Link Up Party at the Pink Cricut!

I made a calendar book for a Christmas gift. I learned this at an expo and thought this would make a really good gift.
Go to Pink Cricuts website and see what the other crafty ladies are showcasing!

TFL~

I used the cuttlebug Diamond in the Rough under the bow and Tim Holtz ink to show the diamonds and added some bling. I used my BIA to bound the book. TFL~

Happy Belated New Year!!!

Another year has come and gone, boy how time flies in our busy life today.

My new years resolution:

Be me, not what people want me to be
Do more crafting and blogging
Get out and ride my motorycyle more
Take lots of pictures
Rearange my craft room to be more functuional and easier access
More crafting, oh I already said that didn't I? LOL
Enjoy life to its fullest
Slow down, walk in the rain, smell the roses, listen to the wind blow. Enjoy all that God has given and blessed me with and those around me.

Christmas Cards

Here is a couple of Christmas cards I made. The first one is all glitter.

I learned this while at an expo form PK Glitz.
Recipe for card:
brass stencil
glitter colors of your choice
sticky paper
Apply gliiter one color at a time to designated areas. work from the outside to the inside.
Remove stencil and all areas exposed add glitter then adhere to card.


Here is the second card, I made this for my mother and she loved it~

Carstock is from DCWV Christmas stack, title from Holiday Time (walmart) flowers from Stampin up and I added stickles to give them some pop and a brad.

Christmas Stocking swap

Luvskrapin held a Christmas stocking swap. My partner is GrammaP. We were to fill a stocking with goodies and mail by Dec. 15th. Here is what I received from GrammaP. I forgot to take a picture of the ornaments she made for me and the cricut cart Lacy labels that she got me also. Thank you ladies for a fun swap!

Love the  dress form and dress. 

Cookbook filled with some very scrumptious recipes~

LOVE the handmade flowers!

GrammP did a wonderful job making this stocking for me. It hangs on my electric fireplace:)

More goodies!

Secret Santa Matchbox swap I received

I received these from my Secret Santa SharonChatterton1. Everything I received is fabulous and some I have already begun to use. If you look at the post for the pincushion you will see two of them items I used. Thanks again to our host AmyMLT for a wonderful swap~

This matchbox she made is a double one. The bottom slides out.

The top opens up. I really love this. She has alot of talent.

Flowers she made, two from ribbon. The flower with the blue rhinstone spins.

Chunky charm

Extra goodies!

The 3 stick pins.

DECEMBER MONTHLY CHALLENGE: Holiday Gift Wrapping Challenge!

“Brown paper packages tied up with string . . . these are a few of my favorite things!”

The presentation of a gift can be just as special as the gift itself. Don’t you just love to receive a gift that is beautifully wrapped?! Why not give that feeling to someone on your gift list this year? It’s such a small thing, but makes a gift feel that much more special when someone takes the time to add a few unique or personalized details. It makes opening a gift an experience. That’s what our challenge is all about this month . . . How do you use your Cricut to add details or personalization to your gift-wrapping for those special people in your life? Show us! We can’t wait to see your ideas!

The WINNER of this challenge will receive a $150 Credit to Cricut.com!
The Challenge: Use your Cricut machines, Cuttlebug, Yudu, etc. to create beautiful gift-wrapping. We want to see the unique and personalized details you add to your gift packaging, wrapping, gift tags, cards and more!

Rules and Guidelines: Circle Blog Challenges are open to Cricut Circle Members only. Your project must be newly created for this challenge and include atleast 2 Cricut Image Cuts. You must submit a project to be entered into the Challenge Prize Drawing.

How to Enter: Submit your entry using the InLinkz tool found at the bottom of this post. Please post your full name along with your entry. Entries are due by 9:00 pm MST on Saturday, December 31st, 2011.

Prize: This month the winner will receive $150.00 in credit to Cricut.com.

Winner: The winner will be selected randomly from qualifying entries using www.random.org and will be announced on the Cricut Circle Blog on Monday, January 2nd, 2012.

 

I made a small gift box that is a sewing box. I made a pin cushion and hot glued it to the top of the box and added a small wooden spool to it. My 2 cricut cuts are From the Heart and Make do and mend all from the Country Life cart. Thanks for looking~

Recipe for pincushion:
1 small  or medium box shape of your choice
DCWV cardstock from The Christmas Stack
lace trim
PK Glitz glitter real red
meduim styrofoam ball cut in half
batting
piece of fabric and or lace to cover fabric
double sticky tape for gliiter on edge of lid
Country Life cartridge cuts at 1 inch

Christmas Secret Santa Matchbox swap

I had alot of fun with this one. I love to alter items and I am starting to get hooked on altering matchboxes.

For this swap we were to alter a matchbox, make two flowers, a chunky charm with at least 8 items on it, 3 stick pins and a gift for around $10.00.  My partner is Hanaclimie from Canada and this is what I sent to her. I was a bit worried she would not get it in time. I received notice that she did and she loved it all!

Thank you luvskrappin for hosting and I will be watching for next years event!

close up of stick pin

Chunky charm bracelet.

I to loved how the flowers turned out.

Got this idea from a Jo-Ann how to freebie from 2009. I happend to come across cleaning out a box of scrapbook items.

I had already been in a stick pin swap and they have become addicting as well.

Winter & Christmas pin cusion w/ stick pins

I recently did a pin cushion and stick pin swap. My partner for this swap is Purpleluvnscrapper. Here is what she sent me. It is just adorable!!! I would never have thought to make something like this.

We were to make a pin cushion with at least 4 stick pins and have one cricut cut somewhere on the cushion or pins.

Here is what I created for my partner, glad she took a pic of the cushion I forgot to:)

Recipe for pin cushion:
a round container, mine was an ornament
piece of fabric of your choice
ribbon, I chose gold ric rac
round styrofoam ball and batting
future floor wax to coat inside
Powder Keg Glitter Glitz Pine Forest glitter to coat it
Recipe for stick pins:
two 3 inch white pearl floral pins & two 3 inch faceted floral pin form Joann's
copic markers in dark red(r89) and pale yellow (y11) to color each pearl
3 poinsettas-red, pink and yellow
Cricut cut from Winter lace cartrider Accent 4 at 1 inch, 1 1/4 inch and 1 1/2 inch
pink shimmer sheet
assortment of beads
bead glue

Here is some close up of the pins, I did take pics of those, just forgot the cushion.

OCTOBER MONTHLY CHALLENGE: Halloween Home Decor Challenge!

Ghoulies & ghosties and Long-Leggity Beasties,

And things that go “YUM” in the night . . .

Hooray for Halloween!


It must be the kid in me, but I just absolutely love Halloween! Not the creepy, icky part of Halloween (I know there are people out there that enjoy that part of it) . . . but the endearing part of Halloween. The chance for kids AND adults to play dress-up ALL day if they want, the thrill of planning out your costume months in advance, the candy (especially the mini chocolate bars! YUM!), the class parties with Halloween games and fun where teachers let their hair down. Having a fun reason to visit your neighbors on a cool Fall night and see them act a little sillier than usual. The crunchy leaves beneath your feat as you walk, and the warm bowl of soup that awaits you at home. It all just makes my heart happy!

The WINNER of this challenge will receive a $150 Credit to Cricut.com!
The Challenge: Create a Halloween Home Decor project! Your project must include atleast 2 different Cricut Image Cuts.

Rules and Guidelines: Circle Blog Challenges are open to Cricut Circle Members only. You can create any type of project you would like (tag, altered project, mini album, etc.) but your project must be newly created for this challenge and include atleast 2 Cricut Image Cuts. You must submit a project to be entered into the Challenge Prize Drawing.


How to Enter: Submit your entry using the InLinkz tool found at the bottom of this post. Please post your full name along with your entry. Entries are due by 9:00 pm MST on Sunday,October 30th, 2011.


Prize: This month the winner will receive $150.00 in credit to Cricut.com.

Winner: The winner will be selected randomly from qualifying entries using www.random.org and will be announced on the Cricut Circle Blog on Tuesday, November 1st, 2011.

1st flower is sun from GBS, 2nd,3rd and fifth from flower on GBS, 4th from Forever young

Mask cut file from Okieladybug, she Rocks!

Mask form Destinations Do you see the gate smiling? His eyes glowing?

Recipe for this:

Mask fit to page 8x8 cardstock and feathers

Butterfly mask cut file from Okieladybug Indie art and GBS cart- shimmer cardstock purple and green w/ blue gliiter cardstock glued to chipboard for stabilty

Black cat fit to page 8x8 cardstock

flowers: GBS-sun and 3 flowers, Forever young-flower at 2 1/2 inch

ghost, gate and spooky eyes from Oct. 31st cart.

stickles in: Orange Peel, Diamond, Black Diamond, Starry Night, Gold, Christmas Red and Dark Blue

Black swirl embellishments

2 lrg green bling brads, small matching brads for center of flowers

reindeer moss and batting (fog) for graveyard

spider from morab99 that I was in a Halloween swap with

BOO from a yard sale find

bamboo skewers inked in brilliance lighting black

Tim Holtz vintage photo rubbed on pumpkin for a fresh picked pumplin look