Dollar Tree Find--Revamped!

I made my first project with the Dollar Tree frames that I bought. I actually made this one as a gift but must make one for our apartment too. The frame is so neat because it's three individual frames and has the perfect colors for the Basic Grey Figgy Pudding papers. I took the picture with some finds from Michael's because I think that I'm going to make a decorative arrangment. We'll see how that goes!

Anyway, to the project at hand!


Supplies:
Basic Grey Figgy Pudding
Buttons from stash
Random ribbons--Prima and Wal-Mart finds
Stickles
Heidi Swapp ghost star
Heidi Swapp chocolate brown brad
All Mixed Up Cartridge w/ Cricut
Me & My Big Ideas rhinestones
Making Memories fuzzy brad
Fancy Pants snowflake stamp from 12 X 12 stamp page

Happy Birthday

I haven't posted in a few days but I've been very busy working on a big project that has to be done by the 15th. I did get a chance to make a birthday card for a friend of mine who is a music teacher. I thought this was appropriate!

I just got the new Joys of the Season cartridge from Hallmark Scrapbook and found that there are music notes on it so I started out there.


Supplies:
American Crafts patterned paper
Bazzill cardstock
Joys of the Season cartridge
Making Memories rhinestone brads
Zig marker
Black ribbon from stash
Karen Foster rub-ons

Hallmark Scrapbook Rocks My Socks!

I just placed an order last Friday, the 30th, with Hallmark Scrapbook and it was here yesterday afternoon! That is awesome! I got Joys of the Season and some other goodies and have a great plan for a project that I'm going to enter into a contest! I am just so excited. This is going to be a good week for so many reasons!

Good day!

I know today is Monday but it was an awesome day! It was the last day of classes for the semester (all my projects are turned in too), I recieved the new Fancy Pants Christmas stamps from Jacksonbelle and the prize from a contest on Melissa Phillips's blog, I won second place in a contest on Bitten by the Bug, and my mom is going to order two cards from me.

It's been such a good day and I just hope that the rest of the week goes just as great!

Desk Calendar using Doodlecharms Cartridge

Here's what the calendar looks like standing up. I guess it's not really a calendar...more like a picture frame :).


This is a Christmas gift for my husband. I got wallet size pictures of us made and created a mini-scrapbook page for each month. I used so many supplies I will just give a general list: rhinestones, Zig markers, Distress Ink, Basic Grey, My Mind's Eye, American Crafts, Remniscence, DCWV, Sassafras Lass papers, ribbons, glitter, Stickles, felt, and other goodies! If you have any questions...please ask :).
I highlighted Doodlecharms cartride and here are the cuts:
3 snowmen, 3 snowflakes cut out of felt, envelope, tiny heart, circle tag, circle tag shadow, basket, circle from flower, palm tree top, 2 smaller dots from palm tree, watermelon center (these 4 things together made Grunge, a little guy on the 4-wheeler page), 3 hearts, 3 shadow hearts, 16 glitterfied hearts, popsicle and sticks, stem with three leaves, 3 pumpkins, 3 acorns, leaf, tree, tree shadow, and star as topper....whoa . I counted up 50 different cuts from the Doodlecharm cartridge .

Dollar Tree Finds

My husband and I have a zany tradition of going to the Dollar Tree to look for stocking stuffers. We have a $10 price range and as soon as we hit the door, we split up in search of those neat unique things that one can only find at a dollar store. It's really a blast and not too expensive either!

Anyway, I hit the mother-load as far as alterable items goes today (and I will be returning tomorrow for sure!). I found an awesome picture frame and those travel mugs where you can create your own cover. With it being the Dollar Tree, everything really is a $. I will be back there tomorrow for sure!

I'll post pictures of my goodies once I have them altered!

Happy Holidays!

It's getting to be that time of year...the Christmas tree is up, there's Christmas music non-stop on 106.9, and it's getting colder. It's no doubt that Christmas has snuck up on us again this year. I will admit though, this is my favorite time of year (okay, other than summer), from Thanksgiving to my birthday on January 4th. It's a time for family and all of those things that we need to think about all the time.

Here's a card that I made a few weeks ago.


Supplies:
Bazzill cardstock
Basic Grey Figgy Pudding
"Happy Holidays" Studio G acrylic stamp
Green rhinestones are Me & My Big Ideas
Presents stamp is from $ section at Michael's
Colored in with Stampin' Up markers
Martha Stewart border punch

More Cartridge Highlights

Oh man, over at Hallmark Scrapbooking, they are giving away a Cricut Expression. I think I might just jump out of my shoes with excitement if I were to win! I have five entries ready so far and have posted four of them. Here are my latest two:


Supplies:
Mickey & Friend Cartridge
Cricut
Bazzill cardstock
Basic Grey Figgy Pudding
K & Co. rub-ons
Snow Writer
Martha Stewart seam binding ribbon
Stickles
Black Zig marker


Supplies:
Bazzill cardstock
Bazzill scallop cardstock
Sassafras Lass patterned paper
Random ribbons--Prima and some from Michael's
Martha Stewart snow felt
Rub on tree from Hambly
Heidi Swapp ghost star
Making Memories rhinestone brad
Stickles
Martha Stewart glitter and glue
White paint
Martha Stewart snow border
Snow buttons from Michael's
Zig black marker
Me & My Big Ideas rhinestones

New Arrival Cartridge Highlight

New Arrival Cartridge
I used the following cuts: Pregnant lady, "Baby Shower", "thank you" twice, presents, hat for the moon

I used all Bazzill cardstock, Figgy Pudding by Basic Grey for the shirt, Martha Stewart seam binding ribbon, and a button on the shirt and two little rhinestones on the shoes. I decided to think outside of the box for this entry. I made the pregnant lady into Santa's helper and put Crystal Effects with glitter on the hat, the tips of her pants, and the tips of her shoes. I added a button to the shirt and two green rhinestones to her shoes. I cut the presents out of a transparency then cut the bows in red. I covered the presents with Crystal Effects and then covered it with glitter. I cut out "Baby Shower" and used the word "Baby" and the "S" for the saying. Then, I cut out "thank you" twice and used the "an" and "a" to finish spelling out Santa. I topped it off with a ribbon at the bottom and popped up Santa's helper.

It was so fun to create something for Christmas from this cartridge.

Doodlecharms Cartridge Highlight

Here's a card that I made using the Doodlecharms cartridge with my Cricut. I used all Bazzill cardstock. I cut out the stocking out of the yummy paper from Paper Salon and then added the candy border at the top of the stocking with tons of wonderful Stickles. I flocked the bottom parts of the stocking also. I put Stickles all around the border of the card. Along the side of the card are circle tags that I used to make into a scallop border. I also added black brads in the holes that were naturally in the die cuts. I popped up the Christmas tree then put on some rhinestones and used my Snow Writer to accent the tree. A couple of final touches with Martha Stewart seam binding ribbon and a "merry christmas" stamp from the $ Michael's section topped off this card.

I like the bright colors and how the top of the stocking turned out.

Black Friday

Happy Black Friday!

My husband and I ventured out into the craziness that is Black Friday and I have to admit, I love it! Last year, we also went shopping on Black Friday for the deals but none of the doorbusters nor were we out before the rooster wakes. This year, the alarm was set for 3 a.m. and we knew we were going to Wal-Mart with visions of a 42" television dancing through our heads. We were walking through the electronic section of the store when someone asked what we were looking for and they led us in the right direction. We were 8th there and there were 11 televisions. This was at about 3:40 this morning. Well, needless to say, there were several people waiting there. There was only one person who was a problem and he had to be physically restrained. I couldn't believe it! They should have given out tickets so that it wasn't a rat race. Down the aisle from us, at about 4:50, people were opening up the packages so we did the same. The manager came over and yelled to put them all back until 5:00. Anyway, end of story, we got the TV and were home by 8:00 a.m. with all sorts of great deals! We'll do it all again next year....but maybe not be going for a doorbuster.

Okay, onto some cards. I found this beautiful paper at a LSS and thought that it doesn't need much embellishment.


Supplies:
3 Bugs in a Rug patterned paper
Bazzill black cardstock
K & Co. glimmer paper
Sewing machine
Rub-on "white christmas"
Random buttons from LSS
Frosted Lace Stickles


Supplies:
3 Bugs in a Rug patterned paper
Bazzill black cardstock
K & Co. glimmer paper
Martha Stewart twill
Random buttons from LSS
Faux rhinestones from Wal-Mart
"Winter Wonderland" with Dymo labelmaker (which broke somehow and has to be returned)

Caardvarks Rub On Challenge

Woohoo! Caardvarks has such a fun challenge going on right now! It's using rub-ons...those lovely little things that I have a drawer full of. I had bought packages of rub ons for Halloween and Christmas from Michael's that were glitterfied and beautiful. I bought a package of adorable chickadees that were completely glitterfied so I went with the green, white, and black color combination. I just love this card!



Close up of glitterfied birds:

Supplies:
Bazzill cardstock--black, dark green, light green
Bazzill scallop paper--white
Chickadee rub ons from Michael's
"'tis the season" rub on in Reminisce package
Ribbon from Michael's
Pin from sewing box
Black brads--probably from Joann Fabrics
Black Stickles
Random buttons from stash
Black ink for distressing

Thanksgiving Break

Tonight is the beginning of Thanksgiving break and it is so welcome. I guess on my grateful project, I should have put breaks as one of them. Anyway, I look forward to sleeping in, catching up on some work, and getting lost in the craft room.

Here are a couple of cards that I made that aren't actually Christmas cards!


Supplies:
Bazzill cardstock
Martha Stewart edge punch
American Crafts patterned paper
Martha Stewart binding ribbon
"Just thinking of you" rub on
Random buttons


Supplies:
Random black cardstock
American Crafts cardstock
"Happy birthday" Heidi Swapp stamp
Random black ribbon and brad
Rhinestones by Me & My Big Ideas