Imagine That! Blog Hop

Welcome to the Imagine That Blog Hop, hosted by the wonderful Sandra at 365 Days of Cricut.  This hop is LOADED with Cricut Imagine inspiration and if you don't have this awesome machine, you just might be convinced to purchase one after seeing all fabulous projects on this hop. If you came here from Pam then you are in the right place.  If you came here just to browse but would like to participate in the blog hop, please do! You can start at Sandra's Blog. The Imagine machine can print images as a whole or in layers and does pattern paper as well.  Provo Craft has a wide variety of art and pattern cartridges so  your options are endless.  Today I decided to use the "Best Friends" art cartridge and create a 4-piece card set.

Best Friends Card:
Cricut Imagine Best Friends cartridge
White and Kraft cardstock
ColorBox Chalk Ink
Foam Squares (for added dimension)
Blue Satin Ribbon
Recollections Mulberry Paper Flowers
i-Rock and Tulip crystal

You’re Tweet Card:
Cricut Imagine Best Friends cartridge
White and Kraft cardstock
ColorBox Chalk Ink
Foam Squares (for added dimension)
i-Rock and crystals
Satin Ribbon in White
Gelly Pen in White for faux stitching

Love You Card:
Cricut Imagine Best Friends cartridge
White and Kraft cardstock
ColorBox Chalk Ink
Foam Squares (for added dimension)
Martha Stewart Bakers Twine in Red
White Button

L is for Love Card:
Cricut Imagine Best Friends cartridge
White and Kraft cardstock
ColorBox Chalk Ink
Foam Squares (for added dimension)
Soft Pink Satin Ribbon
Button

I hope you enjoyed my cards, I love my Imagine and truly enjoyed making them!  Your next stop on the hop is the very talented Laurel at  http://www.blog.littlepeaceofmyheart.com/

BLOG CANDY!


For Blog Candy, I am giving away a fabulous set of "Just The Basics" stamps from Stampin Daisies!  Monica was kind enough to donate these!  There are 13 sentiments and 1 border stamp!

I love everyone equally but my followers get extra special love from me! If you would like a chance to win these super cute stamps, here's what you need to do (read carefully):


1) If you are not one already, you must be a follower of my blog;


2) Leave a comment on this post letting me know that you already are a follower, or if you are now a new follower, with your e-mail address so that I can contact you if you win.

Comments will close Monday, March 28 at 11:59 p.m. EST, and a winner will be announced shortly thereafter.

For a chance to qualify for the GRAND PRIZE,  you must leave a comment on all of the blogs listed below.  The Grand Prize includes a Peachy Keen Stamp set and Scrappy Moms Stamps.

In case you get lost along the way or encounter a missing link, here is a master list of all the hoppers:

1. Sandra  http://www.365daysofcricut.blogspot.com/

2. Elsa  http://www.cricutlvr.blogspot.com/

3. Monica http://www.simplycricutting.blogspot.com/

4. Pam http://www.simply-pam.blogspot.com/

5. Nadia http://www.nadiasbeautifulmess.blogspot.com/  (YOU ARE HERE!)

6. Laurel http://www.blog.littlepeaceofmyheart.com/

7. Lezlye http://www.lezlyes.blogspot.com/

8. Jenny http://www.kozfam5.blogspot.com/

9. Mistyrose http://www.sweetmagnoliarose.blogspot.com/

10.  Gaby http://www.gabycreates.com/

11. Lauren http://www.laurenscreative.com/

12. Kristen http://www.fantabulouslypink.blogspot.com/

13. Haidee http://www.created2bunique.blogspot.com/

14. Giselle http://www.crossmyheartpapercrafts.blogspot.com/

15. Yolonda http://www.craftyscentiments.blogspot.com/

16. Darlene http://www.talesoftayandbay.blogspot.com/

17. Cristina http://www.craftingwithcristina.com/

18. Kristin http://www.pinkldycrafter.blogspot.com/

19. Candice http://www.stampinpearls.blogspot.com

{Craft Room} Imagine Station

Today I thought I would share with everyone what I have finally decided to rest my Imagine on. I struggled for so long on deciding the perfect piece of furniture.  I am super happy with my final choice.  Slowly but surely, I will soon have a craft room and I will share that transformation with you all on my blog.  I'm aiming for a soft, romantic room with french inspiration and colours of black, white, pink, maybe even gray!

The Imagine sits on the top perfectly.  I put the furniture on an angle so that there is enough clearance in the back when the mat goes through the machine.

There are three drawers and cartridges fit perfectly in here!  You can fit approximately 30 cartridges in each drawer and in the top one I also managed to fit in mats, extra ink replacements and blade refills.

Second and third drawers contain more cartridges, wires, cricut markers, etc.

The drawer originally came with black knobs for the handles, but I was anxious to replace them with pretty, girly crystal knobs and my husband did just that for me. I love it!

For those of you who are interested, I purchased this chest station at IKEA.  It is called the KOPPANG 3 Drawer Chest.  Picture from IKEA is below:

Happy Birthday Giselle! (Card)

As most of you know, it was not only my birthday this month, but Giselle's too! We have so much in common, I think we were meant to become friends :) Giselle just recently got a Cricut Imagine machine for her birthday. And for her gift, I really wanted to help her out and build her Imagine cartridge library. I thought "Better Together" would be an appropriate cartridge to get her since you can use it for many occassions!  In fact, I have this cartridge as well and used it to create her birthday card.

Supplies:
Kraft, Blue and White Cardstock
Blue satin ribbon
Blue Sticky Jewels (for this project, I used Elmers)
Twine
Stickles
Adhesive

Happy Birthday Giselle, I wish you many, many more!
xoxo, Nadia

5 Year Anniversary Card - WIth the Imagine!

November 22 marked 5 years together with my husband. Its always our tradition to exchange handmade cards and ever since this Spring when I discovered Cricut products it has become so much more involved and fun.  Now with the Imagine, when I'm crunched for time, card making has become even easier and a lot less time consuming.  With the holidays, my birthday and so many other events just around the corner, I didn't have much time for this card. I used Imagine More Cards, inked the edges of the card and layers and with chalk ink and added foam dots for dimension.  To make the bird cage effect look more realistic, I added twine for the "hanging bird cage" look.  For that special added touch, a Tim Holtz key and tag were used as well as a ribbon. Pictures were taken prior to adding the sentiment.

Supplies:
Cricut Imagine
Cricut Imagine "Imagine More Cards" cartridge
Kraft cardstock
White cardstock
ColorBox Chalk Ink (Chestnut)
Tim Holtz Locket Key and Tag
Brown satin ribbon
Twine

Birthday with the Imagine - Part 2: Water Bottle Labels and Napkin Wraps

Part 2 of my Birthday celebration are water bottle and napkin wraps.  Let me begin by saying I LOVE water bottle labels.  This is my third time doing these, first time using Cricut tools.  Water bottle labels are very easy to put together and when using a standard 8.5x11 sheet of paper, you can get 5 labels a page when cut at 2 inches wide.  They are easy decor and bring so much attention and detail to any party. I think they are super impressive and lots of fun!

Supplies for the Napkin Wraps:
Pink Napkins
Premium Plastic Cutlery (I used Elegant Ware from Dollarma.  A pack of 24 cost $2 and it looks like silverware!)
Brown satin ribbon
Cricut Imagine
Cricut Imagine "Better Together" cartridge

Supplies for the Water Bottle Labels:
Water Bottles
Patterned paper (DCWV Sweet Stack)
Pink Cardstock
White Cardstock
Martha Stewart Punch around the Page
Foam Squares
Stickes (Star Dust)
Adhesive
Cricut Imagine
Cricut Imagine "Yummy" cartridge

Instructions for the Water Bottle Wraps:
1)  Using 8.5x11 pink cardstock (or any colour to match your theme), cut 2 inch thick strips (length should be 8.5).  Repeat with pattern paper but this time make the strips 1 inch thick.
2) Run two strips of adhesive at each end of the strip.  I recommend the ATG because I find the bond is stronger than most tape runners.
3)  Tear off original label from the water bottle.
4)  Place new label around the bottle and press firmly.
5)  If using pattern paper, wrap your next layer around the bottle.
6)  Add the strip of Martha Stewart border punch paper.
7)  Adhere your image to the water bottle.

*If you'd like, water bottle labels can also double up as seating arrangement cards by adding a tag to the water bottle label*

Birthday with the Imagine - Part 1: Invitations

My 28th Birthday is coming up on December 13.  As I mentioned before, Giselle in my crafting partner in crime and we decided on celebrating our birthdays together since they are only 5 days apart.  We are celebrating together through our blogs and came up with a cupcake  theme.  We will be posting weekly on our cupcake themed birthday with crafty ideas.  For today's post - Part 1 of many leading up to the celebration day, is the invitation. 

Supplies:

Cricut Imagine
Cricut Imagine "Yummy" cartridge
Brown Shimmer Cardstock
Patterned paper from DCWV Sweet stack (12x12)
Stickles Star Dust
Pink Ribbon
Martha Stewart Corner Punch
Foam Dots
Adhesive
Jewels

The wording on the invtation was created on my computer.  

Fonts:
CAC Pinafore for the handwriting
Bookman Old Style for the block print