Teacher thank you cards

Last month, I made these cards for teacher appreciation week. I glued a gift card inside and stapled the cards to little bags of truffles.

I used patterned paper from Jillibean Alphabet Soup 2  collection and assorted 3" x 5" cards folded in half.

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Another baby album

Most of my fall craft time was spent on a baby album for my second nephew, similar to the one I made for his brother. These are fun to make, but time-consuming. And a bit of a challenge without having the photos for inspiration and color-coordination.

Simple Stories 8x6 album; October Afternoon paper and rub-ons; Sassafras alphabet stickers; Mod Podge.

K&Co. tag, American Crafts Thickers, Cosmo Cricket banner sticker, Crafter's Companion stencil, Ranger Texture paste.

American Crafts paper and stickers; Sassafras alphabet stickers; Doodlebug Design sunflower stickers, October Afternoon paper; Cuttlebug animal dies.

Pebbles stickers; Jillibean Soup paper and tags; unknown ribbon and stars.

Echo Park papers; American Crafts stickers; K&Co. stickers; unknown ribbon.

Cosmo Cricket papers and stickers; American Crafts ribbon.

Fancy Pants papers; October Afternoon papers; Pebbles stickers; unknown tag.

October Afternoon papers; Jillibean Soup tag; Stampin' Up! stamp; American Crafts sticker

Echo Park papers and stickers.

Echo Park papers and stickers; American Crafts transparency; Pebbles sticker.

Echo Park papers and stickers.

October Afternoon paper; American Crafts stickers; Pebbles stickers; Echo Park alphabet stickers.

American Crafts papers and stickers.

October Afternoon tag; American Crafts transparencies and stickers; Recollections paper; Cosmo Cricket paper.

October Afternoon paper; American Crafts paper and stickers; Fancy Pants paper.

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Baby Album

The project that kept me busy during the month of December was this Baby album I made for my nephew.

Simple Stories 8x6 album; Pebbles Tree House chipboard; Bella Blvd tape; October Afternoon rub-ons; My Mind's Eye Fine and Dandy paper; Paper Trunk alphabet; Ranger Glossy Accents; Mod Podge.

 K&Co. tag, American Crafts Thickers, Fancy Pants Childish Things papers, October Afternoon rubber charm; unknown ribbon and jewels.

Bella Blvd Birthday Boy paper; Bo Bunny Double Dot paper; Doodlebug fancy frills; October Afternoon rubber charm, rub-ons, and buttons; Recollections layered sticker; Jillibean Soup stamp; unknown home sticker, cardstocks, and ribbon.

Bella Blvd Birthday Boy paper; Bo Bunny Double Dot paper; Pebbles Family Ties stickers; Karen Foster stickers; American Crafts ribbon; unknown cardstock and jewels.

Pebbles Family Ties papers and stickers; Bo Bunny Double Dot paper; Karen Foster stickers; K&Co. sticker; American Crafts ribbon; Coredinations cardstock; Doodlebug jewels; October Afternoon rub-ons; Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher.

Pebbles Family Ties papers and stickers; Karen Foster stickers; October Afternoon journaling cards and buttons; American Crafts ribbon; unknown cardstock.

Pebbles Family Ties papers and stickers; SU! butterfly punches; Fancy Pants Childish Things paper; Ranger enamel accents; unknown cardstock and title.

Hambly Sudios Needlework rub-ons; Studio Calico rub-on buttons; Jillibean Soup Dutch Mustard paper and journaling tags; Prima pearls; Sassafras Lass paper; October Afternoon rub-ons; Coredinations cardstock; unknown chipboard.

Jillibean Soup Staples paper and frame; DCWV papers; American Crafts ribbon; October Afternoon journaling tag; Recollections layered stickers; unknown cardstock.

Fancy Pants Childish Things paper; Sassafras Lass paper; Recollections layered stickers; October Afternoon  rub-ons; Ranger Glossy Accents; Jillibean Soup label sticker; Eylet Outlet pearl brads; SU! washi tape; unknown cardstock, flowers, and trim.

Fancy Pants Childish Things paper; American Crafts ribbon; Jillibean Soup flags and stickers; Prima pearls; Cosmo Cricket chipboard alphabet; unknown postcard, alphabet stickers, and glitter chipboard.

October Afternoon journaling tag and stickers; Jillibean Soup label sticker and frame; Recollections layered sticker; American Crafts ribbon; DCWV glitter cardstock; unknown cardstock, washi tape, and metal title.

Fancy Pants Childish Things paper; Doodlebug fancy frills and jewels; Ranger Glossy Accents; unknown cardstock.

Fancy Pants Childish Things paper; Bella Blvd Sunny Happy Skies paper; American Crafts ribbon; October Afternoon rubber charm and journaling card; Doodlebug jewels; Ranger Glossy Accents; unknown cardstock.

Bella Blvd Sunny Happy Skies paper; October Afternoon stickers; SRM sticker; Ranger Glossy Accents; unknown cardstock.

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Back to school

These are the teacher gifts I made for the boys to take to school this year. The re-purposed ice cream containers were filled with chocolate truffles.

 I used papers and stickers from the Simple Stories - Elementary - collection.

Other: Queen & Co. pearls, Prima jewels, American Crafts charm, Tim Holtz game spinner, Ranger Glossy Accents, hemp thread, washi tape.

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Card set

Dada has been out of town with our camera so I had to take pictures with the old one. But apparently our "newer"computers don't recognize obsolete equipment, so I had to dig out my old laptop to rescue the pictures. So much can change in 10 years... and it still seems like yesterday.

I'm done being philosophical on this blog (you can check out my other blog for that kind of stuff).

Here is some cards I made with the Jillibean Soup Dutch Mustard papers from The Card Kitchen November 2011 kit:

March 2012 kit: Jillibean corrugated buttons and frames. November 2011 kit: Jillibean soup label sentiment, card base, and Maya Road ruffle trim. Other: Jillibean butterfly pin, Colorbox dark brown chalk ink, VersaMagic cloud white chalk ink and unknown yarn.

 Other: Studio Calico wood veneer houses, SU! crumb cake ink, unknown trim.

 Other: Jillibean soup twine, SRM stickers, Martha Stewart chalk inks, SU! regal inks.

Other: SRM sticker sentiment.

I think this will make a cute gift set. I also made a scrapbook page with the rest of the November '11 kit, but I forgot to take the picture before going through the ordeal of getting the pictures off the camera. I'll post it after Dada gets back.

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Butterfly box

I still love decorating Talenti's gelato containers :)

I used Jillibean Soup paper (Chicken Noodle), die cuts (Coconut Lime) and epoxy buttons. Other: Maya Road Canvas butterflies, sequins and hemp trim.

Here is another view:

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Money holder card tutorial

I've been meaning to post this for a while, but life seems to get in the way sometimes. I made this birthday  money holder using Jillibean Soup papers (Chicken noodle, Summer Squash, Coconut Lime), die-cuts (Apple Cheddar, Coconut Lime) and twine.

And here is a quick tutorial. My card was 7.5" wide and 4" tall.

1- Start with a base 8.5" wide and 9" tall. Cut a 1/2" strip from each side, starting at 2" from the top. If you use a paper trimmer, position the blade at 2" and cut down:

2- Trim the strips at an angle to create tabs and fold back. Score the card at 2" and 6" like this:

3- Decorate the edges with a border punch. I used scallops:

4- Add adhesive to the tabs and fold the pocket. I added a different patterned paper for contrast.

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