Cricut Mania's 12 Days of Christmas Celebration.... Day 5

Hello again!  Wow, I'm doing good at keeping up with my blog lately!  YAY for me!  Feels good to be back and to see everyone's fabulous creations!

It's been pretty hectic around here and I definitely don't see things slowing down until way after the holidays.  Spent the morning volunteering for my son's school at 'Santa's Workshop'... which I'll be doing a few more times this week.  It is quite amusing to watch these little ones shop for their families.  Brings back memories of my elementary school days.... the days where I bought my dad soap on a rope and my mom little star pins for her to put on a beret hat she used to own.  lol!  And to think, all these years later, my mother STILL has those silly little star pins.  I also did a little more shopping today, mostly shopping for all of our animals food... they all seem to have run out at the same time.  We have 4 dogs, a miniature goat, miniature pony, and a bearded dragon!  Pretty busy household!

Well, for Day 5 I made a simple little tree ornament to add to my son's teacher's Christmas gift box of goodies.  Rather than giving her one gift, I thought of putting together a box of a variety of small gifts.  Enjoy my newest creation and I hope that you all have a wonderful week!  If it is FrEeZiNg where you are, like it is here in TX lately, keep warm! brrrrr!

Cricut Mania's 12 Days of Christmas Celebration.... Day 4

Another rainy rainy day here in North TX!  Oh how we've needed this here.  I hope this finds you all having a FaBulOuS Sunday.  It has been quite a lazy weekend for me with all of this rain, but I was able to craft some today just in time to post!  Here is a poinsettia flower that I put together using, one again, CTMH's Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge.  I had seen this online a while back, cannot remember where, and decided to give it a try.  It was quick, easy, and turned out GREAT!  I'm still not quite sure what I'll be doing with this poinsettia, but I am sure that I will eventually come up with something!!!!  Enjoy!

Cricut Mania's 12 Days of Christmas Celebration.... Day 3

What a gloomy, rainy day here in TX!  Not that I mind at all... we are still in need of some serious rain in these parts.  Oddly enough, rain puts me in a great crafty mood!  Well, today I am sharing with you my Day 3 project.  I picked up a few $1 wooden frames this past week at Michael's.  I will be altering them to give as gifts.  The whole process is pretty easy and does not take too much time.  Then again, that all depends on how elaborate you are wanting your frame to look.  

I altered one this morning for a friend, keeping it fairly simple, using CTMH's Sonoma B&T papers as well as our Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge.  As the owner of 30+ Cricut cartridges, the Art Philosophy cartridge seems to be my 'go to' cartridge lately.  And I find the different 3-D flowers on it to be just GORGEOUS!  Here's hoping that you are all having a blessed day and I hope you enjoy this frame!

Roses were cut at various sizes using CTMH's Cricut 'Art Philosophy' Cartridge

'Friend's' was cut at 1 3/4" using my Cricut 'Lyrical Letter's cartridge as well as my Gypsy to weld them together.  I also added some CTMH Liquid Glass to make it stand out a bit more.

New SPACIOUS Craft Table!

Hello all!  I just wanted to put up a quick post of my new craft table that the dear hubby built me right before Thanksgiving.  After searching and searching online for a table that would fit my taste and NEEDS (LOTS OF CRAFTING SPACE), my hubby suggested that he just make one for me.  A lot of the craft tables I found online were either to small, didn't have enough storage, or just had RIDICULOUS price tags!  So we took ideas from a couple of tables I found online and came up with this!  The table top measures 4ft x 6.5 ft (big enough for four people to craft away with plenty of work space) and it consists of 12 cubbies total all around and 6 shelves, along with TONS of space underneath.  PLENTY of storage for this little lady to store a lot of her scrappy items!  

The table took my hubby a day to build and then it took us another day to paint it all.  So we basically knocked this project out in a weekend!  He is now working on 4 stools for me to go on both sides of the table as well as shelves, and a book spine shelving unit.  I'll be sure to post those once they're completed.  All in all, I absolutely LOVE my new craft table and am so very thankful for my handy hubby!

That is my pretty princess showcasing my AWESOME craft table!  I LOVE that it is tall enough for me to scrap while standing.... I tend to do that A LOT and won't have to kill my back now!

On the 2nd Day of Christmas.... We Have Magic Reindeer Food!

So sorry to post this so late!  It was scheduled to post while I was crafting away at The Little Blue House, but as you can see... that DIDN'T happen!  Here is a quick project I made earlier this morning for Day 2 of my '12 Days of Christmas Celebration'.  I LOVE LOVE LOVE this Magic Reindeer Food idea and so does my son!  It makes a terrific gift for children.  This is a very quick project that you can throw together in no time. It consists of oats, sprinkles, and colored sugar crystals. Aside from that, I was FINALLY able to break in my CTMH 'I Believe' stamp set that I received last week!  It is such a beautiful stamp set and I cannot wait to create other projects with it.  I hope that you all enjoy!  Have a FABULOUS weekend!

CTMH 'I Believe' Stamp Set

FABULOUS Friday at LBH!

HAPPY HAPPY Friday to all!  Whew... this week flew by for me!  I just got back from 3 hours of creating at The Little Blue House's 'Little Something's' workshop.  Had such a blast with all of the ladies there and we created some FABULOUS little gifts... 10 'Little Something's' that are perfect for gift giving!  I will share all of them with you throughout next week,,,, so please stay tuned!  Here is just a glimpse at what we created today!

'Rock the Block' Collage Cubes - Side 1: Christmas

Who doesn't love a FABULOUS sneak peek?!?!  I know I do! :)  Beginning December 10th through January 30th, Close To My Heart will be offering an AWESOME promotion in honor of National Paper Crafting Month!  During this promotion you will have a chance to snatch up an EXCLUSIVE E-size stamp set and the 'My creations Collage Cubes' for just $15 when you place a minimum order of $25 from the Autumn/Winter 2011 Idea Book!  That's a retail savings of almost $30!  You will absolutely LOVE the Collage cubes and the 'Rock the Block' stamp set, which work together for interactive, 3-D fun.  Contact me today for full details!

Below you will see my take on the 'Collage Cubes'!  I am a HUGE fan of ALL holidays, therefore, I have decided that my cubes will center around my family's favorite holidays.  I had such a blst with these cubes and cannot wait to see all of the sides all done.  Here is one side completed... I will post the others as I complete them.  Enjoy!

100th POST & Day 1 of My '12 Days of Christmas Celebration'!

WOW.... I have reached my 100th post! WoOt wOoT!  Had I not been sooooo busy these last few months, there would have been so many more.  I feel as I have neglected my blog so much lately.... and I will be trying my best to keep up with it like I used to on a daily basis!

December has snuck up on us and Christmas is just around the corner.  So hard to believe!  Feels like just yesterday that we were fighting triple digit temperatures here in TX.  Though, I am thankful for the MUCH cooler weather we are finally getting!  Today I am kicking off my '12 Days of Christmas Celebration' projects.  Beginning today, December 1st, through December 12th I will post a project each day!  Be sure to take a peak each day and stay tuned for a GIVEAWAY once the 12 days are up!  Thanks for stopping by and have a terrific night!

GET A FAB FREEBIE IN OCTOBER WITH CTMH!

Hello all and HAPPY FRIDAY!  YAY!  The weekend is FINALLY here!

If you have ever thought of owning your own business and would LOVE an exciting career in the booming scrapbooking and stamping industry, you owe it to yourself to take advantage of this FABULOUS opportunity.  I would love to have you join my team today and begin sharing tips and ideas to help you succeed. There has never been a better time to join Close To My Heart!  Sign up as a new consultant between now and October 31st and receive one New Consultant Kit add-on collection of your choice FREE! Add-on collections are priced at $40 each and have a retail value of up to $130, making this an INCREDIBLE deal!  For just a $99 enrollment fee you will receive a New Consultant Kit packed with business essentials and NEW products valued at over $400!  Contact me today about joining CTMH and let me show you how to embark on an exhilarating new career journey!  I am more than happy to help you out with whatever your goal may be.  Whether it is to get a GREAT discount on all of your scrapbooking and stamping needs or to build your business.  Please feel free to contact me via email or Facebook.  Have a FABULOUS Friday!

Thank You card using AP Cartridge & Coordinating Stamps

Here is the second swap project that I completed yesterday.  Again, I made 10 of these babies!  This card was created using my CTMH Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge.  I just can't seem to get enough of that particular cartridge at the moment.... it is my FAVORITE!  The possibilities with it are absolutely ENDLESS!  I may have to give it a little break, but we'll just have to see!  Along with the AP cartridge, I used another one of my favorites from the current CTMH Autumn/Winter Idea Book.... the 'Sanoma' papers.  I love the colors, the design of the papers, I LOVE everything about them and you will probably be seeing many more projects by me featuring these particular papers!  Well, I hope that you all have a FaBuLoUs Thursday... only one more day until the weekend!  Enjoy!


***Also, don't forget to head over and 'like' my NEW Facebook page for a chance to win a FREE, brand new D-size Close To My Heart stamp set.  Only 2 days left for this giveaway!  More info on this giveaway listed above.***

New Swap Card (Patriotic)

Happy Wednesday Everyone!  I have spend the last couple of days trying to catch up with a couple of swaps that are do to go out.  The one shown below is a '4th of July' card that I made for one of the swaps. I believe that this may actually be my very first patriotic card that I made (I actually made 10 of these) and really had a great time with it.  Wasn't too sure about the bling on it, but I think it works.  For this card I used CTMH's 'Elemental' papers along with the 'American Celebration' stamp set.  Hope you all enjoy!


***Also, don't forget to head over and 'like' my NEW Facebook page for a chance to win a FREE, brand new D-size Close To My Heart stamp set.  Only 3 days left for this giveaway!  More info on this giveaway listed above.***

Masculine Anniversary Card

Sure hope this finds everyone having a FABULOUS Saturday/weekend so far!  I am having a GREAT weekend thanks to the Tigers winning the other night and giving the Rangers a home field advantage, so that the hubby and I can go enjoy a nice night at the Rangers stadium!  So, to surprise him for our 13th anniversary, which he missed because he was away for work, I created the card below which had an interior pocket (which I forgot to photograph) to house his TX Rangers game ticket!  I am sooooo excited to be celebrating our anniversary this way!

The card was created using CTMH's 'Dreamin' papers.  I love these papers because they work perfect for masculine cards and scrapbook pages.  Hope you enjoy the card below... I am now off to get ready for the game!  Have a great rest of the weekend!

***Also, don't forget to head over and 'like' my NEW Facebook page for a chance to win a FREE, brand new D-size Close To My Heart stamp set.  Only 7 days left for this giveaway!  More info on this giveaway listed above.***

Simple Halloween Mini Slider Cards & Door Hangers

With Halloween just around the corner, I decided to whip up a couple of simple but adorable projects!  I will also be offering these two items at an upcoming vendor show.  The first is a door hanger.  I created the door hanger using my Cricut 'Tags, Bags, Boxes, and More' cartridge along with CTMH's new 'Mischief' papers (X7144B) and CTMH's 'All Hallows Eve' (C1462) stamp set.  For the goo at the bottom I used a Martha Stewart Punch and the "BOO" was also cut using my Cricut.  The slider card is probably one of my favorites!  For this project I simply used solid color cardstock and stamped the background with CTMH's August SOTM 'Wicked' and the "Happy Halloween" with the 'Say It In Style' (D1283) stamp set.  Hope you all enjoy and have a FABULOUS Thursday!

*Click on the item numbers above to be redirected to my site to purchase a set  of those items for yourself!*

Adorable Jr. Legal Padfolios!

Here are a couple of the Jr. Legal Padfolio's that I have been working on for the upcoming vendor shows.  They are SUPER easy to put together and I can get a bunch made up in no time!  Enjoy!

Featuring 'Mischief' papers from the NEW CTMH Autumn/Winter 2011 paper line  

Featuring 'Wonderland' papers from the NEW CTMH Autumn/Winter 2011 paper line  

Facebook Fan Page GiVeAwAy!

Please join me for the launch of my NEW CTMH fan page!  A place where I will be sharing projects, CTMH info, video tutorials, FABULOUS tips and tricks, special promotions, and so much more!  Click here to 'like' and recommend my NEW fan page and you will automatically be entered into the drawing.  Easy Peasy!  Don't pass up this chance at a FREE D-SIZE CTMH STAMP SET!  A random winner will be chosen and announced on 10/15/2011.  Have a FaBuLoUs day!

Vendor Show In The Making

Happy Monday to all my fellow bloggers!  As always, busy  busy busy over at the Childress household!  I figured that once school started back up things here would calm down a bit.... NOT A CHANCE!  With my kiddos school work, my daughter on the dance competition team, my son on the taekwondo competition team, a couple of vendor shows coming up, and the usual everyday hustle and bustle, things are CrAzY!  But..... I have been able to sneak some crafty time in here and there!  Below you will find a few items that I have been working on for my vendor shows.  Enjoy and stay tuned for details on my newest GiVeAwAy!

Mini Clipboard featuring the NEW Roxie papers from CTMH

Post It Notes Holder also featuring Roxie Papers
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(back)

Post It Notes Holder featuring NEW Mischief papers from CTMH
(front)

(back)

Cricut Birthday Cards for Nephew! SO CUTE!

Here are a couple of birthday cards that I created for my little nephew, Nathan.  I am really happy with the way they turned out and how stinkin' cute they are!!!  For these two cards I used Create a Critter and Paper Dolls for Everyday. Enjoy!  

Back in the game!

Good morning and happy Wednesday to all!  Whew!  It has been crazy non-stop busy around here lately!  The kiddos are now in their third week of school and I feel as if I am FINALLY caught up with all of my major cleaning/organizing around this place!  Hopefully this will make for more scrappin' time!  

I was able to get a few projects in over the summer (not as many as I would have liked) while the kiddos were home, but we all know how difficult it is to get anything done with them around! lol!  Only real downfall over the summer was not keeping up with my blog.  Which mean a TON of projects to upload and share with all of you!  I'll start off by sharing these cute 4"x4" cards that I slipped into my kiddos binders on their first day of school.  They love finding little notes/cards that mommy sneaks into their backpacks or lunchboxes!  Enjoy & have a FaBuLoUs day!

SPECTACULAR CTMH SPECIALS!

There are some SPECTACULAR deals going on with CTMH that EVERYONE should take advantage of!

August SOTM 'Wicked' & 'A Typeface' Stamp

'Pair-a-Phrase' Double Stamp Set

Here's the skinny on our deals:

Starting Aug. 15th, if you place a $75 order, you will get the "Pair-a-Phrase" double stamp set (two D-size stamp sets, packaged in one envelope) FREE to celebrate National Stamping Month.  The retail value on this double-set alone is $35.90 - HUGE savings! Plus, with the NEW Stamp of the Month program ($50 order = $5.00 SOTM set), you will automatically qualify to get the SOTM for just $5.00.  In addition,  to celebrate the new changes to the Stamp of the Month program, the August Constant Campaign gives the "A Typeface" stamp set FREE to anyone who purchased the SOTM.  So let's look at what you get and what you pay in a nutshell:

A $75 order from Aug. 15th - Aug. 31st gives you:

• Two D-size stamp sets in the "Pair-a-Phrase" campaign - FREE (retail $35.90)
• August SOM 'Wicked' - $5.00 (retail $17.95)-Bonus stamp set "A Typeface" with $5.00 SOM purchase - FREE (retail $6.95) 

For an even bigger deal and for those of you that haven't gotten your scrappy hands on our NEW Exclusive Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge Bundle, this would be a great time to do so and qualify for all of the GREAT deals mentioned above!  You could order the Cricut Bundle for $99 (includes Cricut Cartridge, 3 D-size stamp sets, and 3 sheets of Dimensional Elements), which then qualifies you to purchase the August SOTM for $5 and receive the 'Pair-a-Phrase' double stamp set FREE.  In the end, for a total of $104 (plus tax & shipping) you will receive the Cricut Cartridge, the Dimensional Elements, and a total of SEVEN stamp sets (6 D-size and 1 A-size)!!!

I will be placing an order on August 31st and once our order reaches $150, I will randomly select one person to receive $25 in FREE product!

EMAIL  me your order at mycricutmania@gmail!  Don't miss out on these FABULOUS deals!

If you need a new Idea Book, please let me know right away!!

CTMH is Calling ALL Cricut LOVERS....

If you haven't heard yet, Close To My Heart has just released the NEW EXCLUSIVE Cricut Art Philosophy collection! This cartridge is absolutely FaBulOuS and a must for your Cricut collection! The Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge is packed with 700 shapes, ranging from elegant rosettes and lace to trendy gift boxes and banners, as well as font! In the bundle you will also receive three My Acrylix D-size stamp sets as well as three sets of 9" × 12" Dimensional Elements (pictured below) that work in tandem with the cartridge. On top of that, numerous My Acrylix stamp sets in the Idea Book pair wonderfully with images on the Cricut cartridge. 

Contact me today to get the entire collection for just $99! Also, spend $50 and you have the option to purchase the current D-size Stamp of the Month “Wicked” (also pictured below) for ONLY $5.00! But wait, there's more! If you add the "Wicked” stamp to your order you’ll also receive the A-size stamp set “A Typeface” for FREE!

So, stop on by my website and get yours TODAY!!

Cricut Art Philosophy Collection Includes:

1 – Cartridge (700 images: Font, Shapes, and 3-D items)
3 – Coordinating My Acrylix D-size Stamp Sets
3 – Coordinating 9" x 12" Dimensional Elements Sheets (Tags, Mixed Shapes, Banners)

       

August Stamp of the Month 'Wicked' - ONLY $5 with $50 purchase!

When you place and order of $50 or more in products and purchase the August Stamp of the Month set, Wicked,  for just $5, you'll receive the My Acrylix  A Typeface bonus A-size set FREE.