Happy 5th anniversary to The Cutting Cafe! In honor of this milestone, the owner, Regina, is having an awesome giveaway. If you want to win all the new files released for the next four months then see all the details here, or click on the logo above! Hurry! You must leave a comment by 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, January 5th! Good luck!
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Sparkling New Year Card – The Cutting Cafe Design Team Project
31 Dec
Sparkling New Year Card
Happy New Year everyone! It has been a while but between vacation, Christmas, and life, I have not had a lot of time. But I am back and ready to go!
This week at The Cutting Cafe we could choose any file we wanted to. I used the new 2014 Wine Glass Printable Set. It comes with a black background and a white background and sentiments. I am making New Year’s Cards and wanted them to be sparkling!
Be sure to head over to the Cutting Cafe Blog tomorrow to see all of the new projects from the design team. Leave a comment and you will be in a drawing to win three free files of your choice! Thanks for stopping by and here is the video…
3D Christmas Tree Snow Globe – The Cutting Cafe Design Team Project
11 Dec
3D Christmas Tree Snow Globe
This week we focused on Christmas Trees at The Cutting Cafe! I used the 3D Christmas Tree Set and a plastic water globe from Michaels to make this cute little snow globe. I loved the way it turned out!
My video below will give you all the details!
There were several other files we could use which I will list below. With the choice of files we were given, you are sure to see lots of variety when you stop over to The Cutting Cafe Blog to view all of the design team projects. Make sure you leave a comment so you can be eligible to win three free files in next week’s drawing! Thanks for stopping by!
Here are the other files we had to choose from:
Christmas Tree Treat Box
Christmas Tree Goodie Bag Holder
December Daily Christmas Tree Book
Christmas Sentiments Shapes Printable Stamps
And here is my video…
Holiday Party Cards, Door Prize Tags, and Card Making Event With Cutting Cafe Files
9 Dec
Overview of Holiday Party Projects
I have been working hard and the photo above shows an overview of all the projects I worked on yesterday! My husband’s organization is holding a holiday party and he came up with a cute idea for the door prize drawing. He wanted to hang circles with people’s names on them on a tree. I, of course, found an ornament file from the Silhouette Online store and made 160 of them for him!
Ornaments for Door Prize Tree
Next he needed some cards for his office staff and board chair…
Ornament Card
Tree Trio Card
Step Card Version 1
Step Card Version 2
The cards were made with the Step Card Templates, Christmas Ornament Fun, and Christmas Tree Trio Shaped Card files from The Cutting Cafe.
Then, I am doing a card-making session for people to make cards which will be given to a charity to hand out. I decided to pre-cut shapes to use to make things a lot easier! I used two of the files I just listed along with the Christmas Treat Box file to cut out shapes that will be used on card bases I bought from Michaels.
I made the rectangle and oval shapes myself in the Silhouette software. I cut 135 rectangles and 135 of the other three shapes to be used with them. Plus from the scraps I cut rectangles, strips, and banners people can use. I also got stickers, stamps, ink, tape runners, and ribbon for them to use. I will have to post pictures from the demo event. Thanks for stopping by. Here is my video…
Christmas Snowflake Milk Carton Box – The Cutting Cafe Design Team Project
3 Dec
Christmas Snowflake Milk Carton Box
Hello and happy holidays! I hope you are having a wonderful Christmas season. This week we have started focusing on Christmas projects at The Cutting Cafe. We had a few files to choose from but I chose this cute Christmas Shapes Milk Carton! It was so easy to do and can hold different kinds of treats or just look cute on your desk or shelf for decoration.
I used old DCWV paper and chipboard snowflakes and tag. The large snowflake at the top is a chipboard piece from last year’s dollar bin at Michaels which I sprayed with Heidi Swapp tinsel color spray and added additional bling. I backed the cutout with silver glitter paper. There are actually many different shaped cutouts you can choose from. I like the way it turned out. Here are a few more views…
There are many wonderful Christmas box files and other projects from the design team will feature the Stocking Box and the Candy Cane Box Set. There is also a set of Christmas Bag Toppers that you can use. Head on over to the blog on tomorrow afternoon to see all of the design team projects. Make sure you leave a comment as each week a name is drawn from the previous week’s post comments. The winner gets three free files of their choice.
Also, a design team call is open. If you would like to be a part of the team, here is the information. You have until December 15th! Good luck!
Thanks for stopping by! Before you go, here is my video…
Anniversary Word Card – The Cutting Cafe Design Team Project
27 Nov
Anniversary Card
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!
103rd Birthday and Other Step Card Versions – The Cutting Cafe Design Team Project
12 NovThis week at The Cutting Cafe we got to use a very versatile file…The Step Card Template File. This file contains five different versions of the step card. The hard part was to choose which one to use. I couldn’t choose so I kept making them. I have three of the versions here for you.
First up, is my grandmother’s 103rd birthday card. Yep, that’s right…she just turned 103! Praise God and Praise God for her long life! Here is her side step card…
103rd Birthday Card
Next I needed a birthday card for my friend Vicki so I used the center step version for hers…
Center Step Birthday Card
And finally I used the one step card for my boss’ birthday card…
One Step Birthday Card
I love step cards as they are so fun and versatile! Make sure you stop by The Cutting Cafe Blog to see all the design team members’ projects on Wednesday afternoon. Leave a comment and you can win three files of your choice next week! Thanks for stopping by. Below is my video and below that is a list of additions files from The Cutting Cafe I used with each card.
Here are the other Cutting Cafe Files Used…
103rd Birthday
Birthday Fun Printable Stamp Set
Happy Birthday 40 Ways Printable Stamp Set
This Cake is All Heart
Center Step Card
Birthday Fun Printable Stamp Set
One Step Card
T Shirt Card File
Everyday Stand Up Phrases
Pizza Box Birthday Card – The Cutting Cafe Design Team Project
6 Nov
- Pizza Box Card
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.
Thanks for stopping by!
1st Grade Leaf Scrapbook Project
4 NovOne 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.
The video…
Chinese Takeout Birthday Box
21 Oct
Chinese Takeout Birthday Box
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.
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