Catching up in the scraproom

It's been an amazingly busy summer! I started looking for a job the week before school started. Well, woops - I got a call to work before the week was up! Better watch what you wish for. Luckily, I get a couple of days off during the week, so this week I played catch up on some paper crafting.

This is a page I made this week using My Mind's Eye's Laundry Line "Sundress". I just love the soft vintage design and the touch of glitter in some of the pages. I used the "Ashlyn's Alphabet" Cricut Cartridge for the title, butterfly and the scalloped shape behind the photo.

I cut the butterfly and title in cream cardstock, then used Tattered Angels' Glimmer Mist in Candy Apple Red on the shapes. It mimics the glitter n the papers.








Have a wonderful weekend and thanks for stopping by.

Vintage, Tattered and colorful

My April assignment for Creative Xpress was to use Tattered Angels' Glimmer Mists in conjunction with Cricut or Cuttlebug creations. I had so much fun doing this. I cut the shapes and titles from cardstock, and used Glimmer Mist sprays on them.







I used papers from My Minds Eye's Bellezo collection, along with the Graphically Speaking cricut carts, the Vintage Die Set (photocorners) and Butterflies Cut & Emboss Set by Cuttlebug and Glimmer Mists (Wheatfield and Candy Apple Red).

For the cards, I cut the flowers from the Home Accents and Wild Card Cricut cartridge. The papers are Bloom from My Minds Eye (I just LOVE the colors in this collection). The background was embossed with the Cuttlebug and the Floral Fantasy Embossing Folder.






You can see the tutorials for these projects here on the CX Blog

Thanks for stopping by! Have a great weekend1

Discover...

Discover: 1) to make known or visible : display
2)a: to obtain sight or knowledge of for the first time : find

I recently had the task of finding ways to be creative with the Cricut and Cuttlebug. My assignment for Creative Xpress was to create a layout and use these tools to create any embellishments other than buttons, brads, ribbon or jewels. (basically, anything that CAN be made with these tools, must be). Here's what I came up with:








Most of the elements were made with the Cricut Graphically Speaking and Accent Essentials Cartridge. The papers are Basic Grey. The butterflies were made using the Cuttlebug dies and embossing folder.

That's all for today. Looking forward to this weekend. Tonight I'm making Mexican Wedding Cake for a family gathering tomorrow. Have a great day!

Cricut, Stamping and Punches

I've just been playing around a bit with my Cricut and a new punch. I was browsing thru Michael's this week and saw a beautiful lace border punch. I had to have it. If you read one of my previous posts, you saw where I was doing some "fall" cleaning and trying to use up some of my older papers on cards. What fun that can be!


Papers are from Fancy Pants and Basic Grey. I used the Home Accents Cricut Cartridge for the apple. I love this apple! I especially love it because it makes great cards for teachers as well as for other things. The stamps are from Odd Bird Planet.

This card uses my fancy smancy lacy border punch from Martha Stewart. Isn't it just FUN! I did two layers of border in different papers. Papers are Basic Grey and KI Memories. Apple from Home Accents (Cricut) and stamp is from Odd Bird Planet. (Oh - I found the border punch online. It's called the Doily Lace Edger Punch and you can get it at Emma's Paperie at the moment)


Last card for today. I used more Basic Grey papers, Martha Stewart lacey border punch, stamp from Odd Bird Planet and the flowers were cut from the Cricut Plantin Schoolbook cartridge. I used a gel pen on the stamped letters.

I'm having a blast trying to get some cards done with my pre-cut papers AND I'm finally using up those papers that I just "had" to save for something special. Yeah - I know you know what I'm talking about. hmmmmmmmmm. I'll leave you with that thought. :)

Oh - and one more thing. Don't you love peeks!!! Here's a peek of the Lime Tart November Full Tart. Doesn't that just look yummy!!


Thanks for stopping by and happy creating!