Some highlights from this weekend

This weekend, I worked on a bunch of layouts for the "virtual crop" on the Scrapbooking forum I participate in. These are just some of my faves...

Finally tried one of those freezer paper t-shirts

I wanted a Valentines Day shirt for my DS, but I hate spending all that money on a shirt he can wear a few times and then grow out of. So I decided to try my hand at the freezer paper tee's that I have seen on the Cricut message boards before. It was difficult at first to think of a cute phrase for Valentines Day that wasn't girly. It also had to be shape I could cut with the Cricut cartridges I have. After tossing around a few ideas, the bee was the simplest to paint onto a shirt...or so I thought, haha!

I browsed threads on the Cricut message boards to get tips on this project, and I also watched this video tutorial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRyXlSTtHPA It still took a little trial and error, but it was an easy, fun project. It is also a cheap way to get cute, customized shirts for family and friends.

For this one, I used the cricut cartridges Walk in My Garden for the bee (cut at 4") and Don Juan for the "bee mine"

Quick Thank You's

I made 6 of these Thank You cards using the Walk in My Garden cartridge. I wanted something quick yet cute to use as thank yous for my patients at work who gave me Christmas presents. I was inspired by a video tutorial on mypinkstamper.com. You can view the video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jomgOi2VYRQ&feature=channel

Here are the settings I used for these cards:
* card 2 cut at 4" using teal cardstock
* daisy 2 with card feature selected cut at 4" on brown cardstock
* daisy 2-shift with card feature selected cut at 4" on yellow cardstock
* "thanks" cut at 1" on yellow cardstock, used for sentiment on inside.

I embossed the brown cardstock (after cutting the daisy card feature) using the Sizzix Texture Boutique. I used buttons I had on hand as the center of the flowers, and some cream colored ribbon to dress it up.

My first paperdoll

This is a birthday card for my DH, Jason...a Penn State alum and die hard fan. The inside reads "...here to wish you a happy birthday."

I used the following cuts (all at 4") from the PDDU cartridge to create this little Nittany Lion guy:
* One piece suit - outfit 1
* Ears - outfit 2 (reindeer ears, trimmed off the antlers)
* Tail - outfit 2
* Belly - outfit 2
* Hair - pirate boy (I trimmed this so it wouldn't stick out behind the ears)
* Scarf - Frankenbride (I trimmed all but one side and turned it sideways)

A little bird told me...

I made this as a birthday car for my aunt. The inside reads "...that it's your birthday!"

Paper used: DCWV spring mat stack (used Bazzill solid teal on the inside, not pictured)

Cricut cuts from Home Decor cartridge: branches (branch and branch shift) cut at 2", bird cut at 1". I did some creative trimming on the branch on the right, since the cut ripped a little.

Anniversary card for my parents

The inside reads "The rest is history"

The only thing I am disappointed with is the glue spot on the ribbon at the top! Oh well...

The solid paper is Bazzill cardstock, and the patterned paper is from a designer mat stack (Brenda Waton Small Wonders Boy).

Cricut cuts are from Graphically Speaking using the word feature. "Girl" and "boy" (word shift) cut at 3", "found" cut at 1/2"

Here goes nothing...

So I decided to start a blog...GASP! I know, the interwebs already suck enough of my time up, but I have good reasons for starting this blog. I want a place to display my crafts and also be able to keep track of how I made them (example - what size I cut that shape on the cricut, what materials I used, etc.) That way, I can make another just like it sometime if I want, without having to keep a notebook full of sketches and notes. Also, by posting my stuff here, hopefully some fellow crafters will find some inspiration...I can't promise anything though ;-) No pictures to post yet tonight, but I have finished 3 new cards that I will take pictures of when there is (hopefully) some natural light tomorrow during the day. That is the one upside of all this snow...