More vinyl fun.

My vinyl order came in! Ya hoo! I ordered from an amazing seller on ebay. cindy7890 I ordered it on Monday and had it in my mailbox on Wednesday. How is that for amazing service?!

I put this adorable little frog with his bugs up just inside my camper door. Now I can see him when I'm sitting at the table eating.

I used camping critters for the cuts once again. I must confess that I paid way more for this cart than I normally do. I had to have it when it first came out so I paid $45.00 for it. Gasp. I never spend more than $20.00 for a full cart now a days. I must say that it was totally worth the investment. This is definitely my favorite cart.

I finally made a page!

I finally found some time to make a scrapbook page. It seems like forever since I made the last one. I forgot how much I enjoy doing this.

The imagine makes this process so much easier and so much fun. I love being able to fill my cuts with printed paper without having to cut out a ton of little squares and line them up on my mat.

Smash books

I tried my hand at making a couple of smash books. They are filled with lots of cute camping papers. They are gifts for two of my very dear friends. I hope they like them.

Camper clock #2

This is the second clock that I have finished for our rv. I still have one more to make but I need to pick up a clock first. I'm still using camping critters for the die cuts.

Camper clock #1

Here is a clock I made for our new rv. Well, new to us rv. Lol. I used camping critters for the die cuts.

Nature calls

My New Challenge

I have found a really fun blog. They call themselves Counterfeit Kit Challenge. Each month they choose a page kit from a company and recreate it from their stash. I love this idea. You get to shop from your own stash. No money required. I love the challenge of this.

This month they are using Burlaps and Butterflies's June kit. You can find it here. This kit is very flowery and girly. It's not me at all. I used it as inspiration only. I have the same elements in mine but with a camping theme. I'm dying to get started on the photos from my April vacation.

Here is my version of the kit:

Since I didn't have any thickers to add, I add two cricut cart instead. I will be using Mickey font and Lyrical Letters. I have also added Camping Critters, two types of ribbon, green raffia, brads and some fabric covered pins.


Here is a close up of the papers that I chose. I chose 10 patterned papers from my stash. I have two of each for a total of 20. 5 pieces of cardstock was not nearly enough for me. (I am a paper addict.) I picked out 5 colors from su and I added three pieces of each color.

I didn't have an coordinating phrase stickers so I used this fun sheet of phrases. I can simply cut them out and adhere them myself.

Vellum butterflies and flowers weren't going to work for my theme. I substituted chipboard stickers and some 3-dimensional stickers.

Here is my add on pack. They suggested making a summer add on pack. Since I have a bunch of beach photos to scrap from our April vacation, I thought these would work nicely. I used random paper from my stash, brad buddies, mudd puddles and mini sea shells.

Anthony's Valentines

These are the Valentine's we made for Anthony's class. The "bags" came from Tags, bags and more. I cut out solid white hearts for the front. He decorated the hearts and attached them to the fronts. He also filled each one with candy for his friends.

Valentine's Day Card

This is the Valentine's Day card that I made for my boyfriend. He loves to snowmobile.

I used Camping Critters for all of the cuts.

Brielle

This is another page that I made for my boyfriends book. He loved the book!

Blue and Gold Banquet

I made the center pieces for our blue and gold banquet for cub scouts this year. I cut out an 8" paper doll in black out and used it as a template for the dolls. They were cut out of wood and painted. I then cut out the close from both of the paper doll carts to make the uniforms.

I cut out tents from Camping Critters to mart the tables with. Each table has a cub scout and a tent. The scout is dressed in the same uniform as the boys at that table.

Love

I dusted off my Love Struck cartridge today and started my Valentine's Day cards. I used a sketch I found at Stamping 411.

Presents

I am still working on the scrapbook for my boyfriend for Valentine's Day. With him around all the time, it's getting harder and harder to work on it and keep it a secret. This is only page 2 and I want to do at least 10.

I used a sketch from Creativescrappers. I also used my new Jolly Holiday Cartridge for all of the die cuts. Since I cut them on my imagine, I was able to color fill the images before I cut them out. I used the Mr. Frosty cartridge for the colors and patterns. Finally, I used Smiley Cards for the title.

Daddy's Little Girl

With Valentine's Day quickly approaching, I have decided to make a scrapbook for my boyfriend. Here is the first page.

I used Lyrical Letters, A Child's Year, Accent Essentials and Designer's Calendar.

Naughty but Nice

I was unable to go shopping on Black Friday this year due to having surgery right before Thanksgiving. I was so disappointed that I couldn't go to Walmart and get the Jolly Holidays cartridge. Of course, this was the only one to sell out at my store. Do you remember that darling boyfriend I keep mentioning? Well he bought me the cart for Christmas. Boy, I love that man.

Here is another card for my stash. I used Jolly Holidays, Martha Stewart snowflake punch, snowflake cuddle bug folder and a ribbon from Michaels.

Happy Birthday To You

I have come to realize that my card stash is suffering big time. Today I made a birthday card to help stock it back up. I'm not in love with the image imagine cartridges. The images don't have enough layers for me but they are super cute. I got the ice cream sundae from the Yummy cart. I also used my Happy Birthday cuttlebug folder.

My First Imagine Creation

For my first project, I made a thank you card for my wonderful boyfriend. I love that I can use the imagine with all of my original cricut cartridges. I only used white card stock for this project minus the card base. I was able to color fill each layer of my cuts before I cut them out. I was also able to use the rbg codes to match the stampin' up colors that I love. Now I can still use the discontinued colors!! Life is good.

A moment of silence please.

My cricut expression has officially died. This is why I have suddenly stopped posting again. I finally wore it out and of course, it is no longer under warranty. I told the kids that we were going to have a funeral for it and bury it in the backyard. They were not willing to dig a hole in the snow covered, frozen ground for me. Brats. Lol.

My darling boyfriend surprised me by ordering me a new cricut. I was so excited and thankful. I was even more surprised when I saw what was delivered...

Christmas Card Display

I love receiving handmade Christmas cards. While I display all of my Christmas cards during the Christmas season, I have decided to display my handmade cards longer. They now hang in my living room and I have included pictures of the families who sent them to me.




The top card is from my friend Katie (she is only 13), the photo card is from my sister-in-law and her lovely family and the bottom card is from my dear friend Liz. If you lift open her card, you can see the photo of her family.

The top card it from my dear friend Kate. It made it all of the way from Canada!! The bottom card is from my dear friend Jenny. She is the one responsible for my stampin up addiction. The photos of their families are with the cards.

Merry Christmas

We spent Christmas Eve at my mom's house. It was a wild time. The boys got nerf guns. Need I say more?

A special card

This is a very special Christmas card. Last winter, I went to a girlfriend's house once a week to teach her to scrapbook. I worked with her and her teenage daughter to help them to make a scrapbook for a family member. They loved my cricut so much that they asked Santa to bring them one for Christmas. This is the card that Katie sent me this year. Isn't it beautiful? She is only 13 and very creative. I'm so proud of her.

My New Craft Space

I have a new scrapping space! I used to scrap in my bedroom. I have recently emptied out the office and turned it into my scrapping room. The space isn't very big but it is all mine. It opens into the living room with a 6 foot wide doorway. This is great because it allows me to scrap but remain active in what the boys are doing. It is also seen at all times so it will force me to keep my space clean.

This is a shot of my desk area.

Another desk shot.



This is a shot of my jet max cubes that are located behind my desk. I also keep my stampin up cardstock, ink, punches and big shot here. I'm hoping that keeping my big shot out in the open will remind me to use it more.

Close up of the top of the cubes.

The remainder of my jet max cubes and my office desk.

My sewing table with my wall organizer.