Hubbys Fathers Day Card

Hi everyone! Hope everyone is having a nice Fathers Day Weekend!!

I finally completed the outside of my hubbys card and decided to post it. He does not spend time on the internet so he will never see it before tomorrow.

I used the imagine and papertrey cardstock. The card is Papertrey but the cuts were done on the imagine with white cardstock and RGB codes for papertrey colors so I could get it all to blend. The grass I filled with pattern color from the snapshot nature Imagine cartridge as well as the wood pattern on the sign. I have decided that I love my Imagine and the Cricut Craftroom when it is working!! lol The squirrels and the sign are from the Cricut Campout Cartridge. The Blue accent shape is a stock image on the Imagine machine.

Have a great weekend and Happy Scraping!!

Red White and Blue Fashionista!

Hi everyone! I just received new pics of my granddaughter and couldn't resist scraping this one.
I love this Bo Bunny Paper Line it is called the Liberty series and I purchased it at Princess Crop Shoppe and here is the link to her store: http://stores.ebay.com/Princess-Crop-Shoppe?_trksid=p4340.l2563 The Dot ribbon is also from her store.

The pretty white lace and the round coaster are from Annes store and here is her link:http://paper-patch-crafts.com The pretty red felt flower is also at Annes store!!

O.k now the cuts... The shooting star is a cricut cut from the stand and salute cartridge and I cut that on my expression in the base cut and the shadow cut and glued them together with my trusty fine point glue pen. The Flags are a Cricut Imagine cut from the Enjoy the seasons cartridge. I had to split the layers to be able to get the flags without the banner. The American Pride cut is also from the Stand and Salute cartridge but I did the cut and color function on the Imagine to do that one.

The jewels and other bling I have no idea where I purchased it or how long I have had it!! Like most scrapbookers I find things in this room that I didn't know I owned!!

I haven't had the Imagine long and it is a learning process!! I also have access to the Cricut Craftroom but it still has alot of bugs to work out and doesn't cooperate 80% of the time with the imagine! I reverted back to the expression and design studio for items that just need to be cut because they are having problems with the cut only function and will be putting out an update to fix that soon. I do have to say that the support people are very pleasant and will walk you through trouble shooting issues!
Hope everyone is having a great day!! Happy Scraping!
Shelley

Shocked and Amazed

Hi everyone! It has been awhile since I did a post! This layout was done for a challenge on Paper Patch Crafts facebook fan page. This was my granddaughters first trip to Sea World and if the picture was any indication of her reaction to it them she was most definately shocked and amazed!! I loved the picture and it was perfect for the sketch at the Patch!! Hope you all like it!!

Happy Scraping!

Shelley

The Heart Never Forgets

Hi everyone! This is based on a sketch that Anne at paper patch crafts provided. and you can find that sketch on her blog. In the pictures is my nephew and my granddaughter. He went to visit my daughter and her family in Hawaii where her husband was based. When I saw the photos posted on my daughters site and some on Johns site as well they brought tears to my eyes. There were so many shots of her looking at him with so much adoration and of him looking back at her with love. Considering the fact that he hadn't seen her since she was 4 and 1/2 months old it amazed me that they bonded so quickly. I guess it is true that the heart never forgets. With my daughters husband being in the military they live where ever the military takes them and we don't get to see them often so it does my heart good to know that even in a short visit she will carry us in her heart like we carry her in ours. It seemed fitting to scrap this today.

I hope everyone had a safe Memorial day weekend. If you have a deployed spouse, or child they are carrying you in there hearts and the heart never forgets.

Cricut Imagine

I received the Cricut Imagine as a gift from my hubby. I have to say this machine is a challenge.

The jury is still out on how I feel about this one. I do most of my designs on design studio which does not work with the imagine. It has a nice screen on it but my sight is not what it used to be.

I am hoping that the Cricut Craft Room will be open to all of us soon. I have alot to learn on this new machine and it is a little intimidating. One thing that I did learn is that the machine will not just cut if you have an imagine cartridge still in the machine. Of course I freaked out because I thought it was broken! lol After I calmed down I decided to trouble shoot a little on my own and pulled out the imagine cartridge and presto it worked!! LOL

The picture posted above was a challenge card for Paper Patch Crafts and was my first item done with the imagine. It is really basic but we have to start somewhere!! I will post

creations as I go and also anything that I learn on my journey with the Cricut Imagine!!
Happy Scraping!!

Make Your Own Carnations!

I learned how to do these cute little flowers by watching a tutorial that Linn a fellow blogger and Patch follower was kind enough to provide so here is that link:

http://linnsscrapshack.blogspot.com/2011/05/day-1-of-beautiful-blooms-and-tutorials.html

I did try a couple other ways to do these also and will share that info with you too.

The purple bloom I used Maya Mist in Metallic Purple instead of Ink and water.

The Maya Mist is available in Annes store and here is that link to her store front:

http://Paper-Patch-Crafts.com

The 2 multi colored blooms I simply used Cardstock with a print on it and water.

Check out Linns tutorial to learn how to do these! It is simple and you can customize the blooms to fit your color scheme on your layouts or cards and it is fun to see your results too!!

Happy Carnation Making!!

Adalyn Layout

Hi everyone! I will have another Granddaughter in August and her name is Adalyn. I decided I better get started on Scrapbook pages now since I will have 2 to try to keep up on!
I used the Kates ABC's Cricut cartridge to cut the scalloped blocks and the cute little shoes.
The solid Cardstock in BoBunny Double Dots in Turquoise.
The Floral Cardstock is Walk in the Park by Echo Park and is available in Annes Store.
The flowers and centers are prima and were purchased from Annes Ebay store a long time ago.
I didn't want to do a standard it's a girl pink layout because it just seems kind of boring to me.
Kaleah who is 2 and will be the big sister just doesn't fit the boring light pink theme and I don't think Miss Adalyn will either!! Hope you enjoy the layout!!
Happy Scraping!!