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Showing posts with label Cricut Cartridges. Show all posts
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Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Presto Pattern Projects




The ideas for two of these cards came from Gina K. of Stamp TV and Linda Walsh, Stampin' Up! Demonstrator in Massachusettes.  I had watched both of these two video tutorials and thought that the techniques used were excellent.  



The "you're too kind" card uses the altered Presto Patterns DSP panels from my post on August 17th.  


The '"thinking of you" card features a stamped image that has been quartered to offer a window effect also.


The "Bonjour" card is my own design.  I stamped the white cardstock with Versamark and clear embossing powder to create my own presto pattern paper.  I used a dauber to apply Red Riding Hood ink to the surface and sprayed it with Silver Smooch spray just like the panels in the "you're too kind" card.  I wiped the excess ink from the surface with a paper towel to pop the white resist areas.  I cut the Bonjour and the telephone on the Cricut Expression using the Sentimentals cartridge.  

Products used are Stampin' Up! unless noted otherwise.  The list of materials used is as follows:

Papers--Presto Patterns Specialty Paper, Love Letter DSP
Cardstock--Red Riding Hood, Basic Black, Whisper White, Basic Gray
Inks--Red Riding Hood, Basic Black
Stamps--Teeny Tiny Wishes, Whimsical Words, Stain Glass Window-The Stamp Mill, Background K-3219-unknown
Punches--Scallop Oval, Oval, Scallop Circle, Circle
Embellishments--JoAnne Woven Edge Ribbon, White gel pen, Stampin' Dimensionals, Unknown Crstals

Saturday, August 7, 2010

DEMONSTRATOR SPECIAL

Welcome Stampin' Up! Demonstrators!  Have you ever dreamed of an entire weekend to do nothing but craft?  Well, we can make your dreams come true!

Craft Haven Retreats offers an all-inclusive weekend retreat for crafters of all types.  We specialize in card making and scrapbooking, offering the use of our craft room tools and equipment to compliment all of your Stampin' Up! projects!  We have the Cricut Expression with an extensive library of cartridges, Big Shot with dies, Zutter Binder and more.



We're offering a DEMONSTRATOR SPECIAL - Demonstrators who bring 6 or more guests stay FREE! Our all-inclusive weekend retreats provide a perfect opportunity for demonstators to share their passion with customers, downlines, or friends! In addition to providing delicious home-cooked meals, snacks and lodging, we offer a craft room equipped with individual work tables, craft lighting, and the free use of our extensive tools and equipment.

Host your own workshops for the weekend - whether it be training, techniques, card making, scrapbooking or just playing with new stamps and accessories. We do the rest! We'll work with you to customize your Weekend Retreat to fit your needs.

We're located in the beautiful Sister Lakes Michigan area, just an hour and 45 minutes from Chicago. Our location in Michigan offers beautiful fall foilage with lots of side activities including apple and fruit orchards, antique and craft shopping, wine vinyards tours with taste testing, and just relaxing by the lake. Why not plan a Stampin' Up! getaway weekend now! We're offering a Special Fall Rate of $199 per person--remember--YOU STAY FREE!

Call or e-mail us for more information. We would love to hear from you!

Nanci 708-259-7482

Melannie 708-441-9531

Wednesday, August 4, 2010

Flowers For You!

This sweet Flower Pot Pocket card is fresh, fun, and easy to make!  I used up some leftover paper I had from a Close to My Heart paper pack.  I didn't have the punches with me to make the flowers in the tutorial, so I improvised with the Cricut cartridge - Walk in My Garden.  "Pick" the flowers out of the pot to reveal the sentiment inside with space for a personalized message too.

Check out the tutorial for this card here at Splitcoaststampers.com.   At the bottom of the instructions page is a video tutorial by Beate--she makes the best video tutorials!

Nanci and I went to CHA Summer 2010 in Rosemont, IL last Friday.  We stopped at the Splitcoaststampers booth and we met Beate! We were both thrilled to meet her--I was star-struck!   We'll post our CHA blog soon!

Sunday, May 30, 2010

Create a Critter Cards Created with the Cricut


These cards were created with the Create a Critter cartridge using the Cricut Expression.  I keep a shoe box with leftover paper scraps.  All the papers used came out of that shoe box.  Each card unfolds to display the "Happy Birthday" sentiment also cut from the Create a Critter cartridge on the Cricut.  The cards fit nicely in an A2 envelope.  I know my niece and nephew, Elizabeth and Elijah, will love these cards when they receive them!

Saturday, May 15, 2010

Congratulations Dominique - Class of 2010!


Well it's been a long time since we posted, but our hiatus is over! :)  Today, I'm going to give a shout out to my nephew, Dominique, down in Georgia.  He's graduating from high school this year!  I cannot attend the graduation ceremony, but I'm sure this shaker card will let him know how excited I am for him!

The Stampin' Up! cardstock is: Rich Razzlebury, Old Olive, Orchid Oppulance, and DSP Cottage Wall.  The Gold Glitter Paper is from DCWV Mariposa paper pack.  Stampin' UP! punches are Word Window, Large Circle Punch, and Ticket Punch, with Rich Razzlebury ink and sentiment from Teeny Tiny Wishes.  The shaker cup with padded envelope for mailing are available through Stampin' UP! as well.  I cannot remember where I bought the STAR brads--I've had them for years! :) I added a few white gel dots and filled my shaker cup with STAR confetti.  His name and graduation year were cut on the Cricut Expression.  He requested purple and gold, so I hope the card will meet with his approval! 

Congratulations Dominique!

Saturday, March 27, 2010

Butterfly Mini-Album Retreat Class

 This Zutter mini-album was the project for our most
recent retreat weekend at Lake View Lodge.  The Stampin' Up! DSP Cottage Wall was used with Razzleberry, Old Olive, and Orchid Oppulance cardstock and ink accents.  We used the butterfly stamp from the Sprinkles stamp with VersaMark and clear embossing powder to create the tone on tone random butterfly pattern on the top half of the Razzleberry cardstock.  The scallop border and butterfly punches and Flight of the Butterfly stampset continue our butterfly theme.  White gel pen, rhinestone and ribbon accents complete our cover design.  Additional butterfly embellishments were cut on the Cricut Expression using the Walk in My Garden cartridge.  The Round Tab punch was used to add index tags and journaling to some of the pages.





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Sunday, February 7, 2010

Sweet Treats Valentine's Day Cards


These cupcakes look good enough to eat!  All three were cut with the Cricut Expression using the Sweet Treats cartridge with Stampin' Up! Sending Love DSP.   Stampin' Up! punches used; Word Window, Modern Lable, and Scalloped Trim Punch.  Real Red Ink stamped with sentiment from Teeny Tiny Wishes from Stampin' Up! coordinates with the cardstock and punches.  Ribbon and rhinestones from Michaels and Crystal Stickles complete the embellishments.  Thanks to Julie at  Paper Pleasing for the Easel card idea and she posted the Splitcoaststamper's tutorial to make Easel cards on her blog as well, so I will too!  Hope it inspires you to try this technique--it definitely inspired me!   Happy Valentine's Day!

Saturday, January 30, 2010

Winter Fun at Lake View Lodge

Winterland Retreat at the Lodge
 It was a beautiful day for a walk along the frozen shore. 
Melannie and Lucy ventured out onto the lake, following a trail of snow mobile tracks!
Ice fishing was good today - or so we were told by this group of fisherman!
Snow mobilers kicked up the snow as they sped past us!
A make-shift ice house on the lake.
Inside, Chris and Brady enjoyed a toasty fire.
And some Valentine's Day card making complete the afternoon.
This card features the Cricut Expression and Love Struck 2010 cartridge.  Stampin' Up! DSP Sending Love was used along with Very Vanilla, Chocolate Chip, Real Red and Pretty In Pink card stock.  Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp set, Chocolate Chip ink, Word Window and Modern Label punches complete the sentiment. 

Sunday, January 17, 2010

Special Delivery



Our new Cricut Expression was delivered on Friday, so we brought it with us this weekend to Lake View Lodge!  We've been using a few of our new Cricut cartridges too!  This mailbox is from the Love Struck 2010 cartridge and is cut from Stampin' Up! cardstock Lovely Lilac accented with Chocolate Chip and paper from the DSP Sending Love.  The Scallop border punch and the Heart to Heart punch made light work of the final touches.  This "Special Delivery" is large enough to hold a small gift, candy, or a sweet sentiment.

Friday, January 8, 2010

Craft Haven Retreats Hosts a Stampin' Up! Workshop January 30, 2010

Craft Haven Retreats will host two events on January 30, 2010 at Lake View Lodge.  An afternoon Stampin' Up! workshop and our first girl's night slumber party workshop.  We will be making several Valentine's Day projects featuring the new Clear-mount Stamps, Two-Step punches, and Sending Love Specialty Designer Series Paper from the new Stampin' Up! Occasions Mini Catalog  paper pack.  We will also be using the Sizzix Big Shot to create a Valentine Treat Shaker Box. 



For the evening slumber party, we will be pulling out all the stops and demonstrating the new Limited Edition Love Struck 2010 Cricut Cartridge on our new Cricut Expression!
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