Whew another school year behind us.  I did my best not to shed a tear when “Little Boy,” finished his last day of kindergarten.  I will save those for later when “The Girl,” goes off to 7th grade.  I wish all of them could stay little a little longer but that just isn’t the way it goes.

We had awesome teachers this year.  Definitely not a bad one in the bunch.  I am grateful for all the work they do to help my children succeed.    There is one extra box for a our completely, fantastic bus driver.  Without her I would have been making a few extra trips to school for forgotten saxaphones and math books and probably made a trip or two to the office for my overly energetic little person. Below are the Cookie Towers I created a little thank you for everything they do.

I filled each box with a stack of chocolate chip chookies.  I wrapped the cookies in wax paper before I put them in to prevent the cookies from causing stains on the boxes.

“The Duff,” had a guy teacher this year.  I didn’t think pastel would do the trick for him so his box is black in gray in honor of his favorite football team.

You can cut the boxes with Sure Cuts a Lot using the file created by “The Frugal Crafter.”

I will post the digital stamp for the card tomorrow.

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I use Inkscape to design and modify my SVG and SCUT files.  I also use it for digital layouts as well as my desktop publishing designs.  I wanted to learn how to make swirls for cutting as well as for my digital designs and so I did.  Once I learned how it easy it was I thought maybe you would like to learn to so below find my video tutorial on how to make swirls in Inkscape.

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I was hunting through a few blogs looking for baby related cuts and came across Bits of Paper.  If you haven’t been to Bits of Paper please go.  Jamie Lane the owner of Bits of Paper has some really adorable designs.  Her color choices are absolutely outstanding.

She uses several different techniques for her card and scrapbook layouts.  You will find SCAL files as well as design studio files.  I love that Jamie also lists all the products she uses to create her projects.

I stopped by Bits of Paper to pick up here SCAL Baby Feet File.

Bits of Paper Screen Shot

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Still on my baby streak.  I found some of the most adorable paper for invites, layouts and decorations for baby related projects.  I wanted a to share a few with you.  Here are my favorite baby papers.

Anna Griffin – Hannah Collection – 12×12 Flocked and Embossed Cardstock Pack – Pink

Fancy Pants Designs – Little Sprout Collection – 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper – New Arrival

K and Company – Brenda Walton Collection – 12×12 Patterned Cardstock Double Sided Paper Pad – Small Wonders Girl

Karen Foster Design – Baby Boy Collection – 12 x 12 Paper – Baby Boy Collage

Creative Imaginations – Melange – Rock-A-Bye Baby Boy Collection – 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper – Rock-A-Bye Baby

Creative Imaginations – Melange – Rock-A-Bye Baby Girl Collection – 12 x 12 Double Sided Paper – Baby Rock

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I love to make paper doll die cuts.  For the most part I actually ask my 12 year old daughter to draw the faces on.  My hand is just not steady enough and on top of that I would absolutely never be happy with my freehand drawing skills.  I have found a solution called Peachy Keen Stamps.  They work well with the Cricut Paper Doll Cartridge but there is no reason why they would not work with SCAL or other electronic cutting systems.

They have the cutest faces to work with in several different designs.  I took a screen shot of the site to give you and idea.  Be sure to stop over and review all of their stamps if you are in needs of some adorable faces to compliment your die cut creations.

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I have what we think is a new niece coming in a few months which means baby shower time.  I finally asked the other day if I could start planning for the event, as if I don’t already have a file full of baby shower ideas, and received the green light.  So don’t be surprised if you get a rash of blog updates with baby cuts, papers, products and baby shower ideas.  It has been 6 years since my last baby and 10 years since I had a brand new niece of a nephew so that means this kids is going to get the royal treatment at least from this auntie.

This is a quick die cut I came up with.  I will be blowing it up for table decorations but this is the smaller version that would be great for cards.  I drew the face on, which is not really my forte  but this is just a sample I have a solution for faces that I will be sharing on another post.

Click Here for Baby Cakes Files

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One of my favorite flowers is the Gerber Daisy.  I also like to make them using the Cricut.  This is a card I did with a gerber daisy.

Click here to download the Gerber Daisy file in SVG and SCUT2 format.

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It is graduation season.  We were blessed with several invites this years so lots of card to make.  This is a quick and easy card that use a graduation paper I created.  If you have Inkscape you can download the file and easily change the color of the paper.  You can also print this paper using the bitmap or the pdf file also enclosed.  The font is Times New Roman Bold.  If you don’t have the font and you own Sure Cuts a Lot you will find an scut file with the title enclosed as well.

Click Here to download the files for this project.

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My niece is another year older.  She is a crafter too so when I was at the HL the other day I loaded up on all sorts of craft projects for her.  My brother was less excited to see all the makers, glue, and paints that will be opened and used in house.  Well he will certainly get over it and she will have a ball with her new craft projects.

So little girls love purse so why not a purse card.

This card was cut with one sided decorator paper.  I flipped the image and cut another piece out of co ordinating paper so the pieces would match when I put the wrong sides together.

The stamp is a Stampabilities Happy Birthday Stamp.

I used Star Dust Stickles for the dots and some extra ribbon for the handle.

I finished it off with a Paper Studio Flower and a button from a Karen Foster Collection.

Inside the Scut file you will find another cut for a piece that fits inside.

Enjoy the Card

Purse Card File in Scut and base file in SVG.

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I have been hunting for inspiration for a “Get Well Soon” card I have been working on.  I wanted some pretty word art to go with the rest of the card.  I came across Elegant Word Art by Bethany.  Her site is full of beautiful word art as well as digi layouts and other embellishments.

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