Winter Banner

Hi all! It maybe be only 15 days till spring but right now its look like winter is just beginning! I'm so ready for warmer days but I guess I'll have to wait a little longer!! Thankfully, there are so many fun winter projects out there for inspiration. I saw a few really cute winter banners on Pinterest and decided that I needed to make my own.

 

I used my Cricut for the banner shapes and the images were from the Artbooking and Art Philosophy  cartridges. The letters were some old chipboard ones I covered with some of the dsp from Stampin' Up! I love the blue, white and silver colors...what do you think??

 

I also made this welcome wall hanging .....

 

 

 

I found a free snowman applique online and imported it to my Silhouette and then just cut it out and appliqued it together!! The border is Newfoundland tartan fabric , so I may have to make one of these for my SIL who lives across the country! The felt snowflakes on the dowel actually wine glass charms, but they are better used here!!!

 

Anyway, those are a few of my winter projects.... I hope to be doing some spring ones soon!

Thanks for stopping by.... have a great day!!

 

 

Winter Wonderland & Artbooking layout

Hi again! I'm back with another post today - this one is a double page layout featuring CTMH products and the Artbooking cartridge.

I fell in love with the papers in CTMH's Frosted paper pack ... the soft shades of blue mixed with cream has such a vintage feel to it. Of course , pair it with the Artbooking cartridge and you've got loads of creative possibilities. Originally I intended this paper to be used for a card class but I'm glad I saved it for a layout instead. I used the Wintertime layout on the cartridge ( pg 76) and since Cricut did all the sizing for me , the page elements were cut in a flash!
I didn't add a title to this layout because I'm not sure if it will be for Christmas or a winter page....hmmmm, maybe I need to make another one!!

All products used are from CTMH except for the hemp twine ( Walmart) and the mini bag ( Canvas Corp) and the 2X2 photo mat on the right was embossed with a Sizzix snowflake embossing folder.

So there's my layout .... really a quick and simple , yet elegant thanks to CTMH's gorgeous papers!

Thanks for stopping by today.... have a great rest of your day!!

 

Getting ready for Christmas

Hi blogger friends!!! It's been snowing here the last couple of days and it's really beginning to have that Christmas-y feeling . This kind of weather gets me in the mood for some Christmas crafting .... and since I have a few card classes coming up soon, there's no time like the present to get started!! Here's a few cards  I've come up with......

 

This is made with the Cricut and the CTMH  Art Philosophy cartridge. The ornament was cut at 3.5" using  CTMH Topiary cardstock for the top layer and Pear cardstock for the base. The dp is from last year's Recollections X-mas paper pad and the red mat was cut with my Silhouette ( purchased cutfile from Silhouette online) in Poppy Parade and matted with white cardstock. The joy& peace sentiment is from an old set I've had for awhile ( unknown source) and the two shades of seam binding ribbon are from Stampin' Up! - I still have lots of product left from my Demo days. I think I will added some bling to the holly leaves on this ornament.

 

 

 

Here's the second card.....

 

 

This made with the Artbooking cartridge and stamps from CTMH. The adorable snowman is from Flakey Friends and the sentiment is from Very Merry Christmas. Such a fun little card to make ... I think the ladies in my group are gonna love it!!!

 

 

And finally, the third card....

 

 

This was the quickest card I've made in sooo long!!! Really, it's just pine leaves ( from Silhouette) formed into a wreath with a simple bow and some bling for the berries. The sentiment is a Waltzingmouse Stamps set called Ornate Ornaments, inked in black. The paper is also from 2012 Recollections Christmas line .I still have a bit left and really must use it up before I start on my new papers!!!!

Well, those are my newest Christmas cards... hope you enjoyed them!! Thanks for visiting my blog today!! Have a great day!!

 

 

Cricut / CTMH Artbooking CAS birthday wishes card

Hello bloggers!!!  I don't know about you but I've spent most of October focusing on Halloween crafts - there's soooo much inspiration out there and I just had to try a few things I found on Pinterest. Sadly, my other crafty supplies have been neglected.... but now that Halloween is about to be wrapped up for another year , I can now turn my attention to other projects. I really need to build up my birthday card stash- I can never seem to find the right one when I need it. So I pulled out my Cricut and Artbooking cartridge for a quick and simple gender neutral card.


 Here it is......

 

The card base is a Doodlebug Design  shaped card with matching envelope and I simply added a fun polka dot paper banner and a bit of twine. The presents were cut out from the Artbooking cartridge ( I think at 3") and I filled in behind each present with scraps of cardstock. I stamp from CTMH's Joyful Birthday Occasions and this card is done!!! So easy peasy --- really, I could make a whole bunch of these ( in a variety of colors, of course) in no time at all!!!

 

Well, that's my card for today- hope you enjoyed it. Thanks for stopping by my blog today---- have a great rest of your day!!!

 

 

Candy

 

Summer scrappin' time!

Good morning! Hope you are having a fabulous weekend! Mine has been pretty quiet, but that's okay since things have been kinda crazy busy here lately! I wanted to share a few scrappages that I've been working on. Normally I don't get many pages done during the warm summer months as it's always been too hot in my craftroom but my new room ( still under construction!!) is much cooler with a big window that lets some cool evening air in!


 I'm all over the place with my pages ... everything from camping to my daughter's Confirmation... take a look:

 

 

 I used an overlay from the just released Artbooking cartridge from Cricut and exclusive to Close To My Heart to create the photo mat/template for this travel layout. The chevrons and "on this day" tag were also created using the Cricut. The journaling tags are a project life item ( can't remember which brand!!)

 

 

 

This layout uses up some really old paper from my stash ( I don't think the company exists anymore -that's how old!!!). I used stamps from CTMH Family Love  stamp set The pearls and crochet are from Prima.

 

 

 

 

 

This was a super simple page ... all shapes were cut using my Cricut . The car and camper were made with the Campin' Critters cartridge and the journaling tag was made with the g

Going Places cartridge, the map was also made with the Campin' Critters cart. Now I just no find some camping pics for this layout!!

 

 

 

 

 

Finally, I made a 2-page layout to document my little boys first fishing trip on the ocean.He did great

  , although he did get a little seasick! This layout uses stickers from my stash and a "gone fishin'" sign from Campin' Critters, a journaling pocket from Going Places and some fun fish papers I had in my paper stash.



Well, I'm off to enjoy this beautiful day... thanks for stopping by ! Have a great day!