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!

Instagram Recap: Snailed It!

For those of you who are not following me on Facebook or Instagram, here's what you missed this week:

#2020challenge

Snail Mail

Slug Muffin

High flier

Monday Blues

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Files used:
Snailed It Cut Set (SVG included)
Snailed It - Puns Cut Set (SVG included)
Summer Days Cut Set (SVG included)

Blast off into August! {plus Friday Freebie}

Have y'all seen the new Snailed It collection? It's so cute!

Snailed It includes 2 cut sets, 1 cut project, 2 graphic sets, 1 alphabet, 1 paper pack and 1 doodlebat (dingbat) but I love the cut files so much! The snails are hilarious! Click HERE to see the whole collection and you'll see what I mean. Too cute!

While you're at the LD site, don't forget to pick up your Friday Freebie. The Snailed It - Lip Balm Holder Cut Project is free for one week only. Better grab it fast! (Tip: If you don't want to use it as a Lip Balm Holder, just use the image and make it into a card!).

CLICK HERE TO GRAB YOUR FREEBIE!


Have a great weekend!

TUTORIAL: How to Make Printable Note Papers with Silhouette Studio in 5 Easy Steps

I've enjoyed using LD's graphics to make printables ever since I realized how easy it was to do by using the Silhouette Studio program. If you've never made any before, this is a simple tutorial to help you. You will need the Silhouette Studio program, a printer, a printable graphic and a printable patterned paper to follow along.

1. Make a simple template. 
Using Silhouette Studio, I drew a 6.5" x 5" rectangle and used the Freehand Draw tool to add an internal rectangular-ish shape. I also made an internal offset of the latter using the Offset tool. I set the Line Color and Line Style of the smallest shape to black and dashes with a Thickness of 0.5pt.

2. Adding patterns and colors
Fill the largest shape with a pattern (e.g. LD's printable patterned paper). Fill the second largest shape with a light color.

3. Add Graphic
Load the graphic that you want to use onto the Silhouette Studio mat and size it to your preference. Make an offset and fill with the same light color that you used in Step 2.

4. Position the Graphic
Group the graphic and its offset and place it where you want on the note paper.

5. Print and trim.
Once you are satisfied with the position of the graphic, you are ready to print the note paper! I like to prepare several of these with different designs and print them out at the same time. 

Two note papers will fit on a letter-size page in landscape. You can use the Silhouette machine to cut them out but make sure that you set only the outermost rectangle shape to cut or else the machine will cut the note paper where all the cut lines are, thus possibly shredding it. Personally I found it easier to cut the sheets manually with my paper trimmer. 

Since many of us are still mostly staying put at home due to the current Covid-19 situation, why not make some of these and send to a friend to let her know that you are thinking of her? These are so quick and easy to make!

You can even make some for the kids to send to their friends though they'll probably be more delighted if cuter graphics are used. Something like the ones that I have made previously:

I hope you find today's tutorial useful. If you make any of these note papers, do let me know. I'd really love to see them!

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Files used:
Panorama Plants - GS
Panorama - PP

Boba Sunday

"I'd love to hang out on the couch with you but I have a blog post to write. It's been 3 months since my last post."

"Mom! Come sit with us. It's already been 3 months. What's another 3?"

She's right and I know I can't argue with my daughter's logic. People say that time flies when you're having fun but I wished that someone would have told me that time becomes one very long day when there's nothing on your calendar. We had already been staying at home for almost 3 weeks before the Governor's Stay Home Order kicked in on March 25. All of our pre-scheduled events and appointments were wiped off from our calendars. Our plans for the weekends, and Spring Break (and now Summer) erased and deleted. Even though we still had to follow the kids' Online Learning school schedule, but with no outside activities planned, it quickly felt like there was no beginning or end to each day. Before long, the whole week felt like one very long day and I could hardly remember what day of the week it was anymore.

A few weeks into the lockdown, and when our favorite Taiwanese restaurant had re-opened with takeout orders only, Hubby decided that we should show them some support. So he started making a trip there every week. On Sundays, he would order take-out from the restaurant and pick up bubble tea from our favorite boba shop that was a few blocks away from it.

As much as we love bubble tea, it just isn't something that we buy often. We get some as an occasional treat or when we have something to celebrate. "School's out!". Bubble tea. "I got 100% for my test!". Bubble tea. But that was before COVID-19. These days, Hubby makes a stop for boba after he picks up dinner on Sundays. The drinks that he gets is a spark of joy for us in an otherwise mundane yet stressful week. It's all about the little things and the little things are sometimes boba.

I look forward to Boba Sunday. It is when we take a break from making dinner at home and offer some support for our favorite places of business. On Boba Sunday we give ourselves a little treat and celebrate that we made it through the week. During a pandemic when the media gives you nothing but bad news, Boba Sunday offers a little respite. Boba Sunday is both a finish line and a starting line. It marks when the week has ended and tells me that another is about to begin.

It is now June and Washington State has started to reopen. It is a phase-by-phase process and folks are starting to cautiously go outside again. Still, it will be a while before things go back to the way it was. Or it may never. Who knows?! Summer break is almost here and our calendar is completely blank. Our summer trips have been canceled and for the first time in many years, we are going to be staying put. We are grounded and I cannot wait until the day when we can all travel and go overseas again. Until then I will be looking forward to better days. I am already looking forward to the next Boba Sunday. ❤


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File used:
Bobalicious - Cute Teas cut set (SVG included)