Through the Years....

Good day Krafters!

My mom asked me to make a card for her friend who is turning 50 years old. They have been friends since they were little girls. Since it is a card that has so many “mile stones”, I had to figure out the best way to make it. I decided to make it open the regular way and then flip upwards. This is the prototype….I think. I am still learning how to use my Copics. I never realized how hard it is to blend dark colors. I also realized I need to get more W and C Copics! Yay, I have do some shopping!

She likes this one, but I am not sure I do. We will see how much time I have J

I hope you enjoyed today’s project! Thanks for stopping by, Krafthead~

Products:

Copic markers

Digital Images-Mo

Nanna Kids-DCWV

I Am Roses

Spellbinder Dies

Stickles

Distress Ink

WRMKs Corner Punch

Charm

Practical Scrappers DT Project: 1 of 7 Cards/Layouts Using Pins

Hi Krafters!

Today I am sharing a Practical Scrappers DT project! Pop on over to see seven cards/layouts using pins. Here is my idea.

I decided to use the pins as chopsticks. I used the Pagoda cartridge for all of the cuts. I also used DCWV Far East Stack for the papers. This was SO fun to make and it felt good to give Pagoda a little bit of loving J For the noodles, I took some string I had in my stash. For the Kanji word (warmth) I used Diamond Stickles.

That is it! I hope you enjoyed today’s project. Don’t forget to go over to the Practical Scrappers Blog for more inspiration from the TALENTED DT, Krafthead~

Products

Pagoda Cricut Cartridge

Diamond Stickles

DCWV Far East

String

Stick Pins

I'll Always Be Proud Of You!

Happy Friday Krafters!

I am still participating in a few challenges on sb.com. So I am sharing one from the Lift the Person Before You Challenge. You can see the original here.

I was going through my “well loved” AKA need to be cleaned craftroom and came across this photo of my oldest when she turned three. To give you all a little history of why this layout is titled “I’ll Always Be Proud of You”, my baby girl was born with a Brachial Plexuses injury. This was a devastating time in DH’s and my life. However, it turned out to be one of the biggest blessing too! As a result of her injuries, she was in the Birth-to-Three program. This picture was taken at her completion (when she turned three). She has overcome so many obstacles and no matter what happens in her life, I will ALWAYS be proud of her!

I used the Imagine Blossom Cartridge for all of the pattern papers. The cupcakes were cut from the Birthday Bash Cartridge. I topped it with white puffy paint, but it changed to pink because the Imagine ink is water based. It turned out great though! I layered them on some solid paper so they would not be lost in the pattern. I heat embossed the title and used a Fiskars punch to replicate stitching (much easier than faux stitching). The Polaroid was cut from a DCWV Regent Street stack (saw someone do something similar in a magazine while waiting at the cash register). I added a few other touches and the layout was complete!

I hope you enjoyed today’s project! Have a great weekend, Krafthead~

Products

Blossom

Birthday Bash

DCWV Regent Street

Puffy Paint

Stickles

Core’dinations

I Am Roses Flowers

Button Punch

Stamps

VersaMark

Zing Embossing Powder

Twine

Recollection Bling

Nylon Butterfly

Fun in the Sun-Happy 4th!

Hey Everyone!

I am sharing another ATC from a swap I was in at sb.com. For this swap, I chose the interactive cards. We had to make some component on the card move in some way. I decided to do a slider with a hidden message. I am also proud to say, my Cricut got some loving too J so this ATC was also submitted in the Cricut Challenge as well.

Since I went with a beach theme, I used real sand (decorative). I used the Life’s a Beach Cricut Cartridge and the All Wrapped Up Imagine Cartridge for the colors and patterns. The flower on the flip flop is a Recollections flower with bling in the center.

Thank you all so much for following, stopping by and leaving love! You all are much appreciated! Krafthead~

Products:

All Wrapped Up

Life’s a Beach

Cricut Imagine

Charm

Sand

Recollection Flower

Bling

Christmas Red Stickles

Glossy Accents

Ribbon

Sentiment

Plastic Bag

Staple

NSBD-Warm-up Challenge

Hello Kafters!

A few weeks ago was National Scrapbooking Day. I played along over at Scrapbook.com! I had so much fun! Today, I am sharing the card I made for the warm-up challenge. We had to make a theme card. Since Mother’s Day was that weekend, I decided to follow that theme.

To all of my followers, thank you so much for your faithfulness! I appreciate each and every one of you! Thanks for stopping by, Krafthead~

Products:

Stamp

Banner Shapeabilities

Classic Oval Nesties

Scallop Oval Nesties

Copic Markers

Martha Stewart Punch

Flat Back Pearls

Embossing Folder

Momento Tuxedo Black

Diamond Stickles

Tres Chic

Happy Day Krafters!

I love the DCWV Tres Chic Paper Stack! It has beautiful design and glitter galore! So for this card, I didn’t have to do much. I made this one for a lady who has STYLE!

I cut the silhouette model from the Forever Young Cartridge (this is one of my go to carts for feminine cards) I added a small pearl to her belt and stickles for bling. The frame was cut from the Elegant Edges. The flowers are from I Am Roses and colored them using Gold and Tattered Rose Glimmer Mist. They were placed on top of sheer ribbon. I also made a stick pin. On the opposite side, I added three flat back pearls. I wanted the sentiment to look similar to the “Tres Chic” that was on the paper. So I added Diamond Stickles.

That is it! This paper is gorgeous!! I hope you enjoyed today’s project!  Thanks for stopping by, Krafthead~

Products:

DCWV Tres Chic

Paper Trey Ink

Forever Young

Elegant Edges

Stickles-Diamond

I Am Roses

Glimmer Mist-Gold Tattered Rose

Stick Pin

Ribbon

Sentiment

Flat Back Pearls

Kiss Me~

Happy Valentine’s Day Krafters!!

Today I want to share a really quick and simple Valentine’s Day card that could be used for your sweetie! Have a wonderful Valentine’s Day and spend it with those you love! Krafthead~

*make sure you have your pattern paper facing the right way LOL*

Materials:

Cricut Craft Room

Cricut Mini

Sweethearts

Serenade

Pagoda

Stickles-Christmas Red

Cuttlebug

Hearts

D’vine Swirls

Bazzill

Rose Trim

DCWV-Madly In Love

Walnut Stain

Wood Grain Stamp

3D Pop Dots

Scor Tape

Connect Four~

Happy Monday Krafters!

I hope everyone had a safe, productive and krafty weekend! Today I would like to share a project I made for the Cricut Challenge Forum. I was inspired by a layout done by a crafter on sb.com. My layout was based around the game Connect Four. This one was a lot of fun to do!

I hope you enjoyed today’s project. I appreciate every visit and comment left. Thanks for stopping by, Krafthead~

Materials:

Cricut Expression 2

Designer’s Calendar

Sweethearts

Cindy Loo

Storybook

Elegant Edges

Diamond Stickles

Trim

Prima E Line

DCWV- Doodling Around, Love & Wedding

Martha Stewart Butterfly Punch

Viva Décor Pen

I Am Roses

Bazzill

Studio G Ink- Red

Distress Ink-Black Soot

Stampin’ Up Dimensionals

Happy Birthday SSSCT Project

Hello Krafters!

I am here to share a Creative Team project over at Scrappin’ with Sharon and Smokey. The files I used are SO versatile! Let me tell y’all, they cut really well too. I really like how this turned out!

This is a standard A2 sized card. I trimmed a little of the edge back so I can add a decorative edge using RM00145. This was cut at .75” x 5”.

Still using that RM00145 file, I made this beautiful decorative rosette! I cut it at 1.25” by 10.75”. I used the Martha Stewart Score Board and scored the border every .25”.

While scoring the rosette, I used file RM00148 to make the frame. The frame and the frame base were both cut at 2”x2.5”. As you can see, the frame is very detailed! It cut nicely considering how small some of the design is!

Once everything was cut and assembled, I added a few embellishments and the sentiment. Easy peasy! Files can be fun and you can use your imagination to make them your own. I hope you like today’s project. Please check out the store to get information about these files and others. The store is updated regularly. Also check out the new Yahoo Group Forum. Krafthead~

Materials:

Gazelle

Make the Cut

RM00148

RM00145

DCWV 2010 Ultimate Paper Pack-zebra print

Bazzill-black

Recollections Cardstock-red, white, black (butterfly)

Black Half-back Pearls

Martha Stewart Score Board

String Pearls-black

Stickles-christmas red

Sentiment

Studio G Ink-red

Day 19-OCTC

Happy Monday Krafters!

Gosh, can you believe Christmas is less than a week away? Are you done with your holiday shopping or krafting? I still have a couple of projects to finish up...it is down hill from here!

Today, I would like to share a simple, simple, simple card! I whipped this out in a matter of minutes with the help of my Cuttlebug, Imagine and Martha Stewart border punch!

Materials:
Cuttlebug-Winter Woodland Embossing Set
Imagine-Snow Angel
Martha Stewart Branch Punch
Diamond Stickles
Liquid Pearls
Bell
Ribbon
Black Soot Distress Ink

Day 14-OCTC

Happy Wednesday Krafters~

Welcome to day 14. I have enjoyed sharing projects with you thus far. I appreciate everyone who stopped by and to those who left love.
Quickly stopping by to share, yes a card LOL! This was the first card of the season. Thanks for looking, Krafhead~

Day 12: OCTC

Hey Krafters~

Welcome to day 12! We have less than two weeks before Christmas! I am doing the happy dance for sure. I love Christmas because no matter how things are going in life, something miraculous always happens. What I mean is, situations for me just don't seem as bad. This time of year lift my spirits.
Hope you enjoy today's project! Krafthead~

Materials:

DCWV-Performance Stack

Musical Flourish Embossing Folder

Cuttlebug

Nestabilities

Christmas Noel

Snow Angel
Gold Leaf Pen
Ribbon
Stickles-Gold

Day 9- Countdown to Christmas

Hello Krafters!

Welcome to day 9 of the Countdown to Christmas! Today I am here to share another card for the holiday season! I hope you all enjoy! Krafthead~

Day 8-Operation Countdown to Christmas~

Hello Krafters!

Oh my, I am posting late! Today, I am going to share a quick card for the eighth day of Operation Countdown to Christmas. Hope you enjoy! Krafthead~

Operation Countdown to Christmas Day 5

Happy Monday Krafters!

Today is day 5 of Operation Countdown to Christmas. Here is a quick card I made using the Word Collage Cricut Cartridge and Snow Angel Imagine Cartridge.  This card is not one of my best, but I thought I would share it to show the versatility of Word Collage. You can use this cartridge for background papers, home décor, and so much more.

Thanks for coming by. Take care, Krafthead~

Materials:

Cricut Imagine

Snow Angel

Word Collage

Iridescent Gold Glimmer Mist

Gold Leafing Pen

Ornament Cuttlebug Embossing Folder

Cuttlebug

Viva Décor Pen-white

Stickles-Christmas Red/Green

Gold Cord

Bell

Operation Countdown to Christmas Day 3

Hey Krafters,

Its Krafthead here for day three of the Operation Countdown to Christmas. I hope you have enjoyed the projects thus far. Today I would like to share yes, another card I made for the Second Annual Cricut Forum Holiday Card Challenge. The challenge really helped me to get motivated to get my Christmas cards completed. Anywho, I used the Enjoy the Season’s Imagine Cartridge for this card. I really like this cartridge because the images are so whimsical! I tried something a little different with this card……

Remember to check back often as we are in the time of Operation Countdown to Christmas. I hope you enjoyed today’s project. Thanks for stopping by, Krafthead~

Materials:

Cricut Imagine

Enjoy the Seasons

Aluminum Foil

D’vine swirls

Cuttlebug

Puffy paint-white

Icicle Stickles

DCWV Winter Combo-pattern paper 2010 release

Operation Countdown to Christmas Day 2

Hey Krafters,

Its Krafthead here! For day two, I would like to share a card I made for the Second Annual Cricut Forum Holiday Card Challenge hosted by yours truly over at scrapbook.com. We had such a good time! This year the majority of the cards I made have a bell. I have no idea why I am stuck on bells LOL. Anywho, I used the Santa’s Village Imagine Cartridge for this card. At the time, my Imagine was cutting kinda wonky, but I think the card turned out cute!

Remember to check back often as we are in the time of Operation Countdown to Christmas. I hope you enjoyed today’s project. Thanks for stopping by, Krafthead~

Materials:

Cricut Imagine

Santa’s Village

Recollection Vintage Christmas-background paper and moon

Stickles-Diamond, Christmas Red

EK Success Punch-snow

Gold Cord

Bell

Sentiment Stamp-Studio G

Pop Dot-santa’s hand

Cuttlebug

Musical Flourish-moon

Walnut Stain Distress Ink

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

Tissue Box With Style-Creative Team Project

Hello Krafters!

It is Krafthead here to share with you a project I made for the Scrappin with Sharon and Smokey Creative Team. The miniature box was originally used for candies. However, since it is cold season, I thought it would be a cute idea to make a tissue box with it instead.  This box fits pocket sized tissues perfectly! I used acetate at the top and cut a slit to access the tissues or you can just lift the top on and off as needed. To embellish it, I used some black lace from my stash and some black flat back pearls.  The flourishes were made using Black Diamond Stickles and the Bazzill Fantasy Flourish Template.

File RM00090 is the flower file which was used to further embellish the box. The flowers were so easy to put together. When getting this file, there is an added bonus….a butterfly! I was so happy when I saw that! So cute!

If you are giving as a gift as a tissue box, I would recommend sealing the box with Mod Podge to strengthen it a bit. Also, use a thick and or sturdy cardstock.

There are so many things that can be done with RM00114! You can make it a cute care package for someone by adding a few tissues and a packet of tea…..or give as favors at a wedding. The sky is truly the limit. RM00090 makes gorgeous 3D flowers!

As always, I appreciate you stopping by! Don't forget to check out Sharon's store regularly. She adds new files often! Hope you enjoyed the project. Take care, Krafthead~

Materials:

RM0014 (box)

RM00090 (flowers, butterfly)

DCWV- Immortal Love (box), Antique Linen (butterfly

Recollections Cardstock-red (flowers/butterfly), black, green (flowers)

Flat-back pearls (butterfly, box)

Lace

Black Diamond Stickles (flourish)

Bazzill Fantasy Flourishes Template (flourish)

Walnut Stain (flowers)

Pocket Sized Tissue

Christmas House- SSSCreative Team Project

Hello Krafters!

It’s Krafthead here to share a cute interactive Christmas/holiday project using RM00126 from Scrappin with Sharon and Smokey’s store. Can you believe Christmas is right around the corner? I hope this project will inspire you to roll up your sleeves and get those holiday cards completed! Go on over to the store and check out her awesome files!

Expect the best today and I hope you all enjoy the project! Krafthead~

Materials:

RM00126

Gazelle

MTC

Cricut Imagine (brick pattern-chimney/house front, wood patter-mailbox post)

Martha Stewart Seasonal Cricut Cartridge (icicles)

Stickles (baby blue, icicle)

Distress Ink (walnut stain)

Crackle paint (picket fence)

Twine

BB pellets

Ribbon

DCWV -Christmas Combo (stickers), Street Lace (curtains)

Recollections Paper (card base, windows, door, chimney top, snow and mailbox)

Glitter paper (roof)

Cuttlebug Embossing Folder (roof)

Brad (door knob)

White Gel Pen (mailbox