A little out of the box

I made a card over the weekend, and I don't know how I feel about it. I know it is an attractive card...it isn't my style so I feel a bit more critical towards it:



but at the same time, I also am a little proud of myself for letting go of the control issues I have and trying to create out of my comfort zone. I know it's not too far out of my range....but it's a start!

Valentine Fun for Boys

We had a fun time making these great valentines.

I took photos of the boys and found both the photo paper and lollipops at the Dollar tree...so for about $5 (and the cost of ink) we had over 50 valentines. I had the boys punch the holes and put the lollipops in. Then they printed their class-mate's names on labels and stuck them on the back.

Last year our valentines were a class favorite (see the link), so we knew we had to find a way to top the candy airplanes.I found the lollipop idea (here) last year and saved it so we could make them.

I think they'll be a hit today. I know we had so much fun making them together.

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Birthday Card Class

I have the final card for Tuesday's Birthday themed card class:

This card has some bling and a very "spring-y" flower. Nice and flat for mailing. :o)

Cards 1 and 2:

"Glue-stick therapy" is February 15 from noon - 1pm. All materials are prepared and ready for assembly with clear, color instructions and usually a little chocolate treat for you to enjoy while you sit and chat with all of us in class.

Hope to see you Tuesday!

Added Note (February 15, 2011): We are a sold out class! Thank you Nichole for grabbing the last kit and THANKS to everyone for taking the class!

Easel Birthday Card

I saw the cute easel-style card back in August on many blogs and I've been wanting to make one ever since. The card lays flat in the envelope and when opened you can prop the card up for display. Very Clever!

Here is my card-class sample easel card, a remarkably easy yet stylish card to assemble. The ribbon makes it bulky for mailing, but I suppose you could wrap the ribbon around instead of tying a knot.

Here is a side-shot so you can see the easel folds.
Many of the easel cards out there are designed with quite a bit of decorations both inside and out. While I do love the finished look of these cards, sometimes all those layers and added bulk are not only not practical, there really isn't time to assemble all the layers in a 50 minute, 3-card class. Instead I used a very nice heavy, embossed cardstock in lieu of the many layers for dimension.

Enjoy!
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A Masculine Birthday Card

I've made up a basic and rough birthday card that is fairly masculine. The outside is non-descript, so it really could be an all-occasion card.

There is a lot of textrue to this card and while a little bulky, it's not overly so. It'd probably need to be hand-cancled so double the postage, but again...not too excesive. I wouldn't want to have to mail each card like that. ;)

Enjoy!

I *heart* Cards

Oh, rats..I didn't win the silhouette from I heart naptime...so I just bought one instead! I was wanting one for Christmas but just didn't feel like asking for one.

But after a month of lotsa thought, I decided I could really use it!

In the meantime....here are 3 non-silhouette cut cards, just in time for Valentine's Day.

Flying Hearts:

This card is only a little bulky, in that there is a button on the front. The rest is flat and light weight.

A Sweet Treat Cup:

I used my stash of last year's Treat Cups from Stampin' Up! Once I figured out how to make a pattern for the class, the mechanics were fairly easy. This is not a card for the mail...but it's yummy! Filled with red-hots.

9 of Hearts:

This is a simple and clean card, only slightly bulky because of the foam tape (optional.) Perfect for your non-significant-other-type Valentine.

Hope you are enjoying the first month of the year. I am making a resolution to craft more items for me or family/friends and post them on the blog...I'm not doing very good so far. Hopefully, you're keeping your resolutions!

Enjoy!

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Silhouette Give Away!

Go to I *heart* naptime to seee how to enter to win a wonderful Sihouette cutting system.

I want one soooo bad!