Sunday, September 25, 2011

My finished Canvis

Hi my crafty friends! I finally finished my project from the Inspiration Showcase given by Jennifer McGuire. Each heart on the canvas represents a stamping technique that Jennifer featured during the class.

Here are a few close ups of the hearts...
I had so much fun in this class...I can't wait for the next one!
Thanks for stopping by and have a great week!
Hugs,
CindyB

Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Tuesday Tutorial at Above Rubies Studio

Hi my crafty friends! Make sure you check out the Tuesday Tutorial over at
Above Rubies Studio today! I am hosting the tutorial!

Let me know what you all think!

Hugs,
CindyB

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Inspiration Showcase with Jennifer McGuire

Hi my crafty friends! I am having a wonderful week! I signed up for the Inspiration Showcase on line class with Jennifer McGuire and I am LOVING it!
I started my card making by using stamps....and since I was introduced to the Cricut...I haven't stamped very much...so this class is re-energizing my stamping bug~!
The past few days we have been working on Resist stamping techniques....here is a card I made with this technique.
I hope to post some more samples from the class in a few days! Let me know if you all are interested in more stamping projects from me...
Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!
Hugs,
CindyB

Monday, September 12, 2011

2011 Holiday Planner - Pages 2 and 3

Hi my crafty friends! I have been so busy this past week, but I was able to put together the next 2 pages of the my holiday planner. I am working on pages 2 and 3, which will be for Thanksgiving.
I like to have a November calendar and a menu area for my Thanksgiving menu planning. This helps me put together my shopping list when I start preparing. I also like to look at the previous years planners to gather some ideas if I can't seem to come up with anything...but my family really likes to have the same thing every Thanksgiving...so that makes it a little easier for me.
Well, on to the planner...
There are 2 pages for Thanksgiving, the left side is the calendar and that cute little
turkey from Create a Critter cartridge, and the right side is the menu page.
Here is the video with a little more information for you....
Thanks for stopping by and have a great week!
Hugs,
CindyB




Thursday, September 8, 2011

Winner! Winner! Winner!

Hi all my crafty friends! I hope you were able to join Megan on the Ustream tonight! She gave away a lot of prizes! I hope some of you won! she also had some really exciting news to share!

Megan announced the winner of the Gypsy A-Z DVD from my blog post a few days ago....

and the winner is.....

Lisa from My Scrap Nook

Lisa, please email me your address, my email is cindy@aboverubiesstudio.com

Congratulations Lisa!

Hugs,
CindyB

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

2011 Holiday Planner - Cover page

Hi my crafting friends! Well, the weather finally got a little coolier here in St. Louis and I am now in the fall mood! Yeah!

So to kick off my fall mood!!!, I am going to start on my 2011 Holiday Planner. I have been making these planner for several years. I use them starting with
Thanksgiving and right through the Christmas holiday.

This year, I decided to let you all join me during my creative process in creating the planner. So each week or so I will be doing a video for each page in the planner until it is complete. So I should be done in time for Thanksgiving.

Does that sound like fun? I hope so....so lets start off with the cover of the planner.

I am using Winter Frolic for the images on the cover. I just love that cartridge, I puchased it late last year and really didn't get a chance to use it the last holiday season. I am also using paper from a holiday paperpack I purchased last year from DCWV, so I'm not sure if it is still available this year, but I'm sure you all can find something you all just love, if you plan to follow along.

So let's get started...here is the video for the cover page of my 2011 Holiday Planner. Hope you enjoy!

Hugs,

CindyB





Thursday, September 1, 2011

September club kit from Club Ruby Designers


Hi my crafty friends!!! Today a new kit is available from Club Ruby Designers..its the September kit! It has such fun papers and embelishments!!! I get to show you one of the projects I made this month with the kit. You can find other projects from me and the rest of the Design team over at
ClubRubyDesigners

The project I am showcasing here is a gift bag for a birthday present. I have created a video showing you how I put this gift bag together. Hope you enjoy!




Have a great weekend!
Hugs,
CindyB