Wild Card #13 Tied Up

Today is Tuesday and that means another installment of Wild Card! This card is the 'Tied up' card. I had a vision and just couldn't get it to work. I am not unpleased it just isn't what I was going for. I used a scrappy cat stamp (the quality was just not good...) to stamp in the green leaf then I embossed with clear embossing the second layer. For some reason the second layer filled in the whole thing? (like I said not quality!)

This is the envelope.




Here is Flowerdisco's card:

I love the paper she chose and that little bee is so cute. Be sure to check out her blog to see all her wonderful creations & the inside of this card! http://flowerdiscosscraphut.blogspot.com/

Thanks for looking!!

Simple layout of my youngest

This layout was so out of the box for me! I have all of this extremely cute patterened paper that I have no idea how to use. So here is it. I believe this is from Forest Friends. I also used a Making Memories Vintage kit for a few pieces and some random letter stickers. I put stickles in blue (matched owl's eyes) on the bottom of the paper (got cut off) and around the number 5 on the bingo card. Love those bingo cards. I don't know why I didn't think of it but I should have photocopied it so I could use it again. I added pearls on the branches...

a button attached to a crochet flower, ek success punched border

New Carts

I bought 4 new carts last week and they finally came today.

Paisley - did you know there are alot of girly images? I didn't! I just thought it was more cutesy animals because that is all I've seen done with it. O well, I won't be needing any other girly carts with this one & storybook.

Christmas Cheer - got this one because I do so much at Christmas time... there are some really cute cuts on this one.

Easter 2010 - there are only 30 cuts on this cart!! 30!!! I thought it would be more like a solutions cart but nope. Still cute though, and I know I will use it for Easter.

Alphalicious - cool name , nice font!! LOL!! I think it is a staple font like Cuttin Up.

So I should have a layout done by the end of today. I thought it was done last night but then I woke up with a thought and now I have to add something to it!! LOL!

Snow Snow and Snow

We got some snow this weekend! I am not sure what the official count was somewhere between 2 - 3 feet of snow. Yes I said FEET!!

I didn't leave the house today. I haven't found a pair of snow boots yet this year and so I wasn't going out in it. The kids and my husband did though. This is a pic of my car (& youngest walking out) This is the view from my front door (well actually it is my back door that sits on the side of our lot because my goofy house sits sideways on our lot) LOL!

That is my fence you can see the snow is almost to the top. So you would think I'd have spent the whole day doing something crafty? Nope! I laid in bed and finished a book and watched tv shows on my dvr. LOL! I honestly didn't have a crafty-bone in my whole body. I guess it is alright because on Monday my new cricut carts are supposed to be delivered and I will want to play with them. The kids will probably be home from school too so I won't have to go anywhere!!

So that is my update. I don't know if I will get any crafting done til Monday ~ but no worries there will be a Wild Card series card bright & early on Tuesday morning!

Hope you are all safe & warm!!

~ Lisa

Quick Valentines / Get Well Card

My Aunt had heart surgery about two weeks ago and I am finally getting around to go see her in rehab ( I am pretty sure she goes home tomorrow) so I came up with a quick card. Sorry the pic is goofy my camera is acting up again.

I used Doodlecharms for the heart, Peachy keen face stamps for the little sad face (I've seen a few people using the stamps lately on things other than paper dolls so that is not my original idea but I love it so I used it for this project.) Valentine paper is from Target's dollar section. Don't you just love the band-aid on the heart!! I do!!

Wild Card #12 ~ The Leaf

This is the Leaf card in the Wild Card series. I love everything about this card. Fall is my favorite time of year so I have so many papers in those colors! I used gold ink to ink up the leaves which are from a creative memories punch.
Stickles add detail to the leaf.

Here is Flowerdisco's take:

I love it of course!! You can check out her blog: http://flowerdiscosscraphut.blogspot.com/ to get all the details!

Thanks for looking!

Mini-Golf layout ~ Everyday Paper Dolls

So here is the layout I promised!! I used Storybook & Everyday Paper Dolls. Papers are from DCWV Farmer's Market stack.

I used Peachy Keen stamps for the faces of the dolls. There is a closeup pic of them about 3 post down on the blog.... LOL!! This layout was different for me. I don't usually use patterned paper but I am really trying to use it more (since I own SO much) and trying to use more than one pattern per layout. Hope you enjoy!

Doodlecharms Kids cards & a project my son did

So I am posting about two different things in this post. First it was 'Back to School' night at my kids school. Parents leave a sweet treat and not for the kids. I did a card for each.

Xander collects stuffed dogs so he got a Doodlecharm dog. Austin collects stuffed Bears so he has a Teddy Bear.

Next my oldest (9yrs) had to do a book report his story was Runaway Ralph by Beverly Cleary. We used the cricut to cut out some pieces for the poster.

My Community for the Cabin & Mouse, Everyday Paper dolls for the doll, motercycle & Mouse. He did all the details on the cuts by coloring on them and drawing on the little boy.

Here is my oldest Austin with his project. He typed that paper in the right corner all by himself!!

So his teacher told them they could get dressed up or do something special for the oral part of the report and I said ~ lets make cake or cookies... everyone loves something sweet! So time didn't allow for him to help me (we were expecting snow this morn and I ended up getting up early and making it because we didn't get any snow.)

I used Wilton's Animal Crackers Pan (you can make a cat, panda bear, pig or giraffe so I thought why not a mouse) He looks a bit like Jerry from Tom & Jerry!! LOL!

So that was the last two days!! LOL!!

Wild Card #11 ~ The Swoop Card

It is Tuesday! Time for another Cricut Wild Card! Today we have the 11th card in the series The Swoop Card. I used the fit to page feature and it was a little small for me but cute! I think the papers I used were from SEI (not 100% sure ~ got so many on Clearance last time) I love the old 'feel' of the papers. I added two crocheted flowers with some twine for the centers ~ there is twine on the envelope too but you can't see it!! lol!




Here is Flowerdisco's take on the card:



Love how she used 'antique or whitewashed' papers... It really gives a nice feel to the card. You can get more details on her blog: http://flowerdiscosscraphut.blogspot.com/


Also be sure to scroll down and leave a comment for my MEGA BLOG CANDY!!
At this post: http://aruplife.blogspot.com/2010/02/blog-candy.html

Thanks for taking the time to look. If these cards inspires you please inspire me by leaving a comment!!

BLOG CANDY!!

Finally I have put up my blog candy. As you can see there is a lot (cricut is not included!! LOL!) All the stickers & embellishment packs.

Set of cricut markers, chipboard album...

two Martha Stewart Punches!

Lots of stamps!

So here is what you have to do to be a winner:

1. Be a Follower

2. Post a comment under this post.

You don't have to add this to your blog or post about it but feel free to do it if you like.

Blog Candy closes on Valentine's Day at 11:59 est. Winners will be drawn by random number picked by my kids! Please leave some way for me to contact you!!

Thanks for all the wonderful comments and for becoming followers!

~ Lisa


***EDITED TO ADD*** please only leave one comment /entry.

Sneak Peek Paper Dolls...

Well, I haven't posted in a bit anything that I've created because I was without my E for a bit. Then on Thursdays & Fridays I babysit in my home so no crafting goes on. This weekend was super busy (not too many like that because we usually only commit to 1 thing a weekend... lol)

Anyways, I worked on 3 cards for the Wild Card series. You will be seeing them on Tues/Thurs as usual. Having a lot of fun with that!

So here is a sneak peek of some Paper Dolls I made for an upcoming layout. They are so sweet!

They are for a mini-golf page I am in the process of making. Left to right: Lizzy (sister-in-law), son Austin, son Xander and ME!! I tried to get the clothes kind of close to what we were wearing that day. I used Peachy keen stamps for the faces ~ how did I do it without them??

Ok so hopefully I will post the layout on Wednesday!

Stampin Up Robot Valentines

I bought this Valentine it from Stampin Up. They are having a great sale if you spend $50 you get a free stamp set!! My kids go to private Christian school and they are not supposed to have cartoon characters on the things they bring to school. I thought these were so cute and it is usually hard to find something cute without being a cartoon character.

On the backs the kids filled in the box with to & from. I filled them with sweethearts candies... They came two to a sheet you just have the kids fill it out then fold the box.

Add the heart for deco... (I did one class with candy necklaces because of a food allergy)

Arn't they cute!

So sweet!

So that is all for the kids Valentines. Took like hardly anytime to complete this today. They have off from school so it was the perfect time to get it done.

Wild Card #10 ~ Joy Card

I have to admit when I first looked at this card I thought it was goofy. I just didn't care for the flower/fan thingy. So I worked it into a real flower and was thrilled!!




I inked the flower petals and had to cut two of the stems off to keep them from showing. I just really like the colors and how this card came out.


Now onto Flowerdisco's Card:

I love how she inked the petals to look match the brown in the paper. Very Sharp!! You can see more details of her card on her blog: http://flowerdiscosscraphut.blogspot.com/.


Hopefully my cricut will be here soon so I can keep this schedule going ( and craft again ~ just isn't the same with out 'E' )

Wild Card #9

Time for another card with Wild Card. This is the 9th card in the book:




All I did was cut the card and the frame for the card and add two stickers. Simple easy card!

Here is Flowerdisco's take:



Love the patterned paper she used. Get all the details of her card at her blog: http://flowerdiscosscraphut.blogspot.com/

The next card will be posted up on Thursday!

Quick cards

There has been an ongoing challenge over on the cricut messageboards .... basically to spend 1 hour crafting each night then to post your pictures in the thread (Samantha & Kathy have been posting it! )

So here is what I did.... the first two are from today and second from yesterday.
All of them are made from a card making kit I got off of HSN or QVC (can't remember)
I've been trying to use them up since they are SOOO not my style. I really like how they came out though.

Snowman stamp is from one of the dollar stamps. Another dollar stamp card:

Another dollar stamp and a MS border punch in presents... great to use it outside of Christmas!!

I used stickles for the flame on the candle.

This is either a Close to my heart stamp or a D.O.T.S. stamp I got at a yardsale years ago. I colored him in using Stampin Up watercolor pencils and some various markers. Then cut him out.

Another take on him. I think I like this one more!! Ek Success border punch was used for this one.

I also wanted to add that I made two of each of the cards but varied the sentiments. It is easy to make duplicates on cards and then you have two for less work.

Christmas layout

I've been holding onto these pictures since 2006!! We had such a hard time with my oldest son. He just only can stand still for so long!! LOL!! I used Joys of the Season and Cuttin Up (I am pretty sure it was cutting up), Stampin up cardstock, DCWV Christmas Paper stack, stampin up twine & making memories ribbon

The photo collage is from Walgreens. They retail for $3.99 but sometimes have a special for FREE... I got mine for free!! You can't really tell but my kids were so funny during the Christmas card photo shoot. The oldest goes from super happy/fun to crying LOL!! I just knew I wanted a layout that showed how many pics we had to take before the perfect one.

quick card

Here is a quick card I made. I used a stamp I won in a blog candy, the sentiment is one of Stampin Up's stamps (the new unmounted ones, which btw work wonderfully!!)

I colored the stamp in using Stampin up's watercolor pencils. Love them too!! Two Primas, Martha's loopy punch on the corners and my good ol' cuttlebug for the back ground.
Looks like I will be doing some different styles without the E for awhile... wonder what I can come up with!

My E died.

I am so sad today. I Cricut Expression is totally frozen. I called Provo Craft and spoke to two extremely nice ladies (first one to reset) and second to confirm mine wasn't gonna make it! So they are sending a new one and I will have to ship the original one back. It could take 2 -3 weeks though. I don't know what I am going to do without the cricut. It makes my crafting so much easier!


***Edited to answer questions***
I've only had my E for 10 months. I have a few of the wild cards done in advance so hopefully we won't have to postpone anything! ;)

I would love to buy a smaller machine for 'just in case' but my hubby would prob kill me!! LOL!

Thanks for the kind words ~ I am really sad!!

Wild Card # 8 ~ The Oval

Here is the second card for this week. It is the oval card (#8 in the booklet)

For my card I used white cardstock and paper from Target's dollar section. The circle is a sticker with stickles around it and I used stampin Up dimensionals to 'pop' it. Tulle is tied behind the 'kiss me' for some added dimension.

Here is Flowerdisco's card, I love the simple colors. You can get all the details at her blog: http://flowerdiscosscraphut.blogspot.com/

Thanks for looking! Tune in next week for two more cards!

GiGi ~ our newest family member

This is our newest member GiGi. I've never had a Guinea Pig before but we needed something that was easy to care for and good for little kids ~ so here she is! She is rather sweet and cuddly already and I hope that we have a good time with her.

Check out this blog!

My cousin Erica is one of the most amazing scrapbookers I know!! She is also very crafty, too!! I've been begging her to start a blog so we can see each others work since she lives in DE & I live in NJ. So she has set one up

http://sweetncraftytreats.blogspot.com/

I hope you will check it out and become a follower!! It is new but trust me when I say she is amazing!!

Wild Card #7 - Booklet

Ok so this one is tricky!! I cut the envelope at 'fit to page' but the card doesn't cut at the same size. It is much smaller. So for #7 you have to cut the card first!!

Here is my card first:



The paper I used really was torn up with the cutting and scoring so I sanded everything and went with it!! LOL!! I also messed up on my stamping (bottom of the card) so I cut it off and used a border punch. Now I know I could have redone the card with all the problems I had but I am just not that kind of girl. I like to make lemonade outta lemons!! LOL!! So I worked with it and think it came out somewhat ok!!

Now onto Flowerdisco's:



Her card is awesome!! I love the green & browns together! You can visit her blog at: http://flowerdiscosscraphut.blogspot.com/ be sure to stop by!! She does awesome work and you can get all the details about her card there!!



Hope you enjoyed this installment!! See ya Thursday with another Wild Card!!

My take on Target Mailboxes - Teacher gifts!

So I totally hopped on another bandwagon and headed over to target and bought mailboxes. They are so cute and only $1 each! I plan on using them as teacher's Valentine's gifts... gonna fill them with some yummy chocolate!! Close ups: I used paper packs from target's dollar section as well...

You can go over to http://mypinkstamper.com to see a video on how to put the paper on the mailboxes. I put a sticker on the flag top and a flower on the bottom of the flag (white glue dots & rhinestones!)

Hope you enjoy!!

Micheal's has $4 paper packs (clearance)

Went to Micheal's again... ((Didn't even tell you about the Marth Stewart scoreboard I snagged up Thursday morning))

Here is what I got:








I can't wait to make some cards with this lot!! Sorry the pics are so small!! Photobucket is so goofy today!

Wild Card #6 ~ The Invite

The second card this week is the invite. It has a cool envelope that folds on itself. The envelope reminded me of the explosion cards that are so popular right now ~ so I thought ... why not make it a card. (Especially since I needed two cards for my two nieces birthdays!)

So here is the envelope. It doesn't stay shut that well.... so you will have to use adhesive to shut it when giving out.


The inside:


Here is the card. Once again the way it is set up I think it looks like a complete card. So I did that and won't use an envelope for it:



Inside:



Here is Flowerdisco's take on her card:


I love the bright paper ( I think I might have that paper... hmmm LOL!) Be sure to check out her blog and see all of her creations!! There is a link on my side bar to her blog!

Thanks for looking!!

Wild Card #5 ~ The trifold

Ok this card was tricky for me. I couldn't get it to stay shut. My pictures are awful because of it. The bottom right corner has the same punch as the top ... it is what it is for me!! LOL!!






I used stickers for the hi and a crocheted flower.



Ok so here is Flowerdisco's




The closure that she used it BRILLIANT!! I love it and will totally scraplift that idea!!! Please check out her blog for more pictures of the inside and of the front. There is a link on the side bar.

Thanks for looking!!

Epson ~ yeah the printer company

I don't know if you remember but I bought an epson printer way back in September for under $21. Cheap right? Get this ink is only $12.99 and you can buy each color as needed. Sounds great right? WRONG!! That thing eats ink even worse than my HP printer did!!

So you have to be a magician to find a number on the internet to call... I called whatever random number for sales was on their website... only to be given the coveted correct number.

Guess what they are doing? Sending me a brand new printer!! Yay!!! I will let you know if it works any better. (I don't really have that much hope it will.... I think that I got what I paid for ... $21 is cheap and it is a cheapo printer )

LOL!

Learning to stitch on paper ~ a card!

So I've had this singer sewing machine since 1999. My Mother-in-law got a new one and gave me her old one. I was supposed to learn but I literally became pregnant 1 month after I married my hubby. (About 3 weeks after recieving the sewing machine lol!!)

I have always been intrested in crafting. I learned to do a little tole painting, I can cross stitch, and I've been known to attempt crocheting (did one hot pad!) so sewing was certainly on my list!!

I hooked the sewing machine up today... figured out how to change the thread, roll the bobbin (still have questions about that!!) and thread the needle... oh and change the needle. And change the needle. And change the needle. Yes 3 times! They kept breaking. First the needle hit the foot thingy and broke (twice) and then one time I think the thread got wound too tight and broke it. I am on my last needle and have to actually buy more. I also need to figure out what kind of bobbin my machine uses.

Any ways... here is the card I made. I sewed scrap strips on. There are a lot lot lot of sewing mistakes. The thread is all over the place!! But I LOVE it!! I had the embellishments from a blog candy I had won over the summer and they went perfect with my scraps! I didn't change a thing (ink, trim paper to fit) I just left it all natural and I think it turned out great. I even hand did the 'just bee-cause' ~ simply because I wanted it to say bee and I didn't feel like individually stamping each letter.

Ok so this is long but I am hoping someone who reads this blog can help me with my sewing. So here are a few questions:

1. Why is my needle not lined up with the foot properly and breaking? Do I need to take my sewing machine somewhere for an alignment?

2. Any place that is 'better' to buy sewing machine supplies? Micheal's had one generic brand of bobbins & needles. The needles worked and the bobbin didn't.

3. What is a bobbin and why do I need it? I am really confused by that one!! LOL!

If you have any answers I would appreciate it!!

Thanks to anyone who took the time to read this long, long, long post.

Remember there will be two Wild Cards coming this week. I've got them done. :D So look for them!!!

So I keep buying these Christmas clearance punches...

So I keep buying things I don't know if I will use....
For example these border punches. I decided to make this card with the trees. I cut 5 strips of green paper, punched the trees. On the brown card I took yellow, orange and reddish-orange ink and did a sunset in the top part of the card. All the trees are inked with white ink (I have a versamark ink pad in cloud white) and cocoa petal inks. Sentiment is stamped in Stampin Up Chocolate Chip classic ink. Martha Steward bird punch and ribbon from Michaels.

I did two pictures so you can really see the inking and layering. I actually really like how this came out and will probably do one in blue/white as well.

I've got a huge problem!!

I keep spending money!!! I bought 5 of these and my hubby bought me the rest!! I don't know what I am going to do with them but they were so cheap I couldn't help myself!!! And I bought all this as well.... I think I purchased more but I can't remember what is new and I put some away already!!

So clearly I have an addiction and I have to stop! Let's see if I can make it one week without going to the craft stores? Especially since I ordered from scrapbook.com & stampin Up this week and all should be here by Wed.