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Cricut Stationary Box

I've always loved stationary since I was a little kid.  Before the days of computers and email and twitter, I would love buying new stationary and writing letters to my grandmother and my friend Rob (who I now happen to be married to).  Even though now adays I tend to text or email everyone, I still long for those days when I would put pen to paper and pour out the days events.  Recently due to finanacial difficulties one of my best friends in Vermont was forced to let both the phone and internet go.  So I decided to make a box of stationary using my Cricut so that we can still keep in touch between my trips up there.

I began by taking my Cricut Tags Bags Boxes and More cartridge and using my fit to page feature cut a Matchbox 2.  It ends up being an 8.5" size.  This size will hold stationary pages that are 5.5" x 8.25".

Next I added some dividers to hold the notecards and envelopes I made as well as a slot for a pen and stamps.  The dividers are 2.5" x 5.75 and 2.5" x 5 5/8".  Dividers were scored in the center and then at 1/4" from each end.  Full size stationary rests on top of the dividers.

To create the cover for the box I took two pieces of acetate and glued them together using red tape.  I then scored and folded the acetate and wrapped it around the box leaving a little extra room to make it easier to get the base box out.

To finish off the box I added some ribbon and a tag using the same stamp as the stationary.

 

Items Used:  Cricut Tags Bags Boxes, Chocolate Chip Cardstock, SU Designer paper, SU Chocolate Chip and Baha Breeze Ink, SU Purely Pomegranate Satin Ribbon, Vanilla Ribbon, Stickles, SU Thoughts & Prayers Stamp Set

Enjoy!

  

Happy Birthday

In the last couple of years I have "met" some of the most wonderful friendly ladies over on Splitcoast Stampers.  Recently, I had the opportunity to meet Siberian Stamper when she asked about swapping some images for bellas.  I PM'd her and sent her off some of my bellas, and shortly thereafter I received some of the cutest images from her.  I have finally had the time tonight to color in some of the images.  This one is from P Black Stamps and its called "Life of the Party".  I didn't add too much to the card and kept it really simple so that the colors would pop out at you.  I used my Prisma's to color in the tabby cat and used my Stampin Write Markers for the balloons, hat and present.  The sentiment coumes from CTMH's From Me to You set.  I can't wait to give this to my cousin's daughter for her 10th birthday. 

 

I also wanted to thank Siberian Stamper Anna for the lovely images.  I am looking forward to making more cards with the images I received.

Enjoy!

Stationary and Card Box

Happy Friday to you all!   It’s been a really rough week here in Massachusetts.  I have been running around all week trying to get more “stuff” outta my house, putting up two large lot auctions on eBay for a Stampers Dream Lot and Scrapbooking Dream Lot and trying to keep up with DD’s mood swings.  Arghh can we just say I am in desperate need of a vacation? 

In order to give myself some sanity, I found some time the other night to do this cute little Stationary/Card Box that I found the directions to here on SCS. It was originally made by Raelene.  I switched mine around a bit from the original directions, putting the 5” section for the base of the box and using the 6” section for my sides.  This box was really easy to make and a lot of fun. (click on picture to view larger picture)

I love this box.  It fits up to four cards nicely on each side (for pictures sake I only put one on each side).  I made it to give to my mom for Valentine’s Day. 

I filled it with monogrammed note cards for her, using papers to match the box.  I could even see giving a box like this with notes and a monogrammed candle in the center of the box for a birthday present.  Also, next time I think I may use a scallop edge punch on the box top, like my threading water punch to give it a little extra flair.

For the cards inside I used SU Pink Pirouette CS for the card base and SU Chocolate Chip and Purely Pomegranate CS and Berry Bliss DSP for the accents.  I used the Martha Stewart Monogram Set for the monograms.

 

 

For this box I used SU Chocolate Chip CS, SU Berry Bliss DSP, a 1/2” organdy ribbon and for the top of the box, I had some teardrop pearls from Michaels jewelry section that I threaded onto an eye pin.

 

 

Enjoy!

Thank you Card

First I want to say I'm sorry for the poor picture quality.  There is something funny going on with my camera.  I'm trying to figure it out.

I made these cards to send out to my parents and boss to thank them for my Christmas gifts.  These were put together from some old papers I had laying around the studio.  Funny the stuff you find when you pull everything out of your scrap space and reorganize it.

 The pink pearl cardstock is from the Paper Company, the patterned paper is from SU DSP Berry Bliss.  The ribbon is SU Chocolate chip and the pink is some scrap I had laying in a basket in my studio. The tag is stamped from SU Too Terrific Tags.  I colored in the tags and then added some pop with some Glossy Effects.

                        

Enjoy!

Cricut Box and Notecards

Well its been a few days since I last posted.  I was getting DD ready to start at her new school and go back to her dad's house.

Tonight I finally got a chance to just play a bit more with my new Cricut Expression.  I love playing with this machine.  Everytime I start I learn about more really cool features.

I created this box and notecards tonight with it.  Using the Bags Tags Boxes an More Cartridge I created a crayonla box by taking  my 12x12 page and using the "fit to page" option for creating the notecard box (it ended up being a 8.5" setting).  After cutting the box, I added a thin (1/4") strip of cardstock and threaded it thru the holes in the sides and adhered to create the flap holder.  Then I adhered it using a very strong adhesive in order to keep it closed.  One trick I larned when putting this box together was to press not only from the outside but also from the inside.  To decorate the box and notecards, I cut 1.5" and 1" flowers with Georges Font Cartridge and for the centers of the flowers I used the 1/2" and 1/4" circles.  All items were cut using real dial size.

For this project I used miscellaneous purple cardstock and Sugar Coated Cardstock by Doodlebugs in orange, blue, and green.

Enjoy!