Valentines!

I love making cards!  Sometimes I spend needed time making cards instead of scrapbooking!  I got this kit from my friend Kim.  She put it all together and made a how-to video.  I love how they turned out!

Do you make a lot of cards?  I'd love to hear about them!  Thanks for looking!

Could it get worse?

Last week I talked about my Gypsy breaking.  Well....if it couldn't get any worse....my Imagine broke too!  I am beyond devastated and upset!  I love, love, love my Imagine!  I have been on the phone with Provo Craft, gotten a forced upgrade to my machine, and it still won't work.  Something about the ink cartridges.  So, Provo Craft is sending me new cartridges and if that doesn't fix it, well I get a replacement since that is still under warranty.  Thank goodness!!!!  I did get a little good news though....last week I talked about having to send off my cartridges, well, I won't have to do that now.  They granted me digital access to my carts so I can use them on Cricut Craft Room since I have had so much trouble this week!  That made me feel a little better.  Luckily I still have my old machine, so I used that to finally finish the 2011 book!  I am so glad that is done!  Now I can focus on this year!  

I decided to post a card I made in honor of no Imagine.  I made this card for my husband on our anniversary.

Brown cardstock for card.  Red cardstock for mat.  Yellow cardstock embossed with Sizzix Texture Boutique,  Owls and text stamped with Stamps of Life stamp set and red stamp pad.  Twine from Queen and Co. and heart brad from eyelet outlet.

I really enjoyed making this card and my husband loved it!  He thought the Owls were too cute!  I love a simple card!  And embossing definitely adds something to this card doesn't it?

I hope you enjoyed the card.  I'll let you know what the Imagine outcome is.....again, I am just devastated!  Hopefully your week has been better than mine!  Thanks for looking!

2012-More scrappin and more updatin!

I had promised to scrap what I had done over the Christmas break back in November. I did do some scrapping during the break, but I did not blog it! I have to got to get more focused! One of my "resolutions" this year is to Scrap more and also to blog it all! Keep me to it people!!!

The Image above was made with my Cricut Imagine! It was the first printed item I've made! I wanted something for our New Year's Eve party, so I made this to hang on the mantle! It was super easy to make! I only used the Imagine, white cardstock, black cardstock, notes eyelets and black ribbon! The font was Designer calendar.

Over the break I started working on my summer vacation book. We took a trip to Colorado this summer for a family reunion and had a blast! I took so many pics, I decided to just make a whole book of it!

I used Paper Studio Vacation stack and Summer Vacation Cartridge. Brown tag and blue brads.

I used the Mosaic Moments Grid paper to lay out the pics and make the cuts. I also used green cardstock and title was made by Jolee's.

I used a paper from a stack I've had for ages...not sure the company. The title was made using Cuttin' Up cartridge and snow flake using the Joys of the Season Cartridge. I made the border with a snowman border from Queen's and Co and embellished it with blue and clear rhinestones.

I also got a new toy! I got a Sizzix Texture Boutique Machine to do embossing. I wanted to add some depth to my cards, so this should do the trick. I also got some new stamps from the Stamps of Life by Stephanie Barnard. If you haven't seen her stamps, you should go to her website and check it out! http://www.stephaniebarnardstamps.com/index.htm. I love her stamps and she puts out a lot of neat videos too! Check it out!

This card was just blue cardstock I had laying around. The I used the Stamps of Life Stars4U stamp set and guava ink. Super easy, but super cute!!!!

Like I said before, I have a goal to keep up with this! Keep me to it! I hope you enjoyed my latest creations! Thanks for looking!

Whoo Hoo! Christmas Cards done!

Well, I actually did it! I had a goal of making my Christmas cards during my Thanksgiving Break and I accomplished it! Yes! Now all I have to do is sign them, address the envelopes and send them out! I may actually get them out before the 1st! Usually I don't send them in time to get there by Christmas!

I used a paper set I found at Hobby Lobby called Magic of the Season by PaperStudio. It was an 8 1/2 by 11 inch paper set and although I usually steer away from that size, I really liked the black, cream and red for my cards this year! (I normally get 12 by 12 so I can use the leftovers for scrapbooking!!!)

I used a stamp set called Christmas Love from Close to My Heart stamps. One of my good friends sells Close to My Heart and when I saw this set in the Catalog I knew it would match perfectly with the paper!

The embellishments were things I had lying around. Most of which I got a Scrapbook Convention this last summer. I am definitely stocking up on rhinestones again next year! They have added so much to my paper crafts! And...best part of all? Most of them were just a $1! Love convention!!!

The 2 landscape cards. Those trees were a beating to cut out!!!!! But I like the way they turned out!

I love the simplicity of this one! The paper really worked well with each other!

I loved the star stamp! It was the main reason I bought the set! These were easy to make as well! Using my circle punches really added something!

I can not wait to send these out! I am really proud of how they turned out! Hope you enjoyed them as well!