Beauty...

I feel blessed everyday that I get to share my girl (and occasionally my boy, when he lets me) with all of you.

When Cort was first born there were so many mixed emotions.

Sadness

Anger

Fear

Confusion

Our journey with her has been at times, very difficult.

It has brought me to my knees many, many times.

But somehow through the darkness light appears.

You start looking at things with a different lens.

Happiness

Joy

Faith

Clarity

She is all of those things bundled up in one little person. 

She has taught us so many things and touched so many lives....

She is beauty within.

And this girl is going places.

She will not be defined by her wheelchair.

She will not be defined by her limitations.

She is my daughter.

She belongs.

She deserves to be seen.

The winds of change are blowing wild and free

I could make her happy, make her dreams come true

There is nothing I wouldn't do

I'd go to the ends of the Earth for you

to make you feel my love......

----Adele

How to Cut Felt Using Your Cricut!

Good morning to you!  I often see questions regarding how to cut felt or other materials using your Cricut.  I have a step by step tutorial on how to do it.  

First, I will show you the card I created using 3 different colors of Papertrey felt. 

I would recommend an image that isn’t too detailed, or you may not get a clean cut.  I chose the peach image from the Just Because Cartridge. 

The  little tag was cut using my Sentimentals Cartridge.  I created a glittery matte for my peach by cutting a paper doily to place behind it using the Paper Lace Cartridge. 

Here are the supplies you will need.  Grab the colors of felt you want for your project and a product called, Heat and Bond.  

You will need to cut the Heat and Bond to the size of your felt.

There is a bumpy side, and that is the side that needs to be placed face down on your fabric.

Put your iron on a medium setting and iron it on to the felt. 

When you are ready to cut, use masking tape to secure the fabric face down to the mat.  This is important to get a clean cut.  

Use the deep cut blade and cut it twice to make sure it cuts cleanly.

Once your image is cut, you can peel the Heat and Bond off.  To add a bit of dimension to my cuts, I stitched around the perimeter.  I added glitter to my cuts, because.....well....I have a glitter problem! LOL!

I did add layers with my paper pieces, seam binding, ribbon, button, and stick pin.  

I hope this tutorial was helpful! If you have any questions please leave a comment or e-mail me, and I will be sure to get back to you!

Enjoy your day!