Three Shoes

Are you a shoe lover?  (ok - I guess MOST women are right??! either that or handbags!!)  I've got 3 shoe projects to share with you today!

The first is a cute little flip flop card that I cut with my Silhouette machine (the template included the base and the thong part)   The flower is a punch by EK success and the 16 was cut with number dies from Papertrey Ink.  I embossed the base with Swiss Dots.  The SWEET sentiment is part of a stamp (Sweet Shoppe) from Candy Jar Christmas by Waltzingmouse (I just inked the sweet part!).  I cut two bases and adhered the pieces around the toe part so I could stamp a sentiment inside.  I scored the back piece about 1" in so it could fold open easily.  This card measures about 2 1/4" x 5" - but using the Silhouette I could have made it bigger (or smaller!)

My next card is ballet toe shoes!  I created this card for a co-worker who wanted a 30th birthday card for her niece.  The niece is a teacher but her passion is dancing. 

I looked high and low for a 3D ballet shoe template to no avail -  I finally came upon  Chantal's Stained Glass and she has this lovely colored image on her site.  I printed it 3 times, then cut out the right shoe once and the left shoe twice.  I cut slits with my craft knife and wove the ribbon in, wrapped it around and tied it.  Then I layered the shoes to the first printing with foam tape.  (the left shoe is 2 layers, the right shoe is one layer).  The 'I hope you dance' sentiment is from Rubbernecker and I stamped the name with Karen Foster alphabet stamps (no longer available)

This card is 5"x5" and instead of having it open -  I made an easel backing for it so it could be stood up and displayed.

And my final shoe is another  little flip flop - this time a box that I got at Michaels and painted with Scattered Straw Distress Crackle Paint.   The same co-worker's sister is turning 60 and in true baby boomer fashion - she is a flower child/hippie!   I found this perfect 'peace' patterened paper at Michaels.  The bright daisy is Prima.

I also made a tag to go along with the flip flop box.  I found the perfect sentiment for the flower child -  "You Make Everything Groovy'  by Verve (are you now humming Wild Thing??!! - you are if you are a baby booomer!!)  I added the big numbers (dies from PTI) and two punched butterflies.  I looped 3 colors of twine through the top.

Here you can see how I lined the cover and inside bottom of the box - I just traced the box and cut it a little smaller.  I think it adds a nice finishing touch.

I even covered the bottom of the box

You may remember I made a high heel shoe a month or so ago -  it was made for the same co-worker (another relative's 40th b'day)   you can see that shoe on my post here.

Ok - now let's all go shopping for some shoes!!!  are you with me!?!?!

Flip Flop Card:
Stamps - Sweet from Candy Jar Christmas Fillers: Waltzingmouse
Paper:  White, hibiscus burst, orange zest, simply Chartreuse - PTI
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black
Accessories:  small oval punch - SU, flower punch - EK Success, rhinestones - Kaiser, Swiss Dot embossing folder - Provo Craft, number dies - PTI, foam tape, 1/4 hole punch - Fiskars, Silhouette Machine, flip flop template from Silhouette.

Toe Shoe Card:
Stamps:  Rubbernecker - Dance #563-03
Paper - white, black, melon berry, plum pudding - PTI
Ink: Versafine Onyx Black
Accessories -  Clip art image from http://chantalstainedglass.50megs.com/2balletshoes1.html ,   Melon Berry Satin Ribbon - PTI, foam tape, small oval, circle and scallop circle punches - SU, numbers die - PTI

Flip Flop Box:
Stamps:  You make everything groovy from Feeling Groovy set by Verve Visual
Paper:  true black, orange zest, new leaf - PTI
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black, Ranger Distress Spiced Marmelade
Accessories:  scalloped tag die - Spellbinders, Ranger Scattered Straw Distress paint,  flower - Prima Daisy Doodles, number die - PTI, cropadile, twine - the Twinery, glue dots