Liebster Award

 

Thank you so much Angela B at  OK Cricuteer Blog Spot for choosing me to receive this Liebster Award.   Angela is very talented person on The Outlawz Ning and I am pleased that she chose me for this award.

"The origins of the Liebster Blog award are somewhat unclear but the general consensus is that it originated in Germany, Liebster meaning favorite or dearest, to showcase bloggers with fewer than 200 followers. Upon accepting the award the recipient must then pass it on to five more blogs of note."

Without further adieu, here's what you do as a presenter of this award! 

1. Thank your Liebster Blog Award presenter on your blog.
2. Link back to the blogger who presented the award to you.
3. Copy and paste the blog award on your blog.
4. Present the Liebster Blog Award to 5 blogs of 200 followers or less who you feel deserve.
5. Let them know they have been chosen by leaving a comment at their blog.

So, now it's my turn to pay it forward, my picks for fellow bloggers with less than 200 followers, in no particular order, are as follows:

1. Shalana Glass Scrappin' with Shalana

2. Tammy Venable-Garnett From Me 2 U Papercrafting

3. April R. Jackson The Purple Scrapbook

4. Monique T. Mixon Mix-on The Memories: Let Freedom Ring

5. Tracey Jean Sticky Inky Fingers

Now, choose 5 blogs that you like and give them the award!

Graducation Card 2012

This is the card I made for each of the graduates in my family this year. I used SU confetti white card stock for the card base, bazzill textured black and gold card stock, and Paper Studio Pearlized white card stock. The embellishments are from the Jolees' Boutique Graduation 3D sticker pack. The outside sentiment is from a stamp purchased from Hobby Lobby. TFL

Beautiful Friend

Beautiful Friend

I made this card for someone to give to a friend who is moving away. I used bright fun colors so that it would not be to soggy and sad.  The paper is from DCWV Citrus Stack and the image is Hugabella.

I made this book using chipboard and a Bo Bunny paper pack for my doctor who is leaving my area next month.  All the office staff has to do now is to write messages to her.

The Best Things in Life Are Handmade!

This card was made as a reminder that the best things in life are the ones that are handmade. The image is called Copica from Etsy.  I listed the colors I used for the skin and hair for those of you who like the tones.  Thank you for stopping by.

Valentine Goodie Boxes

I cannot believe it is time for Valentines.  It seemed as if Christmas was just yesterday.  SVGCuts.com has a great SVG kit called Love Me Do that I just had to have.  Boy am I glad this great file is in my collection.  As you can see, I went a little crazy with these cute little boxes.  U used Sure Cuts-A-Lot 2, Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge, and Cricut Gypsy to make thes boxed.  The heart shaped boxes and not hard but it takes time to put them together.  Thank you all for stopping by my blg.

Christmas Themed Gift Card Holders

          

Wouldn't you know Subway would be out of the Christmas theme gift cards and holders when I went to get some for a few special people at my job. So guess what, I had to make my own holders. Here is the youtube video where I got my inspiration: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9cJPA9GxZ4&feature=related.

This will be my final post until after the New Year. I want everyone to have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Santa's Village Christmas Card

I finally got my Christmas cards done. I decided to use the Cricut Craft Room with my imagine and this is what I came up with. Everything on this card is from the Sant's Village Imagine Cart.

I gave the Santa a little more color with the Copic E33 marker and added a little sparkle Copic Spica markers.

The Craft Room started glitching after a while so I finished my card elements directly on my imagine.

Scraps

If you are like me, you find yourself with more scraps of cardstock and patterned paper than you have projects to use them. I have decided to start making either 3x3 or 4x4 cards to use on gifts instead of purchasing these small cards from the store. Like I mentioned a few months ago, you may want to start making tiny embellishments such as flower pots, roses, and paper punches with your scraps to minimize your pile. Because you have endless possibilities with your tiny creations, you can save the embellishments for future layouts and cards.

Just a Note

I recently purchased the CTMH Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge bundle. Well, last night was the time moment for me to check out how to make those cute little flowers that are on this cartridge. Using the Gypsy, Expression, quilling tool and glossy accents made this process a cinch. Subsequently, I could not let these cute little flowers go to waste. I found a card sketch from Splitcoaststampers.com and used my Color Scheme Bible book by Anna Starmer to find some card stock that would coordinate with my flowers. This book is used by interior designers to pick out color palettes but I use it to help pick out coordinating colors for my cards and layouts. I used Copic sketch markers to color my image and ribbon. I used SU pixie pink to stamp the image. Thanks for checking me out.