FM Amore

I was finally able to settle down and use my French Manor cartridge. At first I didn't think I would like it. Boy was I wrong. Many of the images remind me of the furniture in my house. For example, the couch, chair, tables all remind me of my house. I have a Gypsy and I have a few things designed from the FM cart but I just had not cut them out. I am really trying to do better.

For this card, I decided to keep it very, very simple. I love the designer paper used. It's from K & Co. Que Sera Sera mat stack. Did I say that I love that paper?

Christmas in July -- Melting Snowman

Here is a card I made for the CardzTv Challenge. We were to make a card using the image of a snowman. I used one of the snowmen in the Snow Friends seasonal cartridge. I also used images from the Create a Critter cartridge.

Since this is Christmas time in July and we all know that snowmen don't do well in heat, I decided to make a melting snowman. He's turning into a pool of water right before his eyes. His clothes are getting bigger and bigger.

Cricut Cardz Challenge 31

Here is a card I made for the Cricut Cardz Challenge. We were to make a card for the 4th of July, using any cartridges or colors you'd like. I chose to both the flag and the sentiment from the Stand & Salute cartridge. The background paper is from a paper pack I got from Target last year. I added three dots on each side of the card. I used Liquid Pearls.

This card was easy and fun to make. There is still time to join in on the fun. You have until July 6th to enter a card in the challenge. Stop by http://cricutcardzchallenge.blogspot.com/ for more details. Enjoy!

Guest Designer at Tuesday Treats

This week I am the guest designer on the Tuesday Treats blog. I designed a pair of earrings using the Heritage cartridge.

Stop by at http://www.tuesdaytreats.com/ to view my project. Thanks

Heritage Silhouette Jewelry

Hi everyone. My name is Yolonda and I am glad to be this weeks guest designer on Tuesday Treats. My name on the message board is Crafty Scentiments. I wanted to make a video of my project, however, after I came back from my vacation I had a bad cold and I literally have had no voice. What little voice I do have sounds terrible, so I thought I would spare you.

This is the first project that I made using this cartridge and it turned out really nice. So nice in fact that I have taken this idea even further and designed some other pieces of jewelry using other cartridges. I will be posting them on my personal blog (http://craftyscentiments.blogspot.com) later this week. For today's project I designed a very simple pair of earrings.

Here is a list of my supplies.

Heritage Cartridge pg. 68 (silhouette 5)
Black Card stock (Recollections)
Scotch Quick Dry Adhesive
Martha Stewart hole punch
Ranger Perfect Pearls Pigment Kit (Jewels)

• Forever Red
• Forever Green
• Forever Blue
• Forever Violet
  

Ranger Mini Mister
Needle Nose Pliers
Jump rings
Silver Plated Ear Wires

Although the Gypsy is not really needed for this project, it makes designing projects so much easier. You can really see just how big an image will be. I started by cutting the silhouette at 1.5 inches. I cut 2 layers for each earring. One set I cut in the original orientation, and the other set I reversed the image to cut them out. I used black cardstock for this project so the colors of the Perfect Pearls would really stand out.



Using Scotch Quick Dry Adhesive, I glued the layers of the silhouette together. I used the Martha Stewart punch to punch a hole at the top of the piece.


Before adding the jump rings and ear wires, I colored the pieces. The Perfect Medium that comes in the kit is like an embossing ink. I stamped the entire piece to cover with it with the thick substance.


The powders come in a variety of colors. The powders are very fine and a little goes a long way. I dusted the entire piece randomly with the Perfect Pearls Powders making sure to clean the brush between colors.


To set the powder, you need to lightly mist it. I used the Mini Mister by Ranger to spray a fine mist in the air. Then you sweep the piece across the mist of water. You really need very little water and by sweeping across the mist that is in the air, you won't use too much water. I then attached the silhouette to the ear wire by using a jump ring.


And here is the finished piece. They are very lightweight and really fun to wear.


That's my project. Thanks for taking the time to view it and I hope you enjoyed it. Be sure to leave me a comment. I would love to hear what you think.

Thursday

I would like to thank all of the new subscribers of my blog. I really appreciate it.

I will be out of town for about a week and I won't be able to post any new videos. I did bring my gypsy with me on my trip and I will be designing some new projects. I'm just five minutes away from a Michaels, Joanns, Creative Pals, which is a local scrapbook store, and a Tuesday Morning. Needless to say that I can't wait to shop.

I'll try to post again once I've gone to the stores.

TTFN

Ruff Day Card

Here is a get well card that I made. I used the Create a Critter Cartridge for the images. I also used DCWV Pet Stack, My Pink Stamper's Punny-licious stamps.