Fab Five Friday

Welcome to Fab Five Friday! For those of you that are new to this blog, every Friday I showcase five blogs, websites or posts that I think you will enjoy.

Please don’t forget to enter the Favorite Craft Project Ever giveaway. Just click here to go to the post! You have until midnight on July 3rd to enter.

Before we get started I would like to thank my hubbie for doing last week’s Fab Five post. We just got back from a 10 day vacation in Missoula and Yellowstone Park. Too much fun…now time to unpack the trailer!

This is my favorite summer kit from SVG Cuts and it is only $6.99 for the entire kit. You get the Ferris Wheel, Funhouse Birthday Card, Carnival Tent Box, versatile Cupcake Wrapper and Scrapbook Page! Click here to see a trailer and an assembly tutorial. I love being able to use SVG files with my new Cameo!

It is CHA time again! To see CHA Summer 2012 sneak peeks, click here. The CHA conference starts on July 16 and the floor show begins on July 17th. We are in for a treat this summer!

Have you heard about the new TLC show, Craft Wars? Since we were on vacation, I missed the debut, but I am going to watch a rerun. Here is the link to the TLC site and a coupon for 50% off any regular purchase at Michaels. Hurry because the coupon expires on Saturday June 30th. You may also want to check out Craft War’s new blog! You can even sign up for a Twitter feed!

Are you addicted to your Cricut machines and Pinterest? If so check out the official Cricut Pinterest site! I love the 4th of July board! I would also love it if you would check out my Pinterest site by clicking here.

Speaking of Cricut machines, are you checking out the today’s deals on Cricut products?  I love a Cricut bargain and you can find several by clicking here.

Hope you are having a fun filled Fab Five Friday!

Favorite Craft Project Ever Giveaway!

Today’s giveaway is all about you! I thought it would be fun to find out more about each other so please leave a comment on this post telling us about your favorite craft project of all time. To play, you need to be a subscriber/follower of my blog. You can sign up over on the left side of this blog (if you are not there already). For two chances to win, please join my FB page, by clicking here and leave an additional comment on this post that you liked my page.

I’ll go first. My favorite project was creating a paper shadow box that I posted a few weeks ago. I love creating something out of paper that is unique! Here are a couple of photos. Click here to see the original post.

Now it is your turn!

The winner will be picked at random using the random number generator and will be announced on July 4th! The winner will receive the Just Because Cards Cricut cartridge….perfect for those summer projects.

Remember the contest closes at midnight on July 3rd!

Quick and Easy Iris Folding System Using Your Cricut Machine

I finally finished the cards that I demonstrated in my iris folding video and could not wait to post them. Click here to see the original post and video.

I love how easy this system is to use and that you can use it with tons of different Cricut images! This image was from Create A Critter.

I used Word to create this sentiment.

I used Once Upon a Princess for this adorable card. I think I might be seriously addicted to Iris folding!

Thanks for visiting and stay tuned for a fun new giveaway that involves all of you!

Fab Five Friday! From Yellowstone

Greetings from Yellowstone National Park. Linda asked me to post a different Fab Five today. The five would be from Yellowstone Park so here goes!

This is Clyde. Our Yellowstone lawn bison. Linda named him so I guess we'll keep him.

This is a Yellowstone wolf that was traversing the Yellowstone Lamar Valley. It caused quite a stir as it moved along the highway from about 100 yds away.

The bull elk are busy growing out their horns for the upcoming fall.

This was a badger family that set up residence right next to the road. The baby is about as big as a small cat.

This marmot was having a good scratch on a rock.

We saw some black bear cubs on a log. Mom was nearby at a safe distance from us.

Thanks Linda for letting me have a day on your blog and come back next week for more new and exciting posts from Linda!

Bill

Quick and Easy Iris Folding System Using Your Cricut Machine

I recently saw Anna Griffin on HSN and she was demonstrating her new Iris folding kit so I decided to make one using my Cricut. You only need one Iris folding template and you can use it for lots of different Cricut cuts.  You can even make the iris fold part in advance before you make your card. I had so much fun coming up with this system.

In the video below, I demonstrate how to make this card as well as how to use the iris folding template for other Cricut cuts. Also, I demonstrate how to make two additional Cricut cards and how to design the openings. You can use Cricut Craft room, your Gypsy or Design Studio to cut out the openings. In the video, I use my Gypsy. This technique will also work for other cutting machines.

Click here for the link to the template thanks to My Kinda Living! I tried several different templates, but this one worked the best. I have additional instructions on my video.

To get started, here are directions on how to save and size the template.  You can size this to meet your needs but I sized mine to 4 1/8 x 4 1/8.

1. On the web page “My Kinda’ Living”, Iris Folding Pattern/Template, right-click and copy #3 Square Iris Folding Pattern/Template 
2. Open Microsoft Word. Right-click and paste it in to the Word document. 
3. In Word, go to View menu and click Ruler. There should be a ruler with inches on the top and left side of the document.  
4. Grab the bottom right corner of the graphic and drag it to 4 1/8 inches on the rulers and let go.
5. Hit print and you are ready to go!

This can also be accomplished in Adobe Photoshop or Elements using the Image/Resize command.

Have a great day!

Update: 6/21/12 Link to template fixed!

Linda

Wheel Barrow Centerpiece

I am a huge fan of Patricia Zapata from a Little Hut and fell in love with this adorable wheelbarrow file. Click here to purchase the file and here to see a tutorial on how to put it together.

I am planning to use this as a centerpiece for an upcoming party, but as most of you know I need help with floral displays so I took my empty wheel barrow to Jourdan a very talented floral designer for Knox Flowers in Helena, MT. She worked her magic with silk flowers (real flowers are a little too heavy for this project) and I now have a new centerpiece that I love! Thanks again Jourdan!

Here is a close-up of the wheel barrow which is made entirely out of paper. It is surprisingly sturdy!

Thanks for visiting and stay tuned for a fun new Cricut video. You are going to love this project!

Fab Five Friday

Welcome to Fab Five Friday! For those of you that are new to this blog, every Friday I showcase five blogs, websites or posts that I think you will enjoy.

I fell in love with this onesie card made by Kelly from Lovin’ the Life I Color. For her adorable card she used a file designed by Lori Whitlock. You could also use a Cricut cartridge to design this cute card. There is an adorable onesie card on Cricut Everyday Pop Up Cards cartridge that would be perfect. I love the colors Kelly chose and all her sweet details!

Guess what? My Scrap Chick’s new website is up and running. I am a huge fan of her cutting files and love her freebie Fridays. Be sure to sign up for her newsletter and receive access to a free cutting file every week. You are going to love her brand new site!

For an adorable Father’s Day card that will make you smile, be sure to check out Ally’s post. You will love her blog, Rock Paper Cricut! Scroll down to see an adorable cupcake card and more.

Be sure to visit My Little Shoebox blog to see an adorable “What I Love About You” mini album created by Carol Theng for her husband’s birthday. It is too cute!

For even more scrapbook inspiration, check out From the Inside Out. Zoe’s blog is full of beautiful and artistic pages. You will love this blog too!!

Hope you are having a fun filled Fab Five Friday! Stop back Monday to see a fun project that involves a wheel. I would love to hear your guesses!

Martha Stewart Crafts Air Dry Clay Review

I recently purchased the new Martha Stewart Air Dry Clay kit and could not wait to show it to all of you. This clay is produced by Deco Clay Craft Academy and is the most unique clay ever! In fact, it feels like non-sticky marshmallow crème. Really! I can’t wait to see what Martha Stewart does next!

You can buy this kit from HSN by clicking here or Amazon.com by clicking here. I bought mine from HSN. Hope you enjoy the video!

I Udderly Forgot Your Birthday!

I love making shaped cards and the Create A Critter Cricut Cartridge makes it so easy! This cartridge is one of my go-to ones for card making! 

I used the glue and fold method to make this adorable card. The image is on page 60 and I used all the layers. I wanted additional layers so I cut layer one twice and trimmed it to fit. I just had to have polka dots spots. The bow is from page 62. The fun thing about this card is that you can adjust the size to meet your needs!

Since this is a belated birthday card, I came up with this funny, or at least I thought it was funny, sentiment using Word. Click here to see my video on how to use Word for sentiments and here for the Photoshop version. I added faux stitching and was done.

Thanks for visiting and have a great week. Be sure to stop back Wednesday for an interesting new video. I am reviewing a new craft product from Martha Stewart and you are going to love it.

Fab Five Friday!

Welcome to Fab Five Friday! For those of you that are new to this blog, every Friday I showcase five blogs, websites or posts that I think you will enjoy.

I discovered this charming card made by Gigi from The Cricut Bug on My Craft Spot’s blog. Be sure to check out both of their blogs for Cricut and card making inspiration! This card is perfect for a child’s first birthday!

If you are looking for scrapbooking ideas, check out My Mind’s Eye blog. I love the Diamond Jubilee pages so be sure to scroll down so you don’t miss them.

Are you addicted to Washi tape? If so you can find lots of it on the Freckled Fawn website. I can’t wait to order the button tape. Warning….. this store is addicting!

I love freebies and I know you do too! For 29 adorable piecing patterns click here. These sweet patterns from Scrapbooks etc. will add a touch of fun to your cards or scrapbook pages. My favorites are the clothesline on slide 16 and the hamburger pattern on slide 25.

I mentioned this site once before, but it is so worth repeating! I have been a Hungry Girl fan for a very long time and now have three of her books. I am a hungry girl and I am always looking for low calorie recipes that taste great! I so could not live without her onion rings or her low calorie pizza recipes! Hope you enjoy this site as much as I do. She is even on The Cooking Channel. Love her!

Hope you are having a fun filled Fab Five Friday! Stop back Monday to see an adorable card made with my much neglected Cricut E2!

Vintaj Video: Part Two

I just finished my final Vintaj video and could not wait to share. I am seriously addicted to Vintaj. Can you tell?

In this video I demonstrate how to use Vintaj metal blanks and opaque paints to make this quick and easy necklace.

Click here to see my first video to learn more about Vintaj and how to make these earrings using your Cuttlebug or embossing machine and embossing folders.

Thanks for visiting and now I am off to make a card using my much neglected Cricut!

Funkadelic Birthday Card and a Tip on Cutting Glitter Paper with your Cricut.

I recently purchased the Groovy Time Cricut cartridge and decided to make a quick birthday card for a friend.

I used the glue and fold method to make the card base. To view my video on three different ways to make a shaped card, please click here. I love that it is such an unusual shape!

The image is on page 26 and I used all the layers. The glitter paper is from DCWV Glitter Cardstock stack and is very thick. I love how easy it is to cut this glitter paper with my Cricut E2. I just set my speed to one, pressure 5, blade depth to 6 and then I set my Gypsy to cut it twice. Love it!

Thanks for visiting and have a funkadelic day! My new word for the day…can you tell?

Fab Five Friday!

Welcome to Fab Five Friday! For those of you that are new to this blog, every Friday I showcase five blogs, websites or posts that I think you will enjoy.

Check out this amazing Vintage Father’s Day party at Kara’s Party Ideas. The fun thing about this party is that you could recreate it using your Cricut or cutting machine. There are even stamps that would work for this theme. To me this is the perfect Father’s Day party! While you are there be sure to check out Kara’s Phineas and Ferb 5th Birthday party post. Too cute!

Stamp2cut is finally here! According to Tim Holtz, the new machine is finally shipping to stores. This is an amazing machine that allows you to stamp and then a cutting machine cuts out your image. Click here to learn more and to see a very informative video! Wow!

I love My Craft Channel and know you do too! I recently watched an informative video from Theresa Collins and just had to share. She shows you how to recycle paper boxes into adorable books. Click here to see her video and here to see her blog post. Be sure to check out all the shows on My Craft Channel.

I love buttons so much that last year I made an entire video on using buttons. Click here to see my video. Now Silhouette has come out with the most amazing button cards and cuts and I just had to share them with you. Click here and here for super cute button cards and here and here for adorable antique buttons by Lori Whitlock. You are going to love these!

Echo Park has done it again. They just published another free idea e-book that features 25 pages of ideas for Father’s Day, birthdays, weddings and more. Projects include 6 cards, 9 layouts and 5 altered projects. Click here to get your free copy!

Hope you are having a fun filled Fab Five Friday! Stop back Monday to see a funkadelic birthday card made with the Cricut Groovy Times cartridge and glitter paper. I so need to use my Cricuts more!