Sandi's Added Touch

Lori's Garden dusted off my shelf....

2012-01-27T14:05:00.001-05:00

Well I finally dusted off the Lori's Garden Imagine cartridge and put it to some use. I wanted to make a card for the Die Cuttin Diva's challenge this week which was Button Bows or Bling. I have been working on valentines the last week and this is one that when I started laying it out and deciding which cuts to use started looking like an old fashion vicotorian card. The colors, prints and cuts are simply beautiful on this cart and I had so much fun putting this one together. I cut in layers and popdoted and put some pearls on for my bling. The paper is from the paper choices on the cart. REally helped the card go together!!! I know I will be reaching for this cart when I want to do something delicate and light.

Thanks for stopping by and taking a look!!!

Go visit Die Cuttin Divas And Check out everyones great work and be Inspired!!!!!

I am also entering this in Fantabulous Cricut. It falls under using a label, something other than a circle. If you look thru your imagine cartridges it has many different labels and so hard to choose which ones to use. http://fantabulouscricut.blogspot.com/2012/01/challenge-me-monday-95.html

All About Boys....

2012-01-26T11:05:00.002-05:00

My Craft Spot Challenge 42 is encouraging us this week to make a card for a boy!!! I too have a harder time making cards for guys and boys, you know masculine cards. As usual Kimberly's challenge encourage me to focus on a boy card!!! I used My imagine with this card to do alot of the work but the background paper is from an older 8x8 paper pad Put out by Cinnamon Joe studio. A pack of paper that I picked up at our Ollies store here in Johnsotwn. I chose some papers and colors from the Enjoy the Seasonscartridge for the imagine and the cuts were from Boys will Be Boys. The think I did learn was how to put a text box in and use the fonts from the cartridge to put my sentiment on the card. I used the craft room to place the fonts where I wanted them on my card front. Made this so much easier and a clean font to boot!!!

Some inking and doodling and popdotting and twine and buttons to emblelish my cuts. I loved the colors on this one and the imagine were a big help in making this card. I encourage other to go to My Craft Spot and check out the wonderful projects that other are submitting as well to catch a glimpse of Kimberly's wonderful talent and products

Smiles & Hugs

2012-01-23T19:37:00.001-05:00

I dont very often make envelops but this card is a size that I don't have an envelop for. I used one of my favorite cartridge to make the little skunk up with . Isn't he stinkin cute!!! LOL The think I learned when I was making this cart was how you are able to size the envelops ( I got this one from Art Philosophy) to the size you need. The other thing was that you have to use your gypsy if you want to remove the slash marks for the score lines. I was pretty pleased with the paper which i purchased from target for the envelop. It is thin enought to make a great envelop and white on one side and printed on the other!!! oh and I guess I will show you the card I scraplifted that contributed to this card....

I totally scraplifted this one from Two Peas Finally Friday. You can watch the videio on how this is made at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYabYOVC5Vw

Thanks for stopping by and checking out my learning examples and please say hi if you stop and look and tell me what you think. I love hearing from all of you!!!

A tag that turned into a card....

2012-01-21T13:14:00.000-05:00

Well one of the things I have been trying to do is use some of my cartridges that have been collecting dust and the boxes are aging and showing signs of it but not from use. On this card I used the Tags Bags Boxes &More. I started this off with just making a tag. I really didn't think I would be turning it into a card but that is what I ended up doing!!! The tag and hearts came from cuts on my cricut . Now of course i decided to try a little stamping and used craft paper as my base and some dye ink pads and stamps. And I am sure there are others out there that buy things and then hoard them and never use them .... well i actually broke into my Tim Holtz stash and use some on this card.

Has anyone found that M's paper in 8x8 size... well I did and its not to bad and perfect for valentines day.

I guess you could call this my junk card since i used so many different elements but I choose to think of it as my shabby chic valentine !!!!!

As always thanks for stopping by and taking a look , your comments are always so appreciated!!!

Sandi (daveshunny)

Snowman Birthday???

2012-01-19T08:21:00.001-05:00

I guess when I make a birthday card I don't think of snow. But I guess a cute little snowman would be OK to wish someone a Happy Birthday!!! Over at the birthdaysundaes.blogspot they are running a challenge!!!
The goal of Birthday Sundaes is to build up those birthday card stashes! Their rules are easy...

This week's challenge is to create a birthday card using the following picture as inspiration. We've added a new twist to our inspiration pictures this term and will require one visible element from the picture. So your birthday cards must have a SNOWMAN on it.
Isn't that the cutest Picture you ever seen!!! Those little snowman look good enough to eat!!! This is what I came up with after much trial and error!!!

Well i took out an older cartridge to design my card..."Doodlecharms" and married it with my Imagine using the paper cartridge" Mr. Frosty" to get the right papers I had in mind .

Used some embellishment and of course a little glitter and layer after layer of coordinating paper. My card is a 5" square card and i was able to use my Imagine to print the background paper and different cuts to size for this winter birthday card!! A special thanks to the design team for not only challenging me but inspiring me to do more and think outside of the box!!!!

In Honor of Squirrel Appreciation Day

2012-01-17T15:21:00.000-05:00

I really need some challenges to get my mojo going!!! So they have one going on over at Die Cuttin Divas in Honor of Squirrel Appreciation Day!!! To cute!! Great bunch of cards made to give you plenty of inspiration. Well when I think of these little critters I always think of Create A Critter cartridge. I made a shape card in the craftroom with the tree from this cartridge but hid the leaves on the tree because I wanted this to be a valentine tree and put hearts on it, which i punched out of various scraps I had. A ittle doodling on the tree, some embossing on the trunk and a few bows from bakers twine and lets not forget some bling. This card will fit in a square envelope because I mostly hand deliver my valentines so no worry about postage. I little squirrel is cut at 2.5 in layers and pop dotted it on the front.

Now I usually dont do the insides of my cards but I decide this needed decorated a little and a sentiment inside so I used some more pattern paper and the sentiment is from a dollar stamp I purchased at M's.

Oh and i also decided to do the back!!! One valentine complete and a special thankyou to Die Cuttin Divas for inspiring me to make this card!!

Passwords..........Never can remember!!!

2012-01-16T16:37:00.000-05:00

I dont know about anyone else but I can never remember my passwords or usernames for all the the different website. So when my new Cinch 2 arrived I decided the first thing I would make would be a Password notebook. Of course I had to spruce it up a little and add a few embellishments so that I could find it here by my computer!!! I made the inside sheets up with microsoft word and printed on my computer on cardstock paper. I know I will be making more of these things up because It was so easy and fun to do!!!

One of many birthday cards……

2012-01-14T09:32:00.001-05:00

Seems like there are a slew of birthday this month and I have really fallen behind on making up some cards. I needed some more feminine cards in my stash and a little more traditional than I usually make!!! I see hundreds of beautiful cards and try to up my creativity by combining different things I see. Such inspiration out there Not one of my best but I consider every card a learning experience!!!!

What do you do when you cant sleep????

2012-01-08T09:20:00.000-05:00

Well that will teach me.... was in bed reading last night and I fell asleep way to early!!!! The only problem was at about 2:30 in the morning I woke up bright eyed and bushy tailed!!!! So as not to disturb my hubby I went into my room and worked on a card. I really wanted to make a font card and you wouldn't believe all the fonts I have let alone the ones I have carts for!!! I bought a package of sticky Alphas called Sparkle Alpha Stax for 3.00 that have 15ea adhesive letters """390 letters" per pkg!!! Of course I had to doodle them up a little!!!

Then I did a little stamping and embossing but I must of been a little dizzy because my stamping went up hill on the happy happy happy happy one!!!!

I used Birthday Bash's elephant and welded a hat from the dog cut to make him more party like. Of course I couldn't find the right shade of paper with polka dots so I had to stamp it after it was cut out!!!
Inked with black soot one of my favorites for inking!!

Fiskar Border punch was used when I made all the layers for the background!!

And the finished product

Thanks for stopping by and taking a look at my craziness in the middle of the night!!!!

Is anybody smashing????

2012-01-05T20:55:00.000-05:00

Ok for new years this year i decided to make a smash book of my own!!!! Is anybody else smashing???? I thought this was a cool idea for somebody like me that is never organized to put some thoughts try some new techniques and see what I come up with. The cool thing about this is that you dont have to go in order. Just down my alley. This is the first page i made in my hand made journal that i made using some of the many paper pads I have!!!! This page i did my own background page and a little something i downloaded via pininterest!!!!! Lots of words of wisdom on that site!!!!! I hope to keep this handy and try to work on it as often as possible. Lets see how long it takes me, anyone want to guess how long it will take me to fill up????

I would love to hear from anyone else who is smashing..... you never know i might just add some more on to this page at a later time........ no right no wrong!!!!

Sandi (daveshunny)

Winter Fun*

2012-01-03T10:30:00.000-05:00

Well Christmas is over and I guess I should be downstairs taking down the tree but of course I have been up in my room creating!!! Seems like forever since I was able to scrap and post and I know some would think that I gave it up but with the busy season and the hustle and bustle of the holidays I didn't get to do all that I love to do!!! I was visiting some of my favorite challenge sites to get a little inspiration to start back up again!!! My Craft Spot Monday Challenge #39 - Winter Wonderland is the Challenge this week. This site always has so much inspiration and wonderful things to purchase for your stash and use!!! You had to use glitter and man do I have glitter... I made two cards up but only submitted one!!!

My Craft Spot Entry

I have always loved winter frolic cart since I bought it last year but haven't had much time to play with it!! And when I saw this cut it brought back memories of being a little girl and going outside with my sister after a big snow and making snow angels in the snow!!!! Using my imagine I was able to match up my papers and also use the phrase cut that cut like butter on my imagine!!!

Bitten By the Bug inspired (skates)

The new thing about these cards are that I designed them in the CRAFT ROOM and was able to print and cut them with my Imagine!!! So excited to finally be able to do this with out tearing my hair out!!!!

I also used some clear acetate and stamped the black part of the sentiment with Stazon ink so that I could still have the beautiful glitter paper show thru and get a pretty clear stamp image!!! I was in such a glittery mode that the stickles came out too!!!

Hopefully this will be the first of many cards I will be able to make in the coming weeks!! Thanks for stopping by!!!!

You can use your cricut for a punched santa....

2011-12-02T10:47:00.000-05:00

Cartridges used: Accent Essentials, Plantin Schoolbook, E2 preloaded cartridge for leaf shape.

This was a toltal scraplift!!! Did a few things different but with the help of this YouTube video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Na4BYn1Sw8&feature=BFa&list=HL1322837820&lf=mh_lolz

I of course added extra embellishment and used embossing folders to give santa some depth and textures and of course added his eyebrows!!!! Go watch the video and give this card a whirl it was fun and quick and I think easy to make a batch for holiday giving!!!

Santa Slackers Week 3

2011-11-21T05:34:00.000-05:00

Wow Christmas is creeping up on us fast!!! Its Thanksgiving and time is limited but a slacker needs to keep on top of things and it was my week to post and pick a theme!!! I figured ornaments would be an easy one, and traditional is the way I went. I dug out my ms around the page paper punches and embossing folders a little seem binding and some pearls. The ornament I cut out with my slice but I know there are a few ornament cuts on my cricut but I wanted to try out the slice I bought and the christmas card disk I bought on clearance although you are pretty limited to size you can cut your image up to four inches which is pretty perfect size for a card. I cut my ornament out at 3" and it cut perfect. The memory disk for this one is called noel and it does have a shadow and layer capablility.

I looked thru my stamps of christmas sentiments and kept with the colors on the card and stamped my image with Memento Bamboo Leaves. Thanks for stopping by and come join in with us at http://main.cricut.com/community/Cricut-Community_postst106053_Santa-Slacker-s-Week-3-Come-Play-Along.aspx ! A great group of ladies play along and all are welcome to get inspire and encouraged to post and inspire others!!!

Sandi (daveshunny)

Happy Birthday (to you)

2011-11-15T10:06:00.000-05:00

I always put off making my birthday cards to the last minute and then I am pressed for time.. If I give one of my family a store bought card they sniff and say oh its not one you made????? So I pulled out my SweetTreats cartridge and used one on my favorite cuts for a cupcake!!! I used the Craftroom to weld the shadow feature of the cupcake to make it a shape card and then cut the other layers out of different papers from the Sweet Shoppe sStack (aperage brand) I purchased a while ago at Tuesday Mornings. The paper is a little thin so I cut two of each layer one out of the designer paper and one out of craft cardstock to give each layer some strength and depth. Used a punch for my tag and stamped the sentiment from Hampton Arts Cling Stamp set * Happy Birthday to you. Used a little color string to tie on the tag and finished it off with faux stiching with my white jell pen!!!

Very simple, but when you are looking for Quick it has to be simple right!!! Oh and as you can tell I did do some inking with Tim Holtz distress inks....

Week 2 of Santa Slackers

2011-11-14T09:20:00.000-05:00

I so need the nudge to get going on Christmas cards!!! A few of us that frequent the Cricut message board are participating in a christmas card weekly challenge. This is just for fun and for inspiration!!! All are welcome to come and participate the more the merrier and we hope full of wonderful ideas!!!

Here is a link to the challenge: http://main.cricut.com/community/Cricut-Community_postst104881_Santa-Slackers-Challenge---Week-2.aspx

This week we are using a reindeer as a focus and maybe a button or two Here is my card that I made using Jolly holidays for my reindeer cut and the sentiment!!! Now the little holly is from a new punch i purchased at m's (Martha Stewart) and i also used some washi tape of Tim Holtz's!!!

Very Traditional colors!!! I think the reindeer on this cart is so darn cute and easy to put together!!!! I want to encourage you all to keep working on your holiday projects and hope you join in and post some of the things you are making this holiday season!!!

Sandi (aka daveshunny)

Starting up Santa Slackers

2011-11-08T16:51:00.000-05:00

Well its that time again and this year with the help of a few others we are starting up Santa Slackers for that little push we need to get our Christmas cards done ontime and a little inspiration!!! I hope others come and play along on our weekly challenge as Christmas approaches over at the Pro Craft Community Card forum. http://main.cricut.com/community/Cricut-Community_topics37_Cards.aspx

Here is my card for the forum this week. We were suppose to use a tree somewhere on our card. I used the Christmas tree as my focal point!!!! I spend alot of time surfing thru wonderful videos others make on utube and someone made showed all how to make this christmas tree using the martha stewart punch that all have from a couple years back and winter frolic tree as a base. It sure made it easy to make up for this A2 size card. Did a little embellishing on my tree with some bling and pearls to spurce it up hahaha!! Spruce tree get it!!!! Also tried out a background stamp (working on my stamping technique and new christmas sentiment stamps!!!

Hope everyone joins us each week and lets us see and be inspired by your works of art!!!! If not come on over and take a look and let us know what you all think!!!!

Sandi (daveshunny)

Christmas underway****

2011-11-06T10:00:00.000-05:00

Can you believe how fast Christmas is coming up on us!!!!!! I know the stores have had xmas mdse out for a few weeks but they get earlier every year but I seem to get later doing the things to get ready for the holiday season. I have my craft room moved but still need to do alot of organization to it. Would help if i would quit buying things to fill it up!!!!

Well i got up this am and decided to create!!!! I pulled out the Jolly Holiday cart and a set of new xmas stamps I bought and this is what I came up with. I also did a layer from Elegant Edges to add just a little to the card design (A2 size) The tree (3.5in) and Bird (1.75) is from JH. I used my stamp on the background and stamped on white and cut the penants for the sentiment.

This is the first time I have used my iphone to take a picture and I was pretty pleased with the clarity!!! Of course my new room has plenty of light and I am sure that helped!!!!

Well thanks for stopping by and taking a look!!! I hope you will come back and see what else I will be working on for the next few weeks. I really want to get back into the swing of things!!!

Sandi (daveshunny)

Scoreboard meets Halloween.....

2011-10-01T16:30:00.000-04:00

I was browsing thru You Tube like I always do and came across a video by Sarah Hamer. She was making a wreath out of her Halloween papers that turned out so cute I had to give it a try. Here is a link to the video that I used to make my wreath..http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdTbqvgZ4O8&feature=related
I did change it up a little by gathering some sheer fabric in back of the foam board circle i used and layered mine on top of each other a little more than she did. I have a few friends that might like this so I plan on making a few more wreath as they go together quickly!!!

Go watch maybe you to will make one of these up for Halloween!!!!

A Truckload of Birthday

2011-10-01T16:22:00.000-04:00

It seems we have so many birthdays this fall but of course our little grandsons rates high on our list!!!
Dom just loves cars and trucks. He spends hours playing with matchbox cars and all the different trucks and vehicles he has gotten over the past year!!! I found the Cricut lite cartridge Beep Beep last week and thought this was perfect for my grandson. I am sure to be using it alot. I think I might try and make a mini album from it!!! I know he will love it!!! I hope he loves his card!!!!

A Daughter-in-Law and a friend....

2011-09-26T17:31:00.000-04:00

It is my daughter-in-laws birthday today..... and i made this card using cloud 9 papers and the Elegant Edges Cartridge. I have lots of mulberry flowers and decided to make a butterfly with the flowers as part of the wings. I strung some beads for the body and attached with Glossy Accents. Ink,pop dots, and layers with a ribbon finished it off....

The finished card...

I so loved making this card and am quite pleased with how it turned out. The Elegant Edges cart made this so easy!!!!

Too cute fo Spook~

2011-09-19T16:14:00.000-04:00

Trying our the card feature on Mini Monsters and using my new Peachy Keen Stamps.... What a wonderful combo!!!! I usually don't do much stamping but I dug into my halloween stamps and couldn't resist the spiders or the sentiment!!!

Thanks for Looking!!!!!

Papercutzchallenge #109

2011-09-19T14:16:00.001-04:00

Seems like when I go to a challenge site it always inspires me to do a little designing...of course with the help of alot of others that are so inspiring!!! I was on Cricut's Message boards scrolling thru the cards and LindaK from The Paper Boutique posted a wonderful Halloween card with a great video on making a simple pop-up card. Go check it out!!! I had seen that Paper Cutz Challenge had a card challenge using Ghostly things and the colors purple, orange, black, and white only this week. So using the video on a pop--up card from Linda and the challenge this is what I came up with!!! (i also used the make it yourself wobble with Linda has video instructions for so my little ghost woobles and that makes his eyes move too!!!

I used Cricut's Mini Monsters for my little ghostly guy and the phrase feature for the popped up Haunting on the insides. Wanted to leave a blank space to add a message or a gift card for one of my many neices or nephews that I will be sending this to this halloween season!!! Thanks for stopping and taking a look with what I hope to be the start of many more to come......

New technique tried....

2011-09-16T22:51:00.000-04:00

After watching utube and seeing Sketch 1 of Raq's weekley card challenge on the Provo Craft messageboards I just had to try inking up a embossing folder to see if it had the look of the sketch.
I was impressed with how it defined the image more and gave the embossing a deeper looking image. I used a new butterfly punch i bought recently. I really have to stay out of the stores. Seems like I am buying more than I am scrapping!! Thanks for taking a look!!!

New Cartridge/Challenge Entry

2011-09-11T12:05:00.001-04:00

I haven’t posted or made a new card is so long. I have been busy working on a tag challenge (my first) and have neglected my cards. On My Craft Spot, this week they are challenging all to make a project for a friend. I just purchased a couple of the newer Cricut Lite cartridges with Bump in the Night being one of them. Even though we are all a little different we have friends of all kinds. These cute little monsters reminded me of that!!! I have watched Utube , visited different sites trying to get motivated to make a card. I am sure you will see other cards similar to mine but I changed it up and combined different things to get my card!! A few embossing folders and some ink button and bows and I have a card to send to a friend!! Hopefully this card has broken the ice on the freeze I have been in making cards!!!

Sandi (aka daveshunny)

Another Damask decor card

2011-08-20T10:20:00.000-04:00

I am so grateful that Provocrafts Craft Room as allowed me in on the Beta and let me play with their program. I think they are on to a wonderful way to use the Imagine and the Expressions that the cartridge work the way they were promised at the Launches!!!! Here is the second card I made using the Damask decor cartridge and the artwork from Yummy imagine cartridge. I was able to size and fill my images to go together in the craft room which sure made picking some papers out easy!!! The card was done in a A2 size and I added embelishments from my stash that most of us at some time or another have picked up for other projects. M's has gotten alot of prima like flowers thru their Reflection line that I used and matched my paper choice perfectly. The bow is made from a goodie Joy Sike sent me ... Love seam binding on cards. Thanks for stopping by and taking a look....

Sandi

Delight in the Little Things…

2011-08-16T14:45:00.001-04:00

I know that it has been quite some time since I posted anything…..I have had my plate full… My mom went in the hospital for three weeks and returned home with a little more care than I anticipated. With the cajoling of Joy Sikes I was able to make this card today.

Even though I haven’t been scrapping very much I have found the time to get a few new carts for myself. Damask décor was used on so many pretty cards I had to have it and used it to make my card. And imagine my surprise when I was able to get into the Cricut Craft Room and actually use it!!! I cut the card base and pumpkin out with it of course I had to run them through some embossing folders to give them some texture. Now the little crow I cut using my imagine and the imagine more cartridge. He is many layers cut at 3.3 and pop dotted and inked. And yes I bought myself some white seam binding and inked it myself using Andirondak inks to match the color of my cards… a button and some pearls from my stash.
The sentiment is from the dollar bin at Michael’s. I love the fonts on this series!!! The papers are some I have had forever and from some of my scraps from other projects but seemed to work with the card.
Hopefully I will be able to do more in the coming days because I am so much more relaxed and happy when I am working in my little room. Thankyou for stopping by and hey let me know you were here!!!!

Ever thankful!~

2011-07-17T10:09:00.000-04:00

Didn't have much time this past week to play......commitments elsewhere and heck-tick summer to blame. I really enjoy doing challenges. But so little time to play. I know there was one that said use orange, green and white. This stuck in my head. There were some wonderful sketches on the cricut message boards this week and i used one of those to make up this card. No cricut this week just my trusty cutter and Martha Stewart punches. The bling is from M's in the dollar bin as well as the sentiment. The stamp is so wistful don't you think...... I left my prima flower all naturelle and put a button I had purchased for Halloween in the center with a little memory string. I tried and just let the paper do the work on this one instead of the cuts. Hopefully I will get a little more done later this weekend but I hate to be inside when the weather just screams to be out of the house....... Thanks for looking!!!

Surprise Surprise~

2011-07-12T17:45:00.000-04:00

I am usually always lurking on the Cricut Card Message Board Forum. It was the first place I visited when I started making cards and continue to do so when I need inspiration and ideas from. Weekly there is a thread in the forum called Raq's Challenge that a wonderful group of ladies take turns posting sketches to inspire some wonderful cards..... This week I used the second sketch .

This is my finished card that I made using Heidi Swapp papers I bought in a package at Tuesday Mornings when I was visiting North Mrytle Beach this summer.

I used the little mouse peeking out of the basket cut at 2.75 from Birthday bash.

And cut the mouse from Create a Critter at 3 inches for the inside of the card. I love using embossing folders to give added interest to my papers. The sentiments are rub ons that I picked up a long time ago at Big Lots. They are made by American Crafts. The card is a A2 size card and many layers and popdots used with small touches of chalk ink and pop dots for dimension also.

If you have the opportunity stop by the messageboards http://community.provocraft.com/Cricut-Community_postst83051_Raq-s-7-5-Challenge.aspx. Check out all the wonderful work others do from the different sketches they put out their each week. They are all truly inspiring!!!!!

Just another Birthday........ Revised

2011-07-05T10:25:00.001-04:00

It seems like there is a never ending need for birthday cards all year round. I made this one up using some pre-made die cuts from a pack of paper (from American traditional designs) called Celebrate. Of course FiFi is from Create a Critter. I found her cute little sticker eyes at M's in the general craft area. A little doodlin and stickles and a little Memory Thread to tie on the tag. I used pop dots to give more depth to the little pooch and stamped the Happy Birthday on the card using Stayz on ink. I think I would feel less pressure if I just made a birthday card a week then making them as I go....
Thanks for stopping by

Shame on me for not reading the rules for Birthday Sundaes Challenge . I did make this card with them in mind. Kristie reminded me that I had to link my blog entry to the site in order to qualify for the challenge. Sorry Kristie I really needed to read your rules. Hope I am not to late with this over-site on my part!!!! Stop on by and see all the wonderful inspiration the site has to offer on staying on top of your birthday cards!!!!

U are toad-ily awsome...

2011-06-26T10:58:00.000-04:00

I have been searching thru my card magazines looking for ideas and inspiration to kick my act together in the creative department when I found an adorable frog card in Paper creation..magazine from July of 2009. (Yes i keep so many back issues of magazines). The designer that I used to make this card was Cathy Schellenberg Toad-illy green article with many adorable frog cards!!! Of course I used my cricut to make my frog. He was cut at 3 inches from the Boys will Be Boys cartridge and the U was cut at 4" using the shift ARROW FONT on the same cartridge. Now I have so many little embellishments stashed in this room that I pick up on a weekly basis that I cant remember where or when I got them but I am pretty sure on got the flowers from M.s and JoAnnes when on clearance. This is how I have gotten a large amount of the supplies in my room. The sentiment is computer generated using a new little font I picked up for free also.... Does anyone else have so many that it is hard to keep track of which ones you used on a particular card if you don't write it down. I do know that I used some chip board pieces that I picked up at big lots as the center of my flowers and the x & o made by basic grey. Of course what would a card be without a little embossing. The card turned out cute but I think it is a little busy!!! Might try some different papers because I like the basic design of the card.....

Thanks for stopping by and taking a look at my attempt to capture a toad-ily cool design.......

Sandi

Lots of Anniversarys in JUNE

2011-06-25T09:56:00.000-04:00

Seems like many of our friends are celebrating anniversary's this month!! Luckly for me there are a few challenges going on that have inspired me to make a few much needed cards!!! Fantabulous Challenge Me Monday being one of them!!! Okay i thought using a sun I can do that!!! Well another couple who we golf with at least once a week celebrated their 44th anniversary and I thought well that is something to crow about right!!! Just Because Cards has a fun crow on it that I thought would announce this remarkable accomplishment!!! I also cut the sentiment out from this cart!!! The rising sun is found on Country Life. I did some embossing on both the rooster and the ground to give it some pop. Did some layering with pop dots for depth also. Inked up some of the edges with old paper distress inks. and found some flocked brads and a acrylic sticker I had in my stash. As usual I made this card as a 5 x 7 basically because i hate working tiny tiny!!!

Thanks for stopping by!!! Let me know what you think!!!

Sandi (daveshunny)

Hip Hip Horay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2011-06-24T16:25:00.000-04:00

I was feeling a little patriotic and had a birthday card to make for my Uncle whose birthday is on the Forth of July. I love the silhouette cuts on A Child's Year and thought this one was so appropriate for his card. He turns 82 on the 4th. I also had picked up the Independence Day Cart last year and never used it so I thought the flog would be a good background layer for the festive little guy marching along in celebration!!!! The card is a 5x7 inch with lots of layers and popping. I did stickle all those little stars on the flag and it is hard to see how they sparkle on the picture. The background paper was scanned into my computer and scaled down to size. Now that I know I can do this I might not have to use up all my favorite paper. I have a Epson Sylus Photo 1400 that does a fabulous job with printing. I know this is cheating but I don't think I have very much room for more paper and it turned out great!!!! I used the stamped sentiments called celebration happiness by Hero Arts.

Thanks once again for stopping by and taking a peek!! I so enjoy when people stop by so let me know when you do!!!!

Two Pink Peas Blog Candy

2011-06-23T20:02:00.000-04:00

Wow check this out!!! What a lovely give away!!! Who wouldn't love to get these goodies to play with!!!! Hop on over to her blog and see all that she has going on!!!http://twopinkpeas.blogspot.com/

Just a little beachy thankyou

2011-06-23T13:43:00.001-04:00

We took another mini vacation (working one for my husband) and went to North Myrtle Beach. A very nice couple generously offered their condo on the ocean for us to use while we were there. It was so much nicer than staying at a hotel!!! I wanted to send them a little note to say how much we appreciated their generosity!!!

I used Life is a beach for my little crab and some Debbie Mumford paper that I have had like forever. I put some googly eyes on the little guy that I got at M’s I just love the eyelids on these!!! I used a little crinkle paper twine like ribbon to finish off the design.

My mind is still relaxing at the beach, I sure need it to return so I can get back in the swing of being at home!!

Thanks for looking and stopping by and saying hello….Sandi

A very special Anniversary

2011-06-12T13:17:00.000-04:00

Some very dear friends are celebrating their 55th wedding anniversary this week while we are on a trip with them to Mrytle Beach. I wanted to make a very special card for them because they really are such a inspirational couple!!! I have learned so much from them and can't figure out for me how they have been married this long and dont even look the age that they are married.

I used the bloom cartridge to make the larger flowers and stuck a small flower from K and Company in the center and used Prima rosebuds also. Tim Holtz tickets inked. And a stamp image from Hampton Arts!!! the bow is my attempt at using some old seam binding spritzed with some homemade glimmer mist!!! Lots of layering on this one as well as distress ink!!!!

I finished off the insides with some stickers I had and computer generated what I want to tell them on their Special Day. I only hope that I am still around to have been married the numbers of years these two have been and that you can see the love between me and my husband as you can between the two of them!!!
Thanks for looking and thank all of you for the contributions you have made to me to make this card!!!

Sandi

For my hubby on Fathers Day

2011-06-09T11:56:00.001-04:00

There were a few challenges going on this week that I used to make this card for my hubby for Father’s day.

I used the card sketch from Paper Craft Star and the tie it up theme from My Craft Spot. Both of these sites give such inspiration and do a little enabling too!!!

I used my heritage cart to cut the auto out and ran thru my embosser. And I bought some spellbinder dies so I could use my computer to print out my sentiments when I didn’t have quite the right stamps for my sentiments. The metal gears are from my stash of embellishments I have been stocking up on and I used eyelets to run some cotton twine thru at the top of the card. I have to say that every time I use a challenge to make a card I learn something new and enrich my knowledge in Card making!!!

I hope you all stop by these challenge sites and take a look and have fun playing with paper!!! Let me know what you think!!!

Bring on the Cake~ *Happy Day**

2011-06-07T15:27:00.001-04:00

I know it has been a while since I have posted anything but my youngest granddaughter is turning four!!!
I can't believe it how is she that old when I haven't aged a bit!!!lol With encouragement from my friend Joy I was able to get both of these two cards finished today!!

Happy Day

I made both of these cards using images from Simply charmed!!! Those cute little smiles on the images of these two cartridges seemed so appropriate for the occassion!!! And whats a card without a little popping . embossing, and stickles!!!!

Bring on the cake

I made the cake on this one from simply charmed but the wagon is from Just Because Cards!! I dug into my stash for some flowers and buttons and found these puffy stickers I have had forever and used that for her name!! Taylor loves to see her name on things!! Much layering and punching done on this and of course a few brads on the wheels and stickles on the flames of the candle to give them a little flicker. Because I put so much on this second card I had to make it a 5x7. But the top one is a A2 size card.

Thanks for stopping by and taking a look!! Be sure and leave a comment and say hi!! I have missed everyone!!!

Hello, My friend.....I am back from a much needed vacation...

2011-05-23T20:13:00.000-04:00

Well the road trip vacation is over and I sure wish it could of been longer!!!! I did miss my scrap-room though!!!!! My husband and I got in the car and drove from Johnstown PA to the first stop in Alabama and then a nite in Hattiesburg Mississippi. Those were the stops we made before we headed to New Orleans for Four days. My oh my what a city!!! Lots of fun and pictures!!! Then we hopped back in the car and headed to Panama City Beach were I got to finally Meet Joy Sikes from Purty Papers!!! Joy and I have become great friends via Cricut Messageboards and aim chat!! We both were suppose to meet up on Sunday for brunch before my hubby and I headed on over to Jacksonville Florida but, Joy surprised me and came a day early so we got to sit out at the bar area of the Holiday Inn Resort and have a few Margarita's for a few hours on the beach and then had dinner together with her wonderful hubby Dan and son and daughter-in law!!!! Such wonderful people!!!

Time was too too short with you Joy!!!!!!! ( did get a much needed haircut when I got to Jacksonville!!!)

We were gone a total of two weeks finishing our travels visiting my friend since the fourth grade Marcia in Charlotte NC. Good Times!!!!!

I think that I will need to take some time and get back into the swing of things but thought I would post this little card I made using Once upon a Princess in honor of keeping all that rain up in the north while I enjoyed all that wonderful sunshine down south!!!!

I bought myself a Sizzix Big Shot and love that it is more versitle with all the different embossing folders!!!!!

Now I just have to get busy with all these ideas floating around in my head!!!!

To a very special MOM

2011-04-28T14:47:00.001-04:00

Only a few more to go!!! I need lots of practice on using the sewing machine!!! For some reason on paper I cant sew a straight line or get the paper to feed evenly on my machine. You would think with the type of machine it is I wouldn’t have much problems!! I will Have to make another because I am not quite satisfied!!! Not by a longshot!!!!! Once again the Bloom cartridge was used with K&Company paper.

Well I know what I will be doing!!! Practice Practice Practice

Sandi

Happy Mom's Day

2011-04-27T17:04:00.000-04:00

A few more cards to finish for Mothers Day and I am set to go!!! I designed this one up using Bloom once again and did lots of layering and use the resin Boutique Fleurs from Reflections to embellish the bird cage. The large butterfly is the cut that went along with the bird cage and Martha Stewart butterfly punch contributed to the smaller butterflies. I so enjoyed this one! The cuts were so easy and went together so well!!!

I always welcome a quick hello from anyone that visits!!! It is a way that helps me keep on the right track and gives me an opportunity to learn what others think.

Sandi

You’re the Best- Bloom

2011-04-26T15:10:00.001-04:00

Well I almost had my post all done when the power went out here and it is not even storming yet!!! Lost it all so lets try again!!!

There are a few mother day challenges going on and I will be doing some traveling over the next few weeks and wont be able to scrap!!

Recipe:

Cricut lite cartridge-bloom

Cuddlebug embossing folder dots

Making Memories- English Garden paper pack

Bazzill papers

Studio G’s Best Mom stamp set

Made this card from a frame that was on the bloom lite cartridge cut at 4 inches and used the paper and inked the edges to give it some depth!! I love using ribbon on cards and this bow seemed to round out the design of the card!!

*The butterfly is from a floral pick I tore apart and put on the card using glossy accents

I hope to get a few more cards done before I leave and I am sure I will be stopping at LSS’s along the way and looking for treasures to use on my cards when I get home!!!

Thanks for stopping by!!!!!!!!!!!!

Happy Easter with Songbird

2011-04-23T07:01:00.001-04:00

I had gotten this cartridge some time ago and never used it!!! I was leafing through the manual and came up with this idea of a font card!!! I did some welding in DS basically because it is easier to see when welding than with my gypsy and I wanted to shadow the greeting and add the little birdie perched on top. I hid the letters with the hide cut and stamped the letters using some alphabet stamps by studio G called ditto. added a reflection flower (which was clearance’d already at M’s for 99 cents per pkg) and some rick rack.

Inked with Tim Holtz’s bundled sage!

And last but not least pop dotted to make the working pop!!

I made my own envelope, made to fit with the Just Because Cartridge. It is the second envelope on page 65 of the manual. (used ds to make it fit to size) card is 41/2 x 6.

Card Making is always a learning experience for me and fun and relaxing.

I wanted to wish everyone a Blessed Easter to you and your families!!!

Sandi

My Craft Spot by Kimberly Challenge #4

2011-04-19T13:59:00.001-04:00

I was late getting my challenge card last week but I wanted to be sure and try and do this weeks challenge at Kimberly's Blog.click here She is very talented and is giving a way a wonderful prize this week! CRINKLE RIBBON!!!!!

I too used Create A Critter!!! One of my favorite cartridges!!! You can make those little fella’s on this cart look so dang cute!!! With the help of my distress inks , a button and pop dots this card came alive!

I hope this card will cheer someone up and maybe make them feel a little better or at least let them know someone is thinking about them!!!!

So try and stop by Kimberly’s blog and maybe join in!!! Her work is so inspiring!!!

Sandi

Berry Birthday

2011-04-18T12:06:00.000-04:00

Well , Sunday was a busy day for me between brunch with the Easter Bunny with my granddaughter
and sitting in my room and trying to get some mojo to make a card!! Joy's card she made last week really inspired me to try it with this card!!!

Here is a link to Joy's Blog Purtty Paperz

You really need to go check out her beautiful work and catchy conversation!!!

I flipped my card base and put a tag with a brad so I could move the tag to keep the card closed!!!

I used Sweet Treats for my cuts and a little glossy accents on the strawberrys to make them pop off the card!!! Still trying to make a dent on my scraps!!!

I am entering this in the http://birthdaysundaes.blogspot.com/ ANYTHING GOES

Thanks for stopping by and taking a look!!!! Lets use those scraps and learn along the way!!!

Lots and Lots of Layering

2011-04-15T12:24:00.000-04:00

I have to say when I saw this cut on Wrap It Up I was going to pass it by. But as I leafed through the Manual I thought "hey I can do this".

I had be surfing through the blogs (any everyday occurrence) Looking for a little nudge to make another card!!! Well anyway I stopped by Two Scraptastic Gals blog. They have a challenge going on!

Cricut-Cartridge-Chaos-Challenge

What caught my eye here was one of the carts you were suppose to use was Wrap It Up! I bought this a while ago and never have used it!! So the hunt was on through the manual with which of the cuts I wanted to use. I used the card , tag, and flower cut to make my card. This Card as oddles of layers!
pop dotted extra cuts glued together. bunches!!! I used design studio to get all my sizes right and thank goodness I saved the projects for reference if I want to make this size again!!! (A2). This little card has really been thru the wringer between be distressed on edges inked and blinged!!! I know now that I really need to try cuts that I normally wouldn't because sometimes it works to your favor!!!

I think I might try some different papers and layerings to see what type of look you get!!! I would love to see what others have done with this cut on page 25 in the manual.

~~Sending Happy Thoughts!!

2011-04-14T14:51:00.000-04:00

A friend of mine is going in the hospital to have a same day surgery and I wanted her to know that I was thinking of her and wishing her well!!! I used the papers from my previous card because I so loved them and they seemed a little uplifting. Since my Simply Charmed cart was out I used one of the flowers (Shift on page38) cut at 4 inches. Its hard to see but I am determined to learn to use my sewing machine on some of my cards and I think with alot of practice I might master that!!! The sentiment is from Card Crafting Everyday sentiments from TPC Studios I bought at Michaels. Oh and I cheated and used a sketch from MoJo Mondays.

Well here is my version of the sketch:

Thanks for stopping by and taking a look!!! I always enjoy showing some of my accomplishments in scrappin and hearing what you all think!!! TATA

Sandi

There's a Crawl going on........

2011-04-13T21:31:00.000-04:00

Where you ask???? at the http://fantabulouscricut.blogspot.com/search/label/Challenge%20Me%20Monday!!! There designers have projects galore that are so inspiring and chances to win prices this week!!! I got so inspired that I made up a card to enter in their" Challenge Me Monday"!!!

"Make a Cricut project that is Springy and uses Pink, Green and Yellow."

I made a Easter Card using the Simply Charmed Chickies!!! They are both cut at 2.25 with yellow polka dot paper and inked!!! I used a sketch that I found at page maps for a little inspiration on my layout of this card!!! I know one of the papers i used is Imaginise but I have collected so much I couldn't tell you which other collections my paper is from!!! A little button a little ribbon and a little prima flower and I was set to go!!! As usual all the edges are inked for depth!!! I just love spring and the cheery colors that make up the season!!!

Thanks for looking and remember Think Spring!!!!!!!!!

Spring Fling Fun with Jitterbuggin

2011-04-08T10:22:00.000-04:00

Been away for a short break from EVERTHING at the homestead!!! Just took a few days to get some much needed rest and me time to regroup!!! Of course as usual have to play catch up with all my everyday things when I am at home. I love doing the sketches and challenges at
http://jitterbugginchallenge.blogspot.com/ !!

If you have never given this challenge a try you really should!! I have to say that over the course of the last year I have tried quite a few and I am always somewhat surprised with what I come up with!! I always can use a little bit of guidance when I scrap and the challenge is always with myself.

When I was away I of course went scrappin shoppin!!! Michaels as a great sale on cartridges and I picked up two cartridges. For this car i used Campin' Critters. The little animals are adorable on there! Imagine my surprise when I saw the cute rabbit peekin out from behind the tree!!
I cut him at 4 inches to fit my 5.5 card. I added the flowers from a punch with some little felt base flowers I have had like forever. The paper choices are all scraps. I know I am terrible about keeping my scraps they have taken over my room. I really have to do some major SPRING CLEANING in here.
I cut some circles out at different sizes and layered them with flowers and buttons and colored twine on the side. INK INK INK all the edges!!! Lots of layers and different papers that I cant tell you where I got them from!!

Here is my card I came up with!!! I so enjoyed making this card!!

Thanks for stopping by and come back soon!!

Sandi

Special Thanks~

2011-04-03T07:22:00.000-04:00

You every want to try something just to prove to yourself you can do it!!! Well I decided to try to make a flower using things I have here at home!!! (I did go get some material to make more in different colors just to make sure I had what I wanted). I always love to watch videos on how others make flowers to embellish their projects. With my fascination with crafts I always try to make things myself instead of always buying the pre-made. The colorful part of the flower was cut with the die cut of Tim Holtz. Well come to think of it so was the organza!! I did use a candle to melt the petals on the organza. Inking to give it that depth look!! Oh and I found a use for all those left over leaves from doing all the flowers for the wedding!! Use them on my cards and layouts!!!!

Each week there is a thread on the Cricut Message Boards with sketches to follow!! I used Sketch 3 from this weeks challenge!! I think it follows pretty well!!!


A2 size card

Now I have a card to use when I want to thank someone for something they have done that is sooooo special!!!

I always enjoy reading everyones comments and feel free to ask questions if you have any!!!

Sandi

turn back the clock

2011-04-01T13:07:00.002-04:00

I am always watching different peoples videos they post on Utube and getting new ideas and stirring up my mind a little. This card was definitely a scraplift from Arlene@butterflykisseswithlove.
I used a lot of her ideas and the theme just a different stamp and a few different embellishments. I used Lacey Labels cartridge to make my sentiment frame and my cuddlebug to emboss the background then distressed ti with the Tim Holtz distressing tools and his ink!!! most of the papers are Tim Holtz that I scanned then printed to get a dimension to fit the card. I always have problems with masculine cards but with a lot of help from Arlene I have a card to give to a dear friend.
The inside is pretty simple but I did finish it and wrote enjoy the moment Happy Birthday!!!

Using up the scraps~~~

2011-03-26T13:05:00.000-04:00

Well woke up in the middle of the night and couldn't sleep so I decided to make a few quick cards. I watched the U stream class of Prima Marketing on Thursday night and was amazed at the cards these two ladies made in such a short amount of time!!! You can visit the site and find the link to the U stream class at www.LollyChops.com. Now my cards dont look like the ones she made but i used the same layout and some of the techniques from the show. I used different papers and embellishments from my scraps, basically LEFTOVERS!!!! Here they are.

I made my own Lollipop flower by using some satin I had that just happened to match the paper!!!

The ruffling on the bottom is made from paper but looks like ribbon.... doesn't it???

Just a button and some satin leaves from a embellishment pack i used the flowers and not the leaves. I knotted some twine and wrapped it for some more textures as well as embossed the bottom with the swiss dots embossing folder one of my favorites.

This is a great way to use up paper that we never part with that keeps growing and growing in our stash!!! I need to do this more often but not in the wee hours of the morning when I wish I could be sleeping!!! Thanks for looking !!

Country Mouse

2011-03-23T12:07:00.001-04:00

One of the only time I am not afraid of mice is when they are made out of paper!!! But…. this little guy from Four Legged Friends caught my eye and I used this with sketch 3 from last weeks Raq’s challenge on the Cricut Message Board it all came together!!I I made the banner using Country Life cut at 1 1/8 with some color jute string I found and Walmart. My little mouse was cut at 31/2 inches and chalked up using Pebble Inc. chalks for dimension.

My papers were chosen for a whimsical look to the card to cheer an individual up who is going through some tough times right now and will be one of many that I want to make for this person so you can expect to see more on this line of card!! Thanks for stopping by an visiting I really enjoy when you stop and please drop a line and let me know you were here!!!!!

get WHALE soon

2011-03-22T08:40:00.001-04:00

I haven’t posted in so long and I really miss creating!!! Hopefully things will calm down enough to do one of the things I love to do the most

I don’t know which is harder for me masculine cards or masculine get well cards!!! I needed a quick card to send and decided to use my imagine to match up some papers and colors I had in mind. Since my basic layout was pretty plain I used some embossing folders and martha stewart punch to give a little texture and depth to the layout of this card!!! The whale is from Imagine More Cards cartridge for the imagine cut at 3.3. I placed the whale on the card using a self made wobble.

Watching this video was wonderful

by ThePaperBoutique

In the background paper I used some Glossy accents to glue down the little dew drops to make it look more like air bubbles under the sea.

Thanks for looking and I hope you stop again to follow along with my latest adventures in card making.

A Little Bit different for me...

2011-03-15T13:19:00.000-04:00

I usually dont make card from cutting out pre printed things but I love the note cards in the $1 min at Michaels!!! I built the card around it and used the sketch from Raq's Challenge on the cricut messageboards this week!!! (Sketch3) I did quite a bit of embossing for textrue and some trinkets and velium punced flower and butterflies to finish it off!!! This is a A2 card size which I usually go to a bigger size because I struggle with sizing to get everything I want on a card!!! I think I need a photography class to take my pics because the color in this picture doesn't do the card justice!!! I appreciate all the comments you all make and love reading what you think so please let me know what you think!!!!!

Sandi (always daveshunny)

A touch of Irish

2011-03-11T15:26:00.000-05:00

I usually don't make St Patricks day cards!!! But with all the green out there i thought I would give one a shot for the jitterbuggin challenge of rainbows!!! I used Simply charmed!!!! and cut the leprechaun 2 (at 3.5) and the pot of gold at 2.75. I followed the second sketch from Raq's challenge on the Cricut messageboards as the layout of my card!!! Oh and the leprechaun wobbles!!!!!!!

Thanks for stopping by and taking a look!! I love when you all leave me a comment to let me know what you think so go ahead take your best shot!!!!

Sandi

Countdown till the wedding

2011-03-03T08:34:00.000-05:00

Just a quick post because with the wedding two days away I am super busy!!! Looking forward to the wedding but will love when things settle down next week and I can get back to normal if there is a normal for me!!!!

Happy Birthday to you and many more~ Jitterbuggin

2011-02-22T17:10:00.000-05:00

This week, you need to follow the sketch, make it a birthday card, and add some rickrack somewhere. Don't forget you can cut rickrack with your Cricut too........ Use that Cricut for something....be creative....and have fun!

Here is what I came up with!!! I used b is for boy for my little cut out the car at 3" and the little boy at 2" . I used Plantin School book in design studio for the rick rack. The Happy Birthday I did using the simply charmed cartridge on my imagine and flood filled it with some paper from Best Friends on the imagine for the sentiment!! My paper came from a stack I picked up at Ollies a while ago called more than just paper pack Boy Paper Pad. It really has some cute papers in it!! Funny it almost matches the colors used in the sketch. I just got the embossing pad I used called seeing spots for the cuddlebug!!! I am always looking for a little boys cards and this one will do just fine!!! Thanks for looking and go check out the challenge!!http://jitterbugginchallenge.blogspot.com/

S is my Initial.....

2011-02-17T09:38:00.000-05:00

I decided to try my hand at a monogram card!!! So since this was a test one I did my initial!!!! All the cuts were made with the storybook cartridge. I welded different swirls together to get the base frame and then layered the rest and embossed a few with the Swiss dots embossing folder to give it some definition between layers. I really love to add pearls and bling to my cards to give an added soft touch!!! I followed the second sketch in Raq's challenge over on the Cricut Message Boards!!!! They always have such fun sketches. Even though I don't always follow along I sure do use there thread as a go to for a little nudge or inspiration from all the talented ladies that post!!!! I made my envelope for this because it would need a stiff envelope to protect it!! (used the just because cart and cream cardstock) thanks for taking a look!!!

Thank you to Larelyn Sartini for your thoughtfulness!!!

2011-02-16T17:20:00.000-05:00

It always gives me a warm feeling when someone goes out of their way to make my day by saying or doing something so thoughtful!!! I started making cards as an outlet for stress and expression in the craft related world. I have always done some type of craft and found that paper crafting gave quick gratification to me!!! I spend many hours a day (as much as I can) going from blog to blog and different messageboards looking at all the beautiful work others do to inspire me and appreciate when others share their work and also instruct others how they get the results of their work!!! I am humbled that you choose me Larelyn.

It is to be given to crafters with talent that you admire but you feel do not get the recognition they deserve. The rules are to pass it on to three more bloggers. (Just right-click and save to your desktop)

Tatiana: whose work is so creative and wonderful that she inspires me with all of the work that she does!!!
http://createdbytatiana.blogspot.com/

Vivi: whose lovely work speaks for itself
http://vivienpapel.blogspot.com/

Glenda: who could never get enough praise or recognition for her lovely work!!!
http://glendascards.blogspot.com/

I hope all of you who read this will visit their blogs and see why I am passing this on to them as Larelyn did for me!!! They are just three who deserve the recognition and I find more daily as I look and search daily!!

Sandi (always daveshunny)

Papercraft Star Challenge 33

2011-02-16T16:28:00.001-05:00

I always follow and look at all the wonderful work on this blog but have never entered one of my cards in a challenge. I so enjoy challenges because they push me into doing things I never really do most of the time!!! I used a paper pad with die cuts from Me and My Big Ideas called Celebrations on this one and added some bows and buttons to follow the sketch they have for this week. Its hard to tell but there is a tag on this that was a die from the paper pack. I always can use a generic birthday card in my stash so I just had fun with mixing the printed papers and dies to follow along with the sketch. Easy and quick.

This took me less than a half hour from start to finish!!!! Thanks for looking!!!

Using up the scraps and leftovers....

2011-02-16T10:47:00.000-05:00

The odds and ends in my craft room are taking over!!! I needed a birthday card and decided to use some leftovers I had along with some new products to create a birthday card for my mother in law. We have so many birthdays in January and February I cant believe it!!! The only cricut I used was for the white heart that I found in Don Quan,that I crimped, that matched the hearts already on the K&Company card package. I had purchased this pack for some valentine cards that I loved the vintage cut in the kit. I always see these beautiful cards on scrapbook.com and get so inspired by them!!! I really need alot more practice on my stamping though. It blurrrred a little not as crisp as I would have liked it to be but I think it had alot to do with the stamp and not having the right embossing ink I wanted. Well you know what they say practice makes perfect. Thanks for stopping by and any suggestions would be so helpful for my stamping experiences!!!! Now to find or make an envelop for this as its so dimensional!!

You Make My Heart Sing

2011-02-12T14:58:00.000-05:00

I am trying to use my imagine more and more to get use to it!!! I love how it cuts and love filling in the colors of the different cuts I use by changing up patterns and rbg codes to get the look I have in my head. Now that is a scary thing!! This card I am submitting into jitterbuggin challenge this week for the black and white and red allover challenge. You have to use three hearts also!!! These cuts came from the Better Together cartridge. I used some stickles and layered with popdots and inked the cuts up for dimension. I so love the weekly challenges on this site and encourage others to give them a try!!! http://jitterbugginchallenge.blogspot.com/

How old would you be?????

2011-02-12T10:55:00.000-05:00

This is my Aunts birthday card for her 79th birthday card!! When I saw this cut on Carol's creations blog I knew I had to use it for my aunts birthday!! She has a little dog just like this named Maggie!!! I didn't have the cart but my daughter in law did so I borrowed it and used the cut!! Lots of cute things on this cart I can tell I will be borrowing it more!!!! My aunt has a memory problem and we are always joking that she forgets how old she is (not really) but she sure does use that as an excuse!! I used several paper packs on this and I cant for the life of me remember which company except for the background paper is me and my big ideas "celebrate" paper collection!!! Thanks for stopping by and taking a look and what i have been up to and please stop back and say howdy!!!

Sketch 33 A non traditional Valentine

2011-02-08T19:53:00.000-05:00

I have been playing in my head on how to do a non traditional valentine. The challenge was no red or pink!!!
Dang I was really stumped!! Well this card is romantic looking but I definitely stayed away from the traditional colors that represent Valentines Day!! I really loved the sketch so I did follow along with that. The cricut cuts are the frame and the borders across the bottom of the card. These came from the imagine yummy cart and imagine more cartridge. I did buu some new butterfly and heart stamps and stamped those on patterned paper and cut out by hand. I embossed the frame with the cuddlebug and painted with acrylic and inked. You cant really see but I brushed some perfect pearls copper to give it a worn look!! Martha Stewarts butterfly punch rounded off the card with the little black butterflies. I know this isn't quirky but it is for me!!! The inside says the answer to the quote in the frame "I married you". I am going to give this mushy card to my hubby!!!!!

Thanks for looking!!!!

XOXOXO Smiley face card

2011-02-07T08:36:00.000-05:00

Recipe: Gypsy Smiley face cart
              Doodlecharms cartridge
              TPC Studios Hugs and kisses clear Stamps ST904019
               Distress Inks
               Red bakers twine
               button
               small designer paper clip

I so love the cuts from the freebie for the gypsy!!! Now that they have a manual I could take a closer look at what was on the cart in a size I could see!!! I made this card at 4.5 from the card feature and cut the XO at 2.5 and one of the little sentiment bubbles at various levels. The heart is from doodle charms which i used to cover the existing heart so I could double side it!!! I cut the circles in half 4.5 to layer my flaps!!! It is a little bulky so i attached a little clip to keep it closed to put in the envelope. This is kind of a tri fold card maybe a quad fold card hahahaa!

I so enjoyed this one and think I will try some different cuts in it to make another!!!
Thanks for stopping by and looking! Hope this encourages others to take a closer look what is on their cartridges!!!!

Sandi (daveshunny)

Next time I will use the hide/contour on the gypsy to hide those annoying little slits!!!!!!!!

You Have my Heart

2011-02-04T06:58:00.000-05:00

I so love the vintage look!!!! Valentine day just calls to me to make one and try a few different things to see if I can do that!!! I wanted to see if my imagine could cut chip board which I was afraid to do because I didn't want to mess up my machine. I have to say I was impressed with it and I didn't have to change out my blade or multi-cut it numerous times to get a clean cut!!! I embossed it with a script cuddle bug folder, painted it the color I wanted it and distressed it with vintage photo distress ink. I wanted a slight sparkle so I glimmer misted it. K 7 Company has some of the cutest cut vintage cut outs and this little girl was so adorable. I found a couple cuts on the imagine more cartridge that i used and distressed . I am still am learning sizing. The base of the frame is from the same cart. All in all I am pleased with the way this card came out but still have so much to learn and try. I am so enjoying myself and challenge all to give a old fashion vintage look to one of your cards!!! Thanks for looking and stopping by...... till next time!!!

Sandi (daveshunny)

Happy Birthday to my MOM

2011-02-01T09:56:00.000-05:00

My mom turns 81 today and I wanted to make her a special card!!! She lost my dad a year ago and I want so much to make her day special for her!! When dad passed i moved her in with husband and myself because she is no longer able to quite take care of herself.. Dad played the most important role in her life and she has been somewhat lost without him!!! So today like everyone else in my family I always make their favorite meal a desert of their choosing and a special card and present just from me!!! Not only is this day special to her but with all the difficulty in adjusting to each other on a daily basis it is special to me because of the years I was not able to spend her birthday with her due to distance of where we live!!! Happy Birthday Mom you are very special to me!!!!!

I used SYI and Serenade carts for this card !!! Embossed the birdcage with Tim Holtz distress embossing powders. Anyone recognize the little felt birds from the $1 bin at M's???? This card was inspired from a card I saw on scrapbook.com which I go to often when my mojo is absent for the day!!!!! Thanks for looking!!!

The Luv Bug

2011-01-28T10:41:00.000-05:00

Was taking a look at the Jitterbuggin challenge and couldn't for the life of me decide what to do up!!! Had to use yellow hmmmmmm. Had to use stripes somewhere HMMMMMMM! Well back to the thinking board! Then I was hopping around the blogs and found DoubleClick Connections and they were having their first challenge!!! They had a theme of love bug!!! So I combined the two and this is what I came up with. I used Twinkle Toes cartridge for the layered heart and the bug and saying from Create A Critter. OH and the music sheet is from Twinkle Toes too!!! So enjoyed this doing one card for two challenges in one!!!! So with out further ado.........

Thanks for taking a look and stop on by to both http://jitterbugginchallenge.blogspot.com/ and http://doubleclickconnections.blogspot.com/ and give them a try!!!!

Sandi

sent with love~

2011-01-27T09:47:00.001-05:00

I so enjoy going from blog to blog and getting inspiration from everyone and idea of what you do that I can use and learn from!!! Not only from various blogs but from the great bunch of card makers over on the Cricut Message boards!!! This card is a card that I used from the sketches posted weekly on the message board under Raq's challenge. I don't always post there but usually take a peak to see what all those talented ladies come up with. Challenges do exactly what they are suppose to do, they give us that little nudge to learn new things and press the limits of what we think we are able to do!!! Here is my card that I made from the sketch 1 and hopping thru various blogs admiring all that others do.

All Imagine

2011-01-23T20:05:00.000-05:00

I made this card using the Yummy cartridge and my imagine!!! With the Jitterbuggin challenge this week in mind I thought i would try using all my cuts and paper with the exception of the flowered background paper using my imagine!!! I find myself when I cant quite find a paper handy quickley turning to my Cricut Imagine. I would other wise have stacks of paper all over the place when it is so easy to open up one of the carts I have and get the exact shape of a color I am looking for!!! One of the many advantages of a printer/cutting machine!!!!!! Sizing is a learning experience with I am sure over time will get easier and easier when I can use my gypsy better with it!!! Well with out further ramblings here is my card and I know as I go along I will improve with time!!!

All My Love

2011-01-22T06:49:00.000-05:00

I was sitting watching utube for a moment of peace and quiet in my house and decided to watch some stamping and paper making techniques!!! Even though i have loads of paper I sometimes cant find exactly what I want in the stacks upon stacks of paper I own!!! The little $1 stamps you pick up at m's and joannes seem to come in handy on this one!!! I found a little heart i likes and just started stamping it all over a paper with black stayz on ink and then got some red and stamped over it for my one paper!!! That is how this card started!!! I decided to use things that were laying in my needs to put away stash that I didn't use on other projects (like the flowers) and and the little velium envelope and just started picking up things and laying them down. Mind you it isn't perfect but not to bad for my first attempt and making my own my own!!!! Thanks for looking and give the stamping a try with all the things we have in our scraprooms you might find a new technique or two!!!

Sandi (daveshuuny)

At The Hop ~Niffty Fifties~

2011-01-17T06:02:00.001-05:00

I got this cart before Christmas and had yet to take it out of its packaging. I think this is a great cart for all those baby boomers don't you!!! It's my aunt's birthday and she was a teen back when all was hoppin and immediately wanted to make a card using this cart when I realized that it was her time of year!!! All the cuts are from the Nifty Fifties cartridge just sized on DS (which I am disappointed they aren't having work with the imagine). I love the colors of the paper and the displays so I just mirrored the manual and added some bling and ink. I really need to work on my printing!!! I need to get this out in the mail because it has to go to the other side of the country and will definitely be late but that's ok she knows that I think about her every year on her day and knows me all so well!!!! Thanks for looking!!!

Sandi (daveshunny)

I will love you till i CROAK

2011-01-14T08:23:00.000-05:00

I saw this saying and just loved it!!! Still chuckling!!!!!!!!!!! I had gotten the sizzix frog on clearance last year and hadn't used it yet!! (Like many other things in this room) Also added the stamp cut from Sweethearts cartridge cut at 2 1/2 inches and glittered it up!!! Sitting along with the die cut was a box of 20 Thank you cards that I used as my base that I paid like 1.99 for at Ollie's here in Johnstown. If you go into there Stationary department they have loads of boxes of cards with envelopes to fit that you can use as bases for your cards that include the envelopes to match!!!! I have a few other designs floating around in my head to make with this little guys on the same line so you will be probably seeing more of him!!!! Thanks for taking a look.... xoxoxox

Sandi

Jitterbuggin "For the Birds"

2011-01-13T13:35:00.000-05:00

Well it has been some time since I have been able to get in my room and play!!! The wedding is coming up fast for my son and I have been busy with invites, making bouquets and center pieces and still have finished but needed a break!!! I missed last weeks challenge at Jitterbuggin but couldn't resist this weeks!!!

This week's challenge is For the Birds! Follow the sketch.....add your favorite Cricut bird.....and use something pink! Entries must be in by January 18 at 11:59 p.m. EST. Good luck, and thanks for Jitterbuggin'

I used Create a Critter for the bird and worm!!!! and used George for my circle and sentimnet!!!! A little inkin and added a flower and a little doodlin because I cant resist!!!!!

Yhanks for Looking: Sandi (daveshunny)

Another dog gone Birthday!!!!

2010-12-29T06:00:00.000-05:00

January is a busy month for birthdays for me!!! Maybe I should start a birthday slackers challenge!!! Of course I could use just about any occasion to beef up a card topic stash to get me going!!!

I made this one up using Birthday Bash! The dog is cut at 3.75 from page 30. I cut the celebrate from page 33 and cut off the ant eater and sized down to size to fit on top of my 5.5x4.25 card. I love texture on my cards lately so I ran the front of the card and one of my layers thru my cuddle with two different folders, old faithful swiss dots and another Sizzix I picked up before Christmas. Thanks for taking a look!! Now on to my quest of enlarging my stash of Birthday cards!!!

Birthday Bash ~~ Happy Hippo

2010-12-27T19:08:00.000-05:00

Well finally Christmas has past and I can return to a variety of cards!!! I think that I have three to four birthdays coming in the next month so I made this one up this morning using Birthday Bash's Hippo.(cut at 3.75). Added a little skirt on her from gathered ribbon and put a little flower in her hair to make her look like she was dancing across the front of the card!!! Stickles made the sentiment pop on the top and found the bottom from a cut out I had that seemed to tie in with the theme!!! There is a shape card that is also included in the cart that I want to try have top play with how to get the sentiment on the card!!! When i checked and put the card to fit to page it was 4.25 in high in size and 5.75 in length. I will have to get the measurements right for a envelope to match!!! Hope to get more done this week before the New Year is upon me!!! Thanks for stopping by and taking a peek!!!

Traditional Christmas

2010-12-19T08:10:00.000-05:00

I was watching a utube episode from Follow the Paper Trail and she was showing how to make medallions from Martha Stewarts corner punches to make a shadow box and I thought way to big of a project for me but thought I could use it to make a card!!! I used traditional colors on this and added some stickles and flat gold pearls to the center of Prima poinsettias to keep in line with fancy. These Medallions came out to be 1.75 in size perfect for cards i pop doted the last layer and added the flowers for dimension!!!Hope everyone is ready for Christmas now as I have a few projects to put finishing touches on and wrapping and cooking left to do before I can get back to putting all these designs and thoughts running thru my head with paper!!! Have a Merry Christmas!!!!

Three granddaughters 3rd Twinkle Toes card~

2010-12-15T20:00:00.000-05:00

Ok, I know I will be playing more with this cart as it was easy to make each of these precious little dancers!!! This one is also cut at 4 inches but I wanted the dress from one doll and I like the hair from another so I cut the base twice and did some trimming on the bangs!!! Colors are nontraditional because JJ loves the color purple so I had this background paper and worked around that!!! The tree is an embellishment I bought years ago before I got my cricut and so is the little ornament!!! Surprising how little I paid for these years ago and how expensive the pre-made stuff has gotten!!! TFL

Yet another twinkle toes lite xmas card

2010-12-15T15:30:00.002-05:00

Ok Another one down one more girl xmas card and then on to my grandson's!!! I really and enjoying this cart and didn't think I wanted it!!!!

Twinkle Toes Xmas

2010-12-15T08:03:00.000-05:00

Wow seems like forever since I have posted anything and I guess it has!! I haven't been home for the last few weeks!! My creative side has been in withdrawal and will take some stroking to get back into the swing of things again!! Paper crafting seems to lift my spirits and I am in such need of the calming effects it has on me with all the hustle and bustle of Christmas going on!!! Of course while I was gone I couldn't help but stopping by a few craft stores and Walmart!! I keep adding to my supplies and collection of scrapping elements!!!! I was looking for Holly Jolly Lite cartridge but couldn't find a one in my travels but did find twinkle toes lite!!! I think the dancers on this cart are just adorable and I have three granddaughters that I will be using this cart for!!! I cut this little cutie out at 4 inches and added a few snowflakes blinged up from Winter Woodland and made this very simple card!!! I did run the background paper thru my cuddle bug with a holly embossing folder by sizzic And my girls love bling so I did add a little of that here and there!! I still have so much to do for Christmas but at least I will be home and not on the road. This winter season will be so busy for me with Christmas birthdays and my sons wedding the first week of March!!! Oh to live a normal life... sigh... wait a minute this is a normal life!!! Thanks for looking!!!!

Happy Anniversay to the Dave in daveshunny!!!

2010-11-26T09:27:00.000-05:00

Well. I have to say that the last 36years of my life have been simply wonderful!!! I married one of the most loving and supportive men on the face of the earth!! Not one day in the last 36 years have I ever regretted my decision to marry this man!!! He has been so encouraging not only by gifting me with many of the things I have to make my cards and scrap projects but by encouraging me to stay with it! He is like that in so many ways! So I made his card using my newest gift from him (My Cricut Imagine). I used the Yummy cartridge as well as Lovestruck (printed one of the hearts and flood filled with matching digital color and the other heart with one of the papers on Yummy) The Imagine of the couple dancing reminds me of us dancing through life (sorry kind of mushy but that is the way i see our life together) and I added the years (don Juan) we have been together and the key to tell him he holds the key to my heart!!! Don't look to closely at the border punching I used I haven't quite gotten the hang of it but after many attempts at perfection i settled for the last one i punched!! Added some pearls and then used pearl puff paint also !! The sentiment is stamped and heat embossed!! (really need to work on this also)!! I will write a special note inside but wanted to share the artwork i did with his card with all of you!!! Thanks for looking and sharing with me in celebrating the best 36years a women could have!!!

Sandi Forever (daveshunny)

2010-11-24T04:18:00.000-05:00

I really was sitting down to work on a card from the sketch from Santa's Slackers and was looking at the paper and the image I printed out of the cute little girls waiting for Santa to come down the chimney when this card started to develop in my head!! I see so many beautiful cards with gorgeous snowflakes on them and decided to give them a whirl!!! I cut the snowflakes at two inches from Christmas cart that I got free with my gypsy!!! layered them and then used my ran the top layer through the xryon to get a even coat of adhesive before putting on the Martha Stewart crystal glitter. Wow does that make them sparkle!!! And what is a vintage card with out Tim Holtz and a couple buttons!!! This card has quite a few layers on it! I tried not to make it look so busy like the thoughts that were going through my mind!!! I hope I was able to capture the whimsy of Christmas through a child's eyes!!! I think this is one of my favorite cards I have made for the season!! Thanks for visiting and hope you too capture the magic of Christmas through card making!!!

Another vintage???

2010-11-22T10:21:00.000-05:00

Just a quick post of card number two from things laying around from card number 1! i added some reflection bling and cut the angel from Christmas cart that many got off the free download with their gypsy!!! Added some prima flowers a few brads and some lace that you can barely see on the background!!! did a little embossing on the background paper too!!! Maybe this one is a little too busy!!!! Thankyou for visiting and encouraging me in my creativity!!!! Sandi

Vintage Sunday

2010-11-21T14:47:00.000-05:00

You ever get up one morning and want to try something different!!! Well this am was one of those mornings for me!! I decided to try out a vintage card!! Well most of my supplies are not vintage even though I love looking at them they aren't a safe zone for me!!! I went on the web and found a site called Graphics Fairy. What a wonderful site!!! I spent a couples of hours just looking at all the lovely art work on there and saving things to my computer!!! Well then I decided to see how they printed out!!! Well that went real well. Sometimes when I do that the image doesn't come out real clear but I think these did!!! I know that my card isn't as elaborate as alot of others but I was somewhat pleased!!! I have to say this did go together rather quickly and would be easy to duplicate many times in a reasonable amount of time. Quick and easy that is what I like but sometimes I sit down and spend a day on one card fusing and tearing up and starting over!! This one did take some postional changes (many times) before i liked the way it looked!Thanks for looking!!!

Singing Christmas Carolers

2010-11-16T22:18:00.000-05:00

I made another quick little A2 size card doing basically the same thing I did on my other!! The only difference is I made my own musical note paper!! Now mind you the music doesn't hold a tune because I just kept hitting the keys on the keyboard to get notes across the paper and picked green for a color and printed it out on some parchment looking cardstock!! I couldn't find music paper in my stash!! I know its in there somewhere but I really need to organize!!!! Well there is always tommorrow!!!

Playing in the Snow*

2010-11-16T07:09:00.000-05:00

Well I decided to play a little more with the imagine and work with the flood fill from the digital papers in Snow Angel Cart!! I think the cuts on Winter Frolic are so cute!!! I cut the Children at 3.7 inches and the Snowman at 3.0 on my imagine. Now I wished that you didn't have to put the size in on each layer when you are choosing the color or paper to get it to come out the right size to layer but it is worth the added work!!! I do love how it sizes the digital paper to the size of the cut you are using though!!!! I cant wait till you can do this with your gypsy. I loaded Winter Frolic in the machine and the snow angel in the right to get it right!!! I bought the mat stack from Michaels' (Martha Stewarts Holidays). These are so cute!!! And of course I used the snow flake embossing folder from cuddlebug on my hand cut snow hill. I haven't used them much bu i put drops of tulip puffy paint glitter (white) on the backgroundhere and there!! Doesn't show up well in the picture but I think I like them!! I always have to add a little inking here and there and use some chalks for the cheeks!! Well I liked the way it turned out !!! Sure saved me having to rummage thru all the paper I have!!!
Thanks for looking and sharing in my learning quest with my new "Imagine" (Imagene)!!!

Santa's Slackers week 12 ALREADY ???????????

2010-11-15T12:15:00.000-05:00

I cant believe it has been 12 weeks already that we have been making Christmas cards for slackers already!!! I am so far ahead of the game than I was last year!!! I think we should keep this up all year long !!! Here is my card for Slackers !!

Sketch

This turned out so Traditional

Recipe:

Cartridge: Joys to the Season (used the ornament function Key)
Cuddlebug: Used a new sizzix embossing folder with some smooch on it
Paper: soooooo pretty Anna Griffin's Calisto Christmas
ribbon and some glue beads i picked up on clearance from M's

I so enjoyed this one and have other ornaments in mind for other papers!!!! Thanks for stopping by!!

mmmmmmmmm "n" Peppermint"s

2010-11-10T10:43:00.000-05:00

Hello everyone!!! I found a package of red business size envelopes and decided to make a card up to fit in one!! Usually I do this the other way around , make the card and then do the envelope!! I have just gotten the simply charmed cartridge and so love the candy cane and the peppermint candies on it!!! Imagine my surprise when I saw the word peppermint all layered out with the push of a button!!! Of course I had to add some sparkle and bows to finish this one off!!! I hope everyone is well on the way to getting those greeting cards done for the holiday!!! Oh well back to work (really play)!!!

Happy Birthday Birdie

2010-11-09T15:36:00.000-05:00

I have so been wanting to make some birthday cards to put in my stash!!! I think the cuts on Birthday Bash are just the cutest!! Right up there with Create a Critter and Simply Charmed!!! So i decided as I was leafing thru the manual to try one using the pendent cut with the birdie!!! Isn't she just the cutest!!! Maybe next time I will put something on the pendants Letters of some sort???

Cartridges used: Birthday Bash pg 39 in manual

Used the card/tag feature for the base of the card sizing it to the size I wanted with my gypsy. (10.00x6.25)
Used the Banner cut Layered at 3.35 for all the banner cuts except for the undersides of the pendents which I cut from the font on page 61 of the manual to fancy up the pendant rope!! I also made some paper that i cut one of the layers out with on my imagine and cut out the layer with my expression.

I used a Martha Stewart punch, buttons from my stash Tim Holtz frayed burlap for the inking I did and i tied the buttons with bows from some braiding cord I got at Walmart!!!
Think it turned out all right for a generic birthday card for anyone of any age don't you!!!

Using up my scraps!!!!

2010-11-08T09:53:00.000-05:00

Does anyone but me have small bits and papers laying all over there work space or are you like those videos that are all organized????? I had all those different papers that I wanted to use up so I took out Simply Charmed and Create a Critter and made this little xmas card!!! The present is made with a sizzix die cut that I got on clearance at M's for $1.49. came in handy!!!!!! I think I still have enough scraps to make a girl one now too!!!! I seem to use so much polka dots don't I which make the different embossing folders work so well to give texture to your cards!!! Thanks for looking and remember USE THOSE SCRAPS don't throw them away!!

Santa Slackers 11 and Jitterbuggin ,.One Stop Craft Challenge and C.R.A.F.T.

2010-11-07T21:54:00.001-05:00

Well I combined my slackers challenge with the challenge over at Jitterbuggin this week!!! I figured gold was a shade of yellow right!!!! I was in the mood for fancy!!! I also wanted to see how my imagine did with cutting out intricate cuts!!! I was pleased!!! The corners of my card is stickers i picked up at a LS store in Charleston last year. I am well on my way to getting a good bit of my xmas cards done. Maybe I will actually get them out on time this year!!!! Maybe now I can give some of those intricate cuts a try without so much stress!!! TFL

Also tried a new challenge One Stop Craft Challenge!!!

Imagine Yummy Happy Bithday

2010-11-06T08:18:00.001-04:00

Trying out one of the two carts I bought last week when I was on travel with my hubby!!! Yummy seems to go along with alot of $1.00 stamps I bought last year during the cupcake phase all the manufacturers were in to!!

Here is my recipe:

Cartridge: Yummy Art cartridge

Card Size: 5 1/2 square card

Cuts: Base- 5" flood filled with one of papers (used square preloaded into imagine)
3 1/2" square flood filled with another paper choice then cut into 1 3/4 " squares
Cupcake- cut one of the image at 3.7 for layering base
layers all cut at 3.7 did flood fill the pink icing with the solid pink but left the other alone
Embossing folders- Swiss dots
Swirls

Tim Holtz Inks'- Vintage Photo and Tattered Rose

buttons Ribbons Pop Dots and tape

Quick Easy and Fun!!!! More to come!!!

Any questions just leave it in your comment!!!

Scraplift from "obbsessed with scrapbooking"""

2010-11-05T08:53:00.001-04:00

I don't know about anyone else but I rely heavily on others that have use or tried something new to inspire or teach me how to do something!!! And since the Imagine is new to me I have scoured the blogs and internet seeing what others have done with their Imagines. Joy from Obsessed with scrapbooking :http://www.obsessedwithscrapbooking.com/search/label/Projects%20-%20Imagine Made this wonderful card that she used the Imagine More cartridge that comes with your Imagine. I so loved it that I followed along and made one also. Of course I didn't have the exact same papers ribbons etc. But I rooted thru my stash and found things close enough since I loved the look of the card. Well here it is!!! I hope that she isn't upset that I scrap-lifted her creation!!!

PS I used some reflection swirled diamond bling that I tinted with Adirondack latte ink to get it the right color for the card. Now I can get the bling to match up with my colors I am using!!!!

Here is Joys what do you think!!!! Thanks so much Joy you are truely an inspiration!!!!!

Yes!!! My Imagine did a wonderful job on Mickey!!!!!!

2010-11-03T18:40:00.000-04:00

Yes!!! My Imagine did a wonderful job on Mickey!!!!!! If you look at the two different cuts side by side you can see how wonderful the imagine colors your white paper for Mickey!!!! No inking involved except for a little chalking on the cheeks!!! I did ink up my birthday cake though!!! I always have such a hard time finding just the right shades to make the different Disney characters but I found the RBG codes for Disney.

RBG Codes to Use with your Imagine: just click on this and scroll down on your right and you have a few charts to use to get the right colors to print on your imagine.

I made this up for one of my sons twin's birthday card!!! I have another to make!!! I also used Birthday Bash to make the cake up and used my expression with different papers. The candle flames were stickled to give them a flicker look!!! Thanks for taking a look!!! Any questions leave a comment and I will get back to you!!!!

Jitterbuggin "Wise Guys"

2010-11-03T08:21:00.000-04:00

When I saw that we were doing Owls in this challenge it gave me the perfect opportunity to drag out my Cricut Lite Hoot n Holler. I have been working on my xmas cards and thought ok I am going to give this a whirl. Guidelines for this challenge was you had to use a circle and a square but the sketch was optional. I know that owls are not usually green but hey he is a Christmas owl!!! I added a little stickles to my background paper to make the lights sparkle like they were on and stickled then put glossy accents on the ornament hanging on the tree. I used my gypsy to layout and size my cuts and added some of those cute little googly eyes on the little guy!! Go on over to Jitterbuggin and try her challenges! I know they have inspired me as they will inspire you!!!http://jitterbugginchallenge.blogspot.com/

Another Xmas card with Snow Angel IMAGINE cart

2010-11-02T16:23:00.000-04:00

This is another easel card I made wanting to try some different cuts and practice the sizing on the imagine. I used two different cuts from the same cart and took part of something and sized it to fit the easel card!!! Decided to try a winter home scene for this one!!! What do you all think?????

Slackers Merry Little ChristmasImagine

2010-11-01T22:27:00.000-04:00

I really want to get more comfortable with my new imagine and thought that a easel card would do the trick!!! I was on travel with my hubby and picked up the snow angel cart this last weekend and so love the images on this cartridge!!! I used the layers and picked and chose what i thought looked like a snow scene!!! Took some time getting the size down and cant wait for the download to correct a few of the features like cutting the layers to match the size!!!! grrrrr I have to say that the intricate cuts do better on the imagine than the expression. Maybe its the mat I don't know. I bought the sentiment in a dollar bin last year at AC Moores and it seemed to fit the scene. I can see many different cards that can be made from this cart and also using alot of the paper it can print with other cartridges I have!!! Pop dots really help with the dimensions and inking seems to also!!! More Imagine to come I guess!!! Thanks for stopping by ....

Angel tags for Santa's Slackers

2010-10-27T06:53:00.000-04:00

This week on our Santa Slackers challenge we were suppose to make tags up!!! My time this week is limited due to travel with my husband. I used the angel from Winter Frolic and some flowers I have in my stash with one of those little dollar stamps for a sentiment. I have the boy angel layout in my gypsy just didn't have the time to get it together!!! Think I should spend next week doing this weeks challenge!!!!!! Thanks for looking!

Jitterguggin Sketch 21 YUMMY

2010-10-24T09:48:00.001-04:00

For some reason when I saw this challenge I thought of Pumpkin Pie but, why is that surprising I love food and especially *sweets*!!!! I used a multitude of carts on the card: Country Life, Speaking of Fall, Pooh Fonts.
A couple of embossing folders: Sizzix and Cuttlebug ( I really need to mark the names of these on my folders)
The colors are not your typical fall colors but I thought they worked well together!!

Thanks for taking a look and be sure to give Jitterbuggin a try this week!!! http://jitterbugginchallenge.blogspot.com/2010_10_01_archive.html

Yet Another Sherri Scraplift!!!!

2010-10-21T07:31:00.000-04:00

I so loved doing the last card that i had to try another!!!!

Sandi's Added Touch

Lori's Garden dusted off my shelf....

All About Boys....

Smiles & Hugs

A tag that turned into a card....

**Snowman** Birthday???

In Honor of Squirrel Appreciation Day

Passwords..........Never can remember!!!

One of many birthday cards……

What do you do when you cant sleep????

Is anybody smashing????

**Winter Fun***

You can use your cricut for a punched santa....

Santa Slackers Week 3

Happy Birthday (to you)

Week 2 of Santa Slackers

Starting up Santa Slackers

Christmas underway****

Scoreboard meets Halloween.....

A Truckload of Birthday

A Daughter-in-Law and a friend....

~~Too cute fo Spook~~~

Papercutzchallenge #109

New technique tried....

New Cartridge/Challenge Entry

Another Damask decor card

Delight in the Little Things…

~~Ever thankful!~~~

~~Surprise Surprise~~~

Just another Birthday........ Revised

U are toad-ily awsome...

Lots of Anniversarys in JUNE

Hip Hip Horay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Two Pink Peas Blog Candy

Just a little beachy thankyou

A very special Anniversary

For my hubby on Fathers Day

~~Bring on the Cake~~~ *Happy Day**

Hello, My friend.....I am back from a much needed vacation...

To a very special MOM

Happy Mom's Day

You’re the Best- Bloom

Happy Easter with Songbird

My Craft Spot by Kimberly Challenge #4

Berry Birthday

Lots and Lots of Layering

~~Sending Happy Thoughts!!

There's a Crawl going on........

Spring Fling Fun with Jitterbuggin

~~Special Thanks~~~

turn back the clock

Using up the scraps~~~

Country Mouse

get WHALE soon

A Little Bit different for me...

A touch of Irish

Countdown till the wedding

Happy Birthday to you ~~and many more~~~ Jitterbuggin

S is my Initial.....

Thank you to Larelyn Sartini for your thoughtfulness!!!

Papercraft Star Challenge 33

Using up the scraps and leftovers....

You Make My Heart Sing

How old would you be?????

Sketch 33 A non traditional Valentine

XOXOXO Smiley face card

You Have my Heart

~~Happy Birthday to my MOM~~

**The Luv Bug**

~~ sent with love~~~

All Imagine

All My Love

At The Hop ~Niffty Fifties~

~~ I will love you till i CROAK~~

Jitterbuggin "For the Birds"

Another dog gone Birthday!!!!

Birthday Bash ~~ Happy Hippo

Traditional Christmas

Three granddaughters ~~3rd Twinkle Toes card~~~

Yet another twinkle toes lite xmas card

Snowman Birthday???

Winter Fun*

Too cute fo Spook~

Ever thankful!~

Surprise Surprise~

Bring on the Cake~ *Happy Day**

Special Thanks~

Happy Birthday to you and many more~ Jitterbuggin

Happy Birthday to my MOM

The Luv Bug

sent with love~

I will love you till i CROAK

Three granddaughters 3rd Twinkle Toes card~

Playing in the Snow*

Happy Birthday Birdie

Slackers Merry Little ChristmasImagine

Angel tags for Santa's Slackers

Jitterguggin Sketch 21 YUMMY