July 10, 2010 - Tilda with Ladybug

Tilda with the Ladybug is just so adorable and sweet!  I paper pierced her dress and the pockets on her dress.  I used copics to color her and make the mud puddle.  Added some sponged blue background and yellow sun.  She looks like she has been out saving the ladybugs!

Pampered Swap - July 4, 2010

I am in a pamper swap.  The pamper swap required you to have one recipe card for a pampered items.  My recipe was bath salts - an idea I am going to use for Xmas presents.  You had to have an inspirational card and a couple of pampering items: emory board, face mask, bath sponge and the bath salt sample that I made.

Got Messages DVD Tin - May 22, 2010

Since being a small child, I have loved the telephone.  I grew up with rotary phones and watch push button phones gradually take over and now the rave is cell phones.  Using a DVD tin, I created a rotary dial telephone with making memories clear page pebbles.  The telephone was cut out with the Cricuit Cartridge "From My Kitchen" and the letters are also cut out with the Cricuit "Printing 101".  The paper is CMTH Designer paper and SU Cardstock.  I played off of the pun "Got Mail" and went with "Got Messages" since the phone looks like it is ringing off the hook!

Special Delivery - May 22, 2010

I noticed that I have not been on my blog for almost a month.  The calendar in my craft room was still on April, so now I am officially crafting in May.  This month, there has been a two births and a baby shower that required card making.  My husband's life long friend, Michael, had a baby boy and we will send out this baby carriage card to him and his wife this month. 

How to make the carriage:
Cricuit Accent Essential  Cartridge
  For the solid Blue, I cut (1) 5 1/2 circle and (2) 1 1/2 circles.
  For the pattern paper, I cut (1) 5 1/4 circle and (2) 1/4 circles.
  I laid a piece of paper over each of the large circles and drew 2 sides of a square.  I cut out the square to make the open  part of the carriage.
 I used a border punch to decorate the top of the carriage.
I used white ribbon adhered with adhesive across the carriage and 2 buttons to accent the wheels.

Special Delivery - Cut using the Wild Card Cricuit Cartridge.