Christmas in July

Today, thanks to some wonderful crafty friends, I got started on some Christmas Cards. The idea started from some Christmas tags my friend Deneen was making. I thought, "What a great idea! Wouldn't it look great mounted on a card?" And then an idea was born. With my Gypsy and George and Basic shapes I set up the tags. The Christmas motifs were a free cartridge from Cricut Craft Room this weekend. Here is the result:

And here is the closeups:

This was my first time using Cricut Craft Room and I am not exactly sold yet. I still love my Gypsy and was a bit disappointed that I could not link my cartridges since I have them linked to the Gypsy. I will have to play with it more to see how I like it. 


Thanks for stopping by and I wish you a wonderful week. Until next time....

JME Creations: St. Paddy's Day....

Hello all and welcome to the second post of the day. I have to say that this project gave me a run for my money (and I did not find a pot o' gold at the end of the rainbow!). I decided to take on the task of designing my own word book on the Gypsy. For my first attempt I do not think it is bad but there are some tweaks I need to do to it. Here is the pic of the whole book:

And here are some pages:

I used George and Basic Shapes for the rectangles and welded the letters from Cricut Classic font. I may try to do a word book a different way next time.

Please be kind as I was up until well after midnight to put the pages together. I will take it apart and trim the pages so the letters are spaced a little bit better. I also want to get O rings and then tie the ribbon to them. BUT, for my first try I don't think it is too bad.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you will stop by my other post HERE. Until next time....

Me & Mickey's Birthday Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to Me and Mickey's Birthday Hop!  Today we are celebrating a fellow crafter's birthday, along with Mickey Mouse's birthday! Rexann's birthday is today, November 19!  Mickey Mouse's birthday was yesterday, the 18th.  We have a great line up of bloggers for you that are all going to share projects relating to birthdays and Mickey Mouse.   These ladies are great crafters!  I hope you will join us for the hop and leave comments for everyone with your thoughts about their project!   This is the first stop on the hop.  The birthday girl is stop #5 so be sure to stop there! 

Here is the complete blog list for you: 

1. Michele @ www.michelegreen.com
   
2. Rebecca @ http://buzzybeedesigns.blogspot.com
   
3. Missie @ http://createdbymissie.blogspot.com
   
4. Shirley @ http://myhavens-bird.blogspot.com
   
5. Rexann @  http://ibecircled.blogspot.com
   
6. Paulette @  http://scrapalette.blogspot.com/
   
7. Laura @ http://coolbeansbylb.blogspot.com
   
8. Allison @ http://goodybagdiva.blogspot.com
   
9. LaShavia @ http://thecraftypinkbutterfly.blogspot.com
   
10. Elizabeth @ www.217creations.com
11. Kristen @  http://fantabulouslypink.blogspot.com/
12. Sue @  http://scrappindhilly.blogspot.com/
    
13. Tamara @  http://msmarascraftystuff.blogspot.com/
14. Leah @   http://mycraftandchatcafe.blogspot.com/
    
15. Rosewise @  http://www.worldtick.com/scrapaholic.php
    
16. Nancy @  http://blog.fancywithnancy.com             
17. Susan @  http://susanascorner.blogspot.com <-- THAT'S ME :)

Here is the project I have for you today: 

I chose to use the famous Mickey Mouse head as the basis of my card. Since I do not own a Mickey Mouse cartridge I had to be resourceful. I took my Gypsy and used a circle and oval from George and Basic Shapes. I sized them to my liking and then welded them. I then eyeballed the layers and am quite proud of the results. The sentiment was from one of my Stampin' Up stamp sets. The background paper was given to me by a friend so I am not sure of the company (may be Creative Memories).

For the inside of the card I made the Mickey Mouse heads with my Stampin' Up adhesive rhinestones.

Since this is the last stop I want to thank you for coming along on this hop to celebrate Rexann's birthday. Happy Birthday Rexann and may you have a wonderful day and many more healthy and happy ones. Until next time....

JME Creations The Great Pumpkin Blog Hop

Welcome to The Great Pumpkin Blog Hop brought to you today by JME Creations Design Team.  If you just came from Shannon's blog then you are in the right place.  If you just happened to come across my blog and you want to hop along, please start at the beginning at jmecreations.blogspot.com.

I used my Gypsy to help me design the center of this card. I used Stampin' Up paper, ribbon from my stash, and Crayola markers to ink the edges. The cuts were made from Elegant Edges, Mini Monsters and George and Basic Shapes from Provocraft. I hand drew in his face. Here is my project :)

I love to read everyone's comments and to make new paper crafting friends, so.... I am offering this card as blog candy. All you need to do is be a follower and leave a comment. How much easier can it be?

Here is the hop List in case you get detoured:

Jamie - http://jmecreations.blogspot.com
Lisa - http://lisa-craft-blog.blogspot.com
Adrian - http://byadrian4u.blogspot.com
Courtney- http://keekerzcrafts.blogspot.com/
Holly - http://hollys-hobbie.blogspot.com
Shannon - http://my-o-scrappin.blogspot.com/
Susan - http://susanascorner.blogspot.com/
Gina - http://californiascrappin-gcinderella21.blogspot.com/
Linda - http://www.fancyframework.com
Alannah- http://alannahsspace.blogspot.com
Tina - http://myhoppyplace.blogspot.com/
Sharon- http://simplysweetbysharon.blogspot.com/


Thanks for stopping by and your next stop is Gina's blog. Until next time....

Double the fun project.....

Evening all!


I had some energy today and, thanks to my Gypsy, I was able to make one project for two blogs :) I have participated in Alex of You Had me at Craft's I Made it Myself Monday blog challenge. I also came across Jenny of Crazy About Cricut's blog challenge too! I am always in awe of everyone's creativity. Here is a little background on this project. 


I have the most amazing parents. They have always been there for me through many trials I have experienced and even now they are here to support me through my current health and work issues. I felt that they needed a thank you from me. For my thank you, I decided to make a pennant that can hang from their mantle. My Cricut Gypsy and Expressions did the die cuts (good ole George and Basic Shapes and Cricut Classic Font were used). I cut the diamond in half and ran it through my Sizzix Big Shot with the D'vine Swirls Cuttlebug Folder. I cut a piece of kitchen sponge and sponged over the embossing with Stampin' Up ink. The flower is cut from the Hello Kitty Greetings cartridge. I attached the pennants on ribbon from Michael's Arts and Crafts and then used Recollections brads attached with my Cropadile. I have to say that I am pleased with the results. Here they are:

I have already packed it up to mail out to them with some mail. I hope that they like it. I will have another post with a card made at our Stampin' Up monthly club. 


I hope you will join me for the Made it Myself Monday challenges as you have plenty of time to complete it 


Until next time...