Friday, March 5, 2021

Papers N Pixels-=--March 18th



 Just in time for Easter, we'll have wonderful fun with the Stable Door Card, under the direction of President Clareene Forbes. Creating a Stable Door card is easy: Fold 8 1/2" by 11" (Standard US Letter size cardstock)  in half at the 4 1/2" mark. Then fold that piece in half again, and cut half of the top off  to the foldline. Then embellish watching placement of your embellishments and labels.  You can create 2 cards from one sheet of  cardstock. See how Clareene so cleverly lined up and matched the Easter Eggs to the background on this card!  





 

Or, consider creating a DOUBLE stable door.  Like Heidi Smith did Below.  Heidi has fabulous "fancy fold" tutorials on her UK website.

Card 11-5/8 x 5-3/4 inches

Score long at 3 7/8 (from both ends)

Turn to portrait and cut top and bottom section  (2-7/8 inches)



Saturday, February 27, 2021

Welcome to Mesquite Ross and Johnnie

 To welcome our pastor and his wife to Mesquite as they move here permanently.



WELCOME to our wonderful little town.  WE are SO LUCKY to have you here with us, and we wish YOU the best of luck, wonderful new beginnings, amazing memories and happy times.!

Friday, February 19, 2021

Papers N Pixels Meeting---Feb 18th, 2021--The STABLE DOOR Card

 

Eight crafters enjoyed making the surprise  Impossible Boxes are designed by Sam at Mixed Up Crafts With these treat boxes, you'll never lose a lid. They filled them with individually wrapped life-savers.  Figures, embellishments and papers by Laurie  Furnell.

Thursday, February 11, 2021

Some Valentines--2021

 








This card is created with Taylored Expressions Mini Slim Tri Fold Dies.  The cardsize is 10 1/2 x 6 tri folded, and the dies and stencils used are the hexagonal design.  Stamps are from Iris by Memory Box stampset,  Scripty Sayings by Memory Box and a Just Rite stampset

The cards below are created with graphics drawn by Laurie Furnell in her digital graphics collection available in her Esty store: "Love Bug" 







 







Sunday, January 31, 2021

The Beagle's Impossible Box

 




We'll be making Impossible Boxes at the next Papers N Pixels Meeting in February

Friday, January 22, 2021

Until the Cows Come Home

 

Finished


This box was created with We R Memory Keepers Box maker, with adorable graphics from Laurie Furnell in her digital embellishments kit called "Cute Cow Clip Art"  Watercolor cows.  The cow print paper is by minniprint designs, both from the artist's Etsy Stores
And what was INSIDE the Box?                         WHAT ELSE---A COWBELL

 

Impossible Boxes

 
                                                                        Lid slid up a bit


 Lid fully up so you can find treat or gift inside

Impossible Boxes are designed by Sam at Mixed Up Crafts 
With these treat boxes, you'll never lose a lid.  They are fun to make
versatile and have many possibilities. AND these little Impossible Boxes will be
the February Papers N Pixels Club Make-it-and-take it workshop project Feb 18th.

Wednesday, January 20, 2021

Apron Recipe Card Holder

 

                                                                                  front

back


This Recipe Holder box was created with Denim and Diamonds elements and papers designed by Susan Darter at Raspberry Road Designs.  The cooking tools are from Oven Lovin by Karen Schulz, and the Die is a Sizzix Bigz by Lori Whitlock.  I have made a lot of these holders,   but this one is cut our of heavy Chipboard and sealed with Crystal Glaze.  Others can be seen here 

Wednesday, January 6, 2021

Arrow Fun Fold Card

                                                          Arrow fun fold card closed
                                                      Card open and standing

 
Sentiment area or note. Card Open 
This will be the project for our next Papers N Pixels Meeting in Sun City
Inspiration and instructions found at President Clareene's blog 
 
Second Card for PnP is made with SU designer paper, black carstock and sentiment stamps by SU and My Favorite Things owl stampset.  The very narrow black line accents are stickers from Pop-Ups Etc. The bee is colored with glimmer pens and shimmer by Nuvo.
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Saturday, January 2, 2021

It looks like a Book--box

 

These little playful owls sit on top of a deep box. 
The original box was a "book" but this has been turned on its side to become a box.  


                                                                  The back of the box

The  idea and the details for such an "altered art project" can be found at Reene's Room where I got some of the findings for this project.