Father's Day Card

This weeks design team assignment over at "The Cutting Café" included a number of adorable files to use for Father's Day.  I chose to use this adorable shirt and tie file.  http://thecuttingcafe.typepad.com/the_cutting_cafe/2009/06/shirt-and-tie-cutting-file-template-shaped-cards.html

I used the tie card that was included in this file and cut it in half so it would lay flat on my card base.  So simple to glue the three little pieces together and adhere to your card front, add a banner with a sentiment and some twine at the top of the card and you are finished!

Wishing all the wonderful Father's out there a blessed and grateful day!

Baby Shower 1986

Hello there!
This weeks assignment for the design team over at "The Cutting Café" was to use either the baby bottle or diaper shaped card set.  Since I don't have any baby showers coming up or new arrivals I decided to go back in time and scrapbook the baby shower that was given for me when I was pregnant with my now 26 year old daughter! 

The great thing about scrapbooking older photos is the memories become fresh when we start to think about the events and the people in the photos.  When we scrapbook a memory we are honoring that memory and making it more special to us!

Here is the file I used: http://thecuttingcafe.typepad.com/the_cutting_cafe/2013/05/diaper-shaped-card-invite-set-template-cutting-file.html  I love using these files on my layouts.  I used the invite and use the opening in the top to slip one of my photos and also the receipt I still had from my pregnancy test!

Check out the baby bottle file as well!  It is super cute!

Thanks for looking and have a great week!

Have a Great Summer!

We are almost to summer time with schools being let out soon and the official date of summer soon approaching, although for us here in Florida it is almost always summer!

I gave my grandson a new sprinkler the other day and caught some great action photos and couldn't resist making a scrapbook page out of a few.  I used the new viewmaster file from The Cutting Café, see link, http://thecuttingcafe.typepad.com/the_cutting_cafe/2013/04/view-finder-reel-fun-set.html
The Cutting Café has such versatile files.  This darling viewmaster file comes with files to make a card also and wonderful printable word files in addition to an envelope, check it out!

Have a great week!

We always need to believe in Sesame Street!

This weeks design team assignment was to use this adorable file, Keep Calm Word shaped file with matching sentiments, this file is for use as a card but makes a great title for a scrapbook page as I have chosen to use here. 

http://thecuttingcafe.typepad.com/the_cutting_cafe/2013/04/keep-calm-andword-shaped-card-template-cutting-file.html

My grandson was so excited to visit with his Sesame Street friends the Keep Calm file seemed the perfect fit. 

I used modeling paste and a stencil on this layout and was so pleased with the result, give it a try it is so easy to use. 

Have a great week and make sure to get your hug from Cookie Monster, it makes for a happier world!

Grandma's Get Well Plan!

We were given a choice of files to use this week for our design team challenge at The Cutting Cafe.
I chose to use the printable stamp file http://thecuttingcafe.typepad.com/.services/blog/6a010536b71e2d970b010536b71e33970b/search?filter.q=youre+in+my+thoughts

for some of the journaling on this layout of when my grandson was now feeling well and Grandma got to give him a little extra TLC!

These printable stamps have so many different uses.  Head on over to "The Cutting Cafe" and take a look at the wonderful files available!

The Patio Project!

As we all know some things end up being bigger projects than expected.  We have been putting in a patio at my daughter's house and what should have been a week long project has turned into a month long project.  I won't go into the details of all the set-backs but I knew for sure I needed a mini-book to document this long process so I made a mini book and attached it to a scrapbook layout.

I used a brick embossing folder on the cover of the mini book to give it the look of the pavers.  I then used one of the many wonderful cutting files available from "The Cutting Cafe" to embellish it.  I chose to use the "Garden Stand Ups" file.  There are many more cute components in the file but I chose to use just a few.  Here is the link to the file:http://thecuttingcafe.typepad.com/the_cutting_cafe/2013/02/garden-stand-ups-templates-cutting-files.html

If you are looking for a wonderful selection of cutting files head on over to "The Cutting Cafe"!

You won't be disappointed!

Cutting Cafe Beautiful Rose file

This weeks challenge for the design team members was to use the Beautiful Rose file which includes wonderful sentiments and printable stamps of great rose designs in addition to a cut file for the cutest little vase.
http://thecuttingcafe.typepad.com/the_cutting_cafe/2012/04/beautiful-roseprintable-stamp-set.html

I chose to use a few of the printable sentiments, one on the inside of the card and one as a little tag on the outside.  I cut the vase out of white cardstock and used the Swiss Dots embossing folder on it.

I chose to use some little die cut flowers instead of the rose printable on this card since it is going to a young Mother.    Easy file to use and create your own little vase of everlasting flowers!

Have a great week!