Hope the Sun Peeks Out Soon

Designed by Jeannie Phillips ~ Southside, Al

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There is a instructional VIDEO at the bottom of this post.

The Gypsy File is available for this card by email. Just copy and paste this email to your personal email account winacard@gmail.com.

This card is a Vicki/Jeannie challenge… we decided to use raindrops from A Child’s Year… I haven’t seen Vicki’s card as I write the and I am so excited to do so!!… Here is a link to her blog! So be sure and check out her card…. I was just too excited when I finished this card… I was excited about the depth… and the feeling it gave me… I so hope that you like it too… thank you in advanced for your comments… they brighten my day and keep me going!!… Hugs and Love, Jeannie

GYPSY & CRICUT

A Child’s Year

Raindrops cut @ w 0.43 x h 0.86 …. On the Cricut I would cut these @ ¾ an inch.

Doodle Charms

Puppy dogs(2) and its shadow blackouts(2) and its layers (1) cut @ 5 1.50 x h 1.22.… I welded the shadow blackouts to the dog houses see mat shot…. On the Cricut I would cut these @ 1 ¼ inches using the Cricut I would still cut the puppy dog shadows I would glue them to the dog house by the ears and put pop dots behind them.

Sun cut @ w 2.02 x h 1.64... on the Cricut I would cut this @ 1 ½ inches.

George

Puppy feet… I used an oval and 4 tiny circles…I welded the circles to the oval for the toes…. The oval is cut @ w 0.27 c h 0.37 and the circles are cut @ w 0.11 x h 0.10... Using the Cricut I would leave the feet out or make the cutting out an oval at ½ and inch and using a whole punch for the toes.

Paper Pups

Dog Houses cut @ w 2.71 x h 3.16 … on the Cricut I would cut these @ 3 ¼ inches. …I welded a rectangle from George to the opening of one of the dog houses this rectangle is cut @ 1.28 x h 1.73... On the Cricut you can cut this rectangle out separately and glue to the backside of the doghouse…. One of the dog houses is off the page because all I needed from that piece is the roof line…which is popped from the top dog house…. The video explains all of this really good.

Easter 2010

Grass cut @ w 1.97 x h 1.29...on the and w 1.77 x h 1.15...you will have to unlink the width and height to get these measurements … On the Cricut I would cut these @ 1 inch and 1 ¼ inches and trim the length to the size I needed.

Create a Critter

Flowers and their layers cut @ w 1.20 x h 1.34...I welded two of these to the front shorter pieces of grass… on the Cricut I would cut these @ 1 ½ inches.

Card base is 4 ¼ x 5 ½, Frame Piece 4 x 5 ¼ , Background piece 3 ½ x 4 ¾… this cuts are on the inside and outsides of my cards… Sentiment piece 2 ¾ x 4 inside only….. I cut all of these with my paper trimmer.

The Paper Packs I used for this card are shown on my video.

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

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!!

Waiting on the Return

Another Vicki/Jeannie Challenge...I picked out the tree from Stretch Your Imagination... and then I just kept going... I could so see this scene on an old country road .... so I couldn't resist!.. I haven't seen Vicki's card yet but know that she is so so excited!!!.... here is a link to her card ... which I am about to go get!! ... thanks for looking!! Hugs, Jeannie

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Stretch Your Imagination

Tree cut @ 4 inches two times...pop-dotted each.

Leaves cut @ 1 1/2 inches 24 times.

Bus cut at 1 1/2 inch three times...once on shadow blackout in black...twice in yellow.

Zoobaloos

Grass cut @ 1 inch on real dial size and layer feature 6 times.

Paper Pups

Doggie cut @ 1/2 inch.

Pooh and Friends

Designed by Jeannie Phillips - Southside, AL

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This is another Vicki/Jeannie personal challenge card.... we wanted to use Pooh because August is Pooh Friendship Month ...something like that.... so we decided to each use a Pooh cut... any Pooh cut .... at first I was so at a loss.... just blank... the licensed carts do that to me somehow... I have trouble making the cuts "my own".... then I thought of this card...and found the little girls with the bears in their hands!!!.. how perfect was that... I asked my son to find me a Pooh quote on friendship... he said this one was his favorite so I had to use it!!!... and I agreed it was a wonderful quote.... I can't wait to see Vicki's card!!!....about to go and link it!!!... to see Vicki's card just click here! ... these challenges really make me think outside my little box... thank you Vicki!! Thank you for looking. Hugs, Jeannie

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Pooh and Friends

Pooh Face cut @ 2 1/4 inches.

Inside Pooh Shadow cut @ 1 1/2 inches on shadow blackout.

A Child's Year

Girls cut @ 1 3/4 inches.

Storybook

Bookplate cut @ 4 inches in green and 3 3/4 inches in cream.

Home Decor

Flourish cut @ 1 1/2 inch and cut apart to use.

Flowers are a punch.

My Hero

This is another Vicki/Jeannie challenge card... I chose the "ribbon" and the "my hero" theme... I had something totally different in mind when I picked this theme... but now this is what I have...can't wait to see Vicki's take... be sure and check out her BLOG and see her take on our My Hero cards.... Thank you so much for looking!!!... Hugs, Jeannie

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Plantin Schoolbook
H,R,O cut @ 1 inch on regular cut in red and shadow cut in blue.
"&" cut @ 2 inches on regular cut in beige and shadow cut in blue...
I trimmed off the bottom to make the ribbon.
I cut a piece of red and glued to the back for the red center.
George
Stars cut at 3 1/2 and 3 3/4 inches and 4 1/2 and 4 3/4 inches.
Inside Stars @ 1, 1 1/4 and 1 1/2 inches.
Opposite Attract
"my" cut @ 1/2 inch.
Lots of brown ink and pop dots!

Dragonfly Dreams

This is a Vicki/Jeannie challenge card....Vicki wanted to try the dragonfly on the Home Decor cartridge.... I knew dragonflies are good luck..... so we went with the dragonfly cut and the greeting good luck.... I was at a loss.... went to work with this card on my mind.... a friend at work, Sharon... a real sweetheart....and an outdoor person for sure helped me come up with this idea when I asked her... "Sharon tell me where beside the creek that I would see dragonflies? I need to make a dragonfly card." .... we talked and talked about this and then I though on it all day long... I used hemp cord to make the bobbed wire fence....I cut my lengths and tied knots along the length ... then glued the knots in place ... Thank you so much Sharon.... I was so so so so happy with this card!!!.... it did take me forever!! Thank you so much for looking....love your comments!!.... Hugs! Jeannie You can see Vicki's Card Here!

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Walk in My Garden

Flowers cut @ 3/4 inch... I cut 6 of them.

Stems cut @ 1 1/2 inch.

Home Decor

Dragonfly cut @ one inch... 3 times in velum to give the appearance of flapping wings.

I embossed the body in black and added dots of red paint for the eyes.

I also added clear Stickles dots on the wings.

Pooh and Friends

Tufts of grass cut @ 3/4 inch and 1 1/4 inches 2 of each.

Fence post is hand cut and hand doodled so is the wooden stake.

The ground was cut with my wavy trimmer from Creative Memories.

Lots of brown ink.

Above and Beyond

Vicki was asked by somebody at work so we decided to do a Thank You Card together.... I picked the flower from George....and though of the phrase "Thank you for going above and beyond." ... Vicki liked it so we went with that...well then I thought on one of my flowers has to be above and beyond the rest of the flowers.... so this card evolved... I hope she likes it and that you do too...thank you so so much for looking...and thank you for your comments.

Hugs,
Jeannie

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George

Flowers cut @ 1 1/4 inches and 2 1/2 inches.

I cut all flowers on regular cut and shadow cut.

Zoobaloos

Grass cut @ 1 3/4 inches on real dial size and the layer feature on strip was all that was needed when cut in half it went across the page twice.

Lots of pop-dots!

Lots of Brown Ink

The large flower has a piece of green paper accordion folded behind it to make it spring out above the rest of the flowers.

The colors didn't come out right in the picture...the grass and the shapes in the background paper are deep green.. the printed paper on the flowers is pink and a deep red...the shadow paper on the flowers is a deep red.

Cute as a Bug

If I couldn't make a card here and there this week I would be crying .... I try only to think of the wedding and everything being beautiful.... but not of Madison and Cory moving all the way to Memphis!!!.... this is a Vicki/Jeannie challenge...I chatted with her this morning and said lets make a card...neither of us could pick a cut...so I gave Madison the Home Decor pamphlet and said pick one.... I should have known she would pick the ladybug ... she loves them...and she said we had to add glitter... I don't do glitter often Madison says I should use it on every card.... so challenged Vicki and she was up to it... I took a nap first and dreamed about this card...so here it is!!...inside it says "Madison, when you were born you were cute as a bug... on Saturday you will be the most beautiful bride on earth." .... yes yes I am crying now!!.... I hope that you like it...and I know that you will love Vicki's, she does beautiful work... Thanks so much for looking... I cherish your comments more than you know!! ...Its like I tell my boss at work... "I work on a need to know basis...I need to know you think I am doing good!" Hugs, Jeannie

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Home Decor

Ladybug cut @ 5 3/4 inches 5 times.

I cut it twice on regular cut in black... one I cut the dots out of so that I could add the glitter and pop-dot it from the black cut below... I ran the dots upside down through my Zyron to add the glitter ....I cut the ladybug once in red on shadow blackout...and once in white and grey on shadow.

I don't have design studio so on the white piece of paper I scored it just behind the legs from side to side and adhered it only above the score line so it would open.

George

Charm cut @ 2 inches in red.

I like this little charm I think I will use it more often!!...measured it and did my text on the computer in a box around the text 1/4 shorter on both horizontal and vertical sides... trimmed with scissors just outside the box... adhered to the charm.

Chick-Chat

Designed by Jeannie Phillips, Southside, Al

Click on any picture to enlarge. My friend Vicki on the Cricut message boards got asked to do 20 cards for a lady in the Pink Chick Society... kinda like the Red Hatters but a younger group... so we made our personal card challenge a Pink Chick card... I received my 3 new cartridges today, two of which I used on this card!!.. hope you like it.... I cherish your comments!!.. I really really do!.. Hugs, Jeannie

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Home Decor

Birds cut @ 3 inches...

one set on the flipped feature... I cut it each set once on regular cut in the light pink and twice on shadow blackout in dark pink... I cut out the center tail swirls on the light pink layer... the light pink layer is adhered directly to the next dark pink layer... the bottom dark pink layer is popped from the background paper the next layer is popped for that layer.

Stampin Solutions

Cup cut @ 3 inches...

I cut the cup three times on shadow blackout... the top layer has the handle trimmed off.. the bottom layer is adhered directly to the background paper... the next two layers are popped for the layers below them.

Computer generated sentiment.. hand cut tag.

Lots of brown ink.

Basicgrey Paper Pack

Bama Baby

Handmade by Jeannie Phillips, Southside, AL

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Vicki and I are still having so much fun picking out the same cut and seeing what each of us come up with... they are always so different.... so this has been amazing fun... Kat on the Cricut Message Boards ask us to do a baby card.... we said ok lets do that!!!....lets do a baby card... Vicki picked out the giraffe or the elephant... I looked at both and an idea popped into my Alabama head as soon as I saw the elephant...so we went with him... hope that you like my take!... I cherish your comments!!..thanks for looking!

Hugs,
Jeannie

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New Arrival
Elephant cut @ 3 inches 2x's on shadow blackout 1x with shift for just the head and on shadow blackout... I cut the tail off the very bottom layer... cut the second and forth leg off the middle layer... lots of ink and the Peachy Keene stamp for the face... each layer pop-dotted with 1/8 inch pop-dots.
Baby cut @ 2 inches... 3x's with shift for just the blanket...all in red... 1x on shadow blackout for the baby and the blanket in off white... one of the red blanket layers is directly attached to the baby and blanket layer... the back layer is just a red blanket attached to the background paper...then the baby w/ blanket pop-dotted from that...then the top blanket popped for that... using 1/8 inch pop dots again... Baby's face is a Peachy Keene stamp.
Mickey Font
"A" cut @ 1/2 inch on regular cut and shadow cut.
Circles are cut at 1 1/2 inch, 1 3/4 inch and 2 inches... 2 cut with punches the third cut on my Cricut... the bottom, grey circle is adhered directly to the background paper, the next two layers are pop-dotted with 1/16 inch pop-dots.
All other words are computer generated.
"Sawyer" is the baby's name that the card is for.
Black Ink

Turtle Friends

Designed by Jeannie Phillips Southside, Al

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Turtle Friends, so fitting for another one of mine and Vicki's challenges... Vicki picked this cut... and I picked Friends after looking at the cut... I though "Those realistic turtles oh Vicki you have got to be kidding me!". but that is what makes it a challenge isn't it... then I found my paper...and knew the front facing turtle was sitting on the back of the side facing turtle and I got excited and went to work... I hope that you like it... it was such a fun card to do.

Disclaimer: My thief of a cat took my directions!!!... she always takes my craft supplies... I have no idea why!...but this time while my card was drying she took my directions ... so this is from memory...

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Animal Kingdom

Side turtle cut at either 3 inches or 2 3/4 inches.

Front facing turtle cut @ either 2 inches or 1 3/2 inches.

I am thinking its the whole numbers but they are measuring the fraction numbers.

Zoobaloos

Grass cut @ 1 inch on real dial size... twice on layer feature for the front rows once on regular cut for the back row which I wish I had cut at 1 1/4 inch (the back row).

Jasmine

Corners cut at 2 1/4 inches on real dial size.

Inside corners cut @ 1 1/4 inches on real dial size.

Punched flowers w/Stickles for the centers.