Mimi’s sophomore year layouts

My layouts are of my MIL and will be placed into the family albums.

The alphabet stamps are from Michael’s 

The die- cuts are by The Girls Paperie and Cricut Cut flourishes.
The flourish by each of the lists, point to her name. 

The patterned paper is by K and Co and there’s some old Provo Craft Paper in there too.
I did a little bit of inking but nothing fancy.

I sewed a pocket into the other layout to hold a few ephemera from her school years.

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Thank you ever so Much Card with tag

The sentiment is a stamp by American Crafts in black ink.

The die- cuts are by well...the first layer of the tag is one from my mom's work. They were going to throw them away and as a good crafter, she knew we could use them for something.
The other layers are negatives of Cricut cuts. The brad is big and bulky but matched perfectly.

The patterned paper is by October Afternoon.

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Red and Black squiggly square stamp card

I used stamps by Fiskars for the square and Stampin Up for the flower

The die-cuts are by Spellbinders 

The embossing folder by Darice and painted with distress crackle paint.
I used brads and eyelets too.

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Water Drop Cards

The sentiments are by 3 different places:
 Hero Arts for the stamp,
For You is a Lawn Fawn die
and the sending Hugs is a sticker.

The die- cuts are by are tears for a scrapbook page I made and I can't find it to show you. Dang it!

The blue paper is by Bazzill.

 The label die is by Spellbinders and I used eyelets at the ends of the die cut

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Manly Monday Best thing card

I made this background with a border stamp in three different colors of ink.
The sentiment is by Cloud 9
I covered up a Maya Road die-cut that I've had forever with the sentiment
 I placed a square brad in the corner of the die-cut

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Red cards with Flowers and Brads

I used those square stamps by Stampin Up again.

The stamped sentiment is unknown

The Hello die is by Lawn Fawn and the square and circle punches are by CM
The square dies on the Hello card are unknown. I cut them out using a friend's dies

The patterned paper is by Pebbles on the flower card and Deja Views on the die-cut on the Hello card
I have a ton of flowers and brads/eyelets to use up but I'm not sure of the manufacturer.

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Sargeant's Christmas book layouts

Sargeant's Christmas card book Layouts

I started these many years ago and continued to make the pages as the cards kept coming. 

Parts of this layout came from the card. CM circle punch and cutting system for the bigger circle.Stampin Up alphabet stamps on the right side. The border stickers are from Current.

This layout I used a Cricut banner with a large Jolee’s poinsettia sticker in the center. The stars were chipboard painted red. 

This layout is all about this paper I found in my stash that matched the card. I stamped their names with a Stampin Up alphabet set on blue cardstock.

This layout has a little more to it than the others.
I cut the polka dot patterned paper smaller than a piece of white paper and adhered it on top.
I punched out Fiskars scalloped border punch for the bottom. One of them was a scrap from a 6x6 pad of paper. I always end up cutting the 6x6 papers to fit my 4x5.5 card bases leaving me with these small 2x6” paper pieces. I added a tag on top with their name on it since it wasn’t on the Christmas card. The alphabet stickers were from EK Sucess with some CM square red stickers and a red ribbon added to it.

The last two layouts are the pictures from her graduation party invitation. My friend wouldn't take me because she was too fat and didn't want to see anyone.

For the first layout, I used a Tim Holtz sun rays stencil and yellow distress ink. I added a Creative Imaginations stick on top. For the bottom, I tore the edges of the papers and inked them up with distress ink.

The second layout is a piece of paper that is designed for graduation. I backed her photo with cardstock and added a Creative Memories square sticker to the top and bottom of the photo.

I had the same kind of branches with leaves in a die cut to add to the center of the sticker. It was from a Recollections die set that included a buck head. Whatever works.

Thank you for looking. Stay safe and healthy by continuing to stay home. More time to scrap and make cards.

Lawn Fawn Fairy cards

I used stamps by Lawn Fawn

The sentiment is by Lawn Fawn

The die- cuts are by Cricut and K and Co.

The patterned paper is by Sunborn

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Here are some other cards using the same stamp.
The Hello card above I used the same die cut frame
CRICUT FRAME

It Works, if you work it card

 This card is for a recovering alcoholic that is all alone in her home.
The sentiment is by Cricut

The die- cuts are by eBay and Spellbinders

The patterned paper is by Colorbok

I inked the dry embossing with distress ink to make it stand out more.

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Manly Monday Happy Birthday Card with Eyelets

For the happy birthday die- cut that I bought on eBay, I cut out the word birthday

I replaced it with a birthday sentiment stamp by Hero Arts with red Simon Says Stamp ink.
I like this new option for this die.

The patterned paper is by Reminisce maybe
I put eyelets in the circles of the patterned paper. Using up my eyelet. brads and ribbon is my goal.

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Here are some other cards using the same stamp.
Red, White and Blue Birthday
Wood grain Birthday

Purple Hi card with scalloped squares and circles

I used stamps by Hero Arts

The sentiment is by stickers by Stampibilities

The die- cuts are by Spellbinders and circle punch by CM

The paper is by Bazzill and Recollections
Tag is unknown

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Olaf card for tattoos

My husband's cereal has these Frozen 2 tattoo things that I wanted to send to the granddaughter of a friend of mine. I think she will like them. Well, I'm working on getting some of these images that are laying around onto cards and this was the perfect opportunity to use this image.

I used the Olaf digital stamp by Sassy Studio Design. They are no longer in business.
I don't like that it is off-white paper and the rest of the card is white but some things I have to remember people probably don't notice the little things that I do.
I colored him in with white powdered chalk mixed with paint and the nose is a distress marker. This should tell you how long I've had this image, the chalk company I worked with went out of business around 2015 which was about the time I started the design team for Sassy Studio.
Yup...I have a lot of images to get on cards.
Anyway,

The sentiment is by Sassy Studio Designs

The snowflake sticker is by EK Success

The patterned paper is by Carte Bella
I inked the edges with distress ink.

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Here are some other cards using the same stamp.
Olaf 2014
Olaf 2015

Manly Monday Iris Folding Sailboat card

I used an iris folding stamp by Stampin Plus Scrappin

The sentiment is by Fiskars

The die- cuts are by Spellbinders with eyelets at the ends

The patterned paper is by Die Cuts with a View

This card is a repeat from years ago that I never fixed. The sailboat is an iris folding technique and it tends to be heavy. I needed a stronger card base to support it. I believe it's
 THIS CARD.
But I'm not 100% sure because if you look at the two cards side by side the inking looks darker on the other card. Hmm
I guess it shows the importance of good lighting when taking your pictures.

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PS
I like this sentiment better because it's bold and stands out from the busy paper. Plus I was able to use some eyelets. 2020 goal: use more eyelets, brads, and ribbon from my stash.

Be Still my Heart Cards

I used stamps by Forever in Time on the first card's sentiment 

The die- cuts:
Hearts are bought from eBay

The sentiment is in a circle punch by Creative Memories. That was my last circle punch and it was used on this card.
My husband has taken the punch apart in the past to make it punch well. Well, this was the last time. He said I had to buy a new one.
The patterned paper is by in the background and the heart is by Deja Views
The ribbon is by Stampin Up-Yeah! I'm using ribbon.

This next one Same hearts as above. The outside heart was cut with some ugly paper and it turned out well. 

Background cardstock from Recollections was dry embossed with a Provo Craft folder.

The sentiment is by TPC Studios. I wonder if they are still in business/

Does anybody know?
The die cut by Spellbinders has eyelets at the end. Yeah! Using eyelets.

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Gorgeous Cricut flower card

Isn't this card gorgeous?
This Cricut card had me flustered at first. I didn't like the color combo I chose. Then,
one part didn't like it was supposed to because the paper I used was too small.so I modified.
For days I had it on my desk until a friend came over and with her fresh set of eyes, she told me what looked best. Thank you to my friend it was finished and turned into a card.
It turned out pretty.

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Manly Monday Happy Bolt Birthday

I didn’t use any stamps on this card. 

The sentiment was cut out using the Cricut.
The tool die cuts were part of the sentiment.
The white rectangle die-cut that the sentiment is on, is by Spellbinders.
I inked the papers and the card base with distress ink

The papers I used are all scraps.
The card base is 6 x 5 1/2, which is big for me.
I have a basket of oddball sized card bases or envelopes that need to be used.
I can add that to my list of things to use:
Eyelets
Brads
Ribbon
and now
Irregular sizes of cards and envelopes
HELP!

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Green Coffee Cup Card

I used sentiment stamps by Lawn Fawn

The die- cuts are by Spellbinders

The patterned paper is from my stash
The coffee cup sticker by Forever in Time
Corner punch at the bottom.
Not my favorite card but live and learn from each card.

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Pink and Brown with Hearts Smile card

The sentiment is a sticker by Forever in Time

The die- cuts are chipboard pieces from my stash

The cardstock is from my stash
This is a smaller card

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St. Patrick's Day Layouts

I used shamrock stamp by SNP (no longer in business)

Inside each shamrock, I stamped Lawn Fawn alphabet stamps letter with the month and year.
The graduation paper is by Karen Foster.
I sewed around the edges of the paper and created a pocket for the commencement program and a few other things.

The shamrock was the mascot of the East Detroit High School.
This was their newspaper and my MIL was news editor.
 Again I made a pocket by sewing the edges. I
 laminated the article and then that's her senior picture.

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Manly Monday Little Red Wagons

I used a stamp by Deep Red Stamps
Little Red Wagon
Colored in with Copic markers

The sentiment is by Stampin Up

The cardstock is from my stash
This a smaller card base that I found.

This is my second card using the red wagon. I colored it in with colored pencils. 

The patterned paper is by Recollections. 

I'm not sure where the sentiment came from.

I go to a friend's house and use her stamps without thinking about the manufacturer.

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You're amazing Card

I made this card for a group on FB called Just Because. You send cards to cheer people up or get wells or encouragement, which is what this one is for.
The sentiment stamps by Simon Says Stamp
Ink by Hero Arts and Ranger

The star brads are by The Paper Studio

The patterned paper is from the Mega Meet in Detroit many years ago. The glitter paper is by Die Cuts with a View. The purple paper is a scrap.

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Saturarted Canary Card on velvet patterned paper

What a pain in the butt! 

I love this paper but...You can't get anything to adhere to it. I used the Multi Medium Matte by Ranger and put heavy weights on it. The center may stay down but the frilly edges peel up. Ugh!

And the stupid frilly die-cut wouldn't cut through no matter how many shims. My friend bought it online at either Wish or eBay so the quality isn't the greatest.

 I colored in the parts that wouldn't come out with Copic markers and then taped the back so they would all stay in and on the die-cut. I should have considered a different background paper for this die-cut. Ya know, one that it would actually stick to.

Anyway, the image is by Saturated Canary and I colored it in with Copic Markers.  

The image die-cut is by Sizzix inked with distress ink on the edges.

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Cricut Graduation card

I had a difficult time getting the layers to line up. So this is what I did:

I said screw it. 

I'm not getting a headache from stressing out on making this card "perfect".

With that, I threw away or vacuumed up any tiny layers 

I added this pretty gold glitter paper behind the letters and the tassel too. 

I have come to hate glitter. It gets everywhere and you find it lingering on as something really annoying like mosquitos. Mosquitos suck your blood and move on whereas glitter is found in totes, clothes, countertops, carpets, rugs, in my hair and the dog's hair. Oh yes. The poor boy dog had glitter in HIS hair a week after using glitter. So...

I love this glitter cardstock from Michael's. It's the kind where the glitter stays on the paper. 

Moving on.

I colored the rest of the cap with a black Copic marker. I don't love this part of the card but I have to get over it.

I adhered the white layer on top of the blue.

I stood back and thought, that's pretty. I may not want to give it away because sadly, the recipient will be more interested in what’s inside the card, than the card. 

I like the way it turned out.

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Deep Red Stamps Floral Dress form Card

I used stamps by Deep Red Stamps

Dress Form Floral Corsage
Vine Corner and Border Set

The corner stamps create a subtle background 

I heat embossed the image in silver and colored it in with colored pencils

The patterned paper of the die-cut outline is unknown 

The die-cuts were cut using my Cricut. 

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Here’s another card using the same stamp.
Yellow and Pink Dressform

It's Time for your birthday card

I used stamps by Stampin Up for the sentiment

 Ric Rack from Wrights
The patterned paper is by Bazzill and it's the 2" leftover pieces that I end up with when I use a 6x6 pad of paper for a 4x5 1/2' card.

The die- cuts are by The Girls Paperie
The die-cut under the clock is also a clock included in the package. I knew I wouldn't use it so I flipped it over. That been my going to thing lately.
Where I die cut and stamp on the back of the paper that I know I won't use the design on the front.

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Coronation Ball 1958 Scrapbook Layout

Another lo for the family scrapbook 

The title stickers by Cosmo Cricket BUT no number stickers to go with. Pet peeve of mine.
The date number stamps are by Autumn Leaves 

The journal die- cut with the title is by Making Memories.

The patterned paper is by Simple Stories
Vellum border by Creative Memories with a Bazzill heart border on top
I found the gold heart that is next to the date in my stash.



The right side of the layout isn’t anything special
Patterned paper by K and Co and Papertrey Ink.
The little metal stapler in the center is by Making Memories.

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