A Gift! - for 'Just A Little Nutty'

I went down into the garden of NUTS to see the fruits of the valley,

 and to see whether the vine flourished and the pomegranates budded.

Song of Solomon 6 : 11

Hello and Welcome!  I’m excited to be doing this, my second post in conjunction with a group I recently connected with after I began using my new-last-summer Silhouette CAMEO cutting machine.  It’s a monthly post to showcase projects that members of the Silhouette Challenge Group have made using these wonderful machines.  You'll find a list at the end here of those who are participating this month, so you can visit them, also!

For this month’s project, I have chosen to showcase a project I made as a Gift to someone Very Special in my life…a Blogging Buddy over at ‘Just a Little Nutty’ blog!   ( www.justalittlenutty.com ) Please visit Meg sometime – and be cheered by her humorous insights on family, food and life in general!  She recently celebrated her 2^nd Blogiversary and since I’ve discovered that she lives about half an hour from me, I made this and drove up to spend an afternoon with her recently and give her this gift.  I ‘took’ her logo from Online and cut it with my Silhouette CAMEO and SCAL3 program.  I made an 8 x 10” Framed piece and an Easel Card, also.

I finished the Frame and decided to make an Easel Card to go with it –  I used the Logo as on the Frame project and also a cutting fie from ‘MyPaperCrafting.com’ – where I am currently on the Design Team.  (There are Lots of wonderful Cutting and Digital Files over there by Melin – and several FREEBIES are offered weekly.  Please check it out, if you have not!)

Card - closed

Card-propped open

Card-propped open

Card-inside

Close-up of prop

Here is the cutting file I used on this project –

It was fun to do a ‘personalized-special-to-order’ project for my friend, spend a lovely afternoon with her and I think I was an encouragement to her…  What do You do for Special Friends?  Does your CAMEO help You make lovely gifts?  Share them with me!  ;-}

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I hope you have enjoyed your visit here.  If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me -

Do you have a Silhouette of any type?  Are you looking for Silhouette inspiration, support, trouble-shooting?  Are you interested in joining us for our group posting event next month?  Then we’d love to have you join our Silhouette Challenge Facebook group.  Contact Lauren by email ,if interested…

Please take a few minutes to visit the other gals who have contributed to this Challenge Hop today.  You’ll find Lots of Creative Inspiration here!  Enjoy!   ;-]

Budget-Savvy Spring Sihouette Make - We Love Cards

D.I.Y. Canvas Date Art - The House on Hillbrook

Paint Chip Spring Ornaments - Coley's Corner

D.I.Y. Vertical File Folders (Martha Stewart Home Office Knockoff with Free Cut File) - Whole New Leaf

Anchor's Away! A Fabric Applique Silhouette Tutorial - Lil' Mrs. Tori

D.I.Y. Subway Art Canvas & Free Cut File - The Thinking Closet

"Different Is Good" Autism Awareness Tee - Tried and True

A Gift! - For 'Just a Little Nutty' - An Elegant Touch…   

          (That would be me! Come back often!)

Mother's Day Celebration - Creative Turn