Halloween Mini Album

Today I would like to share a fun little mini I made using 1 sheet of 12 x 12 paper.  I found this tutorial  on You tube here is the link  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BCLk-_Q8egQ  It's in German, but she gives you all the dimensions and instruction on how to put it together.

I found that double sided paper or solid color paper works best. Also make sure that your embellishments are not too bulky.  I used a magnet for my closure (make sure to adhere it before covering with your designer paper). Be prepared for lots of pictures.

My cover

First inside flip.

Next flip showing pocket page

Inside flip

final picture of inside

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I used DCWV "Bewitched"  paper stack and embellishments. The glittered pieces are from K and Company.  I was able to complete this in a couple of hours.  It might of taken less time if I knew what I was going to use to decorate the pages.  Decisions. Decisions.

Give it a try.  I've made several of these and they make great gifts.  I made one for my Mom for Mother's Day and put pictures of all her children as youngsters and now.  She really liked it.  I also made one for my trip to Charleston, SC.

Leave me a comment if you give this a try and let me know how you used it.

Bye, Bye for Now 

KIM

NIFTY NOTE CARD BAGS

Wanted to share with you some cute little note card gifts I have been making.  These cards are 3x3 and are perfect for sending a note to someone or putting in a gift.  They are quick and simple to make.

Here are the note cards. I made a set of four for each gift bag.  For the papers I used DCVW Mariposa 8x8 pad.  The Fleur de Lys is a stamp by TCW (bought at Tuesday Morning).  I used Rangers Perfect Pearls in gold.  In the lower right hand corner I attached three pink flat back pearls.

This is the presentation gift bag. I stamped a Fluer de Lys with Staz On black ink. This works best. Other inks will work but they must be completely dry or they will smear.  I made the embellishment using the same papers and my MCT die "Scallop & Stitched Circle".  I stamped another Fluer de Lys and fussy cut it.  The finishing touch is a hand dyed seam binding in pink to coordinate with the pink and black color scheme.

Hope you like this gift idea. Please leave a comment below and tell me what you think and maybe suggest some more themes.  The recipient of this set is a huge Saints fan, but I wanted the colors to be feminine.

BYE, BYE FOR NOW

KIM

BUG OUT, Challenge # 222 at FCCB

SUMMER! Many things come to mind, days at the beach, vacations to cooler climates, picnics and cook outs and BUGS!!!  This week the challenge is to use a Cricut cut to make a project with bugs.  Here are my ants from Kate's ABC's to devour watermelons.

The background paper with the watermelons is from DCWV, "Summer Days".  I cut three ants out of black scraps and used glossy accents for segments of their bodies. I used two sizes of whole punches to create their eyes.  I found this button in my stash and it looks just like a watermelon to me.  The final touch, leftover yellow and pink crinkle ribbon.  Fast and easy summer card.  Sometimes the paper background can make a simple card more interesting.

Now it's your turn to make a project using the Cricut.  Link up to our challenge at FCCB and share your favorite bugs with us.

 Bye, Bye, for Now

KIM

FCCB Challenge # 201 Use the Sketch

This week we are challenging everyone with a Sketch. Here is the card I made for a Birthday boy. My niece's little boy turned 2. I used George and Basic Shapes cartridge for my circle and squares. I just rounded the corners with my corner punch. It was quick and easy and I was in a hurry because as usual I waited to the last minute.

The paper stack is "Kidlet" from DCWV. Some cute paper for little boys . I love this red and kraft background with the different modes of transportation.  The base of my card is also Kraft paper. The letters and number are stickers, which also made it fast to put together. The circle and the belly band ( it was a border strip) are from the paper stack also.  

Here is the sketch

 Make a project and link it to FCCB. Have fun creating and play along.

Our sponsor for the weeks challenge is 

Newton's Nook Designs 

If you like cats you'll love their adorable stamps.

Bye, Bye for Now

KIM

Challenge Christmas Cards

Here today to enter a few challenges.  My first card is for Simon Says Stamps Wednesday challenge CAS (clean and simple).

This was really simple to make. I used DCWV "Evergreen" stack for my card base. I heat embossed Merry Christmas using silver embossing powder and a $1 stamp from Tuesday Morning's on green cardstock. The little tree embelishment is from Recollections and the green striped paper is Paper Studios  "Holiday Cheer" 6x6 pad.  I used foam adhesive for dimension and found a scrap of green ribbon from my stash.

Second card is for the sketch challenge at Pink Elephant.

I used the same 6x6 paper pad "Holiday Cheer" for the green strip and patterned paper. I mounted a K&Company die cut onto red card stock which I also used for my card base. On this card I used Vintage Photo distress ink on all the edges. For dimension I popped up the die cut and the red cardstock. A red and white gingham ribbon was the finishing touch. 

Thanks for viewing my cards. On to another project.

Bye, Bye for Now

Kim

If you are looking for this weeks FCCB post click HERE

Challenge # 183 at FCCB

This weeks challenge is to make a home decor project. I made this Halloween banner using two Cricut cartridges, Happy Haunting and Celebrate with a Flourish. I had diffuculty photographing the entire banner into one picture so I took several pictures showing the detail of it in sections.

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I used the Vampire font from Happy Haunting for my letters to spell SPOOKY. The first flag has a witch flying across the moon from Celebrate with a Flourish. I used eyelash trim in red and black and black sheer ribbon. I cut several frames from Happy Haunting and used aged gold embossing powder to make them look like aged metal.  I used several stickers and brads from my Halloween stash and the paper line I used was from DCWV Ghosts and Goblins. 

That's it. Hope you enjoyed

and get inspired to make your own project

Link up to our challenge at FCCB

Bye, Bye for Now, 

KIM

ABC, 123 CHALLENGE # 178 AT FCCB

Hope everyone had fun with the vinyl challenge last week.  This weeks challenge is to use a Cricut cut letter or number on your project. I decided to use my Crikit Gel Pens to make a set of monogrammed note cards.  I also made a cute gift bag to give them in.

I used Storybook cartridge for the "H" and the frame. The bag was cut from Baby Steps  fit to page. I lucked up on this cut while searching  the booklet for another project.  I kept it in the back of mind for furture projects and when I started planning this challenge it just popped into my head. It made a gift bag just the right size for A2 size cards.  I made four monogrammed cards using a packaged set of eight cards and envelopes. The paper I used was DCWV Magnolia Way.  Lovely papers, I hated to cut it up (a.k.a. paper hoarder) but I love the results. For the punched borders I used a Martha Stewart edge punch. I made three sets, one for my mother and one for each of my two sisters-in-law.

Here is another picture showing a detail of the monogram and the cut out in the bag. If you have a Gypsy and don't want the opening you can remove it and make a solid front. I like the way the monogram peeks through the opening.

Hope this project inspires you to join our challenge this week at FCCB. Looking forward to seeing what you come up with. Most of all have fun.

BYE, BYE, for Now

P. S. Bet you thought I forgot to let you know who won my Blog Candy. NOT, just keeping you all in suspense.  The winner chosen by random is

 DRUM ROLL PLEASE!!!

MAYRA DURAN-HERNANDEZ

Congratulations, please e-mail me (ogdendoll@gmail.com)  your mailing info and I will get your Blog Candy out to you ASAP.

Thanks for all the lovely comments and following my Blog.

KIM

MORE BABY CARDS

As I promised here are additional baby cards using the bydigitalpaper images. This time I did a boy and a girl card.

For the girl card I used the following supplies:

Cardstock from DCWV Lavender Chatuea

Pink and white polka dot paper

Frantage Shabby Pink embossing power

Elegant Edges cricut cartridge scallop frame

pink crinkle ribbon hand-dyed

Thickers pink and polka dot letters

For the boy card I used these supplies:

Blue cardstock from Coredinations

Paper Adventure blue-green striped paper

Frame from Elegant Edges

Banner Spellbinders die

Blue bling for sparkle

White gel pen for faux sticthing and sentiment

Hope you like them. I think they are adorable.

More projects to work on,

Bye, Bye for Now

KIM

Challenge # 171 at FCCB, Shaped Card

Hope everyone has had time to craft this weekend.  It's Monday again and time for a new challenge at FCCB. For this challenge the Design Team will be inspiring you with their shaped card creations.  Make sure you check them out.  Here is what I created for this week.

I used Elegant Edges Cricut cartridge for my shaped card.  I cut the card @ 5" using the book feature.  I cut it out twice reversing the image for the back of the card. I then scored it about a 1/4" from the straight edge then adhered it the the front. The scalloped oval I cut at 3.50" using the oblong frame feature in some teal cardstock.  It was a small scrap so I'm not sure what paper collection it is from. As you can see I faux stitched around the frame with a white gel pen.

The paper collection I used for the base of the card is DCWV "Butterfly Garden".  The sentiment I stamped using a bargin from Tuesday Morning $1.99 stamp set from Inkadinkado, "Love and Friendship".  I stamped it out using Key Lime ink from American Crafts ink pad (another TM bargin) then fussy cut it.   It is adhered using pop-dots for dimension. The Memories stamp is from 7 Gypsies.

For my embellishments I used some hand-dyed crinkle ribbon, Prima flowers, also a bargin from TM.  May be I should title this card Tuesday Morning card, LOL.  Each flower has a blush pearl for it's center. Some of the flowers I adhered directly to the card and others I used pop-dots.

That's my card for today.  Hope it inspires you to give this challnege a try.  Let your creative imagination flow and link up at FCCB.

Bye, Bye for Now, 

KIM

Challenge #170 Fruit Salad at FCCB

Hi! Everyone.  Are you ready for another challenge at FCCB?  Our challenge this week is to make a project with any type of fruit.  Here is my card

The card base is A2 size from "Birthday Wishes" stack from DCWV. I really like this glossy paper and chevrons are in right now.  I cut the pear from Home Accents Cricut cartridge at 3.50". I used the shadow and layer cuts.  I had to piece the layers together after I cut the shapes in four different colors of paper. Brown for the seeds, cream for the fleshy part of the pear and two shades of green for the peel.  I used Euclyptus stickles for the glitter.  The twine is from the Twinery in Honeydew.  The flower and button are from my stash.  To make the sentiment I punched it using a EK success punch and gilded the edges with a gold paint pen.  The sentiment is a stamp from My Pink Stamper and I heat embossed it using Fantage gold from Stampendous.  I love the way it melted.

That's it for my project, now it's your turn.  Make something with a fruit Cricut cut and join the challenge.

Bye, Bye for Now

KIM

CHALLNEGE CARD #TWO, ICE CREAM

Here is the other card for today.  I am entering this card in the Ice Cream challenges at Die Cuttin Divas, Whimsical Designs and BBBT2.

This card is CAS. Not alot of bling or frills.  Below is the list of supplies I used.

"Birthday Wishes" paper DCWV

Blue hand dyed  crinkle ribbon

Ice cream cone cut at 3.25" using Indie Art Cricut cartridge

White crystal accents

Coredinations cardstock in two shades of brown

Recollections - pop dots

Busy crafting today so back to it. I have a swap item that I need to mail tomarrow. Thanks for looking.

Bye, Bye for Now

KIM

CHALLENGE CARD #ONE LACE, FLOWERS AND PEARLS

HI! Hope everyone is having a good weekend.  I am crafting today since work had me busy Saturday.  I am trying to beat the deadlines so this will be a short to the point post. Here is my card for the challnge at The Shabby Tea Room.  There was a photo for inspiration and the card had to have lace, flowers and pearls.

Here's the list of supllie I used: 

"Butterfly Garden" papers from DCWV

Rose Corset stamp #P146 from Stampdenous

Stickles-cotton candy, diamond, black diamond and lime green

Pink lace from my stash

Green crinkle ribbon hand made

Pearl Bling from Prima "Say it with Pearls"

Oval cut at 4.50" Cricut Elegant Edges cartridge

Banner and sentiment stamped in Key Lime ink using MCT "Tab Notes"

On to another post.  Hope you like my shabby card.

Bye, Bye for Now

KIM

CHALLENGE #167 at FCCB

4th of July Cricut Crawl Challenge # 167 Red White and Blue

Welcome to Kim Kreation's and the 4th of July Fantabulous Cricut Crawl - Fantabulous Cricut's version of a Blog Hop!!

In honor of the 4th of July holiday, we're having a Red, White and Blue Crawl.  Each Design Team member has created a fabulous project using Red, White and Blue as the main colors, and of course at least one Cricut cut!

If you've come from JoNeita at Create with Joneita, you're in the right place!  If you've just happened across my blog and would like to see all the fabulous Design Team creations head on over to Fantabulous Cricut HERE  to start at the beginning.

Make sure to check out each DT member's blog!  There will be Blog Candy along the way at some of our DT members' blogs, and there will be a Grand Prize up for grabs at FCCB for one participant who submits a "Red White and Blue" project at FCCB!

Here is my project.

 I love my country and am very patriotic. The card I made is to celebrate Independence Day.

I used Storybook cartridge to cut out the four in blue. The shadow feature was used to cut silver paper from DCWV Metallic Stack.  For the center I cut a piece of white cardstock 3 x 5 1/2".  This left a 1/2" border on both sides of the silver A2 card base.  I then cut the blue and punched stars. The red and white strips are 1" wide . I put glue on the white base and alternated the strips.  When they where all stuck down I trimmed the overhang.  I attached it to the card and then glued the strips of ribbon on each side.  The four is pop dotted and so is the banner, which is cut and embossed using a Spellbinders die.  Using a silver glitter pen I wrote Independence Day and July 2013. The blue glitter star is from a sticker pack.  I also used the silver glitter pen to do the faux stitching.

Your next stop is LB at Cool Beans By LB.  Make sure to visit all the stops along the way and when you get done, make sure you link up your project to FCCB's Fantabulous Cricut Crawl post!!

Happy Crawling!!

Here is the line up in case you get lost:

Amy HS  http://thestampingtree.blogspot.com/

Amy T   www.craftingwithamy.com

Angie  http://angiespaperpassion.blogspot.com

Catarina  http://blog.docerelashop.com/

Cindy  http://www.cindyvernon.blogspot.com

Connie  http://www.conniecancrop.blogspot.com

Emily  molliemugsblog.blogspot.com

Felicia  Sweetcreativemess.blogspot.com

Heather http://scrappingrunnercreations.blogspot.com/

Jackie  http://luv2scrappp.blogspot.com/

Jilliene  http://jillienedesigns.blogspot.com/

JoNeita  http://createwithjoneita.weebly.com/index.html

Kim  ogdendoll.blogspot.com (you are here)

LB  http://www.coolbeansbylb.blogspot.com/ (next)

Lynn  http://mycardsnstuff.blogspot.com

Michelle  http://justanutterpapercrafter.blogspot.com/

Missy  http://www.quickchickdesigns.blogspot.com

Nikki  http://craftycalamities.blogspot.com/

Rebecca  craftingmisfit.blogspot.com

Robin  http://robinscreativecottage.blogspot.com/

Bye, Bye for Now, 

KIM

Happy Birthday Card

Hi everyone.  I have been working on a Birthday card to participate in the following challenges.

My Creative Time Designer Challenge- bling it up 

 Die Cuttin Diva's -Birthday card using 3 embellishments
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Here is my card

I used Elegant Edges Cricut cartridge to cut the frame at 3".  I then embossed Happy Birthday in the center on the striped blue paper. The paper I used is the Luxury stack from DCWV.  The edge scalloped punch I used is Martha Stewart.  The flower and bling are from Prima. I love the little pink resin flowers and pearls.  Around the frame I used liquid pearls in cream.  Some ribbon and lace finished it off.  

Well  I think I meet the above challenge requierments.

By the way be sure and join us on Monday July 1st for the Fantabulous Cricut Crawl.  The theme will be red white and blue.  The Design team, returning members and new member's will have plenty of inspiration for you so make a project and play along.

Bye, bye for Now

KIM

Cool Summer Treats

I don't know about you but I love popsickles during the summer.  My favorate flavor is orange. I've been wanting to use a new DCWV paper stack "Birthday Wishes" for a project.  All  the bright shiny colors inspired my card.

I used my Doodlecharm Cricut cartridge to cut the popsickles at 2.50". I used kraft paper for the base and then cut the layer in three different colors. The white accent is Glossy Accents in white.  The twine is from the Twinery, Lemon Drop.  The orange buttons are from my stash.  The sentiment is from My Pink Stamper, "Sweet Goodness". The background paper is also from DCWV.  I used a white gel pen for the faux stitching and accents on the popsickle sticks.

I think my popsickles look so YUMMY!

I am entering this card into the following challenges.

Bitten By the Bug 2- Summer Foods

and

Die Cuttin Diva's-Refreshing Summer

Hope you like my card.  Join me in the above challenges.

Bye, Bye for Now,

KIM

Father's Day Challenge #164 at FCCB

My step father is not a suit and tie kinda guy.  He is into cars, so I had to make his Father's Day card with cars as my theme.  I used one of those great images from Geko Galz, Start Your Engines.  Perfect, right?

I used Indie Art for the gears and cut them at various sizes from  DCWV Metalliac Stack in silver.  Everything is inked using Tim Holtz Black Soot. The black and white checks and the sentiment are both cut from this collage sheet. The card base is A2 size in black. I used a couple of silver brads and drew the chain with a silver glitter pen. I think it looks very masculine and I know he will love the car image. 

I know it is sometimes hard to come up with something for a man so do your best and join us at FCCB.  Keep in mind what you Dad likes and you can't go wrong.

Bye, Bye for Now,

KIM

CHALLENGE # 159 MOTHER'S DAY

Hi! Everyone.  Are you having winter again like we are here?  The lows for last night and tonight are in the 30's. Really!  I will be glad when it gets warm and stays warm. Anyway I hope it's warm next weekend my brothers and our families are getting together for a cookout for Mother's Day. I am all ready with my card.

I used Counry Life for my banner cut at 2".  Each of the flags are popped up and strung with Blossom twine from the Twinery. The papers I used are Coredinations Lap of Luxury for the base and the patterned paper is DCWV Luxury stack. The colors really went together well.  I punched the border using a Martha Stewart punch.  The sentiment is a stamp I've had for awhile and don't remember the name.  I my have gotten it in a bargin bin somewhere.  The two white roses, my Mom's favorite flowers, are from the $1.50 bin at Michael's. I think she will like it.  She thinks I'am so creative because I make all her cards. 

Hope your able to have a wonderful day with your Mom. If your a Mom then Happy Mother's Day to you. Join us at FCCB and share your Mother's Day card creations with us.

Bye, Bye, for Now

KIM  

BIRD AND BRANCH

Hi! Crafting away, it's rainy and cold outside here.  A little Spring would be welcomed right about now.  The folks at Bitten By the Bug 2 have the same idea.  The challenge for this week is Bird and Branch. If anything says Spring it's birds.

Here is the card I made for this challenge.

I used my Storybook  cartridge to cut the cockatoo and the branch at 2 1/2".  For the branch I cut it out three times.  Once each in brown, green and red card stock.  I pieced the blossoms and the leaves onto the branch. I used Tim Holtz distress markers in "barn door" and "peeled paint" to make the veins in the leaves and define the petals in the blossoms.  The little pearl centers are from K&Co.  I also used "vintage photo" to ink all the edges.  For the cockatoo I inked some feathers and glued them between the shadow layer and the top layer.  His eye is a gemstone from my stash.  Of course, I had to pop dot him up off the paper.

The card base is from coordinations Chocolate Lovers collection.  The background paper and the cockatoo are from DCWV "Far East" 8x8 paper stack.  For the sentiment I punched the label from EK Success and used MCT stamp set "Happy Mail".  The crinkle ribbon I dyed myself.

I love the feathers.  They were easy to ink and I think they add a little whimsy to the bird.  Hope you like the card as much as I do.  Get out your Cricut and give this challenge a try.  Most of all have fun.

Bye, Bye for Now, 

KIM