Handyman Birthday Card

My son has his own renovation business so I just had to make him a fun card for his 30 something birthday!

Using Everyday Paper Dolls, I cut the carpenter out at 3.5 inches with all the layers.

I sponged the edges, accented the cut lines with my white gel pen, stamped the face with a Peachy Keen stamp, used some bright Stampin Up paper and a few brads and added a sentiment that I made on the computer. Simple but just right for a guy with a good sense of fun :)

As always, thanks for stoppin by :)

Sophie Cards

I received my Cricut Circle cartridge - Sophie - and I  couldn't wait to open and give it a go. I must say there are lots of great cuts and cards on this one.

I decided to try the bird cage and matching card for my project today. I set everything up in Cricut Craftroom and it was pretty easy. I'm still not as comfortable with it as I am with my Gypsy, but I guess it will just take more practice :)

Because I cut four of everything and all the cuts were usable I ended up making a set, which I don't do often. I still can't make all of them EXACTLY the same...maybe someday.....

I set the card base to a width of 4.25 and length went to 8.5 ( or very close to) automatically - with the chain highlighted. The bird cage and layers were cut at 3". The only thing I would stress with using the Craftroom is to change the pressure each time you cut a new project. I cut using my E2 and after I upped the pressure, the bird cages cut out very smoothly. I think you can cut the liner from the cartridge also but I just used my paper trimmer. Cardstock and stamps are Stampin Up.

I will be doing some more things from Sophie.... it has lots of doilies that I want to try.

As always, thanks for stopping by :)

Challenge #2

This weeks challenge at Crafting When We Can  is to use this sketch:

And is being sponsored by Spesch Designer Stamps . 

The image I am using is the Little Elf by Sylvia.

I colored this little cutie with the following Copics :

E000

E00

Y06

Y11

Y21

Y35

B21

B28

BV00

BV01

G14

RV00

Rv02

Other supplies used:

Stampin Up card stock, ink and punches

Paper Trey Ink stamp

DCWV Recyled Stack

Cuttlebug Forest Branches embossing folder

Ribbon from my stash

I hope you will stop by,  play along and check out all the other amazing projects by our design team.

As always, thanks for stopping by :)

Miss Ewe

I finally got my new (3rd) Imagine and couldn't wait to try it out (so far so good).


The Image is from Imagine More Cards and is cut with all the layers at 4 inches. The card base is a 4 1/4 " square. I used the corner punch from Stampin Up, white gel pen and white pearl pen. I sponged the edges and called it done!

As always, thanks for stopping by :)

Calendar Note Box

Happy Friday ! It has been a long couple of weeks here in the northeast, but today the sun came out and you could just see the relief in everyone's faces. If we can see a few days of sunshine and no rain, it will start to dry out around here :)


Isn't this the just a wonderfully useful, yet decorative Calendar Note Box?  I found the directions on Splitcoast Stampers by member DandI93... you can find the directions here .... thanks you DandI93 !!

The supplies I used are mostly Stampin Up. I stamped the flowers several times then cut out the different layers. The calendar is a file I made. If anyone would like the file, just leave me a comment with your email or email me. It's an Excel file so you can customize the background colors to your liking.


I'm already making my present list for the holidays :)


As always, thanks for stopping by :)

Our First Challenge

Today is the launch of Crafting When You Can Challenges ! How exciting for all of us on the Design Team and I hope for all of you as well ! Our first challenge is being sponsored by Fresh Brewed Designs, where you can find lots of fun and different digital stamps. Thank you, Fresh Brewed Designs !

Because this is my 1st challenge as part of a design team, I decided to really push myself and try something completely new for me .. Paper Piecing.. I attached my 2 patterned papers to my copy paper with removable adhesive and printed the image once on each paper. I cut out the parts I wanted from each one and attached to my image with a Zig Glue pen. Then I colored the rest with Copics and cut it all out... Easy !


The rest of the card uses all Stampin Up paper and corner punch. The edge punch is Martha Stewart. I sponged all the edges with Stampin Up Rich Razzleberry ink, added some green rhinestones and Voila... My 1st Design Team Challenge card!


I hope you like it and please leave and and all questions in the comment section... I love comments! 


As always, thanks for stopping by :)

Crafting When We Can Design Team

Well, tomorrow is the big day.... the launch of the new challenge blog ..  Crafting When We Can Challenges !
Here is a list of the rest of design team. I hope you will visit them all as they are an amazingly talented group of ladies!

Ang - http://psychangelshaven.blogspot.com
April - http://aprilsalley.blogspot.com
Carol C - http://craftycrofty.blogspot.com
Carol D - http://cmdesign-cmdesign.blogspot.com
Jamie - http://craftygirl21.blogspot.com
Janet - http://www.sonnetdesigns.blogspot.com
Jovita - http://everydaylifeinmymind.blogspot.com
Lyn - http://mickeysmate.blogspot.com 
Poppet - http://poppet-craftingwhenican.blogspot.com

Hope to see you here tomorrow !!

Holy Cow!!

I have seen this sort of post LOTS of times and never really thought I would be making one of my own ...


I am now a Design Team Member for the new challenge blog Crafting When We Can Challenges !!!!!  I can't tell you how excited I am about this! I think my daughters are almost as excited as I am. They were both jumping up and down and doing more than a little hollering... and they are grown up young ladies :)


I hope you all will come by on Sunday, Sept 4th   to see my first project for this awesome new challenge. I have made a card that I am so happy with and can't wait to share it with you.

Crafting When We Can Challenges

As always, thanks for stopping by :)

Diaper Tricycle

Hello everyone! This is my mom's blog, she is the crafty one in the family, but it's amazing how my talent can be drawn out just by watching her work on her projects.

I had a baby shower to go to this weekend and already had a diaper cake made for the mother-to-be. Mom sent me a link to a blog with this diaper tricycle by Paulette at http://www.scrapalette.blogspot.com/. So I took apart the diaper cake and made this tricycle. Let me tell you this was a huge hit at the party. When I told the mother-to-be and her mom that I used size 3 diapers so you can have it on display in the baby's room. Her mom told her NOT to take it apart ever! I guess they really liked it! Her brother is having a baby in a couple months, I think I am going to make one for them too.

The directions call for size 1 diapers, but I like using larger sizes so they don't take it apart right away, but bigger diapers means bigger bike. I had to use a swattling blanket to keep the tires together instead of a receiving blanket.

Thank you for stopping by and checking out my first contribution to the blog. Now that I know how easy this is I have to go find more of my projects to post.

Thank you, Kate

New Challenge Blog DT Call

I ran across the following info from Crafty Girl 21 about a new challenge site and design team call.

I keep submitting my work for DT's and one of these times I'm going to make it :)

Here's the scoop:

Crafting When We Can is a fantastic new challenge blog that will be launching hopefully the beginning of September 2011. We will be a fortnightly/bi-weekly challenge blog. There are only 4 of us at the moment and we're looking for a few more talented crafters to join us!

Commitments:
* Be able to work as part of a team.
* Meet deadlines.
* Post on your fellow DT's cards, and on an assigned number of entrants projects.
* Make a creation/project for every challenge, bare in mind this is one card every two weeks.
* Join in with any blog hops or other events running during your term.
* Commit to a 3 month period.
* Have fun!

In return:
* You will be a part of a fantastic, friendly team.
* Gain or add to your DT experience.
* Get some freebies from sponsors when offered, please note you will be required to use these images if we are given them free.

If you are interested in entering our DT Call there are two simple steps to enter:
* Firstly publish a post on your personal blog with information about this DT Call and our launch. Including 3-5 samples of your favourite/best projects. Then link your post up in the linky tool below.
* Secondly please e-mail a brief statement about yourself and any DT experience you have to craftingwhenwecan@gmail.com. If you do not have any DT experience please still enter! We welcome everyone to enter in this call.

Here are a few of my 'favorite projects.

Thanks for stopping by :)