Clearly Delightful

Printable recipe cards!

Today is the AIFactory weekly challenge #25, and the DT was to use these awesome printable Recipe cards designed by Mia.  I was given the opportunity to also create something with them.

I chose to make a Bind-it-all book of these cards and I will write in my favorite recipes that people have given me over the years, so that I can have my favorites on hand all in one place, instead of having to sift through loose papers and various different cook books given to me.  It stands up while on the counter, keeping my workspace free, and I can easily read it and flip a page over.

It's funny that just a few short weeks ago I emptied my watercolor paper pad and ALMOST threw out the bottom cardboard it came on.  But I just couldn't actually bring myself to toss that perfectly good "chipboard", as I never knew when I would need it for something.  LOL, so here I was needing a custom size chipboard and I had this nice thick cardboard from my paper pad ready and waiting for me!

I printed the cards, which you can find HERE, at full scale and the cards are about 4 x 5-5/8 if trimmed at the crop marks.  I trimmed them at the left, right and bottom crop marks, but then trimmed the top about 1/4" above the crop mark taking into account that I was to punch the binding holes, so the final measurement of my cards ended up being 4-3/8 x 5-5/8.

I made my front and back covers at 4-1/2 x 5-7/8, and then covered them with DP.

Punched the holes with Bind-it-all, and put them together with the binding ring.

I decorated the front cover using the orange image at the end of the printable document. There are other cute images that you can die cut out, hand cut out and use them to decorate your recipe project.  Very cute!

SUPPLIES:

• Printable Recipe cards by AIFactory
• Sentiment from PTI Recipe stamp set
• White cardstock and various DP that I cannot locate a mfr info on (sorry about that!), heavy chipboard from the bottom oof my watercolor paper pad
• Bind-it-all and Z-wire, Nestabilities rectangle dies, glue dots, sponge, Spellbinders tag die, dew drops, Ribbon that I got by the yard at local scrapbooking places, sewing machine

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Thanks for stopping in today.

Wishing you a very blessed day and week!

laurie

Card for AIF Challenge 23

Here's another Valentine card and this time for the AIF Challenge 23.  I used "a lovely couple" image by SoftPencil artist, isn't it adorable?  SoftPencil has a bunch of totally cute images, check them out HERE.  I especially like her kitty, Michu and all the cute things he does. (although I still haven't made a card with him yet, eeeee!)

On to the challenge. The challenge is to create something with lots of hearts.  There are hearts all over my BG paper, which is from DCWV Whimsy 8x8 stack, and I used a Martha Stewart heart punch and little heart charm on that.

CLEARLY DELIGHTFUL RECIPE:

• IMAGE: A lovely couple by SoftPencil
• CS/PAPER: DCWV Whimsy stack, watercolor, new leaf, melon berry
• INK: Tombow markers 912, 312, 553, 933, 173, 856, 491, 977
• ACCENTS/TOOLS: waterbrush, scallop circle nestabilities, blossom nestabilities, Martha stewart heart punch, prima flowers, Basic grey pearlls, sewing machine, ribbon from hobby lobby, foam pop dots, silver heart charm

I thank you for visiting me today!  I hope you will join me tomorrow for the CiC challenge card too.

May you be blessed this week and happy stamping!

lAURIE

Valentine card and AIF Blog Hop

AI Factory officials will be randomly picking one comment from one of the Blogs in this Hop to win a $20 Gift Certificate to the AiFactory store!  Whose blog is a secret so make sure you comment on them all!

(Drawing will be at 11:30pm EST on Feb 10th)

If you arrived from Carlie's blog then you are on the right track!

If not, you will want to go to the AiFactory Challenge Blog and start at the beginning for a chance to win that fabulous prize!

YOU NEED TO VISIT MICHELLE'S BLOG NEXT, and hers is the LAST ONE!

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Now how about some inspiration from AI Factory digital images?  Below is my card and underneath it are a few written steps for achieving the dimension on the image.

• I printed Ella hugging a heart twice and the roses bouquet twice. Colored one of each completely and the second Ella, I only colored her  arms, and the second roses, only colored the 3 roses in the middle.
• Cut out the full rose bouquet and then the 3 middle roses and used foam dots to pop the middle roses up on top.  Then glue the entire bouquet over the heart Ella is holding.
• Cut out Ella's arms from the second image and glued down the tops to the main image and used foam pop up tape under the hands.

RECIPE:

• Image: Love you Ella by AIFactory
• CS/PAPER: watercolor, pink, rose, Basic grey Eva
• INK: Tombow markers 228, 772, 837, 850, 899, 947, 991
• ACCENTS/TOOLS: waterbrush, Nestabilities octagons, circle punches, Provocraft mini scallop flower die, retired SU ribbon, Basic grey pearls, retired SU felt flowers, Su border punch, sewing machine, pop dots, glue dots, 1/4" sheer ribbon

I hope you enjoy your day! 

DON'T FORGET TO VISIT ME ON FEBRUARY 5TH FOR MY MONTHLY BLOG CHALLENGE AND BLOG CANDY!

Happy stamping!

Laurie