3D Calendar

Hi Krafters!

Did you miss me? I can honestly say, I miss posting as frequently as I used to. Life has been super crazy lately. However, I managed to get in the lab a couple of days ago and would like to share my project. My sister mentioned to me she does not have anything on her desk. I thought long and decided to FINALLY play with the Lori Whitlock 3D Calendar I purchased from the Silhouette store almost a year ago.

 

Let me start off by saying, this file gave me a run for my money! I think I downloaded the file before the corrections were made. For me, the numbers were wrong. I had an extra three but needed another zero. I also do not like the way the 9/6 but that is my personal issue. Other than that, the file was easy to assemble.

 

The base was cut with Bazzill cardstock. I needed to use a sturdy cardstock to ensure the calendar will last since she will have to change the days daily. I used the Luxury Stack by DCWV for the pattern paper. Please note, the accent pieces were not part of the file. I used Recollections bling and I Am Roses to embellish it a little. I also used the Mod Podge Mold for the dove. I added half-back pearl to the bottom to give it a little height and to protect the bottom.

Although I had a few issues, I can see myself playing with this file again! Another bonus is it can last for many years since there is no year to deal with! What do you think?

 

I hope you enjoyed today's project. Thanks for stopping by, Krafthead~

 

Altered Journal-Graphic 45

Hi Krafters!

First off, I would like to apologize for the photo on this project. Yes, you guessed it; I took it on the fly with my cell phone! Because I was rushing, I only have a photo of the front. I used G45 Botanicabella. I added some lace to the binding along with some other embellishments. So sorry for the fast post, but just wanted to share J

Supplies:

Graphic 45 Botanicabella

Cheery Lynn Designs

Lace

Pearl

Cameo

I Am Roses-Gardenia, Skeleton Leaves, Mini Roses

Lindy’s Stamp Gang-Rudolph Nose

Recollections Bling

2013 Calendars

Hi Krafters!

Last year, I made a goal to share projects at least three days a week; typically Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. For the most part, I met my goal. However, I found I put a lot of unnecessary pressure on myself. Since this is a new dawn and a new day, I will share projects as they are completed. This way I will not have more pressure and I won’t let you all down by missing the mark!

I am so excited to share the first projects of the year! For some of the ladies in my congregation, I decided to make a few calendars. I made a total of 10 of them. Of course I was rushing and did not take proper photos. I did manage to take a couple with my cell phone. The quality is not the greatest, but hey, I still want to share :D

The calendars measure 4x4. I printed the calendar from Publisher (love that program). I covered the chipboard with some Pink Paislee paper that was in a magazine I purchased a while ago (I think it was a promotional pack…pretty papers). I fussy cut some of the images from the papers and added a few embellishments and was done! Easy and fast!

I hope you enjoyed today’s project, Thank you all so much for stopping by. Krafthead~

Supplies:

Pink Paislee

I Am Roses

Recollections Bling

Chipboard

Gathered Twigs Distress Ink

Ribbon

Cricut Expression 2-pre loaded image

BK DT Project-Joy Word Book

Hi Krafters!

I don’t know about you, but sometimes it is hard for me to think of interactive handmade gifts for people. I mean, everyone in my circle are not scrappers. Honestly, when people find out I make cards and I scrapbook, I get the eyebrow…to get them involved (without them knowing) I found mini albums are the ticket! However, they can be very time consuming. In the end though they are worth it because people add their own photos and they truly treasure them!

One of the new releases consisted of a “Joy” Word Mini Book. All of the work was done for me and I am going to look like I worked on this chipboard mini album for a long time (it didn’t take long…shhh).

This project was pretty straight forward. The first step was to cut the file with chipboard. Next I cut it in the pattern paper twice (one mirrored for the backs). I also cut the word Joy separately in chipboard.

 Once I had the album assembled, I used the O’Hannah Oval file for the label and corner. They were heat embossed with gold embossing power. I also cut the Swirly Holiday Tree file in glitter paper (can be purchased at BossKut.com). The tree file is very intricate to begin with, but to cut glitter paper can be scary. However, I was not afraid cutting it with the Gazelle. As you can see, it cut like butter! The photos can be place under the corners and the tree.

I hope you all enjoyed today’s project! Check out BossKut.com for these files and inspiration! Thanks for stopping by, Krafthead~

Files:

Swirly Holiday Tree

Joy Word Book

O’Hannah Oval

Pastor's Mother's Day Project

Hello Krafters!

No card today….what? I know right? LOL Today I am sharing an altered balsa box I made for my Co-Pastor. I used the DCWV Mariposa Stack. Those papers are so beautiful….

All I have to do is add a couple of goodies in the inside! Thanks for stopping by, Krafthead~

Products:

Balsa Box

DCWV Mariposa Stack

Picot Die

Recollection Bling

Pearl Strand

I Am Roses

Lace

Ribbon

Folk Art Gold Metallic Paint

Lindy’s Stamp Gang-turquoise

Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch

Gathered Twigs Distress Ink

Yay For Purple!

Happy Monday Krafters!

I hope you all had a great krafty weekend! My weekend was pretty nice. I was able to get a few things done around the house. Anywho, today I am sharing a quick and easy project. It only took a few minutes to put together.

My oldest daughter’s favorite color is purple. She was pretty sad when she had to purchase a new notebook for her reading station that was red. So to lift her sadness, we put the Imagine to work! We really could have altered it up, but I wanted to leave simple since she is only in the second grade J

Front Cover:

I printed a solid purple sheet from Imagine More Cards at 8.5x11” (it had to be trimmed to size). *Yes I could have used a regular piece of cardstock, but I printed the pattern first and wanted the covers to match*I stamped a simple flourish (repeated) and a butterfly collage using Momento Black Ink. The letters were cut from the Hannah Montana Cartridge (one of my favorites!)  at 1”. To hide the red on the notebook, I colored the spine black with a Copic Marker and added a striped purple and white ribbon. I used Mother’s Day Bouquet for the flowers and flood filled them with colors and patterns from the Teresa Collins Black and White Imagine Cartridge. To finish it off, I added a few rhinestones and a butterfly from a Martha Stewart Punch.  

Back Cover:

This time I printed a pattern using the Imagine More Cards trimmed to size. I stamped one flourish to tie the front design to the back.  To keep her encouraged, I stamped “I’ll always be simply the best” on the back.

That’s it! She now has a simple but cute notebook to take to school that she adores J I hope you enjoyed today’s project. As always, thanks for stopping by, Krafthead~

Thank You~

Happy Friday Krafters!

Can you believe it is March already??? Time is going by so quickly! Spring will be here before we know it!

I have a good friend who has been involved in some of the most important events in my life. We do not talk often, but we check in from time to time. I never realized how she has impacted me. She is a true jewel! Recently, she sent me a card out of the blue and it meant so much to me. I will cherish our friendship.

This card very busy; yet it is a true reflection of her and her personality. I used Graphic 45’s Le Romantique for all of the pattern papers. I tell you, those papers are gorgeous!

I appreciate your visit! I hope you enjoyed today’s project, Krafthead~

Please remember to stop by my other blog for more projects :)

My Sweetie~

Hi Krafters!

Krafthead here to share a project I made for the Cricut Forum Challenge over at scrapbook.com. It is a simple Valentine’s Day geared layout.  The challenge is to have something red, fabric, bling and heart or cupid! I think I got all of that covered LOL!

The last few postings were LONG so I decided to keep this one short and sweet J! I hope you all enjoyed today’s project. Thank you for stopping by, Krafthead~

Materials:

Cricut Expression 2- American Alphabet

Art Philosophy

Paper Trimmings

Love Struck

Bazzill

DCWV-Madly in Love, Stack 7

Pearls

I AM Roses

Prima

Viva Décor Pen

Tule

Cameo Charm

Heart Charm

Bling

Pearls

Pearl Trim

Guest Designer-Exploring Cricut

Happy Monday Krafters!

I am so happy to share this project with you all! Today I am a guest designer for Exploring Cricut; WOOOHOOO! What an honor and a privilege! I would like to thank Diane for allowing me to be featured on her blog!

The theme for week at Exploring Cricut is birthday. The challenge was to use blue, white, green, red and yellow only! I have to admit, it was a challenge. Since my cousin’s birthday is coming up, I thought a gearing this card for her would be right on!

This project made me laugh because every “birthday” themed pattern paper I had included orange! BUT my Imagine came to the rescue J I printed the patterns from Blast Off, Hopscotch and Kate’s Kitchen. As the patterns were printing, I used Cricut Craft Room to design cuts for the card. I used Craft Room Basics for the oval. The ovals were embossed using the Happy Birthday Cuttlebug Embossing Folder. The cupcake, balloons, hat and swirly was cut from the Celebrations cartridge. The banner was cut using Girl’s Make-up Party.

On the cupcake, I used white Puffy Paint. Once dried, I added a little bling for the sprinkles. I also added Puffy Paint to the bottom of the party hat and used a pom-pom for the top.

To finish the outside of the card, I used twine to “tie” the balloons together. The sentiment was handwritten and a button was added (to cover up a booboo lol). A little faux stitching was just what this card needed.

In the inside (not pictured) I added a little more of the pattern paper and a few cuts.

I hope you enjoyed today’s project. Again, thank you for stopping by. Please stop by Exploring Cricut and follow along with the challenge. Be encouraged, Krafthead~

Materials:

Cricut Craft Room-Craft Room Basics, Celebrations, Girl’s Make-up Party

Cricut Mini

Cricut Imagine-Hopscotch, Blastoff, Kate’s Kitchen

Cuttlebug-Happy Birthday Embossing Folder

Puffy Paint-White, Green

Glitter Pen

Diamond Stickles

Twine

Button

Bling

Distress Ink- Broken China, Evergreen and Mustard Seed

Day 15- OCTC

Wow Krafters!

Day 15!! I remember when I considered not posting for the 25 day count down, but I am glad I am pressing on! Again, I thank each and everyone of you for sharing this experience with me ;-)

On to the project, I am sharing a layout. Layouts are great gifts to give loved ones. This allows them to reflect on the memories. Let me say this, I had a lot of fun on this layout. However, it seem very plain (not clean and simple) to me. It seems like it is missing something. Anywho, spread the love of memories this year, Krafthead~

Materials:

Cricut Expression 2

Paper Trimmings

A Child's Year

DCWV Holiday Stack

Bazzil

Bling

Buttons

Old Paper Distress Ink

Fiskars Paper Crimper

Day 10 Operation Countdown to Christmas-CT Project

Hello Krafters,

Today is day 10 to Operation Countdown to Christmas! Time is going by so quickly! Anywho, I'm here to share a quick and easy Creative Team Project for Scrappin' with Sharon and Smokey! For this project, I used file RM00161 and let me tell you, this file cut out beautifully and was simple to put together!  This cute and versatile file can be used as a treat topper (pictured below) for stocking stuffers, co-worker gifts, and students or as a card and home décor piece.

With the holiday season quickly approaching, why not make it easy on yourselves? Check out this file and other files over at Sharon’s store. Take the stress out of hand-making gifts J for the holidays this year…Krafthead~

Materials:

RM00161

Gazelle

Dcwv Holiday Cardstock-red, black

Ribbon

Bling

1x8 clear cellophane bags-GT Bag Company

Raisinettes

SSSCT-Christmas Shadow Box Card

Happy Tuesday Krafters!

I'm here to share another Scrappin' with Sharon & SmokeyCreative Team project with you! For this project, I used file RM00113. I thought the ornaments in this file were perfect for an array of crafts! In this particular file, there are three different ornaments, but for this card, I am only using one.

About a year ago, I saw a tutorial on YouTube for a peek-a-boo card. It reminded me of a shadow box. I customized it a bit and the shadow box card was born! I hope you enjoyed today’s card! Don’t forget to check out the store for more awesome cut files. Thank you all so much for stopping by my spot. I hope you were able to kick back and relax for a while. Come on back now ya hear! Krafthead~

Materials:

RM00113

Spellbinders Grand Calibur

Classic Oval Nestibilities

Cuttlebug-Ornament Embossing Folder

Gold Leaf Pen-edges

Stickles-Green

DCWV-Handmade Christmas Stack (ornament). Christmas Stack Combo (card front and inside)

Paper Trey Ink-card base

Recollections Bling

Smooch-Gold (embossed ornaments)

Studio G Ink-Gold (sentiment)

Inkadinkadoo Stamp

Ribbon

Bell

10 Minutes or Less Birthday Card~

Hey Krafters!

This past weekend, I put myself on a challenge. My cousin turned one on Saturday and I did not make her a card! I literally had 15 minutes before I had to be out of the door. I remembered on the invitation, there was a cupcake. With only that design element in mind, this is what I came up with! I even had a couple minutes to spare ;-)

I used the Yummy Imagine cartridge for the pattern papers and the cupcake. In the banner I stamped her name in the circles using Studio G stamps from Michael’s dollar spot. If I had more time, I would have done something different. However, I think it turned out well….even with all of the business of the patterns. Thanks for stopping by, Krafthead~

Materials:

Cricut Imagine-Yummy

Fiskars- Crimper-cupcake wrapper, scallop border punch

Studio G Stamp-banner

Twine-banner

Butterfly Trim-Karlas001.esty

Bling

Action wobble-cupcake

Distress Ink-Stormy Sky-edges

Good Friends

Hello Krafters!

Today I would like to share a card I made for my Mom’s friend. They have been friends since they were little girls. My mom wanted something with a dove since the old saying says “If she kept one and her friend had the other, they would be friends forever.” Mom was happy with the results!

This project allowed me to use products from my stash as well as equipment that I enjoy using. I thought the dove theme was a good way to utilize those feathers I had just sitting around (not really sure why I bought them in the first place *shrug*). I also put my Ranger Melting Pot in use!

I hope this project inspire you to use some supplies/equipment that has been in your stash for a while or has not been loved. As always, I appreciate every visit and comment left. Thanks for stopping by! Krafthead~

Materials:

Paper Trey Ink Cardstock White-Base, Oval

DCWV Street Lace-Mat

Recollection Black Cardstock-Mat, Scalloped Oval

Grand Calibur

Nestabilities-Classic Scallop Oval, Classic Oval

Ranger Melting Pot-Dove

Dove Mold

UTEE-Dove

White Embossing Powder-Dove

ZVA-Bling

Feathers-Black, White

Pearl-Karlas001etsy.com

Lace

Distress Ink-Black Soot, Warn Lipstick

Stamp

Viva Pink Glimmer Mist-flower

I Am Roses-Roses :-)

World Card Making Day!

Happy Saturday Krafters!

Today is World Card Making Day! In light of today, I am sharing a few card projects I made over time for different occasions. Some are old creations and others are recent. Hope you all enjoy your day and I can’t wait to see your creations! Krafthead~

Shadow Box:

Love Birds:

Challenge Card:

Cameron: