Halloween Card (version 2.0)

Recipe:
Black card stock to form card is cut at 10.75" x 7.5" and folded in half
Striped card stock is cut at 5" x 7"

Used Hello Kitty Greetings cricut cartridge for:
Hello Kitty cut at 5"
Bat cut at 1"
Happy Halloween cut at 1"

Used buttons in the "O", on the hat tassel, and in the bow.

Used purple, orange and pink stickles and black enamel accents for an added kick of fun!

Pop dot what ever images up you want.

BLOGIVERSARY CHALLENGE: Recipe Challenge!

BLOGIVERSARY CHALLENGE: Imagine Layer & Print Challenge!

Created for Cricut Circle Challenge.

Cartridge Used:  Nursery Rhymes.

BLOGIVERSARY CHALLENGE: Cuttlebug Challenge!

Created for Cricut Circle Challenge. 
Bee - Create a Critter
Cloud and Sun - Hello Kitty Greetings
Grass - A Garden of Words

Cuttle bug Folders used:
Polka Dots - Bee Wings
Chrysanthemum quilling - flower and leaves
D'vine Swirl - Sun
Sentimentals Companion Folder (bees) - Background

Welcome to my scrap room! First video!

http://youtu.be/VApenIHnCbU

BLOGIVERSARY: Monochromatic Color Challenge!

Made for Cricut Circle Challenge.  Sympathy card made using Ornamental Iron, Hannah Montana, and Wild Card cartridges.

BLOGIVERSARY Cricut Circle Exclusive Cartridge Challenge!

Created for Cricicut Circle Challenge using Cricut Everyday Cartridge.



A tiring process

I may have mentioned once before that I am a military spouse... This relates to that fact. On our move here we were 10,000 pounds over our allotted weight limit. Well since then I have really got into crafting and scrapping. In other words I have loaded our home down with even more stuff, including 247 cricut cartridges. (yup that is my total count currently.) well I came up with an idea to lighten the load. My dad is going to let us store all the stuff we want to keep but not haul around the world with us at his house. (Awesomely nice, right!). Well to lighten our load and organize stuff and give us more space i decided to digitize everything that I can. So today I started with my Cricut cartridge books. I got 58 of them so far scanned into my computer and then saved to a portable hard drive. And with all my carts on my Gypsy I should be good to store away all the stuff and save 150 pounds and space in the move. Yeah me. Then I have to digitize all my photos from before the digital camera was invented. And am thinking of digitizing a few of my reference books that still aren't on iBooks or kindle. I got a lot of work cut out for me...but to not burn myself out on it I am going to still take time to craft. Well I hope maybe this gave someone an idea of how to decrease their load of stuff and organize it digitally. Just make sure to store a back up or two of it all! :)

More sewing projects...

Here is my oldest daughter in the homecoming dress I made her.

And here is my youngest in the coat and hat I made her.

Little Girl's Birthday Card

Another busy month here.  My oldest daughter and I signed up for cake decorating lessons.  It is a very fattening experience...lol  We truly are having fun and enjoying it.  I also have been doing more sewing, including making my oldest's homecoming dress...pics to come. Plus I just finished this cute Hello Kitty card for my youngest daughter's friend's birthday.  I made it using Hello Kitty Greetings cartridge.  And of course I had to make another personalized bookmark.

I'm Back!

So I have been gone for a bit.  I still have been creating things...just busy.  We had a storm that came through a caused a lot of damage and flooded our basement.  Then we had to get the kids ready for school.  Plus I have been doing some home improvement projects.  So here are some of the crafty things I have done in between all that.  As you will see I now also am trying my hand at sewing.  First time I've sewen since the disaster of sixth grade home ec.  I also will be starting to take cake decorating classes in in a couple of weeks and just purchased a cricut cake machine...so I can't wait to share those projects with everyone.  And to top it off, I plan on starting a youtube series on how to do some fun creative things!  As soon as I get more followers I plan on doing some give aways.  So spread the word and follow me.  If anyone has questions please ask.  Enjoy and I hope you are inspired to create! :)

To start with, here is a quick, simple, cute card I made for my sister-in-law's birthday.  My youngest daughter helped me out.  :)

This next card I made for the owner of KK Sew and Vac II, in Appleton, WI.  That is where my husband bought me my awesome Baby Lock serger.  She made a slight error and showed beyond awesome customer service by correcting it and shipping me out over $300 of product at no cost to me.  I have never witnessed such honest, wonderful customer service before!  I highly recommend them if you are looking for a sewing machine or serger!!!!  This card I made and wrote a special note of thanks.  I will be a loyal customer forever!

Here is a birthday card I made for my daughter's friend.  I also decided to make her a book mark to put inside.

And here are pictures of the sewing projects I have worked on.  Please keep in mind I have not sewen since the disastrous backpack I made in sixth grade. lol

A dress for my baby girl

...and a matching one for her doll.

A baby quilt I made for my neighbors daughter.

A reversible purse my oldest daughter (15yrs old) and I worked on for her.

She did most of it...I just made the handle!



Cricut Best Of cartridges

For those of you who are thinking if you want to or need to get the Cricut Best of (year) cartridges; I  put together a list together of what cartridges images were pulled from and how many main images you get (Each cartridge contains 50 main images and all the layers that correspond with each image).

Best of 2006
Doodle Charms - 8
Beyond Birthdays - 8
Celebrations - 8
Christmas Cheer - 6
Tags, Bags, Boxes, and More - 4
Walk in My Garden - 8
New Arrival - 6
Paper Pups - 2

Best of 2007
Going Places - 6
Fabulous Finds - 8
Paper Doll Dress Up - 6
My World - 5
My Community - 5
Joys of the Season - 6
Locker Talk - 6
Stretch Your Imagination - 8

Best of 2008
Home Accents - 5
Camp Out - 4
Wedding - 5
Indie Art - 5
Baseball - 3
Soccer - 3
Storybook - 6
Wild Card - 6
Christmas - 5
Basketball - 3
Sports Mania - 5

Best of 2009
Life is a Beach - 2
Home Decor - 2
Jubilee - 2
Stand and Salute - 2
A Child's Year - 3
Picturesque - 4
Paper Dolls for Everyday - 4
Winter Woodland - 4
From My Kitchen - 3
Sweethearts - 3
Serenade - 3
Old West - 2
Dinosaur Tracks - 2
Pagoda - 4
Destinations - 2
Sweet Treats - 4
Paisley - 4

Best of 2010
Tie the Knot - 2
Forever Young - 2
Once Upon a Princess - 2
Sentimentals - 2
Heritage - 2
Give a Hoot - 2
Preserves - 2
Create a Critter - 2
Nursery Rhyme - 2
Robotz - 2
Cindy Loo - 2
Mini Monsters - 2
Wall Decor and More - 2
Freshly Picked - 2
Country Life - 2
Happy Hauntings - 2
Rock Princess - 2
Winter Frolic - 2
Simply Charmed - 2
Boys Will Be Boys - 2
Birthday Bash - 2
Nifty Fifties - 2
Pack Your Bags - 2
Groovy Times - 2
Nate's ABC's - 2

2yr old Birthday Pop-Up Card

I made this cute card for my nephew's second birthday.

Graduation Card

Cuts from Graduation cartridge and Hoot 'N Holler

Father's Day Cards

Here are several Cards I made for Father's Day.

This is an origami shirt card for my husband.  I had my kids write a gift to give to their dad on the ties and made them perforated to use as certificates.  Then inside the card, I cut the Superman logo out with the cricut.

This is a card I made for my father-in-law.