Gift Card Purse

Hi guys!

Today I get to show you a fun little project using some of those awesome CTMH products for
Dr. Phil Scraps.

I decided to make a little purse from the Artiste Cricut Cartridge Collection (Z1790) and turn it into a cute way to package up a gift card and some candy.

I cut my purse out of the Artiste Cricut Cartridge (found on page 31 in the handbook) at 3".

I decided it need a little something, so I added some patterned papers from the Chantilly Paper Packet (X7163B). It just took a little strip for the top and bottom edge,so that little touch can easily be done with some of your scraps. Then for my closure, I stamped that beautiful flower from the Just For You (B1398) stamp set. I hand cut it out after I had it stamped and then adhered the top half to the front flap of my purse. 

Here is a close up of that awesome stamp:

To keep my flap closed, I simply adhered a small piece of velcro to the bottom half of the flower.

This stamp is so versatile! You can easily stamp each section of the flower to coordinate with your project perfectly!

Here is a picture showing you the contents of my little gift purse:

What a cute way to present someone with a gift card!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

I really appreciate it!

I hope you have a fabulous crafty day!

*I created this project while on the Dr. Phil Scraps Design Team*

Supplies Used:

CTMH products:

Artiste Cricut Cartridge (Z1790)

Chantilly Paper Packet (X7163B)

Just For You Stamp Set (B1398)

Other products used:

White Cardstock (Georgia Pacific)

Studio G Inks

Velcro

Ribbon

Foam Adhesive

A Note For You

Hi Everyone!

I hope your weekend is off to a great start!

Today I am here to show you another project using those awesome CTMH products for
Dr. Phil Scraps!

Today I am going to show you a super simple card that I made using some stamps from CTMH.

I love having cards on hand that I can send out on a whim, no occasion needed. 

When I saw these music note stamps, I thought they would be perfect for a "note"card.

hehe!

Anyway, onto the details of my card. I used a stamp from the Universal Backgrounds (D1477) set and stamped directly onto my card base. I then cut a 2.5" square out of black card stock and layered it with a 1.75" square of white card stock. After my layers were adhered, I stamped the "A Note For You..." greeting which can be found on the Just For You (B1398) stamp set. I then centered that onto my card base and adhered with some foam adhesive for a little lift. For my flower, I used my Artiste Cricut Cartridge (Z1790) and cut out the flower on page 44 at 2". Once in real dial size and once without real dial size turned on. I then took the coordinating flower stamp that you can find in the Hello Blooms (C1540) stamp set and stamped each flower. I attached them together with a rhinestone brad and then adhered that to my center square with some foam adhesive. To finish off my card, I added some cute and fun black and white polka dot ribbon and a bow.

Here is a close up of the stamping:

I am in love with the distressed look of the background stamp! 

I really like how my card turned out and it was so simple to make that it would be super easy to mass produce, if needed. 

Thanks so much for stopping by and taking a look at my latest creation!

I really appreciate it!

Don't forget to check out Dr. Phil Scraps for daily inspiration and super fun weekly giveaways!

I hope you have a great crafty day!

*I created this project while on the Dr. Phil Scraps Design Team*

Supplies:

Cricut Cartridge: Artiste (Z1790)

Card Stock: Black & Red (Recollections) & White (Georgia Pacific)

Stamps: Just For You (B1398), Universal Backgrounds (D1477), Hello Blooms (C1540)

Ink: Tuxedo Black (Memento)

Misc.: Foam Adhesive, Ribbon (Offray), Rhinestone brad

Easter Purse

Hi Everyone!

Happy Thursday!

Today I get to share with you another project using that awesome 

Craftwork Cards CANDi

I decided to make a fun little purse filled with some Easter!

I cut my purse out of the Artiste Cricut Cartridge at 4.5"

After I cut out my purse, I decorated the front with a little bunny and some little Easter Eggs.

The eggs were cut out of the Doodlecharms Cricut Cartridge at 4".

I decorated one of the eggs and the tag with some of that new fun CANDi called

Flower Power Juliette.

When you open the purse, some treats are waiting inside:

A chocolate bunny and some Jelly Beans! Yum!!

Here is a close up of Craftwork Cards CANDi:

So cute!! I love the little white flowers against the pink! Wonderful for all your spring projects!

Here is the CANDi that I used:

Flower Power Juliette

There are so many great colors and patterns in the CANDi line!

For the UK store, click HERE

You can also find CANDi in the US at many online retailers including

The Scrapbooking Queen Royal Castle Shoppe

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Don't forget to stop by the Craftwork Cards USA blog for daily inspiration!

I hope you have a fabulous crafty day!!

*I created this project while on the Craftwork Cards CANDi USA DT*

Supplies:

Cricut Cartridge: Artiste & Doodlecharms

Card Stock: White (Georgia Pacific), Mint Green, Pink & Purple (?)

Stamp:Well Scripted (SU!)

Ink: Wisteria Wonder (SU!)

Craftwork Cards: Flower Power Juliette CANDi & CANDi Fix

Misc.: Twine (Darice), Tulle (Celebrate It)

Home Sweet Home

Hi Everyone!

I hope your weekend is off to a great start!

Today I am here to show you another project using those awesome CTMH products for
Dr. Phil Scraps!

Have you guys seen the new 6x6 canvas display (Z1818)?

They are absolutely perfect to make a little home decor item for your home.

This is what I made:

(easel for photo purposes only and is not included)

I will be putting this in my entry way so it is seen as soon as we walk in the door.

It was really simple to make too!

All I did was cut out "Home Sweet Home"  from my Sophisticated Cricut Cartridge out at 4.75". To adhere it to the canvas, I simply brushed some tacky glue onto the back of my words using a foam brush and adhered. 

Then I decided each corner needed a little something so I decided to make some rolled roses using the Artiste Cricut Cartridge (Z1790). 

You can find the roses on page 54 (Accent 2) in the handbook.

My roses were cut from Ruby Cardstock (X5927) at 2.5", 2" & 1.5".  After they were rolled, I sprayed them with a little glimmer spray to give them a little sparkle. After they were dry, I adhered them to the canvas with some tacky glue.

In the opposite corner, I decided to use a punch and punch out some butterflies and use the 

Sparkles Flourishes (Z1812) as their flight pattern. 

I am so happy with how this turned out and it makes an excellent decor item for my home!

Thanks so much for stopping by today and taking a look at my creation!

I really appreciate it!

Don't forget to check out Dr. Phil Scraps for more inspiration!

Have a great crafty day!

*I created this project while on the Dr. Phil Scraps Design Team*

Supplies:

CTMH Products:

6x6 Canvas (Z1818)

Ruby Cardstock (X5927)

Artiste Cricut Cartridge (Z1790)

Sparkles Flourishes (Z1812)

Other Products:

Cricut Cartridge: Sophisticated

Cuttlebug: Swiss Dots Embossing Folder

Punch: Monarch Butterfly (Martha Stewart Crafts)

Misc.: Bubblegum Glimmer Spray (Ditto), Tacky Glue

Easter Basket made from Envelopes found on your Cricut Cartridges

Hi Everyone!

Happy Monday!

I am hosting a project this month in the FB group called Play Along.

While I was searching and racking my brain trying to come up with an idea for my project

I saw this cute little Easter box made from Envelopes on YouTube from 

Craftincarolinas  and was inspired!

You can see her video by clicking HERE

I thought her box and bunny were so adorable that I wanted to recreate it but

I do not have that die nor do I have all those punches but I do have a Cricut and I wanted to try and make mine into a little basket so

I set out trying to recreate her adorable bunny and box from shapes that I found on my Cricut cartridges.

Here is what I came up with:

*warning: photo HEAVY!*

I cut out 4 envelopes at 4.25" using my Artiste Cricut Cartridge.

The envelope that I used is on page 73 in the handbook (Card Shift feature)

 After they were all cut out, I lined up the notches on my score board and started scoring.

I folded as if I was making an envelope except for the flap you would typically use to seal the envelope. 

That got folded over in the opposite direction:

Then I added a strip of score tape to only one flap on each envelope:

I then adhered a taped side to a non taped side to connect the envelopes:

After all 4 sides are adhered:

To make mine into a basket, I simply laid it down and cut a one inch slit with my craft knife right along the score line of the flap.

I did this to 2 opposite sides:

Then I added adhesive to the bottom flaps. It needs to be a strong adhesive to support the weight of the goodies that are going to go inside. I used Scrappy Tape.

You want to adhere the adhesive on the outside of one flap, then the inside of the next flap, outside then inside again. 

Important! Do not take off the liner for your tape yet!

Before I assembled the bottom flaps and the handle, 

I wanted to put my patterned paper on my basket.

I cut 2 strips of patterned paper that measured

2.75" wide by 12" long. There was an overlap, but I didn't mind that.

This is the size that I found worked best for my size basket,

you may need to adjust yours depending on the size of your basket.

Now it is time to remove your adhesive liner and adhere your bottom flaps together to form your basket:

I then attached my handle.

My handle measure 1" wide by 11" long.

I added some strong adhesive to the inside bottom of the handle on each side and slipped it through the slit that I had cut previously:

I added a little foam adhesive to each flap so that they would lay down somewhat but still have some dimension:

Now it is ready to decorate:

On Craftincarolinas YouTube Video, she made the cutest bunny using punch art.

I don't have very many circle or oval punches so once again I turned to my cricut.

Here are the sizes that I cut out using George & Basic Shapes Cricut Cartridge:

I assembled my bunny the same exact way that she did in her video HERE

Here is my finished basket:

I think it came out so darling! 

I would like to thank Craftincarolinas for the wonderful inspiration!

If you would like to play along, feel free to join our little group on facebook.

You can find it HERE

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

I hope you have a great crafty day!

Supplies:

Cricut Cartridge: Artiste, George & Basic Shapes

Card Stock: Pink Pirouette (SU!), White (Georgia Pacific)

Patterned card Stock: DCWV

Stamps: Trendy Trees & Well Scripted (SU!)

Inks: Pumpkin Pie, Pear Pizzazz and Melon Mambo (SU!)

Die: Labels 4 (Spellbinders)

Misc.: Tulle (Celebrate It), Foam Adhesive, Scrappy Tape

Cut It Up #11

Hi everyone!

Happy Friday!

Are you guys ready for another awesome challenge over at 

Cut It Up?

Challenge #11

Love Is In The Air

Create a Valentine's day project. Must use a die cut.

Challenge will run from Jan. 25, 2013 to Feb. 6, 2013 (noon EST)

For my project, I decided to make a little box to hold some candy

For my die cuts, I used the Artiste Cricut Cartridge and cut my box out at 5". The pink circle doily on the front, was also cut out of the Artiste Cartridge, except it was cut out at 2.5"

My rolled roses on the front of my box were cut out using the mini rolled roses die from My Favorite Things.

I hope you will head over to Cut It Up and see what my amazing DT sisters came up with for this challenge as well as entering the challenge yourself :) 

We would love to see what you create!

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog and taking a look at my latest creation!

I really appreciate it!

I hope you have a fabulous crafty day!

Supplies:

Cricut Cartridge: Artiste

Card Stock: White (Georgia Pacific), Black and Pink (Bazzill)

Stamp: Love Letters (Inkadinkado)

Ink: Black StazOn

Die: Mini Rolled Roses (My Favorite Things)

Misc.: Foam Adhesive, Ribbon (Offray), Bling (Studio G)

Friendship Candy Box

Hi everyone!!

I'm so happy to be able to show you another project for 

Dr. Phil Scraps

While flipping through the handbook for the Artiste Cricut Cartridge (item #Z1790),

I came across this cool little box on page 49 and cut it out at 5.75"

I decided to turn that into a little gift for a special friend.

(you can click on each picture to make it larger)

I thought it turned out so pretty!

The box is actually a slider.

The inside slides out to reveal the contents, which is candy!!

Who doesn't love candy??

I think it is the perfect little gift for a sweet friend.

Here is a close up of some of the details on the front of the box

Those rolled roses and that label also came from the Artiste Cricut Cartridge.

The rolled roses were found on page 52 (Accent 2) and were cut out at 2.5", 2" & 1.5"

The label was Accent 2 on page 80 and was cut out at 2.5"

The label being cut out at 2.5" was the perfect size to fit that perfect sentiment!

The sentiment came from the A Little Thanks (item # D1444) stamp set.

I used the Ruby Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad (item #Z2170) to stamp my sentiment

as well as inking the edges of my project and inking the tips of the roses.

I hope you enjoyed my project for today!

Thanks so much for stopping by :)

Don't forget to head over to Dr. Phil Scraps and become a follower,

 there is always lots of inspiration over there.

I hope you have a fabulous crafty day!

*I created this project while on the Dr. Phil Scraps Design Team*

Supplies:

Cricut Cartridge: Artiste #Z1790 (CTMH)

Card Stock: White (Georgia Pacific), Mauve Color (Bazzill)

Patterned Paper: Blush (Basic Grey)

Punch: Scallop Sentiment (Fiskars)

Stamp: A Little Thanks #D1444 (CTMH)

Ink: Ruby Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad #Z2170 (CTMH)

Misc.: Pearls (Recollections), Ribbon (Offray), Foam Adhesive, Tacky Glue

Ready To Learn Layout

Hi Everyone!

I'm pretty excited to bring you my very first post as a Creative Team Member for Dr. Phil Scraps!

I have a really simple and quick one page layout to show you all today.

I started out with using a sheet from the Scholastic Paper Packet (item X7159B) as my base.

I thought those numbers were so cool and perfect for a school layout!

Then, I cut out 11 circles out of the Ruby card stock, also from the Scholastic Paper Packet (item X7159B) from the Artiste cricut cartridge (all cut at 1") and layered those behind a sheet of 8 1/2 x 11 kraft card stock before adhering that to my base. After my kraft layer was adhered, it was time to embellish.

I cut out "Ready To Learn" from the Artiste cricut cartridge.

The cartridge has this really cool font on it:

I cut out each letter at 1" out of the Ruby cardstock that comes with the Scholastic Paper Packet (item X7159B)

While I was looking through my Artiste cartridge, I came across this neat little school crossing image on page  45 in the handbook and I thought it went perfectly with my layout.

I cut out my school crossing at 3.5"

Do you see those cool little journal labels in the picture above?? 

They came with the Scholastic My Stickease Assortment (item X7159C)

How easy is that for journaling a date, grade, name, etc?

There are a lot of really cool images and journaling blocks on that.

Then all I had to do was add some photo mats, wrapped with some hemp cording and buttons and then for my finishing touch, some faux stitching with a brown sharpie marker.

Easy and simple! 

I love layouts like that :) 

I hope you enjoyed my layout today! 

I will be back next week with a new project for you.

I hope you have a fabulous crafty day!

Supplies:

Cricut cartridge: Artiste

Card Stock: Kraft & Cream (Recollections)

Patterned Papers: Scholastic X7159B (CTMH)

Punch: Corner Chomper (We R Memory Keepers)

Misc.: Buttons, Hemp Cord, Foam Adhesive, Brown Sharpie, Scholastic My Stickease Assortment X7159C (CTMH)

Nice or Naughty???

Happy Wednesday!

This week the Joy's Life Design Team has been showing you ways to create gift bags and boxes using those awesome Joy's Life Stamps.

I decided to make a fun little gag gift for my children to put into their stockings, along with their other goodies.

I cut my boxes out of the Artiste Cricut Cartridge (pg. 44) at 4".

After I cut them out and assembled them, I decided to add some white borders, that I punched using the scallop sentiment border punch, and a black card stock strip (belt) to see if I could recreate a Santa suit. 

Then I decided that I wanted my sentiment to act as the "buckle"

How cute! I love that stamp from the Wintery Puns stamp set by Joy's Life!

The boxes are filled with "coal", actually it is just chocolate candy made to look like coal ;)

Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by my blog today and looking at my latest creation.

I really appreciate it!

Don't forget to check out the Joy's Life DT blog for daily inspiration.

To see all of Joy's fabulous projects, checkout her store HERE

I hope you have a great crafty day!

*I made this project while on the Joy's Life Design Team*

Supplies:

Cricut Cartridge: Artiste

Cuttlebug: Swiss Dots

Card Stock: White (Georgia Pacific), Black (Recollections), Gold (DCWV), Red (Bazzill)

Stamp: Wintery Puns (Joy's Life)

Ink: Jet Black (Archival Ink)

Punch: Scallop Sentiment (Fiskars)

Misc.: Foam Adhesive

Artiste Blog Hop

Thank you so much for joining us today for the CTMH Artiste Blog Hop! There are only 7 of us in this hop, so I hope you'll be able to stop at all our blogs to see the projects we've made to inspire you!!  

You should have arrived here from Shawnee @ Blessed On The Bright Side.
If you just happened to stumble upon the hop today on my blog, you should hop on over and see Amanda @ Crafts By Amanda to start at the beginning.

For my project, I wanted to show you this super cute little gift set that I made for a Christmas gift:

First up is the box:

I cut my box out of Artiste. It is the 3D object on page 39 in the handbook.

I cut it out at 2.5"

It was so super simple to assemble. 

Once assembled, I simply cut a piece of acetate and adhered it inside the lid so the candies would not fall out. I attached a poinsetta flower sticker from Jolee's Boutique to the lid top. Then I just simply wrapped some gold ribbon and tied a bow to the lid. 

Up next is the gift card holder:

You can find this gift card holder on page 59 in the handbook. 

I cut it out at 5". 

The tag on the front is also from the Artiste cartridge. 

It is on page 35 of the handbook.

I used the stamp of the month from CTMH for October called Very Merry Christmas to stamp my sentiment on the tag. 

I added some little holly stickers from the same Jolee's Boutique sticker sheet to embellish the front.

Here is a picture of the gift card opened:

I added a sentiment to the inside. The sentiment is also from the October Stamp of the Month set. 

It says, "Wishing you a season filled with sweetness" 

There is a Starbucks gift card in there. :) 

I love Starbucks! lol!

Here is a picture of the entire set with the lid of the box open to see the candy inside:

I was able to fit 6 Lindor Truffles comfortably inside the box. 

Speaking of candy, I have something sweet for one lucky follower.

I am going to offer the following 6x6 paper pad to one random person from the comments:

All you have to do to be eligible is:

1. Be a follower of my blog

&

2. Leave me a comment on this post. 

That's it! Easy day! 

I will pick my winner from all the comments using Random.org and announce it on

Monday November 26, 2012 so make sure you come back to see if you won.

Winner will have one week to claim their prize or I will have to pick another winner.

I'm the last stop on the hop but here is the complete lineup:

Amanda @ Crafts By Amanda

Amy @ Love To Crop

Elaine @ Expressions By Elaine 

Janis @ Pause Dream Enjoy 

Lucy @ Love 2 Create 

Shawnee @ Blessed On The Bright Side (should have arrived from here)

Stacey @ Stacey's Creative Corner (You are here)

Thanks so much for stopping by and hopping with us!

I hope you enjoyed my project and found inspiration on the hop.

Supplies:

Cricut Cartridge: Artiste

Card Stock: White (Georgia Pacific)

Patterned Paper: Christmas Dot & Stripes (Echo Park)

Stamp: Very Merry Christmas (CTMH October Stamp of the Month)

Ink: Real Red (SU!)

Misc.: Poinsetta & Holly stickers (Jolee's Boutique), Ribbon, Clear Acetate