Some more cards I made for my friend who ordered them from me! I am not crazy about all of them after re-looking at them so I am going to make her some more. I haven’t found my “go to” style yet - I will let you know when I do!
I really like the 3rd one and I think the first two have potential but just aren’t there yet. I will work on them and let you see what I figure out!
I made this gift box for my sister for a mother’s day gift…and put a gift certificate in it! I used plantin schoolbook cricut cartridge for the box and flowers.
For the paper - it was k & compnay.
TIP - when doing a band around a box, score it first!
I made a matching card also
I wrote on the white part and this is what is looked like all together.
Nice and easy gift set!
I made these for my son’s teachers for teacher appreciation week – they loved them! And they are so easy and look so nice.
Start with a composition notebook and pick your paper. Measure the length and width of the notebook and cut paper accordingly and cut a middle piece at least 4 inches wide to cover seams. Use modge podge to glue down – I started with the front cover, then back cover and finished it with the middle piece. Once it dries, trim corners to a rounded edge – I just used small scissors. TIP – be careful not to get modge podge on journal pages – they will stick together and don’t come apart easily!
For the glittery letter – I used heat and stick powder from Stampin’ Up – AWESOME stuff! I cut out a letter using platinum schoolbook cricut cartridge on craft paper from Stampin’ Up. If you don’t have craft paper – make sure whatever paper you use is a little thicker than normal paper (what that means exactly, well – I am not sure!!)
Use verse mark ink pad and cover letter LIBERALLY
Put letter in tray and cover with heat and stick powder (don’t worry about wasting it, you will dump the remainder back in bottle)
Use heat gun (mine is from Stampin’ Up) to melt heat and stick powder - once all the white powder turns glossy - you are ready to apply the glitter.
Shake off excess glitter and use heat gun again to really set in place.
Use sticky strip on the back and apply to journal!
I am still getting my own card style down – here are some of my first ones. My friend ordered these from me for her to have on stock for birthdays. I would suggest doing that – have a stock of cards to give out for birthdays, baby showers (well, if you are in the stage of life I am – I have baby showers all the time) and thank you cards. I LOVE thank you cards – I love sending them.…and back to the stock of cards, it is much easier to go pick on out a box than scramble to make one – Oh, no, I have no experience with that! 
I used Stampin’ Pastels for the flower.
I am making these goodie holders for my son’s Easter Egg hunt at school verses getting plastic eggs. This would also make a great party favor or a small addition to any gift.
Step 1 – cut your paper to 4.25 x 5.25.
Step 2 – use sticky strap tape (I bought mine through Stampin’ Up). On ONE of the 4.25 side, put the tape along the ENTIRE edge. As you see in my picture, I didn’t line the whole side and it does make a difference.
Step 3 – When using this type of tape, run your finger on the top of it to “heat it up” and that activates the sticky in it. Pull the red plastic off and then roll paper to look like a toilet paper roll
Step 4 – Rub the sticky strip on one edge, take off the red plastic and close this end.
Step 5 – Fill with candy
Step 6 – Repeat step 4 BUT when you close this end, close it so it is going the other way as the first closed end.
Step 1 – painting the clipboard.
I used craft paint, sponge brush and a small flat brush to paint around the clip at the top. I find this much easier to do verses using the sponge brush. Let first coast dry fully before applying the second coat. You will notice the yellow also - I didn’t like the way the yellow turned out so I painted over it - hey, it is always a work in progress!
Step 2
Step 2 – cut your 12×12 paper to 12×9 and use a decorative punch around all the edges. Make a template to measure 3 x1.25 inches to use at the top of the front of the board to cut out where the metal clip is.
Step 3 - use Modge Podge (MP) glue with a sponge brush to apply paper to the clipboard. I always cover the entire surface with MP then apply the paper. I use a “speed ball” roller (bought at Hobby Lobby) and start in one corner and work my way down with the roller a little at a time to make sure the paper is flat. Using MP is a little tricky at first but keep trying, it does get easier.
Step 4 – I cut the flowers using Plantin Schoolbook cartridge on my Cricut. The flower sizes are 1.25, 1.5, 1.75 and 2.0 inches – there was no reasoning as to how many of each size I cut. I used Cuttin’ Up cartridge to cut out Renee and the size was 2.0.
Before gluing these down, I placed my name where I wanted it and then placed the flowers under my name. To glue all this down, I used a two-way glue pen and just started gluing them down. After they were all placed, I went over the entire back of the clipboard with MP again.
Please leave a comment for me if you like this project or have any questions.
I think the cricut expression is to crafting. This is the one machine I could easily say I couldn’t live without inorder to make a ton of cuteness in scrapbooking and other projects. You will see me use the cricut on most of projects in one or another. Don’t stop reading though even if you don’t have a cricut – you can still get ideas on different projects.
What I love about the Cricut – oh it is a lot. I first feel in love with it when I realized that it will cut chipboard. If you are anything like me, then you really don’t like covering chipboard with paper, glue and a crafters knife - takes way too long in my opinion. Then I realized I could find the middle point of pictures and cut a circle around them – so now, I could say good-bye to many circle cutters that I never really grasped how to fully use. Oh and vinyl, you can make all the wonderful wall sayings that everyone is loving right now. I could go on and on and gush about why I think this is one of the neatest things ever, but I will save a little for my furture postings!
I love being able to personalize whatever it is I am doing by cutting out a simple phrase or adding a name my project. And once I figured out how to use it (and yes, it took me some time), there was no turning back to doing anything without it! I LOVE IT!
Hello all my fellow scrapbookers and crafters! My name is Renee and I will be your tour guide – and no, I really don’t think I am funny! I do know what I am though – a mom who loves scrapbooking, a friend who loves making cards, a daughter who loves making fun gifts – the list could go on and on!
If you are anything like me, you love to read blogs but always wonder how their projects turn out so perfect on the first try. Well, I know none of my projects turn out just right on the first try so that is why I want a blog about the journey of getting the perfect project. I will write about my blunders and the outcomes. I will post pictures of projects – the good, the bad and the ugly. My goal with this blog is to inspire you and let you know that yes, you can do it also – even if it isn’t perfect on the first time.
If you have any ideas on what you want me to try, comments on anything I do try or just a general shout out – please leave them for me. I love getting feedback.
My first two projects will be personalized clipboards for my son’s teachers and an alternate candy holder to easter eggs!
So, let’s start this journey!
