Pool Party Invite

I wanted to create some cool invites using one of the newer cartridges called Pack Your Bags.  I love the images on this Cricut Cartridge, they are perfect for both summer and vacationing!  This card uses the image found on page 55.  This cute coconut drink is the perfect image to conjure up visions of …

Simple Bookbinding for Journals

  I am so excited to share today’s project!  What is it?  Well it is a handmade book in which I bound my own pages.  Now you first question may be, why would you make your own book?  Well for starters, I can never find a book with the papers I like!  I like doing …

Just Saying Hello

Today’s card is a simple scene.  While the card layout is very simple, I actually found that it took me a long time to make.  I don’t know what it is about simple cards, but I find them harder to do then intricate cards lol.  So here is my “Simple” card which was hard for …

Snail Mail

I am in love with the whole Snail Collection from Lelo Design.  The images are very cute, and very approachable in terms of coloring.  This stamp company is based out of Germany, and the owner Nancy, ships internationally.  I colored up this image using my Caran D’Ache watercolor pencils.  They have a fantastic color selection, …

Fishy Friends: Featuring the new 3-D Sizzix pop-up die

Once again I am featuring one of the new June 2011 Sizzix die release!  I love these dies, they are awsome!  So fun and so versatile!  How can you not love them.  I can have a simple card on the outside, and open it up to a fancy 3-D card on the inside.  These dies …

Sugar Nellie Girl in Pan Pastel

Today’s card features a beautiful stamp which is produced by Sugar Nellie (Funky Kits) and drawn by Leanne Ellis.  They can be found HERE.  The image was colored in with my Pan Pastels.  After painting her up, I gave a quick few coats of Matte Permanent Fixative to ensure that the Pastel would not budge.  …

Hog Wild Birthday Pop-up Card

Have any of you  seen the new Sizzix dies which were recently released?  If you haven’t, then please do, they are AMAZING!!!  Ok, so why all the exclamation marks?  Well many of you know how much I love doing pop-ups, and while I can make them no problem, I sometimes find it time consuming, and …

Cricut Pop-up Neigborhood- 3D truck

I have to say, that I am really loving this new Cricut Circle exclusive cartridge called Pop-up Neighboorhood.  Now If you are wondering what the Cricut Circle is, it is a membership based “club” (for lack of a better word), where you pay a fee, and get access to a private member forum, get each …