Wednesday, December 4, 2019
Maleficent coffee cup
I saw this great svg on Pinterest and couldn't resist since we are all Disney fans in this house. I found the cup in the $1.99 bin at Michael's and used permanent vinyl. I had a little issue with the super skinny lines behind Maleficent, but it seems okay without them. I will be sure to show off my reindeer one next. Thanks for looking! April
Friday, November 29, 2019
HLMS Cricut challenge Day 1
I will be honest coming out of the gate, it will most likely be next year before I do any of the other challenges Cori at Hey Let's Make Stuff has up. It is not because of difficulty! She does an amazing job of choosing differing levels of projects so even the most basic crafter can feel like a rock star. She give very detailed directions and has always been quick to answer if you email a question. I just have a billion of items sitting in my craft room as a wish list.
This card was so cute and easy...ish. I can be honest and say that paper is 95% the trouble. Fine cuts are hard, especially on black paper. I shredded over a dozen cuts of the cable before tossing my hand in the air and just hand drawing it on. The bulbs are a genius use of scraps. The svg comes set as a 5x7 but I resized the card to an A2 4x5.5. That said, I could get 2 cards from a 12x12 instead of one but again, fine cuts can be tricky. I made the mistake of using heavy white cardstock, so next time, I need the thinner cardstock for a cleaner cut.
TIP: Stampin Up cardstock will often shred or flake into layers if the cuts are ultra fine. Same for cheaper bulk papers like the Recollections black stack from Michaels.
I strongly suggest a new blade or sharpen your blade with some aluminum foil. The foil helps keep gummy stuff and small shreds of paper off the blade.
In the end, it still turned out super cute. I may end up making a stack of these for next year. Thanks for looking! April
Sunday, November 24, 2019
Double sided chalkboard signs
I saw this adorable sign on Pinterest. While there was no svg file, the directions stated the fonts used and where the wreath image was found. I tweaked the design a bit then ran to Michaels to track down the cute chalkboard. What was not said was that these were small table signs from the wedding section and were on clearance for $7.97 for 6! Yep, 6. The are much smaller than the picture shows, only 4.5x6" without the wood base. So, I made all 6 to give as gifts this year. I used permanent vinyl and found crayola chalk at the Dollar Tree. I included 2 sticks tied with jute twine. The photo shows both sides of the board. Thanks for looking! April
Wednesday, November 20, 2019
Frosty's Hat treat holder
I had a ton of black cardstock scraps from making the penguin gift card envelopes and saw this idea on Pinterest. The top of the hat used all my scraps. The top is a piece of 3x8 inch paper, scored at 1/2" down the long side. Snip the paper up to the half inch mark to give you tabs to glue to the hat base. Use a bone folder to help curl the paper, then use some tear tape to join the two ends, push down the tabs and use a 2 1/2" circle to hold the shape. I used the largest circle in the Nestabilities set for the brim. The hat is finished with a 1/2"x8" scrap of Real Red cardstock, but you can use ribbon as well. I found the felt leaves at Tuesday Morning in a package with poinsettias for $1.99 for 30 pieces. The berries are extra large pearls, colored with a copic marker. Be sure to leave some dry time or use a heat gun to set it. I also dropped another 2 1/2" circle into the hat to hide the tabs and make it look more finished. Last, I stuffed a bag in the tube and filled with Hershey's kisses and tied with an organza ribbon. Thanks for looking! April
Labels:
Christmas,
craft fair,
Stampin' Up
Wednesday, November 13, 2019
Gift Card Bag
I found this cute gift card bag on Pinterest and thought it would be a cute craft fair idea. Be sure to use double sided paper because you have to fold down a small part for the top of the bag. I also used the scrap to make the bow using the Stampin Up bow builder punch. I recommend using lighter weight paper, as cardstock is more likely to crack at the seams and becomes bulky with the folded down top. I used the retired word window punch to make the handle. Inside is a small baggie with Starlight mint disks and tied with a red satin ribbon. It will serve to keep the gift card in place. Thanks for looking! April
Labels:
craft fair,
gift,
Stampin' Up
Saturday, November 9, 2019
Cider Mugs
After the cocoa mugs sold so well at last year's craft fair, I decided to add some apple cider mugs as well. These were made with a template I found online and imported into Design Space. The paper is from DCWV paper stack I found at JoAnn. I used a stamp from a past My Paper Pumpkin kit from a few years ago, stamped in Chocolate Chip ink. I added a small heart and a bow made from linen thread. Thanks for looking! April
Labels:
craft fair,
Cricut,
My Paper Pumpkin,
Stampin' Up
Tuesday, November 5, 2019
Baymax First Aid Kit
Our youngest received this cute first aid box from a local children's hospital and it was pretty boring with a sticker on the front. I promised I would make his own special kit. I found a cute Baymax image and imported it into Cricut Design Space, using contour to fill in the image. I also made the title, cutting it all in vinyl. I found the pain scale and used the print and cut feature after adding Baymax's quote. I laminated the pain scale before gluing it inside the lid. Thanks for looking! April
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Labels:
Cricut,
Disney,
kids crafts,
vinyl
Friday, November 1, 2019
Ugly Christmas Sweater Tags
Sometimes, the best plans just fail big. These were supposed to be gift card holders and the tab at the top was the way to pull it out. Unfortunately, the sweaters are just a bit too small once glued together and making them bigger means only getting one out of a 12x12 sheet. I can't justify the waste of paper. Rather then toss them out, I turned them into tags. They can go on a package or hang on a stocking or tree. I also debated about making a garland of ugly sweaters. As my teen says, "They are horrible and I love them!"
These were based on a paper pattern I found and imported into Cricut Design Space. I have several different papers but only took a picture of two as a sample. I plan to play with the design to see of I can revise these but they won't go to waste for now. Thanks for looking! April
These were based on a paper pattern I found and imported into Cricut Design Space. I have several different papers but only took a picture of two as a sample. I plan to play with the design to see of I can revise these but they won't go to waste for now. Thanks for looking! April
Labels:
Christmas,
craft fair,
Cricut,
gift
Sunday, October 27, 2019
Mitten lip balm holders
I fell in love with My Favorite Things lip balm set. They are very reasonable in price. The stamps are $9, lip balm window die is $10.99, the rip strip die for $9.99, and the pouches are 10 for $3.99. Many people were using the bookmark die to make the pouches, but I wanted something different. I went hunting for a pattern to import into Cricut Design Space and found a pattern for a mitten. I duplicated and flipped the image to make a front and back, then sized to fit four mitts on a page.

Once it was glued together, I used a crop-a-dile to punch a hole in the corner and added a circle tag stamped with one of the sentiments and a small punched heart. I left the string long enough to be tied to a gift, hung on the tree or added to a stocking. Thanks for looking! April
Labels:
Christmas,
craft fair,
gift,
MFT
Wednesday, October 23, 2019
Santa & Penguin gift card envelopes
I am getting ready for a local craft fair. This is the second year I am participating and am trying different things. These Santa gift card holders sold really well last year, so I am adding the penguin ones to see how they do. I got a lot of positive responses from them and sold out.
I used the envelope punch board to make the smallest envelope, then added a white liner where a greeting can be added. I made the Santa belly band with Basic Black and punched the belt with champagne glimmer paper using a scalloped square punch.
The penguin's belly is a large oval punch on white glimmer paper, then trimmed even with the bottom of the envelope. The eyes are punched from small circles and I used a gel pen to give a little sparkle. A small heart punched from Pumpkin Pie cardstock is the beak. I used a mini velcro dot for the closure. (They are a bit pricey, but I found some on clearance and have used a 50 or 60% off coupon at Joann.) Thanks for looking! April
I used the envelope punch board to make the smallest envelope, then added a white liner where a greeting can be added. I made the Santa belly band with Basic Black and punched the belt with champagne glimmer paper using a scalloped square punch.
The penguin's belly is a large oval punch on white glimmer paper, then trimmed even with the bottom of the envelope. The eyes are punched from small circles and I used a gel pen to give a little sparkle. A small heart punched from Pumpkin Pie cardstock is the beak. I used a mini velcro dot for the closure. (They are a bit pricey, but I found some on clearance and have used a 50 or 60% off coupon at Joann.) Thanks for looking! April
Labels:
Christmas,
craft fair,
gift,
Stampin' Up
Saturday, October 19, 2019
Epic Birthday
This card is for one of my son's friends. I used Lemon Lime Twist, with layers of Basic Black and watercolor paper. I used Lemon Lime Twist, Tempting Turquoise, and Green Galore inks to watercolor the background. I stamped images from SU Epic Celebration in Momento Tuxedo Black. The skaters are silhouettes cut from my Cricut machine. Thanks for looking! April
Labels:
birthday,
card,
Cricut,
kids birthday,
Stampin' Up
Monday, October 14, 2019
Warm Wishes cocoa mugs
These adorable paper mugs are based on a mug card I found on Pinterest. I took the template and instead of printing it on cardstock and cutting it out, I transferred the image to Cricut Design Space and adjusted it for cutting. I use double sided 12x12 and get 2 per sheet. Once they are removed from the cutting mat, simply fold and glue along the two sides. I embellished these with a print and cut design I created in Design Space, as well as cutting tags that are tied on the handle. All I have to do is slip a hot cocoa packet into them. These will be sold at the craft fair in November and these were big sellers last year. They make great co-worker gifts or stocking stuffers and there is plenty of room to slip a gift card inside. Thanks for looking! April
Labels:
Christmas,
craft fair,
Cricut,
gift
Thursday, October 10, 2019
Donald Duck shaker card
My MIL loves all things Donald Duck so for her birthday, I couldn't resist recreating this card from Queen and Co. It was a snap using the dies and papers from the company and I love them so much I can't wait to order another set. I used seed beads I got from JoAnn to fill the shaker. Thanks for looking! April
Saturday, October 5, 2019
Sweet birthday

Tuesday, October 1, 2019
Making Christmas bright

I used Stampin Up's Making Christmas Bright set. The card is based on this one from Pinterest. I used sponge daubers to make the glow. TIP: sponge off a bit and tap lightly. As you can see the red ones are really dark. Because I was mass producing this card for our annual mailing, I loved using the stamparatus from SU. Each string of lights were stamped 3 times, and on 4 dozen cards. I swapped the sentiment and used a banner punch to notch the ends. Cardstock colors are Whisper White and Basic Black. Bulb colors include: Real Red, Pumpkin Pie, Daffodil Delight, Lemon Lime Twist, Pacific Point, and Gorgeous Grape.
Thanks for looking! April
Thursday, September 26, 2019
Dollar Tree fall door hanger
After seeing the article from Angie at Burton Avenue, I couldn't wait to try this adorable fall pumpkin door hanger. I found several hangers to choose from, but chose the same as featured in the article. I also found the ribbon and leaves at Dollar Tree. I have enough ribbon the make several more of these, so it really inexpensive. Bonus, the Oracal 12x12 vinyls sheets are on sale at Michaels this week for .99 each! I will say, after following the tutorial, I think I would not cut the vinyl and try to line it up to the pumpkin, but cut out a rectangle, stick the vinyl in place, then cut away the excess with a craft knife. The rest comes together quickly and uses a bit of hot glue to place the leaves and bow. I ran out of jute twine so I used linen thread as a substitute. Thanks for looking! April
Labels:
Cricut,
Dollar Tree,
Fall,
home decor
Monday, September 23, 2019
Jolly Elf gift card holder
I am selling at our local high school craft fair in November. Last year, these Hershey Kisses gift card holders were a huge hit, along with a couple other style of holders. You will find the link to my last year design here and the video tutorial here.
This year, I have three colors - Old Olive, Real Red, and Shaded Spruce. I am using retired 6x6 Stampin Up DSP, a sentiment using a Cricut print and cut on white cardstock, and punch art elves. The elf is made using Petal Pink cardstock for the face and ears. The face is punched with a retired ornament punch from SU, and a fiskars flower petal punch for the ears. The nose is a 3/8 inch circle punch and is attached with a foam dot. They eyes are punched from a 3/8 in circle in white and a 1/4 in circle in black. You can also use the owl builder punch from SU. The hat is punched in Real Red from a heart punch, then removing the bumps of the heart with an oval punch. I also made the green brim of the hat from the oval punch. I glued mini white pom poms on the tip of the hat and a hand drawn smile. Thanks for looking! April

Labels:
Christmas,
Cricut,
gift,
holiday,
Stampin' Up
Friday, September 20, 2019
Donald Duck card
This is a card from Queen and Company's Magical Characters shaker die kit. I chose not to make a shaker and just use the iconic Donald Duck sailor hat. This card was fast and easy to put together. I do recommend using an adhesive sheet on the back of the cardstock before cutting to make it easier to piece together. I used the retired Stampin Up bow builder punch for Donald's bow. Add a couple of buttons and some white gel pen details and there you have it. Thanks for looking! April
Labels:
Disney,
kids birthday,
QandCo,
Stampin' Up
Wednesday, September 18, 2019
Mickey subway art
This second subway art canvas was made for my youngest. He is a huge Mickey fan and I wanted something to put over his desk. It uses images found on the internet, as well as the Mickey font Cricut cartridge. Again, I used the Jennifer Maker tutorial to create the canvas. Thanks for looking! April
Labels:
Cricut,
Disney,
home decor,
kids gift
Friday, June 21, 2019
Newsies Subway Canvas
I recently watched a great tutorial at JenniferMaker where she made subway art with vinyl on canvas. I was inspired to make a canvas for my son. He recently played Darcy and an extra newsie in his high school production of Newsies. I found images online and mixed various fonts to create this. He was thrilled with it and mentioned having one made for each of the school plays he participates in.
I will be honest, even using the permanent vinyl, it was hard to get it to stick. I used Cricut and Oracal 651. The Cricut brand was much easier to weed and remove the backing. The Oracal brand has a stiffer backing and it would flake apart, leaving a very thin plastic-like layer behind that was a pain to remove.
I have read about prepping the canvas with mod podge, gesso, or acrylic paint. I think these would help and will be trying this in the future. I will let you know how it works out. Thanks for looking! April
I will be honest, even using the permanent vinyl, it was hard to get it to stick. I used Cricut and Oracal 651. The Cricut brand was much easier to weed and remove the backing. The Oracal brand has a stiffer backing and it would flake apart, leaving a very thin plastic-like layer behind that was a pain to remove.
I have read about prepping the canvas with mod podge, gesso, or acrylic paint. I think these would help and will be trying this in the future. I will let you know how it works out. Thanks for looking! April
Thursday, June 6, 2019
Personalized Starbucks cup


I purchased the cup on Amazon and found a pre-made file that I tweaked for the custom part. I used Oracal 651 in Brewers Blue and cut it on the Cricut Explore.
Inside the cup, is a little filler, two k-cups, a gift card and a handful of Hershey's kisses. For a 16 oz cup, it holds a lot!

Monday, June 3, 2019
Hats Off

Labels:
birthday,
Disney,
kids birthday,
Q & Co
Monday, March 11, 2019
All About Me album

This album is made using papers from Stampin Up's retired Class Act papers from their old Simply Scrappin line...yep, that paper is probably more than 5 years old and moved to three different states!
Colors include: Basic Black, Basic Grey, Whisper White, Crushed Curry, Bashful Blue, and Real Red.
All the rounded flaps are cards that come out of the album and every page features a flip of pocket with extra storage inside. I made cards for many of the pockets where school pics or memories can be stored.
Thanks for looking! April
Labels:
album,
kids gift,
scrapbooking,
Stampin' Up
Tuesday, February 12, 2019
Birthday Brew
Wow, it has been way too long since my last post. It is not for lack of crafting, more time shortages. I have one kiddo away at college, middle child is busy with the high school robotics team and the spring musical, the youngest has medical appointments. By the time I get everyone settled, I may get a few quick projects going and then off to bed!
This is for my hubby's be
st friend. He is a fan of home-brewed beer, so I used Stampin' Up's Bubble Over set. The base is Lemon-Lime Twist with layers of Whisper White and retired DSP. I stamped the bottles using Versamark, then heat embossed with extra thick chunky clear emboss to get the drippy glossy finish. I stamped again in Real Red and Pacific Point for the label wraps. The tags are in Tempting Turquoise and Lemon Lime Twist. All the die cuts are from the bottles coordinating dies. I also used the dies to cut some of the designer paper bottles (retired). I popped the labels up on dimensionals and cut the bottle tops from gold foil.

TIP: I keep the foil scraps from other projects and cut a ton of the bottle tops at once. I store them in a mini zip baggie for beads, storing it in the stamp case. I also use magnetic tape in the case to hold the dies inside the coordinating stamp case.
bubbles in Calypso Coral, Lemon-Lime Twist, and Tempting Turquoise. Thanks for looking! April
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