Cyber Crop Challenge

this is my clue for the crop Saturday morning for my challenge
the crop is about to begin HERE 8pm tonight CST

Challenge #17 Crop Stop

Challenge #17: Nightingale

Florence Nightingale's Birthday is in May, so a "Nightingale" Challenge seems appropriate. Use a textured bird, birdcage, and/or bird's nest on your project.

Find the challenge HERE

This is my take on the challenge today

TFL

CYBER CROP STARTS FRIDAY APRIL 29

Pages In Time is having an ONLINE CROP to Kick Off National Scrap-Booking Week!!
Date: 29th April 8.30pm till Sun 1st May
Loads of Games, Challenges, and Heaps of PRIZES!!!!
A weekend full of Fun Fun Fun is planned:)
Hope to see you here!! Be sure to save the date!!

I will be hosting a hide and seek project along with a craft to do... 2 in 1 game/craft..so get your needles and threads out you just might need them cya all there Friday

My take on the Border Rounder card

This is another border rounder card so easy... with practice I will perfect it... what a great tutorial I posted below you should try it ...and share yours..tfl

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Lindsay’s Stamp Stuff @ My Gafico is just sewing up some love for you all come and see what else is over at her page…tfl

Border Rounder by Wickedly Wonderful Creations

More things of fun can be found HERE at Wickedly Wonderful Creations

How'd You DO That??? Border Rounder!

After having posted my creations for the Control Freaks Tour the other night I have received multiple requests to show you HOW I made the border punch work in a circle ... so here goes nothin'!! I just recently learned how to do this myself, thanks to a Technique Lover's Challenge over on SCS. So I decided to pass it along to all you good people ...
First, punch a strip of paper using your favorite border punch. (I usually start with an 11" strip ... sometimes I need the whole thing, sometimes I only use part, and sometimes I need TWO strips ... it just depends on the size of your circle/oval).

Next, snip triangular-shaped notches from the bottom edge of your strip ...

Then, using a term I am borrowing from my many years of sewing, "ease" the strip into a more rounded shape (it's kinda like scrunching/"forcing" the straight piece to go all curvy!) ...

Add adhesive to the back edge of your circle, and attach your edge piece as shown. Take your time and let the paper have its way ... it'll eventually "bend" to your will (and the will of the adhesive!)!
Finally, add any additional punched strips, as needed, to complete the circle. Ta-DA!! That's it!! And, as you can see from my sample, I "double-dipped" ... couldn't resist adding a second Border Rounder (which is kind of a dumb name, but I think it pretty much describes what you are doing!!)

Birthday Card & Template

 

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Birthday Card & Template...

Some of you have asked for a tutorial, but since I really need to start working on my daughter's 1st bday invites, I decided to give you the template instead. I made this card last night as I was trying to redo the dimensions on the template so that the card would be able to fit in a regular sized envelope.

Here is the inside of the card.

This is the template for the card. I think it is called a Double Display Card. Like I mentioned before, I altered the measurements so that the card would fit in a regular envelope. The final size of this card when folded is 4" x 5 1/2". The one I made for Michelle had to be placed in a 5" x 7" envelope since the size of that card was a 4" x 6".
First, score the long side of your 5 1/2" x 12" card stock at 2", 4", 8", & 10". Then go back and score it at 1", 5", 7", & 11" (1" deep). Turn the card stock and score the opposite side at the same dimensions.
Next, cut from the end of the 1" scoreline to the end of the 5" scoreline (dotted lines in template). Then cut from the end of the 7" scoreline to the end of the 11" scoreline (dotted lines in template). Turn your cardstock and repeat on the opposite side.
Measurements for the DSP are as follows...
Top DSP Size: 7/8" x 10 7/8" (cut at 10", 9 1/8", 7 1/4", 6 3/8", 4 1/2", 3 5/8", 1 3/4", & 7/8").
Middle DSP Size: 3 3/8" x 11 3/8" (cut at 9 1/2", 7 5/8", 3 3/4", & 1 7/8").
Bottom DSP Size: same as the top DSP.
Note: keep them in the order that you cut it.

This from Sweet as a gumdrop blog and you can find more HERE