For all you slackers out there ....

Here are this months cards. Jen and Tammy will both have their's next month as well, so I guess you can't feel too bad Trish and Mom ; )



This one is my card. I think I'm obsessed with the "Thanks a Melon" theme. I borrowed Laura's Doodlecharms for this one. You have to untie it to open it and it has the message on the inside.


This one is Delaina's. Once again I love her paper. I don't want to know how much time it takes her to make all of the cards though!
This one was made by our newest member, Aubrey. It looks like she cut the "Thank You" phrase from an existing Thank You card. I think that is an awesome idea for reusing old store-bought Thank You cards!
This one is Laura's and I'm sorry that I was too lazy to flip the pic! She used Cuttin Up -- I love that font. You pull the paper out from the top to write your message. Cute paper :)

card swap

Hey trish, I hope you check this. The card swap has been moved to the 19th.

stamping site

As if everyone needed another stamp site to look at ; ) I like this lady's work -- very simple and pretty. PLUS she does tutorials for ALL of her detailed projects. She has the link to her video tutorial site on this one.

http://www.chicnscratch.typepad.com/

Wantsies

I want a paper crimper so I can make these :( They look so cute (even cuter without the tag in my opinion)

http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/ee/index.php/resources/tutorials/sour_cream_container/

Card swap

Here are the two "Hello" cards from my Feb. church card swap. I'm posting because I am pretty bored ;) btw, the background "chicken fence" pattern is a stamp.

Step 4 - Finishing Touches

Make two small holes on each side of the bag. Then run ribbon through and knot. Attach a tag. fold the sides in slightly to give it more of a gift bag look and you are done!

Step 3

Fold the bottom together like you would a present. Glue the top flap down.

Step 2

Now take your paper and place it so the inside pattern is facing up and put the cricut box in the center of the paper. Take one side of the paper and pull it up over the box. Then take the other side and wrap it around, making sure to pull it tight. Make sure that you leave a little room on the bottom so you can fold it up. In other words don't make the cricut box bottom even with the bottom of the paper. Glue down the paper. I suggest you also glue down the top flap, where the lip is, it kind of sticks out otherwise. Pinch the sides together to make a sharper edge.

Step 1

Take your 6x12 piece of paper and fold it down an inch length wise. This is where the scoring blade comes in handy. Its quick and a lot straighter than doing it by hand. The folded flap will now show the inside pattern on the outside.

Mini Gift Bag Instructions

Supplies:
6x12 double sided cardstock
adhesive
Ribbon
Small Hole Punch
Tag
Cricut Cart Box
Scoring Blade (opitonal but I find its easier to use one)

When we put our bags together we used SUs terrifically tacky tape. I love this stuff, I am definitely going to be ordering some next time. A glue stick would probably work but if you have something stronger I would probably use that. When you are putting it together you have to pull the paper tight and you want something that will bond fast and strong.

3D Project

First of all I apologize for some of the really blurry pictures. I have had this camera several years and I am still clueless as to how it works! Okay on to the important stuff! Every SU monthly club meeting we always make 2 cards and one 3D item. This month we made a small gift bag with tag. This would be awesome for visiting teaching, neighbors etc. You could make a ton of these in no time at all.

Feb SU Club Cards

The eggs on th easter card are actually balloons we stamped on a piece of glossy paper then cut out minus the bottom triangle. On the butterfly card the grommets were attached with SUs crop-a-dile. I totally love this tool very easy and quick to use.