Birthday one card (double display card)

Here is another one of the double display cards
that i can finally show you as i know the person has
received it

How to cut and fold the double display card HERE

Charming ornament

This one i used 6 of the spellbinder six of the square dies
to make a cube and then hung charms of three corners of the cube
and hung it using a chain

challenge #23 over at
Paper craft Planet alota rubber stamps
This time around I am running it
November 15th and will run until November 30th
What you need to do to qualify for this challenge?

* Use at least one Alota Rubberstamp image
* Make something that suits the topic " HANG IT ON THE TREE"
*Upload your card/project into the gallery
at Paper Craft Planet making sure to add to TAG line ALOTA23

Hang in there HONEY(comb)

This ornament I thought I would do something
a little different with the frame die from spellbinders
and I cut 12 of them out and made a honey comb effect
at the back .

I used the bug out of the NOEL stamp from alota

challenge #23 over at
Paper craft Planet alota rubber stamps
This time around I am running it
November 15th and will run until November 30th
What you need to do to qualify for this challenge?

* Use at least one Alota Rubberstamp image
* Make something that suits the topic " HANG IT ON THE TREE"
*Upload your card/project into the gallery
at Paper Craft Planet making sure to add to TAG line ALOTA23

Another Hang it on the tree

challenge #23 over at
Paper craft Planet alota rubber stamps
This time around I am running it
November 15th and will run until November 30th
What you need to do to qualify for this challenge?

* Use at least one Alota Rubberstamp image
* Make something that suits the topic " HANG IT ON THE TREE"
*Upload your card/project into the gallery
at Paper Craft Planet making sure to add to TAG line ALOTA23

How to make decoration from Frame dies number 01

I showed a decoration that i had made for the
alota challenge yesterday and today i thought i would
show the quick lesson in how i made it .
LETS BEGIN
take any shaped frame die (as long as it is symmetrical)
and cut four of them

Now fold them in half with right side folded inwards

Fold all four pieces

Cut a piece of string 2 1/2 times longer that you want it to be
when made up

Fold in half and tie a knot in the end about 1 inch
from the ends of the string

Take to of the frames and glue them together
on one of the half frames ( as shown)

Now add the string with the knot to the inside of
the frame (slightly separating the string so it
is one piece on each half of the frame)

now glue the two sets together

and it will look like this

now you take an image that has a front and a back
(in this case i used the robot stamps from alota which has
the left and right robots)

Glue on to the string so the top is just under the knot

Then glue the other to the back of that one

And you have your frame dies decoration

ALOTA Challenge #23 HANG it on the TREE (15th Nov to 30th Nov 09)

It is that time again time for a challenge over at
Paper craft Planet alota rubber stamps
This time around I am running it
November 15th and will run until November 30th
What you need to do to qualify for this challenge?

* Use at least one Alota Rubberstamp image
* Make something that suits the topic " HANG IT ON THE TREE"
*Upload your card/project into the gallery
at Paper Craft Planet making sure to add to TAG line ALOTA23
(so Michelle can find it and put it into the slide show..
and then pick a winner for the prize! "A surprise grab bag"( BELOW) )

Here is something showing that you don't need
a christmasy alota stamp to make something to
hang on the tree
I used spellbinders die to cut the frame for the robot

Story about a LITTLE TEDDY BEAR part 7 (slice form)

Follow on story from part one HERE , part 2 HERE
, part 3 HERE , part 4 HERE , part 5 HERE and part 6 HERE
This bear is 8" (about 3 inches talker than the original ) and
this one i had to tweak the slits so they were not
too big.

Designed in inkscape and cut using sure cuts a lot
Be sure to come back tomorrow
for more parts to this story of the LITTLE TEDDY BEAR.
Be sure to tell me what you think so far too
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Story about a LITTLE TEDDY BEAR part 6 (slice form)

First of all let me tell you that my cricut is now working again
Follow on story from part one HERE and part 2 HERE
and part 3 HERE and part 4 HERE and part 5 HERE
This post I am showing a pink bear that before putting
it together after cutting it i put all the pieces through
the swizz dots cuttlebug embossing folder.
Then i cut a white one out an inch smaller than the
orignal bear (did an inch smaller as then i did not
need to tweak it as if i had of gone smaller than that it
would have made the slits too narrow to put together)

Designed in inkscape and cut using sure cuts a lot
Be sure to come back tomorrow
for more parts to this story of the LITTLE TEDDY BEAR.
Be sure to tell me what you think so far too

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Why ME?

I was just going to finish a card i was making
and take a photo of it for my blog. and the cricut was cutting
away and then there was a noise and stopped yes stopped
the lights went out and nothing happened.
Hoping that it is only the power cord and I can have it back
working after getting one today (fingers and everything crossed)
Why me why my poor OLD cricut I will be lost with out my
cricut . Wish me luck, other wise I will have to buy a new one (eeks and have
to wait )

no card today

Hubby's card

Here is the card i gave my Husband , his
did not end up with animals on it I thought
robot was better choice for this one

How to cut and fold the double display card HERE

Elephant Walk

Here is another on of the double display cards
I shared the how to cut and fold pattern yesterday
HERE

How to make my DOUBLE DISPLAY card

I have had lots of requests of how i made the
Double display cards that i have been showing on
my blog so here is the cut and score line instructions

Some examples
Across Africa
Justa Monkeying around
friends card
Inside the friends card
Elephant walk
Hubby's card
Birthday one
Birthday two (to come)
Birthday three (to come)

Across Africa

This card was done using dingbat fonts as well as
yesterdays card then cut using sure cuts a lot

Justa monkeying around

I can now show the cards i was working on
last week but had to wait till people had received
them to show. I used animal fonts to make the
silhouettes on the cards , cut using sure cuts a lot

Top view

Story about a LITTLE TEDDY BEAR part 5 (slice form)

Follow on story from part one HERE and part 2 HERE
and part 3 HERE and part 4 HERE
Hope you are enjoying my adventure in teddy bears
Well after making the two of the two tone teddies
I thought what if i cut two bears out completely
and then mixed the pieces up before making them up
well i thought like a panda type of bears so i cut out
one complete black and one white and then
set to work mixing the arms and legs

Can't really tell from the top view so here is a side
view of my teddies

Designed in inkscape and cut using sure cuts a lot
Be sure to come back in a week or so
for more parts to this story of the LITTLE TEDDY BEAR.
Be sure to tell me what you think so far too

ALOTA Challenge #22 black and red mainly

It is that time again time for a challenge over at
Paper craft Planet alota rubber stamps
Ran by Cindy this time
November 1st and will run until November 15th
What you need to do to qualify for this challenge?

* Use at least one Alota Rubberstamp image
* Make the card using mainly Red and Black
(can have other colours but mainly black and red)
*Upload your card/project into the gallery
at Paper Craft Planet making sure to add to TAG line ALOTA22
(so Michelle can find it and put it into the slide show..
and then pick a winner for the prize!)
Here is my card

Story about a LITTLE TEDDY BEAR part 4 (slice form)

Follow on story from part one HERE and part 2 HERE
and part 3 HERE
With the pattern complete and tweaked. I then thought
it was time to make some teddies in different colours
This one the dark brown card stock had a texture on it
that once cut and pieced together looked like teddy fur

Designed in inkscape and cut using sure cuts a lot
Be sure to come back tomorrow and the rest of the week
for more parts to this story of the LITTLE TEDDY BEAR.
Be sure to tell me what you think so far too

Coupon Code for sale at Alota

I thought i would
tell you that Alota rubber stamps are having
"celebrate fall by offering you a 20% off all rubber stamps using our coupon code

ARSFALL9

in your shopping basket at ALOTA RUBBER STAMPS
The sale will start on November 1st and end on November 6th."

Story about a LITTLE TEDDY BEAR part 3 (slice form)

Follow on story from part one HERE and part 2 HERE
So after turning the proto type into a photo
frames cause i was not happy with how wide the
body of the teddy was I then went and tweaked the
pattern to put teddy on a diet and this is the result of
the next teddy

He does look more like a teddy

This photo is to show you how tall he is against
Robot (robot is 5 1/2" tall)

Designed in inkscape and cut using sure cuts a lot
Be sure to come back tomorrow and the rest of the week
for more parts to this story of the LITTLE TEDDY BEAR.
Be sure to tell me what you think so far too

Story of a LITTLE TEDDY BEAR part 2 (slice form)

Follow on story from part 1 HERE
While sitting looking at the proto type teddy
I was not completely happy with how wide
the body was and he needed to be put on a
diet so I thought i know i would make this one into
a photo holder (oh and thought it was a perfect
for photos)

Designed in inkscape and cut using sure cuts a lot
Be sure to come back tomorrow and the rest of the week
for more parts to this story of the LITTLE TEDDY BEAR
(he might have a friend too).
Be sure to tell me what you think so far too

Want to hear a story about a LITTLE TEDDY BEAR? (slice form)

I will tell you this story but it will take about a week to
complete it come back daily to find out more
PART One . Well i had soo much fun making all the
snowglobes and vase of flowers and clock sliceforms
and hot air balloon
When i had finished them I felt sad that I could not
think of what else to make that i was sitting here watching
tv and had my teddybear that sits on my table (well used to till
i got a new stuffed robot to sit there now) and thinking hmm sitting teddy
i want to do that how? how will i do it?Think Susan think?
So I turned tv off and computer on and set work on making the pattern
this was going to be the biggest sliceform project ever .
Hours went by and it was starting to look like what i wanted it to
well least on the inkscape that is , knowing that it was not ready for
cutting though . But i needed to have a break. Then a sleepless night
of tossing and turning thinking of all the things i need to tweak on it.
Got up at 2am and tweaked it and then cut it and put it together
HERE is the first attempt of my Teddy Bear

Designed in inkscape and cut using sure cuts a lot
Be sure to come back tomorrow and the rest of the week
for more parts to this story of the LITTLE TEDDY BEAR.
Be sure to tell me what you think so far too

Flying high over Robot Town (slice form)

Here is another of my sliceform creations
that i have been making while teaching myself
how to make them..

And Robot has to have a flight in it too

designed using inkscape and cut using sure cuts a lot

Making my own

The other week i showed my first attempt of making
socks with the Round knitting loom HERE with out really
knowing how to use the loom. Well today I would like
to show you the sock that i have made after surfing the
net and finding out how to use the loom

HERE is a link to some great sites on how to use it

Lighting the way for safe trip

Today I am showing a few more plastic canvas
projects. I made these for my husband

Sorry can not share the pattern as they were out of a
pattern book

Double Easel card (easel card taken a little further)

I love all the easel cards that have been made
around all the lists and blogs this past couple of weeks
and I thought i would give them again, only thing was when
it came time for me to think of what i was going to do on
my card i found that the images would not all fit on the main
card so I had to rethink the cards so i thought i would
make a double easel card and put the other two pieces on the
front easel. And i was quiet happy with how it turned out
i can seee it will not be the last one of these i make.
Stamps used are Chair, Little boy (with candy cane cut off),
adding a Robot to the boys hand to cover were the candy can
was, Mrs claus with candy cane cut of as well as covering
the holly on her pocket, Bug from cupcake inches to
cover were the candy cane was, and the Little girl