Red white and blue {vinyl} star twinkle toes

Hi Crafters,

Happy Summertime! I love warm sandal weather!! I'm also a big fan of pedicures, but it's an easy way to spend that money! I especially like getting some fancy details on my big toes, but again that costs extra money. This is my cheater pedi method.  My husband said I have an illness, I really will find a way to cricut/vinyl everything!

This challenge on Cut it up! is New Nations. Make a project with a die cut celebrating Canada or the United States! Be sure to link your project for a chance to win a great prize 3 Girl Jam! They are giving away a $15.00 shopping spree.

I started out with Zoya's Reva which is a fabulous red/pink color with some fun glitter, perfect for 4th of July festivities!

I used the cricut vinyl to cut out the star from George and Basic Shapes cricut cartridge. I cut out the shadow of the star in navy blue and the top layer in white. I resized them with my gypsy to make them fit on my nails. I put a layer of clear top coat on top to protect the vinyl.  

Thanks for stopping by,

{Trendy Twine} Red, White ,and Blue Cut it Up Challenge!

Hi Crafters,

Our friends at Trendy Twine sent us some fabulous twine to work with for this challenge!  I hope you enjoyed the Father's Day projects last month.

I have a wedding this weekend to attend.  The trendy twine dressed up the cake carrier perfectly! I always struggle when I have those awkwardly shaped objects to wrap. The twine dressed up the carrier  so no wrapping paper or boxes are needed and allowed me to attach a tag with washing instructions.

I used Mini Monograms for the monogram.  The cake carrier is done in navy blue and white vinyl.  I also added their last name under the C after I took the picture. 

I also used Mini Monograms for the card. I laced up the circles with trendy twine.  I've used several other brands of twine and I have to say this is the best quality I've worked with! It's a great heavy weight and the colors are beautiful!

Be sure to stop by Cut it up! to link up your Red, White and Blue projects!

Happy Crafting,

You're a great {catch} dad!

Hi crafters,

Here's another great challenge from Cut it Up! Father's Day is right around the corner... be sure to stop by to see some fabulous projects from our design team and add your own project for a chance to win an amazing prize.

I made a side step card for my project from a Split Coast Stamper tutorial

I used my cuttlebug to emboss the brown accent.  The rod and fish are from Camp Out!  The waves are from Life's A Beach.

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A little craft therapy...{Chevron} Purse

Hi Crafters,

I am in the final stages of submitting my National Board Certification project. I took my written test yesterday and hope to submit my portfolios this week.  My test location had a Hobby Lobby close by so my co-worker and craft buddy and I stopped by after we finished our test.  I had been searching for chevron fabric for a few months and hadn't had much luck with my quest. I should have had a pattern ready to go but I had been a bit preoccupied so I just got 1 yard and that was plenty.  I already had the lining fabric that I got when our Joann's relocated for a song. I found this Tutorial on  Pinterest and it led me to crafter. I knew this was going to be perfect! I have had so little time to craft on the weekends recently I decided to take the afternoon to make the purse.

I followed the tutorial pretty closely.  I added 2 pockets inside for my phone and keys.  I opted to go for 1 strap instead of 2. I used the 2nd strap to make the rose, I just folded it in half again and rolled it up using hot glue to keep it together.  

I'm happy with the way it came out. It took most of the afternoon but I was glad to have the time to work on it.

Thanks for stopping by...

Happy Crafting,

{Make mine a MINI}

Hi Crafters,

What a great turn out we had for the Mother's Day challenge!  This bi-monthly challenge over at Cut it Up! is to create something mini.

I found these cute little cards in the $1.00 section at Michael's they are 3x3 scalloped cards with matching envelopes from Studio G.  I used my cuttlebug to cut out some gallons and attached some twine as the string. I used some nestabilties to cut a circle for the chevron layer. This little cutie will be perfect for a birthday gift! Be sure to link up your mini project to the blog and check out all the other projects from the design team!

Thanks for stopping by,

Bridal Shower {Shaker} Invites

Hi crafters,

I had a blast working on these bridal shower invitations.  I created shaker style vellum invites for my niece's 3rd birthday.  I use that inspiration for these invites as well.  I cut out a bridal gown, an engagemetn ring, and the various hearts from the Sweetheart's cartridge.  I cut out an H for her name an an S for his name from Martha Stewart's Elegant Cake cartridge.

I designed the text on microsoft power point and printed 4 invites per page making their final size 4.25x5.5. I sewed around 3 of the sides.

 I filled the invite with the cutouts and some sequins

I then adjusted the cuts inside the vellum and sewed the last edge close. I hope the bride to be likes the way they turned out.

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy Crafting,

Happy {Mother's} Day! Cut it up Challenge!

Hi Crafters,

Mother's Day is right around the corner...

Here's a sweet little card I whipped up the other morning before school...


The card base is a 4x4 card (4 inches x 8 inches scored at 4 inches and folded in  half)

I used my cuttlebug to cut out 4 scalloped circles.  I folded each circle in quarters (folding it in half and in half again). I used glue dots to keep the petals somewhat together but still allow them to spread open a bit.

I cut the chevron paper at 3.5x3.5 and used a white scrap for the background.  I used my sewing machine to stitch along the bottom.

Be sure to check out the other great projects at Cut it Up! and link up your project for a chance to win!

Happy Crafting,