Monday, August 22, 2011

Glora's Crafts - Guest Designer Week 32 - Day 1

Hello, Peachy Keen Friends. Today is the first day of my guest designer spot for Peachy Keen Stamps and I'm thrilled. When I realized that my Peachy Keen Guest Designer Week and the start of school (in my neck of the woods) would coincide it seemed only natural to plan 'back to school' projects. At the time I didn't realize how popular that theme was going to be this month. Nevertheless, I'm VERY excited to share with you some fun projects that I made with a 'back to school' theme in mind.

Today, I have one of my favorite kinds of cards to share with you. I call it a spinner card and was originally inspired to make this kind of card when I saw THIS card on Nikki (Scrappin' Navy Wife's) blog. I have a picture tutorial for this kind of card HERE if you are interested in making one of these yourself. If you do make one, let me know I'd love to come and see it!

So here is the first face of my back to school girl:


I had to start with this sad face because I have to admit that the very first day of school can be scary or sad at first for the child (in my case for the MOM)! But don't worry because it gets better, as you turn the dial...


You  get a smiley face. Yes, the little girl finds out that school really is fun and she is having a great time (and that makes this whole school thing easier for Mom too) and then turn the dial one last time and we find...


This little girl leaves school SO happy and she is super excited just thinking about the next day!

Don't those darling faces just bring this girl to LIFE?! I seriously LOVE my Peachy Keen Stamps to pieces. For this project I used one of my favorite sets called Wide Eyed Kids. I also used the adorable Princess Face stamps.

The darling Back to School sentiment is from the My Teacher Rocks! stamp set by My Creative Time as well as that cute stitched circle in the corner. It is from the Scallop and Stitched Circle Die set (I just cut it down to fit in the corner).

Here is a VERY short video just showing how the card looks as you turn the dial. If you are interested in the picture tutorial on making this card click HERE.



The prize for this week, which was generously donated by Peachy Keen Stamps, is the new Winter Wonderland Face Assortment.


If you leave a comment here and on my home page Glora's Crafts (HERE) each day this week, you will have up to 10 chances to win these adorable stamps. I will be drawing the winner on Saturday, August 27th. Good luck and thanks for stopping by today! I hope to see you tomorrow! Hugs- Glora

Items Used:

*Wild Card Cricut cartridge (spinner card base)
*Twinkle Toes Cricut cartridge (little girl at about 5")
*Gypsy (to design and weld card)
*Peachy Keen Stamps - Wide Eyed Kids (faces on first two images)
*Peachy Keen Stamps - Princess Faces (face on the third image)
*My Creative Time Stamps - My Teacher Rocks! (sentiment)
*My Creative Time Dies - Scallop and Stitched Circle Set (sentiment background)
* Paper Pizazz - blue Disney patterned paper
*DCWV - Grade School Stack (green patterned paper)
*Disneyland - bitty Mickey Icon paper punch
*Versamarker (to highlight the hair)
*Sakura White Gellyroll Pen (for eye whites and faux stitching)
*Chalk (for rosy cheeks)

58 comments:

Jen R said...

That is one of the cutest things I have seen!

jessica said...

such a super adorable card! Glora you did a fab job!!

Josie0602 said...

I always love your cards and this one is now at the top of my favorites list!
Tracy
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Jennifer said...

Glora,

That is the cutest!!! :) And your picture tutorial on spinner cards is so helpful-thank you for taking the time!

Thank you so much for sharing,

Jennifer
partridgelu at yahoo dot com

Lucy said...

That is really adorable and love this stamp set! Thanks for the chance :)

Lucy said...

I can't get on your blog :(

CRAZY4 CHRIST said...

This is so cute!! I have tryed to make one but it didn't turn out, i will have to watch the turtorial to see how it's done!! Great job!!
Kristan
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Michelle said...

That is so cute, I think after reading some of my course work this morning I think my face matches the teary eyed one. Can't wait to see all that you create this week!

Maria said...

How cute
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Saundra said...

Love your spinner cards, Glora! You are going to do great this week.

Hugs,
Saundra
Luvscrappingtogether at gmail dot com

littlen said...

what a fun idea. very cute. tfs.

Tami B. said...

Finally! And you sure didn't disappoint with this cutie!

Cathryn said...

Awesome Glora!!! I knew you would rock this! Excellent card! Love ya, Cathryn :)

Dawn said...

This card is adorable! I just found your spinner card tutorial this weekend and can't wait to make one of my own. Thanks for the inspiration!! deegeescraps (at) gmail (dot) com

Amanda T said...

This is such a darling card! Glora is one of the most talented women I know and I cannot wait to see all of her projects this week!!

Heather said...

So cute!!
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Kathy Salido said...

Adorable card!!
Kathy
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mamawcindy said...

I absolutely Love your Card!!!! Love the Sweet Faces. I have got to try to make one of these. Need to make a Little Boy one. My little Grandson just started Kindergarten. Thanks for Sharing. Can't wait to see rest of your projects this week. :0)
cindymarshall63 at hotmail dot com

oksana said...

that is so adorable, cool and just awesome! i love love love it!

Nikki Foraker said...

ADORBS!!! ;)

♥ Nikki ♥

Linda said...

You all picked a VERY talented woman to guest for you!! LOVE the card & can't wait to see what the rest of the week brings! :)
Linda :)
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Jessica said...

I just love these cards...thanks for sharing :)
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My Quilling Nest said...

Love your card Glora!!! I'll have to try out one. Fun fun fun!!!
Can't wait to see your project tomorrow.

Hugs,
Linda

Unknown said...

Love the outfit and those faces are perfect for showing the emotions that go throught a little one's face when a new year starts. I have to say I as a teacher also feel that way.
The night before school is to start I get very little sleep. And to think I have been teaching 15 years now.
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Emily said...

Darling! Adorable faces and love the mickey outfits!

Amy E said...

What an adorable card!!! I love the little faces! After seening my kids going off to school each year, and then eventually going off to college, I think you should make a Mommy version of this ard! Hahaha!!

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DoBea A. said...

This is absolutely adorable Glora! Can't wait to see what you make for the rest of the week!!

Tammy V said...

Love the spinner. I am sure this will be my neice next week when she goes to school for the first time!
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lanejoy1 said...

This card is adorable. I can imagine some parents will be seeing lots of these faces as schools are starting. Thanks for the chance to win these PK Stamps.

lanejoy1@windstream.net

Anonymous said...

Adorable! Gotta love those faces !

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Gabriela Sandoval said...

So adorable. Love the Mickey's.

Gaby

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Heather said...

Such a great back to school card!
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Sue D said...

Very cute and perfect for back to school.
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Linda Harris said...

I am addicted to the faces. Very cute!!!!

Kim said...

Hi Glora! so glad to see you getting the opportunity to share your talent on the site! I'm sure you will blow us away all week!

Bunnyfreak said...

Love all the faces.

GabyCreates.com said...

Glora, this is just ADORABLE!!!

Sunshine HoneyBee said...

The spinner dial is a cute idea. My daughter was looking forward to the start of her sophomore yr of college. Was harder this time leaving her after we moved her into her 1st apt (she lived in dorm the 1st required yr) since an apt is a bigger step towards independence & responsibility.
Melissa
"Sunshine HoneyBee"
http://CreatedbySunshineHoneyBee.blogspot.com

Felicia - Scrapper in the Making said...

I've got to learn how you did this. Do you mind sharing? I just love it. Smooches... Felicia - frankleecrafts [at] gmail [dot] com

Kate said...

love it my friend. Thanks for the tutorial.

Hugs
Kate

Unknown said...

Oh my gosh! I have to make one!!! TY for sharing!
kacee

quilt4fun2 said...

Thanks for reminding us of this kind of card...I need to make notes to remind myself. A very sweet job.
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Jane Miller said...

Hi Glora! Your card is adorable. I always enjoy your Mickey details. Can't wait t see the rest of your projects for this week.

Cassandra said...

How fun! Nice job. I will have to try one of these spinner cards some day. :)

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Totally Twisted Cards said...

Love the faces on , esp the one with her eyes closed. Great job on your card. Love it.

stacy at TotallyTwistedCards dot com
http://www.totallytwistedcards.com

Happyscrapin said...

Great job Gloria! Your card is so cute and I love the faces!

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abusybee - DoubleClick Connections said...

So adorable!

Carri~abusybee
www.doubleclickconnections.blogspot.com

Tina said...

Very nice work.



Tina

Maryjo said...

I love this card, so cute. I am going to try a spinner card now.
Maryjo
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gshrader said...

Wow! That is so cute! Thanks for sharing!
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Anonymous said...

I have been waiting since December for this! When the weekly PK designers were announced is when I found your blog and have been a huge fan since! I bought this cartridge because of you! :) I still have the directions you posted a while ago. Have to try this. Thanks Glora! DianaB

Crystal said...

I have never seen this type of card!! How cool. I really like it. Thanks for posting!!

Kimberly J. said...

Congrats on being a guest designer! You got all these emotions down perfectly!!! I love them all :)
Kimberly
cutie.jensen at gmail.com

CarolynG said...

Cannot wait to see what projects you have planned for the week!! LOVE PKS!!

lindagk23 said...

Adorable card! Love all those cute faces! You did an awesome job! Thanks for sharing and for the chance to win! lindagk23ataoldotcom

Gloria said...

Totally totally LOVE when you make spinner cards. This is such a pretty card and love the Disney touch. Thank You for sharing:-) disneynut 4 life22 at yahoo dot com

Sherrie K. said...

LOVE this spinner card! The cute little girl and adorable faces bring this card so much life! LOVE it! TFS!
Sherrie K
http://sherriescraps.blogspot.com

callyannc said...

Love her! TFS Callyann(follower)
http://callyanncraftycreations.blogspot.com