My Mind's Eye Fine & Dandy and a Card

I absolutely love the latest collection from My Mind's Eye called Fine & Dandy. I used the Fine & Dandy "Tickled Pink" collection to scrap this picture of Camryn on her first day of school this year.









My sister-in-law is sweet enough to make us a batch of strawberry jam each year. I couldn't resist the opportunity to make her a strawberry-shaped thank you note using My Mind's Eye papers and my Cricut Expression. I used an image from the Paisley Cartridge and my Gypsy to make my own card. Very fun! I can't wait to try this again!



Thanks for stopping by!
Jana

Halloween Recap

I figured it was time to add a Halloween recap to my blog (better late than never, right?!) when we woke up to SNOW this morning! Nooooooooo! Not yet! Holidays . . . here you come!




Halloween was quite interesting this year. We had RAIN . . . which equals lots of soggy trick-or-treaters. Thank heavens I captured pictures of the kids before it hit hard. :)




Jensyn was Little Red Riding Hood (the most modest costume we could find in the catalog for her age group . . . *sigh!*). Owen went with the Orange Pilot Star Wars costume, Maryn was a Magical Fairy, and Camryn was Jasmine from Aladdin. :)








Can you tell Maryn was NOT in the mood to take pictures . . . I think she was mad at me for delaying their "trick-or-treating" with our traditional Hallween photoshoot. LOL! I'll give her credit for mustering up her best fake smile. :)







The organizing and opening of the new Cricut Circle Blog has been quite the task these past few months, but believe it or not . . . I *think* I am starting to get in a routine and am working on creating regularly again! YIPPEEEEE!!!! :D I've missed my craft table!

I know Halloween is old news by now. ;) But I still thought I would share with you a few things I made for the holiday.

SPIDEY TREATS - Oh, my gosh! I found the cutest little kraft bags at Michael's Craft store one day. They measure approximately 2.5" wide by 3.5" tall. I embossed them with the Cuttlebug Argyle Embossing Folder, added a simple orange circle, and then topped them off with the spider from the Doodlecharms cartridge. I LOVE that little spider! He especially looks cute with wacky googly eyes! :) I stapled the bags closed using the Fastenator. Remember that tool?! This project made me love it all over again and now I'm on the hunt for some refills. :)



GHOST CARD - This card was made using the Mini Monsters cartridge. Love all the cute playful images included on this cartridge!


And . . . don't be too shocked now . . . I made a scrapbook page!

THE LOOT - This picture was actually from last Halloween (trying to catch up!), but shows the typical morning after Halloween at our household. :) Kids sorting candy and getting ready to exercise their trading power. Is this a tradition at your house, too? Page created with the adorable Blackbird collection by My Mind's Eye.





THANK YOU for stopping by! I know it's been awhile, but I promise I am working on getting back to regularly blogging. ;) I appreciate you taking the time to visit me.

Have a great week!
Jana

Bella Blvd: Winter 2010 CHA Projects

The new Bella Blvd. collections are pure fun! Love the happy colors, the fun patterns, and the many possibilities with these products. You can tell that Stephanie Hunt pours her heart and soul into every piece she designs for her company and that makes them a pleasure to work with! :) Don't they get you excited for the warmer days ahead?! :D

Here is what I created for the Bella Blvd. Winter 2010 CHA booth.


UNIQUE - Estate Sale Collection






SWIM LIKE A FISH - All Inclusive Collection






WET & WILD - All Inclusive Collection







WHAT A GUY - Man of the House Collection





WORLD'S BEST DAD Card - Man of the House Collection



But, wait, there's more!!! Come back tomorrow to see my altered project and a mini book using the new Bella Blvd. Collections. :)

See you then!
Jana

Winter CHA 2010 Projects for ProvoCraft Cuttlebug

Are you ready for more CHA projects?! I was thrilled for the opportunity to create some projects for the ProvoCraft booth at Winter CHA 2010. A BIG THANK YOU to Maggie and ProvoCraft for such a fun assignment and a special THANK YOU to Bella Blvd. for sending me the Oh-So-Cute "Flirty" collection to work with for these projects. What a perfect combination! :) I also used lots of yummy Core'dinations Cardstock . :)






I worked with the existing folders and dies for these projects, but you should just see what ProvoCraft has in store for THIS YEAR!!! CLICK HERE to see the new embossing folders (especially LOVING the Seeing Spots, Polka Dots, Measure for Measure, and Typeset folders!). CLICK HERE to see the new Embossing Plus Folders (these CUT and EMBOSS at the same time. WOW!). And CLICK HERE to see the Cuttlebug Quilling sets. Don't those flowers look fun?!!! AND on top of all that they are coming out with a new machine called CRICUT CAKE that cuts designs for decorating cakes and other confections. Wow! Wow! Wow!

Sweet Treats by Jana Eubank

On this page I pulled out several of my Cuttlebug dies to create the title and heart accents. The title is created with the Red Tag Sale Alphabet. The hearts are created with Concentric Hearts and the 2X2 Hearts dies. I used the Heart Blocks, Swiss Dots, and Frills Border embossing folders here as well.

Hugs & Kisses Tic Tac Toe by Jana Eubank

When I think of Valentine's Day, I think of kisses and hugs a.k.a. X's and O's. I thought it would be a fun project to create a Hugs & Kisses Tic Tac Toe game for the little ones in my life. :) I used the Cuttlebug Red Tag Sale Alphabet and 2X2 Hearts dies to create the title and markers. The background of the Tic Tac Toe board is embossed with the embossing folder from the Love Language Combo set.

XOXO Card by Jana Eubank

I wanted to create a soft, monochromatic card for Valentine's Day. I chose pink and white as my color scheme. The background was created by spritzing the Cuttlebug Victoria embossing folder with Bed of Roses Spritz by Shimmerz (not the paper). Next I placed the cardstock into the folder and ran it through the machine. The effect is really fun and different as the spray ink settles into different areas of the folder creating several shades of pink.

The embossed stamp image came from the set that was included with my Cuttlebug machine when I purchased it. I painted the image with Opal Shimmerz paint by Shimmerz leaving the recessed areas white.

Finally, I added some more embossed Frills as a base to my pink ribbon.

Things We Love Mini Album by Jana Eubank

I thought it would be fun to create a small book recording all the things my family loves right now. I chose to use several embossing folders on this project to give each page it's very own "personality" . . . just like each individual in my family.

On the cover I used the Textile Hearts Combo set and the Swiss Dots embossing folder (on the letter stickers). I also used the Frills Borders to create the purple border piece.
On the left page I used the Floral Fantasy embossing folder. On the right, I used the embossing folder from the With Gratitude Combo set.
Here I used Swiss Dots on the left, and the Oh My Crafts! Checkerboard folder on the right. I used the Frills borders to create the white border accent.
The left page here is embossed with D'vine Swirl, and the page on the right is embossed with Diamonds in the Rough.

Thank you so much for stopping by the blog today! Hopefully, I've inspired you to create some Valentine projects of your very own. :)

See you next time!

Make It Merry Adornit Blog Party!

Welcome to the Make It Merry Adornit Blog Party! I am so thrilled to be participating along with all these inspiring crafters. If you've stumbled across us and want to start from the beginning CLICK HERE!



You should have arrived fromCut the Crazy Out of Christmas blog .

While you are here please be sure to leave a comment to be entered into a Giveaway from Adornit !

I have a layout and a couple of cards to share with you today. (Click on any image to see it larger)

Hansel & Gretel & Gretel & Gretel - Last year my daughter's made gingerbread houses at their cousins house. The minute they walked in the door all they wanted to do was start nibbling away at all their hard work! I was so surprised! It was all I could do to snap a few pictures before their houses were gobbled down! LOL! Well, atleast they shared with their siblings, right?!



Patterned Paper, Letter stamps, Stickers by Adornit . The glittered floral sprigs are from Michael's. To change the color of the Thicker letter stickers to match the other glittered elements on my page, I coated them with Glossy Accents and then sprinkled them Martha Stewart glitter. The stamped red letters are my favorite letter stamps by Adornit . I used red ink and then gave them some shimmer with Pixie Dust Bling by Shimmerz Paint . LOOOOOOOVE this stuff! I use it on everything! And it is the perfect accent to your winter & holiday pages that you want to shimmer and shine!





Ho, Ho, Ho and Snowman Cards - Patterned Paper, Stickers, Stamps, and Ribbon are all by Adornit .






I used Shimmerz Paint to fill in my stamped images and make them shimmer and shine. So magical for the holidays! The colors I used are Fire Engine Red Shimmerz, Olive Green Shimmerz, Angel Wingz Shimmerz, Coffee Shimmerz, Marigold Shimmerz, and Sky Blue Shimmerz (to shade the white areas of the images).




Thanks so much for coming by! Your next stop is Becky Williams' blog !

I hope to see you again soon!
Jana