EASTER CARDS

I am working on Easter cards for my daughter and her roommates.  Here are the first two...aren't they Adorable?! Click on pictures for a better look. ;)

I only have the sizes of the chick card.  I got busy on the rain boots card and forgot to take note of the sizes...sorry.

Easter Chick - Just Because Cards Cricut cartridge...cut @ 8 1/2".  Then from the Forever Young cartridge...hat & bag @ 1 1/2" and the frame @ 5".  Layer on a 5x7 card.  BTW...the little green gem on the handbag is not suppose to be there.  I didn't notice it until I enlarged the pic, lol.

Cartridges for rain boots card...Nate's ABC'S - rain boots, Simply Charmed - Chick, DoodleCharms - rabbit (make paws by hand), Pooh & Friends - umberella.  Also a 5x7 card.  Eyes are Peachy Keen stamps.


I have two more cards ready, but the pics keep coming out really blurry???  Will try again later with different lighting.

Paper Piecing - Making Doll Arms from Doll Head

It was requested on my previous post...my Easter layout... that I show the cut lines on the doll head to turn the head into doll arms...here it is.
Using the blackout feature cut the doll head from the Cricut Everyday Paper Dolls cartridge at 5 1/4".  Using the ears as little hands  cut the doll head into two arms.  Picture should help with this.  See my completed paper pieced little girl in the next post down.

Rather than writing "cut head 5 1/4" in picture...I should have put head size is 5 1/4".  There is no measuring when cutting into arms...just eye it.  I do try to make them look chubby like they would be on a little one.

I Love paper piecing and plan to work on many more dolls and outfits.  I am super busy right now, but would like to do a start to finish video tutorial for you.  I will add it to my list of things to do. ;)

Cricut Imagine Nursery Tails

I had so much fun creating this layout with the adorable little girl and all the cute animals.  I designed the little girl by starting with the dress on the Nursery Tails cartridge.  Details at the bottom of this post.

I think we need a Cricut cartridge that allows you to piece together your own little kids like I did this little girl.  You know... chubby little arms and little legs.  You could choose outfits...then choose legs that let them stand, or sit or kneel...and different little arms and heads.  Front facing and side facing...ok, you get the point. :)  That's my wish for a cartridge.  

She would also be cute on the front of a card 

Recipe for this layout

DoodleCharms - basket & eggs 3 1/2"

A Child's Year - chick 2"

Easter 2010 - rabbit  2 1/2", lamb 3 1/4", title 2 1/2"

Christmas Noel - bow swag using Gypsy size swag to 7.25" wide x 2" high and bows 3.25" wide x 2" high.

Now for the little girl...

Nursery Tails Imagine - print & cut the dress at 3.6" - this makes the dress too long to make her sit so I cut a portion from the bottom and used a border punch to finish it off.

Everyday Paper Doll's - head and hair at 5 1/2" (hair on pg. 2)

The tricky, but easy part

Arms - cut another head from the Everyday Paper Doll's cartridge at  5 1/4"....then cut the head in half, but shape it to look like little chubby arms.  Use the ears for the hands.  One head will give you two little arms and hands. :)

Legs -  two triangles from George & Basic Shapes cut at 1 1/4". 

Shoes -  two ovals from George cut at 1 1/4"

To create little ruffle socks I used a border punch 

Here is the back of a completed one to give you a better idea

Just play with it, experiment and have fun!

I will be working on more kids...including some little boys and will try and do a video tutorial.  Although this one really was not hard to do at all.

Chirp Happy Kitchen Layout

Yea, my "Happy Kitchen" or Rise and Shine layout was the Chirp Spotlight this week.  You can see lots of pics by clicking Here or just scroll down to the next post.  See this weeks Chirp Here.


I've got another fun project featuring the Imagine Nursery Tails cartridge.  Something cute and fun that can be used on cards, layouts or whatever you like.  Will post soon. :)

Cricut Imagine - Rise and Shine

Click on pictures to enlarge

This layout was inspired by my ALL TIME FAVORITE commercial...EVER.  Do you know which one it is???

 Yep... the Pop Tarts commercial from about a year ago.  It is very special at my house because Brent and I LOVED it.  It made us smile and got us dancing.  He would always go sliding and dancing across the kitchen floor.  It is just the happiest commercial and we had so much fun dancing to it.

  I couldn't resist trying to recreate a similar "happy" kitchen... so when he is my age and I'm too old to dance ;)... he can look at it and remember the fun times we had dancing and laughing in the kitchen.    

Thanks to the Cricut Imagine it made making this super happy layout a snap.  The images on Kate's Kitchen were perfect!   

When doing the first page I forgot I needed room for photo mats as it is supposed to be a scrapbook page.  Guess that's what the 2nd page is for, LOL.     

I was grasping for a dancing boy when I found Jack from Jack and the Beanstalk on the My Community cartridge.  Lean him forward and he kind of looks like he's doing the moon walk.  Sometimes you just have to use your imagination.  However...I hope PC will think about putting more little boys on some of the cartridges.  Even a dancing boy or two. :) 

Due to trademarks I wasn't sure if I could actually call my tarts Pop Tarts so my recipe is for Toaster Tarts.  ;)

Cricut Cartridges:

Kate's Kitchen - appliances, kitchen extra's and pattern paper

B is for Boy - boy on stairs & dog

French Manor - kitchen table

Country Life - flower pitcher on table

My Community - dancing boy and kitchen chair

A Child's Year & George - stairs

Create a Critter - bird in window (actually a duck in handbook)


Peachy Keen is having a fun challenge.  See my project and other challenge entries  Here.


On another note...some of my work is going to be featured tomorrow on the Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog. :)  Visit them Here.

Birthday Wishes

Today is my aunt's surprise 80th birthday party.  Made her this quick card using the mailbox from Mickey & Friends Cricut cartridge.  A few handmade envies to fill it, a few Prima flowers and a little ribbon.  Super Easy!    

The colors look much better in person.  Must be the lighting, but the pink and green look off in the picture.  Yes, I did mess up on the corners too, but I figure she will never even notice, LOL!!  I tried doing dashes on the side and dots in the corners and it looked funny so I tried to turn my dots into dashes.  Maybe this is not a good day to craft, ha, ha! ;)  

Month of March Scrapbook Page - Lots of Sparkle

Let's chase away those winter blahs with a super bright and cheery layout.  Lots of sparkle and bling to cheer you up! :)

Cricut Cartridges:

Designer's Calendar - kite, four leaf clover & March

Simply Charmed - pot o' gold & leprechaun

Pooh & Friends - cloud

Cuttlebug embossing folder - D'vine Swirl for cloud

Shimmer paints for leprechaun's Cheeks, hat and jacket

Martha Stewart glitter for rainbow and kite shadow, Liquid Pearls - gold pearl for "gold".

 This was a fun one... I'm thinking I might do a themed  page for each month, fill with pictures of the kids and make into a calendar for my mom for Christmas.  I won't add the actual calendar pages yet as it may have to be a 2013 calendar if I don't get it done this year, Ha,Ha. ;)