Blizzard 2011 - Snow EVERYWHERE

Blizzard 2011

We live near Chicago & I wanted to share with you what it looks like around here. I took these pictures this morning after my Husband & I had shoveled for about 2 hours. Since then we have gotten at least 6 more inches. The snow is up to the top of the swings on our playground & piled up almost to the top of our Jeep. So everything is shut down around here. Finally the plow went down our road about 1pm today.

Pushed the snow away to open the front door

The snow up to the back of the swings now

This is my 3yr old on the road next to a mound of snow

This pile is a foot higher now

This is our front side walk

Cupcake Invitations

Cupcake Baby Shower Invitations 

 So, I have had a busy week. I made 70 Cupcake Baby Shower Invitations for a friend. I wanted to share with you how I made them and some tips for how to make so many & not get board with them.

 

Instructions

 Sweet Treats Cricut Cartridge

Button #4 All Layers Cut at 4.5"

Sweet Cupcake-My Pink Stamper Stamp-Everday Life Stamp Set

Inside Stamp - Martha Stewart Stamp

Stickles

Tips

To make so many effectively I layed everything out on my gypsy as close as I could. Each layer I put as many on the mat as possible for an 8.5"x11" paper. I used 2- 8.5"x11"paper packs from Michaels to create it. The pinks were from the Butterfly Wings & then also the Black & White Pack. Because I was cutting out so many, I even titled each layer- how many pages I needed to cut and what color. Then I pulled out that many pages & cut all of that layer and then moved on to the next layer & repeated the process. After I had everything cut, I started adhering them in sets of 10. By working with sets of 10, I didn't get tired of any one step. It was also a great way to keep track of how any I had done. I finished them off with the cherry, a dot of stickles, and the Sweet Cupcake stamp. I have to say that My Pink Stamp Stamps are an amazing quality photopolymer stamp. I stamped it 70 times right on the invitations & never messed up. It looks so clear & crisp. I use Stazon black ink with it & it looks amazing. I was so suprised that I was able to complete them from start to finish in 2 days (along with my normal responsibilities around the house). 

I hope these tips help you know you can achieve a large project without being overwhelmed by it. 

Just break it down in to steps.

Then after I finished them the soon to be mother had a 2nd ultra sound and found out that she is having a boy. So now I will be creating Baby Invitations with the monkey from Create A Critter.

At least they know other ladies who are having girls that can use these invitations.

My 2 year old's Birthday Party

 Birthday Party Decor

 We celebrated my 2 yr old's Birthday with the family on Saturday. I wanted to make a banner but didn't have a pennant on any of my cartridges and didn't want to create a triangle one so I found this tag from Winter Frolic Cricut Cartridge. It is button 8 cut at width-5.35" x height 5.6". I embossed the bottom half with the Cuttlebug Swiss Dots. Then cut the white letters from Lyrical Letters Cricut Cartridge, Jumbo function at 3". I love that I was able to make a Birthday banner with what I had. If you don't have something, be creative with something you do have.

I made cupcakes for her birthday & wanted to try to make cupcake holders. These were cut from Sweet Treats Cricut Cartridge, button 10 at 7". The base of the holder ends up being about 2.5" I wasn't sure what size to make them & this was what I guessed. It left enough room to get the cupcake out without getting icing allover your fingers. I stamped them with My Pink Stamper Stamps:

Princess - Love-alicious Stamp Set

Sweetie Pie - Everyday Life Stamp Set

Sweet Cupcake - Everyday Life Stamp Set

These were fun to make & made the Birthday special. I can even use them over again next year.

My Pink Stamper Live TONIGHT-CANCELED

Sorry the My Pink Stamper Live Stream was CANCELED but check out the message & video that Robyn (My Pink Stamper) Posted on her Website.

Join us tonight on UStream for

My Pink Stamper Live at 8:00 PM pst

If I did my math right that makes it at 10pm for Central Standard Time.

You can find the link on mypinkstamper.com tonight or search it on ustream.tv.

I am sure about half of you are preparing for the big storm coming in. 

We are suppose to get a blizzard with 24"

In the mean time...Check out the new stamps Robyn (My Pink Stamper) just released. 

Check out her retailers for pre-orders now.

I am sure you can find a new favorite stamp set from one of these. Check them out!

Boy Crazy

 Fabulous Phrases

More Faithful Sayings

Music Speaks

Scrap-alicious

Spanish Sayings

Sport-tastic

Sweet Baby

Sweetest Cupcakes

Everyday Sayings (6x8 Stamp Set)

I'll Always Love You - MPS Card

 I'll Always Love You

 First, I want to welcome all my new followers and thank everyone for your amazing comments on my posts. I do read them all. I get so excited & I keep looking to see if I have any new comments. So feel free to leave comments on my posts. If you have any questions, just email me & I will be happy to answer them.

For our My Pink Stamper Design Team post today, it is Pink, Love, & with the Love-alicious stamp set. Go to My Pink Stamper's web site to view all the design teams amazing projects. I am sure you will be inspired and want to get these stamps for yourself.

Now for the card. Once I figured out what I wanted to create, this card was alot of fun to put together.

Cricut Cuts and Supplies Used

Gypsy Wanderings Cricut Cartridge

Card Base- button #6 Decor Tag- 7.25"(scored & folded in half)

Card Frame- button #6 Shift Decor Tag- 7.25" (scored & folded in half)
Sweethearts Cricut Cartridge

 Couple- button #4- 3.35"

Lyrical Letters Cricut Cartridge

Heart- button #44 Shift Connected- 5"

Cuttlebug Embossing Folder-Swiss Dots

I'll always love you- My Pink Stamper-Love-alicious Stamp Set

Pink Rhinestone Accents- Treasures by Shabby Chic
Core'dinations Paper
Making Memories Sanding Block
Stazon Black Ink

Instructions & Tips

Cut out all the cuts on the Cricut. I used Core'dination Paper for all of it. I love that paper because it cuts so well on the Cricut, it is textured, and it has a colored core inside. Sand the edges of the cuts. Score the Frame & Card Base down the middle. Emboss the base of the card with the Embossing folder. I embossed each side of it separately so it would fit and I wouldn't have any weird lines. Glue the Frame & Card Base together. Have them folded half way when you adhere them or it won't fold well. Line them up first because there is a right & wrong way. Glue the Couple down. Stamp, I'll always love you, on the heart. Just so you know. My Pink Stamper Stamps are an AMAZING quality. You can see how crisp & fine the stamp looks. They are some of the best stamps I have ever used. Yes, I had that opinion even before I was on this design team. Ok, back to the card. I used Stickles on the top right corner of the heart. It looks like a smudge in the picture. Pop up the heart & add rhinestones around the card. On the inside of the card I added a paper since it was embossed. I rounded two of the corners with a corner rounder to follow the shape of the card.

Thank you for reading this long post. I know it is very detailed, so I could share some tips with you. 

I hope to do some videos soon to show all the details in my posts.

Happy Birthday Robyn aka My Pink Stamper

Happy Birthday Robyn aka MPS

Today is Robyn's birthday, so I wanted to share a card that I made for her.

If you are looking for my Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Post click HERE.

Cuts & Supplies

Create A Critter Cricut Cartridge

Owl- 2 3/4"

Branch- 2"

More Punny-licious Stamps

Cuttlebug- Swiss Dots Embossing Folder

Core'dinations Paper

Pop Dots- on the Owl

Stickles- Star Dust

Glossy Accents

Sparkle Gel Pen

On the inside the card says Happy Birthday. 

I will just be getting this mailed out today. So it will get to her a bit late.

I have a funny story to go along with this card. My 3yr old daughter is ALWAYS crafting with me. I wanted to do a Frog cut & use the "Hip Hop Hooray" stamp that Robyn had at CHA last summer. My daughter kept saying, "No, mommy make the Owl!" So I did & this is what I came up with. It was a quick fun card to make.

Fantabulous Cricut Challenge #44

Fantabulous Cricut Challenge # 44

Neglected Cricut Cartridge

-use a Cricut Cartridge that you haven't used in over 6 months. Join us for the FCCB challenge HERE.

I haven't used my Graphically Speaking Cricut Cartridge in a while. When I first got it, I had to have it. I saw so many useful cuts on it. I think most of them are better for scrapbook layouts than cards.  I have been making so many cards and have neglected scrapbooking so therefore, neglected this cartridge.

Buttons and Twine from Paper Trey Ink

My Pink Stamper Stamp - More Punny-licious

This layout was a real challenge for me because I only wanted to use this one Cricut Cartridge on it. Then, I picked such a detailed cut that it took some patience to make it. The ABC frame had so many little pieces & then I chose to use the ABC background too, so that was twice the pieces.  So I hope you enjoy this project.

Cuts and Supplies Used:

Graphically Speaking Cricut Cartridge

Button #9- Icon & Icon Blackout- ABC frame 9"

Button #9- Type- Learn 1.5"

Button #33- Icon & Icon Blackout- 1+2=3  1"

All of the solid color papers are from Core'dinations. I love using them because they cut so well on the Cricut, even on all the detailed cuts. I set my Blade at 6 & my pressure at Max.

I used pop up dots to raise up the ABC frame and add dimension.  I added rustic twine and buttons from Paper Trey Ink where I had some empty space.

Since this layout could describe the Tons Of Fun that someone could have at school...I included that stamp from My Pink Stamper's More Punny-licious stamp set.

The ribbon was something I had. I am not sure who makes it.

I also embellished with a White Jelly Roll Pen, by adding dots around the paper, since there were dots on the ribbon too.