Snoopy Dance

Hello, Friends!  I'm sending you happy thoughts to cheer you!  Hope you're having a great day and year so far.  My tip today is this:  Using sketches are a great way to make a card.

• Image:  Traced and Scanned from internet
• Designer Paper:  From Silhouette
• Sentiment:  CardzTV "Heartfelt Wishes" stamp set
• Sketch:  OWH #206

A2 sized card = 5.5" x 4.25"

Card Recipe:

• Mat 1 (brown / white polka dots) = 5.25" x 4".  Black edge added using offset feature in Silhouette.
• Mat 2 (black border) = 1.75" x 4.75"
• Mat 3 (brown / white polka dots border) = 1.5" x 4.5"
• Mat 4 (gold border) = 1.25" x 4.25"

• Circle Border = 3".  Black pen used to create faux stitching.
• Snoopy = image scanned, traced and cut within Silhouette using an online image.  I used two Snoopy images (one on top of other) to create a chipboard effect.  Snoopy is 4" in height.

Inside of Card

Inside of Card:

• Mat 1 (black) = 5" x 3.75"
• Mat 2 (brown / white polka dots) = 4.75" x 3.5"
• Mat 3 (white) = 4.5" x 3.25"
• Snoopy with Woodstock = image from internet.  Sized at 1.25" in height.

Thank you for visiting today!  Comments are welcomed and appreciated!

~ Marilyn

You're the Star That Guides My Day

Hello, Friends!  My card today was made using a digi stamp from Bugaboo.  I used digital patterns purchased in the Silhouette store to create my background paper.

• Digi Stamp:  Bugaboo Brat - Jesse Moon
• Designer Paper:  From Silhouette Store #21864
• Sentiment:  My own.

A2 sized card = 5.5" x 4.25"

Card Recipe:

• Mat 1 (blue stars) = 5.5" x 4.25"
• Mat 2 (solid blue) = 4.5" x 3.75".  Black outline created using the offset feature in Silhouette.
• Mat 3 (blue star border)  = .75" x 4.5".  Black out line created using the offset feature in Silhouette.

Girl Sleeping on Moon is a digi stamp from Bugaboo

• Stars on border = created from digi stamp and enlarged to .4" in height.
• Sentiment = typed onto the background paper within Silhouette.
• Girl Sleeping on Moon = digi stamp from Bugaboo (link above).  I used the Silhouette software to trace and cut for my card.  Sized at 2.93" in height and colored using colored pencils.

Inside of Card

Inside of Card:

• Mat 1 (blue stars) = 5" x 3.75".
• Mat 2 (solid blue) = 4.75" x 3.5".  Black border created using the offset feature in Silhouette.
• Mat 3 (white) = 4.5" x 3.25".

Thank you for visiting my blog today.  Comments are welcomed and appreciated!

~ Marilyn