Data Protection and Privacy Policy

Posted in Data Protection and Privacy Policy by lisababitz

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I’d like to take this moment to thank you for visiting my blog today and for all the interest and support you have shown through following and/or commenting here on my site.

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DATA PROTECTION AND PRIVACY POLICY

This privacy policy has been compiled to better serve those who are concerned with how their ‘Personally Identifiable Information’ (PII) is being used online. PII, as described in US privacy law and information security, is information that can be used on its own or with other information to identify, contact, or locate a single person, or to identify an individual in context. Please read this privacy policy carefully to get a clear understanding of how your Personally Identifiable Information is collected, used, protected or otherwise handled in accordance with this website. Continue reading →

6May2018

Roses for Mother’s Day

Posted in Cards, Creative Folds, Holiday Cards, Mother's Day, Valentine's Day by lisababitz

Roses for Mother’s Day

This box card, designed to look like a dozen roses in a tall vase, was made with a cut file designed by Snapdragon Snippets called “Rose Bouquet Tall Valentine Box Card” (Design ID# 73758) that I purchased in the Silhouette Store and cut with my Silhouette electronic die cutting machine. An assembly tutorial is provided HERE. The file contains Valentine’s Day elements for the front of the vase, but I decided to create this project as a Mother’s Day card instead. I had to laugh – after receiving this card, my mother called to thank me and to tell me she loved the flowers (not card) I sent! 🙂

I created a few additional elements that were not included with the file I purchased (a solid piece to go behind all the leaf panels because the veins were open and you could see through the “holes” in each of the leaves and the white and light gray mats on the vase).

The bow was created with my We R Memory Keepers 123 Punch Board and my paper crimper. (It was much easier to “roll” the card stock after it had been crimped; it kept bending and creasing on me when it was flat.)

The card stock and paper used was Gina K Cherry Red, Christmas Pine, white, gray from the Recollections “Coffee and Cream” heavy weight pack, green from the Recollections Christmas pack, American Crafts #368312 (polka dots), and The Paper Studio Silver Wedding Texture (#352070).

There is room on the back for a stamped or handwritten message.

Often, box cards fold flat and fit in regular envelopes making them easy to mail. However, this card is quite tall (about 11.25 inches) and is about 7 inches wide when folded flat. And it was suggested in the tutorial that foam tape or pop dots be used to separate the leaf layers from the bud layers to add a bit more dimension. As a result, the size and thickness of this card necessitated a larger envelope (I used a padded mailer) and a trip to the post office for mailing.

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30Apr2018

Nurse Graduation Gift Box

Posted in Paper Crafting Projects (other) by lisababitz

Nurse Graduation Gift Box

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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