two of a kind

boxes, boxes, and more boxes

for a relief society enrichment project we made recipe boxes. I am not really a joiner, so I haven't been to an activity in months. but I thought I would attend this one. when I got there I was a little disappointed because the boxes they had provided for us to cover weren't the same ones they had shown us in class. they were awkward for a recipe box, and they didn't have the right paper or supplies like I did at home. (yes, I'm a craft snob). so I took the blank box home and took off all the hardware, sanded, painted, covered it with paper, and mod podge'd it all to seal it. then I put the hardware back on, but on different sides so it opened the other direction (long ways...hot dog style). I'm actually pretty proud of it. I still have to cut out the word "recipes" from vinyl to attach to the top, and make divider cards. but then I got the idea that it would be cute to cover them with baby like paper, and give them as little memory boxes for baby shower gifts. the ladies in rs had a couple extra, so they gave them to me. the second picture is my first baby box...which turned out better than I thought it would, seeing as I "finished" it at 3 am. it's a fun project - just make sure that you measure the actual box you are covering, because no two are created equal.

grad thanks...again

graduation...again

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.

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.

signature thank you

I consider this card to be my signature thank you card. and I have made way too many of them recently. (I made about 30 for our clinical sites last semester). they are easy, and I think unique and cute. they are also very versatile - you can use so many different patterns to fit the situation.

to make this card, cut out a piece of thicker paper so that you have a 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 card. cut out six 3/4 x 4 in. rectangles out of patterned or solid paper. cut out six 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. rectangles out of light solid paper. write t-h-a-n-k-s on the light solid paper, and glue the light colored paper with letters onto the larger rectangles, leaving a slightly larger border on the top of the larger rectangle. attach the letter rectangles to the card using eyelets or brads.

thanks a bunch!

to make this card, make a 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 in. card base of white cardstock. cut out a 4 x 5 1/4 in. rectangle of patterned paper. glue to the middle of the card base, leaving a small border. cut out 2 x 3 in piece of complementing floral paper, and a 2 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. piece of white cardstock. glue the floral rectangle to the white rectangle. insert brads to three of the corners. glue the rectangle to the left side of the card. cover a pre-cut chipboard letter t with paper, and sand down the edges. glue to the rectangle. use rubons to write the rest of the word thanks. use a brad to attach flowers to the right side of the card.

you're a star

to make this card, cut a patterned paper to make a 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 in. card base. use an ink pad to distress the edges of the card. cut out 2 stars, one slightly smaller than the other. glue them to each other, and then glue to the left side of the card. cover a chipboard letter b with paper, and sand the edges. glue the b onto the stars. cut out the rest of the name bryson using a cricut, diecuts, or punches. glue to the card. add the word welcome by using a rub-on. to attach star shaped brads to the left and right sides of the card.

birthday bling

to make this card, cut out a 4 1/4 x 5 1/2 in card base out of pink bazzil. cut out a 4 x 5 1/4 in. rectangle of patterned paper. glue to the middle of the card, leaving a border. cut out a 2 1/2 in pink circle, and scallop the edges. cut out a 2 in. green circle, and glue to the pink scalloped circle. glue to the left side of the card. cut out a 1 x 5 1/4 in. brown bazzil rectangle. wrap a ribbon around the brown rectangle, and make a bow on the left side. glue the rectangle to the bottom of the card. cover the letters h and b with paper, and sand down the edges. glue to the card, making sure the h is on the circles. write out the rest of happy birthday. glue bling on each of the scallops and three on the letter b.

love windows too

a friend convinced me to sign up for a valentines card exchange, and this is the card I ended up making. I really like the card I made last year, "love windows," and decided to do a slightly fancier version of that one. to make this card, start with a piece of dark pinkish cardstock that is 4 1/4 x 11 in. fold in half. at the top of the card fold a 1/2 in. border, and glue together. punch two small holes about 1 in. apart in the middle. cut out four 1 1/2 x 2 in squares of cream cardstock. glue to the card. sew around each of the squares. cut out the letters "l, v, e" using a punch, diecut, or cricut. carefully color the edges of the letters to make them stand out. (or if you use a cricut, they make these markers that you use to draw the letters before they are cut out). glue the letters to their correct windows. cut out a heart using chipboard (a very thick, dense piece of cardboard-like paper). cut a heart out of patterned pink paper, that is the same size as the chipboard. glue the two together. you can use sandpaper to smooth the edges together. glue the heart to the correct window. finally, use raffia to make a flat bow through holes on the top of the card.

big star

I made this card as a thank you card for graduation, but there is no writing on it, so it can actually be used for pretty much anything.
to make this card, cut a piece of cardstock to be 12x3 in. fold into thirds, making sure that the top section is short. punch out a star (or other shape) using a punch, die cut, or cricut. attach the shape to the card using an eyelet or brad, making sure it hangs over the short edge.

heather

I made this invitation for my good friend heather's bridal shower. I hope that she will forgive me for not thinking of a creative title (unless someone thinks of a good one!)

to make this card, start with a 12x6 in piece of beige paper. fold into thirds, making sure that the top third is a little shorter in length. print the invitation onto green vellum. attach to the middle part of the inside of the card using a brad or eyelet. fold, and close using a wax seal. write the invitees name on the outside of the invitation using a calligraphy pen (or get your talented friend who knows calligraphy to do it for you).

baby buttons

to make this card, use a 5 1/2 by 4 1/4 card base of cardstock. cut out three rectangles, with the width of each being 5 1/2 in and the height being such that they are one smaller than another. scallop the bottom and top of the largest rectangle, which will go on bottom. then place the other two rectangles on top of each other, so there is a border with each. sew on three buttons on the left side of the rectangles. glue the rectangles to the card base, leaving a border on top and bottom. cut out the word "baby" normally and with a shadow using a cricut or die cut. glue the normal cut "baby" to the shadow, and then onto the right side of the card.

announcements announcements announcements

I made these graduation annoucements when I graduated from byu. I think that my roommates either hated me or thought I was crazy because I took over the entire living room while I was making them.

to make this card, cut a 5 1/2 x 4 1/2 rectange of cardstock of one of your school colors. cut out a square (or whatever shape to fit your stamp) piece of cardstock, using another school color. stamp a congratulations sentiment on the square. glue to the front of the card base. stamp the letters of your university or college directly onto the front of the card base. print your graduation announcement information onto another piece of cardstock. glue to the back of the card. congratulations!

thank you squares

to make this card, use a 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 in. card base, made from textured or bazzill paper. cut a 5 1/2 x 1 1/4-1 1/2 in. rectangle. tear the top and bottom edges of the rectangle. glue to the center of the base. cut eight 3/4 in. squares of a dark background color, and eight 1/2 in. squares of white paper. glue the smaller white squares to the larger background squares, and then onto the ripped rectangle. spell out thank you on the squares. punch out and insert eyelets on the edges of the ripped rectangle.

queen for a day

I made this crown to celebrate my cat's "birthday". silly, I know, but fun nonetheless.


to make this crown, trace and cut out a crown pattern out of blue cardstock. lay the paper on top of a coppery colored cardstock and trace the crown pattern again, but leaving a 1/4 inchish border along the top and bottom. cut out a strip of white cardstock with scalloped craft scissors. cut a piece of maroon bazzill to fit inside the white paper. glue everything together as shown. after the glue dries, form the paper into a circle and attach the ends together. (if you have a really strong glue it might work, but I used staples.) cut out letters using a cricut or diecuts to spell the name. glue to the front of the crown. cut an elastic hair thing and staple ends to the inside of the crown so it will stay on your cat or doll's head.

a paisley birthday

to make this card use a 5 1/2 x 4 1/4 card base made of white cardstock. cut a 5 1/4 x 2 1/2 inch rectangle out of patterned paper. glue to the top of the card, leaving a border. cut a 5 1/4 x 2 1/4 inch rectangle out of patterned paper. draw a scalloped pattern on one of the long edges (draw on the back!). cut out the scallops. glue to the bottom part of the card, leaving an edge. it's okay if the two paper's overlap. cut a 5 1/2 x 1 or 1 in. piece of white cardstock. attach over the seam the two other papers made. punch or free cut a flower and sew a button to the middle of the flower. glue the flower and button to the card. use rub-on's to spell out happy birthday, or use rub-on's for the h (of happy) and b (of birthday) and hand write the other letters to match.