Teachdanz

Color Challenge at SVG Attic Blog

2012-03-01T08:30:00.003-08:00

Each month there is a new challenge over at SVG Attic's blog. Anyone can participate and the guidelines are posted by the challenge. For March, the challenge is to use at least two of these colors in your project.

I used the following SVG Attic sets to make my card -
Be Mine - card base and layers
My Valentine - frog and layers

Last Day for SVG Attic February Challenge

2012-02-29T13:29:00.002-08:00

Today is the last day for the SVGATTIC challenge. It is an easy one so if you want a chance to get some great prizes make a quick project with a heart on it and at least one item from SVG Attic. Don't own any SVG Attic files yet? Here is a link to a heart freebie to give you a jump start!! I know you're going to want to own more:-) Link up before time is up. For all the details click HERE.
This is the card that I did for the challenge so I thought I would share it again.

Leprechaun Hat using St. Patricks Day "Go Green" Set from SVG Attic

2012-02-27T00:30:00.004-08:00

Hello everybody and happy Monday!! I hope you had a great weekend and that your Monday is off to a good start:-) I wanted to share with you a shaped card I made using the Leprechaun Hat from the "Go Green" svg set from SVG Attic. I created a shadow using SCAL 3 and welded 2 of the shadows together to create the base of the card. I cut out 2 hats, one in black for the outside of the card and the other in a light green for the inside of the card. I did a little embossing with my cuttlebug, a little doodling with my white gel pen and used some green liquid pearls to jazz up the card. The sentiment is hand written by moi. I hope this inspires your creativity for St. Patrick's Day. There are some great sets at SVG Attic to help you get your Irish on:-) Check out the set I used and the Celtic Knots set (I will have a project for you in the future using this set:-)

Market Street "Block Party"

2012-02-26T20:22:00.001-08:00

I heard about the block party from a fellow blogger and decided to check it out. I had heard of Market Street stamps but I don't own any and had never even visited their website before. I am glad I did. They have a great selection of stamps!! For my entry in the block party I used their digi stamp which was provided at the block party for those of us who don't own any of their stamps. I traced and cut the image out on my Silhouette Cameo. I also made a shadow of the image and cut that too. I used my Bic Mark Its to color it in (I may have to save up and get copics one day:-) I also added a 3d flower embellishment that is a cut file from Lori Whitlock. This is one of my first 3d flowers ever and I am hooked!! I ran the flower pieces through my cuttlebug and then with some perfect pearls mist. The sentiments are from Scrappy Moms and My Pink Stamper. Thanks for stopping by today and I hope you visit again soon:-)

Day 2 Cardz TV challenge #6 "anything goes"

2012-02-25T00:30:00.000-08:00

I have another card for you using Cardz TV stamp set "Think Spring". I just love this set!! Once again, I used A Walk in My Garden Cricut Cartridge to make my card. I created a shaped card using my Gypsy. I cut two bases out for my card and glued them together and then scored the fold (see the picture for a better understanding). I used glossy accents on my ladybug and embossed the leaf using my cuttlebug.
Make sure you head over to Cardz TV to enter in this challenge and be eligible to win a set of Mary's stamps!

SVG Attic Gift with purchase for this week

2012-02-24T18:52:00.000-08:00

Check it out at SVG Attic!!

Have fun this Easter crafting with your little ones! With this perfect set you can make dying eggs and filling Easter baskets much more fun! Customize your egg dryer, use it as a candy display, make a fun game using the holes! The possibilities are endless! You get everthing picured here. An egg dying kit with three different egg wrappers! A chocolate bunny box perfect for those chocolate bunnies, just customize the box! It is also perfect for filling with jelly beans, chocolate eggs and much more! You also get FOUR different peeps boxes to store those wonderful marshmallow treats! One bunny and chick storage box for three, and one bunny and chick storage box for one! Use the single boxes as gifts for your childs classmates, simple and easy to assemble. Assembly instructions included in download!

This set coordinates with the Bunny Love stamp set at www.ShabbyChicStampCo.com!

Cardz TV Design Team Challenge #6

2012-02-23T22:03:00.000-08:00

This time around Mary's challenge to the design team was "Anything Goes". I knew right away that I wanted to make a project using the Cardz TV Stamp Set "Think Spring". I am in love with this set!! It has phrases that I always wished I had on hand when making cards using flowers on them. I had been wanting to make a watering can pocket card for a couple of weeks now. Do you find inspiration for your project in odd places? I have a watering can shaped flower pot that sits by my front door. For the past couple of weeks, I would walk by that and feel the need to make a card using a watering can on it. So. . . here we are!!

All of my cuts are from "Walk in My Garden" Cricut Cartridge. This is an oldie but a goodie:-) Hop on over to Cardz TV to see the rest of the design team's projects. Mary is giving away a set of her stamps again for this challenge.

SVG Attic's latest "gift with purchase" - Easter Elements

2012-02-23T12:01:00.000-08:00

Easter Elements ~ This weeks new free gift with purchase. Use coupon code FREE at checkout on orders of $9.98 or more! This set coordinates with the Bunny Love and Easter Blessings stamp sets at ShabbyChicStampCo.com

Cupcake Birthday Card

2012-02-22T10:06:00.000-08:00

I am trying to challenge myself to use some of my svg files and cricut cartridges that I have owned for awhile and have left neglected. You know how it is, we are always excited about that next new thing (cartridge/svg set) that we forget to enjoy what we have:-) This card is made using a Lettering Delights SVG from their J'Adore set. I purchased this set during their last dollar days sale. I created a shadow for the cupcake and welded two shadows together to make the card base. The rest is pretty straight forward. I did some embossing with my cuttlebug, added a little stickles and pen doodling, a sentiment from Cardz TV stamp set "Ticket Talk" and voila!! I have a birthday card ready to go at a moment's notice.

I am going to enter this in the following challenges -
My Craft Spot - challenge #45 birthday shape cards

SVG Attic Design Team Day

2012-02-17T06:00:00.000-08:00

Happy Friday everyone, Nicole here and today is my day to post a project for SVG Attic!!

My project for today is a cute box and gift card holder. I made this for a family friend who is celebrating her 14th birthday on Saturday and has invited all 3 of my daughters to her party. This particular 14 year old has a sweet tooth so we will be filling the box with some sugary treat along with a gift card to one of her favorite stores:-)

Inside of gift card holder

I used the puffy boxes svg collection to make the box. I wanted it to resemble a cupcake so I cut it out twice in two different papers. I trimmed the blue polka dotted paper so that it looked like a cupcake wrapper. I then glued the pink box inside of the polka dotted "wrapper". Using the same bright colors I made the gift card holder using the be mine set. This gift card holder is so quick and easy to make - I know I will be using it a lot because we do a lot of gift cards for presents. But, don't let this set fool you, even though it appears to be a Valentine/love related set, it could be used for so many different occasions. Included in this set is a 3d rose!! We all know that 3d paper flowers are all the rage right now. I am currently working on putting some together. There is a great tutorial for putting these flowers together on youtube.

Recipe:
cardstock - Recollections and My Minds Eye (blue paper)
ribbon, flower, gems - Michaels
sentiment - Cardz TV "Ticket Talk"

Winner of the "I {heart} U" blog hop

2012-02-13T13:15:00.000-08:00

#16 Lori ComeauFeb 11, 2012 04:39 AM

Love your set the card is just darling and the box is really cool.
http://lorisartsyobsession.blogspot.com

Congratulations Lori!! Please email me your address so I can get your goodies to you:-) Thanks for all who played along with the Cardz TV design team that day - it was lots of fun!!

Valentines Party

2012-02-12T22:33:00.000-08:00

my dd decorating her cookies:-)

I wanted to share with you some pictures and projects from a Valentines Party I threw for my 9 year old daughter and 5 of her school friends. First let me remind you about the sale going on over at SVG Attic. 50 % off everything now through Tuesday!! The sale was extended due to some technical issues over the weekend so don't delay in grabbing up some fun svg files. If you have questions about working with SVG files, just leave me a comment with a way to get a hold of you and I would be happy to help answer your questions.

Now back to my daughter's party -
the party began with some crafting, making Valentines cards of course:-) I created "folders" using some white cardstock and filled the folders up with precut patterned paper and cardstock. I cut some various Valentine shapes out for the girls to embellish their cards with. I also printed off some Valentine digi stamps I have collected. These girls were very creative!!

After we finished making cards, we enjoyed a heart shaped pizza and began decorating heart shaped sugar cookies and chocolate cupcakes, yumm!!

Just look at all of that sugar!!

"I {heart} U" Blog Hop - Cardz TV

2012-02-10T21:01:00.000-08:00

Thanks for joining the "I {heart} U" Blog hop hosted by the Cardz TV design team. If you are just joining you may wish to start at the beginning of the hop with Mary. I will also have the list of blogs at the end of my post in case you get lost along the way.
My project is made using a box from the Cricut Spring Holiday Cards Cartridge. I added a heart cut out by using a heart from the Cricut Classic Font Cartridge. I cut my box twice - once with patterned cardstock and once with white cardstock and glued the two together as I wanted it to be a sturdy box. I used some acetate for the heart window. I then made a 3x3 card using the heart that was cut from the box. I embellished both projects with some liquid pearls and used my Irock to bling up the box. The crinkle ribbon is homemade and I added the button with some pink twine from My Minds Eye. On the back of the box I used my Peachy Keen stamps to "doll" up a couple of more hearts. The smaller hearts are cut out using my Creative Memories heart punch.
All of my sentiments were stamped with Cardz TV Stamp set "Be My Valentine". Thanks for stopping by and make sure you check out the blog candy before you leave:-)

*****Blog Candy*****

I am giving away some Lime Twist Fly a Kite "Spring" twine from My Minds Eye and a Divine Swirls Cuttlebug Folder (I had an extra:-)  United States addresses only please.   Please be a follower of my blog and leave me a comment with a way to get a hold of you if you are the lucky winner!!  I will pick a winner on Monday, February 13th. Now hop on over to Kate's blog to continue your journey with us.

Mary - http://www.cardztv.blogspot.com/

Melissa - http://www.melissa-moecreations.blogspot.com/

Susan - http://www.itsmesusanp.blogspot.com/

Laura - http://www.queenscardcastle.blogspot.com/

DeNetra - http://www.craftynanny3.blogspot.com/

Kristin - http://www.pinkldycrafter.blogspot.com/

Shawnee - http://www.quiverofangels.blogspot.com/

Julie - http://www.cricutchick.com/

Sharon - http://www.meemeescreations.blogspot.com/

Jeri - http://www.bugnme.blogspot.com/

Janis - http://www.pausedreamenjoy.blogspot.com/

Nicole - http://www.teachdanz.blogspot.com/

Kate - http://www.scrapperscreativecorner.blogspot.com/

Lynn - http://www.bootsandblingtime.blogspot.com/

Amanda - http://www.craftsbyamanda.blogspot.com/

Theresa - http://www.thescrapbookingqueen.com/

Sue - http://www.suescraftymess.blogspot.com/  

Karen - http://www.littlescrappieces.blogspot.com/

Dana - http://www.iwycd.blogspot.com/

Candice - http://www.stampinpearls.blogspot.com/

Gloria - http://www.girliascards.blogspot.com/

Elaine - http://www.expressionsbyelaine.blogspot.com/

I am entering this in the following challenges:

My Sheri Crafts - Love is in the air
2 Sisters - I heart you

SVG Attic 50% off sale!!

2012-02-10T00:30:00.000-08:00

You have until Sunday, Feb 12th at midnight to purchase SVG Attic's files at a whopping 50 % off!! Check out all the great files Jessica has created, some of which I have recently posted on my blog. I am still very new to her design team but I love her files, they are so easy to resize and work with. They cut cleanly and are so cute. My personal favorites are the 3d items!! Head on over to SVG Attic to shop til you drop:-)

"I {heart} U" Blog Hop - Cardz TV Saturday, Feb. 11th

2012-02-09T16:15:00.001-08:00

Join the Cardz TV design team this weekend for the "I{heart} U" blog hop on Saturday, February 11th. There will be giveaways and blog candy along with lots of inspirational ideas!! Just to whet your appetite were is a card I made using one of Cardz TV's stamp sets - the "Be My Valentine" set. The heart is cut with Doodlecharms. I used divine swirls for my embossing.

New free sets from SVG Attic

2012-02-06T22:25:00.000-08:00

Check out these great new sets at SVG Attic!! Right now if you spend $9.98 or more you can choose one of these sets as a free gift. Two separate purchases and you can get them BOTH for free. Just use the coupon code FREE when you checkout. Head on over to SVG Attic right now to check out their great selection of files.

SVG Attic Design Team Day

2012-02-03T06:00:00.000-08:00

*** This is my 2nd post of the day:-) Make sure you check out the Cardz TV Stamps design team post here ***

So today is my day to post a project using SVG Attic's wonderful svg files. I am so excited to be a part of the SVG Attic design team and after working with Jessica's files I am even more excited. I was sooo happy when I saw the 3d Valentine boxes in the Heart Shaped Box set. I decided to work with this set give the woven basket a try. I love the mix of brown (which resembles chocolate:-) with red. I also made the penguin card using the My Valentine set. I referred to the pdf files for both of these projects that come with the file set when you purchase them. Let me say that both of these projects went together quickly!! I highly recommend using a wet glue with a bit of "forgiveness" when putting the basket together that way it gives you time to shape it as you are glueing it.

I really want to point this out to those of you who may be new to using svg files. I know a lot of us have gotten Silhouette Cameos over the last few months and it may be your first time playing with svg files. I work with SCAL 3 (sure cuts a lot). The SVG Attic files come with a pdf file that give you help in putting together your projects. I love the way Jessica makes her files easy to size - this is not the case with all svg files I have worked with. Anyhow, onto the actual project but let me just say if you have any questions about working with svg files feel free to leave me a comment on my blog.

I am entering my projects in the following challenges:

Basket - Decorate to Celebrate: Valentine's Party

Cardz TV Design Team "Tickled Pink" challenge

2012-02-03T00:30:00.000-08:00

So this time around Mary challenged the design team to create a card or project using pink as your primary color. Again, this challenge is open to everyone and Mary will be giving away a Cardz TV stamp set of your choice to the lucky winner. I chose to make a card based off of a card I saw on pinterest as inspiration. You can see that card here. I used some scraps to create my card and even did a bit of sewing on my card. The heart tag is from Cricut Classic Font and my sentiments are from Cardz TV Stamp set "Be My Valentine". The cute ribbon is from American Crafts and I put a few adhesive gems on for some bling:-)

Head on over to Cardz TV to see the rest of the design team's projects and to enter a project in the challenge.

SVG Attic design team - February challenge "use a heart"

2012-02-01T00:30:00.000-08:00

So, I get to let the cat out of the bag today (insert big grin here:-) I have been selected to join the SVG Attic design team!! I am so excited to work with Jessica and the rest of these talented ladies. I have followed a few of these ladies' blogs for awhile now. I am also enjoying working with my Silhouette Cameo and Scal 3. For my project I challenged myself to work with the "print and cut" feature with the cameo. I must confess I do not have it perfected yet using Scal 3 but it is getting better each time. In fact, when I was really having issues in the beginning stages, the great people over at Craftedge (makers of Scal) worked with me and tweaked their software to make it work better. Don't you love it when you receive great customer service!!

I used the heart tree from SVG Attic's "Give a Hoot" collection which you can find here. I printed out the trunks of my trees as well as my sentiment. I then cut the hearts for the trees. I popped up the center heart with some foam tape and added a red heart brad to it. I used another heart on the inside of the card to keep the theme going there too.

Make sure you head over to SVG Attic blog to meet the rest of the design team and get some more inspiration for the February challenge. I encourage you to join us in this challenge - after all, what better month to make a project using a heart?? You can find out all the "specifics" over at the blog!!

Stop back in on Friday and see how I used a file from this new SVG Attic Heart Shaped Box set to make a cute Valentine's gift!!

CardzTV Design Team Challenge #4: "Its A Guy Thing"

2012-01-26T23:12:00.000-08:00

Welcome to another CardzTV design team challenge!! The theme for this challenge is "It's a guy thing" and the challenge is to make a masculine card for any occasion using CardzTV Stamp Set "Its A Guy Thing". I have had an idea in mind to use a new cut set I purchased from Lettering Delights during their dollar days sale earlier this month. I used the fishing cut it simple shapes set. I created a shadow for each of the shapes using SCAL 3 and some scrap paper from Creative Memories for my 4 squares and popped each of the fishing shapes up on foam tape. I used my score board to make two lines separating the sentiment from the cut shapes, added 3 similar colored brads, a sentiment from CardzTv and voila!!! My hubby's birthday card is done early!! (His birthday isn't until the end of May, but at least I am ready:-)

Mary will be giving away one of her stamp sets during this weekend. Head on over to CardzTV to see the rest of the design team's projects and to join the fun of this challenge!! While you are there make sure to check out all of the new stamp sets Mary has released - there are 6 new sets and they are fabulous!!

Cupid Valentine Card Cardz TV Stamps

2012-01-22T22:31:00.000-08:00

Here is another Valentine's Day card I made. The cupid is an svg cut (can't remember where I got it but will let you know if I figure that out:-) I created a shadow uisng Scal 3. I cut the hearts out with my heart punches from Creative Memories. The ribbon is some more crinkle ribbon that I made. I used another punch to slide the designer paper onto the red cardstock. I did the same thing on the inside of the card.

I used Cardz TV's "Ticket Talk" stamps for all of the sentiments. I used scotch tape over portions of the stamp when I only wanted to use one word from a phrase such as "hug" and "kiss". I removed the scotch tape after I inked the stamp and then only the inked part of the phrase stamped. Hope that makes sense:-)

Happy Birthday - Attempt at coloring a digi stamp

2012-01-15T21:59:00.000-08:00

Hope everybody is having a great weekend!! Mine has finally calmed down enough to leave me some time to "play". I have been able to make a few cards and wanted to share this one with you. I used a digi stamp that I had downloaded sometime ago so unfortunately I don't remember where I got it from. I don't own any Copic markers so I used my Bic Mark Its to color this in. I was inspired by a youtube video by Stamp TV explaining how to use Bic Mark Its in place of Copics. I blinged the card with some stickles and tied a ribbon on. The sentiment is from CardzTV's "Ticket Talk".

Cardz TV Design Team Challenge #3 - "The Three R's"

2012-01-12T21:46:00.000-08:00

So for this challenge, Mary challenged the design team to create a project using one of her stamp sets and one or all of the "three R's" - ribbon, rick rack and rhinestones. I love challenges because they get me out of my comfort zone. I used this challenege as an opportunity to try out a file created for the Silhouette. Thanks to Nia for your great owl file!!

I used CardzTV's "Ticket Talk" stamp set for my sentiments on the front and inside of the card. Make sure you head over to Cardz TV blog to see how the rest of the design team tackled this challenge. You will definitely find inspiration from all of these talented ladies!! Also, Mary is inviting you to join us in this challenge and she will be giving away a set of her great stamps too!!

Birthday Card with CardzTV Stamps

2012-01-10T22:27:00.000-08:00

I wanted to share with you a birthday card I made this week for my friend's birthday. I used Lettering Delights cut set J'Adore for the cupcake platter. The sentiment is from CardzTV's "Ticket Talk". All of the paper is Recollections. I cut this out on my Silhouette Cameo with Scal 3.

Warm Winter Wishes

2012-01-03T12:14:00.000-08:00

Ironically it is actually warm where I live today. The thermometer says 51 degrees and the sun is out which is a nice change. The sun tends to hibernate in the winter here in Oregon. On top of the beautiful day, there is the energy of knowing the Ducks won the Rose Bowl:-)
I have mixed feelings about getting back to our school/work routine. I know my kids are growing up and there aren't too many "Winter Breaks" left for our household but on the flip side I look forward to the peace that routine can bring. Enough rambling for now and onto the card -
I cut this out using my new Silhouette Cameo and the Eskimo Kisses svg set from Lettering Delights. I used Stampin Up Dimensionals to pop up the snowflake in the center as well as the entire snowflake and also the sentiment. I used some diamond stickles on my lavendar brad and embossed the top portion of the snowflake with divine swirls embossing foler. The sentiment comes from CardzTV's "Home for Christmas" set. I figure it is winter and we can still use this sentiment:-) Thanks for stopping by today and have a blessed day:-)

I am entering this in the following challenges -

My Craft Spot - Challenge #39 Winter Wonderland

Merry Christmas!! Holiday Charger Plates done with Vinyl

2011-12-25T11:42:00.000-08:00

Well, like most of you, the last week has been soooo busy getting ready for today that I haven't done any blogging. I have done a lot of crafting but didn't get a lot of pictures taken unfortunately. Yesterday I finished up my Christmas projects. I made these Holiday Chargers by cutting out vinyl with my Cricut. I used svg files for all of my work but there are lots of great files on our cartridges that would work too. Hope these inspire you for next year. I purchased my plates from Michaels and Walmart.

2011-12-16T21:00:00.000-08:00

Welcome to the CardzTV Design Team Christmas Blog Hop!! If you are just starting at my blog you may want to hop on over to Mary's blog to start at the beginning of the lineup. Otherwise you should have come here after visiting Jeri.

I have used a stamp from the "Home for Christmas" stamp set on the card I made. I used some double sided designer paper from BoBunny. I just love the colors on this paper:-) The Christmas tree is cut out from Christmas Cheer. I decorated the tree with some adhesive backed pearls from Recollections and silver liquid pearls.

Thanks for looking and don't forget to check out Mary's blog candy - she is giving away the Cricut Seasonal cartridge Gingerbread and Cardz TV Holly Jolly Stamp set.
Now it is time to hop on over to Lynn's blog. Here is the lineup in case you get lost along the way:-) Merry Christmas!!

Mary - http://www.cardztv.blogspot.com/
Kate - http://www.scrapperscreativecorner.blogspot.com/
Melissa -- http://www.melissa-moecreations.blogspot.com/
Susan - http://www.itsmesusanp.blogspot.com/
Elaine - http://www.expressionsbyelaine.blogspot.com/
Theresa - http://www.thescrapbookingqueen.com/
Laura - http://www.queenscardcastle.blogspot.com/
Kristin - http://www.pinkldycrafter.blogspot.com/
Shawnee - http://www.quiverofangels.blogspot.com/
Gloria - http://www.girliascards.blogspot.com/
Julie - http://www.cricutchick.com/
Jeri - http://www.bugnme.blogspot.com/
Nicole - http://www.teachdanz.blogspot.com/
Lynn - http://www.bootsandblingtime.blogspot.com/
Amanda - http://www.craftsbyamanda.blogspot.com/
Sue - http://www.suescraftymess.blogspot.com/
Karen - http://www.littlescrappieces.blogspot.com/
Dana - http://www.iwycd.blogspot.com/
DeNetra - http://www.craftynanny3.blogspot.com/
Sharon - http://www.meemeescreations.blogspot.com/
Candice - http://www.stampinpearls.blogspot.com/
Janis - http://www.pausedreamenjoy.blogspot.com/

DtsArt Design Team - Gift Card Holders

2011-12-14T07:28:00.000-08:00

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:-)

Blog Hop Winner from A Trip Down Memory Lane

2011-12-12T21:23:00.000-08:00

A Trip Down Memory Lane Blog Hop Winner

Sher!!

Anonymous said...

Fantastic gift sets, so cute! I'm following your blog.

Smiles Sher

I am sending you an email. Respond by letting me know what your choice of prize is - the digital stamp or the svg file. Congratulations!!

Cardz TV Design Team Challenge #2 - Crafty Christmas

2011-12-09T03:00:00.000-08:00

For this Cardz TV design team challenge, Mary asked us to create a Christmas project - card, tag, home decor. . . I chose to make these tags that were inspired by Scrappin Cat (Cathy). I am going to use these as gifts/gift tags for my husband's coworkers. I think they would also make nice Christmas ornaments. I think I will pair them up with a treat of some sort, hopefully a homebaked goodie if I get time for that.

I used stamps from both "Ticket Talk" and "Home for Christmas" sets from Cardz TV stamps.
*** Make sure you head over to Cardz TV to enter Mary's stamp set giveaway. She is giving away "Encouraging Thoughts" and "Make a Wish" - good luck!!***

I am entering this project in the following challenges -
Die Cuttin Divas - tags, tags, and more tags
Copy Cat Friday Challenge - winter holiday

Reindeer Christmas Card

2011-12-07T23:16:00.000-08:00

I made this card specifically for the Pumpkin Spice Shop Design Team Call. I had this card idea in my head ever since I went through my Christmas paper stash and rediscovered this piece of paper from My Mind's Eye "Believe" paper pack. I also used some Doodlebug Christmas twine and a Christmas stamp from My Pink Stamper.

This paper makes me smile:-) I made another card with this paper too and really enjoyed how they both turned out.

You can see more details about this card on this post.

DtsArt Blog Hop - a trip down memory lane

2011-12-07T00:30:00.000-08:00

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

2011-12-06T00:07:00.000-08:00

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!!

Adventures in Narnia!!

2011-12-01T09:00:00.000-08:00

my two oldest daughters and my hubby:-)

Thought I would share a little bit of my "everyday" life with you all!! I am one of 3 choreographers that worked to create a ballet out of the story "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" by C.S. Lewis. We have been rehearsing every weekend to get ready for our show which takes place in two weeks!! Thanks for taking the time to look and have a blessed first day of December!!

DtsArts Design Team Post - Cocoa Mugs

2011-11-30T00:30:00.000-08:00

***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.

Christmas Cardinal Card - SVG Cuts

2011-11-28T19:21:00.000-08:00

This card was made using a free svg file from SVG Cuts. It matched this great Christmas paper I must have picked up last year so I just had to put the two together:-) I used some more of my hand dyed crinkle ribbon. I am really having fun experimenting with that stuff!! The sentiment is from CardzTV's "Home for Christmas" stamp set.

I am entering this in the following challenges-

Fantabulous Cricut: challenge 88 make a holiday card

Silhouette Cameo Give-away

2011-11-21T09:48:00.000-08:00

Check out tater tots and jello for their Silhouette Cameo giveaway!!

Thanksgiving Pocket Card

2011-11-21T09:37:00.000-08:00

I actually began this card last year but somehow along the way I decided it wasn't turning out the way I had envisioned and so it got thrown into the "scrap" pile. I picked up some fall/thanksgiving themed svg files from Lettering Delights and decided to cut out the acorn and see if he could rescue this card from the scrap pile. I added a stamped sentiment from Cardz TV's ticket talk stamp set and voila!! I think it is usable now. Decorated it a bit more with some embossing, buttons and twine and I am actually starting to like this card, lol!!

I am entering this in this week's Scraptastic Monday challenge - Create any fold card you like,But not a shape card or a A2 single fold. Must include Ribbon and a cut from Die,Cricut or a Punch.

Cardz TV Design Team's 1st Challenge - Just My Style

2011-11-18T03:00:00.000-08:00

T.G.I.F.!! Today is the first post for Cardz TV's new design team. Our first project is to present "our style". I am not completely sure what my "style" is but I know what it isn't, lol!! I do like to keep things neat and fairly easy but I like to mix up the direction of my card. I typically use an A2 sized card for my projects and include some embossing, ribbon, bling, glitter and gel pen doodling.
For today's card I used the cut from Winter Frolic and cut it at 3". I used an embossing border from Provo Craft. The ribbon is one of my first attempts at making my own crinkle ribbon. The pearls are from Recollections. My background paper is an oldie from my stash and the cardstock is all Recollections. My sentiment is from Cardz TV stamp set "Home For Christmas".
Make sure you head over to Cardz TV to check out all of the design team's projects and get to know their style. Mary is offering some blog candy too - a stamp set from Cardz TV!! I really am blessed to be working with this talented group of ladies:-) They inspire me to grow and challenge myself in my creativity and they are also so sweet and caring!!

Inking It Up Crazy Design Team Project - "Fun Fold Card"

2011-11-17T00:30:00.000-08:00

This week Kassidy challenged her design team to try a new card fold for our project. I decided to try a side step card and followed the tutorial over at Splitcoaststampers. The card itself is not too difficult to make but the decorating of it was a bit more time consuming. However, I feel it was time well spent (it is afterall my "therapy" time:-) and I am quite pleased with the end result. All of my cuts are from Simply Charmed and I used a stamp from My Pink Stamper. The designer paper is from last year's Target dollar bin paper. I embellished it with Christmas twine from Doodlebug and some bling.

Don't forget to head over to Kassidy's blog to see the rest of the design team's projects. Also, challenge yourself to try a new card fold - it is always fun to try something new and creatively satisfying too:-)

DtsArt Design Team - Reindeer SVG

2011-11-16T00:30:00.000-08:00

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

2011-11-09T00:15:00.000-08:00

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

Cardz TV design team

2011-11-08T18:33:00.000-08:00

Yesterday I received such a wonderful surprise - I found out that I am on Cardz TV's design team!! Needless to say I was very excited and humbled to be chosen. The list of designers includes some amazingly talented people ( some of them seem "famous" to me cuz I have been following their blogs for so long) and some new-to-me faces. I am looking forward to working with this talented bunch and designing/representing Mary's line of stamps.

Football Shape Birthday Card - Go Ducks!!

2011-11-06T20:14:00.000-08:00

I must confess I am really bad at getting cards to people in a timely manner especially in the fall. My life is extra hectic with the addition of weekend rehearsals for our studio's winter ballet so it is harder for me to keep up and be organized. Anyway, enough of that, I wanted to share a birthday card I made for my brother-in-law whose birthday was almost 2 weeks ago:-( He is a die-hard University of Oregon football fan. I used a football svg file I found online to make his card. I used the small spots embossing file. The "O" is cut from some University of Oregon football scrapbooking paper I found at the local scrapbook store. In fact I have another project I have used that paper for and will get it posted soon.

I stamped and embossed the inside with a stamp from the $1 bin at Michaels.
I am going to enter this in the following challenges -
Die Cuttin Divas -it's football season
My Sheri Crafts - all about sports

svg cuts - a company worth checking out

2011-11-05T21:44:00.001-07:00

I have known about this company for awhile now but love learning about them and how they "got here". Such creativity and wonderful tutorials!! Check them out at svg cuts

Handy Dyed Crinkle Ribbon

2011-11-05T09:54:00.000-07:00

I have been drooling over this ribbon for quite some time now but being the frugal crafter that I am I just couldn't quite bring myself to buying it. I found a tutorial to make it and decided I would give it a go. I didn't want to invest in the Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist at this point because it is quite costly for one bottle (at least at my local craft store it is) so I used a coupon at Michaels and tried some Smooch Spritz. The seam binding is Hug Snug and I got it at Zipperstop. It comes with 100 yards so it is a good investment. I am pleased with the first two attempts at this.

gingersnap and frosted grape smooch spritz

I am sure that my end product is not as nice looking as those that I could buy but I am hoping with practice I will get better. Anyhow, my youngest daughter has a birthday party to go to today and the mom insisted "No Presents!" so I bought her 2 small trinkets to "hold" down a birthday balloon and was hoping not to get myself in trouble for this:-) The birthday girl is on my daughter's soccer team and also a friend from church so we had to show her how much we love her somehow, right?! I used my new purple crinkle ribbon and attached it to a gift bag made from Tags, Bags, Boxes and More - added a button and some twine, tied on the balloon, put in the goodies and a small gift card and we are ready:-)

had fun playing around on picnik.com:-)

I am wanting to try using alchohol inks for dyeing the seam binding. Anybody used these yet? There is a set at Michaels in the perfect Christmas colors so I think that may be my next attempt!! I will post pics, promise!!

**Stay tuned this week for an absolutely adorable project from DtsArt!! It is a cute Thanksgiving project and I haven't seen anything out there like this before so check in on Wednesday to see what I am talking about!!

Have a blessed weekend my bloggy friends:-)

2 cards and a Halloween share

2011-11-03T14:01:00.000-07:00

I had made two cards recently that work for two current challenges and wanted to get them posted today. The first card is a sympathy card for a gal that attends one of my yoga classes and recently lost her father.
I used Walk In My Garden for the flowers and vase. I embossed the vase with the candy cane cuttlebug folder and inked the surface and edges of it. The center of my flowers are decorated with irock gems and I added an adhesive butterfly for the final touch. The sentiment is from Scrappy Moms.

I am going to enter this card in the following challenges -

Wacky Wednesday - buttons, bling or brads

Whimsical Wednesday - anything goes

The next card is a Christmas card I made using Create A Critter and Paper doll dress up for the santa hat.

I am going to enter this card in the following challenges -

Fantabulous Cricut Challenge - for the birds

The next thing I wanted to share with you guys are the Halloween goodie bags my 9 year old daughter made for her soccer team. We used Mini Monsters cartridge and I cut out the pieces and she did all of the assembling including the goodies in their treat bags:-) We made 16 of them!! It was a great way to entertain her when she was home sick with a bad head cold.

going to enter this in the current Cricut Cardz Challenge:-)

DtsArt Design Team Day - Chinese Take Out Box

2011-11-02T00:15:00.000-07:00

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.

Inking It Up Crazy Design Team Project - Thankful Project

2011-11-01T00:05:00.000-07:00

Kassidy challenged us this week to make a grateful/thankful project. She wanted us to design it around something we are grateful for. I chose to do a banner to display in my house because I am thankful for my home and everything it stands for - the love of my precious family who live inside the home and the friends who visit my home. I plan to put this up on my piano when Halloween is over and the halloween decorations are put away. Thanks for stopping by and make sure to check out Kassidy's blog to see what the rest of my design team sisters created!!

I used Eledgant Edges to cut out the scalloped square at 4.25". The letters are from Storybook, the shorty holes function and are cut at 3.25". The leaves are from Doodlecharms and the acorns are from Create A Critter.

My Creative Time Design Team Call

2011-10-29T21:14:00.000-07:00

I think by now most of you have heard that Emma from My Creative Time has openings for her first official design team. I really appreciate Emma and her blog because all of her great video tutorials on the gypsy helped me tremendously when I first got mine. I would sit watching her tutorials with my gypsy and follow along learning all the tricks to master that girl, so thanks Emma for taking the time to make those great videos!! Emma also has a great line of stamps and dies too and because of her I now own Peachy Keen stamp sets.
The card I made is one I designed to give to my youngest daughter's soccer coaches. Tomorrow is our last game and we are our last playoff!! So far we are undefeated in their league:-) We have the best coaches and they invest so much into our girls. We chipped in and ordered them a T-shirt with a picture of the team on front. I offered to make the cards.

I used an svg file for the card front and the soccer ball. The grass is from Plantin Schoolbook. As you can tell from the bottom picture, this is a tent style A2 sized card.
***If you haven't visited Emma's blog lately I encourage you to take a peek at all the talented bloggers who are joining me in pursuing a spot on Emma's design team. There is SO much talent and I am grateful for my fellow bloggers who share their talents freely and consistently inspire me to grow in my own creativity!! Good luck to all of you!!***
Thanks for stopping by today and have a great rest of your weekend!!

"see-thru" ghost treat box

2011-10-27T23:06:00.000-07:00

I used a free svg file from Lori Whitlock to make this cute little box. It fits several little goodies with plenty of room to spare:-)

I am entering this project in the following challenges -
My Craft Spot - see through project
Fantabulous Cricut Challenge#83 - create a project with a ghost on it
Die Cuttin Divas - use orange, black, purple and green for halloween
Cricut Cardz Challenge -spooks, monsters, ghouls and goblins

DtsArt Design Team Day - candy holders

2011-10-26T07:29:00.000-07:00

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!!

Inking It Up Crazy Design Team - Halloween Treats

2011-10-20T23:14:00.000-07:00

I made this cute shoe to resemble a witch's shoe. It will hold a small bag of goodies on the inside of it. I did a little inking along the edges with my black stamp pad. Head on over to Kassidy's blog to see what the rest of the design team created for their halloween treats:-)

This great purple paper was from a Studio G pack I got at Walmart. I am also going to enter this into the following challenges -
My Craft Spot - 3D halloween
Fantabulous Cricut Challenge - challenge #82, create a project with purple and a bug or monster on it

Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend!!

DtsArt's Design Team - Memo Notebox Holder SVG

2011-10-19T00:15:00.000-07:00

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:-)

BOO!!

2011-10-15T22:52:00.000-07:00

I made a ghost shaped card using the cut from Smiley Cards. I absolutely love that cartridge:-) I chose not to weld the front and back together. Instead I scored the back card about an inch down from the top and added adhesive in that top inch. I did add the word "boo" from Simply Charmed and welded the shadow of the word using my gypsy. I only welded it to the front side of the card. I am going to enter this in the weekly challenge over at My Craft Spot.

Post It Note Holder - Dtsart Design Team Project

2011-10-12T07:06:00.000-07:00

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.

Thanks a Latte

2011-10-10T12:27:00.000-07:00

Here is a cute project I found from the Scor Pal Project Page. I made a coffee mug and filled it with chocolate candy. I used a cut from the Smiley Cards cartridge to make a thank you card and put a gift certificate for coffee on the inside. These are going to a friend who helps me get my daughter to her soccer practices when I am unable to - she makes my life easier and I wanted her to know how much I appreciate her!!

Sock Monkey Easel Birthday Card

2011-10-08T13:31:00.000-07:00

My youngest daughter is invited to a birthday party today and the theme of the party is "Sock Monkey". I used this cut from Lettering Delights Let's Play set to make a sock monkey birthday card for the birthday girl. I put my monkey on an action wobble to make him more playful:-) I also pleated my ribbon using scor-tape. The card is an easel card. I started with a piece of cardstock sized 4.25" by 11". I scored it at 5.5" and 7.75". I cut another piece of cardstock sized 4.25" by 5.5" to go on the top and to build my card top on. Splitcoaststampers has a great tutorial on these.

side view of card

look closely and you can see my Action Wobble

doing the "monkey dance"

The sentiment is from a Scrappy Moms stamp set. I also added some bling and used my Irock. Have a great weekend!!

Inking It Up Crazy Design Team Project - "Cricut-less" project

2011-10-06T08:28:00.000-07:00

This was a good challenge for me because I own a lot of stamps and don't use them often enough - both rubber and digital. I chose to use this cute digital stamp from Meljen. I colored it in with Bic Mark Its. The card itself is rather simple and I found coloring the image to be very therapeutic:-) I added some stickles to the cheeks and a button with twine from the Twinery -

Make sure you stop by Kassidy's blog to see what the rest of the design team did to complete this challenge.

Candy Corn Peeps - Dtsart Design Team Project

2011-10-05T00:30:00.000-07:00

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!!

Halloween Gift Bag

2011-10-03T12:04:00.000-07:00

I just got the Mini Monsters cartridge a little over a week ago. It was on clearance for such a great deal and I had been wanting it for a long time:-)

The bag itself is made from Plantin Schoolbook. The tag is from Sweet Treats and the witch's hat is from Mini Monsters.

I used my Bic Mark Its too color my bling to match my project (see closeup) I also used stickles on my lavendar brad to coordinate with the stickles on the hat.

I am entering this project in My Craft Spot's Monday Challenge #28: "Too Cute to Spook".

3d Backpack and Backpack Card

2011-10-03T09:27:00.000-07:00

Happy Monday Everybody!! It is rainy here in the Pacific Northwest. Gone are the Indian Summer days that I have so been enjoying:-( Anywho, this past weekend my youngest daughter had a soccer game. We had quite the fiasco the night before because we could not find her soccer jersey!! Their team has uniform jerseys so it was very important to find! Turned out one of the other girls had mistakenly grabbed it but after that I decided we needed to get a zip up bag to keep all of our stuff in. Great minds think alike because immediately after winning their soccer game (yeah girls!) their coach presented them with personalized soccer backpacks!! They were a gift from him with no financial help from the parents - what a blessing!! So right away I knew we had to do some kind of a special thank you and this is what I came up with-

The team colors are red and black which explains my color choices:-) I used an svg file that I got from here but it isn't necessary to have an svg compatable machine to make this - simply use the template from splitcoaststampers resources. There is also a great tutorial there on how to put the project together as well as a gallery of ideas to help your creative juices!! I am going to show you a few pics to help you with the assembly process. I chose not to put a front pocet on my backpack as this is for a man and I didn't want to get too complicated or fancy with either of the projects.

Here are my pieces after cutting and scoring.

The shiny sections are the orange sticky tape I used
to glue the project together.

The splitcoaststampers tutorial suggested 36 inches of ribbon but
I only needed about 24 inches.

I used self adhesive velcro dots to keep the top closed.

I wanted a card with plenty of room for all 13 girls to sign so this is what I came up with.

I took a 4.25" by 12" piece of black cardstock and scored it at
4" and 2.5". I added white cardstock to the interior of the card.
The folded up card will fit into an A2 sized envelope.

The backpack is cut from Doodlecharms.

I am using this project to enter for the design team call at My Craft Spot. I have always enjoyed Kimberly's work and remember her from the old cricut message board and her generosity in sharing her files. I would love an opportunity to work with her!!

solid cardstock is from Michaels Recollections

patterned paper is older Creative Memories

button and bling are also from Michaels

twine is from the Twinery

stamp is $1 stamp again from Michaels

white stickers are also older Creative Memories

Dtsarts Design Team - Milk Cartons and Carrier

2011-09-28T00:30:00.000-07:00

I was so excited to work on this project!! I have always loved the milk carton projects I have seen posted over the last few years. Finally I can make one of my own:-) I chose to go with a Halloween theme and plan to fill the cartons with a variety of candy. You can purchase this svg file here. It is a fabulous deal on sale for only $3.00!! Included you get the mini milk carton file and two different carriers. One to hold 4 milk cartons (double) and one to hold 2 milk cartons (single). You also get your choice of bottoms - scallop, no scallop, tall bottom or shorter bottom.

My project uses the double carrier to hold 4 mini milk cartons and I used the tall bottom with the scalloped edge.

The whole project went together rather quickly. The score lines help you with folding the boxes up correctly. I do suggest you read the directions included with the files first so that you aren't confused:) Thanks for stopping by today and please check out Dtsart blog and see the projects the rest of the design team made. You will love how creative everyone was with this same file - no two projects look alike!!

Winner of Wild and Fabulous Blog Hop

2011-09-26T09:40:00.000-07:00

Melissa said . . . beautifully done!!

congratulations Melissa! I will email you today for your address:-)

WILD AND FABULOUS Blog Hop

2011-09-24T06:00:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the WILD AND FABULOUS Blog Hop!!! Today we are sharing some super fun and super girly projects with you!

If you've come from visiting Susan then thanks for hopping along!! If you're just visiting and would like to start from the beginning you can go to Inking It Up Crazy. You will want to check out each blog for some great ideas and some sweet blog candy.

I chose to make a card using the purse from Pasley Cartridge. I cut it out at 3.5" and added some bling to dress it up a bit. I also made this A2 sized box. One of my friends' birthdays was last week and I missed out on doing something for her so these will become hers. What is going in the box is still a mystery - maybe a gift, maybe some homemade cards, maybe both, suggestions??

I have some blog candy for you today:-) I do ask that you be a follower and that you have a United States address for this one, thanks. Just leave me a comment and a way to get a hold of you if you are the lucky winner. I will draw a winner on Monday, September 26th.

chipboard mini album

Your next stop is Indira. Check it out and see what she has to show you today!!!

And here’s the order of the hop in case you need it along the way!

Kassidy- http://www.inkingitupcrazy.blogspot.com
Melanie- http://melaniemakes.blogspot.com/
Hailey- http://www.cricutcrazygurr.blogspot.com
Cristi- http://scrappin5littlecupcakes.blogspot.com/
Ana- www.shortycreations.com
Felicia- http://scrapperinthemaking.blogspot.com
Jennifer- http://justdahling.blogspot.com
Susan- http://itsmesusanp.blogspot.com/
Nicole- http://teachdanz.blogspot.com
Indira- www.craftyhomemade.blogspot.com

Wild and Fabulous Blog Hop Tomorrow!!

2011-09-23T13:45:00.000-07:00

Stop by tomorrow for Inking It Up Crazy Design Team's WILD AND FABULOUS BLOG HOP!!

Inking It Up Crazy DT Project - least used cricut cartridge

2011-09-15T00:30:00.000-07:00

Kassidy challenged the DT to use their least used cricut cartridge on their projects this week. I have owned Snow Friends for almost 2 years now and this was the first time I have ever used it. Sad, I know!! I found the little cuts for the face annoying to work with so I am thinking next time I will either use a marker to color them in or a peachy keen stamp. I also used my snowflake cuttlebug embossing folder. Be sure to head over to Kassidy's blog to see what the rest of the team created. Let this challenge help you to pull out the dusty cricut cartridge that feels neglected and is anxious to be used:-)

DtsArts Design Team - Swirly Frames

2011-09-14T00:30:00.000-07:00

It's time for another post for DtsArts Design Team. This week we are working with the swirly frames. I did my first scrapbook layout in years (talk about being behind, lol!!) If you follow my blog you know that we went to Disneyland this summer. So, I used a couple of the frames from this svg set to enhance my photos and also used the swirl element to embellish the page some more. I love the way this layout came together with the help of the swirly frames and if you look closely you can see the designer paper has swirls on it too!! Thanks for looking and hop on over to Dtsart to view the great svg files and also to Dtsart Blog and see what the rest of the design team did!!

2 winners - Teddy Bear Blog Hop and Back to school/fall blog hop

2011-09-12T20:16:00.000-07:00

***Winner of the Teddy Bear Blog Hop ***

is -

Mrs. Edugator who said "Love the card! What a great idea! I'm now a follower! :)"

***Winner of the Back to School/Fall Blog Hop ***

is -

Laura who said "Love it !!!!! Great gift Idea forn teachers...New Follower."

Congratulations ladies and thank you to all my new followers!! Please leave me a comment with your address or email address if you prefer so I can get your goodies out to you!!

Back to school/fall themed blog hop

2011-09-10T00:30:00.000-07:00

****If you are looking for the
Teddy Bear Blog Hop click here****

Back to school/Fall themed blog hop

Setpember 10, 2011

Thank you for joining me on another blog hop!! For today's project I chose the back to school theme. My kids started school the middle of this week so I am still in the back to school mode. I have wanted to make a crayon wreath for awhile now. My youngest daughter is in 4th grade and I figured I better make one for her teacher now cuz she isn't going to want to give one to her teacher when she is in high school, wink, wink:-) It was actually not as difficult as I feared. I wrapped red ribbon around a styrofoam ring which I bought at Joanns. I used my hot glue gun to attach the crayons. I layered my cuts with a couple of shadows to make them a bit sturdier and then attached them to the wreath with the hot glue gun. I looped some ribbon on the top to help hang the wreath. I chose to use white vinyl for the teacher's name because it cuts better and yes, we call our teachers by their first name. I am also entering this into My Pink Stamper's Pinkalicious Blog Hop challenge.

Recipe:
scissors - simply charmed
backpack - doodlecharms
pencil - smiley cards
apple - create a critter
chalkboard - svg, but could easily make one with george
teacher's name - lyrical letters

***Blog Candy***

Please leave me a comment and a way to get a hold of you if you win. It is not required to be a follower but I would love it if you would!! I will draw the winner on Monday, Sept. 12th. Here is the blog hop lineup so be sure to check out all these awesome blogs!!

Sylvia- http://www.bellascrapbookdesigns.blogspot.com/

Sandy- http://www.365daysofcricut.blogspot.com/

Diana- http://www.daisylovecreations.blogspot.com/

Sherri- http://www.sherriescraps.blogspot.com/

Pam- http://www.pammejo-scrapbookflair.com/

Sandy S- http://www.thecraftycreationspot.blogspot.com/
Jenny- http://www.jennyplace26.blogspot.com/
Anita- http://www.anitaandbugs.blogspot.com/

Patty- http://www.creativediva98.blogspot.com/

Monica- http://www.simplycricutting.blogspot.com/

Tiffany- http://www.sparkledmemories.blogspot.com/

Christy- http://www.christysscrappin.blogspot.com/

Marie- http://www.ethansimprints.blogspot.com/

Eva- http://www.evasscrapsncards.blogspot.com/

Dana- http://www.papermemories4u.blogspot.com/

Nicole- http://www.teachdanz.blogspot.com/ - - - - you are here!!
PeggySue- http://www.icrea8cards.blogspot.com/ - - -next stop!!

Laura- http://www.sunflowercreations9530.blogspot.com/

Teddy Bear Blog Hop

2011-09-09T01:00:00.000-07:00

Welcome to the teddy bear blog hop!! You should have arrived here from Sher's blog. Today's blog hop is all about teddy bears!! When I saw that Jen was hosting a blog hop about teddy bears I knew I had to join in:-) I have loved teddy bears since I was little. I finally gave up sleeping with one when I got a real one (a.k.a. my hubby:-)

For my project I chose to make a teddy bear shaped card using the teddy bear from Create a Critter. I am going to send this one to my niece and wish her a "Happy Belated Bear-thday!!" since I missed the real deal, oops:-( I used a little glossy accents on the eyes and mouth and doodled with my white gel pen.

I have some blog candy for you today. I would love it if you were a follower but it is not required. I am only shipping to US addresses, sorry guys. Here's a pic of today's blog candy -

Menu Board

2011-09-08T01:00:00.000-07:00

It's time for another challenge by Kassidy for the fall 2011 Inking It Up Crazy Design Team. This time the challenge was a home decor project and to use vinyl if possible. I chose to make a vinyl project for our kitchen. My oldest daughter has been asking me daily "what's for dinner tonight mom?" Unfortunately all summer long I have not really had a plan. Summer usually means very little routine and often a tighter budget so the two together do not make designing a menu very easy! However in the school year I am much better at keeping a menu plan (and a budget:-).

This menu board was made using a 11x14 wipe off board. I used Cricut black vinyl for all of my cuts.
I used Lyrical Letters for my font. All of my kitchen cuts are svg's but you could also use "from my kitchen".

***Kassidy and the design team want to invite you to join us in this week's challenge. Make a home decor project and include vinyl if you can. Thanks for looking and if you would like to join us in the challenge then head on over to Kassidy's blog to link up!!***

3d Backpack

2011-09-07T01:00:00.000-07:00

This was my first project for DtsArts Design Team. I love this svg that Dardi created!! I am going to use this cute little backpack to put a small gift in for my youngest daughter's teacher. I chose the colors because they reminded me of school. All of the paper is recollections. I used my I rock for the bling and velcro to keep the flaps closed.

My expression died right before I got this cut and I was a little worried I wouldn't be able to make this project. However, I learned to be creative because I really wanted to cut out this awesome svg. I could have resized the svg to cut out on my baby bug but I wanted to cut it out at a bigger size. So, I used scal to print the template of the main part of the bag out on some 8x10 paper. I don't have a 12x12 printer so my size was limited by that factor. I flipped the svg so that I printed it on the back side of the paper. The smaller pieces I could cut with my baby bug. I used the tutorial on Splitcoastampers to help me put it together. Thanks for looking and check out DtsArt for this great file which happens to be on sale!! Also check out Dardi's blog at dtsartblog.

DtsArts Design Team for Fall 2011

2011-09-01T03:00:00.000-07:00

I am excited to announce that I have been chosen to be on the design team for DtsArts for the fall 2011 term.

I am looking forward to working with Dardi and her wonderful svg files as well as the rest of the design team!! Check out the list below to find out who else made the team. Feel free to visit their blogs and learn a little bit more about each of them. They are a talented group and you won't be disappointed. Also check out the DtsArtblog if you are not familiar with Dardi and her work. She also designs and sells digital images along with svg files.

The DtsArt Design Team:

Digial Stamps:

Jennifer

Shana

Tammylee

Tanya

SVG Team A

Carolyn

Lillie

Ruth

Tamie

SVG Team B

Nicole

Stacie

Christina

Kim

Inking It Up Design Team

2011-08-31T05:00:00.000-07:00

For our second project on Kassidy's design team we were asked to make a project using a font cartridge or a phrase from a cartridge. I chose the latter and made this cute card which I gave to my daughter on her birthday. (Monday:-)

Card Recipe:
phrase - Paisley Cartridge
hanger - Everyday Paper Dolls
dress - Gypsy Wanderings
designer paper from my stash (old stuff:-)
cardstock - Recollections
flowers - Primas

Ruby Tuesday Scripture Card

2011-08-29T09:22:00.000-07:00

I made this card for my Aunt who is just getting out of the hospital after having some health issues. I used a Ruby Tuesday Scripture from Dee's Bugaboo Boutique for the sentiment. The frame and flower are from a freebie svg set I got My Grafico designed by Sherry K. The beautiful background paper is from K and Company.

Feed the cat. . .

2011-08-28T16:21:00.000-07:00

I made this card as a thank you for our neighbors who took care of our cat during our last camping trip. My cat is quite the character. He is huge!! He is just under 20 pounds and I monitor his food intake but he is just plain big. Needless to say he loves his food to be available at the correct times of day or he will begin to "talk" to me reminding me that his food dish is empty:-) However he is also the biggest scaredy cat and hides when people come over. So my neighbors joke that they wouldn't believe I had a cat except that they fill the food dish and come back later and the food is gone - the only proof of my cat's existence.
Anywho I used an svg from Lettering Delights sneak peek called Chicken Fat Alley Cat Cut Its. I printed out the sentiment using Scal 2. I added the phrase bubble by hand because it was an afterthought.

Inking It Up Crazy Design Team Post

2011-08-24T13:39:00.000-07:00

So today is the day Kassidy is introducing us as her current design team. She asked us to make and present a project that represented our style. I think my style is evolving but in general I like to keep it fairly simple. I often forget to "ink" the edges or add extra layer to my stuff cuz I am in a hurry. I feel like the blogs I subscribe to and the information I get from the cricut message board help create my style. I become more creative because all of you are so creative so thank you so much for sharing your creativity!!

This card was made using the Wedding Solutions Cartridge. One of my dance students got married last weekend and I made the card for her. The design paper is from an old Target dollar section paper pack. The gold paper is also found at Target in the dollar section of the craft aisle. It cut well:-) on my cricut. I pleated the ribbon using red sticky tape and added some Recollection pearls. The sentiment is from the $1 bin at Michaels. (Can you tell I craft on a budget?)

Thanks for stopping by today and head over to Inking It Up Crazy to see the rest of the design team posts - you will not be disappointed!! An update on the dead cricut (see my previous post to learn more) . . .provocraft will replace it with a refurbished one but it will not be plum like my current one, sniff, sniff

My expression just died!!

2011-08-23T17:45:00.000-07:00

Help!! Call 9-1-1!! I think my expression just died. I have the plum one from Walmart Black Friday 2010. I had just finished a cut and was talking to my hubby when we heard a weird noise and then nothing. I looked at my E and the screen was black. I tried plugging it in a different outlet - no luck. Anybody else experience this!! For all the money we invest in these babies they ought to hold up better than that!! I will call PC tomorrow but would appreciate any advice too:-) Keep you posted. Good news is I still have my baby bug!

couple of cards using Lettering Delights svgs

2011-08-22T15:41:00.000-07:00

Here are a couple of cards I have made over the last month using LD svg/cut it sets. I just love how cute their svg/cut it sets are! I am so inspired by Jin at Under a Cherry Tree. I am not in love with the clam however. I think I made him too big and just couldn't find the right stamp or sentiment to go with him, oh well!!

The paper is just scraps I have had in my collection for far too long:-) I am challenging myself to use what I have!! That includes exploring my cartridges and svg files for cuts I have never even used before. I added stickles and pearls to the clam card. "Hi" is from scrappy moms. I used a corner punch on the kyoto cutie card.

Blog Award

2011-08-20T16:07:00.000-07:00

I received this blog award awhile back from Natasha and am sadly just now getting around to posting it. Thank you Natasha for thinking of me, I appreciate you :-)

Blythe at Gettingcraftystarkie - she has a great blog, go check her out!!

Denise at dscrapbookingroom - I appreciate all the svg files she shares!!

Jen at happyplaceforjen - she is sooo creative!!

Anniversary Cards

2011-08-16T14:23:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was my 19th wedding anniversary! I made this cute card for my hubby. I LOVE peanut butter and usually consume it daily so this card makes more sense when you know that:-) The cuts are from Lettering Delights Stuck On You set.

I made the card using scal 2 and tried the Print and Cut with it but I fear I failed at it. So if you have ever used the print and cut with scal 2 and have advice please do not hesitate to leave a comment.

Now I will share with you the card my husband made for me with the help of one of my daughters. He has never used my cricut before. One other anniversary he got into my rubber stamps and used tons of different stamps to make me a cute card. Maybe he needs his own blog??:-)

Thanks a Bunch!!

2011-08-11T13:47:00.000-07:00

Made this card for 3 of my dance students who brought me fresh carrots last week and cherries the week before. They are so thoughtful:-)

The carrots are from Create a Critter. The frame is Elegant Edges. Paper is Recollections and DCWV. Twine is peapod from The Twinery. The stamp is an "oldie" from my earlier stamping days from a company called Imaginations.

Entering this one in Die cuttin Divas Challenge #27. Thanks for stopping by today!!

Inking it up crazy design team

2011-08-11T12:40:00.000-07:00

I am excited to share with you that I have been chosen to be on the Inking It Up Crazy design team. I am very excited to work with Kassidy and the rest of the team. I am still new to blogging and I know I will learn so much from these ladies. I have followed Kassidy for a long time now and love her projects and her enthusiasm for life:-)

Berry Sweet

2011-08-08T09:15:00.000-07:00

Made a few "fruity" cards to enter into this weeks Cricut Cardz Challenge. These cards took me forever to make. I just was not "feeling the crafty mojo" but in the end I like them. There was a moment where I thought they would all end up in the recycling bin:-) I know you understand what I am saying. Sometimes when I create my dance choreography it feels the same way. I will tell my students that it feels like I am "giving birth" when I am creating a dance that doesn't go together easily for me. I have had a few dances over the years that felt like birthing twins, LOL!! In the end I always love those pieces - it is just an act of faith for me that God will give me what I need the moment I need it and He always comes through:-) Have a great Monday!! It is starting off cloudy and cool here and my first class of the day is an outdoor water aerobics class - BRRRR!!!

Card Recipe:

strawberry - Hello Kitty Greetings Cricut Cartridge
flowers - prima
thread - memory yarn
designer paper - Recollections
cardstock - Recollections
glossy accents
Berry Sweet - computer generated
thanks ever so much - Michaels $1 stamp
liquid pearls

Card with lettering delights svg

2011-08-06T10:53:00.000-07:00

I made this card for my next door neighbors using one of the Lettering Delight Cutsets -chicken fat alley available as a sneak peek at checkout. My neighbors are such wonderful friends and sadly they are moving to Texas on Monday. I am happy for their new adventures but sad at my own loss of "friends next door". I tried to duplicate their "new" house colors for this card (they repainted their house to put it up for sale). Tonight we are having a BBQ at our house with our neighborhood as a last farewell to them.

used liquid pearls on the bushes for "flowers" and stamped
grass on the background using versamark ink

used my peachy keen stamps on this sun

I also wanted to share a couple of pictures with you from our camping trip last weekend. We live in Oregon and are only an hour away from the coast. We headed over there with our cousins for fun in the dunes (went sandboarding), played in the ocean (my dog had a blast:-), rode on dunebuggies and caught crawdad!!

Flip Flop Card

2011-07-23T11:06:00.000-07:00

Made a flip flop card using an svg from Lettering Delights. The cute paper was leftover from a pack from the dollar bin at Target from last year.

Feel the Force. . .

2011-07-23T10:57:00.000-07:00

okay so I have to admit that the force was not with me in the making of this card. I had downloaded an svg file for this one. The neighbor boy's birthday party is today and he is a giant Star Wars fan so I knew this would be a great card for him. The svg file did not cut the face out all of the way so back to the drawing board. Found another one from Cheryl and finally things were coming together. Layed my cut to far to the left on the mat and a corner was missed so I pieced that one together. The paper stuck to my mat and shed on it leaving a mess to clean up - probably due to the fact that I restickied (is that a word?) my mat with tack it over. So this is the end result - it is for a 7 year old who will take one look at it and then move on to the present so why stress out, right:-)?

Ice Cream Card and 3 others

2011-07-21T15:01:00.000-07:00

Last night I finally had some free time to "play"!! I put together this card and 3 others. Nothing earth shattering but it was some much needed crafting therapy:-) I have not put any sentiments on these, I want to leave my options open for the time they are needed. Most of my cards I do not layer too much because quite often I need to be able to mail my cards easily. Still waiting for summer to show up in Oregon - I think it was here from about 5-7pm last night, lol!

I am entering the ice cream card in the Fantabulous Cricut Challenge #69, create a project with a cool treat.

The neighbor dog got in our house and ran over my blue and white polka dotted paper:-( The card below is inspired by Cheryl over at Pink and Paper and some cards she has recently made, thank you for the inspiration Cheryl!!

Off to teach 3 more classes, thanks for looking!!

when life gives you lemons. . .

2011-07-18T12:24:00.000-07:00

A card I made for a friend using my new cricut cartridge "Just Because Cards". I have had this stamp set for awhile and needed to make a card with them. Even though they were a $1 stamp from Joanns I am quite impressed with the quality of them.

I am a bit jealous of the warm temperatures some of you are getting:-) Here in Oregon it has been rainy and cooler. We even got rained on during my deep water aerobics class today. Have a great Monday!!

My Pink Stamper Design Team Entry

2011-07-17T21:35:00.000-07:00

Robyn, My Pink Stamper , is having openings for a few new designers to join her design team. I have been following Robyn for 3 years now and have learned loads from her great videos!! I own a few of her stamp sets and love the quality of these stamps. I find it quite intimidating to try out for a spot on her team because she has had some amazing talent on her team but I am up to the challenge to grow in my skills so here we go. . .

Robyn challenged us to make a project using our cricut and the colors orange, turquoise, green, brown and an optional other color - I used yellow.

I used my Gypsy to put this card together. I used the tree from Create A Critter and welded it to a square from George to create the front of the card. I then cut it out in white to put on the inside of the card creating an area to write on. The sun is from Doodlecharms. I stamped the clouds with a stamp from Close to my Heart and then used stickles on the stamped images. I cut the grass out using my wavy trimmer from Creative Memories. I inked the edges of my images to help them stand out more. All the paper is from Recollections from Michaels. The orange gems are also from Michaels.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!

Freezer Paper Tshirt

2011-07-06T13:27:00.000-07:00

My first crafty project in awhile!! We were on a vacation in Disneyland. Had fun, it was the first time we had been as a family, first time for my kids. The end of our vacation looked like this -

So, a set of new tires and an extra nite in California later, we are home safe and sound. Only to discover that the plug on the freezer had gotten bumped out of the electrical outelt during the chaos of packing for the trip and now I have a chest freezer FULL of bad meat and berries, SAD!! Almost like a bad vacation movie, huh?!

Anywho, the t shirt is a gift for my former dance student who also was a babysitter (nanny as we called her) for my kids over the years. We had talked about making this t shirt for far too long and it was time to just "git er dun" so we did:-) I used the freezer paper technique along with fabric paint. The logo is an svg I picked up somewhere out in bloggy world - thank you to whomever I got that one from.

I think I would like to give heat transfer vinyl a try as it would have been quicker! Thanks for stopping by today:-)

Cherry Pie Shape Card

2011-06-20T22:41:00.000-07:00

This is the card I made for my dad for father's day. It took a bit of "fanagling" but I got it to work out.

Bird Card and Red, White and Blue

2011-06-20T18:14:00.000-07:00

It has been a busy end of the school year but whew!! we made it and it is the first week of summer break. Two of my kids finished school last Thursday. My other daughter was done the Friday before cuz she graduated 8th grade and they finished earlier than the rest of the school. We are leaving in 2 days for Disneyland - yippee!! Anywho - I have done lots of crafting just no posting so I thought I would post a bit before we are gone on our trip.

The bird card was made with an svg from Lettering Delights banner day collection. I had seen lots of cards shaped like this and wanted to give one a try. I am pleased with how it turned out. The red, white and blue cards were an experiment and I am NOT in love with them but they will do in a pinch. They are also made with an svg from Lettering Delights banner day collection. The border is an svg I downloaded from somebody's blog. Thanks for looking!

I am still having trouble with Blogger (anybody else?) I leave posts on other blogs as anonymous cuz it is the only way I can get it to work. It took forever to download my pics today, also:-(

Converse Shoe Thank You Card

2011-06-04T17:18:00.000-07:00

I used Paislee to make these converse-type looking shoes and turned them into thank you cards for the two teachers that are receiving the tumblers I decorated. I love the colors and am quite pleased with them. I don't know why I can never seem to get all of my "bling" in a line, oh well!! Summer weather FINALLY came to Oregon yesterday. I pulled out some clothes I forgot I even owned cuz it hadn't been necessary to wear a lot of warm weather clothes lately. Thanks for looking and have an aweseome weekend!!

two more tumblers

2011-06-03T13:10:00.000-07:00

These two tumblers are for my daughter's 3rd grade teachers who have been volunteering afterschool once a week running a dance team for our elementary school. My oldest daughter also volunteers for the dance team. It has been a great experience and I really appreciate their hard work. Our school's mascot is the Armadillo and I created a cut file from clipart. The words "dance team" are cut from Twinkle Toes cartridge.

vinyl tumblers

2011-06-03T13:05:00.000-07:00

I have done a bit of vinyl on tumblers the past few days to make gifts. This tumbler is for one of my dance students who has helped me with carpooling my two older children this past school year. I found the dancer svg at Art by Annel and the font is a true type font already on my computer. The dots for the letter "i" were a bit tricky since they were so small - they kept getting stuck in places they didn't belong and were hard to find then:-)

Card for my husband's birthday and a great quote (prayer)

2011-05-30T12:49:00.000-07:00

Sunday was my hubby's birthday. I don't think it was one of his best ones unfortunately. On the way to church a kind man driving in the car next to us informed us we had a flat tire. So back home we headed, filled the tire with air and then we were REALLY late for church. Came home and when he was fixing the tire he broke a stud. Several hours later, stud is fixed and flat is fixed. (I think he is a stud:-) But, we will need new tires before the end of summer. Here is the card I made him for his birthday. I should have stopped before the stickles but couldn't help myself, oh well.

My mother-in-law gave my dh a card with a bookmark attached and the quote on the bookmark was so good I wanted to share it with you all -

Lord, I have too much to do,

but it's all important.

Help me to set priorities

so that I don't feel lost

in the pace and the pressure.

Give me the wisdom

and energy

to accomplish what's necessary

without wasting time or effort.

And help me make

the best use of my day,

remembering that time

is a precious gift from You.

Bookmark and a birthday card

2011-05-28T16:20:00.000-07:00

Bear with me while I post one more thing -
I made this book mark and birthday card for my daughter to give to her friend for her 13th birthday. I used Smiley Cards for the phrase and emoticon. I created the base of the card using George and my gypsy. The book mark was also created on my gypsy and I used Mickey Font for the name. I mod podged the bookmark to make it more durable. Thanks for looking and have a great day!! I was in a hurry and didn't give my stickles enough time to dry so they are a bit smudged - how embarassing!!!

Tri Fold Card

2011-05-28T15:59:00.000-07:00

Last Saturday I watched a great tutorial over at She's a Sassy Lady on creating a trifold card similar to the designs of the ones that come on the new E2 cricut expression. I just got my expression for this past christmas and am not needing a new one even though the E2 looks like a lot of fun. But, I have loved the trifold cards that people have been making using the cartridge that comes preloaded on the E2. Thank you Sheila for the great tutorial on how to create our own trifold card template.
Here is my first shot at a trifold card. I must confess I liked it until I used my Bic Mark It's to highlight the edges of my cuts. Not so happy with that part, oh well, it is what it is.