October Paper Trail Blog Hop... Believe

Welcome to the October Paper Trail Blog Hop!

You should have arrived from Pam's blog, but if you are starting here, that's okay because it is a circular hop.  ;)

This month we are featuring the new Believe paper pack.

This is the 8" x 3 1/2" card I made using this Chistmas themed paper pack.

I like to show the different side to themed papers, so instead of making a Christmas card, I changed up the theme and made a birthday one!

I used the Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge to cut the present, circle and scalloped circle, so this card came together fairly quickly.

This card is pretty simple, but it's pretty cute, too.




Please continue along the Paper Trail Blog Hop by visiting Lynne's blog.



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If you get lost along the way, here's a list of our 9 hoppers:


Besty
Pam
Vicki (you are here)
Lynne
Linda
Mary
Terri
Karen
Connie





Happy creating!  :)

Supplies used (all CTMH):

Papers:  Believe B&T; White Daisy, Black, Sky, Sweet Leaf CS

Stamp:  Art Philosophy Celebration

Ink:  Black

Embellishments:  Holiday Red and Sky buttons, Licorice Opaques, Black grosgrain, Black embroidery floss

Other:  Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge, 3D foam tape

10th non-winning MIFYH contest entry

This is the 10th (and last) of my non-winners from the Make It From Your Heart contest.

I entered this My Creations Board Book into the "Cricut featuring Dreamin' paper pack" category.

All of the page layouts came from either Magic or Reflections, and I just adjusted them from a 12x12 size to work with the size needed for my board book, which is approximately 6x6.

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Well, I hope you enjoyed taking a look at all my non-winning entries.

I've certainly enjoyed sharing them all with you.  ;)

On Monday I will begin sharing all of my winning entries with you.

Tomorrow (well acutally tonight), I'll be participating in the October Paper Trail Blog Hop, so I'll have something to share with you on the weekend.  :)

Happy creating!  :)

Supplies used (all CTMH):

Paper:  Dreamin' B&Ts; Colonial White, Bamboo, Goldrush, Chocolate, Pacifica CS

Stamp:  Art Philosophy Seasons

Inks:  Bamboo, Chocolate, Goldrush, Topiary

Embellishments:  Wooden designer buttons, Natural hemp, Mocha Opaques

Other:  Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge, My Creations Board Book, Magic & Reflections, Corner rounder, Black journal pen, 3D foam tape, Sponge

9th non-winning MIFYH contest entry

Here's another 3D item that didn't win in the Make It From Your Heart contest.

I entered this one into the "Cricut featuring Roxie paper pack" category.

Inspiration for my 3 tier cake came from this photo of a real cake, that I saved from Pintrest earlier this summer.

Each piece of B&T and cardstock was cut from the Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge, except for the strips of cardstock that I wrapped into circles for each tier, and the three leaves that I just cut by hand.

This paper cake stands 5 3/4" tall by 3 3/4" wide.

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Be sure to come back, as I have one last non-winning project to share with you tomorrow.  :)

 

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Happy creating!  :)

Supplies used (all CTMH unless otherwise noted):

Paper:  Roxie B&Ts; Colonial White CS

Embellishments:  Mocha Opaques, Black embroidery floss

Other:  Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge,  3D foam tape, Bone folder, Paper crimper (Fiskars)

8th non-winning MIFYH contest entry

Now we're on to my non-winning 3D items I made for the Make It From Your Heart contest...

Here's a back-to-school teacher gift made from a brown paper lunch bag.

I entered this project into the "November SOTM - Cherish the Day featuring Typeset Level 2 paper pack" category.

{please click on the photo for a better look...}

I've seen many a lunch bag transformed into pockets, and had to make one myself.  ;)

I random stamped almost every stamp (of the larger ones) in the set, including quite a few of the numbers, onto the Juniper B&T.

Since this project didn't win, I have already attacked the chocolate bar.  No point in it going to waste, KWIM?.  I was planning on having Cole give it to his teacher, but for some reason this year he has two teachers.  So I certainly can't give this to just one of them, that wouldn't be fair.  So as far as I'm concerned, the chocolate was fair game!  lol

The ruler was a 12" wooden ruler that I found at Staples, and I had Lee cut it down for me.

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Please come back tomorrow for another non-winning 3D item!

Happy creating!  :)

Supplies used (all CTMH unless otherwise noted):

Paper:  Typeset B&Ts; Cocoa, Bamboo CS

Stamp:  Cherish the Day - Nov. SOTM

Inks:  Cocoa, Juniper

Embellishments:  Wooden designer buttons, Mocha Opaques, Dk. Chocolate striped grosgrain, Cocoa stitched grosgrain, Colonial White embroidery floss, Milepost Shapes

Other:  Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge, Ruler, Sponge, 3D foam tape, Piercing Tool Kit, Brown paper lunch bag (Safeway), #2 pencils (Staples)

7th non-winning MIFYH contest entry

I made this layout for the "Level 3 Layout featuring the Roxie paper pack" category for the Make It From Your Heart contest.

The photos on the layout are of my friend.  Funny story is that we were at a weekend scrapbooking retreat a year ago and she was throwing these photos of her (as well as some others) into the trash can.  I guess they were duplicates that she felt she didn't need.  I quickly grabbed them out of the garbage can and then scolded her... lol 

Anyways, I think I will give this layout to her... if she wants it and promises to not throw it in the trash...  Bwah-ha-ha!  :D

Starting tomorrow, I'll be sharing my non-winning 3D items.

Happy creating!  :)

Supplies used (all CTMH):

Paper:  Roxie B&Ts; Colonial White, Desert Sand, Black CS

Stamp:  Fill in the Blank

Ink:  Chocolate

Embellishments:  Rhinestone Designer brads, Pearl Opaques

Other:  Reflections -  Sidebar Photo Accent, Reflections - Front & Center Space , Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge, Sponge, Micro-tip scissors, 3D foam tape, Liquid glass

6th non-winning MIFYH contest entry

So last week I shared all of my non-winning cards that I entered into the Make It From Your Heart contest.

Now I'm moving onto Layouts...

Here's one of my layouts: this one I entered into the Elemental Level 3 Layout category.

{click on the picture to get a closer look...}

These pictures were taken when we took Cole to Oahu, Hawaii for Christmas in 2008.

That large sea turtle swam up onto the shore.

It's hard to tell in the photo as to how big it was, but we were surprised at it's size -- it was huge!

I did some random stamping with a few different stamp sets:  Extreme Happiness, Fun Times, Circle Around and Enjoy Life.

Tomorrow I'll have another layout to share, then I'll be on to my 3D items.

Happy creating!  :)

Supplies used (all CTMH):

Paper:  Elemental B&T; Colonial White, Cocoa, Sorbet CS

Stamps:  Extreme Happiness, Fun Times, Enjoy Life, Circle Around, Trinity Alphabet, Art Philosophy Seasons

Inks:  Cocoa, Sorbet, Bamboo

Embellishments:  Cocoa ribbon, Wooden designer buttons, Colonial White embroidery floss, Mocha Opaques, Pewter photo clip

Other:  Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge, Magic - Trap Door, 3D foam tape, Micro-tip scissors, Sponge

Guess what I did????

I joined Scentsy as a Consultant!

And boy, does my home smell GOOD!  :)

The Scent of the Month is Pumpkin Marshmallow...

"Sticky, sweet marshmallow spooned onto fresh-baked pumpkin and wrapped in a graham cracker crust."

Doesn't that just sound like the perfect Fall scent?!

I do love pumpkin... yum!

:)

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You can check out my Scentsy website here!

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I'll be back tomorrow with another non-winning MIFYH contest entry.

Sugar Coated Cupcake Card

I'm taking a little weekend break from posting my non-winning MIFYH contest entries until Monday.

So today I have a cute cupcake birthday card to share with you.

This is CASEd from Darlene DeVries and you can see her adorable card and video tutorial here.

While there, you should take a little time to look around, too.  Her blog is full of terrific inspiration.  ;)

The glitter cardstock is appropriately called Cupcake Sugar Coated cardstock by Doodlebug Designs. 

I bought the 12x12 glittery cardstock in quite a few colors over a year ago, because I fell in love with their glittery goodness, but I just cut into the pink sheet now. 

{I don't recall using any of the others yet.}

I might need to make a set of these using some or all of the different glittery colors!

I'll be back to sharing my non-winning MIFYH contest entries on Monday.

Happy creating!  :)

Supplies used (all CTMH unless otherwise noted):

Paper:  Cupcake Sugar Coated CS (Doodlebug Designs); Bamboo, Chocolate, White Daisy CS

Stamp:  Card Chatter Birthday

Ink:  Chocolate

Embellishment:  Chocolate grosgrain

Punches:  Lg. Cupcake (SU), Scallop Border (SU), Corner rounder

Other:  Brown journal pen (SU), Coluzzle circle (retired), 3D foam tape

5th non-winning MIFYH contest entry

Okay, so we're now half-way through my non-winners, with this being #5.

I entered this 5 1/2" x 5 1/2" card into the Cricut using Elemental Level 2 paper pack category.

I.love.this.card

Everything on my card was cut using the new Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge (except for the scallop trim piece that I used our corner rounder on).

Using a transparency sheet, I cut a large doily/snowflake shape from the cartridge and layed it over top of the Chocolate cardstock piece.  Then I sponged Chocolate ink over top of it, giving it a really cool patterned look.  My fave part of the card.  ;)

It just adds so much... texture.

The rest of the card is pretty straight forward.

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I'll continue with my 6th non-winner on Monday.

That way I can either take a weekend break if needed, or possibly post some things that I've created in the mean time that have nothing to do with the MIFYH contest.  ;)

Happy creating!  :)

Supplies used (all CTMH):

Paper:  Elemental B&T; Colonial White, Kraft, Chocolate, Tulip CS

Stamp:  Welcome Home

Ink:  Chocolate

Embellishments:  Dk. Chocolate striped grosgrain, Olive twill, Wooden designer buttons, Mocha Opaques, Colonial White embroidery floss

Other:  Originals - Background Bar, Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge, Corner rounder, Piercing kit, Sponge

4th non-winning MIFYH contest entry

Today I'm sharing #4 of my non-winners from the Make It From Your Heart contest.

This 3D 6x6 Anniversary card was made for the Cards using the Dreamin' Level 2 paper pack category.

This card began with the adorable little door hanger that has the pocket out front, that I cut using the new Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge.  Then I added the flowers (from the same cartridge).  It just grew from there...

Have I ever mentioned how much I LOVE that Dk. Chocolate striped grosgrain ribbon!

I want it in so many more colors!!!  Although I'm finding that Chocolate is pretty neutral and it works with so many colors, that I guess it doesn't really matter.  ;)

Please come back tomorrow for my next non-winner! 

Happy creating!  :)

Supplies used (all CTMH):

Paper:  Dreamin' B&Ts; Colonial White, Chocolate, Bamboo, Goldrush, Honey CS

Stamps:  Art Philosophy Tags, Typeset WOTG set

Inks:  Pacifica, Chocolate

Embellishments:  Wooden Designer button, Mocha Opaque adhesive gem, Dk. Chocolate striped grosgrain, Colonial White embroidery floss

Other:  Wishes - Pieced Together, Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge, 3D foam tape, sponge



3rd non-winning MIFYH contest entry

Here's #3 of my non-winning entries I submitted to the Make It From Your Heart contest.

This one was for the October SOTM category.

I like to use non-traditional papers in less obvious ways to show how versatile they are, so I made this Christmas card with B&Ts from the Sonoma paper pack.

When you look at Sonoma, it doesn't really scream Christmas... lol

but look how pretty it is!

The snowflakes are stamped in Smokey Plum, then I restamped over them with Versamark and added a mixture of Prisma Glitter and Clear Detail embossing powder to give them a little dazzle.

Then I added purple sparkles to the center of each one.

Be sure to come back tomorrow for my next non-winner!

Happy creating!  :)

Supplies used (all CTMH):

Paper:  Sonoma B&Ts; Colonial White, Cocoa, Smokey Plum CS

Stamp:  Holiday Magic - October SOTM

Inks:  Cocoa, Olive, Smokey Plum, Black, Versamark

Embellishments:  Designer Wooden buttons, Neutral embroidery floss, Purple Sparkles, Olive twill, Antique Copper brads

Other:  Wishes - Roundabout, Prisma Glitter, Clear Detail embossing powder, Cricut Art Philosophy, Micro-tip scissors, Sanding kit, Sponge

2nd non-winning MIFYH contest entry

This is my 2nd non-winning Make It From Your Heart contest entry. 

For this card, I played with the Wonderland B&Ts, and paired them up with the Remarkable Wreath and Christmas Love stamp sets.

I took my craft knife and trimmed around the little bird above the sentiment, and tucked a piece of 3D foam tape behind it to pop it up.

Then I added my mixture of Prisma Glitter and clear embossing powder to the bird.

And I stamped the white "berries" on the wreath with White Daisy pigment ink and sprinkled over it with the same Prisma Glitter/clear embossing powder mixture, too.

I'll be back tomorrow with another non-winner!

Happy creating!  :)

Supplies used (all CTMH):

Paper:  Wonderland B&Ts; Colonial White, Crystal Blue CS

Stamps:  Remarkable Wreath, Christmas Love

Inks:  Chocolate, White Daisy pigment, Versamark

Embellishments:  Pearl Opaques adhesive gems, Dk. Chocolate striped grosgrain

Other:  Wishes, Clear Detail embossing powder, Prisma Glitter, Cutting Knife, 3D foam tape

1st non-winning MIFYH Contest entry

Well I decided to post my non-winning Make It From Your Heart Contest entries starting with my cards.  After cards, I'll post my layouts, and then lastly any 3D items.

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This was actually the 1st of my projects I created for the contest.

I think she's pretty, even though she didn't win.  haha

(on a side note, she did win at the local fall fair in August)

I covered the zebra pattern B&T and the smaller heart shape with a mixture of Prisma Glitter and clear embossing powder for a litle extra ooh-la-la.  ;)

I'll have another non-winning card to share with you tomorrow.

Happy creating!  :)

Supplies (all CTMH):

Paper:  Roxie B&Ts; Black, Desert Sand, Colonial White CS

Stamp:  Mad About You - Dec. SOTM

Inks:  Black, Chocolate, Versamark

Embellishments:  Black stitched grosgrain, Clear Sparkles, Bitty Sparkles, Heirloom Assortment, Milepost Shapes, DE Hearts

Other:  Clear Detail embossing powder, Prisma Glitter, Sponge, Micro-tip Scissors

A Couple O' Boys' Cards

Don't ya just luv punched cards?

This super cute punched car idea came from Michelle Surette, and you can see her version here.

I used an older Verve sketch for the layout design, so it came together really very quickly.

And this 5x7 card came directly from the Autumn Winter 2011 Idea Book. 

I just changed the color combo.  ;)

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I had some good news today... I won for 4 categories (out of 14 that I submitted) for my artwork that I entered into the CTMH Make It From Your Heart Contest!  I'm pretty stoked.  :D

And that means that I can start sharing my non-winning entries with you... all 10 of them!

Now you will get to see why my posting was so lacking last month.

I was a busy girl!

So look for my 1st non-winning contest entry post on Monday. 

Happy creating!  :)

Supplies used (all CTMH unless otherwise noted):

Punched Car card:

Paper:  Colonial White, Lagoon, Sunset, Black, Grey Flannel CS

Stamps:  Fill In the Blank, Family Ties - Children, Party Pennants

Ink:  Black, Sunset

Punches:  Lg. Star and Sm. Star (SU), Large oval and Wide oval (SU), 1/2" and 5/8" circle (EK Success), Word Window (SU)

Embellishments:  Pewter brads, Colonial White brad

Other:  Paper crimper (Fiskars), Diamond Plate Cuttlebug embossing folder (Provo Craft), 3D foam tape

Boy Silhouette card:
Paper:  Colonial White, Lagoon, Pear, Outdoor Denim, Sunset CS
Stamps:  Party Pennants, Childhood Portrait
Inks:  Pear, Outdoor Denim
Embellishments:  Silver brads, Colonial White embroidery floss
Other:  1" circle punch (EK Success), Ruler, Paper piercer, Liquid Glass, 3D foam tape, Micro-tip scissors

Winner of my Wicked Blog Candy...

We have a winner...

Congratulations, Heather!  Please email me as soon as possible with your mailing address and I'll get your gifty out to  you.  :)

Thanks to all of you who played along.

Mischief Test Tube Holder

Aren't these test tubes the cutest?  Like many of you, I'm signed up to get Beate John's posts via email and the instructions link was included in her post today, as well as her fab project.

Here's the link to find the instructions on the Splitcoaststampers website for the test tube holders.

Because I used a test tube from Taylor Expressions (as Beate did), I used Beate's dimensions starting with a 4"x12" piece of cardstock (instead of 4"x11" as in the Splitcoast directions).

And I came across a couple of scoring issues.  This is my adjusted scoring measurements:

Score long side at 1/2", 1 3/4", 4 1/2", 5 3/4"

Turn and score short side at 1 1/4", 2 3/4"

Then turn it back to long side and score from the 8 1/2" mark..... the rest is perfect.

I also, like Beate, found that the 3/4" circle punch is too small for an opening, and the 1" circle punch was too big.  But I had to work with the 1" cricle punch, because that's what I had on hand.  ;)

I cut little strips from a transparency sheet to attach my "flying" bats onto the top of the holder.

They're sure cute!

The B&Ts are from a new paper pack called Mischief.  It has a couple of sheets in there that are full of fantastic labels.  I cut out one of those labels and used it on the front of my test tube.

My project is done, but I now need to find the perfect treat to fill it with. 

Happy creating!  :)

Supplies used (all CTMH unless otherwise noted):

Paper:  Mischief B&Ts; Pear, Colonial White, Black, Barn Red CS

Stamp:  Beware (retired)

Inks:  Black, Barn Red, Chocolate

Embellishments:  Dk. Chocolate striped grosgrain, Pewter designer brad, Black waxy flax

Punches:  Bat (Martha Stewart),  1", 1 3/8", and 1 1/2" circle (EK Success), 1/8" hole punch (Fiskars)

Other:  Test Tube (Taylored Expressions), Transparency (Staples), Uniball White gel pen (SU), Sponge, 3D foam tape

Wonderland HB2U Petal Box

Wonderland, one of the new Level 2 Paper Packs, is not just for winter-themed projects!

Here's a cute and very simple box, ready to be filled with treats, or something fun.

Now that I have the Cricut Expressions and after playing with some of the box shapes included in the Art Philosophy cartridge, it has got me wanting to do more, more, more.

Last week I found a used Tags, Bags, Boxes & More cartridge (that I've been eyeing for a very long time) through a local online classifieds and made this box with my newly loved, hard-to-find cartridge. 

Though I have to say, I'm having a hard time with how little is included in the regular cartridges, as opposed to the CTMH Art Philosophy cartridge, which is truly loaded with so many great options.  I really hope that CTMH comes out with another new one in the next Idea Book!

To make the box shown, I used a 12x12 mat and clicked the Fit To Page option on my Cricut.  It's finished size is 2 1/2" x 2 1/2" x 4 3/4".

To cut the little 3/4" pennants, I used the Art Philosophy cartridge.

Super cute box and so quick to make!

Love that...

Happy creating!  :)

Supplies used (all CTMH unless otherwise noted):

Paper:  Wonderland B&T; Colonial White, Lagoon CS

Stamps:  Trinity Alphabet, Art Philosophy Celebration

Inks:  Chocolate, Lagoon

Embellishments:  Chocolate waxy flax, Mocha Opaques adhesive gems, Lagoon button

Other: Tags, Bags, Boxes & More cartidge (Provo Craft), Art Philosophy cartridge, 3D foam tape, Micro-tip scissors, Liquid Glass

Thinking of You card... from RSd scrap

I used one of the larger scrap pieces from my random stamped cardstock (from last week) to make this card.

The acorn was already cut out and left over from last week's project, as well as the Sunset leafy branch, so it went together really quickly.

I kind of threw it together, so I hope you like it.  ;)

Until next time, happy creating!  :)

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Don't forget to enter for my blog candy.

And here's my list of stamps for sale.

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Supplies used (all CTMH unless otherwise noted):

Paper:  Colonial White, Sky, Chocolate, Kraft, Sunset CS

Stamps:  Many Thanks, Universal Backgrounds, Childhood Portrait

Inks:  Sunset, Sky, Chocolate, Desert Sand, Sweet Leaf, Bamboo, Versamark

Embellishments:  Sunset button, Blue and Green sparkle, Chocolate waxy flax, Natural hemp, Pewter photo hanger

Other:  Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge, Clear Detail embossing powder, Scallop border punch (SU), 3D foam tape, Micro-tip scissors

Some house pics...the kitchen

The kitchen is pretty much finished now.

We just have to get the backsplash tiled and it will be complete.

Other than the window coverings...

Here's some photos to take you around the room:

I know some of you are waiting to see pictures of my scraping room.

It's so not finished.

I have boxes around the entire perimeter walls, waiting for storage solutions to either be bought or built. 

It will come over time. 

So as soon as I have it done, I will share.  ;)

For now, here's some pictures of the view of the lake from the front of our place...

And some beautiful sunset photos taken from looking out our dining room doors...

I'm currently working on gel staining the 2 entry doors and 2 sets of garden doors.

I'll share pics when they are done.  ;)

So many projects, so little time...

:)