Bag in a Box for Baby Tutorial

Good Morning!

It seems like there is a baby explosion going on all around me. New grandkids, nieces, nephews and friends... there are going to be babies busting out all over in the next few months. So I decided I had better get ahead of the game and start making a few little somethings. I am starting with this very versatile gift Bag in a Box that I found a few years ago on Splitcoaststampers. If you have a hard time following my directions just click on over there and see the original.

Okay, here goes...

The bottom is a 4.5" x 4.5" piece of cardstock that is scored at 1" on all sides.

Clip up to the score line on each corner as shown.

Put sticky strip on each tab and fold in to form the box.

Remove the tape from the bottom, lay the box along the edge, I started in the middle of the box 

so the seam would be centered in the back.

continue to line up the bottom of the paper with the bottom edge

of the box.

When you get to the end, remove the tape from the side of the designer paper and attach to the opposite side.

Here is what a completed one looks like looking in from the top.

For the scalloped edge border, I  used the Ribbons and Rosettes cartridge cut at 1"

I sponged the edges first...

then added two rows of sticky strip to the back.

I attached to the bottom edge the same way as the designer paper.

For the tabs on the top, I used Artiste and put two small circles in the middle.

Important... DO NOT weld  them together, just group them together.

Score each tab down the middle. Use very strong adhesive

 to attach the tabs to the front and back of the bag.

And here is the finished project...

The sentiments are from the new Artbooking Cartridge from Close To My Heart.

I'm afraid you will get tired of me saying this, but this Artbooking cartridge is fast becoming a favorite!

It is so versatile, great for all kinds of paper crafting ideas.

Don't forget the specials for the month of August from

Close To My Heart

If you would like to see the new CTMH Idea Book for the fall/winter please check it out

HERE

We have a great special for the month of August!

 With every $50.00 order, you will get the 

August Stamp of the Month for

FREE!!!!

Learn more HERE!

And with a $75.00 order I will send you an ink pad of your choice, FREE!!

If you would like to receive the new Idea Book, just leave me a comment with a way to reach you.

As always, thanks for stopping by :)

Imagine Nursery Tails Baby Card

Happy Friday!

I actually dusted off my Imagine...and it WAS dusty! to make this not so quick baby card.

It was pretty easy to get the cute giraffe and trees printed and cut, but it had to calibrate the cut and ink and that took some time. It still isn't right so I used my scissors to get the unwanted white border cut off. Then I inked the edges to cover up any of the places that weren't quite right. I used lots of pop dots to attach the layers and give it lots of dimension. The stamp is from Stampin Up as are the punches I used.

I really wanted to do this card using the Cricut Craft Room. I even got my cartridge linked and put all the images on the mat. I hooked up the Imagine to my computer and hit cut. It prepared to print, sent them to the Imagine and said to follow the instructions on the Imagines screen. That's when I got a little peeved... the Imagine lost the connection to my computer. I tried three times before I gave up and did it the old fashioned way, and wasted a third of a sheet of paper. So I guess tomorrow I will be searching message boards for a solution, if one exists.

I got the idea for this card from the cartridge handbook.

If you would like to see the new CTMH Idea Book for the fall/winter please check it out

HERE

We have a great special for the month of August!

 With every $50.00 order, you will get the 

August Stamp of the Month for

FREE!!!!

Learn more HERE!

And with a $75.00 order I will send you an ink pad of your choice, FREE!!

If you would like to receive the new Idea Book, just leave me a comment with a way to reach you.

I hope this card shows you that if you have an Imagine, it might be fun to dust it off and make a card :)

As always, thanks for stopping by :)

Summer Mini Album From Artbooking

Good Morning!

I have to say , I have never been a scrapbooker... I am a cardmaker/papercrafter. But this new cartridge - Close To My Heart Artbooking - Z1906 may change that! It makes the whole process so easy I can do it!

Here is my very first Mini Album, found on pages 52 - 53 of the handbook. All of the various embellishments are from this cartridge and the stamp sets that come with the bundle. I cut everything out at the size shown in the book and it went together great!

I put a pen along the spine before I tied the twine. It gives the right amount of space for the book to open easily.

Here is the finished book. I probably will be adding more bling and 'stuff' as I look at.

If you would like to see the new CTMH Idea Book for the fall/winter please check it out

HERE

We have a great special for the month of August!

 With every $50.00 order, you will get the 

August Stamp of the Month for

FREE!!!!

Learn more HERE!

And with a $50.00 order I will send you an ink pad of your choice, FREE!!

If you would like to receive the new Idea Book, just leave me a comment with a way to reach you.

So if you are like me and think these Mini Albums are too much work and thought, I would say to give this cartridge a try!

As always, thanks for stopping by :)

Scrapbook Page Layout Using The New CTMH Cricut Artbooking

Good Morning !

Today I am sharing the first scrapbook layouts I have done using the new Close To My Heart Cricut Artbooking cartridge, that will be available to purchase on August 1st!! Now, I am a card maker not a scrapbooker, but this cartridge makes it so easy to put a layout together that even I found it fun.

It took me about 3 hours from start to finish to pull this layout together and that included picking the papers, which is always my BIGGEST hurdle.

The second page needs something more for embellishments, but I am drawing a blank... so if you have any suggestions, please leave me a comment !

Now for the 

Special Offer !!

From today until July 31, 2013

when you place a $50.00 order (before tax and shipping)

I will send you the ink pad of your choice 

for

FREE!!

 You can place your order 

HERE

While you are there, check out the Close To My Heart specials...

The July Stamp of the Month for $5.00 with your $50.00 order

S1307A

And this beautiful Workshop on the Go  Canvas Art Kit - G1062

for

 $19.95

that's 50% off the regular price of $39.95

If you have any questions about my layouts or my CTMH specials, please leave a comment or send me an email.

As always, thanks for stopping by  :)

Lots of Cricut Cuts

I have spent most of today and a few hours yesterday cutting the images from 21 of my Close To My Heart stamp sets that have matching stamps. When I started this little project yesterday, I figured I was looking at 2 to 3 hours. Well, after 9 hours I still have 4 sets left to do, but my back needed a break!

 I know I am a visual person, so I  have a couple of pictures to show what I have been doing.

 The original sets that go with the Art Philosophy cartridge had no reference page numbers with the images, so I had to find the corresponding cuts in the handbook first, then find the button and creative feature they are on. Since I was doing all of this in the Cricut Craft Room, I was able to use the auto-fill feature and get lots of the same cuts at a time.

 After CTMH came out with the Artiste cartridge, they helped us out and put the page number next to the image. So all I had to do with these sets was put the button and feature next to them

I think I did 3 or 4 sets before I got smart and did a layer for each cut or 2 on a layer, depending on the size. Then I saved each project by cartridge name and stamp set name.

 Now I have 6 or more cuts for each stamp so when I get the urge to make a card all I have to do is pick the paper, colors, embellishments, etc, but the Cricut part is already done!!.

The new Close To My Heart Cricut cartridge, Artbooking, will be available to order August 1st.! 

This new cartridge has full size scrapbook layouts, titles, albums and a great font.It will come with 3 stamps sets and  3 pages of chipboard precuts .

If you would like the Craft Room files for any of the stamps that I have, please leave me a comment, or email me and I will try to figure out how to share them !

As always, thanks for stopping by