Nubian Crafter DeSigns

Daily Deal for Silhouette products!!!

2012-01-19T15:34:00.000-05:00

Plum District, a daily deal site, is offering a deal for Silhouette merchandise today. $30.00 for $50.00 of stuff! Stock up on mats or get a starter kit for a lot less!
http://www.plumdistrict.com/three_for_free/3cce4061fd/click

**USE COUPON CODE: FABULOUS FOR 10% OFF MAKING THIS DEAL $27 FOR $50!=P

**You can also buy the max 2 certificates and use them both in one transaction. I just did it getting the NEW Cameo tote & shipping for $64.15 total.=)**

$30 for $50 Worth of Silhouette Merchandise
www.plumdistrict.com

Plum District
Plum District is for moms, by moms, offering daily deals you'll love!
Accept my gift of $5 to spend on Plum District, and start shopping!

FYI- I purchased this deal today around 3:00pm, my promo code was active in the Silhouette system around 3:30pm... You are responsible for shipping. HTH

Umm, Umm, Good

2011-12-31T16:14:00.001-05:00

OMG, why did ACmoore start selling Auntie Anne's Pretzel Kits??? The kids and I are hooked. Everytime we visit the mall we treat ourselves to this awesome little treat, so imagine my delight when I stumbled across these little bad boys on a recent ACM run!!! I couldn't wait to get home and try them out so let me give you the rundown. For under $7.00 bucks you are able to make 8 or so full size pretzels or an assortment of other pretzel shapes (get creative, we did) AND they taste exactly like AA's!! I watched a couple youtube videos and the kids and I were off to create some umm, umm good pretzels!! We've purchased several kits since our first try and let me say these pretzels haven't disappointed us yet ( you really must try them, they come with a salt and cin/sugar pack)...

A little pretzel die-cut detail for ya!

Tatted Up, Henna Style

2011-12-31T10:00:00.001-05:00

Told you that I had more LO's in store... This LO is one of my fav's. While in Myrtle Beach for the 2011 Nationals the kids all decided to get tattoos. You really had to be there to see the serious expressions on their little faces ( I tried to capture them to the best of my abilities!). After getting their tatts the kids couldn't stop showing them off to anyone who would look, I think J kept his for almost two weeks!

Play Hard or Go Home

2011-12-30T20:00:00.000-05:00

Over the last few months I have made more of an effort to get our pictures off my computer and into scrapbooks; my kids were beginning to turn into jpegs and as a scrapbooker I just cannot have that! Soooo my next few post will be scrapbook layouts that I have completed recently.
My youngest DS plays on an AAU basketball team and during tournament time our family goes all in!!! This LO captures some great memories during the 2011 National's (We placed 5th, not too bad for a first year team). These young guys put there heart and soul into the game and I couldn't be more proud!

Happy Holidays Pinterest Style!

2011-12-30T14:16:00.002-05:00

Hi Blog family,

I pray that you all are having a wonderful holiday season!! As usual, our home was filled with family,fun,and lots of love.
Christmas is my favorite time of the year and I enjoy looking for creative (yet inexpensive ways) to dress the house... This year, thanks to Pinterest and all the wonderfully creative people who share their ideas/posts I was able to give our home just the right touch of DIY love that I was looking for. If you haven't joined pinterest you are really missing out, send me a message if you would like an invite! Hugs and Happy New Years to you all!

1.Christmas Charger
2.Red Velvet Cheesecake (Recipegirl.com)
3.Hot Chocolate Bar
4.Santa Hat Brownies
5.Our Christmas Tree(no pinterest ideas here:-)
6.Hot Chocolate dippers
7.Candy Jar (made from terra cott pot, lid and glass bowl)
8.Wreath (no pinterest here) and Happy Holidays in vinyl
9.Foam trees(tissue paper, glitter, and Christmas tinsel)

Winnie the Pooh and Baby Too!!

2011-10-12T10:19:00.003-04:00

Hi Blog Family,

I hope that this post finds you all well!

Life for me has been busy as usual; however, I've managed to find a little "Me Time" in all our family mayhem.

Recently I attended a baby shower for a family friend whose nursey theme will be Winnie the Pooh. At the last minute I decided to purchase the Pooh diaper bag but I couldn't find anything to go inside soooo... Vinyl and MTC to the rescue.

In a hurry I was able to create a few cute little personalized items for Baby Christopher.

Enjoy and thanks for stopping by!

Personalized container to hold baby odds and ends

Wipe container

Wipe container- front

Personalized onesie using HTV

Long time no see... Recent projects!

2011-09-13T10:26:00.000-04:00

OMG, I cannot believe four months has gone by since I have last updated my blog...

Where did the time go?

I tell you it seems like the summer months were a complete blur; between travel basketball, cheerleading competitions, work, family vacations, and general family things I haven't had much "free" time . I have been crafting, just not posting ( I know sad excuse for a blogger). So let me catch you guys up on a few things...

In July, I attended my first ever swarm and it was AWESOME!!! The swarm was hosted by Sista's Scrap TOO in Jasper, GA where I got to meet the most fabulous group of crafty people... I had a ton of fun and didn't want the weekend to end, I cannot wait to do it all over again. I've joined a couple of swaps which is something I NEVER do, I'll be sure to post a picture once my projects are delivered. I've been getting more familar with my new DSLR and I LOVE it...

So on to some recent projects... I hope I don't give you all picture overload.

My youngest son's basketball team was invited to the USBA Nat'l Tournament in Myrtle Beach over the summer so I made us all t-shirts using HTV, MTC and files that I found on google :

Front

Back

I've always loved the Smurfs, so imagine my happiness when the movie was announced! I just had to make a tumbler with my two favorite characters. Anywho, I used outdoor vinyl, MTC, a coloring book page for Gargamel and the smurfette svg was found online ( sorry I cannot remember the owner)

These next two layouts are my most recent projects.

I have challenged myself to create at least two full page layouts per month for my family. So far I'm on target and find that I actually enjoy working with paper, now I just need to get the pictures printed.

Hittin' the books.

I used MTC, files found on-line and svgcuts.com kit to complete this lo. The apple and chalkboard were created using chalkboard vinyl!

Page 1

Page 2

The Micheal Jackson Experience...

Earlier this year my husband and I hosted a Wii party... OMG, we had a ton of fun and our guests couldn't stop laughing and talking about the party. I knew that I had to create a lo to capture these memories, I cannot wait to add the pictures. I used MTC and images found in google and online, an assortment of glittery cardstock and print and cut for the lp albums.

Page 1

Page 2

That's all for now, I promise to post again soon! Hugs

Monogrammed Cake Carriers

2011-05-16T19:15:00.000-04:00

This month has been super busy for Nubian Crafter Designs in a good way!!!

Orders have been coming in almost daily, and I have gotten an opportunity to create some really cute custom items ( If I may say so).

The cake carriers were a custom order for a bridal shower and Mother's Day gift... (from what I hear, both recipients loved them)!!!

Turquoise and chocolate brown with lavendar accents...

Lady Bug
Lime & Black with white accents

Baby on Board car decal...

2011-05-13T15:18:00.001-04:00

Hi bloggers,
A dear friend requested a "Baby on Board" car decal... We found the image online and I traced it in MTC. The image was cut using Oracal 651 vinyl... TFL

Hello Kitty!!!

2011-05-10T22:53:00.001-04:00

Hi bloggers,

Thanks for stopping by!!!

My little cousin is graduating from high school this weekend and heading to Temple University in the fall... we are all soooo very proud of her.

Rach, loves Hello Kitty so as a congraduation gift I decided to make her a custom Hello Kitty car decal and tumbler in Temple colors of course!!!

Tumbler and car decal

Car Decal

Tumbler front and back

I created all the images using MTC and oracal 651 vinyl... The car decal is about 5.5 inches x 5.5 inches.

2011 Teacher Appreciation Gifts

2011-05-09T12:04:00.000-04:00

Hi Bloggers,

The past week I have been super busy preparing teacher appreciation gifts.

This year my kids have a great group of teachers who deserve to be appreciated daily.Our teachers do an amazing job and I cannot thank them enough!!!

I wanted our TAP gift to be useful and something that the teachers would enjoy. My ideas were all over the place and I couldn't seem to focus on a central theme ( that's what I get for blog hopping). Anywho, using the ideas from several blogs I was able to put together a few items that I hope our teachers will enjoy. In total I created 15 TAP gifts ( not all teachers received a gift basket).

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Acrylic post it note frame, altered binder clip, smores, altered scissors, and hand sanitizer

5x7 Acrylic Post it note holder with altered pen and binder clip

Altered hand sanitizer ( file found here) and altered binder clip

Smores gift packet and altered scissors ( idea and files found here and here). I copied the smores image into MTC to change the colors and font...

Teacher t-shirt, I added the name on the back

Gift basket

Completed teacher appreication gift

Once again, thank you to all the teachers who give so much of their time, energy, and love to our children!!!

Paper Bag Mini Album..

2011-04-21T11:28:00.001-04:00

Hi Bloggers,

Long time no chat... I'd like to apologize for the absence, once again life got in the way and I haven't had any free time to enjoy my hobbies... Anywho, Island V over on the SST forum of the cricut mb started a mini album swap ( thanks Island). The mini was supposed to be a love theme and specific to our swap partner. Now, I've only created one other mini before and it was very basic (not swap worthy for sure) soooo after hours of blog hopping and checking out tutorials I settled on a mini album tutorial from Kathy @ Paper Phenomenon . Why on earth I choose this mini out of all the mini's that I came across is beyond me... I think I let my Sistas ( you know who you are) hype me up into thinking it would be a breeze:-). So here it is, I didn't take pics of every page or of all the interaction but you will get the jest. Thanks for looking!!

Cover

Inner page with tabs

Inner page w/ pockets

Spine

Mini Magnet Board

I used Echo Park PP for all the pages, ribbon from M's, & various embellies,

Tonya ( Bulldog Mommy), thanks for being so patient with me!!!

Basketball Mom Car decal

2011-02-20T21:44:00.000-05:00

Today while going through pictures of projects that I have recently completed, I realized just how much I've been focusing on vinyl related projects. Don't get me wrong, I love vinyl but I remember a time when I also loved to papercraft!!! Sooooo for the next week I have decided to "push" my beloved vinyl to the side and focus solely on some paper projects that I have wanted to complete for some time... Bloggers, please wish me luck as I have a mini-album swap that is due on the 28th!!!

Anywho, my family is a huge sports family so I created a car decal with my son's AAU Basketball team logo... I've been getting tons of requests for decals but they will have to wait until my self imposed vinyl ban is lifted... LOL

I used MTC and outdoor vinyl

Personalized Piggy Bank

2011-02-19T23:43:00.000-05:00

Thanks to alsperkins over at the Smartbuygal forum, I think I have found the perfect baby shower gift!!!

This adorable little pig started out as a blank ceramic bank and has been transformed into a super cute personalized gift.

The pig was purchased from AC Moore and I used the My Vinyl Designer alpha 6 for the split letter, Times New Roman for Hunter and 2 Peas Mr. Giggles for "Baby's First Bank". I used indoor vinyl and MTC.

Sports Tumblers

2011-02-13T20:58:00.002-05:00

Happy Valentines Day bloggers!!!

I hope that you all have had a wonderful and relaxing weekend... This weekend was really low-key and I did a bunch of lounging and movie watching... so all is good in my little corner of the world.

Last weekend my cousin requestd a couple tumblers. I found the svg for each tumbler on google.com and used MTC and Oracal 651 to create the look...

Sorry for the bad picture...

Steeler's Beer Mug

2011-02-08T16:16:00.001-05:00

Hi bloggers,

I wanted to drop off a Steeler's beer mug that I created for a neighbor for the Super Bowl. Although the Steeler's couldn't pull off a win he still LOVED his mug!!!

Excuse the poor photo... I forgot to take a pic before delivery

Breast Cancer Tumbler

2011-01-23T13:54:00.000-05:00

Hi bloggers,

I hope that everyone is having a great week!!!

This weekend, I had some spare time to get some crafty projects completed...

Told you all that I'm addicted to tumblers; however, I'm down to my last two until the next shipment comes in:-(. Anywho, my MIL is going through breast cancer treatments and I wanted to make something to help brighten her spirts...

For this tumbler I used the Fight Like A Girl svg that Todd over on the scal forum created, thx Todd! Brenda and the random words were created with the Hot Fudge font... All items were cut using MTC and Oracal 651!!!

TFL

Water bottles and tumblers galore!!!

2011-01-19T20:09:00.003-05:00

This has been a super busy and crazy week and it's only Wednesday.

On Friday my oldest son came down with a nasty cold and strep throat, then to top it off I started feeling sick on Sunday night...

Uggh, what awful timing... I had orders that HAD to be completed, basketball mom duties to fulfill and my regular job to deal with ( did I mention, I hate being sick).

Anywho, on to the important stuff:-)...

I was asked to decorate 14 aluminum water bottles for my 8 year old cousin's birthday party. The birthday girl requested each guests name with butterflies on one side of the bottle (easy enough)! I wanted to do something special on the Bday girls water bottle so I found an awesome Justin Bieber svg file on the SCAL forum ( thanks Sweetness4713 for sharing your cool file) and I added this to the opposite side. The name font is Storybook created using MTC and the butterflies are a random clip art image that I traced in MTC.

All the other water bottles look similar to the ones shown

My name is Nubian and I'm an addict... YES, I have admitted that I have an addiction. I can't stop altering these double walled acrylic tumblers. I'll be cruising the net, see an image and the next thing you know I'm decorating a tumbler!!!

Whew, what a relief :-)

A co-worker requested these two tumblers for her 13 and 16 y/o nieces. The only information that she provided to me was their names and ages.

My goodness, I haven't been 16 in years and have NO idea what teenagers today really like- so hopefully I hit the mark. The images were found in google and I traced them in MTC. I used the Hot Fudge font on Brianna and the Princess font on Brittini.

Click on pictures to enlarge

Who Dat & two inital monogram tumbler

2010-12-26T18:44:00.005-05:00

I pray that each of you had a wonderful Holiday. This year my family hosted Christmas dinner, our home was full of family, laughter, and love... For the first time in over 50 years the RDU area of North Carolina had a white Christmas; therefore our guests left a little earlier then expected:-( Overall, we had an awesome day and I cannot wait until our next family gathering.

Now, on to our regular scheduled post, I have a couple more tumblers to share... The first tumbler was created for my sista Tsrel over on the Cricut MB... Every year, we exchange Christmas gifts... what better gift then a personalized who dat tumbler and ornament!

The second tumbler was created for an elderly lady that my cousin sits with during the week... According to my cousin, Ms. Finn " drinks out of the same cup everyday" so hopefully she will give this one a try...

I used the font Monotype Corsiva for the monogram, a svg for the scallop and butterflies that I pixel traced into MTC.

Hot Chocolate Cones...yummy

2010-12-21T12:00:00.002-05:00

Can I say how awesome and cute these little cones are... well I said it anyway:-)

I "lifted" this idea directly from Heart in the Details blog; if you've never stopped by this blog please check it out, Andrea has some great projects and recipes to share...

Anywho, this year our family will be hosting Christmas dinner... I needed a quick and easy gift to give to our 35 guests so when I saw these on Andrea's blog I didn't need to look any further. These were so easy to create we made it into a family project...

For this project you will need:

12 oz Wilton decorating bags

1 oz Hot Chocolate packets

mini marshmallows

mini chocolate chips ( we used choc, white, and peanut butter)

crushed peppermints (or not)

small rubber bands

ribbon and gift tags

Head on over to Andreas blog for step-by step details

I created my tag in MTC using the print and cut method... One side is a personal message and the other includes instructions...

Click on pic to enlarge

My First Floating Frame!!!

2010-12-20T22:34:00.002-05:00

After many months of saying that I wanted to create a floating frame, I've finally finished one!!! I'm a serious procrastinator, I'll see an idea, RUN out and purchase supplies and then let them sit for weeks sometimes months untouched...

So, when my cousin needed a Christmas gift for her ex-MIL I figured this would be the perfect occasion to use one of the floating frames that I snagged from AC Moore... This frame is 11x14; I used oracal vinyl with the Shishoni Brush and Aquarelle font.

The tissue paper is here for photo purposes only...

University Acrylic Tumblers & Cake...

2010-12-12T23:07:00.002-05:00

I'm hooked on decorating these acrylic tumblers (they are sooo addictive)...

Anywho, as one of the holiday gifts for the kids teachers we personalized a tumbler with the teachers name or monogram and favorite University!!!

I found the college logos on sportslogos.net and used MTC and Oracal 651 vinyl to complete the look.

Why, stop there... while browsing around Michaels, I picked up these super cute ceramic loaf pans...

My grandmother has the most amazing lemon poundcake recipe; what better time to share than the holidays!! Add some cellophane and ribbon and you have a nice little gift.

Click on pic for larger view

Glitter Ornaments

2010-12-06T18:33:00.001-05:00

Hi blog family... I'm back with another post!!!

Over the weekend, the kids and I made glitter ornaments; the ornaments turned out perfect and they were so easy to make!

To create the ornaments we used clear glass ornaments (2 5/8), martha stewart fine glitter, doodlebug glitter for a couple of them and pledge w/ future shine floor wax.

For the finishing touch we added names created in MTC with the Andantino JF font using oracal outdoor vinyl...
Click on pic to enlarge

The kids wanted to thank Tameka and Nett for placing an order!

Blog Candy Winner!!!

2010-12-06T11:54:00.000-05:00

Yippy!!!

I have a winner...

Thank you all for taking the time to stop by and show me some blog love...

The ladies and I had such fun on our first ever Christmas and New Year Blog Hop...

"Treva"
Please email me your mailing info so that I can get your candy in the mail!

Sistas Scrap Too Christmas and Countdown to the New Year Blog Hop!!

2010-12-04T06:00:00.175-05:00

Christmas is coming and so is the new year! To get you in the spirit of the season, the divas of Sistas Scrap Too! have come together for a Christmas and Countdown to the New Year blog hop! There are 17 blogs in the hop, so make sure you use the links below this post to hop to all of the participating blogs. If you arrived here from Stampin Dymonz's blog you are on the right track! No worries if you miss one, you can always go back! These 17 divas have a lot in store for you. From exquisite creations to offers of blog candy, you will enjoy hopping your way to all of the blogs involved! Don't forget to leave some blog love for the creators -- they love getting feedback on their designs!

Milk and Cookies for Santa on the Run...We all know that Santa is super busy...

so I created a treat that was dash and go appropriate!!!!

Using an awesome MTC file from Dana and 2 sheets of 12x12 cardstock I was able to create this cute cookie box complete with yummy chocolate chip cookies ( the instructions were crystal clear and the box can be made in minutes)...

I finished it off by adding a simple PNC gift tag!

For the 16oz acrylic tumbler ( the tumblers are super sturdy, even the straw is acrylic and they arrive blank); which I purchased during a share on the Smart Gal MB I used oracal outdoor vinyl and a adorable penguin file from the MTC gallery to make it more festive ( you can customize these anyway your creative heart desires). Makes a perfect gift for the Santa who's on a run!!

Make sure you leave a comment with contact info for a chance to win some yummy blog candy!

Cookie box and Acrylic Tumbler

Acrylic Tumbler with lid

Cookie box with cut & print tag

Disclosure- we did not order our tumblers from the company in the link; however, another person on the MB made this recommendation!

DON'T GO YET!!!

I have a couple more projects and some BLOG CANDY to share...

Cyber Crop Project 44 over on the MTC forum was to create a Picture Puzzle... This project was soooo much fun and will turn almost any image from ordinary to WOW!!!

I found both images on the web via google images, using the instructions and MTC file from the attached link I was able to re-create these awesome Picture Puzzles. The first image was framed in an 8x10 frame and the smaller image in a 5x7 frame.

8x10 Framed Picture Puzzle

5x7 Framed Picture Puzzle and Close-up

Thank you for participating in the Sistas Scrap Too first ever blog hop!
Leave a comment and become a follower on my blog for a chance to win the blog candy; You have until 10:00 am EST on Monday, December 6, 2010 to leave a comment to win the blog candy ( remember to leave contact info). I will choose the winner using Random.org... Now hop on over and visit Renee ; Remember to visit all of the blogs and leave blog love -- you never know where you'll find candy!! If you loose your way, below is a linked list of all the participating blogs:

1. Treva's Craft Corner

2. Stampin' Dymonz Creative Space

3. Nubian Crafter NC

4. My {Life}, My {Blog}

5. Step Into Nita's World

6. Sweet Lil Scrapper

7. P-Kaysunshine Creations

8. Sharing My Stuff

9. Yaya Philly Craft World

10. Cassie's Crop Corner

11. M. M. DeZigns

12. Made By Dee

13. Riley's Custom Creations

14. It's A Family Affair!

15. Cuttin' Up

16. Stamping On The Road

17. In Shelly's World

I didn't forget the BLOG CANDY!!!!

Good Luck!

PNC with MTC

2010-11-13T20:13:00.006-05:00

Told ya I had a couple projects to share... After seeing what the the new beta version of MTC could do I took the plunge and made the purchase... Well the verdict is in and I LOVE it... if you haven't tried MTC head on over to the forum and take a look around; the new beta features include an awesome rhinestone feature, new shape options, textures and PRINT and Cut just to name a few!!!

So far I've only been able to play with the PNC feature which is very similar to the Cricut Imagine; however, I can use any image, color, or texture that I want... How awesome is that?? Anywho, here are the two images that I have print and cut, not perfect but I'm getting there and I can live with the results:-)

The ice cream cone is a Lettering Delights image and the Bratz Doll is a coloring page that I imported and colored ( the pics are brighter then they appear)

I'm BACK with Stick Figures to share!!

2010-11-13T20:03:00.003-05:00

Hi bloggers, once again real life has taken me away from the fun of creating but

I'M BACK... and I have a couple cute projects to share.

My girlfriend asked me some time ago to make stick figures for her car & I finalllly delivered . Using MTC (my 3rd. cut ever using this awesome software) and outdoor vinyl I was able to create these cute little figures ( the women is approx. 5 inches tall and the little guy is around 3.5) the next time I make these I will go a few inches taller.

Royal Knights static cling vinyl car decal

2010-09-12T18:31:00.003-04:00

Long time no see fellow bloggers:-)... Once again, life has gotten in the way of me having fun; however, I took a few minutes to try out the cling vinyl that I purchased from craftvinyl (btw,super fast service and the products are great). Okay, on to details about the project... my husband and a group of coaches/friends recently started an AAU Youth Basketball Team (Royal Knights) and of course we needed decals... so cricut to the rescue!!! My co-worker who is super kind created two awesome logos for the team to use (thanks Chris)!!!

After tracing the image in SCAL2 I was easily able to cut the logo using vinyl (cricut vinyl and wallpops). Once cut, I used transfer paper and attached to the static cling vinyl... Super easy and it holds up well...

BTW, the pic was taken with the cling on the outside window for picture purposes ONLY!!! Cling should be applied to the inside of the window...

Football Magnet Madness!!!

2010-08-12T20:47:00.004-04:00

Are you ready for some FOOTBALL????

Football season is finally here and my youngest son couldn't be more excited ( oh, lets not forget the husband)...Jaeden plays for the local Lions Club and DH coaches his team so you know I have to represent...

Using the Cricut magnet material, chocolate brown vinyl, and a tutorial found over on Everday Cricut, I created this super cute... oh excuse me, macho looking football car magnet...

( I didn't add J's number b/c they haven't been issued uniforms)

Anywho, this was my tester so now that I have the technique down its on and popping!!!

I can see more magnets and football shirts in the near future...

excuse the fuzzy pic, its so humid here that my lense fogged up

Supplies Used:

Cricut Gypsy

Sports Mania- Football

Plantin School Book- Font

Cricut magnet material

Cricut chocolate brown vinyl

Blue wallpop vinyl

Deep cut blade housing

BTW, in order to get the white parts that are shown, I first hide them on my G, and cut only the outline of the football using the deep cut blade, press load mat and replace the blade with the regular blade housing. Hide the football outline and show the white parts, cut with your settings on 3,3,3 ( this will cut the vinyl but not through the magnet). Weed and apply your wording ( I used transfer tape for this step).

Goofin' Around Disney!

2010-08-11T21:22:00.000-04:00

In April, our family went to Disney World for 7 wonderful days!!!

This was Trin and J's first EVER visit to Disney and they had the time of their lives!!!

The kids got to meet some great characters and of course I was on spot to capture the moment..

I really had fun creating this LO using a sketch from pencillines.com.

I also created and used a hidden journaling tag/ticket (behind Goofy's signature) which is something totally new for me!!!

J and Goofy...

Trin and Goofy

Supplies Used:

Mickey and Friends- Goofy & Spiral on the tag

Plantin School Book- Photomats

Fabulous Finds- Journaling Ticket

SCAL- Circle and Font ( Minnie)

Word- Journaling

Copy of Goofy's Signature from autograph book

Birthday Diva on Board!!!!

2010-08-02T21:33:00.006-04:00

On Saturday, my daughter Trinity celebrated her 10th Birthday with an outing to the nail salon and mall with six of her friends (whew what a day, these little ladies have some energy!)...

Oh my, why didn't someone warn me before I agreeded to take on this Birthday wish????

All in all we had a wonderful and eventful day.

In keeping with the Birthday Diva theme, I altered a canvas bag for each girl using HTV and iron on bling... Oh what fun. In addition, I created Trinity her very own Birthday Diva t-shirt once again using HTV, SCAL and the I-Rock
( If you don't have this nifty lil tool, you should go out and get it ...)

It's the Birthday GIRL!!!

Canvas bags purchased from Michael's

Birthday Diva Shirt

Supplies used:

Michaels Canvas Bags

Target T-shirt

Heat Transfer Vinyl

Iron on Bling

I-Rock Bling and tool

SCAL

Edwardian Script Font

Princess Font ( for the nail polish and cell phone)

Please excuse the poor picture quality...

This was a last minute picture.

Dabbling in Photography...

2010-06-14T16:06:00.002-04:00

Last week, our dear friend Anthony loaned me his older model Canon DSLR to "try out"....

You see, I have been debating on whether or not I need to upgrade from my point & shot (hmmm...) after very little practice I can say that I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the DSLR...

I'm still on the basic functions of the camera; however, I can see us becoming fast friends!!!

Here are a few pics that I have taken over the last week.

Each day I learn something new and cannot wait to explore all the functions.

Now, I need to start saving for my upgrade, so PC please stop coming out with new carts!!!!

Son

With my Daddy's Hand- ds getting his hair cut by his daddy...

Flower from the front garden

I have a long way to go but I am having soooo much fun practicing...

A Dream Come True

2010-06-07T16:13:00.003-04:00

This week over at Platinum Scraps, the designers were asked to create a LO using this super cute Pencillines sketch

Right away, I had the perfect LO in mind... While on vacation in April, my 5 year old neice stated that we had made all her dreams come true by allowing her to meet Princess Tiana... She was truely overjoyed and speechless (which is no small feat for this little lady)!

Supplies Used:

Bazzil CS

Storybook Cricut Cart

Sweethearts

Plantin School Book

SCAL

Felt Fusion

PS- Prince Frog has not been drinking, he is just loopy in love with Princess Tiana!!!

Naughty Coupon Book

2010-06-06T18:13:00.001-04:00

Yep, you read the title correctly... Every now and then I like to explore my naughty side (okay, just joking but I thought this idea was too cute not to duplicate, thanks LauraH)... So for our 9th. anniversary I decided to throw in this oooh so naughty coupon book as one of my husband's gifts!!!

A couple coupons didn't make the blog b/c they were a bit too racey!!! Oh, the wonderful things you can do with SCAL...

Supplies Used:

Chipboard for front & Back Cover

Gypsy for all the cuts

Cricut carts:

TBBM

Sweethearts

New Arrivals

From My Kitchen

Everyday Paper Dolls

Indie Art

SCAL

Wording was computer generated

A gift your guest won't forget...

2010-05-11T21:18:00.001-04:00

Told you that I've been creating, just haven't had time to post:-).
Last week over on Platinum Scraps we were asked to create a project for Mother's Day;

but what do you give to the person that has it all??? hmm, give me a minute... I say tile tissue paper coasters, the coasters are super easy to create, yet have that WOW factor that you look for in a gift!!!

who can forget this face, especially when your glass is sitting on it...

Thanks to Shimmy Bean Creations for the awesome tutorial on printing on tissue paper

SplitCoast Stampers for the how-to tutorial.

Supplies Used:

Modge Podge

4x 4 Tumbled Granite tile

Dollar Tree tissue paper

Storybook- scallop circle

Sentiment is computer generated

FYI- I found that if I allow my ink to dry on the tissue paper before using the sealer I got more of the actual picture color... Also, allow extra time for drying.. You will need to let the sealer completly dry before stacking and wrapping with ribbon ( I learned this the hard way)

Sock Cupcakes: So yummy without the guilt!!!

2010-05-11T20:46:00.002-04:00

Life has been sooo busy for our family... We recently returned from a wonderful Disney vacation and a quick weekend trip to DC... top that off with multiple family member birthdays, Mother's Day and end of school year testing... whew, I'm exhausted!!! School is about to end and the kids are getting a tab bit antsy... summer sports are starting and my days are running into my nights ( oh, what a life!!!); but I've managed to find some ME time... time to create and just be free ( if only for a few minutes:-). Okay, now to the good stuff... Every year for Mother's Day, we give all the Mother's in our lives a small token of appreciation, this year thanks to Greenbean I created 15 of the cutest sock cupcakes with matching Jr. Legal Pads!!! I think they turned out perfect and everyone loved them!!!

Supplies Used:

Sweet Treats- Cupcake Holder

Plantin Schoolbook- Circle

Storybook- Scallop circle

Stamp Sentiment- Paper Trey Ink

Various ribbon and PP

I Hope U Dance...

2010-04-27T10:58:00.001-04:00

This week over on PlatinumScraps, we were asked to use the below sketch by Robin to create a one page lay-out...

Using elements from the dress that my daughter wore to the 2010 Father-Daughter dance ... I created a Paris themed lay-out based on the sketch... I hope that you enjoy my interpretation of the sketch!!!

Carts used:

Everyday Paper Dolls- grass

From My Kitchen- cheese wedge

Forever Young- perfume bottle

Gypsy Font- title

Gypsy Wandering- music note

Pooh and Friends- clouds

SCAL- Eiffel Tower, Sacre Coeur, wine bottle and glasses, doves

* I used various cardstock and printed paper

Forever Young Clock Canvas

2010-04-20T15:49:00.000-04:00

This week over on Platinum Scraps we were asked to use the Forever Young cartridge to create any altered item... I decided to create a clock using stretched canvas and the wonderful ladies from Forever Young!!! This cart was so much fun to work with and offers a ton of possiblites...

Wonderful World of Disney!!!

2010-03-22T14:17:00.002-04:00

Three weeks and counting... the kids are so excited about our upcoming Disney vacation, and I will admit that I'm having tons of fun creating Disney related items for them to enjoy!!!

This week over on platinumscraps the designers were asked to create any altered item, so to keep the Disney mood going I altered a couple plain t-shirts that were purchased from AC Moore using Siser EasyWeed Heat Transfer Vinyl and the Mickey and Friends Cricut cart...

Click on pic for larger view

Sea World T-shirts

2010-03-14T13:55:00.002-04:00

Whew, its been a minute since I've posted to the blog... Our schedule has gotten quite busy with all of the kids activities and work; however, we are less than one month away from our Disney/Sea World vacation so I need to get cracking!!!

To help save on cost and add a little personalization to our trip, I decided to make custom Sea World t-shirts... I created the logos using SCAL from images found on brandsoftheworld.com and freelogovector.net.

Click on pic for a larger view ( the shirts are actually brighter in person)

2010 Father-Daughter Dance

2010-02-20T10:26:00.000-05:00

Last night my daughters and husband attended the 2010 Father-Daughter Dance at Trinity's school...

They all looked great (if I do say so myself) and they had a wonderful time. Trinity and Ciara even managed to get my husband to dance!!!

Trinity said the dance was the most fun she has ever had!!!

Be on the look-out for LO's featuring the dance pictures...

Love- Platinum Scraps Card Challeng

2010-02-15T08:55:00.002-05:00

It's reveal day over at Platinum Scraps, so head on over to see what the other great designers have created!!

This weeks card design was really fun to make and I even got a chance to use my well rested Cuttlebug:-).

I kept things pretty simple as I wanted the beautiful butterfly and frame to stand out...

This weeks card was created using the below card sketch from Pagemaps, I also incorporated the Wednesday Tutorial from SCS... cute, cute, cute... I can see many uses for this quick and easy frame.

Supplies used:

Cricut Cartridge- Indie Art (Butterfly), Storybook ( Backgroup shape)

PaperTreyInk- Raspberry Fizz CS

DCWV- The Spring Glitter Stack PP

Stampin Up- Pink Passion ink

Cuttlebug Swiss Dots Folder

Valentine's Day Paint Can!!!

2010-02-13T11:32:00.001-05:00

Over on the Sista's thread of the Cricut MB the Sista's participated in a Valentine's Paint Can Swap...

Let me tell you, the Sista's rocked this swap and created some beautiful cans full of crafting goodies!!!

Lucie (Mommaof3girls) sent me this awesome can filled to the brim with goodies, Momma also sent my DD Trinity some goodies (that lil girl was tearing into my box faster then I was:-))

PS: Lucie, I have used my M's gift card... that baby did not last a hot minute!

THANKS...

Love @ First Sight

2010-02-02T21:48:00.003-05:00

This layout was created for our awesome Design Team Blog- Platinum Scraps using the sketch from StuckOnUSketches...

For Christmas my 9 y/o daughter received her very own Cricut Create with all the trimmings, can you say excited!!!! I loved the various looks on her face as she opened each "cricut" gift!!! I think I enjoyed the gifts as much as she did...

So hop on over to Platinum Scraps to see the other design team sketches and enter for a chance to win some yummy blog candy!!!

Materials Used:

Storefront Cricut Cart- Bughead and Cricut

Home Decor Cricut Cut- Hearts

Design Studio to weld the the bughead & hearts

Peppermint Forest Christmas Stack

Stampin Up Pink Passion- Inking on mats and hearts

Design Team Blog Candy!!!

2010-02-02T16:00:00.009-05:00

To celebrate the launch of our new Design Team Blog, we are giving away BLOG CANDY!!!

Come by and visit us at Platinum Scraps

for a chance to win a

LOVESTRUCK cartridge gift bag!

WIN...

Drawing will be held on Friday, February 5, 2010!!!!

http://platinumscraps.blogspot.com/

Faux Leather Wallet

2010-02-01T20:05:00.001-05:00

This project gave me back my creative mojo ( woo-hoo, I thought that it was gone for good).

I made this cute little faux leather wallet for my 9 year old daughter who absolutely loved it and the great thing about the wallet is that it will actually hold items ...

The faux leather wallet was so quick and easy to make, using the awesome tutorial found below

http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/fauxleatherwallet/

I used DCWV Stack 6 for the printed paper, cuttlebug heart embossing folder, and generic ribbon...

Everyday Paper Doll Challenge Project

2010-01-17T17:23:00.001-05:00

I've been MIA for awhile, but I am back and ready to create!!!
One of this month's challenges over on the SistaScrapToo blog was to choose a project found at the beginning of the cricut manuals, using the same concept, put your own spin on it.

I decided to create the cute little card from Everyday Paper Dolls, since she was already so cute I left the card the exact same as the example... I used Stampin Up 2009 In Colors for my solid cardstock and DCWV Stack 6 for the PP.

Altered Lunchbox Tin

2009-12-20T15:35:00.001-05:00

Using Okie's cut file, I altered this cute little Dollar Tree Tin... so quick and easy and it holds just the right amount of goodies. This tin was a Secret Santa Gift for one of my Sista's over on the Cricut MB... I used a Prima Flower and Storybook for the embellishments.

Top of Tin

Inside of Tin

Bottom/Edge of tin

UNC Tarheel Etched Mugs

2009-12-20T15:27:00.001-05:00

I etched these mugs to accompany a UNC themed Christmas gift that I will give to my husband for Christmas.. I found the UNC logos on www.sportslogos.net and converted them into svgs. using SCAL2 and I used Etchall etching creme.

12 & Under Christmas Card Swap...

2009-12-04T22:07:00.001-05:00

I think I have a fellow crafter in the making :-) My daugther participated in a

12 & under Christmas Card Swap hosted by Craftyminds over on the Cricut MB ( thanks for hosting CM)... Trinity had sooo much fun designing and creating the 5 cards that she swapped, Trinity would only accept very limited assistance from me... She cannot wait to receive her cards in the mail!!!
Click on pictures for a larger view

Sentiment on the inside says "Snow Friends"

Please excuse the background... I forgot to take pictures before I left for work!

All Scrapbook Steals Giveaway!!!

2009-11-30T12:53:00.003-05:00

All Scrapbook Steals is having an AWESOME Giveaway!!!
Go and check out the contest rules here...
http://the-gypsyspot.blogspot.com/

Acrylic Post-it note holder and Design a Mug

2009-11-23T19:58:00.000-05:00

This year for the Holidays, I decided to give each of my kids teacher a "custom" Acrylic post-it note holder with pen and a "custom" designed coffee tumbler. This project was really quick, easy and inexpensive to make using the tutorial from Split Coast Stamper http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/acrylic_post_ittrade_note_holder/

I purchased the acrylic picture frames (5x7) and the design a mug from the Dollar Tree, the pens are Pentel RSVP from Staples. The PP is from My Mind's Eye- For Storytellers & Phototakers stack, ribbon is Stampin Up. I used Indie Art for the butterfly and SCAL for the scalloped circle and monogram.

BTW, this stack is FILLED with beautiful glitter pages...

Monogramed with the Teachers inital using a scal font

side view of the tumbler with butterfly from Indie Art

Let it snow!!!

2009-11-09T20:34:00.000-05:00

I'm so excited... my two daughters are officially papercrafters... Craftyminds over on the Cricut message board is hosting a 12 and under Christmas card swap. I thought this would be a great opportunity for the girls to learn more about papercrafting and recieve some cool cards from other kids... Initally Trinity only wanted to do the swap; however Ciara joined in on the fun while making this card. Here is the 1st. of 5 cards that Trinity signed up to make. They only needed my help with ripping the paper for the snow and showing them how to properly use my acrylic stamping block. I'm so excited, now I have live in craft partners!!!

The girls really did an awesome job, they used MS glitter, stickles, pop dots, and stamps.

Cricut Cart- Christmas Cheer for the reindeer and the snowflakes

$1.00 Stamp for Joanns

Trinity's Next Top Model... You want to be on top???

2009-11-02T11:10:00.003-05:00

Back in July, my daughter had a "Top Model" themed Birthday... FUN, FUN, FUN!!!

We had great fashions, food, and fun, complete with high-heels and wigs!!!

She wanted the invites to resemble those used on the show by Tyra Banks so this is what I came up with...

Outside of Invite. Computer Generated Font

Inside of Invite- SCAL for the "Top Models"

Goodie Bags made using TBBM on the 12x24 mat, cut fit-to-page

Custom Cupcake Tower

Used SCAL and HK Greetings

Top Models in Training

Miss. Trinity is in the blue

Just bee cause...

2009-11-01T20:57:00.004-05:00

I created this card for a Dear Friend that is going through right now... I hope that it brings her a little bit of joy and encouragement...

I used Pooh & Friends Cart for all the Pooh cuts & Plantin Schoolbook for the lettering.

Pop Dotted Pooh and the clouds (chalking)

Stickled the bee and used vellum for the wings

& diamond glazed the honey!!!

*Thanks to a Cricut MB member for the card inspiration*

Click on the pics for a larger view...

Thanks for looking

Spend my Life

2009-10-18T16:09:00.003-04:00

This month the http://SistasScrapToo.blogspot.com/ hosted a "Sista Challenge A Sista" Challenge...

Leialoha issued me the following challenge:

Create a Layout using

- 3 black and white photos

- 3 words for your title

- 3 monochromatic embellishments. Yes, that's right, your embellishments (and you must use at least three) must be the same color.

For this challenge I used my wedding photos and wedding colors as inspiration...

The journaling is words from the song "Spend My Life by Eric Benet & Tamia which was sung at our wedding.

Our wedding colors were Dark Blue, Carolina Blue (Go Heels) & Silver... I used the dark blue as my monochromatic color, light blue and silver as my photo mat and accent colors. My embellishments were ribbon, prima flowers, brads, and a chipboard flourish (Home Decor)... Glimmer Mist was used to make the colors coordinate.

Spook-Tacular...

2009-10-18T15:53:00.001-04:00

One of this month's challenges over on the http://sistasscraptoo.blogspot.com/ was to create a

Fall or Halloween Layout... Here is my take on the challenge, although I still need to add a picture I think it turned out pretty nice...

Haunted House opens for a picture...

(Click on pics for larger view)

I used SCAL for all the cuts on this Layout

Miss U Much

2009-10-09T21:47:00.002-04:00

On October 3, 2008 my Dear Aunt lost her long battle with breast cancer... Although, she has been gone a year, not a day goes by that we don't think of her and we all miss her terribly... In her memory, I created "Miss U Much" thanks so much to breadesi9er from the Cricut MB for the inspiration... Click on pic for larger view
Ladies, Please take care of yourselves... get your annual exams and don't ignore signs of trouble

Sorry for the glare...

Indie Art (Butterflies) pop dotted and stickled

Home Decor (Florish Branch)

SCAL (Breast Cancer symbol in title and title font)

Martha Stewart (Lace Dolie Edge Punch)

Prima Flowers

Scrap Corner

2009-10-04T21:27:00.002-04:00

I don't have my own scrap room YET... I occupy a corner of our TV/Game Room... soooo when Michaels had their craft storage on sale for 50% off I took advantage and invested in a few Jetmax storage cubes ( 9 to be exact:-). The cubes were surprisingly easy to assemble and even easier to load with all my supplies...

Now that everything has its' own place, scrapping is so much easier and I spend less time looking for things.

Scrap Table... (project in progress...)

Cricut Expression and Juke Box (thx. Scrap Cheryl)

My daughter's 1st. L/O

Tool Caddy and Cart Storage

JetMax Cubes

Minnie Mouse Princess

2009-09-27T21:36:00.002-04:00

I've been MIA for awhile (my laptop crashed) and I am too lazy to use one of our desktops....But I'm back!!!

My neice had a 5th. Birthday party today so I made her a Minnie Mouse Princess card. Minnie is one of her favorite characters; however, she opted for a princess party so auntie combined the two.

Materials:

Mickey and Friends Cricut Cart- Minnie Mouse

Christmas Cheer and HK Greeting Cricut Cart- Gifts and Gift Bag

Indie Art -Crown

Glittered DCWV Cardstock

Text- Computer Generated Font

TFL!!!

Flap Card Challenge

2009-09-05T23:41:00.005-04:00

This weeks challenge over on the http://SistasScrapToo.blogspot.com/
was to create a

Flap Card" using the tutorial from Split Coast Stampers...

http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/flap_card/

The card was super quick and easy to make... I don't own a circular cutting tool, so I improvised by using a roll of masking tape (a small saucer or bowl will work as well).

I used DCWV All About Boys and Stampin Up CS

Mickey and Friends for Pluto (cut at 2 1/2inches ) and Hello Kitty Greetings for the cupcake (cut at 2inches)... Added stickels, glitter, and ribbon for the final touches!

Fun with Everyday Paper Dolls...

2009-08-30T21:46:00.002-04:00

After being enabled by the wonderful women over on the Sista's thread of the Cricut Message Board, I gave in and purchased the Every Day Paper Doll cart (thanks ladies)... the girls and I had fun this afternoon creating a few dolls, 3 to be exact. I was a little intimidated about creating the faces on the dolls but I think that we did a pretty good job on making them look cute:-). Okay... my 7 year old son was a little jealous of all the fun, so I made him a little football doll (he's currently on the injured reserve list)

Welcome

2009-08-22T17:52:00.008-04:00

Welcome ... after some serious procrastination I have finally started my blog . Please be patient with me as blogging is totally new to me... in time I hope to share some of my daily happenings (yes, that includes stories of my crazy kids), pictures and details of projects that I have created...

Thanks for stopping by!!!