Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue

Welcome to Day One of PaperCraftingWorld.com and CookingWithCricut.com’s first Blog Hop of 2012!  Our theme is:  “Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed, Something Blue!” 

If you have arrived here from Linda’s blog Linda's Creativity you’re in the right place!  If you’re joining us mid-hop, head on over to see Melin at CookingWithCricut.com and start at the beginning so you don’t miss any of the wonderful projects the Designers have created!

Our Designers had to use something old from their craft stash, something new (a recent purchase or new technique), something borrowed (an element from a Cricut cut or from a PaperCraftingWorld.com cutting file or digi stamp) and of course, something blue.

I L.O.V.E. Christmas Cards! I rush out to the mailbox to see what cards have arrived during the month of December.  

When the Christmas season is over I get so sad to take the Christmas cards down. I normally take them down and file them in a box.   NOT THIS YEAR!  Jamielyn from I heart naptime came up with an idea to put the cards onto an 8 1/2 X 11 piece of paper and then put them in a binder using protective sheets....just what I needed, quick simple, and DONE!  

Here is the cover I designed:

So I went back and  started with 2006.  I have all the cards in the book and I divide the years with a printable I got from eighteen 25's blog . The printable on the cover is the same as the year dividers.

I just have to share a picture of my son in my parents' Christmas card this year.  I think he looks like a child from the show Little Rascals or a Norman Rockwell child.  I can't decide...he cracks me up!

I used:

Something old-Christmas Cards

Something new- laminator

Something borrowed-idea from Jamilyn at I heart naptime and printable from eighteen 25's blog

Something Blue- blue color on printable

The cricut cartridge I used was Straight from the Nest (the green border and the corner shape)

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One special person will be getting the cartridge Wild Card.

All you have to do is leave a comment below! 

Now head on over to Larelyn’s blog, Handmade From My Heart and see what she’s created! 

Make sure you check in tomorrow at CookingWithCricut.com and see what the Day Two Designers have cooked up!  Thanks for stopping by and hopping with us!

Also, check out CWC shop called Papercrafting World. They have cutting files and digital files! There are some very cute designs.

Smiles,

In case you get lost here's the list:

Melin – http://www.cookingwithcricut.com

Heather – http://www.heather-p.blogspot.com

Yolie – http://www.justyolie.com

Celeste – http://www.touchedbyabutterfly.com

Debbie – http://www.workinscrappinmomof4.blogspot.com

Charlotte – http://www.alittlebitofdetail.blogspot.com

Linda – http://www.lindascreativity.blogspot.com

 Jill -- http://www.jaihartjustlovelydesigns.blogspot.com  YOU'RE HERE!

Larelyn – http://www.handmadefromtheheart-designsbylarelyn.blogspot.com

Jen – http://www.gator-4-life.blogspot.com

Photo Inspiration CWC Challenge

Photo credits

This week's challenge at Cooking with Cricut is to create a project using this photo as your inspiration.  Here's my project:

I used a glass because the water was so smooth it looks like "glass" and the etched letter looks like snow.

 I created the 6 glasses for my brother for his birthday.....shhh.....don't tell! 

 I used the Cricut Cartridge Storybook to create the "stencil" to etch the glass. The letter is cut at 3".

Smiles,

Linking up to
Pumpkin Spice- Your style

Doily Handbag

Here's a gift that I made for Christmas for my cousins and Nana.  My Nana gave me some doilies that she had from her mother!  I know, Wow! So they were from the 1930's!  She can't believe it herself that she had them that long! Thanks, Nana...I know you're reading this!

After I got all done making them and gave them away...I thought....I should have put an initial in the middle!  So, this is what it would look like if there was a letter:

Cute, right?...Nana, you can give me your bag back and I'll add the letter "N" for you!

Here are the bags I made for my cousins:

Want to make one?

Sundays are Lovely at Jaihart

I have changed the name from "Sit back, Relax and Look at all the Loveliness" to "Sundays are Lovely" It's just shorter and sweeter!  Anyways, it's been really fun viewing everyone's projects!  Thank you so much for linking up!  It makes my day when I see a new submission has been added!

Just a reminder the posts last for 6 days...Sundays through Saturday.  Sundays, I will be featuring someone!

Did you see my new buttons?  I made them:)  If you would have asked me if I could make a blog button...9 months ago, I wouldn't have known what one was first of all and second of all I would have no clue where to begin!  So I'm very proud of myself!  Just a little bit about my buttons real quick....I took the sunflower photo myself.  I was driving one day and saw this beautiful field...the farmer said I could take a picture so I did!  Many of them actually.  I've always wanted to do something special with the photo, and now I have:)

So onto the party!

If you would grab my lovely new button and put it on your post I would be more than thrilled!

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Last weeks most viewed projects are:

Michelle

                                   

Holly

Suzy

Great job ladies! Grab a feature button!

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Featuring My Son and Bro in Law Friday

My brother in law is so amazing with children!  He's always so kind to play with his nieces and nephews.  Here he is playing the piano for my son, which he didn't realize was going to turn into a duet. Check it out....

Smiles,

Celebrate Good Times! CWC Challenge #67

Happy New Year! I hope that you're having a MARVELOUS start to 2012! I surely am!  Here's a cake that  the hubs and I made together and then my friend and I decorated it! Good teamwork!

The Cooking with Cricut Challenge this week is to use something "NEW".  I think it's a perfect challenge for the new year!  This was my first time using fondant (white base), frosting sheets (yellow and pink) the Cricut Cake Expression machine and the cartridge Cake Basics.

What a blast to make!
Look we dusted the top of the cake with sprinkles...

The center of the flower was the white fondant that we just rolled.

*Tips we figured out as we went along*
When using a 9in cake make sure to roll out the whole box of fondant (small box from Hobby lobby)
Use a pastry brush and water to take off any accidental frosting or discoloration of the fondant
Brush the top of the cake with water as well as the back of the frosting sheets for them to stick better

*Tip my friend taught me*
After putting the cake on the foil add wax paper around the bottom of the cake. Not completely under it just tucked a little bit under the bottom so that you don't get the foil all messy when frosting the cake (before adding the fondant).

What a fun project!

Good times,

I'm linking this up with




Top Tip Tuesday-Anything Goes

The Paper Variety Challenge

Here is my project for The Paper Variety's Challenge

I've been making my daughter so many different hair accessories recently, so I needed a better location than where they currently are.  I decided to make this bow holder.  I took a frame, put patterned paper in the background and put ribbon over the glass in a zig zag pattern.  I know...I know... you may be thinking "this is a paper challenge"....so I made two hair clips out of paper!  We'll see how they last with an 8 month old!

I used the Flower Shoppe Cartridge to make these flowers.
 My Top Tip  is when making the little white flower make sure to use a quilling pen.  Start out at the end and work into the winded section.  When I first looked at it I couldn't figure out which end to start, but you want to start out at the end that is the most open and coil in.  Also, using a light mist of water from a squirt bottle and then blotted the flowers will help to shape them!

Smiles,

I linked this up to



Top Tip Tuesday-Anything Goes

Sit Back, Relax, and Look at all the Loveliness

Crayon Monogram and CWC winners!

Cooking with Cricut 25 days of Christmas winners are posted! Head on over to see if you won!


Here is a gift I made for my son's preschool teachers for Christmas.  I originally saw this idea on pinterest, by Creative Gift & Party ideas, which I think they did an awesome job!

So this photo was taken with my camera phone...I literally texted it to my friend to show her what I was making while talking to her on the phone and when I sat down to blog about it, I realized this is the only photo I have! So, at least I have a photo!

Want to make one?

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

What a special time of year to spend with those you love the most!  This year was very special! It was our daughters first Christmas!

Photo taken by Barb Zappia photography

Look at her, she is enamored by her brother and this photo totally captured it!  I just love it!  Anyways, I hope everyone had a special Christmas as well!


Here are some of our Christmas decorations this year

Don't you love our Charlie Brown Christmas tree?  My husband and I were saying that we need to get a real tree next year.  My daughter is into everything, which she puts in her mouth...fun times, so we didn't want her to choke on a pine needle or something.  Honestly though, this Christmas season was super crazy!  How about for you?  We were lucky to have decorations up at all. I'm glad we did put them up.  My son got into it this year...  he called his stocking "his sock"....two year olds are awesome! I love after Christmas sales and I did end up getting my son and daughter new Christmas stockings so I'm really excited to put them up next year! What are your favorite decorations or holiday traditions?

I hope everyone was able to enjoy their Christmas!

I will be posting some gifts that I made for my relatives....I didn't want to post before Christmas because then they would see their presents, but don't worry they are gifts you can give throughout the year!

Happiness,

Featuring My Mom Friday!

My Mom is one crafty genius!  I was at her house the other day and I LOVED her wreath! She nonchalantly said, "Oh yeah, I made it. I saw it for $100 dollars in a magazine and decided to make one like it, so I did for $20."  She's Awesome, right?!

All she did was take a wreath frame wrap a couple different varieties of tinsel around the wreath frame and added some ornaments she found at Hobby lobby! So easy but what an impact, hugh?!  Good job, Mom!

Hope you have a wintry weekend!

Linked this up with:
I heart Naptime 
and

Paint Shaker Ornament kid's project

Remember when I told you that I was in charge of  the kid's crafts at my husband's office party? I said that I made a Gumdrop Tree kit for the family to take home or work on together (you can find that post here) and we made an ornament.  Well, here's the ornament.  It's so fun to do with kids!  When I went to Hobby Lobby I had a different idea in mind of what I wanted the craft to be.  They didn't have any of the supplies I needed, they were all out!  So it was onto plan B, I thought of a craft I did as a child and LOVED it.  We also did these at my mom's group this year and all the mom's really enjoyed it.  Here it is:

They are so fun to make and super simple!

Want to make one?

Family Time!

Last Saturday, my husband's work had a kids' Christmas Party.  I was in charge of crafts! Yay! So fun!  Anyways, we made a couple of things, an ornament...I will post later.....and a craft they could do as a family at the party. If they didn't finish it, they could take it home.  

I saw the idea to make gumdrop trees at  Make and Takes, but I decided to make Gumdrop Tree Kits. Since there was a lot going on at the Christmas Party, (food, Santa, making ornaments, chatting with friends, etc...) I wasn't sure they would get the Gumdrop Tree done, so I put all the supplies into a plastic bag with the family's name on it.  I was thinking this would also be a cute gift for neighbors or grandparents (they could do the activity with your kids).

Want to make one?