ATC - Love Blooms

I've been working on a few different ATC's the last couple of days. And will have more to share over the next few days as well.

Love Blooms ATC
Supplies Used (TAC, unless otherwise noted):
Stamps: T-3025 Love Blooms
Cardstock: Red Textured, Ultrasmooth White
Ribbon: Black Satin, 1/8"
Coloring Medium: N/A
Inks: TAC Palette Noir, Palette L'Amore Red, Versamark
Embossing Powder: Transcendence
Miscellaneous: Double Stick Tape, Foam Dots, Crystal Lacquer, Silver Mini Brads, 1/16" Hole Punch, Large Eye Needle, Crystal Glitter, Tombow Mono Multi Glue, Sponge, Slice, Noteworthy Slice Design Card.


Instructions:

1. Cut 2.5X3.5 Red CS.
2. Cut 1.5X1.5 shap using the Slice (or other 1.5" punch/cutter)
3. Using Versamark ink stamp mini hearts all over red background paper.
4. Using a ruler, mark with a pencil dots every 1/4" along both long sides (approximately 1/4" from edge on both sides).
5. Punch out holes where you just marked.
6. Stamp vase and stems using Palette Noire ink on white squares.
7. Stamp heart flowers using Palette L'Amore Red ink on white squares.
8. Using sponge dab Palette L'Amore Red ink along edges of white squares.
9. Using Tombow adhesive pen and crystal glitter edge white squares with glitter.
10. While glitter and glue are drying, lace up sides with black ribbon. First attach one end to the bottom hole with a silver mini brad. Then, using the large eye needle, thread the ribbon up and around and down the other side. Secure the other end with another silver mini brad. Cut off excess ribbon from both sides.
11. Adhere white squares to front of card using 3D foam pop dots.
12. Add Crystal Lacquer to the heart flower buds and let dry.

ATC X 2

I had a chance to create 2 different ATC's today. I am not posting the instructions to these unless someone asks. They're pretty simple to do.

Stamps are all from Elemental Doodles.

The shapes cut out on the blue and brown ATC were cut out using the Noteworthy Design Cart for the Slice.

Green ribbon is Making Memories.

Printed Paper is from K&Company tag pads.

Glitter Gel Pens were used to color in the flower on the left. Twinks were used on the right.

Pear Card

Well I finally got a chance to play with my Slice machine today. While it does have it's little "issues" I have to say that I think I am going to go ahead and keep my little machine. MM people said they are working on the "issues" and will make sure I am taken care of when a solution has been found. Soooooo, I will just deal with the wonky cuts every now and then because I absolutely loved playing today. I picked up 2 more design cards today....Noteworthy and Basic Shapes 2. I haven't played with Basic Shapes 2 yet but am loving Noteworthy. I almost didn't get it but am so glad I did anyway.

Oh yeah, and my other purchase today was a little disappointing but actually made me space my spending a little. LOL I went to Michael's and they had the Cuttlebugs, Cuttlekids and all the accessories on SALE for 50% off today. So I was going to go ahead and get me one of those little Cuttlebugs but they were all out. :-( They DID give me a raincheck for one at the discounted rate and it will be in stock in 2 weeks. WooHoo!!! Kim was over today and I played with hers and decided this is a must have gadget for me. LOL

And here's the card that this post was originally supposed to be showing off. LOL

Pear Card

I made several of this card in different colors.

Supplies Used:

~Stamps - Elemental Doodles

~Plain Old CS in various colors

~Printed Paper - Making Memories

~Cuttlebug Embossing Folder (don't recall the name of this one)

~ Ink - Noir Palette (TAC)

~Embossing Powder - Transcendence (TAC)

~Coloring Medium - Twinkling H2O

~Foam Dots (TAC)

~Green Ribbon

~Tiny Hole Punch

~Decorative Brads - Making Memories

Instructions:

1. Cut and fold CS to regular card size

2. Emboss front of CS

3. Cut shapes from printed paper using Slice Noteworthy Design Card (3 1/2" and 4")

4. Cut tag shape using Slice Noteworthy Design Card (2") on matching plain CS

5. Stamp and emboss Pear and Pear Leaves

6. Adhere 4" shape to front of card

7. Color Pear and Pear leaves with H2O's

8. Adhere 3 1/2" shape to center of 4" shape using foam dots.

9. Punch tiny hole in center of tag and add Decorative Brad

10. Ad ribbon to tag and adhere to bottom of card using foam dots

My New Toy......the Slice

Slice and I have had some run over the last week. I got my Slice about a week ago. I am so excited because this is the first cutting machine (other than hand held punches LOL) I've ever owned. I was attracted to the size and portability of the Slice and the fact that it has several cartridges with designs available. So here we go on our little journey......

The day I got home with the Slice I was so anxious to get started playing. I unpacked everything and even read the manual that came along with it. I pulled out the little tube of adhesive that came with it. Well, it was dried up. :-(

No problem.....I'll just use a little repositionable tape in the corners of the glass cutting mat. Wait, that didn't work either. It doesn't hold the paper down in the center and so the cut gets all messed up because the paper moves all over. Next I put a piece of the tape in other places on the mat. This didn't work either because every time the blade went over an area where the tape was it would "stick" a little.

Off I went back to AC Moore to pick up a new tube of adhesive. And while I was there I went ahead and used another 50% off coupon for the pretty little carrying case for the Slice (yes, I used a 50% off coupon earlier that same day for the Slice machine too LOL).

I get home to try out the adhesive and guess what????? IT WAS DRIED OUT TOO!!!! Now, I live about 25 minutes from AC Moore so I was NOT about to go back for yet a 3rd trip. So finally, last night, hubby took me to Wally World and I picked up a can of Elmer's Craft Bond Spray Adhesive (it's temporary or permanent depending on how you use it). I didn't feel up to working with it last night so it waited until today.

***Mental Note*** Don't spray a spray adhesive in your lap with the dog laying next to you and a blanket covering your lap. ROTF. Yes, I did this. Didn't even think about the overspray and getting it all over the blanket and the dog. It does come out in the wash though. Thankfully because that was my favorite blanket.

Anyway, this adhesive worked wonderfully. Now, a little about the Slice. It doesn't cut exactly as you want for every shape and size. Smaller circles look warped. And the smaller scallops and squares are a little out of shape. This was way worse before I had an appropriate adhesive. But it did get better once I did the spray adhesive. Some things are still a little out of wack and warped but it's not something I absolutely cannot live without.