My Party Card!

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What a busy whirlwind of a week it has been! Between CHA and some commitments at home, it has been a bit crazy! I am also walking this weekend to help with the American Cancer Society. A few years ago a fellow teacher died from pancreatic cancer. It greatly affected our school community and since then my co-workers and I have been participating in the walk. It feels empowering to know that we are doing something.....helping in some small way.

Today I have a fun card that uses bits and pieces of two brand new Crafty Secret's sets, Born to Fly and Let's Hang Out!. It was created from scraps of stuff on my desk. Sometimes papers are side by side from two prior projects and suddenly I look at them differently, and think, "Hey!" they look pretty good together! It is a bit brighter than my normal, and I took a little risk with the aqua trim.......but it's growing on me....and I think I kinda like it!

There are lots of layers on this card........I love the dimension that was created to nestle the little party hat!

The hat was colored with my Copic Markers and cut out. I used glossy accents to give it a bit of shine. The twine.....which is seriously my favorite right now, is by Pink Paislee.
I hope you enjoy your weekend! Thank you for stopping by and leaving a little "love!" It always brightens my day to read your comments!

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Good morning! I have been walking the CHA floors taking photos for the Cricut Circle Blog! If you are part of the Circle be sure to check out the blog for lots and lots of photos! Not part of the Circle? Click HERE to join! : )

This is the newest to the Cricut family... the mini. It is to be used in conjunction with the Cricut Craftroom and is not a stand alone machine. Can't wait to get to play with this one! : )

And this is The Craftroom!
I will get back to my "regular" crafty schedule tomorrow! I need a little break, and Kyle and I are going to see the Harry Potter movie today! Can't wait!

"See" you tomorrow! Have a great day and stay cool! : )

Crafty Secret's DT Tutorials!

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Good morning! I am loving all of the input everyone has been giving me regarding what types of tutorials you would like to see! It definitely gives me some direction and ideas for the future! So keep those ideas coming! : ) It is ironic that today is the Crafty Secret's DT Tutorial Hop! Each designer has a unique tutorial for you today! : ) My tutorial is using a brand new Crafty Secret's set called, Vintage Silhouettes and airbrushing with Copic Markers to create a sunset.

I love silhouette images, and this one is particularly sweet! It is the epitome of childhood!

Are you ready to begin? First, these are the supplies you will need to get started.

I love working with Crafty Secret's stamps because it easy to position the stamp on the acrylic block for precise placement.

I used Versamark to ink up my image.

When using black embossing powder it is common to get a bit of splatter around the image.

I use a soft paint brush to brush away the excess powder.

Next, heat emboss image.

Punch a 2" circle from scrap paper.

Place it directly over your embossed image.

I use magnets to hold the circle in place.

These are the 3 Copic colors I used to create my sunset. But feel free to experiment with different colors. I usually Google Sunset images to see the wide spectrum of colors and their placement.

When working with the Copic Airbrush system be sure the chisel end is facing this way.

I worked my way from top to bottom starting with purple.

Then blue, overlapping the colors a bit.

Lastly, comes yellow, remembering to overlap the colors a bit.

Take your circle off and Voila! : )

I used Spellbinder's square die to cut out my image. Notice I lined it up, so the grassy hill wasn't crooked.

After cutting out the image, take distressed ink and a sponge and apply it to the edges of the square.

Like this! : )

From there I just assembled my card, added some pretty ribbon, rhinestones, and a Prima flower. I am going to try my hand at a video soon.....but I am a bit intimidated to try it! But I do think that would be easier than trying to take a zillion pictures! I hope you enjoyed my tutorial today! Be sure to check out the rest of the DT's!

Crafty Secrets
Vicki Chrisman Team Leader
Pam Hooten
Heidi Blankenship
Linda Duke
Michele Kovack --------ME! : )
Julie Campbell
Amy Teets
Debbie Marcinkiewicz
Fauve van Maanen
Gini Cagle
Jan Hennings
Tammy Roberts
Victoria Warren Mears
Viola Mahr

I am headed to CHA today! I am excited to see all the wonderful new products and see some crafty friends! : )

Have a great day!!!!

Moxie Fab Tuesday Trigger!

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Happy Sunday to you! I have to make this a quick post because my hubby is on his way home from golf and we are headed to our pool for a swim with the kiddos! I had about an hour this morning to create and I knew I wanted to use the new Crafty Secret's stamp set called, Let's Hang Out! I thought it would fit perfectly with this week's Moxie Fab Tuesday Trigger!

I actually paper pieced the dress using Echo Park paper. The sleeves, ribbon, and pockets were stamped on cream card stock and colored with Copic Markers. I added a bit of pink Stickles to the polka dots. I love these little wire hangers that I've had in my stash forever! I dabbed a bit of white acrylic paint to age it a bit. I used some Prima flowers, a doily, twine from Pink Paislee, and designer paper from Crate paper for the background.
I used yellow as my main color but thought it needed a bit of a "punch." So I added bits of pink! I figured I was safe, since the background of the photo had pink in it! : )
That's all I have for you today! I am off to spend some Sunday time with the family! Have a great one!

A Tutorial in Papers and Pixels....AND a giveaway!

Happy Friday to you! I have so much to share with you today! I hope you can stick around for a few minutes! ; ) First off, I have had the honor of contributing to a fabulous on-line magazine called Papers and Pixels. I have a tutorial over there on how I created this card with step by step instructions. If you haven't been there yet, I would recommend checking it out and becoming a member. It costs nothing and it is a fabulous place to make friends and be inspired!

I have a fun giveway that will end on July 29th, 10 P.M. EST. The winner will be announced on August 1st. I have a Gypsy and 2 cartridges, Tinkerbell and Friends and Fabulous Finds, to offer to all of you Cricut lovers! All 3 items retails for about $170.00.

So what do you have to do? Take a peek at my tutorial over at Papers and Pixels, come back here and tell me what specific tutorials you would like to see from me. I would love to create more, but I need a bit of direction! ; ) And last but not least, you don't have to become a follower of my blog, but I sure would love it if you did! : )

And that's it! : ) Easy right?

Have a wonderful weekend!!!!! : )

Two Sweet Creations!

Good morning to you! I have two cards to share with you today that are being featured on the Cricut blog! Have you been to the Cricut blog? It is a fabulous place to find out all the latest and greatest in Provo Craft news! : ) If you haven't been there yet, click HERE To take a peek!

My first card is a Popsicle card. I was inspired by my kids eating them by the pool the other day......dripping all over themselves....my deck...... ; ) It was created with my Gypsy and the Sweet Shop Lite Cartridge.

I even created drips........... : )

Now I know most Popsicles don't go around toting a flower on them.....but I couldn't resist adding my own floral touch to this card! I used Mother's Day Bouquet to create it, a bit of black twine, a tag, and a rhinestone.
My second card is a gumball shaker card. I created this one with my Gypsy and Sweet Shop Lite Cartridge as well. I was able to create the circular window right on my Gypsy using the George and Basic Shapes Cartridge. I cut all the gumballs using the George and Basic Shapes Cartridge.
Since I welded the card at the bottom, I used a small piece of velcro at the top to keep the card closed.
I love the fun interactiveness of shaker cards!
The tag was cut using the Sentimental's Cartridge and stamped with a Papertrey Ink stamp. I used 3 colored twines from the Twinery and some stick pins for added whimsy!
If you would like specific information (cut info etc), please be sure to visit the Cricut Blog!

The sun is shining here, and temps in the upper 70's......such a perfect day! : ) Hope your day is a great one! : )

Born to Fly!

Good morning! I've had quite the day yesterday! We had major storms hit the Chicago land area leaving us without power for 8 hours. I am not complaining though because as of late last night there were still hundreds of thousands still without power. So I was one of the lucky ones. Our yard sustained some damage......but fortunately our house and pool are okay.....thank goodness!

I have a Crafty Secret's card to share with you today from a brand new set called, Born to Fly! It is such a darling, deliciously vintage set! It is great for coloring or paper piecing! I chose to color this sweet angel with Copic Markers. She was cut out and a bit of glossy accents and glitter were added to her eyes and lips. I created a shelf for her to rest on using the scalloped stamp from the set. I used a piece of doily that I had cut using a Papertrey Ink doily die. The large wings behind her are chipboard pieces from Tattered Angels that were sprayed with Glimmer Mist and inked on the edges. I added glossy accents and glitter as well!
I stamped the sentiment on a little tag that was cut from my Cricut Expression and Sentimental's Cartridge using two colors of Papertrey Ink.

I have just a couple of pictures of our poor yard. I didn't get pictures of everything......like our pool cover that blew onto our cable line......or Kyle's golf net that was literally wrapped around the swing set, broken and splintered. Or the huge tree that came down in our front yard nearly missing my house.......but really, I feel very fortunate that it was mostly just messy, inconvenient, and a part of the fence needing to be replaced. IT could have been so much worse.

My helper, sawing down the branches to get it off the swing set!

And my poor fence............*sigh*

Thank you so much for stopping by........your visits mean the world to me! : )