Mr. & Mrs. Wedding Card

I love this cut that comes from the Cricut Sweethearts cartridge. Keeping the card black and white makes it simple, yet elegant. To bling it up, I used tulle and added a beautiful pearl brad and glittered the "Mr. & Mrs."

I love the way the tulle looks on this card.

I used my 5" Xyron to glitter the cut.

Hope you enjoyed and thank you for looking!

Laundry Washing Instructions Tag

Since my handmade t-shirt has sensitive materials, it was important that I attach a tag with the washing instructions so that it wouldn't get destroyed when being washed.  So I created this super adorable tag to attach to the t-shirt.

The tag is from Cricut Sentimentals and the image is from Cricut Country Life.

This was my first time using a Viva Decor Pearl Pen. It's super easy and I love the effect that it has.

Supplies:
Dark and Light Brown cardstock, Pink, Dark and Light Blue cardstock
Cricut Country Life cartridge
Cricut Sentimentals cartridge
Viva Decor Pearl Pen in Ice White
Stampin Up! Chocolate Chip Grosgrain Ribbon
White Gelly Roll Pen

I love my Stampin Up! Grosgrain striped ribbon!

Here is a shot of all the gifts together. I couldn't resist adding a magical wand from the Making Memories Bravissimo line!

Episode #6 Cutting Fabric With Your Cricut ~ Ballet Recital Handmade Gift - Ballet T-Shirt

For the grand finale of ballet-themed handmade gifts, I made my very first t-shirt and I did it with my Cricut. I even got gutsy and layered the image! With the right settings and tools, it can be a very easy project.

I love this shirt and had so much fun making it that I went and purchased more fabric and more Tulip sparkle sheets!

Here's a list of what you will need:

Cricut Circle Shall We Dance cartridge
Heat n' Bond Ultra Hold
Plain White cotton t-shirt
Pink Cotton (I used Polyester)
Tulip Sparkle Sheets
Imaginisce I-Rock and gems
Iron and Ironing Board
Tim Holtz Tonic Scissors

For the tutorial, settings and complete details, be sure to watch my video:

It's so amazing that my cricut actually cut through these materials. And look at how cute this shirt is up close! Adding the Imaginisce bling to the shirt was the icing on the cake! The perfect finishing touch!

If any of you have any questions, feel free to comment and ask away!

CHeck back shortly for my final post in this ballerina series.

Happy Announcement + Giveaway!

I am honoured to say that I am on the design team for A Jillian Vance Design!  Jillian is one talented individual and has her own line of sentiments, background and image stamps. I just love the fonts, sayings, quotes, themes and images on her stamps. I especially love the fact that a lot of her sets are Christian based.

In honour of Jillian's new design team, she is doing a giveaway.  When her Facebook page hits 300 "likes", she will be giving away her stamp set "Birthday Blessings"!!!  She's only 67 likes away! So show me and her some support by clicking here and "liking" her page. Be sure to let her know that I sent you!

And if you want to check out Jillian's stamp sets, you can click here.  If you want to check out her blog, you can do so by clicking here and follow her blog to show some love!

I can't wait to show you all my creations with Jillian's stamps! Stay tuned!

Ballet Recital Handmade Gift #3 Jewellery Box

Next up for my homemade gifts is this super cute handmade jewellery box. I purchased hair clips and bracelet accessories as part of my niece’s “Congratulations on Your First Recital” gift set, but really wanted to make a cute presentation for the set.  This box can be used over and over again to store the jewellery since there is a flap that opens and closes. No need to tear the box open. In the front of the box, I used recycled plastic to place over the open window so that nothing would fall out of the box. And I secured the bracelet and hair clips by adding a piece of tape to the inside back of the box, that way it doesn’t move around and stays exactly where I placed it. Looks much neater this way!

The gift box is from Cricut Wild Cards cartridge and it's a frequently used cut in my craft room! I love this box. Make sure you have a Scor Board handy because this box has loads of scor marks.

*My favourite plastic to re-use for these kinds of projects are the Cricut cartridge plastic containers. I open them with a scissors along the seam and store them in my stash*

I went with the same cardstock I used for the cards I made my niece so that all the colours would tie in together. 

When assembling this gift box and when using plastic, I recommend using Terrifically Tacky Tape by Provo Craft. The bond is amazing!  A strong hold is needed and this stuff does the job perfectly.

Supplies:
Cricut Wild Card cartridge (for the gift box)
Scrappy Mom Stamps - Happily Ever After
Recycled Plastic (my favourite plastic to re-use is the Cricut cartridge plastic!)
Terrifically Tacky Tape
Colorbox Chalk Ink
Martha Stewart Scor Board

Father's Day Wallet Card

It's Father's Day! Happy Father's Day to all the daddies, grandfathers, etc., out there!  This year I decided to make one of these cute wallet-look alikes, but it's an actual card!  There are tons of tutorials on how to make these on YouTube, so if you are curious, just do a search and you'll find them.  the cook thing about these is that not only are they good for Father's Day, but they would make great birthday cards!

Supplies:
Brown, Kraft and Black cardstock
Paper Trimmer
Scor Board
Studio G Stamps
Tsukinek Momento Ink
ColorBox Chalk Ink
Sewing Machine
Sizzix - Tim Holtz Texture Fades
Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Walnut
My Creative Time - Your My  Best Buddy stamp set
YourStory Laminating Machine

To get the "letterpress" look, run an ink pad across your embossing folder...what a great, realistic effect it has.

Inside the card, I printed out some wedding photos and ran them through my YourStory machine to laminate them, that way they will never get destroyed. What is a wallet without pictures, right?

With all those extra wallet slots, you can insert some lottery tickets, gift cards and even money!

I made a quick notecard to write a personal message.

Ballet Recital Handmade GIft #2 Princess Headband

Next up in my handmade gift set is a matching headband!  All the materials used are the same as with the flip flops except this time I'm using it on a basic sparkled pink headband!

I used my Imaginisce I-Bond to adhere the gem to the bow, and the bow to the headband.

I love the gem and bow, but especially those soft pearls!