Gallery Update!

 

It has been a while since I've updated my gallery but I finally got it done! There are now over 930 entries on the site and it includes everything that I've posted on this blog, on my Facebook page, and my Instagram page.

If you are visiting the gallery for the first time, please watch THIS VIDEO to learn how you can use it effectively. Listed under every project is a link to the original post and the files that I used to make the card. To view the gallery as if it is a picture book, just click on one of the thumbnails and use the arrow keys on your keyboard to "flip" the pages.

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Enjoy!

 

 

Happy Fall!

 

Pumpkin season is here! It feels like it was just yesterday when we all went into quarantine and now it's the first day of Fall? It's been over 6 months and we're still in a pandemic?! *cry*

I love Autumn. There's something about the cooler air, the yellow-orange colors of the trees, and the smell of hot apple cider in my kitchen that just make me feel cozy all over. We go to the pumpkin patch every October to pick our pumpkins but this may be the year that I make an exception. As long as the schools are not opened for in-person classes, we'll be in self-quarantine and staying at home. We love going to the farm and joining in the festivities but I'm not feeling so good about the crowds. So I guess we'll be getting our pumpkins from the grocery stores this year. I hope Whole Foods delivers.

Happy Fall, y'all!

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Files used:

truck svg: I'm Stuffed and Thankful cut set (SVG)

fox graphic: Pumpkin Spiced-Fox graphic set

leaves: Little Pumpkin graphic set

the "happy fall" greeting is hand-lettered by my daughter. You can see her work by clicking HERE.

 

 

You are Magic.

 

Whenever I think of making a card with a magic theme, I tend to gravitate towards unicorns. I don't know if it's because I watched too many My Little Pony with my girls when they were younger but "magic cards" always make me think of rainbows and unicorns. Never mind that my kids have long outgrown the cartoon series and are now more into the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts movies. It was always unicorns on my mind.

So naturally, the unicorn was the one I wanted to cut out when I saw LD's new Enchanted Forest. That and the hedgehog because who can resist an enchanted hedgehog? When I showed my daughter the cut set, she immediately pointed out the dragon instead. So the unicorn was out and the dragon ended up on my Silhouette Studio mat.

I love shaped cards and it couldn't be easier to make one with the dragon. I simply made a couple of shadow layers (using the OFFSET tool) and weld them together for a card base. The sentiment is a saying that I have seen on the internet and I thought it was perfect for this card.  

 

TIP: There is a very detailed layer on the dragon that my Silhouette Cameo kept shredding. I finally managed to get it to cut by making a 0.010 offset (shadow) of it. Since the offset is so small it didn't affect the shape very much but it made the narrow part broad enough for the machine to cut out without cutting it to pieces.

 

I cut out the different layers using my Silhouette Cameo and printed the sentiment. I adhered everything together with glue and foam tape. Finally, I added some rhinestone stickers for a little sparkle and with that my card is done.

Like magic. 

 

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Files used:

Enchanted Forest Friends Cut Set (SVG)

PN Bigonia font

ZP Zerapeutic font

 

 

Bravo! You did it! You are Fintastic!

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School started two weeks ago and we are well into the third week of distance learning. Everyone has claimed a spot in the house for their Zoom sessions- the bedroom, the study, and the kitchen. Even Hubby has taken over the basement to use as his home office. I am so thankful to have a craft room to hang out in since I can't be in the kitchen during school hours anymore. So of course this means that I'm surrounded by crafty things, which means that I just have to get crafting! Yay! 😁

On the first day of school I made the kids walk to school and back to simulate that going-to-school feeling before their online classes start. Haha!😄

When LD released their Good Notes collection recently, my immediate thought was to use them to make something for the kids.  Stickers were an obvious choice especially since I really do love making them. I also realized that the designs from the Cut Set (SVG) can be made into cards easily.

For the first card, I decided to use the shark image. Every element that I needed to make a card is already there in the design- the subject, the shadow layer, and even the sentiment! All that I had to do was to cut and assemble everything together and slap it onto a card base. Easy peasy!

Looking at the rest of the images in the collection, I realized that I could do the same thing with most of them. I decided that I would use the the one with the "YOU DID IT!" sentiment and another with "BRAVO!". 

Originally I made these cards with the kids in mind but now that I think about it, the teachers could probably use some encouragement too. We are all trying to get used to this whole online learning thing and I cannot imagine what the teachers are going through. I think they definitely deserve a card or two or a thousand!

So what do you think? I think they're kind of cute but are they too kiddie-ish for the teachers? Let me know in the comments below!

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Files used:

Good Notes - Puns Cut Set (SVG)

Good Notes Cut Set (SVG)

FREE: Printable Recipe Cards

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It's Friday and that means it's time for another freebie from LD!

To get your free printable Recipe Cards, just CLICK HERE to go to the LD site. Add the product to your cart and select Free Checkout as your payment method.

While you are there, check out LD's new Let's Cook collection. If you are getting any of the Let's Cook bundle, don't forget to grab the Fashion Girls bundle for free too since the free-with-purchase promotion is still happening.

CLICK HERE to see all the details of the free Fashion Girls promotion.

FREE Fashion Girls Bundle (value $36) w/ $7+ purchase

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LD has a new promotional bundle up for grabs. From now until Oct 9, you can get the Fashion Girls bundle for free with a purchase of $7 or more with the coupon code fashion.

The bundle includes 2 cut sets (SVG), 1 cut project, 2 graphic sets, 2 alphabet, and 2 printable papers, with a total value of $36!

CLICK HERE for the full details of the promotion.

I'm currently obsessed with the Good Notes collection (so cute!!) and I thought y'all should know that that coupon works with the Good Notes Big Bundle too!

Just add both the Fashion Girls Promotional Bundle and the Good Notes Big Bundle to your cart, apply the coupon fashion, and the discount will show up!

If you have not grab your Friday Freebie, don't forget to get them HERE.

FRIDAY FREEBIE: Teachers Can Virtually Do Anything!

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Eek!

Have you seen the new LD release? Hurry up and go HERE to see. The Good Notes collection is too cute!

I was so excited to see the new graphics and cut set that I had to use them right away. They are PERFECT for stickers!!

CLICK HERE to see the whole collection and while you're there, don't forget to pick up this week's freebie.

I really want to cut out the Good Notes cut set too but I'm going to have to wait. It's family movie night and we're about to watch Mulan.

Gotta go! Muah! 😘

Zoom Meeting

Summer break is coming to an end. School starts in a week and in-person classes are not going to happen due to the pandemic. Instead, like many of the other school districts in our area, the kids will be doing remote learning. I suppose that means that the first day of school will probably look something like this?

I love having the kids at home but online classes is just not the same as in-person school. Besides, they miss seeing their friends so much! I look forward to the day when it is safe enough for everyone to attend school in person again. Until then, let’s Zoom!

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Files used:
Plushies Cut Set (SVG included)
Tobe Two Toes Cut Set (SVG included)
Free Virtual Background used for Peggy Penguin can be found HERE.

Jin's Floral Shop Bouquet Cards {plus freebies}

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Did you know that LD has a monthly promotion where you can get an entire collection for free if you spend a certain dollar amount in their store? Their "Earn-A-FREE-Collection" promotion for August features Floral Shop, one of my all-time favorite LD design.

I loved the collection when it was first released a few years ago and seeing it featured again reminded me of how much I enjoyed using the cutting files before. So much so that I just had to make another card (or two) with it.

Using Silhouette Studio (Designer Edition) with my Silhouette Cameo machine, I cut out the floral bouquet from the Floral Shop Cut Set. After putting the layers together with glue and foam tape, I attached a stamped little tag to the bouquet and adhered it to the card front. The card was super easy to make because there are only a few layers in this cutting file.

The Floral Shop collection includes a set of printable papers but I chose to use some patterned paper by Carta Bella Paper Co. instead. I thought they went so well together!

The Floral Shop promotional bundle includes 7 sets of cutting files and graphics, with a total retail value of $33. CLICK HERE to see the full details of the promotion as well as the coupon code to get it all for free.

While you are at the LD site, don't forget to pick up your TWO freebies.

Have a great day!

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Files used:
Floral Shop Cut Set (SVG included)
Mini Tags die cut and stamps are by Mama Elephant (not affiliated)
Spring Market 6x6 patterned papers are by Carta Bella Paper Co.  (not affiliated)
Music Sheet 6x6 patterned paper (Be Mine) is by Echo Park (not affiliated)

Chasing Rainbows Mini Notecards

It has been over 5 months since we started staying at home and self-isolating. Usually at this time of the year we would find ourselves in a stationery shop somewhere in Taipei, Singapore or Japan, buying all kinds of cute stationery for back-to-school.

One of the things that we love to get are boxes of credit card-sized note cards. My girls use these for almost everything- writing reminders, note-taking, or as a note to a friend. Making mini-notecards is also one of my favorite things to do with my Silhouette Cameo. I have made some in the past but it has been a while since I've made more. Since we are not going anywhere this summer, I'm going to make a whole bunch of these cards for my kids.

The method of making these cards is very similar to how I made the printable note papers (see that tutorial HERE). You make a template, drag-and-drop some graphics, print, then cut. The only difference is that these mini notecards are a lot smaller. You can find the written and video tutorial HERE.

Here are some of the other mini-notecards that I have made previously.

Have a great day!

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Files used:
Chasing Rainbows - Critters - Cut Set (SVG included)
Chasing Rainbows Paper Pack

Super Girl and Captain Panda {plus Freebie}

So LD released another cute collection last Friday. As a mom of 3 girls, I love Super Girls as soon as I saw it. Especially when they even added a panda superhero in the collection. LOVE! LOVE! LOVE!

You can see what the whole collection looks like by clicking HERE.

While you are at the LD site, don't forget to pick up this week's freebie:

Have a super week!