Embossed Tag

I made this tag for the Embossed Tags Challenge at the Cuttlebug Spot.

Details:
Cartridges Used:  Tags, Bags, Boxes & More (Tag), Celebrations (Gift), George & Basic Shapes & Accent Essentials (Mini Faux Prima Roses)
Cuttlebug using Fiskars Texture Plates (Lace)
Heat embossed the gift using UTEE.
Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

Flower Tag

I made this tag for Practical Scrappers Flower Challenge. I didn't have time to post it in time for the deadline, cut I still wanted to show it.
I cut the tag from the Tags, Bags, Boxes & More Cartridge. I cut it twice for a little extra stability. I also add the back layer to my tags after all of the inking, edging, & decorating is done for a cleaner look on the back of the tag. I used a stamp set (Love) that I picked up at Wal-Mart & stamped it with acrylic paint, the same paint that I used to edge the tag. I used another stamp set for the flowered background & stamped it with distress ink. I built the flower with bridal flower petals, painted them w/ acrylic paint & homemade glimmer mist. Then I added other misc. flower pieces that I also used homemade glimmer mist on. I made a hat pin & added that to the flower. Added fiber & ta da!!

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Happy Mother's Day - Flower Pot Slider

I started out making this as a shape card w/ the flowers sliding out. I had made a cupcake slider (on a base) & I liked this for the flowerpot too. I find that it helps me to keep from putting the flowers up too high, (I want it to fit into a regular envie.) & this keeps them within the correct frame.
These 2 cards are for my mom & grandmother. I am also entering this into Tracy's (Craft Junkie Too) Mother's Day Post and Cuttlebug Spot Challenge #4. So click on over HERE to check out every one's projects.

Details:
Gypsy to design & cut w/ Cricut
Flowerpot is from Walk In My Garden (blackout, welded at the bottom & edges glued) Flowerpot pieces were also cut in patterned paper & layered to the front of the blackout pot. The rim was embossed using the Cuttlebug & Floral Screen & Paisley folders.
Tag was cut using the Tags, Bags, Boxes, & More cart.
The slider & base were cut from George & Basic Shapes cart.
Flowers are from Sweet Treats, Accent Essentials, & Forever Young carts. They were made using the wet & scrunch method. I then painted them with a mixture of Pearl Ex, Gum Arabic, & water.
Inked all edges & embossed pieces before assembling. Added tag with ribbon tied around one of the flowers.
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Halloween Party Favors

These are the Halloween Party Favors that I made for my daughter's class. I covered toilet paper rolls with either orange or black cardstock. The I attached the Paper Doll Witches & Frankensteins to them. I cut out circles and attached them to the bottoms of the rolls with Zip Dry Glue (This stuff made an excellent bottom - holds great even when filled.)

I filled them with Skittles, Starbursts, Halloween Kaleidoscopes, Halloween Pencils, and Halloween Bookmarks.

Details:
Dolls are all Paper Doll Dress Up Cart.
Faces are Peachy Keen Stamps & hand doodled.
I used markers & gel pens to hand embellish the dolls & clothing.
Bookmarks: Base is from the Tags Bags Boxes & More Cart. The stacked pumpkins are from the Stretch Your Imagination Cart. I cut off the feet, arms, & scarf.
Tag is from the Plantin Schoolbook Cart. "BOO" is stamped from a Martha Stewart Halloween stamp set that I got on clearance at M's last year. I also edged with a black stamp pad

Standing & wrapped in Cello bags.

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Lori

Dylan's 13 YO Card/Envie

This card/Envie was for my son's best friend. I was having a hard time coming up with an idea of what to do. Masculine cards are hard enough, but for a 13 YO boy - geez. I was stressing. I want to thank VickiPowell1 from the Cricut MB again. She gave me some wonderful ideas & this is what I came up with.

I cut the All in One Envie from the Tags, Bags, Boxes, & More Cart. Decorated it with Indie Art Guitar & Stars. The font used was from Opposites Attract. The Tag inside was from Plantin Schoolbook.
Front:

Back:

Inside:
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Lori
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Easter Baskets for Family Kids

Finally, here are the other Easter Baskets that I made.

I used Tags, Bags, Boxes, & More to cut the Nut Cup (fit to page on a 12x12 page). I was able to get 2 nut cups out of 1 sheet.

I used Mini Monograms for the scallops (circles & squares) & the regular circles & squares.

For the boys' baskets I just cut a strip of cardstock & punches a hole with my CAD. I attached the handle with brads.

For the girls' baskets i did the same except that I layered 2 strips of paper together. I also used wither the Threading Waters Border Punch or the Doily Border Punch. I also attached these with brads after punching the holes w. my CAD.

Close ups of the decorations on the front of the baskets. For the doodle dots, I used Metallic blue & purple Gel Writer Pens (the 100 pack from Sam's).

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Lori
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Halloween Treats

I made these treats for my daughter's Halloween party at school. Each child (11) will get a spider pencil, a boo/ghost bookmark, & a pumpkin/ghost cakebox necklace filled with a halloween marshmallow (pre-wrapped) candy. Each cakebox was sponged with a cottonball & black Staz On ink. They all have a ghost on one side & a pumkin on the other. On the bookmarks, I used the Cuttlebug with the Spots & Dots folder. I wanted to do that on just the base, but I forgot to. I did one after the entire thing was made & my DD loved it, so I did them all.

I have to look up all of the details & will post later.

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Lori

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Popcorn Box

I made this popcorn box for my nephew's birthday present. I gave him a gift certificate for the movie & it looked like a bucket of popcorn & was scratch & sniff. It smelled just like buttered popcorn. So I thought this would be perfect. I got the idea to use the ice cream cut from DC from Kim S. (2bzboyz) on the Cricut MB. She made a LO with popcorn on it.

Details:

CDS, TBBM - popcorn box, DC - (popcorn) ice cream

Cut the Popcorn box @ 5 1/2"

Cut the big pieces of popcorn @ 2 1/2" blackout yellow & regular white.

Cut the smaller pieces of popcorn @ 1 1/2" blackout yellow & regular white.

Layered the popcorn pieces. Edged around the pieces w/ yellow LePlume II markers. Colored in the popcorn w/ 2 shades of yellow chalk.

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Welcome Back to School

I have been trying to get this finished for my daughter's first day of school. I made it, just barely! She is starting a new school this year, so I wanted to makes some welcome treats for her classmates. There are only 9 children in her class including her, so I thought, "Piece of Cake, I can knock that out in no time." Well, when I started to make them, it was harder to decide what I wanted to do than it was to actually make them. But, I can't ever seem to get a project "finished". I am one that, when I think it is done, I find more that I want to add. I need to learn, when enough is enough.

Details: CDS, TBBM, DC, OA, MM, Studio G Stamp, See-D's Stamps, MCPT, Glitter Glue, Pop Dots

All 9 Bags:

Close up of apple: MCPT & Studio G Clear Stamp (Sept. Set)

This is what each child received: Decorated Lunchbag from TBBM, Decorated Bookmark Tag from TBBM, Notepad, & 4 Markers

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