Monogram Sign Project by Melissa

Here is another project I have been pushing off for a while at my house. Months ago, my mom and I had made Monogram signs to use as home decor. She finished hers; mine has been sitting on my craft shelf in the "to do" pile. I decided that it needed to be completed :o) The Letters were cut out with Make The Cut first as paper and than as two layers of chipboard. Mom chose a square background (H) while I did an elongated oval (S). Mom's is on a plate stand while I framed mine to hang on the wall. I attached a magnet to the front of the glass so I won't have to open the picture frame all the time to update the images. I haven't completed it yet as I still haven't found a background I like to go with my letter. I might eventually get a shadow frame with glass on both sides so I don't have to worry about it .. . .hmmmm . . . . .

We than cut out 3 1/4" circles from chipboard and coordinating papers for backgrounds for the months and holidays. We only did 14 total circles but I know this something I can create new ones any time I want to! With Design Studio, I cut out multiple images for the coordinating month/holiday. I also listed alternatives or additional circles below- I am already thinking of other circles to create and design!

January-Snowflake/Winter/New Year's

February-Heart/Valentines

March-Spring/St Patrick's Day

April- "showers"/ gardening/Easter

May-"flowers"/Mother's Day

June-June Bugs/Father's Day

July-Popsicles/Fourth of July

August-water/sun

September-Back to School/Autumn/Harvest

October-Halloween

November-Fall/Thanksgiving/Veteran's Day

December-Winter/Christmas/Hanukkah

Birthdays-cupcakes/balloons/name

Anniversary-Heart/Cake/Wedding Bells/Rings

I assembled all of the circles adding my own personal touch to them. In fact, in this picture my circles are on the right and my mom's are on the left. Can you tell where my creativity comes from? By the way, all of the paper used is from my stash and scrap pile - -this is a great way to use those scraps!! All other supplies can be purchased at Cutters Creek. Let me know if you need any measurements or picture close-ups. Thanks for looking!

Supplies Used:

Design Studio

Make The Cut

Chipboard

Adhesive

Atyou Spicas

Copics

Multiliner Pen 0.1

Inkssentials Pen

Twinkle Jewels

Quickie Glue Pen

Basic Grey Small Magnets

Carts-Blackletter, Home Decor, Doodlecharms, Paperdolls, Christmas Cheer, Accent Essentials, Walk in My Garden

Vicki's Grad

My son is a senior in high school this year, and I was amused by the way they called themselves "SEN10RS", designating the class of 2010. So, I thought I would create a file in Design Studio that imitates that. The font is Base Camp. I emphasized the '10' by making that slightly larger than the other letters, and cutting it in a different color. This portion is not actually adhered to the card. I have attached a tiny safety pin to the back of this piece, so that the kids can wear their 'Sen10rs' like a pin (or a bow tie, as my son says!). I also made a file that has three 'Sen10rs' pieces together, folded in a triangle, which will make a nice centerpiece at the graduation party ;-)! The basic .CUT file for the Sen10rs piece can be found at http://www.4shared.com/file/dRfJn7CV/SEN10RS_BOLD.html

The card base is the graduation cap from the Locker Talk cartridge. I figured out what size I wanted for the cap, and then 'copied, welded, flipped and rotated' my copy to the top of the first cap. I overlapped them slightly, so that there is a tiny fold at the top of the card. I cut the tassle in the school color, and the top button of the cap is in gold. The tassle itself is actually a solid cut, but I found that too bland, so I used my scissors to cut 'fringe' into the tassle. My .CUT file can be found at http://www.4shared.com/file/d8fdv7uX/Grad_Card.html

We have over a dozen seniors, and each of them will get a card and pin at the final band concert in a few weeks. I think the simplicity of this card is what makes it so nice. I will be able to easily create as many as I need, without too much hassle!

Cutters Creek Items Used:
Locker Talk
Base Camp
Design Studio
Cutterbee Scissors
Glue Glider Pro