"Just A Little Hello" card.

Hello!!!! I am so excited !!! Today I got to use for the very first time my Gypsy with my Imagine after the latest update. I designed the front of the card with it's layers using the "Imagine" section of the Gypsy, and was able to "save" my design for future use. Then, I needed to weld two circles to create the card base. For that, I used the regular Gypsy features by welding two circles with the Create a Critter cartridge, but I cut the image with the Imagine, while having the Gypsy still connected to it. I used a sand colored cardstock for the card base.
I choose a cute, all occasion card for my project. One can never have too many of those !!!

• RECIPE:
• cartridges:
• Imagine More Cards: Card front
• Create a Critter: circles for card base
• Plantin Schoolbook: square to join/weld the to circles to make card base
• cardstock: American Crafts (white) ; DCWV (sand color)
• ribbon
• Sakura Gelly Roll glitter pens in blue and stardust
• sienna and blue-green ink for inking borders
• Design project on the Gypsy. Follow the instructions on the Gypsy and Imagine screens. Print and cut.

• Cut the card base by welding 2 circles and a square in the middle of the circles. Glue a bird to the inside of the card.

• Put together all the layers. Paint the bird with glitter pens.

• I did the "COMBINED" version of the card, to compare vs. the layered card.



Once more, thank you for stopping by. Have a Happy Easter Sunday :)

Tri-fold Birthday Card For my Soldier Boy :)

I always bake a cake for my children for their birthdays. My son Brandon's birthday is next Tuesday, March 15th. As you can recall, I had mentioned that he is now in the ARMY and this year, he will not have my home made cake. So, I thought I would make a card using my fabulous..... out of this world, Imagine machine, with a "mom"  holding a B-day cake. I hope he loves it !!!
With this tri-fold card, I try to re-create the surprise of my son opening the door, and seeing ME with a surprise cake and party.

 I loved the pattern images in one of the cartridges, but wanted to use the shape on a different one. EASY solution: I used the cache pattern feature on my machine. I will show you how !!!

RECIPE:

• Imagine cartridges:
• Yummy: brown and balloon pattern , mom holding cake, pennants
• Imagine More Cards: Tri-fold base card
• Copic markers to color mom's hair
• Sakura Glaze pen to color apron
• Cuttlebug embossing folder: Distress Stripes

Cache-ing a pattern:
Insert the cartridge that contains the pattern that you want. Select the pattern of your choice. Hold the stylus over it for a few seconds untill you see this message:

• The pattern now stays in the machines memory and can be used with your next cartridge.
• Remove the cartridge.
• Insert the cartridge with the shape that you want to cut.
• Scroll across the pattern bar untill you see the one you did the "cache pattern" and select it.
• Print and cut.

Print and cut all the parts you need to make your card:

Put together the "mom with cake":

• Run the brown pieces through the Cuttlebug and score and fold the tri-fold card.
• Glue the pieces to the front of the card.
• Add pennants with glue dots
• Cut, distress and glue together two cirlces and add a foil initial to center

Place "mom with cake" inside the card and affix with 3-D dots.