It's your day!

A quick card for you... made for my mom's birthday...
Card size is 8.5 x 5.5.
Paper is from Crate Paper Emma's Shoppe Collection and kraft paper from my stock. 
It's Your day sentiment was cut using font in Wild Card cart, cut at 2" and welded on my gypsy... butterflies were cut at 1", 1.25",1.5" and 2"... I used double sided paper which made it easy! 

Enjoy

Hoos having a birthday??

Here's a cute cute card I quick whipped up for a friends birthday. 

Recipe
Hoot n Holler cartridge cuts owl 9 all 4 layers cut at 3.7
Birthday cut at 2.5

Paper is from paper studio hoot hoot collection

Button, adhesive , pop dots, google eyes from supply

It's been awhile...

But I'm still crafting... check out some of the things I've made at sisterssassycrafts.blogspot.com

Today I want to share a quick "recipe" for this cute little memo chalk board:

Supplies:

Cricut: Gypsy, Expression, Lovely Floral Cartridge

DCWV Chalkboard paper (cut to 12x6) in black and grey

Adhesive

Ribbon, chalk, and magnet from supply

Steps:

Using my Gypsy, I laid out my cuts on a 12x12 mat (I think I laid it out according to 6" width, and however high that ended up being)  I welded the word "Memo" together, and actually cut it out of the middle of the grey background, since you can't see that part"

Cut

Assemble according to picture

Personal Note:

I should have written the word "Menu" instead of "Memo"- my kids have been using the chalkboard to write what will be served at the next meal- this has been great practice for handwriting AND spelling!

Just add some glitter to it!

When in doubt, add glitter.  That's a rule I tend to like to live by, because glitter just makes everything better.  I have a great tip for adding glitter, which I believe I learned from watching a video somewhere out there on youtube.  I appologize to whomever it was who first came up with this technique, because when I started REALLY getting into using my Cricut, I watched TONS and TONS of videos on youtube, and have no idea which site I found it on.  I think there's probably several.  OK, so here's a quick and easy way to add glitter to projects!  you need:

Xyron sticker maker (I used the 5", but you can use whatever size fits your project needs)

diecut

glitter

oops! upsidedown!

Step one, run your diecut face down through your xyron, so that the adhesive is applied to the top side of the design.  Peel it off that paper, and cover with glitter

Sometimes, when I'm in a hurry, the adhesive from the Xyron might skip a spot or 2 in coverage... This is not a problem, just use a glue pen to dab on the blank spots, and cover up with glitter.

Ta-da!  To show how well this covers, I used green paper.  You can't tell can you?

Happy crafting!

PS- to see what we made with this "boo", check out today's Tuesday Tutorial over at Sisterssassycrafts

Simple Note Pads

I've been making these cute little note pads for my kids like crazy, and thought I would do a tutorial today to show everyone how to make them.  This is a CRICUT FREE project... although, feel free to pull out the bug and embellish your note pads!

 supplies you will need are as follows:

*Cardstock (I started with a 12x12 piece, you can use a scrap as long as it is big enough to fit the measurements listed in the instructions)  I like to use double sided cardstock, because then it looks pretty inside and out!

* paper trimmer and score board (some paper trimmers come with scoring blade, you can use this, or you can use a ruler and bone folder!

*paper for inside the note pad

* tool to punch holes and set eyelets

*2 eyelets

OK, you're ready to get started.  Hold tight, this goes fast!

Trim your cardstock down to the size needed for cover.  I want the sheets inside my notepad to be 3x5 (I actually just took them out of a scratch pad I had laying around, but you can also trim up loose leaf paper to fit desired size).  So, for my COVER I cut my cardstock down to 3 1/4 x11 inches. 

Next, score your cover to fit around your note paper.  For mine, I scored at 1", 1 1/4", 6 1/4", and 6 1/2". 

Carefully measure where you are going to set your eyelets, and punch holes though both sides of the cover right above where it is folded at 1 and 1 1/4 inches.  You want to leave some room at the other side so you can tuck in the top flap, like a match book. Match up your paper so it is centered in the cover, and punch holesin the paper to correspond with this.  I was able to punch holes through both sides of the cover and the paper all at once with my tool.  Then set your eyelets.  If you don't have these tools, you could probably accomplish the job with some staples. 

Ta-Da!  You're done!!  Have fun with this! 

Here's a quick measurement/score guide

note paper 3x5" (10-20 sheets)

cover 3 1/4 x 11"

score 1", 1 1/4", 6 1/4" 6 1/2"

sympathy

Cards we hate to give, but are in need of too often... here is a sympathy card I was recently asked to make...

When I have to make a sympathy card, I like to use a pretty paper in the background and keep the design simple.  I got a 4 pack of sympathy stamps from Kaiser Craft at  a walk down memory lane , and I just use one of those stamps for my sentiment.  Unfortunately I don't remember which paper line I used.  The butterfly is a cut from the Straight from the Nest Cartridge.

BORN TO GOLF...

Here's the first project to share.  I designed this card for my brother-in-law, who loves to golf... it's his birthday later this month, so DON'T TELL him this is his card! 

Recipe:

Paper: DCWV the Guy's Stack; white and craft cardstock from my stash

Cuts: Cricut Cartridges Wrap It Up; Cindy Loo

sentiment: Typed from my computer

Brown ink

Instructions: I used my Gypsy to lay out this card, this way I knew exactly how much cardstock to use.  I cut the golf club cuts from Wrap It Up cartridge (this is 4 layers, however I only used 3 colors), and I cut the florish from Cindy Loo cartridge I cut at 4.21 (If you are cutting on your expression, cut at 4 1/4).

Next, I put together the layers of the golf clubs, and then "distressed" all my cuts by lightly running a sanding block over top of them.  This is somewhat messy but looks cool!

OK, then I cut my craft paper to 5x8.  Using my computer, I adjusted my settings so that the paper size was 5x8, and decreased my margins to a size that I felt fit.  I selected my font and color and typed in my sentiment, using print preview to make sure it was lined up on the edges.  Then PRINT!  It's that easy!

Now, it's time to put it all together.  I inked the edges of the craft paper, roughed up the edges with my distressing tool, and then crumpled it up into a ball (you can spritz with a little water to make this easier, but inks might run).  Then unfold and adhere to the card base (made by folding a white 8.5 x 11 cardstock in half).  I glued down the flourish to the middle of the page, then used pop-dots to stick the clubs on top.

That's it! 

 Happy Crafting-

Jeana