Sorry I have been absent for a month. I have been over-the- top busy. Our Kitchen flooded thee weeks ago. We had to dry it out and
replace all the floorboards, caulk, paint etc.., We also had a few birthday parties last month, and two involved end-of-year school projects. I have busy trying to completely redecorate my Living room and Kitchen --- yes, it flooded on some new pieces, but they did not get destroyed. Then, I was in
charge of the neighborhood garage sale.
The sale took place on the weekend of National Scrapbook day, so I
didn’t get to scrap, but…. I did break
away from my own sale for a quick jog to the next street. One of my customers said, “Hey, they have
scrapbooking stuff at another sale”. I literally
jogged down the street, around the corner and up the next street to get there. Score!
Seventeen pounds of paper and cardstock, for $3! Also, a few CTMH stamps and stamp blocks,
ink, chalk, and a few more odds and ends.
The paper was $3 but the rest of the stuff was $14. I’m a happy camper. So my National Scrapbook Day was not
completely void of scrapping – I sorted paper on the floor of my garage for two
hours, while my sale was still going --- come-on, I was so excited!
I also used my garage sale to see if I had any neighbors who
like to paper craft. I took the plunge
and became a consultant for Close to my Heart. Yes, you can buy from me on-line (upper left
corner); but what I really want to do is have crops, workshops, and classes in
my home. I absolutely love the Art
Philosophy Cricut cartridge and I think that was the biggest selling point for
me. And, I have been a stay-at-home-mom
for 15 years. Don’t get me wrong, I love
that “job”, but I am in need of a little self-steam. Hence, I take on a home
based business. Please wish me luck; my
husband gave me that, “you’re crazy, this won’t last” look.
Well, on to my most recent project – Mother’s Day Card
Flowerpots. I have seen these all over
the Internet and boards as of late, and thought they would be perfect for
mother’s day cards.
I usually do most of
my designs on paper first. Then I go
into the Cricut Craft Room or Design Studio and find what I have that can be
manipulated to make my project.
The flowerpot itself is the cupcake image on AP with a welded rectangle and scallop added. Copy the welded flowerpot and flip the copy and weld the two bottoms together.
I actually used the Art Philosophy
cart to most of the pieces on them.
I did use Walk in my Garden for the leaves on the violets, however.
I hand cut the
tags
for the front and the inside and added a little stand in the back (also cut by hand).
Supplies: I used some of My Creative Time stamps and a few others as well as, ribbon, floss,
buttons, puffy paint (yellow centers), eyelets, and tape. Cricut Craft Room (it’s free), Art Philosophy
cart and Walk in My Garden Cart.
This was really super easy project and I love how they
turned out. I used my computer to type
the “Happy Mother’s Day” inside.
God Bless and Happy Scrapin’
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| I think they look so cheery! |
Well, on to my most recent project – Mother’s Day Card
Flowerpots. I have seen these all over
the Internet and boards as of late, and thought they would be perfect for
mother’s day cards.
