Birthday Invitations

Our youngest daughter Zoe turned 4 this month. I made simple birthday invitations with Imagine More Cards and the Cricut Imagine.
She also wanted a cake with balloon frosting. So this is how her cake turned out.

100 days in school

My daughter Ariel is in Kindergarten. She had homework to make a poster with 100 things on it, to celebrate 100 days in Kindergarten. This is what she made using the Cricut.

A spraying background

I had ordered calendars from shutterfly for Christmas gifts. The box that they came in was sitting around my craft room. Then one day when I wanted to spray some ink over a stencil, I tried to figure out how to do it without making a mess. So I saw the shutterfly box and opened it up to spray in it.
What I love about using it is:
I'm re-using something I already have
It folds up thin when I'm not using it
It didn't cost me any money
It's the perfect size

Where have I been....? Lots of Projects!

It has been a while since I blogged. I took a much needed break. I have still been crafting just as much, even taking photos of my projects. However I just haven't posted anything to my blog.

So let me update you since I posted last.

Last August My Pink Stamper (MPS) decided she no longer wanted to create MPS products. Therefore we no longer were on the MPS design team. I was honored to be a part of the MPS design team. It was a great experience, it challenged me to create for assignments, and meet alot of great people. But it was nice to have a break from having assignments that were due.

During my time off from posting on my blog I have made alot of
great projects & events:

Hope for the Holidays Show

Wedding Seating Chart

Table Numbers

Wedding Place Cards

I made 200 of these butterfly's with a V cut out of it for my friends wedding. They used them as place cards and they rested on the glasses at each seat.

Baby Shower Invitations

Baby Shower Decor

Baby Blessings

Baby Banner

Apple Tree

Finger Print Tree

Finger Prints & Names

Table Numbers

Christmas Gift Boxes

Christmas Goodies

Birthday Gift - Notebooks

Notebooks

I have a family birthday party to go to this month for 1yr old & 3yr old boys. The parents have asked for money to get a playground but I still wanted to give something for the boys to open. So I made these notebooks. They can be used for many different things. Some options are: A journal the mom can write in, a notebook the boys can draw or work on ABC's in, it could even be used as a scrapbook for pictures and memorabilia. The ideas are endless.

Supplies

4"x6" index cards (lined on one side if they want to write on them)

1" metal book rings

Paper

Chipboard

 Airplane: B is for Boy Cricut Cartridge - Cut 3"

Quinn - Cricut Craft Room Basics Cricut Cartridge - Cut 1"

 Inside Cover

 Lion - B is for Boy Cricut Cartridge - Cut 3.5"

Aiden - Cricut Craft Room Basics Cricut Cartridge - Cut 1"

 Inside Cover

Bachelorette Gift and Card

Bachelorette Gift and Card

 Gift wrapped in this perfect Photo Box I found at Michaels

 Card Front

I later added a lot of silver rhinestones

 I welded 2 Base shapes to create a card base

 Gift wrapped in crinkle paper

Supplies and Instructions

Photo Box

Ribbon

Crinkle Paper

Card: Tie the Knot Cricut Cartridge - Button #29 - Cut 5"

Cut all the layers and weld 2 of the Blackout/Shadow Feature together to get the card base

Baby Announcement

Baby Announcement Tag

No I am not pregnant.

I have a friend who is pregnant and having a photo shoot. So she asked me to make this tag. She will tie it around her tummy with a black ribbon. She doesn't know what she will be having so she wanted to keep it black and white.

Supplies and Instructions

Cricut Cartridges Used:

Cricut Craft Room Basics

Tag - Button #40 - cut 3 times

White(back) - w-4.21 x h-6.76

Black(center) - w-4.21 x h-6.76

White(front with letters cut out) - w-3.66 x h-6

Since there were alot of letters, I created this on my gypsy and used the background. Instead of glueing each letter, I just glued the centers of the letters. I also hid the circle in each tag, then punched one at the end.

Close to my Heart - Art Philosophy

DONT OPEN - cut .69"

until - cut .84"

Oct 2012 - cut .96"

I glued all the layers together then finished it off with a brad.