NSD Color Challenge Entry

NSD Color Challenge Entry

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Cricutville Online National Scrapbook day(s)...Come color with me... 

 

Here is my entry:

 

 

 

2nd Journal made with Out of Character

Here is the second journal I made. You can see more tips on how I made this in my post from yesterday. I did make this one a little different. I still used the Imagines Word of Mouth cartridge for all the matching paper. You can see it's the same Journal word cut I used on my last Journal. Though it is the same cut it looks totally different with the my paper color choices and where I used my glitter this time. I also added gems to some of the letters.

I stitched on the mat and on the doily that I ran through one of my embossing folders.

 I will try to find the name of it and do an edit.

Here I added a button I found at an estate sale. I bought a bunch of vintage buttons. It looks like it has little chunks of Mica in it that match both the blue and grey on the papers. I cut a hole in the cover to stick the button in and attached it with a 3D zots. This adhesive holds things on tight.

 I inked all the edges with a grey ink.

Cartridges and cut sizes:

Out of Character = 

*Journal at 3.5inches

Easter 2010 = 

doily cut at 5 1/2 and then I cut it in half , ran it through my cuttlebug, inked the edges with blue and sugared the edges with iridescent glitter.

I used that shape that come with the Imagine again,which is similar to the a cut you can find free on the Cricut Craft Room Basics digital cartridge available through Cricut Craft Room. It was cut at 4.5 inches and then I cut it in half. 

The matting behind the word journal is just cut by hand.  

 

I am going to be posting a card real soon. I hope to have it ready to post by tomorrow. Please leave a comment, I like to hear what you like!

 

Amy 

 

My Exercise Journal

   I like to keep track of how much I exercise and what I eat. It keeps me on track. There is something about writing it down that keeps me accountable. For the last two months I have been exercising and changing my diet. I have been writing it all down on a little note book but I decided I wanted a nicer notebook to keep track of  my success. So when I read about the Circle magazine challenge this month, I knew exactly what I wanted to make, Journals!!! 

Here are the rules:

Challenge Rules:

Please use at least 1 full Out of Character Image Cut including layers in your project.  Create any kind of project you would like and up load a working link or picture of your project to the blog under the Magazine Challenge tab. Entry deadline is July 29th. If you use Cricut Craft Room design tool, save your file so if you win, we can share it with the Circle members! The winner of this challenge will receive $200.00 credit to Cricut.com and you can enter as many times as you want! Rev up your machines and get crafty!!

Here is the first Journal: 

Below is a close up the cover.

 I used yellow and red glitter for the word journal.

Below are some tips on how I put it together. 

 First you will need to pick up some Composition Notebooks. These are easy and cheap to find right now due to school supplies being stocked in the stores. I found some for 50 cents.  Then I grabbed some paper. I decided to print all mine from the Cricut Imagine cartridge Word Of Mouth. Then I glued it to the front of the book with some spray adhesive glue. I also put a solid sheet of paper on the back. The best way to cut the paper is after you adhere it. I placed it on a cutting mat a cut it with an exacto knife.

Just open up the book and run the blade along the edge.

 Here are the books with the paper adhered.

I then inked all the edges with a black / brown ink pad. Next I assembled all the cuts. 

You can see where I pop dotted the word Journal.

I also inked all the layers before I put them together. The glittered letters were all done before I pieced the image together also.I cut all the flags at the bottom by hand. They help balance out the cover. I used 3 red rhinestones at the bottom of the matted word journal to add some more sparkle. 

I like to use over sized kind of plain cuts to write info on. This was perfect. I inked all the edges with grey/brown ink.
I also used pop dots on the shoe.

I inked the edges of the shadow of the runner with yellow and red ink pads before I added the red glittered runner.

Here are all the Cricut cartridges and sizes of the images cut.

Out of Character = 

*Journal at 3.5inches

Pink Journey = 

*lady running at 4.5 inches

*Shoe at 2.5 inches

The shape used as a mat under the word journal is cut twice from shapes that come with the Imagine which is similar to the a cut you can find free on the Cricut Craft Room Basics digital cartridge available through Cricut Craft Room. It was cut at 4.5 inches.
I cut all the flags at the bottom by hand and inked them.
I also added a piece of blue and a piece of white ribbon.

I hope that someday my exercising will become a regular good habit but until then I have a fancy journal to keep me in check. Stay tuned folks I will be posting another journal real soon!  


Amy

First Circle Challenge

 I added some tulle under the picture.

Here is the Journaling. I cut the butterflys twice and just glued the body so it would give it a 3D effect.

 

This is for my first Cricut Circle Challenge. I enter this one just in time! There were only 5 minutes left for entries once mine loaded. lol Talk about cutting it close. It does not help that I have not mastered all the new changes recently made to Blogger.

Cricut Cuts used:


Mothers Day 2010 - Doily
Gypsy Font -  Remember, big pink flower, tiny daisy like flower, Journal box (tag shadow), and butterflys
Flower Shoppe - circle flowers

We Have A Winner For The Twine!

I asked my husband to draw a number. He drew #3. Then he said what did they win. I said twine of course! lol 

Congratulations! 

PinkEApr 24, 2012 04:00 PM

Hi I'm your newest follower! I love the twine!! Oh, and you did an awesome job on your header! Come and follow me if you get a chance!

You have a week to contact me. Please email me your address so I can get this out to you!

Thanks,
Amy

My Blog Has A New Look and A Small Giveaway!

I am totally loving what I can do with my new My Memories Suite V3 digital Scrapbooking  software. I created the header for my blog totally from scratch with this Digital Scrapbooking program. For me there is nothing better than making something your own. I like the fact that I was able to add a picture to it. You can find out how to make a blog header to by watching this tutorial.  I did not need to download the free Photoscape program as suggested in the video because I just designed the header with the basics from the program. Then I decided to make my own button too. I found info on how to do that HERE. If you are interested in the My Memories Suite V3 software please note there is a coupon code on my sidebar that will save you $10.00.
To celebrate the new look of my blog I am giving away a tag with some twine! It will be just enough to give you a taste of twine if you don't have any yet or if you just would like a little more. There is about 3 to 5 yards of each of the four colors shown. 
To be entered into the drawing.
 1. Become a follower.
 2. Leave a comment telling me which type of cards you make the most of or send out? 
I will announce a winner on Saturday, April 28th!

My New Jewelry Tree

Today I want to share with you a jewelry tree I found at my local craft store. I really liked this tree just the way it was.... but I needed it to match my bedroom colors. My bedroom colors are brown and blue. So I decided to paint my tree with some brown, blue, and gold acrylic paints. I needed this tree to look like it belongs on my dresser. Also if you look at these pictures you may notice a big difference in the quality of my pictures. On the before picture I used my 6 year old Kodak camera that I can no longer buy the lithium batteries for They quit making them. Also I did not take the time to get a better shot without a shadow. So I bought a new camera. I am so glad I did because this camera has a better zoom and way better mega pixels. So the pictures of my family and projects will be so much clearer and I will be able crop my pictures without losing quality. Also my new camera uses AA batteries which are easy to find an replace. My new camera is slim and will be easier to take along places. It is still a point and shoot camera. I may invest in a more expensive fancier camera later but this one will do for now. My next purchase will be a new video camera so I can do videos for my blog and better videos of my family.

This is the before picture of my tree.

This is the after picture of my tree.

I added some iridescent glitter glue to the leaves to give it a girly touch.

Ok I just had to add this picture of our neighbors rooster. He sure is pretty but can be annoying. I took this picture a few weeks ago. I was taking care of a sick 4 and 6 year old. So I was very busy and was so tired. I had finally taken care of all their needs. I sat down to take a break, the TV was off and the house was quite with two sleeping boys. All of a sudden I hear this dude crowing! It is normal to hear them crow throughout the day, but this was loud. I went to the front door and there he was to greet me just a few feet away. I just laughed and grabbed my camera and he posed. I then told him to leave. He was not interested in leaving, he and a few hens are always visiting us. So I grabbed a glass of water to scare him away. Don't worry, I didn't hit him with it. I threw it on the ground next to him. This picture makes me want to pull out my Country Life cartridge and make a card.