2015 Planner from The Cutting Cafe

 

2015 Secret Garden Planner

Happy Monday everyone, hope your week is off to a good start. I'm back to share my latest project featuring The Planner Printable Set by the talented Regina Easter, owner/designer of The Cutting Cafe. I absolutely love this set and because of its popularity she expanded it to include several add on's as well as a Holiday Planner. I'll include links for those at the end of my post as well as the other two planners I created last year. For now I have a ton of photos to share of my Secret Garden Planner so let's get started.

Graphic 45's Secret Garden paper collection was used for the 

covers and spine. 

The letters and numbers are from the Secret Garden 

cardstock sticker sheet. I added the numbers to the 

ribbon so the "5" can be easily changed to a "6" next year. 

This pretty frame was purchased at Hobby Lobby. I placed the 

cut out in it and distressed it a bit with Vintage Photo which was also 

used to distress each and every edge of this planner. ;) The butterflies

are chipboard stickers from K and Company that were in my stash.

I added a Roman numeral clock cut out to the upper right corner 

and added a Prima brad to the center. Kaisercraft bliss pearls provide a 

decorative border for it.  

Back Cover featuring a SC sticker.

The inside covers also feature the Secret Garden collection but

the pocket flap is from G45's Place in Time. A cut out (SC) was added

to the My 2015 Planner cover.

2015 Full Calendar Sheet

(offered in black/white or colored which I used throughout

this planner)

Every category/month in this printable set has a tab and was  

distressed with antique linen distress ink by Tim Holtz.

Important Numbers Pages

(print off as many as you need)

These are handy to have in your planner-Monthly Goals and

Monthly Bill Payment Log.

Notes and a blank page to record anything you need/want.

I stamped "To Do" on the blank pages because this planner is 

for my big sis and she always has a long To Do list. ;)

Regina includes tabbed dividers in the Planner set

but I wanted to use my G45 Place in Time calendar paper. 

This is what the weekly format looks like. I added cut out's, 

stickers, etc. throughout to mark special occasions/holidays. Stamps would 

work well too.

Here are a few of my favorite monthly divider's using G45's Place in Time.

I added a pocket to the back of each monthly divider

and stamped Receipts on it. I like the idea of being

able to find a receipt when I need it. :)

The Cutting Cafe also offers add on's to the 2015 Planner Printable Set which you can view here. 

{Holiday Planner, Password add on, 25 Days of Christmas, etc.}

It's not to late to create your own planner or give one as a gift!!!

Here are the links to my other two planners and the add on sheets at TCC.

Ladies Diary Planner

Bohemian Bazaar Planner

Bohemian Bazaar Address Book

(this file is also included in the Planner Set)

Now for the add on's-

Click this link and it will pull up all of the add ons plus the additional planners (.ie. Holiday, Meal,)

Thanks for the visit today and my apologies if I haven't been by to visit your blog lately. The past two months have been hectic around my home and hopefully things are going to slow down starting this week. It has to, right? 

Lisa xx

A Mini Calendar

2015 Mini Flip Calendar

Hi there! As promised I'm back with my design team project for The Cutting Cafe. I used the 2015 Calendar Printable Set to create my mini flip calendar for my desk.

On months with special occasions I added an Idea-ology metal 

element. 

This is one of Tim's industrial borders.

I used papers from Donna Salazar which I adhered to my 3.5 chipboard bases.  My Cinch binding machine turned it into a flip calendar which I'll enjoy all year. :)

2015 Calendar Printable Set

Regina offers several files in this set including this fun calendar keychain set. 

 The Cutting Cafe

To see more projects featuring this file and other calendar files by Regina check out the creations by the design team tomorrow on TCC blog. Also, the winner of 3 free cutting file sets will be announced. If you'd like to be in the running just leave a comment on the DT post. 

I hope you'll give this set a try. :)

Have a great week!

Lisa xx

Something New

Waterfall Mini Album

Hello and welcome! 

We have a brand new challenge for you over at Top Tip Tuesday and it's 

~Something New~

with the wonderful Brenda as our hostess. This is her first time to write the challenge post so be sure to let her know what a fab job she did. :) As the challenge title suggests we want you to use something new from your crafty stash (i.e. a new tool, paper collection, die, embellishment, etc.) and please include what your new item is in your blog post. My new item is the paper collection I used, It's Raining Cats and Dogs by Graphic 45, to create this Waterfall Mini Album for my daughter. Rosie is her Cavalier King Charles Spaniel and she is absolutely adorable as you'll see. :)  

I found Ginger Ropp's easy to follow tutorial on the G45 blog and only made one exception, I added extra flaps to the waterfall to include more photos. 

I used a cardstock stick on the spine from the G45 collection.

Back

The front was adorned with a Petaloo bloom and paper roses.

A cut out from the collection was used for the title and if you 

look at the first photo you'll see I used a pull knob from Tim's 

Idea-ology line. I backed it with a G45 paper and sticker to 

fit in with my theme.

I used alpha's from the collection to spell her name out

and a border from the cardstock sticker sheet.

Inside

Left flap

I tucked these cut outs in the pocket so she could journal on them.

The edges were cropped using a We R Memory Keepers

Scallop/Cloud Corner Chomper. I alternated papers from

the collection and adhered to both sides of the flaps. 

Here's my beautiful granddog, Rosie.

Enjoying some sunshine on the deck of her

mom's apartment. Told ya she was adorable!

I love this little face, she is wise and has such soulful eyes. 

Honestly, this breed has the best disposition of any dog 

we've ever had. We miss having her around so much that 

we travel up to our daughter's apartment every other week

or two just to see Rosie and our daughter as well of course. ;)  

Yes, she is under the covers and laying her head on the pillow.

She did it all by herself and my DD woke up to find her snoozing 

away and snapped this wonderful picture. It was taken this past 

December shortly before the Christmas break and she's wearing

her Mrs. Claus dress. Too cute I tell ya!!!

Now I need to make one of these for my son and DIL of my furry grandcat, Felix. We're fortunate to have such smart, beautiful grandbabies. :-) 

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Prize is a $10 coupon code to the online store.

Before I close I would like to ask each of you to remember our beloved Samantha. Her mother passed away last week after a long battle with her health. Please remember her and her family in your thoughts and prayers. I know it would mean so much to her. 

We love you Samantha!

Be back later today with another design project for The Cutting Cafe.

Hugs,

Lisa 

Keep Calm, No Matter What

Shadowbox

Compendium of Curiosities 3 Challenge #19-Frayed Fabric 

Hi all! I've been a bit scarce here lately but I'm back to share my entry for CC3's 19th challenge. 

I have a confession, I wanted to throw the towel in and give up on this one. Why? Two words-sewing machine. I had to keep telling myself to "keep calm, no matter what" and just get it done. Sewing is not my thing and never will be lol. But for Tim Holtz I now have made an exception, twice. ;) If you'd like to challenge yourself with Tim's techniques in his third Compendium of Curiosities book click here to get your autographed copy.

Here are a few close ups...

I created two shadowboxes for my DH filled with mementos of his beloved uncle and aunt.  

This photo is his uncle and younger brother shortly after their arrival in America.

This is the second shadowbox and includes photos of them throughout their marriage. They traveled to Italy several times to visit family in Pisa, Italy. 

Memories throughout the years...

You can't read what's on the Idea-ology heart charm but it says "life journey." They definitely enjoyed a wonderful life journey together.  

For my frayed fabric pieces I used Tim's eclectic elements 6x6 fabric pack-Melange- and his handy dandy craft scratcher wire brush tool. Idea-ology metal products as well as Tim's paperie were used to create my shadowboxes. 

The Inspiration Emporium is sponsoring this challenge and offering the lucky winner a wonderful prize. 

That's all for me today, thanks for dropping by. 

Have a wonderful weekend!

Lisa xx

Keep It Simple

I'm back to share my DT card for the first challenge of 2015 at Top Tip Tuesday. Samantha's our hostess and she'd like to see simple cards this time. I love the fact that this type of card is mail friendly but honestly I struggle with them. Fortunately an idea popped in my head when I remembered what Tim Holtz did with this very stamp from French Flight. 

Tip: Use several inks to create a watercolor effect on your stamped image. 

Quick personal note here-I've been taking some time off to recover from surgery and it just happened to come off during the busiest time of the year. Before I let time slip away I just wanted to say how much I'll miss seeing Bettina's lovely creations at TTT. She has always inspired me and you can't imagine how excited I was to receive a Christmas card from her this year. I'll miss you Bettina and wish you the best of luck in your crafty endeavors. I'd be remiss if I did not thank my other teamies as well for the beautiful Christmas cards they sent me. I plan to put each one on my inspiration board so I can enjoy them all year long. Thanks so much for making my holidays brighter ladies!

SPONSOR

Prize is a $10.00 gift certificate to The Sweet Stamps store.

We are looking forward to seeing your clean and simple (CAS) style cards.  

Good luck everyone and I hope 2015 will be your best year ever!

Lisa xx