CraftyMrs

Mustache party shirt

2012-02-12T15:21:00.001-05:00

Hi Crafters,

Here is my first wearable sewing machine project! This is for my niece's birthday party next weekend.

I took a pre-made tshirt and cut some applique with my cricut. I used heat and bond lite on the back of the fabric. The 2 is from Lyrical Letters and the Mustache is from Paper Doll Dress Up.

I used soft tear away for the stabilizer. I made good friends with my seam ripper for this project ;) I learned a lot and of course it is far from perfect, but it works.

I hope she likes it!

Happy Crafting,

Hats and (Mus)taches Party Invites

2012-02-05T10:12:00.000-05:00

Hi Crafters,

My niece is turning 2 this month! I can't believe how fast the time has flown! She loves hats and mustaches are quite popular in the crafting world so we merged the two to make a Hats and Stache birthday party.

The 2 is from Martha Stewart's Elegant Cake cart and the hat and mustache are from Paper Doll Dress Up. I used markers on the hat to show the detailing. Then I stitched around the yellow paper before gluing it down.

The inside I printed the party details on white cardstock and attached it. I hope she likes them!

Happy Crafting,

Filled with Love

2012-02-02T21:51:00.001-05:00

Hi Crafters,

Have you ever been overwhelmed by love from friends? I've had a week where my cup has overflowed! It's been a crazy week at school but when you stop to think about all the kind compliments and acts it's hard to feel down.

Here's one of the few acts I received (in the mail, squee, mailboxes with packages are the best) this week....

A college friend complimented my vinyled sewing machine cover. She asked if she could pay me to make one. I was so flattered I decided to pay it forward and mail her one as a gift. I was so touched to see a note and this fabulous key fob from her in my box yesterday. It matches my clicker perfectly! She also sells them in her Etsy Shop as well.

I just got home from my first sewing class and I am one tired girl!

I hope you have crafting plans in your future this weekend!

It's all in the details...

2012-01-29T09:29:00.000-05:00

Hi Crafters,

We had our Around the Clock shower yesterday for my best friend. Here are a few details that I made for the shower.

I used the same colors for the shower for her bride button. The word bride is from Sweethearts. I embossed the yellow scalloped circle with my cuttlebug. I added some bling with the heat affix tool from Jolee's. I used glue dots to add some white tulle then used pop dots to attach the yellow circle to the blue.

The theme for the shower was Around the Clock. I got a tank top that said "Just Married" and a classic Victoria Secret gift box just to mess around with the bride. I made her this card and put for Midnight inside the card. This cut is from Sweethearts. I used glue dots for the tulle and pop dots for the bra piece. I embossed all three pieces with the cuttlebug.

The paper is from the DCWV Sweet Treats mat stack. The bling was also attached with the Jolee's heat affix tool.

We had a great time at the shower. Everyone enjoyed themselves and I got many compliments on the decor and gifts. That always makes a crafter happy!

Happy Crafting,

Around the Clock Bridal Shower Invites

2012-01-28T21:15:00.000-05:00

Hi Crafters,

Here is a variation of a shower invitation I created recently. The original invitation I used green tulle and I had a wording mishap, which resulted in adding the date of the shower as a tag attached under the circle.

The names have been changed to protect the innocent :wink:

I used the cuttlebug to emboss the heart clock. When the bride mentioned an Around the Clock themed shower I was so excited because I knew I had the perfect invitation accent. This is a 2x2.75 embossing folder that comes from the All Love set.

The bride-to-be loved the original version of these!

Thanks for stopping by

VT Diaper Cake

2012-01-22T19:53:00.001-05:00

Hi Crafters,

I had my first commissioned craft this past week! I made this fun simple diaper cake for a friend's co-worker. The mom is a Virginia Tech fan. I have to say this was the first time I've ever purchased maroon and orange together for that purpose ;)

I also wanted to include a little house update. My husband snapped it this past week. I have not stood in that part of the yard before because of the mud hill that will soon become the front yard. The two windows up top are going to let in some great light in the craft loft. I'm amazed at how different the house looks with the porch floor in! I stood on the front porch in awe of the view. I can't wait to sit in a rocking chair and soak in the afternoon.

Thanks for stopping by,

Sewing Machine Cover

2012-01-16T19:44:00.001-05:00

Hi Crafters,

I was able to enjoy a day off in honor of Martin Luther King,Jr today. It was a very low key day filled with crafting. I managed to get a few gifts done, which is always nice.

I also was able to get some personal crafting done as well. My sewing machine came with a plain plastic cover that begged for some vinyl decor. My husband jokes that even in old age we'll never forget our names because they are etched or vinyled everywhere hehe. My sewing classes start in February and I can imagine that there will probably be others that have the same case I do.

The bird and branch are from Songbird and the monogram's letters are Opposites Attract and the frame is from Cake Basics. I have always had 2 middle names, so when I got married I dropped my last name. I love my name, unfortunately it does not make for an easy monogram! I have finally come up with a solution that I like!

It makes a great addition to the craft counter!

Happy Crafting,

Triple Threat Valentine's Day Cards

2012-01-14T13:52:00.001-05:00

Hi Crafters,

I mentioned in my previous post that my parents purchased me a new sewing machine as a gift. My mom specifically chose the Husqvarna Viking Emerald 183 for me because of all the extra stitches it had thinking I could use it for paper crafting as well. I finally got it up and running after a bit of a bobbin casing user error issue.

I lowered the pressure on the presser foot for sewing on card stock and it did beautifully! I call these cards a triple threat because they have sewing, cuttlebug, and cricut (on most) of them.

I stitched a heart boarder on the edge of the cards. I used swiss dots on the white background. I used several 2x2 cuttlebug embossing folders for the embossed images. The dicut hearts are from George and Basic Shapes. The ones that aren't stamped on the outside are stamped on the inside with the same sentiment. The stamp is a studio G stamp and fit the theme perfectly! Click on the pictures for larger images.

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Crafting,

Felt Playhouse

2011-12-31T13:28:00.000-05:00

Hi Crafters,

Happy New Year's Eve! 2011 was full of wonderful memories and blessings for my family! Here's one of the last projects made in 2011. This one was a huge team effort, my mom, younger sister, and I worked diligently during parts of Thanksgiving and Christmas Break. This past summer I stumbled on these felt playhouses on etsy from MissPrettyPretty. She has some beautiful work! She also sells a pattern PDF filled with tricks, tips, and directions including everything you could think to put on these houses. I convinced my mom (I don't know how to sew) to purchase the pattern to make this for my niece for Christmas.

The house slides over a card table (and she includes how to measure your table properly). It took us 4 solid work days to complete this project. There is a TINY bit of cricuted work on this house. My niece loves ducks so I made a template using ducks from A Child's Year.

My niece loved it! We were thrilled with the way it turned out. We used the eco recycled acrylic felt from Joann's. My parents also got me a Husquvarna Viking Emerald 183 for Christmas/birthday this year. We used it for the project and the machine handled the whole thing like a champ!

Happy Crafting and Happy New Year!

2012 Calendar

2011-12-28T19:22:00.002-05:00

Hi Crafters,

I made a calendar for my mom for 2011. When her November birthday rolled around she planted the bug that she hopped she'd be getting a new calendar. I had already started on her 60th birthday gift, I just didn't have time to put a new one together. Luckily Christmas was right around the corner! I used my bind it all with 3/4 inch black rings. The month titles came from Designer Calendar. The font on the front and silhouettes are from A Child's Year.

The cat is from Teresa Collin's Chic and Spooky cartridge.

She was so excited to open this up on Christmas. I hope you are ready for 2012!

Happy Crafting,

Merry Christmas!

2011-12-24T11:26:00.000-05:00

Hi Crafters,

It's Christmas Eve! I'm looking forward to a few days filled with our families! Here are a few projects I've been working on.

We had our annual gingerbread house making party this week. I got to use my cake machine and used fondant on the roof. I should have cut things in advance but oh well live and learn! It was just nice to use it and it did really well!

Here are a few Christmas cards I made. The snowflake is from Cake Basics, the stamp is a studio G stamp, and I embossed it with Martha Stewart glitter embossing powder. The background is white and embossed with the snowflake cuttlebug folder.

I have a few projects that I've been working on for Christmas gifts as well, but those will have to wait!

Merry Christmas Crafters!

Round Loom Prayer Shawl

2011-12-18T09:45:00.002-05:00

Hi Crafters,
Happy Advent Season! I hope you have been able to enjoy this time. I have had lots of crafting to do this month! This first project was a project for my mother in law. She just finished seminary and is holding a worship service called Blue Christmas today. She asked for people to make prayer shawls for the participants in the service and pray for them as you knit. I just got my round looms a few months ago so I wasn't sure how it would work out but I wanted to help.

I did some youtubing and found this great Round Loom Shawl Video. I even learned a new stitch! This stitch is e-looping 2 pegs and skipping 1 peg. I did double up the yarn because I used a thinner yarn than the tutorial suggested, so really it was 2 strands for each stitch. It made these beautiful chunky braids. I used the largest round loom in the set and instead of connecting it like you would a hat I stopped and went the other direction.

This project took almost 2 skeins of yarn, I used red heart. I used a small crochet hook to finish the end.

I also made some tags with my cricut but of course forgot to take pictures before I gave them to her!

Thanks for stopping by! We're making Gingerbread Houses tonight and I get to use my cricut cake machine! I'm pretty excited! There are more Christmas projects to come so come by later on!

Happy Crafting,

Brown Paper Packages Tied up with String...

2011-12-04T09:39:00.001-05:00

Hi Crafters,

Happy Advent Season! I just love Christmas! We got our tree up last weekend and I was able to wrap some gifts so it looked a bit more festive! I know kraft paper has been very popular this year so I grabbed a roll at the local office supply store.

I used the Cake cartridge that came with my mini for the cutouts. I then used a few sets of Martha Stewart's alphabets to monogram the package instead of doing gift tags. I used gold ink and it blends in a little too well so I will probably use something a bit darker for the next batch. I used tulle, raffia, and ribbon to tie the packages off. I really like how simple the packages look but yet have a bit of elegance as well.

Happy Crafting,

Summer Layouts

2011-11-15T07:00:00.000-05:00

Hi Crafters,

Here are a few more layouts from my weekend. I had a bit of catching up to do!

The artist is from Printing Press. I actually found this scrap with a star already cutout and ended up liking how it worked with the layout. The bucket, shovel, and text on the next layout are from Life's a Beach

This next layout uses text from Opposites Attract. I welded the letters with the gypsy. I used my xyron to put the ribbon and rick-rack through. Don't worry about the chocolate spatula licking, her aunt is feeding her GrandMary's fudge (no raw eggs).

Happy Crafting,

Trouble Folded 3 page layout

2011-11-14T08:00:00.000-05:00

Hi Crafters,

I saw this technique from a fellow scrapper who regularly comes to the semi-annual scrap retreat I go on. She needed a bit more space for a layout so she put a fold on the end of a page to attach another page.
I started out with the green Trouble layout from a few months ago. I had 2 more pages of my lovely niece getting into some mischief so I decided to combine them.

I cut the brown paper at 8x11. I then scored the 11 inch side at 8 inches with my Martha Stewart scoreboard. That left me with a 3 inch flap, which I glued down to the scrapbook prior to putting on the blue polka dotted paper. I then covered the flap with the blue paper and covered the inside of the brown paper with matching blue paper cut at 8x8.

The font is Designer Calendar and welded with the gyspy. The arrow and speech bubble are from Don Juan.

I'm really happy with how these layouts turned out.

Thanks for stopping by,

Baby Book Fall Layouts

2011-11-13T16:11:00.001-05:00

Hi Crafters,

I worked on my nieces baby album some this weekend. Shutterfly has been sending out free print deals left and right so I was able to stock up on pictures. I know she is more of a toddler now but I decided to add on to her baby book.

Here are a few layouts I came up with.

I made this layout with Teresa Collin's Chic and Scary. I embossed the circles (cut at 1.25 inches) with a halloween embossing folder and rubbed them on a watermarking embossing ink pad. Isn't she the cutest cat you've ever seen?

I made this Autumn layout using the Gypsy Wonderings cartridge for the pumpkin boarder. Autumn came from Stretch Your Imagination. I love the picture of her squealing with delight in her swing.

Check back tomorrow for a few more layouts!

Happy Crafting,

Thanksgiving Vinyl Pumpkins

2011-11-09T21:33:00.001-05:00

Hi Again,

I had some pumpkins that I did not get a chance to do anything with for Halloween. I decided to add some vinyl to them as Thanksgiving decor for my mom. I used black vinyl and my gypsy. I didn't use transfer tape with these because of all the ridges on the pumpkins.

I also made a "thankful" pumpkin for my hair dresser. I have a few left I may make some for our attic space.

The thankful text is a mixture of Opposites Attract

Family and blessed are both from Lyrical Letters.

Happy Crafting!

60th birthday card...so big it won't fit in an envelope

2011-11-08T08:35:00.002-05:00

Hi Crafters,
I used Flower Shoppe to make my mom's birthday card. She lives close by so I didn't have to mail it which made the delivering process much easier! I ended up putting into a box, a2 card box directions.

I used purple coordinations paper and embossed a few of the layers with the cuttlebug. The centers are buttons and the petal is felt. I used raffia for the ribbon. I've found that hot glue is really the best way to get these flowers to stay put.

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Crafting,

60 memories for 60 years

2011-11-07T20:18:00.004-05:00

Hi crafters,

My mom turned 60 over the weekend. She's a fantastic lady! I am SO lucky to have her in my life. Here's a quick snapshot from last Halloween for idiom day. She was the tree and I was the apple..for "The Apple Doesn't Fall Far From The Tree".

This year for her birthday I saw an idea on Pinterest where the blogger had contacted friends and families to gather memories for her dad's birthday. I used my bind it all and a 1.25 inch silver wire to bind a 6x6 book. I contacted friends and family to add to the book. I used stamps and cricut images to supplement the memories.

I also used envelopes to put in stories that were a bit longer. She loved the way it turned out. There was lots of laughing and a few teary moments as she flipped through the pages. I had a blast putting it together as the memories rolled in from people.

Happy Birthday Mom!

A Late Boo For You..

2011-11-02T20:32:00.000-04:00

Hi Crafters,

I made this late halloween card for a friend in the military. I used the Teresa Collin's Chic and Scary cartridge. I had a hard time finding it and therefore ordered it on the late side. It came before Halloween but just barely. I'm excited to have it for next year when we're in our house and able to decorate for the seasons!

I cut the web with vellum and the background is glitter paper. I love the way it turned out.

Another little house update. We have our first wall up! Here's the master bedroom window.

Fall has been stunning up here in the mountains. I hope you won't get tired of the house updates!

Happy crafting,

Bridal Event Oreo Cupcakes

2011-10-23T12:07:00.000-04:00

Hi Crafters,

Here's my weekend project! I made oreo cupcakes using Bean Town Baker's Recipe. I followed the advice of some of the comments and added the sugar with the butter to cream it before adding the milk. I also put a bit of batter in the bottoms of the cups to keep the cookie from sticking. The wrapper peeled off like butter once they were completely cooled. I brought these to a party my best friend was hosting for her bridesmaids. They were a big hit.

Now on to the toppers...

I made the fan-folded rosettes with 1x11 paper strips. I used my Martha Stewart scoreboard to score every 1/4 inch increment. I used my cuttlebug to cut out small scalloped circles out of gold paper from the DCWV Peacock stack. I then hot glued the ends of my rosettes together and hot glued a scalloped circle on each side.

The blue bridesmaid dresses and shoes came from Gypsy Wonderings. The white bridal gown came from Sweethearts.

I glued toothpicks to the backside of the rosette for support. Sorry about the subpar picture,it is from my cell phone because my husband had the nikon with him.

Happy Crafting,

Bridal Shower Gifts and a little house update.

2011-10-16T18:56:00.001-04:00

Hi Crafters,

I'mmmmmm back!! I received such kind love on one of the craft boards I frequent, it made me smile. Here's the card I made to go with the wine glasses in the post below. The bride is from Sweethearts. I embossed the skirt of her dress, the background, and the bouquet with my cuttlebug. I used the heat affix tool to add some gems and smooth pearlized to add some accent to the skirt.

I also made a set of stationery with the couple's monogram. I heat embossed the text. I used red pigment ink and clear embossing powder. I used a ruler to help me find the center and stamped the large T first. I then arranged the smaller letters on a separate block and stamped those next.

The font is actually from two separate Martha Stewart sets. I found one at Walmart on clearance about a year ago and the smaller set I found at Michael's on clearance in the past month. I cut the background at 4.25x5.5 and the white at 4x5.25. I made a box to put the cards and envelopes in but was running low on time, so I didn't get a chance to take a picture.

Here's a quick short of the house the CraftyMr is "crafting" for us ;)

I'm standing behind the house on the hill for the first 2 shots. We're going to have amazing views from the second floor (which is where the craft loft will also be). The right side shows the basement and the most recent addition, the chimney.

Happy Crafting,

::Tap tap: Is this thing on?

2011-10-15T16:08:00.001-04:00

Hi Crafters,
Good gosh! It's been too long. These past 2 months have been pretty crazy. We have finally started on our house. We also moved in with my husband's parents while we build. I have a fantastic craft space while I am here.

I have managed to get back into the crafting groove. Here's a few things I've been working on...

This project I've had in my head for months. We head down to the Outer Banks every summer with our good friends. This year we happened to be at the beach on what would have been my grandparents' wedding anniversary. I was very close with my grandmother, and am quite fortunate to wear her wedding band as part of my bridal set. While I was shell searching and wading in the water I happened to find a whole un-broken sand dollar floating in the surf. Not to get too sentimental but it was a blessing to find it, especially on that day. This is the only perfect one I have ever found. I managed to keep it safe through the trip home and our move.

I found these frames at Kohl's in a set of 5. The light house is from Life's a Beach and the font is from Designer's Calendar. I used the makers on the lettering. The light is a hot affix crystal.

I am headed to a Bridal Shower tomorrow. I picked up these glasses at Bed, Bath, and Beyond for a whopping .89 apiece! I used the cake cartridge that came with my machine for the frame. The font is from Opposites Attract. The only frustrating thing about this purchase is they had HUGE yellow stickers marking the price. I used my heat gun to help get the sticker off without many issues.

Okay, last project! I made some adorable barrette's for sweet Penelope! I'm still trying to find the perfect place to take pictures here so this one is not great. I used my cuttlebug dies to cut these out of felt. I found it needed an extra cardboard shim to get a clean cut. I used "The Best Glue Ever" for the adhesive.

Well, that's all I have for now!

Happy Crafting,

Engagement Glitter Ornaments with Vinyl

2011-08-22T07:24:00.000-04:00

Hi Crafters,

It's Monday morning! Students start school on Wednesday this week. I am not feeling ready quite yet but ready or not here they come! I will miss my leisurely mornings!

Here's a quick project I made for my friends who are getting married next year.

I used the Martha Stewart glitter and floor wax method to make the glitter stick to the inside. I then used white vinyl to decorate the outside. The ring is from Martha Stewart Elegant cakes. The font for Jessica and Martin is Opposites Attract. The font for Lisa and Matthew is Lyrical Letters. The back has their engagement dates.

Have a great day and Happy Crafting,

Bulletin Boards

2011-08-20T21:28:00.000-04:00

Hi Crafters,

I spent the week before teachers returned working on bulletin boards at my school. If you remember last year's post my principal purchased me a cricut to keep in my lab closet in exchange for doing most of the bulletin boards in the school hallways. Here's what I came up with this year.

This one was hard to capture due to the lighting. The title reads 6th grade...5th grade was so last year. It has advice for 6th graders. The cart I used for this was Locker Talk.

This is Don Juan. The pocket charts will be used for the weekly homeroom schedule. Each grade has a different schedule for the week.

Opposites Attract.

I used Storybook for this board. It is delightfully tacky with the orange, yellow, gold contrast.

I used Sports Mania for the silhouettes here. I also used this great website Block Posters to create a large poster from a picnic file I created.

This is my FAVORITE board for the year so far. Our school is divided into teams (think Harry Potter). Students can earn points throughout the year for various things. This board will display the point standings. Most of the font on this board is Opposites Attract. The 1st-4th are cut using end caps on Plantin. Go team green!

Happy Crafting,

Taylored Expressions Blast from the Past Blog Hop

2011-08-17T11:00:00.030-04:00

Hi Crafters,

Teachers in my district are back at school this week. I was excited to make this card my last weekend of freedom this summer. The stamp set is Rest and Renewal from Taylored Expressions. I got this stamp set at the CHA Super Show this summer.

Here is the sketch I used for inspiration.

This is what I came up with...

This verse is one of my favorites! The flowers are cut from Martha Stewart's Elegant Cake Cartridge.

Thanks for looking! Your next stop is... Sankari Wegman

Happy Crafting,

ABC Album

2011-08-14T13:00:00.026-04:00

Hi Crafters,
My friend from Crafting with my Girls hosted her semiannual scrap weekend at her parents' lovely home last weekend. I got a few personal layouts done but my main project for the weekend was my niece's ABC album. I used my cricut and pictures that I had ordered but not done anything with. I only had to order 8 more pictures to finish the album.

The dinosaur is from Create a Critter.

The lighthouse is from Life's a Beach

Please pardon the fact that O and P are reversed. Octopus is from Life's a Beach

The crown is from Gypsy Wonderings

Umbrella is from Life's a Beach

Hearts and XOXO are from Sweethearts.The zebra is from Create a Critter.

Happy Crafting,

Freezer Paper Totes

2011-08-03T16:23:00.000-04:00

Hi Crafters,
Here's a few tote bags I made this week.

The font is from Lyrical Letters and the lady bug is from Walk in my Garden. She's too young for buttons and googley eyes still so I kept it simple. The bag is a mini tote bag so it will be perfect for this little girl. Michael's had them on clearance for .79, it was in the section with a bunch of other summer items.

This is another gift for a bride-to-be. I used my Jolee's Heat Affix tool to add some bling. The swirls are from Gypsy Wonderings and the text is from Songbird.

If you are interesting in making your own freezer paper totes/tees check out my picture tutorial here.

Happy Crafting,

Stamp Storage

2011-07-25T17:39:00.001-04:00

Hi Crafters,

I had a great time at the CHA super show, but I must admit I was a bit disappointed. Most of the vendors at the Super Show were small business vendors. I did have the pleasure meeting several of the small vendors that I was not aquatinted with! Taylored Expressions was one of those vendors. She sells stamps and dies as well as crafting accessories, all of the people at her booth were fantastic! I was only able to go the first day (which was also the last day of the trade show) so it is a possibility that there were some new (larger) vendors later in the show but it didn't appear to be set up for more vendors.

Taylored Expressions actually inspired my stamp storage revamp. I found this fantastic mini-binder 8.5x5.5 inches at Staples. The large Taylored Expressions stamp sets with the 3 holes fits perfectly into this binder. I cut 11x.85 inch transparencies in half on the 11 inch side at the 5.5 inch mark to make my own stamp holders.

Check out the video to see it in action and to see the details!

***Edit: It's July 25th not August on the sale dates. I would be in a world of hurt if it was August 25th, it would be well into the school year! Thanks Carrie!

Happy Crafting,

CHA Supershow!

2011-07-20T08:04:00.001-04:00

Hi Crafters,
GUESS WHAT?! I am at a conference with my school and it just so happens that I'm staying across the street from CHA! I am headed there with a few other teachers (and fellow crafters) tomorrow afternoon! Check back tomorrow for updates and hopefully pictures!

Happy Crafting,

My Pink Stamper Design Team

2011-07-15T20:51:00.000-04:00

Hi Crafters,

I have had several good friends get engaged this summer. This project is one that I've been thinking about for a few weeks but needed a kick in the pants to get it done. My Pink Stamper is hosting a design team call, so I took the plunge and decided to apply. The challenge was to use the colors, orange, brown, green, turquoise, a color of your choosing (white for me), and your favorite cricut cartridge (Storybook is what I chose). I would LOVE to be on the My Pink Stamper Design Team! Robyn does such a great job making the cricut a tool that everyone can learn to use!

I made a wedding squash book/organizer using my bind it all.

Here are the specs
Front and Back Outside Covers (all the measurement units are in inches)
Chipboard for the covers- 9x11.25
Orange DCWV- 9x5 1/4 embossed with swiss dots and Frills boarder set
Turquoise Print DCWV Flower Power- 9x4
Brown 9x3 1/2
ATG tape on the VERY edge of the paper is the adhesive I've found to work the best.

Front Details
Storybook Cricut Cartridge
C- Fancy/Corner 3 inches
L and M- cut at 1.5 inches
Welded on gypsy and embossed with textile folder
Marquee white cardstock (page 66 in handbook) cut at 4 inches

Ribbon
2 pieces 9 inches. I used a match to singe the edges to keep from fraying.
Attach on inside of cover BEFORE attaching white paper. I used several pieces of double sided tape under and over the ribbon.

Inside cover
White- 9x4
Pocket
Green- 8 1/2x11 measure 1 3/4 inch in on both sides and cut diagonally from bottom corner. I put ATG tape on the folded sections leaving the inside edge open because that edge will be sealed with the binding rings.

Dividers
8x11
Tabs 3 1/2x 2 folded in half on the 3 1/2 length. Use ATG tape to glue then fold over each side of the divider.

Inside Spreadsheets

Spreadsheets include

To do list
Gift records
Address Section
Contacts
Blank Paper

Would you like a copy of the spreadsheets I created? Wedding Squashbook Spreadsheets Click Here Please feel free to share and change as needed.

Thinking about true squashbook fashion I included blank white paper and envelopes for extras, such as business cards.

Here is the back cover.

If you made it this far thanks for checking everything out! All of the pictures are clickable for a larger view.

Mrs. C To Be--I'm sorry if you are seeing this here the first time. I hope you like it and can't wait to give it to you with a few other goodies!

Happy Crafting,

Beautiful Lengths

2011-07-12T14:45:00.000-04:00

Hi crafters,

I can't believe summer is well on its way! This post is long overdue! My co-worker and I issued a challenge to our school. We have two teams (think Harry Potter) green and gold and MANY opportunities for the students to earn points through out the school year. We challenged the teams to see who could get the most points by the end of the year. We agreed that who ever lost would get their hair cut by the winning team's teacher. Team green won but I ended up also donating as well. We chose to donate to Pantene Beautiful Lengths. We each cut about 8 inches off.

Believe it or not this post DOES have a craft purpose! I wore a custom freezer paper T made with Plantin Schoolbook. The back side says "Gold is Green with Envy"

Here you can see our cricuted banner. We used the Heat and Bond Ultra Hold to make this banner. The background is felt and the letters are cotton.

This picture I slightly cheated. I took this picture today after going for a trim so this was not the original hair cut but very close to. My salon just started feather extensions so I had my amazing stylist throw one in for fun. This was my 4th hair donation, and because most places will not take hair that has been processed I thought this feather would be perfect! It should last about 4 months.

I just purchased a Yudu machine and tried it out for the first time last night! Pictures to come :)

Happy Crafting,

Hello Thursday June Third Release

2011-06-24T07:43:00.000-04:00

Hey Crafters,
Provo Craft released the THIRD Hello Thursday cartridges for June last night. Click Here to see the cartridges that were released. Several of them are designed to have themed birthday parties and others are more specific (flowers, frames, and boxes). The best part..... they are $30.00! I was pleasantly surprised to see the price. I am really liking Flower Shoppe, Sweet Tooth Boxes, and Fancy Frames. How fun!

Happy Friday and Happy Crafting,

Happy Father's Day

2011-06-20T15:10:00.000-04:00

Hi crafters,

Happy Belated Father's Day to all those amazing Fathers out there. I brought out the cake mini this weekend to whip up some fun Father's Day cupcakes.

I used the Cake Basics and the Martha Stewart Elegant Cakes cart. The tan fondant is cut from Gypsy Wonderings and Gypsy Font.

Happy Crafting

A little mix-up!

2011-06-18T21:02:00.001-04:00

Hey Crafters,

Well, summer is here! I've already had some quality craft time. Tonight's project was one that I've had on my pinterest wish list for a few weeks. I have a fabulous cobalt blue kitchen aid mixer my parents gave me for Christmas last year, but it needed just a little something. I took some vinyl (one of my favorite things to cut on the cricut) and cut away. I used my gypsy and a TON of cartridges (storybook, home accents, gypsy font, and gypsy wonderings) to arrange this great vinyl accent piece. I ended up arranging the vinyl in a pattern that was about 8.25x8.25. Transfer paper in this project is absolutely key to getting a flawless application.

I'm quite tickled with the way it came out.

Happy crafting,

They're getting hitched!

2011-06-12T12:07:00.001-04:00

Hi Crafters,
I've had to keep a HUGE secret the past few weeks from my best friend. Yesterday her boyfriend (my husband's best friend) popped the question. Her fiance and I went to look at rings a few weeks ago and he got the perfect one. We celebrated yesterday afternoon with them. I managed to do an entire scrapbook in one week.

I used a bunch of cartridges (life's a beach, a child's year, lyrical letters, storybook, camp out, martha stewart elegant cakes, sweet hearts, gypsy font, indie art, and old west) to complete the layouts. Click on the layouts for larger pictures. Unfortunately I was having a few exposure issues so the pictures are not up to par. The couple seemed to like how it came out. Congratulations Martin and Jessica! I am so excited for you both!

Happy Crafting,

Freezer paper t upgrade

2011-06-03T21:14:00.000-04:00

Hi Crafters,

I visited Old Navy last weekend and they had their classic t's on sale for $3.00 in a bunch of colors. I picked up several thinking I freezer paper paint t-shirts from Michael's all the time...why not these? It would be a step up from just a cotton shirt. I admit I was nervous, but reminded myself that I only paid .50 more for this shirt than the Michael's shirts I typically do without many issues.

I found a design I liked on the Sweetheart cart and cut it at about 10 inches. I ended up positioning it on the seam of the shirt with most of the design on the lower front portion. I used some cuttlebug dies to weigh down the freezer paper, it tends to roll when you have larger pieces. I then ironed it on a medium high setting.

I used tulip fabric paint I mixed this fantastic aqua color with a bit of white to tone it down and coordinate better with the blue shirt.

Let it dry and remove the freezer paper (I rushed mine a bit and had some slightly unfinished edges as a result). I rocked it the next day to school. I have plans to do the other shirts over the next several weeks. I have 1 more full day of school and 4 student half days/teacher half work days left! C'mon SUMMER TIME!

Happy Crafting,

Easter 2011

2011-05-31T18:34:00.001-04:00

Hi Crafters,

This picture of my husband and me makes me smile! My older sister caught a great candid moment. My niece definitely steals the show here though!

Here's a layout I made for Easter 2011. The eggs and font are cut out of Recollections glitter paper using A Child's Year. The grass is from Plantin Schoolbook. The little flowers are dies from the cuttlebug. I used the Jolee's hotfix tool to add bling for the center of the flowers.

Happy Crafting,

Wedding Layout

2011-05-30T17:29:00.000-04:00

Hi Crafters,

Happy Memorial Day! I would like to thank all those who have served and remember those who have lost lives fighting for our country.

Here's a layout I did for a wedding we attended a few weeks ago.

I used A Child's Year for the heading. I used some cuttlebug boarders on the edges of the photomats. I used some studio g stikles along the edge of the heading. The gray and cream paper are from the Black Current stack from DCWV. The purple paper is core-dinations. The blue paper is from a Christmas DCWV solid stack.

Happy Crafting,

Spring fever

2011-05-13T19:13:00.000-04:00

Hi crafters,

I've been spinning my wheels and going no where fast! I've got a bad case of the spring slump. I'm crafting with a friend tomorrow so hopefully that will help me snap out of it. Here are a few layouts I made over spring break that I promised a month ago...ack!

The pages are 6x6. This is for my mom's grandparent book.

Happy Crafting,

Pictures of my "craft room"

2011-04-10T21:07:00.000-04:00

Hi crafters,

Okay, so this isn't really my room but this is hopefully where my husband and I will be building a house in the next several months!

This has been a work in project for over a year. It looks like we almost have everything ready to go! We still need to apply for a building permit. The plans are just about final and we're all set! My husband and father in law will be building most of it themselves. I see lots of priming and painting in my future.

Happy Crafting,

Wedding Gift

2011-04-10T16:33:00.000-04:00

Hi Crafters,

We have a wedding coming up this weekend. Here is part of the gift we are giving them.

I used Lyrical Letters for the font and Storybook for the embellishment.

The one disadvantage to these dishes is they are not easy to wrap! I went with the clear cellophane with some tulle and raffia in the wedding colors.

This is the card I made to stick the giftcard in. The ring set is from Designer Calendar. I was quite pleased to find this cut because the bride-to-be has a 3 stone ring.

I've been on break this past week so I've had lots of crafting opportunities. Pictures and updates to come this week!

Happy Crafting,

We have a winner and another Walk in my Garden card

2011-04-02T09:16:00.000-04:00

Hi Crafters,

Congrats to Kaity-Bug Crafts! You are the winner of the 3 stamp sets. Please let me know what your email address is so I can get your contact info.

I have one last Walk in my Garden card. This lady bug is cut at 2 inches. I also embossed the sentiment card with a boarder folder on each side.

I hope you have some crafting in store for your weekend!

Happy crafting,

More Walk in my Garden

2011-03-30T19:18:00.000-04:00

Hi Crafters,

Have you entered for a chance to win 3 stamps sets? Enter by Friday for a chance to win see the Post Below to post a comment.

This post is a continuation of my post earlier in the weekend. I cut this funky little turtle from Walk in My Garden at 2 inches. I took a scrap of the cream cardstock and ran it through the cuttlebug twice using one of the skinny boarder folders and added a quick stamp.

Happy Crafting,

Mini Envelope Card with Martha Stewart Scoreboard AND Blog Candy!

2011-03-27T18:24:00.002-04:00

Hi Crafters,
Here's a quick project I worked on yesterday and a video about my blog candy giveaway drawing on FRIDAY April 1st (no I'm not trying to fool you).

This giveway is limited to those living in the contiguous 48 states. The only thing you need to do to win is comment on THIS post (you do not need to be a follower). Please leave your email address so I can contact you if you win. The giveaway ends on Friday April 1 at 9:00 EST. Good luck!

Walk in My Garden

2011-03-27T16:38:00.000-04:00

Hi Crafters,

I participated in a card challenge today with a friend. I wasn't in the mood to pull out the gypsy and tinker with things today so I grabbed Walk in My Garden and used the cricut the "old fashion" way. It actually worked out well for what I had in mind. I got this great stamp set a few weeks ago from Walmart and envisioned stamping the centers of flowers with these cool circular patterned stamps. I cut these on shadow at 2 inches. The leaves were cut at a variety of sizes varying from 3/4" to 1 1/2". The tags are actually blades of the grass from Walk in my Garden with holes cut in them using a small hole punch. I cut those at 2 and 3 inches. I used the cuttlebug to emboss the background.

I added some bling and buttons to the various cards just for a little extra oomph. These have been stamped with Operation Write Home and tucked into their envelopes for shipping.

I have a few videos uploading one with details for my giveaway this week! Keep checking back!

Happy Crafting,

365 Challenge: Crush

2011-03-19T12:39:00.000-04:00

Hi Crafters,

I got several things done around the apartment and while I was waiting for the next OWH challenge to post I found another challenge to participate in. The challenge was to make a card with the theme of "crushes". I made this with this cute embossed bee with hearts. I then stamped with an xoxo stamp around the edge and added brown "stitching" with a marker. I embossed the green with the swiss dots folder. I used some twine around the top and glued everything together.

Happy Crafting,

Operation Write Home Challenge: State Flag

2011-03-19T10:56:00.001-04:00

Hi Crafters,

It's been a while! I have a new project for you today. I am participating in the Operation Write Home challenge day (check them out on facebook http://www.facebook.com/opwritehome to see the challenges for the day. The first challenge this morning was to make a thank you card with inspiration from your state flag. I'm from Virginia so I had a few shades of blue, a splash of purple, and a hint of green. I saw this as a great opportunity to get my card mojo back. I made this card with a few layers and the cuttlebug. The back piece is 4.25x5.5. The purple layer is 4x5.25, and the dark blue is 3.5x4.0. I ran the dark blue layer through the cuttlebug and stamped the purple layer with green ink.

My other challenge I am working on is cleaning between challenges. So I'm off! I'll check in again in a bit!

Happy Crafting,

New Cricut Community

2011-03-06T13:50:00.000-05:00

Hi Crafters,

There is a new cricut community in town. It's called Let's Cricut. They have a message board which is just getting started. The really cool thing about this community is it has a great gallery in the works. People can upload and tag cartridges or techniques (vinyl, cards, layouts etc). People have already uploaded some great stuff. My name is also CraftyMrs there.

I am about to go make some cards.

Happy Crafting,

Happy Valentine's Day

2011-02-14T17:35:00.000-05:00

Hi Craft Loves,
Happy Valentine's Day! I hope you haven't gotten blown away. We've had strong wind all day long!

These cookies are for my husband. I made the knock off "tagalong" cookie by sandwiching peanut butter between 2 ritz crackers and dipping in melted chocolate. I then used the cricut cake mini to cut out fondant for the top. It was even easier to use the machine this time and it was only the 2nd time I used it!

I dipped a few strawberries in the leftover chocolate...yum!

Here is the valentine I made for the CraftyMr. I used the Wild Life Cricut lite cart and shaded the deer with a bit of pigment ink.

We are having a quiet evening at home with lobster tails for dinner.

Happy crafting,

xoxoxo

Hello Kitty Birthday Party

2011-02-13T20:46:00.000-05:00

Hi Crafters,

We had a great time at the party! Everything looked great. Penelope had a wonderful time as well. She looked fantastic in her tutu!

Her birthday card. I think I mixed up a few pieces but that's okay!

This banner I made with my gypsy using George for the triangles and circles for the scallops. I used mini monograms for the round scalloped circles and lyrical letters for the font in markers. I used a heart hole puncher and tulle and ribbon leftover from her tutu.

I made this stool from an unfinished one from Michael's. I painted it and used vinyl to decorate it. I finished it with a matte coat of Mod Podge.

I'll be posting tomorrow for Valentine's!

Happy Crafting,

Birthday Outfit

2011-02-10T20:34:00.000-05:00

Hi Crafters,
Here is the outfit I have put together for Miss Penelope this weekend. I did a no sew tutu and made a freezer paper onesie for her. She's going to be queen for they day!

The kitty face was made with the silhouette feature on Hello Kitty Greetings and the font is from Lyrical Letters.

Happy Crafting,

Shutterfly Picutres anyone?

2011-02-09T06:45:00.002-05:00

Giveaway has ended

CONGRATS TO THE WINNER the code has been emailed to you.

Hi Crafters,

I have a free 50 print code from Shutterfly that expires today. If you need to order pictures leave a comment with your email, no need to be a follower to win (although I would love to break 100 today). I will pick a winner at 2:00 EST. If you win I'll email you the code.

Happy Crafting,

Make a Wish Penguin

2011-02-05T11:35:00.000-05:00

Hi crafters,

It is my last weekend before Penelope's big party! I need to get some A2 envelopes and invites will be out (a bit late but it's all family so this is just a little extra touch). I have some big plans for decorations this weekend.

Here is a birthday card for one of my crafty co-workers! The penguin is from Christmas Cheer. The background paper is from DCWV Spring Showers, and the stamp is from Studio G.

Happy crafting,

100th post!

2011-02-01T20:07:00.001-05:00

Hi Crafters,

Last month I showed you some Lyrical Letter card fronts. I thought this one would be perfect for a quick and easy valentine.

I ran it through the cuttlebug for a bit of texture. It's ready to be put in the mail!

I can't believe this is my 100th post! I am also SO close to 100 followers. I may have to do a giveaway...hmmm.

I hope you are staying nice and warm and braving the snowstorm if you're getting it! We're just going to get unseasonably warm weather and lots of needed rain, no snow day for this teacher!

Happy Crafting,

Organization Month

2011-01-29T16:51:00.001-05:00

Hi Crafters,

I've been following all the #chashow tweets on twitter and Cricut Provo Craft on facebook for updates on the CHA trade show happening this weekend. I wish I could be there!

Did you know January is organization month? You still have a few days left to get into gear and organize a few spaces! I got this embellishment storage from Joann's it looked like it was a Black Friday special they had leftover. Its original price was $1.99, but it was the only item I purchased not on sale so I got it for less than $1.00 with coupons. I added some vinyl and some bling and it's perfect for my buttons and brads (and googly eyes).

Happy organizing!

A special birthday is coming up!

2011-01-27T18:52:00.001-05:00

Hi Crafters,

We got a little snow and ice yesterday which allowed me to have a snow day today! I had a bunch of random craft projects going on today. I find myself dabbling in about 3-4 things at a time leaving my kitchen and craft area a mess of scraps! I also find myself re-organizing my craft area just about every time I make something. Today I purged my scrap supply and ended up with a good sized bag to pass on to one of "the girls" from Crafting with My Girls (she has a cuttlekid and is the cutest kindergartner I know).

Today's agenda consisted of finishing my nieces birthday party invites. I can't believe she is almost 1! She loves her cat and her mom requested a cat themed party. I pulled out my Hello Kitty Greetings cart. I got lucky because this cart already had a "card" feature on it. This also fits into an A2 sized envelope. I added a bit of bling with my Jolee's heat afix tool. I printed the wording with my printer and used the shadow feature on the cart to cut out around the words (and it only took me three trials to get it line up. That has to be a record right?).

Tomorrow is Friday and then the weekend begins! Looks like we are headed to school at normal time which suits me just fine as we are headed on a field trip (that we would have missed if we had a delay).

Happy Crafting,

Valentine's Sweetheart Card Series Part 2

2011-01-22T12:53:00.000-05:00

Hi Crafters,

I have recently started up a facebook fan page. I would love to have you "like" my page. I will use that page to post project updates and any good deals I find floating around!

CraftyMrs Facebook Fan Page

Continuing with my Valentine's Card series...

This sweet kitty is from Sweethearts. I used a white gel pen to add in some details and those cute dewy goggly eyes just added the perfect sweet touch. I think this one will be for my niece.

Happy Crafting,

Sweethearts Valentine's Day Card Series

2011-01-20T17:19:00.001-05:00

Hi Crafters,
Thank you to those that purchased the amazon gift card! I was able to get mine for free!

This adorable monkey is from Sweethearts. I used the markers outline his face and body for an extra detail. I embossed the branch with the cuttlebug branch folder. I'll be posting a few more cards from this cartridge soon!

Happy Crafting,

Living Social

2011-01-19T16:59:00.000-05:00

Hi Crafters,

I stumbled on a deal from livingsocial.com where they are offering a $20.00 Amazon Gift card for $10.00. They are a daily deal website and this offer will expire within 15 hours. They are also running their 4 for 3 deal on mats on amazon as well. Great way to stock up on the needed craft supplies!

I would appreciate if you use the following link (if three people buy this I will get my card for free) and they will give you a special link to do the same for your gift card.

Living Social Amazon Gift Card

Happy Crafting,

Simple Valentine's Card

2011-01-17T18:22:00.000-05:00

Hi Crafters,

I made this card with the hearts embossing folder for the cuttlebug. I put a bit of ribbon and a few buttons with glue dots and called it a day.

I used the coredinations paper from the so mod pad.

I have so much fun with Valentine's Day projects...maybe because you can put pink on anything?

Happy crafting,

Lyrical Letters Cards

2011-01-16T17:38:00.001-05:00

Hi Crafters,

I needed to make some cards today to be sent ASAP.

Lyrical Letters have these beautiful card layers. I cut them on my gypsy at 5.06 (so 5 inches on the regular machine) I also turned on the real dial size. They are simple but beautiful.

Happy crafting,

Craft nook

2011-01-09T20:10:00.000-05:00

Hi Crafters,
I got my cricut about 2 years ago...little did I know what it would turn into! I started with the personal and upgraded soon after to a create thinking I was done! Well, I am now the happy owner of a create, a cake mini, a cuttlebug, a gypsy and an expression!

As most crafters know organization is essential when it comes to this type of hobby! We live in an apartment and have a small office nook between our bedroom and kitchen. When we first moved it in was used as an office/place for my husband to work on his audio engineering projects. I would say about 6 months after getting the cricut he packed up his things and let me use the office (I'm not sure if he realized this was a permanent situation and one that would GROW into the small space hehe).

My sister works for the Girl Scouts and the local office is closing. I saw this fantastic K&Co piece in the office over the summer and had inquired it but didn't have much luck. Well, lo-and-behold she was able to nab it for me when they closed! My wonderful husband went with me to pick it up and moved it in today.

I decided to snap some pictures of how the whole nook is oriented.

Here's a full shot. I keep my create ready to travel in the pink case to the left. The bookshelf is filled with craft books and supplies. The K&Co piece is the cream colored piece to the right.

This is my art bin super satchel. I keep all my embossing folders, most of my cricut cartridges/handbooks/keypads, my edge punches, my clear stamps in cd cases, and my ink/glue/pens/stamp cleaner. This makes it super easy to travel, but it is HEAVY!.

Here's the desk set up with the expression. The rolling drawers underneath have paint, buttons, stickles, punches, and other tools. My cuttlebug sits to the right (not pictured). I have a letter/bill organizer that holds the cuttlebug plates and photos that need to be scrapped (to the right of the printer).

This is a close up of my new piece. It did not come with the wooden dows on the top for the ribbon bu tit did have these white hooks. I took two cake dows and rested them between two hooks with the ribbon on them. My husband also drilled a hole in my ATG gun to hang on one of the hooks. I like this piece because so many of my "no home" items now have a place. It is missing a few plastic pieces to hold paper on the bottom so I filled it with my vinyl, contact paper, MS scoreboard, and card storage. It's still not full on top with the hooks so we'll see what it holds next. The bottom half has 4 shelves for 12x12 paper. It's quite the piece! Organizing things is just the best feeling in the world!

Happy crafting (and organizing)

Michael's Clearance

2011-01-08T09:11:00.000-05:00

Hi Crafters,

Michael's is having a fantastic cricut sale (it has started in a lot of places already but will officially begin Sunday Jan 9)

They had a bunch of the older carts on sale for 9.99. Gypsy is 50.00 (and the 5 cartridge download deal is still going), and the Create is also 50.00.

I picked up several carts for my friend over at Crafting with my Girls (she got several of my favorites and one I don't have...she's a great sharer :wink:) I also got Wild West for myself.

I paid a little over 100.00 and got 5 cartridges and a create machine!

I hope you can find some good deals!
Happy crafting,

Peacock Birthday

2011-01-05T19:15:00.001-05:00

Hi Crafters,

Welcome to my new followers and visitors! I can't believe the flow of traffic I have had over the past few days. I hope it continues.

Here is a birthday card I made for my older sister. I used Give a Hoot for the peacock and the MS ribbon threader punch for the ribbon.

The plaid paper is from the DCWV Spring Showers pack.

Happy crafting,

Happy New Year

2011-01-01T12:24:00.000-05:00

Hi Crafters,
This morning I pulled together a layout that had been on my mind for the past month or so. I wanted to do a quick 2010 recap to put in my scrapbook for the year. When I got going this morning I noticed My Pink Stamper is doing a design team call on her blog and issued a design challenge of using her favorite colors: pink, green, and brown.

I used the following cartridges for this layout:
Don Juan
Martha Stewart Elegant Cake
Printing Press

Recipe
Brown paper from The Paper Company

Cut 2010 from Don Juan at 2 inches
Cut the looped framed square from Martha Stewart Elegant Cakes at 7.75 inches

Raspberry Core'dinations Paper from So Mod Pad

Cut the looped framed square shadow from Martha Stewart Elegant cakes at 10.5 inches
I used the Gypsy to put the letters at 2 inches for "Reflections" in the center of this square knowing I would layer it with the brown square to cover the holes

Grass green Core'dinations Paper from So Mod Pad for background

2.5 inch strip of green polka dotted paper from the DCWV Flower Power Spring pad

Steps

Layer pink scalloped square in center of green background
Layer brown looped frame square to cover the cut outs in the center of the pink square
Adhere the green polka dotted strip to the top edge of layout
Emboss 2010 with the Spots and Dots cuttlebug embossing folder
Adhere the 2010 to the side of the brown looped square
Adhere the letters "Reflections" across the top of the layout
Journal about family memories from 2010 and aspirations for 2011 on coordinating cardstock and adhere to the layout

You will be finished with this layout in no time at all!

Happy New Year! May 2011 be filled with wonderful memories and moments (and some crafting too)!

Monograms

2010-12-30T18:23:00.000-05:00

Hi Crafters,

When I saw the font on the Martha Stewart Elegant Cake cartridge I knew it would be perfect for all my monograming needs. I used a frame from the Cricut Cake Basics cart and the font from the MS elegant cake. The gypsy made this project possible and allowed me to weld the letters together an to the frame. I made these card sets for my college roommates. I made them two of each of the following colors for a nice little 6 card set. I used this tutorial A2 Gift Box to make boxes and I put the monogram on the front of the box as well. I was shocked at how smoothly these monograms cut. I used Martha Stewart cardstock for the monograms.

They seemed to like them, this will be a gift I will make again.

Happy crafting,

Anniversary Festivities

2010-12-29T16:48:00.000-05:00

Hi Crafters,

I promised pictures from my first uses of my kitchenaid mixer and cricut cake mini machine. Overall, I learned some things which is always good!

I just used a simple cake recipe, royal icing recipe, and the wilton pre-made fondant. I used a wilton roller with guides on it which helped to get the fondant the right width. I put it in the freezer while I used my gypsy to design my mats (I went ahead and did two). I put the pressure on 3 the first time and that was not quite enough I put it on 4 the next time and that seemed to help. I did keep it very simple! I had heard from the cricut.com forums that more intricate designs do not work as well, especially for cup cakes! My best friend got me this FANTASTIC cupcake tree and a bunch of fun cupcake liners to go with it. Our wedding colors were black, pink, and silver so I used that motif for my inspiration. The font is from Martha Stewart Elegant Cake. The hearts are from sweethearts and george. The double rings are also from Sweethearts.

This is my husband's anniversary card from me. I did not cut the brown metallic paper (although I think there is a cut similar to this on Plantin Schoolbook). I embossed the half circles with the textile folder. The scalloped oval is from A Child's Year.

Happy Crafting,

3 Years Ago...

2010-12-29T10:53:00.000-05:00

Hi Crafters,

I totally "blog lifted" this idea from Heather's Ramblings when she posted a sweet anniversary post a few weeks ago.

Three years ago today I was sitting in my parents' kitchen getting my hair done and getting ready to marry my husband. It has been a wonderful three years!

Last week we took an early anniversary trip back to where we honeymooned. We went to Snowshoe, WVa to get away for a few days. The skiing was great and we had a fantastic time!

I just made anniversary cupcakes with my NEW kitchenaid mixer my parents gave us for Christmas. I plan to decorate them with my NEW cricut cake mini when they cool. I will be sure to post pictures later.

Happy Anniversary CraftyMr!

Happy crafting,

Merry Christmas

2010-12-20T19:45:00.000-05:00

Hi Crafters,

We have been blessed with a few extra days of Christmas break due to snow! I have to admit I only did a bit of crafting with my extra time. I am at the stage where I have a few on-going projects and not much else going on.

I was able to get out the rest of my Christmas cards today. I was pleased with the way they turned out. I was browsing through Joann's mess of a clearance section over the summer and found 10 packs of red cards with matching envelopes for .35 over the summer. I snatched them up and started turning the gears of Christmas cards!

I used a small Die Cuts with a View Christmas pack so the backgrounds varied throughout the cards. This adorable reindeer is from Christmas Cheer. I outlined him with a brown cricut marker for a bit of definition and pop dotted him off the cream paper. I then used a corner rounder on the cream paper and layered it on patterned paper. I rolled the red card through the cuttlebug with a folder I got in a value pack from www.ohmycrafts.com this past fall. I thought this embossing folder looked like a candy cane stripe.

I cut a scalloped oval from Gypsy Wonderings. I then used a Studio G stamp and spring green ink pad with clear embossing powder for the sentiment.

Merry Christmas...may your stocking be filled with crafting goodies and your Christmas Season filled with the spirit, blessings, family, and love.

My Favorite Cartridges

2010-12-19T11:40:00.000-05:00

Hi Crafters,

Here is my Top 10 Cartridge List:

10.Camp Out- My husband is an avid outdoorsman. This cart has some great camping, hunting, fishing, and other outdoor country life images.

9. Mini Monograms- This has some great font options. They don't always match up but they are great for monograming and cake carriers. I also use the scallop circle and square on this cartridge frequently.

8. Life's a Beach- We go to the beach every year, but even if you are not beach goers it is worthwhile. It has a great tiki hut font. It also has some great summer time images and phrases as well.

7. Paper Doll Dress Up- I will be honest and tell you I have never used this one to actually cut a paper doll! I got this and kept it purely for the extras on this cart. It has lots of great accessory items hidden within the buttons.

6. George and Basic Shapes- I am not super crazy about the font on this one but the basic shapes on this one are great! It comes with the standard circle, square, rectangle, but it also has some rounded edges and some funky shapes too.

5. Plantin School Book- 1 word...Endcaps! I use this creative feature the most on this cart. It's great for tags or when you don't quite have enough time to place a bunch of letters.

4. Storybook- Great fonts and gorgeous flourishes. The plainer font is great for either gender but it has a swirly embellished font that is great for the feminine flair!

3. Give a Hoot- Great animals and flourishes

2. A Child's Year- Oh I could go on and on... First let me say I do not have children and still this is one of my favorites! First, the silhouettes on this cartridge are beautiful. They really paid attention to detail with these images down to the outline of the shoes and hem lines on clothes. This also has a great every day font. It's not the typical "times new roman" but it works for just about anything. Lastly, this cartridge has great extras as well (graduation cap for example). If I am searching for inspiration for something this is probably my first stop.

1. Lyrical Letters- This is one I paid the most money for. It was one of my first cartridges! This one has 7 great fonts (they are all very different). It also has great extras for all the holidays and every day events in your life.

What are some of your favorites?

Happy Crafting,

Quick Card

2010-12-04T10:50:00.000-05:00

Hi Crafters,

I made this quick simple card for some ladies from church. They helped out with our retreat a few weeks ago. It came together so fast and I really like the way it turned out.

The paper is from the glitter DCWV stack. I cut a strip of brown and a strip of cream and stamped with a pink studio G pad. I added some bling with my Jolee's heat bling applicator.

Happy crafting,

Glitter Ornaments

2010-11-28T13:29:00.000-05:00

Hi Crafters,

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! We are about to put up the tree and I am in complete denial about returning to school tomorrow!

Here is one of the few projects I worked on with my time off! I had seen a lot of tutorials on the Pledge floor wax glitter ornaments and really wanted to try it (http://www.cricutholiday.com/2010/09/christmas-cricut-crafty-gift-tuesday.html ). I did it the first time with my Youth Group on their retreat a last weekend (we had glitter EVERYWHERE)! The middle schoolers and high schoolers both enjoyed this fast and easy craft.

We used heart shaped ornaments to fit our theme (Crazy Love). We had several colors for them to choose from. Most of them mixed several colors together.

This cricut green one is for one of my dear crafting friends. We get together often to craft. I appreciate her so much!

My sister is graduating this school year. I have to admit I'm not sure I love the 1/2 and 1/2 but it was appropriate for the theme.

This one I made for my mom. She loves red! I saw this glitter color and knew it had her name all over it! The other side has the last name on it.

You didn't think I'd leave out my niece did you?! I'm also sure you are shocked at the purple selection for her anti-pink mom!

I got a glitter pack from Michael's that had 12 different colors of glitter in small viles. I would say you could get at least 3-4 ornaments from each vile. I have 4 more glass balls that are itching for some glitter!

My Christmas greetings are almost finished being assembled. I'll post updates with those soon!

Happy Crafting,

Michael's Holiday Weekend Coupons

2010-11-25T09:21:00.001-05:00

Obsessed with Scrapbooking

Click the above link for coupons for this weekend! Happy shopping.

Gift Card Holder

2010-11-24T19:33:00.002-05:00

Hi Crafters,

Here is a quick easy way to make a gift card or candy holder. This is great for Christmas coming up but really a nice fix for ANY occasion.

Happy crafting,

My first blog award!

2010-11-23T19:18:00.000-05:00

Pig Tails and Paper Trails gave me this award! Thank you so much. She always has such sweet comments.

We just got back from our annual Youth Group retreat this past weekend. It was a wonderful weekend. I will post pictures of the craftiness that occurred there with 25 middle and high school students later!

Here are the terms of the Award1.Thank and link to the person who awarded you this.
2.Share 8 things about yourself.
3.Pay it forward to other bloggers that you have recently discovered.
4. Contact those bloggers and tell them about their award.

8 Things about me

I have a create and an expression...I'm hoping to get a cake mini
I make cards for Operation Write Home
I buy much more plain 8.5x11 card stock than printed 12x12
Organization is key
I think glitter is so pretty but I can't stand when it gets where it shouldn't
I got the cricut for scrapbooking and didn't make a layout for about a year after I got it. It opened the door for making cards!
I have already started listening to Christmas music
I love this time of year because the holidays are wonderful and it reminds me of my wedding

I am giving this award to....

Happy crafting,

Let the good deals roll...

2010-11-14T18:53:00.000-05:00

November is such a great month for good deals! I am enjoying that retailers have already started discounting this early in the month!

I am even more excited about the Black Friday ads rolling out.

Michael's Black Friday Ad
High lights there 30% off coupon Thursday night and another for Friday morning including sale items
Gypsy $100.00
Cricut Personal Friday for $70.00
Cartrdiges are 60% off (ehh not too impressed with this one)

The Walmart Black Friday ad had been leaked as well but the link I had been visiting has taken it down.
Colored Expressions are $185.00
Lites are marked at $20.00 but in the fine print it says limited editions and the picture had several new titles (so maybe it's just 20.00 for those).

I really would like to know the price of the Cricut Cake Mini from Joann's.

I'll keep updating with the great deals!
Happy Crafting,

Shutterfly

2010-11-07T13:46:00.000-05:00

Hi Crafters,

It is getting closer and closer to the Holiday season and I am SO excited! I have used Shutterfly since my wedding and have always been so impressed with the quality and the price of their products. I plan on ordering a bunch for my sister using pictures of my adorable niece. My Favorite is this one for her! My sister is a purple girl and this would suit Miss Penelope perfectly!

Here are a few gift ideas for this Christmas season...

Photobooks- I have ordered these in a variety of sizes and am always amazed at how great and professional they look. I have several of my wedding and various wedding events that I know I will treasure forever.

Stationery- These flat cards are printed on high quality cardstock and look amazing. I have ordered a set of these for a Christmas gift that are perfect! (They are running a promo now where you can get a free 5x7 card using the promo code Card4u)

Print Plan- They have lots of options and some great deals. I have used these in the past, especially on those years that I know I have large events (weddings, babies, etc) coming up.

Shutterfly always has great deals floating around so be sure to poke around their website for discount codes. Also, be sure to sign up for their emails as another way to not miss out on the latest coupon!

Happy Crafting,

Crafty gifts are the best gifts

2010-11-01T21:38:00.000-04:00

Hi Crafters,

So, I just had to share even though this was not my creation. My friend form Crafting with my Girls had the CUTEST little Halloween gift for me Friday. I'll let the pictures do the talking...

She tucked a little Bath and Body Works hand sanitizer in the slot inside. She used her new gypsy she won from Mixology Crafts and her Martha Steward scoreboard. Be sure to stop by her blog and see all the lovely projects she has posted. It's been on my desk the past few days and has made me smile every time I look at it. I have the day off tomorrow and have some crafty plans for a special birthday coming up this weekend!

Happy crafting,

The Apple Doesn't Fall Far From The Tree

2010-10-29T14:27:00.000-04:00

Hi Crafters,

Happy Friday! We are wrapping up Spirit Week at my school. I have always enjoyed getting into the school spirit so it has been a fun but crazy week!

The teachers at our school dress up as idioms for Halloween. This year I took it to another level with the cricut. My mom and I teach at the same school so we took advantage of the mother daughter relationship and came up with a 2 part idiom. I made freezer paper t's for us. Hers says "tree" and mine says "apple" (darn my long hair ruining this quick photo snap). I even have a little worm (from Sesame Street Friends) with a googly eye on my sleeve. My headband has two leaves cut out of Home Accents. The font for the shirts is from A Child's Year, the tree on my mom's shirt is from Give A Hoot, the apple on the bottom of my shirt is from Hello Kitty Greetings. I'm so lucky to have a mom that is just as in to school spirit as I am!

What a fun day!

Happy Crafting,

Another Year :)

2010-10-28T18:03:00.000-04:00

Hi Crafters,

My husband's sweet sweet grandmother celebrated her birthday this past week. She is such a special wonderful lady. We are so blessed to have her in our lives! She always has something witty to add to the conversation. Here's a birthday card I whipped up for her.

This pretty design came from Storybook. The background color is more pink than coral color. I embossed it with the cuttlebug and added a quick stamp.

I hope you all have a wonderful fall weekend! I am headed to a mini day long retreat with some women from my church. I will be hosting a Operation Write Home card making session as part of the retreat. It should be a wonderful afternoon.

Happy Crafting,

Glitter Pumpkins

2010-10-24T13:00:00.000-04:00

Hi Crafters,

I went to the garden center to pick up some pumpkins this past weekend. My mom and I had so much fun looking at all the different gourds and pumpkins that they had. I picked up a bunch of small pumpkins for little gifts for my lady co-workers (Victoria, act surprised when you get yours). I have a larger faux pumpkin that I have covered in Martha Stewart glitter that gets pulled out every year, I think it is starting to grow on my husband luckily for me! I used that as my inspiration for this project.

I added some glitter to the tops of these little pumpkins and they turned out so cute! This is actually a mix of 3 different glitters that Martha makes blended together. I got them in a 3 pack several years ago when the glitter pumpkins were the hot item for fall.

I cut the tags for this from Tags, Bags, Boxes and More. The witch is from A Child's Year (cut using the shadow feature). I used some ribbon and hemp to tie the tags on. So pretty!

Random side story about this project, When I was in middle school I had a math teacher who would regularly go off on tangents. During my 7th grade year the popular make up accessory was colored glitter spread all over your eyelids (in a form of glitter gel, often scented and difficult to remove). She was ranting about this new fashion trend because it was so dangerous for your eyes to have shards of glass so close to them. I never had issues with this trend during that time, so we ignored this wise lady. While I was making the pumpkins I guess a piece of glitter got in my eye, when I was cleaning up I passed a mirror and had a bloodshot section in the corner of my eye. Luckily it didn't hurt but it did make me laugh. The hazards of crafting!

Happy crafting,

A few of my favorite things Friday

2010-10-22T20:01:00.000-04:00

Hi Crafters,

Just wanted to share a few of my favorites for the week.

I got the Tipsy Finger Stylus from Oh My Crafts (picture from their site). I use this with my gypsy and I must say it makes a huge difference. The screen reacts so much better to this stylus as opposed to the ones that come with it and it sure beats the price tag for a pack of three! It doesn't fit as nicely in the slot in the gypsy itself but that doesn't mater to me!

I am sure you've also seen the Provo Craft promotion for the gypsy going on through the end of the month. They are doing free downloads of 6 different cartridges (1 exclusive one as well).

The carts are

Smiley Cards
Indie Art
Christmas
Tags Bags Boxes and More
Black Letter
Printing Press

Make sure your gypsy is registered before October 31st! The downloads are supposed to be available starting November 1st. I'm excited about adding to my cart collection! I am thrilled that Provo Craft also extended this offer to current gypsy users and not just new gypsy owners. THANKS PROVO CRAFT!

Happy crafting,

Not craft related but who can pass up a good deal?

2010-10-18T18:08:00.000-04:00

I just got an email from RueLaLa and they are offering a special deal to new customers through the 28th of October. If you sign up between now and then you get a $20.00 credit to use on any of the products. If you are not familiar with RueLaLa they are on online boutique that offer designer products (clothes, accessories, housewares, gifts, vacations etc) at a great discount. I have had great customer service with them in the past. Last year I ordered a henkels knife for my dad and they accidentally sent two. Before I received either of them they caught their mistake and told me to keep the extra free of charge (this is after they issued me a random $20.00 credit for the holidays, so really I got a great deal on two SUPER expensive knives).

Click Here for YOUR invite

Happy Crafting,

Halloween Cards

2010-10-14T17:18:00.001-04:00

Hi Crafters

Look at this adorable ghost from Paperdoll Dress Up! How sweet is he?! I embossed the orange with a halloween folder I got from Oh My Crafts for .77! I found the brown cards and envelopes on clearance at Joann's for less than .50 for a pack of 8. I didn't realize the envelopes were like this until I opened the package but I think it's kind of cool. I added a halloween stamp with white ink.

How sweet is this little witch? She is from A Child's Year. I love the jagged detail of the hem of her skirt. Provo Craft really does think of it all.

I had so much fun making these cards for my friends. I got them done in no time at all!

Happy Crafting,

Good Deal Tuesday

2010-10-12T06:47:00.000-04:00

I'm always up for a great deal. A few folks had posted about finding $10.00 carts at their Joann's stores so I went to check it out on Monday. Normally my piddly store has little inventory especially in the cricut department. I was surprised when I arrived to find they had a bunch marked to $10.00
I got

Base Camp
Sesame Street Friends
Hello Kitty Greetings

They also had

Happily Ever After
Tear Drop

I didn't get those because I'm not a big paper piecer and I don't have patience for skinny letters and little pieces.

The best part is I was able to use my teacher 15% off discount (I guess the computer didn't know they were carts). So they were really less than $10.00! I hope you can find some great deals!

Happy crafting,

Want to win a Gypsy?

2010-10-11T18:14:00.000-04:00

Mixology Crafts is giving one away. You just have to subscribe to get updates to their posts. If you have a blog you can double your chances by linking back to their blog. Good luck!

Happy crafting,

Hi Strangers!

2010-10-10T15:50:00.000-04:00

Hi Crafters,
Happy Fall!! I have missed you! I haven't done much crafting after my marathon of a scrapbook week for my friend's wedding gift. I made some cute last minute birthday cards and unfortunately did not take pictures.

I was inspired by Robyn over at My Pink Stamper who issued a winter challenge. I also saw a call from Operation Write Home saying they needed winter cards. I merged the two together and this is what I came up with.

The snowflake came from A Child's Year. I got this stamp from a studio g collection at Joann's last year. I then embossed it with silver embossing powder. I used the cricut markers around the outer edge and added a few stickle dots for a finishing touch.

I have a few more Halloween projects to post this week so be sure to check back!

Happy Crafting,

Wedding Book Part 2

2010-09-12T17:28:00.000-04:00

Hi crafters,

I finished my friend's wedding gift this weekend! I did a total of 20 layouts in one week. I am so happy with the way it came out and I hope she and her husband love it.

The Husband and Wife are from Storybook using the fancy font for the first letters and the regular Storybook font for the other letters. Happily Ever After also came from Storybook. The scalloped circle and squares are from Mini Monograms and embossed with the cuttlebug. The word Love is from Sweethearts. The sand dollar is from Stretch Your Imagination.

The letters for CAKE are from A Child's Year. The cake is from Sweethearts. The glasses are from Stretch Your Imagination. Cheers is in the Gypsy font.

Celebrate is cut from Gypsy Wonderings. Friends is from A Walk in my Garden.

This is another favorite! This brings the Bride's and Groom's alma-matters together. Longwood is done with Plantin Schoolbook and VMI is done with Lyrical Letters.

This is the last page. I used the cricut markers to write on the shape and instead of cutting out the letters I just cut around the shape.

Happy Crafting

Beach Wedding Card

2010-09-11T11:56:00.000-04:00

Hi Crafters,

I made this card last weekend. It will go to the couple getting married in a few weeks.

I got the tutorial for this card from This Blog

Happily Ever After is from Storybook.

The shells are from Life's a Beach.

Happy Crafting,

Wedding Gift Scrapbook

2010-09-06T19:20:00.000-04:00

Hi Crafters,

I hope you had a nice Labor Day! We had the day off from school and even though we've only been in a little over a week it was much needed! I was inspired by a fellow crafter (and fellow Dec '07 wife) who created a scrapbook for her brother's wedding. Check out her finished book Here.

I started working on a wedding gift for one of my college roommates. She is getting married at the beach in the beginning of October. I used a lot of cartridges through out. I will try to list which ones I used under the layout.

The font for this is Gypsy font. The date is from Designer Calendar. The & symbol came from Lyrical Letters and the background shape is from Storybook.

The paper is a mix from a Core-Dinations pack, Black Currant, and just black and white cardstock. The Bride and Groom words and the hearts came from Sweethearts. The accents behind Bride and Groom are from Storybook.

Here Comes The Bride comes from Sweethearts. The larger accent is from Storybook and the smaller accent is from Stamping Solutions. The sand dollars and seashell are from Life's a Beach.

The I Do adn Mr & Mrs are from Sweethearts as well. The True <3 is from Gypsy Wondering. The scalloped circles are from Mini Monograms and embossed with the Swiss Dot folder. I used a DCWV Summer 2010 mat stack for the photo mats for these.

This is one of my favorite layouts from the bunch! The family is from Gypsy Wonderings. The green strips are glittery (from a 2009 DCWV Holiday Stack) and line up when in the book side by side.

The fonts for this layout are both from Lyrical Letters (I adore the fonts on this cart). I am not sure where the accent is from but I think it's Storybook and I am totally smitten with this accent. It is so pretty and it cut really nicely for a more intricate design.

This is all I have done so far. I'm a little more than half way done. I will post the final project pictures. I must say having the Gypsy really did help me organize and speed this process up. I sat down before I started and picked the theme for each layout so I knew what I needed to do. When I went organize things with the Gypsy I could easily plan out what colors I wanted to use for the different accents so that the book would flow nicely.

If you made it this far through my rambling thanks for taking the time to sort through it.

Happy Crafting,

Bridal Shower Card

2010-09-04T15:41:00.000-04:00

Hi Crafters,

I made this for a friend who is getting married in less than a month. Her bridal shower is coming up next weekend and I am not attending but sent her a little package this weekend. This card is from Sweethearts and it is embossed with the cuttlebug using the textile folder, swiss dots, and d'vine swirls. Be sure to click on it for a larger image to get the full embossing effect. The textile folder really makes the lingerie have a more lace like appearance. I used the black and pink core-dinations paper in the background.

Happy Crafting,

Sweet

2010-08-31T19:36:00.000-04:00

Hi crafters,

Just a couple of quick cards for you all. The first one is an engagement card. I just think this silhouette of this couple is so sweet. This is for a co-worker who got engaged a few weeks ago. I added a bling for the ring and embossed it with the cuttlebug.

As I was working on this card I was also inspired to scrap a few pictures from my proposal spot as well

My husband proposed at my childhood home. We had moved and he made arrangements to borrow the dock from the new owner. It was a perfect night. I went back later and took some pictures across the lake of the dock. This sweet little couple is from Sweethearts, as is the heart. The font is Lyrical Letters

This sweet shoe is from Gypsy Wonderings. I used the black currant stack from DCWV. The gray is embossed with swiss dots and then punched with a MS edge punch.

Happy Crafting,

Scrap Challenge

2010-08-29T17:25:00.001-04:00

Hi Crafters,
I was on a card making roll today! I would like to get another box off to Operation Write Home in September because they are having a Birthday Challenge in honor of their "birthday" in September and want people to make and donate cards! There are events going on all over the US if you are interested go check them out.

I pulled out my big folder of scraps and was determined to make ONLY scrap cards today. I did not use any cricut on these but did lots of dry embossing with my cuttlebug, picked some great patterned, and used stamps for my sentiment. I came up with some great cards, but because I had so many I didn't set up my make-shift formal photo station (ie cream pillow case with a small canvas easel and blinds open on the floor by my sofa). I did snap a few pictures of them "tucked" the proper way into their envelopes. I was so excited to get my very own Operation Write Home stamp so I could help the lovely shippers save time and do what I could to help out.

Please be sure to click on the pictures so you can see them up close and get a better idea of the embossing.

The little bunny card that has the purple and gold card was inspired by my little sister. She just started her senior year at college and these are her university's colors (I made one for her too). I think the sentiment for that cards is adorable, "Sending you sunshine and laughter".

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Crafting,

Baby Payton's Shower Follow up

2010-08-28T19:49:00.000-04:00

Hi crafters,

The shower was a great hit. We had a great time and the parents to be got some wonderful gifts!

If you remember my video from a few posts ago I showed you how to make these cute onesies for the banner with This Video. I should have closed the blinds so you can see the letters better but it says, "Welcome Baby Payton"

I made this card for the gift as well. The blue background and the sentiment are both cuttlebuged. The background is embossed with spots and dots and done with the core-dinations paper and sanded.

Happy Crafting,

A Few Winter and Christmas Layouts

2010-08-23T20:19:00.000-04:00

The weather has finally started to cool off a bit! I must say I am really looking forward to fall in the mountains! I created a few wintery layouts in the past weeks. They turned out really cute!

The font from this is from Storybook I combined two of the features on this and welded on the gypsy. The gingerbread house is from Stretch Your Imagination. I used stickles along the icing and the gumdrops.

The next layouts are pictures from last winter. We had an INCREDIBLE amount of snow! We had two large snow storms in our area within a month of each other. The second one put us out of school for almost 2 weeks. We typically get less than 10 inches on average in a year...this past year we had almost 50 inches of snow. It made for some great pictures!

The heading for this page was cut from the Gypsy cartridge. First I outlined the headings with cricut markers in blue, then I ran it through upside down and then put white Martha Stewart glitter.

The word winter is from Stretch Your Imagination and the numbers are from A Child's Year.

Happy Crafting,

It's a Boy!

2010-08-18T22:05:00.000-04:00

Hi Crafters,
I made the final touches on my "sneak peak" project at the end of the baby banner video.

I made this using New Arrival for the animals (the giraffe also had the spots cut out of it with the gypsy using squares and triangles). The palm tree is from Life is a Beach.

I also made a diaper cake for the shower. This cake has about 50 diapers in it.

The ribbon is from the dollar bin at Michael's. The onesie is from New Arrival and also uses the cricut markers. The shower is coming up soon and I hope she will like the gifts!!

Happy crafting,

Bulletin Boards

2010-08-17T19:05:00.000-04:00

Hi Crafters,

I wanted to post some bulletin boards I've been working on the past few weeks. If you saw my previous entry with my bulletin board video you may recognize one of these

I used Give A Hoot for all the cuts on this board.

This was all done with Plantin Schoolbook using a variety of the feature keys. This is probably my favorite board this year.

This is the board I dread every year because of its location! It has two water fountains and requires an 8 foot ladder to complete (I always end up wet in some way and this year was no exception). This one gets changed one time a year so the quote has to be a good one! The font is A Child's Year. Are you noticing that is is one of my favorite fonts?

Happy crafting,

Baby Shower Banner using Cricut Markers

2010-08-13T20:43:00.002-04:00

Hi Crafters,
I made the beginnings of a Baby Shower banner today. I picked up some mini clothes pins from Joann's so I should be able to snap some quick pictures this weekend so you can get the whole picture. I used New Arrival for the onesies and A Child's Year for the font. I used the blue marker from the primary color pack of cricut markers. I'm really excited to see how this turns out!

Happy crafting,

It's that time of year again....

2010-08-11T08:29:00.002-04:00

Okay okay, it's this time of year that many a teacher dreads to hear the "s" word shhh you know :whispers: school :shudders: hehe I kid I kid. I do get excited about going back to school. Once August hits my brain starts to whirl with ideas for bulletin boards, new lessons, getting to see all my teacher friends, and meet the students. Last year I ~~bribed~~ convinced my principal to purchase me a Cricut Expression to keep at school in exchange for doing most of the hallway bulletin boards (this is truly my elementary teacher background coming out from behind my middle school teacher mask). She excitedly and happily agreed so I have a pretty expression that lives in my lab closet for those days when my inspiration hits. I must say that between teaching and being an RA for 2 years my bulletin board skillz have greatly improved. I can put up a long bulletin board all by myself with no one to hold the other end of the paper. I made a quick and VERY simple bulletin board yesterday at school. Take a look if you have a chance...

Happy Crafting,