Another Happy Easter & Rain,rain go away!

I am so happy I was able to create 2 more cards today. Sometimes I just don't get the opportunity and inspiration at the same time!

Today was a continuation using the Easter cartridge. I used the patterned transparency sheets again for the umbrella. The slick look kinda goes with the rain theme don't ya think? How awesome are those metal rain drops? I know! I found those at Joann Fabrics over 2 yrs ago. I am so happy I still had them in my stash.

The old Sizzix found its way out today. I had to dust it off a bit to cut out a beach umbrella repurposed as a rain umbrella! Momma and her chickadee are out for a wet stroll in their Sunday best! They are embossed with swiss dots. I covered their pretty pink bows with ultra fine MS glitter. The font I used was from Lettering delights, it's called "Vanilla". I like the bouncy rounded slick look.

The jumping bunny was embossed with the mini hearts folder. His bow is also covered with MS glitter. The sentiment Happy Easter was stamped with CTMH set Seasonal Celebrations. Tiny in scale, perfect for what I needed. I just love the mini pearl details. Not too much fuss going on.

It reminds me of a new baby card. The purity of gingham and pearls always does when combined with a touch of eyelet.

Hope I inspired you today!

Easter Cards

Well, I think I got a jump start on Easter cards this year. I just loooove bunnies!
I could make them all year and never tire of them.

I couldn't wait to get the Easter cartridge so I could play.

The very first cut I made with it was the pillow box. Oh my gosh! I could have screamed! I love this. I was going to slip in a piece of patterned paper and call it a day but then I had this idea come to me! Use the Doodlebug Design inc. crushed velvet flock to cover his little body!!!! Ohhh I love how he came out. It feels awesome too. The package set I bought from Hobby Lobby came as a variety set with these teeny tiny bottles. I thought to myself this is going to use my whole bottle of chocolate up on one rabbit. So what it'll be worth it. Can I just tell you that this stuff goes a looong way. I should have really taken a picture of the bottle now to show how little of it is actually missing. I am so happy because the set was not cheap. I did in fact use my 40% coupon though!

Moving on....

Happy Easter is cut from transarency overlays. I do not know what I am going to do when this pad runs out. I love this but I don't think she makes it anymore. Dena's Closet by Colorbok. Such a pretty slab to own. Have you ever heard of her? Dena Designs. She used to be on DIY hosting a show called Embellish This! I liked it but I guess it didn't make it in the DIY world long.

The eggs and crosses are also cut from this slab.

The baby bunny favor box was a pre-cut box. I bought the embossed paper box pad at AC Moore. K& Co puts it out. Ohh! I love these. There are 3 designs to work with and they all have embellishments to go with each design. 24 sheets ,embossed, die-cut boxes with 3 different embossed patterns Just punch,fold,layer and glue! Perfect for quick teacher gifts,secretaries at school or friends. They are the right size too to fill up with chocolate eggs or jelly beans. Yumm!

Have a good day!

Think Spring!

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Suuuper Long post on Valentine's Day cards

Happy New Year all! I am back! I have not been around for quite a while. My mom passed away in November and I had no desire to scrapbook or create for that matter. Yesterday I found a bag of her ribbon scraps and decided to make a few cards in her honor so I hope you enjoy them.

I like the vintage look for Valentine cards it feels right to me. The aged, distressed and worn in "love" look reminds me of timeless treasures from years ago.

There are quite a few looks I go with when creating my cards including the cutesy, whimsical fun look. I just love the All About Valentines Day set fom the Cutting Cafe. Regina covers all the looks you could want from whimsy to classy at very affordable prices too. The files are printable pdf files you just print out on cardstock and create with. I love the ease of it. Sometimes the Cricut just doesn't give me the sense of really crafting because it cuts for you. I hand cut (I am sure you can tell ;) but it relaxed me and eased me back into the creating mode.

Some of the cards have combined looks with Cricut and hand cut items along with some super sparkly glitter! Oooh! I love that look too! I bought Martha Stewart glitter to use and I just love it. Its texture is so super fine and it coats so well. I am in love with her products all around honestly. My next purchase will be the lady bug edger. Did you see that yet? I almost bought it but then I saw the corner one as well and to make it really look like the ladybugs are walking all around the edge of your paper you need to use both. It will be a future purchase for sure. I just love lady bugs.

Here's a trick I thought I would share with you. If you already knew than I guess I am just out of the loop then! To get the look of "stitched" down ribbon without actually sewing apply a piece of double stick adhesive to the back of the ribbon length first and as you apply it to the card gather and pinch the ribbon to pucker up the adhesive as you press it down in place. Just be sure you cut a little extra ribbon as you need more length to gather to get the "ruffled" look. I found it "sew" much easier than turning on the sewing machine! No pun intended!!
This effect is used on the Valentine card ~Be Mine~ with the two flowers and pearl in middle.

The word KISS is cut from Winter Woodlands-I cut apart "Frosty Kisses" and just used what I needed. Cute right? This is yet another versatile cart to own. The glitter is Rose Quartz by MS.

The mini hearts are embossed using my Cuttlebug get this- on Coredinations paper and then ever so gently sand them in a circular motion to expose the inner color. I used here chocolate and cherry cordial. Yummy!!!! I wish I had purchased more than one sheet of it now. : (

The Valentines children are cut from A Child's Year. This cartridge amazes me every time I use it. I had no idea it contained so much. It is a must have if you are considering it. It's now my go to cart when I need a cut. It covers all seasons and occasions even the every day events like picking a flower or walking a dog (puppy in our case!!!). That will be covered in my next post!

Have a fabulous Friday!

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2 New Pages for School Scrapbook

Band Demo Assembly-this page was fun because I was challenged to find music related things for the layout. I finally got to use my Cuttlebug embossing folder "Allegro" It looks like a sheet of music I ripped out of a notebook well, sorta! I used the notebook tab punch from SU.
The violin was cut from "A Child's Year" cart- under the icon tab. The girl playing the recorder was also cut from the same cart. I love this cart-it's so useful for children of all ages. The background paper I used on that page was from "My Minds Eye Academy" slab - for storytellers and phototakers-Glitter Book. Ooh-what great papers!
The title was cut from "Plantin Schoolbook"

Raising of Flag -The photos were on the busy side so I matted everything on more of a solid (well repetitive stars fall into that category for me today ; ) ) background to rest the eyes a bit. The star paper was already cut to that shape-it came from Target. It was a gift to me from a friend for having her over for 4th of July. The stars were punched with a CM punch and I added a food flag pick to finish it off! The title was cut from "Plantin Schoolbook" in Shadow feature.

Nothing crazy detailed but thought I'd share what I'm up to these days.

Holy Family School Scrapbook

Just wanted to post of few pics of a 2 page layout I made for a school scrapbook. It's the 2nd and 3rd page so far. "First Day of School" and "First Lunch". Nothing crazy here because it's an extensive project and it's needs to be turned in by Nov 7th so I am just putting a few accents on each page but really want to keep the focus on the kids and the events. It's just fun playing with my supplies and finally getting a chance to use some stash up. I love the "me & my BIG ideas" slab-it's all about school and primary colors. Perfect for this project.

Thanks for checking it out!

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Pirate Treats

Today is my son's 6th birthday so I made treats for him to take to school for his teachers. They are Oreos covered in chocolate. What a fun mold to use. It is policy at his school to provide safe snacks (peanut free) as opposed to baking from home. This is to ensure the safety of the children with allergies. Oreos are safe and so is the Wilton chocolate I used to cover the cookies, but I sent in Rice Krispy treats and Cheez-its instead. I am kinda grateful I didn't need to make 21 of these! They sure look cute though! I didn't have a food paintbrush to detail the spider or skull in a contrasting color but they came out ok anyway I think. I went to my local grocery store and bought the little clear boxes with lids (for olives) to hold the treats. Perfect size for a "little snacky snacky" and cute and easy to decorate too! The tag I made was from the
"Kitchen Circle Words" set purchased at the Cutting Cafe. I used a SU circle punch (1 3/8") and then backed it with the SU scallop punch in red. The skull gem was from Michaels dollar section.

All things pirate right now!! Arrrr!

Thanks for checking them out ; )

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