Sara K Scraps

Exploring Cricut Challenge

2011-12-19T03:40:00.000-08:00

Hi Everyone!

TodayI have my project for the challenge over at Exploring Cricut . This weeks challenge is to use a pine, fir, evergreen, or christmas tree in any way (does not have to be Christmas related).

As soon as I read this I had the perfect idea! I have been missing going christmas tree hunting (my husband and I use a fake tree:( ), I haven't been able to go with my family for a couple of years now. The last time we went early when I was home for Thanksgiving (still in school)...well the tree ended up dying before Christmas, so we ended up using my 4' hot pink tree as our family Christmas tree!!

Anyway, back to the project. I used Paper Doll Dress Up for the tree and Just Because Cards for the truck. To make them look "snowy" I dabbed a Qtip in white ink and randomly inked the tree and truck.

Truck is cut at 5" and the tree at 2.5", card is a standard A2 size. The stamp is from My Pink Stampers Happiest Moments stamp set.

Hope you enjoyed this project!

~Sara~

Friday post for Exploring Cricut

2011-12-16T05:23:00.000-08:00

Hi Everyone!

Life has been busy! But today I have a project for Exploring Cricut. I intended for this to be a card, but the size came out kind of small, I still might use it for a card, or I might use it for a tag/card for someone.

I used the stocking off of Doodlecharms and flood filled it on my Imagine with 2 patterns from the Mr. Frosty cartridge. Love how it turned out! It was all cut at 4", then I just used a brad to form the card base!

Have a wonderful day!!

~Sara~

Exploring Cricut Daily Project

2011-10-21T03:21:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone!!

Today is my daily post for the Exploring Cricut blog! I have a quick little card for you today. I really wanted to cut this cute little giraffe from Create A Critter, so I decided to make it into a baby card.

The card base is 4"x4"

The giraffe was cut at 3"

All of the paper were scraps that I had!

Hope you enjoy this quick and simple card!

~Sara K~

Personalized Baby Boy Card

2011-10-11T20:43:00.000-07:00

Are you surprised I'm getting caught up on my posts?!!? Today I have a cute, personalized baby boy card I made for our friends who had their first child, is name is Rowan. This is another "Swing" or "Flip flop" card. You can find the video that I watched to learn this card style Here!

Hope you enjoyed this cute card!

~Sara k~

1st Exploring Cricut Challenge

2011-10-09T22:21:00.000-07:00

Hello Everyone!

Welcome to the very 1st Exploring Cricut Challenge!! Our first challenge is using the Art Philosophy cartridge. We were to use "square 3" on page 43 of the handbook, along with any 2 flowers on the cartridge. I knew EXACTLY what pictures and paper I wanted to use when I saw these cuts! I even ended up making 2 different layouts because I liked them so much.

This first layout I really challenged myself and only used 1 photo! I NEVER do this. I always have so many photos I want to scrap, so this was hard for me! I have never used an enlarged photo, in fact I usually crop them down! This is a 5x7 print, but it is one of my favorite photos, so I really wanted to make it stand out.

The square was cut at fit to page

The flowers are "flower 5" and "flower 6" p.29 cut at 2", 2.25", and 2.5", with the layers

I knew these flowers, along with my background paper, were perfect for these cute pictures of my nephew, and ring bearer. Isn't he the cutest?!?!

Hope you enjoyed the first Exploring Cricut Challenge! We can't wait to see your submissions, so once you've finished checking out everyone's projects get creating!

Sara

Bridal Party Layout

2011-10-09T00:31:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone!

Today I wanted to share a layout I made a couple weeks ago of our Bridal Party. See, I really am crafting, just not up to date with posting!!

All cuts were from Wall Decor and More.

Monogram letters were cut at 1.5"

Regular letters were cut at 1"

Heart was cut at 3"

Have a great day!!

Sara Kate

Exciting new Cricut Challenge Blog!!

2011-10-08T21:05:00.000-07:00

I am so excited!!!

There is a brand new challenge blog that has gone live today!! And I'm a part of it. Check it out at Exploring Cricut. The first challenge will be Monday, October 10th. Make sure you mark your calendar and come back and join in on the fun.

There will be a challenge every other Monday. Each day, except for Sunday, there will be a post from one of the DT Members. Each post will feature a Cricut Cartridge. Each challenge will feature a certain cartridge and cut, but the daily postings will be random. Here is the awesome lineup of designers for this new challenge blog:

Diane- Happy Scrapper Diane
Leah- My Craft and Chat Cafe
Leslie- Leslie's Crafting Corner
Sharon- MeeMees Creations
Lezlye- Lezlyes
Sara- Sara K Scraps
Lori- Scrappin Saints
Emily- Emily Queen of All Things Crafty
Diana- Crafty Peep D
Kim- Little Reds Hood

Go check out all of these talented ladies blogs, We can't wait to see you for the fun on Monday!

Sara

Sketches In Thyme Design Team Call

2011-09-29T23:19:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone!!

Today I am posting a layout that I made for the Sketches in Thyme Design team call!! Sketches in Thyme posts 3 sketch challenges a month, super fun! Check it out Here

Here is the sketch for the design team call:

Here is my take on the sketch:

The paper is all from a Martha Stewart paper pack that I got a while back!

Hope you like it!

Have a great day!

~Sara~

Birthday cards for a guy

2011-08-28T00:53:00.000-07:00

Good Morning Everyone!

Ok so if you're like me, sometimes it just seems really hard to make a card for a guy. Well let me tell you, I've been on a roll with guys cards lately! We have alot of birthdays right now. This post I will share 3 different cards with you, 2 are somewhat similar, they were for my Father & Brother-in-law.

This first card is a "flip flop" or "swing" card. I had never saw this card style until I went to CHA in Chicago, I love it! This is going to be a long post, so I will post details on how to make this later.

The Gun was cut from Old West at 1 3/4"

The stars were cut at 1 1/4"

The stamp is from My Pink Stamper Fabulous Phrases stamp set

This next card is a standard A2 card.

The gun on this card was cut at 2"

The "wanted" poster background was cut at 4"

The stamp is from a 40:31 Creations stamp set

While at CHA I also stumbled upon Raisin Boat stamps. Have you heard of them? Not only do they have their own stamp line with over 200 sets, but they offer a "Netflix" type program for stamps!!! How cool is that?!?!? Head on over Here to check them out! You will love them!

I made this A2 size card for my Brother-in-law using their "Born to Ride" stamp set, as well as their Brick background stamp. I love how this card turned out, and can you believe it, no Cricut! That doesn't happen very often!! To get the coloring of the brick I first covered the entire stamp in red ink, then went over it in spots with brown ink, I think it turned out pretty cool!!

The Happy Birthday sentiment is from a 40:31 Creation stamp set.

I hope you enjoyed these "guy" cards!

Stayed tuned for a super cute "flip flop/swing" style Baby card!

Have a great day!

Sara Kate

I'm On a Roll -- Creative Critterz Imaginations Design Team Call

2011-07-20T01:27:00.000-07:00

Good Morning Everyone!!

I JUST finished another layout from our honeymoon made entirely with my Imagine. I will be entering this layout in the Creative Critterz Imaginations Design team call. The Imagine Critterz blog is one of the reason I decided to get my Imagine. I wasn't so sure about it in the beginning, but then I started following this blog and saw just how awesome the Imagine can be. I'm hoping to become part of the Design Team and inspire others to create with the Imagine machine.

All of the paper in this layout (with the exception of the airplane) was plain white when I started! All of the patterns are from the Cricut Imagine Hopscotch Cartridge.

The title "Getting There" was cut at 1.5" from the Cricut Robotz Cartridge and flood filled with a pattern from the Hopscotch Imagine cartridge. I chose the title because it was a LONG trip to St. Lucia. We left at 7:40 on June 13, spent the night in the Miami airport, and finally arrived in St. Lucia at 2pm on June 14!! It was completely worth it though!

The airplane was cut at 2" from the Cricut Everyday Paper Dolls Cartridge using a scrap piece of cardstock. The journaling tag was cut at 3.5" from the Cricut Imagine More cartridge. I "cached" a pattern from the Hopscotch cartridge onto my Imagine so that I could flood fill this image.

If you are not familiar with "caching" a pattern onto the Imagine, it's super easy! All you have to do is open an image and edit it. When you are choosing the pattern if you just hold your stylus on the pattern it will pop up with a box that says "cache." Once you cache the image you can then remove that Imagine cartridge, insert another Imagine cartridge, and mix and match your patterns and cuts! I hope that made sense! Maybe I will do a quick video of it for you soon!!

I hope you like my layout! I'm so excited with how these are turning out, and happy that I've finally got into the groove in getting them scrapped! Don't forget to scroll down to see my previous post for the My Pink Stamper Design team!

Have a great day! I'm off to bed!

~Sara Kate~

Honeymoon Scrapbook Title Page -- MPS Design Team Entry

2011-07-19T21:23:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone!!!

Today I wanted to share with you the title page for our Honeymoon Scrapbook. I am also submitting this layout for a chance to be on Robyn, My Pink Stamper 's Design Team!! For her design team call Robyn issued a challenge for the entries, here were the rules:

*You will need to have a blog that you regularly post on for at least 3 months.*You cannot already be serving on a DT that has product that is a conflict of interest (most DTs are just fine as long as they do not sell product that is similar to My Pink Stamper Original Cricut Stamps idea)*Your project must be made just for this challenge*Post a pic on your blog with a full recipe along with what the challenge is about*This needs to be a new project that you make just for this challenge*Only one entry per person, please*You do not need to be a professional but you must have a love for the craft! :)
Challenge: Make a card, scrapbook page, or other Cricut project with your favorite Cricut cartridge using the following colors......
OrangeTurquoise GreenBrown(other optional color of your choice) Here is my scrapbook page!!

The title "Honeymoon" was cut at 1.5" from Cricut Life's A Beach cartridge, one of my fave's!!

The paper for the titles were in my stash, most of the background papers and the crab are Bazill Dotted Swiss paper, I just LOVE that paper!!

"St. Lucia" was cut at 2"

The palm tree was cut at 3.5" and the beach chair was cut at 2"

All were from Cricut Life's A Beach cartridge!

The cute little crab and sand castle were both cut at 1.5" from Cricut Create A Critter Cartridge, my other fave!

The "No Pressure, No Problem" stamp is from a 40:31 Creations Stamp set, which are no longer available. But the motto in St. Lucia is "No Pressure, No Problem" so it was perfect!!

I stamped it in Versamark to give the effect that it was written in the "sand"!!

I LOVE how this layout turned out!! Hopefully Robyn does too =P

Have a great day!!!

~Sara Kate~

Finally Settled!

2011-07-17T04:00:00.000-07:00

Good Morning Everyone!!

I know it's been a while since I last posted, but we are finally moved into our house and all settled in!! I wanted to share some pics with you of my scrap room so far! It's not done yet, just enough that I can get in there and create when I want to!!

I just love that wall with the pink over the green!!

Also, did I mention that the night before we closed on our house we got a new puppy?!?! I know, we're crazy!! Meet Winchester, he is an English Mastiff. He is currently 3.5 months old and a whopping 50 pounds!! He's gonna be a big boy! Definitely a different change from our 3 year old, 24 pound Boston Terrier, Remington that I've shared pictures of before. We love them both, and they love each other!!!

Well, I think you are all caught up on what has been going on here and why I haven't posted! I think things have finally settled down now! I mean really what is left? This year we got married, graduated college, bought a car, got a new puppy, and bought a house! I think it's time for a little slow down and some time to enjoy each other and the things that we love to do! So be watching for some more posts as I get back into the swing of things!!

Don't miss my last post of my nieces bday card!

Have a great day! It's 7am and I'm off to bed! I'm a nurse and work night shift, so my sleep schedule is crazy! But I love my job and the kiddos that I work with, so it makes it all worthwhile!

~Sara Kate~

Birthday Card for my Niece

2011-07-17T03:52:00.000-07:00

Hello Everyone!!

I wanted to share a quick birthday card that I made for my niece with you. For her birthday she wanted to come spend some time at our house and go to the zoo and a museum, so I made her this cute "slumber party" card and got her a little bag filled with little travel shampoos, etc.

This card was made with the Best Friends Cricut Imagine Cartridge. The scalloped background was printed and cut at 4" The people were cut at 2" and the "slumber party" icon was cut at 1.5". The card base is a standard A2 size card that I then trimmed down a bit to fit the 4" scalloped square.

I hope you like it! I know she did!

~Sara~

New 40:31 Creations Stamps!! --- late post

2011-05-29T12:48:00.000-07:00

****Update: Unfortunately the 40:31 Creations design team had to come to an end. Lauren is a busy lady and was unable to continue on with her stamp adventure. Let's hope that she will be able to pick it up again later, she's got some great talent! Good Luck Lauren!

Hi Everyone,

As this is posting we are currently closing on our first house and started to paint and move. Not to mention yesterday we got a new puppy! (English Mastiff) I know, we're crazy!!!

But I'm excited to share a card with you that I made using 2 of the new 40:31 Creations stamps! Here is a picture of the 2 new stamp sets:

Now, onto my card. I have to admit this was a pretty fast card. All of my scrapping stuff was just about packed when I found out we were getting new stamps to play with! I also appologize for the pictures, my camera cord was packed so I had to take pictures on my phone!

I made this card with the JT Imagine cartridge that I just got for my birthday. My parents are HUGE motorcycle fans, so this image is perfect for them. I know I will be busy for a while, so I decided to make it into a Fathers Day card and use the "#1 Dad" and "its your day" stamps. I was also tempted to just have it say "Enjoy the Moment".... sooo many good stamps on these sets!!! The image was cut at 3.5" true size, which turned out to be a bit big, but I decided to just go with it! Needless to say, it is really long so the card base measures 4"x8.5"!!!!! It's pretty big, yet I really like it!

The background paper is a piece of Bazzill Dotted Swiss paper.

I hope this helps get you in the mood for Father's Day projects!

Now head on over to 40:31 Creations to see how to order your stamps!

~Sara Kate~

Mother's Day Cards

2011-05-03T20:09:00.000-07:00

Hello Everyone!

Today I have 2 Mother's Day cards to share with you. It's ok that I'm posting early, we celebrated Mothers day early with our moms :)

The first card I decided to attempt my first paper rosette. Super simple, love it! If you're not familiar with them, there are TONS of helpful videos on YouTube! The paper was from a stack I have, I appologize I'm not sure which one and I recently packed up my scrapbook room to move to our first house so I can't look :( The stamp is from My Pink Stampers "Happiest Moments" stamp set.

The next card is my favorite card that I have made in a LONG time. And I made it after having worked 12 hours and only sleeping for about 3 hours afterwards!! Maybe I work better tired!

The little chickie is cut from Create a Critter at 3.5" I added a little gem to the flower in her hair just for some flair. The paper is just something I've had in my scrap bin. For the ribbon I used my Tim Holtz Tiny Attacher to get the ruffled look, love it!! I used the same stamp from MPS "Happiest Moments" stamp set.

Hope this gives you a little inspiration if you still have Mother's Day gifts to work on!

Have a great day!!

~sara~

Beer Mug Card

2011-04-27T19:03:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone!!

Today I wanted to share a card that I made for my Brother-in-law's birthday. His birthday is St. Patricks Day, so I thought something to do with beer would be perfect. I made this beer mug shaped card on my Gypsy. I welded 2 4" beer mugs from Smiley Cards together ( I HIGHLY recommend making this larger, it looked much bigger on the gypsy than cut out).

I used my Cuttlebug and ran the "foam" through the D'vine swirls embossing folder to give it some texture. I the ran the mug part through the distressed stripes embossing folder. I inked the entire thing with tea dye distress ink to help the embossing stand out.

Hope you enjoyed this!

~Sara Kate~

Belated Easter Card

2011-04-25T01:56:00.000-07:00

I'm so sorry that I have not blogged in FOREVER!!! I've been creating, just not posting :(

We have been busy searching for our first house, and we found it!! Closing is May 20, so we are preparing for that as well. Haven't quite started packing up my scrapping stuff, but it will be soon :(

I've also been having TONS of trouble with my Imagine... I went through 3 machine before I got one that worked, and sadly I think it JUST quit on me again!!!! :*( I'm going through the Restore right now and crossing my fingers!!!

Anyway, I wanted to share with you a quick Easter card that I made, even though it's a day late!! I used Simply charmed for the chick and it was cut at 3" and the colors were printed from the Imagine, just basic colors, not cartridge specific. The stamp is from My Pink Stamper "Happiest Moments" stamp set.

Hope you all had a great Easter and enjoyed the card!!

I have many more projects I just loaded onto my hard drive, so I will be posting more soon, I Promise!!

~Sara Kate~

40:31 Creations Design Team Day!

2011-02-25T11:00:00.000-08:00

Good Morning Everyone!!!

Today is a 40:31 Creations Design Team day! I made a cute little card using the Love stamp set!

The card is a standard A2 size.

The cute little fox was cut at 3.5" from Create A Critter cricut cartridge.

Hope you enjoyed my project.

Have a great weekend!

~Sara~

Wedding Card

2011-02-24T09:35:00.000-08:00

Hi Everyone!!!

Sorry I haven't been posting much, I've been fighting with Provo Craft about my 2nd broken Cricut Imagine! :(

But today I wanted to share with you a card I made using some 40:31 Creations stamps. I'm not sure if I like how it turned out... I like the idea, but my wet embossing got a little messed up, and I should have inked the edges of the sentiment first!!!

The layer the sentiment is stamped on was cut at 3.5" from Just Because Cards cartridge.

You can see the random spots where excess embossing powder got stuck :(

Have a great day!!

Sara

40:31 Creations Design Team Day

2011-02-18T11:00:00.000-08:00

***Sooo sorry, I JUST realized that this never posted last week!!!***

Hi Everyone!

Sorry I have been MIA lately, I've been sick and recently started a night shift position, so trying to adjust but having to flop back and forth....yuck!! Anyway, here is my card for this weeks 40:31 Creations Design Team post. It's been in the 60s for a few days (Wooohooo!!!) so I wanted to make something warm and summery.

This is just an A2 card, super simple. All the cuts were from scraps, love those days!

The watermelon was cut at 2.5" from Simply Charmed, I decided not to cut the face out on this one.

The stamp is from Lauren's Love stamp set.

Added some stickles to the watermelon for a little sparkle!

Hope you enjoyed this super simple card!

~Sara Kate~

40:31 Creations Design Team Post -- Wedding Album Title Layout

2011-02-11T10:00:00.000-08:00

Hi Everyone!

Today for the 40:31 Creations Design Team Post we were to make a scrapbook layout. I have been ready to start my Wedding scrapbook for a while and Lauren's new stamps were just the thing I needed to get started! For this layout I used a stamp from her Marriage Quotes stamp set, it fit PERFECT with the vision I had for the title page of our album! Here is a look at the layout:

I have to mention that these are NOT the photos that will actually be on the page, I didn't have those printed, so I just grabbed these for effect.

The green strip along the middle measures 4"x12"

These stamps produce high quality images and are the perfect size for scrapbook pages and captions for your photos.

All of the letters were cut from Opposites Attract.

"Our" was cut at 3"

Wedding was cut at 1" (no its not glued down bc it will overlap my pics a tad)

The date was cut at 2.5"

I hope you like it! I know I LOVE it and it was just the motivation I needed to get going on this album!!

I will share an updated picture once I get the right photos on here!!

Have a great day and a great weekend everyone!

~Sara~

Happy Birthday Card using Smiley Cards

2011-02-04T12:16:00.000-08:00

Good Afternoon Everyone!!

Today I have a pretty simple birthday card that I realized I never posted. I made it a couple of months ago using the Smiley Cards cartridge. I love how it turned out!

The card base is 5.5 x 5.5 (5.5x11 piece of cardstock folded in half)

The yellow checkered layer is 5.25x5.25 that I had in my stash

The emoticon smiley was cut at 3.82 (sized on my Gypsy)

The thought bubble was cut at 1.35 and the Happy Birthday was cut at 1.59

Isn't it so cute and simple?!?!

Have a great day everyone!

~Sara Kate~

Baby card with the Imagine

2011-02-02T10:06:00.000-08:00

Good Afternoon Everyone!

Today I wanted to share a quick and easy Baby card I made with my Imagine. LOVING the Imagine, makes it so easy to make quick cards/layouts that are completely coordinated. One thing I always hate is digging through all of my patterned paper trying to find stuff that coordinates, Imagine completely eliminates this!!

I made this card for our friends who recently found out they are expecting! So excited for them!

This is a standard A2 size card.

The layer is a stock image from the Imagine cut at 4" and flood filled with a pattern from Imagine More.

The onsie was cut at 3.5" and also flood filled with Imagine More.

The stamp is from My Pink Stamper "Happiest Moments" stamp set

Have a great day!

~Sara Kate~

1st Ever 40:31 Creations Design Team Post!! And my 1st Ever Imagine Project!!

2011-02-01T13:19:00.000-08:00

Hi Everyone!!!

What a crazy day here! Last night we got TONS of Ice!! My car was covered in about 1/4" coat of nothing but ice this morning! We are expected to get 2 more inches of this ice tonight...yikes! Needless to say, I'm having lots of crafting time!!

Today I wanted to share with you my first project for Lauren's 40:31 Creations Design team showcasing her new Love stamps!! They are awesome!! High quality clear stamps, they are super thick, so you don't have to worry about accidently ripping them! They come in great packaging and are as cute as can be! I just love them, can't wait to receive my other sets! Here is my project for the Design team post:

The Red heart was cut at 4.5" and flood filled with a pattern from Imagine More cartridge.

The heart is one of the Stock images on the Imagine

I used the Cut only option on my imagine and cut 2 Black hearts at 4.7" to make a card base.

I attached these with a brad that I colored black (it was previously blue)

The people were cut from the Sweethearts cartridge at 3"

Here is a close up of Lauren's stamp!! They stamp awesome!!

The next card I made VERY quickly. The heart was the first print/cut I made with my Imagine, so I just made a quick card with it!

The heart was printed/cut at 3" and flood filled with a pattern from Imagine More.

Again, the heart is one of the stock images on the Imagine.

The card base measures 4x4 (a 4x8" piece of cardstock)

The base layer was cut at 3.5x3.5 from plain white cardstock that my image was printed on!

Here is another close up of one of Lauren's stamps!!

Hope you like my projects!! Head on over to the 40:31 Creations Design team post to check out what the other designers made! Go visit everyone and leave them some comments, there are some awesome projects!

Have a great day!

~Sara Kate~

Exciting news!!!

2011-01-20T18:47:00.000-08:00

Good Evening everyone!!

I have super exciting news to share!! I bought a Cricut Imagine off of Ebay the other night!!!!! It shipped yesterday, so I'm hoping to have it early next week!!! Can't wait to start playing with it and Lauren's new stamps!! If you haven't saw, she released 4 new sets the other night, visit 40:31 Creations to check them out!! She has a "New Baby" set that will be just perfect with the new Baby cartridge released today!!

Tomorrow is my last free day to study for my BIG test (nursing license), if I have time during a study break I will post a project for you! If not, you probably won't hear from me until next week! BUT, after that, when I PASS and officially become an RN I won't have to study anymore and will have alot more time!!!

Have a good night!

Sara

Quick & Simple card using Lacy Labels Lite Cartridge!

2011-01-17T14:06:00.000-08:00

Good Evening everyone!!

I'm taking a break from studying for Nclex to share with you a set of quick cards that I made for my mom a while back. She had surgery on her shoulder and wanted some Thank You cards to give to everyone who helped her out so much! I whipped out 4 of these in about 20 minutes, so quick and easy! I think Lacy Labels Lite cartridge is awesome when you need a quick card and only have a few minutes!

I cut the image at I believe 4", glued it together, added some pop dots, and done!!

Super simple and super cute!!

I also wanted to mention that tomorrow night Lauren from 40:31 Creations is having a Live Ustream to release 5 new stamp sets!!! Here are the details:

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/lauren---40-31-creations

Tuesday, January 18 · 10:00pm - 10:30pm EST

She may also be having some giveaways! It will be recorded and posted on her blog as well!!

Have a great day!!

~Sara~

Want a chance to win a cricut cart or newly released stamps?!?

2011-01-16T18:01:00.000-08:00

Good evening everyone!!

Want a chance to win a cricut or or a set of Lauren from 40:31 Creations new stamps?!?! Lauren is 32 followers away from 400! If she hits 400 while getting her hair done right now she will giveaway a Cricut cart and a.set of her brand new stamps!!!

So if you're not already a follower head on over to laurenscraps.blogspot.com and follow her!! If you already follow Lauren then help spread the word!!

Good luck Lauren!!

My Pink Stamper Blog Hop & Emma's Throwback Thursday Challenge

2011-01-15T14:03:00.000-08:00

Good Afternoon Everyone!

Wow! 2 posts in one day! Have you all been participating in the My Pink Stamper Blog Hop?!?! If not go to Robyn's website Here to begin. Each blog gives you a "key word" and if you follow the blog hop order you will see how you can participate too! So fun!

I was also planning on making my project for Emma's Throwback Thursday challenge for this week. Her challenge was to make a project using a heart from an "older" cartridge. Here's where I must confess, I used Simply Charmed, which isn't THAT old, but I couldn't resist!!

Ok, onto the project! I made a Valentine's Day treat holder for my 7 year old niece, Taylor. The treat holder is made out of a Campbell's Chunky Soup can the she will be able to open the tab and find some treats! How fun, I think she will love it! Here it is:

See the bottom of the soup can sitting next to it?! The trick is to turn the can over and open it from the bottom! That way the pull tab will still work! When you're finished you fill the can, then glue the bottom back on and it looks like they are getting a can sealed with candy!!

The "label" of the can was cut at 10x4 3/4 to give a little overlap to glue it together. The red layer was also cut at 10x4 3/4 and then I used the Martha Stuart Doily Lace punch on both sides. The hearts with the wording were cut at 1.5" from Simply Charmed and the Face hearts were cut at 2" also from Simply Charmed. The "I Love You" stamp is from My Pink Stamper Simply Sweet Occassions stamp set!

Hope you enjoy! Have a great day!

Sara

I am a '40:31 Creations' Desginer!!!

2011-01-15T08:55:00.000-08:00

Good Morning Everyone!!

I am so excited to announce that Lauren from 40:31 Creations has chosen me to be part of her first ever Design Team!!! I will be guest designing and showcasing her awesome new stamps!!

Lauren's 1st Stamp Set: 'Love' is available for preorder Here! Just in time for Valentines Day. Here is what this adorable set looks like:

This morning Lauren shared a Sneak Peek of another set: 'Marriage'

I can't wait to see what else Lauren has in store for us!! Visit her blog 40:31 Creations to check out the 7 other awesome Desginers and to preorder your 40:31 Creations Stamp Sets!! I am so excited to have this awesome opportunity to work with Lauren and the other Designers, it's going to be so fun! Thank you SO much Lauren!! Keep your eyes open for my projects showcasing 40:31 Creations Stamps!

Have a Great Day!!
Sara

Another "Z fold" Card

2011-01-09T13:28:00.000-08:00

Hi Everyone!

Right now I'm taking a break from studying for the NCLEX (RN licensing exam) to share a project with you all. I've been busy studying and didn't have time to make something new, so I decided to share something I created a while back. As I said before, I may have had longer periods in between posts, but I was still creating!! So here is a Z fold card that I made for my Mother in Laws birthday, but never posted it.

These cards are super simple to make like a regular A2 card, but they just give it a different touch! To make them you start with an 8.5x11 piece of cardstock and lay it on your table so it is 11" wide (horizontally). On one side you measure the high end at 5 1/2", on the other you mark the low end at 3 1/4". Line these 2 marks up on your paper trimmer (paper will be at an odd angle) and cut the cardstock so it looks slanted! Next you just score and fold at 3 5/8" and 7 1/4". Super simple!!

Patterened paper sizes you will need:
(1) 3 1/4 x 3 1/4
(2) 3 1/4 x 4
(1) 3 1/4 x 4 3/4

The imagine on the front was cut from Lacy Labels at, I believe, 2 1/2". The stamp is from a My Pink Stamper stamp set!

Also, my sister just started a blog of her own! Check her out at Crafty Panda

Have a great day! It's back to the books for me!
~Sara Kate~

Forever Young Flower Card

2011-01-07T13:50:00.000-08:00

Hi Everyone!

Today I'm sharing my first project post of 2011, with MANY more to come!! I made this card for my BFF, Kayla,"just because." This is a regular A2 size card, I ran my 4x5.25" layer through the Spots and Dots cuddlebug embossing folder. I put a 1.5x5" strip of green shimmery paper (sorry I dont remember the company) towards the bottom of the card. The "Hugs" Stamp is from My Pink Stamper Simply Sweet Occassions stamp set. The flowers were cut at 1.25, 1.5, and 2" from the Forever Young Cricut Cartridge.

Want to hear something funny about this card? The inspiration actually came from our Welcome Mat! As I was putting on my shoes one day I looked at it and thought "that would make a cute card!!" So I just used the doormat as a template!

Hope you all have a great day!!
~Sara Kate~

Happy New Year!!! My 2011 New Years Resolutions

2011-01-01T08:46:00.000-08:00

Hello Everyone!!

Happy New Year to all of you!! I hope 2011 brings great things to everyone, although I don't know how it could beat my 2010; I married my best friend of 7 years, we both just graduated from college last month, and I was offered my first Nursing position at a local Children's hospital that I have ALWAYS wanted to work at. Such a great and exciting year. I know 2011 will be just as good with beginning my new job and as I say, "starting the grown up life" of no school!!! I quickly wanted to share my new years resolutions with you all, and once again apologize for my lack of blogging! As I said I just graduated from Nursing school, which is very time consuming, especially when you are also working a full time job!! I have been crafting all of this time, I just haven't had the time to post it all!

New Years Resolutions:
1. Be a better blogger. This will be easily achievable since I have alot more time on my hands now!!! So excited about this
2. Make my first video. My husband bought me a Flip for Christmas and I am super excited to make you all a video.
3. Become a member of a design team. I just think it would be so fun to work with such talented ladies like all of you! To share inspiration and help challenge you all in your crafting.

Wish me luck on meeting my 2011 goals! If you have any New Years Resolutions I wish you luck too!

~Sara Kate~

Just Because Cards Wagon Card

2010-10-26T17:33:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone!!

Robyn, My Pink Stamper, is having a "Think Pink Week" in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month. She issued a challenge to make something Pink. My mom had surgery on her shoulder today, so I made her this card using the Just Because Cards Cartridge. Everything is cut at 6 1/4", except for the patterned paper, I think it is 4x6 (I just cut it down a little bit smaller than the card base).

I decided to add the little "You Can Do It" stamp to the wagon. The stamp is from My Pink Stampers Everyday Occassions stamp set.

Have a great day!!!
~Sara Kate~

Wedding Joy Fold Card

2010-10-14T16:18:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone!

Sorry for the lack of blogging lately. Life is just kind of busy with school, work, weddings, and other events to attend. Speaking of which, I took Robyn's challenge to "make something cute" made a really cute card the other night for one of my friends from Nursing school who is getting married Saturday! This was my first attempt at making a Joy Fold card, love how it turned out! Ok I will admit, I always love how it turns out!!

For those of you not familiar with the Joy Fold card, the little heart in the corner keeps the card closed.

This is what the card looks like when it's not slid under the heart. The orange part is what actually opens instead of the normal base! So fun!

All opened up! Don't you just love this fold?!?! Ok, here are the instructions:

1 piece of cardstock cut at 4 1/4" x 8 1/2"--score at 5 1/2"

1 piece of cardstock cut at 3" x 8"-- score at 4"

I make all of my layers 1/4" smaller.

So you open the left part of the base (there's like a half flap), Then you center the 3x8 peice of folded cardstock and glue it down! Super super simple!!!

The scallop design on the front was cut from Lacy Labels at 2 1/2"

The heart that keeps it closed was cut from Sweethearts at 1 1/4"

This is such a fun and easy card to make. I always love doing something different that the traditional folds!

Hope you like it!

~Sara Kate~

Throwback Thursday Challenge with Emma--"Z" fold card

2010-09-25T08:48:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone!

Wanted to share with you this weeks Throwback Thursday Challenge with Emma. Visit her blog Here. This weeks challenge was to go "Old School" and not use the Cricut or any other machines. I thought this challenge was going to be hard because I never made cards before the Cricut, but it was actually fun and pretty easy. I have a wedding to go to today so I made this wedding card with just cardstock and stamps!

I've saw this card fold called an "S" fold, "Z" fold, whatever it is, I love it! So you take an 8 1/2 x 11 sheet of cardstock. Lay it horizontally on your table. for the high end you measure 5 1/2 and the low end I believe is 3 3/4. Line up your 2 marks and cut it so that it is slanted like this. Love it!

Stamps are a Stampendous Wedding set! Made this card super simple to complete!

Hope everyone has a great weekend!! I'm off to make a wedding explosion box for my friend who is getting married today! I'll post pictures later!

~Sara Kate~

Scrappy Sisters Blog

2010-09-21T18:09:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone!

I wanted to let you know of a new adventure of mine. My sister and I both really emjoy scrapbooking, card making, and anything to do with the Cricut, but we live several hours away. We thought it would be fun to make a blog together to share our creations. Go check it out: The Scrappy Sisters. We would love for you to follow us and join in our adventure!

~Sara Kate~

Triangle Tri-fold Card & Throwback Thursday

2010-09-16T17:05:00.000-07:00

Hey Everyone!

So I found card style that is new to me and had to play around with it! It's called a Triangle Tri-fold card and I think they are soo neat! I'm also super excited that I get to participate in my first "Throwback Thursday" challenge hosted by Emma over at My Creative Time! Every Thursday Emma hosts this challenge, typically she picks an "older" cartridge for everyone to use, this week though she decided to let everyone choose their own cartridge to use! I decided to use Home Accents because (shhhh, dont tell) I've had it for a while and have maybe used it once or twice. So, without further ado, here is my card!

To make this type of card you simple take a 4"x12" piece of cardstock, score at 4" and 8", then (in the same direction) score the 2 flaps diagonally. So super simple!! I then too a 3 3/4" square and cut in diagonally for the layer on top!

Both stamps are from My Pink Stamper Everday Occassions stamp set!

The butterfly is cut at 3 1/4" from Home Accents, both the blackout and standard features, then I added some stickles to the cutout part! Patterned paper is from a DCWV Cafe Mediterranean stack.

Hope you like it!
~Sara Kate~

Bachelorette "Bikini" Card

2010-09-03T08:23:00.000-07:00

Today I wanted to share a super fun card that I made for a friends Bachelorette party coming up soon. I've saw this idea several places, it's not my own, but I thought it was too cute to pass up. Here is the front:

Using my Gypsy I took 2 5" hearts from Create a Critter Cricut cartridge, flipped one, then welded them together! So super easy. For the "bra" or "bikini" part I cut out 2 extra 5" hearts in the leopard paper and shaped the pieces by hand, not hard at all. Now, here is the back:

I used the other 5" heart in the leopord paper to design the back. I then decided to add a little "tattoo" using the heart stamp from My Pink Stamper's Simply Sweet Occassions stamp set. I just love how this card turned out! I think it's super cute!!

Have a fun and safe holiday weekend everyone!!
~Sara Kate~

Wedding Layout using Sweethearts

2010-09-02T20:16:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone!

I made this wedding LO for a friend who is getting married in October. I was a bit sneaky and matched the colors to her wedding invites =P I used Sweethearts for all of the cuts. "Tying the knot" and "Mr & Mrs" were both cut at 3". The ribbon is cut at 11.55" width wise, I laid this out on my Gypsy and I must say it looked like the ribbon would be much closer to the edges, but I still love how it turned out! I did some stitching with my white Signo gel pen, then added some bling to dress it up a bit!

Hope you are having a great week! I will be back tomorrow to share a Bachelorette party card, love love love how this one turned out!!!

~Sara Kate~

Trifold Shutter Card

2010-08-31T10:05:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone!

Sorry it's been so long since I last posted, life has been crazy! But in a good way :) It's back to school time, which means a more structured schedule and more time to craft! So I should be back to regular blogging now, yay!! Today I wanted to share a Trifold Shutter Card that I made for my parents 30th Anniversary which was on Monday. I love love love these cards!!!

Sara Kate

I'm Baaaack!!!

2010-08-05T18:35:00.000-07:00

Boy has it been a long time since I have posted something!!! Sadly, I don't have anything to post for you today. I have pictures taken of several projects I have made since I was gone but they aren't on the computer yet! I've been busy with....Life! Since I've been gone I've gotten married, moved, and just lived life for a while. I just wanted to let you all know that I'm still here and I will have some projects up soon!

Did you notice that I made a little change to my blog?? I didn't like how loooooong my blog title was, and since I'm now loving a new last name, I decided to switch it up a bit. My blog is now titled Sara K Scraps :) I'm on the hunt for the perfect look for my blog, so be expecting some other changes as well!

Happy Crafting!

Sara Kate K.

Bridesmaid/Parents Thank You Cards

2010-06-07T19:59:00.000-07:00

Hello Everyone!

Sorry its been SOOO long since I have blogged, but I am getting married 1 WEEK from today!!! So I have been very busy. My Cricut was steaming the other night as I made 10 cards (some duplicates tho, but still). I wanted to share those cards with you. I decided to make special Thank You and Celebrate cards for my bridesmaids, our parents, and I made a surprise card for my groom which I am going to give to the photographer to give to him before the wedding!! So here they are! I LOVE how they all turned out!!

This one is for my bridesmaids. 3 of the 4 of them scrapbook and I bought them the Forever Young Cricut Cartridge, so I wanted to use it on their card! The ladies are cut at 4", I added some stickles to their hair and shoes. I used my D'Vine swirls Cuttlebug folder on the background and the pink dress.

This one is for our parents. I used the Wedding Solutions Cartridge. The couple is cut at 4 1/4", then I added some bling to the back of the brides dress. Her veil is cut from DCWV Glitter paper.

This one is for my Groom!! I also used the Wedding solutions folder for the tux and flower. The flower is cut at 1" and the tux is cut at I believe 4." The groom stamp is from a wedding set that I have, For My is my handwriting.

This is for my flowergirl. I got the little basket from Wedding solutions. She loves the Cricut, so I had to make her a card with it. Again, the flower basket was cut at 4" and I added some stickles to the flowers!

I used my FAVORITE My Pink Stamper stamp sets on all of these cards.

I hope you like them all!! I absolutely LOVE how they all turned out! Especially because I wasn't feeling very crafty the day I made these all, but I had to do it then.

It's a busy busy week. Only 5 more days until the wedding!! We return from our honeymoon on the 22nd, so I won't be having any posts until after that sometime. We are also moving in early July, so Its going to be a crazy busy time for a while! I will have lots of catching up to do with looking at all my blogs!!!

Have a great couple of Weeks!!

~Sara Kate~

Gatefold Card

2010-05-25T21:34:00.000-07:00

Hello Everyone!

The other night I decided I was just sick of making plain old cards and decided to do something different, something that I've never done before! Although I'm sure alot of you have made them, gatefold cards were new to me, love them!! I have a few more card styles spinning in my head now as well! Ok, no more waiting, here is the cute little gatefold card I made!

First I made my card base. I took the standard 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" (8 1/2 x 11 cut in half) piece of cardstock scored and folded each side in at 2 1/8" to create my gatefold card base.

Then I added a background layer. I got this green plaid from a Martha Stewart stack.

I went ahead and did the same thing to the inside of the sides and put a solid white piece in the center of the card where I can write my note to the person who will receive this card.

I decided that I wanted to put an Owl on the front of the card. I have never used ANY of my owl cricut images, so I thought I would just make this card completely out of things I have never done before. So I laid out all the pieces of my owl (from Create a Critter) on my Gypsy so I knew exactly what I needed. I LOVE my Gypsy!! Here is what it looked like on my Gypsy mat.

Love how I know exactly where to lay out my paper and know where things will cut!!! Honestly, if you are thinking about getting a gyspsy but youre just not quite sure (like I was), DO IT!!!! It rocks!!

Here is a picture of the final product. I decided not to add a sentiment at this time. I'm hoping to get some cute "pun" stamps, and I'm not sure what I will use this card for yet, so I decided to leave it blank until I find either a use for it, or a good sentiment stamp!!

Have a fabulous day!!

.:Sara Kate:.

My 1st Gypsy Project!

2010-05-23T19:06:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone!

Today I wanted to share the first project that I made with my Gypsy. Boy do I LOVE this thing!!! I'm also LOVING my new ATG 714!! It rocks!! But, back to the gypsy project. I have a Boston Terrier and love the 1st puppy on Create a Critter, because it looks like him!

So this is my puppy, his name is Remington, aka Remi.

Here is the card laid out on my Gypsy. Everything was cut at 5".

Everything cut out on the mat!! I LOVE my Gypsy, so much paper saved bc I know exactly how big of a piece I need!!!

Here is the front of the card! I love the googly eyes! The stamp is from My Pink Stamper Simply Sweet Occasions stamp set.

Here is the inside, complete with Remi's signature!

Have a great week everyone!!

Sara Kate

Explosion Boxes! Sooo much fun!!

2010-05-19T18:47:00.000-07:00

Hello Everyone!

Today I wanted to share some FUN projects that I made for Mothers Day, late I know, but they're here now! Nicole over at Canadian Nickel Scrap'n did a video tutorial on how to make these fun explosion boxes. Her post can be viewed by clicking the link above in blue. Following her post she also shares a link to written instructions on how to make an explosion box. Thanks Nicole!!

So I decided to make these for my mom and my soon to be mother in law for Mothers Day, they loved them! Hope you do too!

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The box above is for my fiances mom. She has 3 boys, so I made each "layer" about each of her sons.

This one was for my mom. No rhyme or reason to the order for hers, I just put lots of pictures of our family!

As always feel free to leave comments and let me know what you think!

~Sara Kate~

Holy Scrapbook Birthday!!

2010-05-17T10:34:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone!

So my 22nd birthday was just on May 8th, and boy am I a lucky girl!! My fiance bought me a Gypsy!!! and the adorable Gypsy clutch!!! My parents got me an ATG gun, I'm a true scrapper now!! Here is a pick of all the scrapbook related gifts that I got. I had some money from my uncle and went to Archivers, where I found the CUTE Pink Crown Gypsy sleeve and car charger for 50% off!!! I got them both for $25, what a deal!!!

So be checking back for my new Gypsy creations!!! I'm sooo excited!!!

--Sara Kate--

My Pink Stamper Challenge

2010-05-17T10:29:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone!

On Friday, Robyn, My Pink Stamper , issued a color challenge over on her blog. The challenge was to make something using brown, green, and yellow. I made this card for some of our friends who just bought their first house!! I had just gotten the "Just Because" cards cricut cartridge for my birthday, so I was eager to use it!

I finished off the inside of the card by cutting a second background layer to apply to the inside. I hope you like it!

Sara Kate

Birthday Cards

2010-05-14T15:17:00.000-07:00

Here are a few birthday cards I made recently!!

This cute motorcycle card was for my Mom. I cut the motorcycle at 2"from Going Places and the Biker chick is cut at 3" from Paper Doll Dress Up and Everyday paper dolls. The "chaps", jeans, and boots are the cowboys from paperdoll dressup; hair, shirt, and helmet are from Everyday paper dolls. I ran the card layer through the Diamond Plate Cuttlebug embossing folder. I love this card, and most importantly, my mom loved it too!!

The card below was a birthday card for one of my Nursing school friends. We also happen to share the same birthday!! She is going on a Study Abroad type trip to Mexico and had been super excited, so I decided to make her card a little like Mexico! The sombraro is cut at 3" from Designer's Calendar. Again, I love how it turned out, but she loved it even more!

Hope you like them!

Wedding Invitations!

2010-05-05T17:09:00.000-07:00

Today I wanted to share my wedding invitations with you all! I LOVED making them and I'm SOO happy with how they turned out. People are just starting to get them and I've had several comments so far. My mom, bridesmaids and I took a weekend to make 150 of them!! It was so much fun.
(These pictures are the sample that I made and took the weekend we made them all, it got a little beat up in the process (like the missing bling), the actual ones that went out look much nicer lol.)

The RSVP card, map, lodging info, and registry info went in the pocket on the right side!

Let me know what you think!!!
~Sara Kate~

MPS NSD Challenge #7

2010-05-03T16:42:00.000-07:00

My Pink Stampers NSD Challenge #7 was to make a project for your father or a guy in your life, something masculine. I just realized that my Uncle's Birthday is today, so I decided I would do one more challenge! This card was so fast, I was impressed!

What do you think?!?! Hope he likes it, even if it will be late!

~ Sara Kate ~

MPS NSD Challenge #11

2010-05-03T14:14:00.000-07:00

Challenge 11 on MPS NSD event was to use colors of the rainbow. I felt the urge to cut this cute little popcicle from Doodlecharms, and I made it into a birthday card!

MPS NSD Challenge #6

2010-05-03T14:11:00.000-07:00

Challenge #6 on My Pink Stampers NSD event was to make something with a kid or for a kid or using one of the paper doll cartridges. So, I made this graduation card, we have several coming up so I wanted to be ready!!

MPS NSD Challenge #2

2010-05-03T14:06:00.000-07:00

My Pink Stampers 2nd NSD challenge was to make a project using your scraps! This card I made for my fiances Mom for Mother's day... it looks VERY similar to the last card, because it is made entirely from scraps from the card I made for Challenge #1!!!

These challenges are so fun!! I'm loving it!

MPS NSD Challenge #12

2010-05-03T14:01:00.000-07:00

I worked 7a-7p on National Scrapbook day, so I am only going to be able to participate in a few of My Pink Stamper's NSD challenges. :(

I started at the bottom and worked my way up. The last challenge was to use a critter or animal on your project, so I decided to make my mom this cute Mothers Day card!

Hope you like it!

So so sorry

2010-04-30T17:31:00.000-07:00

Hello Blog Buddies!

I want to apologize for my lack of blogging lately. If you didn't know I'm currently in nursing school and planning a wedding for June, so life has been CRAZY lately!! Between bridal showers, studying for finals, end of semester projects, and finding an apt to live in next year, I've pretty much had NO time to upload pictures to the blog. Again, I apologize for that.

I have however squeezed in some scrapbooking! As I mentioned I was making my mom a motorcycle shaped mini album, which is finished! I have tons of pictures for it, trying to make some sort of slideshow or something that I can post of that. I also made a few cards that I will share soon!

Finals are done next Friday, then it's the bachelorette party, then Mother's day, then I will finally have time to post again. I hope you will continue to check out my blog!

Thanks for understanding!

I also want to wish everyone a Happy National Scrapbook Day, which is tomorrow, May 1st!! I will be working unfortunately. You should all check out My Pink Stamper tomorrow! She is having challenges/giveaways from 10am-10pm CST tomorrow! So go have some fun!!

Sara Kate

Want to win a Create A Critter cartridge?!?!

2010-04-14T19:15:00.000-07:00

Want to win the adorable Create a Critter cartridge?!!? Nicole over at Canadian Nickel Scrap'n is approaching 100 followers and is giving away a Create a Critter cartridge that she purchased herself for one lucky follower! So head on over Here to see how you can enter to win!!

Thanks Nicole and congrats on so many followers!! You can also check out her CNS famous followers to find some new, cute blogs to check out.

Hope you have a great day!

Tickled Pink!!

2010-04-11T18:18:00.000-07:00

Hello Everyone!

I just wanted to thank you all for the sweet comments left on my previous post about the MPS challenge, and I wanted to share with you that Robyn picked my card to put into her new Pink Gallery!! I'm so excited!! She also has a couple of my other cards featured in the gallery, how cool is that?!? So, go check out all the projects from other awesome crafters at MPS Gallery!! There are some adorable projects there!!

Thanks Robyn!!
Hope you all enjoyed your weekend!
~Sara Kate~

MPS Challenge!

2010-04-10T11:23:00.000-07:00

Robyn, My Pink Stamper , is having a Color Challenge. The challenge is to use Pink, Green, and Black to make a project. I have been wanting to use the Paisley cartridge some more, so I immediately knew I was going to use a cut from there. Here is my card, I hope you like it!!

The shoes are cut at 3" from Paisley. The border is the Martha Stewart Doily Lace border punch.

Head on over to Robyn's MPS page (link above) to check out her project, along with her Pink Designer's projects, they're all soo cute!!

Have a great weekend!
~Sara~

Gypsy?!?! To buy or not to buy...that is the question

2010-04-01T19:39:00.000-07:00

Good Evening blog readers!

So who all has a Gypsy?? I've been contemplating getting one for a looong time...there is just something stopping me from making the purchase though. I found them on eBay for like $100!! I know it would be great...theres just something that is keeping me from doing it.

So, I want to ask you all Why do you love your gypsy? Or why do you want a gypsy?

Have a good evening!

Sara

My PINK Motorcycle!!

2010-04-01T12:03:00.000-07:00

It's finished!! We recently bought my sister-in-laws 2003 Honda Shadow Ace motorcycle for me to ride! I've had my license for 2 years now, but didn't have a bike. I really enjoy riding on the back of Wyatt's and taking pictures, so I was in no hurry. But when she decided to get a new Harley, we decided we would buy hers! I'm SOOO excited!

One of our best friends, Wyatt's best man, is an awesome painter, so we decided to have him paint it PINK (and a charcoal gray)!!!! I have a pink helmet and pink leather jacket, so of course I needed a pink bike! It is SOO super cool and I wanted to share some pictures of how it's looking.

Getting started

Fender before the pinstripe and clear

Tank design--Wyatt drew the design

Tank with pinstripe and clear-finished!!

Both fenders finished!!

I can't wait to see it in person, but that won't be until the end of the month when I am able to travel home next. I'm SO excited though, I think it looks awesome!!

Onto more blog related news, I'm thinking about changing my blog name... I just realized that its SOO long to type into places lol. Any suggestions on a new blog title?

Have a great day blog buddies!

Birthday Card

2010-04-01T08:36:00.000-07:00

What a beautiful day we have today! I wanted to quickly share a birthday card that I made with you all.

I used the Sweet Treats Cricut Cartridge for the cupcake, and Lyrical Letters for the sentiment. I used the divine swirls cuttlebug folder on the cupcake frosting. The cupcake turned out a little smaller than I had hoped, but I thought I would use it anyway. Hope you like it!!

My First Blog Award!! =D

2010-03-30T18:57:00.000-07:00

Melanie from Scrappy Mel was kind enough to give my my first blog award!! I feel very lucky to have been given the Beautiful Blogger Award as I am new to this blogging thing! Melanie has the cutest cards and several great step-by-step picture tutorials that I just love! Go check her out!! Thanks again Melanie!

Now I have to tell you 10 things about myself, which shouldn't be too hard since you don't know much about me yet. We'll kind of let this be your little intro to me :)

1. In 75 days (on June 12th) I will marry my very best friend. We will have been together for 7 years!

2. I have the most spoiled Boston Terrier there ever was, his name is Remington. And I mean spoiled!...like he shares my pillow at night spoiled! I love him!

3. I will graduate from Nursing school in December. I want to go into Pediatrics.

4. I had cancer when I was 2 1/2, leaving me with 1 kidney and tons of inspiration (hence wanting to go into Peds...I've always wanted to be a Peds Oncology nurse)

5. My family is VERY close and it kills me to be 2.5 hours away from them. Seriously we are always together and barely a day goes by that we don't see each other (well before Nursing school anyway)

6. My favorite colors are Pink and Green, also our wedding colors.

7. I am *slightly* addicted to my Cricut Expression (hence the blog title). My fiance calls me a "Cricster" LoL.

8. All of my scrapbook friends live hours away, so I'm a solo scrapper. I always want to attend crops and stuff but feel weird going alone :(

9. I love to scrapbook but rarely seem to like my creations, so this blog is a big step for me... I'm getting much better though! I have all of these ideas but when I sit down to make a page I get "scrappers block."

10. I feel very blessed in life and can't wait to see what the future has in store for us!

Do you feel like you know me yet?!?!

Ok now I have to nominate 10 fellow bloggers for the Beautiful Blogger Award. I think I could nominate about 30, thankfully several of them have just received this award! In no particular order, here are 10 great blogs that you should visit!

1. Creations with Christina--Go check her out, she rocks! She just finished up a great Mini Album series that inspired me to get started on one!

2. Nikki the Scrappin Navy Wife--She makes the cutest cards, go see!

3. Angie from Scrap Happens with Angie--she just did the cutest Easter layout. I love her layouts and cards, they are so super cute! Take a peek!

4.The Polka Dot Scrapper--she has some cute layouts and cards too. Go check it out!

5. scrap-attic.blogspot.com--she's new too, so go show her some blog love! She has some adorable cards!!

6. Cindy from Scrap Happens--I love love love her layouts!! If you haven't visited her blog, what are you waiting for?!?

7. Annette from My Paper Trail--gorgeous minis and lots of great cards! Drop in and say hi to Annette!

8. Scrappin Butterfly--Love her layouts!! And she also has a Weddings With the Cricut blog...wish I would have found this a bit sooner!!

9. Enfys from Going Buggy--she has the cutest cards! Go check them out!

10. The Bug Junkie--she just did a tutorial on some cute fabric hand bags using Tags, Bags, Boxes, and More. Go watch!!

Ok Blog friends, stop reading this and go visit these 10 great blogs!!

Have a great day!!

Start of a Mini Album

2010-03-29T12:48:00.000-07:00

Good Afternoon Blog Readers!

Today I started working on a motorcycle shaped mini album for my mom's birthday. This is my first mini album, hope it turns out well! Christina from Creations with Christina has been doing a Mini Album Series that inspired me to finally start on this! Thanks Christina!

I wanted to post today to get your opinion on the album. I'm going to use rings to bind the album, but I am not sure where I want to put them. Here is what the album looks like:

I was thinking of putting the rings through the tires, but I'm not sure how I would like it opening like that. Does anyone have any other suggestions???

Thanks and have a great day!

Sara

Attempt at a Masculine Card

2010-03-26T10:39:00.000-07:00

Good Afternoon! It's beautiful outside today. I plan on doing some scrapbooking this afternoon. I am making my mom a motorcycle shaped mini album of a motorcycle camping trip we took last summer. Her birthday is April 24th, so I need to get started! Watch for some updates on that... uh oh, now I really have to get on this!

Anyway, I wanted to share an attempt at a masculine card that I made a couple weeks ago. My fiances brother's birthday is on St. Patty's Day, so it's a cross between a St. Pattys Day card and a birthday card. In all honesty, I'm not very fond of it. Even more honestly, it's still sitting in my file of cards. We haven't make it to get a gift card to put it in it since we have been sick for so long. Ooops! I'm thinking that I need to just make a new one...seeing as St. Patty's Day was a while back =P

Ever have those projects that you just don't like?? This is one of those. I like the leprauchan, but that's about it! What do you think??

Have a fantastic day my blog buddies!

Paisley Card Feature

2010-03-25T15:53:00.000-07:00

Today was such a gloomy day, definitely didn't make me feel any better! I did make up my test that I missed today and think it went really well!! I ventured to Archivers to use some coupons that expired today and ended up spending way more money than I intended to!! But it was a pretty good deal. I got a Bazill By the Box set (100 sheets of Bazill textured cardstock), a journaling spot stamp set (I can finish up the Ouch! page now!), and some buy 3 get 3 free cardstock.

Back to the real reason for today's post! I experimented with the card feature on the adorable Paisley cartridge and wanted to share it with you!

Here is the front! I just LOVE this card feature. They are so super cute!

Here is the inside. I double matted the 2 larger sides and added some Primas in the corner for a little decoration. Did I mention that I love these cards?!?

This is the back and shows how the cards close. I think you could make some neat cards using this feature, and they give you lots of room for writing if you have lots to say, or a place to stamp a sentiment/poem.

Hope you like it!!

Single Page 12x12 Layout

2010-03-24T15:10:00.000-07:00

Hello again!

I'm feeling a bit better today, the meds are definitely helping!! I wanted to post a layout that I made recently.

For this layout I used Don Juan for the letters, and my Spots & Dots Cuttlebug folder. I still need to add some journaling in the open space in the center.

I just love how this layout turned out! As always feel free to leave comments/suggestions on my projects or the blog in general. I'm still trying to figure this thing out!!

Have a great day!!

Yes I'm Still Here

2010-03-23T18:23:00.000-07:00

Hello Everyone!

I'm still here. As you may know I'm currently in Nursing school. I was busy with tests before Spring Break, then a Spring break full of wedding planning. Then my fiance and I are fortunate enough to have gotten sick over spring break and we have been bumming around since Saturday (Upper Resp Infection, Bronchitis). We both started on some meds today so hopefully we will be feeling better soon!!

Here is a card that I made a couple weeks ago for my best friend's birthday. She was going to Vegas for her birthday so I decided to make a card to hold some extra gambling money. I normally do not like to give money, but I thought it fit this occasion. I forgot to take a picture of the inside, but I used clear photo corners to hold the bill in the card.

How Old? was cut from Lyrical Letters. The dice were drawn with the cricut markers, then cut out...from Designer's Calendar. I popped them up with Pop Dots. (My fiance informed me that pop dots are my "trade mark." Haha!)

I love comments, so let me know what you think!!

Thank You Card

2010-03-03T17:14:00.000-08:00

For Valentine's Day Wyatt surprised me with WAY too much Cricut supplies. I made a little wish list on customcrops.com and the stinker bought ALL of it. This included 3 cricut cartridges: Paisley, Sweet Treats, and Doodlecharms and the My Pink Stamper Stamp sets Everyday OcCasions and Simply Sweet Occasions. When the box arrived I just had to play with them, so I made him a Thank You card.

The frog is from Paisley cricut cartridges, one of the MANY cute images on this cartridge. I seriously love it. The stamp is from My Pink Stampers Simply Sweet Occasions stamp set. I love love love her stamps. They are made to go with the cricut in that they are much smaller sentiments than you normally find. I love it. I was always complaining that my stamps were too big. I can't wait to see her 3rd and 4th sets!

I used my trusty Swiss Dots Cuttlebug folder on the frog to give him some texture. I really want the Tiny Bubbles embossing folder for this, but I can't find it anywhere!! As always, the frog is popped up on Pop Dots. Today Wyatt informed me that Pop Dots are my "trademark." How funny, if only he knew about the rest of the bloggers out there. But I'm surprised he noticed how much I use them!

Get Well Card using Wild Card Cricut Cartridge

2010-03-03T16:56:00.000-08:00

I made this card for my grandpa when he has his hip replacement last month. I just love Wild Card, it takes the work out of making cards.

I added some Crystal Stickles to the letters and the spots in the bandaid.

Thanks for looking!

Time for a Lay Out

2010-03-03T16:48:00.000-08:00

I recently jumped into using divided page protectors along with my traditional 12 x 12 pages. I feel like this is cheating!! It's amazing how fast pages come together using these. I never intended on using the divided page protectors but Im SOO behind I just had to. Wyatt and I have been together for 6 1/2 years, I have NOTHING done in our book!!! I made each of us books of our childhood, but not one of us. Part of the reason I am so behind is that I'm doing pages on things, like Proms, that our in our individual books too. I can't help it, I just want a book of us from the beginning on! Here is a recent page that I did of our first prom.

I tend to keep my pages pretty simple. The title is from Lyrical Letters Cricut Cartridge and then I just added some bling to the letter and pictures.

The picture above is the other half of the layout using the divided page protector. This one has a 12x2 inch slot, 3 4x6in slots, and 2 6x4 in slots. I just need to add some journaling to the bottom right slot and this will be finished!

1st Birthday Card

2010-03-03T16:30:00.000-08:00

I made this card for my nephew Ethyn's 1st birthday. This was a quick card, I actually borrowed one of his mom's cartridges for this one while I was watching him =P That boy loved watching the Cricut go!!

The party hat was cut from Cuttin Up. The letters at 1 are from Don Juan. I just love the Don Juan font! I added some stickles to the hat, it just needed something!

I normally don't do much with the inside of my cards (shame on me) but I just had to on this one. I thought it made the card so much better. This cut is also from Don Juan. Enjoy!

Gumball Machine Valentine's Day Card

2010-03-03T16:20:00.000-08:00

This card I made for one of my Nursing School classmates' 7 year old son. They were having mystery Valentine's day mail, so I wanted to send him a card. I LOVE how this card turned out. I had no idea what to make for a little boy, but as soon as I saw this gumball machine I knew!

The gumball machine was cut from Sweethearts. I ran the red background through the Cuttlebug using the Spots & Dots embossing folder. The ribbon and stamp have both been in my stash for a while, not sure where they came from! I used Black Diamond Stickles on the machine and Crystal stickles on the gumballs.

I used some Pop Dots on the gumball machine and sentiment for some added dimension. Did I mention how much I love this card? Hope you do too!

Thank You Card using Everyday Paper Dolls

2010-03-03T16:11:00.000-08:00

I made this Thank You card for one of my clinical preceptors. I LOVE the nurse (and just about everything else) on the Everyday Paper Dolls cartridge.

The Thank You is from Sweethears Cricut Cartridge. I used Peachy Keen Stamps Simple Simons face assortment for her face. For the background I ran my yellow cardstock through the Cuttlebug using the Swiss Dots embossing folder.

I hope you like it! Feel free to leave comments and suggestions. Have a great day!

Here we go!

2010-02-22T13:37:00.000-08:00

Lately I have gotten so caught up in Cricut and scrapbooking blogs that I have decided to make my own. This will make it easier to share my creations and enter contests. Hopefully I can share some useful tips as well! I will be posting pictures of my cards and scrapbook pages here to share with everyone! Hope you enjoy!