Design With Deborah: 2013

Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Monday, December 9, 2013

Christmas Layouts - Artbooking Cartridge

So easy and so cute!

Friday, December 6, 2013

JOY

Finding Joy

This year at the start of the Christmas season my family and I decided to make

the season JOYful. Last year a friend shared with us the true meaning

of JOY -

It is putting Jesus 1st, Others 2nd, and Yourself last.

Now I know this is hard and we shouldn't always put ourselves last.

This was just a nice reminder to not think about ourselves this Christmas

but to try and make others happy.

(we are having fun planning Secret Santa stuff)

I purchased three 5x7 frames

Yes, that says $1.50 - I went to the dollar store!

I picked out 3 different papers that I thought worked well together and cut them to my frame size.

These are from the Frosted paper pack from Close To My Heart.

I used my Cricut to cut out the J O Y.

I attached them to the background paper.

I put the letters in the frame and surrounded it with tiny plastic glittery snow flakes

and tinsel.

Now my family is reminded of the

The Real Reason for The Season!

*The approximate cost of this total project was $7.50 but it looks like I spent much more!

Wishing you a JOYful Christmas season!

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Christmas Cards

Christmas is coming and I always love to make my own Christmas cards.

This year is no different. I used Close To My Heart products and

the design came from the Frosted Cardmaking Kit.

This design is so simple, that it could be used to make

any type of card.

I cut red and green cardstock strips along with a b/t paper strip...

These are approx. 4" long and 1.5" wide.

I glued the strips on a standard size CTMH card base.

This strip and sentiment I attached together after stamping. I wanted this to be more dynamic so I used 3D foam. This also allowed room for the twine to be wrapped around the stamped strip.

The warm wishes sentiment is stamped in Ruby. The trees are done in Cocoa (both first generation and second generation) The star snow flake in the corner is stamped in second generation Twilight ink. I attached the sentiment and then embellished with one sparkle in the star flake and three sparkles in descending size to create a more polished look.

Hope you like this! It was fun and easy to make - especially when it all comes in the

Frosted Cardmaking Kit!

Try this patter for a Thank You card or for a Thinking of You card. Cute pattern I will be using this for years to come.

Saturday, October 5, 2013

Oliver's Birthday Card

In my last blog post, I mentioned making a boys birthday card. It was designed by my 7 year old son, Oliver. He put together 2 different design elements from the Artbooking Cricut Cartridge. That's how easy it is. He picked I cut and we put it together! So here it is...

It is a really simple card, but I think it is AWESOME for a design by a 7yr old. I added some Liquid Glass dots in sets of three for even more visual interest. Blue and orange is just a great color combination! My eyes love it.

Friday, October 4, 2013

Awesome Artbooking

I am so excited about the new Artbooking Cricut Cartridge!

I had a ton of fun this afternoon make a Halloween picture book and a boys birthday card.

Amazingly fast - amazingly fun - amazingly simple!

Ok, the great thing about this cartridge is the options... So much can be done with 1 or 2 buttons... I made this Halloween book using just 2 buttons. The cartridge comes with a book (as all of them do) BUT this one shows you what an entire page would look like if you'd like to make exactly what they have shown. No guessing. If you don't already have the ARTBOOKING cartridge, you NEED it!

You can shop with me at

http://designwithdeborah.ctmh.com

ORcontact me at

designwithdeborah@gmail.com

FOR A GREAT DEAL

For the month of October, if you order the Artbooking Collection

(Cartridge with 700 images, 3 stamp sets and 3 Dimensional Elements sheets)

*must order directly through me*

You will receive:

October Stamp of the Month for $5.00

AND $20.00 in free select product!

What a great deal!

That's a $150.00 value for just $104.00 +tax & shipping

A savings of $ 46.00!

Sunday, September 1, 2013

Stamp of the Month

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Thank You Cards

I am experiencing a heat wave here in Waverly, Iowa. School started for the kids, but they have been out early every day except today. So much for starting school in August. So, today with my free time I put together some quick & cute thank you cards... Take a look!

CTMH Dream Pop paper pack has a great blend of on trend colors as

well as the cardstock with the geometric and organic sheen patterns.

LOVE IT!

If you are interested in the Dream Pop paper pack and were not able to get you hands on

it during the promotion, contact me - I have one more pack available.

designwithdeborah@gmail.com

with Dream Pop in the subject line!

Tuesday, August 13, 2013

Quilt Cards

I recently moved to a new city. During our "big move" the county fair started in our new town. My husband and I walked to the fair with our three children to have a look around and get a taste and feel of the town and its people. At the fair there was a pole barn hosting different crafts on each day of the fair.

It just so happened that on the day we visited, it was quilts. Oh, they were beautiful. Some were modern with crisp bold colors. Others were traditional with familiar patterns.

I was really attracted to a particular style of quilt made of rectangles of same or similar colored material cut and staggered. To add visual interest, the maker then took a dark thread and ran it through the rectangles. I love the look. Here are my interpretations of this type of quilt... enjoy!