Tuesday, February 2, 2010

2nd post today -scroll down for Project Tuesday

Hi everyone...I have been so busy these past few weeks, that I haven't had a chance to post some of the really cute projects I have been working on!

The first one up is a Valentine box. I follow Kathy's site Paper Phenomenon, she has some really super videos! and she recently posted how to make this really cute Valentine box!
I used the Cricut Love Stuck Mini Cartridge for this box. I cut the 2nd heart on the keypad at 5 inches on red cardstock. I then sprayed the cut on the front with spray adhesive and covered it with MS red Flocking...I just love this technique I cut the blackout piece in White and then cut another black out in red for the bottom of the box.
Take a peek at Kathy's video, she shows you exactly how to make the sides of the box....I cut the word Sweetie from the same cart at 1 1/2 inches...I first tried the making it at 3 inches...and wow, it turned out huge! So you have to play around with it to make it fit. I then sprayed the word with spray glue and covered it with MS white fine glitter, to make it shine! I added a bow and the box was complete..

I am giving this to my husband for Valentines day, he and I are on WW's losing weight and I wanted to give him a special treat for Valentines day....the WW candies!

Now, on to the next project....

My oldest daughter is expecting her 3rd son in June...so I wanted to create a special little brag book to keep in my purse to show him off when he arrives....so again, after watching a video on Kathy's site (link above) I made this super cute little album...






Kathy shows you how to take a premade standard mini album, remove the inside pages of the album and replace those with a paper bag album. This is such a fun idea! When I saw this, I knew immediately, this was the type of album I was looking for!







I used New Arrival cart for most of the cuts in this album. Each page has a place for tags which can be used for journaling or additional pictures. I have yet to embellish the front of the album yet...I will do that soon...but I wanted to show you all the really cute stuff Kathy has on her site.
That's it for now..I will post some more later....thanks for looking!

9 comments:

  1. Cindy this is so beautiful, WOW what a gorgeous brag book! I just LOVE all of the pretty papers and beautiful cutouts!

    Hugs, Jennifer :)

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  2. OMG I forgot to comment on the heart - its beautiful! I will have to check out the tutorials - thanks for the link!!

    Hugs, Jennifer :)

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  3. These are beautiful projects Cindy! I love that baby album! I have recently discovered Kathy at Paper Phenomenon and she is just awesome. She has great ideas! You have been really busy!

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  4. Thank you for sharing your baby brag book. We are expecting our first grandchild and I want to make several of these!

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  5. Thats adorable!! Love how soft the colors are!! I can't wait to find a cheap album like that and do this. So neat and clean looking.

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  6. Where did you find the album?

    Debbie
    dedepaul@live.com

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