Oh Christmas Tree-Cricut Style!

Good morning to you!  

I have a Christmas card to share with you today that uses my Cricut and the Creative Holiday Cards cartridge.  It was published in Northridge's Cricut Magazine last year. 

I cut the Christmas tree and added glossy accents and clear coarse glitter.  I then adhered that to the white panel. The designer paper is from Papertrey Ink.

I popped up the main image using foam tape.  I was able to slip red gingham ribbon behind it and tie a bow.  I added a few distressed jingle bells tied with twine to the center. 

I have been sick all week and my goal this weekend is to try and rest up so I am healthy for the holidays.  Of course "resting" will be done in between the 8,000 loads of laundry and the filthy thing I call a house. ;)

I also have a photo shoot tomorrow of a sweet family for Christmas.  

But then.....I will rest. 

Take out and movies!

Have a great weekend my friends!

Merry Christmas!

Good morning!  I am up on the Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L blog today! I am sharing a full tutorial on how I created this Christmas card.  It had a few of my favorite things......water colors, Spellbinder's die cuts, (Pierced Circles and snowflakes), glitter, and sequins! (Oh my!)

And as is typical of me these days....a totally nontraditional color palate! 

I hope you are able to sneak over to the Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L blog for a quick peek at my tutorial. 

I have another jam packed day today.....

I have a meeting at my school tonight.  Cort is coming with because both of my boys are working. 

I absolutely have to get to the store for a Christmas party Cortney and I are attending tomorrow.

Nothing like being last minute!

I am realizing I am not as young as I used to be!

;)

Have a great day!!

Density-Will it Float or Sink?

Awhile back, when I was still creating for Northridge Publishing, I was asked to design a page about an everyday event.  What is more "everyday" than homework? 

Cort had to conduct a science experiment about denisty.

She was given a list of objects and asked to make a prediction on whether or not each one would float or sink.

Cortney predicted pretty accurately and really enjoyed doing this experiment. 

I used quite an assortment of Cricut images from different cartridges.  I used From my Kitchen, Cricut Font and Basic Shapes, Mother's Day Bouquet, Tablescapes Winter and Fall, and Teresa Collins Easter Basket.  That's why I love CCR, it makes finding what you are looking for a breeze!

It is another busy, busy week!

I will be heading back to school tonight for my 5th grader's Christmas concert.

It is always fun seeing the kiddos dressed in their prettiest clothes!

We have a couple of Christmas parties this week too....

Have a great day!

I truly appreciate you taking a few moments to pay me a visit!

I know everyone's time is limited at this time of year.

:)

Joy

I hope you all have a had a great week!

I am so glad it is Friday!  Cortney has a photo shoot scheduled for tomorrow and Sunday we are having brunch with Santa.

I am trying to slow down a bit and really enjoy all that the holiday brings.

I have a card that is from my days of creating for the Cricut Circle.

I am terrible for not remembering which cartridge the angel came from, but I do not. 

If you know, please leave a comment. :)

As is typical for me, I added lots of "stuff" to her.  Like glitter. A sentiment. Ribbon. String. And a little button do-dad.  There was some embossing, and a snippet of doily and ribbon to finish off the card. 

I am headed out tonight after school for a bit of dinner and shopping with the girls! 

Have a wonderful weekend my crafty friends!

Christmas Wishes and Thanksgiving Leftovers!

Good morning and happy Wednesday!  I am sure that you, like myself, are in full holiday mode! I have been trying to sneak off to my craft room and create whenever I have a spare moment! These cards aren't going to make themselves people! ;)

I used this darling Santa from the Crafty Secret's stamp set called, Christmas Mail.  I colored it with Copic markers and added white liquid applique to his hat.  He was cut out using two different Spellbinder's dies. (Circles One and Lacey Circles)

I added a Lawn Fawn circle die cut to the background. The red designer paper is also from Crafty Secrets.  It is part of the Kitchen Memories digital paper pack. I added cream ribbon and brown satin ribbon tied with rusty jingle bells.  I added some sprigs of leaves and berries, and as a final finishing touch, I added several sequins.  

Thanksgiving has come and gone, but I did manage to squeak out a few photos of our holiday. My hubby and I.......

I realized I always seem to take pictures where I look as though I have no eyeballs! Squinting seems to be my thing!

Our Thanksgiving was rather cold and the kids moaned about going outside for a quick picture, so we attempted it inside on the couch.  I kind of liked the picture except for all of the distracting reds and yellows of my living room......hence the black and white photo. ;) 

My mom and George braved the cold........

More moaning kids who didn't want to go outside......which means more couch pictures. My sister, BIL, niece and nephew.  I can't believe how the kids are growing up! Too fast for my taste! 

I have a workshop to attend today on using technology in the classroom.  I am hoping for a fun and interesting learning experience!  (And maybe a little lunch with my co-worker) ;) 

Have a great day!

Crafty Secret's Design Team Challenge and Linky Party! (And a Tutorial to boot!)

Good morning! I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday  with your loved ones. I know I did!  I spent a lot of time with family, did all of Christmas decorating, shopped, and cleaned my house.  It was so nice being home for a few days. :)

It is the 1st of December and that means it is our Crafty Secret's monthly design team challenge.  

While scoping out Pinterest (which I do waaaaaay more than I should) I have seen lots of projects using Sharpie markers and dollar store mugs.

So, that got me thinking that maybe I could use one of the new Crafty Secret's images from the Kitchen Memories digital   collection.  It worked out pretty well!  And now I am itching to do more!

Here is my project. :)

First you will need a few supplies.

1. OIL BASED Sharpie markers, not the regular ones!

2. printed copy of what you want to transfer. 

3. scissors

4. Dollar store mug

5. tape

6. pencil

After a bit of trial and error it finally dawned on me that when you want to transfer words, you have to reverse the print.  I used Photoshop to do this. 

You want to trace over all of the lines with a soft pencil.  Do it fairly heavy so that you will be able to see the pencil marks on the mug.  For the tiny word, the, I just traced the center of the word because my marker was too thick to do such fine lettering. 

Then tape the image to your mug.  Be sure your mug is clean and grease free. 

Take your pencil and write over the entire image you had previously traced.  This will transfer the pencil to the mug on the other side of the paper.  

I know it may be difficult to see in this shot, but you can see my faint pencil marks. This will act as a guide, so you know where to trace with your Sharpie marker. 

I traced the lettering with black and added my fun details with the colors I had.  A bit of red and some fun polka dots for interest! 

I plan on creating more mugs to give as Christmas gifts.  I would love to fill them with Starbuck's gift cards and some chocolate to give to Cortney's teachers.  

Be sure to visit the rest of the design team. They are such a talented group of ladies and their projects will leave you feeling inspired! 

Kathy Clement Team Leader

Michele Kovack - 300+ Gallery!

Sheila Rumney

Darlene Pavlick

Elizabeth Lincoln

Gloria Stengel

Diane Hover

Melody Clement

Shantaie Caudill-Fowler

Bridget Norton - Guest Designer

Have a great day!

You're So Sweet!

 Maybe you were expecting a Thanksgiving post?  I should have some Thanksgiving cards prepared, but......I don't.  I could give you a bunch of excuses why I don't. Like life is really busy lately. Life isn't allowing me to craft as much as I'd like. But I won't bore you with the details. So instead of turkeys and cornucopias, you get a doughnut. Let's call it my Thanksgiving doughnut shall we? ;) 

I had created this card almost two years ago when I was part of Splitcoast Stamper's Dirty Dozen team. I had used my Cricut to cut the shaped card.

I cut an extra layer of the "frosting" and added a thick coat of glossy accents to it.  While it was wet, I strategically placed all of my "sprinkles."  

I added a little satin bow, a sentiment from My Craft Spot, and a little ball gem thingy. 

In just a bit I will be knee deep in cleaning and cooking for tomorrow.

Cort has school, but Kyle is home. He insists on going out to lunch with me.

I told him I don't really have time. You know, with all the cooking and cleaning I have to do. 

His reply to me was, "This may be the last time, Mom. Next year I will be away at college and you are going to miss me."

Good point kid.

Guess my house won't pass the white glove test.

;)

Have a wonderful blessed holiday my crafty friends!

Hugs to you all!