Cricut Calendar

About a year ago I posted about this nifty calendar I bought. I am still using it! Since then I have collected a couple of fun Cricut Cartridges to add to the fun of it all. On this September Calendar piece I used Cricut's Create A Creature, and Design a Calendar cartridges. For the squirrel/chipmunk, I used glitter on his tail and chalk to make his rosey cheeks. For the leaves and acorns I used Stickles Glitter. I love this little calendar because you can use a Bistro pen and wipe off the dates and start over. It has been a great little addition in the house!

Cat adopts squirrel!

Decorating for Fall

I found this really great centerpiece/votive boat at my local craft store the other day and fell in love with it! I love all things rustic. This boat is made out of barn wood. And after a little inspection I found that it, too, was made locally--too cool!! I had the perfect tea lites that I bought from Ikea about 6 months ago. I made a quick run to Michaels to pick up some florals that were on sale and came up with this... I love it!

Great cakes from Pink Cake Box..

I found these on Pink Cake Box... She has the most amazing cakes! Love it!

Button Coasters

I found this perusing around on the internet and wanted to share this... This is such a fun idea! Imagine all the shapes you could make with buttons! Find the tutorial by Linda Permann here. DudeCraft has his own version HERE... Enjoy!

Emboss with your cricut!

I haven't posted in such a long time, but I just had to share this link! This is the coolest thing I've seen in quite a while.....

To check out more, go to http://www.pinkcricut.com/

Simple stuff....

These were just a few quick, simple items I made for a swap I was in. The swap was actually for a mini quilt, but these were the extras that were sent along with the gift. The quilt was a fall quilt--the reason for using a fall card... The card was done with my Cricut using Stretch Your Imagination cartridge... The refrigerator lister was made using a Whipper Snapper set made by Anna Wight...

Check out the new Cuttlebug style!

OMG!! What will they think of next??? I can just see this one exploding into tons of new ideas!

Cricut and Cake Decorators Unite!

I found this on Creative Critter's Cricut and had to share!!! Good thing I'm not a cake decorator because I think I would be flat broke! Especially since I just got the Expression for Christmas!

Christmas Countdown - Christmas Layouts

Win a Gypsy!

Head on over to the Gypsy Spot! They are giving away a brand new Gypsy... Click on the picture below: The winner will be selected Dec 1st!

Merci!!

I made this card a few days ago for a friend of mine. Making this card was kind of interesting! I found this argyle-type paper and thought it would be cute with the little french birdie.... At first I cut the brown paper out with my Nestabilities and added the image. I just didn't like it! It needed some sparkle! I looked everywhere--no brown glitter!! ACK! So I found my old copper embossing powder from Stampin Up... Well... I was trying to figure out how to apply it only to the edges to make a frame for the piece... Then I got the bright idea!!! I put the brown die cut into my Xyron machine and added the adhesive. I added the image to the top and then added the copper EP. After dumping the excess off and embossing over the adhesive, this is what it looked like! It was not at all what I anticipated but it turned out so cool!! It reminds me of a metal belt buckle. It just turned out different! And I think I like it!

For Cricut Lovers...

I found some really cool links for different ways to use the Cricut!

Cricut Tips: Includes cutting fabric, cutting chipboard, and many others...

Making Embossing Folders

Sure Cuts Alot Tutorial : Multi Layer Cuts

SVG Cuts for SCAL

I also found this useful little tip sheet.... If you click on it it will take you to the thread on Cricut.com that has the larger version

Halloween Treat Boxes

It's been a LONG TIME since have stamped!! I wish I had 4 of me so I could have one working on my paper crafts, one working on my quilts, one doing housework, and the other spending good quality time with all the people in my life... oh yeah, and another one to go out and work!!! So make that 5! Anyway, here are a couple of treat boxes I made with a Bigz die that I bought...

The eyes on this one were sprinkled with Glow In The Dark glitter by Martha Stewart! I tried to take a picture in the dark but it didn't turn out... bummer! But they really do glow in the dark!!! Very cool stuff!The skull is also sprinkled with Glow In The Dark glitter by Martha Stewart... The stamp I used on this one came from Gina K Designs

I love these gummy eyeballs!! They are so fun! I happened to find them in a little candy shop about a week ago...

Fun Halloween ideas

I was surfing around today and found some fun sites!!
Here are a few on caramel apples:

Tricked Out Caramel Apples

Adam's Scary Apples

Creepy Halloween Fun Food This one has tons of fun halloween edibles including Mummy Rolls, Eyeball Cupcakes, Bloody Brain Cupcakes and they even have (so disgusting!) a link to buy a REAL oven baked tarantula!!!! NASTY!!! Aside from that last one, they all look so fun!

Happy Halloween!

This is a little bread cloth I cross-stitched several years back. I haven 't stitched in years! I quit cross stitching when I was introduced to stamping... I switched because I got instant gratification with stamping. Cross stitching took wayyyy too long! Although I still love it, finding the time to actually do it just doesn't happen... I've been working on a few quilts too... You can see them on my other quilting blog Lovin My Quilts...

Wipe off calendar..

I found the goods to make this sweet framed calendar at one of my local craft shops. The supplies included a plexiglass calendar insert, bistro pen, scrapbook paper, metal sheet and black frame. I love this! I just changed it for the 2nd time and I can put any scrapbook paper behind the plexiglass and I made magnets to use on it. It's so fun! With some circular magnets, shankless buttons, prima flowers and glue you can come up with some pretty fun themes!

Origami Lotus

Newest project

Although this is still in the sewing arena, I thought I would post the link here because my project could easily be adapted to scrapbooking or paper piecing. I am working on a quilt with zoo animal in it and created my own design for the animals. You can view it here. Here is a one of the sketches of the animals I created:

Busy, Busy

Well summer is always busy for everyone. I have been spending alot of time with my quilting lately. Although it is not quilted yet, the top is done. You can see it here: Lovin My Quilts