Flower Pot Card (with tutorial)

Hi! Thanks for hoping with us along

 Flowers and Ladybugs Blog Hop!! 

If you came from Nicolette's blog (Beyond Scrapin'), you are in the right place.
If you just came across this hop and would like to start from the beginning, please go back to Nicolette's blog (Beyond Scrapin').

Sorry it took me longer than expected to get it finished, but I am here today to give you all the goodies: including a Gypsy file!!

Okay, first of all here is the Gypsy file:

http://www.4shared.com/file/sarV6bkx/flower_pot_card.html

I'll wait here while you download it... 

Okay, ready to craft?? :)

Here are the parts and pieces you used the Gypsy to cut.  

All cuts are from Walk in my Garden.

You get the flower pot card base (becomes a pocket style card) a flower pot lip (I cut two to have a backup in case I mess up a stamp or something), six flowers, six flower centers, six leaves (vein layer) six leaf bases, an insert (cut from matching patterned paper) and a white writing space.

Here is the card insert (assembled) inside the flower pot card base.  I place the insert into the pocket so I know where to put the glue.  I used ATG and applied it to the two sides of the flower pot base on either side of the card insert. Fold the pre-scored base closed to seal it up.

Assemble the flowers on the top of the card insert.  I place the insert inside the pot and glue the flowers down, using an A2 envelope as a guide.  You want to make sure that your card will still be mailable! :) I mount the last two or three flowers up on pop dots for dimension.

Here you can see all the flowers applied and the pop dots I put on the pot lip to attach the lip with the sentiment.

Here you see the completed card.  I stamped a Studio G "happy birthday" on the pot lip and added a little satin ribbon too. I added glitter glue to the flower centers, leaf veins and the rectangle around the stamp.

I also added white gel pen around the pot and 

pot lip and also around the card insert.

I put the card in a vellum envelope so you can see how it fits in an A2 envelope.  I love these vellum envelopes, you just add an address label and it can go right through the mail like this! :)

Recipe:

Garden stack DCWV paper

Craft card stock

generic Joann's card stock for the green and white

pink satin ribbon I got from a friend

Studio G glitter Glue

Studio G sentiment stamp

Pop dots bought from Oriental Trading.com

Gelly Roll white gel pen

Joann's brand vellum envelope

Walk in my Garden Cricut Cartridge

Gypsy file:

http://www.4shared.com/file/sarV6bkx/flower_pot_card.html

Please feel free to email me if you have any questions.  If you make one and post to your blog, message board or Facebook, please link it back to my blog.  If you have a friend that would like the file, please have them come and visit me here to get the file. Thanks so much! :)

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Jennifer- www.craftycardgallery.blogpsot.com

Monkey Spinner Card + Tutorial

Today is a Crafty Designer's Design Team day over at Craft Junkie Too!! This time Tracy's theme is bright and fun! Well, this card isn't super bright but it sure is fun! :)

Here are all the pieces you'll need for this project:

Monkey Spinner Gypsy file via 4 Shared

The Gypsy file uses Create a Critter, Wild Card and Plantin Schoolbook

Card base - 5" circle shaped card

shadow layer - 5" in black

spinner part - 4" in the face color

card front - 4 3/4" - patterned paper - with a notch for the spinner and a hole for the face

monkey body from Create a Critter - 3 3/4" - cut in tan

monkey layer 3 from Create a Critter - 3 3/4" - cut in brown

a few bananas from Create a Critter - I used 1 1/2", 1 1/4" and 1"

A brad, glue, pop dots, ink, glitter glue, gel pen etc for embellishing

Place a brad in the center of the card front and the spinner circle (behind).  Add the face stamps at this step too.  I used Peachy Keen Everyday face assortment, 1" size.  Stamp a face and turn the spinner 1/4 turn, and repeat.  If you'd like four faces, they'll all fit, I chose to add a sentiment on the fourth section.

Piece together the monkey. See how the monkey's body covers the brad?? Perfect right?! I added the monkey with pop dots, but you can glue him straight to the card front.

Add the card front to the shadow layer using foam tape or pop dots.  This gives the spinner enough space to move without getting stuck anywhere.

I added some doodling to the card front and decided I needed some bananas to work with my sentiment from My Pink Stamper's Punny-licious "bananas 4 you!".

I used a finger dauber and brown ink to give the bananas just a little shading.  I stamped the sentiment directly onto the largest banana.

After adding some glitter glue (Stardust Stickles) and a little more doodling I am finished. 

Here is my monkey's smiley face....

Here's his "ooops I dropped my bananas" face...

Here's his "just kidding... they're for you!" face.

Instead of a fourth face, my 6 year old really wanted this sentiment (also from My Pink Stampers Punny-licious).  So cute! :)

I used my white gel pen to add details to the eyes and doodle around the monkey's body.

A little inking goes a long way on the bananas... glitter glue around the peels doesn't hurt either! :)

I added all the bananas with 1/8" pop dots. The card front (blue patterned paper layer) is traced in Stickles too.

This is a top opening card. So cute how you can stand it up!

Here is the Gyspy file in case you missed it:

 Monkey Spinner Gypsy file via 4 Shared

That's it, please head over to Tracy's blog and see what

 her other Crafty Designers  have come up with to share today.

My wonderful fellow DT members
Amber ~ Staying Crafty
Indira ~ Crafty Homemade
Jessica ~ My World Made by Hand
Kadie ~ Kards by Kadie
Kristy ~ Craftin-on-my-Door
Roberta ~ TX Scrapper Mom
Shawn ~ Shawn's Fireside Crafting Room
Shelley ~ Carleys-Closet
Tanya ~ Tanya Isis Creations


Challenges:Whimsical Wednesdays : Not an A2 card
ABC Challenge : Z for Zoo

Kid Washer - DIY PVC Sprinkler

Yesterday was a HOT HOT HOT day here in the Great North West... okay, it was hot for us!! My boys and I set out to make a PVC sprinkler / mister sprinkler so we all can run through or even ride the bikes in the cool water! :)

SUPPLIES:

1. 2 10-foot sections of 3/4 inch pvc pipe
2. 2 slip on t-connectors
3. 2 90-degree slip on elbow joints
4. 3 end caps
5. hose connector  ~ a  PVC connector (slip on / male threaded) and a metal hose connector (female/female threaded)
6. Drill with a 1/16" drill bit
7. PVC cement ( optional ~ if you want to be able to disassemble your sprinkler you don't want to glue it together.)
8. drip irrigation mister heads (we used 15 of them)

These supplies are for the sprinkler with only one top bar... if you'd like interchangeable bar like we made, you'll need an additional 5' bar.

DIRECTIONS:

Cut your PVC pipe.  Take one 10-foot piece and cut it into two 5' lengths.  Take the other 10-foot piece and cut it into one 4' length, and four 18" lengths.  

Assemble the 18" pieces as follows:

end cap -> 18" section ->t-connector -> 18" section -> end cap (or hose connector for second piece.  Then a 5' length goes into the top of the t-connector on both legs.

I hope this picture shows it clearly for you.

 The top (we made two top bars - each measuring 4' - one with holes drilled for a sprinkler top and one with the mister heads) is attached with the 90 degree connectors.  Then the connectors attach to the top of the legs.

We drilled holes along the length of the 4' bars (secured in a vise so it wouldn't move around on me).  For the sprinkler bar, you can drill as many holes as you'd like. For the mister bar, I measured in 3 1/2" sections and drilled a small hole for the mister head. The misters just screw into the hole (no glue required).

Here is the frame completed. As you can see, kids can easily and safely run under the bar.  If you put the sprinkler or mister out on the street, you'll have neighbor kids from all over coming to ride their bikes under the cool water!! :)

This is the sprinkler bar working hard to keep my boys cool.

And this is the mister bar... I glued all joints with the exception of the top bar so I can switch between the mister and sprinkler bar.  This also lets me take it apart for storage.

If you make one of these sprinklers, I'd love to see your pics!! Feel free to post a link in the comment section or email me at  cardsbycg at hotmail dot com. :)

Vellum Window Card Tutorial

Today is another Crafty Designer Day over at Craft Junkie Too!! This week Tracy challenged us all to share a project of our choosing... how fun is that.  So I am sharing a tutorial.  :) A little while back, I shared this wonderful vellum window card, I had several visitors ask for a tutorial. Feel free to download the PDF of this tutorial (via 4 Shared.com) or you can even download the Gypsy file too.

Here is the card I will share today:

Here are the pieces you'll need:

1: two frames from Cindy Loo - welded together and a bird card from Serenade welded into the card front

2: Same two frames from Cindy Lou - sized a little smaller (for a second card layer insert)

3: One of the frames (center hidden) cut in vellum

4: One birdcage - with bird - from April Showers (sized to 3.5")

5: One birdcage - without bird - from April Showers (sized to 3.5")

6: a second frame - same as the card front - but without the welded card back.

Card body frames are sized to : 5.5" x 4.75"

Card insert frames are sized to 5.25" x 4.5"

Step 1: piece together the bird and her cage layer. I used dark blue shimmer paper for the bird layer and white glitter paper for the cage.

Step 2: glue the bird cage layer onto the card front frame.  For the frame, I used this wonderful brown paper with tiny blue polka-dots (from DCWV Butterfly and Blooms stack)

Step 3: glue the vellum layer to the top of the card base layer. I used scotch quick dry glue... it shows through but it won't matter because we'll cover it in the next step.

Step 4: Attach the frame (with bird cage later) to the card base.  You will be sandwiching the vellum layer between the card base and your frame layer.

Step 5: fold your card base insert and attach to the inside of your card.  You can skip this step, but anything you write in your card will show through the vellum layer.  On the other vellum window card I made, I didn't have the heart to write in it! :)

This is what the insert looks like opened up. See, lots of room to write now! :)

Here is the completed card.  See how the blue card insert shows through the vellum?

To finish off the card front, I added some white gel pen stitches, flat back adhesive pearls and a  light blue sheer bow.

I stamped this sentiment on the top of the insert. This stamp is from My Pink Stamper's Punny-licious set.  I lined this stamp up to hide under the bird when the card is closed.  I added some more white gel pen stitches on this layer.

And here is the final layer of the card. I stamped a Scrappy Mom's stamp here.  More gel pen stitches and I am done! :)

I just LOVE how this card turned out.  Here I held the card front up in front of my crafting light.  I love how the light shows through and illuminates the birdcage.

Once again, here is a link to the PDF of this tutorial, you can easily print the tutorial to take to your craft space.  It includes all the steps and pictures too.

You can even download my Gypsy file via 4 Shared.com.

That's it, please head over to Tracy's blog and see what her other Crafty Designers  have come up with to share today.


My wonderful fellow DT members
Amber ~ Staying Crafty
Indira ~ Crafty Homemade
Jessica ~ My World Made by Hand
Kadie ~ Kards by Kadie
Kristy ~ Craftin-on-my-Door
Roberta ~ TX Scrapper Mom
Shawn ~ Shawn's Fireside Crafting Room
Shelley ~ Carleys-Closet
Tanya ~ Tanya Isis Creations


Challenge:
Cooking with Cricut : Anything Cricut

Waving Flag birthday card

Tracy over at Craft Junkie Too is up to it again!! She has asked her design team  to create a project with the fabulous  theme:

"Hooray for the Red, White and Blue"

Here is my red, white and blue card.  I took the idea of the flag and tweaked it just a little. The card is all hand cut (no Cricut... I know... GASP).  

I created this template for the waving flag shape by tracing the edge of a plate.  I made one slightly larger for the shadow layer. The white one will become the flag, and then later on I cut a card base using the shadow layer for my pattern.

I cut the base layer again in red polka-dots.  I flipped it over and marked every 1/2" so I could trace some stripes.  I then hand cut them to piece on the white base layer.

I again used the template to make the blue stars from some DCWV patterned paper. I measured down so this portion would cover three stripes.  The width is up to you, but mine is about 2 1/2".

I assembled the flag first, then I got ready to cut it up!! :)  I wanted the sentiment to peek out from under a stripe, so I measured my sentiment and cut out a red stripe with an Exacto knife to create a window.

After my window was cut, I finished the card base and repeated the cut out.  I then curved my acrylic stamp to fit inside the window and stamped it onto the red polka-dot layer inside the card through the opening.  

See?? Here you can see the window better. 

This is what the inside looks like, I mixed-and-matched a couple sentiments from a Hero Arts set called Big Hugs to get this completed sentiment. I added some gel pen stitches to the inside and outside layer and I was done! :)

Here's my little goof up! :)  That just shows it's handmade right?

This is the card opened up, you can actually see the window in this shot.  This cut could almost double as an open book shaped card.

Feel free to re-create this card for 4th of July, or a birthday card, like I did.  Have fun! :) If you do make this style of card, please leave me a link in the comments section. I'd love to see what you do with it.

Jump over to Tracy's blog at CraftJunkietoo.com and 

see what she and her other Crafty Designers have to share.

Challenge:

Birthday Sundaes : Stars and Stripes Birthday