Thanks SEW much! by Deanna M

Now that the gift giving is over it is time to thank all our loved ones for the generosity. Today I have a fun play on words Thank You card.

I started with white card stock cut and scored to make a 4 1/4" X 5 1/2" card base. I added a dark blue mat cut at 4 1/4" X 5 3/8" then my patterned paper mat cut at 4" X 5 1/4". All of my patterned paper is from an American Crafts 6" X 6" paper pad called Family Ties. Check with Kim, I am sure she can order it for you.

I wanted to create a patchwork quilt background for my sewing machine. So, I cut a piece of golden paper at 3 1/2" X 4 3/4". I then cut each of my little squares at 1 1/16" X 1 1/2". I used a bit of Scotch Quick Dry Adhesive to adhere the squares to my gold mat and then ran a zig zag stitch around all the squares. I then adhered that to my card using some foam squares.

I cut my sewing machine from the Nifty Fifties Cricut Cartridge at 3". After adhering the layers together, I added it to the front of the quilted mat again using foam squares. My sentiment is stamped with some Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

Happy New Year's card by Michele

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!! Almost.

I have for you today a clean and simple card for New Years. You can make this card in the morning and by the evening it will be ready to go.

 

 

 

Items used to make this card: Paper Tim Holtz & Ranger Distress- Black 4.25 x 5.5

Die Cuts with a View (red star paper) cut at 4" X 5 1/4"  to add a mat to the 4.25x5.5 black paper

Stickles- diamond used on some stars

I used a white pen to pop the 2014 on the glass.

I used some 3-d pop up dots to pop up the glass and the sentiment.
 

I printed the glass from a file I purchased, printed on red cardstock and fussy cut it out, and also the words "Cheers to the New Year" on white card stock.

All of these items can be found in the Cutters Creek Store and if not, please ask Kim and she will do her best to get the things you need.

 

Thanks for stopping by. Please check out the Cutters Creek Store for new items coming soon from CHA 2014. 

 

Happy New Year to you all.

HAPPY NEW YEAR by Fran

 

I think I got my glitter fix making this card, lol.   I have a stamp set called Dot Spot.  I placed the various dots on my Fiskars Stamp press in the pattern I wanted for my card.  Added VersaMark Watermark to the various dot stamps and stamped the front of the card.   Then to get the WOW effect I wanted I coated the stamped dots with WOW! Embossing Powder (Metallic Platinum Sparkle). The Happy New Year sentiment and banner were created using the Portrait Silhouette. And used 3-D foam pads behind the banner for dimension.   I added the Metallic Platinum Sparkle embossing powder to the edges of the banner using VersaMark Watermark.  Oh a little, just a little Wink of Stella Clear Glitter on the sentiment.

On the inside of the card I cut a 4-1/2” square in white cardstock. I added some of the dots (embossed with metallic platinum sparkle) on two corners to bring the front of the card inside.   And I added silver glitter tape* to the top and bottom edges.

The overall size of the card is 5-1/2” square.

*Glitter Tape was purchased from Cutters Creek’s one of many clubs offered by Kim Bush.  The clubs offer a number of various creating supplies for a set cost each month for 6 months.  The clubs enable you to build on your supplies.

 

 

Supplies used can be purchased from the Cutters Creek Online Store:

WOW! Embossing Powder

Adhesive – Tombow Mono Permanent Runner

Glitter Tape – this link will take you to Glitter cardstock that can be cut in to strips and adhered to your card.

3-D Foam Pads

If you have any questions about the crafting supplies I used you can contact Kim Bush and she will be glad to assist you.

 

Happy New Year, Fran

 

Merry Christmas From Cutters Creek

Cutters Creek and the Cutters Creek Design Team wish you and your family a Merry Christmas! Thank you for visiting us throughout the year for inspiration and thank you for your business in 2013.

Giftcards by Cindy

Hi everyone,

Today, is my day to share for the Cutters Creek Design Team. My project today is Giftcard holders. I used a tutorial that I found here.

I used the Anna Griffin paper pad that I got in the 6x6 paper pad club, as well as G45 25 Days of Christmas 6x6 paper pad. I also used scor tape and cut images from my Cricut and I also used a stamp from Cat's Pajamas.I also used some bling too.

 

 

These giftcards are super easy to make and a fun way to jazz up your giftcard gifts! If you are interested in any of the products that I used today be sure to visit the Cutters Creek store.

Graphic 45 , 12 days of Christmas by Anne

Hi friends, I love, love, love this paper from Graphic 45, The 12 Days of Christmas,  All of the paper used on my scrapbook layout is from that paper pack.  Hope you are getting in the holiday spirit!  Sorry for the bad lighting on this layout!! :(  My Cannon EOS has died, and am jocking for a new one for Christmas.  So for now I have to use my ipad to take pictures!!

All Hearts Come Home for Christmas by Deanna M

I have one more Christmas card for you today. My card base is Kraft card stock cut and scored to make a 4 1/4" X 5 1/2" card base. My dark red mat is cut at 4" X 5 1/4" and the patterned paper is cut at 3 3/4" X 5". The red mat and the patterned paper is from My Minds Eye.

The images on my card are from the new Tim Holtz Sizzix Framelits Stamps and Dies. The set I used is called Holiday Joy. I used markers to color my tree stamps so I could have green trees and brown trunks. The deer was stamped with Gathered Twigs Distress Ink, this is a great brown and a wonderful addition to your Distress Ink pads. For the snowflakes I stamped them with some Versamark and embossed them with some WOW! Neutral Ultra Shimmer Glitter embossing powder.

I adhered the trees directly to my card stock using some Scotch Quick Dry Adhesive. The snowflakes and the deer are adhered with some foam squares. My sentiment is stamped with Cottage Ivy Memento Ink.

I hope you all will try these new Sizzix Framelits Stamps and Dies. They are so versatile. The die set I used for my card today could just as easily be made for a spring, summer or fall card simply by changing the papers. I think the images from this dies and stamp set would make a great masculine card for a birthday as well. Kim still has a few left in the store, so hop on over and check them out. Buy yourself a little Christmas present or ask someone in your life to call Kim for help in surprising you.

12 days of Christmas, Day 12

Welcome to the Cutter's Creek Design Team 12 Days of Christmas.  We are so happy you are joining us.  Today is the 12th and final day of the event.  I have made a Christmas tag for you that will hopefully give you some inspiration to make some for family and friends.

The following items were used from the Cutter's Creek Store:

Christmas Paper

Green Rhinestones

Cutter's Creek Brandid Flowers

12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS - Day 11 with Jearise

Welcome back! Today I get to share my second project I have made and again it is a paper mache ornament. I am addicted to these ornaments and how easy they are to make and how beautiful they are when you're done.

I used Mod Podge to attache my paper to each side. I cut the paper in a 3 3/4 circle. The background of the paper is black so I sprayed some Glitter Mist in red on it. I sprayed after I had put on a top coat of Mod Podge and that's why you get the neat look to the background. I used Stickles to accent each candle and then added some rhinestones and a bow.

I painted the side of the ornament black and then used the ribbon for the bow to wrap around  the side of the ornament as well.

Products used:

Mod Podge
Graphic 45 Christmas Emporium Double-Sided Paper Pad 12" X 12"
Stickles in Christmas Red and Yellow
Perfect Pearls in Interference Red

Thanks for stopping by today and Merry Christmas!

Twelve Days of Christmas–Day 10 by Fran

 

My project today was created using the Snowman Blueprint by Sizzix.   It comes with both the stamps and dies to help you achieve a complete look.  I special ordered it from Kim Bush of the Cutters Creek Online Store.

I was a little anxious about how it all will work together for me.  And I was thoroughly surprised how easy it was to get the layered look that Tim Holtz demonstrated at the Summer CHA 2013.  Here is the video if you would like to watch Tim demonstrate.

Snowman Blueprint

Details:  I stamped the snowman on  Tim Holtz’s Distress Watercolor Cardstock.  The various layers of the snowman were cut and layered like Tim demonstrated in the video. 

I colored the pieces using my new watercolor pencils called Inktense by Derwent.  They are a pencil to ink in one wash application.  They are the best of both worlds: the vibrancy of ink with the subtlety of pencils.  Once dried the color is permanent. 

I used Neenah Ivory Card Stock for the card base and blueprint image behind the snowman.  The dark blue paper is from my stash.  The snowflakes were colored using Distress Ink Broken China then I applied Glossy Accents to each of the snowflakes and covered them with Distress Glitter – Clear rock Candy.  The edge of the card was colored with Distress Ink Broken China.

I used lots of foam pads to give the card and snowman dimension.  I added a hint of  Wink of Stella Clear and Silver Glitter to the snowman and the sentiment.

The size of  the card measures approximately 5-1/2” by 6-1/2”.

If there is a product I used that is not stocked at the Cutters Creek Online Store you can contact Kim Bush and she may be able to special order it for you. 

Thank you for stopping by and I hope that I gave you  some inspiration.  And I would love if you left me a comment about my project. 

Fran

12 Days of Christmas Day 9 by Deanna M

Welcome to the Cutters Creek Design Team's Twelve Days of Christmas. We are so happy you are joining us. Today is day 9 of our event.

Today I have for you a 5" X 7" card.  My card base is white card stock. I cut a piece of dark blue card stock 4 1/2" X 6 1/2". I stamped my image with some Versamark ink and embossed it using Opaque White WOW! embossing powder. To give the allusion that it's snowing, I added some Shabby White Fran-Tage.

Next I cut another piece of white card stock about 3". I used a Memory Box die called Country Landscape to cut the top of my card stock. (AND Yes, Kim can now order the Memory Box dies, just ask). Next I added some glitter to the "snow" so it would glisten and then added it to my blue card stock. Once I had all of that attached to my card base I cut a Snowflake Doily from the Cricut Paper Trimmings cartridge. This was cut at 1 1/2" out of blue card stock. I then cut a 1" circle out of white card stock and embossed my Happy Holidays sentiment using some Bodacious Blue WOW! glitter embossing powder.


Thanks so much for visiting today. Be sure to come back tomorrow for day 10 and another great project from the Design Team. Please leave us a comment and let us know what you think of our projects.

12 Days of Christmas, Day 8 by Michele

Welcome to the Cutter's Creek Design Team 12 Days of Christmas.  We are so happy you are joining us.  Today is the 8th day of the event.  I have made a Christmas card for you that will hopefully give you some inspiration to make some for family and friends. The size is an A2 card.

The following items I used from Cutter's Creek Store:

Memento- Danube Blue ink

Doodlebug  Home for the holidays paper pad 

Doodlebug- Red and white twine

Copic Markers- R27, B04, E15, G03, G09, G17

Stickles- Diamond

 

Thanks for visiting! Be sure you come back tomorrow for day 9 and another great project from our design team.  Please leave a comment and let us know what you think of our projects.

12 Days of Christmas, Day 7 by Cindy

Hi everyone,

Today the Cutters Creek Design team has a 12 Days of Christmas. Today is Day 7 and I have a simple and fun project to share.

 To make this ornament its super easy. I used the clear plastic ornaments from Michaels. I then poured a small amount of pledge floor wax in the ornament and swirled it around until the entire inside surface was covered. I poured the excess floor wax back into the container. I then poured Tim Holtz distress glitter in denim and swirled until the inside of the ornament was covered. I then cut the words out of white vinyl and adhered it to my ornament and I now have a cool gift!

Thanks for visiting me today. Be sure to visit the Cutters Creek store order this awesome glitter.

Also, visit the Cutters Creek Design Team blog tomorrow for the next day in the 12 Days of Christmas.

12 Days of Christmas, Day 6 by Cindy

Hi everyone,

Welcome to the Cutters Creek Design Team blog 12 Days of Christmas. Each day the design team members will be sharing a fun holiday project.

 

Today, I am sharing how I used non-traditional paper and paper pads to make some holiday cards. The paper I used is from Cutters Creek, as part of the 6x6 paper pad club. I also used some bling and tuxedo black memento ink. I also used a "candy cane" striped embossing folder. Be sure to watch the video to get the full recipe and see how it all gets put together.

If you are interested in these products be sure to visit the Cutters Creek store. Be sure to visit the blog again tomorrow when we share another project.

Twelve Days of Christmas–Day 5 by Fran

 

Welcome to the Cutters Creek Design Team’s “Twelve days of Christmas”.  We are so happy you are joining us.  Today is the 5th day of our event.  Here is my contribution.

Details:  The Card and Front Panel are made from Kraft Card Stock.  The checkered paper is from my stash to match the Kraft Card Stock.  The Holly embellishments are by Kaiser Craft Wood Flourishes.  I added the berries for more dimension and they are made from paper clay.  I colored the berries using Festive Berries Distress Paint by Tim Holtz.  The holly leaves were painted with Evergreen Bough Distress Paint also.  And for a little extra pazazz I used Inka Gold by Viva (Gold and Green yellow) on the Holly embellishments. 

The snow flakes were punched using a Martha Stewart punch. I coated the snowflakes with Inkssentials Glossy Accents and covered them with Clear Rock Candy Distress Glitter (this glitter is awesome – I love it!).  On the centers of the snowflakes I used vinyl sticker dot sparklers in red.  And added Glossy Accents to the tips of the snowflakes.

The sentiment was cut using the Silhouette Portrait.  I used a Wink of Stella glitter brush in gold to color the sentiment.  And behind the sentiment is covered with the Clear Glitter using the Wink of Stella brush (you can use a Glitter Pen to get the same affect).  Then I added Glossy Accents dots in background.  And finished off the card using a Gelly Roll pen in white to make the dashes.

You are probably thinking I went crazy with glitter and glossy accents and you are right!  I couldn’t stop, lol.  But I love how it turned out.  I hope you do too.

Thank you so much for visiting today.  Be sure to come back tomorrow for day 6 to see another great project from the Design Team.  Please leave a comment and let us know what you think of our projects.

And if you have any questions about the products I used you can contact Kim Bush of Cutters Creek.

All linked products can be purchased at the Cutters Creek Online Store.

 

Fran

12 Days of Christmas (Day 4) by Jearise

Welcome to the Cutter's Creek Design Team's 12 days of Christmas where we will be showcasing Christmas cards and gifts for our followers to promote gift giving ideas.

Today I have decorated a paper Mache ornament. I started decorating these ornaments a few years ago and have improved drastically in my ways but yet what I do is simple enough and doesn't take up days of your time. 

After tracing and cutting out my paper, I glued the paper on and inked the edges. Then I added the ribbon and embellishment. I just love how elegant this ornament looks.

I continued around the outside of the ornament with the same ribbon.

Cutter's Creek Products List:
Aleene's Original Tacky Glue for the ribbon
Anna Griffin 6 x 6 paper pad Yuletide Greetings which was part of the 6 x 6 paper pad group - contact Kim if interested
Trim is from Cardmaking for Connoisseurs - contact Kim about ordering it.

Thank you so much for stopping by today and Happy Holidays!

On the 3rd Day of Christmas... by Mindy

Hi, it's Mindy and it's my turn to post my 12 days of Cristmas project. I collect a lot of stamps and sadly, several of them remain unlinked. For the project I decided to break one of them out and ink it up!

The image I used is from House Mouse. They have so many cute images and they're fun to color. I colored these little guts with my Copic markers. I used Liquid Pearls to add some snowflakes. All the paper I used is from My Mind's Eye.

I hope you have enjoyed the projects so far and don't forget to check out the remaining ones.  

Cutters Creek Shopping List

Copic Markers

My Mind's Eye paper

Liquid Pearls

12 Days of Christmas, Day 2 by Michele

Welcome to the Cutter's Creek Design Team 12 Days of Christmas.  We are so happy you are joining us.  Today is the 2nd day of the event.  I have made a Christmas card for you that will hopefully give you some inspiration to make some for family and friends.

The following items I used from Cutter's Creek Store:

WOW Embossing Powder- Vodka Sparkle for the tree

WOW Embossing Powder- Metalline Green for Merry Christmas

Graphic 45 Secret Garden Pattern & Solid Paper (light blue paper)

Thanks for visiting! Be sure you come back tomorrow for day 3 and another great project from our design team.  Please leave a comment and let us know what you think of our projects.

12 Days of Christmas, Day 1 by Anne

Welcome to the Cutter's Creek Design Team 12 Days of Christmas.  We are so happy you are joining us.  Today is the 1st day of the event.  I have made a Christmas card for you that will hopefully give you some inspiration.

The following items I used from Cutter's Creek Store:

Graphic 45 paper.  (The Red paper)

Anna Griffin paper (The mistletoe paper)

Glimmer Mist:  Iridescent Red

Thanks for visiting! Be sure you come back tomorrow for day 2 and another great project from our design team.  Please leave a comment and let us know what you think of our projects.

The Key To A Better Future Starts With You!

 

That’s the theme for my tag.  I really had fun making this tag.  I basically stayed with one color.  And what made it so easy were all the products I had in my stash to get that monochromatic look.

(you can click on the photos to get a larger view)

What I did first was use some collage tissue paper by 7 Gypsies from the Journey Collection.  I used mod podge to adhere the tissue to a piece of card stock.  Then I used Glue N’ Seal by Inkssentials in a matte finish to protect the tissue paper from moisture.  I cut several strips of the tissue to make the small flowers. The steampunk padlocks were made using a silicone mold and paper clay.  I embossed the padlocks with Aged Ochre Embossing Powder by Stampendous.  The memo pins in the flowers are from Tim Holtz’s idea-ology line. I covered one of the pins also with Aged Ochre Embossing Powder.  The other memo pin holds the theme message created on the Silhouette.  The wooden Key is by KaiserCrafts.  I painted the key with three shades of *Distress Paints to get a patina look (pumice stone, rusty hinge, & peeled paint).  Then I added some *Distress Glitter (tarnished brass).

*The Distress Paints and Distress Glitter were purchased through a club. Kim often sells products by offering her customers a chance to join clubs where you pay a reduced cost over a 6 month period. The clubs help you build on your craft supplies.  Its an unique way to get the items that are popular.  You can join these clubs by being part of the Cutters Creek Yahoo Group.

Stop by the Cutters Creek Online Store and see all the awesome products Kim offers.  And if there is something you are looking for and it’s not available in the store you can contact Kim and she may be able to special order it for you.

Thank you for stopping by, Fran

 

Christmas card by Cindy

Hi everyone,

My project today, uses a new Anna Griffin paper pad Yuletide Greetings that I got as part of the 6x6 paper pad club.

Be sure to watch the video to get the full recipe and see how it all gets put together.

My die cut is from Create a Critter 2 but I only cut the one layer for the wreath. My sentiment is stamped in white pigment ink. So simple but I think that it will make a very nice Christmas card. To get the products that I used today, be sure to visit the Cutters Creek store.


 

O' Christmas Tree by Deanna M

I hope everyone had a great weekend and their week is off to a good start. I am not sure about you but wow, I can't believe Thanksgiving is just a few short days away. That means that Christmas won't be far behind. I decided I better get started on some cards and quick. Here is what I have for you today.



My card base is 4 1/4" X 5 1/2" white Bazzill card stock. My pattern paper is from the Echo Park Holly Jolly 6" X 6" paper pad. My red pattern mat is cut at 4" X 5 1/4". I cut a piece of green card stock 3" x 5 1/4" and used a border punch on each side. The music paper is the back side to the red paper and I cut it so it would fit on the green punched mat but it too is 5 1/4" tall. My tree, is from the new Sizzix Framelits Dies and Stamps Tim Holtz Christmas Tree set. I love the versatility of these sets. For this card I opted to not use the stamps but just the dies. But I just as easily could have stamped and cut, or just stamped.



I used three different shades of green card stock one for each layer with each layer getting a bit lighter. The star is cut from some gold paper and then sprayed with some Gold Glitter Dust. ( Be sure to stock up on the Glitter Dust spray, it is a holiday must have). To decorate my tree I added some random pearls using a variety of colors of Liquid Pearls.



I stamped my sentiment on some white card stock using some Memento ink. This color is called Love Letters and is a gorgeous red.



Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you have a Happy Thanksgiving everyone.

Happy Thanksgiving Turkey Box by Michele

Thanksgiving is just around the corner and I needed some decorations for the table and the house. So last time I made some little houses for place cards for the table and now I am making little turkey boxes.  This is coming from the same file Happy Thanks from SVGCUTS.com.  This files works on machines that are compatible with SCAL, like Craftwell eCraft that Kim sells in the store.

This is what it looks like.  The turkey is 3.75" tall, 5 inches wide, and 1"deep. You can put what ever you want inside. I put in a small piece of Styrofoam and the color felt leaves where off  something I found in my craft box. I just used some hot glue on the stick for the leaves.  I used some scraps of different paper I had to make the feathers. The fry box is out of brown and so is the turkey body and head. I used some 3D foam squares for his feet.

Here is the finished products of the turkeys boxes. Hope you enjoyed this Thanksgiving project. Have a Happy Thanksgiving.

Please stop  our store for the Black Friday sale and come back to our blog for the Twelve Days of Christmas staring December 1st.

It's Beginning to Look...

It's starting to look a little bit like Christmas. I'm ready to start shopping and put up my decorations. One great way to get in the Christmas spirit is to get started in your Christmas cards. I decided to challenge myself on my first one and deviate from the my usual bright and cheery Christmas colors.

This paper pack from My Mind's Eye is soft and muted. I tried to match it with my copics as best as I could. I popped my image up from the burlap strip with some 3D adhesive and added a paper poinsettia to the corner. This card was quick and simple to put together. I didn't want to overwhelm myself on the first one. 

Shopping List My Mind's Eye Paper Copic Markers 3D Adhesive

Thanksgiving Card

Hi friends, here is a Thanksgiving card I did for the Cutter's Creek blog today.

The orange and burgundy checked paper is from Graphic 45, 

the copper brads can be found here, and the die cut is a Spellbinders die.  

Everything can be found on the Cutter's Creek Store.  Hope you enjoy the card.

With Thanks

 

Clean and Simple is what my card is all about.  I dug out an old leaf image rubber stamp to use as my focal point.  I used Memento Rich Cocoa Ink for the leaf. Then I colored it with a Spica pen in Melon Green.  And added orange and clear glitter with my *Wink of Stella Brush.  (I am so addicted to these glitter brushes).  I added Aged Spice and Aged Hunter embossing powders by Stampendous called Fran-Tage. The Border paper is from my stash.  The button was made using a silicone mold and some Martha Stewart paper clay.  And I added more Aged Spice and Aged Hunter to the button.  My card is 5-1/2” square.  And the base of the card is Kraft card stock.  Everything is held together using a Tombow Adhesive Tape Runner.

The following products can be purchased from the Cutters Creek Online Store:

Memento Ink Pad-Rich Cocoa

Tombow Adhesive Tape Runner

Stampendous Fran-Tage

Copic Atyou Spica Glitter Pen – Melon

*Note: Kim will be carrying the Wink and Stella Brushes in the near future.

If you are interested in any of the other products I used you can contact Kim of Cutters Creek to see if she can special order it for you.

Have a wonderful day,

Fran

Thankful for You card by Jearise

Today I would like to share my "Thankful for you" card. I am very much in the Thanksgiving mood and have so much to be thankful for that I love to make cards to share during this time. This card is simple but yet I didn't feel it needed a lot more.

I hope you liked my card and I thank you for stopping by today.


Products from Cutter's Creek:

6 x 6 paper pad - Trail Mix Collection from BoBunny. It's part of the 6 x6 paper club and you would need to contact Kim for information on ordering.

Tim Holz Distress Ink in shaded lilac

Perfect Pearls Mist in pewter

ATG tape dispenser

Glue Dots 

Cuddle Bug Embossing  machine 

Cuddle Bug embossing folder - Kassie's Brocade

Thanksgiving Rosette Wreath by Deanna M

I wanted to make a Thanksgiving Wreath for my house but wanted something a little different.  So, I decided to make a Rosette Wreath!  I love how it turned out.

For my wreath, I started with six sheets of 8 1/2" X 11" card stock. I chose to use two different colors for my rosette wreath. Using my Scoreboard I scored on the paper every 3/4" of an inch on the 11" inch side. Once I had all my paper scored, I folded it accordion style.

To adhere my rosette together I used some 1/2" Kool-Tak. It is very similar to scor-tape. I then cut two 6" circles and hot glued them to the front and back of the rosette to hold it in place.

My turkey is from the Silhouette Store and was cut using my Cameo and some brown card stock. I used the offset feature in the Design software to create a shadow for my turkey and cut that out of some light rusty orange paper. I sprayed the brown layer of my turkey with some Coffee Shop Glimmer Mist.

My letters were cut from the A Child's Year Cricut Cartridge at 4". I cut these out of the same card stock as the turkey's shadow. I applied some Glossy Glue and Seal to each letter and sprinkled them with some of the Rusty Hinge Distress Glitter. The distress glitter is a special order item, so just ask if you want some.

I finished the wreath with a bow at the bottom. I made a loop out of the ribbon and hot glued it to the top of the wreath so I could hang it.

The wreath actually went together really quickly so this is something you could put together for just about any occasion. You could also use patterned paper for an entirely different look. I thought these colors just gave the appearance of the turkey's tail all fanned out. Let me know what you think, I would love it if you left me a comment.

Gratitude Project by Cindy

HI everyone,
Today, I am sharing a fun project using the smallest Graphic 45 matchbox and some leftover French Country paper. It was a super fun and easy project.

If you would like a more detailed look at my project, be sure to watch the video.




Here are some products that I used from the Cutters Creek Store:
Glue n Seal
Scor Tape
Graphic 45 French Country Paper
Tattered Angels High Impact Paint

Thanks for visiting,
Cindy

Thanksgiving Place Holder

Hello, It is almost Thanksgiving and my part is the decorations since my mom does the cooking of the turkey. I am going to make place card holders. I got this file from SVGCuts.com called Happy Thanks.This files works on machines that are compatible with SCAL, like Craftwell eCraft that Kim sells in the store. 

 It is a little house that is about 11" wide, and the banner on top is the name of the person. I used all the paper I had at home. I made the houses in 2 different colors, light brown and a dark brown. The window and banner are out of white, and vellum was used for the window. The roof  was some paper that had Thanksgiving colors I liked. The door paper was cut out of some paper that had turkeys on it. The door knob was a small rhinestone bronze.

front view
 
 
 
 



back view

The banner I used the mini glue dots to hold it in place on top of the roof. All others I used Scotch quick-dry adhesive. The opening in the back I put a small piece of candy, or you could put a tea-light(battery operated of course)it would look like some one is in the house.
Hope you liked this project for Thanksgiving. Have a great weekend all.

Giving Thanks

This time of year we all think about what we're thankful for. It's easy to be thankful for the big things like family, friends,  and our health, but sometimes we forget about the simple things that make us happy every day. When I found this sentiment stamp from House Mouse it made me think about how thankful I am for simple things like having the time to craft.

I think this image of Tilda playing in the leaves is perfect for this sentiment.  I colored her with copic markers and added some Flower Soft to make it look like she's sitting in a pile of leaves. I love how sweet she looks. I kept my papers from My Mind's Eye simple as well and didn't add any embellishments. 

Take some time this holiday season to remember the simple things in life that make you happy.