Believe in Yourself!

Designed by Jeannie Phillips - Southside, AL

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Oh I was so excited when I got my Cottage Cutz Bee in the mail today... I have had card makers block today... need need to make a couple of cards...and I am just thinking about them too much... then I opened my mailbox and had this bee!!!... well I went straight to work on a card I don't need... lol...how sad is that!!... I hope you like it... thank you so much for looking! ~~Hugs, Jeannie

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George

Flowers cut 2 3 1/4 inches for the outside and 1 1/4 inches for the inside.

The outside flower I cut twice popped the bottom one from the background paper and the top one I popped from the bottom flower.

Circles for flowers cut at 1 3/4 inch and 3/4 inch.

All text computer generated!

Home Decor

Flourish cut @ 1 1/2 and 1 3/4 inch.

COTTAGE CUTZ

Bee

I absolutely love this bee!

Lots of ink and gel pen dots.

Just studying with my peeps!

Designed by Jeannie Phillips - Southside, AL

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This is my Cuttlebug Spot Design Team card for this week.... it was one of those that took me a while... but when I got it in my head I was just too too excited to get started... I must thank Robin aka RCZ28 for getting me started on my idea... she did a beautiful card with this most adorable stamp (click HERE to see it!)... and she did a wonderful job on it... when I saw it I knew I would have to use that phrase on it in some form or fashion someday... its adorable!!... so her card was in my head when I started thinking of what I was going to do for my "Celebrating Education" card for this week... be sure and check out the other Design Team members cards they are great!... just click HERE to see them!

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My Community

Open book cut @ 4 1/4 inches.

I cut the cover in red and the 2 sets of pages in off white...I glued the pages down in the middle..pop-dotted the edges of the last set of pages from the book cover. I then glued the center of the pages, on the top layer, down in the middle.. put a pencil under the page and pop- dotted the edge of the page from the first set of pages to create the hump in the center that adds the real look of an open book.

COTTAGE CUTZ

Chicks

CUTTLEBUG

Script Embossing Folder

Lots of brown in.

Computer generated sentiment with corner punched corners.

Roll Tide & Happy Birthday

Designed by Jeannie Phillips - Southside, AL

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Daniel, who owns the store where I work, has a birthday this week.... he is a huge Huge HUGE Alabama fan!!.... so I must admit that I so loved Rachel's aka b&w'smommy... football card that I had to scrap-lift!... it is just too perfect a masculine card not to be used over and over and over!! to see her card just click HERE!... Daniel is going to love this card!! ... Thank you so much for the inspiration Rachel!... hugs to you! thank you so much for looking! Hugs, Jeannie

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Animal Kingdom

Elephant cut @ 3 1/2 inches.

I cut it three times... I popped the whole elephant from the background paper.

I cut the elephant head with tusk and ears...the left ear I cut away the inside of the ear from that layer.

The last layer I cut the head minus the tusk the left ear and the back part of the right ear.

These two layers were popped from the layer behind them.

Street Signs

"Roll Tide" cut @ 1 1/4 inches on regular cut in red and shadow cut in white.

Base Camp

The "A" for Alabama on the elephant was cut @ 1/2 inch on regular cut in red and shadow cut in white.

"&" Was cut @ 2 1/2 inches.

The black frame and Happy Birthday on the inside of the card were computer generated in my Print Artist program.

Oh Baby

Designed by Jeannie Phillips - Southside, AL

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We have a new girl at work...and her brother and his wife had a baby yesterday... so I thought that I would make a card for her to give to them... I hope that she likes it... it is a little different for a baby card....but the butterflies made me feel like a celebration of life! so I just had to use them... Thank you so much for looking... Hugs, Jeannie

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Stamping

Baby Buggy cut @ 3 3/4 inches 4 times.

Once in yellow on regular cut and 3 times on shadow blackout.

I cut these apart go get the look I wanted and popped the back layer from the top layer which is pieced together for all the different colors.

"Oh Baby" cut @ 1 inch...once on regular cut once on shadow feature.

New Arrival

Baby Face cut at 1 1/4 inches 2 times.

I popped the top face from the back face which is popped from the background paper.

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Swiss Dots embossing folder.

PEACHY KEENE STAMPS

Paper Doll Dress Up Faces

For the baby's face.

Welcome Agatha

Designed by Jeannie Phillips - Southside, AL

Click on any picture to enlarge. My daughter and her husband got a dog... she was a adopted from an animal shelter that rescues animals and spend lots of money making them better...so Agatha already had her name...and is about 4 years old... I can't wait to meet her... I so love animals so I am too excited ... she is house broken and such a sweetheart Madison says.... I had to make her a card to welcome her to the family....I was inspired by Kathrin and what she does with a stamp... be sure and check out her blog by clicking here! ..... thank you so much for looking!! Hugs, Jeannie

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Storybook

Scallops ovals cut @ 3 1/2 inch and 3 3/4 inches.

George

Flowers cut @ 3/4 & 1/2 inch.

MARTHA STEWART

Leaf Punch

Heather Stamp # G-135-HK

I stamped the stamp three times.. popped the second layer from the back layer and use only the head on the top layer which I pop-dotted from the second layer.

Gold Stickles

Home is where the heart is!

Designed by Jeannie Phillips - Southside, AL

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This is a Vicki/Jeannie Challenge card.... these are good for me... don't think I would have used this cut all season.... and it was fun.... I have just fell in love with that spider!!... he could just live in my house... with a face like that I just couldn't smush him!...lol ...

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Paper Doll Dress Up

Web cut @ 4 inches on real dial size.

Spider cut @ 4 inches 3 times on normal cut.

George

Hearts cut @ 1 inch and 3/4 inch.

I cut the spider legs off one of the spiders for the outside of the card to give him depth when I popped him.

Black ink...white gel pen... Silver Stickles and red Chalk

Football...does a body good

Designed by Jeannie Phillips - Southside, AL

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My son, John-Robert went back to Auburn... I sure miss him... but not his mess... lol... been wanting to make him a card... and masculine cards are just so hard... I think he will like this one... he loves Auburn football of course!!... and he and Cory his roommate at Auburn watch Sports Center all the time... I don't think they even know there is other channels on the TV... thank you so much for looking! Hugs, Jeannie

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Stamped

"BALL" cut @ 4 1/2 inches...who knew it would cut out at 5 inches.

It changed my idea which may have turned out to be a good thing.

Opposites Attract

"foot" cut @ 1 1/2 inches...trimmed back the "tails" about half way.

Graphically Speaking

"does a body good" logo cut @ 2 inches.

George

Circles (behind the logo) cut @ 1 3/4 inches and 2 inches.

Lots of brown ink.

Hot Summer

Designed by: Jeannie Phillips - Southside, AL

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It's "The Cuttlebug Spot" time again!!.... I get so excited when I finish one of these challenges for the Design Team.... but I must admit some of them are a real challenge and this was one of those... our only guideline other than using the Cuttlebug was to "use the word HOT"... the word Hot???... the word HOT???.... I kept seeing the word HOT a sombrero and a pepper... well I just knew that is the first thing anyone would think so I didn't want to go with that.... but then what left.... nothing in my little brain I can tell you that... usually I get these done early... but this one I made late Saturday night..... and I was pleased when finished it!!... but PEOPLE it turns out that you can make lots of things with the word hot!!..lots.... just check out The Cuttlebug Spot this week and see.... those ladies on the Design Team rocked!.... Hugs, Jeannie

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Graphically Speaking

Sun cut @ 4 1/2 inches 2 times.

I twisted the sun when I layered it and embossed only the top sun.

A Child's Year

Beach Scene cut @ 1 1/2 inches once on regular cut once on shadow.

Street Signs

"H" and "T" cut @ 4 1/4 inches.

Stretch Your Imagination

"Summer" cut @ 2 1/2 inches on stretch.

I cut it once on regular stretch cut and once on shadow then I hand-cut another larger shadow around the regular shadow to be able to add the red..I trimmed off the sun.

Brown and orange ink.

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D'vine Swirls

Clueless Jacks!

Designed by Jeannie Phillips - Southside, AL

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First thank you everybody for your words of encouragement, your thoughts and your prayers!!... They meant so much to me and truly helped me more than you could ever know! ... hugs and love to each and everyone of you!.. Thank you so so much!

Now on to Clueless Jacks... I have Jack-0-lantern Peachy Keene stamps the inspired this card even though I didn't end up using them... I cut my pumpkins too large... but liked the size ... so I stayed with the pumpkins...working away on them making my own faces (yea! me!)... then I had 3 Jacks...and not background idea at all...so I decided on just black...then I thought of adding a cat maybe... but I couldn't add a black cat with the background...that is how the end card evolved...I just got so excited when I thought of the cat eyes!!!... and then I was able to make them somewhat how I wanted them... hope you like it!! Hugs, Jeannie

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George

Circle and different ovals cut @ 2 1/4, 2 1/2 and 3 inches... three times each.

I cut two of the ovals or circles from each group in half and inked the edges...cut a notch out of the top and bottom and stacked to make my pumpkins.

Paper Doll Dress Up

Vine cut @ 5 inches....then cut apart for the vine and leafs of the pumpkins.

I drew the cat eyes with colored pencils and added the glitters.

The cat tail on the inside is cut with a wavy cutter.

Flowers in Layers

I really am not sure at all that I like this card...my DH does... I just don't know.... I have completely lost my desire at this time to make cards.... I was just trying to get it back.... not only is my Lupus flaring, one of the worse flairs I have had in years.... I also got my feeling so totally hurt about my cards this weekend that I have that this is just useless feeling when I think of making a card.... maybe I will get it back.... I just did lots of hand cutting...then the print was so faint on the paper that even with the layers you couldn't really see the layers so I tried adding some doodling with markers... thank you for looking... Hugs, Jeannie

Madison's Note Cards

Designed by Jeannie Thompson Phillips - Southside, AL

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Madison started her Accounting job at International Paper today!!... she was nervous and so was I for her!!!... and so was her dad!! ... we worried about her all day long ... my step-dad use to say "the best thing to do when you miss someone is to make or shop for them a present because that is a time you don't want them with you" so that is what I decided to do... thanks in part to DaShawana ... I saw her note cards this morning and thought oh I could make something like that for Madison so she could give thank you notes to people that have been really helpful to her a work... so that is just what I did... there are 8 note cards w/ matching envelopes... I wanted them not to be cutesy... more grown up and uni-sexed... the compass was chosen since it leads the way and people would be leading Madison... I hope that she likes them!! Thank you so much for looking!! hugs, Jeannie

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Camping Out

Compass cut @ 1 1/4 inches.

Lots of black ink.

Watch parts for the center of the compass and then a dot of Liquid Glass

Popcorn and a Movie

Designed by Jeannie Phillips - Southside, AL

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This is my Cuttlebug Spot Design Team card for the week... I was so lost with this challenge at first... our challenge was to design an invitation any kind of invite ... well I am all wedding-ed out ...lol ... no babies coming... those are the two invites that entered my mind and I thought "whats a girl to do?" ... so I thought on it and then thought on it... then I remember my thank yous!! and I said "thank you God for a card idea" ... and He gave me one... this is what ended up in my head... and as always God answers prayers... I was so so so excited when I finished this card... I hope that you like it!! ... I do so cherish your comments! ... be sure and visit The Cuttlebug Spot and see the wonderful invites that the design team has come up with I am loving them!!

I do ask that you continue to keep me in your prayers my Lupus is really flaring! Hugs everybody! ... Jeannie

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Mickey & Friends

Movie real cut @ 2 1/4 inches once on blackout in white... and once on regular cut in black.

Pop-Corn is tree tops cut @ 1/2 and 3/4 inches on real dial size.

Mickey Fonts

Movie tickets cut @ 1 inch or 1 1/4 inch... forgot to write it down and now I don't remember for sure...sorry!

The words on the tickets are computer generated and the black frame was added at that time too.

Plantin Schoolbook

Numbers " 3, 2, 1, 0" cut @ 1 1/4 inches.

George

Red circle cut @ either 1 3/4 inches or 2 inches... (where was my mind that day!).

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D'vine Swirls

Pop-Corn ran through the folders after I cut them.

This was such a fun use of my CB folder!!

Snowflakes, Buttons & Bows

Designed by Jeannie Phillips - Southside, AL

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I wanted to make a card all day and just didn't have any ideas.... just couldn't come up with one... got out one of my card-making magazines.... saw a pretty snowflake and went to work and this is what evolved!....I was really pleased... the pink paper is Brazill card-stock... I added the designs with a stamp, craft ink and a toothbrush.... am very pleased hope that you like it too... thank you so so so much for looking!!! ... I mean that with all my heart! Hugs, Jeannie

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Christmas Solutions

Snowflakes cut @ 3, 2 1/2 & 2 inches.

Wire, buttons, pink water based dye ink, white craft ink and ribbon.

Joy To The World

Designed by Jeannie Phillips - Southside, AL

Click on any picture to enlarge! This is another Vickie/Jeannie challenge card.... we decided to make a Christmas Card...she needs several so it was a good card to do..... we agreed on the Christmas Tree from Stretch Your Imagination ..... so at work today my mind was blank so I said my "Thank You God" prayer for a card and before long this one was floating in my head and wouldn't go away!! ... I was really pleased with it I hope that you like it!!... that always makes my day when you do!! ... Thanks so much for the prayers I am feeling better every day!!.... Hugs, Jeannie

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Going Places
Globe cut @ 4 1/4 inches.
I cut it on regular cut once and shadow blackout twice.
I used my Exacto Knife to cut the window in the layers.
Stretch Your Imagination
Tree cut @ 2 3/4 inches.
Joys of the Seasons
"joy" cut @ 2 1/4 inches
COTTAGE CUTZ
Window w/ Canopy
Minus the canopy and widow box.
I am loving this die!!