This week at The Cutting Cafe we focused on Hershey’s Kisses! I used the Hershey Kiss Shaped Card to make a birthday card for my husband’s aunt. She loves chocolate so he sent her a box of chocolates and this card.
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Sending You Kisses Birthday Card – Inside
I used K & Co patterned paper on the cover and Nikki Silvas paper on the inside. I cut the topper of the card file out of American Craft silver metallic paper and used sentiments from other cutting cafe files. I like the way it turned out.
There will be many great projects posted Wednesday on The Cutting Cafe Blog using these great files. Head over and take a look. Make sure you leave a comment and you might just win three free files in the weekly drawing! Thank you for stopping by! Here is my video…
Valentine’s Day is in the air…at least at The Cutting Cafe! This week starts our valentine projects. I chose to do an altered canvas with a photo of my god brother and my dog that he loves so much! I used the Valentine’s Day Bingo Printable Stamps Set. I used a background paper that has the bingo numbers on it, randomly added some texture paste, and some embellishments. I love the way it turned out.
Make sure you stop by the Cutting Cafe Blog on Wednesday to see all the design team projects. If you leave a comment you will be eligible for the drawing next week for three free files. Thanks for stopping by and here’s the video…
It’s project time at The Cutting Cafe and this week we could choose any file we wanted to work with. There are so many available, but before we move into Christmas projects, I decided to make an anniversary card for my aunt and uncle who are celebrating 34 years of marriage!
The Anniversary Shaped Word Card Template is a breeze to make. I cut out a base in kraft cardstock, a topper in black and tan, and the word in tan with a gold metallic pattern. I added sheer black ribbon, some flowers, and a red glitter accent heart for love. I also added dots on some of the letters with a Viva Decor pearl pen. The sentiments from both outside and inside come with the file along with several others.
Anniversary Card Angle View
Anniversary Card Inside
I love the way it turned out. Thanks for stopping by. Remember to go to The Cutting Cafe Blog later tonight to see all of the projects from the design team! Each week Regina pulls a name from the comments made the week before, and that person gets to have three files of their choice. So………..leave a comment! Before you leave, check out my video too! Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I have a lot to be thankful for so I celebrate gratefully for what God has done for me. May you have a blessed holiday!
This week we used the new Pizza Box Template file for our projects for The Cutting Cafe and it is so cute! It can be cut out plain or with a window and it comes with multiple inserts to divide the box. The file makes a great small gift box or you can do something different like I did…
Happy Birthday Pop Up
I added a happy birthday pop up to the inside and there you have it…a birthday card. I have been into doing non-traditional cards lately so this one fits right in!
For more info on my project, see the video below. Also, visit The Cutting Cafe Blog to see all the other design team member projects. Make sure to leave a comment so you can be in the drawing to win three free files.
One of the children that has my heart had a project for his 1st grade class. He had to make a leaf scrapbook to put many different leaves in and label them. He needed to find leaves and do the writing. The scrapbook itself could be decorated in any way and they encouraged family involvement so his mom ask me to help since she is not crafty with paper.
I did some simple pages to allow him space to put the leaves on it and label them. I also gave him some acrylic leaves to use to add accents to the pages. I just thought I would share the pages. Most were two page spreads but I am only showing one of most of them here. Thanks for stopping by!
I learned how to weld letters and make a shadow on my Silhouette Cameo for this project.
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.
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!
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
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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