Stockholm Maine 2014 vacation!

We just got back from vacationing on Madawaska Lake in Northern Maine!  The weather was just perfect!    The photo above was the view from our camp that we rented for 1 week!   It was the first time we rented this camp and it was just right for Tom and I and my sister and her husband and my Mom!

My brother in law, Russ, used the kayak one afternoon and then my sister went with him in the paddle boat another afternoon.   The lake was calm and looked like glass for most of our stay!  We all played lots of golf at Limestone and Caribou Golf courses.  It was great to spend so much time outside!

Here are a few shots from out travels around Stockholm, Maine.  It is so beautiful at the lake!  The countryside is beautiful too!  It was really tough to leave!

We saw geese every morning!



Yup, lots of Potato fields

If not potato then grain! So beautiful!

My sister and I took some craft projects with us to work on when we could.  There was a great area just off the kitchen that gave us plenty of space to work!  I am working on another Slide N Glide card that I hope to have ready soon.  It involves lots of cats!    I loved our stay in Northern Maine but it is always nice to come home! 

Until next year!

Care Bear Slide N Glide Card

I made this card for our daughter, Emily's shower! Emily and Rob are having a baby in September! We are so excited!   I love baby showers!  Her shower was so much fun!

Emily used to collect Care Bears when she was little.  I thought this card might be fun to make!  I saw these little bears on Pinterest and decided to recreate them!

I used my SU slot punch to create the opening to make two of the bears stand up.  This gives the card the 3D effect.  I recently made a birthday card for my sister, Rochelle, using the Slide N Glide technique.  Her card had Slide but no Glide.  But I did use the technique below to give it a 3D effect.  See the video below to see how I did this technique:

Slide N Glide Pirate Ship!

 I could say I have been hard at work making this tutorial but... mmmmmm... I have had some fun the last couple of weeks too!  Who can resist going to the Moxie Festival in Lisbon or the Clam Festival in Yarmouth.  I had lobster rolls and fried dough and fried clams galore!   Fun, fun, fun!

But I have also had some fun in my craft room too!  I love these Slide N Glide cards!  I have done a tutorial and made some templates in case you want to try to make one too!  I do recommend, in my tutorial, using Poster Board for these cards.  I used card stock on my Get Well Chicken but I find that the more Add Ons the more weight there is on the card.  It can make the card stock bow.  The Poster Board is only 97 cents  at Walmart and you get a HUGE sheet of it!  It is really light weight but heavier than card stock.

On the pirate ship below - I didn't use the 2nd flap.  The 2nd flap really adds stability when you are adding stand ups to your card.  I did use the the 2nd flap in my Get Well Chicken- which is on a previous post.

Side Shot

Back of card
 

 

Underneath




 

This video will show you how to put together the flaps of the card.  I will do another video to show you how to add the additional stand up pieces that you might want to use to decorate the card.  Sorry to have to do it in 2 parts but I know my camera will only do about 10 minutes in taping and I felt it would take longer than that to show you all I wanted to show!   Watch for my next post!

I finally figured out how to add a link to my templates!  I hope these will help you
make your own Slide N Glide cards!



SLIDE N GLIDE TEMPLATE BASE




SLIDE N GLIDE FLAPS

Get Well Chicken

I have been busy working on ideas for a Slide N Glide tutorial. My husband looked at the basic card while I was working on it and said " I see a chicken".   So I tried decided to try and make a chicken! This one is using the basic template with no add ons.  I think I need to change the blade on my Xacto knife- having a sharp blade makes this much easier!  The picture below is a side view of the card.

This is the Slide N Glide card when it's closed.  I used a Sizzix die for the little chicken.  As you can tell, I used Graphic 45 paper to add color to my chicken!

 

I didn't decorate the back much but you can always add more!  The flaps on the back keep the "wings" from falling out. 

Slide n' Glide!

 

I was inspired by the PopnRock cards that I saw on Pinterest!  These cards are fun since they do collapse so they can be mailed and they have movement!  The Popnrock cards have more movable parts than mine but this is my first one!  The children are from Graphic 45's - By the Sea paper.  I used several Sizzix dies along with a Memory Box die for the cloud. I made the Lighthouse myself.  

The back of the card has lots of space to add your sentiment!  The lobster is another Memory Box die.  Check out the video below to see how this card rocks!

These cards are not hard to make!  Below is a picture of the base of the card. I drew an oval shape in the size of the card I wanted.  I cut 2 strips out for the inserts but only used one.  The Pop N rock cards had two but my card is much simpler.  You can fold the card in half and use your Xacto knife to cut thru both sides at once to make sure they meet correctly.  I hand cut away the segment on the right side. 

Thisis what it looks like when you open it.  If there is any interest- I may do a tutorial.  I have a few more ideas for this type of card.  Let me know!

Beautiful Music Together!

 I am playing around with some ideas for Wedding cards! I have several weddings to go to this summer and will need to have some cards ready.  I was inspired by my sister, Rochelle, to make this card.  I think her card is so adorable! I did enlarge my card just a bit.    Check out her version of the longer Card in a Box Piano card-

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 Here is another picture of my Piano Card in a Box. I just purchased Memory Box's Piano Key die.  I had to cut it down just a bit to fit my card but I love how easy it is to use!   I also used some Graphic 45 paper that has musical notes on it for the background.

Back of card

 Well, as usual, I went nuts in adding some embellishments that went over the top of the card.  I had to make an envelope for the card to fit in.  It is fashioned after the coin envelop type of card- just much BIGGER....  Luckily, it all fits in!

 

I forgot to add that I am on vacation this week!  My sisters, Connie, Rochelle and I  spent the night at our friend, Cindy's camp in Limington!  What fun!  We spent time on the beach talking until the sun set.  It was beautiful!  I thought I would share a couple of pictures.  The last picture is Cindy's dinner at Bay Haven in Cornish.  This seems to be the month for lobster!

By the Sea Lighthouse

June is finally here!  I am hoping that means long, sunny, warm days!  I purchased Tim Holtz's Luminary die recently and couldn't wait to play with it!  The By the Sea paper by Graphic 45 is fabulous for these projects!   My daughter's birthday is coming up and I needed to make a card for her special day.  I was inspired by the many cards I saw on Pinterest that used the By the Sea paper.  Here is one I really loved-

http://walkelmol.blogspot.com/2014/04/by-sea-graphic-45-card.html


My daughter lives on the island of North Haven just off of Rockland.  I visited there recently on a beautiful sunny day!  My last post had a couple of pictures of the view as you arrive by ferry.   The lobster inside the card is a die from Memory Box. 

Close up

Inside Sentiment

I love Tim's Luminary die!  I added the tea light to the top but you can really put anything inside this luminary.   There are a lot of creative ideas on  Pinterest!  I saw this die used for Halloween and Christmas!  Very cool!

 

 I loved getting out all my nautical dies to use for this project!  I still have space to add a sentiment if I want to use it to give to someone for a birthday!  The top comes off and I can fill the box with yummies as a gift too! 

I wanted to share a picture of the lobster roll we had recently at our new favorite restaurant, Bay Haven in Cornish, Maine.  They are about an hour from where we live but worth the drive.   Their lobster rolls are fabulous!  My brother-in-law laughs when we take pictures of our food but this was a show stopper!  Look at all the lobsta!

I had the Lobster Melt!  Ton of lobster in that sandwich too!  The bread is dipped in butter and Parmesan Cheese and then put on the griddle.  It is fabulous!

 The weather has finally improved here!  I am looking forward to a vacation in a couple of weeks!  I hope I get to spend more time in my craft room!  Happy June to everyone!