An Award

I received this award from Coley at Coley's Craft Corner. Thank you so much Coley. The rules of this award are to name seven things about yourself and then list 15 people that have inspired you. So here goes:

1. I started crafting in my teens

2. Sewing was my first love.

3. I was once a high school teacher

4. I have three children

5. I am a grandmother

6. I live in South Carolina

7. I love making mini albums
Here are 15 people who have inspired me:

1. Marion Smith ( A Piece of Craft.com)

2. Elsa (Just a Few Designs. blogspot.com)

3. Laura Dennison ( Follow the Paper Trail)

4.Dawn (Dawn's Stamping Thoughts)

5. Inking Idaho

6. Brain Things

7.A Bit East

8. Regina Easter ( The Cutting Cafe)

9. Regina (All Things Pretty2)

10. Teresa (ScrapDiva4ever)

11. Arlene (Butterfly Kisses 12)

12. Kathy (Paper Phenomenon)

13. Bona(LiveLoveScrap)

14. Samantha (Pinkaboo6691)

15.Kathryn(Life on the Scrap Beach)

Printable Stamps

I'm trying my hand at printable stamps. This is Everyday Elisha Jean from The Cutting Cafe. These are fun to color. I hope to try some more.

Rolodex-Style Mini

Who cannot say that inspiration is everywhere. I was recently inspired by Kathryn (Life on the Scrap Beach) who created a Rolodex-style mini album that featured her family memories. As soon as I saw the project, I knew I had to make one. So I did and I enjoyed every minute of it. Here's the project:

Cricut's New Cartridge: Elegant Edges

There's a new kid or cartridge on the block. It's Cricut's Elegant Edges. This cart is chocked full of images ranging from borders to tags and the list goes on. It also has a book feature that's perfect for those of us who create minis. I got this cart from ACMoore when I did a competitors price match. Boy! I was so happy that they honored that price. (39.99) So I wanted to see how functional that book feature is. I took some lightweight chipboard and cut out one of the books using my deep cut blade and my Expression. I used the multicut feature and my blade pressure was 6. I then cut out the pattern paper and adhered them to my chipboard. It was a perfect match. No measuring. Fit perfect. So here is the results.

A Few Layouts

I still Like doing layouts on occasion. So here are two I did using my beloved Cricut and the Graphically Speaking cartridge.

Another Sissix Die Project

Boy! Was I on a roll this week. I created a mini album using another Sissix die. This die is like an A10 mailing envelope. I used the die and cut out several envies to created a cute little mini that has a lot of realstate. The top of the envie is open so that tags or photomats can be housed there. The envie itself has a lot of room for embellies and more photomats. Enjoy!

Pocket Envelope Project

These Sissix dies keep on packing a powerful punch. They are so versatile and fun to work with. I created a project recently using a pocket envelope die. Because these dies can cut through so many different types of material, it makes for an interesting journey. I created this project with lots of them(pockets) to hold tags and anything else you can stuff into them. You might make one to house your coupons or your receipts from purchases. The uses are endless. I hope you like this project. I also have a YouTube video showing all the features.