Tag Swap

At the event to which I recently went, these were the tags I received as part of a swap. It was a Winter theme and these are tags for Christmas gifts.

Amazing talent!



Thanks for looking!

I'll try to get pictures of the calling cards done soon.

Christmas Card - Santa's Visit

I recently attended a Cricut Circle Event and they hosted a Christmas Card contest.
"Christmas/Holiday/Winter Card Contest. Bring an originally designed card using at least 2 Provo Craft products. Three (3) Cricut cuts must be used on each card."

For the PC products, I used: the Gypsy, E2 (thanks Angie), paper, and Cricut Cartridges. All of the cuts were from PC Cricut Cartridges: Joys of the Seasons, Christmas Village, and Paper Doll Dress Up

The stocking were hung from the mantle with care;
The holly was fresh and put "just there."
Time for bed for Santa is sure to be here soon;
Oops! Looks like someone forgot to put the fire out in the fireplace!
Poor Santa!
The really cool part about this card is that it is interactive. See the little button down there that is tied on to a string? You pull on it (gently) and Santa's legs jump about.


Here is a close up of the top of the card. I used Liquid Pearls for the dimension on the stockings and as the holly berries. Studio G glitter glue (similar to Stickles) was used on the holly leaves.


A closeup of the lower part of the card. Again Liquid Pearls for the berries and the cuffs of Santa's pants. Chalking for the soot on his pants, as well as for shading on different areas of the card. Studio G glitter glue on the leaves, Walmart irridescent glitter glue for the fire sparkle and embers (I couldn't find my red Stickles!). The fire was colored using a blending pen and inks from Close To my Heart (CTMH). I also used a CTMH marker for some shading along the fireplace.

I really love how it turned out. And I may try to put together a tutorial on how to make interactive pull toy-type projects, if you are interested.

Oh - and I won third place!

I just love to look at this card - but I don't think I will make all of my cards like this - probably? But what should I do with this card?

Your Story Paper Trimmer Refills for the Blade Cartridge

Does this look Familiar!!!!!?????



Yep - I did it. I found refills that will fit the Your Story Paper Trimmer that was included in the bundle.

You know : This trimmer?

The one ProvoCraft had bundled with the YourStory originally on HSN, then sold through a few spots for about $20 as it is being discontinued. An awesome trimmer, though it doesn't have an arm for cutting the 12 inch paper.


Well, after much searching, I finally located the RIGHT refills. I received them in the mail today with much hope, that turned to elation when I RAN into my scrap room to try them in my trimmer. "Pop" and they fit!!! Cuts beautifully.


And the best part!!??

Is that they have not just the straight, scoring, and scallop blades; but also the pinking, score, and decorative blades as well!

This is the company and website: American Crafts CutUp

They have a list of retailers who carry the product. I ordered mine through 2 Peas in a Bucket, but they charged $6 shipping for that little pack in the picture and sent it in a 12x12 box! What a waste!
(FYI - The trimmer that these go with, retails for $50!!)


Hope you enjoy!!

This is Beautiful!

Truly this is possibly one of the most beautiful and delicate things I have seen in a while.

A Tea Lite cozy. Now understand, it requires the battery operated tea lites!

This is my version. It is my test version as I wasn't even certain if I could make it work. But I did and it is gorgeous.





This was created last Saturday at a crop with friends, we each made one. It is created using cuts from the new Close To My Heart (CTMH) Art Philosophy cartridge. I just got this cartridge yesterday! (One of the friends at the crop had it already) I do recommend this cartridge as it is a very well-rounded cartridge. However, this could be recreated using cuts from different cartridges that are available everywhere.

The inspiration came from here:
Girl Plus Paper Pumpkin
Girl Plus Paper Instructions

This artist is amazing! She has many more works of art created from the Art Philosophy cartridge on her blog that I plan to recreate soon.