The Scrapping Cat

2012-01-30T08:33:00.000-08:00

This is a beautiful card I saw on Pinterest that I knew I had to copy...in case you are wondering, as I was...the flowers are made from a regular leaf shape and then curled at the bottom...I scavenged some stems from some old silk flowers and stuck a pearl on the end...I think it would make a beautiful sympathy card. Corners are from Picturesque Cartridge

2012-01-29T11:32:00.000-08:00

Every time we go on a roadtrip, I wish I had something to do my word puzzles on in the car...somethingwith a flat surface and a pillow underneath for comfort...so I wasthinking...and voila...I had all the pieces I needed to make it already in thehouse. I've included some instructions for those that may wish to make one too.

Supplies:
Old pillow for stuffing, or abag of loose stuffing
material for pillow (2 pcs. ea12x16")
old pressboard placemat (11.5x 15")
2 pieces of scrapbook paper12x12
length of ribbon
hot glue gun
modge podge and paintbrush

Take the two pieces of fabric and place them together rightsides facing each other. Sew a seam around the pillow , leaving a gap large enough to stuff. Zig zag the rawedges or serge if you have one. Turn fabricto right side and turn the outside…stuff to desired thickness.

Hand stitch the opening after stuffing is done. Set aside.

Cut scrapbook paper to fit the placemat…I chose 2co-ordinating papers and rounded the corners as the placemat had roundedcorners. Once paper is cut, grab your modge podge and a large craft paintbrush,and apply a thin, even coat on the top of the placemat. Carefully place thepapers on top and smooth out any wrinkles. I use an old wallpaper seam rollerto smooth it all out.

I cut a piece of ribbon to go over the seam. Apply a smallamount of modge podge over seam and apply ribbon on top…let dry beforeproceeding to next step. ( I have a fake electric fireplace in my craft roomand I just placed the board on the floor in front of the heat and it driesrather quickly)

Sand the edges with an emery board to smooth out edges andgive a slightly distressed look to the edge.

Once dry, apply a thin, even layer of modge podge on top ofthe board, right over the papers. I find long, light, even strokes dry thecleanest rather than choppy brush marks, I go from the top to the bottom in onestroke to achieve this look. Also be sure to put a little all around the sideedge to be sure the paper won’t lift at the edges. Let dry completely

Once dry, apply a second coat of modge podge and let dryagain. When dry, heat up your hot glue gun…when good and hot, apply a goodamount of hot glue to the center area of the back of the placemat…you have to workquickly as the hot glue dries fast…center the pillow on the board and press.

Run a bead of hot glue around the edge where the pillow withtouch at the edges and once done, press the pillow into the glue, and use someheavy books to completely cover the pillow and leave until all glue is good anddry…and voila…you have a lap desk you can use in the car, out in the yard inthe lawn chair, or wherever you need a flat surface on the go. Thanks forlooking and happy crafting!!!

Girly Purse Card

2012-01-26T14:26:00.000-08:00

This card was so much fun to make...saw it in an old card making magazine and knew a friend who it was perfect for. It was made in Cricut Craft Room by welding two marquee shapes together from Storybook...it is an actual card that opens at the bottom. I also made two slightly smaller single shapes for the white piece on the outside and one on the inside to write on. The scalloped border was made with an edge punch, and then snipped at every "valley" between the scallops (much like when you are sewing on a curve, it is snipped to the seam so it sits flat) and then you manipulate it so it can follow a curve...hope that makes sense. The ribbon flower was made from a pin on Pinterest...instructions are here if you are interested...very simple to make. (its the red one with white polka dots...you have to scroll down a bit to see it)

House Warming Card

2012-01-21T17:02:00.000-08:00

Made this card for my husbands neice...who just bought her first house. The card base is from Wild Card...the fence is from Picturesque...flowers from a variety of carts including Forever Young, vine is from Home Decor, or maybe Home Accents, mailbox is from Wild Card. I made the envelope just out of a scrap piece of paper and the bird is from Serenade...the white trim under the roofline is a Martha Stewart Punch. It is a whopping 10 1/2" tall, and so I had to make my own envelope...the inside has another fence that is attached at the sides and bottom, so a gift card to a local home decor store can be inserted as a house warming gift.

Happy After Christmas...

2011-12-28T06:17:00.001-08:00

Whew the holidays are almost over...nice being off work for the week and enjoying all the festivities! Thought I would show off some of the decor from Christmas that I have made, but just didn't post due to a lack of time...hee hee. Found the card tree on Pinterest...love love love that site...and thought it was such a clever idea for displaying Christmas cards...also shown are the treat boxes I made for Christmas day using the Wrap It Up Cricut Cartridge...filled them with either cinnamon roasted almonds or spicy asian almonds...they were a hit for sure!!!

Front Door Decor

2011-11-26T11:44:00.000-08:00

Found this idea on Pinterest...and already had all the components to make it happen...love the way it looks

Paper Christmas Trees

2011-11-19T07:08:00.000-08:00

A friend showed me these trees in an old card magazine, and knew I just had to make them...very simple to put together...the strips are 1"x3" and adhered at the ends...careful not to fold the other end...leave it loopy...then starting at the bottom of a cone shape, hot glue strips to cone...thats it...make a paper cone for the top and you are good to go.

Christmas Cards

2011-11-11T17:56:00.000-08:00

Almost done all my Christmas cards for this year...whew...here are some I completed today

More Ornaments

2011-11-06T14:17:00.000-08:00

Found these on the Martha Stewart Site and they are so easy to make, a bit tedious with all the folding, but easy...love how they turned out...below is the link for instructions on how to make them...I used my cricut and the george cart for the circles, but a circle punch would also work
Holiday Card Ornaments

Tussie Mussies for my tree!!!

2011-11-06T14:10:00.000-08:00

Decided to change the color scheme of my Christmas tree from purple/gold to green/chocolate/creme...and was finding it challenging finding ornaments in chocolate and creme...lots of white and opalescent...but not much creme...so after searching online, found some homemade ornaments that were perfect, and I could make them out of scrapbook paper in my colors of choice! So here they are and the links that I used to make them

Tussie Mussie Link

Paper Flower link

Christmas Ornament Card

2011-10-19T14:40:00.001-07:00

Saw this idea on Splitcoast I think...lol...so had to make it...ornament is from Christmas Village

The Older the Violin...

2011-10-17T14:43:00.000-07:00

Had to use my new quarter note cartridge I got in the mail last week...so many cool cuts

Meowy Christmas...for a cat lover

2011-10-07T04:36:00.000-07:00

Made this card for a friend who is a huge cat lover...she has a black and a grey cat...so I thought I would make her a personal card for Christmas...hope she likes it.

Another Christmas Card

2011-09-26T06:14:00.000-07:00

Made this card for RAQ's card challenge on the Cricut mb...feel free to join us...so much fun and inspiration, a truly great group of ladies...anyway...love the color combo, and I wouldn't have chosen these for a Christmas card, but I think they work. Stamps were cut out and popped up

Just Stamping...

2011-09-23T09:02:00.001-07:00

Been snooping around the internet lately, looking for inspiration...found some really beautiful all stamped cards...I love my cricut, but wanted to try something a little different...for me anyway. So I made these cards with stamping only...I have a nice selection of stamps, but sometimes enjoy buying them more than using them...so this week I put them to good use...I hope? The big fern leaf is one of the very first stamps I bought...its foam and I think I bought it at J's in the wall stencil section...but it worked wonderfully with my inks...and then I traced around with a black fine tip gel pen. Have to give credit where credit is due...both of these were inspired by a website I found online called ImpressRubberStamps...check them out, they have stunning stamps!

Christmas Cards...

2011-09-21T05:05:00.000-07:00

Been working on some Christmas cards...wanting them all to be special this year...so I`m getting an early start...this popup card was lifted from Splitcoaststampers...you can view the video here if you would like to make one...

I'm Baaaaaaaaaack!!!

2011-09-13T18:38:00.000-07:00

Whew...full time work sure cuts into my crafting time...lol...but finally I have a chance to do what I love...create with paper. This week I'm hosing the weekly card challenge on the Cricut mb, and posted the following sketches from Page Maps to jump start your creativity...feel free to join the fun and post your creations on the thread...here are some sample cards I made to go with the sketches

"Hi" Cards

2011-06-03T04:36:00.000-07:00

How fun are these...made one and had to make some more...used Basic Grey sticker letters and random papers...card is 51/4 "sq. Total lift from the new Page Maps book I just got

Quilt Card

2011-05-09T05:34:00.001-07:00

Saw this technique somewhere online...probably Splitcoaststampers...and wanted to try it out...it's supposed to resemble a quilt...I used the Tim Holtz die for the flower and the papers are all from K & Co. Thanks for looking!

Mother's Day Layout 1999

2011-05-06T08:28:00.000-07:00

When my daughter was 9, she was playing out in the yard, and yelled for me to come look...when I arrived at the window, there was a very special Mother's Day greeting on the front lawn done in grass clippings...lol...she is just too cute...so I took this one picture...and now all these years later, scrapped it. The plan for the layout came from RAQ's card challenge this week hosted by Shelbywoo...thanks for the inspiration Michelle!!!

Some New Cards

2011-04-05T13:07:00.000-07:00

Whew...got back from a wonderful trip to Pigeon Forge TN...and actually got to make some cards last week. These were for RAQ's card challenge on the cricut mb...hope you like em.

Delft Blue Tile Card

2011-03-29T04:57:00.000-07:00

Saw this technique on SplitcoastStampers...and since I come from a Dutch family, I thought it would be a great technique to try out...the stamped images are made with two stamps, a swirl and a small flower, two colors of ink and a little bit of silver gel pen. Hope you like it

2011-03-13T09:32:00.000-07:00

2011-03-13T09:25:00.000-07:00

You may be noticing a ladybug on each page...lol...inside joke...our cabin, as beautiful as it was, was over run with ladybugs...we were killing them every day...by the hundreds...so I thought it fitting to include them in the book

2011-03-13T09:07:00.000-07:00

All the tags and tabs that hang over the edges of the book are double thick for extra durability. All edges are inked, a lot of things like the leaves are popped up for dimension. I used my cricut a lot, but also used rub ons, stamps, and even some old stickers and such.

Chipboard Album - Tennessee Vacation

2011-03-13T08:55:00.000-07:00

This was such an exciting project for me to do. It is a 6 x 12 chipboard album, made from 12 x12 sheets of chipboard. I cut them in half on my trimmer, then covered in patterned paper, and then rounded all the corners. Since I had planned on doing a full page album, I had all my pics printed in 4x6 and wanted to use them all, so I had to come up with ways to conceal pictures in the album...and so it became an interactive book. The file folders you see on various pages were welded in design studio and flip down to show more pics. I used a variety of cartridges in this project too, but mostly Graphically Speaking...looooooooooove this cartridge. The go karts were made in design studio as well, as I didn't have a cut that really resembled a go kart. I apologize for so many pictures, but I am thrilled with the outcome and wanted to share the whole project with you all. Thanks for looking

Creations Using Forever Young

2011-02-14T04:30:00.001-08:00

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Made this purse from the Forever Young cart...cut it at 6" (that was the largest on the E with a 12x12 mat) and the purse finished comes out to 4 7/8 w x 3 7/8h...big enough for a gift card!!! Swirls are from Picturesque

New Cards

2011-01-27T04:40:00.000-08:00

Well, managed to complete 2 cards last night at crop night...both for RAQ's Card Challenge over at the Cricut messageboard...hope you like em...

Funny Birthday Card

2011-01-25T13:08:00.000-08:00

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Made this for my brother's 60th, which is in a couple weeks (hey, if you are seeing this, you need to leave now, so it will be a surprise when it comes in the mail...lol) Searched forever trying to find a funny sentiment...loooooove this one...also works for RAQ's sketch challenge this week too!!!

A new Layout...for my childhood album

2011-01-16T12:45:00.000-08:00

Made this layout (total scraplift from a magazine (Scrapbooks & Cards Today, winter 2010, by Paula Gilarde) . The original had journalling where I have the words...so happy with the way this turned out...also added the original so you can see how closely I followed it...I did change up the mountains at the bottom for waves as well.

Some new cards...

2011-01-12T05:50:00.001-08:00

Hosting over at RAQ's Card Sketch Challenge this week, made the sketches myself in photoshop...feel free to hop on over to the challenge and join the fun...no rules, just be inspired and post your cards.

Company T-shirts anyone???

2011-01-03T08:32:00.000-08:00

Dh owns a powerwash and pest control business, and dd thought it would be cool to have company t-shirts. She however is the only one that wanted one, so with some help from RAQ from the Circut mb, I made this t-shirt using fabric paint and my cricut and scal software...I think it turned out pretty cool

More Wall Art

2011-01-02T09:58:00.001-08:00

I recently purchased a new comforter set for my bedroom (heck, its only been a year and a half) and was instantly inspired to start a new decor project...I think it was the red in the comforter...never would have put red with soft yellow, but it so works.

I bought some painters canvases from the dollar store (81/2x11) and covered them with paper that matched the colors in my room...then I cut out butterflys and some words, stuck it all down, and then applied a light coat of modge podge. Thanks for looking

Wall Art for my Son's Room

2010-12-31T05:48:00.000-08:00

My 19 yr old son moved away to college in September of '10, to study music. After he left, his room got a makeover...it was previously teal and brown...so this is a huge difference...he loved it when he came home for the weekend! All the guitar logos are from a font called gtartings and I cut them with scal...

Christmas Place Settings

2010-12-18T17:03:00.000-08:00

This week is all about Christmas at My Sheri...come and post your Christmas projects...

Gingerbread House Place Settings

Supplies

5" square piece ea of kraft paper and brown (a little darker than the kraft)

1 sheet of white cs

assorted scraps for embellies

extra fine white glitter

glossy accents

red and brown inks

Adhesives

pop dots

red pearl gem

cricut and stretch your imagination cartridge

scraps of gold foil paper

Instructions

Cut out a gingerbread house at 5" from the kraft paper, emboss with cuttlebug if desired

Cut out the shadow out of the darker brown cs

Cut out the silhouette from the white, as well as the layers

Cut out layers out of various patterns for star, candy canes and gumdrops

Put glue on the roof portion of the white layer and sprinkle the glitter on the glue and set aside to dry

Ink the edges of the shadow piece with brown ink

Adhere the white silhouette cut to the kraft piece and attach to shadow

Once your glittered piece is dry, attach over top of the silhouette

Ink the edges of the star, canes and drops with red ink, apply glossy accents to the candy canes, star and gumdrops and set aside.

Attach the door, leaving slightly open with a pop dot underneath

Attach all the extra pieces when dry

Hanakkah!!!

2010-12-04T12:57:00.000-08:00

This week at My Sheri, we are celebrating Hanakkah, or at least the traditional colors associated with this holiday. I made a simple card for this one...in blue, white and silver.

My Sheri Challenge...Thanksgiving/Harvest

2010-11-21T04:47:00.000-08:00

This was such a fun project...even though us Canucks have already celebrated Thanksgiving...I love this time of year, with all the vibrant colors and so much local produce available after a long summer of farming...and just in case you are confused about the fruit in the basket, they are apples!

Happy Harvest

Supplies

7 1/4 x 9 1/2" blue card base

6 3/4 x 4 1/2 black cs

4 3/8 x 6 5/8" brown cs

Assorted scraps of red, brown, green, yellow, and orange

6" 3/8" wide ribbon

12" raffia

Adhesive

Brown Inks

Leaf Punch

Sticker Letters

Cricut

Instructions

Fold card base in half, attach black cs, then brown

With your cricut, cut out a basket, 3 sunflowers in varying heights, a dozen small red apples, 3 corn stalks and punch a variety of fall colored leaves

Ink the edges of all pieces

Assemble as shown

With a 1 x 4" strip of dk brown cs, apply the sticker letters to form sentiment

Attach ribbon as if the sign is hanging from it

Tie small raffia bows and attach where ribbon meets sign

Teddy Bears!!!!

2010-11-13T13:11:00.001-08:00

What could be cuter??? This week at My Sheri, we are submitting projects with teddy bears...be sure to add yours...here is mine...

Veterans/Troops Shadowbox Card

2010-11-06T09:29:00.000-07:00

Picture # 1
Picture #2
Picture #3

This week we are honoring all the men and women who bravely sacrifice so much for our freedoms...those past and present...please join the challenge by posting your Veteran or Troop project at My Sheri Crafts

Sacrifice

Supplies

(1) ea 5x7" piece of tan and white cardstock

5x5 black cardstock

sticky strip

tag

metal charm

inks and chalks

cricut and printer

Instructions

In a word program, copy out the poem "In Flanders Fields" so that the text is in paragraph form, not poem form ( I have it saved if you would like me to email it to you) and 5" across at least 5" high...

Print the text on your white cardstock leaving 1" on each side

Score each of the tan and white cs pieces at 1/2" and 1" from each of the shorter sides (Picture #1)

Using a circle cutter (I used a coluzzle) cut out a 3 1/4" circle out of the middle of the white cardstock

With the white on top of the tan, lightly trace out the circle onto the tan

Using various shades of greens and browns, and a small paintbrush, chalk out a camoflage background onto the tan extending just beyond the circle shape (Picture #2)

Cut a 4 1/4" circle out of the center of the 5x5 black cs...and using the negative part, adhere to the tan cardstock

Cut out an army shape with your cricut...I used a dingbat called Soldier WW2, and place on top of the chalking positioning so you would be able to view from the hole cut in the white cs when placed on top...I used pop dots for an extra bit of dimension (Picture #3)

Using a border stamp, stamp the outer 1/2" of the white with a brown/green mixture of inks

Ink all the edges of the white, inside the circle and around the outer edge with brown and green inks

Cut a 1 1/2" oval tag and run through printer with words Thank You for your sacrifice, loop a key ring in the hole

Adorn with a small red poppy, topped with a button

Add a metal embellishment to the bottom left side

Put a length of sticky strip on the outer 1/2" of the tan cs and carefully peel and adhere the white on top...crease the folds to form a "box" and display (Picture # 3)

2010-10-30T12:26:00.000-07:00

MY SHERI CRAFTS CHALLENGE #29 - GET WELL SOON

Believe it or not, flu season is upon us! That's why we're challenging you to create a "Get Well" project so you'll be ready to brighten someone's day when they're feeling a little under the weather.

Here is mine...a simple, clean feel better soon card...love this paper by GCD Studios...the colors are so fresh and fun

Feel Better Soon

Supplies

10 1/2 x 5 1/4" green card base

5 1/8" sq piece of patterned paper

5 1/8 x 3" co-ordinating patterned paper

5 1/8" x 1/2" black strip

4 1/8" sq piece of black cs

4" sq piece of third co-ordinating patterned paper

1 1/2" oval and shadowed in black

Stamp for sentiment

3 small black flowers and various centers (buttons, gems, brads)

Scrap of fourth pattern to make scalloped edge

Scalloped Border punch

Adhesives

Instructions

Score and fold card base

Place the larger cs piece and adhere to card front

Punch the top edge and adhere the black strip behind and little bit higher than top of piece

Attach to card, keeping bottom edges even

Punch the fourth pattern scrap so that you have a right angled corner

Mat the 4" sq pattern on the black cs and adhere the punched corner on the bottom left corner of the square piece and adhere to center of card

Stamp greeting on oval and mat with black shadow

Adhere desired centers to flowers and attach around edge of oval

Cut a swirl with your cricut and attach to card

Altered Halloween Treat Lunch Bag

2010-10-28T12:38:00.000-07:00

Made this for the weekly challenge over at My Sheri Crafts...this week is Halloween...I chose to alter a simple paper lunch bag to fill with goodies to give those special kids in our lives...complete supplies and instructions to follow

Lunch Bag Makeover/ Trick or Treat Bags

Supplies

1 standard paper lunch bag

(2) strips of 5" x 9 1/2" patterned paper, orange

(2) strips of 2 1/2 x 9 1/2" yellow paper or cs

(2) 3 1/2 x 9 1/2" striped patterned paper

scraps in orange and brown for pumpkins

2 kinds of ribbon or fibre approx 16" in length ea

Adhesive

Cuttlebug and Cricut

Instructions

Score all the paper pieces at 2 1/8 and 7 1/4", fold

Put sticky strip on all pieces and carefully attach to paper bag, starting at the bottom, keeping edges even and folds lined up...your overlap will fall at sides of bag

Attach the ribbons at the seams of the papers

Cut out two pumpkins with your cricut and the blackouts out of the brown

Emboss using your cuttlebug, use pop dots between the layers of the pumkins

Attach to front of bag

Cut out letters Trick or Treat and attach to top front of bag

Fill with goodies to give your favorite little goblins

Stitching

2010-10-11T05:50:00.001-07:00

Stitching is the theme this week at My Sheri Crafts...I really wanted to create something with my sewing machine but it just wasn't coming together like I wanted...so plan B...backstitching a vine...I'm pleased with the results...the sentiment is a stamp I got from My Sheri...love them...you get 5 or 6 in a pack, all different greetings intertwined with an image...sooo coooool.

Stitching Card

Supplies

9 x 6 1/4" card base in dk brown

5 x 5" piece of patterned paper

4 x 4 1/2" piece of co-ordinating paper, patterned but more solid

scraps of each paper for flowers

raffia

thank you stamp

brown pearl gems for flower centers

brown cat eye ink

brown embroidery floss

piercer

pop dots

adhesive of choice

Instructions

Score and fold card base

Cut a shield shape from the first pattern piece...big enough that the shield will cover the height of the card...I used 5 1/2". then trimmed to fit on card

Trim the second paper to fit underneath the first, ink all edges

On the plainer paper, lightly draw with a pencil, a vine design that extends up and over from the bottom right corner

Pierce the design evenly with a sewing needle or paper piercer

Back stitch with brown embroidery floss

Cut out 4 flowers at 1 1/2" and 6 flowers at 1"...curl the edges of half of them with a small needle, wrapping the petal around

Attach them to a flat flower, ink the edges

Attach the papers to the card base...arrange flowers on the stitched vine

Stamp your greeting, and cut it out, pop it up and attach some raffia for a stem

Hope...Think Pink...Breast Cancer Awareness

2010-10-02T18:22:00.000-07:00

Made this card for the weekly challenge at My Sheri Crafts...Think Pink...Instructions and supplies to follow

Hope (Think Pink)

Supplies

9 x 6 1/4" pink card base

4 1/2 x 3 1/2" pink patterned paper from Basic Greys Eva collection

4 1/2 x 2 1/4" second patterned piece

4 1/2 x 1" white strip, and a 4 1/2 x 2 1/2" as well

4 1/2 x 3/4" pink strip, and a 4 1/2 x 2 1/4" as well

(2) 4" pieces of pink ribbon, and a 4 1/2" piece

Instructions

Score and fold the card base

Adhere the larger patterned piece even with the top of the card

Adhere the smaller patterened piece even with the bottom of the card

Center the smaller pink strip on the smaller white strip and center over the two patterns already on card

Punch the top and bottom edges of both the larger pink and white strips and adhere together

Stamp with the word Hope

Adhere to top portion of card

Fix your two smaller ribbons in the iconic fold for breast cancer...attach with glue dots to each side of your sentiment

Adhere the other strip of ribbon on the pink strip

And so the Christmas cards begin...

2010-09-25T12:59:00.000-07:00

I am knee deep in Christmas papers and lovin it...I only started making cards just prior to last Christmas, and my stamp and cart collection has grown since then, so it is exciting to be making Christmas cards for everyone...this one I designed my self...the door, swag and lamp posts are all from Christmas/Noel cart and the bird is from Winter Woodland. the branches are from the Martha Stewart Punch...quite possibly my favorite punch...tfl!!!

A Little Pick-Up for You!!!

2010-09-25T12:54:00.000-07:00

Its all about men this week at My Sheri Crafts...so head on over there and post your masculine projects...mine is a card of encouragement...all the cuts are from the Just Because Cards cartridge...papers are DCWV recycled stack.

Autumn Card

2010-09-19T04:45:00.000-07:00

Autumn is the weekly challenge theme this week at My Sheri Crafts...love the colors this time of year produces...so warm and inviting...I made a card...I've had the paper in my stash forever...can't resist fall colored paper (can't resist paper period...lol)...tried a few spritzes of Lindy's Starburst sprays on the orangy paper...the Autumn Maple Crimson color...still experimenting with this product...athe stamp is Inkadinkadoo, and the sentiment is from SYI

BLOG CANDY WINNER!!!!!!

2010-09-15T09:23:00.000-07:00

And the winner is.........(drum roll please......) GLENDA BOYD!!!!!!! Congratulations Glenda...if you would like to email me at scrappingcat@yahoo.ca with your snail mail addy, I will ship your cover out to you!!!

Thinking of You

2010-09-11T12:18:00.000-07:00

This weeks challenge at My Sheri Craft was "Thinking of You"...and I had gotten these really great stamps from My Sheri by Inkadinkadoo...I couldn't wait to use them...this was the perfect opportunity. Papers are Basic Grey "Eva" collection...instructions and supplies listed at the top under "Thinking of You"

Labor Day Invite

2010-09-07T13:57:00.000-07:00

Made this invitation for the My Sheri Crafts weekly challenge...and this weeks theme is "Labour Day" What a fun way to end a great summer, to have a barbecue!!! Made this festive invitation with Basic Grey papers and several cuts from my cricut...instructions and supplies will be posted later this week

Baby Banners

2010-08-31T04:31:00.001-07:00

Made these for the weekly challenge at My Sheri Crafts..."Babies" is the theme this week...these banners are for a friend who just became a gramma of twins...at the top of my blog is a page titled "Baby Banners" with all the instructions and supplies to create this project.

Miss You

2010-08-21T14:04:00.001-07:00

Made this card for the weekly challenge at My Sheri Crafts...this weeks theme was "Missing You". The papers are all DCWV La Creme Stack...which is so luxurious and beautiful...I, like the other design team members, have a hard time actually using this paper...its sooo beautiful. But I made myself cut some up and make this card...you can find the instructions near the top of my blog by clicking on the link "Miss You" There is also a complete list of supplies I used. Be sure to post your missing you projects at My Sheri this week...enter 2 projects and have your name entered to win a cricut E cover!

Blog Candy!!!

2010-08-15T13:09:00.000-07:00

I am pleased to offer a Cricut cover to one lucky person...check out the photo...the cover winner will be drawn by random.org on Sept 15, 2010 and the winner will be announced right here!!! The cover is fit for the Expression Machine and is chocolate and cream in color...completely hand washable and will protect your machine from dust and sunlight. In the event that the drawn name has the original Cricut or the Create, I will gladly supply one (color based on availability) for that size machine.

To have your name entered in the draw, please choose one of the following between Aug 15 and Sept 15th:

Become a follower of my blog and My Sheri Crafts, and leave at least 2 comments on each site each week for 4 weeks
OR
Submit a project to at least two weeks of the next four, to the My Sheri Crafts Weekly Challenge
OR
Subscribe to My Sheri Crafts Newsletter...(in the company name field...please put "Jammies")

BONUS BONUS BONUS...if you make a purchase from the My Sheri Crafts webstore, and use my coupon code 1489 to get 10% off...you will get an additional entry in the draw!!!

To aid us in matching up emails and names to screen names and user names on your blogs...please try to let us know both with every entry, so there is no confusion...thanks

Sounds pretty simple...doesn't it??? The weekly challenges are so much fun and so many talented people already submit their wonderful creations each week...good luck to all who participate!!!

NOTE: you will only receive one entry for the above mentioned...if you do all three, you still only get one entry...you can receive the bonus entry only with a purchase...just to clarify

If you have any questions, please direct them to me via scrappingcat@yahoo.ca with "blog candy" in the subject line.

Munchy Crunchy Cookie Mix

2010-08-15T04:24:00.000-07:00

Made this for the weekly challenge at My Sheri Crafts...this weeks challenge is "Food & Kitchen" projects...came up with this for a impromptu birthday gift for a friend...

List of supplies and instructions can be found at the top of the page, titled Munchy Crunchy Cookie Mix

2010-08-08T04:43:00.000-07:00

Saturday, August 7, 2010

MY SHERI CRAFTS CHALLENGE #17

It's almost that time!? You know...the one where we push those youngsters out the door and "Back to School"! This might be a bittersweet time for some of you not quite ready for your little ones to go to school, but mine are all in high school so I'm ready! lol We hope everyone has had a great summer vacation and the kids are looking forward to the new school year. This is a great chance to get them excited about school and start them off with a great card or school related project! Our design team has done some wonderful projects for you this week and Peachy has even put together a great instructional video on her pencil holder. Be sure to check it out HERE.

Here is my addition for "Back to School" , which totally is inspired by my college aged kids...hope you like it. Bonus is I got to use my newest cart, Forever Young, which I've been eyeing for some time. Papers used here are from Basic Grey's Two Scoops Line, which I got from My Sheri...the sticker letters are also from that pack, and if you'll notice the scalloped circle...well I used the cover page from the paper pack...you know...the one that displays all the papers inside...yeah...that one...lol and cut it up...

Please...if you have a school related project...feel free to hop over to My Sheri and post it so we can all admire your creativity!!!

You Gotta Have Friends...

2010-08-01T05:12:00.000-07:00

This weeks theme at My Sheri Crafts...is "Friendship", so I made this 2 page layout of my group of scrapbooking friends out on a shopping excursion for the day. The friends border was designed in SCAL and you can find the file here on my blog in the box.net If you have a friends project you want to share, feel free to post it here

Flying!!!

2010-07-31T11:32:00.001-07:00

Dd and I went flying last night with a friend of hers who has his pilots licence...so much fun...just wanted to share some of the cool pics I got of the area where we live

Tennessee Vacation Album

2010-07-26T15:14:00.000-07:00

Made this mini chipboard album for the weekly challenge over at My Sheri Crafts...this weeks theme is "Vacations", and who doesn't love a vacation??? Anyhow, this is for friends (who I hope are not seeing this right now...) who we are travelling with in October to Tennessee...I'm planning on filling the book with pics of the 6 of us enjoying our trip together...and giving it as a Christmas present. I designed the title and all inside words with SCAL and you can find the file here on my blog, in the box.net Just scroll down till you find the folder titled Tennessee Words and Title...feel free to use it...the album I got from My Sheri, and is a Basic Grey 5 1/4" chipboard album. Papers are K & Company and complete instructions for assembly can be found here.

If you have a vacation project you would like to share, click here, scroll down to the linky and post your creation...we promise to ooooooh and aaaaaaaah over it :)

Hoo Hoo Hoo...

2010-07-18T12:25:00.000-07:00

Made this card for the weekly challenge over at My Sheri Crafts...this weeks theme is "Critters" so if you have a card, layout or whatever with critters on it, feel free to join in the fun and post your creation.

Cards

2010-07-15T09:56:00.000-07:00

Made both of these card for RAQ's card challenge this week...feel like I haven't gotten more than 1 card done each week all summer long...so this felt good. The colors on the sympathy card are also for this weeks Ad Challenge

50 Yr Anniversary Card

2010-07-08T05:56:00.000-07:00

Made this card for an upcoming 50th Anniversary on dh's side of the family. The sketch was designed by Raquel (RAQ) Panos...and posted for this weeks challenge on the Cricut mb. Paper is GCD Studios, Zen Collection, and I have a renewed affinity for raffia. It was likely one of the first dimensional embellies I purchased 6 or 7 years ago when this addiction started...and I hadn't used much of it for the last few years, and suddenly I want it on everything...its cheap and really adds a nice touch to projects. Used OA for the 50, BB for the greeting, and G for the circles.