Nurse Card

This was the card I was making when my Silhouette machine suddenly stopped working. I needed to finish the card so I made do with whatever I could. I rummaged through my stash and I was so lucky to find 2 layered tags that match the color scheme of the card. I redid the sentiments to match the size of the tags and to print the lines as well of the oval shape so I can cut them by hand. It's a good thing that the nurse I used doesn't have an intricate shape so it was pretty easy to cut it by hand. I found the metal flower brads which are perfect embellies for one of the tags. I thought I did a pretty good job making do with whatever I can in the 'absence' of my Silhouette machine. I was just happy to be able to finish the card.

The very cute nurse is a graphics that I purchased online from Sunflower Friends:  http://sunflowerfriends.com. There were 3 nurses in the file for only $0.80.They have a lot of super cute stuff. They have an ongoing sale for individual graphics for only $0.20 per file.

This card is for my niece for whom I made the graduation cap card when she graduated from nursing last April. I made this card to congratulate her for passing the nursing board exam.

I couldn't share any of the files used on this card as they are all Silhouette designs and the nurse is copyrighted, too.

Base of the card:   round_doily_C20091012222051_20509
Tag for 'You did it':  24_label_frame_tag_C00907_19210
Tag for 'Congratulations':  3_labels_C00799_20509

Cover For An Index Card Box

My friend, Benjie, requested me to make a cover for her index card box. She is a school teacher and she uses the box to store her index cards for her lesson plans and projects for her second grade students which they call the 'Item Bank'. She just told me about the box yesterday and I told her that I'm currently busy with multiple projects so I won't have the time to do the box till after about 3 weeks. Little does she know that I was so challenged with the design concept of the box that I immediately started on it as soon as I got home. I stayed up late and even missed my gym this morning just to finish the box. I enjoyed creating the cover design for my friend knowing how much she will appreciate and treasure the box.

I admire Benjie for her profession and not only is she a dedicated teacher, she truly enjoys her job and still has the same enthusiasm in all the 33 years that she has been teaching. She is, indeed, a remarkable teacher! These thoughts were my inspiration in creating this beautiful box and finishing it in one day. The box is a tribute to her dedication to her noble profession. It's truly a labor of love. I used a beautiful verse about teachers to embellish the interior of the box. I used all her favorite colors in the design.

I haven't told Benjie yet that the box is finished so she will be thrilled once she finds out.

Just Another Black And Ivory Hat Card

I wanted to make good use of my black and ivory paper pad so I made another black and ivory hat card. I used  exactly the same template as the first hat card that I created. I love this color combination.

My original hat card: http://ligayatg.blogspot.com/2011/06/hat-card.html

Bookmarks

Although I haven't posted any new cards in 2 months, I'm so pleased to find a lot of hits on my blog constantly everyday. I just checked my stats and I'm so happy to see that I already reached more than 8,200 hits which is very surprising to me considering my blog is pretty new and I wasn't sure how much interest it will generate when I initiated it. Thank you so much to everyone, most especially to my followers. Your heartwarming support is a great source of inspiration in my creativity.

My niece requested me to make a bookmark for her prayer book which inspired me to create these pretty designs. I remember seeing a corner page bookmark from somewhere several months ago but I forgot to save it. I tried to figure out my own design and came up with these designs. Everybody loves them and I've been getting a lot of requests for them. My craft room has turned into a bookmark factory :). It's a great way to make good use of my scraps. These bookmarks are great keepsakes and souvenirs which will make you all the more popular among your family and friends.

Anybody interested on the templates, I'm sharing all the five designs for free. Just indicate your request on your comment.

I finally posted my new card, the sofa card, so check it out below :).

REMINDER: I only share my free files with my followers. You can sign up by clicking on 'Follow' (or sometimes indicated as 'Join This Site' depending on your browser) right below my blog archive on the right section. You can tell if your sign-up went through by checking if your name appears on my followers' or members' list. PLEASE always indicate your name, your e-mail address and the user name that you used in my followers' or members' list on your COMMENT when requesting for the free files. This is the only way that you can be assured of receiving the free files.

Vintage Sofa Card - Unfinished :(

Time is just slipping by too fast for me and I can't believe that it's been a month since I last post anything on my blog. I've just been too preoccupied with so many different things that I haven't had the time to play much with my Silhouette. I actually got stuck with the latest card design that I promised everyone over a month ago and although I did finish the base of the card, I got hit with a rare creativity lull that I just couldn't figure out what to do with the finishing touches of this 3-D vintage sofa card. I decided to go ahead and post the card and share the template. Perhaps I'll be able to get help from everyone on how to finish the card. It is another unique card design and I  think it's just beautiful. I actually made some throw pillows as accents on the sofa but I think my problem was I just gave too much thought on how to embellish it that I spaced out. LOL!!! So I would love to hear your ideas on how I should finish the card or better yet, please send me some photos of the cards that you have created out of this template.

For the free template, you know the drill. Just send in your request via your comment if you are already a follower. And if you're not listed yet as one of my followers, you may want to do so now by clicking on "Join This Site" right below my Blog Archive.

Introducing: The Silhouette CAMEO - 12" Cutting Machine

The long awaited Silhouette Cameo, will be ready for shipping in October 2012. There is not much detail written about it yet except that it will have the same capabilities of the Silhouette SD plus more and with a wider cutting width of 12 inches. They will be releasing a new Designer version of the Studio software next month with enhanced features being able to open various file formats like SVG files.

Here is the video demo of the Silhouette Cameo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwnuP3Gfc1M&sns=em

UPDATE: October 30, 2013

Wheeew, I can't believe that it has already been 2 years since I bought my beloved Silhouette Cameo. I can proudly tell you that I'm still loving it as much as I did two years ago, if not more :-). I'm really very happy with this machine. Just take a look at all the cards that I have created with it. And with my CB09 blade holder, my Cameo produces amazing clean and perfect cuts.

For my followers in the Philippines, you will be pleased to know that I do sell the Silhouette Cameo machine and its accessories along with other craft tools and machines like the Sizzix Big Shot machine, the Cuttlebug machine plus other craft supplies like cardstocks (solids and pattern), lots of dies by Spellbinders, Marianne Designs, and Quickutz, Martha Stewart punches and whole lot more. For inquiries, you can email me at ligayatg at yahoo dot com (no spaces) or just leave a comment on this post with your email address.

For the Silhouette owners in the Philippines, please join our Facebook group where you can enjoy valuable tips and information on the use of the different models of the Silhouette machine and its software, both the basic Silhouette Studio and the Silhouette Studio Designer Edition (SSDE).

For more resources on the Silhouette machines and its software Silhouette Studio, visit my Pinterest board for tons of tutorials.

My First Blog Award - The irresistibly Sweet Blog Award

I received my very first blog award from Debbie, aka Doodling Debbie. Check out her blog:

http://paperpulse.blogspot.com/

She wrote:

"Hi Gayle,

I would like you to have this blog award for having such a terrific blog and being so generous with sharing such irresitably sweet designs. Thank you for all of your insprition and shares.

this blog award was recently given to me and Ihave to choose 7 other blogs I find deserving of this award. Your blog most certainly is deserving."

Thank you so much, Debbie!

Here is my award:

Debbie started the Silhouette Plus Group forum which is fast gaining popularity for online help and sharing of ideas among Silhouette machine users. Join the group now:

http://z15.invisionfree.com/Silhouette_Plus/index.php?act=idx