Peace....using Create A Critter

Hi Everyone!  It's Sonya from Sonya's Paper Trail, so that means it is time to share my monthly holiday card inspiration.  And boy do I have a cute little card to share with you all today--it's one I've had in mind for a long time.  

Check it out:

 

The background paper was my main inspiration for this sweet little card.  The paper is by Doodlebug and is from the Home For the Holidays 6 by 6 paper pad.  The cardstock I used is either SU Real Red or scraps of browns and beiges.

 

The sweet little deer is cut at 2.5 inches and can be found on Cricut Create A Critter.

I also used Elegant Edges (page 49) for the frame shape and that was cut at 4 inches.  The small tag with "Peace" is from George and Basic shapes and is cut at 1.25 inches.    The stamp is by Hero Arts.

I think the little details like the embossing, using a gel pen for white dots, the red gemstones for the collar and so on make this a sweet little greeting card that someone will enjoy getting this upcoming holiday season.

Thanks for stopping by today--make it a creative day!

Bibbidi Bobbidi Boo Dreams Really Do Come True

Hello Everyone!

Donna Lee from StampinNScrapinWith DonnaLee here at She's A Sassy Lady.  Thank you Sheila for letting me be a part of your blog this month!

 

Today I am sharing the my Granddaughter's birthday invitations.  Here's a short video of the quick assembly after getting all my card stock cut, embossed, printed and cut using my Silhouette and the wonderful print and cut feature!

We are having a Cinderella themed party this year and I was thrilled to find a picture of Cinderella online that worked out perfectly for the size I needed for these invitations. I printed them on some glossy photo paper (Kodak) and then cut them using the Silhouette.  While I enjoy my Cricut(s) and Gypsy so very much, I am learning what a whole new world the Silhouette offers as well.  It's a great addition to my StampinNScrapin studio.

Below are a few pictures of my process of making all the elements and some of them put together. 

I'll be back here next month with a 12X12 scrapbook layout using the Artbooking Cricut Collection and one of the fabulous backgrounds and some altered flowers so stay tuned!

Thanks for stopping by She's A Sassy Lady today!  Wishing you a blessed and crafty week!

Blessings,

Donna Lee

Camp Autograph Book

Hello everyone!! This is Jen from JAVA JEN CREATIONS here to share with all of you and all the followers of the CRICUT IS CLOSE TO MY HEART blog, my little Camp Autograph book! Thank you Sheila for this opportunity to post here once again! Well, it's that time of year again when lots of kids head off to camps of all kinds! Our son, who is 14, will be going to church youth camp next week and I thought it would be fun to make him an autograph book to take with him for old and new friends to sign and write a little message in. Actually, he doesn't think he will use it but I'm going to tuck it into his bag anyway and see what happens! LOL!
                         
                                                            Here is the finished book:

Now, the details!

First, I cut the tag card that is on page 50 of the Art Philosophy cartridge at 6.5". I am using this as my "book" cover. I cut it out of Coordinations color core card stock - the kind where a different color shows through when you dry emboss it and sand it.

Here are two cards that are embossed using the Tim Holtz Alterations Wood Grain folder and then sanded.

                                                                 A close-up:

Next, using that same button on the AP cartridge, I cut 3 tags, also at 6.5" to be the pages in the book.

Next, I cut the tag/label on page 42 of the handbook to use for my title on the front. Here it is all inked up and stitched! :-)

Finished off with a little ribbon on the edges.....

                                      
                                            ...... and placed on the front.

I used the January 2012 Stamp of the Month to make a journaling tag to record the dates of camp.

Everything that is inked on this project was inked with Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Vintage Photo

I circled the dates for the camp and adhered it to the inside left of the card.

Took a few stamps from the September 2012 Stamp of the Month set called Limited Edition to embellish the inside of the back cover.

Now, to finish off the tags -  I inked them and stamped them with the same stamps as the above pic, but I stamped each first impression on some scrap paper and then did a second, lighter impression on the tags so the sentiments wouldn't interfere with the autographs. I just wanted to create a little bit of a background. The binder clip stamp is from D1378 - Notice the Details. I just love the detail that it adds!

Here are the finished tags in the book secured with a binder ring - OPEN

CLOSED:

Now for some finishing touches - ribbon and twine on the binder ring and I wrote "Church Camp 2012" on my title plate.

Thanks so much for stopping by today and be sure to stop back here everyday because there are always such amazing projects to feast your eyes upon! :-)  

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HAVE A BLESSED DAY!

Using Sketch Sheets to make a scrapbook

Hello everyone!! Java Jen here from Java Jen Creations again! Thanks so much, Sheila, for allowing me to share here again!  Hope you're all having a great Thursday! Our summer has been filled with lots of traveling so far and we've been having lots of great family time!!
We all know how to scrapbook our own pictures by grouping pictures from particular events or themes but it becomes a little more difficult when we are asked to do someone else's pictures. I want to show you how easy it can be by using the FREE sketch sheets that are available to print at Above Rubies Studio ! A friend at our church asked me to make a scrapbook for her daughter's 1st birthday. She brought me the pictures that she wanted in it and we decided together, what pictures would go on what pages and what page titles would work for each one.  If you go to the Above Rubies Studio site , you will see a link on the right side to download and print the free sketch sheets. There are many different ones, depending on what your project is.  I used the ones for 12x12 layouts.

The nice thing about these sketch sheets is that you can simply give yourself a blueprint to work off of. On the back of the pictures, I used a sticky note with the page # they belonged to. We had these sketch sheets filled out and pictures sorted in about a half hour!  I managed to take pictures of several of the completed pages before we left for vacation but I'll have to post the others later. 

 I used Storybook for the font for her name.

 I used Once Upon a Princess for the word Princess and the crown.  With my Gypsy, I welded the words "Our Little" using the A Child's Year font.

The words on the pages above and below were welded using the Birthday Cakes font. The expectant mommy is from New Arrival. The tags are from Don Juan. I used a clipboard stamp from a new set I recently purchased from My Creative Time with Emma . I just love her stamps!!

These pages were so much fun! I used a cloud cut from Create a Critter and embossed them with the Swirls cuttlebug folder - then inked them with a light pink ink! So easy to do but it adds so much pretty detail! The newborn cut is from New Arrival and the words were welded using the Baby Steps cartridge.

Close up of the embossing and inking and the little newborn cut.

You'll notice that I left journaling places on each page or two-page spread so that they can fill in the details of their stories. That is definitely something that I always encourage my customers to do. I can't do that part for them! :-) The "Grand Adventure" cut is from Baby Steps.

I hope this project encourages you to try these sketch sheets for yourself! Once you have your sketches done, just pull out your Gypsy and design away! That's the other reason this project was manageable! 

Have a fantastic day and thanks for stopping by!

Pagoda Cartridge

Hello! This is Beatriz from Amazing Grace as your guest today. I bought the Pagoda Cartridge last weekend at Michael's for $9.99. As it turned out, I had the perfect pictures for it! We went to Epcot over Christmas and took some photos in Japan. Here is the layout I made:

6"  Pagoda  on page 60
5" Bridge on page 59
4" Tree on page 44
5" Tree on page 45
5 1/2 Tree on page 45
I embossed the trees and the pagoda with the cuttlebug and also inked the edges. You can see them better here:

 Thank you for stopping by and thank you Sheila for all your hard work. Have a fabulous and blessed day!!