2010 Desk Calendar/Mini Album

This project is what got my creative juices flowing again.......I made this 2010 desk calendar/mini album for my friend Christina. I printed all the calendars from THE CUTTING CAFE using the 2010 calendar set. This set comes with the calendars in circle and square and each month comes in 3 different sizes. You have to check out Regina printable stamps.....they are ALL amazing!!!

For this project I used the Vintage Findings Collection from MM, just a tad bit of the Recollections Autumn collection and for the Halloween Page, I used the MM Halloween collection. Lots of prima lace, prima flowers, and glimmer mist.

Hope you like it!!

Hugs, T

HELLO EVERYONE!!!!! I'm back!!!

I know I have been missing in action but I had a really tough year......my husband was unemployed for most of the year but finally got a job the week of Christmas - YAY!! Then about 2 weeks before Christmas, my dad fell off a ladder onto concrete and had to be air lifted to the Trauma center with severe head injuries. He had internal bleeding in his head in 3 different areas which was causing swelling and pressure to the brain. We all received the BEST New Years gift......dad was sent home from the hospital and is doing much better. He will still be a bit aggressive and with head aches but all in all, he is here with us and doing great.

Here are a few projects I had done the last couple months. My creative juices have not been there for me but I didn't give us.

Hope everyone had a beautiful Christmas and I wish you all a Happy New Year!!!

I also just recently completed a mini desk calendar/2010 mini album using the 2010 calendar set from The Cutting Cafe. Stay tuned for a pictures slideshow and Utube video.

Big hugs,
T

This is a birthday card I made for my step daughter:


This year for Christmas, I made my kids teachers altered initials.....here is one:





Now....I am sure most of you have seen the Tim Holtz Grunge rose......well here is my version. I don't own the Sizzix Flower #5 die so I improvised......I used the 6 petal cut from the Accents Essential Cricut Cartridge in blackout. I used Rangers Gold Paint Dabber and glimmer mist in Red Velvet, Old Lace and Coffee Shop. Hope you like it.


Here is a project I made using the rose:

BUTTERFLY BABY SHOWER PARTY FAVORS

So my cousin is having a baby girl in a few months and this coming Saturday is her baby shower. I offered to make the party favors and OMG.....I really love the way they turned out!!!!!

Using my Gypsy I designed a page with all the tags for the menus, then a page for all the butterflies for the guest book.





Products:
*Cricut Expression
*Tags Bags Boxes and More Cricut Cartridge (For the menu tags)
*Pooh & Friends Cricut Cartridge (For the butterfly guest book)
*Pink Bazzil Card Stock
Vintage Cream Papertry, Ink Card Stock
Patter Paper: K & Co. Raspberry Collection
Twill from Papertrey, Ink
Blush CTMH Ink Pad
Doodletype Alpha from CTMH
Scallop Punch from EK Success
Rhinestones
Acetate
Offray Ribbon
Martha Stewart Butterfly single punch
Martha Stewart Edge Punch

(*These products can be purchased at www.hallmarkscrapbook.com)

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Hugs, T

CHRISTMAS WITH THE CRICUT......Gift Idea

I want to first say that I have had so much fun creating all these projects for Christmas with the Cricut. It was such an honor to be asked to participate and be a part of this amazing event. A HUGE THANK YOU TO JOY, MELANIE and TAMMY!!!!!! This has been an experience of a life time and I will forever be grateful!!!!!

I also want to thank my DT sister Christina from CREATIONS FROM CHRISTINA. She is such an amazing person and friend. Thanks C for all your support during this time.....I had so much fun and I am so grateful for having shared the same week with you.............YOU ROCK GIRLIE!!!!!!

For my gift idea project, I made a set of refrigerator snowflake magnets. As an added bonus, I also altered a wooden gift bag from Michaels to wrap them in.

The base of ALL the magnets shown are first cut out of the Cricut magnet sheets. All the corresponding layers are card stock and pattern paper. I also used my I-top brad maker for the centers of ALL snowflakes.





This gift idea can also be used as a door decor if your front door is metal such as mine:



Gift Wrapping for the Magnet Set:





Products used:
Cricut Expression
Winter Woodland Cricut Cartridge
I-TOP brad maker for the centers of ALL the snowflakes
Twill: Papertrey Ink
Pattern Papers: K & Co and Doodlebug
Card Stock: Papertrey Ink
Misc Jingle bells
Ribbon: Martha Stewart
Wooden gift box: Michaels

THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO HAS STOPPED BY MY BLOG AND LEFT SUCH WARM LOVING COMMENTS....THEY MEAN THE WORLD TO ME!!!!

Hugs, T

CHRISTMAS WITH THE CRICUT.....Special Technique / Fancy Card

OH WOW did I have fun creating this card!!!!!

I used Marion's Special UTEE and Glitter technique which can be found HERE. Watch at your own risk....LOL Some of you have asked about the flowers on my tags......this is the technique I used on them and they look and feel like GLASS - it's awesome.

The large snowflake is from the Winter Woodland Cartridge. The card closes with a magnet piece.







Products used:
Cricut Expression
Winter Woodland Cricut Cartrige
Card Stock: Bazzill
Pattern Paper: Fiskars
Clear Button
Diamond Accents
Twill: Papertrey Ink
UTEE
Glitter

My DT sister Christina made a BEAUTIFUL card.....check it out HERE....it's FABULOUS!!!!!

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Hugs, T

CHRISTMAS WITH THE CRICUT.......Layout

Now we all know how much I LOVE making layouts. I am currently working on a scrapbook album of my nephews first year. Each month I make a new layout so this was the perfect opportunity to get ahead of the game.

I made a window/door with a pocket. In the pocket I put 4 tags for journaling and/or pictures. If you notice, the tags are the same shapes as I used yesterday for my gift tag idea. I just LOVE those shapes.



The door/window is cut out at 6" for the bottom layer. This shape can be found on the Winter Woodland cartridge on Page 48 of your manual. The actual door/window is cut using pattern paper at 5 3/4" and in my Gypsy, I welded 4 small squares to make the peek through window and covered it with frosted acetate.



All the tags are cut at approximately 3.5" -4" using the Storybook Cricut Cartridge and the pocket was cut using the Fabulous Finds Cricut Cartridge. The "09" was cut using the Storybook Cartridge.



Products used:
Cricut Expression
Storybook Cricut Cartridge
Winter Woodland Cricut Cartridge
Pattern and glitter paper: K & Co.
Brads
Ribbon: Martha Stewart
Border Punch: Martha Stewart
Tab Punch: SU
Door Knob: Tim Holtz
Frosted Acetate
Key: Tim Holtz
Twill: Papertrey Ink
Distressing Ink: Tim Holtz
Pop Dots: SU

All the snowflakes and buttons on the word "Frosty" are from K & Co.

Now head of over to Christina's blog HERE......my DT sister ROCKED her layout challenge - YOU GO GIRL!!!!!

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Hugs, T

CHRISTMAS WITH THE CRICUT........CHRISTMAS TAGS AND GIFT WRAPPING IDEAS

Well this project was so much fun. I chose to do the TAGS and my DT sister, Christina made the gift wrapping so it worked out PERFECT!!!!!! Don't forget to check out her super fabulous gift wrapping ideas HERE.

I made 4 different tags using four shapes from the Storybook Cricut Cartridge. I designed it in my Gypsy to cut out the opening in the middle so that I could add the acetate.







Products used:
Cricut Expression
Storeybook Cricut Cartridge
Pattern Paper: K & Co.
Card stock: Papertrey Ink
Twill: Papertrey Ink
Acetate
Prima flowers
Brads
K & Co. Stamp set
Stazon Black Ink

HERE IS a short HOW TO video:



Thank for stopping by my blog!!!

Hugs, T