A2 Stationary Box with A Window

My favorite season (Fall) is finally upon us! I couldn’t be happier right now. This means I don’t have to suffer in the summer heat any longer, and I can get out all of my sweaters, gloves, and beanies out. Not only do I love the fall weather but everything else that comes along with it; such as, the awesome fall inspired crafting products. Lawn Fawn came out with some pretty amazing products for fall, and—of course, I LOVE them! Today I’m making a really cute A2 box with a window using their new fall paper collection, Intothe Woods, as well as their new die set, Stitched Journaling Card (which I used to create the window on the back of the box). Not only did I use their new paper, and die set for this—I also used their super cute new brown and white twine, you can find it by clicking here.

As if the paper, twine, and dies aren't cute enough—Lawn Fawn also has a coordinating stamp set that goes with the entire collection named, Into the Woods. This set contains adorable images like this deer, clouds, and text bubble that I used to create the stationary. I was so excited to get this stamp set out and create something with it. I’ve been working so many hours, getting all of my orders out, and I haven’t been able to use that many of the new products I got from LF. So you can image how happy I was to make these cards, hehe. I wanted these cards to be colorful yet still only one layer. I used plenty of different, Hero Arts shadow inks, and I think the colors I used match perfectly with the paper I used to make the box.

If you are interested in learning how I made the box, you can find the tutorial I made on the subject by clicking here. I also created a template for this box so that I will always remember the dimensions—it really comes in handy, because I make so many different things and it’s hard for me to remember the sizes of things!

If you have any questions on how I made this box, feel free to leave me a comment, but don't forget you can click here for the tutorial. Have a great Wednesday! 

Hot Pink Mini Fox Cards

It feels like it’s been so long since the last time I blogged. I've been meaning to blog every week but my shop has been keeping me so busy these days—and that’s a good thing. I’m so grateful to have orders coming in every day. When I first started my business I always wanted to be at this point, where orders would come in every single day, and I was always busy and always having something to do. At times, being a one woman business can be a bit stressful but it’s all worth it because doing what I love all day every day is what keeps me happy.

I've completely gone off subject but back to this post. I recently had to run over to Paper Source to purchase some white embossing power for a big order I was working on; and, I had planned on going in and only buying this one thing but, yeah right! Once I walked through the doors the first thing I grabbed was a shopping basket and I starting filling it with things. Two of the things that I chose to share today is this awesome Neon Pink Ink by, Hero Arts. It’s not a new product but it’s been on my wish list for some time now, and I thought I’d give it a try. The other thing I purchase was this super adorable fox stamp. It’s a wooden stamp (something I’m not fond of these days) but the image was just too cute to pass up. I thought this image would be perfect for creating mini note cards—especially cute for my shop. At first I wasn't too sure how a hot pink fox would look on a card but, oh my word! It’s so cute, and I love it so much. 

Now that I've given this hot pink ink a try, I’d definitely like to try the other colors in the neon ink collection. I’m definitely going to be trying different stamp images on plain white card stock  and adding them to my shop very soon. I’ll also be adding these mini cards to my shop shortly as well—so if you’d rather not make them you can purchase them in my shop! You can email me if you’d like a 15% off coupon code. I’m always willing to offer discounts to readers! I hope you've enjoyed this post, and I’m hoping to have the time to continue blogging. My orders are piling up, and I hardly have time for much of anything else lately. I think I just need to get better in the time management department of my life. 

Card of the week #2

Hello! I’m back again with my card of the week. I wanted to try something cute and special so I made this mini-greeting card. Well, it’s more of a mini-love note. I made this card using the adorable Lawn Fawn stamps, Kraft paper, and one of my favorite paper stacks! About a year or two ago I found a How-Tuesday video on the Etsy blog, on how to make a cute mini-book, and that’s where I learned how to make this particular flip book—only I decorated it myself instead printing out their template. To learn how to make the mini-book, click here to watch their super cute video.

I had a lot of fun making this mini-card. I always like making really small cards because I think they look so cute. The Lawn Fawn stamps work really well when making tiny cards, as you can see from the images.  

…and, here is the card completely open. This card was made using a standard size card stock: 8” x 11.5”.

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you enjoyed this mini-love note greeting card. 

Card of the Week

Happy Tuesday everyone! Lately I’ve had so many orders to work on that I haven’t had any time to just play with all my crafting tools to satisfy my creative needs, or make new items to sell. So I made it a goal of mine to take a break from making orders once a week to make something for fun. Last night after finishing up some orders I decided to stay up an extra hour to make this cute card! 

I’m very thankful that I can make money selling the things I make. Working on custom orders doesn’t feel like work at all; but there are times when I feel like I need to create something new—instead of making the same thing over and over. As a matter of fact, I feel like that often. If I don’t make something new I tend to feel restless or bored and I can’t help but think about making something new until I actually get a chance to make something new. 

Now that I made this card, I should be ok until next week, lol. Also, in case you were wondering what I used to create this card I’ll go ahead and show you the tools I used to create this card: 

·         Lawn Fawn Stamp set: Love ‘n Breakfast

·         Lawn Fawn Stamp Set: Flying by

·         Paper stack sheets

·         Kraft Card stock

·         Circle craft punch

·         Black ink

·         Scissors

·         Washi tape

Hope you’ve enjoyed this mini-post! & Feel free to check out this quick video--just practicing my video skills :-D 

Card of the Week #1 from Nicole Gavaldon on Vimeo.

DIY—Handmade boxes!

Hello everyone! I’m so excited to be back with this really easy—yet super fun, tutorial. I’ve always been interested in making my own card boxes; and one day I felt like searching the sea of videos on Youtube to find a quick, easy, and fun handmade box tutorial. When searching, I came across this really cute duo, from the UK, that has a blog and Youtube channel dedicated to handmade crafts; and, I immediately feel in love with them. They’re so cute, funny, and delightfully entertaining. You can find them here and here.

What I did was take the box making instructions they’ve provided and made a box according the dimensions that I needed. I wanted to make a box for my handmade ‘Thank you’ cards, but I also wanted room to include handmade envelope seals and a black and white bakers twine for a little added cuteness.

For this tutorial I’m going to simply show photographs of how I made these boxes, but you can check out their video for detailed instructions on how to cut and assemble these boxes. I don’t want to take full credit for these—I’m hoping to get them the exposure they deserve for this wonderful idea. You can click here for the video.

Enjoy!

Now wasn’t that just the cutest?! I love that I know how to make these now—these would work great a gifts, favor boxes, and so much more. I hope you give this a try! Happy Crafting!

DIY—Handmade Thank You Cards

Hi everyone! I’m back again with another tutorial/fun paper crafting idea, and if you didn’t already know—I’m a seller on Etsy; and, one of the things I like to do when completing an order is sending a ‘Thank You’ card along with each package. I like to think that the buyer will have an even greater experience if they receive a hand written thank you note of appreciation from the person who put all their love into making the product. So today I’m going to show you how I make mine!

Here is a list of the tools I use:

1. Ivory Card stock (8 ½ x 11)

2. Paper Trimmer for 12 x 12 paper

3. Scoring tool (Awl or Bone folder)

4. Background Stamp (Any background stamp that you prefer will do)

5. Sentiment stamp

6. Ink

7. Scissors

Ok, now let’s get started!

Step 1: Take your ivory card stock and cut it down to a 7 x 4 piece of card stock, using your paper trimmer.

Step 2:  Score the card stock down the middle and fold it in half.

Step 3: Choose your background stamp—in this case I’m using this wonderful lace background stamp that I’ve recently purchased from my local craft store. Once you’ve chosen your background stamp go ahead and stamp the bottom of your card stock in the color ink that you prefer. Right now I’m obsessing over the color lavender.

Step 4: Now you can choose your sentiment, and stamp it in the middle of your mini note card. I chose to make Thank You cards, but by all means use any sentiment you like—get creative with it!

Step 5: (This step is completely optional) Cut around the background image, then you’re left with this really cute ready-to-use note card.

Thanks for stopping buy for another tutorial! I hope you enjoyed it. If you liked this idea so far I’m sure you will love what is to come next. I’m creating something really cute to store all these wonderful note cards; and I’m going to share that with you in another tutorial post, so—stay tuned! Or shall I say…..TO BE CONTINUED…………………..