Quilling

It has been too long since I have posted. New job and busy family life have left me little time for much else. I am still crafting though.

I have found a new passion. It is called quilling. You use strips of paper that have been rolled and shaped to make items. Here are a few items I have made so far.


Christmas wreath


Snowflake ornament



Poinsettia



Snowflake ornament

I am making more designs to add to Christmas cards. It is always so much fun to find something that relaxes you and brings so much happiness to others.

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Halloween Card #2 2015

Today I am posting the second card that I made for Halloween. I really like the way this one turned out. It actually turned out better than I had imagined. I am still learning to take better pictures of my cards. It is a work in progress.

This is another A2 card. The spooky tree is an SVG file from Miss Kate Cuttables. It is hard to tell from this pictures, but the tree has dimension. I was able to pop up a few pieces to give it this look. The fence and headstone were files included in my Cricut Design Space subscribtion.

I hope you like the card.

Happy Halloween

Supplies:
Simon Says Stamp cardstock (card base)
DCWV The Spookytime Matstack - spiderweb background mat
Michael's Recollections - various colors

Life and Halloween....again?

Has it really been almost a year since I posted anything? That goes to show how busy things can get sometimes. I felt as if it had only been a few months. 

I am in the process of making a few Halloween cards. Here is the first one I completed. 

This is a regular A2 portrait card, meaning that the base of the card is 5.5 inches by 4.25 inches. The castle and bats are images from my Cricut subscription. I wanted to make it a shaker card. I cut out a circle on the mat to make the moon. I then added some bat shakers pieces that move behind the large bat. 

Supplies:

Recollections cardstock - orange and black

DCWV - The Spookytime Matstack

Recollections - Halloween sequin shapes

Halloween Box Cards

This year I tried something a little different for Halloween cards. I made three box cards for my sister. I wanted to make a scene out of the three I made.I am also trying to learn to use my mini photo studio correctly. I think they came out pretty well. It was a learning experience to be sure. My favorite is the one with the moon on it.

Awesome Lego Party

The boys' party was AWESOME. I don't think that will ever get old. I have to say, I was very happy with the decorations. I didn't go too crazy with things, but it was just enough.

I loved making the Lego cake. I found this video on YouTube on how to make it. Not only was it easier than I thought, the video was entertaining. I have found another channel to subscribe to.

The Lego figures in front of the cake were made from the Master Builder Cutting Files over at Pretty Paper, Pretty Ribbons.

The Lego heads I created myself from a Google image that I cut on my Explore.

The blocks were from the Mini Box Trio over at SVG Cutting Files. The Everything Is Awesome Sign and the Emmet figure were from a blog hop that SVG Cutting Files did.

Now to get started on Halloween cards!

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Lego Party

I have been making decorations for my twin boys' party. Their party is in one week and my husband and I decided that a Lego theme would be perfect this year. I was able to find lots of ideas on Pinterest for decorations. I will post more once party day gets here.

One of the things that I made was Legos out of paper. This was so much fun. I found the perfect boxes here. All I had to do was make some circles to add to the top.

I know this is going to look great around the cake.

Now back to make more things for the party.

Supplies

Bazzill cardstock
Silhouette Cameo
Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue
3D Pop Dots

Time sure flies.....

So it has been a while since I posted anything. Life has a way of happening and some things get pushed to the bottom of the list.

My kids started school. so we have been getting back into the swing of things. Sitting down to do homework has been tough. I think this last week, the three of them, seemed to understand that it has to be done every night.

So on to my post.

My cousin's baby shower was today. It was a lot of fun to see her and the rest of the family. She is having a little girl and we are all so excited for her. Here is the card that I made for her and her husband.

I used a cut file from Lori Whitlock on my Silhouette. I actually placed the base paper face down. As I was pulling it from the cutting mat I started to panic. Thankfully I was able to flip it to the correct side.

The card went together fast. I really like Lori Whitlock's SVG files.

I hope you like the card.


Supplies

Paper: Various Bazzill and The Paper Studio (pattern paper)
Glossy Accents
Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue
Stamps: Teeny Tiny Clear Stamps by Fiskars
Self adhesive pearls from Want 2 Scrap
Ink - Memento Rose Bud