Silhouette Challenges #5: Welding Letters

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for another Challenge here at

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Ch# 5 Welding Letters

Begins: Sunday, September 1
Ends: Monday, September 30

Sponsors this month are:

My Scrap Chick
Prize: $10.00 GC


My Crafting Channel
Prize: $15.00 Amazon GC


Little Scraps of Heaven Designs
$15..00 GC

When I first read about this month's challenge, I knew immediately what I wanted to do.  I wanted to weld two shaped together to make a card.  I do this often with my Silhouette -- it's one of my favorite Silhouette techniques.  So, I went about finding the perfect shape to duplicate and weld.  I found this cute dog in the Silhouette Store that I thought would work perfectly:

 

 I loaded the shape into the studio software, offset it, duplicated it in a mirror image, then welded the tails together.  I used Echo Park card stock on the  card.  I was so pleased with myself!  Then, I went back and read the challenge again.  "welding letters".  Geesh.  I sure do make a lot of work for myself sometimes!  So, I found a font I liked, typed 'woof', offset it, welded the offset letters together to make the word bubble, then cut the original letters out individually.  There.  Done!  And a pretty dog-gone cute dog shaped card, if I do say so myself.

Check out the other inspiration from the Silhouette Challenges DT, then do some welding of your own.  Save yourself some time and read the rules first! Thanks for visiting today! 

It's a Party! 2 year anniversary hop with 3 Girl JAM

It's Friday, it's almost the weekend, and it's time for the party to begin! 3 Girl JAM is 2 years old in September, and it's a month-long party.  Here's the hop order, in case you've stumbled across my blog.

Julie K- 3 Girl JAM-  http://3girljam.blogspot.com/
Jessica B-  http://jessicascraftshaque.blogspot.com/
Kendra-  http://luv2scrapnmakecards.blogspot.com/
Jovan- http://www.cardsbyjovan.com/
Carri-  http://doubleclickconnections.blogspot.com/
Nicole-  http://teachdanz.blogspot.com/
Julie O-  http://muddypawsinkyfingers.blogspot.com/ you are HERE
Cheri-  http://djssundries.blogspot.com/ go HERE next
Abby-  http://scrappin-abby.blogspot.com/
Jessica E- http://chick-n-scrap.blogspot.com/
Julie K- 3 Girl JAM Challenges- http://3girljamchallenge.blogspot.com/

I wrapped up a gift for you, my blog friends. I wanted to give you all a present:

 

 

I wrapped the box up with Sterling ribbon from the 3 Girl JAM Celebrations bundle. The box was cut out from a file I found in the Silhouette Store. You can find it here. The tag was stamped with a Unity stamp from the Happy Everything set, and tied with a little Trendy Twine.

Want to know what's inside the box?  Of course you do!

 

 

It's an exploding box with a three-tied paper cake inside.  And of course, it's decorated with a 3 Girl JAM ribbon flower on top. I used the same Sterling ribbon from the Celebrations bundle because this is a P-A-R-T-Y! There's also a vintage button from the 3 Girl JAM store on the very tippy top of that 3 layered cake. Looking yummy, isn't it? The papers are from DCWV -- The Black Currant stack.

And what's a party without prizes?  I have 2 to give away.  Julie, the owner of 3 Girl JAM has generously given a prize for each of us to give away on our blogs.  I have some adorable School Days flair buttons to give away to one lucky, randomly chosen winner.  Please leave a way to contact you in your comment. And, if you follow my blog and comment on this post, I also have some blog candy to give away.  I have a 6x6 paper pad, some ribbon (of course!), a stamp set, some bling,  some markers and some stickers looking for a good home. I will choose the winner early next week.

3 Girl JAM has some incredible sponsors for our month-long party. You will have opportunities to win all month! Here's a link to all the details on the 3 Girl JAM blog!

 

 

Now, off you go to the incredibly talented Cheri's blog.  Let the celebration continue!



Everybody loves cupcakes -- for Get Inky! Stamps

There's a cupcake challenge going on (Cakes, Cakes, and Cupcakes) at the Get Inky! Challenge blog, and Get Inky! Stamps sells some adorable cupcake stamps in their Etsy shop, so this should be a fun, easy one to participate in.

Last week, on the Get Inky! Stamps blog, I left a little sneak of what I was making today on the "What'cha Workin' on Wednesday" post.  Laura Turcotte guessed it right!

 

I made a cupcake holder for the challenge, using my Silhouette and some Close to My Heart papers.  I stamped a cute cupcake image several times using Close To My Heart Saddle ink, fussy cut it, layered it up, used some Stickles on it to make it look like frosting, stamped and fussy cut a bow, and stamped a sentiment. All the stamped images are from the Get Inky! Sew Sweet Cupcake set. And, there's room inside the box for one delicious cupcake. 

Here's a close up of the stamped images.  Yummy!

 



 Let's see your cake and cupcake creations.  Get inky! friends and enter the challenge!



It's a month-long celebration! with 3 Girl JAM

3 Girl JAM is 2 years old, and the whole month of September is a celebration.  I thought I'd get in party mode with my post today.  It's a warm-up for tomorrow's blog hop! Party, party, party!

 

 

I cut out this purse-shaped card on my Silhouette.  It is a file from The Cutting Café.  Isn't it adorable?  The stamped sentiments are a Unity Itty Bitty. The designer papers are from DCWV --The Black Currant Stack. The ribbon flower is, of course, from 3 Girl JAM. It is Tuxedo from the Celebration Bundle.  There's also a fabric covered button from Pinque Peacock to really dress up this purse. Because every girl needs a fancy purse to take to the party, right?

Want to know what's inside the purse?

 

 

There you go! Your own personal invitation to the month-long party! Come back tomorrow for more celebrating with 3 Girl JAM! There'll be lots of prizes to win and inspiration galore!

 



 

 

Hello, Friend -- for The Cutting Cafe

I am so very excited today to be sharing my first design team project for The Cutting Café.  You'll be seeing creations just about every week while I'm on this design team, so stay tuned for lots of great files and printable stamps.  Regina, the owner of The Cutting Café, totally rocks.  I can't believe her creativity.  You'll love what she has us creating as the weeks go by.  This first week, we could make whatever we wanted, using whatever files and printables we fancied.  I was a little overwhelmed. Look around The Cutting Café for yourself.  There is a little bit of everything! I decided to start out with a pretty basic shape until I got the hang of things, and then I'll pick up steam as I go (or at least that's the plan!)

 

 

I used the Ribbon Sentiments and Banner Set and Shaped Card to make this card. I cut it out on my Silhouette.  I really like the shape of this card and can see myself using it often.  I like the larger size of it.  There's a bigger canvas to work on there. The file comes with many printable sentiments and ribbons, including some that look like washi tape. The "Hello Friend" is printed from this set.

There's no end of things you could make with this one set alone!

I used Close To My Heart Clementine 12x12 papers and bling, and some ribbon from my stash that matched perfectly.

I hope you enjoyed my first project for The Cutting Café. Don't forget to visit the rest of the design team to view their awesome work. 

I'll be back tomorrow for a post for Pinque Peacock. Thursday , I have 2 posts: 1 for 3 Girl JAM and 1 for Get Inky! Stamps. Then, on Friday, I'm hopping with the entire talented 3 Girl JAM design team.  We're starting a month-long celebration.  3 Girl JAM is 2 years old.  Join in the fun -- there's lots of prizes to win -- including a gift certificate from The Cutting Café!

Thanks for stopping by!



Back to School -- with Joy's Life

It's time for school here in my town, and it's also the start of my 2nd term with the Joy's Life design team.  We've got some great Fall/Winter ideas coming up, so stay tuned!

I'm also starting on the Cutting Cafe design team, and I think these two teams are going to compliment each other brilliantly.  Today is the perfect example!

 

 

Isn't this Bus-shaped card fun? It's from The Cutting Café.  And, of course, this sentiment from the Joy's Life stamp set, Punny Animals, works perfectly on this card. 

 

I used Echo Park Dots and Stripes DP on this card, along with Close To My Heart Whisper and Black card stock. The sentiment is stamped in CTMH black ink. The card was cut out using my Silhouette Cameo. CTMH journal pens are used for the black faux stitching, and a white gel pen for the white faux stitching.

Wouldn't it be fun to tuck in a lunch box on the first day of school, or leave on your favorite teacher's desk?

I'll be back tomorrow for my first official Cutting Café design team project.  I'd love it if you stopped by for another visit!



Every Girl Needs a Pretty Purse - for Pinque Peacock

Happy Labor Day, everyone! Have you hit the stores for any good sales? How about the Pinque Peacock Store? There's lots of pretties to be found at great prices!

And, here's the perfect purse to carry with you on your next shopping spree!

 

 

It is a purse shaped treat box from The Cutting Café.  You can find the file HERE. It comes with a matching purse shaped card that just might show up on this blog later this week (hint, hint,)

I used a Pinque Peacock Chevy Metal cloth covered button to really make that ribbon flower pop.  The ribbon is 3 Girl JAM crinkle ribbon from the Celebrations bundle and the Spooky bundle.

And, here's the other side of this fabulous purse.

 

Don't you just love that sentiment? Who knew Bo Derek was so full of wisdom?

All the stamped sentiments are from Unity Stamp Company and Close To My Heart.  The paper is from DCWV.

That's all for me today, now use your purses and go SHOP at the Pinque Peacock store!