Yudu Cardmaker Projects

Who can resist a great sale?  I found a super sale on the Yudu silk screen CardMaker, and have been having a lot of fun working on some cool projects.

With silk screen you get crisp, clean images with extraordinary detail.

The Cardmaker offers pre-burned screens with images and sentiments.  

You squeegee ink over the screen, making as many copies of the image as you want. 

This image was screened with a mask, allowing use of both pink and chocolate inks.

It can be used on lots of different surfaces, like this soft pink cotton.

This baby onesie needs a bit of heat setting with an iron,

 and the image is permanent!

Check out Provo Craft for the Yudu Cardmaker for lots of versatile printing fun.

More later ...............

Happy crafting !

Two Cards and a Sneak Peek

Well, OK, I'v decided to do the sneak peek first :)  Here is one of the projects I have done for this week's UStream Class!  We are still working with the Cricut Machine, and our focus this week is

CUTTING VINYL

We will be making a couple of different projects, so bring some vinyl, ARMOUR ETCH cream, a glass pie plate or cassarole dish, and a composition book or other journal!  Your vinyl can be any type from wallpaper or contact paper to the types specifically manufactured for diecutting machines.

I hope to see you at 8:00 eastern time Tuesday, Feb. 7th.  If you can't make it, you can always check out the recording of my classes.

The next little piece that I'd like to share today is a birthday card for my sister, Joni!

What is significant is that these are the very first cuts I have made with my new

SLICE Machine!!

I must say I am VERY impressed with how intricately this little giant cuts!!!

It will cut images from 2 - 4 inches with 1/2 inch increments.   The images that are available with it are quite nice.  My next project was 40 CTR Shields, and that was a "Cricut" appreciation project, because the Slice only cuts one image at a time, but I still love the convenience of taking it to a crop in a small tote, with all 15 of my cartridges in this book I made for them.

I also love that it is battery powered, so it is extremely portable. 

This last card is a shout out to a special lady who is REACHING OUT to a lot of people.  I don't want to embarass her by telling her good deed in public, but I wanted to thank her for being so dedicated to her cause, and going the extra mile. 

Don't forget you still have until midnight eastern time on Feb. 9th to REACH OUT and do something for someone and enter it into my BIRTHDAY BLOG CANDY contest, and you could be the winner of a Birthday Cakes Cricut Cartridge!  Just link your project to the Inlinkz post, or send me an email, and I'll be sure to post it for you. 

Thanks for dropping by, and

Happy crafting~



Linked to: Stamp, Scrap & Doodle Saturdays Challenge ~ Die Cuts and/or Punches

Cricut Thanks

Today I received a very special surprise in the mail, and was DELIGHTED to find an amazing array of Free Standing Lace pieces made especially for me by a friend! Here is a birthday card I made for my sister-in-law that has four of these beauties on the corners!

 Thank you so much, Debra!  I love them.... to see more, be sure to check out my class on Tuesday night!

Speaking of my Tuesday night class.... this week we will continue with

Cricut 202, What Does This Button Do?

Two weeks ago we explored the basic operations of the main part of the Cricut.  This week we will move to the Modes and advanced features.

We will make hands-on projects, like this card, which will employ the use of different buttons on the Cricut.  Please bring your machine, mat, several sheets of scrap paper, adhesives, ribbon, scissors, ruler, and pencil, and be ready to work along.

We will use the Plantain Schoolbook cartridge, or any cartridge that has a font, circle, tag, heart, and flower.  You can use a combination of cartridges if you desire.

Class begins at 8:00 eastern time on my UStream Channel.  Just click on the blue icon in the upper right corner, and it will take you there!  Please register (it's free and easy!) so you can join in the chat, and I can answer any questions you might have.

Also, remember we have a BIRTHDAY BLOG CANDY contest going on!  Congratulations to the three winners of last week's class!  There will be more prizes this week (PS, I found them!! LOL) and the Cricut Cartridge contest is still going on!!  Just make a card, or some other project for someone else, and post it here, or let me know about it by email, and I will post it for you, and you will be in the drawing for the Cricut Birthday Cake Cartridge!!!

See you Tuesday night!

Happy crafting ~



Blog Hop Winner!

Thank you so much for coming by my blog, and checking out the Digital Delights Celebration Blog Hop!!  I hope you enjoyed the journey, and were able to get all of the letters, and figure out the secret word.... good luck on the big drawing!  Now for the WINNER of my prize...

"Luvin the USA Bongo: goes to.......

"Julie said...
I love the pup. Can't wait to come back later and check out your olders posts.
jzayler63@gmail.com
June 30, 2011 7:19 PM"

Julie, you will be contacted by Wendy at Digital Delights, and you will be getting Bongo!! 

Thanks to everyone who is a new follower of my blog, as well!  I hope you will find a little time to look around and find some of the things I've done in the past... there are LOTS of tutorials, projects I did when I was the DT Coordinator of Cuttlebug Challenge Blog, and a few other DT's.... 
I love to hear from you, and appreciate your comments so much!

Have a great Fourth of July, and I'll be back with you as soon as I can.... we are off on a long road trip tomorrow, but I will still be crafting along the way!

Happy creating ~

Easter Basket Baby and Iris Folding!

Good morning, and welcome to Monday musings here!  I have news!     We have all been a-buzz about IRIS FOLDING over at BettyBee's Buzz, and our HoneyBee, Wanda, was going to do a great tutorial on it today, however, she's a bit under the weather at the moment, so your's truly is doing the honors! BUT FIRST...I want to show you what was in our Easter Basket!!

Meet our newest granddaughter, Erin Amanda, who was born on Thursday!  Just add bunny ears, and the Just Hatched outfit that I made with the Freezer Paper technique that we showcased a couple of weeks ago!  How cute is this???

And, is there anything more precious than this???  Her little bloomers were exactly the same colors as some of the eggs...  Thanks, Easter Bunny (And Mommy Brianne and Daddy Doug!)!!! 

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Now, on with our regularly scheduled programming!

This is IRIS FOLDING!  It is a very old technique, that originated in Holland, and is called this, because the opening in the center represents the IRIS of a camera, or the eye.  There are a few basic folding shapes, and myriads of cut aperture (opening) shapes to lay over the top.  It is a very easy craft to follow, and the results are quite fun.

This is a budget friendly class, as this is one of many FREE patterns available on the internet!!

This is also a great project for scraps!

 

Here are my beautiful folded paper strips, all laid out in color specific order just waiting to become a gorgeous flower!

For my project, I decided to do a five petal flower.  I chose one from George, a Cricut Cartridge, You can cut your design opening with any die cutting machine, embossing machine, or by hand. 
 Isn't that neat!  And look at the IRIS in the center!  This is the PENTAGON pattern, and the five sided shape is very evident!  Now it's time to finish the center.

I opted to repeat the yellow paper that I had used on the outside of the card, and then added a gorgeous pink gem to reflect the pinks in the papers. 

Here is my finished card.  It is a special "thank you" for a friend who gave me a great big pad of scrapbook paper... and these came out of it!   Adhering the card front to the card base with dimensionals is helpful in compensating for the bulk of the paper and tape.  It doesn't look thick or awkward at all.

I do hope you will make a bee--line over to BettyBee's Buzz and follow the tutorial, and give it a try!  Come back on Wednesday and see what the HoneyBees have created, and that is where you will find the link to post your IRIS FOLDING projects! I will try to get a ribbon project done for you by then.... want to see one??? 

Happy creating ~



 

Chocolate and a Special Request

First, the special request card! A friend has asked for a card with a pick up truck on it, and I love red, black and white together....along with the great embossing of the Cuttlebug cross hatch folder that looks like the tool boxes in so many pick up trucks.

Sorry I can't identify the papers, but I can tell you that the shiny silver stuff is flashing tape that you can pick up at your local hardward store, on a big roll, and it adheres to cardstock very easily. Then you can cut it, emboss it, ink it, or "just about anything else" it!!!

Silver leafing, satin ribbon, and self-stick gems complete the design. The inside has a computer generated message from the sender to the recepient. This is one of the nicest features of special request cards :)

Now the chocolate! I am preparing for another great Cricuteers in Paradise Swarm, and our theme this time is "Swimming in Chocolate", so no trip to Pennsylvania would be complete without a stop at Hershey's Chocolate World!!Here are some anxious tourists waiting to get inside to try out the ride through the exhibit on how the chocolate is made (mostly to get the free treat at the other end, because they live nearby and have done this before!!)

And these tourists were mightily tempted with these GIANT Hershey bars, but, alas, the August heat, and over 1,000 miles to travel in a hot car, made us think better of it. However..... we did have a cooler with us for other tempting goodies for our fellow swarmers!!! Never fear!

Until next time .....

Happy crafting ~

BettyBee

Special Thanks

This little lady is headed off to help say Thanks to a special friend AND it's Copic Creation's 1 st Blogaversary! So, I am going to enter this in their Copic Challenge, for Favorite Technique. I would say it is Caucasion Skin and Blonde Hair. They have an amazing library of tutorials there, so be sure to check them out! Wouldn't you like to create a card like this one... Here's the recipe:

The base card is 4 1/4 x 11 and scored in half so it is folded at the top. The Fleur de lis paper at the top is from a Teresa Collins collection, and black card stock at the bottom. The red strip in the center is punched with the new Martha Stewart Iron Gate border punch. Add a black satin ribbon, and top with a small bow. The Tilda image was colored with Copic markers, then the tulips were glazed with a Sakura clear glaze pen, as were her eyes, and a few highlights in her hair. The oval was cut with Nestabilities, and then chalked. The red scalloped oval was also cut with Nestabilities, and both were popped up with dimensionals. I use Zip Dry Glue by Beacon whenever possible. The sentiment "Thanks" was cut from page 11 of my Wild Card Cricut cartridge.

That's about it! I hope you will give it a try. I'll be back tomorrow with a Wedding Card, all done with the Cuttlebug.

Happy crafting ~
BettyBee

Red Hot Challenge! Be Inspired #66

This week's challenge at Cuttlebug Challenge is a Red Hot one! Those of us that have the Asian Folders are still showcasing bringing you some great designs as we CountDown to Winter CHA!
The challenge is to create a Pocket Card, and the primary color is RED!

I love House Mouse images, and these little fellows are all excited about the Asian Folders, too! I colored the image with Copics, matted it with Bazzill gold, and then embossed the red with the new Woven folder. The tag is from Cricut's Tags, Bags, Boxes and More cartridge, and it is embossed with the Scales folder. I added a button, and black ribbons for interest. The message is done in blue ink to look like a fortune cookie message. The inside of the card says "To wonderful you, from thankful me" and these stamps are from Stampin' Up!

Now your challenge is to create a pocket card with the main color of red, and post it to Cuttlebug Challenge! Check out the DT and see what they have created to inspire you!

I'm back to the studio to create more goodies to be showcased at CHA!!!

I'll see you again soon!

Happy crafting ~

More Me and Carrie Lou

As promised, I have shared a couple more "Me and Carrie Lou" images. The one above is the same Birdhouse Floral that I did in soft lavendars a few days ago...only this time I used stronger shades of corals and garnet. The green background is embossed wtih the new Cuttlebug Christmas folder called Candy Cane...it will definitely be a year round favorite! The image is from Stampin' Up!, and the edge trim is from Fiskars.

This little beauty is called Floral Butterfly, and it is a delight to color! I used Niji Pearlescent watercolors and an aquapainter, and I wish you could see how it shimmers all over!! The background embossing is with a Sizzix texture plate, and the velvet scallop trim is from Cosmo Cricket.

I do hope you will check out Me and Carrie Lou Stamps!

I'll be back soon with some more goodies! Until then....

Happy crafting ~

New find at CHA-Stamps by Me and Carrie Lou

At CHA this week, I met Susan Silk, representative for Me and Carrie Lou Stamps, and found these to be both beautiful and of the highest quality red rubber. They have a cling backing for placing on your acrylic blocks, so they are a dream to work with. Here you see the Birdhouse Flowers image, stamped with Versamark and heat embossed with a mixture of gold detail and gold tinsel embossing powders. This gives AMAZING sparkle!

The colors I chose are soft (their gallery will give you more vibrant examples) as these are SO easy to work with, and have a great range of looks for each image. I used Copics V000, BV02, Y00, G000 and G09. The halo is a yellow water color pencil. I can't wait to use the other images, and to give this one a whole new look!! Please check out their site, and see what I mean! If you love Victorian and Christmas, you will really love Me and Carrie Lou!!!

I'll be back soon with more...

Happy crafting ~

Thanks, 'cause you know I'm no computer genius!

This new Dustin Pike design was perfect for my Thank You for my friend at school who comes to my rescue whenever I goof up the Grade Quick system!

I colored the image with copics and bics, and did a quick inking around the edges. A little doodling on the computer generated message added the right color for me. And, you gotta love a banana with bling, so there are yellow Stickles on the computer!

Have a happy scrappy day, and I'm off to deal with the eighth graders this last Friday of the school year.... just 4 more days to go!!!

BettyBee

Thanks to a Special Friend

This card isn't very complicated, but it does show a couple of new things, and a TEASER! Thanks to a special friend for showing me how to fold a big flat daisy into this gorgeous crocus looking flower! The background is heat embossed using VersaMark and clear embossing powder, with a new StudioG wood mounted stamp. The teaser has to do with the pink plaque in the corner....watch for a TUTORIAL coming soon on NEXT BESTIES!!! As Porkie Pig used to say,,, Th..th..th...that's all Folks!!! See you again soon ;0)

Be Inspired #16!

Formerly known as the Cuttlebug Challenge,,,,now, Be Inspired!!! And we surely hope that you are! This week's challenge is to remind us that Stressed backward is DessertS, and we were to D*stress our card in some fashion. So I d*stressed mine with a nail file and sanded the tops of the impressions left by the Cuttlebug embossing folder. Very easy, and very impressive! LOL
Okay, enough of the play on words...I love the blue and green color combo. The cards for the background and the solid green came in a note card kit, so they matched perfectly. The flower was from a great new kit from Imaginesce, and the ribbon is Kiwi dots from M's. I colored the clear stick-on rhinestones with Sharpie markers to make them blue and green to match.

Now it's your turn! How will you distress your card? Tear, sand, use a distressing tool on the edges, anything will do...just check out Cuttlebug Challenge and see what the rest of the design team has done! Then link your card to Mr. Linky, and show us your card!!

Also, be sure to check out Jenn's video on Nestabilities and Cuttlebug...it was the #1 video on the web!!! Congratulations, Jenn!!! There are awesome things going on over there. Don't miss out.

Saturday Sketch Hour

Today is the first edition of the Cuttlebug Challenge Saturday Sketch Hour!! Today's hostess is designer Aymee Grandy, and she gave us this sketch:

I chose chocolate and pink as my colors, and a brand new Indadinkadoo stamp as my central feature. The background is embossed with D'Vine Swirls. The flourishes are cut from Stretch Your Imagination Cricut cartridge, and the little white flowers are Doodle-somethings (I took them out of the package, and I forget their exact name, sorry!) The tiny little pink gems are from the dollar store in the fingernail section! I hope you enjoy the card, and give the challenge a try yourself!!!