XOXO Gap Card

As a part of the Just Us Crafty Girls craft group on Facebook I participated in a Gap Card swap for Valentine's Day. The hostess was also participating in the swap so I created two versions of the card so that she wouldn't have 2 of the same (because hostess gets one set of the swap cards regardless). There's a wealth of tutorials on this card and many others at a blog called Beccy's Place.

I'm really fond of washi tape these days! I applied 3 different patterns (polka dot, pink solid and red patterned) on the edge of the card. It helped to apply scotch ATG adhesive where the ends of the tape lay to make sure they don't curl off of the card (can't stand that!!).

Supplies:

• DCWV card stacks: parchment, speckled, DCWV patterned paper: 12x12 Sweetheart
• XOXO - Cricut American Alphabet cut at 1.25" real dial size
• Washi Tape from Anna Griffin and Recollections - 3 different widths and patterns 
• Tim Holtz Distress Ink and Applicator Festive Berries
• Zots Glue dots - bling
• Scotch ATG

Which do you like the best? The vertical or the horizontal version? I hope you enjoyed this post and will come back soon to see more of my creations. Thanks!

La-Vie

Challenges:

• LEJ Designs - Valentine's/Love
• Just B Creative - March Just Because Linky Party (ATG)

• The Crafting Cafe - Clean and Simple
• Just for Fun: ATG
• Just Inspirational Challenges - ATG
• Ladybug Crafts - ATG
• Sister Act Challenge #46 - Always ATG
• Delightful Challenges - make it simple
• Creative Fingers - ATG
• Crafty Catz: ATG
• Ali-craft: Valentines

2 Peas in a Pod - Diaper Cake and Cupcake Pics

Baby showers are my best business these days! I love it! I crafted a diaper cake and matching cupcake picks for a shower for twins next month. The theme is 2 peas in a pod. I love this color palate for babies. Don't you? Believe it or not, I have had people think my diaper cakes are real cakes, LOL. When I am carrying it, they always offer to help and look really worried that it might fall over. I guess that means they look as good as a real one. I'm smiling from ear to ear! 

This three tiered diaper cake is accented with ribbon from hobby lobby and a topper that matched the cupcake pics.

     

   Diaper cake -

• 100 diapers
• Sheer ribbon, decorative ribbon
• cake support
• Terrifically Tacky Tape, Scotch ATG, Xyron

   Topper -

• pastel green oval  - cut at 5.5" from Cricut Cart Just Because Cards (stencil-S pg 40, key 17) - Recollections cardstock
• scalloped oval - 7" from Cricut Cart Create a Critter (phrase-S pg. 60) - Bazzill cardstock
• peas  - 10.6" from Cricut Imagine Cart Nursery Tails - Bazzill Basics white cardstock 
• 2 - cut at 2" from Cricut Cart American Alphabet - DCWV glitter cardstock
• Terrifically Tacky Tape, Scotch ATG, Xyron

Cupcake Picks

I designed these picks with my Cricut Imagine machine. For some reason it would not cut the small peas icons after it expertly printed 30 images. I had to fussy cut each one out. I was HOT!!! But the Elizabeth crafts spring action fussy cut scissors really made the process painless. I have tendinitis in my hands and can't usually do all that maneuvering with scissors. I need to call Provo Craft to get the advanced calibration directions.

30 Cupcake picks -

• blue toothpicks
• Jolee's Boutique - White icing dots 
• Clear and Simple Stamps hybrid ink - Espresso your style
• Stampin' Up Occasions Alphabet
• pastel green oval  - cut at 1.25" from Cricut Cart Just Because Cards (stencil-S pg 40, key 17) - Recollections cardstock
• scalloped oval - 1.50" from Cricut Cart Create a Critter (phrase-S pg. 60) - Bazzill cardstock
• peas  - 2.0" from Cricut Imagine Cart Nursery Tails - Bazzill Basics white cardstock
• 2 - cut at 0.5" from Cricut Cart Cricut Alphabet - DCWV glitter cardstock
• Terrifically Tacky Tape, Scotch ATG, Xyron

Challenges

Sister Act Card Challenge - Anything goes
D.L Art - Anything goes
Pin and Tack - Anything goes
Party Time Tuesdays - Anything Goes


La-Vie

Soccer Coach Gifts

My daughter participated in our neighborhood soccer team. In order to thank the coaches I made these scrapbook pages and placed them in scrapbook frames from Micheal's to create a home decor gift.

My Cricut E2 came loaded with exclusive carts and the ones I used here are Cricut Car Decals 2 for the soccer coach and soccer girl and American alphabet for the font. The green and black cardstock is by Bazzill. I also used various stickers and journaling blocks from my stash. I asked my daughter for her thoughts to add to the journaling blocks. A quick easy priceless gift for the coaches who donate their time to enriching our youth.

La-Vie

My mailbox adorned - Vinyl project

Since we moved here 2 years ago we have needed new numbers for our mailbox. I always said "I can do that with my Cricut!" but I never made the time to do it. When I created the Cars theme for my son in Vinyl, I added this in so I wouldn't waste all that good vinyl.

I put numbers on both sides of my mailbox so that folks can see what number we are when they are travelling up or down the street. I kiss cut the vinyl at 5" for both the numbers and the shadow. The vinyl was easy to layer using transfer tape. I used the same transfer tape to apply it to the mailbox. Since I have added the numbers it has rained and snowed and they letters have held on without fail.

Next, I'm going to make some of those car decals to put on my back Van window. Hopefully it won't take another 2 years....lol

La-Vie