Thanking of you card made using Floral Embellished.

Hello, friends!

I hope you all had a nice and relaxing weekend. Mine was not productive, but I really enjoyed it. I even had one thing that turned from being a bad thing to a really good thing. Let me explain...

I am the oldest of 5 children. Three of my siblings are boys and I love them lots, but they drive me a little nuts. I know this is pretty typical, but my brothers are an acquired taste to say the least. So imagine my complete surprise when for Christmas three years ago they got me the best present ever! They usually get me nothing or something kind of ridiculous. However, that Christmas they totally surprised me with Tassimo coffee machine. They pooled their money (and they did not have much) and got me a gift that I did not ask for, but really really wanted. The thought that they put into this gift was something that was completely foreign to me. I use my Tassimo everyday... seriously, everyday!

Anyway, on Sunday it breathed it's last breath and that was it. My favorite Christmas gift ever gone. I was so sad, but then knew that it was going to happen eventually. I called them and thanked them again for this wonderful gift which really meant a lot to me. Then set off to Macy's to replace it. In doing this I actually discovered another machine that would suit me even better than the original. Joy has a Keurig and just loves it, so knowing this I took a leep of faith and bought it. HOLY CANOLI, I love my new coffee maker! It is FABULOUS. It even makes one of my favorite drinks which is half lemonade and half iced tea. So basically, I almost literally turned lemons into lemonade ;-)

Today's card is made using the Florals Embellished cartridge and papers that I printed out using Lori's Garden and my Imagine.

I cut the butterfly out at 4 1/2".

The stamp is from PTI(Papertrey Ink).

Thanks so much for stopping by today and listening to my story! See you guys back here tomorrow!

Have a MAGICAL Monday!


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Hibiscus birthday card made using the Tie the Knot Cricut cartridge.

Hello, friends!

Today's post is a quick one. I have one more exam to study for and need to get cracking before I totally lose interest.

This card is made using the Tie The Knot Cricut cartridge. I know that it is intended to be used for Wedding things, but some of these images can be used for lots of different things. These flowers are a great example of that. They could even be used for a tropical vacation.

The paper I used is printed out with my Imagine and the Lori's Garden cartridge.

I cut the flowers out at 3 1/2".

The stamp is from Papertrey Ink and the banner is a die from Spellbinders that I cut out using my CUTTLEBUG.

The lace is from Melissa Frances and Close To My Heart.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I will see you cool cats back here tomorrow!!

Have a wonderful Wednesday!!

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Thanks card made using the Florals Embellished cartridge and paper printed out using the Imagine and Lori's Garden.

Hello, friends!

So sorry I was a no show yesterday. I had such a busy weekend studying for this week's exams and since Mother's Day was hectic, I simply did not have the time to make anything over the weekend. Instead I had a crazy crafting session Monday morning. I was able to churn out 5 card though in about 4 hours. That could be a personal best!

Joy's card that she made last week and the one she made over at Everyday Cricut on Monday totally inspired me to pull out Florals Embellished again. I forgot how beautiful the images are on that cartridge! Also, I printed out 12 patterned papers using my Imagine and Lori's Garden. This is something I think I am going to do more often. I buy really cheap white textured paper from Walmart ($5.00 for 40 sheets), so the paper looks FANTASTIC when it prints out because it has a nice texture to it.

Again the paper is from Lori's Garden.

The flower circle is cut out at 4 1/2".

The stamps is from Papertrey Ink.

 Thanks so much for stopping by today. You guys are the best!!!

See you back here tomorrow. Oh and wish me luck on my Sociology final today. I have been studying a ton, but still a little worried!

Have a TERRIFIC Tuesday!

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My new cuttlebug storage using Cricut Everyday cartridge and From My Kitchen Cricut cartridges

Hello, my sweet blogging friends!

A few of you requested pictures of my new Cuttlebug storage and I was planning on showing some of it to you this week. However, since you guys asked I decided to show you the whole thing!

I have been on a craft room cleaning mission lately. My cuttlebug storage has bugged me for a long time now, so I needed to come up with something better. I bought some jet max cubes and noticed that the drawers would be perfect for storing both the folders and the plates.

To decorate the outside of my drawers I used my Imagine, printable vinyl, Lori's Garden Imagine cartridge, Cricut Everyday cricut cartridge(this cartridge is a Cricut circle exclusive), and the Martha Stewart Seasonal Cake Art cartridge(for the font). 

Both cuttlebugs were cut using the Cricut Everyday cartridge. I cut the font using the Martha Stewart Seasonal Cake Art.

I like the color palate that come with the Lori's Garden cartridge, so I chose it to color in the wording and pieces for the cuttlebug.

This is just layered printable vinyl. It was super easy to do!

Then by using the From My Kitchen cartridge and my Imagine I made the dividers out of the recipe cards on the cartridge. Then I used my Your Story to laminate it. This will make it last a lot longer and makes it much more substancial.

To save on ink in my Imagine, I only cut the recipe cards at 4". I then added extra paper to the bottom(I used just plain white cardstock and my ATG gun) later to make the dividers the height I wanted. Laminating this with my Your Story increases the stability and will make it last much longer.

This green print is from the Lori's Garden Imagine cartridge. I just love it!

Ok, that is it! Not a very hard thing to do, but just a little time consuming. These drawers are the perfect size for my folders though. I am so glad they were on sale a few weeks ago at Michael's!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! See you all back here tomorrow!!

Have a TERRIFIC Tuesday!


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