Free Carole Clipart

Okay,it seems that when I uploaded some cards recently that had my handdrawn art, they were well received by some of the viewers on the message board. If you would like to win two of my images, just make a card with flowers, link it to my blog and leave your name. I will pull a name on June 14th, and the winner will receive copies of these two handdrawn images. I will keep the originals, of course, but the copies are very bright and clear. The girl with her arms in the air has been an image I've drawn for years....and she relays joy or exasperation... you choose...!!! So...hope to see your cards soon.
A WINNER: Judy, send me your address. Email me at crayola58@aol.com...You won the draw. You can see Judy's work at www.designsbynanny.blogspot.com

Hand Drawn

Long ago and not so far away I used to draw comic books...and when I needed a card, I drew one....and they captured a silly or fun moment in time, or a great adventure that I had shared with the recipient. I wanted to know if a handdrawn image would work with the Gamsol technique so I stopped sewing and made two cards. Here they are...two young girls who have been best friends forever, and a young girl with her sweet Springer Spaniel....Hope you like them, and thanks for looking.

I'm Here..

I am here.. I am sewing frantically to get at least one quilt done. I have about 6 quilt tops in the "midst" of being finished and I seem to get knee deep in the sewing. I am making cards too, but those are being done to submit for publication consideration so I can't load those just yet. I am making cards for a July class and when those are done, I will upload. Meantime, it's Sunday and I hope everyone is having a wonderful day. I am...!!

Grasshopper Guy

Regina at Bitten By The Bug asked us to do the grasshopper cut from the Stretch Your Imagination cartridge. Wow, the designers did a great job on this little guy. The Cricut cartridge is Stretch, the paper is Basic Grey, I used my Cuttlebug and my sewing machine.

A Card For Me

Last week I saw the most darling card that Sharon posted. I had no idea it was for ME. I went to the mailbox today and there was a card from Sharon and I did the happy dance when I opened it and found the card I so admired. I had a rather rough week last week and Sharon sent this card to make me feel better. And it did. Thank you, Sharon. I so appreciate your kindness.
Here is that darling card.

Guestbook

Oasis

Here is a card I made from the SYI cart.... Leave your name on this link, and in a week I will draw out a name and I will mail the card to them. Let's see how many join?

Stretch...

Long ago I decided that I would take ONE cartridge from the Cricut series and do something with each cut. This is a daunting task because each cartridge has soooooo many cuts. I chose Stretch Your Imagine as my first trial. I've worked 3 days and I am just as the end of Row 2 on the keypad. Here are some of the cards.

Hoot Owl

This is my take on the BBTB challenge to use the Happily Ever After Cricut Cart, and to design with the Owl cut. I did not have this cartridge, but my friend Carol shared with me. And she gave me two so I was able to put two little owls on my card.
The text is from the Cuttin' Up Cricut Cart, and the paper is from MLSB. TFL...and don't forget about my Garage Sale Challenge.

Blog Candy

This is a Garage Sale Blog Candy. I found a stash of things I won't be using so it's up for grabs if you just make a card, any card, any theme, and link it to my blog. The deadline is May 30th and I will draw a name for the winner. This Blog Candy consists of a package of 2000 punch out paper letters, punch out flowers and images, clear sticker alphabets and papers and a small little photo album that holds 20 photos... Hope to see you soon.
A WINNER....NCOLE1701, I pulled your name out of the hat so you are the winner of the Garage Sale Blog Candy. Please email me at Crayola58@aol.com with your address and I will mail the package. Thanks for playing...!!!

Joy Wreath

Regina at BBTB asked we designers to use the JOYS OF THE SEASON cartridge, the wreath cut. The designers did such an awesome job of putting ideas on papers and projects. Go look at www.regina-bittenbythebug.blogspot.com. You will be impressed. This is my take on the challenge:
Cricut: JOTS (Wreath, Flowers, Blue Birds) Teardrop (Joy)
Cuttlebug Embossing Folder: Swiss Dots
Ribbons
Paper: MLSB

Card Order Stuff

A friend ordered some cards. Here is a card for a 96th birthday, and the second is a card for a Sister to Sister birthday
greeting. Pink seemed to be the color theme on these.. TFL.

BBTB Challenge

We were asked by Regina to cut the Mug from Christmas Cheer Cricut Cartridge. I chose to make this mug a tea cup and I invited friends over for tea.
Cricut: Christmas Cheer (mug) Opposites Attract (Tea)
Papers: MLSC (My Lovely Scrap Bin)
Thanks for looking....

Blog Box

This is a little Blog Candy challenge and the candy is a bit different. This is a handmade Pear Box which can hold die cuts or treasures. Send me links to your card ...I challenge you to make a card with some kind of fruit. Anything. Apples, Pears, Cherries, ..... The challenge ends May 10th. Lots of luck....
POST NOTE aka PS. Congrats to Shelly who won with her wonderful challenge project.

Mother Day Bears

Well, I said I would never use clip art to make a card. I changed my mind. My friend DeeDee shared with me some free clip art from PC Crafter...and just look at these bears .... I made just a few additions like some dots, and punch hearts. Here also is the Bon Voyage clip art...the darling blackbird sitting atop the stacked suitcases... I added some dots, some sewing, and Cricut gave me the sentiment from the Beyond Birthdays cartridge.
Next comes the Somebunny card. Absolutely precious clip art.

BBTB Challenge

This is the challenge from Regina: Do the CARD cut from the Walk In My Garden Cricut cartridge. I added some Cuttlebug Embossing folders, ribbons, rain dots, and I distressed the edges. A little rubber stamp added the sentiment.

Tulips Thanks

This is a new rubber stamp from Red Rubber Stamps. I love it.... At the shop it was featured as the glitter window pane card, but I chose to use the Gamsol technique. The ribbon is a recycle, came from a package I received. The big flower behind the tulip stamp is Cricut Accent Essentials, and I used the Cuttlebug Embossing folder (circles). TFL....

New Stuff

Okay, well I pulled myself away from the sewing projects and made some cards. I have to say,my heart was elsewhere, thinking of that one cute quilt in progress, or the stack of embroidered designs that need to be created into something other than a square of fabric with pretties on it... Here are the cards: There are the two frog cards which came from the Cricut Paper Dolls cartridge, and the rest are rubber stamps that have had the Gamsol technique applied. All have Cuttlebug Embossing Folders for backgrounds.

Regina's BBTB challenge: Use the Celebrations Cricut Cart, and die cut the hat. Voila'...party hat ...
Cricut: Celebrations, hat and text
Cuttlebug Embossing Folder: Swiss Dot
Rubber Stamp
Rain Dots

Garden Tour

My take on Regina's BBTB challenge:
Cricut Cartridge: George for sign and flower cuts
Sizzix: Bee
Cuttlebug: Embossing Folders: Swiss Dots/Distressed Lines
Stickles

BBTB Challenge

Here is my concept of Regina's Bitten By The Bug Challenge. Use the Plantin Schoolbook Cricut cartridge for the TallBall Grass. I cut the city scape from this cart as well. The sun is a Sizzix die. Paper is from MLSB. Thanks for looking...

Sewing Stuff

I've been sewing and I am working on many things I've taken sweatshirts, cut them up the middle, embroidered on them, added a fabric placket.... and I am working on about 7 different quilts. I am actually just sewing up loads of fabrics I have stashed so anything is fair game. I had a block left over from one of the quilts and this is a quick little purse I made. Can you see the beads I've added? And here is one of the sweatshirts with Minnie and Mickey doing the jig!!! Thanks for lookin'...

Garden Inspired Card/Blog Candy WIN

Carol at www.crazyforcrafting.blogspot.com is having a giveaway...Blog Candy. Wheeeee.... so we are to make a card using a magazine or an ad that smacks us with inspiratiion...so.... The newest Paper Crafts mag is a delight...and it has plenty of cards featuring flowers. I love flowers which that inspired me to make (yet another) card with flowers. And I was instantly inspired when I found this paper sitting separate from the others. It was just waiting....... The paper is Cloud 9 Design, and has a diamond glaze affect on the flowers. I hand drew two flowers,and a leaf, coated them with Diamond Glaze, and set them upon the insert of paper within the oval frame. The frame has been embossed with Cuttlebug's Swiss Dots, and I distressed the edges. The sentiment is from my wonderful Xyron Design Runner. So...Carol....here is MY entry for your Blog Candy. Thanks for doing this.
And I won.... and look...this is what I won. Yayyyy.

Easter Bunny

This card was made for Regina's Bitten By The Bug challenge to use the Cricut Doodlecharms cartridge for the bunny face. I used Plantan Schoolbook for the rickrack, and Cuttlebug Embossing Folders. Ribbons, scrapbin papers and some distressing.

Published

Well, I am so thrilled to announce that Ready Set Create Ezine published my Heidi Sweetface 12th Birthday layout, 9 of my cards and one Altered Birthday Project. It was a thrill to open their magazine and see my offerings. Thanks, Jen. I appreciated it.
The mag is for sale at www.readysetcreate.blogspot.com. It's a great issue with the Birthday theme and so many talented designers have their wares displayed. And I can say that I AM ON THE SAME PAGE WITH REGINA EASTER. THAT, my friends, is a good thing...!!!

Tagged Again.

Rima tagged me. Here are 7 things to know about me.
1. I love yarns and fabrics and paper paper paper. I love beads. I have trays of them.
2. I design in my head 24/7. When I am sleeping, I am conjuring up some kind of design for some kind of something...
3. I love my friends. I chain them to me. It's a blessed chain though.
4. I whine when it's cold, I gripe when it's hot. I love April. Except for the allergies which appear. Ahhhchoooo.
5. Not that I am pleased to have the aging face looking back at me in the mirror, I am pleased to be almost 71.
I have many friends who were not given this age.
6. I love my dog Heidi Sweetface, brat that she is. I loved all my dogs...Chappo, the terrier mix given to me by my 6th grade boyfriend, Terry. Sharkie, short for Charcola, the black Cocker Spaniel, my birthday gift at age 14. Noodles, a German Shepard puppy that we kept from our litter. That was not his given name. He was actually named Hobo and it was a silly thing that he ended up being called Noodles. Shondie, my sweet Shondie, a little Cocker/Terrier mix who lived to be 17. Then came my beloved Brigette Marie, a doting, playful, precious Springer Spaniel who lived to be 16 despite her blindness, deafness and diabetes with 2 shots a day. and now...Heidi. A spoiled rotten absolutely hilarious Springer Spaniel who rules this house.
7. I talk too much. As if you didn't know that by #6.
Now...I tag
DeeDee
Sharon
Michelle
Jeannie
Shelly
Rheba
Regina
Okay, my friends, please do the same. Give us 7 things we want to know about you on your blog. It's fun.

100% Original

Aha.... this is my take on Regina's BBTB challenge. We were to use the Printing Press cartridge from Cricut, we were to use the word ORIGINAL"... I was stumped. Oh dear, what to do....but soon I have my papers lined up, and this is the result.
My paper came from MLSB (my lovely scrap bin), and I used my Sizzix Die Cut machine for the dress, shoes, purse, the Cuttlebug gave me a darling Swiss Dots embossing to the white papers. Go see the site at www.Regina-bittenbythebug.blogspot.com.
You'll love the designs.

Sharing Awards

This is an Award that I received from wonderful friends DeeDee and Enfys and so now I will share it with those friends who blogs I visit and enjoy and get inspiration. Our wonderful circle of friends is cherished.


Michelle
Roree
Carol
Sharon
Jeannie
Laura
Rima
SusieB
Teri

Happy days, girls....

Well, I've been given a wonderful award by DeeDee. I am still working on getting the award out to 5 people but in the meantime, let me show the award. http://arteypico.blogspot.com/
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JULY 2, 2008
I've been given a wonderful Award by JulieH of www.huxtershouse.blogspot.com
The rules of this award
1. The winner can put the logo on her/his blog
2.Link the person you received the award from.
3.Nominate at least 7 other blogs to win this award.
4.Put links of those blogs on yours.
5.Leave a message on the blogs you've nominated to receive this award.
I have chosen the following fabulous blogs that I love to visit!
http://calowaycreations.blogspot.com/
http://bcr8iv.blogspot.com/
http://cardsbyshelly.blogspot.com/
http://crazyforcrafting.blogspot.com/
http://scossiejane.blogspot.com/
http://aplaceformycards.blogspot.com/

Card Flurry

A Card Flurry, in my opinion, is when we find that set of papers that have all of our fav colors. So...here are 3 that resulted in paper from My Mind's Eye. I used Accent Essentials Cricut cart for all three, added some sewing, ribbons, rubber stamps, word quote stickers, and some punches, and oh yes, those wonderful little bottles of Stickles.

What I've Been Doing...

Anyone miss me?..... my cards....? Well, I have been sewing ... I dug into the tubs of fabric, and I have the new Brother Disney Embroidery Machine cranking out the cutest stuff. These all will be gifts to young ones who love the Disney stuff.