At Sixty with Jamie Cripps

Good morning!  Jamie back with you today sharing a fun masculine card using the Brown Bag KRAFT A7 folded invitations!  The Brown Bag folded blank invitations are 100% recycled and 65# weight.  They are great for printing your cards, stamping, calligraphy and more and there are matching envelopes are available too! You can find all the sizes here.

I inked around the edges of the Brown Bag KRAFT A7 folded invitation with brown ink then added in a couple pieces of patterned paper.  I placed adhesive down then placed cuts of hemp twine across the front of the card.  I created the chalkboard like sentiment digitally then printed it out and adhered it on the red polka dot paper then attached it to the front of the card using foam adhesive. 

CutCardStock.com Supplies:

  

Other Supplies:
Patterned Paper: Giddy Up! by Samantha Walker (Carta Bella)
Twine: Hemp

Ink: Dark Brown, Warm Red, Cat's Eye Chalk (ClearSnap)

Thanks so much for joining me today be sure to check back to see more masculine cards and projects!

-Jamie

Silhouetted Baby Album Tutorial (Grad too)

When I am ready to create a quick gift for someone, I am overwhelmed by the options of mini albums, gift boxes, decorative home items and more. For several years, I've noticed some chipboard albums that are stacked by progressively longer pages used to spell out a word: Home, Mother, Father, etc. This week, while planning to become a Great Aunt (I'm too young for this.), I decided I wanted to make one.
Now I'm sharing it with you and am providing templates for a few letters. Here is the baby album I created:

Begin by downloading the pdf(s) for your desired word and print onto scrap paper: BABY, GRAD, LOVE. Rough cut the letters so each stands alone.

Using 12x12" Kraft Chipboard, cut one sheet into two 6x12" pages, as many as you need for letters, plus one for the back page. (I cut three sheets into 6 pieces and used all but one sheet.)
Place the printed letters on the right edge of the page and cut out the right side and middle of the letters using a craft knife.

I included this picture to show you that if your pattern doesn't print
the right size, you can stretch it (or shrink it) as needed.

When all letters are trimmed, stack them in order and spread them out to form the word. 

Then cut off the left page edges so they are all even. I chose to keep my back page at 12x12".

Using 8-1/2x11" card stock, cover the front of each page. I used Pop Tones colors: Razzleberry, Cotton Candy and Blue Raspberry. After adhering the card stock to the surface, cut around the chipboard inside and out.

Then adhere card stock to the backs of each page and trim again.

Embellish the album with patterned papers, ribbons, buttons, charms, whatever you have to make it special for the recipient.

Bind the album using your favorite binding system.

Add ribbons and a charm to the binding.

Now just wrap it up for a special someone in your life and enjoy the spring season of celebration.

Eli
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Folded Note Cards Are Just The Ticket

Carol from the Design Team here with a card using the Malmero Perle A2 invitation set . My Father In Law was recently in a play and I made this card to wish him luck. I didn't have anything that said "break a leg" so I went with this ticket themed card. 

I started with a blank A2 invitation and matching envelope. Using a Tim Holtz embossing folder, I debossed  two "tickets" and then trimmed and distressed them with black ink: 

I couldn't decide between these tickets and some tickets I cut using my Cricut Expression so I decided to use both types/  I trimmed a coordinating chevron print paper to fit my card and cut a smaller black panel then used Glue Dots to attach the tickets. 

Finished up with some turquoise washi tape just to add a pop of color. If you've seen any of my recent projects, you know that I like to coordinate the envelope to match the card. This time was no different. I used some of the same washi tape along with some glitter paper scraps to decorate the envelope that matched my blank card:

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Count on You Card

Today I'm making a quick card for my son to send in to his teacher.  With the invitation sets on sale, it's a good time to stock up so you've got the supplies you need for a last minute card!

I ran across this rub-on I got from Stampin' Up! many years ago.  When I saw it paired up with number patterned paper, I knew I had a great match!

This patterned paper went great with my Basis Red A2 invitation set, accented with Blue Print and Mandarin Curious Metallic cardstock.  I cut strips of the metallic cardstock, cut "v" shapes from the end so they looked like banners and then rubbed on the sentiment.

I accented the front of the card with a button tied with a bit of bakers twine.

Be sure to visit CutCardStock.com to stock up on invitation sets this month!

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Graduation Party A2 FLAT Card & 2013 Graduate Frames & Clipart Freebie

Time flies and it certainly is never to early to start prepping your graduate cards! Cindy and I got to talking and she mentioned how when her kids graduated they purchased the cards that the school offered but then were at a loss to include an insert for the "Party" details.

So with that in mind I created an invite that can be printed 4up on an 8.5 x 11 cardstock or on an A2 Flat card. I was having so much FUN that I couldn't stop there and created some fun "Graduate" frames and clipart for all your other projects.

The cards have 9 color options and the frames & clipart have 11 coordinating color options.

 You have a few choices when it comes to printing these A2 cards. You can open a PDF reader and open the individual A2 file or the 8.5 x 11 4 up file to print. I have also saved these as a PNG so you can open them up in Photoshop, Elements and any other program that will open a PNG File.

I printed the above invite on our Cougar 80lb white cardstock but we have a huge selection of options so make sure to head on over to the shop and browse all the fab colors and textures we offer!

 The frame and clip art are super easy to use and you can just drag and drop the PNG file ontop of any open document/project. 

Don't forget that addressing the envelope can be time consuming but if you start with plenty of time using our ZIG Calligraphy pens/markers it will be really worth it....Oh the impact it will give !

You can find our zig marker here: ZIG CALLIGRAPHY

You can find the digital downloads for the Graduate Cards & Frames Here: 

"2013 Graduation Party" A2 Flat Cards & "2013 Graduate" Frame & Clipart