Mei Li Thank You Card

Lookie...........lookie..............look at what I got in the mail!!!! Whoo-hoo..........am I the luckiest person or what? Who made this: well, not me..............I could not even attempt such detail. I had received this card a while back and am finally getting to posting it.............Eunice (she's the creative genius) has this on her blog and there are far more details than I can comprehend. I just know she used MTC (Make the Cut Program) to cut this fabulous and exclusive card and detailed frame. The boarder at the bottom is also so detailed...looks like the traditional wood carving rails in Asian homes. The outside card is a special red mat paper....yummy.......red! I have this card on my craft desk and gaze at it everyday.

another view:

Look at cute Mei Li and her lantern................in my favorite color: RED......love it!!!

And, open the card to reveal................doesn't it take your breath away?

Ya just gotta take a closer look at this beautiful cut adhesive gold foil - wow - so much detail. Lots of courage to attempt this embellishment! I love the style of the Asian word: Thank You" (ja) in the center, too. Hear about more details on Eunice's blog. The shiny gold is adhesive foil...........brave girl!!!!

Open the inside flap to reveal the message...........mated on that yummy Washi paper.

Oh thank you so much for stopping by today.........................I am so glad I was finally able to share this card with you............

A Bento Box Meal

Is this a tempting meal or what? This is yet another Bento meal from the Lettering Delights Bento Box SVG cut file using SCAL (Sure Cuts a Lot) program. Good enough to eat but fun, for sure. Those happy "Broccoli" and "Edanomi" with "Shrimp" characters in their sections. The SU Square Lattice embossing folder back drop adds a lot of texture. Sponging the edges also adds "life" to those characters, too. The cheeks on the Edanomi abd Shrimp are punched using the Big Bite. The eyes and mouth are using a black pen. Use the Copics to also put the scales on the Shrimp. Oh yes, the eggs: too small to cut so I also used a Copic Marker for the paprika.

And, to cut this project, after sizing the items and separating the pieces, my computer screen color layout looked like this:

Look at how many colors there are in this project................lots!!!

Supplies:

• CS: SU Tempting Turquoise, Pink, Red, Black, White, SU Old Olive, Green, Lt. Green, Yellow, SU Pixie Pink


• Ink: Close to Cocoa (retired), SU Old Olive, SU Rose Red


• Accys: Lettering Delights Bento Box SVG Cut File, Copic #RV34 Dark Pink, Dimensionals, SU Square Lattice Embossing Folder, Sponge or Daubers, Big Bite, Black Pen

Maybe more cards in this theme to come later.................this was fun!

Thanks for stopping by for a bit!!!

hugs, P

Miso Happy Sushi Card

Here is a cute and quick card that can be made with the Miso happy Sushi Kit (posted Friday, Sept. 16 2011) from Lettering Delights - Bento Box. It is using the black as the card base, with a red mat, embossed lattice white and just a small amount of Washi paper.


Supplies:

• CS: Red, Black, White, Washi Paper, SU Certainly Celery, SU Pixie Pink


• Accys: Lettering Delights Bento Box SVG Cut file, Dimensionals, Cuttlebug Tiny Bubbles Embossing Folder, SU Square Lattice Embossing Folder, Dimensionals.

Cute, eh?

Thanks for stopping by today..............stay tuned for tom meal......................

Miso Happy Sushi Card Kit

This is my version of a Sushi Card Kit using the SCAL (Sure Cuts A Lot) program.........I call it the Miso Happy Sushi Card Kit because one of the cut messages is "Miso Happy" ..........and I tell ya: "Miso Happy" this project is also finished so she can "Miso Happy" get it since it is already late!..........the SVG cut files are from Lettering Delights: Bento Box. This a fabulous cut file: a note for all: roll up your sleeves, get a good night sleep to tackle this - there are lots of small pieces to resize, separate, and cut with many colors (altho mostly black card stock is used). In the end: I love how this project turned out..........it is absolutely breath taking. ahhh......such satisfaction!!! This is a special Birthday present for a friend. She is quite creative and will likely use the embellishments on either a card or on a 3D project. In fact, I know she will use them wisely and sparingly, too. So sit tight, grab some coffee or tea............lots of photos and details below in this project:
Here's the tin: it is a 5-1/2" x 5" x 1" deep hinged tin I had in my stash of "lots". The Kraft paper used was cut to fit the outside, indie lid, and inside bottom using my SCAL (Sure Cuts A Lot) shape program.....wow: this was such a breeze to make. All I had to do was cut it, emboss it, sponged the edges, and adhere!!!! No re-measuring and punching the corners. Cool, eh? The "Sushi to Go" was cut using the Free Chow Fun font - I used the negative portion and backed it with Black CS: both pieces are cut using the SCAL shape program. Then it was tied with SU Linen thread, popped with dimensionals.

Now this closure wasn't really necessary since it is a hinged tin. I thought it would add a nice touch. In order to make the circles sturdy, (4) 5/8" circles were pouched and glued together to make one closure. Two finished loop closures will be needed. Sponge those edges, pierce it - add a black brad - tying a linen thread on one of them. The top brad is put through the Kraft CS so no mini glue dot is needed. The side one is also through the Kraft CS. Use sticky tape to adhere the Kraft after sponging the edges.

Here's the inside cover and inside bottom of the tin. All edges are sponged, too.

No - I didn't give her an empty tin...............here it is with the intended contents:
The inside cover has a Sushi "meal" which is removable to make a card.

The card: See the textured "carrots" and those happy "mushrooms"? The leaf is sponged with SU Old Olive ink. Lots of happy "Sushi" embossed with the Tiny Bubbles Cuttlebug embossing folder. The pink cheeks are punched out using the Big Bite (it was so much easier than trying to cut them using the file). The eyes and mouth are hand drawn: again, much easier than trying to cut such small delicate lines. All food items are popped with dimensionals. The "sliced oranges" have that wood texture, too and were a challenge to cut........urgh......

So the contents are sorted in small plastic bags in the tin. Photos of each further below.

Here are the inside contents spread out. There are 3 of each embellishment (3 is a good number to have);

What are these? Why: they are chopsticks....of course.......ya gotta have them to eat the sushi.

And, ya gotta have some soy, too.happy soy sauce, of course. The eyes and "shiny" tops are using a white gel pen.

And, here is the "Miso Happy" in my favorite red/black colorways:

Another message: "Wok This Way"

So here come the various sushi characters. The cheeks are using the Big Bite and the eyes and mouth are hand drawn. The rice used the Tiny Bubbles embossing folder. The photo doesn't show this but the wood texture plate was used on the "salmon". Sponging the edges always help to give the food items some "life".

This Sushi character may be my favorite: Lt. Green card stock is sponged with Old Olive ink and Tiny bubbles used for the "rice" effect. A Black pen made those eyes.

This Shrimp Sushi was fun: those cheeks are using the Big Bite. Rice, again, Tiny Bubble embossing folder. The eyes and mouth using a black pen and the "scale" is using a Copic #RV34 Dark Pink Marker which matched the SU Rose Red CS. Sponge those parts and the character will be so happy! Note the SU Square Lattice embossing folder was used here.

Are these Fish Egg sushi? I think that's what they are suppose to be so the Tiny Bubble embossing folder was great for this. A white gel pen used for the eyes.

And, these? California Roll characters? Just a mix of color - eyes and mouth using a black pen. Tiny Bubbles rice embossing folder...............

I'm not sure what this character is called: the yellow part is suppose to be egg. The eyes are using a black pen. The rice is Tiny Bubbles embossing folder.

The last sushi character: not sure what it is called but it is cute! The cheeks were cut using the cut file but that was when I learned to move them a little in from the edge, otherwise the Big Bite would have been fine. The eyes and mouth are using a black pen.

Supplies:

• Stamps: none


• CS: Black, Kraft, White, Yellow, Lt. Pink, Red, 2 shades of Orange, 2 Shades of Green, SU Pixie Pink, SU Rose Red, SU Tempting Turquoise, SU Old Olive, SU Celery.


• Ink: Close to Cocoa (retired), Old Olive, Craft White, SU Rose Red


• Accys: Copic Markers for Shrimp: RV34 Dark Pink, Black Pen, White Gel Pen, Cuttlebug Tiny Bubbles Embossing Folder, Cuttlebug Asian Embossing Folder, SU Square Lattice Embossing Folder, Sizzix Wood Grain Embossing Texture Plate, Big Bite, Zig 2 Way Glue Pen, Sticky Tape, Free on line Chow Fun Font, EK Success 5/8" Circle Punch, Piercer, Black Brads, SU Linen Thread, Sponges or Daubers, Dimensionals.

Do you like it? Love to hear from you......leave a comment.............Have a great weekend...........note: a couple more Bento Box scheduled for posting next week...so stay tuned. much hugs to all.......................P

My version of Sister Butterfly Card

Update 9-15-11: Gads, I had not realized my posting went a bit crazy.......1st photo has been reloaded and hopefully the format has been "cleaned up"..........so sorry about this.

Sometimes there is no reason to re-invent the wheel. This card is an inspiration from many places........it is especially from a great card maker Eunice She inspired me to use the Happily Ever After Provo Cartridge for the frame from the Mulan section. See her beautiful card posted on 7/4/2011- what a great idea, indeed! And, I just love her inside layout, too which originated from Carol (posted 6/23/11) - ya gotta check Carol's site out for an all day inspirational tour...she is an extreme paper crafter (mildly described). Links to both these gals are on my blog side bar. My goodness, I loved their cards so much, my version is made with different DSP and punched butterflies.

Close-up of the frame:

Kiyomi: using Copic Marckers 110, W5, R20, E21, G4, RV02, R83

opened card.................

Side view...........

To make this card:

(1) AC Lip Gloss pre-scored/precut Card Stock

(1) Chocolate Chip frame (Provo Craft Happily After Mulan)

(1) Crate Paper DSP: this is hand cut after making the frame

(2) 2-1/4" x 5-1/4" SU Celery CS, score on the 2-1/4" side 1" on both pieces - punch grass on the 1-1/4" width

(2) Large punched Butterflies (SU Pixie Pink), 5 punched Small Butterflies (SU Pretty in Pink)

(9) Small Flowers cut using SCAL - a free cut file from http://www.svgcuts.com/ (or use a small flower punch, if you have)
(1) 5-1/4" x 3-3/4" White card stock

(1) 1-1/4" x 5-1/4" DSP from Crate Paper

(1) 5-1/4" x 3-3/4" DSP from Crate Paper

Apply Tombow adhesive to back of frame. Attach to DSP, then pop with dimensionals to adhere to card front.

After adhering flowers and butterflies, add Stardust Stickles to the flower centers and butterfly body

Punch the grass along the 1-1/4" width using Martha's great punch.

Attach punched grass as shown, secure DSP on top of the "grass extension" as shown. Stamp sentiment (from Dandelion) using Momento Rich Cocoa ink

The acetate is attached to the punched. Then butterflies attached using mini glue dots. Then use mini glue dots to sandwich the grass together.

Supplies:

• Stamps: Sisters stamp: Kiyomi, sentiment from Dandelion Happy Wishes Set


• CS: American Crafts Lip Gloss Pre-cut/Scored Card, Crate Paper Pink Plum Very Berry, SU Pixie Pink, SU Pretty in Pink, SU Chocolate Chip, SU Certainly Celery, Neenah White


• Ink: Momento Rich Cocoa


• Accys: Martha Stewart Grass Punch, Martha Stewart Large & Small Butterfly, Provo Craft Cricut Happily Ever After Cartridge, Cherry Blossoms using SCAL (Sure Cuts a Lot) from http://www.svgcuts.com/ Free Cut file, SU Dimensionals, Star Dust Stickles, Clear Acetate, Copic Markers as listed above

Thank you for stopping by today...........................