First Video! New Arrival Cartridge

Hi Ladies! Well, I finally went and did it! Created a video that is! My wonderful DH gave me a flip video for Christmas and I have been a little nervous about using it....so I decided I had a day off...it snowed last night..so I couldn't get out of the house...so I would try creating a video.

I have wanted to start exploring all the cartridges I have purchased over the past few months and thought some of you may want to join me. So today I started with New Arrival. I hope to make a few cards or projects using each cartridge. I don't know how frequently I will get a chance to post a new video, but I am not going to make any requirements on my self...I just want to explore and have fun.

So....here is the first card I made using New Arrival. It is a Baby Shower Invitation. My daughter is expecting her 3rd boy in June and her new in-laws want to throw her a baby shower, so I will be making the invitations. I saw this cute little diaper bag in the handbook, and thought it would make a really cute invitation...so here is the video on how I made it.

I hope you enjoy and please leave a comment, I am looking for some advice on my videos, I would like to make them a little better...




CindyB

New Sketch Challenge - OCC Sketch Challenge Blog

Hi Ladies! Today I am posting a sample for the New Our Creative Corner Sketch Challenge Blog

Please stop by and play along if you would like....

For my card, I am using PTI stamps. I stamped the flourish in Pink from the Fancy Flourishes set, and then added little red hearts stamped in Pure Poppy from the Love Songs set.

The larger heart is stamped in Pure Poppy from the Heart Prints set. I then punched out a heart using a punch from SU. The background paper is also from SU and I used my Cuttlebug Swiss dots embossing folder.

If you decide to play along this week, please link up your card to Mr. Linky so we can leave you some love!

Thanks for looking and have a wonderful day!

CindyB

I WON!!!! at Waltzingmouse!!!!

Well, I can't tell you how excited I am to have won one of the new stamp sets from Waltzingmouse!

And its the set I REALLY wanted!! The Spring Basket Stamp set...

If you haven't seen Claire's stamps...you should really take a peek, she has some fantastic sets!

I have a few more on my wish list!!!!

Have a wonderful day!!!

CindyB

Project Tuesday - Party Favor

Happy Tuesday everyone! Today at Project Tuesday we have a new project posted for the week!

This is a really cute little party favor!!

Take a peek at mine...

I made my party favor using some CS from Little Yellow Bicycle, Sweet Love. I am giving this to a friend for Valentines Day. I have filled it with a few little treats~!

Wouldn't this just be darling as a baby shower favor, or a bridal shower favor, or a birthday party favor....I could go on and on.. This little item is super easy to make and you can make 4 from 1 12x12 piece of cardstock....so it is economical also!

Make sure you jump on over to Project Tuesday and take a peek at the other Design Team members party favors...they are really cute!

Thanks for looking and hope you are all keeping warm!
CindyB

PTI "Paint" by number sketch challenge

Happy Monday everyone! Well, PTI is celebrating their 3 year anniversay and they are really doing it up this week!

Today Nichole has a "paint" by number sketch challenge to intoduce the new line of paint into their line. This paint will come in all the super PTI colors! and looks so yummy!

Today, PTI is offering up a $100.00 gift certificate to their store when you participate in the "paint" by number challenge! So I am playing along!

Here is my entry....

Nichole has provided the sketch to use and the color combo to use depending on the first letter in your PTI username.

For my card, I am using the colors Spring Moss, Lemon Tart, Kraft, Vintage Cream and Ocean Tides.

Thanks for looking and wish me luck!

CindyB

2nd Post Today - Card using Sweet Treats

Well, I really wanted to get this card posted today, before the weekend hits...I will be super busy and won't have any time to play in my craft room....so last night I spent the evening playing around on my Gypsy and came up with this simple card....using Sweet Treats cart...

I cut the card base using SU Chocolate Chip cardstock cutting the cards feature on page 67. I cut the layer piece from the same page using the shift/cards feature. I cut the layer on BoBunny cardstock. For the Scallop cut on PTI Green Leaf, I used the cut on page 53 using the shift/blackout feature. The circle I cut on the same page using the layers feature, since I am using my Gypsy, I was able to make a shadow for the circle by enlarging the circle a bit.

I stamped the center imaged using a new stamp set I just picked up from Inkadinkado, Just Saying set.

Thanks for looking and have a wonderful day!

CindyB

PTI ink resist challenge!

Happy Friday everyone! Finally!!!! Well, if you are a PTIfollower, you know they are having their 3rd anniversary this month and WOW are they doing up the celebrations!

Today Nicole posted a "ink resist" challenge...so here's what I came up with! Unfortunately, I needed a sympathy card this week, so I decided to try this technique using the PTI With Sympathy set.

I cut the card base out of PTI Ocean Tide cardstock, which I cut out on my Cricut using A Child's Year cartridge, the card feature on page 75 and the layer is on page 73 using the shift/card feature. I cut this layer on Summer Sunset PTI cardstock. The ovals are also cut from A Child's Year ( I jammed up my Big Shot last night...so I won't be able to use my Nesties!!!, good thing I have my Cricut!) the oval is on page 50. I did use my Gypsy for this card, so I was able to make the oval the exact size I needed, then I created a shadow for it, by enlarging it just a bit.

I did the "ink resist" technique on the flowers on the smallest oval, I hope you can see those....this is the first time I have tried this technique...and I will be using it again. I like the effect.

Thanks for looking and have a wonderful day!

Stamps and Smiles - new sketch

Happy Thursday everyone! I hope your week is going well!

This week at Stamps and Smiles we have a new sketch challenge!

For my card, I used my new Valentine paper from K&Company....I just fell in love with this paper! I layered several different designs from the paper pack and used my MS punch for the border. For those cute little hearts, I used the hearts from the last digi release at Stamps and Smiles from "Be my Valentine - Cuppy". I edited the hearts a bit, removed the words on the inside and skewed them up a bit to give them a funky look. I printed them onto colored cardstock and embossed them with the swiss dots embossing folder.

Be sure and stop by Stamps and Smiles today and check out the other design team members cards, they are really cute!

Thanks for looking and have a wonderful day!

CindyB

2nd post today -scroll down for Project Tuesday

Hi everyone...I have been so busy these past few weeks, that I haven't had a chance to post some of the really cute projects I have been working on!

The first one up is a Valentine box. I follow Kathy's site Paper Phenomenon, she has some really super videos! and she recently posted how to make this really cute Valentine box!

I used the Cricut Love Stuck Mini Cartridge for this box. I cut the 2nd heart on the keypad at 5 inches on red cardstock. I then sprayed the cut on the front with spray adhesive and covered it with MS red Flocking...I just love this technique I cut the blackout piece in White and then cut another black out in red for the bottom of the box.

Take a peek at Kathy's video, she shows you exactly how to make the sides of the box....I cut the word Sweetie from the same cart at 1 1/2 inches...I first tried the making it at 3 inches...and wow, it turned out huge! So you have to play around with it to make it fit. I then sprayed the word with spray glue and covered it with MS white fine glitter, to make it shine! I added a bow and the box was complete..

I am giving this to my husband for Valentines day, he and I are on WW's losing weight and I wanted to give him a special treat for Valentines day....the WW candies!

Now, on to the next project....

My oldest daughter is expecting her 3rd son in June...so I wanted to create a special little brag book to keep in my purse to show him off when he arrives....so again, after watching a video on Kathy's site (link above) I made this super cute little album...

Kathy shows you how to take a premade standard mini album, remove the inside pages of the album and replace those with a paper bag album. This is such a fun idea! When I saw this, I knew immediately, this was the type of album I was looking for!







I used New Arrival cart for most of the cuts in this album. Each page has a place for tags which can be used for journaling or additional pictures. I have yet to embellish the front of the album yet...I will do that soon...but I wanted to show you all the really cute stuff Kathy has on her site.

That's it for now..I will post some more later....thanks for looking!

Project Tuesday - CD holder

Happy Tuesday everyone! We have a new project at Project Tuesday! This week we are making a really fun CD holder! I just love this project!

I like to take my pictures from a particular event, copy them onto a CD and give to some of the family members that attended the event or vacation with us! That way everyone has the fun memories.

When I saw this project, I thought it would be perfect! I will definitely be making more of these for future gifts with my picture CD's.

For my CD holder cover, I decided to try out this new item I purchased from my LSS. It is a piercing template from Bazzill. I love how it turned out. You just lay the template down on your paper, use your paper piercing tool and punch holes into your paper and then using embroidery floss, sew into the holes. I can't wait to try this on a scrapbook page!

Be sure to stop by Project Tuesday and check out the other Design Team members samples this week! They are really super, and while you are there, please link up your project to Mr. Linky so we can all take a peek!

Thanks for looking and have a super day!

CindyB