Thanks so Much

It is fast approaching that time of year when we pause to give thanks.  Autumn can be a great season and arguably my favorite of them all.  I have a quick and fun share for you today.  I made a hybrid card.   Like I said, being on my laptop is so much easier and more transportable with a little one.  So, I designed this on the go and was able to put it all together so quickly later.

Credits:  Digital Papers, frame, and butterfly from Shabby Princess, Font - Some Weatz, Envelope Liner Die, Vintage Cream Card Stock and Hawaiian Shores Ribbon - Papertrey Ink

I am still loving making complete cards.  (LeAnn's definition of complete = (outside + inside + envelope) designed)  Yes, pull out your 6th grade math skills.  You can do it!  :)  I love how the liner adds the perfect and sophisticated (yet totally easy) touch to the card.  And hold the phone, operator . . . long, heartfelt inside sentiments . . . LOVE!  I will definitely be doing this one again.

I found a new love . . . my favorite paper products, Papertrey Ink, paired with my favorite digital products, Shabby Princess.  Love!

SAF Memory Preservation Badge

I have now earned my Memory Preservation Badge.  Yeah!!  I had a great time putting together this book for my new baby.  I made two and I am planning to gift these to both sets of grandparents.  They will love them.  I don't have the photos from Sam's yet.  If I get time, I will update with a few photos.  In the meantime, you get the idea with these photos.

I only included pictures of a couple of my favorite pages.  Still having a blast all by myself!!!  :)

As I normally use Papertrey Ink on just about all my cards these days, I should point out that I used a digital kit by Connie Prince called Oh the Places on this album.

Life, Love, You

I am a huge Weeds and Wildflowers fan. When I opened my Sweet and Simple Life #3 digital kit, I was blown away. As soon as I saw this word art, I knew it had to be a card.


I have been into purple lately.  No idea why, I have never really liked purple before now.  Aren't these blues and purples dreamy?  I thought so.

Thanks for looking today!  Have a great one!

Digital Papers & Stamps: Weeds and Wildflowers Sweet and Simple Life #3
Ribbon: American Crafts

Hybrid - Again - Finally!!

Today is a quick share.  It feel like forever since I shared anything hybrid (oh, it has been forever).  I typically sell all of the cards I make (or pretty close) and I cannot sell the hybrid one's.  So, I only make those in spare/free time.  :)  I guess lately that has been none.

Digital Kit: Sweet and Simple Life #3 (Weeds and Wildflowers)
Button: My Minds Eye
Ribbon: Hobby Lobby
Font: Honey Script

Valentine's Day is on the Way

I think I am going to keep this little ornament hanger out for the whole year.  I really do love to put small touches of the season around the house.  We'll see if it actually gets changed.  ;)

Credits: Ornament Made with the Ornament Templates by Miss Mint at Peppermint Creative; Designer Papers - Wild Hearts Papers by Miss Mint at Peppermint Creative

Christmas Tags

This year I am more determined than ever to have beautiful packages to give.  I think the excitement is higher when it looks like a delight and treat before you can ever peek inside a gift.  So, here are some tags that will be highlighting many of my gift wrappings this year.



Snowflake and Stocking - Hollyberry Christmas Elements by Miss Mint at Peppermint Creative then Printed and Cut with my Silhouette; Paper - Kraft (Papertrey Ink), Border Dots, From and To - Graphics Program using Trajan Font; Ribbon - brown is from a garage sale and the gingham is Offray; Button - My Minds Eye

Say It with a Banner

I am totally head over heels in love with Miss Mint's Birthday Boogie.  I don't know if I will ever get over it.  :)  So, today is another project made using the infamous Birthday Boogie.



Papers - Birthday Boogie Papers from Peppermint Creative; Letters - Birthday Boogie Mixed Alphabet; Ribbon - Lime Green Grosgrain (Ribbons and Bows Oh My); Other - Scallop Scissors (Fiskars)

Here are some other fun shots of my banner:


Thanks for looking!!

Make a Wish

Here is a follow up of my previous post. Another hybrid with the ever so adorable Birthday Boogie. Isn't that bottle cap just so realistic??!!?? Miss Mint makes great product that makes great projects.

Made with:

Designer Papers - Birthday Boogie Papers by Miss Mint at Peppermint Creative (Digital Products)
Embellishments - Birthday Boogie Elements by Miss Mint at Peppermint Creative (Digital Products)
Other - Pop Dots (The Paper Studio)

Hybrid Happy Birthday Card

Today I am sharing a hybrid card.  I LOVE, LOVE, love these papers and elements from Miss Mint's Birthday Boogie Set.  This is a tried and true set of papers and elements that can and will be used over and over and over.  And I am not just saying that.  :) 


 Made with: 
Designer Papers - Birthday Boogie Papers by Miss Mint at Peppermint Creative (Digital Products)
Embellishments - Birthday Boogie Elements by Miss Mint at Peppermint Creative (Digital Products)
Other - Stickles (Ranger), Pop Dots (The Paper Studio)

Thanks for looking!!

Sending You Blessings

This will be my last fall card of the year. This is extremely sad as fall is one of my favorite times of the year.




Credits: Designer Papers - Plumberry Harvest by Miss Mint at Peppermint Creative; Tree - cut from Family Tree by Miss Mint at Peppermint Creative; Fonts - albermale swash and trebucket; Cut out using my Sillhouette
 
I used one of the dot papers to resize and adhere to the tree for a fun effect.  The sentiment was printed onto the paper.  Everything was then cut with my silhouette and put together.  These hybrid cards are so easy peasy!  I love and am adicted to making them.

Wild Hearts Birthday Card

If you know me at all, then you know how crazy I am about Miss Mint's Wild Hearts Papers.  I cannot resist these papers.  I keep coming back to them over and over and over.  Today I am sharing a birthday card that I made using them enjoy!



Digital Credits: Wild Hearts Papers by Miss Mint from Peppermint Creative; Bird made from Tay Silvers Vectors - Holiday Cheer Block Art from Peppermint Creative; Cut Digitally with my Sillhouette



Other Credits: Ribbon - Ribbons and Bows Oh My; Jewel - Dollar Tree; Happy Birthday Font - unknown (I'll find it and update)
 
FYI - Miss Mint has a fab sale going on through Monday, November 30, 2009.  You should hop over there and check it out.

Happy Birthday to You! Happy Birthday to You!!

It was my Father-in-Law's birthday this past weekend. Of course my share for the day is the card I made for him. I am just LOVING my Silhouette. I have not abandoned my Cricut. :) I have a Gypsy on its way to me as I type!!! EEEeeeek! But, I must say that I am really getting into using my Silhouette. There is a print and cut technique that BLOWS IT OUT of the water! In my opinion, if you are going to do any type of hybrid crafting, you must have this little machine. Anyway, I digress . . . I will post more on my little wonder that is my Silhouette at a later time. :) Until then, here is my share today.



Credits: Cut using Tay Silver's Happy Birthday Blockart from Peppermint Creative; All the sparkle and shine comes from Diamond Glaze, Doodlebug's Glitter, Stickles, and unknown glitter pens

Happy BOO to you!

It is officially halloween. We don't celebrate halloween (gasp, roars from the crowd). My mom is a halloween fanatic. I was on the phone with her today and her halloween gag this year is a fake cockroach!!! Every year she does this kind of thing. So this roach is somehow on a string and you can make it jump toward people. She thinks it is sooooo funny to scare people with it. Oh the stories - just like a little kid!! :) I love it. I think it is this kind of thing that keeps one young.

My share today is a card that I made specifically for her. I cannot wait until she sees it. She will probably ask where the "scare" is though. :)

Credits: Haunted Halloween Mini-Kit by Miss Mint at Peppermint Creative; Simply Halloween Word Art by Tay Silver at Peppermint Creative; Glitter - Doodlebug Designs; Dimensional Glue - Glossy Accents by Ranger; Print and Cut - Silhouette

Thanks for looking! Have a great day!

Family Mini Album

I love finding projects for my much loved Bind-it-all! My DH started a new job (well, okay, technically his first job) and I wanted him to have this for his new office.

Here is a look at the inside of the last page:


Digital Credits: Pattern Papers, and Word Art - Family Tree Papers and Family Tree Elements by Miss Mint from Peppermint Creative; Metal Binding - Bind It All; Ribbon - Hobby Lobby; Button - My Minds Eye; Brad - My Minds Eye; Flower Punch - EK Success; Black Jewel - Papertrey Ink

Thanks for looking!

Birthday Ensemble for my Niece

I have niece that is turning 6!  Well, she technically already turned 6, but we are celebrating her birthday this Friday.  I put together this little ensemble for her.  One bag is going to have some "green" while the other bag will have a small toy (I haven't thought that one through all the way).  Enjoy today's share!


Digital Credits: Wild Hearts Papers by Miss Mint from Peppermint Creative; Flowers - Prima Flowers; Bag Template by My Timeless Template from Papertrey Ink; Happy Birthday Stamp - SillyLeAnn Designs 2.0

Cutting with SCAL and my Cricut

Welcome to Cricut Monday!!

I have tried to share something that I have made with my Cricut each Monday.  It doesn't always happen, but I try.  :)


Today's card is a hybrid of sorts.  I made a tree with flowers and decided to use prima's instead of cutting flowers.  I really like how this turned out.  I hope you enjoy!
Credits:  Tree Cut - my design; Sky Paper - Cosmo Cricket; Tree Paper - my digital paper; Flowers - prima; Jewels - dollar store; Bible Verse Stamp - Everyday Blessings from Papertrey Ink

Snack Bucket!! We have the snack bucket!

About once a month my daughter will get to bring home the snack bucket. We get to fill it with all kinds of yummy treats. I thought we would do a fun halloweenish treat. We don't really celebrate halloween in our family, but I love giving gifts and passing out treats to all. Also, halloween purples, blacks, oranges, etc. are just beautiful. Who can resist such brilliant colors?

For our treats, we made little mini bags. This were easy-peasy to do. Miss Mint from Peppermint Creative has this adorable bag for sale. You just decorate it with digital papers, print, and cut. For this project, I didn't want to incur a great expense. So, I printed the outside of the bag on regular printer paper. Then, I designed a lining of a solid digital paper and printed it on regular printer paper. However, you must mirror the lining so it will fit on the backside of the outside. I cut them both out. Then glued them front to back making a sturdier paper. Folded and assembled. Lining this mini-bag makes a more cost effective treat as well as adding cuteness.

Credits: Mini Gift Bag Template, Digital Pattern Papers, Digital Purple Swirl, and "I Want Candy Wordart" - Miss Mint from Peppermint Creative; Ribbon - Hobby Lobby

Digital Cutting and Puchasing Shapes to Cut

I know there is a lot of debate over which is the best cutter out there.  I am certain that there are pro's and con's about every machine.  You really need to find those and figure out which one most meets your need.  I personally purchased a cricut.  I am by no means touting that it is the best machine, but simply the best machine for me. 

Reasons I love my cricut:

• It is compact, easy to store, easy to get out, and easy to put away.
• I can find blades, mats, etc. at many local stores (Wal-Mart and Hobby Lobby are both within 2 miles from my house).
• I can use it with my computer (go to http://www.craftedge.com/ to find out more) to cut any true type font I own.
• I can design any shape I want to cut and cut it on the computer.
• I can get wonderful cartridges that have such cute graphics on them.  (watch online - many online stores get very competitive with pricing and you can pick them up for much cheaper than the regular price).
• I can take it anywhere that I have power and still use it.
• I am able to cut with my computer, but not bound to it.
• I can do cart swaps with my friends.  If I want to use a cartridge that I don't have but a friend does, we trade carts for a few days.  You cannot trade, share, or swap digital files though, only the physical cartridges.

Here is my write plate decorated for the fall using vinyl, my cricut, and SCAL.


For my plate I used a design by Tay that can be purchased at http://www.peppermintcreative.com/.  It is easy and fun to get pre-made designs.  It takes a lot of the guess work out of a project.  Tay gives good instructions with her downloadable "Vectors for Vinyl Cutting Machines" (a fancy way to say a pre-made file that you can import into SCAL and cut)  There are tons of shapes, decorations, die cut images, and such to fill your day with cutting.  You can use them for all types of things: cards, scrapbook pages, home decor, paper crafts, just to name a few.
Credits:  Graphics - Tay's Pumpkin Patch Commercial Vectors for Vinyl Cutting Machines available at Peppermint Creative; Vinyl - Expressions Vinyl

Happy World Card Making Day

All throughout the day I will be sharing my latest cards and a few product and store reviews.  I heavily depend on other's opinions about a product before I purchase big items.  I hope that my experience can help you make informed decisions as well.  Also, I love shopping on the web, but I do so very cautiously and wise.  So, I thought I would share my experience with a shop or two that I have used.

Keep checking back.  Fun cards and hopefully helpful reviews will show up all day.

Here is my first share of the day.  This is a set of 3 hybrid cards that I made (hybird means that I used my computer to print paper, elements, or both). 






Credits:  Pattern Paper - Andrea Gold from godigitalscrapping.com; Ribbon - Basic Grey; Thank You Stamps - Michaels $1 bin; Scripture Stamp - Papertrey Ink from the Everyday Blessings set; Big Flower Punch - Whale of a Punch by EK Success; Little Flower - Prima; Button - The Paper Studio

Family Tree Card

I fell in love with the Family Tree papers and elements from Miss Mint.  I love, love, LOVE the word art and had to make a card.  So, enjoy today's share.

Tips and Tricks: I printed the bracket with the word art and cut out and adhered onto the card.  It gives it more texture than printing and adding embellishment.
Credits: Pattern Papers, and Word Art - Miss Mint from Peppermint Creative; Ribbon - Ribbons and Bows Oh My; Flower - The Paper Studio; Button - Vintage Buttons from Papertrey Ink