Card Workshop Night!

It is finally here!  My first "official" card workshop is tonight, and let me tell you--I AM STOKED!!!  Is that a word anymore?  Well, now it is the word of the day!  When I first started my blog I would post a "Word of the Day," and it has somehow been drowned out by crafts, go figure.  ;)  Well, it is back, and the Word of the Day is STOKED! 

We will be making the Stella Trio tonight with one of my favorite paper packs.  You can see this adorable card set in this post from a while back. 

Now, here is a sneak peak at my next blog post:

I wonder what I can do with these awesome prints made from my Cricut Imagine?  Tune in next time to find out! 

Where did my crafty time go?

Oh bother.  I suppose it was bound to happen.  I have the after-Christmas-break-blues.  Sigh.  Anywho, there is a great group of gals putting together their noodles and pinning away on Pintrest to create the Cricut Boards!  This is something I can sink my teeth into for sure even if I can't create to my heart's content right now.  Click up above on the word Pintrest to see my boards!  I have a few photos of my projects to upload here so that I can get them propperly pinned.  The word of the day is PINTREST!  Goodness, it is a time-sucking black hole if you let it!  *giggle*  Like you have any control over it once you start, ladies!  ;)

OK, first up is a coolio little game I made for my baby girl's 7th birthday party.  RJ is TOTALLY into Disney's Cars, so I bought myself an Expression and the Cars Cart!  Wahoooie!  Here is Pin the Tow on Mater...

Next up we have the goodie bags I made for my big P's class Christmas celebration.  It is a bag from the CTMH Art Philosophy Cart.   I just made it as big as I could in the Cricut Craft Room.  Then I stamped it with baby Jesus, glittered up the star with my gold stickles, and topped it with some stretched out cotton balls.  The snowflake name tags are from Martha Stewart Seasonal Cake art, I believe.

That is all for tonight!  I will be back for more pinning posts...

Quick Birthday Card

So much for my great start!  There was definitely more time for crafting over the girls' Christmas break.  *sighs heavily*  Now it is back to reality.  Here is a card I made for my mother's birthday coming up.  I was supposed to use my oldest papers for a challenge in the Use Your Stash thread in the Cricut Circle.  I chickened out by using the white side of them in my Imagine!  I just couldn't use the plaids and florals that I found...so why is it that I have kept them this long????  Yep--I am a craft hoarder for sure.  The word of the day is hoarder.  I have tons of supplies that I don't use, yet cannot seem to part with for whatever reason. 

Here is the card before I forget, lol:

I used A Child's Year for most of the cuts except for the lettering which I used the MS Seasonal Cake Art cart for.  I also used Hopscotch and Imagine More to fill in the patterns.  I am not exactly thrilled with how the lettering turned out, but I was short on time.  I had created the entire layout on CCR (cricut craft room), but it would not work for me at the time I needed to make it.  Instead, I was left with doing it on the Imagine screen, so sizing was a big issue.  It turned out a bit on the playful side, but a bit off too.  Teaches me to not procrastinate, I suppose!

Happy New Year!

I just HAD to pop on here to close out the year.  Also, I need to share that my gift bags with the ornament tags are the project of the day on the Cricut Circle Blog!  I am so giddy right now, even if it isn't that big of a deal, lol!  What a way to end the year!  The word of the day is giddy--because I am!   The next bags I have to make are for my girlies' school Valentine's Day parties.  I cannot wait to get started.  I even already bought the stuff at Michael's yesterday.  I just LOVE the combination of pinks and reds with brown and white, so we will see what I can come up with...

I wish each of you God's richest blessing in the year to come.  Hope to see you around here too!   Happy scrappin' in 2012!

*EDIT*   I logged on this morning(1/1/12), and it was still up so I pinched myself and took some pics!  ;)

On a side note, my little green guy needs a name...any suggestions?

Another Wrap!

Happy days after Christmas to you and yours!  I have been busy still with wrapping for two more get-togethers, so not quite finished and I am secretly glad. ;)  Here are some gift tags that I decorated with my Cricut Imagine that my MIL got me for Christmas this year.  Side note:  I LOVE MY IMAGINE!!!!  It is amazing!  The word of the day is Imagine! *stares off into the distance and sighs*

 I used images and prints from the Snow Angel Cartridge.  I love the colors on this one.

 After I finished the flowers, I realized they were not quite done...

 So...WALLA!  I added some dimension and bling.

 This flower center is cut from the Flower Shoppe Cartridge.  It was left over from another project.  Did I ever mention my little habit of keeping all my scraps?  So now you know why!

I cannot wait to get together with my friends for our celebration this year!

Cricut Circle Weekly Challenge Entry--Ornament with Glitter

Four more days, my friends!  I am happily getting ready for Christmas and just about finished.  Except for the wrapping, lol.  That is the one part I always dread.  Did I get the same amount of gifts for each child?  What did I do with that one present?  How did I end up with three of these???  Yep--those and other questions always develop at some point during the "Wrapping Procedure."  Let's just say the word of the day is "wrapping."  Cool.  Now let's move on.  ;)


So, I finally finished my ornament for the Circle weekly challenge.  I used three different snowflakes from the Winter Lace Cartridge.  I kind of made this one up as I went along, but I really do like it!  I like my glitter in moderation, lol, so used my stickles to add bits of glitter and even cut a glitter paper for the first time in my E2!  Worked well--except for the wonky circles of course.  The top snowflake is two tone light blue, the middle is white, and the lower one is on a silver metallic paper that I love.  I used glue dots to hold the papers together on the top snowflake for strength.  I used my trusty Liquid Glass from CTMH to keep the other two together as they are 3D cuts.  Also used that to run the thread down the sides to connect them all!  Love that stuff!  I hope you like it!

 Here are the close-ups of each snowflake:

Tomorrow is my Second Munchkin's 10th birthday.  She is such a huge blessing to our family and is a lover of everyone.  Smooches to you P!  Keep on shining your light!

Cricut Circle Monthly Challenge Entry--Gift Wrapping!

Two days in a row!  I better pace myself here, lol.  I finally made some good progress on the goodie bags for RJ's class.  This has been a really fun project--and it is for CHRISTmas, so I cannot help but get excited.  The word of the day is CHRISTmas.  That's right, I said it--because that is what it is.  Get it straight, people!

Now, back to the entry *puts soapbox in corner for later.*  Here it is:

 Three down, 9 to go!

Here is a close-up of the tags.  I used the Martha Stewart Seasonal Cake Cart for the snowflake cut at 2.75 and the George and Basic Shapes cart for the green circle cut at the same size.  Not too wonky considering it was on my E2.  I also used the Cuttlebug Snowflake folder on the white paper after I cut them out.  The scallopy edge on the bag topper is from my fabulous new Paper Trimmings cart!  Gotta love the Circle.  The other ornaments and stocking are from the Close to My Heart cart that I am getting for CHRISTmas.  Yes, you read that right.  I took the cart out before I wrapped it--no one will know!  Don't judge.  ;)

Here is a fun little shot of my workspace during this busy season.  Now, where did my chocolate go?

Cricut Circle Weekly Challenge Entry

OK, so here we go with trying to post a picture, lol.  Let's see if this works...

Wow!  I think it might be good to go!  Anyway...my neighbor's mom passed away after a 10 year battle with breast cancer.  I made this card for her for my entry.  Really do wish I had another reason to make a project.  The word of the day is cancer.  It sucks.  It sucks for everyone.  :(

Here We GO!

Welcome to my blog!  Just using this right now as a host for my contest entries, but who knows.  The possibilities are endless! 

The word of the day is:  blessed.  I am blessed.  Thank you, God, for the many blessings you have trusted me with from my family and friends to the roof I have over my head.  May I forever count them and give You the glory!  Amen!