Anna Griffin Kit

     Since today was a rainy day (that's right RAIN not SNOW, lol)  I had every intention of cleaning my craft room but never got past the door. I had just put the box of Anna Griffin "stuff" I had won from the Provo craft/HSN contest just as you walked in the door and there it sat for a month now. This seemed as good a time as any to dive into the goodies.
     Can I just say, wow!! Ok there are card bases, card stock overlays, embellishments, ribbons, tags, insert pages and, yes, even pop dots. I needed plenty of room to spread them all out and had fun mixing and matching all the choices. The kit actually makes 30 cards!

     These are the first ones that I put together. Of course I added my own touches, ribbons, some bing, stickles and even some glossy accents to the holly berries. These cards have a victorian look to them and are giving me more ideas how to use my cricut Imagine. Hope you enjoy this peek. I'm off to assemble some more!!!

Puuur-Fect!

     Isn't this just the cutest Kitty? Talk about a Diva! I told you that my favorite new cart is Paisley. This cat is a puur-fect example. The die cut has her sitting on a pillow and she has a crown on her head. Its a super simple cut. All the layers were cut @ 3.5" .  The shadow is rather large in proportion to the rest of the cut so I decided not to use it. Of course there had to be some stickles to add the bling factor so Added some to the crown in gold. I also used the lavender stickles on the pillow.
     If the green background paper looks familiar, it should. This is a scrap of the paper by Anna Griffin that was used for the engagement card I made for the Cricut Circle card contest that I won! This paper makes the cat really stand out and gives her a regal look. The other pink papers are also scraps from Anna Griffin. It still needed something so I grabbed a piece of white scrap card stock and a Martha Stewart paper punch and made some "lace. These rhinestones are not Creative Charms, if they were they would sparkle more!

Card Winner And Update

   This is just a quick update on my recent entry in the Provo Craft Card Makers Contest. The card I sent in "Congrats Your Engaged" is a winner! HSN was debuting the newest cool machine from Provo Craft called the Yudu Card Maker. This is so cool! It's a silk screen machine for making cards. You can also use it for wood, glass, fabric (think baby onesies!!!). I also receive the new release from Anna Griffin. She has the most elegant papers and coordinating embellishments. Looks like I will be making even more cards! There were 150 enties and my card was one of 12 that have won this incredible machine. Too bad I have to wait 4-6weeks to play, lol.

   I thought I'd share a few projects I made with my Cricut Imagine for my neices baby shower a few weeks ago. Rachel and Kenny know they are expecting a little boy and his name will be Cohen. Since they love the woodland theme I used the images from my Cricut Imagine and it had a cute little raccoon (their favorite!) a deer and of course, a skunk (his caption is Little Stinker, soo cute!). I just selected the image then print and cut. So easy! Below you will find the adorable banner I did for Cohen. I think it will make a nice wall decoration!

Congrats, You're Engaged!

     Whoot whoot! My friends daughter got engaged over the holidays and I am finally getting around to making a card. Why not pair it with a challenge? As a member of the cricut circle ( we are an exclusive group, lol) I have a chance to win the latest new product from Provo Craft: Yudu card shop! This is a fabulous new machine that lets you silk screen your designs on cards. It's perfect for invitations and all other 5x7 cards. In order to have a chance to win this you had to mail your card to Jinger Adams @ Provo Craft and have it received by Jan. 18th. I think I made it because I mailed it today Priority mail and they should receive it Tuesday.
     The best part of this is that they will pick 2 winners to receive this new product @ the launch on HSN January 20th. They might even display some of the entries so wish me luck.
     The above card is my entry. You had to use Anna Griffins paper. Isn't this just gorgeous! Next you had the option of several cricut cartridges which will also be featured on the show. I used Don Juan for the frame and hand. The arrow was cut using Home Decor.
     I chose to make this an easel card because it exemplifies what a girl does when she receives her ring, constantly raises her hand and gazes at it, lol! This card was a blast to embellish! All the die cuts were inked with Ranger Distress inks. I added a piece of silver roping around the ring finger and added bling from Creative Charms for the rock! I didn't want it to look like a hand just hanging there so I gave her a pearl bracelet and a lace "cuff". 
     One of my new favorite tools are the script letters from JustRite stamps. This allows me the freedom to spell out exactly what I want to say. How cool is that! I used this to say "on your engagement".
The frame and background were embossed with cuttlebug folders swirls and textile. The label was also cut with the oval cuttlebug die. I also used the negative piece to add a frame to the tag. A little bit of sheer ribbon and it was done.
     Hope you enjoyed my latest project and wish me luck!!