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Congrats to a Musical Grad!

Posted on May 13, 2013 by apieceoflifespie

Happy Monday all! I can’t believe we are already in May and all that the month of May brings! Thankfully Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog’s challenge lines up with something I needed to scratch off my to-do list! Yay! It is a Graduation inspired project using at least ONE Cricut cut.

I busted out Everyday Pop-Up Cards and cut the cap at 4 inches. I then headed over to the Silhouette store and found some musical notes and cut them out at 1 1/2 inches. My nephew is graduating HS this month and he received the Louie Armstrong Jazz Award for all his accomplishments in music while he was at HS. This kid can play anything he picks up. Oh to have that talent!

I found some paper that had music terms from DCWV School Stack and followed the school colors for the cap using Papertreyink.com and DCWV Glitter Stack. I finished the cap using twine from The Twinery and some CANDi for the tassel and sentiment form My Pink Stamper retired collection with Close to My Heart Slate ink. I hit the notes with gold Sickles!

For the envelope, I just added some of the DCWV paper cutting it down to fit as an insert and punching the top with a MS punch. I scored the crease and used my ATG to have it stick inside the envelope! I think it adds a more personal feel to the whole project!

Easy breezy lemon squeezy yet it has a lot of personal touches. Now head over and LINK up your Graduation project using at least ONE Cricut project!

Thanks for sharing a piece of “love making personal cards” pie with me!

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My First Monday Fantabulous Cricut Challenge – Fun with Puns

Posted on February 16, 2012 by apieceoflifespie

I found this blog, Fantabulous Cricut this past weekend and was actually challenged by this week’s challenge of making a card using a pun. I usually don’t gravitate towards using puns in my card making, so this posed a bit of a fun challenge. I had certain peeps in mind for this card and began to build a concept. I printed out the pun on card stock in a font that would most suit as a stamp at 14 pt Bradley font and for the word “hare” at 16 pt Bradley font.

This card is for two people who have been through the ringer with loss, illness and very surprising news these past few months. I hope this brings a smile to their faces when they open this card!

Thanks for coming and sharing a piece of “puny” pie with me.

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Recipe:

Cricut Cartridge:

Love You A Latte – teacup cut at 3.5 – teabag cut at 7 inches (the shadow cut)

Create A Critter – Rabbit cut at 2.5

Paper:

Recollections – Berry Collection

Recollections – Red, and pink, white

Papertreyink- Spring Moss

Ink: White Gel Pen for stitching, Stampin’ Up Early Espresso for edging, Close to My Heart – Holiday Red for sentiment.

Sentiment – My Pink Stamper – Itty-bitty-licious

Glitter – Recollections Chunky Glitter – raspberry

Glossy Accents for nose and cheeks

Baker’s Twine – Berries and Cream from My Craft Spot

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A “Spook-alicious” Halloween Card!

Posted on October 6, 2011 by apieceoflifespie

Hi everyone! I have been having so much fun in my craft room these past couple weeks. I am gearing up for a Halloween party where I have challenged myself that I am going to make all of the decorations and favors. Even though my craft room looks like Halloween exploded with six different projects going, I did have some time to make a few Halloween cards specifically for family using My Pink Stamper’s Spook-alicious and Spooky Puns stamp set.

Thanks for coming and having a piece of “Spook-alicious” Halloween card making pie with me!

Recipe:

Cricut Cartridge: Mini Monsters – Spider and shadow cut at 2 inches (This is my first project with this cartridge and I love with it! I fell in love with this cartridge thanks to Quick Chick Designs. Check out her Mini Monster inspirations!)

Paper:

Die Cuts with a View: Shimmer Mat Stack (green 4×4, orange, and purple 4 x 5. 1/4)

Recollections Black Mat Card Stock 8×11.5 cut in half and then folded in half for card base.

Recollections White Mat Card Stock 4 x 5 1/4 for the inside of the card

Ribbon – Celebrate it – Halloween Seasonal (made a bow for the Spider)

Glossy Accents (Black and White Enamel for the eyes)

Signo Uni Ball Gel Pen- White (for the mouth)

Stamps: My Pink Stamper’s Spook-alicious (“Boo to You”) and Spooky Puns (“Happy Boo-day)

Ink: Craft Smart Embossing Ink

Embossing Powder: Martha Stewart’s Peridot Embossing powder (this is the first time embossing anything with heat. I am using my husband’s commercial grade heat gun, so I was unsure if I was going to catch the house on fire. It turned out great and it took only a few seconds to do with no need to dial 911 🙂 )

Stickles: Orange Peel (for belly marking on the spider)

White Spiderweb: Stretched just a small amount around the green 4×4 paper.

Stick and Spray: Used to lightly spray on the spiderweb for glitter to stick to it also made it possible to stick the spider to.

Glitter: Creatology Halloween Glitter set (orange) – used to sprinkle on the spiderweb

Pop dots

Two-Way Glue Pen

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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 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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Card Making and Cooking; When Two Perfect Worlds Collide!

Posted on June 23, 2011 by apieceoflifespie

This week is VBS for my three-year old! While volunteering in the classrooms, I volunteered to bring a dish for one of the nights for the volunteers. Last night was my night and I made a recipe that I more or less made up with a little help from our local Trader Joe’s.

Since the dish would appear non- descript, I decided to make a fun “calling card” for the dish. Apparently the dish was a huge hit, and was gobbled up in no time flat. So if you are looking for a fun and yummy dish to take to your next potluck, here is an idea!

Chili Corndog Bake

Ingredients:

1 Box of cornbread mix (follow the directions of the box to make)
2 packages of hotdogs (16 dogs) * I used turkey dogs
1 cups of shredded mild cheddar cheese
2 cups of mozzarella cheese. You can substitute jack cheese. I like mine super cheesy that melts smooth and creamy so I use mozzarella.
3 cans of chili with beans of your choice. * I used turkey chili with beans.
Diced red onions (optional)
Diced jalapeno for garnish (optional)

Directions:

Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees
Grease a large casserole dish or aluminum throw-away bake and serve dish with oil spray.
Empty contents of chili cans into the dish.
Cut hot dogs in threes length wise and dice into small pieces and place in dish.
Add 2 cups of shredded mozzarella or jack cheese to dish.
Combine all ingredients and spread evenly.
Sprinkle top with 1 1/2 cup of shredded mild cheddar cheese.
Follow the directions on cornbread box and make cornbread in a seperate bowl.
Spread cornbread evenly onto chili mixture.
Place in oven and bake for 45-55 minutes or until a toothpick comes clean.

Card:

Base: I cut a piece of white cardstock down to 12 inches wide and 8 inches long and scored it to fold in half (new measurements 6×4)
Paper: I cut down a piece of design paper from Die Cuts with a View, Summer Stacker to 6×2 2 1/2.
Cricut cartridges: Simply Charmed (Shadow setting on hotdog and hot dog bun and mustard set at 3 inches)
Cricut cartridges: Schoolbooks Plantain. Typed in the words “chili corndog bake” at 1 inch setting.
Stamps: Peachy Keen Big Eyes Boy
Stamp Ink: Stampin’ Up Classic Black
Ribbon: Used some scrap I had.
I attached the hot dog with dimensional.

Birthday Card for a Boy!

Posted on June 17, 2011 by apieceoflifespie

For some reason making cards with more of a girl theme comes easy, but when it comes to a boy I really had to get my thinking cap on. Here is an idea that I created for an upcoming birthday boy!

The Card:

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Card: I found the pre-made plain white card in the $ bin at Michael’s. They came in packs of six with envelopes.

Paper: I used a piece of textured paper scrap for the solid color on the card and used additional scrap for the outfit, hair, club, and dinosaur. For the striped piece of paper, I used Die Cuts with a View, Summer Stacker. You can find that at Joanne’s. For the glitter #4, I used Die Cuts with a View Glitter Stacker.

Ribbon: I used some ribbon I got through the ABC catalogue about 4 years ago.

Cricut Cartridges: Paper Dolls (Cave Boy setting) and Sweet Treats (for the # 4).

Stamps: For the face of the cave boy’s face, I used Peachy Keen stamps (Big Eyes). For the “Birthday Fun”, I used The Pink Stamper, Simply Sweet Occasions.

For ink, I used Stampin’ Up Classic Black.

* I used the My Pink Stamper Faux Chipboard concept (which I love) for the # 4!

* For the 3-D look, I used dimensional under the cave boy and the dino.

Card Making! My New Found Fav!

Posted on June 15, 2011 by apieceoflifespie

Well I started getting crackin’ at the whole figuring out my Cricut Expressions and I have to say I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE IT! Here is one of my most recent projects I made.