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Friend Birthday Party Layout

Wendy — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 05:00:32 +0000

Supplies used: DCWV papers, Prima rhinestone flourish, Queen & Co. Felt Fusion border, Walk in My Garden Cricut cartridge, and Making Memories Glitter Clears.

Layout Challenge: # 58 of 210

Found the Great Pumpkin Layout

Wendy — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 05:00:33 +0000

Supplies used are all CTMH unless noted: Twitterpated Level 2 Paper Pac k, Dimensional Elements in Color – Organic, Hello There stamp set (exclusively sold with the Twitterpated WOTG), Sweet Leaf, Chocolate, and Sorbet inks, Sorbet Marker, Natural Hemp, and Cricut Lyrical Letters cartridge.

Layout Challenge: #54 of 210

This layout was done awhile back when I did the Twitterpated Workshop. I just got a picture and title added. The title didn’t show up very well so I took a marker and colored the letters making them darker.

Future Engineer

Wendy — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 05:00:01 +0000

Supplies used are all CTMH unless noted: Zippidee Level 2 Paper Packet, Holiday Buttons, Black Hemp, Badge Buttons, Tinkerin’ Level 2 Stickease, Simple Stitches stamp set, Cocktail Alphabet stamp set, black ink, black & colonial white cardstock, Zig marker, and Cricut Plantin SchoolBook cartridge.

Layout Challenge: #53 of 210

The challenge this month at Scrap Our Stash is to stitch on your layout. Be sure to check it out and enter your own project for the month. I love the look of stitching and there are so many ways to achieve it. You can, of course, use your sewing machine. (This is actually the only sewing I have ever done – on paper!) Or you can poke holes with your paper piercer and connect them with a marker, use a marker to make “dashes” that resemble stitching, or what I did on my layout – stamping. The CTMH Simple Stitches stamp set is one of my favorites. It is faster than actually sewing and because the stamps are acrylic the are very easy to line up. I created the look of stitching on the title as well as around all the blue photo mats. It is a great look for any layout and often adds the perfect extra touch.

11 Years Old Birthday Layout

Wendy — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 05:00:16 +0000

Supplies used: CTMH Bella Level 2 Paper Pack & Stickease, CTMH Olive & Lilac Mist cardstock, unknown chipboard flourishes, Making Memories paint, Bazzill? flowers, CTMH Sparkles, Cricut Storybook cartridge.

Layout Challenge: #51 of 210.

Embellish…your Cricut!

Wendy — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 20:12:51 +0000

I used to have a Silhouette and I like the idea of being able to cut any image or font on my computer but it just took too much time to get the hang of it and I was “relearning” how to use it each time I sat down. With my Cricut Expression I am limited to the designs on the cartridges I own but I also have many friends to share with! ;-) It is so easy to use that my 11-year-old has been using it for almost as long as I have. In addition to crafts she has used it for school projects and girl scouts. I make sure that the cartridges I purchase are ones I will get a lot of use out of and that helps keep the cost down. The best thing I did was move it to an easily accessable place right beside my desk. If you are a Cricut owner I’m sure you love it. I challenge you to decorate yours to make it your own and if you do, leave a comment for me – I’d love to see!

The pink flowers are Heidi Swapp rubons and can be easily removed if I want to do something different some day. The “Express” is from “North Pole Express” cut on the Wild Card cartridge. I just cut off the word I wanted. The word “yourself” is from Graphically Speaking. This is the first time I have cut vinyl and I used the Cricut Cuttables. I will definitely be cutting more for around the house.

Topstitch Workshop Layouts

Wendy — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 06:00:46 +0000

Supplies (all CTMH unless otherwise noted): Topstitch Workshop on the Go Basic Kit, Field Trip alphabet stamp set, Dimensional Elements – Hearts, Sparkles, inks, and Cricut cartridge.

Layout Challenge: #19/20 of 210

These are the layouts for the Topstitch Workshop. If you are local and would like to attend, please contact me by February 19, 2010 to place your order. Pages will be completed on March 26.

Princess Birthday Layout

Wendy — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 19:51:42 +0000

Supplies: CTMH Daydream paper & stickease, Cricut Storybook cartridge, Kaiser rhinestones, CTMH Imagine, flowers, and ribbon.

Layout Challenge: #18 of 210

Kid’s Valentines ~ Cell phones & I-pods!

Wendy — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 03:46:37 +0000

My kids loved these ideas from Family Fun for cell phone and I-pod Valentines. They are perfect for older kids like my 5th grader who made the cell phones. I helped come up with the dimensions for the first one and she did the rest on their own. She also added the black dots with a marker to make speakers. My 3rd grader made the I-pods and they were more work but she did a lot on her own. Then we set up an assembly line between the three of us mostly to just get them done. I would say don’t plan these for younger kids unless you are willing to do all the work yourself. My girls are almost 9 & 11 and very crafty but they were ready to be done by the end. They each made 25 valentines. We used a combination of my ATG gun and double sided tape for adhesive to ensure that they stayed stuck and they have!

Cell Phone cutting details:
phone is 2.5″ x 7″ (use a corner rounder for the corners)
inside text message is approximately 2″ x 2″
antenna is 3″ x .5″ then folded in half
I used my Cricut Storybook cartridge for the heart on the front. You could use any heart, or make an additional text message.
I found the candy buttons at Walgreens.

I-pod cutting details:
I used the template from Family Fun for the playlist and scroll wheel, added the songs she wanted and scanned/copied enough to fit on one page, then I printed on cardstock and she cut them out.
box is 3.5″ x 7″ and wrapped around the box
We taped the silver cord (we used embroidery floss) on everything first before covering. I used my Cricut to cut the first few circles of aluminum foil and then realized that it was faster and easier to just tear it in squares and just form it around the candy. I just guessed and it worked well.

ScrapSketch #3 – Silvermist layout

Wendy — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 06:00:40 +0000

Products used: DCWV Luxury Stack, Cricut Mini Monograms cartridge, Sandylion vellum Disney stickers, Kaisercraft Pearls, Cricut Storybook cartridge, and Cricut Home Accents cartridge.

I used more paper from the Luxury stack. I love the pearls with this paper. I made the title with the Cricut Ink Colors. I have wanted to try these for a long time and I finally bought some with my Christmas money. I like them! It’s another great way to add a title.

Challenges:
Scrap Our Stash January Challenge – use something you received for Christmas (my Cricut Ink Colors)
Creative Inspirations Challenge #43 – New Year, New Products
Charisma Cardz Challenge #2 - Anything New

2010 Layout Challenge: #16 of 210

ScrapSketch & Tinkerbell Layout

Wendy — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 22:07:32 +0000

ScrapSketch is back up and running! I am so excited! These are the first 2 sketches for January and my layouts:

Products used: CTMH Stardust paper, CTMH Stardust Stickease, Lyrical Letters Cricut cartridge, Accents Essentials Cricut cartridge, Queen & Co. felt fusion, and Kaisercraft rhinestones.

2010 Layout Challenge: #14 of 210

Products used: DCWV Luxury Stack, Disney Jolee’s boutique by EK Success, Cricut Mini Monograms cartridge, Sandylion vellum Disney stickers, Kaisercraft Pearl Strips (pink), and unknown 3D butterflies/flowers and organdy ribbon.

I am very pleased with this layout. I used the Diecuts with a View paper from a stack that I bought online and I didn’t like it as well when I got it so it became buried in my stash. It was the perfect colors for these layouts and I don’t think I noticed before that it had a sheen shine that is very pretty. The pearls I used come in strips and I used them to create my own flourishes and used the remaining pearls as centers for the flowers. I’ll have a layout tomorrow using ScrapSketch #3.

Challenges:
Flutter by Wednesday – any butterfly, fairy, or angel
Cupcake Craft Challenge #73 – Going Girly
SSDS Week 23 – Girly
Raise the Bar – Debut Day!

2010 Layout Challenge: #15 of 210

CTMH November SOTM Blog Hop

Wendy — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 06:01:55 +0000

Welcome to another Close to My Heart Blog Hop. The blog hop is a loop so if you are starting here you can just continue through until you are back here again. This month we are featuring the November Stamp of the Month: Around the Block. It is a set of 26 stamps that work great for home and family pages.

Here’s what I came up with:

Now I know there are some of you who are going to love this stamp set but it just wasn’t for me. I took a different approach and used the cloud and swirl stamps as the background for this card and used the shutters to make my own window instead of using the house. The card layout is from Wishes. The frame was cut with my Lyrical Letters Cricut cartridge. The owl in the window is from the Dream Big stamp set.

You will also notice from this picture that although my card is standard size, it opens to the side instead of flipping up. Ink colors used are: Twilight, Sorbet, and Olive. Ribbon is from Sorbet Collection and Designer Twilight.

Now hop on over and visit BETH’S BLOG !

If you get lost along the way go to this post for a complete updated list.

Quick & Easy Halloween Candy Craft

Wendy — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:57:26 +0000

Are you down to the last minute and scrambling to make up some cute Halloween treats? Well, here is just the thing! I did not make this but I think it is super cute! It was in my room at school today. It’s a spider with a mint in the middle. The body is made out of 2 scallop circles and the legs are photo corners. Add google eyes and a mouth and that’s all there is to it!

Fall Fun Scrapbook Layout

Wendy — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:13:57 +0000

Products used: Scrapbooking Supplies Fall Fun Collection Embellishments (3D stickers & rubons), circle, scallop, and bracket cut from Cricut cartridges Graphically Speaking & Plantin Schoolbook. All other products unknown.

Based on ScrapSketch #169.

Star Wars

Wendy — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 22:16:37 +0000

This is a very different layout for me – no flowers and no patterned paper! I use these on almost all my pages! And to top it off it’s a white background! I did use something that I haven’t before – the rubon tape. If you want a solid design I would suggest a little practice. It’s not hard to use at all and runs smooth. This was my first time using it and I wasn’t picky on how it turned out. I actually like the imperfected look better than if it was solid. There is 13 feet per runner so it will last awhile. I also pulled out some mesh which I haven’t used in forever. I think it was the perfect touch for this page.

Products used: Best Occasions Adhesive Accents – Stars, Making Memories Sticky Mesh (red), Daisy D’s Rob-On Tape, Plantin SchoolBook Cricut Cartridge. Based on ScrapSketch #163.

Little Mommy

Wendy — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 05:00:36 +0000

Products used: Making Memories paper, Kaiser Pearls, Making Memories flowers, Close to My Heart White Daisy ricrac, and Cricut cartridges (Lyrical Letters, Mini Monograms, & Graphically Speaking). The layout is based on a sketch from Scrap Sketch.

Kindergarten Layout

Wendy — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 03:00:06 +0000

I hope you had a great Labor Day weekend. I know I sure did! I don’t have much time to scrap this week but I was able to get this layout done today. I used Liquid Glass to apply the fiber around the edges of the flower. For the center and the swirl I twisted two different fibers together and again applied with the Liquid Glass.

Products used: Rhonna Farrer paper, CTMH Just Bloom flowers, CTHM Sweet Leaf ink, CTMH Liquid Glass, Cricut Lyrical Letters cartridge, and fiber from my stash.

Alice in Wonderland

Wendy — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 04:22:18 +0000

This was a fun layout and the colors worked well together. I kinda wish I had made the rhinestone circle smaller but I like the pattern. I used a Mini Dots All Around template by TheCraftersWorkshop.com. I love this little template for making circles with eyelets, brads, buttons, bling, etc. Layout was based on Scrap Sketch #120.

Products used: Making Memories paper, Reminisce paper, KI Memories flourish glitter border sticker, Alice in Wonderland Disney stickers by EK Success, Basic Grey bling it rhinestones, and Cricut Mini Monograms cartridge.

Reptiles layout

Wendy — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 02:27:54 +0000

I used a sketch from Scrap Sketch for this layout. Products used are all CTMH: Animal Cookies paper and Stickease, Summer Craft Buttons, and White Daisy Ricrac. I also used these Cricut cartridges: Lyrical Letters & Mini Monograms.

more Zoo layout

Wendy — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 01:23:22 +0000

(click on the image for a larger view)

Yeah, it worked! I’m back in scrap mode! This was a fun layout following Sketch #91 from Scrap Sketch. Products used: CTMH Animal Cookies paper, CTMH White Daisy Ricrac, CTMH Summer Craft Buttons, CTMH Animal Cookies Stickease, bright white waxy flax from Scrapworks, and Cricut Lyrical Letters cartridge.

A Bunch of Cards

Wendy — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 04:07:58 +0000

My mojo was working for me tonight! Unfortunately there was no natural light when I took the pictures but you get the idea.

Products used: K&Company chipboard, CTMH Heart of Winter Project Pack, CTMH organdy ribbon, K&Company pearls. I added details to the flower with markers and ink. (challenge=sketch)

Products used: CTMH Heart of Winter Project Pack, CTMH Chocolate grosgrain ribbon, Cricut Accent Essentials, and button (unknown). I added details on the flower with a marker and I used a piercing tool to add details around the scallop border. (challenge=paper piercing)

Products used: CTMH Heart of Winter Project Pack, CTMH White Daisy Just Blooms, Making Memories Chocolate paint. I used the paint as the centers of the flowers – a great technique! (challenge=paint)

Products used: CTMH Heart of Winter Project Pack, clip and hemp (unknown). I poked a hole through the flower to attach the clip to it with the hemp. (challenge=binding)

Products used: CTMH Heart of Winter Project Pack, CTMH White Daisy Just Blooms, DCWV vellum quote, CTMH Chocolate grosgrain ribbon, K&Company pearls. (challenge=quote)

Products used: DCWV textured cardstock and pattern paper, Stampin’ Up black grosgrain ribbon, CTMH Sparkles and Cranberry cardstock, button and flowers unknown. (challenge=red/black/white)

Products used: CTMH Boom-Di-Ada Creative Basics papers, flowers from CTMH Heart of Winter Project Pack, CTMH Hollyhock ricrac, acrylic frame by Fancy Pants, CTMH Say It In Style stamp set, and Hampton Art glitter glue. The acrylic frame is actually two pieces. I used the glitter glue to stick them together and then I attached it to my project with Liquid Glass. Glitter glue was also used for the center of the flowers. (challenge=clear window)

These projects were all done for challenges at 365 Cards.