{Friday Fun} with Heart Basket

The girls had a fun time playing with this heart basket. I was featured at Scrap n’ Art back in February and this was the template they received with their subscription. But this isn’t only good for Valentine’s – it would be perfect as an apple for Teacher Appreciation, or filled with goodies for Mother’s Day.

Take a look at what the girls created:

Cathy

Lori

Sara

 

And the template for you to see up close:

{Friday Fun}

The girls had so much fun working with this weeks template (Jr. Legal Pad Cover) I just had to show off the projects they created!

Sharon

LeAnn

Jude – taking with her to DigiScrapApalooza – come!!!! use KRISISENTME to save $$$

Melanie

Karen

and mine.

Jr. Legal Pad Cover by Krisi's Kreations
Bug Catcher from Chelle's Creations

And here is the template they used:

{Thursday Tutorial} Candy Cover

Hey everyone -- Heather (isaacsmom) here. Today I have a tutorial using Krisi's Candy Covers Volume 1. - which is new this week. I absolutely love this little project -- it is perfect for a last minute gift for Valentine's Day!

I used Krisi's Candy Covers Volume 1 -- you can find it here.

and the kit I used is Techno Love by Chelle's Creations:

I first opened the Candy Cover template in PSE 9 and clipped the papers I chose to the template. Then I printed them on my printer. I chose to use Epson Premium Matte Presentation Paper.

I also went ahead and gathered the supplies I need for this project: tic tacs, cutterbee scissors, red tape, scoring tool (not pictured) and miscellaneous ribbon.

Next, I cut out all of the items. You will notice that I also printed a few hearts from the Techno Love kit to use as an embellishment on the front of my candy cover.

Next I used my score tool to score the lines on the cutouts.

Then I added a small strip of red line tape to the back of the tic tac box to adhere it to the candy cover.

Then I used some ribbon to tie up these cute candy covers. For the bow, I used a piece of ribbon about 18" long. For the simple knot, I used a piece of ribbon about 10" long. Lastly, I used some red line tape to adhere the circles and hearts to the front. At this point, you could use anything you wanted to embelish the front -- a button, word art, etc -- the possibilities are endless!

So simple! And now I have the perfect gifts for my son to give his teachers at school for Valentines Day!

I hope you have fun creating your own projects! Please link me up in the comments section if you try out this product! I'd love to see your finished creation!

Heather (isaacsmom)

{Monday Mix} Hybrid vs. Printable

This is the time of year for healthy competition. The NFL Conference playoffs are completed and the Super Bowl is just around the corner, The Daytona 500 is coming up, and the Rumble in the Orchard is going strong! Design Teams for the various designers at Scrap Orchard are having fun and providing lots of inspiration. Stop by when you get a chance and vote for Krisi's team!

All this competition got me to thinking about hybrid crafting and the many options it opens up to a paper crafter. It's Cathy (Scrappycath) here with a look at two different ways to make a hybrid card using digital elements.  I'm going to compare a "digital printable", and a "print, cut and assemble" card.

In the photo above, which card is a digital printable? Which one is print, cut, and assemble?  Can't tell?  A digital printable is a card that you design using your photo editing software completely and then just print it out. A print, cut, and assemble card is one that you design in your photo editing software, but print elements separately, cut them and build the card physically.  Each way gives you a beautiful card.  So, do you give up on which card is which?  Keep reading....

I created the cards in Photoshop using the Wall Art: i {heart} u and ABC's template by Krisi's Kreations. I also used the alpha from the digital kit My History by WM Squared Designs. I recolored the I and the U with a digital paper from another digital kit, Je t'aime also by WM Squared Designs. The heart is from a digital kit called Rebel by Joyful Heart Designs.  On one card design, I included the I, heart, and U with shadow. On the other card I printed those elements separately. I cut them out and adhered them to the card using foam dots.

Have you figured out which card is which?

The one on the right is the print, cut, and assemble.  By this angle, you can see how I raised the I, heart, and U using the foam dots. This really gives the card dimension.  If you are mailing your card, you may not want the added dimension.  In that case, you can simulate the look of the raised elements by applying a deeper shadow to the elements in your software before printing them out.

There you have it. Two different ways to create the same beautiful hybrid card!

{Friday Fun} Cards, Flowers & Wall Art

The girls on my team had fun creating this week!   Four of the girls are participating in the Rumble in the Orchard challenge. Here is their finished project:

Cards that have a rainbow effect to them – each girl created a different card (and they are spread across the US and one in China!). They did great – head over and vote for them HERE (Krisi’s Kreators).

And some other projects they did:

Badges were a fun thing with the accordion flowers!

LeAnn:

Tamara:

Sarah:

But they are great for cards too:

Rebecca:

And… some wall art.

Jen:

Tamara – who did a girl and a boy version.

Jennifer (who shrunk the wall art down and made it into a card):

Here are the products that they played with this week:

Are you considering going to DigiScrapApalooza? I know I am headed to Vegas in March. Come join me!  Use this code to save $20 – KRISISENTME   If you have questions… just send me an email.

Looking back…. {Card Purse: Wide}

Check out what Erica Zane did with the card purse – turned it into a birthday party invitation holder! How cute is that.

Grab yours in the store!

Looking Back… Sunshine Word Art

Check out this beautiful card from Cathy using Sunshine Word Art

Leave her some love in the gallery!  Also check out her etsy store – those Autism cards are so cute and for such a great cause!

Here is a look at the word art package she used:

This collection has so many great uses – layouts, cards, projects etc…  Grab them this week  (til the 14th) and save 15% with SUMMER$AVINGS

Square It – has something for everyone!

Just want to start out by saying – THANK YOU to everyone for the birthday wishes I received and all the love from the digital stamps that I offered last week – they are still available if you missed them.  Watch for more sentiments in the future!  If there is a saying you would like to see released – let me know!

But for this week I have this template pack that was available at Log Your Memory when I was a guest in April but now it is available for everyone!  It has a 12x12 layout template as well as a 4.25”x5.5” card template as well!

And for a few examples from my CT and the CT at ScrapMatters…

Heidi:                                                                        Jen

Jennifer:                                                                Karen:

Kat:                                                                           Inside of Karen’s (uses KK_It is Me font too)

Melissa:                                                                 Trista:

As always new releases are 20% off Friday to Sunday!  Oh and if you missed yesterdays blog post – go check it out – you might just have a chance to win the templates!