Designed by Jeannie Phillips - Southside, AL

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I am so excited it is supposed to snow tomorrow!!!...Remember this is Alabama... so snow is rare!!! ... and there is no telling if we will get it... but at least there is a chance!!... and I am so excited... so I celebrated with a snowman card... I love the Winter Woodland snowmen... I just love them... they make me just plain happy!!... happy!!... happy!! ... happy!.. thanks so much for looking and I cherish your comments! Hugs, Jeannie

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Winter Woodland

Snowman, his shadow and layers all cut @ h 3.24.

If you set the height on these the width will be right on all cuts.

On the Cricut I would cut these @ 3 1/4 inches.

When It's Cold Outside

Snowflake and its shadow cut @ h 3.36.

If you set the height on both the width will be right.

I welded the shadows of the snowmen to the snowflake and the snowflake shadow.

On the Cricut I would cut these @ 3 1/2 inches... you wouldn't have to weld the shadows you could just adhere them directly to the snowflake cuts and get the same effect.

Snowman Wreath - my The Gypsy Spot Design Team Challenge Card

Designed by Jeannie Phillips - Southside, AL

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OH OH OH... : Custom Crops donated a Gypsy!!..Yes a Gypsy to The Gypsy Spot... be sure a go to The Gypsy Spot and find out how to enter to win!! Its being given away Tuesday December 1st!!... this is my The Gypsy Spot DT Challenge card for this week... and it was so so so so inspired by Donna Mundinger... so be sure and check out the card that inspired me by clicking here!!... I didn't however use her cut file...I am a bit stubborn that way...I wanted to make one all on my own... and I don't have Design Studio .... when I saw Donna's card I got out my Gypsy and went to work... and this is how my card ended up...and it was just perfect for The Gypsy Spot for this week!!!... I needed a snowman or snowflakes... be sure and check out The Gypsy Spot for the other wonderful cards that the very talented DT members have created!! Thank you so much for looking! Hugs, Jeannie

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Joys of the Season

Snowfriends

George

I have the instructions below on the mat so that they will be eaiser to understand.

You can click on any picture to enlarge so if you need the text bigger in the instructions just click on the picture.

I did not include Cricut sizes this time because of all the welding.

Please let me know which way you like the instructions better.

Christmas With the Cricut - Advanced Card

I have been waiting all week to post this card... its been finished like 2 months...and it just kills me not to get to post something!!...lol... to make this card you start with my Simple Card Monday - Card... just click here to see that card and its instructions! ...and finish off with the instructions below... I forgot to get a picture of my new cuts...so please forgive... I did try to make really good instructions!! I hope you like it!!! ... I had a blast turning my Simple Card Monday card into an Advanced card... be sure and Check out Christmas With the Cricut!!! and visit Susan's blog from there and comment on her card... She had done such beautiful work this week! Hugs, Jeannie

Advanced Card

Winter Woodland Cartridge

I started with the finished simple card from Monday’s card.

Then I cut a second tree @ 5 ½ inches... and 4 more snow layers at 5 ½ inches.

I cut 3 more birds ...on the flipped feature.

I cut several more snowflakes...of each kind.

I cut the snowman @ 2 3/4 inches... 2 times in white and 2 times in red on the shift feature and once in yellow on the layer feature and once in yellow on the shift-layer feature.

I trimmed three branches from my new tree...added the snow to different branches than before and bent out the limbs... popped this tree from the fist tree with pop-dots.

I then inked the ground snow layers and glued two ground snow layers together as wide as the blue background paper... I did this twice.

I attached the first new layer of snow to the popped tree base..then I added the white showman inked in blue ink to the snow base with glue and popped the top part of the snowman from the background paper.

I then popped the last layer of ground snow with pop-dots.

I assembled the second snowman... adding his inked scarf and buttons directly to him...along with one of the red hats... I used a sharpie for his eyes...and pink chalk applied with a make-up q-tip to his cheeks..then I added a dot of white gel ink to each cheek.

I added the yellow strip to the second hat...inking both the strip of yellow and the hat in brown..I popped this hat up from the first hat with pop-dots... then I glued the snowman bottom to the top snow layer and pop-dotted the top of the snowman to the snowman below.

I added the extra birds..glueing them to the popped layers only at their feet.

I used leftover branch snow on the inside of the card for the pile of snow the inside bird is laying on...and added a snowflake.

All snow parts are inked in blue ink...all other parts are inked in brown.

Snowbird

Designed by Jeannie Phillips - Southside, AL

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I don't know if I am going to get to make another card this week.. Dr appointment's 2 for mom ..one for me.... and our Thanksgiving is this weekend.... so I am going to be very busy.... and am missing making cards already... I did get my When Its Cold Outside cartridge today!!!... so I just had to make this card.....it is a card that should have been easy but then I had a dull blade...then a too sticky mat... and it just got hard!!...but when I did get the cuts to cut out I was really really happy with the results... I hope that you like it too... thank you so much for looking!

hugs, Jeannie

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When It's Cold Outside

Top left snowflake is a shadow cut @ w 1.86 x h 2.05 - on the Cricut I would cut this @ 2 inches.

Bottom left snowflake cut @ w 2.43 x h 2.24 - on the Cricut I would cut this @ 2 1/4 inches.

Large snowflake is a shadow cut @ w 3.81 x h 3.51 -on the Cricut I would cut this @ 3 1/2 inches.

For the top two I added a George octagon cut @ w 1.64 x h 152 - you would not need this cut without the Gypsy.

Winter Woodland

Cut allCardinal cuts @ h 2.19..the widths will be right if you set the just the heights.

CUTTLEBUG

Snowflake Folder

Christmas With the Cricut - Simple Card

I was lucky enough to get picked to do a week of designs over at Christmas With the Cricut I was just blown away.... the first day we do a simple card... a beginner typ card... and later in the week we do a more advanced card...what I chose to do was to start with the simple card...and show you later in the week how to layer this card up and make it more interesting... so check back each day with me and with Christmas With the Cricut and see what all is going on... and you must see Susan's beautiful work too!!.. Hugs, Jeannie

Simple Card
I used only the Winter Woodland Cartridge on this card.
First I cut out all the pieces as follows
Tree cut @ 5 ½ inches including the snow layers.
Bird cut @ 1 ½ inches... all of the layer cuts cut too.
Snowflakes cut @ 3 inches... 1 of each kind.
There is a picture of these cuts.
Second I inked all my pieces.
The snowflakes in blue.
All other cuts, including the card base the inside white framed piece in brown ink.
I use wedgies make-up sponges to apply my ink.
Third I assembled the card.

These are the pieced I cut out for my card.

The Snowflake

Designed by Jeannie Phillips - Southside, AL

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Donna has just got me going...between her and the card I made for The-Gypsy Spot for Monday I have a new kind of card addiction!!!!... and I am having a blast... I saved my first one for Monday since we are learning together at The-Gypsy Spot that seemed only fair.... I hope that you like this card...I had fun making it... still learning this shape/layer thing... so there are some mistakes... but getting better!... Hope you like it... let me know what you think.... Hugs, Jeannie

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Gypsy Wanderings

Large snowflakes and shadows cut @ h 4.47 the with will follow the height so just set the height.

Small snowflakes and their shadows cut @ h 2.47 the width will follow the height.

Winter Woodland

Snowman and his shadows cut @ h 4.30 the width will follow the height.

Alphalicious

HI and its shadow cut @ h 1.53 the width will follow.

Each screen shot is a separate file that I saved.

Everything in red is welded.

If you have any questions I will be glad to answer them.

Winter Word Card!!

Designed by Jeannie Phillips - Southside, Al

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This card was so inspired by Donna Mundinger!!...thank you Donna... I want to tell you Donna is brilliant...I knew that but after making this card I must tell you she is even more brilliant than you even know... this card could use more bling but I was just too exhausted to keep going!!!... I made a word card for The Gypsy Spot for this coming Monday... this one is an improvement!!... you will have to wait to see that one!!!... but I may never ever do another one ever!! ... so when Donna does one be sure and give her extra hugs!!... and ooohhhh and ahhhhh lots and lots and lots!!!!... the instructions are at the bottom of the post on the mat shots... to easier explain!!!... click on the picture to see a larger picture!... hugs everybody! Jeannie

Merry Christmas Deer

Designed by Jeannie Phillips - Southside, AL

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I am so excited about how this card turned out... I bought some new scrapbook paper this weekend in Memphis... and was inspired by it to make this card... I hope that you like it... thank you so so much for looking! Hugs, Jeannie

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Winter Woodland

Deer cut @ w 3.19 x h 0.42 -- on the Cricut I would cut this deer @ 2 1/2 inches.

Inside Deer cut @ w 2.38 x h 1.84 -- On the Cricut I would cut this @ 1 3/4 inches.

Top left snowflake cut @ w 2.89 x h 2.56 -- On the Cricut I would cut this @ 2 1/2 inches.

Plain snowflakes cut @ w 2.26 x h 2.48 -- On the Cricut I would cut this @ 2 1/2 inches.

Snowflake on the right cut @ w 2.95 x h 2 .59 -- on the Cricut I would cut this @ 2 1/2 inch.

George

Larger book plate is an octagon cut @ w 3.02 x h 1.53 -- You would have to substitute this cut on the Cricut.

Smaller book plate is an octagon 2 w 2.60 x h 1.32 -- you would have to substitute this cut on the Cricut.

This is a screen shot of my mat...I did move the larger book plate over to the left of the mat before placing all the paper colors and cutting.

Snow Much Fun

Designed by Jeannie Phillips - Southside, AL

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Everyone was making penguin cards on the Cricut Message Boards for this weeks BBTB Challenge and I so love penguins so I had to jump in and make one myself!!... I had this idea...thought the paper choice would look like a long winters night... not sure if I like how it turned out...then when I look again I like it... maybe tomorrow I will make up my mind... let me know what you think... I used my Gypsy to weld circles and rectangles to make the background border for the SNOW... if you are still sitting on the fence about getting a Gypsy I can tell you I just love my Gypsy... love it!! Hugs, Jeannie

I was unable to make Cricut cut sizes because of stretching some items by height only and the use of the Gypsy Wanderings cartridge.

CRICUT & GYPSY

Gypsy Wanderings

*SNOW* cut @ w 5.10 x h 1.55

George

I used the following shapes to create the Shadow Border for the snowflakes and the word snow I welded the shape together.

First circle cut @ w 1.54 x h 1/44.

Oval cut @ w 1.1o x h 1.79.

Rounded rectangle cut @ w 1.14 x h 1.78.

Rounded Square cut @ w 0.89 x h 0.83.

Last circle cut @ w 1.82 x h 1.70.

I grouped all of these shape together to duplicate them for the second shadow. I popped the first shadow from the second shadow for depth.

Joys of the Season

Shadow penguin cuts cut @ w 1.90 x h 2.24.. I cut 2 in black and one in white.

Layer penguin cut cut @ 1.96 x h 2.31.

Home Decor

Flourishes cut @ w 5.12 x h 1.74.

Gypsy Font

"f" in fun cut @ w 0.68 x h 2.07... I used a circle and rectangle to alter my f...which I could have just done with scissors (laughing at myself).

"un" in fun cut at h 1.37 the width will change with the height.

Welded the letters together in fun.

"much" welded and grouped cut @ w 3.01 x h 1.31.

This is the screen shot of my Gypsy just before I cut... I grouped the cuts by color.. be sure and save your files before you do anything.

Love in the Winter

Designed by Jeannie Phillips Southside, AL

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I went and looked at some tole painting pictures on line and was inspired by a snowman that had this look... it not the same at all... but the inspiration... I made the snowman with George ovals on my Gypsy... I was so tickled when it all came together!!...the background paper inspired all the color choices... Hope that you like it!!... love your comments! Hugs, Jeannie

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George

Ovals cut at w 5.30 x h 1.84 (small circle cut 1x) h 2.14 x w 2.89 (med circle cut 2 time's) w 4.01 x h 3.95 (large circle cut 3 times)... for the back layer I welded one of each size together...for the middle layer I welded a large and medium circle together...and a single large circle for the front circle...

Rectangle cut @ w 4.01 x h 0.11 I did this to make a cut line in the ovals...it worked great.

Eye circles cut @ w 0.21 x h 0.19.

Nose circle cut @ w 0.17 x 0.16.

Button circles cut @ w 0.37 x h 0.35.

Flowers cut @ w 0.71 x h 0.65 and w 0.67 x w 0.61.

Hearts cut @ w 1.39 x h 1.67..cut 2 and pop-dotted one from the other.

The third heart is a part of the scarf grouping.

Paper Doll Dress Up

Hat cut @ w 1.27 x 2.08.. cut twice so that I could cut the hat band out of the orange/red paper.

Winter Woodland

Scarf (grouping) is a snowman layer feature cut @ w 2.67 x 7.78...used the scarf on the snowman and the heart on the inside.

Home Decor

Branches cut @ w 2.27 x h 1.41.

These are really thin but cut out really really well.

This is the cut file just before I printed it...I did delete the notes before I printed...I am still at the point having to delete everything that isn't grouped..then going back to cut the grouped items.

This is the cut file saved so I will recognize how it should look when finished.

If you open your rectangle card base as a template it does not cut...but the picture stays on the mat so you can lay your card out and get everything the right size.