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Birthdays and Anniversaries Calendar Keeper Book – The Cutting Cafe Design Team Project

21 Jan

Birthday and Anniversary Calendar Keeper
It is time for a new design team post for The Cutting Cafe!  This time we focused on two calendar sets, 2015 Day Calendar Printable Set and 2015 Calendar Printable Set which I used.  I also used the Mini Colored Calendar Card Set.

Birthdays and Anniversary Calendar Keeper

Birthdays and Anniversary Calendar Keeper

I added bling swirls on the front and used a stretchy ribbon belly band to keep it closed.  I printed my own title and used Spellbinders dies to cut and layer it.  The animal print paper was a gift from my girl Tmika.  I covered chipboard for the covers.

Then when it opens, it is accordion folded…

Birthday and Anniversary Calendar Keeper Open First Six MonthsBirthday and Anniversary Calendar Keeper Open
The calendar is on the top and the mini cards are below and allow you to put the name of the person by the number that corresponds to the date.

Birthday and Anniversary Calendar Keeper Close Up
Here is the back side…

Birthday and Anniversary Calendar Keeper Back
Make sure to visit The Cutting Cafe Blog on the 7th and 21st of each month for our Design Team posts. Leave a comment and you might just win three free files on the next posting!

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Before you go, here is my video…

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Tea Box Holder – The Cutting Cafe Design Team Project

7 Jan

Happy New Year to you!  I hope your holiday season was fabulous!  I was a busy beaver and thus did not have a lot of time for crafting.  But, it is a new year and I am back at it.  Thanks for stopping by!  Today I am sharing my first design team project of the year for The Cutting Cafe.  This time we could choose any file we wanted to work with.  Regina recently created a Tea Box Holder Set and the minute I saw it I knew I had to make it!  I hate coffee and I like tea.  So, I made this to sit on my desk at work…

Tea box holder with tea bags

Tea box holder with tea bags

I absolutely love the way it turned out.  I wanted something with an elegant feel and I think the gold foiling accents and the shimmer paper does just the trick!  The file comes with a lid that comes off so you can put your tea bags in the box.  I added a diamond shape knob to the top of the lid.   The knob does not come with this file however.  It is from another file I own.  I also added the gold die cut border to the edge of the lid for more drama.  Here are views without the tea bag and a front on view…

This is the box with no tea bags in it

This is the box with no tea bags in it

Tea Box Holder Front View
The file comes in a skinny version, which I used, or a wider version.  Both also have a four inch or six inch version to choose from.  The teapot on the front comes in the file along with a couple other images.  I just fussy cut it and pop it with foam squares onto two circle die cuts.  The sentiment also comes with the file with along with a lot of other ones…

Tea Box Holder Close Up
This was easy to put together and can be done easily without an electronic cutting machine as all of the files at The Cutting Cafe come in a PDF version for hand cutting which is nice.  You can print out the pieces and take them with you to a crop or to work on during your lunch hour and not have to be tied to a machine!

Make sure you visit The Cutting Cafe Blog this week.  The design team posts go up on the afternoons of the 7th and 21st of each month.  Leave a comment and you will be entered into the drawing on the next post to win three free files of your choice!  Plus we love to read your comments!

Thanks for stopping by!  Before you go, I have a few more pics and a video for you to enjoy!

Tea Box Holder Top

Tea Box Holder Back and Side View

Tea Box Holder Back

Tea Box Holder Back

 

 

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Present Shaped Shaker Cards – The Cutting Cafe Design Team Project

7 Dec
Christmas Present Shaker Card

Christmas Present Shaker Card

It is time for another design team post for The Cutting Cafe.  This time we are all about Christmas and shaker cards.  We could choose from either the Christmas Word Shakers or the Christmas Shape Shaker Cards which I used.  This file comes with eight different shapes including a bell, a snowman, a mitten, and the present that I used.

Christmas Present Shaker Card Front View

I used glitter paper and added foam tape to create the shaker area.  There is a tutorial on the website on how to make the shakers as well as written directions in the file.  They are really easy to make.  I used hexagon shaped glitter from Martha Stewart for my shaker element.

Christmas Present Shaker Card Close Up

Christmas Present Shaker Card Inside

Even though this is a Christmas file, it can still be used for other things.  For example, I used the same file to create a birthday card…

Birthday Present Shaker Card

Birthday Present Shaker Card

I changed the size of the card and made the bow smaller so the background paper would show.

Birthday Present Shaker Card Front

I used star shaped glitter from Martha Stewart for this one as well as one of the Birthday Hershey Kiss Bottom Printable Stamps for the sentiment in the center of the bow…

Birthday Present Shaker Card Close Up

Birthday Present Shaker Card Inside

Be sure to visit The Cutting Cafe Blog on the 7th and 21st of each month as we posts our projects on those dates.  We love to read your comments!  So when you leave a comment, you are included in a random drawing that will take place on the next post date. If your name is  selected, you will win three free files!

Thank you so much for stopping by.  As always before you go, here is my video…

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3D Party House – The Cutting Cafe Design Team Project

7 Nov
3D Party House

3D Party House

It is time for another design team post for The Cutting Cafe!  This week we were given a choice of two files to work with, the House Shaped Card, and the 3D House Set which I used.  I made this for my boss who has a milestone birthday coming up.  I wanted to give him something he could keep in his office so this fit the bill.

3D Party House View 3

This file is full of options!  There are three different sized houses (I used the medium-sized one), two different roof sizes, the option to have the roof open so you can put something inside, scallops for the roof edge, a wreath, different window and door options, a base, trees, and a lot of sentiments!  Whew!  That’s a lot of options!

3D Party House View 2

I went pretty basic with this one but with all the options, you can create so many different looking houses and you can combine other files from The Cutting Cafe to add things like grass, flowers, or a fence.  Be sure to stop by The Cutting Cafe Blog to see all of the other design team projects.  The project posts go up in the afternoon of both the 7th and 21st of the month.  Make sure to leave  a comment as each time a new post goes up, a name is randomly drawn from the previous post’s comments.  That person gets three files of their choice from The Cutting Cafe!

Here are a few more views of my house and a video too!  Thanks so much for stopping by and feel free to follow my blog to the right!

3D Party House View 4

3D Party House View 5

3D Party House View 6

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Acorn Shaped Birthday Card – The Cutting Cafe Design Team Project

21 Oct
Acorn Shaped Birthday Card

Acorn Shaped Birthday Card

It is the 21st of the month and time for another Design Team post for The Cutting Cafe!  This time we focused on fall and Halloween.  I really do not celebrate Halloween so I went with the fall theme.  There were a few files we could choose from…

Acorn Shaped Card (which I used)
Halloween and Fall Shaker Cards
Halloween and Fall in a Jar Printable Stamp Set

I cut the card from brown cardstock and used Recollections and My Minds Eye papers.  I added a happy birthday rub on and candy dots for accents.  I also added acrylic leaf embellishments.

Acorn Shaped Birthday Card Close Up Leaf Detail

Acorn Shaped Birthday Card Close Up Leaf Detail

On the inside I printed a humorous sentiment…

Acorn Shaped Birthday Card Inside

Acorn Shaped Birthday Card Inside

And I covered the back in the same acorn/leaf paper…

Acorn Shaped Birthday Card Back

Acorn Shaped Birthday Card Back

I think it turned out nice and I plan to give it to my uncle who sometimes tells corny jokes.  Thanks for stopping by.  Make sure you stop over and see all the design team projects on The Cutting Cafe Blog.  Leave a comment to be eligible to win three files on our next post, November 7th.

Before you go, watch my video on the project…

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Pumpkin Trio Sympathy Card – The Cutting Cafe Design Team Project

6 Oct
Pumpkin Trio Sympathy Card

Pumpkin Trio Sympathy Card

For our project for The Cutting Cafe, the theme was pumpkins.  We are entering into the fall season and what better way to showcase it than with pumpkins.  They are standards for decorating and pumpkin flavored cake, coffee, cookies, syrup, and everything else is available everywhere you go!

I used the Pumpkin Trio Card and decided to go non-traditional and make gold and white pumpkins for a sympathy card.  One of my staff lost her brother very suddenly and she is entering a new season in her life without him.  So, I thought the pumpkins would be great to symbolize the season change.  I think it came out beautifully.  She loved it.

Pumpkin Trio Sympathy Card Front View

Pumpkin Trio Sympathy Card Front View

Pumpkin Trio Sympathy Card Inside

Pumpkin Trio Sympathy Card Inside

There were many other files we could choose to work from this week so there will be lots of variety on The Cutting Cafe’s Blog on tomorrow.  We post our projects on the 7th and the 21st of each month.  Make sure you leave a comment and you may win three free sets of your choice.  Now take a look at all the other sets that we could work with:

Halloween Trio Printable Stamp Set

Halloween Fall Milk Carton

Pumpkin Bread Just for You

Pumpkin Treat Box

Pumpkin Shaped Card

3D Pumpkin Template

Thanks for stopping by and here is my video:

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Coffee Cup Holder – The Cutting Cafe Design Team Project

21 Sep
Coffee Cup Holder View 2

Coffee Cup Holder 

For our Cutting Cafe Design Team Project for this posting, we could use one of three files, the Stationary Caddy, the K-Cup Holder, or the Coffee Cup Holder, which I used.  I needed a little gift to thank our department’s graphic designer at work as he has worked many overtime hours just to get all of our requests done.  He likes coffee and treats so this was the perfect project to make for him.

Coffee Cup Holder

Coffee Cup Holder

The file is a single box, a handle, strips of trimming, and a cup wrap (which I did not use).  I made two of the boxes and glued them together with the handle in between the two.

Coffee Cup Holder View 3

Coffee Cup Holder 

I used patterned paper from My Mind’s Eye Indie Chic collection, and solid Bazzill cardstock.  I added gold corner stickers, a couple sentiment stickers from an old set I had, and then cut out a sentiment tag that came with the file.  I cut it out and attached it to some of the solid cardstock.  Then I cut around it to give it a mat.  I then added a screw brad and some twine.

 

Coffee Cup Holder Back

Coffee Cup Holder Back

Coffee Cup Holder Back Sentiment

 

Please make sure you visit The Cutting Cafe Blog on the 7th and 21st of the month.  Design team projects are posted on those dates.  Be sure to leave a comment as a random name is pulled from the previous post’s comments.  That person wins three free files of their choice.

Thanks very much for visiting my blog!  Before you go, here is my video about this project…

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School Days Mini Folio – The Cutting Cafe Design Team Project

7 Sep
School Days Mini Folio

School Days Mini Folio

Hello!  It has been a while since I have posted as life has been busy the last month! But I am back with a new design team project for The Cutting Cafe. This post we could use any files that dealt with school as we are in the back to school season. There are a multitude of files in the store to choose from. I used three different printable stamp sets to adorn this cute mini folio to give to my little god brother/son. He started 2nd grade and got to be the teacher’s helper last week. This is just a little something to congratulate him.

The first two files I used were the School Borders Printable Stamp Set which I made the pencil belly band with, and the School Days Printable Stamp Set which I used for the Circle on the belly band.  Here is a picture of the back where you can see the pencil border a bit better…

School Days Mini Folio Back

School Days Mini Folio Back

After opening the mini folio, you will see the other file I used…

School Days Mini Folio Partial Open

School Days Mini Folio Opened

The left stamp, star student, is from the same set as the belly band circle…

School Days Mini Folio Ticket Close Up

The right stamp is from the Back to School Scrapbook Layout Template File…

School Days Mini Folio Circle Close Up

I used We R Memory Keepers Hall Pass Paper and a Creating Keepsake font, Rubber Pencil to do his name at the top when you open it. I plan to put a folded dollar bill on each side where the two stamps are as those are also pocket slots.  The folio is actually made from a #10 envelope. I got the idea from a video by Aweezielchk on YouTube. You can see her tutorial here.

Make sure you head over to The Cutting Cafe Blog to check out all the design team posts.  Leave a comment and you will be eligible to win three files of your choice on the next post which is September 21.  Thanks so much for stopping by and before you go, here is my video on the project…

 

 

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Shaped Gift Tag Swap with The Cutting Cafe Design Team Project Packaging

7 Aug
High Heel Shaped Tag with The Cutting Cafe Packaging

High Heel Shaped Tag with The Cutting Cafe Packaging

This week for The Cutting Cafe, our theme was packaging. This was perfect timing as I was also in a swap hosted by Scrapdaworld (details coming further in the post). I used the Homemade Just for You Set for the label wrap, which actually is a cut file that is included. Then I used two sentiments from the Test Tube Candy Holder Set.

Package Wrap from The Cutting Cafe's Homemade Just for You file and sentiment from The Cutting Cafe's Test Tube Candy Holder Set

Package Wrap from The Cutting Cafe’s Homemade Just for You file and sentiment from The Cutting Cafe’s Test Tube Candy Holder Set

Sentiment from The Cutting Cafe Test Tube Candy Holder Set

Sentiment from The Cutting Cafe Test Tube Candy Holder Set

High Heel Shaped Tag with The Cutting Cafe Packaging Back

High Heel Shaped Tag with The Cutting Cafe Packaging Back

The other packaging files we had to choose from were:
Cupcake Box with Lid, CD Holder Set, Candy Sentiments Set, and the Camera Photo Shaped Holder Set.

Make sure to visit The Cutting Cafe Blog on the 7th to see all the other design team projects focused on packaging! Leave a comment and you may win three free files in the drawing on the 21st of the month post!

Now, for the swap, we had to make shaped tags, use three embellishments, have to and from on it, and only use general sentiments.  There were six in my group so we had to make five, but I made six so Tmika (Scrapdaworld) would have one. Below are a few more pictures and my video.  Make sure you check out Scrapdaworld’s You Tube channel.  She will be putting up videos of all the swaps.

Thanks for stopping by!

High Heel Shoe Tag

High Heel Shoe Tag

High Heel Shoe Tag BackKODAK Digital Still CameraKODAK Digital Still CameraKODAK Digital Still Camera

Swap Goodies for Those in My Group

Swap Goodies for Those in My Group

Four of Six High Hell Shoe Tags

Four of Six High Hell Shoe Tags

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Assorted Crowns Topiary Centerpiece

21 Jul
Assorted Crowns Topiary Centerpiece

Assorted Crowns Topiary Centerpiece

It is time for another project for The Cutting Cafe!  This time we focused on hats and could use the Party Hat Template, the Top Hat Template, or the Assorted Crowns Template, which I used.

This past weekend we celebrated one branch of my family with a family reunion.  We had a blast.  There were 125 in attendance (and that number is only a portion of us).  We had a meet and greet night with karaoke, games, and tournaments; a format banquet with a red carpet walk and photo shoot; and many other activities that everyone enjoyed.

During the banquet, we acknowledged all of our family members who have passed away, highlighting those that passed away since our last reunion two years ago.  We had a table set in memory of them and my centerpiece was used for the table.  I used the Assorted Crowns to hold the in memory of sentiment.  There are two types of crowns, one more male and one more female.  I used one of each to represent the kings and queens of our family that have gone on.

Assorted Crowns Topiary Centerpiece Female Crown Sentiment

Assorted Crowns Topiary Centerpiece Male Crown Sentiment

I also made smaller crowns and added them to the corners of the base mat that the centerpiece sat on, which also highlighted a scripture that my aunt always says about our family, which ties in to the use of the crowns…

Assorted Crowns Topiary Centerpiece Mat

 

Assorted Crowns Topiary Centerpiece Close Up Mat Sentiment

I really enjoyed making this.  It was a bit time consuming, but it was well worth it.  Here are a few more shots of the process and the finished project…

Assorted Crowns Topiary Centerpiece Pieces

Assorted Crowns Topiary Centerpiece In the Works

Assorted Crowns Topiary Centerpiece Close Up Flowers

Assorted Crowns Topiary Centerpiece Vase/Urn

Assorted Crowns Topiary Centerpiece

Assorted Crowns Topiary Centerpiece

 

Here is the centerpiece at the actual banquet.

Here is the centerpiece at the actual banquet.

Be sure to head over to The Cutting Cafe Blog to see all of the design team projects using the hat files.  We post on the 7th and 21st of the month.  Make sure you leave a comment so that you will be eligible to win three free files in the next post’s drawing.  Thank you for stopping by.  Before you leave, here is my video…

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