DtsArt Design Team - Gift Card Holders

Well, this is our last project for this term of the DtsArt design team.  I have really enjoyed working with Dardi's files - they are so user friendly!!  This week we have an assortment of gift card holders, just in time for your last minute Christmas shopping, huh:-) 

Aren't those cute gift card holders!!  You can pick up the file for these at DtsArt.  Remember these aren't Cricut files per say.  They are svg files but they also come in Make the Cut format and Scal format too.

  ***Included with your files is a text file with the accurate sizes.  Please refer to this because different programs open the files up in different sizes.  I use Scal 2 and it always opens my files up at a different size.  I learned this through trial and error:-)  So to make sure you are cutting out what was originally intended, always refer to the text file that comes with your purchase.***

Please head over to DtsArt Blog to see how the rest of the design team decorated theirs:-)

DtsArt Blog Hop - a trip down memory lane

We are finishing up our term with Dardi's design team by having a blog hop.  We are calling it a trip down memory lane and are revisiting our favorite project from this term.  You should have arrived here from Dardi's blog.  

To be honest, I don't know if I have a favorite project because there were so many great svg's to work with.  For today, I am going to share with you the rest of my post it note holders.  I made a few when we showcased the post it note holder the first time but I had originally planned that I would make enough for my coworkers at the dance studio - a total of 12.  Here are the final products -

I packaged them up in cellophane bags and used a Cardz TV stamp from the "Home For Christmas" set.  Of course, I threw in some candy:-)

What would be a blog hop without some blog candy:-)  I have for you a choice of either the post it note svg or this cute digi stamp from DtsArt -

To be eligible for this please leave me a comment with a way to contact you.  I would love it if you were also a follower however I don't require it.  I will post the winner on Monday, Dec. 12th so you have until midnight Dec. 11th PST.

*****Now for the real fun - there is a grande prize of 5 svg files of your choice or 5 digi stamps of your choice from Dts Art!!  How do you win these?  Well, visit each of the design team members blog and pick up a secret word from their blog.  Put the words together to form the correct phrase and email it to DtsArtGames@hotmail.com.*****

My secret word is Bells.

Good luck!! Here is the line up:

Dardi: DtsArt Blog


Nicole: Teachdanz


Ruth: My Hobby=My Art


Tanya: My Little Craft Corner


Christina: Christina's Creative Corner


Stacie: Hestia's Helper

 I am entering this in the following challenges -

More Than Favors - Christmas

DtsArt Blog Hop - A Trip Down Memory Lane

Just a quick note to let you know tomorrow is the DtsArt design team blog hop "A Trip Down Memory Lane".   All of the design team will be giving away either an svg file or digi stamp (your choice) and there is a grande prize of either 5 svg's of your choice or 5 digi stamps of your choice.  We will be playing a game to earn the grande prize.  Each blog you visit will have a secret word and when you pick up all of the secret words, you must try to put them into a phrase and then send them into DtsArt to qualify.  Hope to see you all tomorrow!!

DtsArts Design Team Post - Cocoa Mugs

***Some of you may recognize this post from last week as I was a week early on this project:-)  Here it is again in hopes that others of you were too busy with the Thanksgiving preparations to notice it last week and it will feel "new to you", lol!***



Time for another project using svg files from DtsArts.  I love these 2 svg files that Dardi created.  One will make your typical pouch to fit a packet of hot cocoa inside and the other is a 3d mug that can be filled with all sorts of goodies.  Both are quick and easy files to put together.  I do suggest a strong glue for the 3d mug especially if you are filling it with candy. 

You can cut this one out with the handle on either side.  My paper was only printed on one side so to make the handle have patterned paper on both side I turned my image upside down and slid it to the end of the mat so it only cut the handle part.  I then glued this onto the complete cut out mug and put it together after that.

To purchase these files click here.  To see what the rest of the design team did with these files please go here.  Stay tuned for our upcoming blog hop in December and you could have a chance to win either a free svg file or digi file from DtsArt.com.

DtsArt Design Team - Reindeer SVG

This week the design team got to play with Dardi's new reindeer svg.  He is so cute with all of the jingle bells around his neck.  I decided to make him into a reindeer shape card by creating a shadow and copy/paste and weld together.  I love shaped cards, don't you?  Please check out Dardi's blog to see what the other design team members did with their projects and don't forget you can purchase the svg file for yourself here.  Don't delay, the file is on sale right now!

DtsArt Design Team Day - Keurig cup projects

I think this is soooo clever!! I haven't seen anything like this before so this was really fun to try!! You do need to have empty Keurig cups for this file but if you ask around people are usually willing to share:-) at least it worked for me!! I used the file as a pilgrim's hat but one of the design team members had a completely different take on it so make sure you head over to DtsArt blog to check out the rest of the team's projects.

I am planning on using these for Thanksgiving and will probably fill them with mints for after dinner.

To buy this file click here

**couple of hints for putting these together**
-use red sticky tape, Zip dry was messy:-(
-test cut on some cheap cardstock (I recommend the white package from walmart) because we found there is some variation in the Keurig cup sizes
-if you have any problems feel free to contact me or Dardi

I am entering this in the following challenges-
Whimsical Wednesday - create a Thanksgiving card/project
My Craft Spot -gobble til you wobble

DtsArt Design Team Day - Chinese Take Out Box

This week we got to work with one of Dardi's favorite svg's - her Chinese take out box.  I absolutely love this box because it is so simple to put together and has lots of room inside.  I decorated mine for Christmas and am planning to use it for my youngest daughter's teacher.  We will make her a glittered ornament and decorate it with vinyl and use this cute little box to wrap it up for her.  I used some wire from the jewelry section at Joann's to make my handle.  The cute embellishments are from Walmart.  Make sure you head over to Dardi's blog to see how the rest of the design team embellished their Chinese take out boxes.  You can purchase the file here.

DtsArt Design Team Day - candy holders

This week the design team got to work with a candy holder svg file.  This is a perfect project for all of the upcoming holidays and very simple to make.  You will have fun seeing how each of us design team girls added our own little touch to this project.  I am always inspired by my colleagues at DtsArt and I hope you will be too:-) 

The first box will hold several pieces of candy or even a small cookie would work too.  I chose to make a belly band and decorated it with a rosette.

The second box would work great with Ghiradelli chocolate squares but I didn't have any so I used the second best thing - Reese's Peanut Butter Cups.  Oh do I love those:-)  I added some perfect pears around the edge and a couple of  roses and voila! a pretty package with a yummy treat -

Make sure you head on over to Dtsart blog to see what the rest of the design team did with these files.  Also check out DtsArt.com to purchase them for yourself!!

DtsArt's Design Team - Memo Notebox Holder SVG

It's time for another project featuring an original SVG from Dardi at DtsArt.  This week's project is a memo notebox holder.  I love this and what a great gift idea!!  In fact the disney one I made is going to our school secretary who loves anything Disney.  It is a quick and easy project too.  Along with the notebox holder is a template to cut your own paper.  You could use a notepad from the store too.  The options are endless as you will see at DtsArt blog, our design team was so creative in their use of this little box:-) 

 Don't forget to stop by DtsArt blog to check out the rest of the design team's projects and there may even be some blog candy:-)

Post It Note Holder - Dtsart Design Team Project

This is a great svg file to create Post It Note holders.  It makes this craft so quick and easy that I enlisted my 9 year old daughter to help me.  I am planning on making these as Christmas gifts for my co-workers at the dance studio.  I was able to layout 3 templates on my mat.  I found the mini gel pens at Staples for $5 a 12 pack.  Check out DtsArt for the cut file and DtsArt blog to see how the rest of the design team created their Post It Note holders. 

Candy Corn Peeps - Dtsart Design Team Project

Time for another project using an svg set from Dtsart.  This week we are using the Candy Corn Peeps.  This svg set comes with six different candy corn designs.  I chose to use the witch and the ladybug for my scrapbook layout.

I have hardly done any scrapbooking in the past 5 years of my life.  It is sad because before that I only scrapbooked and occasionally made cards.  We started a major remodel on our house (put on a second story by ourselves) 5 years ago and it pretty much shut down my hobby.  In the past month I have chosen to use some of Dardi's files for scrapbook pages.  It reminds me how much I miss scrapbooking.  I am not a fancy scrapbooker by any means and I like to use a lot of pictures on my pages.  Here are some close up shots of my project for this week-

I chose to use the witch and ladybug files to match some of the costumes in the pics I was scrapbooking.  I made the ladybug a bumblebee by using yellow instead of red.  I still need to journal my pages (I always save that for last).  I used some stickers and paper from Creative Memories to help embellish my page.

Thanks for stopping by and please head on over to Dtsartblog to check out what the rest of the design team did with these files.  There are some really creative ideas and you will not be disappointed!!