A few weeks ago I was traveling for work when The Cutting Cafe Design Team was assigned the Chinese Takeout Box Set to work with. I hated to miss that challenge! Well, I am using it now! One of my staff has a birthday so I made this cute box to hold a gift card for her. I loved the way it turned out.
Chinese Takeout Birthday Box Back View
Chinese Takeout Birthday Box – Top View
Chinese Takeout Birthday Box Close Up Flower Detail
For the details, check out my video! Thanks for watching.
My boss love’s beer! Did I mention my boss loves beer? Also, during boss’s day, our organization’s Board of Directors was meeting at our facility so my boss was a bit stressed. So since he could not have a real beer, I made him a paper one LOL. The foam lid comes off and I filled it with some goodies.
I used a file from SVG Attic to create the mug and I added glossy accents and Stickles to create drips and frost. I added a Spellbinder cut out with a sentiment using the CK Frosty font from Creating Keepsakes, and a bottle cap with his initials on the back. Below are a few more pictures and a video. Thanks for stopping by!
Close up of Sentiment
I used glossy accents to add to the drip effect
I used frosted lace Stickles to add frost elements around the bottom of the glass
I added a bottle cap with initial jelly dot on the back of the sentiment
Pillow boxes are so versatile as they can be made in multiple sizes and decorated any way you like. They can have window cut outs or they can be plain and they make great goodie holders! This week at The Cutting Cafe, we worked with the different pillow box files Regina has available. I used the Assorted Pillow Box Set and it is very versatile in that you can just make it plain, or you can add various shaped windows such as a circle, star, or frame like I used.
For my project, I used striped and polka dot glitter papers from DCWV, an Anna Griffin vellum sticker, some flowers, a butterfly, and Thickers to decorate the box. Unfortunately I forgot to take a picture of the back which said happy anniversary but you can see it in the video below. I gave it to one of my staff with a gift card for her 25th work anniversary.
Be sure to stop by The Cutting Cafe Blog to take a look at all the other design team pillow box projects. If you leave a comment, you will be eligible to win three files of your choice in a drawing next week. Thanks for stopping by and here is the video I mentioned earlier…
Head over to The Cutting Cafe Blog to take a look at all the design team projects for this week. Leave a comment and you just might win three free files next week! Thanks for stopping by!
I love the bling leaves and how they added a colorful element to the card. I used patterned paper from My Mind’s Eye and Fancy Pants. If you want more info on how I made the card, here is the video…
Be sure to stop by The Cutting Cafe Blog to see all the design team projects. Leave a comment and you might win three free files next week!
This file is very easy and can be done easily by hand, so you do not need to have an electronic cutting machine. That is one great thing about Regina’s files…they come in multiple formats including PDFs so that those without an an electronic cutter can still make beautiful items!
I used a cute orchard patterned paper, some bling leaves, bling mesh trim, and a woodgrain patterned ribbon. I finished it with a rust color leaf, a gold bow and a thanks sentiment. Here are a few other views:
Head on over to The Cutting Cafe Blog to see the new projects from our team. By leaving a comment, you always have a chance to win three files of your choice the next week. Thanks for stopping by. Here is a quick YouTube video before you go…
I love the way my project turned out. It is for a little 7-year-old girl in my life who was in a pageant recently. She won the formal category, along with a couple other categories, and placed in the top 30 out of a lot of other contestants (148 others I think). Her dress was royal blue and silver and it had organza ruffles from the waist to the floor. The top was sleeveless and has silver sequins and beading.
She asked if I could “make her one of those things to put the pictures in.” She meant a photo album but she couldn’t think of what it was called at the time she asked. So, I made her one just for her to put her favorite pictures from the event in. I can’t wait to see her face when she sees it! She is going to love it!
Dress Shaped Mini Album – First Two Pages Opened
I enlarged the dress shape 165% making it around 11.9″ x 6.5″ so it is a nice size. I actually cut out old gift boxes as the page bases and covered them with paper. I just added embellishments and a few fold outs so that she could get more than one picture on several of the pages. Below are the individual pages and the video. Be sure to stop by The Cutting Cafe Blog on Wednesday afternoon for Inspiration Wednesday to see all the design team projects! Leave a comment and you just might be selected to win three free files next week!
Dress Shaped Mini Album – Page 1
Dress Shaped Mini Album – Page 2
Dress Shaped Mini Album – Page 2 Opened
Dress Shaped Mini Album – Page 3 – The bottom flap opens to hold pictures
Dress Shaped Mini Album – Page 4
Dress Shaped Mini Album – Page 5 – the flap is a three way folder for pictures
It is high heeled shoe #2! I just love this file and I had another friend celebrating a birthday. But, she is a shoe lover and she loves black and white zebra with red. So I just had to make this for her! Besides, I just love this file. It is from The Cutting Cafe and is the High Heel Shoe Shaped Card. I know this file will get lots of use. If you want to see more shoes, this was a design team project a couple weeks ago. Click here to see the things the team came up with! Below are a couple more pictures and be sure to watch the video for more details. Thanks for stopping by!
Red and Zebra High Heel Shoe Birthday Card – Back
Red and Zebra High Heel Shoe Birthday Card – Inside
It is the end of the current design team’s term at The Cutting Cafe and we are celebrating with a blog hop today! That is great news for you! Not only do you get to go from blog to blog of our fabulous design team and see lots of great and inspiring projects, you also get a chance to win the files that are used to make the projects! Just leave a comment on the blogs to be eligible for the drawing.
My project features the Suitcase Mini Book file. Please leave a comment below and I will randomly select a winner on Saturday (have comments made by noon central time) to receive the file! How exciting is that?! If you are hopping along in order, you should have come here from Lisa Minckler’s blog. If not, head to the beginning of the hop with Regina Easter’s blog. Just in case you get lost, follow the order below:
I have created an altered picture frame using the Suitcase Mini Book to add more photos (there are five pages under the decorated cover of the suitcase). I used K & Company’s Around the World by Brenda Walton paper and embellishments. I added my own sentiment, which I punched out with a scalloped square punch. The corners and handle also come in the file. The straps come in the file also, but I did not use them, instead using a snakeskin pattern ribbon. I used tiny flat back pearls as the rivets and framed pearl brads to hold all the pages together at the handles. This was a fun project! Here are a couple more views…
Suitcase Mini Book Altered Frame – Suitcase Mini Book
Remember, leave a comment by noon central time on Saturday, August 31 and you could win the Suitcase Mini Book File! To continue on with the blog hop, you should now go to visit Leslie Foley! If you want to watch my video before you hop to Leslie’s blog, here it is…thanks for watching!
Girly girl projects continue at The Cutting Cafe with purse project week! YES! I love purses, just like I love shoes! And we had two files to work with that offer tons of options. I used both. The “C” background that I used to make the paper with comes in the Assorted Purse Boxes file that has about five or six purses and accessories. The rest of my project comes in the Purse Shaped Card and Treat Box file.
There are several layers in this file. I used the outline/shadow in black, the top in the “C” paper I made, the upper top and handle in a red croc print paper, and then I used the card base and the box base. I added a tag cut from a sizzix die and layered a sentiment from the file on it. I attached it with Tim Holtz ball chain to mimic a real Coach bag. The sentiment in the card also comes in the file.
I love them! I can’t wait to make more. Here are more views…
Purse Shaped Treat Box
Purse Shaped Card
Purse Shaped Card – Inside
Purse Shaped Card – Back
Be sure to visit The Cutting Cafe Blog to see the rest of the design team’s projects! Leave a comment and you just might win three free files next week! Thanks for stopping by! Here is the video…
I am an association management professional who has always loved fashion, sewing, crafting, writing, cooking, and shopping. I am married to a wonderful man and have a great family foundation. I like to share inspiration with as well as get information from others and hope this site will let me do just that. Happy crafting!
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