Simple Paper Easter Baskets

It is almost Easter! Are you ready?  We have 10 people eating Easter dinner at our house on Sunday so I wanted to do something special for everyone. These cute paper Easter baskets stand as not only a sweet treat, but as a place card as well. One side is decorated with a cute little bunny and the other side has the person's name on it.

There are two photos below and a tutorial.  If I don't post again before Easter. Have a wonderful Easter Sunday everyone!

You Tube Link: Easy Paper Easter Basket

Brilliant Blue Dimensional Butterfly

Hello everyone!  It has been about two weeks since my last video so I am excited to share this project with you. =)

I love how cute butterflies look on paper crafting projects. My inspiration for this pretty card comes from a tee-shirt my parents brought back from Peru for one of my daughters.  It is turquoise with a royal blue butterfly on it.  And I thought how cute it would be if it looked like it could almost fly off the card. I also really wanted to try out my newly purchased Cricut Cartridge, Fancy Frames.  To finish the card off I used some ink essentials glossy accents around the frame on the scroll work and also on the body of the butterfly.

Check out the picture and tutorial below. Happy Paper Crafting!

Brilliant Blue Dimensional Butterfly Card

By Cathi Judd

Direct Youtube link for this project:
Brilliant Blue Dimensional Butterfly Card

Valentine Tin

Merry Monday Everyone! I was thinking of a gift I could put home made treats into. I thought this would be a fun idea for my kids to be able to give to their teachers or special friends at school for Valentine's Day!

Pictures and Tutorial Below: (Watch for ways to use six different adhesives).

 Valentine Tin: Place a jumbo cupcake liner inside to protect home made treats.

I think I will fill mine with heart shaped sugar cookies.

Valentine Tin by Cathi Judd

YouTube Link:
Valentine Tin

Valentine Treat Box

Now that my older kids have out grown the store bought pre-packaged Valentines, I thought I would come up with something that they could give their good friends and not be embarrassed.  =) Yet it is so cute I might just make a few for my friends too!

So here is a sweet Valentine treat box. It holds two Hershey nuggets. Pictures and tutorial below. 

Valentine Treat Boxes

Back view shown with brad closure

Template used in tutorial below. Note: this is just for visual purposes to see scoring, and cutting lines. Please watch tutorial for dimensions. Thank you!

YouTube Link:

Valentine Treat Boxes!

Butterfly Kisses Birthday Card!

Happy Tuesday! I hope everyone has gotten over the "Monday blues". Speaking of blue...I love putting blue and brown together.  It is so soothing to me! I was looking through my cricut cartridges looking for some inspiration and saw that I hadn't used my Sentimentals cartridge in awhile.  Sentimentals has such beautiful images that helped to inspire this butterfly birthday card design. See the photo and tutorial below. =)

Butterfly kisses and birthday wishes.

Here is a direct link to this video on my youtube channel:

Butterfly Kisses Birthday Card!

Special Delivery - A card to welcome a new baby!

I thought it would be fun to make some cards for some of my friends who are expecting new babies this year.  I love pink and green together, it looks especially sweet on this card, which would also make a cute birth announcement. Now I will have to try it in blue and green.  =)

Below is a picture and a tutorial. 

Special Delivery!

If you have any trouble viewing the text or seeing the video,

here is a direct link to my Youtube channel: 

Special Delivery - A card for baby!

Please leave a comment.  What kind of projects are you working on right now?

Valentine Goodie Basket

This morning it was so nice to sleep-in.  I love when the kids have late start days.

Here is a fun idea.  Try making this Valentine Goodie Basket.  It is roomy so there is plenty of space for some crinkly paper, colored raffia or curly ribbon.  I think I will fill mine with some heart shaped sugar cookies.  Below is a photo and tutorial. 

Valentine Goodie Basket

Please leave a comment if you have any questions.  =)

Here is a direct link to my youtube channel if you have trouble viewing or reading the text on this tutorial. Valentine Goodie Basket

Note Card Holder With Monogrammed Note Cards

I hope everyone is have a good week so far.  I dreamt last night that I was teaching a painting class..not unusual for me, as I teach so many.  During the class I showed everyone how to: make a gift box, buy milk, take down the external Christmas lights, and  plan a menu for two weeks.  Do you think I have a few things I need to do today?  =) Bring it on! Please enjoy the following project.

Monogrammed items are all the rage right now.  Try making this one. A fun note card holder with three monogrammed note cards inside. Fun for a Birthday Gift, Mother's Day or Just Because. See the pictures and tutorial below. Have a great weekend everyone!

Note card holder with three note cards

Back veiw

Watch tutorial below for dimensions.

Part 1

 Part 2

If you have any trouble viewing these videos or seeing all the text click on the links below:

Note Card Holder With Monogrammed Note Cards - Part 1

Note Card Holder With Monogrammed Note Cards - Part 2

Elegant Valentine - with tutorial

I love giving and receiving handmade Valentine cards!  There is just something special about knowing that not only are they sent with love but a little of time also went into them.  Below is a picture, and  tutorial. The measurements and scoring lines for this elegant tri-fold Valentine are in the video. I don't know who orginally came up with the idea of a tri-fold but they sure are cute, and add an upgrade to the simple half fold.

Below is my first video and I am pretty happy with it-for a first try.  Please pardon a few seconds at the beginning of blurriness and at don't forget to slip in one last piece of ribbon and tie a knot as you will notice I forgot to at the end. Thanks for watching and please leave a comment.  =)

It looks like some of the text is not showing because of the small screen. So to see all of the text, or if you are having touble viewing the video; here is a direct link to my youtube channel: Elegant Valentine Card Thank you for watching.

Embossed Buttons

Last week was really busy, getting five kids back to school--I really haven't had time to do any extra projects, other than a little sewing for back-to-school.  So how about a fun tip. 

I recently wrote about seed beads being a great way to add dimension to your projects. another fun way is using embossed buttons.

Not only does this picture show the embossed buttons, it also shows a cute way to use them.  They are so much fun and add dimension to your scrapbook pages, cards, gifts, treat bags and more. Have fun!

Fourth of July Party Favor! Keep it Simple!

This matchbox American themed, party favor turned out so cute! Great for your party guests and will be a super fun treat on the kids table.

 For the kids table try making a matching crayon box fromTags, Bags, Boxes & More and add to the table some fun American themed pictures to color.

 I used the Cricut cartridges Tags, Bags, Boxes & More and George and Basic Shapes. I also used the K&Company Americana paper pack.

 At this point I had not decided if I wanted a window or not on my matchbox, although it is cute and would look fun with cellophane on the inside of the window, I opted for no window.  I cut one standard sized (the size that your Cricut automatically cuts) matchbox cover from Tags, Bags, Boxes & More pg. 123 and the box that inserts inside (part that holds the jelly beans) on pg.124. Then I used George and Basic shapes and cut out some 1 1/2" stars from pg. 94 (only need two).

Using the scoring blade on my Cricut trimmer I scored all the marks on both the matchbox and the insert box and then used my bone folder to get crisp folds.  I used my ATG gun to secure the flap on the match box cover (the blue star paper) and then used some Scott's Adhesive glue to glue the flaps inside the red match box insert. 

 Tools and supplies used

I used fabric glue to glue the 1/4" white grosgrain ribbon onto the bone colored bias tape and then secured it onto my box with my ATG gun. I added a pop dot in between the two stars and added a button (using the button punch above) cut out of denim colored paper (sold by the sheet at JoAnn's) made by Paper Dazzle, that I tied with white embroidery floss. I did run the denim colored paper through my Cuddlebug to get some texture on my button, but it is difficult to see in the picture. Fill with red, white, and blue jelly beans and you are all set!  Happy Fourth Everyone!!