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I hope you and your family are having a SAFE and HAPPY Thanksgiving!
These are cards I made a week or so ago and just haven’t had a chance to post! If I remember correctly, I went off of a sketch on a blog…but I can’t remember where now! ha!
Details:
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Did you follow along with the very first release from The Rusty Pickle? If so, then you probably read that I would be drawing two winners tonight!
The winner of the SHOES image is:
The winner of the BUNNY image is:
CONGRATULATIONS to Patty & Heather! Your images will be emailed to you shortly!
On behalf of The Rusty Pickle and our entire DT - THANK YOU to everyone who stopped by and left comments. Your support and kind words are greatly appreciated! I hope you will all continue to check back to see what our DT has to show and will support The Rusty Pickle whenever possible!
Please make sure you stop by and visit all of the DT blogs to see if you won their images!
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Hello! Thanks for stopping by my blog today to check out my project! Today is a day of FIRSTS! I have made my very first of two projects - an easel card and a mini pizza box! I was a little intimidated by both of them, but they are EASY! I’ll even give you measurements here! :o)
This is my "off" week with The Character Cafe, so I'm entering this into the Verve Stamps challenge!
A photo of the easel card ‘closed’.
For the Easel Card – makes a 4” card
First, figure out what cardstock and patterned paper you’re going to use! Once you’ve done that, decide how you’re going to layer the papers!
Measurements:
Directions:
*To make an A2 sized card, cut your 8.5x11 sheet of cardstock at 4.25”, then fold in half at 5.5” to get a card where the front flips up rather than opening on the right hand side. Score at 2.75” and fold to make your mountain fold (like below). The sizes above won’t work for this size card, but you’d just adjust your sizes down by 1/4” for each layer. Hope that helps. If not, leave me a comment here with your email address and I’ll email you back!
For the Mini Pizza Box – makes a 4x4 box
This is an EXPENSIVE project, so brace yourself!!! You’ll need ONE sheet of 8.5x11 paper, adhesive and whatever embellishments you want to use! Yes, that’s it! Expensive, huh? LOL
Measurements:
Directions:
See? It really is easy! :o)
Now, the details of my supplies are a little “fuzzy”. I don’t know where the patterned paper came from! It was in a Christmas paper stack, but unfortunately I don’t know which one! I took them out of the stack and put them into a bag of Christmas papers and embellishments several months ago…dumb idea!
Please make sure you check out all of our other DT members blogs to see what they have done this week!
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THANK YOU SO MUCH to my friend, Fran, for emailing me this information! I’d been doing this in Inkscape and taking crazy steps to put it into PSP to be able to save it as a PNG file! I haven’t tried her steps yet…not enough hours in the day…but she is very thorough with her instructions. If you happen to have any questions or run into trouble, please let me know and I’ll relay the information to her!
Oh, thought I’d also add that I *did* get permission from Fran to post this information on my blog! She doesn’t have a blog yet, but said she may set one up in the near future. Maybe if she gets enough feedback from this post we can get her to do more tutorials!?!?! So, leave comments to let Fran know exactly how much you love her tutorial and how much you’d LOVE to see her do more! ;o)
1. Open PSP and new image.
2. Click on the Preset Shapes option on your toolbar.
3. You should now see your Preset Shape window. Select Ellipse to draw your circle. See my dimensions below.
4. Draw the size circle you need for the text you will be using. Remember to hold the Shift Key down as you draw the
circle so that it is round in shape.
5. Click on the Font Option on the Toolbar.
6. Take your mouse and place cursor on the line of the circle and you should see this
image. 
text around the circle in the Text Entry Window. The second image shows my results.
7. Now lets get rid of the Selection Square around your circle and the circle too. You do this by:
Clicking on Selections (top of the screen toolbar) Select None---Square is gone!
Now in order to get rid the circle you have to go to your Layer Palette. Click on the layer option as indicated
in the visual below.
8. After you click on the layer palette option you should see this window.
9. See the Red Xs below. Click on the glasses icon next to ellipse and background.
red X in the right hand corner of the Layer Palette to get rid of the window.
10. You should see your text in a circle on a transparent screen.
This may look tedious at first but once you practice you will get the hang of it.
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Thanks for stopping by! My sneak peek today for The Rusty Pickle is BABY SHOES!!! These baby images are just TOO CUTE! For this project, I chose to do another girl card. I know! I know! But I just love girly, lacy, frilly cards…which is very weird, because I’m not a girly, lacy, frilly kind of person! I wear jeans & t-shirts most of the time and rarely wear anything dressy. I guess you could say I’m living my “frilly-ness” through my cards! 
(photo with flash)
Details for this project:
Image was cut out and popped up on three layers of CS with foam tape.
There are sneak peeks of the new releases Monday, Tuesday AND Wednesday of this week, so be sure you check to see what all of our Design Team has to offer!!!
In no particular order:
Would YOU like to win this precious bunny or the baby image that I am showcasing tomorrow? If so, there are THREE chances to win!
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Remember to check back MONDAY, TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY for more sneak peeks by our DT members!
I hope you and your family have a safe & wonderful Thanksgiving!
Hello Blogville! I am honored and privileged to be invited to be on the very first EVER Design Team for The Rusty Pickle! THANK YOU! These images are SO cute and inspiring! Michelle is releasing new images all the time, so be sure to check out The Rusty Pickle store to take a peek!
For today’s project, I chose to do my project as a baby card. Seems like several people we know have had, or are having, babies. No thank you! I love my kids dearly, but three is enough for me! ;o)
For my baby bunny card, I used:
Misc info: I used Colorless Blending Solution on a paper towel to get a sort of “textured/fur” effect on the bunny. Click on one of the photos and see if it comes through for you. It’s a really easy step that I think adds a little something to your project!
There are sneak peeks of the new releases Monday, Tuesday AND Wednesday of this week, so be sure you check to see what all of our Design Team has to offer!!!
In no particular order:
Would YOU like to win this precious bunny or the baby image that I am showcasing tomorrow? If so, there are THREE chances to win!
Thanks for stopping by today!
Remember to check back MONDAY, TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY for more sneak peeks by our DT members!
I hope you and your family have a safe & wonderful Thanksgiving!
I’ve had a few people ask me to post photos of the PTA cards I made, so here they are! I’m not going to go into detail on them. They are pretty self-explanatory! ;o)
Yes, I know the stamp is crooked! I got better as I went along! ;o)
There are a total of 120 cards. There are probably more pink than there are blue. I wish we’d have planned better, because our principal just finished her last breast cancer treatment. We *should* have done them all pink in celebration! SHUCKS!
The folder is Winter House and the glitter is Star Dust Stickles. I used a FULL bottle of Stickles and two bottles of Zip Dry adhesive to do these cards. I’ve never emptied a bottle of Stickles before! ha!
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I just LOVE a good sketch, don’t you? This week’s sketch was a super-simple one. And if you’ve been around here for very long, you’ll know that I just love super-simple when it comes to cards for boys or men! ;o)
Please make sure you check out all of our other DT members blogs to see what they have done this week!
Thanks for stopping by! If you can, please check back again on Monday & Tuesday for my “debut projects” with The Rusty Pickle Design Team!
I am SO excited to have been asked to be a part of The Rusty Pickle Design Team! There will be a total of about 8 of us, but the list isn’t yet complete. We’re still waiting on answers from a couple of people. So very exciting!!!
I just love snowmen…I guess because I live in Texas where we rarely get snow and even then, not enough snow to build a snowman!? But maybe it’s also because snowmen are always so happy & cheerful looking! I don’t know, but they are a love of mine! So expect to see a few snow-person images between now and Christmas. And today’s image is a snow WOMAN! Isn’t she cute?!?! ;o)
A bit of a different angle of this card. Look how the sparkle shows up? I know, I’m amazed too! ha!
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Hello Bloggers!
Today is Friday, which means it’s time for a Feature Friday post for The Character Cafe!!! Today’s project is a Raffle Container that I made for our Fall Fair booth at the elementary school.
I used:
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Thanks for stopping by my blog today…the FIRST stop along the way in The Character Cafe Blog hop! Today, I am using “Bernard Bear”. Isn’t he just ADORABLE!? Kendra & Kelly have really outdone themselves the last 2 months! These images just keep getting better & better and I am very proud to be a part of this TEAM!!!
This is for a boy’s birthday, so I chose to keep it SUPER SIMPLE! Details of my project:
PS – I tried taking photos outside to make the colors look better, but instead, it just washed them out. The one paper is orange, NOT PINK! *sigh* One day I’ll get it right! 
Please make sure you leave comments along the way for a chance to win some FABULOUS freebies!!! Here are the details of how to get free images and a super discount at The Character Cafe!
- Comment on all blogs to be entered to win the FULL RELEASE & become a follower (if not already)
- Discount code is "Remember" to receive 40% off from Friday (blog hop start) to Friday, Nov. 13 at noon
- Each DT Member will draw a winner from their comments to receive the image they worked with. I am giving away Bernard Bear!
- If you post about the blog hop on your blog or elsewhere, let us know and you’ll get an extra entry for the FULL RELEASE win
-All draws will be posted on Wed. Nov. 11th
And in case you get “lost” along the way, here is the order of today’s blog hop and the images that each DT member is using!
And a FREEBIE for you!
YOUR NEXT STOP IS MEREDITH!
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