Santa in Golf Cart Holiday Card

Posted in Cards, Christmas, Holiday Cards by lisababitz

This is the fourth design in the series of golf-related holiday cards I made for the Rolling Green Golf Club’s Holiday Boutique and Luncheon.

The greeting stamp is from the “Sentimental Holiday” stamp set (retired?) by Gina K Designs. The golf cart image is called “Golf Cart Girl” by DRS Designs. I masked the face on the original golf cart image and replaced it with a Santa face (designed by artist Kathy L. Post)

(original stamp designs)

I used my MISTI for placement and to make it easier to make more than one card. The images were stamped and colored with Memento tuxedo black ink, a Memento tuxedo black marker, and Copic Markers ( R59, G29, C2, C4, E50, E31, E04, and 100) on white card stock, mounted on Recollections black and then on a white card base.

The inside sentiment was computer generated and says, “and a happy new year.”

These cards were designed to be made and packaged as boxed sets.

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16Oct2015

Golf Balls in Martini Glass

Posted in Cards, Christmas, Holiday Cards by lisababitz

Golf Balls in Martini Glass

Here’s another golf-themed holiday card I made for the Rolling Green Golf Club’s Holiday Boutique and Luncheon. I made two versions of this holiday card with 2 different greetings. The Christmas greeting (on the card above) is by Stampin’ Up. (I believe that it is from a retired Hostess set called “Best Yet” but not sure because I purchased the single stamp on ebay.) The New Year greeting (shown below) is masked from a stamp from the “Sentimental Holiday” set (retired?) by Gina K Designs.

The martini image is from a set called “Fore Your Retirement” by Impression Obsession (IO). (I masked a portion of one of the greeting stamps from this set to get the “Best Wishes Fore” part of my greeting.)

(stamps in “Fore Your Retirement” set)

I used my MISTI for placement and to make it easier to make more than one card. The images were stamped and colored with Memento tuxedo black ink and Copic Markers (R59, G28, C1, and C3) on white card stock, mounted on Recollections black and then on a white card base.

The inside sentiment was computer generated and says either “and happiness in the new year” or “and a happy holiday.”

These cards were designed to be made and packaged as boxed sets.

Thanks for checking out my card project.

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15Oct2015

A New Use for an Old Tool – Card Making with a Sewing Gauge

Posted in Tools & Products I like by lisababitz

A New Use for an Old Tool – Card Making with a Sewing Gauge

I have had my sewing kit since high school home ec. class (I’m not going to tell you how old it is!), and one of the tools in it is a sewing gauge. Recently, I discovered that this tool is very useful for making sure panels are straight on my cards. I am usually a pretty good “eye-baller” but have a little trouble when positioning/adhering long, skinny panels that are kind of far from the edges (they always end up crooked!) or very small panels that have lots of space on all 4 sides (I have a hard time centering them). What is great about this tool is that once you determine how far away from the edge of the card you want your panel, you set the “sliding measure” and you can very quickly check all points on your panel to see if the distance from the edge is uniform.

(Check two points on same side to see if the panel is straight.)

(Check both sides to see if the panel is centered on right and left.)

A sewing gauge can be purchased in your local fabric store or online and is pretty inexpensive. I’ve been using mine often; it has become one of my favorite tools!

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14Oct2015

Best Wishes – Golf Themed Birthday Card

Posted in Birthday Cards, Cards by lisababitz

Best Wishes – Golf Themed Birthday Card

Here’s a 5×7 card featuring a BIG greeting paired with some designer paper.

The greeting stamps are from the “Stamp It Big!” set (retired?) by Gina K Designs and were heat embossed with versamark ink and recollections snow embossing powder. The designer paper is called “Golf Game” (#1244) from the “Game Day” Collection by Ronni. I used white card stock for the card base and mats. The center panel was popped up with foam tape.

Here’s the original sheet of paper (front and back):

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13Oct2015

Holiday Planners

Posted in Christmas, Paper Crafting Projects (other) by lisababitz

Holiday Planners

(one of several designs; see more below)

I loved this “Holiday Planner” idea when I saw it HERE on Melissa The Stamp Doc’s blog. I thought planners would be useful, fun to make, a great way to use up some of the paper I have piling up in my craft room (I think I’m addicted to buying the stuff!!), and a cute item to offer at the Rolling Green Golf Club Holiday Boutique which is at the beginning of December (the perfect time to start planning for the holidays!). So I decided to make a bunch of them!

The base for each of the planners is a pocket folder which I ordered on Amazon, but you can also get them in office supply stores and where school supplies are sold.

I scored each side of the folder in half vertically and folded them so the pockets were on the inside.

I added score tape to the back of the middle panels so they would stay together and form a tall, skinny book. (Melissa’s opened flat.)

I designed and printed my own inserts for each planner. I included a calendar, “to do” lists, shopping lists, stocking stuffer and gift lists, card lists, and an envelope for receipts. (A link for inserts was provided in Melissa’s blog post, but these are copyrighted and cannot be used in products for sale.) I will include contact information with each planner I sell so the customer can request and print additional/updated sheets for later, if desired.

I added decorative paper and mats to the fronts and inside pocket panels and made a “Holiday Planner” label (computer generated) for the fronts. To finish them off, I tied pens to the planners with raffia. For the sale, each planner will be placed in a plastic sleeve (actually made for license plates) that I found at Bags Unlimited and sealed with clear, circular mailing seals.

I made several different styles. (Click on each photo for a larger view.)