Marion's mini class

I have been following Marion from a piece of crafts on ustream live on Tuesdays and Thursday's with Prima Marketing.  She broadcast live and gives so many tips and techniques to use in paper-craft!!!  Last tuesday she made a small mini book.  I made mine about an inch larger since I still am not comfortable with small. I used my distress inks and made my own glitter mist in the colors I needed and stamped and used distress stickles. Like utube it is easier to follow when I see for myself a different technique or direction to make something.  Just thought I would share this.  I know this is different from my regular cutesy designs but I love this look also!!!  great way to  use up scraps don't you think.

Alligator Critter

One more for today!!  I have been enjoying using up scraps of paper and adding embellishments to this cuts from this carts.  The card background is from a box of cards I got ages ago at M's on clearance from K & Company.  The background seemed to be a perfect fit for this little alligator.  I found a package of rub-ons that i purchased at Big Lots for a dollar for the sentiment and put that on a left over center from a scallop frame i made for another card!!!  Just playing today and this will be perfect to send a birthday wish for my cousin with a letter on the inside. I love the simplicity of this cart!!!

Really Loving the new Create a Critter

Oh this cart is so fun to work with!!!  I opened up my Design Studio and gave a shape card a whirl!!!!  I thought I would try another boy card (of course it was for a young boy)  and chose a Birthday theme!!  Rummaged thru the stamps I have seemed to accumulate (along with the thousands of other embellishment and do dads that I just might use on a card some day).  I liked this so well I even saved all my work so I could make it again!!!

a little peek at the inside!!!

~~Create a Critter~~ tryout

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I ordered this cart from Memory Miser on Thursday and received it yesterday morning and just had to play a little because the critters are so darn cute!!!! I cut the puppy with out the fireman hat and just chalked him up a little to give some added dimension.  Of course he had to have a touch of bling!!!  I am so looking forward to using this cart to try and make some quick little note card sets!!!

*Wait Not till Tommorrow*

I skipped the second sketch till planning a masculine card but I don't have my mind wrapped around it yet.  I wanted to use the same paper as the first sketch trying to keep scraps down to a low roar.(fat chance I know).  And a masculine card wouldn't be in this paper.  The only cricut on this is the scalloped frame I used from Lyrical Letter font cartridge.  Thanks for Looking... What do you think???

*friends*

Easter is over and spring is finally here!  My granddaughter found a lady bug upstairs in our house and that was what inspired me to use the ladybug in Raq's sketch challenge this week 4-7 thru 4-13.  This one of the first sketch.  Used Doodlebug and Walk in my garden for the ladybug cuts.  The sentiment is from the little dollar stamps you get at M's.  Paper I used is from DCVW Flower Shower spring stack(which I love).  The flower bling also from M's dollar section.  I used my martha stewarts markers to color up the I thats a flower. On to the next sketch!!!! 

A page of Dom

Took some pictures of my grand-kids this week that I thought I had better get them into a layout while the design was rambling around in my head!!  This is the newest addition to our crew!!!  First grandson!!!  He is such a happy little guy and smiling most of the time.  A photographers dream!!!  A grandmothers treasure!!!!  I have lots more to do but this is why I originally bought my cricut and have gotten away from scrap booking and took up making cards!!!  I have tons of photo's that need done and should be doing a few each week so I don't forget when and what happened when I took the pictures!!  I have a great printer that does store bought printing quality so I have no excuses except procrastination!!!  Still have the journaling to do but I can move on to a few more!!