Explaination

Hi, I am Brandon. I have been referred to in previous blogs as Jessica's husband.  I am just putting it out there that Jessica will not being doing any blogs for a while. Jessica currently needs to focus on her health and well being. I know when Jessica is ready she will continue this blog because she enjoys doing it and sharing her creative ideas.

Secret Door

The card base is 5" x 8". It is scored at 2", 4", and 6". It is then folded in half and cut from the fold line to the score line at 1 1/4", 2 1/2", and 3 3/4".

The 2 pieces of paper that are weaved in the slots are cut a 1 15/16 (1 tick mark less than 2") x 5"

This is how the card looks when you weave the pieces of paper in and it's completely open.

This is the card when it's closed (semi-closed in my picture). You can add an embellishment to help keep it closed.

Here is what the card looks like when you open the secret door.

Here is a link to the video I followed in order to make this card. http://www.youtube.com/watch/?v=KeSbbYawZDY

Oh Hoppy Day

Not too much to ramble on about today. I hope that the summer weather comes back. It's too early in the year to be this chilly.

I used my square punch to cut out a total of 8 squares. I cut the white squares down just a tad so they would fit inside the blue ones. Then I used my corner rounder and rounded opposite corners of each square. I lined up the white squares on a piece of paper and stamped the image I wanted to use so that it would be all lined up. I placed the white pieces on the blue pieces. This is a 5 x 5 card.

Give Thanks

I saw a Halloween waterfall card and wanted to make one. With the weather the way it is here in Wisconsin it feels like fall, so I made one using leaves as the theme. For me it was a rather easy card. Since it was my first time making it, it took time to get it figured out. Overall it was a fun card to make and it's fun to look at. 

This is the background layer of the card that goes on top of the card base. The card base is 5 1/2 " x 8 1/2". I used a stamp to create the leaf pattern. The layering piece is 5 1/4" x 4".

I put the layering piece on top of the burnt orange card. I added a piece of dark red with 2 brads so the piece of paper is not adhered directly to the background layer. The brad piece is 1" x 4".

This is the waterfall strip. I cut out 3 burnt orange squares and 3 white squares. I stamped each of the white squares with a leaf. The waterfall strip is 1 3/4" x 8 1/2". The waterfall strip is scored at 1 3/4", 2 3/4", and 3 3/4". The 3 burnt orange squares are 2" x 2 1/4" and the white squares are 2" x 1 3/4".

I slid the waterfall piece under the brad piece and attached a ribbon at the end so you can pull it out.

Same as above, but pulled out slightly.

Same as above, but pulled out all the way.

A video showing how the waterfall card works.

Eek! Spider!

This past weekend while we were waiting to meet up with someone I was looking at discount paper in one of the stores. I came across a lot of Halloween paper and ever since I have wanted to make a Halloween card, so here is my first Halloween card. 

I used my Creative Memories cutting system to cut the circle for the body, my Silhouette Cameo for the whites of the eyes, and a standard hole punch for the blacks of the eyes. For the legs I used my Stampin' Up corner punch.

Thankful for friends.

In the midst of everything going on a lot of my friends have been very supportive and there for me, that includes my husband. In the time of need it is so important to take the support and embrace it. It may seem like you are all alone, but really you aren't. I'm not alone in this fight and that is one thing I need to remember to keep going. Not only do I have my family, the professionals we are working with, but I also have a small, but supportive group of friends. I may not be physically with them due to distance, but they are still close to me. It's important to hang on to all of that and keep pushing forward. I have said it before and I will say it again, thank you so much to all those who have been there for me and continue to be there for me. I have found out who my true friends are and those are the ones I will hang on to. THANK YOU!!!!

I used my square punch to cut out 4 squares. Then I rounded the opposite corners of each square. After that I cut them in half. I placed them so that the points met in the middle making a pinwheel type design. I used 2 buttons for the center where the points meet. The sentiment is stamped.

Bad day

Today was an absolutely, terribly, horrible day for me. I did not get a card made, but I hope to be able to tomorrow.