Thank you card from Artiste

HAPPY NEW YEAR!! :)  I hope everyone had a great Christmas and New Years.  We sure did! :)  One of my goals this year is to get back on track with blogging and to do a weekly posting.  Below is my first post of the year!

Today's card was a quick and easy one from the Artiste cartridge and another that I will put away and use when needed.

The card and envelope were cut at 8 1/2 inches and is from page 58 in the handbook.   The Thank you sentiment was cut at 1 3/4 inches and is on page 65.  It was hard to get a good picture because the paper was shiny, so below was my best attempt.

My Reading nook is coming along nicely and am hoping to get it painted this weekend.  I will definitely post before and after pics when it is all done.  Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Mr. & Mrs. Card from Artiste cartridge

My cousin and a friend were just married and I wanted to make a special card for them.  I scrap lifted this idea from Everyday Cricut (http://www.cricutholiday.com/2012/08/cricut-artiste-wedding-card.html) who have made some great projects with the Artiste cartridge.  

Their wedding colors are navy blue and light blue, so I wanted to make something that reflected those colors.  On the Artiste cartridge I used the heart envelope on page 36 and cut it out at 4.25 inches.  For the card I used the one on page 56 and it was cut out at 4.5 inches.  The stamp on the inside of the card is from Inkadinkado and is number 97892.  There are some really cute wedding stamps on this set.

The wedding was last night and it was so fun! :)  My husband was one of the groomsmen, and he looked very handsome in his suit.  Congrats Dave and Kerri!

Magazine Holder with Artiste Cartridge

I hope everyone had a great weekend!  I had a day all to myself yesterday, so I got some crafting time in! :)  

Here is a quick project using the Artiste Cartridge and what I like to call the magazine holder on page 47.

This was cut out at 6 inches.  The paper I used is from the Recollections Signature O' Christmas Tree paper pad.  It came together very quickly and easily.

Now I have a holder for all my various pop dots! :)

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!! :)

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!