside there is a tutorial on how to make a recycled cupcake paper and book page dress Valentine Card</a>.</div>
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<br />Plaidcrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13283444582784781927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493616622137794673.post-14102967035185725382012-05-08T17:25:00.001-07:002012-05-08T17:25:33.336-07:0017. Mom tattoo style Mother's Day card<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I was actually working on another project when I spotted the ribbon die cut and I thought of the classic "Mom" tattoo. I thought it would make a great Mother's Day card. So I went through the Sizzix dies and one of the hearts works perfectly with it.<br />
I die cut the heart out of a red foil box I had saved and the white ribbon out of some cardstock and outlined the two shapes with a Sharpie as well as wrote MOM on the ribbon.<br />
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I found this great piece of scrapbook paper that had some cool definitions for a background. I tried the red floral but I ended up with the black. Happy Mother's day to all!Plaidcrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13283444582784781927noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493616622137794673.post-74801580233203971142012-04-18T09:44:00.002-07:002012-04-18T09:47:57.031-07:0016. Cat Glasses Collage Card<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhulaaIYmqNR5gttQzkLJ6oq1QNjZhoD1SCyIEGY6v7yN9nGFA4J5h9Ru0_6t8AbNLm30hz3TGSMWCuR2b9Ff6QEEAdvXop41mQwtISjM-sETzjHIiy4VEgrq-teAJCn5qao39fyL6mhI/s1600/vintage+style+collage+from+new+magazine.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhulaaIYmqNR5gttQzkLJ6oq1QNjZhoD1SCyIEGY6v7yN9nGFA4J5h9Ru0_6t8AbNLm30hz3TGSMWCuR2b9Ff6QEEAdvXop41mQwtISjM-sETzjHIiy4VEgrq-teAJCn5qao39fyL6mhI/s320/vintage+style+collage+from+new+magazine.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732782842793040530" border="0" /></a>Wow for "C" words, boy did I get my alliteration on this morning. I had a lot of fun making this <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">collaged</span> card. Want to read more about it, the inspiration and tutorial? Pop on over to<a href="http://craftside.typepad.com/craftside/2012/04/creating-a-vintage-inspired-collage-in-paper-and-digitally-from-the-book-essential-fashion-illustrat.html"> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Craftside</span></a>.Plaidcrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13283444582784781927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493616622137794673.post-63885082123918874102012-03-20T14:22:00.004-07:002012-03-20T14:36:11.825-07:0015. Keep Calm and Cut On Recycled art card<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiPVmum3049eXx_MLAH154JE_0lM-u7PqsMK2bR0LiafrL4GRTWESwosJr98u4S8imiWts5Bl-WPM1a6M_1nZ1j9tmTeyXEVWJ9To2FgM720_EUgz_19W10gkfDgikd-W_jlik9ktDC70/s1600/keep+calm+and+cut+on+cards.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiPVmum3049eXx_MLAH154JE_0lM-u7PqsMK2bR0LiafrL4GRTWESwosJr98u4S8imiWts5Bl-WPM1a6M_1nZ1j9tmTeyXEVWJ9To2FgM720_EUgz_19W10gkfDgikd-W_jlik9ktDC70/s320/keep+calm+and+cut+on+cards.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722094357855190450" border="0" /></a>Over at <a href="http://craftside.typepad.com/craftside/2012/03/crafted-in-the-port-of-los-angeles-call-for-vendors.html">Craftside</a> I whipped up my spin on the classic poster "Keep Calm and Carry On" changing it to "Keep Calm and Cut On". Well, I liked it so much I thought I'd make some cards. And as a consummate recycler I went to the stash and found some art postcards that looked great with the saying.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUcKphKEtEgpq7KqzJxYTf9acn38v1wqCrlIT39YP67QkG4qwCG56vzEcrTqTtheMiKnhiFoIOWLlUzQUINybaBDqDgrVjOCkrrK2A7je22OQxYqxQ_i1SkXwIJj1i4pVwSNeikpbmZM8/s1600/how+to+make+recycled+cards+keep+calm.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUcKphKEtEgpq7KqzJxYTf9acn38v1wqCrlIT39YP67QkG4qwCG56vzEcrTqTtheMiKnhiFoIOWLlUzQUINybaBDqDgrVjOCkrrK2A7je22OQxYqxQ_i1SkXwIJj1i4pVwSNeikpbmZM8/s320/how+to+make+recycled+cards+keep+calm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722094359876208098" border="0" /></a>I printed the saying on sticker paper.<br />Then to assemble the card I trimmed the art cards down a bit, arranged the two elements on a pretty piece of scrapbook cardstock and folded them into cards.<br /><br />So as the saying goes "Keep Calm and Cut On"Plaidcrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13283444582784781927noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493616622137794673.post-17172308930542291652011-07-13T12:26:00.000-07:002011-07-13T12:31:16.663-07:0014. Camo Mirror deer card<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqNIgTt3w-HMik-M7jcJj4WU6ByCYBKOys6jHh9xx3IH-Naw4u4BH0-8DvSISjG55iwhta-WblBtPO1FnUcLyHQC-3tE7itD40ePRrfsF1AGrbjJZTzR6lU1guxT6Vm9475Aj2fSpZA1s/s1600/how+to+silhouette+deer+card+camo.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqNIgTt3w-HMik-M7jcJj4WU6ByCYBKOys6jHh9xx3IH-Naw4u4BH0-8DvSISjG55iwhta-WblBtPO1FnUcLyHQC-3tE7itD40ePRrfsF1AGrbjJZTzR6lU1guxT6Vm9475Aj2fSpZA1s/s320/how+to+silhouette+deer+card+camo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628920893913515602" border="0" /></a><br />Tutorial for this mirror double deer card is posted at <a href="http://sweatersurgery.blogspot.com/2011/07/deer-card-made-with-silhouette-from.html">Sweater Surgery</a>.Plaidcrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13283444582784781927noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493616622137794673.post-22833656051557732282011-06-24T14:00:00.000-07:002011-06-24T14:05:34.655-07:0013. "Find" computer key ATC greeting card<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh13ndpAoTk5vEjw01h5hpTS3pNum-o5kpfwNMB_u-eL3HyjGbk588S0LdaXMnOepD_qJXY5XYz1lgGzQfoFJl3PH_Xvu14Z74ZIGAc2howCM8-feqxB2I04lM7dC6d2TD6yyrGGgPhb58/s1600/find+atc+greeting+card+365+project.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh13ndpAoTk5vEjw01h5hpTS3pNum-o5kpfwNMB_u-eL3HyjGbk588S0LdaXMnOepD_qJXY5XYz1lgGzQfoFJl3PH_Xvu14Z74ZIGAc2howCM8-feqxB2I04lM7dC6d2TD6yyrGGgPhb58/s320/find+atc+greeting+card+365+project.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5621894684486823778" /></a>See how this card came to be and the tutorial on how to make it at <a href="http://sweatersurgery.blogspot.com/2011/06/computer-keys-are-shape-of-most-of-my.html">Sweater Surgery</a>.Plaidcrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13283444582784781927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493616622137794673.post-62154445579231824302011-06-20T13:49:00.000-07:002011-06-20T13:58:25.633-07:0012. ATC recycled dress pattern card<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOOfGvBz49l22EqB-KLfx2ZL5M_nMevD4EZX_sec9n18Cq1GsRbcGzt1XnpRZpGSCx92O43TXOHLXX2cs1_ZEXBuL9ez7czzgYuUpF8-JbJqTIp5mqyVUb-caUqFrP9-HjWJDdx4QSpbM/s1600/how+to+make+an+ATC+sewing+pattern.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOOfGvBz49l22EqB-KLfx2ZL5M_nMevD4EZX_sec9n18Cq1GsRbcGzt1XnpRZpGSCx92O43TXOHLXX2cs1_ZEXBuL9ez7czzgYuUpF8-JbJqTIp5mqyVUb-caUqFrP9-HjWJDdx4QSpbM/s320/how+to+make+an+ATC+sewing+pattern.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5620407397389257042" border="0" /></a><br />The tutorial and inspiration for this ATC and greeting card can be found over at <a href="http://craftside.typepad.com/craftside/2011/06/author-of-365-a-daily-creative-journal-noah-scalin-is-a-doll-literally.html">Craftside</a>.Plaidcrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13283444582784781927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493616622137794673.post-62835025344845266602011-06-15T16:59:00.001-07:002011-06-15T17:05:44.560-07:0011. Scrap fabric mini dress greeting card<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglFMgFPdD4VGvQ82LxRs9TT6IttchuqHdODL5rMDhMINkPt4zhblW_w9jv9aprPYL4_YDJYe0ilOmolCfUUDaRPGeJ8ahoCkX0wcs7AE7QCHqNs__eC6RAy1WsUdpbVhTXTXQkbh0hynk/s1600/How+to+make+a+mini+dress+greeting+card.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglFMgFPdD4VGvQ82LxRs9TT6IttchuqHdODL5rMDhMINkPt4zhblW_w9jv9aprPYL4_YDJYe0ilOmolCfUUDaRPGeJ8ahoCkX0wcs7AE7QCHqNs__eC6RAy1WsUdpbVhTXTXQkbh0hynk/s320/How+to+make+a+mini+dress+greeting+card.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618600888189230226" border="0" /></a>I made this mini dress out of scraps of fabric and it was super easy. I like how it looks as a decoration or on the cover of a greeting card. See how to make this mini scrap fabric dress over at <a href="http://sweatersurgery.blogspot.com/2011/06/how-to-make-mini-dress-decoration.html">Sweater Surgery</a>.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyzAC1Yi3f2xOFXJ__2N3jaMNh8TThK-iEW4m3tH4dzq8pGfnxhvieef10ghj0zWopDQtOUDJn4NrFMCbghW5zv9ROJAJu1SbFd44Jqi6soSlGE4mmw0xWH8BFdcWYOyD5A6lfX3Rc_ak/s1600/how+to+make+a+dress+shaped+card.jpg"><br /></a>Plaidcrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13283444582784781927noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493616622137794673.post-45508576864175098182011-04-15T14:34:00.001-07:002011-04-15T14:36:35.636-07:0010. Stitched back up broken heart card<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3QmdU4ygecp0RNWUltmOkGZlJl7MWDL9VfeW_9yJoVAngF5goKCBhuPyOhZ8KUWpXbM9wy1RQki9qTihM-S142rW9fSqklYTw6nVicwt4vbOLQ7lpVEGBVQtrfhJCJyI8kSqDyARC-CA/s1600/how+to+make+a+stitched+broken+heart+card.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3QmdU4ygecp0RNWUltmOkGZlJl7MWDL9VfeW_9yJoVAngF5goKCBhuPyOhZ8KUWpXbM9wy1RQki9qTihM-S142rW9fSqklYTw6nVicwt4vbOLQ7lpVEGBVQtrfhJCJyI8kSqDyARC-CA/s320/how+to+make+a+stitched+broken+heart+card.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595927022646031730" border="0" /></a>My latest card design is this stitched back up broken heart. Want to make one? The full tutorial is posted <a href="http://sweatersurgery.blogspot.com/2011/04/how-to-make-stitched-broken-heart-card.html">here</a>.Plaidcrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13283444582784781927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493616622137794673.post-92031500809358461892011-04-11T14:00:00.000-07:002011-04-11T14:13:28.238-07:009. How to make a faux Polaroid greeting card<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihtnX3TsNwWSQz2jV03xxUCcGEY_5sTSf4zCc_tM8mcKWGF-OHrCtnRDeRm0x-oKSiFHbdEKg5Iz1GqvXeTCNKizymdHZSmeRr4ewoO8froh1Q11kXESBL4w1uTrRVoJyrDBdW9mcWXB0/s1600/how+to+make+a+faux+Polaroid+photo+card.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihtnX3TsNwWSQz2jV03xxUCcGEY_5sTSf4zCc_tM8mcKWGF-OHrCtnRDeRm0x-oKSiFHbdEKg5Iz1GqvXeTCNKizymdHZSmeRr4ewoO8froh1Q11kXESBL4w1uTrRVoJyrDBdW9mcWXB0/s320/how+to+make+a+faux+Polaroid+photo+card.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594434387009967314" border="0" /></a>Today I have a triptych of greeting cards featuring a faux Polaroid on the cover. These were super easy to make.<br /><br />First you may be wondering what the photos are of, well that's my confirmation back in 1983. I made these cards because my niece and nephew got confirmed this past weekend. I was lucky enough to get a <a href="http://sweatersurgery.blogspot.com/2011/04/bishop-pivarunas-graces-plaidbunny-with.html">new photo with the Bishop</a> that confirmed them.<br /><br />I think I will print out another copy of my confirmation day and the Bishop from then and the new one and use them in a journal page.<br /><br />So now onto how I made the faux Polaroid. I sized the photo down to 3.5 inches and my photos from back then were already square but if you are working with a rectangle you will want to crop it to a square.<br /><br />Then print it on photo paper and trim the top edge down to the same width as the sides and the bottom just a bit off to give it the Polaroid look.<br /><br />I used modern gold photo corners to attach the faux Polaroid to the cover of the greeting card. I did this at an angle so it would look a bit casual like Polaroids tend to.Plaidcrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13283444582784781927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493616622137794673.post-22463620994157961792011-04-07T09:19:00.000-07:002011-04-07T09:22:00.938-07:008. Cute little stamped girls with recycled bunny ears Easter CardThese little girl stamps from <a href="http://www.judikins.com/">Judikins</a> available through <a href="http://www.stampstampstamp.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=SFNT&Store_Code=S">Stamp, Stamp, Stamp</a> are just about my favorite rubber stamp right now. And what better way to embellish them at Easter than to give them bunny ears!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAE_yBkN4o9I7lKpxgkThAIhNclifHbwg5IlQ8pMr9eHkym3Mt_0eqsWrFLS7azB6iP3_TK7kDO7bhcTvOiywHJg_1199-6H90-t_SECZHmE5GFTWrvDJYgyB5PjxhRzmQ-HSejTeXYnk/s1600/how+to+make+Easter+cards+bunny+ears.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAE_yBkN4o9I7lKpxgkThAIhNclifHbwg5IlQ8pMr9eHkym3Mt_0eqsWrFLS7azB6iP3_TK7kDO7bhcTvOiywHJg_1199-6H90-t_SECZHmE5GFTWrvDJYgyB5PjxhRzmQ-HSejTeXYnk/s320/how+to+make+Easter+cards+bunny+ears.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592616202926969138" border="0" /></a>First I punched out bunny ears out of a recycled scrapbook paper catalog using a Martha Stewart punch. One of the great things about using a catalog is the scale of the prints on the paper is tiny which is perfect for little detail punches like the bunny ear one I was using.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8iA1mz0tSp8cv37OJYPg8txHHpP81bhkAEa-UFXzDvkfEB88NWxPO4IOn-RHUBaG55J0qwVTzPUvRGGYKZPZfvPK0Aq-SlihY-48OIUJP7ieApiVygzmP_VslkYPri5mHgmblOaCiMs4/s1600/martha+stewart+bunny+ear+punch.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8iA1mz0tSp8cv37OJYPg8txHHpP81bhkAEa-UFXzDvkfEB88NWxPO4IOn-RHUBaG55J0qwVTzPUvRGGYKZPZfvPK0Aq-SlihY-48OIUJP7ieApiVygzmP_VslkYPri5mHgmblOaCiMs4/s320/martha+stewart+bunny+ear+punch.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592616215960626978" border="0" /></a>Then I stamped a row of the cute little <a href="http://www.stampstampstamp.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=S&Product_Code=3465F&Category_Code=">Judikins hug girls</a> and then I used my favorite <a href="http://www.stampstampstamp.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=S&Product_Code=3466E&Category_Code=">Bunny Hug</a> for a little card.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimaGheCxJT-TOzLS5UVwZsPkYw8bgsOg4icqqRsQ-5HJLqW4mRddZv3zyFPOxxDI1C7GTEncjDmsq_lbU-nU2dNEOqfOQ-2fpq_sTL1N4Kj_xG80sWe5HIkEV5DXOs416ThNUAtA3_KtE/s1600/judikins+bunny+hug+girl+stamp.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimaGheCxJT-TOzLS5UVwZsPkYw8bgsOg4icqqRsQ-5HJLqW4mRddZv3zyFPOxxDI1C7GTEncjDmsq_lbU-nU2dNEOqfOQ-2fpq_sTL1N4Kj_xG80sWe5HIkEV5DXOs416ThNUAtA3_KtE/s320/judikins+bunny+hug+girl+stamp.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592616204683385218" border="0" /></a>Then all that was left to so was color them in old school style like we used to do with our coloring books and glue the punched ears on.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEzioinN48wKC8CIdpCZcwzh2ctklona2R-N4W8fVKm8dpVQ3gehguEqvcDGmJg6t3C6HVz-fgHu_QWp4BKloKrWb6PRFE6oO8N44Dd_UmeycPZqvkxnzzCZdrC4_PTTzGR8J8QNrADgw/s1600/how+to+color+in+stamped+images.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEzioinN48wKC8CIdpCZcwzh2ctklona2R-N4W8fVKm8dpVQ3gehguEqvcDGmJg6t3C6HVz-fgHu_QWp4BKloKrWb6PRFE6oO8N44Dd_UmeycPZqvkxnzzCZdrC4_PTTzGR8J8QNrADgw/s320/how+to+color+in+stamped+images.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592616198738141858" border="0" /></a>Plaidcrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13283444582784781927noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493616622137794673.post-61979538279313362012011-04-06T10:37:00.001-07:002011-04-06T10:41:54.083-07:007. Knot Nice Greeting Card<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijJOi5i13rWKmor_ptOBJaBsCYIAUFzhlKlVEx5IKCXPloPS28Pmx-Xr3Wvg3405U9gnVxHcIv05Q4_z8nEbNNgLsiLOuOgNLYZCGGaDoEPgwG9dFQ6K4ssxa6y-aCHkYQAW9NicZPvM0/s1600/how+to+make+a+knot+greeting+card.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijJOi5i13rWKmor_ptOBJaBsCYIAUFzhlKlVEx5IKCXPloPS28Pmx-Xr3Wvg3405U9gnVxHcIv05Q4_z8nEbNNgLsiLOuOgNLYZCGGaDoEPgwG9dFQ6K4ssxa6y-aCHkYQAW9NicZPvM0/s320/how+to+make+a+knot+greeting+card.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592526262514865218" border="0" /></a>The phrase "Knot Nice" spelled that way and using the knot image is one of my all time favorites. So I whipped up this card inspired by the book Alphabeasties. See <a href="http://craftside.typepad.com/craftside/2011/04/image-drawn-using-the-word-it-is-as-the-texture-inspired-by-the-book-the-best-of-cover-design.html">how I made this greeting card here</a>.Plaidcrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13283444582784781927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493616622137794673.post-41125158775369463902011-03-30T12:47:00.000-07:002011-03-30T12:51:20.098-07:006. Tracing wheel dotted line painted greeting card<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLfEt8EaBqFgyhyphenhyphendJ6sivU43vaNHLe_M3YwR4RF4SVdpRjYrzYS7KvQfYSijfKOVMC8-IHh6TTwtf39ckrtp05yf01Geewvs73_SwGQr8c4QmmcPNOpKTBC-4eitlU8SjtwGU4MujNOe0/s1600/how+to+make+recycled+greeting+card+album.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLfEt8EaBqFgyhyphenhyphendJ6sivU43vaNHLe_M3YwR4RF4SVdpRjYrzYS7KvQfYSijfKOVMC8-IHh6TTwtf39ckrtp05yf01Geewvs73_SwGQr8c4QmmcPNOpKTBC-4eitlU8SjtwGU4MujNOe0/s320/how+to+make+recycled+greeting+card+album.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589962281123987442" border="0" /></a>Today's card is made using a a technique where you paint dotted lines with a tracing wheel and art from the newspaper. For the full <a href="http://sweatersurgery.blogspot.com/2011/03/how-to-make-dotted-line-and-recycled.html">tutorial pop on over to this post at Sweater Surgery</a>.Plaidcrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13283444582784781927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493616622137794673.post-30200139632492028362011-03-29T14:03:00.000-07:002011-03-29T14:15:35.684-07:005. How to make a recycled calendar church sign quote and lighter label cardHow to make a recycled calendar church sign quote and lighter label card. Bet you weren't expecting that combo!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg25thubxVFFXR_pXkiUrbgqiMM1oLzl2PJNjwxugaYmrcmHxtHnE8WWPDELnoESQXDKX8PN7doj54SlOuw0EKXYTnbSMoMhFFENssfKqsOOydXIUcb2J9Kayt8abJvZg7Gx2tBSyxRFBo/s1600/recycled+church+quote+lighter+sticker+card.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg25thubxVFFXR_pXkiUrbgqiMM1oLzl2PJNjwxugaYmrcmHxtHnE8WWPDELnoESQXDKX8PN7doj54SlOuw0EKXYTnbSMoMhFFENssfKqsOOydXIUcb2J9Kayt8abJvZg7Gx2tBSyxRFBo/s320/recycled+church+quote+lighter+sticker+card.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589610744940754338" border="0" /></a>But yes it's true. Today's card is made with a page from one of those page a day calendars that features church sign quotes and lighter labels I picked up at a thrift store in a bag of mixed stuff.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYo2teGuUcHevLnjpka-icZkksOlP6X2oK2eLUdbHmA7W8ms-Nqn7A805HNUI_7VZk3yGI6PDRaYebZCq2UdlwlJ_Qh5WYEU_uSs1R-gna3VtN4Bdfp2zbpn9NWAK0Vnssh8NddFAV-Yg/s1600/church+sign+quotes+lighter+art.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYo2teGuUcHevLnjpka-icZkksOlP6X2oK2eLUdbHmA7W8ms-Nqn7A805HNUI_7VZk3yGI6PDRaYebZCq2UdlwlJ_Qh5WYEU_uSs1R-gna3VtN4Bdfp2zbpn9NWAK0Vnssh8NddFAV-Yg/s320/church+sign+quotes+lighter+art.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589610742633006002" border="0" /></a>I trimmed the warning label info and the blank space of the sticker so that just the image was on the sticker and I trimmed the church quote down to the sign shape. The quote in case you can't read it says, " Nothing ruins the truth like stretching it". Then I played around with the layout of the two images so that the star print of the scrapbook paper was in a nice balance.Plaidcrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13283444582784781927noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493616622137794673.post-13350493615095974702011-03-28T13:40:00.000-07:002011-03-28T13:50:31.440-07:004. How to make a recycled coffee cup cardToday's card is made with a recycled Starbucks paper coffee cup and a piece of scrapbooking paper.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeKNLH7WTpN3O8J37isHq7IkGA2F-wRL_EkmjZi6Y-l9KMzr4W0QxAp0Lcan7WBLACYSKCImX6_JF0OFtFEtx8oUyObKAJSVSlzms_UrxCTpwETYsvR6TnEK0d0FY0gPjahshUNUspiZ8/s1600/how+to+make+a+recycled+coffee+cup+card.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeKNLH7WTpN3O8J37isHq7IkGA2F-wRL_EkmjZi6Y-l9KMzr4W0QxAp0Lcan7WBLACYSKCImX6_JF0OFtFEtx8oUyObKAJSVSlzms_UrxCTpwETYsvR6TnEK0d0FY0gPjahshUNUspiZ8/s320/how+to+make+a+recycled+coffee+cup+card.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589233900939803202" border="0" /></a>I had been saving this cup that has the quote on it, "On the battlefield of ideas, winning requires moving toward the sound of the guns." by Newt Gingrich.<br /><br />It had been sitting on the shelf above my desk for quite sometime and I was doing a bit of cleaning this weekend. It seemed the perfect time to transform this cup into a card.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6fGaPdlCcTNtzZoOBqkEegbkfwiKuWF9u6d4DuQHM6grbcangTu_-e3_CEHVQENT5IahZmDtfpLwL6KiAI4xIXqrAV66MW9yWrggkUPOB1_1PVLc9LyfJ0qo2caMP5TPnJLo-Rvi-fhw/s1600/how+to+make+recycled+coffee+cup+card.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6fGaPdlCcTNtzZoOBqkEegbkfwiKuWF9u6d4DuQHM6grbcangTu_-e3_CEHVQENT5IahZmDtfpLwL6KiAI4xIXqrAV66MW9yWrggkUPOB1_1PVLc9LyfJ0qo2caMP5TPnJLo-Rvi-fhw/s320/how+to+make+recycled+coffee+cup+card.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5589233898427141330" border="0" /></a>So I cut the cup down to just the area of the quote but still left the top rim of the cup. There was still a bit of curve the the cardboard and it still looked like a cup.<br /><br />I went through the stash and found this cute piece of scrapbooking paper that had a hand pointing graphic on it.<br /><br />All that was left to do was trim the paper into a card shape and pop the cup on using a few strips of foam tape to keep the curve dimensional.Plaidcrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13283444582784781927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493616622137794673.post-11751538820718595032011-03-25T11:21:00.000-07:002011-03-25T11:31:57.641-07:003. How to make a recycled Bingo card hidden window cardToday's card is made with a recycled Bingo card and a vintage image of a lady smoking.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8uAIjrwM226MfEa63wWX8FGpOIL7GGZTLC9y0ld-XIg-aQJ-lojVg9VWIRhnm00LIl40FJYlha5lni9w8kR5Q4c6NNqfQEMDu6_s-woDCBkvO1dDfNAGaGzEjYxsluoXsPHiFYM0eOjQ/s1600/how+to+make+a+recycled+bingo+card+greeting+card.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 278px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8uAIjrwM226MfEa63wWX8FGpOIL7GGZTLC9y0ld-XIg-aQJ-lojVg9VWIRhnm00LIl40FJYlha5lni9w8kR5Q4c6NNqfQEMDu6_s-woDCBkvO1dDfNAGaGzEjYxsluoXsPHiFYM0eOjQ/s320/how+to+make+a+recycled+bingo+card+greeting+card.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588084991496689442" border="0" /></a>I thought the grid of the Bingo card lent itself to making them into little flaps that I could put images behind.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPjgg5PQ78J_p-MpO_3AOyqd4eLsRoIWDq3wUGiYB7puZq4U_1Me1aRxNliXt8Co5tVZVHgVajub5b-0bZOZ3tGa4qoWGwCunJ-6r2MeWVCwTwp6vp100c0d9B2yYqQ5BIKPBuRjXMNE4/s1600/how+to+make+recycled+bingo+card+hidden+windows.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPjgg5PQ78J_p-MpO_3AOyqd4eLsRoIWDq3wUGiYB7puZq4U_1Me1aRxNliXt8Co5tVZVHgVajub5b-0bZOZ3tGa4qoWGwCunJ-6r2MeWVCwTwp6vp100c0d9B2yYqQ5BIKPBuRjXMNE4/s320/how+to+make+recycled+bingo+card+hidden+windows.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588084996636136754" border="0" /></a>How I made the Bingo card flap opening is simply by cutting the two sides and bottom of one of the grids. I scored the top with the back of my knife and folded it up.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR3LjvgV_StKFjM7GlMefeFMkhvVII53Y2_eSXmU6aZ_NQe1PmLAEJOaJwRT8SKu0Lu-IeAhcl-bf75qoBwYqYIAZhutsSeCE36A0Og-6ark-Ug2esjbXvyyY-jzVAVM3OVQg-8qAOmeA/s1600/how+to+cut+flaps+in+bingo+card+recycled.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR3LjvgV_StKFjM7GlMefeFMkhvVII53Y2_eSXmU6aZ_NQe1PmLAEJOaJwRT8SKu0Lu-IeAhcl-bf75qoBwYqYIAZhutsSeCE36A0Og-6ark-Ug2esjbXvyyY-jzVAVM3OVQg-8qAOmeA/s320/how+to+cut+flaps+in+bingo+card+recycled.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588084989486785250" border="0" /></a>Then I cut the photo out of the magazine and glued it to the back of the Bingo card. All that was left was to glue the Bingo card to the the front of a greeting card. As I type this I was just thinking I could have used a recycled greeting card that I didn't love the cover image since the Bingo card would likely cover the whole front. Hmmmmm, next time! Well I'm just going to pop this latest card in my <a href="http://tinyurl.com/TheCardAlbum">Greeting Card Album</a> for safe keeping.Plaidcrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13283444582784781927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493616622137794673.post-14329712443718965432011-03-23T15:47:00.000-07:002011-03-23T15:55:25.118-07:002. Super Moon Greeting card made with two circle punches and One Up Me quoteWith the amazing super moon shining in the night sky I thought I'd make a super moon card.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE0groKKlZ5XsANpJS_gzk_mLgpvlEM5fDqRy_aVzzTwBQhA27Ma0dnVaH6RM9AmLI77teEerKI1607EqfqCTa-ROwqR0MklRe877b_sr9MtbXsIzsYroy_g-qwwYKW-fL7_7xyQu-gbo/s1600/how+to+make+a+paper+moon+with+circle+punches.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE0groKKlZ5XsANpJS_gzk_mLgpvlEM5fDqRy_aVzzTwBQhA27Ma0dnVaH6RM9AmLI77teEerKI1607EqfqCTa-ROwqR0MklRe877b_sr9MtbXsIzsYroy_g-qwwYKW-fL7_7xyQu-gbo/s320/how+to+make+a+paper+moon+with+circle+punches.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587411236946937730" border="0" /></a>Now I know the Super Moon is a full moon but I thought it would be fun to make a partial moon. It was super easy.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhv44Qc0XFZVE6xKeIAms_k2V_21smMr3IpoCjykY-rDaxnZpdYHRLqM6gz1qgXHmE3A_WdwbxlkW8DdTOsE8jkV2-yS_rElBiLYTNE5tIp2KLmZ4ZLMESYi5t5o-wgCk8yzAO0OZOrZI/s1600/how+to+make+a+moon+with+circles.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhv44Qc0XFZVE6xKeIAms_k2V_21smMr3IpoCjykY-rDaxnZpdYHRLqM6gz1qgXHmE3A_WdwbxlkW8DdTOsE8jkV2-yS_rElBiLYTNE5tIp2KLmZ4ZLMESYi5t5o-wgCk8yzAO0OZOrZI/s320/how+to+make+a+moon+with+circles.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587411239818664098" border="0" /></a>I pulled out the circle punches and picked two similar in size. I punched the large circle out of some white glitter paper and then the slightly smaller circle off center.<br />The quote is from One Up Me:<br />" He's like an 800 number, you won't get a charge out of him."<br />which I wrote with a Pentel Slicci silver pen.Plaidcrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13283444582784781927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493616622137794673.post-26393131234917552102011-03-22T16:49:00.000-07:002011-03-22T17:21:06.272-07:001. Jackalope Card with March 22 One Up Me quoteI am going to try to make a card every day. This goal is inspired by the blog <a href="http://makesomething365.blogspot.com/">365 Make Something Every Day</a> and book <a style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0760339961/sweatsurge-20">365 A Daily Creative Journal</a>.<br />Here is my first card:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGWCLMQ24VvtdO8ErnWdv1R70Z-3nTmyptkGxZ7nqI6ytbiVxHjJqZlj6_ehrq9CCe6EsFe9Z5c2IbLzRfSZpyEm78KbWYSw10DxsGhMzJ2yPf4V5lEb89fRK8EZuYpIAAha6V5TwqUwA/s1600/how+to+make+a+jackalope+greeting+card.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGWCLMQ24VvtdO8ErnWdv1R70Z-3nTmyptkGxZ7nqI6ytbiVxHjJqZlj6_ehrq9CCe6EsFe9Z5c2IbLzRfSZpyEm78KbWYSw10DxsGhMzJ2yPf4V5lEb89fRK8EZuYpIAAha6V5TwqUwA/s320/how+to+make+a+jackalope+greeting+card.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587056743408354578" border="0" /></a>Here is how I made my jackalope card.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7N-LvrJuw_UOBdnf8Hz95DSPax4mx-h-TNHoledWhvMDo613p4HGwekI6drlblvUz5tVCW9n68SxJHJoFZqIqK9Ed3m2IWAMREwNqvYkbdMFwROH4sNzDFVTC4D5GZYluHHz-0WDk87w/s1600/how+to+make+a+jackalope+deer+bunny+punch.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7N-LvrJuw_UOBdnf8Hz95DSPax4mx-h-TNHoledWhvMDo613p4HGwekI6drlblvUz5tVCW9n68SxJHJoFZqIqK9Ed3m2IWAMREwNqvYkbdMFwROH4sNzDFVTC4D5GZYluHHz-0WDk87w/s320/how+to+make+a+jackalope+deer+bunny+punch.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5587056736796051394" border="0" /></a>I punched 2 bunnies with my Martha Stewart punch, one with holding the pink side of the paper up and one with the pink side of the paper down. This gave me a reverse image.<br />I punched the deers the same way with the Martha Stewart deer punch.<br />I then trimmed the antlers off the deers and glued them to the back of the bunnies, now I have jackalopes!<br />I cut a card with the front a bit shorter because I wanted to write my quote along the bottom.<br />The quote is from <a href="http://oneupme.com/">One Up Me</a> and it says:<br />"She's like the iPhone, we talk but mostly she plays games with me."Plaidcrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13283444582784781927noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493616622137794673.post-34009832499971051702011-02-09T14:13:00.000-08:002011-02-09T14:26:05.181-08:00I "heart" Valentine's Day Card Album<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI4qwKvK3H6hjvq3jCIwbayBy2qBGBC3_MuEYYWTABFeTNg2153z5sm3MLPuL6U8liBupLSJ-HBDeptID806uHKQxxDozBYJe0yVlYzW69ezf4wx4lnFIWRGewwO5nBSX0gGVOSfl-TPI/s1600/valentine+card+album+store+cards+heart.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI4qwKvK3H6hjvq3jCIwbayBy2qBGBC3_MuEYYWTABFeTNg2153z5sm3MLPuL6U8liBupLSJ-HBDeptID806uHKQxxDozBYJe0yVlYzW69ezf4wx4lnFIWRGewwO5nBSX0gGVOSfl-TPI/s320/valentine+card+album+store+cards+heart.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5571816792823232642" border="0" /></a>I whipped up this <a href="http://www.stampstampstamp.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=S&Category_Code=ca">Card Album</a> design using my Sizzix die cutter to cut a bunch of hearts out of some of my favorite fabrics.<br />I applied them onto the cover of the <a href="http://www.stampstampstamp.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=S&Category_Code=ca">Card Album</a> with <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00178QQJ8/sweatsurge-20">Mod Podge</a>.<br />Then a bit of sparkle was added with different colors of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B002761S9C/sweatsurge-20">Plaid Folk Art Extreme Glitter</a> painted over each heart. I know you can't see the sparkle in the photo, but trust me it is sparkle-tastic!Plaidcrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13283444582784781927noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493616622137794673.post-41637991750157764902010-06-29T12:25:00.000-07:002010-06-29T12:27:35.917-07:00Does your Dad need a place to keep all his Father's Day Cards?Why not score a Greeting Card Album, decorate it and organize all his Father's Day Cards!Plaidcrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13283444582784781927noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493616622137794673.post-74979505211427434452010-02-24T14:20:00.000-08:002010-02-24T14:59:32.287-08:00Customized Greeting Card Albums from CHA Craft Super Show ClassFirst I have to be a bit silly and share with you the picture my friend Maria took of me in front of the big schedule wall:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvZev683tVGV_D6aqBsDM1VG8vc07zu8zG3APR5PFOmuhtfzYjQ6p-r4Z4dp6J2JCt9VFHoQarBZkZUr4MejU5fprITK3_idl6AQufvjeNJE-7cDbnEumTLI-54626377iSuBH6kuC2Y4/s1600-h/stefanie+girard+at+CHA+schedule.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvZev683tVGV_D6aqBsDM1VG8vc07zu8zG3APR5PFOmuhtfzYjQ6p-r4Z4dp6J2JCt9VFHoQarBZkZUr4MejU5fprITK3_idl6AQufvjeNJE-7cDbnEumTLI-54626377iSuBH6kuC2Y4/s320/stefanie+girard+at+CHA+schedule.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441944791347919698" border="0" /></a>I am pointing to my Customize your <a href="http://tinyurl.com/TheCardAlbum">Greeting Card Album</a> Class listing in case you were wondering, hehe.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDOCtb3iOHGat8qM-OGieHnc0DMW7rgwjwA-ZsghjABx6fn7hAvaCyd1edMDLF6OiMrHT2wD5Blu5HPer2mjKby75mTuD3eEmsN7GxxX1doh7Qk5abBG239cqIDUrFq1Wc6PoF7opFC0U/s1600-h/cha+crafting+greeting+card+album.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDOCtb3iOHGat8qM-OGieHnc0DMW7rgwjwA-ZsghjABx6fn7hAvaCyd1edMDLF6OiMrHT2wD5Blu5HPer2mjKby75mTuD3eEmsN7GxxX1doh7Qk5abBG239cqIDUrFq1Wc6PoF7opFC0U/s320/cha+crafting+greeting+card+album.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441944806432882434" border="0" /></a>The ladies had a blast with all the fun tools and supplies decorating their <a href="http://tinyurl.com/TheCardAlbum">Greeting Card Albums</a>.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIe2Ixo2wsaGs7wYTgVOK3osUVkFLSkCV-C834E5LJ5dgLTI6Uf8j5QKGI9FDwGfRCIvM2ZCWF6RIT9A-1LpLYuNY92OMHs6YOhqMqwzE1yI0tqKYnHMYu66UtycU_HJEpCXVM-fWJYrg/s1600-h/greeting+card+album+supplies.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIe2Ixo2wsaGs7wYTgVOK3osUVkFLSkCV-C834E5LJ5dgLTI6Uf8j5QKGI9FDwGfRCIvM2ZCWF6RIT9A-1LpLYuNY92OMHs6YOhqMqwzE1yI0tqKYnHMYu66UtycU_HJEpCXVM-fWJYrg/s320/greeting+card+album+supplies.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441944800067516210" border="0" /></a>Here are a few quick photos while they were still works in progress:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-p5bnyQyb_-stPwcccUko-m0FTTzzIFGKIQfp9aFhwl2oapIiH-xDVTuk86NTIjbYJ9wDgGyeYOys61XAMIFjiuiwmxo67XDZjChubSPq2rEaUxOYyT-ScxhInIn3RDphlVHkCJc-jWI/s1600-h/stamped+die+cut+greeting+card+album.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-p5bnyQyb_-stPwcccUko-m0FTTzzIFGKIQfp9aFhwl2oapIiH-xDVTuk86NTIjbYJ9wDgGyeYOys61XAMIFjiuiwmxo67XDZjChubSPq2rEaUxOYyT-ScxhInIn3RDphlVHkCJc-jWI/s320/stamped+die+cut+greeting+card+album.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441945390118594002" border="0" /></a><br />The dear Sixxix die cut and The StazOn ink along used with the Judikins and Autumn Leaves stamps with some JHB buttons accents were a hit.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisWtkj7A-ii90fjJinXMiS-ZORCySOCgTZzHPm-2Dg6XsNJsBZ-F_Hc62GzT3JV4MZ2y_8JIbkDGq4JqityRHAjVk-UxV2SvAl2uzL2qI1qdBAWyw6C0Wp3A7Nj1qxdMjB6YDbQPQJGnQ/s1600-h/decorated+greeting+card+album.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 227px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisWtkj7A-ii90fjJinXMiS-ZORCySOCgTZzHPm-2Dg6XsNJsBZ-F_Hc62GzT3JV4MZ2y_8JIbkDGq4JqityRHAjVk-UxV2SvAl2uzL2qI1qdBAWyw6C0Wp3A7Nj1qxdMjB6YDbQPQJGnQ/s320/decorated+greeting+card+album.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441944813986599762" border="0" /></a>These two designers really liked the flower Sizzix die cuts and layered them up.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZCmzW12nDpymiJ75phZBhhB1tgNcFF1v8vDDqw2XsJ0V5IkKXaR90hU5lolIJT_aMVpsLPV1nmQyfl_SnSf2RnPSyNP1XOa2vmXlrcUKZI-dLa3v7Ds1Y51iX7IyP3fA0qRTqLP8CQTE/s1600-h/sizzix+flower+and+jhb+button+card+album.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 202px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZCmzW12nDpymiJ75phZBhhB1tgNcFF1v8vDDqw2XsJ0V5IkKXaR90hU5lolIJT_aMVpsLPV1nmQyfl_SnSf2RnPSyNP1XOa2vmXlrcUKZI-dLa3v7Ds1Y51iX7IyP3fA0qRTqLP8CQTE/s320/sizzix+flower+and+jhb+button+card+album.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441944778915450018" border="0" /></a>One used the Autumn Leaves print papers and one used the Club Scrap solid papers.Plaidcrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13283444582784781927noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7493616622137794673.post-9053137585672239732009-12-14T16:05:00.000-08:002009-12-14T16:46:31.604-08:00How to decorate your Greeting Card Album for Christmas and recycle a card from last year with a fabric die cut<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimcqg-enEIEGZKu9ikmGNJhmeVVSOzObyJmr53nmXzJ9xk-RqKZGJzud_Uiyiz3_JdJOYTDt_8NB4mR6lxgEiItcbHjwmiZhyfaXggU9MthMGOw4Bavccr_YtqegeDLfOf4cmJgnzrR28/s1600-h/Greeting+card+album+christmas.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimcqg-enEIEGZKu9ikmGNJhmeVVSOzObyJmr53nmXzJ9xk-RqKZGJzud_Uiyiz3_JdJOYTDt_8NB4mR6lxgEiItcbHjwmiZhyfaXggU9MthMGOw4Bavccr_YtqegeDLfOf4cmJgnzrR28/s320/Greeting+card+album+christmas.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415249046428918946" border="0" /></a><br />Super Crafty Christmas <a href="http://tinyurl.com/TheCardAlbum">Greeting Card Album</a> with a recycled Christmas card craft.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY16gWuinuUzEZNp3mJAxEkcPP7cPK0xX6jJsp0sF-zO3KX3Ga5OHn8lzPQTWoHNUkI-pUeVnFa2yTErWyV8cvflwksRXZEn-EZSRmoHs9TQ6-CqOMO360dFqWrnj9V5tRRPSWI4eY5BQ/s1600-h/Greeting+card+album+decorate.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY16gWuinuUzEZNp3mJAxEkcPP7cPK0xX6jJsp0sF-zO3KX3Ga5OHn8lzPQTWoHNUkI-pUeVnFa2yTErWyV8cvflwksRXZEn-EZSRmoHs9TQ6-CqOMO360dFqWrnj9V5tRRPSWI4eY5BQ/s320/Greeting+card+album+decorate.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415247699877480210" border="0" /></a><br />I went at this with a "just play" attitude. I gathered up some of my favorite supplies and just started punching, stamping, gluing and glittering to decorate the <a href="http://tinyurl.com/TheCardAlbum">Greeting Card Album</a> and I also recycled a greeting card. I started by stamping all over the cover with some deer stamps, Some Stampology Clear stamps-Flourishes V.2 by Rhonna Farrar and used <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0013L5SDY/sweatsurge-20">StazOn Ink</a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwV-Ctc9JaVutKqEar8QCN_2ZbUWr0TmLkm0e1G6L8uzVm2nSBcBqCXUFc-3cm4_TvR6JKG6D_2WWNspSmen9YuAl6ElkNeKr9ySclCEKrBA3tyk4MMVmZ8_Vi7fx9uwa9UPXJs9G018M/s1600-h/slide+punched+inked+decoration.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwV-Ctc9JaVutKqEar8QCN_2ZbUWr0TmLkm0e1G6L8uzVm2nSBcBqCXUFc-3cm4_TvR6JKG6D_2WWNspSmen9YuAl6ElkNeKr9ySclCEKrBA3tyk4MMVmZ8_Vi7fx9uwa9UPXJs9G018M/s320/slide+punched+inked+decoration.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415248096064235858" border="0" /></a>One of the things I had in my stash was a bunch of slides that weren't good (the picture was too dark) and I wondered if you could punch them? Yup you can! I inked the edges a bit and glued it onto the cover of the <a href="http://tinyurl.com/TheCardAlbum">Card Album</a>.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWej9wYF590MdteECEQ77nVVp6NRAF2QSwXBl5l-wHFXiXzMsyF9obnDttw8Rt8HlMKXBj4EQJMp7mVOsZI1HRJ8e_NJuPjUJFY4CC8pzht5JXIRLkEpzj79tl5JamjarG1uOAAQBsw_I/s1600-h/judikins+diamond+glaze+crafty+chica.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWej9wYF590MdteECEQ77nVVp6NRAF2QSwXBl5l-wHFXiXzMsyF9obnDttw8Rt8HlMKXBj4EQJMp7mVOsZI1HRJ8e_NJuPjUJFY4CC8pzht5JXIRLkEpzj79tl5JamjarG1uOAAQBsw_I/s320/judikins+diamond+glaze+crafty+chica.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415248087907667362" border="0" /></a>I added touches of glitter by mixing a bit of Crafty Chica glitter with a bit of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B001B26II4/sweatsurge-20">Judikins Diamond Glaze</a> and applying it with a tooth pick.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUNi1YPC3QdN86yvdJyEpDMLDAwF74AC-tcluyWVIN358M_HAikjsyA-5ycDnWywp4y_TkRgKsncRy5RM_CxfaADcNjEqn1rPLevcPqAN6GD-4mey8v4_RmZsCcc0H5n41ihzI-NdtQOw/s1600-h/Autumn+leaves+deer+die+cut+paper.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 206px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUNi1YPC3QdN86yvdJyEpDMLDAwF74AC-tcluyWVIN358M_HAikjsyA-5ycDnWywp4y_TkRgKsncRy5RM_CxfaADcNjEqn1rPLevcPqAN6GD-4mey8v4_RmZsCcc0H5n41ihzI-NdtQOw/s320/Autumn+leaves+deer+die+cut+paper.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415250959716875602" border="0" /></a>To make my <a href="http://www.sizzix.com/product/1248">reindeer I die cut</a> them from holiday prints of Autumn Leaves papers and simply glued them onto the cover all over.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiohmsCqizTc-UhZplj6XNfVX8zfERBpgE5SM4VK0hlbfDcYaLAx18L-ESiFycz4MwANn28l6HBam_77T6pgt1TffgDjD04HVqgpQS4-WGJ0P_TNXwdO_y7AaXH1uk9FVp79jjoFmMgGQA/s1600-h/iron+on+deer+card+recycled.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 253px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiohmsCqizTc-UhZplj6XNfVX8zfERBpgE5SM4VK0hlbfDcYaLAx18L-ESiFycz4MwANn28l6HBam_77T6pgt1TffgDjD04HVqgpQS4-WGJ0P_TNXwdO_y7AaXH1uk9FVp79jjoFmMgGQA/s320/iron+on+deer+card+recycled.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415247713888409618" border="0" /></a>To make the recycled embellished card I ironed some heat and bond to the back of some scrap plaid fabric and ran it through the Sizzix die cutter with my <a href="http://www.sizzix.com/product/1248">reindeer die</a>. Then I simply ironed it onto the card, I used a press cloth and a tiny tipped iron.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBj6bNiOyyAqKozMn7neuy3m8tNkivn1OfwZE_25aJia3MReDYcPvnhPdBwulgmTCIr3L5JRk7OHLmJGL4T56qAziczKsYnhHEbnJAZenAcO4u3Ny1P1RvS-7PJvC0m8DI73dcl7e17zI/s1600-h/greeting+card+album+deer+card.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 248px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBj6bNiOyyAqKozMn7neuy3m8tNkivn1OfwZE_25aJia3MReDYcPvnhPdBwulgmTCIr3L5JRk7OHLmJGL4T56qAziczKsYnhHEbnJAZenAcO4u3Ny1P1RvS-7PJvC0m8DI73dcl7e17zI/s320/greeting+card+album+deer+card.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415247709855931362" border="0" /></a><br />Well I hope you like today's craftiness and if you are looking for a place to store all this year's Christmas cards grab yourself a <a href="http://tinyurl.com/TheCardAlbum">Greeting Card Album</a> and go to town. Oh and if you are looking for that perfect gift that your recipient won't have already-<a href="http://tinyurl.com/TheCardAlbum">The Card Album</a> is the ticket.<br /><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><br /><div><script type="text/javascript">var addthis_pub="4a16ed79058546cb";</script><br /><a name="data:post.title" id="data:post.url" onmouseover="'return" onmouseout="addthis_close()" onclick="return addthis_sendto()"><img src="http://s7.addthis.com/static/btn/lg-share-en.gif" alt="Bookmark and Share" style="border: 0pt none ;" height="16" width="125" /></a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://s7.addthis.com/js/200/addthis_widget.js"></script></div><!-- AddThis Button END -->Plaidcrafterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13283444582784781927noreply@blogger.com4