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!

Hello?! Anybody Out There

I have been pretty much out of touch I have been very very busy!
When I went on my little trip to UT my DD's Boyfriend proposed and they are getting married early in June. So what exactly have I done in the last 5 weeks. I made 400 of these announcements and got them in the mail. The name lable isnt attached in this picture it is actually mounted onthe opposite side of the card, 200 graduations for my other DD's High School Graduation Party, thankfully just Photoshopped. DD designed them I just had to print them and get them in envelops. 125 Graduation announcements to help out a friend whose DD is graduating also the two girls got together and designed it I just spent a day working on it to get it so it would print correctly. 100 Wedding announcements..also using Photoshop for another friends son who is getting married on a very low budget.
Made Flowers for my DD's wedding, with my florist friend who is a real genius. Created a photobook to use as a guest book for my Dd's Graduation. Printed up my other DD's Wedding pictures from Jan and some from DD last Dec. Yes they are gettingmarried quicker than they were born. I also printed up my other DD's Family pictures taken of there sweet new family that includes my little Grandson.
Traveled back out to UT to pick up my DD's from College and bring them home in time to meet my DD and her family that flew in between semsters, so DH, and the rest of the kids) could meet his Grandson. They stayed for a week and DD did all the Cuttlebugging. I have also wedding dress shopped, Bridal Accesorie shopped, and made Bridal shower invites.
I am on a regular roll but with Graduation and a wedding coming in less than 3 weeks( 1 week aoart) I have alot to finish up still.

I have also finished up the Floral center pieces and I am currently cutting vinyl for tiles being used on the tables, and sewing dresses for the sisters to wear...I have a few pictures to share and I will post more when the other projects get finished up...

Until Later Happy Stramping!

Sketch Card ThankYou

I am out of town visiting my DD's at College showing my senior around campus and visiting my precious little Grandson...hes so stinking cute..I am just loving seeing him everyday.

I needed one more thanks you card for a friend who brought a fresh green salad over to my house to supplement a dinner this week. It was a real treat and I wanted to thank her for it. I used the SC273 sketch and one of my favorite color combos Always Artichoke, Perfect Plum and Pale Plum. I think this card came out really nice. I love using Pocket Sillouhettes.. It is so versatile. I used some artichoke colored Jaffray ribbon. andsome MM flower brads from my stash. The double corner punch from Marvy, and also my Cuttlebug with my victoria and Swiss Dots folders. I made a mask using a Post it note and my word windo punch to cover the sentiment before I stamped the bush in Artichoke and Perfect Plum. Hope you like it.

Until later...Happy Stamping!

Grateful Dusty Daisies

When I first read the colors for this weeks CC263 I thought Ugh....Dusty Durango, Pretty in Pink, and Creamy Caramel. I shifted the pieces of paper over each other and shuffeling the order, and all I decided was I am going to have to use an awful lot of White!

However when I went to get my supplies I decided I wanted to make shiney little Daisies,and so this card was born.

I used my Cuttlebug "Victoria" to emboss the Durango and a White Gel Pen to enhance the Caramel matting. Using Creamy Caramel for the image base I stamped the daisies from Watercolor Garden in VersaMark and then heat embossed with Ranger White Detail embossing powder. I tried several inks and techniques before I could get the pink centers to pop on the card. First I just stamped Pretty in Pink, then using MS teardrop Pastel Pink, and finally using VersaMark and a pink pastel chalk, which happened to be a little darker than Pretty in Pink, but the only light pink I owned, Did the trick. After finally succeeding I used my DD reinker and some Kleenex folded to stamp some leaves around the Daisies. I used Real Rust to stamp the sentiment to make sure it wasnt blothcy. I really need to order the inkpads. I used my MS branch Punch and my SU: 1-1/4 and 1-3/8" Circle Punches and Scalloped Circle Punches to layer and mout the sentiment.

Thanks for Looking...Until later...Happy Stamping!

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!