6 x6 Page Display Stand

I was originally going to post this on Sunday but my back is giving me fits this week so I'm a little behind on some of my projects--sorry ladies!

I was telling my husband about a cute stand I saw made by 7 gypies that I thought would be a nice way to  display sample mini pages I create and he immediately got to work and created this lovely Page Display for me.  Isn't he AWESOME!!!  This stand measures 8" high and 10" across and is a wonderful way to display a new 6x6 layout each month.  Since I make a calendar project every year I thought this stand would make a perfect ALBUM/CALENDAR KIT.  

I will post a full video showing you how to paint and assemble the kits.

If you want a STAND ONLY 

The cost will be $13.00 

and will include two book clips and six page protectors to insert your pages into.  

If you want a STAND & PAGES KIT

The cost will be $19.00 

and will include Stand Kit and 12 scrapbook layouts to insert into page protectors.

As you can see I painted the one above in white because it matches most craft rooms-but I will definitely be making another one in Black & Red.  The nice thing about this stand is when you are done displaying your pages you have an entire year scrapped and ready to put into an album.  If you add an additional 6 page protectors then you can display each page on its own with a Monthly Calendar on the back.  This way it does double duty its a page display and a calendar.  How awesome is this????

Please pre-order now through December 5th Kits will be ready Monday December 6th to pick up or ship.  I

will post a PayPal button on the right sidebar this evening.

Santa's Bag Mini Album

I created this mini album for my Swap Partner over on Your Paper Pantry.  I created my OWN SHAPE in chipboard and then covered it with quilt batting and red silk fabric.  I created a cinch closure to keep the 7" round chipboard pages all nice and snug inside.  I Love how this Album turned out and think I will be making some more.  I have a friend that I think needs a Santa Bag this Christmas.  I have posted the video below so that you can watch a more detailed description.  I also have two more Holiday Projects I will post tonight and tomorrow.  I just can't get enough of Christmas Projects!

I have been asked to explain how I display MY own Mini's so I thought now was a good time to do that.  I just love making mini's!!!! It gives me a sense of completing something.  I can usually create one in a day or two depending on how quickly the image pops in my head.  I use my mini's as Home Decor Items.  I display them for the Holiday they represent and then pack them away with the rest of the ornaments or decorations.

My sweet Hubby Kyle also made me a display coffee table that acts as a horizontal shadow box and I have some of my Family's Favorites displayed under the glass.  I have to say that my Children are the main reason I make so many Mini Albums.  They love seeing their pictures out and remembering moments we have shared together in a quick and compact sort of way.  The mini's can always be handled-They are interactive and are NEVER HANDS OFF-so that makes them even more FUN for kids.  Its the kind of thing they like to SHOW OFF to friends or dates.  It is so much easier to show a quick mini about a Fun Event or Holiday then to drag out the YEARS worth of Scrapbook Albums chronicaling their lives.
As long as my KIDS like them I will keep making them-they keep us chatting and sharing and every new adventure becomes MINI WORTHY!

Sketches

Some of you have requested more layout ideas or sketches to be posted.  I will do my best to either create a sketch from my layouts or to give you some great references for sketches I think you might enjoy.  This sketch came from a great website called Let's Scrap.  It is a scrapbook community that posts sketches and sample layouts every week to help inspire its members.  There are several sites like this one on the web, for those of you that love SKETCHES I encourage you to check them out.

Disney Christmas Cards

Some of you have asked for Disney Christmas Cards.  Disney cartridges are a bit more advanced but for those of you that can handle the layers-I have made two Christmas Cards using these adorable characters.

Here Comes Mickey Claus

Made using Mickey & Friends with the Flip Function. Mickey size 3.5" from page 80.  Hat and Santa sack from Paper Doll Dress Up  made at 2.5".  I cut the ties from the Santa sack and added my own cording with a couple of mini red jingle bells.  I also used a rectangle from Plantin for the chimney and a  cup of coffee from A Child's Year for the smoke.  Inside the card I used a tree & gift from Joys of the Season.  

Close up of Mickey.  Use a black & white pen to add details.

This Winnie the Pooh Card was made using Pooh & Friends cartridge page 24 and hat from page 58 (Icon Creative Feature used) & Calligraphy Collection for the Scroll.  I stamped Naughty or Nice using a Close to My Heart acrylic stamp set called Santa's List D1383.
Hope you enjoy both of these cards.  They were so much FUN to make.  Let me know what other kinds you would like to see or which cartridges you want to see me use.  I am working on some layouts and sketches I hope to post more new items in a couple of days.

Pink ATG gun

I just came across this deal at Custom Crops for Pink ATG gun for a great deal on TuesdaMy.  It is only offered to the first 200 customers so if you want one be sure and get there early.

If you see reindeer-watch out for Santa

I thought it would be fun to explore making Christmas cards with a twist.  Instead of recreating one card over and over I took the scraps left over from making the first card and explored how to use up the paper and cardstock to make different cards with the same theme.  I happen to have 3 different Reindeer Stamps so I chose one paper stack from DCWV and decided to play.  Here are the 3 cards I created using some of the same basic supplies:
DCWV paper stack  Magic of the Season
Snowflake background Stamp
Tiny Snowflake paper punch
Reindeer Stamps from Stampin' Up!, Reindeer from Recollections set Signs of the Season, and Reindeer from My Mind's Eye I Believe set
Some bling & some black satin ribbon from my stash.

Hope you like these cards: Remember if you see reindeer-Santa must be nearby!!!

New Product

The Cricut Expression has gone peppermint! Check out the limited edition version of the Cricut Expression. This model is due out mid December 2010…hopefully in time for the Holiday season.
This special edition Expression includes 4 cartridges. The Cricut Classic Font Cartridge, Cricut Essentials Cartridge, as well as Doodlecharms, and Jasmine.  I'm liking the red-how could they do this to me!!!

Talk Time Tuesday: What would you like to see more of???

Trying to get Followers is always a challenge for websites and blogs:  there is only so much time in a day and there are so many of us trying to get your attention.  So today I would like to know WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO POST???  Drop me your suggestions or questions and I will do my best to make sure we continue to make this an interesting site. 

Yes I know that blog candy or giveaways are always FUN so I will give away a DREAMS COME TRUE Cricut Cartridge to One Lucky FOLLOWER that leaves a comment to this weeks repeat post or to last weeks original post on this Subject.
So if you are already a Follower leave me a suggestion or question.
If you are new to my site then use your email address to become a Follower and leave me a comment.

I will give everyone time to post a comment-suggestion-recommendation and will choose a winner on  November 23rd.
Comments from last weeks post of this Giveaway will count along with any posts to this repeated version.  Please only enter once.

Toilet Paper Roll Mini Album for my SS

Welcome to all of my new FOLLOWERS.  I hope you continue to check back with us often.  I try to have at least 3-4 new items to post a week.  This week I have a Video and some cards I will be posting tomorrow.  I will also have ANOTHER EXCITING NEW PRODUCT-exclusive to CREATIVE CUTTER. Enjoy my video below on making a TP album. :)

This is a Toilet Paper Roll Mini Album-A fantastic way to recycle something we all have in our homes!!  I am part of Your Paper Panty Secret Sister Swap and this is going in the package for my Secret Sister Dayle.  I hope she likes it. Package is going in the Mail tomorrow. So exciting!!!!

Rain Drops Pt. 2 Flower Tutorial

This is the second part of my Rain Drop Release.  The first part is in an older Post so please be sure and watch that one as well.  This is the flower making portion of my Tutorial and explains how I Cricut cut the Poinsetta.  Let me know what you think and if you would like more Flower Making tutorials. Thanks for stopping by-I will announce the winner of DAY 2 CWC Blog Hop later on today.

Cooking with Cricut Blog Hop Day 2

I created this Poinsetta Card using my new Product Rain Drops and some Cricut cut shapes from Accent Essentials.  I used my handy dandy Gypsy to weld two flower shapes together to make this 8 point flower and then cut two sizes to create the poinsetta shape.  I have all the details in my video I will post seperately.  For this day 2 of the Cooking with Cricut Blog Hop I will be giving away two bottles of my Rain Drops to one Lucky winner.  Just leave a comment on this post and I will randomly draw a on Monday. 

Hope you like this project-if you do please leave a comment :)

The winner of the Rain Drops is:

 Anna said...

Beautiful card. Adorable. I don't think I've ever seen the Rain Drops. Looks like a great product I'd love to try. Thanks for the chance to win some.
annadowdy at gmail dot com

please email me an address to Rcathierigby@aol.com

Cooking with Cricut Blog Hop

The winner of the Tool Kit is 

 Ale said...

Hey!! Love your page is awesome!!!.. my favorite christmas dessert or treat is Flan...;)

Please email me your contact information to Rcathierigby@aol.com  Thanks so much for stopping by yesterday! :)  


 Here is my Project created with Gingerbread Cut File from PAGE-KITS.COM and with Cricut Carts-Winter Frolic, Winter Woodland and Simply Sweet.  Hope you like it!!!

Hope you enjoyed the Blog Hop!!!!

Rain Drops are ready!

Here is the first part of the video showing how to use this Glimmer Spray on your Paper Products.  I have the following colors available now :   Cost only $4.50 per bottle $1.50 for s&h for up to 3 bottles $5.00 s&h for 3 bottles or more.  Use PayPal email address Rcathierigby@aol.com
Cranberry
Emerald
Polar Ice
Espresso-only 2 left
Sky
Camel-only 1 left
Amethyst
Peach Fuzz
Pale Pink
Inca Gold
Silver
Periwinkle
Purple
Olive-only 1 left

Homemade Christmas: CWC Challeng #5

BAKING CHALLENGE

This is the two page layout I made for The Cooking with Cricut Challenge this week:  Baking.  Since its about that time of year when most of us put our Betty Homemaker Apron on and start making those Holiday Goodies this challenge seems fitting.  I used the Baking Bear cut file from the Scrapbooking Eden website  Click Here to see files (you can cut her files if you have a Pazzles, Wishblade or Cricut with SCAL or Make the Cut Software) and of course I used my Cricut and Gypsy to Create some fun Gingerbread Cookies.

Cricut Cartridges used were:Christmas Cheer, Doodletype, From My Kitchen and Plantin Schoolbook

I used my Gypsy to weld a letter U to each side of a larger plate to make a platter(black piece under the blue plate) and I used good old Stickles to add some fun candies to the front of my gingerbread men.  I love this new DCWV paper stack new this year for Christmas it has a real traditional holiday feel to it.  Hope you like this layout be sure to check out the CWC blog for a great giveaway.

Creative Cutter Rain Drops NEW PRODUCT!!!

I have been asked several times to teach and demonstrate a fun crafty product called Glimmer Mists by Tattered Angels.  These fun sparkly mists add a hint of shimmer and shine to your paper crafting with some beautiful results.  The cost however runs anywhere from $6.00-$7.00 for just one bottle and can be hard to find in your local Scrapbook Stores.  Alot of the Big Box Stores either don't carry them or carry only limited quantities.

Well in an effort to make this fun product more affordable and easy to get-I have created my own line of Sprays which I am calling:  Creative Cutter Rain Drops.

Colors:  Espresso, Camel, Sky, Peach Fuzz and Amethyst(purple)

I have Five fun colors pictured above and will post a video on how to use these sprays to make some beautiful  paper flowers.  The colors have all been created and I am in the process of creating the labels so these 2oz bottles are ready for your Pre-Order.  Each color adds glimmer and shine with a hint of color.  If  it could Rain in Color we would pick one of these!!!  Each bottle will cost just $4.50 and for those out of state I will calculate shipping based on weight.  All local Creative Cutter Friends can pick up orders at no additional charge.  These sprays are top quality acid free, non toxic and water based.  This product is my own recipe and will now allow you to try a really cool scrapbooking technique at a 30% savings.

I am offering an Introductory Special of 3 Bottles of Christmas Colors:  Polar Ice, Emerald Green & Cranberry Red for only $12.00. Pictured Below

For those interested in ordering just email me at Rcathierigby@aol.com the color & quantity.  The finished product will be available for pick up by this Saturday November 13th.  Payments can be made with Credit Cards using PayPal or by check/cash.

Talk Time Tuesday: What would you like to see more of???

Trying to get Followers is always a challenge for websites and blogs:  there is only so much time in a day and there are so many of us trying to get your attention.  So today I would like to know WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO POST???  Drop me your suggestions or questions and I will do my best to make sure we continue to make this an interesting site.

Yes I know that blog candy or giveaways are always FUN so I will give away a DREAMS COME TRUE Cricut Cartridge to One Lucky FOLLOWER that leaves a comment to THIS Post.
So if you are already a Follower leave me a suggestion or question.
If you are new to my site then use your email address to become a Follower and leave me a comment.

I will give everyone TWO WEEKS to post a comment-suggestion-recommendation and will choose a winner on  November 23rd.

Christmas Gift Idea

This is a quick gift you can make for your neighbors this Holiday Season.  Hope you enjoy it.

Talk Time Tuesday

Do you like hearing music when you click on a website or blog.  This little experiment might take some of you by surprise.  I enjoy some of the music I hear out there but don't know how many find it annoying.  Give me your opinion.  Keep or Loose the Playlist. If your vote is KEEP then make a song recommendation-I am open to suggestions(and my memory is just no good-so you can remind me of a past favorite)

Gypsy Update

I had some problems getting the free downloads from Gypsy today.  I went through all the information they provided and think there is an easy fix.  Here is what I did-hope it helps anyone out there that had the same problem I did.  You need to have the beta version of the Gypsy Sync on for the download to work.  Here is a link to get it installed to your computer Download the Beta version of the CricutSync here.  It does require you to remove some security to get it installed but you also get updated firmware.  Process is pretty quick only took less than 10 minutes.  You should get a grey box with a green cricut face and status bar saying Gypsy Sync.