tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19279239022179759312024-02-18T20:59:45.274-05:00Creations in BloomChris - Creations in Bloomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00694140222156967306noreply@blogger.comBlogger93125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927923902217975931.post-66223767502369356622013-12-27T16:48:00.002-05:002013-12-27T16:48:24.475-05:00Family Birthday Tracker<div style="text-align: center;">
Hello friends. Hope everyone had a very merry Christmas. I enjoyed every minute of our celebrations with our families. We are so blessed. : )</div>
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I did my first real Pinterest project. My mom saw this <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/299067231476020305/" target="_blank">birthday tracker</a> on pinterest and told me that was what she wanted for Christmas. So I did my best to create one for her. I think it turned out pretty good.</div>
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I bought the base from Michael's. I added the hooks to the bottom. They were gold which I didn't care for but I decided I could spray paint them along with the base. I used Krylon dual Paint + Primer and it worked beautifully. I cut the letters for "Family Birthdays" using my Cricut and DCWV paper. I wish I had centered it better but I'd already mod podged them and couldn't move them. Poor planning on my part.</div>
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The letters for the months of the year, I just stamped on the wood. It didn't come out quite dark enough so I went over them with a Sharpie. I also used the sharpie around the edge of the frame. The tags are circle tags you can get at an office supply store. I think there were 50 in the package. I gave my mom all the extras so she could add anyone else to the bithdays that I might have missed. </div>
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I hot glued a flower to the center just to add a little interest.</div>
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Not bad for my first attempt. ;-)</div>
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I received some super scrapbooking products for Christmas. Hopefully I'll have some nice things to post for you coming up in 2014. </div>
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<br />Chris - Creations in Bloomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00694140222156967306noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927923902217975931.post-74252524415234552532013-11-24T18:16:00.003-05:002013-11-24T18:16:46.837-05:00November Stack a holic Challenge DCWV<div style="text-align: center;">
Hi all! Here's my layout for the <a href="http://dcwvinc.blogspot.com/2013/11/november-stack-holic-challenge.html" target="_blank">DCWV November Stack-a-holic challenge</a>. </div>
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I used the DCWV Kidlet Stack for this.</div>
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I've been having so much fun continuing to work on my nieces albums.</div>
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She's a teenager now. So it's extra fun to work on these older pictures. </div>
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Sorry for the super short post but life is keeping me busy, busy, busy. I'm thankful for it.</div>
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Chris - Creations in Bloomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00694140222156967306noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927923902217975931.post-86353503487022181512013-10-29T07:16:00.000-04:002013-10-29T07:16:51.585-04:00DCWV October Stack-a-holic challengeSo happy to be getting back into a creative mode. I played along with the <a href="http://dcwvinc.blogspot.com/2013/10/october-stack-holic-challenge.html" target="_blank">DCWV October Stack-a-holic sketch challenge</a>. Nothing like waiting till the last second, right? Here's my take on the sketch:<br />
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I used the beautiful Primrose stack from DCWV. So many pretty papers in this stack. It's all DCWV except for the embroidered butterflies. It's hard to see in the picture but I inked all the edges with my new Clearsnap cats eye inks! LOVING those. </div>
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I know it's too late to participate in October's challenge but check them out for November. I always have fun with their stacks and their challenges. </div>
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Chris - Creations in Bloomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00694140222156967306noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927923902217975931.post-49422359675052306772013-10-20T15:13:00.000-04:002013-10-20T15:13:39.758-04:00Name Frame and CardWowsers...I've been gone a long time. I've been super swamped with family life. We are homeschooling our kids this year ( a first for us) and it's been a challenging start. I'm happy to say that I think we've found a routine that's working and we are loving that the kids are at home. The stress of getting things going and some other things left me with no creative mojo. But I just won 14 totally awesome cats eye inks from <a href="http://www.clearsnap.com/" target="_blank">Clearsnap</a> from their World Card Making Day contest and I feel inspired to create again! Yay for me. Thanks Clearsnap!<br />
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So my project for today's post is a name frame that I made as a gift. A couple from our small group at church just had a baby girl and I wanted her to have something personal and you can't get more personal than your name, right? So here it is:<br />
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I used my Cricut to cut the letters, the shaped layer and the butterfly. I inked all the edges using my new Clearsnap inks! It's hard to tell from the picture but I also stamped a flower pattern on the cream shaped layer using curry colored Clearsnap ink. The frame was originally black but I spray painted it using Krylon ColorMaster paint in a watermelon color. I'm so happy with how it turned out. I super glued the flowers on the outside and added some pretty gems to the inside to finish it off.<br />
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Here's the card I made to go along with the gift. All the patterened papers are by s.e.i.. The shapes are cut from the Cricut and the hearts were embossed using the Texture Boutique. Again I used my new Clearsnap inks for the edges and the sentiment. I used Curry, Berrylicious & Arctic Deep inks.<br />
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<br />Chris - Creations in Bloomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00694140222156967306noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927923902217975931.post-86143995193572867372013-06-23T12:22:00.000-04:002013-06-23T12:22:28.780-04:00DCWV June Template Challenge<div style="text-align: center;">
Here's my take on the <a href="http://dcwvinc.blogspot.com/2013/06/june-stack-holic-template-challenge.html" target="_blank">DCWV June 2013 Template Challenge</a>.</div>
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I used the DCWV Primrose stack for this creation and stayed pretty close to the sketch.</div>
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Things are still pretty busy around here and though I am spending a lot of time creating cards and layouts, I just don't have a lot of time to post. Thanks for sticking with me though. I'll share as often as I can.</div>
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Chris - Creations in Bloomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00694140222156967306noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927923902217975931.post-9036783320782493672013-04-05T21:23:00.000-04:002013-04-05T21:23:10.739-04:00Its that time againIt seems lately like the only time I'm posting is when I'm participating in the DCWV monthly challenges. At least it's getting me to post. : ) I've been really busy and I've done over 20 pages for my nieces book. I've still got a gazillion to go but I'm moving along. At least I'm making progress. So anyway, back to today's post. I made two layouts using the <a href="http://dcwvinc.blogspot.com/2013/04/aprils-stack-holic-template-challenge.html" target="_blank">DCWV April Stack-a-holic Challenge</a> and I also made a card.<br />
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I cut the puppy and the "Ruff Ruff" title using the Create a Critter Cartridge</div>
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This is my second version of the layout --- I turned the sketch on it's side to make this one.</div>
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As an added bonus, here's a few of the layouts I've made so far for my niece's 16th birthday scrapbooks. (Cause seriously I don't know when I'll post again. LOL. I hope it's before next months challenge!)</div>
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<br />Chris - Creations in Bloomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00694140222156967306noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927923902217975931.post-60726935021861263732013-02-16T10:42:00.000-05:002013-02-16T10:42:25.371-05:00Cute Lil' Pumpkin<div style="text-align: center;">
I love to participate in the DCWV sketch challenges each month. They really help me experiment with different designs and I'm truly enjoying them. Today's post is a layout I made for my niece's scrapbook and I used the <a href="http://dcwvinc.blogspot.com/2013/02/february-stack-holic-template-challenge.html" target="_blank">DCWV February Stack-a-holic Challenge</a> as my inspiration.</div>
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Here's my layout:</div>
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Here's a little closer view:</div>
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I was the lucky winner of a stamp set from Paper Smooches from their latest blog hop. I won the <a href="http://www.papersmoochesstamps.com/I_Heart_Art_p/fbs-13-137.htm" target="_blank">I Heart Art</a> set. I received it in the mail and made my first card with it. </div>
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That's supposed to be a Christmas tree with Christmas presents on it. But I covered the presents with little hearts and I think it looks very much like a Valentine card. </div>
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I thought I was going to be able to share the cards I made for my kids but I guess I forgot to take pictures of them. I also forgot to take pictures of the treat boxes I made for my daughter's class. Oops! </div>
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<br />Chris - Creations in Bloomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00694140222156967306noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927923902217975931.post-17217115950395894642013-02-06T11:38:00.000-05:002013-02-06T12:09:02.733-05:00"Its Your Day" DCWV cardHi! DCWV has posted their February 2013 card sketch challenge. You can check out the details of the challenge <a href="http://dcwvinc.blogspot.com/2013/02/february-stack-holic-template-challenge.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>.<br />
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I'm off to work on making a layout for the February DCWV layout challenge. :)</div>
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Ok......after posting this I kept staring at my card and thinking it needed something else. Does anyone else do this, or is it just me??? Anyway, I added a few pearl gems and now I like it better.</div>
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Here's a pic with the gems</div>
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<br />Chris - Creations in Bloomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00694140222156967306noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927923902217975931.post-89418702260257608322013-01-27T06:36:00.000-05:002013-01-27T06:36:03.499-05:00January 2013 Stack-a-holic ChallengeSo I had mentioned in my last post that I wanted to also tackle the <a href="http://dcwvinc.blogspot.com/2013/01/january-stack-holic-template-challenge.html" target="_blank">DCWV January Stack-a-holic Challenge</a> for the layout. I struggled a little with this one but in the end I'm happy with how it turned out.<br />
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My niece is turning 16 at the end of March and I'm making her scrapbook albums as her present. This is page one. : ) ( I need to get crackin'! )</div>
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I used DCWV Green Stack chipboard elements plus a few pearl gems and some fabric flowers from my stash. I used foam letters to spell out her name but I don't remember what company those are from.</div>
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Chris - Creations in Bloomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00694140222156967306noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927923902217975931.post-50375217027724927682013-01-05T10:49:00.000-05:002013-01-05T10:49:30.841-05:00Partly to Mostly AwesomeHappy day to you. My post today is a birthday card I made for my niece who's turning 10. I saw over on the Create Blog that they posted a <a href="http://create.northridgepublishing.com/cards-blog-challenge-jan-2013/" target="_blank">January 2013 Card Blog Challenge</a> and it's based on a color challenge.<br />
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I combined this with the <a href="http://dcwvinc.blogspot.com/2013/01/january-stack-holic-template-challenge.html" target="_blank">DCWV Jan 2013 Card Sketch Challenge</a> that's based on this sketch:</div>
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Chris - Creations in Bloomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00694140222156967306noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927923902217975931.post-75605687173908389632013-01-03T12:37:00.000-05:002013-01-03T12:37:40.336-05:00More Gift Card HoldersA very happy new year to you! Hope you're off to a great start to 2013. I'm afraid to type this for fear it will turn out to not be true, but I think we are all finally healthy (for the most part.) One of the 5 of us has been sick since Thanksgiving. I'm one exhausted Mama. From what I've seen from everyone's posts on Facebook, it's been a rough time for sickness all over the country. So here's to a HEALTHY new year.<br />
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In my last post I shared a gift card holder that I made following a step by step instruction from another blog. I needed a few more card holders at the last minute and was trying to think what I could do and I came up with these. <br />
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I made each of these really big... I fit them to fill a 12x12 cutting mat on my Cricut. I cut each image normal and then one flipped for the backside. I figured out that if you score the back side that it allows your image to stand up when opened and doesn't mess up your image on the front. I just glued the top portion together to leave enough room to add the gift card and sentiment on the inside. Because I didn't want my gift recipient to peek or really to know that there was anything inside the "Tag", I added velcro to keep it closed. That worked out really really well. The Reindeer one turned out to be my favorite as I made it stronger and with more decoration than the others and it can be used as a decoration next year. These were a huge hit and I share them with you now because you can use any image and do them for any occasion. </div>
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<br />Chris - Creations in Bloomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00694140222156967306noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927923902217975931.post-77614127744354534162012-12-07T21:02:00.001-05:002012-12-07T21:02:24.021-05:00Christmas Gift Card HolderThis year I have a LOT of gift cards to give to the people I'm shopping for. It makes me a little sad that my nieces and nephews have grown up so much that they want gift cards instead of presents. Oh well.... I saw a blog post by Paul - which you can see <a href="http://craftyblogocks.blogspot.co.uk/2012/12/12-days-of-gift-giving.html" target="_blank">HERE</a>. He made a treat holder. I really liked the look of it and wanted to try it but I made mine to hold a gift card instead of a treat. He has easy step by step instructions on an older post that you can see <a href="http://craftyblogocks.blogspot.co.uk/2010/11/treat-box-tutorial-for-tutorial.html" target="_blank">over here</a>. If I can follow them, then anyone can follow them! LOL.<br />
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The only alteration I made to his instructions was instead of an oval punch, I just cut a slit using my paper trimmer. So that way I could put in a gift card instead of a treat.</div>
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Now on to the card. I finally got brave and used some of the black card bases and envelopes that I have had for quite some time. I don't know why I was intimidated by them but I was. </div>
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The beautiful patterned papers and the bicycle tag and inside flower are all from <a href="http://www.websterspages.typepad.com/" target="_blank">Webster's Pages</a>. I LOVE their products. So, so pretty and great quality. </div>
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The "get well wishes" stamp is from <a href="http://shop.my-creative-time.com/Pain-Pain-Go-Away-Stamp-Set-MCT-020.htm" target="_blank">My Creative Time's Pain Pain Go Away set</a>.</div>
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I know it's been forever since I've done a post. Life has been just way too busy. So this post will just be a quick one. My sister has been diagnosed with breast cancer and she's having surgery on Nov. 1st. I made up some pink ribbon gift bags that she can give to the nurses and staff that are taking care of her as a thank you.</div>
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I finally figured out how to (sort of) use my Tags Bags Boxes & More 2 cartridge. That's what I used to cut the bags. I used a 2 1/2 inch marvy scallop punch for the tags. The thank you stamp is from Fiskars I believe and the You Rock and music note stamps are from Lawn Fawn. I made the ribbons using some pink tulle and a brad. The bags are filled with yummy treats. I think they'll be a hit with the nurses.</div>
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<br />Chris - Creations in Bloomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00694140222156967306noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927923902217975931.post-73044023248114677242012-07-31T15:05:00.000-04:002012-07-31T15:05:53.716-04:00Anniversary CardI've just returned from spending a week at my parents house and spending time with my family. So now that I'm back, it's time to get back into a routine. (especially since school will be starting in two weeks... yikes!) Today, I'm sharing a card I made for my sister's wedding anniversary.<br />
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<br />Chris - Creations in Bloomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00694140222156967306noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927923902217975931.post-71249483161452846962012-07-19T07:07:00.000-04:002012-07-19T07:07:31.349-04:00Grow Grow GrowHere's another layout for my sister's album. This time I did use DCWV papers and the <a href="http://dcwvinc.blogspot.com/2012/07/july-stack-holic-challenge.html" target="_blank">DCWV July Stack-a-holic Challenge</a> layout. So now I can enter in the challenge.<br />
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<br />Chris - Creations in Bloomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00694140222156967306noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927923902217975931.post-31334950462860062792012-07-09T11:46:00.001-04:002012-07-09T11:46:29.358-04:00What do you remember?So to continue with my sister's 50th birthday scrapbook, today's layout is one I did using the <a href="http://dcwvinc.blogspot.com/2012/07/july-stack-holic-challenge.html" target="_blank">July DCWV Stack-a-holic Challenge</a> sketch. (I can't use this as an entry because I didn't use DCWV papers - need to do another layout to enter but wanted to share this layout with you all.)<br />
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As you can see at the top of the page is a question, "What do you remember of 1983?"</div>
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<br />Chris - Creations in Bloomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00694140222156967306noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927923902217975931.post-58436208932454039132012-06-23T10:00:00.000-04:002012-06-23T10:00:26.373-04:00Another Layout for my sisterHere's another layout for my sister's scrapbook. This will actually be the first page in the book. (I rarely do anything in order... lol.) I used all <a href="http://www.websterspages.com/scrapbooking.html?category_id=74&page=shop.browse" target="_blank">Webster's Pages In Love Collection</a> again. Only the pearls and gems are from my stash. The rest is all Webster's Pages.<br />
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<br />Chris - Creations in Bloomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00694140222156967306noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927923902217975931.post-63181768431249628962012-06-21T14:16:00.000-04:002012-06-21T14:16:11.115-04:00Started the album for my sisOkay, I'm starting to get back into the swing of things. : ) I've started the album for my sister's 50th birthday present. Woohoo! Now I need to really buckle down and keep working on it. <br />
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So for this layout I used <a href="http://www.websterspages.com/" target="_blank">Webster's Pages</a> products. Mostly from the <a href="http://www.websterspages.com/scrapbooking.html?category_id=74&page=shop.browse" target="_blank">IN LOVE COLLECTION</a>.<br />
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I trimmed the butterflies from one of the 12x12 pages I had. The Chevron paper was from a 6x6 piece. </div>
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I cut two different pattern papers in a scallop circle shape using my Marvy Punches one at 2 1/2 inches and one at 3 inches. I added the "adore" fabric ticket to the top of it and put it all on the page with foam squares. The ribbon I used from the In Love collection is so awesome to touch because it's like velvet. SOOOOO soft! I just love it! </div>
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The sticker letters I used to spell out her name are from the collection too. The only thing I didn't like is that all the letters are lowercase. So I improvised and added an a "p" to the top of the lower case "r" to make it look like a capital "R." </div>
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All the flowers on the top are magnets. We added different centers to each of the paper flowers and inked all the edges then added magnets. We cut out the shaped tops from Elegant Edges, inked them and stamped them with a few different sayings. Then we modge-podged them to the tin. (Ok, my sister-in-law did and she still loves me even after all that!)</div>
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The round ones are wood circles that we glued different papers to the top of and stamped different images on. We inked the edges of the wood circles and it looked so cool! Sorry I didn't get a good picture of it. The other shaped magnets were shapes I cut out using the Cricut. We inked, doodled on and added magnets to finish those off. We made a total of 72 tins. So that was a LOT of magnets. </div>
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(This is my 3 year old helping me fill the tins)</div>
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This is the tin I made to hold the cards they received at the party.</div>
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It's not the finished product but it's really close. This was an old cookie tin that I decorated with cuts from my Cricut Cartridges. Sorry I can't remember which cartridges I used. The only one I know for sure is Elegant Edges for the scalloped ovals. </div>
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In the mean time, my next big project is for my sister. She's turning 50 in August and I'm making her an album. I'll try and be better about taking pictures to share. : )</div>
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<br />Chris - Creations in Bloomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00694140222156967306noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927923902217975931.post-10868991637626361632012-04-30T13:50:00.000-04:002012-04-30T13:50:36.839-04:00Personalized baby gift<div style="text-align: center;">
Today I'd like to share with you a shadow frame & a card that I made for a friend of mine who just had a baby. As you can see from the picture below, the baby came a little early and is a tiny peanut at 3lb 14 oz but she's doing well in the NICU and we are thankful. </div>
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The card I made using the New Arrival Cricut cartridge. </div>
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The papers I used are all The Paper Studio.</div>
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On the outside of the frame I added some ribbon. To adhere it I used Terrifically Tacky Tape and it stuck on there really well. : ) A few paper flowers and some gems on the outside to finish it off. </div>
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<br /></div>Chris - Creations in Bloomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00694140222156967306noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927923902217975931.post-16998961434377395462012-04-26T21:39:00.000-04:002012-04-26T21:39:26.496-04:00Fairy Dust Birthday<div style="text-align: center;">
I'd like to share with you a birthday card I made using some digi-stamps from <a href="http://www.bugaboostamps.com/" target="_blank">Bugaboo Stamps</a>.</div>
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I wanted to participate in their <a href="http://catchthebugblog.blogspot.com/2012/04/stella-says-sketch-109-challenge.html" target="_blank">Stella Says Sketch Challenge 109</a>.</div>
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I'm getting used to these digi's and am really starting to have some fun with them. </div>
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If you haven't tried them, I highly recommend it. </div>
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Here's the sketch:
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So here's my card:</div>
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I used the digi image of <a href="http://www.bugaboostamps.com/Girl-Fairy-Birthday-Dust_p_2714.html" target="_blank">Girl Fairy Birthday Dust</a> from Bugaboo.</div>
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It comes with the sentiment. "Birthdays are regular days sprinkled with fairy dust"</div>
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I colored her using colored pencils. </div>
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I added Stickles to her petal skirt. And on the circle of the sentiment.</div>
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You can't see it in these pictures but I added Glossy Accents to her wings.</div>
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I really like the effect of the Glossy Accents.</div>
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The glitter paper for the mat is from DCWV.</div>
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The calendar paper is from Foof-a-la's Hall Pass collection.</div>
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I trimmed the paper with the Fiskars grass punch and added some ink and stickles.</div>
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The pink ribbon is from my stash.</div>
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I added some gems and doodled around the edges.</div>
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That about covers it. </div>
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Hope you found something to take away from this card.</div>
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Pop on over to <a href="http://catchthebugblog.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Catch the Bug Challenge Blog</a> if you'd like to participate in any of their challenges.</div>
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<br /></div>Chris - Creations in Bloomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00694140222156967306noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1927923902217975931.post-22164056015336247692012-04-25T10:42:00.001-04:002012-04-25T10:42:26.953-04:00Enjoy the ride - layout<div style="text-align: center;">
My layout I want to share with you today is another one for my parents 50th wedding anniversary scrapbook. I'll be honest and say that this layout was a little out of my comfort zone for a couple of reasons. One, I'm always intimidated by paper with big prints or words on it because I have a hard time covering them up. Two, I have a hard time not using a lot of pictures or using big pictures. So I struggled a little with this but I'm happy with how it turned out. It's good to get out of your comfort zone sometimes, right? : )</div>
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Here's a few close ups:</div>
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The bicycle was cut using the Summer in Paris Cricut Cartridge.</div>
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I cut two of them and offset to give some shadow and color.</div>
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I did a little journaling on the bike with a white gel pen.</div>
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I also added a gem from Webster's Pages.</div>
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The plane I cut from the packaging of my Webster's Pages papers.</div>
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The clouds I stamped on some Webster's Pages paper using Sweet Stamp Shop stamp.</div>
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Another Webster's Pages gem in the corner.</div>
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Enjoy the Ride was cut using the Graphically Speaking Cricut cartridge.</div>
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A few more Webster's pages gems. </div>
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The bottom border is actually the part you are to cut off the 12x12 page because it's the "packaging-title" or whatever you want to call it. </div>
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I also added two sets of "4 black gems" to the middle sides. I felt it needed a little more black to tie everything together. </div>
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I'm entering this in the <a href="http://fantabulouscricut.blogspot.com/2012/04/challenge-me-monday-108_23.html" target="_blank">Fantabulous Cricut Challenge</a>, Challenge Me Monday # 108.</div>
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You need to make a project with a car, bike, plane , train, etc. </div>
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Thanks for spending some time with me today. </div>
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God Bless.</div>
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