Wednesday, March 25, 2009

make a wish

to make this card use a 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 in card base. cut a 5 1/4 x 4 in piece of patterned paper. glue to the card base. cut three candles out of chipboard. cover with patterned paper (I used two different colors, one for the wax and one for the light). tie a piece of ribbon around one candle. cut out another candle of vellum. glue all four candles to the card base. use rub ons to write the word wish on the vellum candle. cut a small square out of colored paper. draw a cupcake with a candle on it. glue to the card base. use staples as shown.

thanks for the long day 4

to make this card, start with a 6x6 in card base. scallop the bottom edges. cut a 5 3/4 x 5 3/4 in. square of patterned paper. scallop the bottom edge. glue to the card base. cut a 2x6 in rectangle of bazzill paper. use funky scissors to cut the long edges. glue to the card base. cut a 1 1/2 x 6 in rectangle of colored paper. glue to the card base on top of the other rectangle. wrap a ribbon around the card and tie a knot on the front. cover a letter t (made from chipboard) with patterned paper. glue to the card base. write (or use rubons) the rest of the word thanks.

thanks for the long day 3

to make this card, start with a 6x6 in card base. cut a 5 3/4 x 5 3/4 in piece of patterned paper. cut a 1x6 in piece of bazzill. put six teeny tiny eyelets on both sides. (I don't know the size of the eyelets...but they're the really, really, really small ones). glue to the patterned paper. cut a 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 in piece of bazzill. stamp a thanks message in the corner. glue to the patterned paper. insert two large brads in the corners of the bazzill. glue the whole thing to the card base. chose or make a funky shape of thick chipboard. cover with patterned paper. glue to the card base.

Tuesday, March 24, 2009

thanks for the long day 2

to make this card start with a 6x6 in card base. round the corners. cut a 5 3/4 x 5 3/4 in of patterned paper. round the corners. cut a 1 x 5 3/4 in piece of bazzill. cut a 4 x 3/4 in piece of bazzill. round the bottom two corners. glue this piece to the patterned paper. then glue the small rectangle to to the patterned paper, along the edge of the bazzill. use a piece of ribbon along the bottom edge of the small rectangle. cut a 2 in circle. punch out a large star. glue them to the larger piece of bazzill. flock the word thanks to the larger piece of bazzill. glue the patterned paper to the card base.

thanks for the long day 1

to make this card, start with a 6x6 in card base. cut a 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 in piece of patterned paper. cut a 3x3 in piece of bazzil paper. cut a 2 3/4 x 2 3/4 piece of colored paper. cut out a funky shape on light colored paper. glue the funky piece of paper to a piece of bazzil paper, and cut out the funky shape again, leaving a border. flock the words "thank you" to the funky piece of paper. use brads for the middle of the flowers. to make the funky paper stick up use a spacer. glue all the pieces together.