Tim Holtz 12 Tags of Christmas - Tag #1

I am so excited that the wonderful and talented Tim Holtz has decided to once again share the holiday spirit and his awesome talent with all crafters by hosting another 12 Tags of Christmas.  If you have not seen Tim Holtz's tag's you should check out his blog here.  He will post a new tag each night through December 12th and he is also giving away loads of prizes.  Here is my first tag. 

Advent Calendar Countdown Class

This cute advent calendar will be our next class project.  It is actually smaller than it looks in the photo (8.5" x8.5").  There are 25 one and a half inch square drawers that can be filled with trinkets or candy to countdown the 25 days before Christmas.

Gypsy Offer Announcement

Provocraft has just announced a promotion.  Anyone who purchases and registers a Gypsy before 11/30/2009 will receive a $100.00 credit on cricut.com!  Click here to purchase now.

 

Homecoming Door Project for my Sis

My aunt and I took on a project for my sister's school Homecoming door decorating contest.  We used the new Everyday Paper Dolls cricut cartridge and Peachy Keen Stamps for the faces (click here to go to the Peachy Keen site).  The football players each have half of a broken plane in each hand (they were playing the thunderbirds).

I think it turned out very good, but despite some controversy the door did not win (I think there was some cheating involved :)

The full door picture was taken on a camera phone so it is a little hard to see, but you can really see the cute detail of the peachy keen stamp faces on the other pictures.

Cool Font Making Website

I came across a really awesome website - http://www.fontcapture.com/

It is very easy to create your own custom font.  First you print out the template and fill in each letter.  Then you scan the form with your scanner and upload it to the website.  Then the website lets you download your font.  And its FREE!

I just had my daughter fill out the form and now I have a font of her handwriting.  It will be super neat to do one each year so I can see how her handwriting changes!

New Cricut Cartridges Announced

Provocraft has just announced 6 new cricut cartridges.

These three will only be available for a limited time only in November and we will be selling them for only $19.99 each or $56.50 for all three.

They also announced 3 full content cartridges that will be available in October.  These 3 cartridges will be $49.00 each or all three for $139.00.

Preorder at www.scrapbookgadgets.com

Upcoming Halloween Project Class

This fun Halloween project includes so many different techniques to learn! The full size of the finished project is 12x12.

There are two class dates:
Saturday, September 26th at 3:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 3rd at 3:00 p.m.
The class tuition is $35.00 and must be paid in advance to reserve your spot.


Please bring basic supplies like scissors and adhesive. Everything else will be provided for you.

Cricut Ticket Promotion

Provocraft will be releasing 4 new cartridges sometime near the end of June. Purchasing one of these cartridges gives you a chance to win a cruise! The new cartridges are Jubilee, Simply Sweet, Stand and Salute and Home Decor. You can check them out here: https://www.scrapbookgadgets.com/index.php?cPath=71_80

And here are the details of the promotion:

Card for my Husband

I made this for my wonderful husband. I used red cardstock for the card and the paper on top is white cardstock that has been colored with pink and brown distress inks.

Products used:
Magic Mesh
Paper Flower (Prima)
Angel Wings Shimmerz (on the flower)
Dew Drops (middle of flower)
Worn Lipstick Distress Ink
Tea Dye Distress Ink
Ink Blending Tool

Products used can be purchased at www.scrapbookgadgets.com

Spring Card Swap

I made these cards a few months ago for a card swap. It was only the second time I did a card swap, and it was really a lot of fun.

Products used:

Mini Monograms
Swiss dots Cuttlebug Embossing Folder
Design Studio
Copic Markers

Purchase products at http://www.scrapbookgadgets.com/

Products used:
Indie Art Cricut cartridge
Pewter Liquid Pearls

Products used:
Pooh & Friends Cricut Cartridge
Stylized Flowers Cuttlebug Embossing Folder
Sugar Coated Brads
Crop-a-Dile

Butterfly Birthday Card

I have been such a terrible blogger. I have been spending so much time on other things that I have really neglected posting things. Well I have lots of stuff to post, so over the next few days I hope to get caught up :)

Here is a quick card I made for my best friend's daughter's birthday. I cut the card with design studio.

Products used:

Indie Art Cricut Cartridge
Mini Monograms Cricut Cartridge
Fabulous Finds Cricut Cartridge
Versamark Ink Pad
White Opaque Pen
Diamond Stickles
Glossy Accents (to seal glitter)
Ribbon
Glitter
Black Pen
Butteryfly Stamp

Crown Birthday Card

Hi there everyone! This is my latest card that I made for a wonderful friend's birthday.


Products used:

Cricut Design Studio
Cricut Cartridge Happily Ever After
Scor-Pal
Glacier Glimmer Mist
Dew Droplets
D'Vine Swirls Cuttlebug Folder
Just My Type Cuttlebug Embossing Border Folder
Ranger White Opaque Pen
Snow Cap Ranger Ink Pad
Bubbly Penny Black Stamp Set
Ribbon, Studio G mini stamps