Cooking up some fun.....

Stopping in with a cute little Father's Day project using Treasure Tots, Chef Jeff from Treasure Box Designs collection.

I decided to create a tag card instead of a regular card, so I used a pattern from Silhouette America.I topped the blue tag with white and red card stock, all from DCWV Matchmaker2, and then added my paperpiecing.
I used just part of the pattern set shown here. There's a full size chef and more in the kit too. 

Just a reminder that the TBD sale is over soon, so take advantage of the 40% off now while you still can.
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You Old Bird.....

May and June bring me lot's of birthdays for which I will need cards, so for the next several postings, that's what I'll be concentrating on. The card today features a cute Treasure Box Design's owl from the Treasure Box Pals pattern. I love the cute little faces on all of Dina's patterns.

 I chalked all my pieces first and then mounted him onto  Cuttlebug ovals. I used pop dots to lift him up a bit. (Don't forget you can click on any picture to enlarge it.)

I used papers from my leftovers bin, and layered them with cardstock from Colorbok. I stamped the cute sentiment and layered that as well.
(Gee I hope the recipient doesn't get offended at being called an old bird~lol)

Just look at that cute face :) It's what sets Treasure Box Designs patterns a 'cut' above the rest!

If you've never tried paper piecing on a card before, you should. It adds such dimension to your card projects and takes them beyond ordinary flat cards.  Stop by Treasure Box Designs and check out her cute patterns. There are so many different patterns for every occasion.They always brings a smile to the recipients face.  Thanks for stopping by today!

Leftover pieces...

Whenever I use my cutting machine, I sometimes cut out extra pieces. In case I might lose some or to fill up the extra space on a piece of card stock. So I'm left with a pile of these.

So after having these pieces left over from yesterdays project, I came up with these cute tags.

I used the leftover flowers from Treasure Box Designs Mother's Day Card kit (see previous post) and applied them to some Tim Holtz preprinted tags. I also used an Inkadinkadoo stamp for the leaves on one, and a Martha Stewart border punch for the grass on another.

Perfect for sticking on a gift or tucked into a card. And a great way to use leftover pieces.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!

Don't fence me in......

I love using paper pieced patterns to create something different and useful, and today my project is both cute and brings a breath of spring to my home.

I designed my own picket fence box for my cutting machine and used to it create this cute planter box.

I then used Treasure Box Designs "Mothers Day Card" kit and embellished my planter box. I added ,flowers, leaves, vines and the cute bear peeking out of the grass.

The vine is actually a ribbon from the kit, but it reminded me of a vine, so I added the leaves and flowers to make it climb up the side of the box.
I will finish adding more vines and flowers to all three sides to finish it off.

Add more or less embellishments to your liking, add a small plant and you have the cutest spring home accent.

Check out all of the cute paper piecing kits at Treasure Box Designs. Right now they are 40% off. Thanks for stopping by. See you again soon!

Unbeelieveable You

I have an unbeelieveable project to show you today, but first an exciting bit of news for me. I've been asked to join the design team at Treasure Box Designs!!!! I am so excited to be a member of Dina's team and have loved working with her paper piecing patterns since I first discovered her cute art.
So how very cool is that?


My project today features Treasure Box Designs 'Unbeelieveable You" pattern set. I love anything that has a bee design, (although not real bee's mind you. Those I hate~lol! )
I wanted to create a box I could use for a gift along with a matching gift card, and the bee set was perfect for that.

I created the box bottom using Sunflower Yellow cardstock from Colorbok  and Snow White card stock for the top.

I stamped black bees on the top and threaded black sheer ribbon through the slots in the lid.

I reduced the size of the patterns and used the paper pieced bear for the front and added bees to the sides and back of the box. I used vellum for the wings.

I added pop dots to the bear and bees to make them dimensional. A bit of greenery behind the bear and a cute tag on the lid to finish off the box.

For the gift card I used a Martha Stewart punch for the black strip. I then topped it with a white card stock strip, then stamped my sentiment. I added two more bee's to complete the card.

I love the bright sunshiny happy look of the final project. I think it will bring a bit of cheer to it's recipient.
Check out Treasure Box Designs for the cute pattern used here, and if you've never paper pieced before, you need to try it. It's so much fun!
And their patterns are 40% off right now!!!!
Thanks for stopping by. See you again soon :)

Pretty Posies

I finished up my cards this morning. Here's my little flower cards. They look so happy!

And here's one with the matching envelope.

Lot's of fun to make. I think the girls will like them.

I used stamps for the faces from the new Treasure Box Design Faces 2 stamp set. Love those cute faces. Cardstock is from ColorBok. Designer papers from Colorbok and Stampin' Up. Green ribbon from Offray. Jewels used on faces and envelopes from IRock. Thanks for looking and have a great rest of the weekend.

Some Assembly Required

I am not one of those who got up early to watch the Royal Wedding. Sorry to say it just didn't interest me. But I did get up early to work on some cards for Mother's Day. I need quite a few this year, so I decided to create them assembly line style.

I decided to go with a flower theme this year, because all gals love flowers right? I don't have them all put together yet, but will finish them tomorrow. So stop back for a look at the finished project.

I think they're turning out the way I envisioned them, even though it is taking longer than I thought to get them done. No two are exactly alike so I do like that about them. You can always click on any of my photos for a closer look. So,until tomorrow...have a nice night!

Happy Birthday Boy

Today was more like Spring here, so hubs and I went for a ride down to Lake Michigan. A little too cold for a beach walk yet, but we did try. We sat and watched a single wind surfer doing his dance on the waves. I had forgotten my camera so, no photos to show. I do however have this cute card I whipped up this morning. I made a boy's birthday card, even though I haven't a single boy to give it too. I used a cute image from Cuddly Buddly's.

I had to restrain myself from adding a lot of bling since it was for a boy. But I like the way it turned out.

I hope every one is having a wonderful day. Happy Easter!!!

Easter Goodies

I love Spring! And especially the Easter holiday! I get to play with pinks, yellows, blues and greens in pretty pastel colors. And I get to play with bright  flowers ,bunnies, and cute little chicks like these.

 This is a cutting machine file from Silhouette America. It holds a small little treat bag, ( in this case I used Peeps candy).  I stamped the easter greetings using stamps from the dollar store bin (Joann Fabrics).The paper pieced chicks are included in the cutting file.Perfect for tucking into an Easter basket.

I bought these candy tubes a while back from my local stamp store (Haveman's) and was going to use them for valentine candy. But I never got around to it, so today I decided it was time to use them.

I think they look so spring like. I used 2 different punches to create the flowers, and finished them off with pretty rhinestones. I also added a rhinestone to the top. I stamped the tags with more dollar store stamps and filled them up with jellybeans. Decorative paper is from Stampin' Up.

And remember this cute little bunny bear I showed you a few posts back? Well he's finally finished. I made a table centerpiece, that would be perfect for an Easter table.

(Click on any of the photos if you'd like a closeup view)  To make my centerpiece, I hot glued green card stock around a piece of styrofoam, and added easter grass inside. I stuck in some cute little lollipops to represent flowers.

I used a grass border punch on the green card stock, and stamped a cute little sign for the front. I think it turned out pretty well. The little bunny bear is a cutting file from Treasure Box designs.

Thanks for stopping in.

Some new cut files

Trina Clark from Digi Scrap Kits now has svg cutting files. I pieced two of them this morning and have posted them here for those that asked about them. I did her cute bunny and the bear fun  patterns.

The bunny went together fairly easy and I was very pleased with it. Although it has an Easter egg in the pattern, you could substitute another item and use the pattern for any occasion. I added stitches on the ears and foot pads, and inked around all the edges before I pieced it.

On the bear pattern I had to change the piecing on the ears a little because the pink inside of the ear cut out separately. So next time I will cut the ear out as one piece and add the pink piece separately. I think it turned out cute. I added the grass at the bottom using a Martha Stewart border punch. So the grass isn't part of the pattern. I just love their cute little facial expressions.

The files were cut on my Silhouette SD cutting machine after I converted them through Inkscape.
Stop by Trina's site for more cute cutting files. I believe she has 28 current ones.
Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend.