December Mojo 2

 

Isn't that penguin cute!  This is one of the larger gift tags we will be making in the Dec Mojo class.  Let me know if you plan on attending as soon as possible!

More journals

Here are a few more of the medium journals I made to sell at my markets.  They all have a permanent ribbon bookmark attached to the back cover and the die cuts are make with my Cricut.

Gift enclosures & Gift card hlders

I was asked to make some gift card holders for Jenniffer & Company store and there is what I came up with ... the top ones are smaller crisscross cards with a little note inside to slide a gift card into.  The bottom ones I made last winter with my Cricut.  They are 3 x 3 cards with matching envelopes .... I wish I would have taken a picture of the envelope .... it is so cute ... it has a heart on the back to slide the point of the  envelope into and on the front a layered black and white label to put the person's name one.  These can be put inside a gift or used to hold a gift cards/check.

I will be selling these at the markets and at the store if you are interested.  I have quite a few different types also.  Stop in to see me sometime ... you can see where I will be selling at the top of this page under 'Where to find me'. 

An apple a day ....

This apple card will be in my class at Adventures in Stamping and in my May Mojo class!  So if you can not get to the convention two of my Cricut cards will be in my Mojo class in May. Check at the top of my blog for the calendar for dates and times.

Get whale soon ...

This is another card in my Cricut class on Sunday at Adventures in Stamping.  My friend Pat and her husband got her last night and today we are setting up her booth.

Hoot .... hoot

This is another of the cards I will be teaching in my Cricut class this weekend at Adventures in Stamping.  I hope to see a lot of you there!  Stop in my friend Pat's Serendipity booth too!

Cricut classes

This coming weekend I will be teaching two classes a Adventures in Stamping (stamping convention) in Akron Ohio.  I will we sharing with you the projects we will be making in the Cricut class on Saturday.  This one uses metallic card stock as a lattice and I gave the flower depth with embossing folders and sanding.  Notice that I used different folders for the layers of of the flower.  The words are then cut with the shadow. 

Calorie Free Cupcakes!

 Yes ... that is true!!  These are calorie free so you can have as many as you want!!  I am so loving how these turned out ... they are actually the size of a cupcake or maybe even larger and are made with paper and a bath scrunchie.  These would make a great gift for a friend, especially if she is dieting!  They come with a little note card to write your greeting and you can add a gift card, check or money in the side to make it a larger gift if you want.  I will be taking a dozen of them to Jennifer and Co this week to sell for Valentine's day (some have hearts on the top others have cherries like this ....

I will be teaching these at my class called Cricut Creations on Sunday from 2-4 at the stamping convention Adventures in Stamping the last weekend in April.  And hopefully at my May 18-20 Angelic Impressions Gathering which I will be announcing the details on Feb 1.  I hope to be selling them at my spring and summer shows also since they are really fun to make!  So sign up for a class or meet me at a show if you want one.

I have been doing a lot of design work for convention and my gathering the last week and am pretty pleased so far.  I have been blessed to have such a fun job!

Valentine's Day 6

I just love this silloughet from the cartridge A child's first year .... cut from my Cricut Expression.  I added glitter pen to both of the hearts  ... itn't the turtle out front just the cutest!  I started cutting borders on my Cricut also and that is where I got the scalloped one here.

Valentine's Day 5

So I guess I need to give credit to Joan for this card ... she gave me the idea of a lollipop!  But doesn't it look cute!  I could not resist putting some doodles on to the embossed background either. 

Tonight I get to go to another stamping friend's house to create ... it is great to get together and stamp.  We will have fun I am sure and lots of laughs!

Valentine's Day 4

Lot's of doodles on this one!!!  The tic tac toe board at the top is a retired TAC stamp too!  I colored the heart with a Spica red glitter pen.  These were all scrapes and leftovers from my kits .... but they sure do make up nice into cards!

Going visiting to Red Maple Inn in Burton this week to make plans for our May gathering.  The information for the gathering will be released on Feb first.  First come first served for the rooms at the Inn ... they have 17 total.

Valentine's Day 3

These is another CAS card .... die cuts are from my Cricut Expression, retired TAC stamps and ribbon.  Oh ... it has glitz too from a Spica clear glitter pen .... I love those!

Today I will be stamping with my local group of stampers .... it will be a fun day and productive I hope!

Valentine's Day 2

These two cards were made from the negatives from cutting out small black hearts with my Cricut Expression for another project I have been working on.  They looked cool so I made them into cards .... see most would think of these as scrapes!  I added pink glitter paper under one heart on each card, added some doodles with a white gel pen and stitching with a Spica glitter pen (don't you just love those Joan!!), some ribbon and words and that was it.  CAS cards with scrapes.

Saturday I volunteered to keep the clock and score board at the Upwards Basketball leagues at my church.  What fun it was to watch the kindergarteners and first graders play basketball!  The get the ball and you can just see their minds ticking ....'now what do I do?'  I will be doing more of this for sure.

Valentines

This will be the week I share some of the Valentine Cards I made for the store.  I had a few pieces left over from my Valentine Kits (see Kits above to purchase one) and all the red and pink papers scattered on my table so I used these to make cards.  That truly is my favorite way to design ..... and probably my best designs come out this way.  I love the way the Sakura white gel pen pops the die cut hearts on this card.  The hearts are cut from my Expression.  All of the stamps are retired TAC stamps.  The pink heart at the top is outlines with a red glitter pen.

We had a great time at the Mojo Classes this month .... I think everyone enjoyed making the cards and learned a few things.  I will not be making Valentines in my Feb. Mojo Class since it is so close to Valentine's day but if you need cards I will be selling the ones you see this week at Jenniffer & Co. in Mentor or I have kits to sell (see the tab above for details).

I am almost done designing for my classes at the convention in April, Adventures in Stamping.  I am really liking the Cricut projects!  I just sent in the photo so not sure when it will be posted.

Masculine Gift card holders

Gift card holders are a staple for my markets and I was running low on masuline looking ones.  I am hoping these all will fit that need.  I made three of each design and will probably make more soon.  They are quick and easy to make using my Cricut and Gypsy.  They are all slotted inside to slip a gift card.  Here I show you a few of them at a time so you can see them better.

This is what the inside looks like ... sorry I could not get the slots to show up but they are on the bottom side.

These are really fun and easy to make since I have the base already on my G and cut three at a time.  By the time the first are put together the second set is done cutting.  Mass production at it's best!

Pocket full of gift tags

It's time to celebrate!!!  This is one of the new items I will be selling at my shows and for markets this year.  It is a pocket with 8 gift tags for all different occasions.  I am so loving the bright and happy feel it has.  Each of the tags has a string added so you and quickly apply to your gift bag or present.  The backs are open for you to write a message.

Here you can see all eight tags. I tried to put greetings on them so they could be used for many different occasions.  For example: the  duck could be for a baby shower, new born gift or a small child, the love you for weddings, Valentine's Day, anniversary etc..

In these photos I pulled them apart so you can see the detail better.

I will be putting these in my Etsy store if you are interested and not local.  Hope you have been enjoying all of my posts.  As you can see I was busy working in Dec.

January Mojo Class

I thought I would share with you the two Valentinve or love cards that will be in the Jan Mojo class.  I am so in love with all of the cards for this class.  This one the picture does not do it justice .... it very 3-D and has a little sparkle on the flowers but the rest of the card is very rustic.  It is cool.

And this would be the other one .... it would be the simple card in the class .... I always put in one card that is really easy to get everyone warmed up into crafting.  So what is stopping you .... email me and get into one of the classes today! 

Popcorn is a Gift

Maybe some of you remember last year I shared with you my snowman popcorn holders that sold so well at my craft shows ..... well here are the new ones I have been selling this year!  These have a microwave popcorn inside for a little gift and a place on the back to put a gift card, money, check or a move ticket would be nice too.

These are cut from my Cricut Expressions and on this one I used glittered paper.

Here is a picture from the back.  I include a little note card for you to sign and leave your greeting also.  If you are liking these I have them on sale in my Etsy store and will show more in the next few days. 

My Stamp-a-Class Christmas classes have been going on this week and I still have one more on Sunday.  If you missed them and would still like to attend one let me know and I will see what we can do.

Popcorn treats

You may remember last fall I made some Snowmen microwave popcorn gift card holders for my fall craft shows.  You can see them HERE.  They were a big hit so this spring I decided to decorate the pop corn for other occasions.  I made a chick, frog, and lamb using Cricut's Create a Critter cartridge. I ran them through my Big Shot with a embossing folder to give them texture and then layered them together.  When I attached them to the front I only put the glue on the bottom and close to the sides so I could slide a note inside.  I folded the bottom of the paper up so money, gift card or check could be slide inside also.

I think I made up about 45-50 of them ... do you think that will be enough???

I  wanted to make some for all occasions and not just kids and for Easter so I used Sweet Treats and made a cupcake and a present.

They are fun to make and easy too .... give it a try!

Cricut Cards

Here are a few cards I made with my Cricut a few weeks ago.  I made out 6-8 of each one to help stock my card for the stores and my craft shows.  The top one I used the cartridge 'New Arrival' and made this is a variety of different colors.  The stamps are retired TAC sets.

Not sure I remember which cartridge I used on this one but made quite a few ... is really is a bright and happy card!!

This one is from 'Sweet treats'.

Be sure to check out Savvy Blog for the rest of this months featured sets!!!  They still have some great samples to see!