Note cards & Tic Tac Toe

Once again, I have two projects for today. The first one is a note card from this file:
 

 

 
This was so fast and easy to do, it wouldn't take very long at all to make up a set as a hostess gift as you are running out the door.

 

 



 After printing and cutting the note card and envelope out, I inked my edges then I added some leaves using a small leaf stamp from my stash, some shinny leaf  confetti and a piece of twine on the edge.

 

These would be useful for several different things, Thanksgiving dinner invitations, my favorite, tea party invitations, hostess gifts, actually a gift for any occasion.

 
Next I had more bottle cap fun, using up some more of these Fall Pockets bottle cap images from last month.
 

 

 

I wanted to make a Tic Tac Toe game that can go wherever you do. I left the outside a little bland. I started with a Silhouette file for the box, cutting the top, bottom and insert with my Cameo. I printed the, "Tic Tac Toe" with my Cricut.
 

 

I added the grid lines with my Cricut using Sure Cuts a Lot to trace a picture of the grid which I found online.

 



 

I cut the images out, inked the edges then adhered them to the inside of the bottle caps then I coated the entire inside of the caps with Glossy Accents. I made 5 scarecrow pieces and 5 cactus pieces. All of the pieces fit inside making it easier to find them and to take them along wherever you go.
 

Bottle Cap Magnets & Rosettes

I really enjoy working with Deena's bottle cap images, if I could my 1" circle punch it would be a lot faster but even without the punch these are very fast to cut out and work with.
 

 

Click here to view file. You get 5 different designs, there are 6 rows on the sheet for a total of 30 bottle caps and you can print as many as you need.

 

 
 
All you need to do is cut the images out either with a 1" circle punch or by hand. I inked my edges and used some 3D Crystal Lacquer to adhere the images to the inside of the bottle caps. I added more of the 3D Lacquer on top of the images to give them a bit of a shine. On the backside of the bottle caps I attached a magnet with my hot glue gun.
 
 





I also made a rosette and attached a magnet to the backside then I made another rosette without a magnet. Rosettes are very versatile there are so many different things you can use them for. They make great gift "bows" as well as banners, cards, scrapbook pages and my favorite use is to make themed pins with them.
 

 

All of these projects are very fast and easy to make, they make great last minute gifts, party favors, etc.

 

 





 

Magnets/Ornaments using Bottle Cap Image Inserts

Today I had the pleasure of using Fall Leaves Two Bottle Cap Image Inserts, these are very, very easy to work with. 

 Link to file 

You get 36 bottle cap inserts, 6 of each design. I made all of these and have a full row of 6 left. I also had some boo-boos, some trial and error items.
 
First I made some magnets.
 
 

Printable adhered to inside of bottle cap.

 

Printable adhered to outside of bottle cap.

 

Doubled up bottle caps.

A 1" circle punch is perfect for cutting these out. Since I can't find my 1" circle punch I just cut them out freehand, it didn't take long at all. I inked my edges then glued to the bottle caps.
 



Inner and outer.
 

The images seemed to want to curl up a bit on the outer edges so I weighted them down with magnets.

 

 

After the images are totally dry turn the bottle caps over and glue the magnets onto the opposite sides that the images are on.

 

The double sided magnets were made very similar to the ornaments, minus the alpaca wool for hanging and the additional image on the other side.

 

 

 I used my glue gun to attach the wool to the bottle caps, making sure to pile up enough hot glue to attach an additional bottle cap to the backside, insides matching.

 

 



Can you see the bit of a ridge behind the bottle cap? That is the other side, both sides are showing red when you turn them around. I did both the ornaments and double sided magnets this way.