"WOO-HOO", "WOOT-WOOT"...

and a "how-dee-sistah" thrown in for good measure!

The start of a new week means so many possibilities, and I just love it!

{Of course, it also means so many requirements...but for now, let's focus on the positives!}

Let's focus on the possibilities!

My friend Brenda sent me a bunch of goodies over the weekend. And so did my friend Jane (a.k.a. Box of Colors). It's so nice to have friends that share their work with me. Over the course of the week I'm going to share ALL of their projects - and I hope some of them will inspire some fun possibilities for you!

Because remember, we're focusing on the possibilities and not on the requirements!

Brenda made a couple of fun cards the other day, and she also made two videos to go along with them. {Guess she knows how much you all love videos! LOL} She calls this a "Spinner Card", and she admits that the idea has been around for quite awhile. But for this project she took the time to figure out the measurements for making one with her Cricut. Which I realized means it could also be made with a Silhouette. I LOVE IT!

Here are Brenda's "Spinner Cards"...

For this card she used her Cricut Design Studio software to create her business-layer, then she used the strawberry from the QK Flirt Gift Set for the piece that actually spins. I mean, you rock the card and the strawberry SPINS! CUTENESS!

On this one she used the same measurements, template and instructions - but she used a QK 3D Butterfly for her spinning element. Cuter-than-cute!

For the scoop on the how and the what, watch Brenda explain it herself...

But Brenda didn't stop there! No she didn't - she wanted to remind us how easy it is to make our own A2 envelopes.

So she did it with a SECOND VIDEO...{and the crowd goes wild!}

How fun are these?!?!

{Trust me - they are FUN!}

So start canvasing your kitchen drawers for spare pennies - and grab your Scor-Pal, because I see a few spinning cards in your future. {And here's a hint - kids LOVE these! They can't put them down...especially when they learn there are pennies buried inside!}

Leave Brenda some comment-love. Let her know that we appreciate her ideas, her techniques... and videos! Thank you Brenda, from the bottom of my cute-card-lovin'-heart!

Now, Brenda did her cards with the Cricut, but they would be just as easy to do with your Silhouette. She gave you the measurements, so the hard work is already done. Just draw a card front, a long skinny rectangle and a couple of circles and your golden!

Let us know how it goes - and if you finish up something super-cute send me a picture! Lately I've just LOVED opening my email...projects, ideas, suggestions, pages, pictures, stories and all kinds of scrappy-goodness! THANK YOU - all of you!

Pages going up soon...very VERY soon. The weekend kind of sucked my energy dry. You know - pens and compost and wheelbarrows and lamb feed. {LOL}

I'm here for your habit...

Comments

[Mary F]

LOVE how you glazed the butterfly! I was also wondering I don't have the Cricut but I do have the Silhouette and since you are so good at figuring things out...I heard you can "etch" on pictures with the Cricut....can we figure out how to do that on the SIL??? It looks really cool from the samples I've seen...kind of like a rub-on then you top it off with sickles or some other blig.

Anyway --awesome cards once again Brenda!!!

[Karen W]

Brenda - the cards are beautiful - wonderful job and thanks so much for making a video to show us how to do this.

Long ago I did this in a Stampin up class with a snow flake on the penny. It was a hit with the little one I sent it to.

I want to thank you for show us how to do envelopes. I love the idea of match the envelope to the card.

Karen

[Ute from Hamburg]

WOW, I did it !!!! I did my VERY FIRST envelope - just because of your great video !!! I am so proud of myself. I have to admit, though, that I needed different measurements, and it took me 4 attempts to get the size right - but in the end I succeeded !
Thanks for this great video. Next time I am going to try the card as well - but for now, my homemade cards, finally have envelopes to match.
Greetings from Hamburg,
Ute

[lynette_ch]

Wow....What a great idea! these lovely cards will be my Christmas card project. Thanks for sharing.
Greetings from Singapore
Lynette

[Karen W]

I just made my Spinner template using my Sihlhouette! Thanks to you I dit it!!!!

[Dania]

Wonderful job Brenda. The spinner cards are real cute. AND thank you thank you thank you thank you for showing how to do envelopes!!!!! I have such a pet peeve about not having nice envelopes. Did I say thank you! :)

[MBstang]

At the risk of sounding repetitive---THANK YOU BRENDA! Your videos are always so informative. Don't have time to watch & play tonight, but I definitely have something to look forward to when I get home tomorrow! And as luck would have it I have a Bday card for an 8 year old to make---Awesome timing!
Thanks a bunch! :)

[kitcrazy]

nice job brenda however if you don't have the cricuit or shilouette how do you do the center

[Anonymous]

Hi Kitcrazy,
Stampin up has a punch that will work if you don't have a cricut or silhoutte. Hope that helps.
Its a great card!
Terry