My first Print then Cut image with the Cricut Explore

Well I love the print then cut! I was able to calibrate and start printing in just a couple of minutes.  It was very easy to do.  I just love old keys and of course I had to cut out a P too!
I have an Imagine and Cricut gave us access to all the Imagine cartridges so now I can use them too.  These cuts are from the Country Carnival Imagine cartridge. I have a project that I will share later on with them.
Thanks Provo Craft and Cricut I love the new Cricut Explore.

Altered Book

Well you might like to see the picture that goes with the last post.  My computer is in the shop so I have to post from my phone.  Always something. 

Altered Book

Here is an altered book that I made from an old encyclopedia.  I am using it to hold cards and tags along with bits and pieces that I have.
These are so much fun to make. I used lots of pieces that were left over from past projects so I didn't make anything new for this.
This is one of the types of projects that Donna Jean puts together.  That was my inspiration for this one.  I reall like how this came out.
Donna Jean owns a Scrapbooking store in Carson City.  You can see her blog Here
The book is perfect for keeping things that you want to see and have on hand.

 I forgot to tell you that I reused the flowers on the sides of my Altered Book from my Fall wreath that I made awhile back it was knocked of the wall and broke that I could not repair it so now they are getting a new life.  You can see my other Wreaths here

Teacher Appreciation Week

Well this month has certainly gotten away from me.  Here are some of the items that we made for the teachers.  This was a box to hold all the cards and little mementos that they were given.  It is made from a CTMH My Creations Memories Box and decorated with the Typeset paper pack X7139B and Typeset Complements Canvas Shapes X7139c.  This set is perfect for anything to do with school. You can see a Scrapbook Layout and several other things that I made using the Typeset Paper Pack here.  The shapes were cut out using the Cricut/CTMH Art Philosophy cartridge.

The drink holder was from a fast food place. This was for Mrs Davis and it matches her VIP book that we gave to her on her Birthday  you can see it here.

The Thanks a-Latte card is made using my Cricut Imagine and the Imagine More Cards cartridge.





Mrs. Osterkamp's was done with the Sonoma Paper Pack x7143b, Evergreen Cork Shapes Z1719 and Bohemian Alphabet E1019.  Here is her VIP book



Unfortunately I did not get a picture of her Memories Box oops.

I still have lots more things to post from Teacher Appreciation Week.  So be sure to check back to see it all.

Tea Bag Holder

I was playing around this morning and created a box to hold my Tea bags.  I love Tea so this was a fun project to do.  The box is a simple one.
I was playing around with my Imagine and printed and cut out some things to go on the box too.  The Title shape is one that is loaded on the Imagine cut at 1.5".  The scallop square is also a shape on the Imagine cut at 3.5".  Both were printed with paper from Lori's Garden Imagine cartridge.  The scallop edge is printed and cut from L's G too.  The Tea cup is cut and printed using the Yummy Imagine cartridge.

Paper pack is Sweetheart from CTMH.
Cardstock is Gypsy from CTMH.
Ink:  Gypsy
Ribbon is from my stash.
Stamp Set is Tea Time C1438, CTMH
Imaging, Lori's Garden, Yummy-  Cricut

What a great gift the would make.  I will be making more of them soon.
Maybe I will make a bigger one for Hot Chocolate, Soups, hummmmm!  The wheels are turning now.

Diaper Cake for my Daughters Baby Shower

Talk about time flying.  One year ago we were getting ready for my Daughters Baby Shower.  We had it at our local Resturant Guadalahara.  I made all the favors, banners, diaper cake, onsies and dress cut outs for leaving words of wisdom for the new mother -to- be, and an Altered Compisition Book to list all the gifts and who gave them.
Since I started my blog in May 2011 I guess I never posted all the goodies that I made.  I had just gotten my Imagine for Christmas so the push was on to get every thing done in time.  I had so much fun, my DIL helped me put eveything together.  My DIL (Jenn) and I have made lots of invitations and shower favors and all the goodies that go with them.  We were calling ourselves the It Girls, if you need It we can make It, and we did.  But this time it was extra special it was for my Daugher. 

Here is the Diaper Cake.  I just wish I had my Art Philosophy Cartridge to make all flowers.  They were all cut using 4x4 squares trimed, folded, rolled and sponged.  Days and Day of it.

When we came home from the shower and we were unloading the car my 5 year old Grandson was standing by the car and watching everything come out.  You could tell that he had something on his mine but he just keeped standing there and waiting.  Finally he asked me "Grandama didn't you just come from the baby shower"?  Yes we did I said, then he put his arms up in the air and asked "then where is the baby"?  We all just started laughing.  You never know what they are thinking.

I will post more pictures soon.

Here are some Favor items for Weddings or Showers

I wanted to share some Wedding Favors and Shower Favors that my DIL and I have made.  The little purse is a candy holder,  The photo holder is a large binder clip.  The Tea Light holder is a box cut from the Wedding Solution Cricut Cartridge, The purse is printed and cut with my Cricut imagine and the Nursery Tails Cartridge.  I love doing Wedding invitations, Showers, Weddings, and  Baby Showers too. If you need help or ideas just contact me. The Milk Carton is a Sizzix Die Cut.

The Tea light is a battery Tea light.  They make a perfect light to put with the paper box.

This is what it looks like with the lights out.  Sorry the photo is blurry.  I will have to get out my tripod next time.  You can imagine these at every plate when you have dimmed all the lights.  It is very elegant looking with the flicker of the tea light.

The box is cut at 11.52 or fit to page.  The finished box ends up about 3" The tea light is covered with the CMTH scallop punch and pink Ric- rack.  I made little flowers and stamped the top scallop with a border stamp that I molded to fit in a circle on the top.  That is what is so cool about the CMTH clear acrylic stamp you can bend them to fit a shape that you need.  I do that all the time to form fit to my needs.  You cannot do that with any other stamps that I know of.  That is just one of the things that I love about Close To My Heart.  I will post more on these later too.