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A Bug for My VW

Posted on July 20, 2011 by apieceoflifespie

So, I must admit, I am in love with my Cricut Expressions. Since I am already on a kick with vinyl, I decided to make a vinyl sticker for my back car window of the Criuct mascot. I think he turned out pretty cute! This was the first time I ever cut vinyl on my Cricut and it cut like BUTTER! Super easy and fun project!

Recipe:

Cricut Cartridge: Potpourri Basket
Settings: Blade 5, pressure high, speed medium size 4 1/2 inches.
Lime Green Outdoor Vinyl from http://www.expressionsvinyl.com/(it was $1.49 a 12×12 sheet – a total steal!)
Cricut Design Studio (totally not necessary to have. I just got it and this was the first project I did with it) – The size of the Cricut Mascot is about 4 1/2 inches.
I did have transfer tape on hand, but did not need it – it may have made placing the eyes simpler.

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Design Call For My Pink Stamper!

Posted on July 16, 2011 by apieceoflifespie

Yes, even though I am a neophyte in this whole wonderful world of “blografting” (blogging about crafting – my total made up word). I have decided that I would jump out on a ledge and apply for one of the coveted spots of the My Pink Stamper Design Team. The competition is steep and I am in awe of the talent and passion I am finding as I dig deeper into the world of “blografting”.

The assignment is to make a card or scrapbook page using my fav Cricut cartridge and the colors: orange, turquoise, green and brown. Right now I am in LOVE with animal prints and that is a good thing since they are very much “in” right now.

This week I was thumbing through the Hanna Andersson catalogue and it was full of the cutest clothes that were animal print. That inspired me to go out on a ledge and do a card incorporating animal print and flowers.

Recipe:

Card Base: I lucked out and found blank 4×6 cards with envelopes in the dollar bins at Michael’s in sets of 8 so I have been using those as a base.
Paper: Anna Griffin Peyton Collection (leopard print), Michael’s individual sheets for purchase (turquoise bubble paper), Die Cuts with a View Glitter Stacker (orange) and Die Cuts with a View Cotton Bloom Stack.
Cartridge: Walk in my Garden
Ribbon: turquoise grosgrain ribbon I got off Ebay years ago and a brown dainty ribbon I had in my stash I have for years.
Sentiment from My Pink Stamper: Simply Sweet Occasions
Stamp Ink: Stampin’ Up Early Espresso
Flower: Daisy on “Blackout setting” at 3 inches for both flower and components
Leopard paper was cut 2.5 inches in height and 6 inches in length.
Green cardstock from Cotton Bloom Stack was cut to 1.5 inches in height and 6 inches in length.
I did the “cheater” method with the ribbon attachment (taping the end of the ribbon to the back of the paper)
Dimensionals were used for the orange glitter flower and the smaller circle in the middle of the flower.
Hot glue was used to attach the bow.
I added a final embellishment of “bling” to the flower and ribbon. Self adhesive rhinestone strips by Recollections.

I had a blast creating something very simple that is super flirty, trendy and fun. The cherry on top of this fun creation is that it will be mailed out next week to thank my sister-in-law for a ton of hand-me down books for my kiddos.

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Quick Cards and Fun Cards

Posted on July 16, 2011 by apieceoflifespie

I am on a roll with making cards this weekend. I made one for a friend that just got an amazing job at 3M and in this economy, that is something to celebrate and I am attending a double birthday tomorrow for a close family friend’s little girls where the theme is Princess Party.

I have to admit I am still stuck on the faux chipboard concept I learned from My Pink Stamper, so you will see that implemented in the princess themed cards. Plus I needed any excuse to break out my new “Once Upon A Time” Cricut cartridge.

: Used Die Cuts With A View Summer Stacker and Storybook Cricut Cartridge

: Stamps: Stampin’ Up Tart and Tangy and My Pink Stamper

: Used Die Cuts With A View Summer Stacker and Stroybook Cricut Cartridge

: Stamps: Stampin’ Up Tart and Tangy and My Pink Stamper

: Stamps: My Pink Stamper

: Paper from Michale’s Individual sale paper- Once Upon a Princess Cricut Cartridge. I used the faux chip board method on the crowns.

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Fun Boy Card!

Posted on July 13, 2011 by apieceoflifespie

Again like usual I was stumped on making a “boy” card. Having two little girls that are nothing but the essence of pink and frills, finding that inner tomboy I once knew when I was a little girl (yes I was a tomboy!) seems to have become a challenge:

Again I used the base of the card of the $ bin find I found a Michael’s:

Supplies:

Cricut Cartridges: Potpourri (baseball and fireball) and Celebrations (#7)

Paper: Stander black smooth card stock for base (Reflections) and the glitter paper came from Die Cuts with A View Glitter Stacker

Stamps: Whimsical lower case alphabets from Stampin’ Up

Ink: Chalk Ink (white) from the $ bin from Michael’s.

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A Hip Cowgirl Kind of Card

Posted on July 10, 2011 by apieceoflifespie

I just made this card per request for a hip cowgirl that is named Jane (hence the “J”).

Supplies:

Cricut Cartridges: Create a Critter (under horse setting size 3 inches) and Storybook (scallop) – Shift/Shadow/M size 2 inches and 1 1/2

Paper: Michael’s bulk individual sheet for the embossed light pink daisy

Paper: Zebra print and solid dark pink – Anna Griffin Payton Collection Stack – Michael’s

Stamps: Stampin’ Up whimsical lower case alphabet

Stamp Ink: Stampin’ Up Classic Black

Card Base: $ bin at Michael’s. They came in sets of 8 with envelopes.

Ribbon. Celebrations line from Michael’s.

I used the faux chipboard technic from My Pink Stamper for the horse shoe and added “bling” on the nail cutouts.

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More Fun Cards and Gift Ideas . . .

Posted on July 8, 2011 by apieceoflifespie

I find it hard to mak cards for grown men. My husband’s sister and family were in from out-of-town and both his sister and her husband’s birthday are this month. They came over for dinner last night and I whipped together these two cards and gift ideas yesterday kind of on the fly. They loved them and the card was not too girly for a manly man!

Supplies Needed:

Paper was from Die Cuts with a View Summer Stacker

Stamp was from Tart and Tangy – Stampin’ Up and Pink Stamper

Ribbon – even though there was no brown in the actual paper theme, I thought it complemented the theme and added some masculinity to it.

Tin gift box with window – Michael’s – He loves M&M’s so I filled it with those.

Scallop was from Storybook Cricut Cartridge (Shadow Setting -M) I made it at 2 inches.

I used Martha Stewart craft markers to color the stamps.

Cherry Card: I added a loose tea leaf ball that she could use for brewing her loose leaf tea that she wanted.

For the cherry card – see my pervious post on the details:

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Fun Way to Say Thank You, Happy Birthday or Just Because!

Posted on July 8, 2011 by apieceoflifespie

I just borrowed something from a friend and wanted to make sure to let her know that I was really appreiative of what she loaned me. I made this quick card and added a little sweet treat to it as a THANK YOU! I got the card idea from one of my favorite craft bloggers, Pink Stamper.

Supplies Needed:

White Tin Box (found at Michael’s for $2.99)

I found blank cards with envelopes in the dollar bin (8 pack) at Michael’s that I used as my base.

Stampin’ Up Tart and Tangy stamp set (I used the Cherry) – I found this via Stampin’ Up, but it is being discontinued – Ebay has some

Paper was Rock-a-bye Design from Stampin’ Up from 2008. I found packs still being sold on Ebay. I LOVE THIS PAPER!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The scallop I used was from Cricut cartridge Storybook (Shadow setting – Letter M). I set it at 2 inches.

For the candy I used Skittles.

For the color of the stamp, I used Martha Stewart’s Craft markers – they worked perfectly and I got to use a 50% coupon on it – even better!

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A Spin on a Going Away Card

Posted on July 8, 2011 by apieceoflifespie

We just had friends come and visit us before they head to plant their life in Oregon. I wanted to send them off with a little something that they could remember all of their close friends they are leaving behind. I made this for everyone to sign and then we added gift cards and other gifts. I framed it in a white frame that was matted for 8×10 pictures so they could hang it in their new home office.

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4th of July Party on a Budget!

Posted on July 8, 2011 by apieceoflifespie

I love to throw parties and when ever I can I will, but no matter how you slice it or dice it, parties can get a little out of hand in the price department. I just hosted a 4th of July party where I had about 20 in attendance. I made all my decorations with mostly what I had on hand already in my craft room and shopped the ads for the food. We kept it simple with burgers and dogs. For cocktails I found a really good pre-made margarita mix at Costco for $11 a bottle (Kirkland brand). A friend over asked if I had Grand Marne on hand and she added a shot of that to each “rita” and WOW were they good!

I put American Flags that I got on clearance last year in this jar and added a tag I made from my Cricut Celebrations cartridge (3 inches). Paper was from Die Cuts with A View Summer Stacker

Label was made from Cricut Storybook Cartridge (2 inches)

I wrapped these tin pails I had from a previous party with some patriotic material I found at Jo-Ann’s at 75% off. I also used this same material for table runners.

I made these stars from Plantain Cricut cartridge the star is 2 .5 inches and the layer star is 2 inches. I added little “pom-poms” to the center and attached with hot glue to 2 inch white tin pails I had from a previous party.

I made the Pom-Pom by using a method I found online. The only thing I did do, is I layered different colored paper to get the multi-colored effect. They were so easy to make. I did use zip ties instead of stapling the center. That seemed to work amazing!

For my tables I wrapped the kiddie tables in brown butcher paper and then wrapped the star garland on both ends. I cut the table runner to fit and taped down with painters tape.

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Spreading the Patriotic Cheer One Gold Nugget at a Time

Posted on July 8, 2011 by apieceoflifespie

This 4th, I decided to move away from the traditional Red, White and Blue muffins I make and pass out to the neighbors for the 4th of July. I found this idea on the Pink Stamper video logs and turned little take-out boxes into a patriotic treat anyone would love to grace their front door.