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I am one of the lucky persons who was chosen to be a Beta Tester for the Imagine App on the Gypsy. I'm not sure what the finished application will look like, however, I will post some pictures of the Gypsy screen tomorrow on another post.

Here is a birthday card I designed on my Gypsy using the Yummy Imagine cartridge. It is was so much fun to make. The only cartridge used was the Yummy cartridge. Even though some people think the images are flat or dull, with the addition of some glossy accents, glitter, or some other embellishments you can jazz up your die cuts as much as you want.

I used the I-Rock to attach some gems to the mini starbursts that are on the pattern paper. I added glossy accents to the letters in "Make a Wish", the swirls on the cupcake wrapper and also to the sprinkles and cherry.

Recipe
Bazzil White Cardstock
Ranger Glossy Accents
I-Rock & Gems

Valentine's Day Card

Here is one of the cards that I made for a small class that I taught on Saturday. It is super simple and easy to make. The card is a standard A2 size. It has layers of red and white cardstock. The base mat is embossed with the Script Cuttlebug folder.

Festive Friday Blog Hop

Hi everyone!!!  Welcome to the first Festive Friday Blog Hop. This is a year long hop that will happen on the second and fourth Friday of every month (except December). This hop is all about Christmas cards.We would love for you to join us in our journey. This is the perfect way for you to get some of you Christmas cards made before the rush of the holiday season begins.

If you  are visiting my site, please stay and have a look around. If you would like to see some of the great creations the other ladies have made, start at the beginning of the hop at Terri's blog.

Here is a list of participants.

1) Terri Sproul
2) Chris Hurley
3) Amanda Marks
4) Debbie Buckland
5) Brenda Lee Burfeind
6) Yolonda Anthony
7) Katie (Poetic Garden)
8) Debbie Feist


My card is super simple. It measures 5.5 x 4.25.  The card is in white cardstock. I have added a background mat that measures 5.25 x 4. The cuts are from the Cricut cartridge Winter Woodland. It is cut at  using holographic paper.

Thanks for stopping by. Now on to Katie  site.

Coming Friday January 14, 2011

                                                        
 
Starting Jan 14th I will be participating having a blog hop twice a month.  This hop will be all Christmas Cards.... Yes, Christmas Cards. The goal is to get about 24 cards done by Christmas 2011. You can join in with us and make cards too. How exciting is that.

Be My Valentine Blog Hop

Hi everyone. Welcome to my blog and welcome to the Valentine's Day Blog Hop. Valentine's Day will be here before you know it, so it's time to get started on some projects. I have the pleasure of being in a hop hosted by Kathryn.  You should have arrived here from her site. After your stay here you will be going to All Things Crafty

Here is a complete list of the participants in todays hop:
1) Wamfamily - Creations With Kathryn
2) Craftyscentiments - Crafty Scentiments
3) Lechristina3 - All Things Crafty
4) TinaB - Tina Time
5) Buggin Out - Paper Crafting Chic
6) SamaraGugler - Hybrid Artist-Samara Gugler
7) NicoletteSimpson - Beyond Scrapin
8) Lissa - So Many Crafts, So Little Time
9) CraftyCreations - The Crafty Creation Spot
10) JenniferHawkins2 - Confessions of a Scrapaholic
11) LisaKnight - Cricuting with Lisa
12) Scrapincovers - Cricut Crafty Clare
13) CroppinMomma - Croppin Momma Designs
14) ScrapHappyDeb - Deb's Electic Thoughts
15) ScrappyJess - Scrappy Jess
16) Iluvscrpn - Ink and Paper Creations
17) Txscrappermom - Tx Scrapper Mom
18) Scrappin Nanapuddin - Scrappin Nanapuddin
19) Octoberbeauty - Macy Bella Designs
20) JavaJen - Java Jen Creations
21) Oni's Wife - Crafty Baskets



My project today is a Valentines Tissue Box.


Recipe
Bazzil White Cardstock
Recollections White Cardstock
Recollections Red Cardstock
Liquid Pearls Ruby Red
Liquid Pearls White Opal
Distress Ink Fire Brick Red
Pop Dots
George & Basic Shapes Cartridge
Love Struck 2010 Cartridge

I don't remember where I received the pattern for the tissue box cover. I used the Gypsy to cut out the shapes of the tissue box.

The box is cut out in two pieces and is easily put together.

After the tissue box was put together, I inked the whole box with the Distress Ink in fire Brick Red. I used a little more ink along the edges of the box.

I used the seasonal cartridge Love Struck for the images. I cut the background of the image with white and red cardstock and the intricate layer was cut out using red cardstock. After I cut out the background layer in red, I glued it to the box and I used pop dots to adhere the other layers to the box. Using the red background layer gave the image definition. I think it came together nicely.

I used White Opal Liquid Pearls on the images. I used the Ruby Red Liquid Pearls on the corners of the box.

Thanks so much for stopping by. Now on to All Things Crafty site.

Winner of the Happy New Year Blog Hop

Wow!!! That was great. I had a blast and I hop you enjoyed yourself too. I want to thank all of the ladies who participated in the blog hop. Everyone did an amazing job.

Now on to what you've been waiting for. The winner of the blog candy, Paper Lace Cricut cartridge is...

shersl84bed said...

In the New Year I plan on making a bunch of new friends, participating in some new clubs, a new church, and taking on a couple new hobbies.

Thanks so much Sher, I will be sending you an email. Happy New Year!!!

New Year's Day Blog Hop

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!

I hope 2010 was a good year for you and I hope 2011 will be even better. Today I am hosting the New Year's Day Blog Hop. If you are here for the hop then you are in the right place. This is the starting point for the hop and if you get lost along the way, you can come back here and I will help you find your way. I have a complete list of all of the participating blogs.

There are 18 wonderful ladies participating in today's hop. They have worked hard to showcase some amazing projects so please be sure to visit everyone. They would love to see your comments. Your next stop after leaving here is Clare of Cricut Crafty Clare.

My project today is a set of picture frames. I used the Happy Hauntings Cartridge as well as the Martha Stewart's All Occasions Cake Art Cartridge. This project came together very fast.




First I cut the pieces of the frame from the Happy Hauntings cartridge. Everything was cut at 7.5 inches. To make the frame sturdier, I cut the pieces out of chipboard first and then I cut out and covered the chipboard with paper. The phrase and the numbers were cut from Martha Stewart's cartridge. I stamped the top of the frame with the Perfect Pearls medium and then dusted it with gold Perfect Pearls Powder. To set the powder, you have to lightly mist it with water.


Here are the list of the ladies who are in today's hop:

1. Crafty Scentiments http://craftyscentiments.blogspot.com/ <---ME
2. scrapincovers http://www.cricutcraftyclare.blogspot.com/
3. TinaB http://ollieanddextersmommy.blogspot.com/
4. cricutkris http://www.tatteredprimitives.com/
5. SoonerMT http://www.paperrenee.com/
6. gonecampn http://www.scrapcavecreations.com/
7. buggin_out http://www.papercraftingchic.com/
8. MissyMel http://papertreats.blogspot.com/
9. Lissa http://somanycrafts.wordpress.com/
10.Kreimers http://fantabulouslypink.blogspot.com/
11.txscrappermom http://txscrappermom.blogspot.com/
12.Scrappin' Palace http://scrappinpalace.blogspot.com/
13.DeannaMulder http://deannaspapercrafts.blogspot.com/
14.WamFamily http://www.wamfamily.blogspot.com/
15.Ms_Dee http://www.dees-specialthings.blogspot.com/
16.YvonneBalmer http://ink-spirations.blogspot.com/
17.TiffysMom http://angiespaperpassion.blogspot.com/
18.Heart2hand http://heart2handshighlights.blogspot.com/


Now the fun stuff. The blog candy that I will be giving away will be one of the newer Cricut cartridges, Paper Lace. I have it and it has some amazing cuts on it. I'm sure will get a lot of use out of this cartridge. It also has a really cute font. In order to win this cartridge, please leave me a comment of what you hope to accomplish in the new year. You will also need to leave a way for me to contact you. I will be using random.org to choose a winner on Monday afternoon. I would love it if you would become a follower, but that is not necessary.



Now on to Clare's blog.