Crafting with Kaitlyn

Today I got to craft with my friend Kaitlyn! :)  We had so much fun.  I let her look through the Artiste cartridge booklet and she wanted to make the mailbox.  It was cut out at 3 inches.

We also made a pinwheel from the Artsite cartridge. 

Hope everyone is having a great weekend!! :)

Owl Card from Wild Card 2

I recently purchased the Wild Card 2 cartridge and have been itching to play around with it.  One of my friends is moving into a new apartment, so I thought this was a good excuse to make a cute card for her.  I decided on the Owl card.  He is soooo cute! :)

I cut the card and envelope out at 4.75.  The best thing about this card was, except for the envelope, was the rest of the paper were left over scraps. :)  I save most of my scraps and it felt good to actually use them.  On the inside of the card, I cut out the words "Whooooo's Moving?? :)

I also tried to cut out a flower from the Artiste cartridge and glue it to the front of the envelope, but it kept unraveling.  I didn't really have anything small enough to wrap it around.  After looking on Youtube (another wonderful resources for crafting) I saw a few people use a paper piercer which is on my list for the next trip to the craft store.  

Hopefully I will have some time this weekend to make some projects with the Artiste cartridge.  There are sooo many things I want to make from it, that I don't know where to start! :)

Yay for the Close to My Heart Artiste Cricut Cartridge :)

Today I spend ALOT of time in my craft room, which was awesome!  I really got to play around with the Close to My Heart Artiste cartridge which was soooo much fun!  I usually need to have a reason to craft something and have a hard time making things just for the fun of it.  With this cartridge, it was definitely easy to find things to make!

I love how an assembly book was included in the cartridge.  It made putting the items together so much easier.

This box definitely says Christmas, so I choose some poinsettia paper from a paper pad called O'Christmas Tree from Recollections.  I didn't quite have the right ribbon on hand to tie up the box, but you get the idea.  This box is on page 34 in the handbook and was cut out at 4.5 inches.  

The next one is on page 37 and was cut at 4 inches.  This one reminds me of a happy meal box, so that's my nickname for this one. :)  This cardstock was given to me, so I'm not sure where it from, but it is a mint green color.

This one is on page 48 and is cut out at 3.2 inches.  I think this one is my favorite and reminds me of a hat box.  I also cut out the bow on page 55 and used a silver brad to hold it together.  The pattern paper is a paper pad from DCWV called The Naturals Stack.  

The next shape I made was the candy box.  This is on page 68 and was cut out at 11 inches.  The paper is from the O'Christmas Tree Recollections paper pad. I used some curling ribbon to bring the edges together.  This will be another fun one for Christmas gifts.

The last one I had time for was on page 69 and was cut out at 3.5 inches.  I really like this one as well and has some great potential for being a treat box to give out a Christmas time.  It's kind of hard to see, but I placed some vellum on the underside of the lid, so there wasn't actually a hole, but you can kind of see through it.  The pattern paper is from Me & My Big ideas and the paper pad is called Specialty Cardstock.  

This cartridge has sooo much more to offer and I can't wait to play around with it some more.  I have a feeling it is going to come in very handy at Christmas time as well. :)  Hope everyone had a great weekend and here's to a good week!  

Wild Card 2 and Artiste Cartidge

Last week I went on a little buying spree, which is very unusual for me.  I purchased Wild Card 2 and the Close To My Heart cartridge Artiste with the coordinating chip boards and stamp sets.  I am beyond excited to try each one and hope to break them out this weekend. 

Things have been crazy this week and I haven't had much time to craft at all.  Willy (our new puppy) is growing so fast already and turns 9 weeks today.  I now know why puppies are so cute... it's because they can be very naughty! :)  Fortunately, he hasn't chewed up anything (yet) but he is definitely a bitter which we will need to nip in the butt. 

Hope everyone is having a great week and hopefully I will be able to post some cool projects this weekend! :)

Masculine Birthday Card with Wild Card Father

Shew... life sure has been busy with the new puppy in town!  I was able to sit down tonight for a bit and make a birthday card for my father-in-law for his birthday tomorrow.  It was made with the Wild Card cartridge.  I used the Father card on page 66.  I cut the card and envelope out at 4 1/2 inches.  I also cut out the envelope liner, frame for the card and both icons, the fish and grass.

I also went on a little buying spree today and bought the Wild Card 2 cartridge and the Close to My Heart Artiste Cartridge, which I am soooo excited to get!  It will be so much fun to play with.  I can't wait for it to arrive.

I hope everyone has a great rest of the week and hopefully I will have some time for crafting this weekend!