Celebrate - CPS 224

Welcome!!  When I saw sketch 224 at CPS this week I knew that I wanted to create this card with it.  I was also inspired by the Color Inspiration Challenge #6 on the Paper Crafts blog.  I used my Cricut and A Child's Year for the die cut image and a fun little SRM Sticker.

      Supplies:
        Cardstock: Stampin' Up! (black, white, red), Bazzill (blue)
        Die cut: Cricut with A Child's Year cartridge
        Sticker: SRM Stickers
        Circle Punch: Stampin' Up!
        Twine: Stampin' Up!
        Other: sewing machine and thread

So, do you have any fun plans this weekend??  My kids are looking forward to the parade and fireworks.  We will probably throw some burgers on the grill and have a BBQ, too.

Hugs,
Amy

Fun Patriotic Card

Here is a fun 4th of July card that was on the SRM Stickers blog last week.  I used some older Doodlebug papers from an older Apron Strings Designs kit and these fab SRM Stickers that matched perfectly.  I added some stitching, a few little button stars to the tag, some yummy ribbon, and a fun button on the bow.

So, tell me, what projects are you working on right now??  I am working on a couple of design team projects along with a couple of challenges I hope to enter this week.  How about you??

Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment.  Don't forget to check out the items I have FOR SALE.  I will be adding some more items by the end of the week.

Hugs,
Amy

Altered CD Mini Album with a Mini Tutorial

Here is a mini album that I made out of some of the many old CDs that we have in a box next to the computer.  My hubby says that he should sell them to be used in skeet shooting, but I convinced him that I can make some fab things with them like this super cute mini album. I used my Cricut Expression to cut the circles that are covering the CDs and the Paisley cartridge to cut the layered flowers.  I also used the wonderful Viva Decor Pearl Pens to accent the pages in my mini album.  Click on the pics to view them larger.

Pages 1 and 2

Pages 3 and 4

Pages 5 and 6

Pages 7 and 8

Pages 9 and 10

Back Cover

Here is a mini tutorial on how to cover the CDs:

Step 1: Gather your supplies. 
               You will need a CD, 5 inch circle cut out of patterned paper,
               Scor-Tape, and sandpaper

Step 2: Place strips of Scor-Tape to the outside edge of the CD

Step 3: Adhere the 5 inch circle over the CD and then sand off the edge that overlaps the CD.  This gives it a perfect distressed finish and fits the CD perfectly.

Step 4: Decorate the finished CD page and then bind to other completed pages with your favorite binding machine.

I just love the Scor-Tape.  It works fabulously for those hard to adhere projects and it was the perfect adhesive for this project.  I also love to use it to secure ribbon to projects (like the ribbon on page 2 of the mini album above).  I have never had any other adhesive hold ribbon to paper as well as the Scor-Tape does.

Another of my new favorite items is the Viva Decor Pearl Pen.  It works fabulously to add a perfect dimensional accent to any card, scrapbook page, or mini album.  It even is a fabulous accent for clothing as shown by other members of the ScrapbookPal design team.  Here I used the Gold color to accent the butterfly body and also the butterfly trail (on page 6 of the mini album):

Here I used the Silver color to add a center to the flower on the cover of the mini album:

To create this flower, I cut out 4 different sizes on my Cricut Expression with the Paisley cartridge.  I then rolled the petals and then pinched the ends a little.  I then covered with some Mod Podge and when they were dry, I spritzed a little Glimmer Mist onto them.  I layered and adhered them together with some Glue Dots and then added a little punched flower to the middle along with the Viva Decor Pearl Pen center.

Supplies:
      Cardstock, patterned paper, ribbon, felt flowers: Stampin' Up!
      Die Cuts: Cricut Expression with George and Basic Shapes and Paisley carts
      Stickers: SRM Stickers
      Punches: Stampin' Up! (scallops, corner rounder, flowers),
          Martha Stewart (butterflies)
      Pearl accents: Viva Decor Pearl Pens
      Adhesive: Scor-Tape, Glue Dots, Scotch ATG
      White gel pen: Sakura
      Binding system: Bind It All
      Other: CDs, buttons, paper clips, Glimmer Mist

I hope you enjoy my mini album and tutorial!!  Have a fabulous day!!

Amy

A Quick Summer Card

Here is a quick card that I put together with the scraps from the June Smaller Than A Bread box kit from Apron Strings Designs that I shared with you in this previous post.  These are the left over scraps from Echo Park along with a wonderful SRM Sticker.  Doesn't this paper just scream summer?!?  I hand cut the kite by drawing on the back of the patterned paper with a pencil first and then just cut it out with scissors.  I added a little crochet thread and some "ribbons" I cut from paper for the kite tail.  It only took me about 15 minutes to create this fun card. 

I hope that you will check back tomorrow.  I have a fabulous project that I made for the ScrapbookPal blog along with a mini tutorial that I will also be sharing here.

I just added a For Sale page on my blog.  I will be updated it regularly with products that I have for sale.  Click the link at the top of the page or you can CLICK HERE to see what I have for sale.

Thanks for stopping by and leaving comments!!  They always help to make my day!!

Hugs,
Amy

Apron Strings Designs June Small than a Breadbox Kit

Finally, here we are at summer time.  Ya know, I was beginning to wonder if it was going to come with all the wet and cold weather we have been having here.  I, for one, am happy to see the sun and the warmth.  I was so happy to get to play with these fun and summery papers in the new June Smaller Than A Breadbox kit from Apron Strings Designs. 

This first summery set is with the fun Echo Park Summer Days papers:

This next layout is with the Cosmo Cricket Social Club papers:

And these last two layouts are from the Crate Paper Emma's Shoppe Collection} Fabrics:

Everything in these kits were wonderful to work with and truly inspired me to get creative.  Hop on over to Apron Strings Designs to get your hands on one of these fabulous kits before they sell out.

Hugs,
Amy

{Make A Wish!} Wands with Cricut and SRM Stickers

I have had lots of fun playing around with the fun tubes and wands from SRM Stickers.  Here I created this rainbow wand filled with Skittles candies.  I made the rainbow with my Cricut and Hello Kitty cartridge.  The {Make A Wish!} sticker is from SRM Stickers.  I had the tubes already filled with the Skittles and thought that it looked like a rainbow already, so I decided to finish off the tubes with a rainbow and some sunshine with the yellow ribbon.

I added a star from SRM Stickers to the lid:

I also added some pen stitches around the parts of the rainbow and then finished it off with this fabulous {Make A Wish!} sticker from SRM.

      Supplies:
        Cardstock - scraps from Stampin' Up!, Bazzill, Provo Craft
        Die cut - Cricut with Hello Kitty Greetings cartridge
        Stickers and Wand - SRM Stickers
        Ribbon - Stampin' Up!
        Pen - Zig
        Other - Skittles candy

You can hop on over to the SRM Stickers blog to see what other fun projects the design team has done with the tubes and wands today.  Thanks for stopping by!!

ETA:  I am adding this to the Blue Cricket Design show and tell linking pary.

Hugs,
Amy

How Sweet It Is With My Craft Spot

Hello friends!!  Here is a card that I created for the current challenge "How Sweet It Is" on My Craft Spot this week.  I used my Cricut and Birthday Bash cartridge to cut this fun ice cream sunday and the Once Upon A Princess for the label.  I used my cuttlebug and D'vine Swirls on the whipping cream and I added some glossy glaze to the glass and spoon on the image and then topped it all off with a yummy bow and fun button.  I stamped a sentiment from My Sweet Sentiments - Set #2 from My Craft Spot that goes perfectly with this image.

      Supplies:
        Cardstock - Stampin' Up! (white, blue, brown, green),
            Wausau (pink, white, turquoise)
        Pattern Paper - My Minds Eye
        Die cuts - Cricut with Birthday Bash and
            Once Upon A Princess cartridges
        Stamps - My Craft Spot
        Glaze - Ranger
        Scallop Punch - Stampin' Up!
        Ink - Stampin' Up!
        Pens: Stampin' Up! (brown), Sakura (white)
        Embossing - Cuttlebug with D'vine Swirls
        Other - ribbon, button

Hop on over to My Craft Spot to join us this week and also to see what wonderful prize is up for grabs.  Thanks for stopping by!!

Hugs,

Happy Father's Day

I would like to wish all the Dads out there a very Happy Father's Day!!  I have been blessed with my two wonderful dads (one here and one in heaven), my grandfather who played a huge roll in my life, and also my hubby who is an excellent father to our three little kids. 

Today I am going to share a card with you that I created with my Cricut and some fabulous SRM Stickers.  I will be giving this to my dad today.  Both of my dads and even my grandfather love(d) to fish and I think that they all would love this card......it's no wonder that I love to fish.  Some of my fondest memories of each of my dads and my grandfather is fishing with them.

      Supplies:
        Cardstock - Stampin Up (deer), Paper Company (kraft),
            Bazzill (grass), Wausau (blue)
        Die cuts - Cricut
        Stickers - SRM Stickers
        Pen - Stampin' Up!
        Other - crochet thread, button

We are headed out to a family BBQ (in the rain even).  What are you doing to celebrate the dad(s) in your life today??

A Rainbow Bright Congrats

Happy Wednesday everyone!!  I hope that you are having a fabulous week.  I am enjoying the sunshine that we have had recently.....who knew how refreshing it can be when there is a blue sky all day?!?  I was in such a great mood, I decided to make this happy card for the Tuesday Trigger - Rainbow Bright on Moxie Fab World.  I was inspired by the beautiful color display and so I tried to duplicate it in my card.

Here is the trigger photo:

Pinterest

Here is something funny that happened when we were driving home from town yesterday that I want to share with you.  As we were coming to a traffic light my 2 year old says "Hurry mommy, it is gonna turn PURPLE!" I replied with "I hope not, I wouldn't know what to do if it turned purple." Without missing a beat, my 5 year old yells "YOU FLY!!"  After I collected myself, I said "I don't know how to fly a 4-Runner."  My 5 year old then explained "You just honk the horn 100 times and then it flies!"   I just love my kids!!

What funny things have you heard a kid say recently??

      Supplies:
        Cardstock: Stampin' Up!, The Paper Company (kraft)
        Sticker: SRM Stickers
        Embossing: Cuttlbug with Swiss Dots embossing folder
        Flower: Prima
        Black dots: Viva Decor Pearl Pen
        Other: embroidery floss, button, sewing machine and thread

Hugs,

Flip Flop Kit in a Tube

How fun would it be to have a girls night this summer and give one of these to each of your friends?? 

I found that the little Bon Bons nail polishes fit perfectly into the SRM Sticker tubes along with a little mani-pedi kit from the grocery store. 

I added a tag with a SRM Sticker sentiment and flip-flops that I cut with my Cricut.  I tied the tag to the tube with some raffia.

      Supplies:

        Tubes: SRM Stickers

        Cardstock - Wassau

        Die cuts - Cricut with Life's A Beach cartridge

        Stickers - SRM Stickers (Flip Flop) Cosmo Cricket (k i t)

        Flowers: Prima

        Glitter: Stickles

        Other: raffia, linen thread

Also, today I am a guest blogger on the Cricut Circle blog.  If you are a member of the Cricut Circle and have access to the Cricut Circle blog, I would love it if you hopped on over there to see my projects and to say hi.

Edit to add:  I am sharing these in the Show and Tell Linking Party this week on Blue Cricket Design.

Hugs,

Fun Sewing Themed Card

Whew....time to take a break from design team work and mowing the lawn (well I had to stop that because it ran out of gas...oops!).  Here is a card that I created for the I'm Sew Excited Challenge over on the Moxie Fab World blog.  I found this really fun vintage sewing machine cut on the Heritage Cricut cartridge that I wanted to use and so I added some flowers and a vine for embellishments on the sewing machine.  I also had this cute little wooden spool to use with some bakers twine from The Twinery for a lovely accent.  The sentiment is from SRM Stickers.

      Supplies:
        Cardstock: The Paper Company
        Patterned paper: Bo Bunny
        Die cuts: Cricut with Heritage, Paisley, and Wall Decor and More cartridges
        Sticker: SRM Stickers
        Embossing: Cuttlebug
        Twine: The Twinery
        Other: Viva Decor Pearl Pen, sewing machine, thread, wooden spool

So tell me, are you getting crafty this weekend??

Hugs,

I Miss You - Stamp Shaped Card for ScrapbookPal

Here is a fun stamp shaped card that I created with the Sentimentals cartridge, my Gypsy and Cricut, along with the fabulous Viva Decor Pearl Pens from ScrapbookPal.  These Pearl Pens are a fabulous way to add texture and shine to your image and they dry in a short amount of time and stay raised...not flat......and the best part is that you can make them any size you want to.

Here is how you make this card:

• Using your Gypsy, Design Studio, or Cricut Craftroom program, weld two of the shadows from the Sentimentals cartridge together at 5 inches and cut out with your Cricut onto white cardstock.
• Cut out the image at 5 inches in black and adhere to the white card base.
• Cut out the layer for the  image at 5 inches in red.  Run this cut through your Cuttlebug with the Swiss Dots embossing folder and then layer and adhere over the black piece.  Using the Viva Decor Pearl Pen in black, place little dots along the edges.
• Add a black ribbon around the center of the card (going through the slots from the stamp image) and tie a bow on the left side of the card.
• Cut out the crown image at 5 inches in yellow.  Place a sentiment in the center of the crown and add some Viva Decor Pearl Pen in cream to the upper portions of the crown as pearl accents.  You can also add a few white lines with a white Gelly Roll pen.  Adhere the crown to the card with dimensional adhesive.

Thanks for stopping by!!  Don't forget to check out the current specials at ScrapbookPal HERE.

      Supplies:
        Cardstock: Stampin' Up! (black, red), Bazzill (yellow), The Paper Company (white)
        Die cuts: Cricut with Gyspy and Sentimentals cartridge
        Sticker: SRM Stickers
        Embossing: Cuttlebug with Swiss Dots embossing folder
        Gel pen: Sakura Gelly Roll
        Pearl accents: Viva Decor Pearl Pens
        Ribbon: Stampin' Up!

I am entering this card in the Lily Pad Cards Ribbon Challenge.

Hugs,

SRM Tubes For Storage

There is a great feature on the SRM Stickers blog today.  The SRM Stickers designers are all sharing ways to use the SRM Stickers Tubes for storage.  Today I am going to share with you the way that I like to use them for storage.  I made up a little questionnaire for my kids at the end of the school year for them to fill out and then put them in these fun tubes, that I decorated with SRM Stickers, to store for them when they get older and can look back and see their answers along with a photo of themselves and how they were writing at that age.

Here is what the paper looks like that I rolled up inside:

These are the fun Say It With Stickers: School themed stickers that I decorated the front and the back of the tubes with.  I then tied up the tubes with some fun twine from The Twinery.

If you want to see some more fun and amazing ways to use these tubes, hop on over and check out what the rest of the design team has done on the SRM Stickers Blog.

Hugs,

May Your Day Bloom With Happiness

There is a fun new challenge up on My Craft Spot today.  The challenge is to use ribbon or twine on your project and for my card, I used both.........

Here is a close up of some of the details......

I had lots of fun creating this card.  I used my Cricut and Kate's ABC's for the wagon cut and Sentimentals for the scallop and circle cuts.  The stamp, ribbon, and twine are from My Craft Spot.  I added some Stickles to the flower and Viva Decor Pearl Pen to the other plant as well as the silver on the wheel and the silver accents next to the stamped image.  I used a white gel pen for accents and the patterned paper is from Bo Bunny.  I added some Glossy Accents to the pots, dragonfly wings and the orange part of the wheel to give them some shine.  Come on over and join us in this fun challenge at My Craft Spot this week.....you can have the chance to win your choice of three crinkle ribbons like the one on my card above.

I am entering this card in the CPS sketch 221 challenge this week, too.

Hugs,

Quick and Easy Grad Card

Congratulations to all the graduating students out there.  What an accomplishment and milestone you have crossed.  May you have great success in what ever path you may take.  Today I want to share a quick and easy card that I made for someone who is graduating. 

I just used a square punch, cardstock, scissors, SRM Stickers, a little ribbon, a brad, and I created the tassle with some embroidery floss.  I did sand down the embossed cardstock a little to let the embossing stand out better and I raised up the cap and scroll with some dimensional adhesive.

There are some other fabulous Grad cards on the SRM Stickers blog today.  Hop on over and check them out.

Hugs,