Monthly Archives: August 2012

Winner, Winner Chicken Dinner with a side of Crafty Pie!

Posted on August 31, 2012 by apieceoflifespie

*I transferred all the comments to an Excel spreadsheet and filtered out my fellow DT members and comments that did not relate to the giveaway. After that I had 29 giveaway comments and I used RANDOM.ORG.

Congratulations Sheri R! You are going to love the ribbon! (Please be sure to contact me here if you have not received my email that was sent today.)

“How cute! and great colors ! My favorite go-to cartridge has got to be Create a Critter. My favorite crafting tool is the ATG gun ”

– Sheri R

I will be in contact with you today on how to claim your prize!

Thank you for all the lovely comments and it is really neat to see what other crafters like to have in their creative stash… I now may need to really check out the CTMH Artiste cart, there were quite a few of you guys that mentioned that one! 🙂

Now for the side of Crafty Pie! Last week I mentioned that I made a set of three Thank You cards for my godmother and here is the second set of cards I made!

Thanks for sharing a piece of “alamode” pie with me!

Recipe:

Cricut cartridge Everyday Pop-Up Cards cut at 2.5 for tower and 3.5 for sentiment

Cuttlebug- Musical Florish

Paper- K&Company – Designer paper and Recollection

Ribbon – My Craft Spot

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A Fantabulous Goodie for a Fantabulous Crafter!

Posted on August 29, 2012 by apieceoflifespie

Happy Wednesday! I am safe to now share a project I made for one of my fellow Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog Design Team members, Janea over at Recollection Alley. She just received this little display card that I made to coordinate with her craft room.

I love the “Keep Calm and . . .” sentiments that are all over Pinterest right now and I went with that theme and customized it with our mutual fondness and passion for the green little bug! She loved it and has it now displayed in her craft room.

Thanks for sharing a piece of “keep calm and Cricut on” pie with me.

Recipe:

Used Cricut Craft Room

Cricut Cartridge Learning Curve and Potpourri Basket Bonus

Paper: Chipboard, Recollections Brights

Crinkle Ribbon – Kristen Swain

Buttons

ATG

Chomp-A-Dial for rounding edges

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8th Fantabulous Cricut Crawl and Giveaway – Back to School!

Posted on August 27, 2012 by apieceoflifespie

Hey there and welcome to the EIGHTH Fantabulous Cricut Crawl, Fantabulous Cricut’s version of a Blog Hop! If you’ve come from visiting Amy L. over at The Red Headed Crafter, you’re in the right place! If you’ve just happened across my blog and would like to play along with our Fantabulous Cricut Crawl, start HERE.

It is already that time of the year and we are all getting ready for BACK TO SCHOOL! Each talented Design Team member will be featuring an original BACK TO SCHOOL Project that includes a SCHOOL RELATED Item, such as crayons, rulers, pencils, book, school bus, etc. along with at least ONE Cricut Cut. There will be PRIZES along the way at our DT members’ blogs, AND there will be a Grand Prize up for grabs at FCCB for one participant that submits a “Back to School” project at FCCB! Now how is that for clearing up the case of the “Monday’s”!

Before I get into all the details and recipe of the project I want to let you know that I am thrilled to be able to OFFER A FUN GIVEAWAY from Scrapinkris’s Esty Store. You will get to personally pick out FOUR of your favorite crinkle ribbon colors. I will be announcing the winner on Friday. All you will need to do is leave a comment on what is your favorite Cricut Cartridge and/or crafting supply. Please be sure to include a way for me to contact you!

For my project my four-year old help pick out the inspiration of a bird house for her teacher that she will have this year. I kind of pulled out the kitchen sink of crafting supplies to do this project including recruiting the hub’s bandsaw to cut the pencils and rulers for the roof top. I used Mod Podge for adhering the paper to the bird house and had some fun with my NEW Cricut Catridge, Doodle Charms! NOW I know why all the fuss over that cartridge and am kicking myself for not getting it sooner!

Next up is the fantabulous Cicily over at Pink Dalmations Scrapbooker! What a treat she has in store for you AND DON’T FORGET to get in the game and link up your project to FCCB’s Fantabulous Cricut Crawl post to be entered into the contest!

Thanks for sharing a piece of “fantabulous Cricut Crawl” pie with me!

Project Recipe:

Cricut Cartridge – Create a Critter (owl cut at 2 inches) Doodle Charms (Apples cut at 3/4, 1/2 inches) Platin Schoolbook (rectangle for blackboard cut at 1 1/4 inches)

Paper- Recollections Solids and Brights and Creative Imaginations Studio 101 (for designer paper)

Punch- EK Success

Sentiment – My Pink Stamper: School Days

Stamp Ink – Close to My Heart: White Daisie and Topiary (for edging)

Stickles

Glossy Accents

Uibal Signo White gel pen (for stitching)

Mod Podge

Toothpick

No. 2 Pencils

Wooden Rulers

Wood Bird House (Michale’s)

Hot Glue

Happy Crawling!

Also Linking Up To:

http://lexiscreations.blogspot.com/

http://www.paperissues.blogspot.com/

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

http://cropstop.blogspot.com/

http://myshericrafts.blogspot.ca/

http://www.exploringcricut.blogspot.com/

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A Banner of a Thank You Card

Posted on August 25, 2012 by apieceoflifespie

Hello everyone! Well I have to admit I have been really sick… three weeks sick. It first started with strep that both my youngest and I got. Ten days later I got what I thought was a terrible cold that brought me back to the doctor because my throat was killing me and had blisters on it and I was terrified I picked up Hand, Foot, Mouth that has been going around like wildfire here to find out that the strep I had never went away with the antibiotics and had to go on another round of antibiotics. Then yesterday I found myself back in the doctor’s office because I was still really feeling bad to find out I had a lung infection that seeded from the strep, so back on antibiotics again with a follow-up on Monday to check my lungs.

Now did I lay around these past three weeks? Heck NO! It is summer and a busy one at that with lots of out-of-town guest, travel and projects. AND that is probably why I got the big one-two- THREE punch of the sickies. So while I have been running on whirl wind auto pilot these past few weeks, my blog has been VERY neglected, but the craft studio has not. Here is one of the projects I have cooked up this past week.

I promised to make a ~~slew~~ 12 thank you cards for my godmother that fell and broke her hip in July to give to those that really helped out while she was down for the count. I decided I never have ~~a stash~~ any thank you cards for myself so I added to the order for my own using. I ended up making three different sets for a total of 18 cards.

This card is my favorite of the three sets so that is why I am showing it off first! I broke into my My Pink Stamper Happy Birthday Doodles and had a great time just coloring and creating.

Thanks for sharing a piece of “under the weather pie” with me.

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Recipe:

Cricut cartridge Something to Celebrate (banner and I don’t remember the cut size sorry)

Paper- Die Cuts with a View- Cirtrus Stacker

My Pink Stamper Happy Birthday Doodle Kit (used everything in the packet: Pens, stamp, paper and coloring pens)

Sentiment – My Pink Stamper Itty Bitty-licious

Ink – CTMH – Cotton Candy

Twine – Stampin’ Up

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Baby Shower Fun

Posted on August 19, 2012 by apieceoflifespie

As I have mentioned before, I was asked to help with a baby shower for someone. She had told me that the theme was “clothesline” and that the colors needed to be blue and green. What I needed to do was make a banner and several center pieces. This is what I came up with!

The execution was fairly simple and I learned a new trick while shopping out the flowers. I live in an area that has a Trader Joe’s and since I shop religiously at our local one every week on the same day at the same time since my first child was born, I have grown to know most of the staff including the woman who orders all their flowers. I asked her if it was possible to make an order for specific flowers that they do carry and they hold them for me. Well guess what they do! If anyone knows anything about hydrangeas, they are a costly flower if you try to purchase them at a florist. At Trader Joe’s they are half the cost!

I ended up making about a 4.5 foot banner, 7 center pieces, and a marker for the gift table. Doing the whole project with all the supplies cost me $62 and about 5 hours of my time in total and that included me delivering. They loved it and it looked amazing added to what they had already done to the backyard.

Thanks for sharing a piece of “baby, baby and more baby” pie with me.

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Recipe:

Cricut Cartridge: Every Day Pop-Up Cards, Learning (banner cut at 5 inches for onsies and 3 inches for letter).. Used flip feature for onsie for clothes lines for the opposite side (cut at 2.5 inches)

Cuttlebug: Swiss Dots, Buttons

Baker’s Twine (Twinery)

Paper: Recollections

Tulle

Lollypop Sticks (large) for the clothesline

Mini Clothes Pins – Stampin’ Up and Jo-Anns

Tin buckets and pails (Michael’s) Please note I had to line with Cling Wrap to insure NO leaks, even though I got the “Leak Proof” buckets. The Cling Wrap workd well!

Buttons – Michael’s Dollar Bin

ATG

Pop Dots

Crop-A-Dile

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Fantabulous Cricut Blog Challenge #124- Olympics (Sports Theme)

Posted on August 13, 2012 by apieceoflifespie

I have been off the crafty bloggin’ radar lately, but I have been far from off the craftin’ radar! I have been logging quite a few hours in the ol’ craft studio working on various projects from my little one’s birthday party, a baby shower I made center pieces and a banner for and today’s fun project for Fantabulous Cricut Challenge.

I am competing in a triathlon relay course at the end of September with two of the hub’s co-workers. My responsiblity in the race is to swim 1 mile in the ocean. Thankfully, I have done this triathlon in full about 11 years ago, so I am familiar with the swim course. That does not take away a bit of the pre-race jitters and worries of things that could go awry while in the water… Jaws and leg cramps! 🙂

I made this count down sign to remind me of my pending race and also to “Keep Calm and Swim On”. I have been seeing these type of sayings all over Facebook and Pinterest and thought this would be a fun sport related project that meets cute trendy! If you are wondering what the black square is, it is chalkboard vinyl I got through Expressionsvinyl.com. LOVE THEM! Super reasonable in price and fun to work with.

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Now head over to FCCB and get inspired to create something “fanntabulously” sporty!

Thanks for sharing a piece of “keeping calm and crafting and swimming” pie with me!

Recipe:

Cricut cartridges: Learning Curve and Life’s a Beach

Cricut Craft Room (first time ever using it and LOVED IT)

Chip board 8.5 x 11

Paper: Recollections

chalkboard Vinyl – Expressions Vinyl

Twine: Twinery: Ocean Blue and Stampin’ Up for the Red

Stickles! Diamonds!

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Thank You a Latte!

Posted on August 1, 2012 by apieceoflifespie

Over at DL. Art I decided to join my FIRST linky party thanks to my daily visit to Missy’s Blog (Quick Chick Design) and finding out that this even exists. It is called Thankful Thursday Challenge.

I made these gift card holders last week with the pre-k summer camp’s teachers my oldest is attending this summer. This was the first time in her four years of life, I ever did a drop-off with my kids. It was WAY harder on me and my youngest than my oldest on the first day of saying goodbye for a few hours. She was like, “See you later and don’t let the door hit you on the way out.”

Here teachers are amazing and I love them dearly and I wanted to just show them how my I appreciate them on the last day coming up in a few weeks!

You have a few days stills to join this challenge, and would a least go and check out the creations that have been submitted. There is a ton of talent and inspiration over there!

Thanks for sharing a piece of “a whole a latte thanks” pie with me!

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Receipe:

Note- to create the back of the card to hold the gift card, I used the “flip feature for the layers and then only used adhesive along the edges of the bottom layer so the card could slide in. Also fits in an A2 sized envelope!

Cricut Cartridge: Love You A Latte (cut at 8 inches, hide steam using Design Studio) Damask Decor (butterfly cut at 2 inches layer 1)

Paper: Stampin’ Up and KCompany Design paper

Ribbon: Stampin’ Up

Ink: Close to My Heart Chocolate

Sentiment: K. Andrew Design – Coffee & Tea for You and Me and My Pink Stamper – Everyday Life

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Craftin’ with the Kiddos!

Posted on August 1, 2012 by apieceoflifespie

This card was super fun to make because I got to get my kids involved! I painted one of their sweet little hands and guided them each to make a print in the pattern that formed a heart. I then used a stamp sentiment in the middle. They helped me put together the card and pick out the paper and ribbon. We made 4 of these for different occasions and people.

Thanks for sharing a piece of “craftn’ kiddos” pie with me!

Recipe:

Card was a 8.5×11 cut in half and folded over.

The handprints were made by using craft paint (the size of the hands to fit the card are of a 3 and 4-year-old little girls who do have VERY small hands that are not of average size for their ages… I have very petite little girls.)

Paper: Brazzill Pink Flower Embossed paper

Ribbon: Celebrate It

Stamp ink: Close to My Heart – Cotton Candy

Sentiment: K. Andrew Designs – Coffee, Tea, You and Me

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