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This is my favorite Valentine's project this year. I used my Cricut Design Studio/ Gypsy to make the scalloped triangles, and also to cut out all the other elements. I used the "Storybook" font on the letters, and hearts I cut out using "Jubilee." All that cute paper is from the Pink Paislee Cupid Collection.

I used random buttons from my stash to fill in the hearts and give the project some color and dimension. I used twine and satin ribbon to tie the whole thing together. Look below for a closer look! Easy and cute.

Valentine's and a Leftover Christmas Craft

Things were going so well with all my Valentine's projects, but these ended up unfinished. They need another coat of clear acrylic spray... thanks to the sprinkles of rain that occurred on the sunny day I sprayed them! They need that, some embellishment, and some ribbon bows on the stems. By next Valentine's Day they should be beautiful!

The wood I got from The Wood Connection. I painted the bases and stems with black acrylic paint and the stems with other colors. The pink glitter is American Crafts, the beadboard was precut and then I painted it. The dotted paper is from Collage Press, the Cupcake Series.

This card is my FAVORITE. I did it quick the day before Valentine's Day, and I love love love it. It was my first time sewing on paper... it was on my list of "things to do in 2010" so I am glad I got that out of the way early this year!

The paper is from the We R MemoryKeepers Heart Attack collection. I just used a 1 1/8" circle punch, and then some random grosgrain ribbon I had handy. I hand cut that heart myself =).

This is a Christmas project I forgot about. We had to do $5 gifts for a church activity, and this is what i came up with, little gift tag cards.

The paper is Close to My Heart, and I think it is called Jingle, it is the cardmaking set. I used random pink and white cardstock to frame my image. The stamp is also CTMH stamped in Tulip and Juniper.

These tins were left over from an Enrichment activity. Got them from Oriental Trading Company. I had six extras and they are already gone. They are handy gift card and pebble magnet holders. They were the perfect size. Just wrapped it in the same paper and used the coordinating Juniper ribbon.

UR Adorable and Cookie Cutters

All products from Pebbles in my Pocket "My Girl" collection, except for the journaling block, which is a CTMH Journaling Spot.

All products (except for all the random buttons and embroidery floss) are from the Cosmo Cricket "Storybook" line. I used my "Old West" Cricut cartridge to cut the title and "Accent Essentials" to cut the arrows. There is journaling behind the photo on the right side on the vintage label shape. That shape was cut with "Storybook" on the Cricut.

These are cards I also made with the Pebbles "My Girl" collection. The sentiment is from a Papertrey Ink Stamp Set I got for Christmas.

Christmas Gifts 2009

I decided to make some greeting card sets for some of the people on my Christmas list. It took me FOREVER, but was lots of fun. I packaged them in these little wooden purses I found at Roberts, on sale for less than a $1... then I fancied them all up.

I finally photographed one project correctly, but this is the only one =). I made these note cards for my great grandma. I loved how they turned out. The paper is Silhouette from CTMH, and the little flower embellishment was off the Storybook cartridge (I think). I used my Fiskars threading water punch along the bottom. It had to go through a few layers of paper and did just fine.

These cards were great because they used left over paper squares from a cookie sheet calendar I made a long time ago. I had saved the squares forever and finally got to use them. Super cute. The paper is all Doodlebug, and I just inked the edges of the white paper so they would stand out. The "thanks" is a CTMH stamp.

These cards I made for my aunt. The paper is from Basic Grey and the stamps are CTMH. I loved how these ones turned out as well. The vintage label shape is from the Storybook cartridge as well... love that one.

This card also uses the Storybook cartridge for the flower. I wasn't happy with this card in the end, something not quite like I wanted it, but can't put my finger on it. I LOVE the paper though, a newer pack from CTMH. The stamp is from CTMH as well, and I used a Fiskars scallop punch towards the bottom to help anchor the blue color.

These are little 3 x 3 cards requested by my mother-in-law. I started them over four time the last few months until this design came out a winner. I ended up loving them. The paper is from Imaginesce and the "happy birthday" is a rub on from that same collection. The buttons are adhesive buttons from Sassafrass. I found them for super cheap at the Scrapbook Expo and should have bought more!

This card is all CTMH -- the paper is "Key to my Heart" and I mixed a few stamp sets to make the flower. I have made a card similar to this with other paper before. It was quick and easy.

This last card has a story -- every year we tease Nate's grandma at Christmas by giving her a BYU present (she is a die-hard UTE fan). This year I decided to be nice and wasn't going to do anything about the rivalry, but this idea came to me last minute and I had to just do it! These are THANK U cards, ha ha ha. I created the U in Design Studio just using a rectangle off of Accent Essentials. I bought the U of U paper from Roberts, and the ribbon is Bazzil. The "thank" is a CTMH stamp that I just covered the "S" on to make it work right.

Autumn Leaves Layout

I made this with my sisters this weekend using "Cherish" by CTMH. It is the layout on page 88 and it turned out beautifully, even though I modified the photo placement quite a bit.

The paper is OLD-- Second Avenue by MME and a kit from the Storytellers Club that I got at the Scrapbook Expo three years ago. Better late than never =), and the two sets compliment each other very well. I am really happy with how this turned out.

Now if I could only learn how to photograph my layouts...

Thank You Card for Nicole

This is a Thank You card I made for our children's song leader at church. She moved before the kids could say goodbye to her, so this card is from them. It is 8.5 x 11 in size.

The background paper is from Doodlebug, and the black and white florals are from Doodlebug as well. The border punch is a Fiskars Threading Water punch, and the music notes I made on my cricut (made them up in design studio).

The buttons are the pre-sticky ones from Sassafrass, and the "thanks" I cut using Opposites Attract on my cricut. It was a fun project for a Sunday morning =).

Disney Autograph Books and Minnie T-shirt