Monthly Archives: May 2010

Boxes and cards and candy, oh my!

So, I am REALLY loving this paper pack, and the colors!! I have made more with it than anything else! (well, unless you count the 50 card workshop that I did with the Jingle pack!) These browns and reds and pinks and greens work so well together, it is just awesome! (and that’s what CTMH is all about, making things simple!)

So, there is this challenge blog, called JUGS (tehehe) It’s Just Us Girls, and they post a sketch/challenge each week for everyone to contribute to, or use to get their mojo back. They have some pretty awesome stuff! And they are having a DT call (see vocab lesson below!). Well, of course I want to apply, that means I get to craft stuff more!! So, they had a sketch for us to use to make our cards, and we were to make a card and a 3-D object. And let me tell you, there are some pretty cool entries in this so far! (I haven’t checked today, but there are likely more!) And, if you know me, I *have* to be different a bit . . . so . . . of course I am! I took the shapes that they had in their sketch, and used different shapes, and a different size card than most people make. Then I made a CAS 3-D box. But, what if it’s too plain? I thought. So, what do I do? Make another that is exactly like it! LOL (they will be perfect little teacher thank you boxes, since they are cute and small and involve chocolate!) So, then I think, well, I have to do something else too . . . so, I made another box. Both boxes are created completely by me, from the seeing of similar boxes online in various places, to creating the pre template to the template, to the final carrying out of the project. And, this may sound like I am tooting my own horn, but I LOVE how they turned out!!

{the card for the JUGS challenge is on the left in the photo below}
{the card on the right is for the Unscripted challenge}

Earlier in the week, I finished a box, that probably should have been sent out already to my contest winner on my FB fan page, but it hasn’t been sent yet (getting it in the mail tonight/tomorrow, I promise!!) so I took some much better photos of it too! And that cute little envelope? I made that too! So, all of the boxes you see here are my own templates, my own designs, and CTMH papers! (as are all the ribbons, and stamps, and buttons & brads)

I hope you like them all!

Oh! I forgot the vocab lesson!! Apparently, there is a difference between the digi scrapping world and the paper world. If you are a digi scrapper, and you create pages for a site or designer, you are on a CT (Creative team). If you are a designer, and you join a site/store, you are then on the site/store’s DT (design team), meaning you are making the papers and elements for the individual kits. If you are in the paper world, and you create pages/cards/projects, you are on a DT (design team).

My creativeness

Well, I had a box I needed to make for a prize that needs to be sent out, and was feeling overall generally creative! Apparently I didn’t get enough creativeness in yesterday! LOL

So, I made a really cute box for Heidi, since she was my winner, (had the cards made on Saturday) and made a cute card from the Unscripted Sketches Challenge # 54 and it also fits into the Heart 2 Heart technique challenge!

They are both made with the Close To My Heart papers and cardstock, chocolate brown and the Creative Basics papers, and the “A Little Buzz” stamp set.

I tried a couple of new techniques with the card. I used a grunging method, using the edges of scissors to rough it up. And I used my piercing tool to put the holes in the papers. I found that I can easily color my paper flowers this weekend, without using a spritz/spray method. I held my green ‘flower’ on the inkpad directly with my paper piercing tool, and then used my blending pen to put the color onto the flower itself.

It was fun! I hope you enjoyed seeing them! I am sure there will be many more crafty and creative things coming!!

Michelle

Mum’s the word!

Ssssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!

heheheh! Well, not really, you can tell any and everyone! 🙂 Some of us girls on Caryn’s CT got together to put a little freebie train together for you. It isn’t huge, and compared to NSD, probably pretty small . . . but, we had fun putting it together! There are some awesome papers and photo mask and other little elements in here for you!! I know you will love it!!

preview
{click here for download}

You can find the other parts on the other girls’ blogs. Keep in mind, they might be up at different times, as we are spread across the world!

Marianne:

Susan:

Sarah:

Beth:
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And, speaking of mums, did you know that I have a brag book party happening on Saturday? We are going to be making some really cute books, perfect for photos to give to mums or grandmas! Would you like to come and make a book? It’s only $7 for materials! Just let me know, and I’ll gladly sign you up!! (you can add your photos later, you don’t have to bring them to the workshop!)