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!