Monday, April 25, 2011
Another Cricut E2 giveaway from My Pink Stamper
My Pink Stamper is also giving away a new E2. HURRY on over to http://www.mypinkstamper.com/2011/04/cricut-expression-2-machine-giveaway.html and sign up!
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Another Cricut E2 Giveaway! From Mixology Crafts
Mixology Crafts is on my blog links on the right hand side of this blog. They are doing a giveaway of the new Cricut machine and here's where you can sign up: http://mixologycrafts.wordpress.com/
Head on over there! Time is short!!
Head on over there! Time is short!!
Giveaway of E2 from Everyday Cricut
ProvoCraft is coming out with a new version of the Cricut machine and this blog is doing a giveaway of one of the machines! Head on over and register and enjoy the blog while you're there. It's one of my favorite Cricut sites!
http://www.cricutholiday.com/2011/04/enter-here-to-win-new-cricut.html
http://www.cricutholiday.com/2011/04/enter-here-to-win-new-cricut.html
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Matchbox Pop-Ups
I did these two matchbox popups based on the idea from a Cricuteer buddy, Scrapalette. Her blog link for directions on this project is: http://scrapalette.blogspot.com/p/project-gallery.html (scroll down to Leprechaun Matchbox and click on that title). My first matchbox has a shape from A Child's Year, the second has a bunny from Create A Critter and both use a Stampin' Up sentiment from the set called "Well Scripted". These are so cute and fun to do. I like doing projects with the wrapped little nugget bars because they make such nice little gifts. Thanks for sharing this really cute idea, Scrapalette!
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Quick and Easy Easter Treats
I saw this idea originally at http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1287822?&cat=500&ppuser=138865 and just loved it! I made these mini-smores kits for youngest granboy's daycare class, for my grankids and sent some to my sister for her grankids. They are so quick and easy to do. I used scrap paper, a chick from Cricut's Create a Critter cartridge and the sentiment is from a dollar stamp from JoAnn's
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Sympathy Card
One of the ladies on the Cricut messageboard has a very close, long-time friend who recently lost her son while he was staioned in Afghanistan. My oldest and first granboy is planning on joining the Marines this summer so this issue hit close to my heart. Here is a simple card I made for my messageboard friend to send to her friend.
The phrase is cut and shadowed from the Cricut Cartridge Stand and Salute. I used white pen to put lines on it, then put it on Coredinations cardstock that had been embossed with a Cuttlebug embossing folder and sanded. The ribbon is from Hobby Lobby.
On the inside, the sentiment is computer generated and the flag is another old sticker. And again, I entered personal information on it before taking the picture so please excuse the blanked out area.
Outside:
Inside:
The phrase is cut and shadowed from the Cricut Cartridge Stand and Salute. I used white pen to put lines on it, then put it on Coredinations cardstock that had been embossed with a Cuttlebug embossing folder and sanded. The ribbon is from Hobby Lobby.
On the inside, the sentiment is computer generated and the flag is another old sticker. And again, I entered personal information on it before taking the picture so please excuse the blanked out area.
Outside:
Inside:
Birthday card for son
My youngest child (as he would say, not so young any more) is having a birthday soon and I made this card for him. He is the free spirit I always wished I was but never had the courage to be.
The reading boy is from the Cricut cartridge A Child's Year. I put it on white cardstock and ran it thru the Cuttlebug using a SU embossing folder. The sentiment is computer generated on a shape from the Cuttlebug Cut and Emboss set Fanciful Labels. I printed it on paper, wiggled and jiggled it until I got it in the right spot on the cut/emboss sheet, ran it through the Cuttlebug and then used SU real red ink on a dauber to highlight the embossed areas. I also cut one of the strips in black and cut it in the middle, then positioned it to shadow only on the ends and pop dotted.
On the inside, the sentiment is computer generated and the books are an old, old sticker. I had put something personal on it before I thought to take a picture so that personal part is blocked out.
Outside:
Inside:
The reading boy is from the Cricut cartridge A Child's Year. I put it on white cardstock and ran it thru the Cuttlebug using a SU embossing folder. The sentiment is computer generated on a shape from the Cuttlebug Cut and Emboss set Fanciful Labels. I printed it on paper, wiggled and jiggled it until I got it in the right spot on the cut/emboss sheet, ran it through the Cuttlebug and then used SU real red ink on a dauber to highlight the embossed areas. I also cut one of the strips in black and cut it in the middle, then positioned it to shadow only on the ends and pop dotted.
On the inside, the sentiment is computer generated and the books are an old, old sticker. I had put something personal on it before I thought to take a picture so that personal part is blocked out.
Outside:
Inside:
Thursday, March 31, 2011
Baby card for Niece
I have a precious niece who is having her third child next week and it's A GIRL!! After two boys, she will really enjoy having a little girl, too. They are naming her after my father's mother which is truly, truly sweet.
The clouds are from Create a Critter, the buggy is from Wrap it Up, the flower stems are from Walk In My Garden and the grass is from Plantin Schoolbook. The buttons are from a button pack at Wal Mart and the Memory thread used in the buggy wheels is from Michael's.
I layered the buggy several times and pop dotted it on top of the card mat. Picture doesn't show colors well but it's several different shades of pretty pinks.
This card style came about from a thread on the Cricut messageboard that showed use of the memory thread http://www.cricut.com/forum/Cricut-Community_postst63367_enabler-alert--a-new-find-for-me----you-must-get-some--really-you-will-love-it.aspx . I bought some and sent some to my sister, challenging her to use it on a card, which she did at http://piecesofjoyhadden.blogspot.com/2011/03/sister-challenge.html . She promptly finished the challenge, and very successfully I would say, while I just now got around to finishing mine. So, she won this challenge!!
The clouds are from Create a Critter, the buggy is from Wrap it Up, the flower stems are from Walk In My Garden and the grass is from Plantin Schoolbook. The buttons are from a button pack at Wal Mart and the Memory thread used in the buggy wheels is from Michael's.
I layered the buggy several times and pop dotted it on top of the card mat. Picture doesn't show colors well but it's several different shades of pretty pinks.
This card style came about from a thread on the Cricut messageboard that showed use of the memory thread http://www.cricut.com/forum/Cricut-Community_postst63367_enabler-alert--a-new-find-for-me----you-must-get-some--really-you-will-love-it.aspx . I bought some and sent some to my sister, challenging her to use it on a card, which she did at http://piecesofjoyhadden.blogspot.com/2011/03/sister-challenge.html . She promptly finished the challenge, and very successfully I would say, while I just now got around to finishing mine. So, she won this challenge!!
Cricut Cake Giveaway from Mixologycrafts
MixologyCrafts is giving away one Cricut cake and two Cricut cake cartridges. Head on over and register but do it quick! Registration ends tomorrow, Friday April 1 at noon (eastern time)
http://mixologycrafts.wordpress.com/2011/03/30/cricut-cake-giveaway/#comment-623
http://mixologycrafts.wordpress.com/2011/03/30/cricut-cake-giveaway/#comment-623
Monday, March 28, 2011
Pansy card
This is a pansy card I made quite some time ago using a Martha Stewart Pansy border punch. I used the technique at http://frommycraftroom.blogspot.com/2010/02/bordering-circles-and-oval-with-your.html to make it shaped into a circle and really like this way of using the border punches. The paper was just a scrap in my scrap stash and the image is "Bouquets of Joy" from Clear Art Stamps by Crafty Secrets and is colored with Prismacolor pencils and OSM. I just love this little girl and her flowers! The tag was also made with the MS border punch on each side of a strip of paper and cut to length. I think the sentiment on the tag is from an SU set but don't remember which one. I used small flat-back pearls in the middle of each flower to give it a little depth, put on a circle cut with my Cricut after clipping and putting the border around the circle. Then the entire thing was pop dotted on the purple paper.
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