Rosetta - 10 inches tall

Fawn - 10 inches tall

Iradesa - 10 inches tall

Silvermist - 10 inches tall

Tinkerbell - 10 inches tall

Disney's Tinkerbell & Friends

DD's birthday party is coming up and we are doing the Tinkerbell & fairies theme. I cut them all out at 10". I was quite surprised how even at 10" the eyes and lips were difficult so I turned to my stickles. I think I acutally like them better with stickles. :-)

Joys of the Season Arrved Today ~ Festive BDay Card

Wooohooo Joys of the Season arrived today. I always thought having Christmas Cheer was good enough but I guess the sale price of $29.99 changes everything. I confess, I did like some of the cuts on this cart and the mittens is one of my favorites. So today after I came home from work I got busy making a festive birthday card for my friend's upcoming birthday.

The border was cut out using a Martha Stewart punch. Reminds me a lot of the famous threading water punch.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!!

Wishing you and your loved ones a happy and healthy Thanksgiving!

Halloween Tags Using Cricut TBBM

Loved making these tags last year and did them again this year. I used Cricut's Tags, Bags, Boxes and More to cut out the tags. Then I stamped them using stamps I found in Michael's $1 bins. The only thing different about these tags from last years is that I used the witch's legs for last year and this year I used the witch's face.

Bella Baby Shower Card

made this one for a friend who is expecting a baby boy in January

It's Been A While

since I've posted. I went from working part time to working full time so haven't had as much time to play.

Back to School - Homework Assignment Book

It's back to school and our daughter needed a homework assignment book. You've got to love the bind it all.

I typed up the inner pages on the computer, printed them out, and cut them with the Dreamkuts. Then I used Zutter's chipboard for the covers and covered it with DCWV's school stack. I used 3/4" wires for the book. She loved her new custom made assignment book and we hope you did too. :-)

MICKEY MOUSE ~ 7TH BIRTHDAY ~ CARD

We have a birthday party this weekend and I was about to buy a Wall-e card for the birthday boy but hubby said I could just make him one. So off I was to create this birthday card. I didn't know what to do. It's easier for me to create for a female than for male. I feel like we're kind of limited in what we can do for the males. I'm really pleased with the way the card turned out. I used Cricut's Mickey & Friends cartridge for the Mickey. The font is Cricut's Mickey Font. I used a Studio G stamp for the word "Happy Birthday." I heat embossed it using red embossing powder by Stampendous. I embossed the letters with Cuttlebug's distressed stripes folder and the area behind Mickey with Cuttlebug's traffic jam folder.

The paper is by Making Memories. The ribbon is from Michael's. I used a Martha Stewart punch to punch out the circle. I love how it came out. I had never done that before and it was just an idea that popped into my head. I then stamped the number using a Martha Stewart clear stamp set I have.
I also used stickles (frosted lace) for Mickey's hands.
So I had the front all done and then I stamped the inside with Happy Birthday. ACK....I stamped it upside down. So I had to cover up my boo boo. The folder it was. I used Cricut's Fabulous Finds. I figured I could use it to stick in the gift card or $. So I went to stamp the Happy Birthday above the folder. Ugh....I did it again. So that's why I mounted the paper with the word "Happy Birthday." It actually turned out cute - it coordinates w/ the paper in the front. LOL

HIT A RECORD - SCORE 208,700

I AM SO EXCITED!! I WAS PLAYING THE GAME ON THE BOTTOM OF MY BLOG - SOMETIMES I CAN GET QUITE ADDICTED TO PLAYING IT. ONCE I GOT INTO THE 100,000 I WAS TRYING TO BEAT MY PREVIOUS SCORE OF 120 SOMETHING. I DON'T RECALL THE EXACT NUMBER BUT I KNOW I POSTED ABOUT IT EARLIER. I WAS DOING REALLY WELL AND ALL OF A SUDDEN AFTER I CLEARED THE LAST COLOR BLOCK I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO GET MORE AND THE SCORE SCREEN POPPED UP. I GOT NERVOUS...I KNEW I DIDN'T LOSE. THEN I REALIZED THE GAME WAS OVER. I THOUGHT IT JUST KEPT GOING. THAT WAS PRETTY COOL. I TOOK A SCREEN SHOT OF THE RESULTS....SEE BELOW. HOW FUN!!!

SO HOW MANY OF YOU ENJOY PLAYING THIS GAME TOO? GO AHEAD AND LEAVE ME A COMMENT ON MY BLOG.

Fishing

We went fishing yesterday. First time this year. We went once last year but the timing wasn't good and there were no fish. Before that I can't remember the last time - it had been a while. So we were excited to have gone yesterday and catch lots of them. DD fished for her first time and caught 9. We were all so surprised and excited for her. I caught 17. Woo hoo!! That was nice!! The weather was really nice too. Here's a picture of me with the first one I caught. Hubby told me to pick it up and I was trying to grasp it by it's tail....I don't like to pick up live fish (they're all squirmy).

Bella Birthday Card

Mom's birthday is coming up and today I worked on her card. I took out my new Bella stamp and colored away. Hopefully she will like it.

A FORTUNATE ACCIDENT Layout

Days before this happened I read a couple of stories on the MB of their kids cutting their own hair. I saw all the adorable pictures and found it ah well....CUTE. Uh hum....because it hadn't hit home. Well...I go out for a haircut and the bright kid that I thought I had - who would never think to do such a thing - ah well is still bright because she figured she deserved a haircut too. She knew Mommy was getting one.

When I saw what you see in the pic...THAT chunk of hair...my heart (ah well....you know the feeling). But it's funny how she didn't do it all in one place. She actually made it look really cute. Her ponytails looked adorable with the layers. I'm so glad I captured this moment and even more so that I scrapped and journaled it. It will be a moment we will never forget and "a fortunate accident."

Supplies Used:

• Graphically Speaking cartridge - a fortunate accident
• Stickles - Baby Blue
• Embossing - Cuttlebug Snowflake Folder
• Snowflakes - Martha Stewart Punch
• Ribbon - Target

LITTLE SCOOPS LAYOUT

This is the first layout I worked on since I got back from vacation (just some old photos I needed to scrap). I had such an urge to scrap - it had been probably 3 or 4 weeks since I had scrapped. I cut out my new Storybook cartridge out of that tuff packaging and tried it out. This cartridge ROCKS!!!

I used the Tall feature for the font and then I went stickle happy. I thought if I'd dot they could be sprinkles. Ok maybe not sprinkles but what are those round dots called? They're like sprinkles.

AWARDS LAYOUT

Here it is....one of the layouts I worked on this week. Actually I just finished this one about an hour ago. It was a quickie one. The paper is from DCWV's Grade School Stack (great stack - I got it online from Joann's). I used my new cart Graphically Speaking cart for the phrase "School Zone." I used "Frosted Lace" stickles on the phrase.

The font is Mickey Font cut at 1/2". WOW....a font that doesn't tear my letters at such a small size. I attempted using Base Camp (thought it would work) but part of the letters were too narrow and it would tear.

The circles behind the letters are a Martha Stewart punch (such a fan of her punches). I inked the edges and attached them to the paper with eyelets using my Crop-o-dile.

I used my new Martha Stewart circle cutter I bought at Walmart. It works pretty good. I used an old Cricut mat underneath when I was cutting since I don't have a cutting mat.

The rounded corners were done with the Stampin Up corner rounder.

I'm Back from Vacation

Hi Everyone,

I'm back! It was so AWESOME to be away. We had a GREAT time. It took me about a week to recuperate and get my energy back from all the walking in Disney World. I met two Cricut MB members (Melissa & Laurie) in Magic Kingdom. Photo included in post (Me/Laurie/Melissa). It was my first time meeting anyone from the MB. It was so much fun. They were both so nice and their kids are adorable.

The weather was perfect. We just beat the rain and the "Fay" storm. How lucky??!!

While in Florida I went to Walmart and got me one of those Martha Stewart circle cutters. I found another scrapper there and I got really excited thinking she may be from the boards. While she owns the Cricut she wasn't from the MB. She picked up one of the circle cutters too. LOL
I used it today and it works pretty good. I've been itching to scrap and I just did 4 layouts. I hope to post pics soon.

I also went to Target and of course had to pick up some more ribbon from the $1 bins.

When I got back home....there it was....my new cartridges that I got price matched at Creative Express - Graphically Speaking & Storybook. Do you have these??? These are definitely worth it especially Storybook. It's a MUST-HAVE!!

I am loving all the layouts that are being posted on the Cricut MB with the new carts. Everyday there are new ones popping up. Very exciting!!

I'm beginning to feel like I'm rambling....so I will say good-bye for now.

PACKING!!!

We're packing for our trip to Florida. I'm excited at the chance of meeting two Cricut MB members who will be in Disney at the same time.

I have a few more things I need to post here but not so sure I'll have time to do it before I leave.

Storybook & Graphically Speaking

they are on their way.....I just ordered them from Creative Express. I am so excited. They price matched Michael's sale. I also ordered the 3 different Cuttlebug embossing border sets. They price matched the price at Cutters Creek. I got some great deals today. :-)

The Addicting Bubbles Game On My Blog

So one of my friends tells me today that she is not going to be my friend anymore because I showed her the game on my blog and she can't stop playing. She says my name gets mentioned a lot in her house because her family asks her if she's playing the game on my blog. LOL

I can sympathize because I find it hard to resist as well. I play at least one game a day. I was just at it again tonight and I beat my record. I didn't think it was possible....it wasn't by much but it sure was a great accomplishment. :-)

My final score was....
123,490

Princess Ariel Personalized Birthday Card

This one was easier to do than the bottom Jasmine card. This is for a girl who loves Ariel and her middle name is Arielle. :-)

The font is Cuttlebug's Curl & Swirls alphabet dies (my favorite font). I used the Cuttlebug Swiss Dots folder to emboss the flower and bra top.

Princess Jasmine Personalized Birthday Card

We have a birthday coming up for a special little girl who adores Jasmine. It took me a while to get this card done and realized again how frustrating the Cricut princess cartridges are to work with. There are so many little pieces that you don't know where they belong or they tear. Thank God for stickles. They come to the rescue all the time. They were my lifesaver with this princess doll. Even though I have my gripes about this cart, it's worth it. Just make sure you have stickles on hand. :-)

The font is Cuttlebug's Curls & Swirls alphabet die. I keep going back to this font - I just love it!!! It's so dainty and pretty.

Another Bella Card

I read where some people used BIC Mark-Its to color in their stamping bella images. Since I have these at home, I decided to give it a try. They color in nicely (they don't leave marks) but I think I prefer the look of Primacolors w/ Gamsol. It was fun to color this in w/ the BIC Mark-its.

Tried Game on Blog (see bottom) Yet Again

I just couldn't say no, you know what I mean? I had to try again. Remember yesterday when I said I had scored high and my screen went black. I thought that was the highest I could possibly get. I was at it again - playing the game. This time I was able to play until I lost. :-) Ready for my final score? I can hardly believe it. I was getting restless and tired at the end....it was a great game. Drum roll please.......

118,090

My First Bind It All Photo Album ~ Easter

This is my very first bind-it-all photo album. I used 1" wires.

The paper is all from DCWV's Spring Stack except the pink strip on the left of the cover (it's Bazzill Bling)

The butterfly is chipboard from DCWV's Blossoms & Butterflies.

"Easter" was cut out with a Cuttlebug alphabet die.

I used Bazzill In-stitchz In the Garden template for the stitching


close up of stitching

more close-ups

and one more...

close up of stitching (Bazzill In-Stitchz template)

I used Martha Stewart's Ribbon Threader Punch & Ribbon from M's.

I found the these thin ribbons to work perfectly with this punch.

close up of ribbon threaded through paper

a cute little dragonfly brad

M Michael's ribbon with a small Prima flower dotted with pink stickles

Ribbon from Michael's. Used Martha Stewart's pop up punch and accented it with a crysal brad

Stamp is from Michael's $1 bin (wood mounted type)

I heat embossed it with Adirondack lettuce embossing powder.

It was my first time using this brand and I love it!

You'll notice that it leaves a nice shiny raised finish whereas the Stampendous brand I've been using leaves a flat dull image (you'll see it used below on the flourishes).

Here I used the Stampendous embossing powder brand. I added stickles (crystal) for a little bit of bling.

The stamp is by Fancy Pants.

This stamp is one of those Studio G clear stamps. I also added stickles (crystal) for some bling.

Isn't this flourish great? It's by Fancy Pants. I can't recall if it's the Fresh MOD or the Pollen Dust set as I have both. I added stickles (crystal) for bling. The flower is a Prima flower with stickles (crysal) and a clear skittle.

Now look at this flourish - aren't they amazing? It's also by Pollen Dust.

Again stickled (crystal) for some bling.

accented this page with tiny buttons as centers of flowers

Ribbon is from Michael's

Bazzill In-Stichz Temlate

Bazzill In-stitchz templates

I used my Fiskars threading water punch as the stem of the flower (cut on bazzill bling paper)

The flower is a Prima flower that came in my grab bag from CafePrima.

In the center are skittles.

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