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Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Valentine's Day Projects-Tim Holtz 12 Tags of 2014-February

Hi all and Happy Valentine's Day! With all of the neverending snow we've had this year, it is nice to have Valentine's Day to look forward to. Creating projects with a love theme is always fun and heartwarming. Onto the fun! First picture is of Tim Holtz's tag for February.

Here is my Valentine's Card and TAG for February. I used 3 different embossing powder techniques on my card-stencil, glitter and regular embossing. I stamped the xoxo. I used heart washi tape and baker's twine to finish off my card. I used 3 stencils on my chalkboard stamp on my tag-hearts, cargo and harlequin-bottom row. I followed Tim's instructions to make the stencil hearts and glitter heart. I added a trinket pin with a love charm and a red jewel charm I had in my stash.

I made another tag and added a red glitter cupid and an extra industrial sticker arrow.

Here is my table on Valentine's Day. I made my DH a red metal bucket and glued sequin hearts on it. I used Tim's red glitter technique to make the hearts and cupids that I attached to heart straws and used in the red heart and red metal bucket. The bucket was filled with Valentine candies and chocolates. I also made a Paper Mache Box and a Red Heart basket .

I painted this box with Martha Stewart Pink Taffeta Pearl Paint and added Making Memories paper on the top and top sides of box. I decorated the box with heart sequins, Martha Stewart heart stickers and a red glitter cupid and pink glitter valentine from Making Memories. I added red heart buttons with bakers twine threaded through them.

I added heart sequins to the sides of the red plastic heart basket. I fussy cut the hearts out of Making Memories paper I had. It took a half hour to cut out using cutterbee scissors but worth it. I used Tim's red glitter technique on the cupid and heart. The cupid was cut from the Artiste Cricut Cartridge. The heart was cut from the TH die. The heart straws are from Hobby Lobby.

I hope you had a wonderful Valentine's Day and stop back soon!

Erika

Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Tim Holtz Christmas Box 2013

Hi Everyone!

Here is a Christmas Box I made for my Mom using Bo Bunny paper and embellishmenys. I also used red tinsel trim from Tim Holtz around the top of the box and used The TH 12 Tags of 2013-December Frosted Film and Clearly for Plastic technique on the Poinsettia. Love this technique and will use again. Now for the pics:

Monday, December 30, 2013

DH 50 Birthday Decorations

Hi Everyone,

Since I never did post pics for the 50th Birthday Party, Here they are! I wanted to thank my Cricut Circlette friends that shared ideas with me to create these goodies! DH loved his party and had lots of fun! Went by way to quickly though.

I used the Handy Man and Paper Dolls cartridges to make most of the decorations. Most were cut at either 3 or 4 inches. I attached my tools to black and white straws with pop dots. I pop dotted the straws to the sides of the red, yellow and orange 99 cent pails I bought at Party City since the party was outdoors.

Appetizer table with shop towel tool present/decoration and 50th bday sign made from Varsity Letter and Handy Man for tool belt and small tools

DH yellow and buttercream cake I made with edible picture and tool decoration made from Handy Man cart

I made 9 of these for the tables-used Handy Man Cartridge

I saw something similiar on Pinterest to buy! I made it from a 5 gallon pail lid, white cloth rags pinned in back, Scotts Paper Shop Towel Roll and small tools. I added the 50th bday caution tape to the outside. DH took apart and is using all the goodies!

Paint Bucket decoration made using Handy Man Cartridge. Cut two tool belts and attached with pop dots and added small tools in pockets, The big tools were cut at 4 inches and pop dotted to black/white stripped straws. This is the only decoration I kep intact and will use at other parties.

Love how it turned out! DH loved it!

pic of finshed shop roll decoration I made from a picture on Pinterest.

Monday, December 23, 2013

12 Goodies of Xmas Swap-Days 1 & 2

Hi Everyone and HOHOHO!,

I received some very nice gifts for Days 1 and 2. On Day 2, I received two copic markers! Yeah! My favorite gift was today for Day 1 (sadly the last day of the swap)! I received a hand-made chipboard/box filled with goodies from Misawasan. I just love it! The box has a TH knob on it with a magnetic closurer. The box had three lovely hand-made cards inside. It also had a marvy white pen and Tim Holtz goodies-(my favorite) mini gears and wooden rulers! Here are the pics!

Day 2-Copic Markers!

Day 1-Chipboard Box and Goodies!

Lovely Chipboard Box!

Wonderful Hand-made Cards!

Gifts I sent to Swap Partner Irishdancer!

Charm I made for Irishdancer in her favorite colors-Royal Blue and Hot Pink!

Irishdancer's gifts with 12 Day Tags!

Saturday, December 21, 2013

Christmas Cards for 2013

Hi Everyone,

Here are some simple Christmas cards I made for this year since I need to send out about 35 cards. I used the Teresa Collins -Dec 25th cartridge for the Santa and sleigh. The Merry Christmas and Oh Christmas Tree embellishments are from Me and My Big Ideas Card pack. Noel was cut from the Anna Griffith Winter Wonderland cartridge and I used a Martha Stewart punch on the bottom border.

Cricut Secret Stocking Swap-what I sent

Hi Everyone,

My secret swap partner was JoyJo! I had so much fun making items fo JoyJo! I made her a christmas charm out of blue beads and christmas bells and charms. It has a white snowman bell on the middle charm. I found this at Pat Catans and got the last two packs. I also made a christmas wallet with Joy on the front. I found this wallet on You Tube of course and only takes an afternoon. My card to JoyJo feature Bear Clause from Teddy Bear Parade. It also has a wooden JOY embellishment that I painted with Green Martha Stewart Pearl Paint and used Icicle Stickles on it. I also used lots of Icicle Stickles on Bear Clause. Here are the pics of the swap items.