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Saturday, August 27, 2011

Echo Park Country Drive -Magic Card Free SVG By SugarGem

Hello Friends, Thanks you so much for taking the time to check out my posting today.  I hope you got a 'smile' out of something you saw or got some inspiration to go do something crafty. 
This is today's 2nd post! Don't forget to keep reading onto next post to see what Denine made for you today! :)

Aloha everyone! It's Lenae again from SugarGem with a bonus post this week.
Before I left for Hawaii I just happened across this really awesome card on Youtube. Here.
You know I HAD to make one, but there was a huge problem friends! I couldn't find any directions! I mean absolutely NOTHING! I went on a mission to make this card. Through trial and error I finally got it and I must say it is another favorite in my card collection. I even made an SVG file so you can make this too! Hope you like it!




What you will need-
Echo Park Country Drive collection from Pumpkin Spice
White cardstock for stamping
SugarGem's SVG file.
Stamps. I used A Muse Studio A Very Un-Merry Birthday collection
White embossing powder
Versamark embossing ink
Tuxedo Black Momento ink
Anti static pillow
Copics RV14, BG10, BG13, Y17, Y13

How to make SugarGem's Magic Card-
Cut out SVG file using Echo Park Country Drive.
Score card at 2" on each side.
Score circle window insert at .50" on each end.
Score shutter tabs at .50" on tab end.

Belly band- cut out the berry strip from the Country Drive collection then cut a strip of green at 2 1/8"x 12" It definitely doesn't need to be 12 " long, but it is just easier to cut it that long. If you are frugal and want to save some go ahead and trim some off extra.

Here is the tutorial for my Magic card!
Here are 3 pictures of what the pieces look like scored.
This card could really be used for a lot of other purposes besides the magic card!


You can hardly see it in this picture, but I drew a light circle on the white 2.75" x 4.75" paper to make stamping my image easier. Then just erased the pencil lines.

Take your 2.75"x 4.75" piece and stamp your image.

I used embossing powder for the Birthday Wishes sentiment inside,
Color in image.

Glue stamped piece down. Make sure that your stamped image will show through the circle window piece properly before gluing in place.

Line up your circle window piece in the center of your card and glue tabs down. See both pictures below. Make sure all the circles are even.


The little shutters are tricky and you have play with them a little bit until they line up correctly. I recommend using re positional glue. If you look at mine closely you can see that the shutters don't get glued down exactly in the same spot on either side. One needs to be higher than the other. You want to make sure the shutter will completely close before you glue them down.

Once you have everything lined up, apply repositional glue to the tabs and shut the card.
Open card back up. This is what it will look like.
Tuck shutters under your circle window piece.

That's it! Now make sure everything is working properly and lined up! Hope you like this! Enjoy!

A little trick I learned too! If you do not have a cutting machine that cuts SVG's you can also download Inskape, download my SVG file, print out the file onto your Echo Park paper then hand cut.

This is a free gift from me to you! I spent a lot of time on this and hope you will give credit where credit is due if you use my file! That is all I ask I hope you enjoy! My fiiles are for personal use only and not to be sold. Thank you

If I can inspire just one person today I have done my job!
XOXO SugarGem

Some Halloween "Littles"

Hello Friends,

Wow, with all the beautiful projects from the ShopPumpkinSpice Design Team gals, I don't feel worthy of posting my little project here. But I had so much fun with Pumpkin making them, I just had to share.

How many of you have toddlers or pre-schooler's and find it difficult to find crafting time?  Well, I DO!! However, I feel very lucky that Pumpkin enjoys playing with paper just like mommy.  So, we decided to make a couple of cards this week.  She LOVES twine and some of the Lime Twist colors work perfect with the Halloween papers from both Echo park and MME.

Here are some pics of a couple of cards we made together. 








She enjoys 'holding' the paper while I cut and the 3 x 3 size is wonderful for her to pick some of the embellishments and 'help' me glue together the small papers.  We only do 'Fronts' so I can put them on a card base or tag later.  Pumpkin also has her own pair of safety scissors, so the scraps are all HERS... She love making 'confetti'. lol (didn't get a picture of that 'project')

She has just been introduced to STAMPING...she 'eeeekkkkkked' in excitement with the 'Happy Halloween'  & 'Trick or Treat' stamp from MPS Spooky-Puns.  (oh my, am I in trouble, Robyn is going to have a new follower)

Well, I though I would share my perfect solution to getting some crafting time into my busy day. Maybe you can use some ideas for your own little ones.  Crafting always seems to help me 'de-stress'

Thanks you so much for taking the time to check out my posting today.  I hope you got a 'smile' out of something you saw or got some inspiration to go do something crafty. 
 

Friday, August 26, 2011

MME Lost and Found Christmas

Happy Friday! Ann here :)

This is my first Christmas card of 2011!  I actually feel like I'm behind on Christmas cards already.  I have a LONG list and I'm worried that I won't be able to cross everyone off.

Thankfully, there are some beautiful Christmas/holiday papers and embellishments already available at Pumpkin Spice so it made this card very easy to put together.  I used the oh-so-lovely MME Lost and Found Christmas papers from the 6x6 paper pad and a sentiment panel from the matching accessory sheet.  The accessory sheet is actually 12x12 so you can get loads of cards done with it.  I absolutely adore the rich, deep, and traditional colors in this collection! 

Also, there's so need to stay within a certain collection/line when making something!  I used the Echo Park Happy Days Brad Assortment for the pearl center of the poinsettia on the upper right and also for the rhinestone center of the poinsettia on the lower left.  I thought these brads added the perfect touch to the flowers.

And since this card had no coloring, it was quick to make.  I'm actually rather pleased about how it turned out and I hope you like it, too :)

Sentiment: from My Mind's Eye - Lost & Found Christmas - Accessory Sheet ; Papers: My Mind's Eye - Lost & Found Christmas - 6 x 6 paper pad; Embellishments: Echo Park "Happy Days" - Happy Days Brad Assortment, Prima flowers and leaves, twine, doily; Tools: Tonic Guillotine Cutter, ATG Adhesive Gun (SPS has it for $18.89!)

Quick tip for using 6x6 papers on larger cards (this card is 5x7): The technique (if you can call it that) I always use is to cover up where you joined the two different papers with ribbon or lace.  That way, it breaks up the papers while making it look cohesive, gives it a bit of contrast, and I think makes the card a little more interesting.

  My Mind's Eye - Lost & Found Christmas - 6 x 6 paper pad

  My Mind's Eye - Lost & Found Christmas - Accessory Sheet  



  Echo Park "Happy Days" - Happy Days Brad Assortment  





Thursday, August 25, 2011

Echo Park and June Houck are "Friends Fur-ever"


  Hi!  This is June Houck for ShopPumpkinSpice.  I think these Echo Park "Country Drive" papers may be my second favorite Echo Park collection!  I found the patterns really easy to work with.  My background cloud paper is from My Mind's Eye Lime Twist "Out of the Blue"  and my sentiment is fromMy Pink Stamper "Punny-licious" stamp set.

  Check this out:

 

  I'm just here to enable :)

Other supplies:
Cricut cartridges:  Kate's ABCs (cut @ 3"); Accent Essentials (p.79 cut @ 4 3/4")
ink:  Stampin' Up! chocolate chip
ribbon:  upcycle from a present
adhesive pearls:  Stampin' Up!
white gel pen:  Uni-Ball Signo for Stampin' Up!
pink mini brad (pocket):  DCWV
white flower (pocket):  Queen & Co.
foam tape dimensionals:  Stampin' Up!
card stock (flesh):  from my scraps



Happy Thursday!


Hello Friends, Thanks you so much for taking the time to check out my posting today.  I hope you got a 'smile' out of something you saw or got some inspiration to go do something crafty. 

Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Crate Paper Emmas Shoppe Lollipop

Hello Friends, Thanks you so much for taking the time to check out my posting today.  I hope you got a 'smile' out of something you saw or got some inspiration to go do something crafty. 

Hi it's Lenae here from SugarGem for todays Pumpkin Spice Deasign Team project!
 Would you like to know the story about this simple little card? Well even if you don't I'm going to tell you! I mean you might be thinking to yourself, jeez Lenae this is really simple.
I bought the Crate Paper Emma's Shoppe line just for this little lollipop. lately I have found that the more simple the project the more I really love it. As much as I admire and LOVE lots of beautiful embellishments I can't seem to create anything like that. Maybe that's why I love it so much? Maybe because I can't do it so I admire it more? All I wanted was to show off that little lollipop so this is what I came up with. I love how it turned out with Lime Twist Twine too! I hope you do to!
I think it is important to do what we love because it always shines through! And just a little side note about loving something, have you seen the new products that Pumpkin Spice just got in? Two words "LAWN FAWN"!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wahoo! I am so excited I can't wait to get home and play with some Lawn Fawn stamps!
Also the My Minds Eye collections are gorgeous! And of course The Echo Park Apothecary collection which is available in a Pumpkin Spice kit! Pumpkin Spice kits are AWESOME because they come with everything in the kit, but also the three solid colors in the collection for only $12.27 or without the 3 solids for only $9.97! Happy shopping!



If I can inspire just one person today I have done my job!
XOXO SUGARGEM

Monday, August 22, 2011

Once Upon an "Enchanted" Birthday

Good Monday to you all! This is Carissa from Happily Ever Paper Crafter. I created this cute little princess birthday card using the Imaginisce "Enchanted" line.

I used several cuts from the Once Upon a Princess Cricut cartridge. The princess was cut at 3 inches in all layers. The "birthday girl" and crown cut were both cut from OUAP in varying sizes.

This is the first time I used Copic markers. Nothing too fancy. I just colored her skin and cheeks, and added some highlights to her hair. I'm just a beginner and always looking for new tips.


This is what my mat looked like before I cut out all the images. The background of my card is actually a piece of 6x6 paper from this awesome pack.


Imaginisce "Enchanted" 6x6 paper pad can be found at Shop Pumpkin Spice.

I'm also showcasing this card at Fantabulous Cricut. This weeks challenge is "Birthday Bash" : make a birthday project!! Check out all the awesome designer's creations.