Pause Dream Enjoy: March 2023

Friday, March 31, 2023

Strawberry Treat Box

St. Patrick's Day or Lots of Green

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Cut File: Silhouette library

Embellishments: rhinestones

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Thursday, March 30, 2023

Hey, Chickie!

St. Patrick's Day or Lots of Green

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Cut File:

French Door Easel Card, Lori Whitlock

Design Paper:

Pink & Main, Home Sweet Home

Echo Park, My Favorite Spring

Embellishments:

Stampin' Up ink used to ink around edges of some of the die cuts

Other:

foam tape for dimension

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Wednesday, March 29, 2023

How Does Your Garden Grow?

St. Patrick's Day or Lots of Green

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Cut File: Silhouette library

Design Paper: Stampin' Up - Rings of Love

Embellishments: Stampin' Up ink around some

of the die cut edges

Other: I added an additional layer for the back tall part of the box card. The solid color (Stampin' Up, Shaded Spruce) was in the original cut file. For the pattern paper, I created an "inset shadow layer" and adhered it also.

Challenges:

FarmQuest General Store Ch

FarmQuest Ch

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Tuesday, March 28, 2023

What's Up Doc? (Bugs Bunny reference from my childhood)

St. Patrick's Day or Lots of Green

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Mr. Bunny sitting in his garden of carrots,

and happy as a clam about it too. LOL

Speaking of being happy as a clam,

where in the world did that saying come from?

Are clams happy? How do you know? LOL

I'll have to look that up now.

..... 2 seconds later....

According to Mr. Google:

Origin of Happy as a Clam

The idea behind this expression is that clams are happiest when the ocean is at high tide. When the water it as high tide, the clams are protected from predation by birds. This idiom originated in the United States around the year 1830.

Enjoy your day!

Cut File: Silhouette library

Design Paper: Echo Park - My Favorite Summer

Embellishments: Inked around edges of some

of the cut out pieces with various Stampin' Up inks

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Monday, March 27, 2023

He Is Risen

St. Patrick's Day or Lots of Green

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I know it's not Easter yet,

but I'm in the mood to make some Easter cards. :)

Cut File: Silhouette library

Design Paper: Echo Park - My Favorite Spring 6x6 pad

Embellishments: Yellow Jewels for flower centers

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Sunday, March 26, 2023

Perfect Weather to Be Outdoors!

St. Patrick's Day or Lots of Green

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Banner: I didn't use the banner that came with the cut file.

Instead I created one that said "Let's Get Lost"

with one of the many fonts I've purchased

through Silhouette over the years.

Cut File: Silhouette library

Embellishments: black gem for doorknob

Other: foam tape for one shoe

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Saturday, March 25, 2023

Happy Spring!

St. Patrick's Day or Lots of Green

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Cut File: Silhouette library

Design Paper: Pink & Main

Embellishments: Black jewel (door knob)

Other: foam tape

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Friday, March 24, 2023

Easter Bunny Basket Easel Card

St. Patrick's Day or Lots of Green

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Yes, another Easter card.

What can I say?

I'm having fun making them right now.

These easel cards are really cool.

I love the way you can prop them up.

Cut File: 401736 Silhouette library, Lori Whitlock file

Design Paper: Pink & Main

Embellishments: Gems in flower centers & bunny bow

Sequins

Other: Foam tape for bunny dimension

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Thursday, March 23, 2023

Apple Treat Bag

St. Patrick's Day or Lots of Green

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Simple, but so sweet. This is a great idea for a teacher gift.

The best gifts, are the unexpected ones.

Cut File: Silhouette library

Other: Foam Tape

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Wednesday, March 22, 2023

Fresh Spring

St. Patrick's Day or Lots of Green

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Here's another take on the same cut file

I used on Monday,

but this time with pattern papers.

I love it. :)

Cut File: Silhouette library

Design Paper: Stampin' Up, Pink & Main, Close To My Heart

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Monday, March 20, 2023

Happy First Day of Spring!

St. Patrick's Day or Lots of Green

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HAPPY FIRST DAY OF SPRING!!!

I'm loving this warmer weather,

and so looking forward to

the heat of summer.

Cut File: Silhouette library

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Sunday, March 19, 2023

All Smiles

St. Patrick's Day or Lots of Green

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Maggie Holmes - Market Square

This card was created following an example

(https://laylebymail.com/blogs/news/all-smiles-mini-book-project-kit)

using Maggie Holmes Market Square's various items such as pattern paper, die cuts, stickers, velum, labels, etc.

Other: Close To My Heart - From the Notebook stamp set

(library looking card in background)

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Saturday, March 18, 2023

Anything But Ordinary

St. Patrick's Day or Lots of Green

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Maggie Holmes - Market Square Collection

(pattern paper, stickers, chipboard, elements, etc.)

Foam tape & glue dots

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Challenges:

Farmquest

Farmquest General Store

Gem of a Challenge

Friday, March 17, 2023

Happy St. Patrick's Day

St. Patrick's Day or use mostly GREEN

this month at Crafting Happiness Challenges!

Cut File: Silhouette library

Design Paper: Echo Park, My Favorite Summer

Other: Foam Tape

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Thursday, March 16, 2023

Love this Card Fold!

St. Patrick's Day or use mostly GREEN

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Cut File: Silhouette Library, Lori Whitlock file

Design Paper: Pink & Main - Home Sweet Home

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Wednesday, March 15, 2023

March - Halloween Crafts All Year Round

A new challenge has started

at Halloween Crafts All Year Round.

I hope you'll come join the fun each month this year!

Always Halloween theme

Any type of crafting welcome

Cut File: Lori Whitlock, Silhouette library

This is a very large project.

One panel is around the size of one sheet of 8 1/2" x 11" cardstock.

Also, because the left side with the banner is partly in shadow, the orange elements lean toward a red color, but really the witch pumpkin and banner are the same orange as the stack of Jack-o-Lanterns on the right.

Don't be intimidated to try out this cut file. It looks busy, but cutting it very large like this, makes it super easy to add all of the elements.