Surname Signs

 Before I ever owned a Cricut I ordered the vinyl and stained my own board. To make  this sign.
 I had originally seen the Wall Art in my Sister In Laws home. If you want you can also order the whole sign pre-made from them. The company is Its ASign...I do highly recommend them. 

Since getting married my daughters have asked for one for their home.  They have each been waiting awhile. The main reason I have postponed it is lack of planning.  I always think of making them when there isn't enough time to actually get it made and in the mail in time for a birthday or holiday.  Another reason is I haven't wanted to layout the wording for the Scripture and do the welding, etc. on my Cricut.    I told myself if I finished the album in time I would tackle the long awaited signs.   I guess this  is a season of getting the long awaitied projects done. I have many.

Walla, They are finished, well actually only  two are finished. I still need to make another two, hopefully before their birthdays or Christmas.  It will be easier now because the layouts are done....it should be a piece of cake...I just need to buy or cut two more wood boards.
I used my Gypsy to layout the design using the 12x 24" mat option. 
I used a two page set up so I could layout the smaller font to a correct size over teh larger font when you use a 2 page option you can see the other page through each other so you can make adjustments to size visually seeing the comparison.
I cut the Surname  using Plantin SchoolBook, Shadow Option
I cut the scripture using Calligraphy Collection...
I own Opposites Attract which would be great for making this sign but I like the script look when welding better from CC...and the Block lettering of PSB better for the surname.
The letters will appear red on the Gypsy if you have chose the weld option for cutting...be sure to preview your design before cutting the script font.

I did have to re-cut the vinyl for the "erve" in Serve on the white script.  A piece of vinyl had managed to get loose and stick to the bladeand  some of the vinyl lettering.  To do this I just hide the cuts for the rest of the phrase and then cut only the partial cut I always save before I first cut so I can adjust and cut separate parts but I never re-save the design so I always retain the original cut design.  I will be able to open this cut and change the surnames. and cut one or two signs. as I wish.

I get my vinyl at SignWarehouse.com This link will take you to the hobby vinyl I use most. They do sell sheets pre-cut for a Cricut Mat, but when I cut my own vinyl I tend to use white or Black, and use these rolls.  The rolls I have purchased will last for ever, and I have used them for decorating tile, votives, and other glass at my daughters wedding. I have also made lots of glass gift jars and awards with candy etc.  It is well worth the cost if you plan on making lots of things from vinyl.
  I also have done vinyl shares in the past with other people so we could get several primary colors for the cost of one roll. In addition I have found assorted small vinyl pieces for a good price at Amazon. I did this so I could get  Gold and Silver for Cub scout career arrows, but have used the other colors on gifts.   If you are using it outdoors I suggest buying a more expensive outdoor option at sign warehouse.   I also will occasionally buy a Cricut Vinyl  tube if it is on clearance and a good price.

 For the signs I used a 24" by 6" pre-routed board I picked up at Micheal's for 7.99$.  I stained the boards using some old stain and then sealed the board after it dried with 3-5 coats Krylon Clear Matte Finish Spray paint. I like the look better if I do several light coatings of spray sanding after the first coating slightly and wiping with a damp cloth. After it dries well I affix the lettering and then resealed the vinyl and board with 3 or more coats of the same finish.  The letters on their sign are about 5", while my sign is at about 6".  I designed my letters to fit the board.
Until later... Happy Stamping!

Scrapbook and Gifts Update

Just wanted to update and let everyone know my taxes I mean the Scrapbook is done...

What a relief.
I have taken a ton of Pictures, but I hesitate to show them all.  I want my Daughter to enjoy them first.
When I get back from delivering it I will post more pictures. For now though I will just upload a few, of the less exciting pages...
The first is the Layout from buying the dress.... I forgot my camera this day but luckily I had my iPod in my purse and captured these images. It surprised me how nice they looked when I printed them up as photos....

These albums always turn into a first year of marriage thing in order to fill them up. The second layout is really boring, but I have about 6 pages that either have a place name, or "memories", "sites" and "Adventures" on it.  I do not have images from the study abroad that her and her husband did together last fall.  She will have to finish these pages herself...hopefully she will.

The last layout page is for their anniversary...
again they will have to take pictures for this and add them after it occurs. I am doing my best to remember to bring the anniversary cake to  them when I bring the album.  The last wedding we had I for got the cake top and had to mail it.   It made for a great blog post and a funny memory for my other daughter and her husband, at least I hope it is funny to them.

I also finished up some Birthday Gift items for  two of my other daughters that I will be delivering. I scheduled a post so they will appear after I deliver them...
Until later ....Happy Stamping!

Supplies:  DCWV, Cricut, Gypsy
 SU the only new items used not mentioned on the previous post  is the  5 point Flower punch.  I used the same ones I used to make their wedding announcements....

Wedding Albums and Taxes

I have been working like crazy on my wedding album for my daughter.

Its funny how projects like this make me feel. I always have to black mail myself into starting the project. I tell myself "You can't make another thing until the album is finished."  Once I start it goes rather quickly.   This sort of explains my lack of post for the last year.  I love that I get to make one for my Daughters but  it is the one thing in life that makes me sorry I have 7 daughters.  There is only one other thing that I associate these similar feelings too, I realized Sunday Morning at 2 am., and that is Taxes.  I had just finished my 6+ hour ordeal of helping the same  wedded daughter with doing her last minute taxes....last minute in my book because I always do mine in Feb.  So why do I do it?LOVE!

  If  I was making a scrapbook like a lot of creative people out there it would be a better experience.  I am really making a paper craft picture album. That is not nearly as creative a project as it should be. The girls however as very happy and thankful that  one I help them with

their taxes and two that I make them a beautiful memento for their wedding day.  Though it is such an ordeal, such is the life of a mother.  Since I last posted I have picked  out and loaded  a scrapbook in order  for 40 pages using Die Cut  With A View "Storybook" paper.  DD wedding was Shabby Chic and in Purples and off whites...it was hard to find papers to go with those colors in a shabby chic everyone else uses pinks....(sigh). This DCWV paper was the best thing I could find in the shades of purple I wanted... and had an element of telling a story which her pictures certainly have a story to tell. I also have cut and laid out 6-12X12 Cricut mats of lettering. using my Cricut, Gypsy and  the "Plantin' School Book" Font Cartridge.  I guess I have a BOOK theme going! I went on a fun trip to Michael's to pick up  some  more Xyron "X" refills.  I didn't have a back up, now I do! I actually ended up picking up two more projects to finish before the trip.  I used the "X" to mount all the lettering on the adhesive and have spent 2 evenings and afternoons adhering letters onto 22 pages of the album. The pictures show the piles as they  currently exist.

This weekend was busy with other things so today I will be attaching more lettering, hoping that job is finished today.  I was too lazy to run up the stairs to grab the good camera to have a picture to post so I grabbed my trusty iPod and took a few quick shots.
Well its time to go back to work and finish up using those letters so I can start mounting pictures and some fun embellishments the fun part, but first I should probably order the pictures...
Until Later ... Happy Stamping!

Some Cricut Safari Fun

I made 2 of these cards for my little great nieces…one just had her first birthday. 

I have been wanting to make them ever since I saw this card on Wendy’s Blog months ago. 

  I have been trying to make time to make it forever. Today I was tired of working on the Wedding invites everyday so I decided to work on the Birthday cards I need the next few months.

I used DP from a K& Company, 10x10 paper pack called, “Itsy Bitsy Baby Boy”, I picked up  for a baby scrapbook album a few years ago.   I thought the blue and green dots would be perfect echoing the green grass and adding a bit of blue for sky.  I cut all the pieces out after laying them out on my Gypsy.  The two carts I used were Celebrate with Flourish and Create a Critter.  I need to use them both more. Colors of cardstock…Embassy Black, GP White, SU… Lucky Limeade, So Saffron, Early Espresso…the orange is from the stash scraps so I am not sure the color. I used th eSu Sweet button Embosslet for the center.  The ribbon you might recognize is from the first wedding  3 yrs ago., again using the stash, and  blue for the sky!

The layout was all Wendy.   I basically copied her card other than the grass, and using Designer paper.  I could have worked on the grass and merged and worked on it a bit, but all the home interruptions were just way to much today.  The sentiment is from SU’s… Up, Up, and Away set.   I am grateful Wendy did all the leg work on this card because I have been way too busy to design my own.  I just love  her Creativeness.   I am just happy to have something to blog about and glad to have time to make some cards. I was back at creasing all the lines I have been scoring the last few days.  I have another 200 to crease but I am making progress…Until later… Happy Stamping!

A&R Wedding Album

If anyone is really wondering why it took me so long to make something to post...its because I told myself in May I wouldn't make anything until this album was finished...it too k all summer for me to just want so desperately to have it off my back.  I am not sure why because it really didn't take to long to put together..its just I hate cropping and mating pictures...anyways this  will probably take the next few days to post. but here are pictures of the cover and the first few pages.

 

I'll Post a few more pages tomorrow.
The font is from Cricut Cartridge, Lyrical Letters.

My Mom's Family Frame

My Friend Wendy made this adorable Family Frame and Wicked Frame on her blog months ago. I have wanted to make one for my mom forever. I bought her a frame intending to get it made before we went Camping with my parents in Aug...Her Birthday was while we were there.

I never did get it made so last week I worked on this project.  I needed a few additional SU supplies, that my DD brought with her from Utah on her visit last weekend. 
Now it is all completed please visit Wendy's blog(Link On Side bar) for details on Measurements etc for making your own frame.  I used Spice Cake my new favorite DP from SU. Early Espresso, Pear Pizazz, Pool Party, and Peach Parfait ( I was out of More Mustard, thankfully also delivered by DD). 
I used my Bloom Cricut cart to cut the gate and floral pieces, And Plantin' School Book to  cut the letters.   a Sizzix die to cut the swirls, from a swirly corner cut. And SU Sizzlit's for the Butterflies.  Any questions just ask.

My daughter also brought the Wedding album back to her sister in UT.  I will be ready with that blog post in a few days.  May be we can set a record in the Month of November with Number of blog post wouldn't that be nice..
   Until Later.... Happy Stamping!

Roses of Gratitude

I bougth a few new toys on vacation with making some paper flowers in mind.  I was actually givign it a go when the try a new technique challenge wasa posted last Monday.  I had bought the Sizzix Floral Layer Die when on vacation to try using to make the flowers. Ihad been talkiing to my Firend Deb Felts about  how to do it prior to vacation.  I though the shallow petals punched would add some detail to the flowers when I made them and I wasnt disappointed.  I was just practicing I used old GP pastel cardstock in pink to make the roses.  I thought they turned out well so I had to use them on my next challenge card. 

The technique was to use a border punch edge around a circle shape. I used my new EK  dotted Scallop and stash of Celery paper pieces to make the border and punch the leaves.  I decided the border shape needed to be wider so I added a second layer using MS Arched lattice.  The technique said to use a triangle wedge but I was lazy so I just fringed the edge of the strip.  I also used it around the back of the card shape so I cut a secondary circle of GP white cardstock using my Creative Memories circle cutters and stuck it on the back of the card to cover the fringed edges that allow the straight border to bend.  The Peach Parfait paper was the perfect color for the "bricked" background Sizzix Tim Holtz EF. I had to hand cut the Embassy black cardstock border. seems theri is a big Gap in the CM cutting sizes, and I caqnt quite afford to get a nice circle cutter yet.  I liek the way the last 3 little pearls look on the edge of the sentiment. Loving the Fabulous Phrases stamp set and my Modern Label punch. this really was a fun card to make and look at.
Until Later ...Happy Stamping!

VSN and CCrak Challenge post #1

Yes I have been busy. My MIL was on Hospice most of the month and passed away. her funeral was last week...I had a houseful of visitors..we tripled in size to 15 people visiting..at one point I looked at my Husband and Said ..."Where did all these people come from?"  I was great seeing them but a littel stressful because it was such a busy and  disorienting time.  The first weekend of Hopsice I actually did VSN...I made a lot of cards I havent shared yet.  and Yesterday I made 4 more for a CCrak Thread Challenge.  Today I thought I would show one of my cards. It was an award winner..no gift or prize money but won some recognition. Hopefully before I head out of town I can get some more post sscheduled..so I can show off what I have made!

the VSN challenge was for a Red Dress...here is the card!

I amde it for my Daughter, I got to see her last week and touch her belly...

never felt any movement, but thats okay she looked great and I cant wait to meet the little guy!

I posted details on SCS in my gallery !

Until Later... Happy Stamping!

which I am so going back to do now..afterdoing Taxes and updating, etc... I am ready to have some more Paper Crafting  fun

Retro Robo Birthday Card

So I need to get my stash of cards restocked...funny how it has drained itself the last few years while I have been so busy! Now I just need my routine back on track. Today I made this cute little card for a little boy. It was fun I dont  know why I dont get to do this more often!
I finally got to use my "Robotz" Cricut cart  which I just love...I also took a closer look at it today; I didnt realize it actually made a ton of 3D Robot boxes.  I might have to give one of them a try when my Card stash is replenished.  I used my stash box...I finally found it... amazingly I couldn't find it last week when I needed the green strips for the daisy card..so my Craft Space memory is improving...and the Mojo is starting to flow a little better.
  For this card I used pieces of  SU: Night of Navy, Certainly Celery, GP white. The black is Embassy, the light purple and a textured gray, sorry I cant remember.  I used SU Birthday Whimsy to stamp.. and QuiKutz EF's  Retro Diamonds and Polka Dots....I used Cuttlebug: Diamond Plate. After assembling all the pieces I realized that I hadn't done anything for the background. I remembered my DCWV Latte designer paper, becasue it had all the colors in it.  Luckily I had a large enough piece of stash that didnt look flowery and actually looks pretty good with the diamond and circle theme going on.
Last of all I put the pieces together and wished I had some little gear shaped metal brads becasue the wording looked lonely.  I remebered I owned a Creative Memories Hexagon Punch. so with that and a 1/4" handheld circel punch I managed to make some nuts. I hope you Like it!
Until Later...Happy Stamping!

Spring Daisy Cards

So I finally had some time to create and take Pictures. It seems during the Holidays I was making things and getting them in the mail before I thought Gee take a picture.

I am terribly behind on Birthday cards again so in the last few days I have assembled 5 and a half of these cards.  I need to cut out more daisies for th elast card... I used my "Walk in My Garden" cart and my Cricut to cut the daisy at 3 sizes each 1/4" smaller than the previous. I believe 2.5" 2.25" and 2".

I then embossed with swiss dots the daisies, Polka Dots the card bases, and Victoria the strips of Melon Mambo and then a piece of scrap which I punched the flower centers out of at 3/4".  after embossing the pieces I layered the 3 parts of Daisies and Centers and then pierce with a paper piercing tool.  I then inserted a ki Memories, "Juicy Summer" brad in the Melon color to hold the flower pieces together.  I bent up the flowers petals to give depth. I used a glue dot to adhere to the panel strip after adhereing all the layers together. I finally used the SU:"Tiny Tags" stamp and punch set, I purchased in October. I also stamped Happy Birthday form SU "Well Scripted" on the inside.  So fun making these spring like cards with all the snow outside!

Until Later..."Happy Stamping!" 

Hi...Gift Jars

yes its been a month. I have been working on Projects ..I finally have one I can post with out to much difficulty. I made decorative jars for gift...and filled them with a fancy rice recipe. I think they turned out cute loving the vinyl on glass this year..thank you Cricut.

I used the Lyrical Letters Cartridge and vinyl from Signwarehouse.com , sorry but...Yes I am too lazy to get the link right now..Just happy to have something to post I will work on the link later..tomorrow

Until later...Happy Stamping!

Wall Art for Mary!

My niece slept over this weekend.  While she was here we decided on some features for a Vinyl Wall Quote.  She chose to have some Dragonflies and the quote, "all you need is Faith and Trust and a little bit of Pixie Dust". Her Birthday is was the day her parents picked her up so I told her I would get it made and layed out this week so I could give it to her on Halloween at a family potluck we are having.



It looks a bit odd in the pictures even though the transfer tape is pretty clear it does have a bubbly texture to it.  Her walls are white and she has blue decorations so I used a blue vinyl.
I did the layout in SCAL 2.0.  The font is a free download called, "Courtney Dorkling".  The dragonflies are in a free dingbat file called, "Keroppi". Love that I can cut anything on my Cricut with SCAL.

Still Catching Up

I still need to get caught up on Kids Birthday Cards for the summer. I came across this image I had stamped and pasteled a few years ago, last week. I decided I should use it on one of my kids cards. I also decided to try one of SCS Sketch Challenges SC292 and used the LO by Dawn to make this Card. Stop By and Wish her a Happy Bloggaversary! today ; I know she would appreciate it.

I like how the card turned out and I think my nephew will also. Hope you enjoy it too.

Until Later.... Happy Stamping!

paper:SU: Basic Gray, Kiwi Kiss, Pacific Point

GP: white and Pastel:Light Blue

Stsmps: Fishy Friends, Upsy Daisy

Accesories: MM Button Brads

Cuttlebug: winter combo pack , Tartan

Snowflakes and Pearls challenge

I made this card several weeks ago for a snowflakes and pearls challenge on SCS, but it has taken a month to get it off my camera.

It really was an miracle that it even got a challenge card made. So I think I ill share the story with you. I was trying to get a card made for a friend and thought a lovely flower frame would be nice to have. I was working with my Gypsy and its tiny screan and didnt have my glasses downstairs but was a ffraid if I went looking for them I would never make my way back to my craft space so I diligently laid out my mat withthe colors I wanted and cut my card. when it came out on this mat I had this lovely snowflake theme going on. I was talking on the phone to my friend at the time and said ..sheesh I thought I cut a springy garden frame and now I have stars and snowflakes... SHe said perfect. the challenge today is Snowflakes and Pearls. I set the pieces aside and made the floral frame card I was needing and then came back a few days later made the card and took the picture. Where it miraculously lasted through weeks of the kids taking th ecamera for pictures and fun. Until today where I uploaded to my blog to share.

I love how th ecard turned out and how the pearls look on the snowflakes. I hope you enjoy it also, and I have learned my lesson I now keep a spare pair of reading glasses in my purse, by my computer, bed, reading chair, and CRAFT TABLE!

Until Later... Happy Stamping!

SU Stamp: All Year Cheer

Cricut Cartridge: Lacey Labels(walmart)

Cuttlebug: Devine Swirls

Heros Arts: pearls

Paper: SU: Basic Grey, Not Quiet Navy, Baja Breeze

GP: white

Cricut Layout Tutorial and Recipe Pages

I have been waiting to share this tutorial for awhile now. I made these pages over a month ago and I felt that a mini tutorial might be helpful to show how to get themost use from your Gypsy and your mat. I knew I would be making several copies of these pages so I layout the pages all on one 12x12 mat.

I love how I can take my Gypsy anywhere and work on a design why I am waiting for a kids dental appointment, etc.

I first decided what I was going to cut from assorted carts after placing them on the mat and adjusting my Gypsy looked like this

Following the guides on the side of the mat I trimmed and laid out the paper for the cuts...this picture shows you how the mat looked. it allows me to use a lot of my scrap paper pieces.

Then I attached my Gypsy to my Cricut and cut the mat I had a series of 3 mats loading and cutting so I could cut it out 6 times.

After Cutting the pieces all of the smaller pieces I feed through my Xyron X sticker maker and add adhesive to the backs of all thesmaller pieces....theie were quite a lot of small pieces.

I made the following pages...

They are some of my family favorites

I didnt get a picture of my finished bio page, because at the time I took all the pictures I hadn't finished it yet.

Creating pages for the recipies was pretty simple.

The hardest thing for me to do was write my bio. I sure loved reading everyone elses.

I will take an updated picture of my Bio page and share it soon.

I love my cookbook my friends all did a wonderful job on there pages and I would highly recommend this as a project for any small group of friends. It will really enrich your life and your friendships.

Until Later... Happy Stamping!

Just a Few Weeks Left

So this last week I worked on Friends wedding invites and Reception and also managed to get the center pieces put together so my daughter could see what they will look like. Thankfully she liked them.

I cut the wording on white vinyl, using Calligraphy collection...The picket fences were done with Everyday Paper Dolls...I layed out a 12x12 mat on my Gypsy and then cut, and applied them I like how they turned out. I am stilla dding paper doilies to the centerpieces I just havent bought or cut them out yet...

This week my youngest daughter wanted to try on my wedding dress. Soon my other daughters tried it on also. The one getting married tried it on holding her Bouquet; My Husband said "why did we pay for a wedding dress, when we own a prefectly good one?"

We were going to send this picture to her fiancee to scare him, he has said he wants to wait and see her e onthe wedding day, but have opted not to do that to him.

Luckily the other invites were photoshopped and were easy enough to whip out in a day or so. Now I need to go finish sewing dresses.

I am hoping to be stamping away soon, after all I need graduation cards.

Until Later ...Happy Stmping!

Wahoo Memories

I always have loved the Line fromt he movie IQ, when tim Robbins ask Meg Ryan..."He Said.." Wahoo"" and later asked "When was the last time you said "Wahoo"."

I used to say "Wahoo" as I rode my pretend Pony around my front yard shooting my very acurate finger six or should I say five shooters all over the countryside. What fun memories. I started to create a card on Monday, but it just wouldn't make itself appear on the paper. All I could manage was cutting out the sillohuette using A Childs Year, and heat embossing it with Ranger Clear Embossing powder.

by Tuesday I managed to comeup with a design I really liked and I chose some objects from the Old West Cartridge and cut them out using my Cricut & Gypsy.

I am so loving the Gypsy and how I can layout the design all at one time and use several cartridges. It has enabled me to use alot of my scraps, because I can place the pieces right where I need them on the mat. I actually love looking through the scrapbox for just the right size and color of paper. I can honestly say on my last few cards all the smaller than 1/4 of piece paper have been scraps from the box. I used the Paisley Backgrounder and Basic Gray Ink to stamp the image on Ridinghood Red( I think) cardstock. I used some scrap Paper Co. Blue from the Basics assortment, and Swiss Dots Embossing folder to make the Bottom of the card base. I loved using the Basic Gray scrap to cut the barb wire pieces and Shadow for the "Wahoo"; More Mustard was chosen for the main Sentiment. After putting the Gray and Mustasrd pieces through my "X" Xyron, I rub it really well and then used a sponge to age the edges and add some depth to all the pieces. After aging I used my piercing tool and traced all the edges and openings to get all the excess adhesive off, and then I applied them to the card.

The Sillohuette I made on Monday was then added to the card using dimensionals. Lastly I added a little piece of tied linen thread to look like a halter. I hope you like it.

Until Later... Happy Stamping!

Another Thank You

Sorry About the lack of post..I was on such a roll posting regualrly when on the 12th I sprained my ankle really badly...Followed that up with some stomach flu inthe house and finally with me. Ona day I was sort of feeling better I laid this card out on my Gypsy...and then never got back to it until today. Which also happens to be one of my DS's 7th Birthday. This is only neccessary to mention becasue I was not thinking too clearly when assembling the card and heard my older DS who was putting together a Hero Wars Mega Bloks vehicle for the birthday boy was very upset and cryng inth echair behnd me suddenly... can you see how this is going...

Anyway I had to rescue the DS, and help him get the vehicle together which is another story in frustration because of one piece being wrong on a base used only for building...

Funny thing is the Base of my card is causing me frustration also...anyway I hope you enjoy it.

Until Later ....Happy Stamping!

Loving my Gypsy

Whenever I have been going Shopping for crafts lately I always go look a the new cricut carts, seeing if they are on sale or discounted a great deal...looking for a bargain so I can have more options to create more neat stuff with my cricut.

I have had a Cricut for several years and for a while there I had 2 the original and the Expression. I recently sold my old original Cricut because I haven't had to haul one upstairs to use with my computer.

The reason my Gypsy...I love it. I have been talking about how I do a LO (layout) and cut with my Gypsy and the last few days I have been working on a project I cant really show you for about 4 weeks.

Because of this ,I thought I would show you the process, or at least parts of it.

I have been working on a Recipe swap for a 6x6 cookbook. Here is a picture of a LO I did a few years ago. I am using the same recipe for this swap but I am changing it up a bit so it will look different. I am also doing 2 other recipies and a Biography page.

One great thing about using the Gypsy or Design Studio to create a project is that you can Lay it all out and move stuff around to make the best use of paper. For this project I used alot of scraps from the scrap box and you know how I love using the stash. Because you can know where each object is to be cut you can place the paper on the correct spot on the mat. Can you believe when I origianly set up this cut I had the blank spot except 2 squares filled with a light green color..I choose not to use it onthe final project so I deleted it from the cut before I cut the other 5 pages out.

I use several mats at a time and for this 5 copy project I used three mats...and after connecting the Gypsy to the Cricut Expression I loaded and cut 5 mats. for each of the 4 pages.

Because I use the Gypsy. I dont need to worry about changing cartridges and it just cuts until its finished.

Why the Cricut is cutting I can remove the pieces and prep them for using on my project. I love the pointed hook form the tool kit and the Spatula for removing pieces with out tearing the paper.

I often use a glue pen like EK fine tip or Quikie because they work well with fine lines and small pieces.

I also reload the mat if neccessary to keep the rotation going.

All my projects created using the Gypsy(or Design Studio) can be saved on it or on my computer for easy access and can be reused in the futire if neccessary. You can even share files with a friends so they can use it. I hope you enjoy the pictures...I am hoping they are worth a thousand words! I am also hoping you find this helpful. Soon I hope to have a card to share..you may look for these Cookbook pages the first weekend of April.

Unitl Later... Happy Stamping!

Sunflower in Winter

Today I used my Gypsy to LO and cut some Sunflower pieces from Disney-"Tinkerbell and Friends" and Leaves from "Stretch your imagination". This is the card I created. I intended to clear emboss sunflowers on some Crushed Curry paper to use for the card idea I had in my head but can you believe it with all the stuff I own I have no Sunflower stamp...funny thing is that in my head I owned this particular Autumn Leaves set I have eyed at the store for ages...

The card went together quickly, I am happy about that. I used SU Basic Gray, Crushed Curry and Alwasy Artichoke to go with this weeks Color Combo on SCS. I hope you like it also. other than putting the pieces together ..I used Black and Basic Gray Watercolor Wonder Crayons and an H2O fine tip pen to dab the colors over the Basic Gray center piece, and Brilliance Moonlight White teardrop ink pad to sponge over the Basic Gray embossed with D'vine Swirls... The sentiment Inkadoo: "Personal Impressions"was stamped in Basic gray ink, and mated with Always Artichoke and mounted on Dimensionals. For a little extra detail on the sunflower I embossed using my Cuttlebug the Petal Flower piece and then sponged with Basic Gray Ink .

Until Later ...Happy Stamping!