Look what I found in my mailbox today

Yep that is right 2 brand new Cricut cartridges, Flower shoppe and Sweet treat box!!!!

I have been in my studio all evening playing with these 2 carts, I could not wait until I got home from errands so I could play!

I will be posting pictures of my first project later this week or early next week

Super excited to finally have these carts in my hands

Happy Crafting
Danielle:)

A new addition to my scrapbook room

I love scrap~booking and sometimes I want to display my layouts instead of hiding them away inside of an album!

What a perfect solution(I forgot where I originally found the idea)

It is simply a curtain rod from Walmart and some drapery rings also from Walmart, page protectors with the holes carefully trimmed off and wallah I now have a wall of fame for my scrapbook layouts!!!



Happy Crafting
Danielle:)

A box using my gypsy

I have seen nothing but the cutest boxes on blogs, made using the cricut! I decided i wanted to make one too:)

I did not have any cartridges that made a box but not to worry my gypsy came to the rescue


I used George and basic shapes to create the inside boxes and plantin schoolbook to create the flower

I used my scor-pal to create the outer box






a side view of the box

Side view of the flower to show how many layers was used in making the flower pop off the box!

close up of the flower(I love how it turned out)

the inside of the box, complete with some note-cards, a stamp set (to decorate the note cards) and a altered note pad with matching pen!

I hope you like it and it gives you inspiration to make one too!


Happy crafting!
Danielle:)

one card two ways

I needed a congratulations card for my cousin who just got accepted to the college she has dreamed about going to:)
One of my students the very next day to getting her announcement, makes his announcement that his dog got hit by a car and passed away on the way the vet. He was so torn up over the dog it made me and the other students cry. I thought I need to make to him a card for the class to give to him(this is not unusual for for me to do I make a card usually once per quarter for various and sundry things) So I came home after work and headed straight to my craft room--

I knew I wanted something made with cricut and maybe stamps.
I wanted a dog related card for the student since it was his dog that passed away, once I got finished with his card I loved the dog on the front so much that I decided to do the same thing for the congratulations card.

Here are the cards

Congratulations Card

Front



Inside

Sorry Card

Front



Inside




I hope this gives you inspiration to get your cricut out and make multiple cuts for different reasons:) It is fun to see what the finished product looks like

happy Creating
Danielle:)

Mini Album

Chipboard word albums is a new found love

I bought this word album several years ago and was a little intimidating so it got put away. In November at our annual fall scrapbook weekend I saw a friend completing a word album for a baby shower. I was impressed at how easy it looked and decided that I could do it!

I came home after that weekend and searched for the cat word album.
I had some paper from recollections left over from a scrapbook project for Fresno(my baby:), no really my baby LOL)

I put it together in 2 hours and it made a great Christmas gift for my mom a.k.a Fresno's mawmaw:)

Here is how it turned out:


I added some stitching detail using my favorite black journal pen






I added lots of American crafts ribbon to the binder rings to add some dimension and fill it out so you could not see the rings!

Not bad for my first attempt:)

Thanks for stopping by
Happy Crafting
Danielle:)

found some inspiration again

I found a gorgeous layout on Two peas in a bucket it is a baby girl layout. I loved it and decided to give it a try my way.

Here is how mine turned out






I did mine so it could be for a number of things the title says love at first sight so it could be for a baby, or a love, or an object the list could go on and on!

I love the look of all the deep colors would be great for valentines day

Recipe:

• all of the following is CTMH except when noted
  
• amore paper pack
• alphabet stamp set
  
• vinyard berry cardstock
• chocolate chip cardstock
• filigree brads
  
• green polka dot pp not for sure about the manufacture from my stash
• prima flowers
• brown buttons from stash

I really like how this layout turned out, now for some photos to add to it:)

happy crafting

Danielle

Memory Works Inspiration

I often search the internet for inspiration for scrapbook layouts. I was on the memory works blog the other day when I saw the cutest layout for valentines day-- entitled Sweetheart I decided to try to make a similar layout and this is what I came up with.





Recipe:

• K&Company paper pad (sorry I can not remember the name but it is bright and has nature themed papers in it)
• Fiskars funky love heart punch in all 3 sizes
• CTMH lagoon cardstock
• CTMH white cardstock
• cindy loo cricut cartridge
• CTMH love you forever stamp set

I wanted to use up papers and supplies from my stash and I love how the layout turned out!

What drew me to this layout was all the hearts and the paper weaved embellishment

here is how you do this: cut 6 patterns of paper in 6X6'' square and then cut the square into 1/2'' strips then begin to weave the pieces together, makes a really cute embellishment.

until next time

happy Crafting

Danielle