My daughter Madison took the 1st part of her 4 part CPA (Certified Public Accountant) Exam a couple of weeks ago....she studied really really hard!!... Like 120 hours for it....and she made a 96 out of 99!!!!.... yes a 96 out of 99.... so all that studying paid off.... she is so excited and proud of herself... as are her dad and I!! ... her ability to apply her a-type personality self never ceases to amaze me.... I can't wait for her to get this in the mail.... Hope she loves it!... thanks for looking!! ~~Jeannie

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STREET SIGNS
"96" is cut @ 6 inches.
Graphically Speaking
"Life Is Good" cut @ 3 1/2 inches.

To get the shape since I don't have design studio I used the middle size "Magic Matter" around the 96 after I adhered it to the black paper... the red rectangle cut out with the red is... it is on the shift feature of the "Life is Good" cut... I used my paper cutter and my corner rounder to cut the black rectangle....
I adhered the red rectangle to the black one... then the matted 96 to that...and the "Life is Good" to that....laid all that upside down on white paper and went around it with my middles sized "magic matter"...cut it out twice in white ... the second white sheet is the inside of the card.

Happy Birthday Chick

A girl at works is having her birthday.... and it seems I have become the resident card-maker for such occasions and you know I love that!!.... she is a farm-girl.... so I thought this card would work just great.... I hope that you like it... hope she does... thanks for looking!! ~~Jeannie

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My Community
Chick cut @ 8 inches... x 2 so I could pop dot the wing.... this cut was a mother chicken hand her babies...but it cuts the chicks first so you can stop the blade after just one chick cuts out. Inside chick cut @ 6 inches.
Beyond Birthdays
"Happy Birthday" cut @ 1 1/4 inches.
Stamped
"CHICK" cut @ 1 1/2 inch.
Zoobaloos
Grass cut @ 1 1/4 inch on real dial size and layer feature.
This cart is worth it just for the grass!!
Punched Flowers
Basicgrey Papers
Lots of Brown Ink

Hello Fish

I was in Gatlinburg this weekend with my son, John-Robert...pictures of us snow-tubing is below the picture of this card on my blog....of course I had to visit the Scrapbook Superstore and he was such a great sport about that!!... anyway I got me some paper and brads and paper... I loved this fish paper and all I could think of when I got it home was that cute little fish on Animal Kingdom.... this is a simple card but it so fit the paper... hope you like... thanks for looking ... ~~Jeannie

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Animal Kingdom
Fish cut @ 3 inches... once on layer once on regular cut.
Beyond Birthdays
"hello" cut @ 2 1/2 inches... its the hello friend cut...I cut away the friend part.
Jasmine
Corners cut @ 2 1/4 inches on real dial size with the shadow feature.
Wild Card
Swirl cut @ 3 1/3 inches.... its white... just below the hello... its hard to see in the picture.

Vacation!!

John-Robert was on Spring Break this week.... so he and I decided while his sister studied away... and his dad worked away... he and I would go to Gatlinburg ... we had the best time ever ... would have had more fun with Madison and Robby ... but we had a blast non the less!!.. this is us Snow-tubing!!.... that was the funnest thing we did!!! it was great!!... it was even raining and it was still fun!

Hugs
Jeannie

To Grandmothers House I Go

I had to jump on the BBTB Challenge this week when this card came to my head.... in part thanks to Donna M...... I got the road idea from her..... so thank you Donna.... this one was a lots of fun for me to make... I use to ride my bike up to my grandmothers house when I was a little girl.

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Going Places
Road Sign cut @ 2 1/2 inches once on regular cut once on shadow.
Arrow cut @ 5 inches.
Stretch Your Imagination
Bicycle cut @ 2 1/4 inches.
New Arrival
Bear (in basket) cut at 1/2 inch.
Zoobaloos
Grass cut @ 1 1/4 inches on real dial size.
MARTHA STEWERT
Butter Fly Punch
Lots of Black Ink
Heart Punch

A Bouquet of Roses

The further I got into this card the more excited I got.... I was on the phone with my mom and telling her all about it as I was making and she suggest the baby's breath effect.... and it was the final touch that just made the card stand out!!.... I was so happy with the finished product and am beside myself with joy!!...Oh how I love making cards!... thank you so much for looking! ~~Jeannie

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Wild Card
Rose cut @ 4 inches...
6 in green and 6 in pink then the pink buds cut from the steams and placed on the green cuts.
Baby's Breath cut @ 1 inch and 1 1/4 inch...
6 of each ...its a cut that I thought could pass as baby's breath.
Stretch Your Imagination
Leaves cut @ 5 inches...
4 cut one on flip.... cut the top out of one for the inside of the card.

Lots of brown ink.

Raggedy Ann

I was so excited about this little card.... beyond excited.... once I thought of it I couldn't think of anything else!!.... it all came about because of those adorable Magnolia stamps!!... I kept thinking....how can I make a paper doll from Paper Doll Dress Up sitting down.... how, how, how!!... it just wouldn't leave my head and when I started I wasn't sure at all that I could do it.... but it all turned out pretty good and I am so excited...I hope that you like it!! ~~ Jeannie

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Paper Doll Dress Up
Doll and all her parts cut @ 2 3/4 inches...
I was thinking I cut it at 3 3/4 inches.... but got confused later...so if 2 3/4 doesn't work for you its the larger size after all.
Wagon cut @ 4 1/2 inches... 2 times once in red once in black.
Zoobaloos
Grass cut @ 1 1/4 inches on real dial size 2 times.
MARTHA STEWART
Butterfly Punch

PEACHY KEEN FACE STAMP

When I cut the legs out I trimmed off the shoe part and rounded each end...to look like the top of the knee... I took the black circles from the center of the wagon and trimmed off the top to make a sort of oval for the shoes.... to make them look like you were looking at them from the front ... cut these twice so that I could pop dot the top layer.....I cut the arms from the body so that I could position them the way that I wanted them.... and of course I cut the legs from the body.... I set the dress at the top of the wagon then added the legs to create the sitting effect!!

I kept thinking...these carts are all about paper piecing.... and I need to utilize that fact to the fullest of my ability... it would give me so many more options... it just got me all excited!

Hello!

I am in a card making mood today... 2 cards in one day... usually I don't get to do that... these are the colors of my Shaggy.... I just couldn't resist doing one in the honor of him.... thanks for looking... ~~Jeannie

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Paper Pups
Puppy cut @ 3 inches on solid feature and on shadow...then one more time in red to get the collar.
Zoobaloos
Grass... was left over so not sure what size it is.
STAMPABILITIES
Bee Stamp
MARTHA STEWART
Butterfly Punch

Friends are.....

I was looking thought my carts to see if there was something that I could use..... something that would inspire me to do something a little different.... this is what I came up with... I thought it was a really fun card!!... it just made me happy... hope you like it!!.... Thanks for looking!! ~~Jeannie

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New Arrival
Pins cut @ 2 inches 6 times... three cut out at a time.
Stamped
"LIFE" cut @ 2 1/2 inches.
Tag hand cut... (I was lazy)
Lots of black ink.. doodles with a Sharpie

Flower Basket

I came home for work sick today... my Lupus is acting really ugly!!.... but this too shall pass.... I slept a while then when I got up I needed something to take my mind off the pain.... this worked but now I need another nap...lol..... I was so excited when I found this cut on the My Community cartridge..... I have seen it a hundred times but this time I noticed it!!... the flowers are the layer cut of the basket.... so its all right there for you!! ... hope you like it...and thank you so much for looking!! ~~Jeannie

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My Community
Basket and Flowers cut @ 3 1/2 inches.
The basket I cut 4 times and then cut each part... the back layer is all of the bottom of the basket..the next layer from the back has the front of the basket with the handle left...the next layer is the front of the basket...without the center, back or handle of the basket and then the front layer is the rim of the basket.... the front three layers are pop dotted up from the layer before it.
Flower I cut 2 times in green and two times in yellow and blue.... one layer of the green is pop dotted in front of the other layer... the flowers are pop dotted from the green...and the extra flowers are around the basket and on the inside of the card....
Stamped
{HI} cut @ 1 1/2 inches.
Lots of Inking...especially on the basket.

If you need a hand....

My daughter, Madison was about to leave for T-town.... I said to her "I want to make a card but I just don't know what I want to put on it."... she suggest an Octopus.... I was like "what on earth am I going to do with an Octopus!?!?" .... but she had suggest.... and not often does she get into my card making...so my brain had to start working toward an Octopus...and here is what I ended up with... It was a fun card after all!!... thanks for looking...~~Jeannie

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Zoobaloos
Wave Frame cut @ 5 inches...
then I trimmed off the frame part of the wave.
Octopus cut @ 2 1/4 inch... (I am almost positive).
Stretch Your Imagination
Shells cut @ 3/4, 1 & 1 1/4 inches.
Stretch

Thankful Bear

I have somebody that has made something really special for me... so I had to make a special card for her.... I wanted a bear...but wanted it a little less plain...almost stood it up...but decided to sit him in the grass instead.... but you could do him either way.... I was so excited at the way he turned out.... you will know why when I tell you how I made him... hope you like him as much as I do!!... thanks for looking!!~~Jeannie

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Christmas Solutions Cart
Bear cut @ 3 1/2 inches ...(I think..forgot to right it down I was so excited).
I cut the bear three times... once on shadow blackout the other two on regular cut.... cut two full legs and two full arms and his head from the regular cut.... cut the body from the shadow blackout cut.,, and built the bear....this way I could pop dot each layer and I could also position the arms, legs and head any way I wanted them.
I used chalk, ink and sharpies to shade and highlight parts of the bear!!...I am so excited at how he turned out!!
Walk In My Garden
Steam cut @ 4 1/2 inches.
Flower cut @ 2 1/4 inches three times...
and then on layer cut in brown for the center of the flower... I pop dotted each layer.
Zooballoos
Grass cut @ 1 1/4 inches twice on real dial size.
STAMPABILITIES
Happy Bee Stamp