Hello Lovely!

Hello, Lovelies!  I'm having fun again with my Minc!  Can't seem to stay away from the gold foil.  Must love the shine...

This Hello Lovely card was part of the All About the Gold Choux Box Kit.   If you're interested in the next Choux Box Kit offering, click on the the Choux Box Kit Club link at the top of the page.

  

You can download the Hello Lovely page HERE.   These are lovely in black and white - you can enjoy them without a Minc!

Well, Hump Day is almost over and we're on the fast track to the weekend.  Looking forward to tomorrow evening first, though.  We're going to see the Faberge exhibit at the museum.  I hear it's lovely.  (Couldn't resist!)

Okay, just one more:   Have a lovely rest of your week!  Have you got anything fun planned?

Tags for Download: Minc (or not)!

We're having a weird kind of day today - a high in the 70s in July!   That hardly ever happens.  That's pretty amazing, but it's still really humid.  Every hair on my head is about 4 times thicker than normal and the gray ones are really crazy!  I've gotten to where I just have to say "Oh, well...."

I picked up some great tags at Michaels the other day - all pretty, gold and shiny.   They inspired this card and the tags I have for download below.  Now this card has something really cool, besides all the  pretty gold.

It's front is a die cut panel!  I love how it's see through.

Let me give you a tip that I figured out the HARD way:  Give yourself 1/4 to 1/2" to work with at the fold.  It is REALLY hard to fold over 1/8"!

To figure out what size card base you need measure your die cut panel and add 1/4 to 1/2" to the length.  Example:  This die cut panel is 4" x 5 1/4".  The card base before trimming needs to be 4" x 5 1/2 or 5 3/4".  Score it at 5 1/4" from the bottom.  You want the base to be the same size as the die cut panel.  Fold over the extra and then trim the fold piece to about 1/8" (or the width of the frame of your die cut panel) and glue.

Okay, let's have a little more fun with tags!  You can download these HERE.

They are great for foiling with a Minc machine or printing them on different colored cardstock.

Here I printed them on yellow:

Love this paper. I think I've had it about ten years!  I so wish I knew where I got this from.  It's about 20 inches wide and came on a roll.  It is a lovely weight and texture.  It would be nice to see what they have now.  

You can see how to make a gusseted bag on THIS POST.

I also foiled all of the tags in gold, pink and teal.

Just went really simple with this.  So hard to photograph the pretty shine!  

Hope you're having a wonderful week whatever the weather is where you are!

Diagonal Stripes + Tags Download

This card and embellished envelope are made from the same paper!  I created a sheet of diagonal stripes in Printshop and printed it off to make the black and white envelope.  Then I printed another, photocopied it (has to be toner!) and foiled it with my Minc.  Pretty cool!

I love black and white!  A long time ago (maybe even before Lauren was born and she's 29), Dennis and I went to an open house.  The living room walls were painted a shiny black and all the trim was white.  It was GORGEOUS!  Every time I think about it, I think we need to do that!  It was so dramatic.  The black and white diagonal makes a dramatic backdrop for whatever you want to put on it.  It is sized to print on 8 1/2 x 11 paper.  I printed mine on 80lb cardstock.

You can download the black and white diagonal stripe HERE.

You can download the tag sentiments HERE.

To turn the sentiments into tags:  Cut them to desired size.   You don't have to use a die to decorate the top, but I like how it looks.  To only use part of a die, be sure to not roll the bottom part of the die through your machine.  It doesn't cut, but it makes an indention.  Ask me how I know.  When I made this tag, not only did I do it once - I promptly went in there and rolled a second one all the way through!  You're looking at #3 in the pictures...

Here are instructions for the string tie envelope:

Cut the diagonal stripes to 8" x 8 1/2".  On the 8" side score as indicated.

Score as indicated on the 8 1/2" side.

Cut off the corners on the score marks.  Optional:  Round corners of top tab.

Fold in the side panels and glue.  Fold up the bottom tab and glue.

Get the buttons ready.  Thread buttons through holes and tie in a knot at the back,  If you would like an alternative to buttons, see THIS POST.  (You'll also see a different shaped envelope than this one.)

Add extra adhesive to the pop dot.  Don't count on just the sticky on the pop dot - it needs to be sturdier.  You could add Aleene's or hot glue.

And now on to the foiled diagonal stripes!

I have a tip for the Minc if you're going to foil the diagonal stripes.  I tend to get best results when I run it through the Minc twice.  The gold butterfly is actually cut from a piece of gold foiled crescent board that we carry in the store.  It's just wonderful!   

Just sold out of all the July 4th kits - thank you, kit club members!  Watch for a new mega kit coming soon:  It's All About the Gold - filled with gold goodies for your creations!  If you would like to join the Choux Box Kits Club, click on the link at the top of my blog and fill out the form.  You'll get an email newsletter when new kits are available.

So glad you stopped by!