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Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Winners! Could it be you?!

Hi Everyone!  I've got two winners posted here!

The first winner is for the Imagine That Blog Hop.  The winner of the Stampin Daises Just the Basics stamp set is:

Angela R said...

Cards like this are the reason I love being your follower! They are beautiful and work like a set! i love the colors and the sayings and pictures! Thank you so much for sharing!
Congratulations Angela! I have sent you an e-mail!
Now onto the long awaited winner from the Lucky Charm Blog Hop:

Tisha said...

Your cupcakes look amazing! I hope to win this awesome tool so I can bling my daughters clothes and her new hat she loves. She was using my non adhesive jewels with glue dots to bling it up and it's not working so well. Thanks for the yummy treats! I've been a follower of yours and Giselle's awhile now! Love ur stuff!
Congratulations Tisha! I have sent you an e-mail!

Saturday, March 26, 2011

Imagine That! Blog Hop

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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:



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

Friday, March 25, 2011

{Maria & Tony's Wedding} Recycled Money Box

The last and final task for the wedding was to take an old money box, strip it down to nothing (this box must have been used years ago in another wedding – it had some tacky décor on it), and turn it into something classy that matched the rest of the wedding.  I scratched off the old glue and ripped off the tacky flowers.  I bought thick silver ribbon and sparkly rhinestone buckle.  The quality of the pictures are poor because of the lighting at the venue, so the pictures do not do this box any justice at all. However, it is quite impressive in person!


xxx

I hope you enjoyed the wedding series. Weddings are my passion and I hope to have the opportunity to do more.

Thursday, March 24, 2011

{Maria & Tony's Wedding} Table Seating Cards

Here are the matching Table Seating cards for the guests at Maria & Tony's wedding.  I used the following materials:


-Silver and Cream shimmer cardstock
-Silver ribbon
-i-Rock tool and crystals


If you look to the very left of this picture, there is a sneak peak of an item that will be the very last post in this wedding series. I had such a great time organizing all the paper aspects of this wedding and putting it all together.  Best part of it all is going to the venue and setting up!  It puts butterflys in my tummy!

 

Tuesday, March 22, 2011

{Maria & Tony's Wedding} Table Number Cards

In order to pull the silver and cream theme throughout the wedding, I just had to make Maria some matching table card numbers.  The ones from the venue were laminated and just plain ugly! A big no! So, once again I used the cream and silver shimmer cardstock, silver ribbon and the pretty embellishment.



Monday, March 21, 2011

{Maria & Tony's Wedding} Menu Cards

Menu cards were made to match the invitations and Maria wanted them for every guest.  Silver and cream shimmer cardstock were used as well as silver satin ribbon with a pretty little embellishment.



Saturday, March 19, 2011

{Maria & Tony's Wedding} Favours

Remember those super pretty silver and creme custom wedding invitations I did?  If not, click here to see that post.  Here's the matching favour box. No machines used for this project, this was all manual labour, old-school style! I used prima fabric flowers, silver ribbon, crystal i-Rock gems (where would I be without that i-Rock?) and the scroll had a little message from the couple.



Want to know what's inside of these cute little boxes?  Scroll down!


My sister Melissa is a certified Chocolatier. These truffles are hazelnut and espresso and trust me, they taste amazing!

Thursday, March 17, 2011

Lucky Charm Blog Hop!

Welcome to the Lucky Charm Blog Hop! And Welcome to my blog of course!  In case you’ve never been to my blog, my name is Nadia, I love my Cricut machines and all things crafty! Id be super happy if you follow my blog and my adventures in crafting. Not only do I share my Cricut crafty creations, but I also like to share my finds on the net such as free printables (for those of us in a hurry)! 
If you have come from Giselle’s blog, you are in the right place.  If you stumbled upon my blog…well then…what the heck are ya waiting for? Go back to Giselle’s blog and start hopping from the beginning because this hop is full of talented ladies {and giveaways, too}!
This blog hop is all about creating something for the lucky charm in your life.  And in my case, my lucky charm is my husband and nothing makes him happier than a delicious batch of cupcakes!  I love Martha Stewart and I got this recipe in my Martha Stewart Cupcakes book.  If you cant stop staring at my cupcakes and wanna give them a try, here’s the link for the recipe: http://www.marthastewart.com/recipe/carrot-cupcakes-with-cream-cheese-icing.
To go with these cupcakes, I made St. Patrick’s Day inspired cupcake toppers. 




Supplies for the Cupcake Toppers:
Cricut Paper Dolls Dress Up cartridge (for the Shamrock)
Cricut Mini Monograms cartridge (for the scalloped circle)
Cricut Hello Kitty Greetings (for the rainbow)
Elmers Glitter in Green
Dark green, light green, black, blue, yellow, red and orange cardstock
Martha Stewart Baking Twine in Green
Toothpicks and Scotchtape
Xyron 2.5 machine and a glitter tray  (for easy glittering)




Supplies for the Cupcake Placemat:
Dark green cardstock
Cricut Paper Dolls Dress Up cartridge (for the Shamrock)




For blog candy I will be giving away an iRock. I swear by this handy crafty little tool, it is frequently used in my craft room!
Please leave a comment on this post telling me what you use an iRock for, other than for cards, and with a way for me to contact you if you win (only one comment per person please). Since I love my followers and their comments, blog candy is for followers only, so if you aren't one, sign up and follow already! Comments will close on Friday, March 18, 2011 at 11:59 p.m E.S.T.) The winner will be announced on Saturday.The winner will have until next Saturday (March 26) to claim the prize, if unclaimed I will select another winner on Sunday. 
Now that you are done drooling over my cupcakes, it’s time for you to hop on over to Jennifer’s Blog at http://www.creativearmywife.blogspot.com/
In case you get lost along the way or encounter a missing link, here is a list of all the hoppers!

Tuesday, March 15, 2011

{St. Patrick's Day Roundup - Free Printables!}

Leprechaun Treasure Hunt Printables:
http://thecraftingchicks.com/2011/03/leprechaun-treasure-hunt-follow-the-colors-of-the-rainbow-free-downloads.html

St. Patrick's Day Tags:
http://thecraftingchicks.com/2011/03/leprechaun-treasure-details-free-st-patricks-day-tags.html

St. Patrick's Day Gift Tags:
http://thecraftingchicks.com/2011/02/little-gifts-for-st-patricks-day-free-downloads.html

St. Patrick's Day Poster Art:
http://thecraftingchicks.com/2011/02/simple-st-patricks-day-decor-ideas-free-download.html

St. Patrick's Day Bag Toppers:
http://onecharmingparty.com/2011/03/07/st-pattys-day-printable/

St. Patrick's Day Coasters:
http://www.twigandthistle.com/blog/2011/03/diy-st-patricks-day-coasters/

Pot of Gold Cupcake/Bag Toppers:
http://bethproudfoot.blogspot.com/2011/02/youre-my-pot-o-gold.html

St. Patrick's Day "Lucky U" Tags:
http://eighteen25.blogspot.com/2011/03/lucky-u.html

Lucky Bag/Gift Toppers:
http://eighteen25.blogspot.com/2011/02/im-so-lucky.html

Banner, Toppers, Party Decor and Poster Art:
http://www.thetomkatstudio.com/photo-styling-ideas-for-hgtv-st-patricks-day-decorating-craft-ideas/

Water Bottle Labels, Toppers, Patterned Paper, etc.
http://www.howdoesshe.com/lucky-you-free-exclusive-howdoesshe-st-patricks-day-printables

Cupcake Toppers:
http://thegivingmadam.blogspot.com/2011/02/free-printable-diy-st-patricks-day.html

Sunday, March 13, 2011

Under $5 and 5 minutes St. Patrick's Day Decor

I haven't had much time for handmade decor around the house for St. Patrick's Day. So if you are looking for some great looking decor, look at what I made in under 5 minutes and cost less than $5.00. There are many fabulous free printable blogs (such as Eighteen25 and Lolly Jane Boutique, who created the art that I used below) and one of the new "hot" decor items these days is framed subway art. I picked up some cheap $2.00 frames at Dollarama and here are the results:



The frames and printed poster art before assembling:

To get your free printables, click HERE and HERE.  Enjoy! Hope this helps some of your last minute St. Patty prep!!!

Thursday, March 10, 2011

Stampin Daisies - Exciting News!

Im happy to share some wonderful news: Monica from Stampin Daisies has selected me to be on her design team!  Click HERE to check out the announcement and to purchase her newly released stamp set.  This is my first ever design team and I couldn't be happier to showcase Monica's rockin' stamps.  Here's a list of her FIRST EVER DESIGN TEAM CREW:

Linda from Fancy Framework
Nadia from 
Nadia's Beautiful Mess <<<ME!!!>>>

You can visit all the designer's blogs by clicking on their names. That will take you directly to their blogs, so go on ahead, check them out and show your support by following them!




This stamp set is available for pre-sale now! $12.50 + FREE SHIPPING for U.S. residents only ($1 for Canadian residents)


Click HERE to go to the recorded Ustream to check out a few sneak peaks of her future stamp sets.  If you want to keep up to date on her future stamp releases, follow her on her blog by clicking HERE.  Stampin Daisies also has has some blog candy to give away if she reaches 600 followers.  You can also follow her on Facebook by clicking HERE.  I'm honoured to be on her design team and super excited to share and show you all what amazing unique stamp sets she has planned for the near future :)

Stampin Daisies

Monday, March 7, 2011

The Mess On My Desk (messy, but Beautiful)!

This is the current state of my desk: A Mess! But I must say, it's quite beautiful. At the top left corner of this picture is my carousel which holds my frequently used tools such as 3-D foam squares, Action Wobbles, ATG, corner rounder, zig pen, acrylic stamping blocks, Cricut spatula and so on. 


At the bottom left hand corner, underneath the glue gun and gypsy travel case is some top-secret information! They contain notes, ideas and good things for the future :)  See those Recollections embellishments? I love them. It's an essential for invitation making. It makes an invitation that much more classy and elegant. I stocked up on them since a current client needs menu cards, table cards, etc for her wedding. Underneath those embellishments is my container which holds all my Imaginisce I-Rock materials. I've been using my I-Rock to add crystals to the favor boxes I'm making a client.

Speaking of favor boxes, if you take a look at the picture above, those are two samples I created. Can you guess which one she liked best? Yep, the one with the Prima flowers. I will do a future post on the boxes once they are complete.

Also pictured above are breast cancer survivor embellishments/stickers from Me and My Big Ideas. So happy to have found them, it is difficult to find crafty related breast cancer items.  



Here's a peak at the "Thank You" cards I created for my mom to give to all the people who have been visiting and praying. I'm currently on a mission to get the Cricut Pink Journey cartridge, but in the meantime, I found a solution which I hope will help others.  Once these cards are good to go, I will do a post details, etc.  

Glitter trays are essential when glittering...otherwise your craft area will get messy.  I got the blue tray at Michael's and it's a huge help. To the left of the tray is my little pink Xyron. Xyron's are also an essential for glittering.

On the right hand bottom corner is my Gypsy. Thank goodness for this helpful little machine!  I do a lot of my "bulk" creations on it. In fact, I've been using it quite a bit ever since my mother was diagnosed. I take it to the hospital, my mom's house...it's so handy!

Lastly, at the top right hand corner is a Tim Holtz inspired mini-album and is really special to me.  Giselle made it for me to give to my husband for our 5 year (dating) anniversary. That too will be featured in another post. 

One last thing! It's made me really happy to see that a lot of people found my YourStory tutorial very handy.  I've had a couple of requests for a 5x7 tutorial.  I will be working on it shortly and hope to have it up soon, including a gypsy file for both 4x6 and 5x7 covers.

Saturday, March 5, 2011

Stampin Daisies with Monica

Stamp Sets
Hi Everyone,
I wanted to share a crafty blog with you all.  Monica is super sweet and talented and her blog, Stampin Daisies, has lots of card inspiration. Stop by her blog and support her!
http://www.stampindaisies.com/

She is also releasing her own stamp line!!! Here is the link for the Facebook Ustream Event:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=171445699570273