June 2019 Kard Klub Swap

I have not shared my cards from our Kard Klub Swap in a long time.  So here they are in a video so you can see them all.

Here is my project that we made.

Here is all of them together.

Prima Modeling Material

I have been having so much fun with the Prima Molds and Modeling Material.  I love being able to make the molds my self and then paint them to match my projects.  In this video I show you how I use the Modeling Material and also how I paint them.  I will be using they on my Mini Albums and other crafts that I make as well.  #michelesinkitstampit #itsallaboutthescrapbook

I bought all my supplies at It's All About The Scrapbook In Dixon, Ca.  They just got their new website up and going to be sure to check it out.
Here is just some of what we did.

This is my youngest grandchild after the video.  She decided that she wanted to paint too.  Love it when they join in.

My oldest granddaughter was journaling in her Mini Album at the table as well.

Business Sign for my Sister-In-Law

I was asked by my Sister-In-Law Lani to make a sign for her.  She will use it at her Craft Shows.  She makes bags and purses.  I asked her a few questions about how she wanted it to look.  She will be using an EZ-Up at her shows so it couldn't be made out of anything to heavy or to light.  After searching my drift wood pile I decided that I had nothing that would work or was the right size.  We went to dinner at my friend Bert's who has a bigger pile of drift wood and I found the perfect size of wood and it was also light weight.  It ended up being 7"x17"'s Perfect!

Now to design it.  I searched on Cricut Design Space for bag and it came up with some pictures of a lady holding some bags.  I showed them to Lani and she picked out the one she wanted.  Next we needed to pick a font.  I pick out a couple that I thought would work best on the sign and be legible from a distance and she choose the one she liked.

I made a rectangle in DS for the shapes and sized it to the board that I will be using.  After adding all my images and words to fit on the board (rectangle) I cut it out on some contact paper.

I then painted my board black because that is what I wanted the letters to be.  After letting the paint dry I then applied the Contact Paper to the board and made sure it was stuck down good.  Then I painted over the whole thing in black again.  This prevents bleeding.  After that dried I applied a thick coat of White Waverly paint from Walmart over the black

I forgot to take a picture of the 2 coats of black.  But here it is with the vinyl and White paint on top

Here is the finished piece after peeling off the vinyl to reveal the black underneath.  I think it turned out just fine.

Here are just a few of the bags that she is making

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Cricut Mat 101

Well, after my Cricut Academy Classes I realized that there is a need for some simple How-To videos so I will start making them.  Here are 3 of the ones that I have already.

Number 1
This video talks about the different kinds of mats and what they are used for.

Number 2
This video shows you how to properly load your mat into you Cricut

Number 3
In this video I answer a question from a viewer about how to repair a chipped or cracked mat.

I hope these videos will help you.  If you have an question that you would like me to answer or show you how, please just let me know.

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Wendy Vecchi Make Art STAY-tion

I have a great find that I think you will love.  I think it is going to be one of those must haves for your crafting needs.  It will be like having extra hands to help you out.

It is the Make Art STAY-tion by Wendy Vecchi from Ranger.  I got mine at It's All About The Scrapbook in Dixon, California.  I could hardly believe it when I saw it.  So I had to get it home and do an unboxing video for it.  I also created a stencil that you can use if you have Cricut Access.  It is in the comments of the video.

So here it is

OMG!  I can't believe I kept saying STAY cation.  Guess I really need a vacation.  I actually said it twice.

Well what do you think about it?  I would like to know.  Leave me a comment and let me know what you think.

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Got Screwdriver?

I have been using my Granddaughters Hello Kitty sewing machine since my Spegial quit working.  Hers had no power cord or instructions.  While I was using it a a crop it got jammed up and I needed to take the plate under the presser foot out.  I tried every screwdriver I could find and none would fit in the small area.  I was stuck!  One of the ladies said she would get a small one when she went home that night but that meant that day was a waist.  I decided I needed to find one that was small enough to keep in by tool kit and have it at the ready when I need it.
My husband always goes to Harbor Freight so I told him the next time he goes that I wanted to go too.  I actually love to go there and look for things that I can use in my crafting and they are way cheaper too.
Here is the set that I bought.  It was only $2.99

 Of course you know I could not leave it in that package and I could not put it in my tool kit by itself, because I would never find it when I needed it.  So I fired up my Cricut Easy Press and opened up Design Space and I came up with this design.  I had some leftover muslin bags that were in my stash.  So here it is all Ironed on.

The little set fit perfect in the little bag.  So now it is always together and I can find it easily in my tool kit.

It looks so cute in the bag all tied up.

This was so easy and simple to do.  In total it only took me 15 mins from start to finish.
Here is the cut file if you would like to use it. 
https://design.cricut.com/#/landing/user-project/142702460

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