Sunday, March 17, 2024

Easter Chick Cake Topper; Printable Cuttable Creatables


When I saw the Easter Chicks cut file E596 on the Printable Cuttable Creatables website, I knew I needed to do something with it. These little chickies are so adorable! I decided to make a cake topper for Easter. After designing the topper in Design Space, I cut all the pieces and started assembling them. 

I love to use a lot of foam adhesive for dimension on my cake toppers as shown here.


Before adding the chicks to the banner base, I needed to decide which were going to be adhered flat and which were going to have more dimension.


I added a stamped "Happy Easter" sentiment to the banner to add more color and of course wish everyone a Happy Easter!

Close Up:

Back:

And final project:


Check out the short YT video on how I put this quick cake topper together. 


Be sure to click on over to the Printable Cuttable Creatables site to purchase this and more cut files. If you do, use 3SONS15 to get 15% off your order. Now that's a great deal!

And if you're looking for inspiration, check out the BLOG.


Friday, March 15, 2024

TGIF; Thankful Friday #309


Thank you Friday! It's been a busy week and I'm glad for the upcoming weekend! What am I thankful for this week? I'm thankful for coworkers who have become friends. 

Cristina loves my spaghetti. I mean LOVES my spaghetti. Folks, I do not do anything special with my semi-homemade spaghetti but it is surely a compliment. Everytime I make some, I always set some aside for her and surprise her with it the next day.

Well, she knows I love chicken mole and everytime she makes it for her family, she returns my container with chicken mole & rice.

It's a fun exchange and one that I am going to miss. This week she brought me some. I should have taken a picture, but I was so excited to eat it that I thought of it after I ate it. :)

So that's what I'm thankful for...coworkers who have become friends AND chicken mole!

What about you? What are you thankful for this week?

Sketch n Scrap Layout Sketch #293


Normally, I like to say that I'm a scrapbooker who makes cards but lately I've really been more of a cardmaker that sometimes scrapbooks. I guess there's no surprise that I'm behind in my scrapbooking!


Well, to help get started with creating a layout, I love using sketches. This sketch from Sketch n Scrap was perfect for some selfies of my oldest granddaughter. I must have left my phone unattended because when I checked my photos later, I saw these silly photos of her.

She's probably going to hate this layout but hey, that's the price you pay when taking selfies on grandma's phone. Especially when you know she's a scrapbooker!


I used a paper & sticker pack from Close To My Heart called Wet Paint. It's so fun for a preteen/teenage vibe. Adding pink as the cardstock base really gave this a feminine look and helped coordinate it to her shirt.

I cut the blue vertical strip at 4.5x11 and the heart graffiti strip at 3.5x11. As you can see in the YouTube process video, the black/white checked paper is .75" and about 8" long but I did some magic to extend that piece. Here are some closeups of the two embellishment clusters:



The acrylic pieces were part of the Wet Paint collection and add some cool dimension. I added pink and black splatter all over the layout as well as some bright enamel dots. So fun!

Check out the video:


Be sure to check out the Sketch n Scrap Blog for all the sketches and inspiration. There's also a Facebook page if you prefer that.

NOTE: It's going to be interesting to learn more about the future of CTMH products, etc. I've been hearing rumors but not sure of what is true or not. I guess I'll wait and see. Either way, I'm a fan of Stampin Up! as well so...win-win for me.

Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Card Making Frenzy Round One

As you may or may not know, we've been giving the Command Center an updo. It looks so good and organized. There is still more to go but there is such a huge difference already and it's pretty exciting. 


Well, as we're in clean up and organize mode, I gathered all the miscellaneous items on my desktop and placed them in containers to bundle 'like' products. I gotta tell ya, there is a lot of junk on my desk! I decided to create cards using only what's on my desk.


This is Round One since I got tired after six cards. I filmed three of them on this YouTube video and THIS one that was posted earlier.


Here are more of photos of some of the cards:


I can't really say where I got the items since they've been on my desk for so long, and the focal point images were either created earlier by me or received in a swap. I can tell you that these two lady stamps are from Unity Stamps. I have about five different ladies and I love them all!


Be sure to come back for Round Two! I have plenty of supplies for lots of cards!



Friday, March 8, 2024

Final Touches; Wedding Layouts

I don't know about you but when I attend a crop, I usually focus on getting photos on the page and other big items. And when I get home, I cut out my titles and add smaller details. Well, I don't always do this but when I don't have all the 'stuff' with me, this is always my plan.

I did just that when I attended the last crop. I put together 5 two-page spreads of the wedding album I'm working on and this post focuses on completing them.

I'm almost done with the wedding album and cannot wait to gift it to my nephew and niece. We're having a family gathering in April so I hope I'll be done by then.

The left side of this two pager was shown before. I used a cut file from Printable Cuttable Creatables for the champagne glasses and Cricut Design Space for the "cheers". I finished the right side of the spread during the crop.


Check out the flip through YouTube layout as well as putting on the finishing touches on one of them:


They'll be more videos coming soon!



TGIF; Thankful Friday #308


Friday! You're here! I'm going to be honest, I didn't even realize it was Friday when I woke up this morning. The week went by so fast for me. I love that!

So this week #308, I am thankful for being busy. Not too busy but busy enough to not realize it's Friday.

What are you thankful for this week? Please share below.

Tuesday, March 5, 2024

Easter Chick Treat Boxes; PCC


Spring is in the air which means Easter is right around the corner. I’m so excited to show off what I made using the Easter Chick Treat Box D085 cut file from Printable Cuttable Creatables.  These little treat boxes are so adorable and so easy to make.

Follow the instructions with the cut file because you do have to make changes to the cut/score lines before clicking the MAKE button on your Cricut.  Once this is completed, cut out all the pieces and place them in groups on your work table to keep them in order. 

Fold the box at the score lines and assemble. 


I have to say, not only do I love these because they are so adorable, but you don’t even need adhesive for the boxes!  Yes, you read that correctly.  The notches on the boxes fit into the slits on the sides and since they curve down, they lock together. No need for adhesive but of course you can add some if you prefer. 

Adhere the three pieces for the chick head before placing all the other pieces on the box.  The black piece is sandwiched between the two yellow head pieces. 


What another great design feature!  The chick has a finished look whether you are looking at the front or the back!

You can really tell from the side view that I used foam adhesive on the outside of the chick wings to give it some dimension.


And can we just sit for a moment and admire the marbled teal paper?  Perfect for Easter eggs, right?

I cannot wait to fill these with goodies for my granddaughters’ Easter baskets and I may even make more for my coworkers.

Be sure to use the 3SONS15 for a 15% discount on your orders on the Printable Cuttable Creatables website.