Artbooking Made Easy (S01E04): Spooky Halloween Layouts

This video highlights some of the great overlays available in the Cricut Artbooking cartridge. There are some great techniques demonstrated and I love how they show a page from the Sarita paper pack in a Halloween layout in this video. It's a great example of how even though the papers in one pack are all coordinated with each other, they are also versatile and can be used in a variety of different types of layouts. I also like some of their examples of how to use the glitter paper.

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Artbooking Made Easy (S01E03): Summer Mini-Albums

It's mini album time! This video will give you some tips on how to use the CTMH Artbooking Cricut cartridge to create some mini albums.

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Hedgehog Birthday - Paper Players Challenge #163

I received my new "You Are My Happy," stamp set in the mail on Saturday (the special for this month) and I couldn't wait to play with my favorite image from the set, that cute little hedgehog! Here's an image of the sheet (1 of 3) with the hedgehog on it and the birthday cake too which I also used.

Every year, at the beginning of the school year, I think that it would be a good idea to make up a bunch of birthday cards to send out to my preschool students when their birthday rolls around. I often get started with two or three but never make enough of them for the whole class and then am left scrambling to make something at the last minute. Last school year, I did not even get to making a single one. This year, I've been motivated by that sweet hedgehog! Well, I'm not completely done...because this year I have two classes! But I do have a good head start! And before you think that I'm crazy to try this, you should know that our class sizes are small. I have eight in each class. That's manageable, right?

 

I'm entering my card in the Paper Players Challenge #163 (create a CAS project, "For the Kids").

 

I decided to do some paper piecing on the hedgehog and the cake images.

So this...

 ...became this!

 And this...

 ...became this!

 

I also used the Surf's Up paper pack, Aqua Dots, my Nestabilities circle dies, and the Holiday Tags stamp set (I cut the tags out with the Cricut Artiste cartridge) and came up with this card design.

 

So do you think I can make ten (and a half!) more? Wish me luck!

 

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Artboooking Made Easy (S01E02): A+ School Layouts

Here's the second video in the Artbooking Series. There are great tips in this video!

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Artbooking Made Easy (S01E01)

This is the first in a series of videos about the new Cricut Artbooking cartridge! Pin It

Designed Décor Delights

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Find It. Crush It. Love It.

I love the My Crush books! You can get a look at some of the pages in this video. Also, look at my post from August 24, 2013 on gift ideas using the My Crush collections. Pin It

You're the Cat's Meow!

It's been forever since I participated in a challenge and I happened to be inspired by two last night! The Papercraft Star Challenge #159 made me think of  this cute kitty cat stamp from the Cozy Cat set because of the luxurious pillow. I did some paper piecing on the kitty and pillow with the Laughing Lola and the Surf's Up paper pack. You can't see it too well in the picture but I used a bit of Silver Shimmer Trim in the collar. Sometimes fussy cutting for paper piecing is therapeutic for me! Then I used Retrosketches #79 for my layout design and made my card.

My daughter is so excited to go back to school tomorrow. This might be a nice little, "Good Luck in School," card for her to start the year off. My son is not as thrilled, but of course, he knows he will have a bigger workload being a sophomore in high school. A card might not be enough for him! Maybe a donut? ;-)Pin It

Card Workshop: September 14th

Do you need to restock your supply of greeting cards? Join me on September 14th from 2-4pm and we will make a set of eight cards, two each of the above designs, using the gorgeous stamps and papers from the new Idea Book. Email me at lubfarid@gmail.com to reserve a spot.

The workshop fee is $10 or for $3.50 more, you can order a monogram stamp, as shown in the second card. If you'd like to order a monogram stamp, just let me know by September 5th so it gets here in time. Bring your own adhesive and I will have some on hand for purchase in case yours runs out. If you'd like to reserve your spot at the workshop, let me know by September 10th (or by Sept. 5th if you are ordering a monogram). The first three people to reserve a spot will get a free stamp set from me!

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