'Cookie Lee Jewelry' Gift Bags with a Purpose: Sharing Thankfulness!

They will always be remembered and greatly praised,
    because they were kind and freely gave to the poor.

Psalm 112: 9

Hello and Welcome!  Here I am doing this, my eighth post in conjunction with a group I 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 of our ever-growing group who are participating this month, so you can visit them, also!

For this month’s project, I have made Gift Bags to offer to any individuals who would like to take orders for the lovely, reasonably priced Cookie Lee Jewelry – earn Free and Discounted items for themselves - and expressly at this time of year, allow a Donation of a Thanksgiving Dinner to be made through a local charity organization!   All of that in a little Gift Bag!!  As a Cookie Lee Jewelry Consultant, I learned of this project just last week and decided to make these in conjunction with this Silhouette Challenge Group post.  I made several bags in each of the two colors I'm showing here today.

A note of explanation on the back panel of the 'skirt' -

Close-up of the note

I used bags that I had on hand, in brown and navy blue and added a ‘skirt’ of sparkle Gold and Silver.  I added a Flourish from Miss Kate Cuttables, cut in 2 sizes from cardstock and wallpaper.  I cut the word, ‘Thankful’ from black marbleized wallpaper.  I punched Maple leaves from cardstock, wallpaper and printed pages of an inexpensive Bible purchased to use for decorative elements.

 I had several Gift Bags left from another venture I’d been involved with and since they had words on them, I used the ‘Gift Bag Skirt’ pattern, which also had an emblem pattern included.  It was a Penny Duncan .svg pattern that I got several years ago.

The bags will include a couple of Cookie Lee catalogs, some order forms and the letter of explanation.  The full catalogs can also be seen on my personal website at:  www.CookieLee.biz/LyndenBlossom   Any items can be ordered, individually, when not included in this ‘fundraising-type’ situation – at any time of the year.  You can contact me at any time at:  LyndenBlossom@CookieLee.biz  I'd love to have you invite friends over, I'll bring many items to see, try on and purchase and we'll have a fun evening or afternoon!  We also do Fundraisers for any organization in which you may be involved!

Letter of explanation and Order Forms

Fall/Winter 2013 Catalog

Holidays 2013 Catalog

If any of you reading this would like the opportunity to join us in this Thanksgiving Dinner for the needy, please just let me know and I’ll see that you get the necessary materials for you to use in this worthwhile project.

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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 filling out the form on her blog, if interested…here:   http://www.thinkingcloset.com/the-silhouette-challenge-facebook-group-new-members-welcome  

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 and perhaps some Freebies, also, here!  Enjoy!   ;-]

Crafting with Glitter Just Got Easier by Create & Babble

Birthday Invitations Homer Simpson Style by Black & White Obsession

DIY Planner Dividers by The House on Hillbrook

3D Haunted Forest by Chicken Scratch NY

Pumpkins and Peacocks Fall Mantel by joy & gladness of heart

DIY Cheers Garland by Rain on a Tin Roof

Wedding Gift Wrapping by It Happens in a Blink

Glitter Monogrammed Pumpkin by unOriginal Mom

Halloween Family Rules by Tried & True

Faux Stitched Speech Bubbles by Get Silvered Craft

A Mario Bros. Backsplash by Please Excuse My Craftermath...

Halloween Spooky Eye Luminaries by A Tossed Salad Life

Addressing Invitations with a Silhouette Cameo by My Favorite Finds

Halloween Party Treat Bags by The Thinking Closet

"Create" Wooden Pallet by Lil' Mrs. Tori

Spooky Halloween Bats Garland by TitiCrafty

Decorated Pumpkins by Tanya's Creative Space

Cute Wedding Card by Zanaree

Learn to Tie Your Shoes by From Wine to Whine

Fussy Cutting Making You Fussy? by My Paper Craze

Cut Fabric With Your Silhouette by Cutesy Crafts

Cookie Lee Jewelry' Gift Bags with a Purpose: Sharing Thankfulness by An Elegant Touch...

Halloween Banner by Sowdering About

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Be sure to come back here often as I showcase other Paper Crafted Projects and Photo Digital Restorations that I make – several days each week.  Sign up to receive my Posts so you’ll know when I’ve posted something – usually 3 to 4 times weekly.  The second Monday of each month is this Silhouette Challenge - Other days may be other projects! 

Check out my Tabs in the Header above to see what else I do and can do for you!  Let me know if you have questions on anything here – or if I can do anything for You!  Have a Great Week!  See you again soon!

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(You can take the Gal out of the Sky, but You can’t take the Sky out of the Gal!)  ;-}

Let's Hear It for the Boys!

The Angel who has redeemed me from all harm—
    may he bless these BOYS.
May they preserve my name
    and the names of Abraham and Isaac.
And may their descendants multiply greatly
    throughout the earth.

Genesis 48:16

Hello and Welcome!  I’m excited to be doing this, my seventh 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 of our ever-growing  group who are participating this month, so you can visit them, also!

For this month’s project, I made several ‘Manly’ birthday cards for some of the menfolk family and friends who are having birthdays in the next several weeks.  Men are just 'big boys,' after all!  I used a cutting file of Cogs and Gears from www.MyPapercrafting.com along with some ‘rugged’ elements that I came up with.  I made several versions of a basic plan for the Easel Cards that I had.

An Argyle card - closed

An Argyle card - propped open

An Argyle card - propped open

A plaid card - closed

A plaid card - propped open

A plaid card - propped open

I used pieces of corrugated cardboard boxes, plaid and argyle papers, cogs and gears cut from bronze metallic cardstock on my Silhouette CAMEO, ribbon and pop can ‘pop tops’ used as belt buckles. I printed the 'Happy Birthday!' sentiment (Woodcut font) in PSE 10.

Here is the file used for these cards –

 

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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 and perhaps some Freebies, also, here!  Enjoy!   ;-]

Organizing for Preschool by Life After Laundry

Strawberry Shortcake Party Favors with Silhouette Seed Packets by It Happens in a Blink

Look At Me! Vinyl Decal with Free File by Get Silvered Craft

Stamped Wrapping Paper Tutorial by The Thinking Closet

Titi's Freezer Paper Stenciled Butterflies Onesie! by TitiCrafty

Gender Reveal Fabric Banner by Create & Babble

Monster Crossing Test Tube Holder by My Happy Place

Preschool Lovey Book by A Tossed Salad Life

Front Door Sign by Cutesy Crafts

Paper Pumpkin Banner by Chicken Scratch NY

A Stache Bash Shower by Home At Eight

Fall Decor with the Silhouette by Coley's Corner

Happy Fall Y'all by Tanya's Creative Space

Crafting for Disney: Stroller Signs & Kid Shirts by From Wine to Whine

Halloween Lights by Lil' Mrs. Tori

Customized Disney T-Shirts by DailyDwelling

Craft Room Labels by Super Sweet Life

Tried & True Coloring Print In 3D! by Tried & True

Clean Eating Menu Planning and Magnet Board by The House on Hillbrook

Toddler Growth Chart by Joy and Gladness of Heart

DIY Anthropologie Inspired Chalk Board Storage Jars by 4 You With Love

"Let's Hear it For the Boys!" by An Elegant Touch  -  (That’s Me!  You’re here - )  ;-}

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Be sure to come back here often as I showcase other Paper Crafted Projects and Photo Digital Restorations that I make – several days each week.  Sign up to receive my Posts so you’ll know when I’ve posted something – usually 3 to 4 times weekly.  The second Monday of each month is this Silhouette Challenge - Other days may be other projects! 

Check out my Tabs in the Header above to see what else I do and can do for you!  Let me know if you have questions on anything here – or if I can do anything for You!  Have a Great Week!  See you again soon!

B’ Bye!  -  Bye!  -  B’Bye!

(You can take the Gal out of the Sky, but You can’t take the Sky out of the Gal!)  ;-}

My Tears in Your Bottle - Psalm 56:8

You keep track of all my sorrows.
    You have collected all my tears in your bottle.
    You have recorded each one in your book.

Psalm 56 : 8   (NLT version)

Hello!  How is YOUR summer going?  Summer brings lots of changes for many people and there are changes in the schedule on www.mypapercrafting.com, so I’ll be posting with other Design Team members once a week – either on a Wednesday or a Thursday – through the next couple of months.  Melin has been working hard and has come up with Many new files for us to showcase for you.  I hope you’ll see what I come up with each week!

This week I chose to do ‘my take’ on the numerous examples of Repurposed Bottles that are frequently seen on Pinterest and Online.  I was quite taken by a black Olive Oil bottle that I recently emptied and I decided to decorate it in keeping with a verse I have quoted often recently and which is quite relevant to my life at this time.

I used the ‘'WaterBottle Treat Holders cf’ and the ‘'Blue–White Flowers ds’ (which I printed in grayscale) from MyPaperCrafting.com  to make a pouch to hold the verse Tag.  I made ‘lace trim’ from Bible pages and ribbon.  I attached clear ‘teardrop’ shapes with Glossy Accents.

Here are the files I used –

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Thanks for visiting today!  I hope you not only enjoyed it, but perhaps learned something…  I love to teach and share what I have learned and experienced.  Come again soon!  Enjoy YOUR summer!  ;-}

Here is my Facebook Page and I’d love it if you’d LIKE me there -   Just think about it…  ;-}

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Check out my Tabs in the Header above to see what else I do and can do for you!  Let me know if you have questions on anything here – or if I can do anything for You!  Have a Great Week!  See you again soon!

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(You can take the Gal out of the Sky, but You can’t take the Sky out of the Gal!)  ;-}

Thinking of You Step Card - Vintage Furniture!

I lift my eyes toward the mountains.
Where will my help come from?
My help comes from the Lord,
the Maker of heaven and earth.

Psalm 121 : 1-2

 

Hello!  How is YOUR summer going?  Summer brings lots of changes for many people and there are changes in the schedule on www.mypapercrafting.com, so I’ll be posting with other Design Team members once a week – either on a Wednesday or a Thursday – through the next couple of months.  Melin has been working hard and has come up with Many new files for us to showcase for you.  I hope you’ll see what I come up with each week!

This week I made a Step Card using two MPC files – the ‘Vintage Table and Chair cf’ and the ‘Thinking of You 531 ds’ -  I was excited when I first saw the file several weeks ago and have been anxious to make and share a card using it!  The room scene is patterned after what used to be my home décor.  I have Early Victorian furniture much like this table and chair and my color scheme was similar to this.

I used a photo of a lake and mountain scene for the view from the window and as inspiration for the Verse above.  I added lace for the curtains.

The walls are real wallpaper and a chair-rail of white.  The Table and Chair are 2 tones of brown cardstock layered and an olive green seat added.  I created a vase and added tiny white flower buds.  I printed the sentiment and cut it with a Spellbinders die.

Here are the files I used –

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Thanks for visiting today!  I hope you not only enjoyed it, but perhaps learned something…  I love to teach and share what I have learned and experienced.  Come again soon!  Enjoy YOUR summer!  ;-}

Here is my Facebook Page and I’d love it if you’d LIKE me there -   Just think about it…  ;-}

https://www.facebook.com/Lynden.AnElegantTouch 

Check out my Tabs in the Header above to see what else I do and can do for you!  Let me know if you have questions on anything here – or if I can do anything for You!  Have a Great Week!  See you again soon!

B’ Bye!  -  Bye!  -  B’Bye!  -  Bye!

(You can take the Gal out of the Sky, but You can’t take the Sky out of the Gal!)  ;-}

Flower Pot Shaped Card - Happy Birthday!

Dear Friend, I pray that you are doing well in every way.

I pray that your body is strong and well even as your soul is.

3 John 1 : 2

Hello!  How is YOUR summer going?  Summer brings lots of changes for many people and there are changes in the schedule on www.mypapercrafting.com, so I’ll be posting with other Design Team members once a week – either on a Wednesday or a Thursday – through the next couple of months.  Melin has been working hard and has come up with Many new files for us to showcase for you.  I hope you’ll see what I come up with each week!

This week I decided to use one of Melin’s several Shape Cards – the ’Flower Pot Shape Card cf’ – and also use the ‘Happy Birthday ds’ sentiment from a new set.  I made a lovely summer bouquet in a pot for a Dear Friend’s birthday coming up.

Card front

Close up of Flowers -

Card standing open -

I cut the base card and the separate pot and rim from ‘clay’ rust cardstock.  I cut the lace trim from beige cardstock.  I lightly inked the edges of all with dark rust ink.  I adhered them with foam squares for dimension.  I cut the flowers from 4 different shades/patterns of lavender cardstock and shaped them on the backside with my hand embosser.  I added gems to their centers. I adhered them with the foam squares, also.  I punched (MS) leaves and interspersed them among the blossoms.

Card open -

Sentiment close up -

I printed the inside sentiment from my PSE 10 program and changed the color to ‘clay’ rust.  I then cut it with a Spellbinders die and adhered it with foam squares.

Here are the files I used –

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Thanks for visiting today!  I hope you not only enjoyed it, but perhaps learned something…  I love to teach and share what I have learned and experienced.  Come again soon!  Enjoy YOUR summer!  ;-}

Here is my Facebook Page and I’d love it if you’d LIKE me there -   Just think about it…  ;-}

https://www.facebook.com/Lynden.AnElegantTouch 

Check out my Tabs in the Header above to see what else I do and can do for you!  Let me know if you have questions on anything here – or if I can do anything for You!  Have a Great Week!  See you again soon!

B’ Bye!  -  Bye!  -  B’Bye!  -  Bye!

(You can take the Gal out of the Sky, but You can’t take the Sky out of the Gal!)  ;-}

One shoe can change your life!

...Just ask Cinderella!!  ;-]

Your desire to tell the good news about peace

should be like SHOES on your feet.

Ephesians 6 : 15

Hello and Welcome!  I’m excited to be doing this, my sixth 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 made a lady’s 3D High Heeled Shoe to go with the Clutch I made a few weeks ago in connection with ‘SVGcuts.com Giveaway and Post’ for this week.  It’s now the second time they’ve offered this – and the second time I’ve joined in the fun!  They offer a cutting file for free – we make the project and post – they send us a Coupon for a FREE Set of files! Terrific!

Here are photos of my previous - and now this project.  I thought I’d ‘make a set’ – for a modern Cinderella, of course!  The shoe is not a Glass slipper, but there is only one at this point – and it would take ‘just the right lady’ to wear it properly…and Elegantly…  (MY hand is raised!!)  I admit it.  Shoes are one of my weaknesses.  Perhaps it stems from childhood when I had to wear ‘special order shoes that tied,’ so they would stay on my extremely narrow feet – when others around me could wear loafers and other types of cute slip-ons.  I love ‘especially elegant’ high heels and usually wear heels ALL of the time in some form or another…  When I saw this File, I was ecstatic and anxious to get and make it!  This Giveaway was the perfect opportunity -   

I made them in ‘my signature colors’ – Lavender, Black and White.  It was suggested that one make the Base of the shoe in a similar color to the exterior pieces to blend them together.  I decided to make them in contrasting colors for a more dramatic effect.  I used hand-written stitching on white and then added black satin ribbon, also, to coordinate the items.

I’ll plan to use both items as ‘props’ when I do Cookie Lee Jewelry Parties – showing off some of the lovely jewelry with them – and showing what can be done with ‘just paper!’  ;-}

Here are the files used for these projects –

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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 and perhaps some Freebies, also, here!  Enjoy!   ;-]

Using Silhouette Studio as a Graphics Programme by Get Silvered

Hymn Art by Unoriginal Mom

D.I.Y. Wedding Invitations by Create & Babble

Pow! Superhero Party Decorations by Lil Mrs. Tori

Family Photo Tile & A Free Cut File by My Favorite Finds

They said yes! Bridesmaid Proposal Box by Everydaypaper

Home on the Range: An Accent Pillow by Suburble

"Keep Calm" Onesie by The Thinking Closet

August Silhouette Challenge Project by Give Me a Paintbrush

Fancy Powder Room Sign by Joy & Gladness of Heart

How to Organize Cards & Photos by Super Sweet Life

It's Time to Try a New Craft Medium by Tanya's Creative Space

Milk Jug Crayon Bucket by It Happens in a Blink

The Gold and Beautiful by The House on Hillbrook

My First Silhouette Project: A Vinyl Chicken Decal by Life After Laundry

A Stache Bash Part 1 by Home at Eight

One Shoe Can Change Your Life by An Elegant Touch…  (That’s ME, in case you wonder where you are in the Line-up!)

Washi Tape Wall Art by Tried & True

Washi Tape & Vinyl Sign by Tossed Salad Life

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Be sure to come back here often as I showcase other Paper Crafted Projects and Photo Digital Restorations that I make – several days each week.  Sign up to receive my Posts so you’ll know when I’ve posted something – usually 3 to 4 times weekly.  The second Monday of each month is this Silhouette Challenge - Other days may be other projects! 

Check out my Tabs in the Header above to see what else I do and can do for you!  Let me know if you have questions on anything here – or if I can do anything for You!  Have a Great Week!  See you again soon!

B’ Bye!  -  Bye!  -  B’Bye!

(You can take the Gal out of the Sky, but You can’t take the Sky out of the Gal!)  ;-}