Gift Tag with Gift

Here are the Kahlua bottles with the tags that I made to go with them.  I used Martha Stewarts Bottle labels I found at Micheals on clearance.  They worked out so perfectly.  Then I added my own touch with the handmade tags.  Our friends and family enjoy recieving our homemade Kahlua and we enjoy making it for them.

Gift Tags

Each year my husband and I make something for our guest that come to our Christmas Party, this year we made Kahlua.  I wanted to make a tag for the bottles that they could reuse.  I had a lot of fun making these tags, they came out so cute.  Thanks to my Son's girlfriend that helped me put together 25 flowers. 

Recipe:

Cricut: Tags, Bags, Boxes & More, tag cut @ 4.25

Cardstock: PaperTrey Inc, White & Vintage Cream

CuttleBug:Sizzix, Snowflake & Frost

Distress Ink: Festive Berries, Broken China & Evergreen Bough

Sentiment: Holiday Photo Finishers Sentiment & Dies

Diamond Dust, Perfect Pearls

Snowflake Tag: Recollections, Classic Christmas Colored Core

Christmas Card Cricut Cartridge

Poinsetta: Bazzil Cardstock, Flower Shop Cricut Cartridge

Challenges Entered:

http://cardztv.blogspot.com/2011/12/cricut-cardz-challenge-98.html

http://craftspotbykimberly.blogspot.com/2011/12/challenge-38-tag-youre-it.html

http://fantabulouscricut.blogspot.com/2011/12/challenge-me-monday-91.html

http://www.whimsical-designs.com/2011/12/whimsical-wednesday.html

More Snowmen

I love the way these cards came out. Love the new Distress colors from Ranger.

Recipe:

PapterTry Inc: White Cardstock, Stylish Sentiments Holiday

Paper: Recollections Colored Core, Classic Christmas

October Afternoon, Holiday Style, K&Co, Yuletide

Stampin up: Old Olive Ribbon

Ink: Ranger Distress, Walnut Stain, Evergreen bough, Ice spruce, Broken China

Martha Stewart: Flocking powder, swan & Snowfall punch

Diamond Dust

Snowman Cards

Recipe:

PaperTry Inc: Snowman Die and Shape up Accessory Stamp Set

Recollections: Background paper, Warm Wishes

PaperTry Inc: Kraft Cardstock, Vintage Cream

Distress Ink Ranger: Wild Honey, Antique Linen

Sentiment: PaperTry Inc. Stylish Sentiments Holiday

Recipe:

PapterTry Inc: White Cardstock, Stylish Sentiments Holiday

Paper: Recollections Colored Core, Classic Christmas

October Afternoon, Holiday Style, K&Co, Yuletide

Stampin up: Old Olive Ribbon

Ink: Ranger Distress, Walnut Stain, Evergreen bough, Ice spruce, Broken China

Martha Stewart: Flocking powder, swan & Snowfall punch

Diamond Dust

Just a few of my Christmas Cards

 Supplies:

Pattern Paper-Lost & Found Christmas, My Mind’s Eye (top photos),

Recollections-Gold, Warm Wishes (bottom photo)

Cardstock-PaperTrey Inc.-Scarlet Jewel, Kraft & Vintage Cream, Pure Poppy

Sentiment & Die-PaperTrey Inc., Photofinsh strips Die Collection,

Holiday Photo Finishers

Inc-Jenni Bowlin, Chili powder Raised Felt dye ink

Distress Ink-Tim Holtz, Antique Linen

Cricut Cartridge- Christmas, Elegant Edges

Twine- PaperTrey Inc.

ATG Gun and Adhesive

Suspension Card- Birthday

Happy Birthday Mom!!

For my Dad's birthday I made a special shaped card so I figured I needed to do the same for my Mom's, I love the way this card came out.  This is my new favorite and will for sure be making more of them in the future.  I got the idea of this swing type card from SplitCoast Stampers.  I'm not sure what my style is yet because I love to try different techniques and styles, but I do love to make cards that the receiver will enjoy. 

Recipe:

Designed the shapes on my Gypsy using George & Basic Shapes and Elegant Edges

The flower came from flower Shop and found this tutorial here:

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDl3KtQV34I

Paper: Bazzill Dotted Swiss

PaperTrey Inc, Autumn Rose cardstock & Ribbon

My Minds Eye, Bohemia Collection, Bliss Friends

Sentiment: PaperTrey Inc, Birthday Basics

REcollections: Floral Embellishments

I'm also entering this card into Cardz TV's very first Challenge: 

Our first challenge is called  "Just My Style"...what you do best. Make a card using your favorite technique, card fold, colors, embellishments...whatever you consider YOUR style! It can be cute, vintage, shabby chic, etc, AND It can be for any ocassion.

The design team did an awesome job, click here to see what they have come up with.

Happy Birthday Drink

Another card using the Sentiment: Conserve Water, Drink Beer

I had to make a quick and simple card for a birthday, I couldn't resist using this cut along with the sentiment.  I placed acetate on the mug to make it appear like glass.  You can't really see it in the photo but in person it looks pretty neat.

Recipe:

Cardstock: PaperTrey Inc, Vintage Cream

Paper: scraps of Kraft and Gold Recollections & Recollections Autumn Stack

Cricut: Smiley Cards, cut at 3.25

PaperTrey Inc: Photo Finish Strips Die

Sentiment: Pink by Design, Just for Men

Ink: Tim Holtz, Antique Linen

Happy Thanksgiving

Here are a series of Thanksgiving cards I made using the same cut but different background papers.  I did get the idea of the cut from Cardz TV and you can see that here:  http://cardztv.blogspot.com/search/label/Freshly%20Picked

Recipe:

Cardstock: Kraft, Ripe Avocado & Orange Zest

Paper: My Minds Eye, Mischievous

Ink: ColorBox Chalk Inc, Chestnut Roan & Versa Mark & Tuxedo Black Momento

Sentiment: My Creative Time, Mixed Holiday Sentiments

Hero Arts: Cling Dots

Ribbon & Twine: PaperTrey Inc, Orange Zest

Cricut: Freshly Picked, Pumpkin cut at 4.75'

Buttons & Rhinestones

Swim with the Dolphin's

Swim with the Dolphin's or just goldfish......

I enjoyed making this card so much.  It's for my friend to give to her son for his Birthday, she said anything fish will do.  He really enjoys fishing but this will work too.  I used acetate to place in the front to make the appearance of looking through glass.  It really looks much better in person.

Recipe:

Cricut: Life's a Beach Scuba Diver cut @3.5"

Pack your bags pg. 63 cut at 4.5 & 5

Cardstock: PaperTrey Inc, Vintage Cream, Hawaiian Shores

Sentiment: PaperTrey Inc, Happy Birthday Sentiments Birthday Basics

CuttleBug: Spots & Dots

Stickles: Yellow, Orange, & Turquoise

Jute

Challenges: My Creative Time,  Throwback Thursday Challenge- Kid Friendly Theme

http://www.creativetimeforme.com/2011/11/throwback-thursday-challenge-episode.html

&

Bitten by the Bug 2: Boy Crazy!!! A new contest sponsored by My Pink Stamper

http://heather-bittenbythebug2.blogspot.com/2011/11/boy-crazy-new-contest-sponsored-by-my.html

We're So Thankful!

Sending you a Harvest of Good Wishes

Cricut Cardz Challenge #95? This week "We're So Thankful"! Make a card for Thanksgiving using the card feature from any cartridge(s) you'd like and using any colors you'd like.

http://cardztv.blogspot.com/2011/11/cricut-cardz-challenge-95.html

Recipe:

Cricut: A childs Year, Card feature & Cuts

Cardstock:PaperTrey Inc, Dark Chocolate, Vintage Cream

Pattern Paper: Cloud 9 Design, Harvest Holiday Photo Mats

Ribbon: PapterTrey Inc, Orange Zest

Tim Holtz Distress Ink: Vintage Cream

My Creative Time: Mixed Holiday Sentiments

Color Box Chalk Ink: Chestnut Roan

Buttons & Floss

Nifty Fifities Fun

I found the perfect picture frames for this at Micheal's, they have foam tape in between the two mat layers making it lift just enough to put a 3D cut inside.  They came out so good, these were gifts for my Dad's birthday in September to hang in his pool table room.

Conserve Water, Drink.........

My friend asked me to make a card for a friend for his birthday,  She wanted a Golf card, so when I brought her sentiments to pick from...............I just couldn't resist with the beer mug.  He Loved it!

My Craft Space:

My space is a spare bedroom that we made from half of our garage.  We no longer use it for the original purpose, so it is now my craft room.  However, we still have visitors every once in a while so we keep a TV, Dresser and Bed in the room.  I'm actually standing on the bed to take the photo.  Maybe one day I will post individual photos so you can see better.  But for now I think you get the idea and see where I work.

So the real reason of the post is because Cards by Jovan is doing a giveaway.  She has finally revealed wall 4 of her new craft room.  If you haven't seen it yet, it's amazing.  You can see it here: http://www.cardsbyjovan.com/2011/10/craft-room-reveal-wall-four.html

For the give away, you just need to upload a picture of your work area.  The giveaway is a stamp set donated by Emma of "My Creative Time.  If you haven't seen her site, you should she also is amazing.

A little Birdie said.....

Recipe:

Card Base 4.25x4.25

Cardstock: PaperTrey Inc, Vintage Cream

Pattern Paper: DCWV Amber Autumn Stack

Ribbon: PaperTrey Inc, Orange Zest

Bird: Martha Stewart, Clear Bird Stamps

Copic Markers: YR07 Cadmium Orange, YR15 Pumpkin Yellow,G00 Olive, V17 Amethyst, E59 Walnut

Frankenstien Popup Card

Center Popup Card

View this tutorial to see how its made: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxJBKNYZSWE

I love the way this card turned out and so did my Nephew. 

Recipe:

K & Company- Halloween

Bazzill-Green Cardstock for card base

Cricut-Happy Hauntings

PaperTrey Inc-Photo Finish Strips Die

My Creative Time-Mixed Holiday Sentiments

Recollections-Specialty Trim

Entered into Bitten by the Bug 2 Challenge with Crafty Sprouts:

http://heather-bittenbythebug2.blogspot.com/

http://www.craftysprouts.com/

Also Entered Wacky Wednesday Challenge  #56 here:

http://morethanfavors.blogspot.com/2011/10/wacky-wednesday-56-halloween.html

Diamond Fold Card

I found this Diamond Fold Card on Creations with Christina's website here: http://www.creationswithchristina.com/2011/09/cwc-9611-diamond-fold-card.html

After watching her video I know I had to make this card.  I love the way it came out, it's definitely something different.  My Dad loves anything sailing so I thought this would be perfect for him.  Plus I was able to use up.....you guessed it, scraps.

Recipe:

Pink by Design-Sandy Toes & Just 4 Men Sentiments

My Creative Time-Stitched Circle Dies

Cricut-Pack your Bags, compass @ 3.5"

October Afternoon-scraps

Twine

Recipe:

My Creative Time-Embossed Gift Card Holder

Cricut-Pact your bags, Anchor

Twine

Happy Halloween!

Here's another Halloween card I made for two challenges.  I'm actually early this year and think I will knock out all my Halloween cards early this year.

Cricut Cardz Challenge #91: The challenge for this week is "Things That Go Bump in the Night!" Make a card for Halloween with the spookiest, scariest image you can find on any cartridge(s), and using  any colors you’d like.

And

Disstress it over at http://polkadoodle.blogspot.com/  Scrunching, inking, tearing, sanding, infact whatever distressing technique you love 'Distress it' challenge.

Also found the perfect spot to photograph the card, in the moss that is growing from a Cypress tree in my front yard.  It's actually pretty neat looking.  I distressed and inked the edges of the purple cardstock to make it a little scarier. 

Recipe:

Cardstock:Bazzile, Recollections, Papertrey Inc, Tim Holtz

Sentiment: My Creative Time, Mixed Holiday Sentiments

Dies: My Creative Time Dies, Scallop & Stitched circle

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

K&Co: Tim Coffey Halloween Boarders

Black Floss, Gems, Dimensionals

Cricut: Happy Haunting, Mummy cut at 4.5

Caution - Ghost Crossing

It's a Ghostly Halloween!

Paper Cutz Challenge #109:Make a card, LO or craft project for Halloween using Cricut cut, hand stamped, or digital stamped ghosts, and the colors black, white, purple and orange ONLY!

You can see the Challenge here: http://papercutzchallenge.blogspot.com/

and

Getting Cricky with K Andrews-Simply Sunday - Halloween

Any project that has to do with Halloween

You can see the Challenge here:

http://www.gettingcricky.com/

Recipe:

Cardstock-PaperTry Inc, Black

Bazzill- Orange, Recollections-Halloween stack

Cricut-Mini Monsters, Ghost cut @ 3.5"

Happy Hauntings, Fence cut @3"

Sentiment-My Creative Time Curly Label with Mixed Holiday Sentiments

Tiki birthday Card

This is the first time I've used this cut from Life's a Beach, I love they way it turned out.  I had to cut the Tiki 3 times to get the different colors of the faces.  Of Coarse I used all Scraps, slowly getting my scraps down.  Can't wait until they are all gone.......

Recipe:

Caft Cardstock for card base-PaperTrey Inc

Scraps from October Afternoon

Tikis cut at 3.25-Lifes A Beach

Twine-Papertry Inc

Brads-Bo Bunny

Sentiment-Birthday Greetings

Ink-Memento Tuxedo Black

Distress Ink- Walnut Stain, Tim Holtz

Fun Robot Card

A Fun Robot

Recipe:

Robotz Cartridge #26 Cut @4"

Used All Scraps

Kraft Cardstock for card base

PTI Orange Zest Ribbon

Action Wobble

White Signo Gell Pen

Pink by Deisgn Just for Men Stamp

Throwback Thursday "Cricutless Challenge"!

My Creative Time is have a challenge:  No Cricut cuts, Purple, Orange, green & Black.  It's been a while since I've made a card without my Cricut.  Love it, but this one didn't turn out so bad. 

Here's the link if you want to join in: http://www.creativetimeforme.com/2011/09/throwback-thursday-cricutless-challenge.html

Recipe:

My Creative Time-Fancy Frame Stamp & Die Set

Mixed Holiday Sentiments

Heidi Grace: Halloween clear stamp, spider web

PaperTrey Inc- Ribbon

Martha Stewart-Spider Punch

Used all Scraps

Some Guy cards

Here are a few cards I made using the same Cricut cut but different backgrounds.  I'm trying to use up my scraps so the cuts of the cars are all from my scrap pile. 

Recipe:

Bazzill & K&Company cardstock

Nifty Fifites car @ 2.75

Ek Success Fastenater

My Pink Stamper-Family & Friends

Paper Try Inc-Birthday Basics

Celebrate It Ribbon

Corner Chomper

Memento Tuxedo Back Inc

Ek Success Screen Chain Punch

Miscellaneous Paper Scraps