Strawberry Delight

Hi Everyone!!  HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!!!!!  I wanted to share with you all the special strawberry delight I made for my family..  And what would it be without my Cricut and Peachy Keen Stamps?  I made the strawberry cake and cut it up into chucks.  Then cut strawberries and added strawberry glaze.  Finally whipped cream and a strawberry on top!!  I wanted to make something for the Peachy Keen challenge.  It is based on a photo for inspiration.  The photo had fruit and it looked yummy so I decided to make this strawberry delight.  I made these cute little pick to stick in the top of the yummy delight.  Here is a picture it

The whipped cream kinda fell off one side.  My family was rushing me to take pictures because they wanted to eat it.  SO I apologize for the bad lighting.  I didn't notice it was so bad til I went and looked at the photos and the dessert was gone so I couldn't take anymore pictures:(

 I used the Preserves cart for this project.  I cut the base shape at 2 1/2" out of white cardstock.  I cut 2 of these shapes for each pick.  I inked them up with Tim Holtz distress ink and added brown stitching around them.  Then adhered them together with the toothpick in the middle. 

 Here is a picture of them.  I used a scallop punch to make the one look like it had a bite taken out of him.  That is why he also has a sad face.  I also cut the strawberries from the Preserves cartridge.  Used brown pen to stitch around them as well. 

 The sentiment is from Close to my Heart Say it in Style stamp set.  This is my favorite stamp set because it has sooo many sentiments.

 I used the cute Peachy Keen In Stitches face assortment stamps  I used the 1/2" size and stamped them using Stampin Up close to cocoa ink pad.

I tried to take close up pictures of each pic.  They still didn't turn out well.  I am so sorry..

I apologize again for the lighting.  These are sooo adorable in person.

Recipe:

  White, red, and green cardstock
  Brown Martha Stewart Pen - sepia
  Close to my heart Say it in Style stamp set
  Peach Keen In Stitches face assortment - 1/2"
  toothpicks
  Tim Holtz Distress ink - antique linen
  Stampin Up ink pad - close to cocoa
  Cricut Cartridges:
     Preserves

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Crafting!!

Lady Bug Card

Hi Everyone!!  I wanted to share a card I made for my little love bug.  I made this card very simple so she could focus on the lady bug.  I am entering this card in the challenge over at My Creative Time.

 I cut the lady bug out from the Doodlecharms Cricut cartridge.

 I used twine for the antennas.  I couldn't decide what I wanted to do for the eyes.  So I filled them in with glossy accents.  I also used my silver ink pad and sponge to ink all over the lady bug.  It gave her a glittered look.

The sentiment is printed from my computer and I used twine around it.  LOVE the way the twine looks!

 I really like how the card turned out.  It seems a bit plain but I didn't want to overdue it for such little eyes!!

Recipe:
 Black and red cardstock
 Sentiment - printed from computer
  Twine - red and black
  glossy accents
  Studio G silver ink pad
  Cricut Cartridge
     Doodlecharms - Lady bug

Thanks for stopping by and happy crafting!!

Be Mine BEE using toilet paper roll

Hi Everyone!!  I wanted to share a project I did using a toilet paper roll.  I made this adorable bee and filled it with Hershey Kisses for a Valentines Day treat for my little sweetie!

 The little bee was super simple to make.  First cover your toilet paper roll in black cardstock.  Then I cut 2 yellow strips of cardstock with my pinking blade.  Cut two 2" circles for the ends and I stamped the face with PK Happy Lashes face stamp.

 I used 2 thin strips of black cardstock and accordion folded them for the antennas and legs.  Cut a heart from the Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge at 1 1/2" and stamped BE MINE from Close to my heart stamp set.

 I cut the wings out of Vellum using the Art Philosophy cartridge using the petal image.  I then used my cuttlebug and the swiss dots embossing folder to emboss the wings.

 Isn't his stinger cute!!  I used some scrap black cardstock and just rolled it and cut it to a point.

 I addend hearts to the ends of this antennas.

I am really happy with how the bee turned out and cannot wait to give it to my little sweetie!!

I am entering this project in the following challenges!!
Peachy Keen Challenge - use toilet paper roll
My Craft Spot - Valentines (card or treat packaging)
Fantabulous Cricut Challenge - use heart on project
Scrappy Moms Terrific Tuesday Challenge - hearts


Thanks for stopping by and Happy Crafting!!!

Storing and Organizing Prima Flowers

Hi Everyone!!  I have been busy redoing my craft room.  I purchased a new desk and more jetmax cubes and have been busy putting everything together and everything away!  I wanted to share with you how I organize and store my prima flowers.  My husband purchased these glass canning jars at Walmart.  They came in a box of 12 jars for around $7. 

I needed something to put on top of my jetmax cubes.  It seemed as everything got put on top of them and it looked really cluttered.  And as you can see from the photo, when you walk in the front door the top of my cubes are right there.  It was habit for everyone to throw there stuff on the top of my cubes.  So I found this greenery at a yard sale for $3 and I just knew it would be perfect for my cubes.  However, I wanted the nice side of the greenery to show when you walked in the front door so I needed something for the back side of the greenery (the greenery looks so nice when you walk in the front door ).   I knew I wanted to store my prima flowers in jars but the plastic jars that were sold with the jetmax cubes were shorter and fatter.  My husband suggested the glass canning jars and I was thinking the little jars used for jam and jelly.  He came home with these jars from Walmart and I was thrilled that they are taller and slimmer.  They are the perfect fit on top of my jetmax cubes.  I was able to fit 11 jars nicely on top of the 3 cubes.  They are PERFECT!!

I sorted all my prima flowers and organized them by color. 



There is a picture of the top of the jars.

I just LOVE how colorful it is!!  It is the perfect fit for the top of my cubes. 

Thanks for stopping by and happy crafting!!!

~ TUTORIAL TIP ~ Don't Be Sad ~ Get GLAD (and Reynolds)!!

Hi everyone!  I hope you are having a great NEW YEAR!!  I wanted to start off the new year with a tutorial on my favorite way to add stickers to your project with ease. 

One of my favorite things to use in my craft room is GLAD Press 'n Seal.  This is one of the best items I could have purchased.  You can use it alone or team it up with Reynolds wax paper and your craft room is complete!  Let me show you:



First cut a small piece of waxed paper and press n seal. (these boxes will last for what seems like forever) It is hard to see from the pictures, but the press n seal has a textured look and the wax paper is smooth.

Next you will want to lay your stickers on the waxed paper.  With the wax paper, you can remove and restick your stickers so if you don't like something you can remove it with ease!

I used my Martha Stewart cutting mat grid lines as a guide so my stickers would be straight.

Once you have your stickers the way you want them, lay a piece of press n seal on TOP of the stickers.

I use my speedball brayer to roll across the to help the press n seal adhere to the stickers.  Then I use my fingers to rub in between the letters.

Next you will SLOWLY pull the press n seal from the wax paper.  The stickers will now be on the back of the press n seal.

Now position your press n seal stickers on your project/layout.

Again I use my speedball brayer and my finger to smooth the press n seal stickers on my project.

SLOWLY peel the press n seal away from your project and it will leave your stickers beautifully on your project.  DON'T throw away the waxed paper or the press n seal paper because you can reuse them for other projects. 

BEAUTIFUL!!

Now you can align your stickers perfectly on your project.  I remember ruining alot of projects because the stickers would be running downhill and I would be constantly trying to pull them off the project and rip either the sticker or the project or BOTH.  Now I LOVE using stickers! 

I hope you enjoyed this tutorial tip and will be able to use this in your craft room!

You can use this same method with your cricut cuts and vinyl!!!  EXCITING!!!

Thanks for stopping by and Happy Crafting!!



MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!

I hope everyone is having a very MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!  I look forward to the New Year filled with fun, family, and crafting!!  Enjoy the holidays and be safe.

CarolynG

Snowman Gift Box

 Hi Everyone!!  I am so excited to get a project done!  I was hoping to get lots of other Christmas projects done this week, but my little girl broke her finger at a Christmas bowling party.  My poor little baby!  She was so excited to go bowling for the first time.  She is a little sweetheart.  I have been so busy getting ready for Christmas, I really haven't had time to craft.  Today I am going to share another gift box with you.  Click HERE to get the template for this box.  I made this for the PK LFIF Challenge: Fabric Scraps.  I used light blue felt for the snowman scarf and a piece to tie the box closed.  I cut the felt first with pinking sheers.

I made this snowman from the Fiskars Cutting Templates (the orange ones).  I also used 3 black brads for the buttons.

 The sentiment is from Close to My Heart Christmas Scripts.  I originally stamped it on to the box and accidently smeared it so I cut a square and stamped it again.  I used my corner rounder on two of the corners.  I really liked how the corners look.  Then I took some white ink and inked the edges to make it look frosted.

 For the snowman face, I used Peachy Keen Everyday Character Face stamp set.  The snowman hat is from Christmas Cheer Cricut cartridge and I used silver glitter ink to ink over it to give it some shimmer.  LOVE how it turned out.

I also used my snowflake cuttlebug folder to emboss the background of the box and added some ink to make the snowflakes look frosty.

I LOVE how the box turned out.  Those Peachy Keen faces are so adorable!!

Recipe:

Black ink

Studio G ink - white & silver

Martha Stewart Brown Cardstock

Close to my heart Christmas Scripts stamps

Peachy Keen Everyday Character face stamps 1"

Light Blue Felt

Pinking sheers

snowflake cuttlebug folder

cuttlebug

black brads

Fiskars Cutting Template (hard plastic orange ones)

Fiskars Shape Cutter

Cricut Cartridge:

  Christmas Cheer

Thanks for stopping by and I cannot wait to show you what I have planned for the new year!  Happy Crafting!!