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Desk Sign: Mrs. Honoree

2011-08-12T18:02:00.002-05:00

I got the idea for this project from Christina at Creations with Christina HERE. I started making this for the end of school last year. Then I got sidetracked with so many other things at that time of year. So I had the base painted & that's about it. I then decided to try to get it made for back to school this year. Funny, but it kind of works out well, my daughter has the same teacher that she had last year.

Close Up of Flower & Pin:

Details:
I used my Gypsy and Cricut to design & create this project.
I cut a piece of chipboard (box) to 10x8.
I scored @ 3", 6", & 9".
I used gesso on both sides, then when dry, painted both sides the blue acrylic paint. When that was dry, I used crackle medium on the side that would be on the outside. When the crackle medium was dry, I lightly brushed on antique white acrylic paint. This gave it that worn wood look.
Then I just glued the smaller edge inside the folded chipboard.
I cut a piece of blue card stock 7 3/4 x 2 3/4. I stamped a flourish stamp randomly all over the card stock. then I ripped a section of it off & inked all of the edges. This is the piece of card stock on the left. There is a smaller ripped piece on the right side.
Flowers: Flower Shoppe
Name: Don Juan
Greenery Pieces: Calligraphy Collection
I made the stick pin from a hat pin & some beads & pearls. I colored the head of the pin & the other pearl(not showing in pic) with my Bic Mark It markers.
I sprayed the pieces & the base with my home made glimmer mist to give it the shimmer.

Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

Back to School Bookmarks

2011-08-12T17:09:00.002-05:00

I made these Pencil Back to School bookmarks for my daughter's class. I always try to make a little something for the kids for Back to School. I also usually put bookmarks in their party favors too. I'm so pleased that most of the parents have told me that they save everything that I have made for the kids. With my daughter, of course - they are destroyed before they come home.

Details:
I used my Gypsy and Cricut to design & create this project.
Cuts:
Pencil: Smiley Cards
Back to School: Cricut Office Help
I added some doodle dots to add a little interest.

Thanks for looking. Questions &amp; comments are always welcomed. Lori

"A" The Arceneauxs

2011-08-12T10:19:00.000-05:00

Now I had a friend of my friend that keeps me busy (LOL) call me to see if I could do something for a wedding shower gift. The new couple does not have a house yet (so no decor to match). She knew that the bridesmaids dresses are going to be red, but did not want to go with that. She had seen some of my previous letters & wanted to go that route. I told her about the anniversary one that I had done, see HERE & she loved the idea. The shower invite had several shades of blue so we decided on that color scheme and this is what turned out. She said the bride loved it & it was her favorite color. Don't you just love it when you don't know exactly how to do something & it just turns out perfectly.

Details:
I used my Gypsy and Cricut to design & create this project.
I painted the letter with acrylic paint & spritzed it with some home made glimmer mist (pearlizing medium, warm water, & Mod Podge in a spray bottle).
Then I sealed it with Krylon Preserve It.
Cuts:
Name, Est., & Numbers: Lyrical Letters
Bride & Groom & Rings: Wedding
Sign Shape: Lacy Labels
I painted the rings with metallic gold acrylic paint & sealed with Krylon Preserve It.
I added detail lines on the bride & groom with ultra fine Sharpie markers.
I used a piece of tulle to add to the bride's veil & some I Rock Crystals as a decoration to the veil.

Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

"A" Angelle

2011-08-12T10:00:00.002-05:00

This was for a gift that my friend needed. Yes, the same friend that is ALWAYS keeping me busy. But I love her for it. I get to try out new techniques & re-invent these letters every time I make one.

Details:
I used my Gypsy and Cricut to design & create this project.
I painted the letter with acrylic paint. Then used 3 shades of pink acrylic paint & a flower stamp (sorry don't remember who made it). Then I sealed the letter with Krylon Preserve It.
Cuts:
Name: Simply Sweet
Girl w/ Easel: A Child's Year
Palette & Brush, ART piece, & Pennant: Locker Talk
Brownies: All Mixed Up
I added Glossy Accents to the paint palette & brush to make it look wet.
I also added white pen stitch marks & doodle dots to some of the other cuts to add interest.

Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

"H" The Hentons

2011-08-12T09:38:00.003-05:00

Other than the teacher letters I have done, this is the first letter I have done for a family name. My friend's aunt was celebrating her 25th wedding anniversary. So again, my friend thought of me. I was so excited to make this for her. She requested the family name and something to represent the anniversary theme. Also, her aunt is a huge Mickey Mouse fan.
This is what I came up with & was so pleased with how it turned out. Thank goodness, they all loved it too.

Details:
I used my Gypsy & Cricut to design & create this project.
I painted the letter with metallic silver acrylic paint. I also painted the rings & the silver layer of the medallion with the silver paint.
All of the pieces that are painted are selaed with Krylon Preserve It.
I stickled the "diamond' on the ring with crystal stickles.
Cuts:
Mickey Images: Mickey and Friends
Names & Numbers: Mickey Font
Hearts: Calligraphy Collection
Rings: Wedding
Medallion: Elegant Edges

Oh, & my friend's mom asked me to do a frame for this occasion too. That will be coming in a later post.

Thanks for looking. Questions &amp; comments are always welcomed. Lori

Craft Fairs & Friends

2011-07-20T08:27:00.000-05:00

OK, so I know that I've been a little MIA for a while. I've been trying to get some things made for a couple of craft fairs coming up. At the same time I still have friends asking me to make some things for them. With trying to come up with some new ideas for the craft fairs, making some old faithful items, calls from my friends for things to make for them, oh & this little thing called work, I haven't had much time for picture taking & posting. Hopefully I can get some pics taken to post a little at a time.

Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

Dancing Card

2011-07-10T20:59:00.000-05:00

This is a card for my friend's daughter. I made it for her for her dance review.

Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

More Letters That I've Been Doing

2011-07-10T20:55:00.000-05:00

OK, so here are some more of what has been keeping me busy.

This is the 1st letter I've done for a grown man. I love the way it came out.
The theme I had to go with was fishing.

This one is for a friend's niece. The colors & theme I had to go by were teal, orange, green, & dancing.

This one is for a friend's niece. The them was girly & dance. The colors - pink & brown.

Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

Cricut 360 Challenge Blog

2011-06-24T11:34:00.000-05:00

There is a new Challenge Blog starting July 1st. Looks like it will be a ton of fun. But, guess what - They are already doing a giveaway!!! So click on over to there site HERE to see what you have to do to be entered!!!

Can't wait for the 1st Challenge!!
Lori
Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

MPS June Design Team Post: Bright & Fun!

2011-06-21T08:00:00.004-05:00

Welcome to our June Design Team Post for My Pink Stamper. Our challenge for this post was to make something Bright & Fun!!
I had to make a birthday card for a friend's daughter. This is what I came up with.
Front:

Inside:

Details:
I used my Gypsy and Cricut E2 to design & create this card.
A2 (5 1/2 x 41/4) sized card
Cricut Alphabet Cart. (E2) for the fish
Fabulous Finds Cart. for the pocket & tag
Cuttlebug & Divine Swirls embossing folder to emboss the pocket
My Pink Stamper's Stamp Sets: Fabulous Phrases (front) & Spectacular Sayings (inside)
Click HERE to see where you can get your own MPS Stamps. Click HERE to see the Stamp Set Gallery - lots of examples for inspiration!!
Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

My Pinkalicious Blog Hop: All About Summer

2011-06-10T20:00:00.001-05:00

Welcome to our June Pinkalicious Blog Hop. If you came here from Shauna's blog then you are right on track. If you just stumbled across this post, please go to Robyn's blog to start at the beginning & hop along with us.
Our challenge this month was to do any type of project with the theme: All About Summer. We had to make something that depicted what summer means to us. And Of course use My Pink Stamper's Stamps. Well both of my children's birthdays are in the summer so that pretty much is what my summers are all about. But, since we already had a birthday challenge I decided to do an Independence Day Themed project. I just love the 4th of July. It is the heart of summer for me.
For this project, I made a cereal box canvas. Now, this was not my original idea. I came across a video on YouTube and thought it was rather interesting. It gives me another way to use all of those cereal (& other) boxes that I am saving that is driving my husband crazy - LOL. Click HERE to see the video part 1. My project is a little different than his, but I loved the canvas idea.

Details:
I used my Gypsy and my Cricut to create & design this project.
Cartridges Used: Independence Day, Stand and Salute, & Birthday Bash
Stamp Set Used: My Pink Stamper's Freedom Rocks. Click HERE to see where you can get Robyn's Stamps. They are all great quality & stamp wonderfully using any type of ink. You can also click HERE to go to her stamp gallery to see examples of how the stamps can be used. There is lots of great inspiration there.
Don't forget to return to Robyn's blog to join in on our challenge after you've finished the hop.

Click HERE to hop to the next blogger. - Courtney!

Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

"V" Victoria

2011-06-10T08:38:00.000-05:00

Here is the last one I had to get finished for a little bit. I still have others to post (just can't do it yet). So, ya'll will have some more letters to look forward to for a little while.
This letter was made for the little sister of one of the girl's that I made a letter for last year. Victoria & Julia (you can see her letter HERE) share a room. So they wanted the letters to be similar. Victoria is only 2 & just started to take dancing, so we went with that theme. We also wanted to keep the butterfly & flower thing going. I did use a different butterfly & made the flower a little different but they are still similar. After all, we want it to be for Victoria - not just a copy of Julia's letter.

Details:
I used my Gypsy & Cricut to design & create this project.
Cartridges Used: Twinkle Toes, Accent Essentials, Simply Sweet, & Cupcake Wrappers
I added gems to the flowers & stickles to the stars, flower & butterflies.
Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

A New Baby Letter: "B" Bella

2011-06-08T21:26:00.000-05:00

OK, so here is another letter. I told ya'll I have been very busy. I still have a couple that will be coming. One more that needs to be completed & some that I just can't post until they are given. I can't ruin the surprise, you know!!
This letter was supposed to be a baby shower present. My friend that requested it, couldn't wait & gave it to the mom-to-be early. She loved it, BTW.
What i had to go by to make it was: Monkeys & the colors - pink, brown, & green.
So here it is:

Details:
I used my Gypsy & Cricut to design & create this project.
Calligraphy Collection Cart. for the name.
Paisley Cart. for the monkeys.
Life Is A Beach Cart. for the leaves.
I made "vines" from hemp twine in natural, brown, & green. I twisted them & knotted them on the ends. Ran the through the leaves & had the monkeys frolicking in the vines.
This one was so much fun to make!!

Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

Even More Wall Letters

2011-06-07T19:10:00.000-05:00

These were made for my friend. She wanted them as gifts for her daughter's dancing teachers. She wanted them to match b/c they will be hanging in the dance studio.

Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

Ballet Slippers Glass Etching

2011-06-07T19:03:00.000-05:00

I etch these little bowls and use them as candle/candy bowls. They can also be used for a catch all dish or anything that you wish. A friend of a friend saw them & asked me to do some with a dancing theme for dance teacher gifts. I loved how they came out. The pic does not do them justice.

Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

Reminder: Pinkalicious Blog Hop

2011-06-06T12:00:00.000-05:00

Don't forget about our Pinkalicious Blog Hop featuring My Pink Stamper's Stamps.

Date: This Friday - June 10, 2011

Time: 8pm Central

After the hop you can return to Robyn's blog to join in on the fun & show off your project.

Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

Pink Ballet Slippers

2011-06-05T18:35:00.000-05:00

This is another card that a friend requested. Actually I made 3 of these for her.

I used my Gypsy & Cricut to design & create this card.
The ballet slippers are cut from the Twinkle Toes cart.
The brown layer is embossed using the Cuttlebug & the Divine Swirls Embossing Folder.
Sentiment - My Pink Stamper Stamps: Sport-tastic
Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

Gold & White Wedding Bells

2011-06-05T17:35:00.001-05:00

I made this wedding card for a friend that requested one. She needed it to be gold & white. This is what I came up with.

I cut all the pieces from white card stock. For the gold pieces, I painted the card stock pieces with metallic gold acrylic paint. I also edged the back layer with the gold paint.
The wedding bells were cut from the Weddings Cart.
The border edges were cut from the Elegant Edges Cart.
Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

More Teacher Letters

2011-06-05T17:12:00.000-05:00

Here are some more letters for end of the year Teacher Gifts. My friends have really been keeping me busy!!

I used my Gypsy and my Cricut to design & create these projects.
Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

My Pink Stamper's DT Post May: Father's Day / Man Project

2011-05-24T08:00:00.001-05:00

Welcome to our May Design Team Post for My Pink Stamper.
I chose to make a Daddy's birthday card for this project. My husband's birthday was on the 14th, so it just worked out.
I love, love, love these new stamp sets. On this card I used a new release set and a set that is a little older. You can check out all of Robyn's stamps & vendors HERE. You can also check out the Gallery on Robyn's blog to get more inspiration for all of her stamp sets.

Details:
I used my Gypsy and my Cricut to design & create this card.
A Child's Year Cricut Cart. for the daddy & girl & the daddy & boy
MPS Stamps Spectacular Sayings (Happy Birthday) & Sweet Baby (Daddy)
To get the Daddy: the stamp said "Daddy's Sweet", I put a piece of tape over the letters that I did not want to stamp, inked the stamp & removed the tape, then stamped Daddy.
I inked the edges of the cards & all pieces.
Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

Wall Letters & Wreath

2011-05-17T21:11:00.000-05:00

These are some of the projects that have been keeping me so busy.
The following letter & wreath are for a new baby. Colors & theme were brown, sage green, & monkeys.

"C" Charli: She is a princess/diva type (as are most young girls these days). She likes soccer & music. He colors were pink & brown.

"C" Cade: His colors were blue & tan. He likes camping, video games, music, & soccer.

Teacher letters: 4th grade teacher:

Kindergarten:

1st grade teacher:

2nd grade teacher:

Newborn Letter: Room is done in Winnie the Pooh with pale green walls & pale yellow accents.

College Graduate Letter:

I used my Gypsy and Cricuts to design & create these projects.

Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

Cards from the Past Month

2011-05-17T19:58:00.000-05:00

Here are some of the cards that have been working on. All cards were made using my Cricut Expression, Imagine, or E2 and my Gypsy. They all include My Pink Stamper Stamps also. I can't say it enough how much I love these stamps. They are such high quality and such wonderful and inspiring sentiments. I am still feeling so honored to be a part of such a wonderful design team. All thanks, of course, to Robyn!!
Please go to the Gallery for her stamps to see some awesome projects. They will truly inspire you!

Happy Belated Birthday; My Pink Stamper Fabulous Phrases

With my deepest sympathy...: Fabulous Phrases

How tweet it is!: Tweety Hoo Puns

Think Pink: Simply Sweet Occasions

Happy Happy Birthday: Everyday Occasions

thanks so much: Everyday Occasions

Happy Graduation: Happiest Moments

Part 1: Front

Part 2: Inside
Dream it, be it!: Encourage Me

Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

Projects Coming!!

2011-05-16T11:55:00.000-05:00

I have plenty of projects coming to my blog that I have been working on. I have been busy crafting, but not much time to get them posted. Some I have not had a chance to photograph either before they were given out - boo! But I will be posting some projects that I have been doing. I'm not MIA from the crafting or blog world, just the posting world. I hope to get a lot of it ready to be posted this weekend. I have plenty of cards that were made using the My Pink Stamper Stamp Sets and my Cricut. I've also been working on some wall letters that my friends have asked for - for teachers' gifts. Like I said - busy, busy, busy crafting. It's been good.
Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

Missing Post

2011-05-13T11:42:00.001-05:00

Ok so I updated yesterday. But, with the Blogger problmes this morning my post did not return. Oh well.
I was just letting everyone konw that I have been very busy crafting. I just have not had time to post. Some things I did remember to take pics of, but some were given out before I remembered to take a pic. I hope to have some of these projects on my blog this weekend, if not by early next week. I have some cards that I've made using My Pink Stamper's Stamp Sets. If you haven't seen them or tried them, click the link, you will be very impressed. Robyn also has a new gallery for her stamps sets, there is so much inspiration there. Check it out too. I also will have some wall letters that my friends wanted me to make for them as teachers' gifts.

Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

MSD on My Pink Stamper Challenge# 7

2011-05-07T18:44:00.000-05:00

Here is the lay out that I made for National Scrapbook Day at the My Pink Stamper Celebration. My project is part of challenge #7 between 4pm (CST) - 5pm (CST). Like I've said before: I am not a scrapbooker. If I can do this challenge, so can any of you.

For the details of this project, please go to My Pink Stamper. She has just released some really great new stamps!! Stop on over there for some great inspiration.

Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

Freedom Rocks Card

2011-05-06T11:45:00.000-05:00

Here is the card that I made for the My Pink Stamper Newest Stamp Release. Robyn is releasing 9 new stamp sets today (Friday May 6, 2011), to see them all click HERE.

With everything that has been going on this past week, I thought that the Freedom Rocks stamp set was very fitting.

Recipe:
I used my Gypsy & my new Cricut Expression 2 to design & create this card.
Independence Day Cart. for the hat
My Pink Stamper Freedom Rocks stamp set for the stars & the sentiment
It's hard to tell in just a picture, but the hat really "rocks". I put it on an Action Wobble. It really is so cute in person.
Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

My Pink Stamper's Release & National Scrapbook Day

2011-05-06T08:24:00.001-05:00

Wow, what an exciting weekend we have ahead of us in the scrapping & blog world!!

My Pink Stamper has 9 new stamp sets being released today (5/6/11). Please visit her blog to see all of the sets being released today. They are all great. Her DT has made projects with the new stamps, so stop by Robyn's blog to check them out. (I'll post mine after Robyn has released it.)

Oh, and don't forget that TOMORROW Saturday May 7, 2011 is National Scrapbook Day!!! Robyn aka My Pink Stamper is having an all day celebration from 10am (CST) til Midnight (CST). There will be challenges, videos, prizes & so much fun. Stop by to join in on all of the fun.

Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

Reminder: Saturday 5/7/11 is National Scrapbook Day!!!

2011-05-03T10:55:00.000-05:00

Robyn aka My Pink Stamper is having her 4th Annual Huge National Scrapbook Day Celebration. Check out her blog HERE for all of the details. If you are not a scrapbooker don't worry. There will be cards and 3 D projects as well. Different projects with challenges for you to participate in every hour. There will be prizes, giveaways, videos, and so so much FUN!!
So please join Robyn and her My Pink Designers for a fun filled National Scrapbook Day Celebration!!!!

Saturday May 7, 2011

10am (Central) - Midnight (Central)

Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

Want to win an Expression v.2?!!!

2011-04-25T10:39:00.000-05:00

ProvoCraft has donated an Expression V.2 to Robyn "My Pink Stamper" to give away. Robyn is having a Live Ustream tonight at 10pm central (1 hour befor the HSN launch). At the end of the ustream she will announce the winner of the Expression V.2. Click HERE to see how you can win!!!

Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

My Pink Stamper April Design Team Post

2011-04-19T09:37:00.000-05:00

Welcome to our My Pink Stamper April Design Team Posts. I have to say again how proud I am to be a part of this great & very talented design team. Robyn's stamps are the best to work with. They are all so cute & stamp so well. This month our challenge was to make favors of any kind. I made these for my nephews we we have our big family Easter celebration.

This was a very simple project, but I love how they turned out. When making favors I tend to do them fairly simple. As much as it pains me (LOL), the kids just rip them apart to get to the candy. I filled some cello bags with candy & made some really cute bag toppers.
Details:
I used my Gypsy & Cricut to design & create this project.
Create A Critter for the rabbit
My Pink Stamper Happiest Moments Set
Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

My Pinkalicious Blog Hop: Birthday

2011-04-08T20:00:00.001-05:00

Welcome to our April Blog Hop. To hop along with us please go to Robyn's Blog to begin. if you got here from Julie's Blog then you are in the right place.
Our challenge this month was to make something with a birthday theme. I seem to make a lot of girl projects. So I broke out my Boys Will Be Boys cartridge and made a rocket card. Robyn's stamp from the Fabulous Phrases set made it a birthday card. I just love this stamp set. The larger stamps are wonderful. Click HERE to see all of Robyn's wonderful stamps. I know you will find something that you love.

Details:
I used my Cricut & Gypsy to design & create this card.
Rocket - Boys Will Be Boys Cartridge pg 32, cut @ 4"
Stamp - My Pink Stamper Fabulous Phrases Set

Your next stop in the hop is: Christi's Blog

Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

Reminder: Tonight 8pm Central My Pinkalicious Blog Hop

2011-04-08T10:14:00.000-05:00

To hop along or to join us in the fun start at Robyn's blog. It will be a lot of fun!!! There will be prizes, a challenge, & so many talented designers to get inspiration from. Oh, & don't forget about Robyn's stamps!!! They just make the projects!!
See you at 8pm!

Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

March My Pink Stamper's Design Team Post

2011-03-22T08:00:00.002-05:00

OK, so this month our challenge is to do a scrapbook page. This is truly a challenge for me. You all can look through my blog to see how many lay outs I have previously done. NONE!!! I have made a 12x12 frame once, but that was it. Then to add stamps to a lay out!!? Robyn makes everything look so easy!!
So I made this layout using a picture of my kids that my mom had. I loved the black & white photo set on the brown tone card stock. This pic is about 6yrs old (4 & 8 - now 10 & 14). When I saw this pic & was going through my MPS Stamps, I found the perfect sentiment stamp for this pic in the More Faithful Sayings Set. (It's hard to get pics of my kids actually looking like they love each other - LOL)

Since I don't scrapbook I painted & distressed a 12x12 canvas & adhered my lay out to the canvas. It was funny b/c my mom didn't want me to take her photo. She wanted to keep it in the frame that she had it in. When I showed her the finished project she asked if she could keep it. LOL - that was my plan all along!!!
Closeup of pic & stamp:

The following pics are closeups of the flowers with a characteristic that we want to instill in our children. All of these characteristics also came from the More Faithful Sayings Stamp Set.
True: We want to instill truth & always want our children to be true.

Knowledge: We want to instill the knowledge of right & wrong & of course for them to embrace the opportunities for education that they have.

Grateful: We always want them to grateful & appreciative for everything that they have.

Integrity: We want them to have all of the moral & ethical principles that they should have to be honest & sincere.

Humble: We always want our kids to be humble in everything they do.

Details:
The polka dotted scalloped oval in the background is from the Imagine stock images & colored with the Imagine More Cart.
Flowers are from the Accent Essential Cart.
I tore & distressed all of the edges. I used distress inks & gold paint.
For the canvas, I painted it with brown paint. I used Crackle medium then painted with antique white paint. I then used several colors of distress ink, walnut stains, brown paint, antique white paint, & gold paint.
Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

My Pinkalicious Blog Hop

2011-03-11T20:00:00.006-06:00

Welcome to the My Pinkalicious Blog Hop for My Pink Stamper's Design Team. If you cam here from Julie's Blog ReadySetStamp. You are right on track. If you just happened onto this post, click HERE to get to Robyn's blog to start from the beginning. While you're there you can pick up her Blog Hop Blinkie & join in on the hop with us. I also want to welcome Kristal from Getting Cricky, she is our guest hopper this month.
This month our challenge was to make any type of project that was Spring Themed & to use any of Robyn's stamps (new or old). Well to me nothing says Spring more than Easter. So I made this tag to use on an Easter present.
I just love the patterns on the Nursery Tails Cart and I just fell in love with these butterflies & dragonfly.

Details:
Imagine
Nursery Tails for everything: Tag (pg. 22), Pattern (pg. 36), butterflies & dragonfly (pg. 21)
I inked all of the pieces with distress in. I also used distress in for the stamp.
I added Frosted Lace Stickles to the bodies of the butterflies & dragonfly.
I love dimension, so I cut the butterflies & dragonfly twice. I layered then adhering nly the bodies, leaving the wings to fly.
Stamp: My Pink Stamper's Happiest Moments Set.
Your next stop on the hop is: Christi's Blog
Here's the entire list of our very talented designers in order fro this hop:

Robyn - Start & Join In Here

Julie—readysetstamp

Lori - You Are here

Cristi - Next Hop Stop

Shelley

Anges—Flowerdisco

Andrea

Raechel

Bling Queen Wendy

Sonia

Pam

Helen

Edna

Angela’s Simple Creations

Tracy—Craft Junkie Too

Shauna at Craftee She

CarrieAnne

Michelle—Meesh’s Pieces

Kassidy

Courtney—Court’s Crafts

Kristal--Getting Cricky (This Month’s Special Guest Hopper)

Maria

Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

Reminder: My Pinkalicious Blog Hop Tonight

2011-03-11T12:55:00.001-06:00

Please join us in the Blog Hop tonight 8pm Central. To begin, go to Robyn's My Pink Stamper Blog, hop along to see all of the projects our very talented designers have made. Then go back to Robyn's blog to join in with your own projects.
Happy Hopping!!!

Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

You're TWEET Imagine Card

2011-03-05T12:12:00.001-06:00

This is another Thank You card that I made for some more well wishers. I have some amazing & talents friends in blog world. You are all so very sweet. All of the cards & wishes for my quick recovery is so very much appreciated!!!!!!

Details:
Imagine
Best Friends Imagine Cart for the frame (pg. 20), bird, wing, & banner (pg. 13)
I pop dotted the banner & the wing on the bird.
I used an Action Wobble for the bird.
I used distress ink to ink all of the cut pieces & around the entire card.

Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

Thank You Berry Much Card

2011-02-27T09:02:00.001-06:00

I made several of these for some really special people. Thank you all for your get well wishes.

Details:
Imagine & the Imagine More Cart. for all papers (except for card base) & images.
The flower is from pg. 16 & the strawberry is from pg. 17. The background paper is from pg. 44.
Stamp Set: My Pink Stamper's Fruit & Veggie Puns
I layered all of the pieces & pop dotted the strawberry. I then put the entire image on an Action Wobble.

Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

Pink Baby Carriage Card

2011-02-26T09:34:00.000-06:00

I just love how this card came out. It was so much fun to make.

Details:
Gypsy for designing & sizing.
Imagine for cutting, printing, & stock shapes - circle & scallop
Nursery Tails for all of the papers.
Wrap It Up for the baby carriage.
Stamp Set: My Pink Stamper's Sweet Baby
I added some brads & little flowers to the end of the sentiment tag.
Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

Whoot Whoot Basketball Card

2011-02-26T09:16:00.000-06:00

This was a really simple & quick card to make.

Details:
I used my Gypsy & Imagine to design & create this card.
Boys Will Be Boys Cart for the basketball net
Stamp: My Pink Stamper's Sport-tastic Stamp Set
I added pen stitching around the card & basketball net as a finishing touch.

Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

Let Your Light Shine Card

2011-02-26T08:55:00.000-06:00

I have been wanting to use my Inspired Heart Cart. since I got it just after Christmas. When Robyn came out with her More Faithful Sayings Stamp Set, I had the perfect stamp for this card.

Details:
Gypsy for sizing.
Imagine & Imagine More Cart for the background paper.
Inspired Heart for the image.
Stamp Set: My Pink Stamper's More Faithful Sayings
I added gold stickles for some "shine".
I used distress ink to edge the card & the image. I think it adds a little depth & dimension to the card.

Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

Stamp Shape Thank You card

2011-02-26T08:38:00.000-06:00

This is a Thank You card for the host of the card swap that I was in. I have not made a shape card in a while. I had just gotten the Sentimentals Cart & really liked the idea of a stamp shaped card.

Details:
A2 (4.25 x 5.5) Card
Gypsy to design, size, & weld the card base. Cricut to create.
Sentimentals Cart. for the base shape & the owl.
Stamp: My Pink Stamper's Everyday Occasions Stamp Set. (One of Robyn's first stamp sets)
Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

Card Swap: Any Theme, Any Colors, Anything Goes

2011-02-26T08:15:00.004-06:00

I made 20 of these cards,19 for the swappers & 1 extra for the host for all she has to do. This card is fairly simple, but it was a lot of fun.

Details:
A2 (4.25 x 5.5) Card
Splish Splash Lite Cart for the dolphin
Plantin Schoolbook cart for the waves
I used an Action Wobble behind the dolphin. (Although that does not come across, as I cannot do videos.)
I added stickels to both the dolphin & the waves.
I also added some pen stitching around the card to add that little something extra.
Stamp: My Pink Stamper's Love-alicious Stamp Set
I used my Gypsy & Cricut to design & create this project.

I just love how the dolphin seems to be jumping out of the water. (When you see it in action.)

Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

Imagine More Sun Challenge

2011-02-25T14:12:00.000-06:00

I found a challenge on the Cricut MB & Jen's Scrap Closet for the Imagine. I thought it would be fun. We had to use the sun on page 4 of the Imagine More Cartridge. Here is the card that I made for the challenge.

Details:
Imagine
Imagine More Cart.
I used the Imagine More Cart for all of the cuts & papers except for the craft card stock base.
I popped up the sun & the "good times".
Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

My Pink Designers: Baby Card

2011-02-22T08:00:00.002-06:00

Welcome to my February post for My Pink Designers. In this post I am spotlighting the Sweet Baby Stamp Set from My Pink Stamper. Before I get to my project, here is a look at the stamp set:

Now, here is my project:

Details:
A2 size card (4.25 x 5.5)
Imagine Nursery Tails Cart. (paper & images) for the dress, background shape, & card base.
My Pink Stamper's Sweet Baby Stamp Set
I edged all of the pieces with distress ink.
The stamp was stamped with Distress ink too.

Please go to Robyn's blog to see what all of the very talented designers have made. She will have a link to all of their blogs so that you can show them some love too. Don't forget to stop by Robyn's products page to pick up some of these very inspiring stamps.

Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

My Pinkalicious Blog Hop

2011-02-11T20:00:00.009-06:00

Welcome to the My Pinkalicious Blog hop for February. If you came here from Sonia's Blog, you are right on track. You can follow along on the hop or you can even join us. Just go to Robyn's blog to start & get the details on how to join our hop.
Our challenge for this month was to use the color black and our favorite color. Well, I really don't have a favorite color. But since getting on this Cricut obsession I do like really bright green. So that is the color I chose to do my project with. I think it really pops against the dark black.
I decided to make a giftcard holder using a recycled TP roll. I know I have seen this on someone's blog, but for the life of me I can't remember who's it was. So thank you for the inspiration.

Details:
I used my Gypsy & Cricut to design & create this project.
Wrap It Up Cartridge- Football
Tags, Bags, Boxes, & More Cartridge - Stamp, Background, & Tag Shape
TP Roll flattened with the Cuttlebug & covered with black cardstock
I used my Corner Chomper to round the corners of the covered TP Roll.
I glued one end of the TP Roll closed & sealed the edge with a crimper.
My Pink Stamper Stamp Set - Sport-tastic

The next stop on the hop is: Julie - ReadySetStamp

Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

My Pink Stamper's Design Team Blog Hops

2011-02-10T09:48:00.003-06:00

Join us on the 2nd Friday of every month for our blog hops. You start at Robyn's Blog and follow everyone's blog to see all of the wonderful projects that the design team has done. But there's more. You can join in on the fun and post your projects to Robyn's blog on the Blog Hop post. You can also grab her blog hop button on the side of her blog.
Here it is, isn't it adorable.

Our next blog hop "My Pinkalicious Blog Hop" will be tomorrow night at 8pm Central. Come join in on the fun!!!

Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

MIA & Upcoming Blog Hop

2011-02-08T10:11:00.000-06:00

Sorry I have been MIA for a bit. I have been crafting, but forgetting to take pics before I give the projects away. Plus the family & life sometimes gets in the way of craft time, but what ya gonna do? - They come first! I have just recently started working out too, so that is taking up plenty time too. So when I do get to craft & have a project due or a last minute gift or card that has to be made - it gets done but not photographed.
I'll be back with some projects to be posted to showcase some of My Pink Stampers stamps that were just released. Also please stop by Robyn's blog on Friday to follow or join in on our My Pink Stamper Pink-alicious Blog Hop. It will go live at 8pm Central.
Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

MPS LoveALicious - WINNER!!!

2011-01-29T06:46:00.000-06:00

Please forgive this really quick post, I have a very busy day ahead of me. I just wanted to stop in to post the winner from my My Pink Designer Pink & Love Challenge.

I used Random.org and it chose #41.

The winner of the MPS LoveALicious stamp set is:

Heather from Heather's Krafty Korner.
Heather said... This is soooo cute! I love the pink panda and zebra! TFS!
ra6352 (at) gmail (dot) com

Congratulations Heather!!! I will be emailing you to get your mailing information.

Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

My Pink Designers: Pink & Love Theme & Giveaway

2011-01-25T09:47:00.018-06:00

Welcome to our My Pink Designers Design Challenge!! Robyn gave us designers the challenge to use the color Pink and the theme is Love this month. I decided to make a Love Notes Box. I decorated the box an made 4 coordinating cards to fit in the box.

The box is one of the recipe boxes from Michaels in the dollar bins. I just covered it with red & pink card stock & did a little pen stitching just to add a little something. I added some pink & white polka dot ribbon around the cover with a faux bow & added a heart button to the center of the bow.
The cupid is from Celebrate with Flourish, cut @ 3" in pink, dk pink, & white. I added some doodle dots to it too.
For the front of the box, I welded the hearts & blocks with letters to spell out Love Notes from Simply Sweet. I cut them again, hiding the letters for the coordinating color to show through. I also cut them twice out of cereal boxes & layered them to give some dimension.

The cards are all basically the same except for the image. The base of the cards are pink (embossed using the Cuttlebug & Duff's (The Ace of Cakes) Texture Tiles. The red strip is embossed using the Cuttlebug & the Polka Dots (5x7) embossing folder. I added the ribbon with 2 knot bows. The pink & red hearts are from Simply Sweet. I used My Pink Stamper's "Happiest Moments" Stamp Set.

I will be giving away 1 set of My Pink Stamper's "Love A Licious" Stamp Set. This is the other set we are highlighting for this challenge. (Continental U.S. mailing only). All you have to do is leave a comment on this post with a way for me to contact you. I comment please. I will post the winner on Saturday.

Snail: Create A Critter

Squirrel: Create A Critter

Panda: Pagoda

Zebra: Create A Critter

Thanks for joining or visiting our challenge. You can go to My Pink Stamper to see all of our designer's work & visit their blogs.
Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

Winner: My Pink Stamper Blog Hop

2011-01-20T09:59:00.002-06:00

I used Random.org to pick the winner. (I could not get it to copy a pic of the drawing - sorry)
We had 209 comments and Random.org chose # 150.
So congratulations goes to :
*Star said:
                Super cute card! Tfs and have a great day .:)
                star24601 at gmail dot com
                starspaperpassion.blogspot.com

Star, I am emailing you now to let you know & to get your mailing information!!
Congratulations to *Star & thanks to everyone that played along & hopped with us on our first blog hop.

Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

One more day to comment!

2011-01-18T12:29:00.000-06:00

For those of you (Continental U.S. Residents) that want to be in for the Blog Candy: My pink Stamper Blog Hop
Please comment HERE. The cut off time will be Wed. Jan. 19 @ 5pm Central. I have to have time to check the entries & do the drawing. Remember, please only 1 comment per person. I will be announcing the winner on Thursday.

Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

Owl B-Day Card

2011-01-18T12:05:00.000-06:00

This card was for my husband's step mother. She loves owls & I wanted to used this stamp from My Pink Stamper Tweetie Hoo Puns. I thought they went very well together. This is also the first card that I have made using the new Action Wobbles. They are for sale now, YAY!!!! The entire branch & owl wobble on the front of the card.

Recipe:
Hoot and Hollar Cart. - Owl & Branch
Lacy Labels Cart - Label for stamp
MPS Stamps Tweetie Hoo Puns
Cuttlebug - Polka Dots 5x7 embossing folder
Imagine - Colors for Branch & Leaves - used custom colors
Nursery Tails Cart - Color for Owl & Label
Action Wobble for dimension & movement

I used my Gypsy & Imagine to design & create this card.
(Gypsy used to design - not used to cut w/ imagine - still need update)
Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

Imagine Update

2011-01-18T10:40:00.002-06:00

OK, so Friday my new Imagine was returned to me. At first I thought I was going to have problems. After turning on the machine, I was supposed to insert the Imagine More Cart & it was supposed to do an update. Nothing happened. I turned off the machine & entered in the cart 3 times. It still did no update, it never even prompted me (like the instructions said that it would) to enter the cartI tested everything that was going wrong with my original one. I even tried the Nursery Tails Cart (That came w/ my original) & that did not work either. The 3rd time that I entered in the IM Cart the black bar that blocks the ink carts finally moved, but that's it. I put in the ink carts - all fine. It never did prompt me to do the calibration. So I just decided to plug it into my computer & do the sync w/ Cricut Sync. All worked fine.  I have the latest version. I tested everything that was going wrong with my original machine. It worked with the Cut Only, Print & Cut w/ an Imagine Cart, Print & Cut w/ a regular cart, & cut w/ my Gypsy. All was great. I used my I Saturday to make a card (I'll post after this one). It worked like a charm. Sunday i showed my Sister in Law my new toy. Again it worked. YAY!! All is wonderful!!

Yesterday I tried to cut something that I had in my Gypsy. Now nothing happens. Gypsy & Imagine do not connect. Nothing was changed on either my Gypsy or my Imagine since the last time they were used together. The only thing I did was use my G with my E on Sunday. Then on Monday it does not connect with my I. So what I needed to cut, I did on my E. It worked! So it is not my Gypsy that is not working.

I asked Chris about this on the Provo Craft MB. (He has been a doll. He is doing so much for so many with technical difficulties.) BUT, I did not like the answer that I got about this. Here is my post & his answer:

Me: "My I was working great until today. I have not tested everything again, but I tried to cut something using my Gypsy and they would not connect. Nothing had changed with my I or my G since Friday when I received it. The only thing that I did differently was that yesterday (Sunday) was use my G with my Expression. Now it will not connect to my Imagine. Will keep you posted as to if anything else is not working."

Chris: "Sometimes the G and the I don't see each other. I'm not sure why that is but it usually just requires disconnecting the cable and reinserting it or turning the Imagine off and back on again."

Well this has been done numerous times in many different combinations. I know PC is working hard to satisfy all of us. But a $300 Gypsy & a $500 Imagine should communicate when the update is done to allow it. It worked & then it didn't.  I need a solution or even "This is something we are aware of & are working on it." Not, "Sometimes they don't communicate & we don't know why."

Sorry, but I needed to vent a little. Hopefully, this little matter will be addressed soon. I really do love all of my machines. I'm just hoping this is a little glitch.

** Ok I just got an update: The big update that will happen either later this week or next week, will improve compatibility with the G & the I. So hopefully this will correct this problem.**

**Even another update: Chris is sending me out a new cable that connects my G to the Cricuts. I was having trouble before Christmas with my G being connected to my Expression. it would cut them in the middle stop & say that they were not connected. Hopefully either the new cable or the update will help. I really don't want to send it back again.  I want to get to know it, especially with everything that is in store for it.**

Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

My Pink Stamper Blog Hop

2011-01-14T22:05:00.000-06:00

Welcome to the My Pink Designers' first blog hop. If you are coming to my blog from Edna's (Pinke) Blog then you are right on track. If you stumbled through blog land and came across my blog, by all means welcome. But to do the entire blog hop, you will want to start with Robyn - My Pink Stamper.
This blog hop is going to be so much fun for both the designers and you. We were given a secret challenge that we can't tell you about. But if you do the hop with all of us, you will be given the directions of the challenge. That way you can do the challenge with us, submit it on Robyn's blog to be entered for a prize!

My name is Lori aka LiveLaughScrap. I have been married to my husband for almost 17 years. We have 2 beautiful children: DJ 14 and Alexis 10.

Welcome to the 2011 My Pink Stamper Design Team Blog Hop

I am extremely excited to be one of Robyn's My Pink Designers. When I first joined the Cricut MB, her blog & videos were the first that I visited & watched. I have learned so much from her. For Robyn to have picked me to be on her design team is such an honor. I look forward to working beside my fellow design team members.

My crafting style is pretty simple. Whenever I make a card, wall letter, gift bag, or any project for someone I try to make it as personal as can be. I used to scrapbook years ago when my son was a baby, but got away from it.

My Cricut Story:
Enter in the Cricut baby bug in January 2008 (a belated Christmas gift from my parents). This began the Cricut obsession (addiction) that became LiveLaughScrap. I still don't really scrapbook, but I do make cards & other projects. The project that I make most are my Wall Letters. My friends keep me busy with those. I was given my Expression as an early birthday/Christmas present from my parents in 2009. Then Provo Craft came out with the Gypsy. I finally broke down & got it when Michaels had it on sale. I don't know what I did before then. It seems like I can't even make the easiest of cards or projects without using my Gypsy. When I found out that the Imagine was going to be launched on HSN in September of 2010, I jokingly mentioned it to my dad. He just laughed it off saying that he has fed this addition enough, LOL. My dad passed away on September 27, 2010. On Christmas morning, my mom presented me with a huge box. As soon as I saw it I knew what it was - it was the perfect size. It was an IMAGINE!!! When I opened it, she told me that my dad had called in to HSN to order it during the 1st airing (11pm CST) of the launch before he went to bed. Since then, I have had to send it back. It was not working properly. I am trying to patiently wait for my replacement. Provo Craft is taking care of me, it's just my patience that I am having trouble with - LOL!!

Here is the card that I made for this blog hop.

This is an A2 (5.5" x 4.25") size card. The easiest way to make this card size is to start with a 8.5" x 11" card stock and cut it in half. Fold that card stock in half & you have an A2 size card.
I find it easier to make card front then add them to a card base.
I started with card stock sizes: craft color 4.25" x 5.5" & 4.25" x 1 5/8"; pink 4.25" x 2.5"

I used my Cuttlebug to emboss the different layers.

5.5" x 4.25" embossed with the typeset 5x7 embossing folder

4.25" x 2.5" embossed with the polka dots 5x7 embossing folder

1 5/8" x 4.25 embossed with the swiss dots A2 embossing folder

I cut the cupcake from the Celebrations Cricut Cartridge. I cut the blackout layer in brown @ 3.5". Then I cut the layers out @ 3.5" in some pattern papers that I had in my stash (sorry I don't know the stacks or makers).

Instead of cutting the layer twice in both colors, I used my Gypsy to hide the wrapper that I did not want pink. I did the same for the topper so that it would not cut in the floral print.

I used a brown marker to put in sprinkles on the top of the cupcake & to color in the lined on the wrapper.

I added some green & pink rhinestones along the bottom of the card to add some sparkle & draw in the green in the wrapper.

I inked all of the embossed pieces with vintage photo distress ink. I also used this same ink to edge the assembled cupcake and card.

I popped up the cupcake on the card with some pieces of cardboard (double thick). (I couldn't find my pop dots & had to improvise.)

The stamp is from My Pink Stamper's Everyday Occasions Set. It too was stamped in vintage photo distress ink.

I used my Gypsy and Cricut to design & create this card.

To continue on with the Blog Hop & to figure out what our challenge is my key word & Blog Hop order is below.

My Key Word Is: US

Blog Hop Order:

Robyn

CarrieAnn

Court’s Crafts

Sonia

Julie-readysetstamp

Pinke

Lori LiveLaughScrap (You Are Here)

Helen (Next My Pink Designer To Visit)

Agnes-Flowerdisco

Craft Junkie Too

Angela’s Simple Creations

Kassidy

Cristi

Bling Queen Wendy

Shauna at Craftee She

Andrea

Raechel

Meesh’s Pieces

Pam

Shelley

Tammy

Karlee

Maria

If you are still here after all of that, you deserve a little something.

Give Away: Continental U.S. Only. All you have to do to qualify is leave a comment with contact information. Please leave only 1 comment. Deadline to enter is Wed. Jan. 19. I will announce the winner on Thursday.

As we all know Robyn has been working with Mike "The Glueologist" from Beacon.

Well, I discovered their 3 in 1 Advanced Craft Glue just a little before her first video with him. I just love this stuff. I use it for everything. For more information about it click on the picture. Like their Zip Dry, it does not make your paper wrinkle & I find that it does not clog in the applicator as quickly or easily. Although, I do love Zip Dry too. Do we not all love adhesive?

Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

Teaser Alert!!! My Pink Stamper's 1st Ever Blog Hop

2011-01-14T09:31:00.001-06:00

That's right! Robyn, My Pink Stamper is having her first ever blog hop at 8pm tonight. She is doing it to introduce her new (3rd) design team. We are having a challenge that you can be a part of. All you have to do is go My Pink Stamper for your instructions. She will also be having a giveaway along with some or maybe even ALL of the My Pink Designers.

We are all so excited to be a part of Robyn's design team. This hop is so different than any others that I have seen. It is going to be so much fun. So please join us at 8pm (CENTRAL) TONIGHT!!!

Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

My Pink Stamper Design Team

2011-01-08T14:14:00.027-06:00

I am so very excited to make this announcement. I have been asked by Robyn, My Pink Stamper to be on her design team. I am excited to work with the rest of the design team. Tune in on Friday for our first blog hop.
Here are the rest of My Pink Designers: Click their names to get to their blogs

Carrie Anne Deloach

Courtney (Courts Crafts)

Tracy Wellman (Craft Junkie Too)

Angela Scieska

Head Designer - Maria McGuire

Andrea (Divine Domestic)

Raechel (Raechel's Cards)

Michelle Lee

Pam Nisson

Shelley (Cricut Cuteness)

Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

Cricut Imagine: Said Goodbye Today

2011-01-04T18:38:00.000-06:00

OK, so my disfunctional Cricut Imagine is on it's way back to Provo Craft. I packed it up along with the Imagine More Cart & all the other doo dads that go along with it. Hopefully, it won't be long before I have my new replacement.
I'll keep you posted on the progress.

Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

Provo Craft Customer Service: Cricut Imagine

2011-01-03T09:00:00.001-06:00

I was able to get in touch with Provo Craft this morning. There was a little hold time, but all in all it was not too bad. (I have learned to call as soon as they open.) My customer service rep. was Jenny. She was very courteous, nice, & helpful. She listened to my entire problem & concerns, asked me a few questions. She put me on hold to check with a technical representative & came back to tell me that with what I am experiencing they will have to replace it. She did ensure me that it would be a brand new Imagine, not a refurbished one.
I had to return my original baby bug (at that time - they would send out a new one w/ a return label & you would return the broken one after you received the new one.) My experience then was very good. Now they are emailing me a label to send this one back first. She said turn around time is about 2 wks. Hopefully this goes smoothly & my next Imagine will not be sick.
Thank you Provo Craft & Jenny for very professional customer service.

Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

Sad Day: Cricut Imagine

2011-01-01T22:00:00.001-06:00

I have not had much time to play with my new toy or get to know it much. I made the one card, & made some cuts with my Gypsy on the Imagine, but that's about it. I did not touch it for the past 2 days - too busy w/ family & holiday stuff.
I tried to test some things on it tonight & it will not cut at all. It will print, but not go through to the cutting system. When I cut only, it pulles the mat in, stops, & the screen goes back to the mat image. It will not release the mat. It just prints & sticks out of the back of the machine. I have to manually pull it out & turn off the machine. I also cannot get my G to attach to the I. The I says that it is connected, but the G says that it is not connected to a Cricut. It does however connect to my E & cut.
I have faith in Provo Craft. Hopefully this will be taken care of quickly & painlessly. Well, as painless as it can be when I have to ship it back to them. I will be calling PC Monday.

Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

My 1st Imagine Project: Thank You Card

2010-12-28T18:28:00.002-06:00

This was a really quick test project. It's not perfect, but I'm happy with it for not playing with my machine at all. All I did was select the images, load the paper, print, & cut.

Background paper, oval frame, & color for Thank You are from the Imagine More Cart. The Thank You is from the Sweethearts Cart.
Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

Fleur de Lis Glittered Etching Glass Block

2010-12-28T18:07:00.000-06:00

I made this glass block for my grandmother for Christmas.
I etched the Fleur de Lis onto the glass block. I then filled in the etched area with Paper Glaze. The Paper Glaze stayed inside of the etched lines. I then poured glitter all over the face of the glass block. Let it dry over night. Remove all excess glitter & save it. Paint the glittered design with Glossy Mod Podge. This keeps the glitter sparkly & seals it all in so that the glitter will not flake off.

Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

Dry Erase Frames

2010-12-28T17:48:00.000-06:00

I made these for my daughter & 3 nieces for Christmas.

Live Simply for the frames, Storybook for name, Ashlyn's Alphabet for fans, Twinkle Toes for I Heart & Music bars & notes, Robotz for 2, Smiley Cards for Sing

Don Juan for name, Smiley Cards for smileys, Winter Woodland for frames

Feeling Groovy for name, Don Juan for photography, Locker Talk for camera, Lacy Labels for frames

Calligraphy Collection for name, Lacy Labels for frames, Lyrical Letters for monogram

Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

Bittersweet Christmas

2010-12-26T09:43:00.000-06:00

For those of you that may not know, my dad passed away rather suddenly on September 27, 2010. He is and will always be in our hearts. So he was with us for all of Christmas celebrations. However, we all did miss his physical presence.
Also, so many of you know about the September 14, 2010 release of the Cricut Imagine on HSN. Well, I found out yesterday that he bought it for me. My mom gave it to me yesterday & told me that my dad bought it for me during the first showing of it during the release.
I can't wait to learn all that my Imagine can do & the possibilities of what I can do with it.
So now I have a Baby Bug, Expression, Gypsy, & an Imagine. All, except for my Gypsy was given to me from my mom & dad. In the beginning - most of my carts were gifts from them as well.

I hope that all of you had a very Merry Christmas & Blessed rest of Your Holidays!!!

Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

Glittered Snowman Ornaments & Giftbags

2010-12-17T14:27:00.000-06:00

I make the favors for the holiday parties for my daughter's class. This year I decided to do the glittered ornaments that have been going around for the past couple of years. Then I saw a video that Momo made. She did the glittered ornaments & decorated them to look like snowmen. I just loved the idea & thought that the kids would enjoy them too.
The way I made the faces was: For the charcoal eyes & mouth, I used black Liquid Embossing. I painted on the carrot nose with acrylic paint. Then to protect the nose & give it some shine & dimension, I added some Aleen's Paper Glaze over it.
I also used a pipe cleaner for the loop to hang it on the tree.
To glitter the inside of the ornament, I used the Pledge with Future Shine and Martha Stewart Fine Crystal Glitter. - I JUST LOVE THIS STUFF!!!!!!

I also had to make the gift bags for the ornaments. I used the 3 1/4 x6 3/4 bags from Michaels. For the snowman (I just thought that since i was giving a snowman ornament, that it was cute to use the snowman holding an ornament. - Ha Ha - I'm so easily amused!! LOL) I used the Jolly Holidays cart.
For the topper I scored a 2 x 3 1/4 piece of cardstock in half. Stamped Happy Holidays (Recollection Stamp Set: Sugar & Spice). On the back side we just wrote From: Alexis. I folded down the top inch of the bag & stapled it shut. Then adhered the topper to the folded flap of the bag.

I used my Gypsy and Cricut to design & create the gift bag part of this project.
Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

Wall Letters "W" Wyatt, "L" Mrs. Luminais, & "G" Mrs. Guidry

2010-12-17T14:02:00.000-06:00

Wyatt is a 4 yr old boy that likes cars, trains, & trucks.

Carts Used: Mickey Font for the name, cars for the car & tractor, Mickey & Friends for the truck, & Create A Critter for the train
Mrs. Luminais is a 3rd grade teacher.

Carts Used: All Mixed Up for the name, Dreams Come True for the book, & Locker Talk for the globe, microscope, & ruler
Mrs. Guidry is a 4th grade computer teacher. Most of the children's work is done on the computer.

Carts Used: Ashlyn's Alphabet for the name, Locker Talk for the computer, Printing Press for the computer sign, & Zoo Day for the BYTES & RAM signs
I used my Gypsy and Cricut to design & create these projects.
Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

MPS is an Angel: Playtime Thank You Card

2010-12-07T10:28:00.001-06:00

I made this card for Robyn aka My Pink Stamper. She is truly an angel sent from heaven. Without going into all of the details & to get to the point: She sent me the Playtime Cartridge that came with her Cricut Expression that she bought at Wal-Mart on Black Friday!!! Yay - how generous is she?!!!!
So I made her this easel card using the Playtime Cartridge. (There was no angel on the cart so I used the princess.)
Card Details:
I used my Gypsy & Cricut to design & create this card.
Easel card base: 11 x 4.25 & scored at 2.75 & 5.5
Playtime Cart: Princess & Swirl
Lacy Labels: Shapes for stamping the easel stand
Cuttlebug w/ Polka Dots embossing folder
MPS Everyday Occasions Stamp Set
Gellyroll Pen & Bic Mark-Its (I need to find the fine point ones) for the pen stitching & hair
This was a really simple card, not too much embellishing, but right to the point. I really hope Robyn likes it & I just love that cart!!!!!!
Thanks Robyn!!!!!!

Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

"J" Jordyn & "J" Jaslynn Letters for Twins

2010-11-30T13:24:00.000-06:00

My cousin wanted a set of letters for some twins that were born recently. Their room is done in Tinkerbell colors. These are the designs that I came up with.
Jordyn:

Jaslynn:

Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

More Gift Card Holders

2010-11-30T12:36:00.000-06:00

These are some more gift card holders that I had made. The image on the front is adhered with Pop-Dots to the lower part of the holder. The image holds down the top flap of the holder.
My aunt wanted some for the gift cards she is giving to all of the kids in the family.
Single Pocket Gift Card Holders:

Double Pocket Gift Card Holders:
The assembly for these is the same as the ones above. The only thing different is that I folded an envelope in half, adhered the halves together, cut off the top edges of the envie (to make pockets). Then adhered the envie inside the holder.

Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

Owl B-Day Card

2010-11-18T09:41:00.002-06:00

I made this card for a very special little girl that is turning 11 today. Her name is Kennedy & she is the daughter of a very good friend of ours. When I did the craft fair in September, she had told me that she loved owls. So when I found out that her today was her b-day I had to make her an owl b-day card.

I used my Gypsy and Cricut to design & created this card.
Owl - Hoot & Hollar Cart (Lite)
Sentiment - Smiley Cards
Cuttlebug with the Polka Dots Embossing Folder for the background.
Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

4x4 Christmas Notecard Set

2010-11-16T11:13:00.001-06:00

This is one card from a set of 12. My friend's mother wanted a set of Thank You cards. She is part of birthday swap at her work. Since her birthday in Dec. 23rd, she wanted her Thank You's to be Christmas themed. The inside is stamped with the sentiment: Thank You for the Gift.

Here it is with packed in the cello bag with matching topper.

I used my Gypsy and Cricut to design & create this project.

The gingerbread man was cut from the Just Because Cart.

Faux stitching was added around the card & gingerbread man.

Glossy Accents was added to the buttons & icing trim.

Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

Christmas Gift Card / Money Holders

2010-11-16T10:21:00.000-06:00

Here a couple of Christmas Gift Card / Money Holders that I am making this year.
The tabs that hold down the flap are adhered to the bottom with dimensional adhesive.
Tag shape & snowflake were cut from the Winter Woodland Cart. The Tree was cut from the Christmas Cheer Cart. The snowflake & tree top were glittered using Martha Stewart Fine Glitter. On the inside flap I used a 1 inch circle punch to cut out a 1/2 circle notch for ease in removing the gift card or money.
I used my Gypsy and Cricut to design & create these projects.

Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

"R" Ryleigh & "R" Reed

2010-11-15T11:55:00.002-06:00

This set of letters were made for some friends with twins. They are fraternal twins, a boy & a girl. The green was added to both letters to tie in the room color, since they share a room.
Ryleigh: Pink & Sage Green, Girly

Reed: Blue & Sage Green, Variety of Sports

I used my Gypsy and Cricut to design & create these projects.
Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

Hannah's Skate Party Invitations

2010-11-15T11:42:00.001-06:00

I made these invitations from a very good friend's daughter. Not to mention Hannah is one of my daughter's very best friends. When they said that she was having a skate party, I immediately knew I wanted to make the invitations.
I did not have a cartridge with a decent skate on it so I put my Gypsy to work. I used the hockey skate from the Sports Mania cart. I hid contours & cut off some pieces. I added circles from the George & Basic Shapes cart for the wheels. I welded the circles to the hockey skate to make the shadow & base layers. Then paper pieced the top layers together. I adhered the skate with pop dots to give it some dimension. The graffiti style "skate" word came from the Dude (Lite) cart.

Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

Saints Themed Wreath

2010-11-11T12:21:00.001-06:00

This wreath was made for a new baby that will be here soon. The room is done is a sports theme & the parents are huge Saints fans. This will, I'm sure hang in Austin's room for a long time to come.

I used my Gypsy & Cricut to design & create this project.
Carts Used:
Sports Mania - Football
Accent Essentials - Fleur de lis
Everyday Paper Dolls - Football Player
Varsity Letter (Lite) - Name,Saints & 9 (name & saints welded on Gypsy)
Disney Pooh Font Set - WhoDat (welded in gypsy)
All pieces (attached to the outside of the wreath) were cut from 140 lb. watercolor paper, painted with acrylic paint & sealed with Krylon Preserve It.
The center pieces were cut from cardstock & adhered to the back of the wreath.
Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

Personalized Composition Notebook "Fallyn"

2010-11-11T11:58:00.002-06:00

This was one of the altered composition notebooks that I had for my craft fair. One of my friends really wanted it, but decided to wait on it. Her daughter, 7 yrs old, loves to write. She wanted it for her to write her stories in & to have for her own personal use, writings that she could keep to herself. I guess she wants it to be like a personal journal or diary for her. So since I knew she wanted it, I personalized it with her name & some butterflies. I am giving it to her as a gift.

I welded the letters & butterflies together using my Gypsy.
The butterflies are from the Lacy Labels (Lite) cartridge.
The letters for the name are from the Lyrical Letters Cartridge.
I also cut duplicate butterflies (in pink), pan them through my Cuttlebug with the polka Dots Embossing Folder, & inked the edges w/ purple ink. They are adhered down only on the body portion so that the wings are dimensional. I also cut off the antennae of the pink butterflies. This lets the purple show & less to have to line up.
Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

"P" Letter for Patricia (Mickey Mouse)

2010-11-10T08:43:00.001-06:00

I made this one for my friend's aunt. She just loves Mickey Mouse.
Instructions:
1) White wooden letter -painted with acrylic paint, stamped with stars, sealed with Krylon Preserve It
2) Mickey Font Cartridge for the name. I used my Gypsy to weld the shadow & top layer letters & layered
them.
3) Mickey and Friends Cartridge for all of the images. I use my Gypsy to size all of the pieces to make sure they will fit nicely on the letter.
4) I seal each image (after being assembled) with the Krylon Preserve It, Then adhere all pieces to the letter.
This is the same process for all letters that I make. The only thing that might be different is if the letters are not welded.
Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

"B" Braden, "G" Gia, "G" Gabriella, & Wreath "Haskel Eugene"

2010-11-08T11:49:00.002-06:00

"B" Braden: This one is for a friend's son. His school & favorite NFL team's colors are Black & Gold. Favorite team (Fleur de Lis), School Mascot (Yellow Jackets) & H, he plays football, basketball, and swims.

"G" Gia: This one is for my friend's niece. Pink & Purple with a girly theme.

"G" Gabriella: This one is for another friend's niece. She had seen another letter that I had done that was very similar to this one. Pink & Purple with butterflies.

"Haskel Eugene" Baby Boy Wreath: This one is for my friend's niece that is having a baby boy.

If anyone has questions about the cartridges or techniques used on any of these projects, please leave a comment. I will look up & try to remember any information that I can.
Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

I'm Back in the Blog Posting World & Craft Fair Pics!!!

2010-11-08T11:18:00.001-06:00

OK, so it's been a while. I 've had some drama in my life for the past month & a half. I found the cable for my camera so now I can post pics of the projects that I have been working on again. Some of the projects I don't have pics for, but what I do have I will be posting.
I want to start with the pics from my first Craft Fair. This was back in September. But for those of you that have still been stopping by - you know that my dad passed away the very same weekend as my craft fair. Then I lost my camera cable. So anyway - here are those pics. Sorry for the quality.

Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

Ready To Start Posting Again

2010-10-15T08:15:00.000-05:00

Well, I'm ready. Feeling a little back to myself. But now I have just one problem. I can't find the USB cable for my camera so that I can upload pics. So, I guess it will be a little more time.
Lori

Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

Update - Unusual Post

2010-10-08T08:03:00.000-05:00

I would like to start out by saying that this is a very unusual post for me. I rarely, if ever post anything personal on my blog.

I just want to apologize for not being here for a while & it may take a little longer for me to get back.
I'm sorry to those that have been wanting to see & hear about my first craft fair. Well it went absolutely great. I think I did well for my first one & I even received a call inviting me to another one in November. I will post pics from my craft fair when I am back to myself.

Here is the personal side of this post & explanation as to why I have been absent.

My craft fair was on Sat. 9/25. Then in the middle of the night Sunday 9/26 / Monday 9/27, my dad passed away very suddenly. I have been there for my mother and now just have to take some time to myself to get back to being me.
Thanks for understanding.

Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

My Cricut Cartridges Updated Page

2010-09-09T12:18:00.000-05:00

On my "My Cricut Cartridges" Page, I have listed all of the carts that I own. For each cart there is a link to the handbook or sample pics of that particulat cart.
Some of the links have not been working so I went in & fixed the ones that were not. They should all be working well now.
I hope this is a great help for looking for specific images or just to see what might be on a certain cart.

Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

Craft Fair Update & Inventory Status

2010-09-09T08:17:00.000-05:00

Well the first craft fair that I was scheduled for was cancelled. They are sending out a letter, but I'm hoping that it will be re-scheduled. This does open up a little free crafting time though - which is greatly needed. It also means that my inventory can be used for the 1 big craft fair that i do have going on. It is a little bit of a relief.
Inventory is coming along. But, as I have never done this before - I'm not sure how much to bring. Since my projects are fairly small, it still looks like I don't have much. So, I keep on working to make more. I still have to organize it all into categories to see exactly what I have. Hopefully this weekend that will get done. I want to post pics of what I have done too. Hopefully I'll get some feedback as to what is going right & what I might need to change or add.
Thanks for reading my rambling today!!!

Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

Giftbag & Wall Letter "H" for Harrison

2010-08-23T09:36:00.002-05:00

My nephew just turned 8 & loves dinosaurs. I made his wall letter for him & this gift bag.

Details:
I used my Gypsy & Cricut to design & create this letter.
Dino on gift bag is from Create A Critter.
Happy Birthday is from Stamping.
Harrison is from Robotz.
All dinos on the letter are from Paper Doll Dress Up.
Letter & all pieces are sealed with Krylon Preserve It.
Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

"M" Wall Letter Saints Themed

2010-08-17T09:18:00.002-05:00

My cousin needed a present for a little girl turning 2. Her parents are huge Saints fans. So she wanted me to make a letter with Saints colors & theme. This is what came of that idea. My cousin loved it & said that parents would too.

Details:
I used my Gypsy & Cricut to design & create this letter.
White Wooden Letter for Hobby Lobby - I painted it with black acrylic paint, painted the edges & "sponge" painted (using a crumpled up plastic bag) the front with gold acrylic paint.
All of the embellishments were cut from water color paper & painted with acrylic paint.
"Morgan" - Micky Mouse Font Cart.
"N.O. SAINTS" - Varsity Cart
Football - Sports Mania Cart & run through the Cuttlebug using the Swiss Dots Embossing Folder
Fleur de Lis - ? Cart (I have to check my G - don't have it with me)
"Who Dat" - ? Cart (I have to check my G - don't have it with me)
The letter & all pieces were sealed with Krylon Preserve It.
Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

Jungle (Safari) Picture Frame

2010-08-13T09:05:00.001-05:00

I am making some of these frames for my craft fair. But a friend of mine told me that her neighbor was having a baby boy in the very near future. The bedding for the room is Safari (Jungle) themed. So I made this frame for her to give to the new parents. I love the way it came out.

Details:
I used my Gypsy & Cricut to design & create this frame.
I painted the frame a light blue with acrylic paint.
The animals are all from the Create A Critter Cartridge.
The leaves are from the Life Is A Beach Cartridge.

Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

Circus Frame

2010-08-13T08:23:00.002-05:00

I made this frame for my Godson's (nephew) 1st birthday. This is only the 2nd scene frame that I have done, but I am really enjoying it.

Details:

I used my Gypsy & Cricut to design & create this piece.

All of the images came from the Carousel (Lite) Cartridge.

For the background I tore up pieces of cardstock, ran them through my cuttlebug (browns - Swiss Dots) (blues - Devine Swirls). I also inked around all of the ripped up pieces. The browns are to represent the dirt ground at the circus & the blues the sky.

Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

Slow Posting for a While

2010-08-02T11:20:00.000-05:00

I will not be posting much for a while. I am getting ready for a craft fair in September & have A LOT of inventory to get together. Actually there might be 2 craft fairs. One is fairly small & I might just take orders (not sure yet). The other is a big rather popular craft fair. They are both in September & only a week apart. I do have some things that I am also making for some friends, so I might be able to get some of that posted, but it won't be much. I just wish I had a lot of vacation time to get some of this done. I'm starting to stress. I only have a little over 7 weeks to go for the bigger craft fair. Wish me luck!!!!
Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

"G" Gracie

2010-07-26T08:40:00.003-05:00

What I had to go on for this one was: Pink, Purple, Girly, & Butterflies. So here it is:

Details:
I used my Gypsy & Cricut to design the letter.
I painted the letter then stamped butterflies & flowers w/ acrylic paint to make a background.
Cartridges used: A Child's Year (Name), Graphically Speaking (Butterfly - lower left), Tinkerbell & Friends (Butterflies - 2 on the right)
It's hard to see in the pic, but there are 2 layers of the name. The lower layer is purple & the top is pink. They are just a little off set. I used my Cuttlebug w/ an embossing folder for the pink layer of the name. I also added some pink & purple rhinestones at the top & bottom for some extra sparkle & accents. All pieces & the letter is sealed with Krylon Preserve It.
Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

Wall Letter: E - Elise

2010-07-23T08:07:00.004-05:00

Here's yet another wall letter. This one is for a little girl that is 8 years old. She likes soccer, dogs, & butterflies. Her room is a peachy color. This is the letter that I came up with to represent her. Sorry the pic doesn't show some of the detail. I used water colors to tint the flowers & give them some shading & dimension. I also added some Glossy Accents and MS Fine Crystal Glitter to the edges of the flowers to make them look dewey & sparkle. Also the eyes on the dogs are glossy too (the dalmatian's don't even show up in the pic).

Details:

Cartridges Used: Accent Essentials & George & Basic Shapes (Flowers), George & Basic Shapes (Name), Everyday Paper Dolls (Grass & Brown Dog), Create A Critter (Dalmatian & Butterflies), & Sports Mania (Soccer Ball)

Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

New Blog Look

2010-07-21T12:17:00.000-05:00

Hi,
I am trying a new blog look. For some reason my previous blog design was going to disappear on Friday. I was using Cutest Blog On The Block. So then I started looking at the new Blogger templates & settled on this one. I also finally figured out how to add pages, so I did some work on that too. Please post comments to let me know what you think.
Thanks,
Lori
Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

Dream BIG Frame

2010-07-20T10:20:00.006-05:00

My niece & Godchild just made 2 years old. I wanted to make something for her that I had not done before. I had picked up a couple of frames when they were on sale & wanted to make something different. Everything for her since she has been born has revolved around butterflies. So I thought about a scenic picture & this is what I came up with. It was fairly easy considering I don't really scrapbook. Because of that, I didn't leave a place for a picture, but this can always be modified. I just thought this would be cute hanging in her room.
Also being entered into Made By Momo's Tuesday Challenge.

Details:
I used my Gypsy and Cricut to design & create this frame. I used lots & lots of carts on this project & lots of inking. I use a wood grain stamp on the trunk if the tree. I had to cut the tree out 3 times, twice in brown & once in tan. I cut the swing seat off of the extra brown one & the ropes off of the tan one.
Cricut Carts. Used: Just Because Cards (Sun & Tree), Everyday Paper Dolls (Clouds), Stamping (Birds & Butterfly - right), Create A Critter (grass), Gypsy Wanderings (Butterfly - lower left), Graphically Speaking (Butterfly - upper left), Walk in My Garden (Sunflowers), Home Accents (dream), A Child's Year (BIG)
Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

Just Because Cards: Thanks A Melon

2010-07-20T09:54:00.003-05:00

I made this card for my daughter's principle. I wanted to give her a thank you card for all of her help.
This is a pedestal or easel card.
You start with a piece of cardstock that is 4.25 x 11. Score it at 2 3/4 & 5.5. Then have some coordinating (or the same) cardstock that measures 4.25 x 5.5. Fold the larger piece of cardstock in half - this is your card base. Adhere the smaller cardstock to the front of the larger folded piece (it should have the score line at 2 3/4. Now fold up the front & you will see how it will stand up. You will have to add something to the bottom piece to hold the card up. See below:

Details:
I used my Gypsy and Cricut to design & create this card. The only cart that was used on this card was Just Because Cards Cartridge. I inked everything and added doodling, faux stitching, & dots with my white gel pen. For the bottom piece I welded the 4 watermelon bases together then layered the other pieces.
Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

Note Card Set (12) Bird & Monogram

2010-07-20T09:42:00.006-05:00

I made this set of note cards & envelopes for my daughter's principle. I had made her a set for Teacher Appreciation Week a couple of years ago when she was my daughter's teacher. We are having a hard time right now & she is helping us out. She wanted another set of cards & wanted to buy them. But for all of her help, I made them & am giving them to her as a thank you gift. These are different than the ones I gave her before. I hope my techniques have improved since then. The other ones were really simple. These were not difficult, but I think they have a little more style. HERE are the first ones that I made for her.

Details:
I used my Gypsy and Cricut to design & create this set.
Cartridges Used: Gypsy Font (Monogram), Just Because Cards (Envie & Bird Sticker - Not Shown), Create A Critter (Bird & Branch), Home Decor (Scallop Circle & Circle), All Mixed Up (Title Name)
Cuttlebug with Swiss Dots Embossing Folder
MS Doily Border Punch for the bag closure.
I inked all of the pieces and added ribbon with a single knot as an accent.

Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

Alexis' 10 (Golden) Birthday Party Favors

2010-07-12T11:11:00.002-05:00

For my daughter's birthday this year we decided to do something different. Instead of having a party, she invited just 4 of her friends. We took them to the movie & then to a nail salon to get their nails done. It was so nice. All of the girls got along so well. They thoroughly enjoyed the movie & especially the nail salon.
Here is a pic of the party favors.

I made the purse using the Forever Young Cricut Cartridge The emblem & fingernail polish came from the same cartridge. The light pink oval on the emblem was run through the Cuttlebug using the Swiss Dots Embossing Folder. I added some liquid embossing on the red part of the fingernail polish bottle to make it look like glass. I picked up the little bottles of polish & lip gloss from Wal-Mart. It all fit great & they loved them.
Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

Camera Photo Album & Fleur De Lis Candle Bowl

2010-07-12T08:50:00.003-05:00

A very good friend of ours was having some visitors in from out of town. It was their first visit to see them & to our city. She had asked me to make something for them as a memento. For the mother she wanted to give her one of my candle dishes that I etched with fleur-de-lis. I used the fleur-de-lis on the Wild Card Cricut Cartridge.

The daughter likes to take a lot of pictures. So I figured I would make a photo album. It had 10 pages (front & back) that I made out of water color paper and painted with acrylic paints. I then painted cardstock and adhered it to the pages, so that it added room for at least 3 pics per page. The front & back covers were made from corrugated cardboard that I cut up from a box. I painted each of these with white Gesso & then acrylic paints.

The pages & covers are 5x7. The cardstock is 4.5 x 12 & folded so that each part of the cardstock can fit a 4x6 picture or journaling if she wishes.

I cut the camera pieces & painted them with acrylic paint as well. I added her initials & a fleur de lis as a symbol of our city. I used heat embossing with UTEE on the fleur de lis to make it glossy & to add dimension.

Cartridges Used: Create A Critter (Camera), Accent Essentials (Fleur de lis), Cuttin' Up (Initials), George & Basic Shapes (Background Rectangle for the initials)
All pieces of the camera were cut from water color paper & painted with acrylic paint. After assembling the camera, I sealed it with Krylon Preserve It. I then added the fleur de lis that was heat embossed with UTEE to add dimension & shine.
Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

Set of 3 Tags: Ahoy Matey!!

2010-07-02T15:58:00.000-05:00

This set of tags would be great for a baby boy's shower to birthday. They would also be great for any nautical themed party or gift. I made these for 2 challenges. 1) Paper Playtime: Fit the theme "Ahoy Matey!"
2) Papertake Weekly: "In Stitches", real, fake, faux, or doodles

Details:
I used my Gypsy & Cricut to design & create these tags.
Cartridges Used: Life Is A Beach & Tags, Bags, Boxes, & More
Faux Stitching w/ a white gel pen
Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

Alexis' Birthday Invitation

2010-07-01T09:37:00.001-05:00

Alexis helped in designing & putting together her invitations this year. She is not having a party this year, but she is inviting a couple of frineds to get their nails done (hence - the nail polish) & then a movie or swimming. She picked the colors Pink & Black (it looks brown in the pic). We used the Cricut Markers to outline the polich & the wording. We used gold acrylic paint to color the center of the flower & the top for the polish. She was extremely happy with the finished product.
On the back we stamped on white cardstock the information.

Details:
We used the Gypsy & Cricut to design & create the invitation.
Cartridges Used: Ashlyn's Alphabet (Wording), Forever Young (Fingernail Polish)

Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

Embossed Flowers Sketch Card

2010-07-01T09:24:00.000-05:00

I made this card for 2 Sketches 4 You Challenge #55. It was super fun to do. I had not heat embossed stamps in a while so it was fun to get back to that. I distressed all of the edges using my Cricut Spatula ( a technique that I learned from Momo.) Thanks

Details:
I used my Gypsy & Cricut to design & create this card. I used my G to layout & size all of the pieces. So them it was just quicker to have my Cricut cut all of the pieces than to do it by hand.
I used a stamp set by Studio G, Versamark, & Stampendous Embossing Powder.

Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

Uncle Sam Hat Card

2010-07-01T09:00:00.001-05:00

This card is playing double duty for challenges too.
1) The Cuttlebug Spot: Celebrate Independence Day Challenge
2) Fantabulous Cricut: 4th of July Project

Details:
I used my Gypsy & Cricut to design & create this card
George & Basic Shapes & Stand & Salute Cartridges were used. I welded the white rectangle to the USA border.
Cuttlebug with the Stars Embossing Folder

Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori

Simple Flower Tag

2010-07-01T08:15:00.000-05:00

This tag was made for 2 challenges.
1) Paper Cutz Challenge #47: Make any project incorporating either circles, stars, or squares. So on this one I used all three.
2) My Pink Stamper: Robyn gave a color challenge. The colors to use were Pink, Orange, Brown, & Green. At first, I thought "No Way!!!" But, after seeing all of the sample projects, it didn't seem so bad. Also, Craft Junkie Too was asked to be a guest designer for this challenge. On her blog she has a prize for this challenge.
So click on over to all 3 blogs to check out every one's great work & join in on the fun.

Details:
I used my Gypsy and Cricut to design & create this project.
Cartridges used: Plantin Schoolbook (Tag), George & Basic Shapes (Star), Forever Young (Flower & Circle)
Cuttlebug with the Spots & Dots Embossing folder
Fastenator
Ribbon
MS Glitter
Thanks for looking. Questions & comments are always welcomed. Lori