iPad Cover

I was playing in CCR this morning.  I am really beginning to enjoy that program immensely!  Totally love the search right in the program!  It also lets you know which cart you got the image from.  I was just wandering through my carts and grabbed a bunch of images. Just a right click and viola! you can see where it came from!  (I am infamous for not remembering where I got something!)

 Now, I really like black things because they hide dirt really well! lol! besides, they just look classy! What I don't like about black is I can't see it very well.  If it is black sitting in the shade, on something else black, etc.  I can't see it.  So, what better way to fix that than with my Cricut?!  (You can use your Silhouette if you have one to make a different image, if you like.)  It's not the cutter, nor the image that matters here, it's just the concept!

Have I ever said how much I like vinyl?  OMG that stuff is the bomb!  It's great, because if you get tired of what you have, you can always change it later, and it doesn't cost an arm and a leg!  I really want to get some printable vinyl so I can use my stamps and Silhouette.  I have used vinyl on so many project in my house, on my car, at work...  Okay, I digress. 

Without even more ado, here is my project.

The image is from home decor.  I just added some extra embellishments and it was a fast and easy project!  I had no intention of doing this project this morning, I was just searching through CCR and thought what a nice bird this was.   It just came together in a matter of minutes.  No-one will be able to say they picked up my iPad by mistake now!

Now go surprise yourself and make a quick vinyl project!  Fast, fun and easy!

TCDream

I just got the Everyday Moments 6x6 paper pack from Teresa Collins yesterday.  I just love this paper and couldn't wait to make something with it!

I had no purpose or plan, I just wanted to use this gorgeous paper!

I used a corner rounder to round the edges of the main mat.  I cut the fancy mat from Elegant Edges.  For the bee I used Home Decore - and added glitter.  For the flower I used  Mother's Day Bouquet.  I used a popsicle stick put the flowers on the mat and "drew" a line down the center to create the veins in the middle of the petals.  I then added a large yelow brad, and the stem from Kate's ABCs.

I added some word stickers, an October Afternoon sticker and ribbon,  7Gypsy's fabric tape under the main mat.  I added bling and outlined the fancy mat with faux stitching.  

Oh, how I wish I had a decent camera and skills to use it so you could see the colors well!

I decided to enter this in a couple challenges:

Tuesday Alchemy - Anything Goes
Just Keep On Creating - Anything Goes
Through the Craftroom Door - Anything Goes

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Guest Book

I made this pen and guest book for my boss's daughter who is getting married in April.  It took me forever since I have been struggling with being sick, I just can't seem to get much done.  She is a gorgeous girl, but not a "girlie girl".  She loves sports, and likes to keep things simple.  (As you can tell by her invite - the first picture)  I wanted to go "all out" but didn't think she would like too much "fluff".  Her mother chose the dark, hand made paper to make the book from.

I'm excited to have it done because I used two more carts in my quest to use them all this year!!!  This makes 38 used since September!  I used my new Martha Stewart fringe scissors on the larger heart.  I just got them last night.  I used DCWV Formal Affair paper for the inside of the heart and MME paper for the stars.  I also added glitter to the stars and pearls to the center of them.  The beads for the pen I got from a friend from work on Friday.   She knew I liked the little tiny jar that the beads were in, but not the beads.  Who knew they would work out so perfectly for something I just was about to make?  I used the whole container of the blue beads, so now I also have the empty jar too!  Woo Hoo!

Wow, I really need to learn more about photography!

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