Bunny Runs with Scissors: {die}signer Pocket Die

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Friday, June 1, 2012

Thanks a Latte

Thanks a Latte . . .

Well another school year is over, I can't believe it! Jillian will be an 8th grader!! How time flies.

Well this year she changed schools and what a blessing it has been. She was blessed with wonderful, caring teachers who really made her days fun! Today, Friday June 1st is her first official summer vacation day! Summer STARTS now! We will miss them all!

So these cards were made for her main teachers. She had one gentleman teacher retire mid-way thru the year and gained a special lady as her long term sub. She is so sweet in addition to the other ones she had all year! So for the lady teacher, they get the damask background and for her honors math teacher Mr. Marn, he got the striped one! They will have Tim Horton's gift cards in them when they get them I just didn't have them yet when I took the photos!

Recipe:

Canvas Corp Card base in Kraft

Canvas Corp 6x6 paper pad in Black/Kraft for the striped and damask prints

Canvas Corp Kraft paper for the pocket cut using the {die}signer Pocket Die by A Jillian Vance Design

The sentiment is from Teacher Treats Stamp Set by A Jillian Vance Design

Charm is cut from {die}lightfully Charming Circle die by A Jillian Vance Design

Circle stamp on the charm is from Charming Occasions Stamp Set by A Jillian Vance Design

Black Pear Pin by A Jillian Vance Design

Black Rinkle Ribbon by A Jillian Vance Design
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We also wanted to thank her guidance counselor, she has been so sweet helping Jillian with a situation with another student who wouldn't leave her alone. So we made this card for her. My friend Angela from Creative Chaos, showed us how to modify our {die}signer Pocket die to do so much more! If you score it beyond the pre-scored lines, you can fit a Kool Aide packet in there! Also a seed packet or a Hershey bar too!
So I cut from Simply Charmed the lemons, used my Peachy Keen stamps and Charming Whimsies Stamp set along with the Charming Occasions Stamp Set and the {die}lightfully Charming Circle die and of course a Silver Pear Pin!

Thanks for stopping by today! Enjoy your summer, we will be back next week with a Summer themed project!

Bunny

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Saturday, May 19, 2012

Because You Totally Rock

Well Today marks the end of Jillian's favorite after school activities.

Tavaci School of the Performing Arts, taught by Miss DeAnne.

This is Jillian's 10th year! 20 concerts later after tonight, we will all be crying like babies! ~ at least my mom, DeAnne and I will be, Jillian will be extremely sad too.

DeAnne and her family have become part of ours. We love them dearly!

So here is the card I made for her. I cried while I was making it!

Recipe:
A Jillian Vance Design {die}signer Pocket Die
A Jillian Vance Design {die}lightfully Charming Circle Die
A Jillian Vance Design Teacher Treats Stamp Set
A Jillian Vance Design Charming Occasions
Canvas Corp Black and White Polka Dot Card base
Red Card stock
Music paper from Joann's ~ not sure what brand
Black Card stock
Stamp'n Up White Craft Ink
A Jillian Vance Design Red Rinkle Ribbon
A Jillian Vance Design Black Pear Pin

Seems like yesterday!

Jillian in 2003 after her first year of Tavaci.

Jillian, 2012 will be graduating from Tavaci after tonight's {May 19,2012} Concert.

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Sunday, May 13, 2012

Happy Mother's Day

Well I normally don't make or give my Mom a card for Mother's Day ~ it has become a tradition because she would cry every time I would! So I would say, keep that up and you won't get one next year!

So I try to keep them not so mushy!

This card I just whipped up tonight! Mom had asked for a new hummingbird feeder for Mother's Day. She loves hanging them out on the patio for the birds to enjoy and they are pretty entertaining to watch too. So then when Jillian and I went to get it, Jillian and I liked a different one then Mom had told us about. So we didn't get either one! So decided to give her the cash to pick it out herself.

She is also getting a new purse ~ you can never have enough purses! Come to think of it, it has black 3D flowers just like this one on it!

So I did this card with the MONEY in mind! It is our {die}signer Pocket die cut out of pink card stock, adhered to a Canvas Corp cream card base that was embossed with a Cuttlebug folder. I stamped the sentiment from Celebrate Mom in Jet Black Archival ink. I then used the Canvas Corp papers and the Spellbinders Blossom Three die set to make the flower. Used a stylus to break up the paper a bit and a button in the center! The leaf is from the Mother's Day Bouquet Cricut Cartridge.

On the inside I used the poem from the stamp set and Happy Mother's Day.

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Friday, April 13, 2012

Teacher Appreciation and Graduation!

Teacher Appreciation day is coming May 8th ~ be ready with A Jillian Vance Design's new Teacher Treats stamps!

They have a variety of darling and usable sayings to make the perfect Treat for your teacher!

There are 6 that fit perfectly the AJVD {die}verse Tag die and 3 for the AJVD {die}signer Pocket die.

For this card used the Thank you for teaching me how to get my groove on for the Dance Teacher and the {die}verse Tag die and the {die}signer Pocket die. The stamps fit perfectly to leave room for a ribbon thru the hole of the tag.

Mrs. Gottke is one of Jillian's favorite teachers so for her this was perfect to use the Endless Borders stamp set and then Type Star Font to put her name in the circles ~ this was how Jillian designed those stamps to work together. All ink used is the Martha Stewart Silver pigment ink.

Then the Because you Totally Rock fits on the {die}signer Pocket die, I included an iTunes card.

Well with College and High School Graduations, we needed a new set for those occasions!!! So next up is Con{GRAD}ulations stamp set! yes Jillian named it that and I love it!!!

It is a 4 x 8 stamp set and we still had more we could have added!

Can I just say I love this card!!!

The base is a Canvas Corp Black and White Dot Skinny Card ~ Love this card!!! So many possibilities and so much space!

So I used the {die}verse Tag die for the Sentiment in the corner. The {die}licious Flag Die Set was perfect for this card! I used the Everyday Flag Stamp Set to create the circles on the flags and then Type Star Font for the letters ~ which I discovered fit perfectly in the circles on the stamp to stamp all at once!

Then for the diploma background I used the Emerald Cut {Die}mond Nested Die set.

Did you check out the cut little white clothespins? Those are Canvas Corp too!

Black Rinkle Ribbon and Licorice Divine Twine was also used!

The graduation hat was cut from Wild Card Cricut Cartridge at 5 1/2 then used the 1 1/2 circle punch for the round sentiment and our {die}namic Duo Die set for the Sentiment layer which I used the die and Spiced Marmalade to stencil it. We have two schools in our area one is Orange and Black and the other is Red and Grey!

So for the other card I used the large diploma on the set and hand cut it out, AJVD Quatrefoil Background stamp and Martha Stewart Silver pigment ink ~yes on a roll with that the day I made these cards! lol!

the two stars are from the set along with the sentiment Create your own Journey.

Check out all the Design Team Blogs for this weeks inspiration creations using Teacher Treats and Con{GRAD}ulations!

Ruby ~ Handcrafted Simply By Us

Nadia ~ Nadia's Beautiful Mess

Jennifer ~ Scrapping Under the Influence

Jillian ~ Princess and the Paper

Con{GRAD}ulations Stamp Set

Teacher Treats Stamp Set

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Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Is it s Flag or is it a Banner?

I love this new set!!! Jillian designed this back in October! But good things take time and the design/prototype process is months long :) So NOW introducing the Flag/Banner die and Everyday Flags stamp set! First up my Ohio State Layout using the following AJVD {die}signs: Emerald Cut {die}mond for the Ohio State Block O, {die}signer Pocket to hold the tickets and {die}licious Flag set for the banner. I used Labels 8 for the photo and background. Stamp used was Ohio Game Day. Canvas Corp paper was used ~ love that stuff!!!

This card I made for a very special little lady. She is the daughter of a very good friend of mine and she turned 16 last week! She was born with Down Syndrome and a heart defect. The first six months of her life we weren't sure God was going to let them keep her. Just a very trying time for her parents and siblings of medical issues one after the other. Well 16 years later she is a happy healthy teenager in our local high school! This card is for her! I used Canvas Corp papers! Again! AJVD {die}licious Flag Set folded over Jewelry pins AJVD {die}signer Pocket Money Money Stamp Set Everyday Flags Stamp Set for the "Sweet" word A {Little} Love Stamp set for the Happy Type Star Font for the 16

This card is one we are doing for a class in Akron in April. We used the {die}licious Flag set for the sentiment layer. A very simple but fun card that takes 4 - 3inch circles folded in 4ths {I used dictionary paper}, 4 - 2 1/2 inch scalloped circles folded in 4ths and a 3/4 circle or button for the center. Sentiment is from Flower Power Stamp Set. Paper used on this card is from Prima.

This is a very simple but elegant card! I cut 10 layers of black tissue paper with the scalloped circles Spellbinders dies. The sentiment is from Happy Anniversary and stamp in Silver ink on one of our Emerald Cut {die}mond die cuts. The flag is our {die}licious Flag set and the outline is from the Every Day Flags and the numbers from Swirly Monograms.

It was embossed with the new Spellbinders M-Bossabilities.

As you can see this has so many possibilities! Just leave it up to your imagination!

Hope you enjoyed my layout and cards today be sure and visit all the design team members for great ideas and Sneak Peeks!

Ruby ~ Handcrafted Simply By Us

Nadia ~ Nadia's Beautiful Mess

Elisa ~ Perpetual Stew

Jennifer ~ Scrapping Under the Influence

Jillian ~ Princess and the Paper

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Happy Birthday ~ here's Your Money Tree

Friday, March 2, 2012

A Jillian Vance Design Release Review

A Jillian Vance Design Release Review:

A Little Cash for your Stash!

My Tooth Fairy Box

Dear Tooth Fairy . . .

Both of these stamp sets are very unique with so many uses! Giving gift cards or cash is so easy with this stamp set and die, make you own cards for that special someone. A Tooth Fairy visit just became a lot more fun! How cut for a child to wake up to a nice little pocket holding their money from the tooth fairy!

Money, Money Stamp Set $16.95

Tooth Fairy Stamp Set $16.95

This die is a must have for everyone, just think of the possibilities YOU can create with them!

A little mini album would be so cute for school photos the options are endless! Also cut it out of your favorite printed paper ~ cute, cute, cute!

{die}signer Pocket die $29.95

For a limited time we are offering both stamp sets and the {die}signer Pocket Custom AJVD {die}signs die made by Spellbinders™ as a bundle for $55 a savings of $8.85!

Shipping Mid March or sooner! Spellbinders has been keeping us updated on the time frame.

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Thursday, March 1, 2012

Dear Tooth Fairy . . .

This cute little card is perfect for under that pillow to wait for the Tooth Fairy to sweep in and leave a little change!

The card base is 3 1/2 x 4 1/4 and oh so cute! I layered it with Jillibean Soup Multi-colored polka dot on Kraft paper.

Then used some red to accent it and a gold ribbon. The {die}signer Pocket is in Kraft paper with Crimson Archival ink and Cobalt ink for the "tooth fairy". Tooth Fairy Stamp set by A Jillian Vance Design

Just a cute little card for a cute little kiddo!

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Wednesday, February 29, 2012

My Tooth Fairy Box

This SVG Attic file: Be Mine Set found HERE  is so versatile! I love this little match box, perfect for this Tooth Fairy Box. I used paper from my stash along with a new, never seen before A Jillian Vance Design stamp set: Tooth Fairy. Jillian decided this was a must have set!

Recipe: Tooth Fairy Stamp Set by A A Jillian Vance Design
  {die}signer Pocket by A Jillian Vance Design
   {die}namic Duo Die set by A Jillian Vance Design
Be Mine Set by SVG Attic
Paper from my stash
Rinkle Ribbon by A Jillian Vance Design
Pear Pins by A Jillian Vance Design
Vintage Label punch by McGill

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Tuesday, February 28, 2012

A Little Cash for your Stash!

I love this simple but cute card! I used Kraft card stock for the base and the NEW A Jillian Vance Designs {die}signs ~ {die}signer Pocket!!!

The small olive gingham is from Authentique Christmas 6 x 6 paper pack and I used Pesto Adirondack Ink using A Jillian Vance Design's NEW Money, Money Stamp Set!!! and the Happy Birthday stamp set is from Celebrate Men.

A quick, simple but cute card!

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Monday, February 27, 2012

Happy Birthday here's Your Money Tree

Happy Birthday ~ here's Your Money Tree

Well my hubby is always talking about he just can't find that money tree! So Jillian decided to take the God's Art tree and add Dollar signs on it to make it an Money Tree!

I used a navy card base, polka dot paper from my stash and my FAVORITE Kraft paper for my {die}signer Pocket! I used Coffee Archival Ink for my tree, Crimson for the sentiment and Cobalt for the box border all from the NEW stamp set Money, Money!!!

I then tied a red bow out of Rinkle Ribbon {sold at our consumer shows} and stamped from the A {Little} Love Stamp set the Happy and Day and the B is from Swirly Monograms!

The Flags were made with an upcoming A Jillian Vance Design die!!! and added to a silver pin from the jewelry making section of our local craft store.

Ok, so I just noticed ~ I forgot to put money or a gift card in it before taking the photo! ~ Sorry!

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