Etched Christmas Vase

I created this lovely vase I purchased at the dollar tree with vinyl and etching cream. I simply cut out snowflakes from the Winter Lace cartridge and a letter E from Plantin School book. I coated the etching cream with a couple of thick layers around my vinyl and left it on the vase for about 40 minutes. I then washed off the cream and had a quick and inexpensive gift. I can't wait to make more.

Snow men ornaments

I created my version of the snowman ornaments that are going around on youtube. I used a floor wax for the glue on the inside and a clear glitter. I placed pipe cleaners, black embellishments, orange card stock, and pom poms on the snowmen with hot glue. I LOVE the way they turned out. I can't wait to pass them out as gifts to all the small children in our family.

Handmade Bows

I watched a tutorial that Sara (Pink By Design) created using her Big Shot and Die for bows. I decided to attempt this on my own since I do not own either of those items. I simply cute a piece of 12X12 paper into 12 inch strips, then cut in half. I cut a slight angle at the end of the strips and then punched a hole on both sides of the strips with my Crop a dile. I folded the strips as directed and placed a brad in the middle. I loved the way the homemade bows turned out. I made a lot of them for all the presents under the tree.

Sweet Layout

I used the K & Company Carolyn Gavin paper stack, K & Co chipboard letters Brenda Walton, The Songbird cartridge for the flower stem, circle for flower is Plantin Schoolbook, and I used the I top for the brads in the center with coordinating paper.

Ho Ho Ho ~ Santa Layout

Santa Baby Layout

Season's Greetings Layout

Blessed Layout

My Mind's Eye paper stack ~ Wonderful Winter Collection
Christmas Cartridge
Martha Stewart Holidays punch pad

Christmas layout

Another layout with the My Mind's Eye wonderful winter stack. I punched two holes in the top to tie a green bow. I also cut out some snowflakes from the paper stack and popped them up with dimensionals.

Christmas Layout

I have finally caught up my Christmas layouts from last year! I am so proud of my progress (:
This layout is made from the Wonderful Winter Glitter Christmas Paper by My Mind's Eye. This
paper is so cute. I used the wreath from the Christmas cart and stickled the ribbon. I also used a Martha
punch for the side border.

Layout

This layout was made using the Daydreams paper pad by K & Company. This paper is so fun to use for kid's layouts. I also used the Create A Critter cart for the clouds and I inked the edges with antique linen.

Quick Layouts

 Here is a fun layout that I made using the Cosmo Cricket Get Happy paper pad.

Just a note card

Here is another Smiley Card. This is on an A2 card using the K & Company Carolyn Gavin stack. The sentiment is from Hero Arts, ribbon from Michaels.

Create A Critter ~ Busy Bee

Create a Critter is STILL one of my favorite carts. Here is a simple Bee card I made.

Smiley Cards

I love the Smiley Cards cartridge on the Gypsy. It is super fun! Here is a cherry I made with a Just saying Hello sentiment from Hero Arts. I used Bazzill basics paper for the card and K & company paper for the background. I added Some brads and ribbon from Michael's.

Forever Young

I love the flowers from the Forever Young cartridge. They are so fun to layer and pop up on your cards. I ran the top layer through the cuttle bug and added some glossy accents for more dimension.  

Here are a few thank you cards that I had to make in a hurry. I did not use my Cricut at all

and used up some of my scrap paper. They turned out pretty cute! It is possible to make things

without your Cricut!

Here is another mini album I created using We R Memory Keepers~Grandma's Kitchen stack. I added a lot of Prima flowers and embellishments from this paper stack. This is one of my favorite albums because there are many fold out tags for lots of journaling and photos. I used the Sentiments cartridge to cut out the shape of the album. I simply used cereal boxes for the chipboard.

Here is a recipe book that I made for a gift. I covered some chip board with K & Company Classic K Charlotte paper. I love this paper because it is super vintage. I cut out some divider tags on my Cricut using the From My Kitchen cartridge.  I purchased the recipe cards from Michael's in the dollar bin. I added some coordinating ribbon on the outside rings.