More Cards in the Etsy Shop

I added some more cards to my Etsy Shop. I made these beauties awhile ago but finally got around to adding them to the shop.

These are standard sized note cards that are blank inside to personalize yourself. The quality of these cards are fabulous! They are copies of my original mixed media art put on high quality, heavy weight, glossy cardstock.

If you're interested in these cards, check out my Etsy Shop. Click on the Etsy icon to the right.

Have a fabulous weekend!

TGIF: Thankful Friday #80

I missed a couple of Fridays but I'm back.

This week I'm thankful for allergy meds...ugh! Even though I love how the weather is changing and it's officially Spring, it's been a tough one so for with my allergies.

But...I got my meds and now I'm fine. I can now smell the flowers and enjoy the sunshine - well except for those rain clouds that keep coming back. LOL

My daughter and I are going to another crop this weekend so that will be fun. It's a new place or at least new to us so we're pretty excited about it.

I'll share photos of my completed layouts next week!

Now it's your turn...share what you are thankful for this week in the comments and remember, there is always something to be thankful for.

Enjoy!

Disney and the Cricut

I had a busy weekend that started on Thursday. 

Doctor and dental appointments on Thursday - my son's surgery on Friday - family visit and dinner guests on Saturday and finally some rest on Sunday. And between all of that was March Madness and endless games of college basketball!

My little sis is taking her family on a Disney cruise again and she needed some help with their door hanger. Apparently taking your family on a Disney cruise isn't enough for these families so they have every day gift exchanges with the kiddos (and I guess parents too if they want) and they need something on their door to hold these gifts. Yeah, I'm being sarcastic, honestly I think it's pretty ridiculous but it's a thing and I get why my sis wouldn't want to have her kids be the only ones not getting goodies...but come on...really?!

Anyhow, she sewed up this beautiful thing and wanted help personalizing it. All I did was cut out some iron on letters of their first initials and cut the Mickey head with the "W".

My sis did an amazing job. The Mickey details are either the fabric or patches that she purchased.

If you recall, I made some cut outs for their last cruise and she laminated them to be able to use them again - so smart! Check them out HERE.

This year, it's one of my nephew's birthday so I did create a banner with his name and of course forgot to take a photo!

BBTB2; Easter Challenge

The current challenge at the Bitten By The Bug 2 challenge site is...It's Easter.

I'll be honest, I haven't done anything for Easter in ages. Every year I tell myself to create things but I never do. Last year I bought some oversized plastic eggs that are to be filled...yeah, didn't do it. But guess what? I pulled them out for this challenge and decorated them!

I used the Create-A-Critter II cartridge for both the bunny & the chick.

I never layered vinyl before so I was really nervous. It was easy except I need to purchase clear transfer tape since the kind I have is frosted. That made it hard so they didn't line up perfectly, but hey...I'm all about being imperfect.

I cut these at 2.5".

I used my Cricut Expression to cut the layers since it was readily available on my table. I like to use my Expression when I just use my cartridges and basic cuts.

I had a little trouble with the chicks since they were harder to adhere without bubbles to the curve of the egg. I used my heat gun after rubbing as much as I could and it helped a lot. I'm sure you noticed the little bubbles in the center of the images, they are due to the eggs (see below). It was really noticeable on the chicks probably because of the lighter color. On the second one, I put the beak over the middle (and larger) circle so it wasn't as noticeable.

Here's another shot of the eggs all decorated and filled with Easter grass.

I can't wait to fill these in!

Now it's your turn, create an Easter project using your Cricut and link it to the BBTB2 challenge site. Be sure to let us know which cartridge, SVG or image you used for your project. 

Scrap Our Stash Layout

Scrap our Stash, what a concept, huh?! I go to this site often for inspiration and sketches. I’ve been working on this layout for a bit and finally finished.

Here’s the sketch and March challenge details:

And here’s my layout:

Some closeups:

I flipped the sketch to the side and only had one photo, but basically used the same sketch. Green embellishments in a visual triangle and since it was a photo of my dog, Gracie, that fit the Snoopy theme. I'm really trying to use more of my stash. This layout has two pieces of cardstock and three patterned papers not including the white cardstock photo mat and small scrap of paper behind the photo.

My daughter and I compete every summer for the past 19 years on our Summer Reading Marathon. Whoever reads the most books gets treated by the other to Baskin Robbins. Well, the story of this photo is that every time I sit to read, my dog, Gracie starts bugging me. She either whines, nudges or even flips the book out of my lap. It’s hilarious but also annoying. I always accuse those two of being in cahoots.

Be sure to click on over to the Scrap Our Stash site for the challenge.

WOYWW #510

Happy Wednesday! I'm sharing my work area along with many others on the Stamping Ground linkage. Click over there to read more about it and to take a peek into other craft desks/areas.

The layout that I'm working on is a photo of our dog, Gracie. She hates it when I read! Every summer for the past 20 years, my daughter and I have a reading contest "Summer Reading Marathon". We read as many books as possible during the summer and whoever wins gets treated to ice cream at Baskin Robbins.

Gracie hates it when I read in the house and will bug me, scratch at the book, or whine while sitting next to me. It's hilarious! I always blame my daughter accusing them of being in cahoots with each other. LOL

I'm still messing around with paper and photo placement, but I'm almost done.

Don't forget to click on over to Stamping Ground and have a great week!

Scrapbooking and Let's Scrap Sketches

I love following layout sketches for inspiration so when I saw this sketch at Let's Scrap, I knew it was perfect for the last photos from my Tucson trip.

Since I knew the entire base sheet was going to be covered, I used two "ugly" papers instead of cardstock for the bases. Well...that's using my noggin!

The sketch:

My two page spread:

(I know the photos are not the best, but getting the double layout in one photo, was pretty hard.)

I was able to get ten 4x6 photos on this two-page spread and used the last of my Cricut cut cactus, journaling cards and punched bits for embellishment clusters.

If you need a great sketch, or just want some inspiration, click on over to Let's Scrap. The post a monthly two-page, one-page and card sketch. It doesn't get much better than that!