Live. Laugh. Love. Card

Details: 

Valentine Day Cards

Buckle of Love: 

Paper: Roxie (CTMH)

Stamp: Rock the Block Stamp Set 

Simple: 

**Could also serve as a "Congrats on a Wedding"

MoJo Monday 221: New Baby

I made this card for the Mojo Monday 221 challenge:

Paper: CTMH Mayberry
Stamps: Sentiment comes with Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge, and Flower from Rock the Block Campaign Stamp Set

Details: 

MoJo Monday 220: I Love U

All products are CTMH. 

Paper: Roxie Paper Collection

Stamps: December's Stamp of the Month "Mad About You", and "Eclectic Edges" 

Accessories: Bling Buttons, Cocoa Ribbon 

First Home Gathering

I will soon be having my first home gathering as a CTMH consultant. As my new products are arriving at my front door - I love each new product more than the last. I love mostly how the products coordinate so well (cutting back on endless amounts of time trying to find two paper designs that look good together - not to mention matching ink).

I can image that the amazing paper designs, idea book, and stamps can inspire even the most uncrafty individual to want to create something!

I am going to share with you the project we will be making at the first home gathering and a little thank you favor I made for my guest.

The favor:

To create the favor I used Roxie Workshop on the Go paper and materials. For the ticket I used a stamp that comes with the Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge when you buy it and cut the ticket using the cartridge too. (Oh and the boxes were cut from the same cartridge.)

Let me just say something about the Roxie paper collection too: I have never been a fan of animal print anything. For some reason it has always brought the image of a couger to mind (and I don't mean the animal). So needless to say I never really cared for animal print anything. However, I love the Roxie paper collection (with its two animal print designs)! The designs don't seem to be too much and still soft enough to have some girly feel. Well done CTMH for changing my mind about animal prints. 

The project: 

The card that my guest will make at the home gathering uses the paper from the Elemental Workshop on the Go. (Any papers from the workshops can be purchased as packets of paper rather than the whole workshop.) Here again I used the Art Philosophy cartridge for the main stamp, and one of the stamps that came with the cartridge. I also used the Eclectic Edges stamps for the border (one of my favorite stamp sets). 

Happy Creating! 

Chores! Chores! And more Chores!

As lame as it may sound Andrew and I decided to try a chore chart to help with the normal task of having a home. Things kept getting piled up on the weekend, so we needed to figure out a way to make sure things were getting done during the week rather than being piled up on the weekend. 

I made this chore chart with an 11in by 17in poster frame. The insert that came with the frame I used as my foundation and glued my paper to it. Since the front is glass white board markers work great for writing (and erasing)! 

I used CTMH's Mayberry paper pack and Cricut Art Philosophy to cut out the letters and numbers.

Need Cheap Organization?

Any empty veggie can will do! The larger cans (those with tomato paste) are the best. 

These cans were decorated with Elemental Workshop on the Go paper by CTMH.

Cricut & Gypsy

Let me start by saying I love my Cricut, but it has always posed some problems that made me not want to use it as much. For example, when trying to cut the basic rectangle you have to measures (length and width), but when putting size into the Cricut there is only one dimension. Will the rectangle cut based off height or length? This is only one problem I encountered using the Cricut. I never knew what the size of my image would be, and so many times I ended up cutting the same image in multiple sizes before I got the right one.

I have been looking at the Gypsy for about a year - trying to decide if it will be worth the cost. My dear husband got it for me as a Birthday present this November. Let me tell you I do not know why I waited so long! I love this machine and it makes me love my Cricut even more. I can see my mat and how and where things will be cut. If I am not sure about the size of an image for a card front, I can simply create a rectangle the size of the card and then adjust the size of the image I want to cut based off of how it looks on the rectangle. Frames are much easier to create since you have control over where things cut on the mat.

Also, have you ever had a cut image that you loved but had some details that you didn't want? Well with the Gypsy certain lines can be deleted, so that they are not cut with the whole image. Using my Cricut is much easier and more efficient with the Gypsy. I suggest everyone gets this little tool - it multiplies your options and thus multiplies the number of images that can be cut from any cartridge. It does not come with a printed handbook, but a "short" electronic copy is provided on the Gypsy. I do suggest taking the time to read it.

Happy Creating!