Papercraft Haven and More

Well, hello to all the Curls and Grins peeps, I am excited to bring you my very first project today!  A little about me first - and then on to my fun projects!  My name is Lynda Jeffs, born and raised in the Salt Lake City, Utah area 49 years ago today - but have lived in 4 different states in 5 years now!  I am a mom of 3, step mom to 5 - and step grandma to 7 almost 8 awesome kids!  I have stamped for 22 years now, and scrapbooked for about 14 years!  I also love to alter - A LOT!!!  So, now that you know a bit about me - lets get started on today's project!  One thing I like is two sided cardstock - THIS paper is absolutely everything I could ask for and more!  With this first card above - I used two different patterned papers, for the background's - added the saying, matted twice - and the same color of balloons for the top of the card!  Love how this one turned out!         ...

Baby card with balloon die cuts       I like to use die cuts - this is the Sizzix balloon die cut that comes with two balloons on it - the longer one and the more round one.  Die cuts like this are great to use as they can be customized to different projects and things - the baby card could be changed to blue for a boy, or yellows and greens for a baby that has not yet arrived!        You can then take that same die cut and change it to a traditional birthday creation, such as the card that is below!  I also used the same type of papers and things on a gift bag - to keep everything matching and looking good together.  For me, there is nothing worse than presenting something and the items like the gift bag and card don't match...or at least coordinate well together!      Card with balloons and present die cuts        Die cuts like this - whether you get a machine like a Sizzix, or you get an ...