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MOVING BLOG

2010-06-05T07:04:00.002-05:00

Good morning all,

I just wanted to post that I have moved my blog over to

SCRAPBOOKEDEN.BLOGSPOT.COM

Please take a moment to stop on over and become a follower over there!

Be sure to sign up for my newsletter over there as well. I will be sending out weekly updates with subscriber only content such as digi stamps and cutting files!

2010-01-14T06:52:00.002-06:00

I "Woof" U
Mojo121
Here is my very first Mojo Monday card. Mojo Monday is this fantastic blog that offers weekly card making challenges. There are a TON of very talented card makers that will inspire the socks off you! If you haven't visited their site, hop over and have some fun! I have lurked on that site for quite some time, but decided this year to participate. It is the only way I will get any cards done :-)

Each week they give you a sketch and then some samples to kick start your Mojo! Here is the sketch they gave us this week!

Finished Card Size is 4.25" Wide x 5.5" High

Made using the following products

Fiskars Border Punch

Corner Rounder

Cricut Sweethearts Cartridge

Keiser Kraft Patterned Paper

Custom Digital Stamp Sentiment

1.25" and 1.5" Circle Punches

Ribbon

White and Hot Pink Cardstock

Green paper is the back side of the patterned paper.

I cut the puppy out of the "Sweethearts" Cricut Cartridge. I did him in blackout style and created my own face. I generally don't care for Cricut's precut faces on their characters.

If you would like the FREE I Woof U Digital Stamp,
just become a follower of my blog and then EMAIL me
and I will send you the PDF file. I designed it so that it will cut out of a 1.25" circle punch perfectly!

Happy Scrapping, Melinda!
Don't Forget to visit my website for more great ideas and inspiration!
ScrapbookEden.com

Bag and Gift Card Holder Tutorial

2010-01-02T11:29:00.002-06:00

Good afternoon all!

As promised you can find my bag and gift card holder tutorial on my website. Just click on the link below the picture. They are really easy to make and perfect as an extra special card! The one on the left (top) is going to my niece with candy in it. The one on the right (bottom) fits some popcorn in it and then the gift card holder will hold a card for some movie tickets :-)

Bag and Gift Card Tutorial

2010-01-01T15:43:00.001-06:00

Happy New Year!

I have started a new blog for scripture memorization as well as projects that reflect my faith. I will also be posting free files and stuff on that site that relate to the projects. Hop on over and check it out:-)

ScrappingMyFaith.Blogspot.com

Here is the first project for that blog. I am giving away the Flower file and the digi stamp there.

Ambassadorship Ending

2009-12-31T06:40:00.001-06:00

Good morning all,

I received a note yesterday informing me that QuicKutz is discontinuing their Ambassador program. I was so sorry to hear the news. It has been quite an experience for me! I so appreciate the opportunity to have been given one of the "Big 8" positions. It was quite an honor. I wish QuicKutz well in the new year and hope you will all continue to "Die Cut With Style" Blessings, Melin

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Wild West Scrap Divas Blog Candy Giveaway

2009-12-30T16:00:00.000-06:00

Hi everyone,

I just wanted to let you know I was blog surfing and came across this great blog candy giveaway!

Wild West Scrap Divas is giving away a TON of super FUN stuff! $130 worth of prizes!
But you have to hurry. Once they reach 100 blog followers, they will be drawing. You have to leave a comment on their blog and have a link on yours.

Check out their post and get all the info HERE

Free Flourish File

2009-12-23T05:15:00.003-06:00

Good morning everyone! As promised here is the flourish file to complete the holly and flourish file set on the one page layout I did recently! Just become a follower of my blog
and then EMAIL me and I will gladly send you your FREE file :)

This file comes in the following formats: AI, DXF, GSD, KNK, SVG and WPC.

Don't Forget to visit my website for more great ideas!
ScrapbookEden.com

Trimming The Tree

2009-12-19T06:08:00.000-06:00

I made this layout a while back so now I am just gettting around to posting it here.

I used the following QK products to complete this page.

QK Teriyaki Alphabet
QK Dots 12" Border Die
QK Christmas Tree 12" Border Die

QK Swirls 4x4 Embossing Plate

Various Stickles, Dimensional Paint and inks.

Close up of different trees decorated

Another close up.

One Page Holly and Flourishes Layout

2009-12-15T12:13:00.003-06:00

This one page layout is actually very simple.

It is the beautiful paper by Websters Pages that really makes this page. I just cut the holly cluster and flourishes from my cutter. I used ink, chalks and stickles to dress up the holly cluster and the flourishes.

Get Your Free Holly Cluster File

Become a follower of my blog

and send me an email and I will gladly send you this free cutting file!

It is available in svg, gsd., wpc, knk, ai and dxf. Just let me know which type you need :-)

Be sure to visit my website for more great ideas!
ScrapbookEden.com

Check back next week for the flourish file :-)

Upcoming Tutorial

2009-12-14T09:53:00.001-06:00

Good morning Everyone,

I just wanted to share a sneak peek on a tutorial I will be doing on the offical QuicKutz website. It will be posted next Wednesday, December 23rd. Until Then, here are a couple of pics...

Happy Die Cutting!!!

Be sure to visit my website for more great ideas!
ScrapbookEden.com

Turkey Day Around The Corner

2009-11-10T07:49:00.000-06:00

Good morning everyone,

It has been awhile since my last blog post. I have been crazy busy as well as updating my website. Please visit my website to see all the lastest information.

ScrapbookEden.com

I am working on some more Thanksgiving Day and Fall Layouts.

Give me a couple of days to come up with some more FREE FILES!

Until then,

Happy Scrapping!

Melinda

FREE GSD CUPCAKE FILE

2009-09-14T12:57:00.000-05:00

Good morning all,

As my last post indicated we just finished the Party Princess class yesterday. I also mentioned in the post that my bear and cupcake were cut on the Silhouette. I created these files directly in the Silhouette.

I have decided to start trying to give away different gsd files when I can. To get your FREE cupcake gsd file, just become a follower of my blog, send me an email and I will email you the file directly :-)

I don't have any download file places set up for this blog yet, but when I do, you won't have to email me a request! But in the meantime, just send me the email that you've become a follower and I will send you the FREE gsd file!

Thanks for following and happy Paper Crafting!

Party Princess Class Layout

2009-09-14T12:38:00.002-05:00

Good morning All,

I just wanted to share a class project we did yesterday. It was the Party Princess Layout. It was a lot of fun. The students were allowed to pick different embossing templates to emboss their balloons with. They also pieced together the little bear and cupcake. The Quickutz products I used were as follows:

The large wavy border for the top borders
The small wavy border for the balloon strings
The Wand and Crown Revolution 4x4 Die
Lettering was the 4x8 alpha from the Jolly Gift Set
The cupcake and the bear were created on my Silhouette
The Balloons were from the Silhouette QK Library

Class was a lot of fun and the students enjoyed using the Epic 6 to emboss and cut!

A New Card

2009-09-09T08:42:00.002-05:00

Good morning All,

I just wanted to share a card I did using some of the Quickutz products I have. The Flower petals were created and cut with the Silhouette. After cutting them, I used Glimmer mist to "paint" them. I love the water color look and the soft shimmer of using this product. The center of the flower was the small bottle cap die. I used it to cut out FELT. One of the great advantages to the die cutting system is being able to cut out much more than just paper! The felt was the perfect touch for the center as it was moldable around a large pop-up glue dot. I added some distress stickles to give it that finished look.

Next I used the diamond shaped 2x2 dies to cut out the patterned paper. I glued them to the bottom of my card and then cut out the bottom half around the diamond shapes for some additional visual interest.

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Closeup of Flower and the FELT center.

Yellow Rose Thank You Card

2009-08-25T07:19:00.002-05:00

Good morning all,

I am posting one of my first creations for this blog. It is a Thank You card. I used this great Yellow Rose Quickutz die. It is an exclusive die. If you would like to know how to get one, just email me and I will give you the details. I also used the Texas State shaped die, the 12" beads cookie cutter die and the photo corner die. I finished off the card with dew drops in the centers of each of the circles on the border.

The yellow rose was a bit challenging to piece together. BUT with some patience you can have a fantastic flower. The die comes with enough pieces for a full flower as well as a rose bud and even a little bumble bee.

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Welcome!

2009-08-21T06:41:00.003-05:00

Good morning all!

I am starting this blog to help facilitate my new roll! I was recently honored with being selected as a 2009 Ambassador for Quickutz! It is a huge honor and I am exceedingly humbled by it. The focus of this blog will be to communicate with everyone all of the happenings as I journey on this new chapter!

You can expect to be kept informed with ideas, event happenings, challenges and other super fun stuff! Get ready for a thrilling ride!

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