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Are you tired of not having the right size envelope?

May 14, 2009 · 1 Comment

I AM!


     

I get so aggravated that after I make this beautiful card (for my standards) that I don’t have an envelope the right size for it. So since right now I can’t afford the Enveloper (is that what’s called?; it’s a tool to create envelopes) I have decided to make my own… the old way….
plus…….      

NO MEASURING NEEDED!


so… are you excited for me or what???? of course I am sharing the instructions with you…. I even made some images to go w/ the instructions… I really need to figure out a way to make videos, but that is another day.

Instructions for envelopes (NO MEASURING NEEDED!)


Step #1: Look for a piece of paper (thin paper is best) or wrapping paper or even pattern paper where your card will fit and have space all around it. You are going to place your card (here the green rectangle) smack in the middle of the paper you chose for the envy. Clear as mud so far?      


      

Step#2: Scoring around the card. This is were a thin paper is going to make a difference. You could go ahead and get your ruler and your bone folder and score around the card leaving a tiny space all around the card. All you could do like me… LOL!!!! I just go ahead and move my card a bit (for those that NEED measurements about 1/8 inch) up and fold the paper against the card… and keep doing that all around the card. In this picture the dotted lines are the score lines.

 


      

Step#3: Using a pencil draw the cutting lines like shown on Step #3 image.

 

 

 

 

 


      

Step#4: Cut following the cutting lines you did on the previous step.

 

 

 

 

 

 


      

Step#5: Fold the two flaps on the sides following your score lines. Apply glue (or tape) to the two flaps on the side. NOTE: Notice that I didn’t apply glue all the way to the top of the flaps since when I fold the bottom part there is a part of the flaps that is not going to be touching the bottom flap. Fold the bottom flap following the score line you did.

 

 

 


      

Step#6: Fold the bottom flap following the score line you did. And VOILA’ your envelope is finished… put your card inside and glue the top flap.

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Cricut Shaped Card tutorial

March 28, 2009 · 3 Comments

Ladies,

Are you making your shaped cards cutting out the shape w/ cricut and then putting on top of the cardstock and cutting w/ scissors to make the “card”? well, no more… I’ll show you how to make your shaped card in the cricut with the Design Studio software.

here is my high heel sample:

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do you know that you can do the shaped card all in the cricut?, that is how I did the shoe one. You need to have the design studio software… well here are the instructions.

USING your Design Studio:
1. select your blackout shape that you want from the cricut cartridge you want. You NEED the black out to create the card base, it just looks better.  (NOTE:  for this example I used the Graphically Speaking Cartridge shoe image.)

2. Make the shape the desired size, remember it cannot be bigger than 6 inches wide unless you are using the 12×24 mat and paper that is that size.

3. After you are done w/ your image then, click the image so it’s selected. CLICK the COPY and then PASTE buttons on the bottom left hand side of the design studio window. It will place the NEW identical new shape on top of the old one (AND THIS IS WHAT YOU WANT SO FAR). Now click the FLIP checkbox below the keypad on the design studio… it will automatically flip your image to the side.

3. If you notice the images are not touching right now. You want to select the “weld” checkbox on each of the two images and then using the “X” or “Y” measurements (at the top right of the design software window, there is an “X” and a “Y”) move little by little (decrease the X number until they touch each other). I tried the nudging buttons but they wouldn’t work for me.  (NOTE: for this example I changed the “X” number and not the “Y”.   It depends where you want your images to touch and what image you are using.)

4. Do a Preview to make sure they are welded correctly. and CUT.

Materials:
paper: Harmonie Loisiris Creatifs,
cardstock: Bazzill Basics
Ribbon: SnS
other: Cricut Machine, Cricut Design Studio

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My first tutorial/ Mi primera clase online

February 19, 2009 · 10 Comments

Hi everyone!  I am so excited!  I just uploaded my first video tutorial into You tube.  It is NOT the best video ever, but it is my best.  It is a tutorial for heat embossing.  I hope you like it!  

If you want to see the high quality version click on the link here and then select high quality from the Youtube page.

Hola a todas!  Estoy super emocionada!  Acabo de colgar mi primera clase en You tube.  No es el mejor video del mundo, pero es mi primero.  Es una clase para aprender a hacer embossing.  Espero les guste!

Si quieres verlo con mejor resolución pulsa en el video y despues selecciona “high quality” en la página de You tube.

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Love Titles

February 1, 2009 · 1 Comment

a little help just in case…  thanks to babyboricua (Evelyn) for sharing these w/ me.

  1. 2 Hot To Handle 
  2. 4 My Love 
  3. A Day In The Life Of You 
  4. A Family Is A Circle Of Love 
  5. A Groovy Kind Of Love 
  6. A Heart Of Gold 
  7. A Kiss Is Just A Kiss 
  8. A Kiss Is Still A Kiss 
  9. A Love Like No Other 
  10. A Moment In Time… A Remider Of Hope 
  11. A Walk Down Lovers Lane 
  12. A Whole Lot Of Love For A Little Person 
  13. All For Love 
  14. All My Love 
  15. All My Love, All My Life 
  16. All Things Grow With Love 
  17. All You Need Is Lovw 
  18. Always And Forever 
  19. An Everlasting Love 
  20. And The Story Begins… 
  21. Baby Love 
  22. Basket Full Of Love 
  23. Be Mine 
  24. Be My Cupid 
  25. Be My Love 
  26. Be My Sweetie 
  27. Be My Valentine 
  28. Be Still My Beating Heart 
  29. Be Still My Heart 
  30. Beautiful In My Eyes 
  31. Bee Mine 
  32. Bee My Honey 
  33. Bit By The Love Bug 
  34. Building Special Memories 
  35. Bunches Of Love 
  36. Call Me Cupid 
  37. Can’t Help Falling In Love 
  38. Can’t Help Falling In Love With You 
  39. Candy Hearts 
  40. Can’t Hurry Love 
  41. Carryin’ My Love With Me 
  42. Caught By Cupid’s Arrow 
  43. Caught Smoochin’ 
  44. Celebrating Romance 
  45. Chocolate Day 
  46. Close To My Heart 
  47. Color The World With Love 
  48. Crush! 
  49. Cupid’s Aim Was A Little Off 
  50. Cupid’s Arrow 
  51. Cupid’s Little Bundle Of Love 
  52. Don’t  Bother Me.  I’m Living Happily Ever After 
  53. Enter With A Happy Heart 
  54. Ever After 
  55. Every Day I Fall More In Love With You 
  56. Everybody Loves _____ (Name Here) 
  57. Everything’s Coming Up Roses 
  58. Fallin’ 
  59. Find A Way To My Heart 
  60. First Kiss 
  61. First Love, Last Love 
  62. For Me? 
  63. For The Love Of You 
  64. Forever Your Girl 
  65. Forever Your Guy 
  66. Forever Yours 
  67. From The Heart 
  68. Funny Face I Love You 
  69. Gifts Of Love 
  70. Gifts Of Wine And Roses 
  71. Gimme A Kiss 
  72. Give Cupid A Chance 
  73. Hand In Hand 
  74. Happy Love Day 
  75. Happy Valentine’s Day 
  76. He Loves Me… He Loves Me Not… 
  77. Head Over Heals 
  78. Head Over Heals In Love 
  79. Heart Attack 
  80. Heart Beat 
  81. Heart To Heart 
  82. Heartfelt Love 
  83. Hearts Afire 
  84. Hearts And Kisses 
  85. Heartthrob! 
  86. Heaven Can Wait 
  87. Hopelessly Devoted To You 
  88. Hot Stuff 
  89. How Deep Is Your Love? 
  90. How Do I Love Thee…Let Me Count The Ways 
  91. How Right It Is To Love You 
  92. How We Love 
  93. Hugs And Kisses 
  94. Hugs Handed Out Here 
  95. I Can’t Give You Anything But Love 
  96. I Do 
  97. I Don’t Need Anything But You 
  98. I Found My Prince Charming 
  99. I Just Called To Say I Love You 
  100. I Just Fell In Love Again 
  101. I Love You 
  102. I Love You For Sentimental Reasons 
  103. I Love You More Than Yesterday And Less Than Tomorrow 
  104. I Love You This Much! 
  105. I Want You For My Valentine 
  106. I Wish You Love 
  107. If That Isn’t Love 
  108. If This Isn’t Love 
  109. I’ll Love You For All Of Time 
  110. I’ll Love You For Always 
  111. I’ll Love You Forever 
  112. I’m All Yours 
  113. I’m Having A “Heart” Attack 
  114. I’m Head Over Heals For You 
  115. I’m Just Nuts About ____ (Name Here) 
  116. I’m Just Wild About ____ (Name Here) 
  117. I’m My Beloved’s And He Is Mine 
  118. I’m Nuts About You 
  119. In A Heartbeat 
  120. In The Mood For Love 
  121. It Could Happen To You 
  122. Jack Fo Hearts 
  123. Just 4 U 
  124. Kind Hearted 
  125. King Of Hearts 
  126. Let It Be Me 
  127. Let Love Guide Your Life 
  128. Let Me Call You Sweetheart 
  129. Let There Be Love 
  130. Life Is Sweeter Because Of You 
  131. Lookin’ For Love 
  132. Lost In Love 
  133. Love Bears All Things 
  134. Love Comforts Like Sunshine After Rain 
  135. Love Conquers All 
  136. Love In The Afternoon 
  137. Love Is A Dream For Two Lives To Share 
  138. Love Is A Friendship Set To Music 
  139. Love Is A Gift 
  140. Love Is A Gift We Can Give Every Day 
  141. Love Is A Wonderful Thing 
  142. Love Is A Work Of The Heart 
  143. Love Is Heaven-Sent 
  144. Love Is In The Air 
  145. Love Is Kind 
  146. Love Is Nature’s Second Son 
  147. Love Is Patient 
  148. Love Is The Key That Opens The Heart 
  149. Love Is The Thread Of Life 
  150. Love Is… 
  151. Love Makes Life Richer 
  152. Love Me Tender 
  153. Love Notes 
  154. Love One Another 
  155. Love Shack 
  156. Love So Fine 
  157. Love Spoken Here 
  158. Love Supreme 
  159. Love Will Find A Way 
  160. Love Will Keep Us Alive 
  161. Love Will Keep Us Together 
  162. Love Ya 
  163. Love You Always 
  164. Lover’s Lane 
  165. Lover’s Leap 
  166. Loves Me…Loves Me Not 
  167. Mad About You 
  168. Match Made In Heaven 
  169. Matters Of The Heart 
  170. Must Be Love 
  171. My Eyes Adore You 
  172. My Funny Valentine 
  173. My Girl 
  174. My Sweethearts 
  175. Nobody Loves Me Like ____ (Name Here) 
  176. Nobody Loves Me Like You Do 
  177. One Hand, One Heart 
  178. One Heart, One Mind 
  179. Only You 
  180. Our Tow Hearts Make One 
  181. Prisoner Of Love 
  182. Pucker Up 
  183. Put Your Head On My Shoulder 
  184. Queen Of Hearts 
  185. Ready For Romance 
  186. Romance 101 
  187. Scents Of Romance 
  188. Sealed With A Kiss 
  189. Season’s Of The Heart 
  190. Share A Little Love 
  191. Share Your Love 
  192. Share The Love 
  193. Sharing The Love 
  194. So In Love 
  195. So Much In Love 
  196. So This Is Love 
  197. Some Like It Hot 
  198. Somebody Loves You 
  199. Someone To Love 
  200. State Of The Heart 
  201. Sugar High 
  202. Sugar Love 
  203. Sweet As Candy 
  204. Sweet On You 
  205. Sweet Smooches 
  206. Sweeter Than Candy 
  207. Sweethearts 
  208. The Blending Of Lives 
  209. The Bond Of Love 
  210. The Dating Game 
  211. The Gift Of Love 
  212. The Glory Of Love 
  213. The Greatest Of These Is Love 
  214. The Heart That Gives Love Is Always Young 
  215. The Key To My Heart 
  216. The Perfect Valentine 
  217. The Sweetest Days 
  218. The Thing Called Love 
  219. The Time Of My Life 
  220. The Woman (Man) Of My Dreams 
  221. There Will Never Be Another You 
  222. They’ll Know We Are Christians By Our Love 
  223. Thief Of Hearts 
  224. This Home Is Stuffed With Love 
  225. To Know Him Is To Love Him 
  226. Today, I Marry My Best Friend 
  227. Together Forever 
  228. Together Times 
  229. Tokens Of Affection 
  230. Tonight I Celebrate My Love 
  231. Tons Of Love 
  232. Touched By Love 
  233. Traces Of Love 
  234. True Love 
  235. True Love Is A Treasure 
  236. Two Families United Together 
  237. Undying Love 
  238. United In Love 
  239. V Is For Valentine 
  240. What The World Needs Now Is Love 
  241. When I’m With You 
  242. Will You Be Mine? 
  243. Will You Be My Valentine? 
  244. Wind Beneath My Wings 
  245. With Loving Hearts 
  246. Won’t You Be My Valentine? 
  247. Won’t You Be Mine 
  248. World’s Best Kisser 
  249. Xoxoxoxo 
  250. You Are A Work Of “Heart” 
  251. You Are The Light Of My Life 
  252. You Belong To Me 
  253. You Have A Special Place In My Heart 
  254. You Light Up My Life 
  255. You Make My Heart Flutter 
  256. You Make My Heart Sing 
  257. You Taught Me The Meaning Of Love 
  258. Your Love Is Magic 
  259. Your Love Keeps Lifting Me Higher 
  260. Your Words Are Poetry To My Heart 
  261. You’re Always In My Heart 
  262. You’re My Cup Of Tea 
  263. You’re My Sweet Heart 
  264. You’re Someone Special 
  265. You’re The Sunshine That Greets Me Every Day

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Creating your own duplicate die cuts

November 16, 2008 · 1 Comment

The following is a tutorial I did for SNS’ blog!  I am re-posting it here so I can translate it!

El siguiente tutorial fue uno que colge en el blog de SNS.  Estoy colgandolo aqui para poder traducirlo.

Hi everyone!  

I was in a pickle the other day when I noticed I wanted to use some Fancy Pants wing die cuts but I wanted them to be both left wings (you know two wings exactly the same, not a pair of wings).  Check out the layout so you can see what I mean, you always get a left wing and a right wing and I needed two left wings for this photo.  So I though, I have enough scraps from the papers to create my own wing… a little duplicate wing.  So below are the steps to create a duplicate of a die cut in this case a little Fancy Pants wing.

Hola a todas!
El otro dia tuve un problema cuando estaba haciendo esta pagina.  Yo queria utilizar los die cuts de Fancy Pants en forma de alas pero queria que las dos alas fueran identicas.  Las paginas de die cuts como las de Fancy Pants usualmente tienen una ala izquierda y una derecha, bueno yo necesitaba 2 alas izquierdas.  Asi que decidi hacer mi propia ala con algunos de los retazos de papel de Fancy Pants que me quedaban. 

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  1. Select the die cut you want to duplicate and the paper you want to use.  Trace the shape w/ a pencil into the selected paper.  I used one of the scraps of Fancy Pants paper so the new wing would look like it was part of the die cut paper.  NOTE: if you have already used the die cut you want but you still have the die cut paper it came in, you could use that as your template to trace around.
    Selecciona el die cut que quieres copiar y el papel que utilizaras.  Traza la forma utilizando un lapiz.  Yo use retazos de Fancy Pants para que pareciere que la ala era parte de la pagina de die cuts que ellos venden.  NOTA: si ya utilizastes la forma que quieres copiar, utiliza el papel donde el die cut vino y traza la forma de ahi. 
  2. Make sure you traced it w/ the shadows where you wanted them to be in your die cut.  Cut out the shape.  I like to cut them a little bit smaller than the traced shape so I don’t have to erase the pencil.  You could also trace it on the back of the paper (flipping the figure) but in this case my other side was too busy and I wasn’t able to see the line I traced.
    Asegurate que cuando trazastes la forma la sombra del papel esta donde la quieres en la forma.  Corta la forma, a mi me gusta cortarla un poco mas chica que la marca de lapiz asi no me tengo que preocupar en borrar la linea.  Tambien podrias trazarla en el lado opuesto del papel (rotando la imagen) pero en mi caso el papel era muy obscuro y no veia mi marca.
  3. After you cut it out (isn’t it pretty) sand it out.
    Despues que lo cortes (esta lindo, verdad?) lija los bordes. 
  4. Add glitter w/ a little bit of glue or use stickles (I specially like the Frosted Lace Stickles).
    Ponle brillo con un poco de pega y brillo o usando Stickles (a  mi me encanta el Frosted Lace Stickles). 

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Then just add them to your LO and I do like to add more Stickles somewhere on the LO just to tie things together and of course some ribbon is a MUST.  On this layout I used the Zany Zinnia November Kit – Oh, Happy Day. 
Cuando esten listos solo colocalos en tu pagina, a mi me gusta poner un poco mas de brillo para que la pagina se vea mas uniforme.  Coloca unas cintas aqui utilize la del kit que hace SNS para Zany Zinnia “Oh, Happy Day. 

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Coordinating Bazzill Basics for Basic Grey Lines

August 28, 2008 · 1 Comment

Thanks to Kelly Goree for sharing the Coordinating Bazzill Basics for BasicGrey lines w/ all of us. 

Lollipop: Lavendar Twilight, Dandelion, Chablis, Red hot, True Teal, Pistachio, Green Tea, Teal, Raindrop, Maraschino 

Vagabond: Nightmist, Sapphire, Buttercup, Honeycomb, Fern, Dark Taupe, Yukon Gold, Curry Spice, Windy, Leapfrog 

Phresh&Phunky: Cucumber, Light House, Mauve Ice, Waterfall, Celery, Fern, Jacaranda, Ivy, Petunia, Stonewash 

Sublime: Java, Lakeshore, Light Rosy, Brick Road, Leapfrog, Ruby Red, Grenadine, Sea Salt, Pinenut, Bon Bon 

Motifica: Haley, Mocha, Celery, Java, Sea Spray, Witch Hazel, Missy, Barkley, Forest, Nordic 

Jack: Dark Sky, Light Sky, Dark Spruce, Light Spruce, Light butter, Kevin, Spring Breeze, French Vanilla, Lemonade, Aloe Vera 

Alyssa: Aloe Vera, Pear, Dark Rosy, Dawn, Light Butter, Piglet, Pinkini, Honeydew, Cotton Candy, French Vanilla 

Lucky: Rose, Dandelion, Hot Pink, Watermelon, Guacamole, Macintosh, Pomegranate, Starlight, Pearberry, Concord 

Fusion: Burnt Ember, Orange Crush, Cocoa Butter, Gumbo, Strawberry, Piglet, Canteen, Pansy, Mardigras, Wild Pansy 

Skate Shoppe: Sea Breeze, Icy blue, Limeade, Artesian pool, Starlight, Fern, Mocha Divine, Dark Chocolate, Pistachio, Turquoise Mist 

Blitzen and Dasher: Ruby Slippers, Grenadine, Hillary, Dark Olive, Pear, Lakeshore, Waterfall, Jet Stream, Powder Blue, Avalanche 

Oh, Baby! Girl: Katydid, Bubble Blue, Melon, Apricot, Squash, Dark Rosey, Light Rosey, Heather, Pollen, Ruby Red 

Oh, Baby! Boy: Apricot, Squash, Grass Green, Sparrow, Apple Green, Wave, Tropicana, Dark Tangerine, Jacaranda, Limeade 

Color Me Silly: Butterfly, Limeade, Sunshine, Bumblebee, True Teal, Icy Blue, Brocade, Red Devil, Candy Apple, Desert Marigold 

Urban Couture: Green Tea, Raindrop, Mocha Divine, Iced Cocoa, Sunbeam, Malt, Red Hot, Fire Hearts, Breathtaking, Watermelon 

Hang 10: Lighthouse, Salsa Verde, Yam, Pickle, Hershey, Dock, Dark Denim, Buttercup, Anchor, Lemonade 

Romani: Posie Pink, Lava, Festive, Patina, Dream, Cotton Candy, Lemon Lime, Pumpkin Seed, Turquoise Mist, Lavender Twilight 

LilyKate: Cherry Vanilla, Lemonade, Parakeet, Purple Palisades, Splash, Espresso, Ocean Blue, Pinkini, Bamboo, Cool Heather 

Fruitcake: Cottonwood, Sugar Cookie, Buttercup, Vineyard, Crimson, Pomegranate, Parakeet, Grove, Canteen, Blue Spruce 

Blush: Battenberg, Tickled Pink, Dark Tangerine, Maraschino, Ruby Slipper, Dragonfly, Aqua, Julep, Java, Pinecone 

Scarlet’s Letter: Cinnamon Stick, Maraschino, Palo Verde, Platinum, Raven Lily Pad, Nor’Easter, Witch Hazel, Quicksand, Tapioca 

Pheobe: Cablis, Pinkini, Hot Pink, Java, Nathan, Patch, Sienna, Cocoa, Douglas Fir, Brilliant White 

Stella Ruby: Applesauce, Javelina, Tall Pines, Pollen, Dark Fern, Copper (Metalic), Penny, Arroyo, Berrylicious, Gumbo 

Perhaps: Safari, Clover, Buttercup, Lemonade, Bamboo, Juneberry, Vintage Pink, Mauve Ice, Avalance, Hurricane 

Infuse: Mud Pie, Red Rock, Ruby Red, Piglet, Blossom, Cream Puff, French Silk, Witch Hazel, Lily Pad, Ivy 

Obscure: Buttercream, Bazzill Yellow, Festive, Light Tangerine, Flamingo, Chablis, Grass Green, Julep, Navajo, Turquoise Mist 

Mellow: Snow, Brown, Parakeet, Palo Verde, Reed, Sunbeam, Sugar Cookie, Yam, Haley, Icy Blue 

Periphery: Black, Simon, Jacaranda, Sea Salt, Sprout, Green Tea, Palo Verde, Dark Chocolate, Stonehenge, White 

Recess: Trout, Black, Lakeshore, Bahama, Fern, Nathan, Sienna, Yam, Desert Sun, Light Fawn 

Figgy Pudding: Pomegranate, Mud Pie, Grove, Cottonwood, Whirlpool, French Silk, Bottle Glass, Gumbo, Java, Thyme 

Boxer: Avalanche, cream puff, noreaster or thunder, smokey, hillary, ivy, marchino, Cajun or red hot, powder, nightmist 

Sugared: Cream puff, petalsoft, mulberry, beeswax, honeycomb, gecko, saguaro, haley, Cajun or red hot, raisin 

Archaic: Bazzill White, vanilla, hazard, Toronto or burning ember, sea breeze, Auckland, ivy, camoflauge, Helsinki, mocha 

Cupcake: Lily white, fussy, lava, pollen, tapioca, cheddar, hillary, rainforest, powder, north sea 

Sultry: Bazzill White, romance, bubblegum, tink pink, orange crush, parakeet, grass green, julep, Tokyo, mud pie 

Two Scoops: Bazzill White, tickled pink, San Francisco, tapioca, aloe vera, guacamole, rain, jet stream, whirlpool, sea salt 

Granola: Windy, Jacaranda, Admiral, Snow, Dublin, Helsinki, Brown, London Fog 

Eva: Black Op, Black Orchid, Vintage Pink, Mauve Ice, Green Tea, Palo Verde, Capers, Sugar Cookie, Snow 

OffBeat: Maraschino, Rio De Janiero, Canvas, Hong Kong, Snow, Hillary, Horizon, Java 

Ambrosia: Red Rock, Sun Coral, Cool Cantaloupe, Toronto, Rio De Janiero, Fiesta, Snow, Lagoon, Dusk, Black Op 

Urban Prairie: Piglet, Berry Blush, Marischino, Flamingo, Squash, Fiesta, Parakeet, Sea Salt, Whirlpool, Blue Grass, Black Op 

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