Stony Hill

Day 690

2012-02-02T14:15:00.000-08:00

Am I on a roll or what? Another embossed card, this time I believe it is a Cuttlebug embossing folder. The heart was made using a KNK cutting file and my KNK Maxx. The words are Calligrapher Regular cut from vinyl using my KNK. It was all card parts that came together step by step.

Day 689

2012-02-01T07:00:00.000-08:00

Another embossed card. Once again the embossing folder is from Sizzix and the font is Calligrapher Regular cut from vinyl using my KNK Maxx.

Day 688

2012-01-31T13:56:00.000-08:00

I love embossed cards! It seems like when I was a child the nicest card you could get was an embossed card, but maybe that was just my memory. :O) The embossing folder used for this card is a Sizzix folder which I used in my Cuttlebug. Embossing folders are about the only thing that I purchase for my cards other than the basics like paper, glue, & vinyl. The Font used is Calligrapher Regular which I believe came with the KNK Studio. It is a great font to cut from vinyl because there is little or no weeding. As I have mentioned before, I make a lot of Sympathy cards. My mom is 87 and she says that she needs them "in bulk". Embossed cards are easy to make "in Bulk". :O)

Day 687

2012-01-30T06:00:00.000-08:00

I don't know who the designer of this file was but I believe it was called Dahlia Frame. The white frame, the Happy Birthday, the black scroll, and the flower center were all cut from vinyl. The black backgroundnand the white and black flower petals were cut from textured card stock. And of course they were all cut using my KNK Maxx. :O)

Day 686

2012-01-29T15:28:00.000-08:00

I don't think you can go wrong with a black and white card. This is all card parts thrown together for a sweet Birthday card. The white is all vinyl, the black textured cardstock, all cut on my KNK Maxx!

Day 685

2012-01-27T06:00:00.000-08:00

What a simple card to design in Klic N Kut Studio. All I had to do was make a circle and resize it. On some of the circles I used the ginsu knife tool to cut them off so that they could be used on the edge. I ran them through my Cuttlebug using the dots folder. I think this card would work for any gender and any age.

Day 684

2012-01-26T06:00:00.000-08:00

This card was an oops card. When I was cutting my Snow Owl Card from My Scrap Chick I cut all the parts from black thinking they needed a black mat. Well, they didn't so I had a bunch of black owl parts. A normal person would have scrapped them, but I am of the waste not, want not set of mind so there they sat. Of course the wings blended in with the body so I took a grey colored pencil and outlined them to help seperate them visually from the body. He is all paper except for the eyes and the little red heart. The heart was not part of the file but I thought he needed a little something extra. The white on the eyes was done using a white sharpie paint marker. I have had it for several years and it works great everytime I use it. The Happy Birthday is also vinyl.

Day 683

2012-01-25T06:00:00.000-08:00

Another Hello Kitty card! I can't tell you how much fun these cards are to make, you just have to try it! This is the only one of my Hello Kitty cards where I used some paper. The black outline is paper, the rest is vinyl. If I had to do it over again the whole thing would be vinyl. And of course the whole thing was cut on my Klic N Kut Maxx. I am not sure if I will add words to this card or leave it just the way it is.

Day 682

2012-01-24T07:00:00.000-08:00

Another Hello Kitty card. I will have a few more in the days to come. If you want the file in KNK I would be happy to send you a zip file with all of the Hello Kitty files.This Hello kitty is also all vinyl and was so much fun to make!

Day 681

2012-01-23T07:00:00.000-08:00

Hello Kitty! She is just the sweetest little thing. She was cut from vinyl and so simple to make. Although she does have a lot of pieces it is so simple to assemble when you don't have to glue.

Day 680

2012-01-22T07:00:00.000-08:00

This little guy was just sitting around waiting for a card to call his own. He is cut from textured paper with the exception of his eyes and the orange spots which are vinyl. The Happy Birthday is also cut from vinyl. He is sure to make some little boy happy.

Day 679

2012-01-21T13:54:00.000-08:00

This card is a combination of new and Card parts. The Happy Birthday is cut from vinyl. It is the card part. Any time I cut something from vinyl I generally cut about a dozen. It makes it so much easier the next time I want to make a card to have part of it done. I really don't remember where the Happy Birthday file came from but if I had to guess I would say I Scrap Designs The white scalloped front is from My Scrap Chicks. They have a set of card fronts and matching envelopes that are kind of fun. It seems like in our family we have a minimum of a half dozen Birthdays a month, usually closer to a dozen, so Birthday cards are always in short supply.

Day 678

2012-01-18T09:02:00.000-08:00

What was I thinking? I thought this little frog would make a perfect card for some little boy, and then I used a pink background. Oh well, I know a few little girls who like frogs. :O)
The eyes, checks, and Happy Birthday are cut from vinyl, the rest from Coredinations paper. Every thing is cut using my KNK Maxx.

Day 677

2012-01-17T08:57:00.000-08:00

More card parts. I had these assembled for over a year. Once again, I can't remember where I bought the file. I do know that it is a zillion little pieces. Look at the little snowflakes on the little girls boots. This was when I had my first "ah ha" moment with vinyl, but not soon enough into the project. Only the little girls jacket zipper pull is cut from vinyl. As tiny as some of the pieces are everything cut perfectly using my KNK Maxx.
The white background paper was embossed using a Cuttlebug.

Day 676

2012-01-16T08:50:00.000-08:00

This card may end up being a "Thinking of you" card as the bunny is too solemn looking for Happy Birthday. :O) Once again, not sure where the file came from, but it is a peeper ... meant to be looking over something. She is cut from paper with the exception of her nose and eyes which are vinyl. I very seldom use "glue" any more. By that I mean a white glue like Elmer's glue. Between vinyl and my Scotch ATG 714 glue roller I have most of my glue needs covered. Glue dots also come in handy at times.

Day 675

2012-01-15T08:44:00.000-08:00

Hello Kitty is such a precious little cat. :O) This card was made using a Cricut file and cut on my KNK Maxx. It is one of my most favorite things about my KNK, the numerous types of files that can be used. You don't have to buy cartridges, once you buy a KNK you never need to buy expensive cutting files. WooHoo!

Hello Kitty is cut from paper with the exception of her bow and nose which are vinyl. A super simple card to make!

Day 674

2012-01-14T08:37:00.000-08:00

I am not sure where the file for this card came from. The black fence is vinyl, the yellow windows a light weight shimmery paper, and the rest is coredinations. I usually buy my paper at Joanns when they have a 5 sheets of paper for 95 cents sale. I tend to stock up which can be helpful when you need to make something at the last minute. Where I live the closest paper store is one hour away so I can't just " run to the store". :O) The lettering on the card is all vinyl. The font is Jester, the scrolly font is Robopassion conflict. And of course it is all cut using my KNK Maxx

Day 673

2012-01-13T08:24:00.000-08:00

This cardinal is from Lettering Delights. They have tons of cute files that can be cut on a KNK. Both birds were cut from Coredinations paper. The white background is embossed using a Cuttlebug, the other card just has Christmas Scrapbook paper. The bird is just 2 pieces, super easy to assemble!

Day 672

2012-01-12T08:19:00.000-08:00

In honor of CAT, a feline being who lives at our house, this is a simple cat card. :O) The cat is black vinyl, the green eyes compliments of a sharpie marker.

Day 671

2012-01-11T08:16:00.000-08:00

A simple but sweet baby card. The background white is embossed using a Cuttlebug. "Baby" is just b a b y typed, Break path to separate the letters, marquee select each and arrange them the way you want them, make path and weld. Then contour object for the mat and you are done. This was designed using KNK Studio and cut using my KNK MAXX

Day 670

2012-01-10T08:10:00.000-08:00

This little bluebird has been sitting around for awhile also. I am pretty sure he is not a MSC file, he just doesn't fit with their look. He is paper except for his eyes which are vinyl. He is sitting on a piece of ribbon. I have a to of ribbon but seldom use it on cards. Everything was cut using my KNK MAXX.

Day 669

2012-01-09T08:05:00.000-08:00

I just love this crow! I think it is a My Scrap Chick file but I may be wrong. He is a card part...something I made long ago and there he sat waiting to be put on a card. And here he is. This card was made before I decided to mix paper and vinyl so he is entirely made of paper and cut on my KNK Maxx.

Day 668

2012-01-08T06:34:00.000-08:00

Do you remember this little Elephant from my White Elephant Tags? I had one extra and used him for this card along with the same Happy Birthday from yesterday. All of the white is vinyl, the rest paper.

Day 667

2012-01-07T18:16:00.001-08:00

This card is a card parts card. I could easily make 100 card parts cards. :O) When I cut a file I have a tendency to cut more than one, I get a bit carried away. But the good thing is I always have a part of a card ready to go. The bad thing is when I make a card I can never remember who to give credit to for the file design. :O( The font for the Happy Birthday is Jester, another easy to cut and weed font. The Happy Birthday and the flower center are vinyl, the rest is paper.
To make my MIL happy I skipped post 666 and made this 667. :O)

Day 665

2012-01-05T14:26:00.000-08:00

My grandson loves angry birds. I went in search of angry bird files and found SVG's free on www.theladywolf.blogspot.com. If you have a KNK and do not have MTC you can download Inkscape for free, import the SVG into inkscape, save it as an EPS and then import the EPS into KNK. Sounds like a lot of steps but it goes fast and so worth it for a free file. My nephew is having a Birthday on the 9th. Now mind you, he is going to be 36, but hopefully he will like this card. :O) The black background for the bird is textured paper, the rest is vinyl. I love using vinyl because there is no gluing little pieces! But it would work just as well using all paper.

The site above has many other files like Hello Kitty, Max and Ruby, check it out. If you need help converting just let me know.

Day 664

2012-01-04T14:00:00.001-08:00

I still have many half done Christmas projects so I am trying to finish them to clear up my desk...not that my desk will ever be clear. This little one with the candy cane was an image I found on-line and printed. And there she sat for months until I came up with these two cards. If I made 12 cards a month from now until Thanksgiving I would be ready for Christmas 2012 when it arrived. I start the year with good intentions but they never seem to get me through the year.
The first card has a red backgroung that is embossed with the Cuttlebug. I used stickles on her bow and the red on the candy cane, and I stitched around the patches on her pj's with a pen.
The second card has the same embossed red paper.
The Love is just the word typed, the O put on a slant, and then the letters welded together. Then they were cut from vinyl using my Klic n Kut Maxx.
2 cards down, 118 to go!

Day 663

2012-01-03T06:37:00.000-08:00

After a bountiful Christmas I needed some Thank you cards. I am not sure how that need led me to Ducky's Designs, but it did. She had an adorable free file for a thank you card, you will have to check it out. It was a four piece file and I had a hard time figuring out what went where, I am challenged that way. So here are 3 versions of the card, none of them as nice as Ducky's original, but they will do the trick. :O)

The Thank You is red vinyl, the rest is textured cardstock, all of it cut with my KNK Maxx.

Day 662

2012-01-02T06:17:00.000-08:00

So I am on a Niece theme. 30 years ago we had a New Years Eve Party at our house. It was all family members and many of them spent the night. On January 1 we had a blizzard, we didn't think that anyone would be able to make it back to their homes. My baby sister was expecting any day, and so they braved the weather to get home. Amanda Marie was born the next day and I was lucky enough to be her godmother. She is now married and mom to 4 year old Drew and 1 year old Annah. Happy 30th Birthday Amanda Marie!!!

Day 661

2012-01-01T18:07:00.000-08:00

My niece Abby and her husband Nick both graduated from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. Nick's birthday was December 29th and I am so bad at making cards for guys. So this is what I came up with, UW Madison's logo. With the Badger's playing in the Rose Bowl tomorrow this seemed like an appropriate Birthday Card. :O)

Go Badger's!!!

Day 660

2011-12-24T12:55:00.000-08:00

For our Family Christmas we gather at my mom's house and have a wonderful meal. Mom has 8 kids, 16 grandkids, 15 greatgrandkids, and assorted in laws and outlaws.After we eat Santa comes for the little ones, and then the adults have a "White Elephant" gift exchange. The white elephant gifts can range from a beautiful piece of antique furniture from my bother who is awesome at restoring antiques, to a beautiful original water color painting made by my mom, to some disgusting pickled something in a jar that makes it way back every Christmas. I decided to make tags to mark the gifts that are meant for the white elephant exchange. The black is cardstock, the white is vinyl. I love this little elephant and will be using this file again.

Day 659

2011-12-22T14:50:00.000-08:00

Today my grandkids had the flu. :O( That meant I didn't babysit so I had some time to finish projects. This is a little treat box which holds a handful of kisses and Reeses peanut butter bells. I needed something that would go quickly and this was perfect. The box was made from plain red cardstock. The snowflake is from My Vinyl Designers. It was cut using my KNK from oracal 631 vinyl. I was worried it would be difficult to weed but they weeded like magic.

The grandkids were feeling better by mid morning so I will go and get them tomorrow and they will be here through Christmas Eve morning!

Day 658

2011-12-21T15:13:00.000-08:00

Sorry the picture isn't better. This is another file from Lettering Delights. Isn't it sweet! It is all cut from paper with the exception of the white swirls on the tree on the far left which are vinyl. Even at such a tiny size the file cut well on my Klic n Kut. The white background paper was embossed using my Cuttlebug.

Day 657

2011-12-20T15:03:00.000-08:00

With almost 2 weeks between posts you would think I didn't have time to make anything. But in the last 2 weeks I have made over 100 cards and countless tiles. Luckily I had a lot of card parts done, several good vinyl files for cards, my KNK and plenty of paper and vinyl. This Santa was a Lettering Delights file I believe. He is cut from paper and the gold stars and reindeer are vinyl as is the holly. The white background was embossed using my Cuttlebug.

Day 656

2011-12-07T18:00:00.001-08:00

Still busy with my tiles and Christmas preparations but wanted to share a few things I have been working on. My 87 year old mom is a water color artist and she made a picture of our barn. I took a picture of her picture and printed it and made Christmas cards for her to send. The second picture is a Christmas stocking I made. Well kind of...The stocking itself was purchased at the Dollar Tree last year after Christmas for .50. The name was cut from felt using my Klic n Kut. My sister works at a group home and had a resident pass away and a new resident move in who needed a Christmas stocking. Pretty nice when you can make a personalized gift for under a dollar!

Day 655

2011-11-28T18:21:00.001-08:00

I feel like I have been MIA for too long! I have been busy making tiles but sure do miss my cards...plus I have so many Christmas cards to make!

This card is made using a My Vinyl Designer file for the pines and Rob Passion Conflict font for the Peace. Simple, but I love it. The pines and the Peace are cut from vinyl with my Klik N Kut

Day 654

2011-11-19T14:59:00.001-08:00

This cute little guy is an new file called Snowman Soup from My Scrap Chick. He is cut from paper except for his face, carrot nose and the holly leaf and berries. He was super easy to make.

Day 653

2011-11-10T11:30:00.000-08:00

Here is my other card made with the Snow Owl from My Scrap Chick. If you like paper piecing they have awesome files.

Day 652

2011-11-09T14:56:00.000-08:00

This card was made using a free file from My Scrap Chick. I think it was called Snow Owl. If you didn't get it on "Freebie Friday" they are available on their site for $1. The red berries and the eyes are cut from vinyl, the rest is paper. The green background was embossed using the Cuttlebug and snowflake folder. I will have another card using this sweet owl again tomorrow!Everything was cut using My KNK Maxx

Day 651

2011-11-02T13:27:00.000-07:00

My son in law has a Birthday coming up. He is the best son in law! He loves to hunt so I decided to go with a hunting themed card. This buck was made using a silhouette I found online and converting it to a KNK cutting file. I cut it from brown vinyl and put it on camo paper. Pretty simple! If you want the buck KNK file just holler!

Day 650

2011-10-29T16:38:00.000-07:00

I received a free sticker in the mail as a promo for something. I have had it for over a year and didn't use it because it was "too pretty to use".

Then one day it dawned upon me...I could have hundreds of those stickers. I scaned the original sticker, imported it into knk, vectorized it, and woohoo, I can now make as many as my little heart desires. The red card is red coredinations paper and white vinyl, the white card is gemstone paper and red glittery vinyl from KNK USA. My Christmas card making just got easier!

I would be happy to share the file, just let me know that you would like it and where to send it!

Day 649

2011-10-28T05:11:00.000-07:00

Last year I made all of my Christmas cards, over 125. This year, if I stay at this pace, it probably won't happen. This card was made using a SVG file from Lettering Delights. The paper is coredinations, the white on the tree is vinyl, the background pink paper was embossed using my cuttlebug. And of course everything was cut using my Klic n kut.

Day 648

2011-10-26T18:43:00.000-07:00

It seems like I have had such little time to craft lately, and then 75% of what I make either is totally screwed up or ugly.

Todays card is one that barely escaped being tossed. The poodle and the Happy Birthday were cut from vinyl. The poodle is just a bit odd.

Day 647

2011-10-26T02:59:00.000-07:00

I bought this paper with the intention of giving it to my daughter to make a scrapbook page . Then I used my Klic n Kut to cut the free "eerie-sistible" file from My Scrap Chick and thought it made a good addition to the paper. Then I thought that if it had a mat it would be already for a picture. I knew that I had a spider web file so I decided to use that for a mat. The black eerie-sistible and the spider web were cut from vinyl, the rest is paper. Now all it needs is a picture of my sweet, adorable Grandkids!

Day 646

2011-10-25T14:59:00.000-07:00

A sweet friend gave me an adorable snowman embossing folder from Crafting Essentials and I used it to make this card.
I embossed it on white textured paper, used Stickles to outline the snowman and on the snowflakes. I added gems for the buttons and used an orange colored pencil to color the nose.
The blue coredinations paper was embossed with a 5x7 Cuttlebug snowflake folder and then distressed.
I feel like I am so far behind with blogging, but I have been busy! Hopefully I will get back to posting on a regular basis in the near future.

Day 645

2011-10-18T06:43:00.000-07:00

Just a simple gatefold card. I am way behind with my cards and have 4 Birthdays this week alone. This card is for a friend's mom who is turning 70. It is a 6" square card. On the outside I scored around the edges, made a blue 4.5" square and a brown 4" square. I embossed the brown piece with my Cuttlebug and the Birthday word folder, and then lightly sanded it. I cut out the 70 with my KNK...Actually I cut the whole card with my KNK. The Happy Birthday is an extra that I cut for yesterday's card (from I Scrap Design). Anytime I cut a sentiment from vinyl I cut several, I can always use them on a card.

Day 644

2011-10-17T14:11:00.000-07:00

I saw this book on line and thought it looked like fun. Rather than buy it I checked it out from my local library. It does have some fun cards, but it does lack good directions.

I used their illustration to design a KNK pattern for this card. It is the card pictured on the right of the cover. The first picture is the front of the card, the second is the card opened. Once the pattern was designed it was easy to make and I would be happy to share the file. The Happy Birthday was from a file I purchased from I Scrap Designs. Not sure where I got the butterfly file from as he has been cut out and waiting to be placed on a card for a long time.

Day 643

2011-10-12T15:49:00.000-07:00

I made these Halloween masks with a cut file from Lettering Delights. They are over 8 inches tall, perfect for a child. I bought some elastic string to use to hold them on...now I just need to figure out where I put it. :O) The holes on the masks are big for elastic string so on the werewolf I made them smaller. The skeleton is paper with a black vinyl face, the werewolf is paper with black vinyl for the inside ears, the nose, and the mouth. There is white vinyl for the eyes and teeth. It took just minutes to make them.

Day 642

2011-10-11T17:19:00.000-07:00

This card was made with a File from My Scrap Chick. I don't remember the name of the file but it had various cards and envelopes. I made this from double sided paper, a 12x12 piece was enough to do both the card and envelope. The Happy Birthday is vinyl. I liked the way it turned out, mainly because of the envelope. :O)

Day 641

2011-10-04T14:43:00.000-07:00

My 2 year old granddaughter loves Tinkerbell. I went online to find a Tinkerbell file and couldn't find one. But I did see on the MTC forum that someone had made a cutting file from a coloring book page. So I went online and found a free coloring book page, saved it as a jpeg, imported it into KNK Studio, vectorized it, broke path, and then spent way too long editing nodes. But here she is. The wings are gemstone paper, the hair and the black background is coredinations paper, the rest is vinyl except for the whites of her eyes which I did with a white sharpie pen. Only her silhouette is black, I took the picture on the bed of my KNK Maxx so it looks like she is on a black square.
If you would like the file just send me your email address and I will send it to you.

Day 640

2011-10-03T06:00:00.000-07:00

I made this for a friend who has a new granddaughter and whose Birthday was last week. Hopefully this has now arrived at her house and it is safe to make this post. The plaque is wood, painted white. The letters and hearts were cut from vinyl using my KNK. The font is 2Peas Loving Essential. I wasn't sure whether to put the bow on or not so I sent it with the bow unattached and the glue dots to attac it if "Grandma Sue" decides she likes the bow.

Day 639

2011-10-02T06:00:00.000-07:00

Once again not the best pictures. I found this file while looking through my files and decided to make a trial cut. I again decided to cut the embellishments from vinyl rather than paper. This file cut well and assembled nicely. If I were to make more I would make the roof black and emboss it to give it texture.

Day 638

2011-10-01T06:00:00.000-07:00

Happy October!

Not the best picture...sorry. This pumpkin box came from Digital Designs by Stephanie. (FREE!!!) It is super easy to make and holds 3 mini hersheys. She cut the face out of the orange and then put a black circle behind it, I did not cut the face from the orange, rather I used vinyl for the face.

Day 637

2011-09-30T06:00:00.000-07:00

Just a simple welded word matted , all cut with my Klic n Kut.

Day 636

2011-09-29T06:00:00.000-07:00

This card is one that looks better in person. It is a another use what I have card. I have a ton of handmade paper scraps that I bought somewhere along the line. So I put a piece on a blue card and then just printed the congratulations.

Day 635

2011-09-28T06:00:00.000-07:00

I saw this idea on Heart Prints. It is just a card and envelope embossed to match.

Day 634

2011-09-26T08:00:00.000-07:00

This sheep has been cut out and ready to use for some time now, along with the rest of his flock. :O)The sheeps body is gemstone paper, the flower and the sheeps eyes are vinyl. I don't remember where the file came from but it was a purchased file. I love his expression!

Day 633

2011-09-25T13:47:00.001-07:00

Another simple card made trying to use up existing supplies. I have come to the conclusion it won't happen in my life time. The paper is from a stack of DCWV La Creme paper. The black and cream piece is flocked. The Happy Birthday is Passion Conflict font cut from vinyl.

Day 632

2011-09-24T01:48:00.000-07:00

This card was made using a tutorial from SplitCoast Stampers. You take a paper napkin, seperate it from it's backing and iron saran wrap to the back of it to give it a more handmade paper look. In my opinion, unless I had no paper and REALLY needed to make a card, I wouldn't go through the work to do this again. :O)
The lettering is cut from vinyl.

Day 631

2011-09-23T11:09:00.000-07:00

Another card that is much sweeter in person. I fell in love with these birds and decided to cut some small for a card and some big for the wall. Once I had them cut for the card I tried to find the perfect paper and every patterned paper seemed to distract from the birds. So I grabbed one of my kraft paper cards and it seemed to be a perfect fit. How easy...kraft paper and black vinyl.

Day 630

2011-09-22T16:14:00.000-07:00

Isn't this the cutest little dog??? This was originally a digital stamp that I converted to a KNK cutting file. I cut the dog from black vinyl and applied it to white textured cardstock .

Day 629

2011-09-21T13:40:00.000-07:00

I made this card using a free file from My Scrap Chick .

I changed the words a bit. The bat is black cardstock, the eyes, ears, cheeks, fangs, and letters are vinyl.

When I finished it I thought that it would make a cute vinyl wall decal for the little people in my life so I made this. They are 12inches wide and 5 inches tall. My grandson Gavin was happy because not only was it a bat, it was a vampire bat!

Day 628

2011-09-15T14:13:00.000-07:00

My daughter and family just moved and are temporaily staying in a house my brother owns until they can either find a house to buy or they will build. He wanted some car things for his room, something that we can out up and take down without much effort. This Lightning McQueen car wa made from a free SVG which I converted to a KNK and cut using my KNK Maxx. It has 3 layers of vinyl. I was definitly more impressed than my grandson. :O)

Day 627

2011-09-14T11:58:00.000-07:00

I am not sure where I got this file from as it has no name attached to it. It was called the oval flower frame. After I cut it, I noticed a couple of the scallops were flat on the end, so I edited the cutting file for future use. The paper is all coredinations and the flower centers are vinyl.

Day 626

2011-09-13T11:53:00.000-07:00

This card was made using a technique that I saw on another blog. It uses the Quikutz metal sheets, the Cuttlebug, and alcohol ink. You apply alcohol ink to the metal and let it dry, run it through the cuttlebug using what ever folder you desire, and then lightly sand it. It turns out gorgeous, the problem is even though I let this sit for a week, the color rubs off when you work with it.

Day 625

2011-09-12T11:45:00.000-07:00

This card was made using a Numbers cutting file from My Vinyl Designer. I welded the 5 and the 0 together and then just added the words "Over the Hill" to the middle section. It was cut from vinyl using my Klic n Kut.

Day 624

2011-09-09T15:06:00.000-07:00

This card was also made with a free file that I found on line. I thought it was so sweet! The graphic is all cut from vinyl and applied to the pink cardstock. When I applied it, it was a bit off center so I added the ribbon to balance it out. :O)
It would make a cute "Thanks A Latte" card.

Day 623

2011-09-09T15:01:00.000-07:00

This card was made with a free file that I found online. I cut the cat from vinyl using my Klic n Kut and applied him to cardstock. Such a simple card! The cat reminds me of the cat that lives in our house. :O)

Day 622

2011-09-05T02:57:00.000-07:00

I have used this dragon before on a card, I have a tendency to cut more than one pattern piecing file when I cut them. I love dragons and this guy is so sweet!
The paper is all coredinations, the teeth and toenails gemstone, and the eyes are vinyl. It was cut using my Klic N Kut.
This card will probably be a Birthday card for one of the little people in my life. :O) I do not remember what company I bought the file from.

Day 621

2011-09-04T14:54:00.000-07:00

I think I have mentioned more than once that when I got my KNK and then a scalloped circle file, I thought it was the best thing ever! I must have cut 100 or more scalloped circles in all sizes and colors. I saw something similiar to this on a scor pal site and thought it may be a good way to use a scalloped circle! I just used my score pal to score the scalloped circle, and hand cut the stem and leaves. The center of the flower is an old button.

Day 620

2011-08-28T17:43:00.000-07:00

These cards were made using a font called 2 Peas DW Bow Wow. The white dog is the vinyl after it was weeded, the black dog is the dog that was cut from the font...if that makes sense. The white dog is what you would normally throw away after weeding the vinyl. The rest of the card is made from coredinations paper.

Day 619

2011-08-21T11:14:00.000-07:00

Lots of baby cards! I am attempting to use up some of my 8.5x11 paper. When I bought my first KNK it was an Element which if I remember correctly was a 9" cutter. So I bought a ton of 8.5x11 paper. When I upgraded to a larger machine I found I seldom used that paper. My paper rack for that sized paper takes up a lot of space so I want to use it up and get rid of the paper holder. The patterned paper is from an A6 sized stackcalled Sweet Pea from the Paaper Studio. The "Baby" is a simple file that I designed in KNK Studio. The blue Baby's are embossed, the pink are not.I used my first two yesterday for a shower for Twin boys!

Day 618

2011-08-17T01:21:00.000-07:00

I think this card is just sweet...I love the swirl flowers. This file was a free SVG that I converted to and cut from vinyl with my KNK Maxx. I believe the file was made for wall art but cut fine at this size.

Day 617

2011-08-16T13:21:00.000-07:00

This is the card that I made for my son's Birthday. He was 35 on Saturday and his sister turned 34 on Sunday!
I am not sue of the name of the embossing plate but it really gives the paper a rich feel. The Happy Birthday is PC Dazzel font cut from vinyl.

Day 616

2011-08-12T12:42:00.000-07:00

I made this card to go with a tile that was ordered as a wedding gift. The tile can be seen at Heads or Tiles. The font used is a free font Passion Conflict rob. The frame is from a frames and border set at My Vinyl Designer. It was cut from Oracal 631 vinyl with my Klic n Kut Maxx. The paper is coredinations gemstone.

Day 615

2011-08-08T11:18:00.000-07:00

I wouldn't give these two frogs and A for cuteness, sorry frogs. This was a file from My Scrap Chick. I added the "Hoppy Birthday" using 2Peas Airplane font which I cut from vinyl. The cheeks and eyes are also vinyl, the rest is Coredinations paper.

Day 614

2011-08-07T11:18:00.000-07:00

So simple, so sweet! The Love and heart I think were part of a free font. I cut them from vinyl using my Klic N Kut, applied it to some white colorbok paper and matted it with red coredinations.

Day 613

2011-08-04T17:48:00.000-07:00

This cute little guy is from My Scrap Chick. They give away a free file each week through their newsletter and if you miss it you can find it in their dollar section. He was cut using my Klic N Kut. The paper is all coredinations, the stripes on the surf board, his eyes, and the straws are all cut from vinyl. The "waves" were made using the Divine Swirl Cuttlebug embossing folder. This is a simple to make card.

Day 612

2011-07-27T11:12:00.000-07:00

I was fortunate to be selected as a member of Team KNK and this is the card that I submitted for this month. For the details check out Team KNK!

Day 611

2011-07-23T14:59:00.000-07:00

This card was made using a file by My Scrap Chick called Dollhouses. 3 nieces and my daughter and family have relocated recently or will be this month. I thought this card would be a cute "welcome to your new house" type card. It was cut using my Klic N Kut.

Day 610

2011-07-18T13:00:00.000-07:00

I saw a note card similar to this and thought "I can make that". And I did. :O)
It was designed in KNK Studio and cut with my KNK Maxx. The gold is vinyl, the flower is a download.

Day 609

2011-07-17T14:30:00.000-07:00

This card was cased from http://artisticavenger.wordpress.com/. I used KNK Studio to make the candles, flames, and the wish big. The wish big was exported as a jpeg and then printed in word. A good way to use scraps!
Sorry about the lack of posts this summer. I have been busy and made several larger projects, and then didn't take pictures. :O(

Day 608

2011-07-08T13:15:00.000-07:00

Happy 5th Birthday Gavin Daniel!

My grandson turned 5 today, it just doesn't seem possible. This picture was taken Easter Sunday, he is sitting by his dad. It is rare that he sits and rare that he isn't smiling.
The card was made by simply cutting the # 5 with 2 mats using my Klic n Kut. The top 5 was embossed on the cuttlebugs with the Happy Birthday folder.

Day 607

2011-07-04T13:58:00.000-07:00

Happy 4th of July! A friend of mine wanted a red, white , and blue tile for a gift. This is one of the tiles that I came up with. I made it with outdoor vinyl so that it can go indoors or out.

Day 606

2011-07-01T07:01:00.000-07:00

Another card parts card. This paper was from a 4x6 stack that I have had sitting around. The butterfly was cut on my Klic n Kut. I used some rhinestones to add a little bling and to tie all 3 butterflies together.

Day 605

2011-06-24T01:51:00.000-07:00

This little sweetie was also made using a font from Font Freak, and once again cut from vinyl using my Klic n Kut.

Day 604

2011-06-23T11:50:00.000-07:00

This card was made using a dingbat font from Font Freak. It has one whole Mickey font so if you love Mickey this is the font for you! I just installed the font, enlarged this, and cut it from vinyl on my Klic n Kut.
It is one of the main things that I love about the KNK, once you buy it you can cut without cartridges or any other add ons.

Day 603

2011-06-19T16:15:00.000-07:00

This card was made using a free file from Ileana at I Scrap Designs .
Ileana designed the card so that you didn't have any little pieces to glue...but you had to follow directions. And I am not so good at that. :O) So I cut the card from vinyl and paper and I think it turned out sweet.
Thanks Ileana!

Day 602

2011-06-18T17:00:00.000-07:00

This card is a free file that was on Klo's blog. I made it to send to my three year old great nephew who said he was strong but not Superman when he was crying because he missed his dad. I also thought it would make a great card for a few other people in my life so I made a few of them. The paper is all coredinations and it was all cut using my Klic n Kut.
Thanks Klo for sharing this great file.

Day 601

2011-06-16T00:51:00.000-07:00

I had the white part of the card made and the flower but it was too blah. Then I found a scrap of black that had a tattered edge and it seemed to give the card just what it needed.

Day 600

2011-06-15T00:47:00.000-07:00

Another My Scrap Chick cutting file that I made and didn't get any farther. And once again he is now on a card but needs a sentiment.
Help!

Day 599

2011-06-14T00:42:00.000-07:00

I made a dozen of these little guys using the My Scrap Chick Clowning Around file...and they sat on my desk for a month. Now they are all made into cards but need a sentiment. Any suggestions?
The paper is Coredinations and it was cut using my Klic n Kut.

Day 598

2011-06-13T12:36:00.000-07:00

I am trying to clean of my work area and that means one thing...card parts cards. The diamond plate part of the card was made using Quickutz metal sheets and a Cuttlebug embossing folder. The Happy Father's Day was cut from Vinyl. Pretty simple. :O)

Day 597

2011-06-11T18:46:00.000-07:00

I feel like I haven't posted in a year. :O)
I have been busy making tiles for my other blog Heads or Tiles and making things for Team KNK.
Team KNK is 10 people who have Klic n Kut machines like I have and were picked to display items they make on the team KNK website. I am honored to say I was one of the ten people selected. WOO Hoo!
This card is made from a My Scrap Chick file. I made it for a Thank you for my daughter and her family for the beautiful sculpted juniper that they gave me for Mother's Day. My grandson loves frogs so it made this any easy choice.

Day 596

2011-05-30T16:31:00.000-07:00

I have 2 friends who are both going through a divorce so I made them each a tile. :O)

Day 595

2011-05-22T15:10:00.000-07:00

It is hard to believe it has been almost a week since I last posted. I have a ton of things going on and now that spring has arrived in WI I have a lot of yard work to do. With 3 flower gardens, a vegetable garden, a raspberry patch, an asparagus patch, and 2 pet llamas I can spend hours outside each day and not catch up. And on rain days there is always the house to clean, laundry...oh well.
My mom has a friend, Don ,who is turning 90 soon. So I had to make a 90 card for a guy and guy cards always challenge me. But here it is. I used a browm plaid paper matted with black cardstock. The circles were both cut with my Klic n Kut. The Happy Birthday is a digital stamp that I imported into KNK Studio, added the 90 in the middle, exported as a jpeg, and then did a cut and print.
Blogspot has a new option where you can receive my blogs through email. Because I will be posting less for the next month or so you may want to use this feature. It is rather nice!

Day 594

2011-05-15T13:57:00.000-07:00

My Brother's Birthday is Tuesday and I wanted to make him a card. Cards for guys are always hard for me. This was from a My Scrap Chick collection. I made the Caution sign into a card. The inside says "Another Birthday Ahead". The yellow stripes are vinyl, the rest is textured paper.

Day 593

2011-05-14T00:42:00.000-07:00

This sweet girl came from the My Scrap Chick Japanese Girls pattern. She was so much fun to make.

Day 592

2011-05-13T12:42:00.000-07:00

My sister needed a 50th Birthday card and I needed something I could get done quickly. Rather than selecting paper and then having to coordinate I went with the no fail black and white. The paper is coordinations, the words vinyl. Time from design to completion, minutes.

Day 591

2011-05-11T14:20:00.000-07:00

Not sure how much I like this card. The hearts and words are vinyl, the font is Passion Conflict robo. The rhinestones were just to add some bling.

Day 590

2011-05-09T04:32:00.000-07:00

Another My Scrap Chick cutting file. It is a graduation hat card. The paper is coredinations, the Congrats was cut from vinyl.