Showing posts with label Heritage. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Heritage. Show all posts

Thursday, December 8, 2011

25 DAYS OF CHISTMAS! THEME: ANIMALS

Welcome to Erica's Craft Room 25 Days of Christmas, with 25 Cricut projects a day.
Don't forget to stop by Erica's blog to see 24 more projects today and EVERY day in December.
http://mycricutcraftroom.blogspot.com

I'll be sharing two projects with you.  Our theme today was "Animals".  I have a really cute page from a scrapbook album I wanted to share with you.  I'm sure that you'll be seeing a lot of Create a Critter today, but I wanted to highlight these two pups along side a tree from Heritage.  The idea is that the tree will include names of the family and the dogs will also be represented as members of the family too.  The paper is DCWV.
Above view, without leaves, on my messy table....

The Family name leaves.

A Close Up of the Pups..
 My second project to show you today is one I have been wanting to try for a while... Long before my three year old mastered the game, I developed a slight addiction to the game Angry Birds.  I'm the type of "gamer" though, that once I beat all of the levels I'm done with the game.  My sone, however, plays it constantly.  He loves "Ang-y Birds".  His Haloween pumpkin was an "Ang-y" Bird, and I searched like mad to find toddler sized Angry Bird apparel (they don't make it...  I had to have one custom done..!)  Anyway, as I began to make ornaments using my Cricut this year an awesome idea popped in my head.  Their design is simple, and I'd bet I can make it out of George.  Well (forgive me for this one....)  BY GEORGE I CAN!

Here is a screen shot of what the cuts look like on CCR:

In order: White, Black, Yellow

 The larger circle was supposed to be his underbelly.  I was using scraps.  Up until now, I had been using glossy outdoor vinyl.  This was the first WHITE Cricut brand indoor vinyl I had used on an ornament.  It did not work well.  The contour of an ornament needs plyability which you get with the ourdoor glossy stuff.  Not so much so with the matte indoor.

Anyway....  the final product:



He he he!  I can't wait to get more ornaments at the store and try to make the pig tomorrow!  I'll be sure to share if I do!

Thanks, as always for stopping by!  Have a happy crafty day!!
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Saturday, July 16, 2011

Cancer Support & Survivor Blog Hop


Hi Everyone!  Thank you for stopping by today for Erica's My Cricut Craft Room Cancer Support and Survivors blog hop.  I'm honored and excited to be participating in this hop and while I gratefully have not experienced cancer first or really even second hand, I felt that I had an interesting and relevant story to share that speaks to cancer patients and anyone who is dealing with a long term chronic illness.

Today's project is about Spoons.  Yes, spoons.  And I'm sure you are already thinking what on EARTH do SPOONS have anything to do with Cancer?  Well, nothing really, and everything all at the same time.  

First, I would like to share my card.  It was made using DCWV and Recollections papers, and just the spoons from the knife-fork-spoon set in the Disney Dreams Come True cartridge (supplied to me by the fabulous Charlotte Cornett).  The pink photo corners are from Heritage.  The sentiment inside says "Wishing you a day filled with spoons!"



Ok so... spoons?  Whats the deal?  Read on to find out.  : )

Shortly after the birth of my son, I was stricken with severe joint pain that was so bad and throughout my entire body and got worse by the day.  It got the the point where getting out of bed was a significant accomplishment and it would take me 15 minutes + just to gently walk down the stairs.  I couldn't care for my newborn, I couldn't care for myself, and worse, no one knew what was wrong with me.  It took some time, but eventually I received a diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis.

I was 31.  31!!!!!!  And I have severe arthritis???  You are kidding me.  So I started to research - a LOT, and found a ton of support online for those suffering with a large variety of auto immune diseases.

A reference to spoons was CONSTANT, people wishing each other spoons, talking about spoons, wearing spoon t-shirts...  so I looked into what they were talking about, and found this wonderful story about The Spoon Theory.  It's one woman's explanation to her friends about how she deals day-to-day with having a chronic illness.  I think the story is wonderful, and I thought that this was a neat opportunity to share it with others who may not have heard it.  Click here to read the full story of the Spoon Theory.

Thank you for stopping by today!  Please let me know what you think!  While this is the end of the blog hop, make sure that you have checked out everyone in the line up!   Here is the entire list:



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