BUTTONS IN A MASON JAR

Buttons For You, Dear Friend

A friend of mine moved away, and a great way to keep in touch is by writing letters! 

 Remember doing that!  No computers or texting for her! 

So, each month we make sure we keep in touch by sending each other a letter,

and we also exchange a sewing-related item which we decide what it should be in the letter the month beforehand and it must fit in the envelope!  Nothing fancy or expensive! 

A few months back it was six 6x6 inch squares of fabric.  We both like to quilt! 

This time we are sending 15 buttons.  I want green, she wants yellow and shanked! 

So, I decided to literally make her card with the buttons. 

What do you think?

I did sneak in a vintage diamond button because I know she will make a ring out of it!!

The mason jar is a freebie from Mary at SVGCUTS.

The card base and the rest is the collage card from the Poplar Street Tulips Kit.

CAMP SMORE SVG KIT

Check out the new kit at SVG CUTS. 

It's that time of year for camping and sitting around the fire

telling those spooky stories and roasting marshmallows. 

Look at this adorable kit: 

The layout page is perfect for those camping photos, and how cute is that lantern. 

And the vintage thermos bottle is perfect for the older generation who remembers the good ole days.  Just fill it up with some yummy goodies or a small gift. 

Who wouldn't love the smores box filled with yummies to make a delicious treat! 

The teepee is something I had been thinking about making a few months ago,

and now, thanks to Mary, here it is!

FYI-The Forest County Collection has the cutest dreamcatcher

which I think would be cute with the teepee!

 

So, there you go!

HAPPY CAMPING!

And don't eat too many smores!

SIZZIX ECLIPS/I WON!

LOOK WHAT I WON!!

Thank you and hugs to Mary and Leo over at SVG CUTS for such kindness and generosity!

Thank you to all my friends there for their kind words!

WOW!  What a machine! 

 I entered the FATHER'S DAY CHALLENGE at SVGCUTS on fb
https://www.facebook.com/#!/svgcuts

and won the SIZZIX ECLIPS and ECAL. 
http://punkinpatchstamps.com/sizzix/

I am so grateful for such an awesome gift! 

All because I made this covered wagon, something I enjoyed doing. 

The wagon is made using over 10 kits and collections designed by Mary at SVG CUTS. 

If you'd like to know more about the wagon and how I made it,

click on the right under June/Covered Wagon.
And don't forget to show some love and visit
Mary and Leo by clicking on the right!

THANKS FOR DROPPING BY,

"WAGONS HO"!

CLASSIC GIFT BOXES

CLASSIC GIFT BOXES
by SVGCUTS
Mary has created the ultimate gift-giving box set!  Beautiful boxes in an array of shapes for that special occasion.  Now YOU decide what shape YOU want and what paper YOU want by creating your own box with the help of these easy-to-assemble boxes with your cutting machine!  How much simpler could it be!  THANKS, MARY!

Change out the paper for any occasion:  birthdays, holidays, just because!

SPOOKY FERRIS WHEEL made by LEO KOWAL

BEWARE IF YOU DARE TO PROCEED!

Look at this awesome FERRIS WHEEL from the SUMMER STREET CARNIVAL KIT! 

Leo of SVGCUTS loves Halloween and just had to make his "scariswheel" as Deb from http://debscraftyside.blogspot.com/ would say!  (You have to go check her site out if you haven't already.  She is totally awesome, guys!)  And she created the word, "SCARISWHEEL"!  Which we are all using over on the svgcuts fb page!  So fun!

When you get to the page, click on the month of June or "see more recent stories" to find the post!

Make sure you "watch" the video! 

OOOOH!  SPOOKY!

Carnivals are fun, but they are so creepy, too!

AWESOME JOB, LEO!

SUMMER STREET CARNIVAL KIT

WOW!  Mary did it again!  This is amazing!  A ferris wheel that spins!

Click the SVG CUTS button and go check out this awesome kit. 

 Besides the ferris wheel, look at the funhouse card, so cute. 

And the circus tent, it's actually a box!  Who wouldn't love getting a gift in that!!! 

 And the layout page is one of the cutest I have ever seen.

Firecracker Family

FIRECRACKER FAMILY 

FROM STARS AND STRIPES KIT

The Firecracker Family is exploding out of the box with their ooh's and aah's,

    celebrating the Fourth of July and saying

HAPPY BIRTHDAY AMERICA!!

The firecrackers are from the STARS AND STRIPES KIT.  I added a pointed tip using a birthday hat that was free and the awesome eyes are designed by Brigit who is on the Design Team at Svg Cuts.

The box is from BIG BOUTIQUE BOXES which I only glued together half the way up from the bottom and left the rest open.  Then I took the bottom of the box on the scal mat and unioned a "talk bubble" shape from the shapes library to get the shape you see and glued each panel on all four sides and just curled the tips and spread the box open to make it look like it exploded open.

The happy birthday is a freebie from Mary!  Thanks, Mary!  And the three-star dangles are from the HAUNTED HEMLOCK CARDS KIT, love that kit!!!!

Thanks for looking, and have a fun and safe fourth of July!!