Spring Wreath- FCCB challenge #53

Hello!  Wow!  2 posts in one day.  if you want to see some really cute Imagine cards click HERE.

I had a little time today and decided to sit and craft for a while.  I decided to decorate a wreath I've had in my closet for over a year.  Hhhmmm, what should I do with it?  The juices started flowing and I decided to Spring it up a bit.  I'm also entering into the Fantabulous Cricut Challenge blog (Challenge #53).  Check them out HERE.  Great blog!!

before

This flower is made with 5 scalloped shaped flowers.
added a brad and stickles around it.

Cut this from the Stretch your Imagination cartridge.  Used "fake"
glimmer mist for the color along with some colorbox inks.  If you
want to learn how to make your own "fake" glimmer mist click HERE

I used the Gypsy Wanderings Cricut cartridge and my Cuttlebug to
emboss the dove. Also used my Colorbox and Martha Stewart inks

AFTER!!  For the flowers around the wreath I used the
Mother's Day Bouquet cartridge.  I misted them with
yellowish, pink and blue colors.  Hot glued all the embellishments
to the wreath.  This is what I came up with.

ENJOY!!!

Decorative Letter

Hello!
I hope you're having a great week.  here's a letter I bought from Michael's a while back ago.  My cousin is having a baby in a couple of weeks and I thought it would make for a nice addition to the room.  I'm also going to be decorating the letters to the rest of her name.  I've them sitting there for a couple of months and haven't done much with them.
First thing I did was paint it pink (can you guess what she's having?)
Then I used Nana's Paper Stack for the patterned paper.  Both ribbons are from my stash.  The butterfly is from Gypsy Wanderings cartridge, the tag is from Tags, Bags, Boxes and More and the sentiment is from Pink by Design. Check out the store.  It has great stuff.   This stamp is from the January stamp of the month called Fly Away With Me.  Added a couple flowers from my stash, stickles and voila!

Christmas recap/using my Imagine/Valentine's Day

Happy Monday!
I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday weekend.  I had a wonderful time sharing with family and friends.  One of my favorite moments was the excitement in my kid's faces when they opened their gifts from "Santa".  I love how they look when they first wake up with their PJ's and messy sleep hair.

During the holidays I got an order for 2 identical 12x12 scrapbooks by Christmas Eve.  It was for a friend so I gladly accepted the challenge.  I created 36 pages in one week.  A bit challenging with two kids running around but they behaved great.  They even helped me out.  Here are just a couple of pages and images from the book.  I moved my Imagine machine to my craft area and used it throughout the book along with my regular expression cartridges.

On to Valentine's Day.  I'm not even near ready for another holiday, but as I browse through blog world I keep seeing more and more Valentine's related posts.  I'm not quite there yet but have some great ideas brewing in my head.  Will start posting soon.


Enjoy the photos and I hope everyone has a wonderful New Year.  All the best for 2011!!!

Liz

Decorative Letters

Hi!  I know its been a while.  The holidays are pretty crazy.  I've been really busy with some last minute shopping and orders I've been trying to finish.  Wanted to post a pic of one of my latest projects.  Made these for a client for her twin girl's bedroom. She liked them so much that she wants me to make the rest of their names.  The letters I buy are plain white.  I trace and use an exacto knife to cut the paper I'm going to use.  Then I use permanent spray adhesive to adhere the paper to the letter.  I sand down the edges to even them out, inked around them and then use modge podge to seal it.  Then I embellish it according to what the client would like.  They are super fun to make and I love to see the finished product.  I used the gypsy wanderings cartridge for the butterfly.  for the life of me I can't remember what cart I got the grass from.  :(  the pink ribbon is from none other than Martha Stewart.  The flowers I believe are primas.   have a great night everyone!!

Look at my shoe!!

Hello everyone!  Here's a quick page I made for a challenge from Paper Play Time.  Girly girls LOVE SHOES!!  The person in this photo is all GIRL!  This awesome heel was made with my gypsy wanderings cricut cartridge.  I stamped it using inkadinkadoo stamps with versamark, put some silver/embossing powder.  Heat set it and look how beautiful it came out.

Hope you like it!  Don't forget  my giveaway.  Click HERE for details.

Happy Sunday!
Liz

I'm Back! A few cards

Hello my crafty friends,

Its been a few weeks since my last post.  With two boys all day long in the summer, I was finding it difficult to get any crafting done.  Now that school has started and we're all back in a nice comfy routine I've been able to start my "therapy" again.  Here are a few thank you cards I made for my son's kindergarten teachers and for a close friend of mine.  They were super easy to make.  I used the Gypsy Wanderings cartridge for the butterflies and mostly scraps.  Also used My Pink Stamper stamps for the sentiment.   Enjoy!!