Nurse Graduation Gift Box

Posted in Paper Crafting Projects (other) by lisababitz

I was asked to make gift boxes for several nursing students who will be graduating in a few weeks. I saw this svg file called “Nurse Gift Box” from Dreaming Tree and thought it was perfect!. The file includes a caduceus for the front of the “prescription bottle” part of the box (sample below), but I created the fake label for each box instead that could be customized for each graduate who is to receive the gift. (It wasn’t obvious to me at first that the box was supposed to be a prescription bottle, and the label seemed to make it clearer. I also thought it made it more graduation-y!)

This file could be purchased separately or as part of the “First Responders” set which also includes cards, a fire fighter box, and a police officer box. I resized the file to fit on 8 1/2 x 11 inch card stock and used my Silhouette electronic die cutting machine to cut out the pieces. There’s a video tutorial that shows how the pieces go together. (There’s also a video on the Dreaming Tree site that shows how it could be customized with school colors and a “congrats” die cut instead of the caduceus.)

The box, without the lid, is 4 1/2 inches high and 3 1/4 inches wide.

I had a little trouble, at first, finding colored card stock that looked like a prescription bottle, so I created a white one as a back-up option. As mentioned above, the file came with the caduceus which I really like in red on the white box.

There are quite a few samples of fake prescription labels online, and I used the one I found HERE (and a bit of cutting and pasting in Printshop) to create mine. Here’s a closer look at my sample.

The card stock I used for this project is Core’dinations Valentia, white, and Recollections Red.

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29Apr2018

Dahlia Fold Floral Card

Posted in Birthday Cards, Cards, Get Well/Sympathy by lisababitz

Dahlia Fold Floral Card

A few weeks ago, I posted a card I made using the Dahlia Fold technique that I saw on this video, and here is another card I made with the same technique. The flower on this card was made with 8 folded circles (and 2 for the leaves). The card stock used for the flower (and mat panel) was the two-sided “Congratulations” print from Karen Foster Designs and Gina K Moonlit Fog ink for the leaves. I used my 1 3/8 inch circle punch from Stampin’ Up to cut the circles. “Rustic Cream” from Papertrey Ink was used for the main panel and card base.

The background was stamped with the “French Script” stamp from Stampin’ Up and Gina K Kraft ink. The “stem” was from the “Dot Flourishes” set from Inkadinkado and stamped with Gina K Moonlit Fog ink.

The center of the flower was made with my Epiphony Crafts Round (#14) Epoxy Shape Studio Tool (and the corresponding acrylic bubble caps) and a scrap of the “Congratulations” paper.

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26Apr2018

Fun Daisies

Posted in Birthday Cards, Cards, Get Well/Sympathy, Mother's Day by lisababitz

Fun Daisies

Recently, a friend of mine wanted to give card making a try. She found a few cards online that she liked and asked if I could show her how to make something like them. This is my version of one of those cards.

Here’s the card I CASED:

(from: Better Homes and Gardens, March 10, 2016)

The original sample was adorable the way it was laid out, but if you are at all familiar with my style, you know I wouldn’t be able to glue my pieces down so randomly or crookedly … LOL!! Also, the flowers on the sample were real daisies that were dried and pressed. I used die cut flowers instead.

I played around with different stems, grass and the yellow central florets. Here are two more versions.

I couldn’t find the paper or ribbon used on the sample so I improvised. The paper is from the “Pinks & Corals” pad by Craft Smith. The paper has a white core so I was able to sand and scrape it up a bit. I also rubbed white Gesso on the surface with a paper towel. I was afraid to use too much, and now I feel like there is not enough white. Next time…

For the stems, I used Recollections Jute Twine or white Darice Paper Rope. The leaves are Celebrate It Swiss Dot ribbon from Michaels. For the central florets, I used buttons from a mixed bag I purchased online or “You Had Me At Yellow” mini prills.

The daisies were cut with dies by Whitelotous. The grass is Gina K Grass Green card stock or a scrap of printed paper from my stash (not sure which paper pad it came from). Whaline Green and Celebrate It White raffia were also used.

The greeting is from the “Nurturing Blooms” set by Gina K Designs and was heat embossed with Ranger White embossing powder and versamark ink. (You can see the shine a little better on the second sample.)

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20Apr2018

Z-Fold Birthday Wishes

Posted in Birthday Cards, Cards, Creative Folds by lisababitz

Z-Fold Birthday Wishes

This card features the flamingo image from the Fiskars “Tropical Getaway” stamp set and a scrap of patterned paper (American Crafts #320330). Circles were cut from white and black card stock with dies from the Spellbinders Classic Circles (large and small) sets. Tim Holtz Milled Lavender distress ink was “smooshed” onto the white panel. The flamingo was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto a die cut that I made with my Silhouette electronic die cutting machine and was colored with a “Pink Flamingo” Bic Alcohol Marker. The greeting is from the “Happy Birthday Stamps” set by Ms. Sparkle & Co.

This is what the card looks like when it is closed.