Piggy Tales

Tips & Tricks by Wendy Johnson

 I know, Halloween has come and gone, but seriously, have you checked out our new Halloween collection?  It has got to be one of the funnest and it definitely has THE cutest ghosts I've ever seen!  So, I was thinking about how cute these little guys would be for other projects and I whipped out a few very easy and quick cards that anyone can make!  I made a belated birthday card and an all-occasion card with fun sentiments that wouldn't scare anyone...instead they will bring a smile!  

 
And if those sentiments aren't what you're looking for, here's a few more I came up with....

• Here's looking at Boo!
• Happy Boo-day to You!
• You're how old?  No, no don't tell us....it's far too scary!
• Way to rock, your Boo-ty!  Congrats!
  

I hope you have a BOO-tiful weekend!
Wendy
 
Supply List:
#502 Caught Paper
#498 Weasels Paper
#508 Chipboard Shapes

Downloadable Kit, "Oh Boy What Fun" mini album by Trina Linford

To learn how to create the adorable album, click here Download Bikealbumprojectsheet.

To purchase this kit, click HERE only $14.99

"Hi There" card by Ruth Clarke

"Hi There" card by Ruth Clarke

Using the Row, Row, Row, Your Boat Paper Collection

Supply List:  (Piggy Tales and Scotch)

• 3 M Scotch tape runner 
• 3M Scotch double sided foam tape
• 3M Scotch Scrapbookers 2-way glue
• # 415 – Down paper (reverse side)
• # 420 – Life Glitter paper
• # 425 – Chipboard shapes
• # 427 – Cardstock Letter Stickers
• 4 ½” x 9” White textured cardstock
• Other –Black DMC threads for sewing lines,
• Other:- Ribbon scrap; Black ink, small letters

 

Instructions:

• Cut a piece of white cardstock 4 ½” x 9” and fold in half.
• Cut a piece from the #415 – Down paper (blue side) at a size- 3” x 4 5/8” and ink the edges with black ink. Adhere it to the white cardstock with your 3M Scotch tape runner with equal distances from all four sides of your folded card.
• Cut out a half green flower and a black flower from the #420 – Life Glitter paper and using your 3M Scotch scrapbookers 2 way glue, adhere your green flower to the left bottom side- see above photo for reference.
• Next add your oval #425 chipboard Shape to the bottom of the card and than add your sentiment using the # 427 Cardstock Letter Stickers.
• Thread a bit of scrap ribbon through the holes of your  #427 flower chipboard shape than add some 3M Scotch double sided foam tape to the reverse side and adhere to your card, using the above photo for placement reference.
• Next add your black flower after you have put a some 3M Scotch double sided foam tape on the back of it. Adhere it to the card than draw some lines out from your black flower, piercing each end of the drawing lines.
• With your black DMC thread sew with 3 strands of thread on each line from hole to hole using the above photo for reference.
• Tip:   Add 3 M Scotch double sided foam tape to your embellishments to give your project definition.

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2 Great Kits & Downloadable Instructions by Trina Linford.

Download All Aboard Accordian Album Instructions

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Download Little Guy Card Instuctions

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A quick tip by Heidi Sonboul

Tip: To add to the Star Pattern paper I used my Craft knife and cut out the center of the stars.

Supply List

Paper: Piggy Tales- yankee doodle dandy collection

Chipboard- Piggy Tales yankee doodle dandy, American Crafts

Cardstock- Piggy Tales-yankee doodle dandy

Adhesive- Scotch

Stickers: Heidi Grace

New Contest: What makes a kit club great?

New Contest! We'd like to know what you think! We want your opinion on what would make our kit club great. We're always looking for ways to make our products better. Tell your friends, let everyone know. We will select 3 lucky winners! All you have to do to enter is visit us on Facebook and submit a comment with your opinion of what makes a kit club great, you will be entered to win $50 in Piggy Tales product. Contest ends at midnight November 15, 2009. Good Luck!

Product Spotlight: Drawbridge Book

The Drawbridge Book is another innovative, interactive product from Piggy Tales that allows scrappers to use paper and layers to their hearts content. That is to say that it offers plenty of room. Made of white chipboard, Piggy Tales Drawbridge Book introduces a unique binding system called "true close." True close binding allows you to add tons of paper and embellishments to each page, and the album still closes flat! The Piggy Tales Drawbridge book sells for around $9.99 at fine scrapbook stores everywhere.

Halloween Card Ideas by Heidi Sonboul

Happy Halloween!
I used Beauty and the Beast- Piggy Tales paper
Scotch Adhesive

To create this card, I cut many small strips of 3X1 inch and layered them. Once I had them all layered... I mounted that onto the card.


BOO

I used
old king cole- piggy tales
scotch
Piggy Tale Letter stickers
SEI Brads

 
 
To create this card, cut a strip of pattern paper 12X5 inches
Then fold into 3rds.
The ghost are cut freehand and placed on with Foam tape to give a 3D look.
To create the tie close, simply punch 2 holes and add brads with cardstock.


 
BOO with BATS

I used Yankee Doodle Dandy-Piggy Tales
Fancy Pants - pins
Scotch adhesive
Martha Stewart punch

To create the holes I used different sized hole punches :)
The bat is placed on with foam tape

 
 

A Family Night Out: by Heidi Sonboul

 A Family Night

Paper: Piggy Tales- the ants go marching, Beauty and the Beast
Chipboard: Piggy Tales-it's raining, it's pouring, mary, mary quite contrary,the ants go marching
Letter Stickers: beauty and the beast
Rub-ons: Piggy Tales Beauty and the Beast
Special Tips: I use all solid colors of chipboard letters to create a fun kid/youthful look. Bright colors gives a fun feel to a layout.