This week for The Cutting Cafe design team, we worked with the Big Expression files which have both printable stamps and cutting elements to them.
There are four different ones and I used three of them using various techniques…
Sweet Big Expressions Birthday Card
OMG Big Expressions Birthday Card
Lucky Big Expressions Card
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Bendi cards feature bands that bend or arc out from the base of a card. The ways that people decorate them are endless. You will see quite a variety of designs this week from the Design Team members of The Cutting Cafe as we used the Bendi – Bendy Card Template and Cutting File for our projects.
I stayed relatively simple for my birthday card. I just added flowers, a gold glittered branch piece, and an Anna Griffin layered sticker. I also added some acrylic bling dots and a crown which goes well with the queen for a day sentiment on the sticker.
Looking down on the card, you can see what the curved bands/flaps look like. Unfortunately I forgot to take a picture of the card with the bands opened up. They essentially are flaps that tuck into slots on each side of the card, causing the bending of the flaps.
A look from the top shows the curved bands.
Here is another view…
Birthday Bendi Card Front View
I used the back to house my sentiment, but you could also put it on the inside.
A journaling card is used in back for the sentiment.
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There will be variety this week at The Cutting Cafe for the design team post as we could choose any file we wanted to work with! Since shaker cards are still very hot right now, I chose to do a candle shaped shaker card from the 6 Assorted Shaker Cards set. It came out great.
Back
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The design team at The Cutting Cafe is shaking things up this week with fall and Halloween shaker cards! There are so many to choose from. Just take a look here and here!
I chose the Pumpkin Shaker Card Template version to use. I put the shape on a card, but you can also make the whole card pumpkin shaped.
I love the fall colors of this and the shaker has flower and leaf shaped sequins and gold microbeads. I decorated the inside too.
Make sure you stop by The Cutting Cafe Blog to see what the design team members came up with. We post on the 7th and 21st of each month. Stop by, get inspired, and leave a comment! We love reading them and you get a chance to win three free files of your choice when you do!
As always for my design team projects, here is my video! Thanks for stopping by!
Make sure you stop by The Cutting Cafe Blog to see all of the design team projects today. They are posted on the 7th and 21st of each month. Leave a comment to be eligible to win 3 files of your choice!
Thanks for stopping by and before you go, here is my video…
This week at The Cutting Cafe we could use any of the Elisha Jean and Friends Printable Stamp files. I used the Sweet Angel Printable Stamp Set file to make this cute birthday card for a friend.
Front View
Inside of Card
Be sure to visit the blog on the 7th and 21st of each month for the new design team postings. Leave a comment and you will be eligible to win three free files!
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I entered a swap hosted by my friend Tmika who is Scrapdaworld on YouTube. It was the sweet treat postcard and dangle swap and we had to make a 4 x 6 postcard with a sweet treat theme and a coordinating dangle. Here is what I came up with.
The charm is something I have never done. The scalloped diamond and the cake charms are made from patterned paper cut out on, my Silhouette Cameo. I cut each twice and then cut acetate pieces to cover it an make it sturdy.
Coordinating dangle charm made with patterned paper and acetate sheets cut out on the Cameo.
Sentiment
I packaged it very simply…
Packaged
Packaging Back
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Although Father’s Day has past, I wanted to show the cute card and gift card holder I made for my dad! The gift card holder was a 3D grill! I made the card with an overlay that looked like a grilling sheet. I loved it and so did he! Here is a view of it opened…
Here is the back of the grill and a close up of the card and the inside of the card…
Back view of grill
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It is all about cupcakes for our design team post projects for The Cutting Cafe! Who does not like cupcakes? I know I love them and I made this sweet card to send my cousin for her birthday. I played with patterns in the same color family for this one and I like the way it turned out. The pink and taupe is a different color combination for me but it works.
Check out the other team member’s projects and be sure to leave a comment. Each new design team post, the owner, Regina, randomly pulls a name from the comment left on the previous post. That person wins three free files of their choice! You can lose because even if your name is not pulled for the drawing, we all love to read your comments! Plus we have some new design team members, including our first very young ladies who will surely be an inspiration to other children crafters.
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My husband asked me to make a thank you card for his outgoing board chair. I made a cream and gold shadow box card. I really like the way it turned out and so did he. I thought I would share it here.
Because of the thickness, an envelope was not the answer. So a box was born! I used the 8 x 5.5. Box with Dividers file from The Cutting Cafe to make the box. I just did not use the dividers.
Since the card is thick I made a box as it won’t fit in an envelope. This is the top of the box.
Here is a picture of the two together…
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