Polk-A-Dot Scrapper

Love my Cricut

I finally got to try out a few Cricut Explore things a few weeks ago.  Love the print and cut!!! I still use photo paper and print and cut two images and tape them together with foam tape.  I did find that my HP Printer ink doesn't dry well so I have to be careful not to rub off the registration marks.  I did find that a black sharpie does fix that problem if I do happen to rub them off some.  My only complaint with the Cricut Print and Cut is that I can only print onto 81/2 x 11 paper and really more towards the size of 6x6 because of the registration marks.  Not a ton of fun when your normal printer at home is a wide format.  I'm hoping that'll change in the future.  Other than that, it's super easy and will print and cut anything!!! I used an image from the Disney Dreams Come True Cricut Cartridge and an image from the internet that I saved to my computer.  Both print and cut perfectly with no problems.

I also attempted the Cricut pens.  Well..I'll just say they kind of left a little to be desired.  I used the silver metallic which was super cute and then faded towards the end to a light gray.  I'm interested in trying other brands, because I loved the idea of it. 

Supplies:

Disney Dreams Come True Cricut Catridge

Cricut Artiste Cartridge

Close to My Heart Hooligans Paper Pack (Retired)

The other papers were from my stash. I honestly don't know what the names are, but they're fairly old.

Christmas Projects Complete

Finally finished the last of my Christmas cards!!! 

For the card I used May Arts ribbon, the moose is from the Silhouette store and the paper is from My Minds Eye.

I also made a few gift card holders.  So super quick and easy!!

This is the insde.  I decided to cut a gift card insert so the card woulnd't be floating around on the inside.

Supplies:

Basic Gray 26 and Pine Paper

Stampin Up Owl Punch

Cricut Machine for the antlers.  I cut a snowflake and cut parts off for the antlers.  I also used it for the scalloped circle behind Rudolph

Silhouette for the gift card insert

Close to My Heart Merry Christmas Stamp

Envelope Punch

Pink Glitter Wink of Stella

I followed the tutorial found on the Loven Stamps Blog.  Great tutorial give it a shot!! I made 3 of these in less than an hour from 1 sheet of 12x12 paper!

Gift Card Holder

Ok, so I really hate those boring gift card holders that you get at the store.  I also just didn't feel like buying a box of cards to only give out 5 because we're putting a gift card inside, so I decided to make my own.  Well, all the ideas on pinterest and I just oculdn't make a decision.  I didn't want just a tag with the card in it.  I didn't like the cards with the holder on the front, because we all know teenagers aren't opening the card if the cash is on the front.  So, I decided on a normal A2 size card and I found an insert in the Silhouette store and cut it down to fit.  So the pictures were quick that I took with my cell phone, it was midnight after all an I needed to be at work this morning, but ya'll get the idea.

Supplies - 

MFT Fishtail Stax Dienamics 

Jillian Vance - Polka Dot Rectangle Backdrop Die

Pink Stamper - A Punny-licious Chriastmas

Stampin Up Key Tag Punch (Retired)

Boxed Up

It's almost Christmas time so it's time to start wrapping!!!!  I exchange Christmas ornaments with my Best Friend every year.  This year I made her's and I posted the tutorial about that here.  The problem I ran into was finding a box that would fit them.  So finally after searching for something for months someone posted a picture of a jumbo box that she made and I knew it would fit my ornaments.  There is a tutorial video that can be found here.  I have now created 3 of them as I'm also giving away an ornament to a family member and I've also been invited to an ornament exchange party.  All of the pictures are below, with the supplies listed under each.  For the boxes I used the Silhouette Chipboard and the Cricut Cartridge Tags, Bags, Boxes and More 2.  The box that I used is called the Box with Handle.

 



Supplies:

Doodlebug Designs Frostly Friends 6x6 Paper Pad

Close To My Heart Clear Glitter

Close To My Heart Cricut Artiste Catridge

Supplies:

Kaiser Craft Belle Collection (Retired)

Ribbon is from Michaels

Supplies:

Kaisercraft Silly Seasons (Retired)

 

HAPPY SCRAPPING

Polk-A-Dot Scrapper

CRICUT EXPLORE HAS ARRIVED!!!!

Ok, so I FINALLY, bit the bullet and bought the Cricut Explore, OMG am I so glad I did!!! So, the purple that was available for one day only on HSN had me sold, but after receiving it, I have to say, it's pretty cool!!! I am getting used to the software. The concept is great, but it is different from Craft Room.  Design Space is actually a lot cleaner and fresher in my opinion.  My absolute favorite feature, BLUETOOTH!!!! I have one less USB cord in my craft room.  Gotta love one less cord.  So here's my very first project..

 

Super cute gift box to give ornaments that I've made this year.  Very easy to make. I cut the box from the Artbooking Cricut Catridge.  The Explore even creates the score lines for you so there is no guess work.  I cut the lid and then ran it through my Ebosser with the scalloped rectangle die to cut the hole in the lid.  I used transparency film to cover the hole on the inside.  The bow was created with the My Creative Time Scalloped Bow Die and a glue gun.  Here's a close up of the bow just because I think it's so cute!!!

Supplies:

Close to My Heart Artbooking Cricut Catridge

DCWV Kidlet Paper

Kraft Cardstock from JoAnn's

My Creative Time - Stitched Scallop Bow Die

Life Style Crafts Scalloped Rectangle Die

Transparency Film

The Lorax

So on our trip to Florida a couple of years ago (talk about behind) we got to get big hugs from The Lorax!!!  While I was away scrapbooking this weekend I learned a new tip for print and cut with the Silhouette!!! Print your image twice on photo paper and pop it up on pop dots!!! So now my Lorax looks 3D  and it's just a better printed image.  This is definately something I think I'll do more often, I love the look of it!  I used foam tape instead of dots so it was faster to take the backing off.

Supplies:

Simple Stories Good Day Sushine

Echo Park Splash

Bazzil Borders

2ND HAUL VIDEO

I received some happy mail so I thought I'd do a quick haul video.  I of course had to do something wrong in the video.  The FREE stamp from My Creative Time says Friends Make Everything Better.  That's not exactly what I said.  Be sure to check out My Creative Time and My Favorite Things to pick up any of these goodies that you just "need" to have too :-)

 

 

Kiwi Lane Designs Product Review

One of my favorite purchases at the scrapbook expo were the borders, photo sets, and accessories from Kiwi Lane. Check out there site when you get a chance. They're great for page planning and cutting pictures to the perfect size without all the guess work. We've all cut a picture in the wrong spot before well these fix that problem! They're completely see through, you trace and cut, perfect every time!! Love the borders to use specific designs on the corner of a page without just having a boring straight cut. The accessories are nice too even if you just use them for placement and cut them with your Silhouette or Cricut. So check them out and enjoy my first page with them!! My borders are from the Madison Avenue set; I used the arrow and bracket from the Sweetheart set. I inked all of my edges with distress inks and I cut the film strip from Silhouette.

Weekend in the woods

I'm back!!!! I've been back for a week.  I spent last weekend in the woods with a great group of ladies geting a lot of page done!!!  I actually page planned for this trip and managed to get 36 pages that I had planned completed and a couple of extras!  It was a great time!!! 

I jazzed up a little pinterest inspiration for this one.  So super easy!!  A couple strips of paper and a mickey punch and that was about it.  I cut the hands and the Disney logo with my cricut, I punched out all the Mickey heads with my punch, but the cricut does make those as well.  Martha Stewart Christmas Twine for the balloons and banner bows.  The embossing paste that I mentioned in my haul video was used on the banners with the designs.  I had to try it before I could make a video and talk about super easy!  I used a DCWV Stencil that I picked up at JoAnns, i used the white embossing paste let it dry and then colored it with a Fiber-Castele Gelato in yellow. 

My Godson is playing Basketball now!  So we're not sure he's doing football again, but at the moment he has decided basketball is his entire life.  Oh to only be 7 again!! Love it!!!  So this was quick.  The letters were cut on the Silhouette and the basketball hoops on the cricut.  The other embellishments came in a pack of stickers I just popped a few up and grouped them together, nothing too fancy, but it was probably one of my favorite pages of the weekend.

This is one of my God Daughter's pictures from her 1 year old birthday photo shoot last year.  She'll be 2 this year.  OMG they grow up entirely too fast!!!  I always blur her out and especially this one because she's in swimwear and you just have to be so careful now.  For this page I wanted to create a little texture so I used the DCWV cork 6x6.  The ruler came from a pack of paper I had in my stash I honestly don't remember.  I'm sure it was in a DCWV paper pad though.  Nothing fancy just a few layers and great textures.  That's always fun on any page!! 

I have quite a few more pages, that I'll be posting as I unpack.  I'm a little slow this time because I have a day crop coming up too so I won't be unpacking completely. 

Happy Mother's Day everyone!!! I'll be spending it with my God Daughter!! I can't wait!!

L-O-V-E Recipe challenge

Another challenge is complete!! I finished it last night, but was too tired to get the post up.  This is for Our Daily Bread. I don't own any of their stamps yet, but I really need to get some.  Their verses would be great on project life cards or any scrapbook page.  So in this challege I had to use the letters in the word LOVE to create my project.  In the words of one of my favorite little boys HERE GOES NOTHIN'!!

L - LAYERED

O - OVERLAY

V - VELLUM

E - EMBOSSING

 

Supplies

We R Memory Keepers Notable Collection

Clock Theresa Collins Embossing Folder

American Crafts Thickers

Overlay was from my stash.  I have no clue where I got it.  I think it was free at a crop or something from years ago.  Glad I finally found a use for it.

 

HAPPY SCRAPPING :-)