Gift Card Holder

It is almost time for school to get out. I have been amazed at how much my first grader has learned. He as enjoyed every day and I attribute most of his love of learning to his great teacher. I have been very impressed with her dedication and wanted to let her know how much we appreciated her. We purchased a gift card for her, but I of course, wanted a cute way package it up. Here it is with the gift card in it.

And here it is with the gift card out. It is a fun file to cut from double-side cardstock!


I used Jan's "All Purpose Treat Box" http://www.paperthreads.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=3996 The file even comes with cute little zig-zag borders to wrap around the box. I cut a flower from Jan's "Paper Blossom" file http://www.paperthreads.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_dnld_info&products_id=2768 and applied glitter to add a little "bling" to the box. His teacher loved it!

A Great New Place for Fun Cutter Files

I recently discovered another fun place to buy files for my Wishblade. It is called "My Scrap Chick" (www.myscrapchick.com). They have some awesome files for very reasonable prices--and even a sale going on until the end of June. Check out their little ad on the side of my blog. Visit their site and sign up for their weekly freebie!

Extra Tall Purse Bag

I've been a super slothful design team member. Sorry Jan!!! Actually, I've been creating things with Jan's awesome files, but just haven't been very good at posting pictures. Here's a cute gift bag a created for a friend's birthday gift.

I used Jan's "Extra Tall Purse Bag" file http://www.paperthreads.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=5088 and then I added her "Technique Combo Flowers 4" http://www.paperthreads.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=5380 to the front of the bag and cut it out. I cut the smaller petals out of two sided adhesive film (available from QuicKutz) and covered it with glitter. I filled the inside of the bag with pink tissue paper to conceal the gift and add color to flower's large petals. Here's a close up of the flower.

My friend loved it and was so quick and easy to make. I think one of the best things about owning a digital cutter is being able to make a hand made item so quickly and easily. BTW, Jan's files work with the Klic-n-Kut, the Wishblade, the CraftRobo, the Silhouette, and now even the Cricut! They are awesome--check them out!

May's Off-The-Page Challenge at Paperthreads

The Paperthreads Forum (www.paperthreads.com) hosts monthly challenges. The "Off The Page" challenge for May was to make door decoration using your cutter. Here is what I came up with. I used Sam and Hailey's "Paper Blossom" http://www.paperthreads.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_dnld_info&products_id=2768 file to cut and layer multiple flowers to add dimension. I loved how it turned out and it add some bright Spring colors to my door. The font is one I downloaded from the internet for free but I can't remember the name of it--sorry!

1st Project Completed

My 1st grader is practicing his addition and subtraction facts--they are having a little contest to see who can do them the fastest. I decided to make a flipbook for him to practice with. It was super fun to do and went really fast. I think I want spring to get here so I used bright, fun colors. I used Jan Bryson's (aka Sam and Hailey Designs) Perpetual Calendar file http://www.paperthreads.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=4860 The numbers in the book are cut from her IttyBitty Funky Numbers file http://www.paperthreads.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=4858 and title box is from her Bracket Edge 2 Background Cuts http://www.paperthreads.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=4630. As usual her files all cut great and were fun to work with. I used the pen tool to write the title in the bracket box on the front. Here is what I came up with, now to just get someone to practice his math.

Have a great weekend!

Sam & Hailey Deigns

Hi everyone!

I'm so excited! As many of you know, I have a digital cutter (Wishblade, Silhoutte, etc.) and I love to cut all sorts of things--vinyl especially! I am a member of the Paperthreads forum which is devoted to everything having to do with digital cutters. There are many designers associated with the forum. One of my favorites is Jan Bryson, a.k.a. Sam & Hailey Designs. Well...just recently Jan offered me a spot on her Creative Team. I was so excited and have accepted her offer. Now I get to use some of her files to create projects. I will be posting the projects I complete here on this blog so keep you eyes open!!! If you see anything you just can't live without, here's a link to her store at Paperthreads: http://www.paperthreads.com/store/index.php?main_page=index&manufacturers_id=16&zenid=51df3432bb909ed9dc081222199b7c1c

So go check her out and watch for some awesome (hopefully) projects to be posted here!

BTW--today was a sunny warm (relatively speaking for February in Utah) day. I have some serious spring fever now!