Black Currant Photo Folio HD

I have found a new LOVE! Want to try this with Stampin Up! products.

Fall/Pumpkin Stick Pin Easel Card

I made this for a swap. Thought it turned out pretty good for my first try at it. The theme is a fall alphabet theme. Pumpkins is for this one.

Beads for stick pins are from Jesse James Beads-Fools Gold, flowers from Petaloo-Citronelle, solid cardstock from Colorbok, pearls from Prima-peach, pumpkin bling from Recollections and pattern paper from DCWV Fall paper stack




TFL:)

Challenges I have entered:
Link Up Tuesday/Pink Cricut
Brown Sugar Challenge #51- Anything Goes
Anything goes challenge #22 at Krafty Girls

Challenge # 138 Easel Cards

Since I am at home for two weeks or more,with severe arthritis in my knee...I figured might as well try to work on some scrapping. I have been wanting to try my hand at some digital stamps and coloring them. I just got the Spectrum Noir markers a few months ago and now I am giving it a go.

Now what digital stamp? Awhile back I found Kenny K's Krafty Krew and I have been hooked ever since. I bought a bunch of his digi's now I get to give it a whirl.

So I took the time to enter this challenge. This weeks challenge is easel cards. I searched the web and found this tutorial at Card Making Magic, a Quad Easel.She has a lot of card making written and video tutorials and other crafty ideas. Go check her out:)
Hope you enjoy and please be easy on me, this is my first time at coloring an image. I think I did okay.
                                      

I used Paige Parasol for this and her pics are near the bottom:

Sentiment wobbles...see the action!

Some gears from Tim Holtz, Copper sheet embossed  using provocraft clockworks embossing folder  & gems from Walmart-Martha Stewart.

 

Sentiment found on internet. I just love Willy Wonka and the chocolate factory so this sentiment fits the Steampunk theme. Pearl beads from?

Here is Paige!! Recipe for her is last pic.

Steampunk heart from Jolee's and other jewel from?

Here it is closed up. Blue cardstock from DCWV solid stack, copper sheet from Walmart brand, Steampunk sheets- diamond sheet and collage from Hot off the Press.

Here it is opened up.

Close up of Paige

 

 

Recipe for Paige:

Spectrum Noir markers

Clothes:  GB 8,9,10 and 11

Hair: EB 3 and 4

skin: TN 2

Feather and flower: CT 2,3 and 4

Eyes: TB 4

 

 

 

Thanks for looking and come back again:)

 

 

This week`s Challenge we want to see Easel Cards and we have 

2 sponsors and of course 2 chances at winning prizes :-)

 

is offering 5 Digi's of the Winner's Choice

and

is offering a stamp to the value of $10

Other challenges I am entering:
Brown Sugar Challenge-#37 Step or easel card
Link Up Tuesday at PinkCricut
Spectrum Noir-Spring
IDIC:Challenge #155 Easel cards
Paper Playtime: Ch#8 More than 1 fold
 OLLCB: Easel Cards
Sassy Studio Designs: #173 Fancy Folds

Giveaway Friday: DCWV INC

Come and put your chance in for 5 stacks of DCWV's new cardstock papers.
Follow them on pinterest, post to your blog, facebook and etc. for more chances to win.
 So come on and see what the surprise is all about:)

DECEMBER MONTHLY CHALLENGE: Holiday Gift Wrapping Challenge!

“Brown paper packages tied up with string . . . these are a few of my favorite things!”

The presentation of a gift can be just as special as the gift itself. Don’t you just love to receive a gift that is beautifully wrapped?! Why not give that feeling to someone on your gift list this year? It’s such a small thing, but makes a gift feel that much more special when someone takes the time to add a few unique or personalized details. It makes opening a gift an experience. That’s what our challenge is all about this month . . . How do you use your Cricut to add details or personalization to your gift-wrapping for those special people in your life? Show us! We can’t wait to see your ideas!

The WINNER of this challenge will receive a $150 Credit to Cricut.com!
The Challenge: Use your Cricut machines, Cuttlebug, Yudu, etc. to create beautiful gift-wrapping. We want to see the unique and personalized details you add to your gift packaging, wrapping, gift tags, cards and more!

Rules and Guidelines: Circle Blog Challenges are open to Cricut Circle Members only. Your project must be newly created for this challenge and include atleast 2 Cricut Image Cuts. You must submit a project to be entered into the Challenge Prize Drawing.

How to Enter: Submit your entry using the InLinkz tool found at the bottom of this post. Please post your full name along with your entry. Entries are due by 9:00 pm MST on Saturday, December 31st, 2011.

Prize: This month the winner will receive $150.00 in credit to Cricut.com.

Winner: The winner will be selected randomly from qualifying entries using www.random.org and will be announced on the Cricut Circle Blog on Monday, January 2nd, 2012.

 

I made a small gift box that is a sewing box. I made a pin cushion and hot glued it to the top of the box and added a small wooden spool to it. My 2 cricut cuts are From the Heart and Make do and mend all from the Country Life cart. Thanks for looking~

Recipe for pincushion:
1 small  or medium box shape of your choice
DCWV cardstock from The Christmas Stack
lace trim
PK Glitz glitter real red
meduim styrofoam ball cut in half
batting
piece of fabric and or lace to cover fabric
double sticky tape for gliiter on edge of lid
Country Life cartridge cuts at 1 inch

Weekly Challenge #40: Glittery Card Sketch Challenge!

The Challenge: This week we want to see your interpretation of the following card sketch. Please include some kind of glitter or bling on your card.

Rules and Guidelines: Circle Blog Challenges are open to Cricut Circle Members only. Your project must be newly created for this challenge and include atleast 2 Cricut Image Cuts. You must submit a project to be entered into the Challenge Prize Drawing. One entry per person, please.

How to Enter: Submit your entry using the InLinkz tool found at the bottom of this post. Please post your full name along with your entry. Entries are due by 9:00 pm MST on Thursday, September 15th, 2011.

Prize: This week the winner will win $25 in credit added to their Cricut.com account. Please allow 4 to 6 weeks for delivery from winner announcement.

Winner: The winner will be selected randomly from qualifying entries using www.random.org and will be announced on the Cricut Circle Blog on Friday, September 16th, 2011.


Hello, Circlets! Are you ready for another Weekly Challenge? I apologize for getting the challenges up late this week. It is completely my fault and I hope you will forgive me.

Let’s do another Card Sketch Challenge this time around and let’s make those cards sparkle! Pull out the glitter, the gemstones, the pearls . . . whatever strikes your fancy . . . and give your project a touch of bling.

Here is what I created for the challenge. Since I had not used the Cricut Everyday cartridge, I felt this was a good one to use.

Recipe for card:

4.5x6.5 card
cardstock of same size from DCWV RockStar
Tim Holtz vintage photo ink around the edges of the cardstock
3 gliiter adhesive dots from Recollections
Ribbon from my stash
plastic case from a cricut got cart cut at 1 3/4 inch wide and 5 inch long & run through cuttlebug folder cricut circle heads
Tim holtz sunshine yellow and sunset orange dabbed onto plastic
Cricut cake, gypsy logo and Cricut Circle head cut at 2 inches and pop dotted on card
gliitery cardstock
sentiment: I heard you caught the bug!!! computer generated.

TFL~

July: Stack-a-holic Template Challenge

DCWV is having a challenge, below is what you need to do for it.
 
 
 
Another month, another challenge!! DCWV Diary


These challenges have quickly become my favorite thing on the blog :) Probably because I love seeing all of your talent!! It's so much fun to see the entries! I wanted to shake it up a little this month :)

I will give you the template...you make the page. Share it on our Facebook page, share it on your blog and send a link or email it to me at erinmadsen@diecutsinc.com. You have until July 27 to submit your page. I will pick my "Top 10" submissions to share on the blog and I will pick a random winner from those 10 for an awesome prize of three of our newest stacks! Wanna play??!

Here is your template from Susan at Sketch Savvy!



Yes, I picked a 2 page layout this month!! I am usually a one page layout kinda girl. But it's fun to mix it up sometimes, especially when you have lots of great memories in photos that you want to capture in your page.


 
 
I have been wanting to put my pictures of my motorcycle and the class I took on some pages, but just could not find anything that I thought they would right on. Until this challenge. I think it turned out really nice. It has that rough and rugged look but with some feminine charm. TFL~
 

Recipe:
Immortal Love cardstock stack grey cardstock
Immortal love stack printed prints
Tim Holtz vintage photo on edges of cardstock
Karen Foster Motocycles collage paper (motorcycle and born to be wild cut from it)
Harley stickers from EK Success 8x8 scrapbook kit (black scrapbook)
and sheet of copper metal paper

My first Cricut Circle Monthly Challenge

Monthly Challenge!

On the first day of each month we will announce a new Monthly Challenge. The challenges are designed to inspire you to stretch your creative wings. Have fun with it! You will have the entire month to create a project for the challenge. The project must meet the challenge requirements in order for your name to be entered into the prize drawing.

This month the winner will receive this jam-packed IMAGINE CARTRIDGE BUNDLE!

The Imagine Cartridge Bundle includes:

• Better Together
• Best Friends
• Blast Off
• Kate’s Kitchen
• Ancestry
• Mystical Garden
• Snapshot: Everyday

FEBRUARY MONTHLY CHALLENGE: BANNERS!

Banners are everywhere! We love their versatility and the way they can be customized for any occasion. For this challenge, we want you to create a banner with any theme you would like. You may use THIS POST as inspiration, or feel free to create something completely new. Project must be newly created for this challenge.
This challenge is open to Cricut Circle Members only. Your entry must include 3 or more Cricut Cuts and meet the requirements above in order for your name to be entered into a random drawing for the PRIZE. You must submit a project to be entered into the drawing. Submit your entry using the InLinkz tool found at the bottom of this post and include your first and last name in the title. Entries are due by 11:59 pm MST on Sunday, February 27th, 2011. Winner will be announced on March 1st, 2011. Prize will be delivered to winner within 4 to 6 weeks of announcement.
Note: We want to be sure that everyone knows that you DO NOT need to have a blog to participate in the challenges here on the Cricut Circle blog. When the InLinkz tool at the bottom of the Challenge Post asks you for the URL of your blog, you can also type in the URL of a gallery you have uploaded your project to, a direct URL to the image (Photobucket, TinyPic, etc.) or even a message board entry where you have inserted your photo. If you receive an error while submitting your entry, look at the top of the screen and there will be three tabs to choose from. One of them will give you the option to upload your image directly from your computer. We are really enjoying your submissions! Keep them coming!
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This is my first montly challenge. I have been in a lot ot Twilight swaps and love the books and movies, I thought this would be the perfect banner to make.
Recipe for banner:
Black Bazzill cardstock for banner crests cut at 5 inch from Winter Woodland on pg. 37 and inked edges with silver
DCWV Champagne metallic cardstock for font cut at 3 3/4 inch from Winter Woodland and I used from PK Glitz wonder film and red rose glitter to fill in the open spots also
Antique Gold Bazzill cardstock for lions head cut at 1 1/2 inch and wonder film and crystal glitter from PK Glitz to fill in lions head
Ribbon French Block black 5 from walmart and swirl rhinestones from Recollections
DCWV the immortal love embellishments-apple, checkered and silver heart, chess piece, moon and eclipse moon and flower all pop dotted with foam dots
Marah Johnson layered stickers- true love and flourish and rhinestones in red, white and grey
Cullen crest pin
brads are Chatter box easy brad maker used for the E-Edward and B- Bella  printed from computer font is BE SAFE
feather and red ribon from my stash
Hope you like it! and thanks for looking~

12 day Christmas gifts # 11 and 12

Here is day 11's gift. This has some really cool pages and vintage look. 

And today on day 12 Christmas Day, my SS elf got me the Trim the Tree cartridge. I will definatly being checking this out. Thank you SS elf!

My brothers wedding

I am working on a scrapbook of my brothers wedding. In a earlier post you saw the paint can I made for them for their gift. I have taken out the names and covered their faces for protection. I used the Hannah Montana cart for the words. Pop Princess for the first letter of each word and just the shadow feature for each letter behind them and the frame for their names. Assorted ribbons and prima flowers. The Wedding cart for the basket, rings, tux, gown and crown and the cardstock is DCWV The Luxury stack. As I get more done, I will post more pics.

Thanks for checking out my blog:)