National Craft Month Project # 2 - St. Patrick's Day

Here is my second National Craft Month Project.  It is also my entry to Paper Cutz Challenge - St. Patrick's Day.

 

 Wanna win these goodies???

 

All you need to do is join in our National Craft Month Challenge .  and also Birthday Giveaway.  Want more??? My friend Joan of Tinker Planet has some giveaways too, please click HERE.

RECIPE:

PAPER: CTMH, Embassy, Martha Stewart, The Paper Company and DCWV

STAMP: Peachy Keen Stamps (faces) and Creative Time (sentiments)
INKPAD: Memento
TOOLS: Cricut Expression, Gypsy, MS edge punch, PC paper trimmer, ATG, Zip Dry, Plaid pop dots and Zig 2-way glue pen
CARTRIDGE:  Paper Doll Dress-Up
EMBELLISHMENT: Ribbons and blings
OTHERS: Sakura gel pens and chalk

Cricut Circle Weekly Challenge - Once Upon a Time/Folklore

Two days ago, I started working on an scrapbook album with "Once Upon A Time/Folklore" theme.  Goodness gracious, I thought I will never get it done but finally I got done with it last night.  This is my entry for Cricut Circle Weekly Challenge and National Craft Month Celebration.

This project is an 8X8 chipboard album and I used a .25gauge plastic sheets from Grafix Arts for the cover.   The plastic sheet is so much lighter than acrylic sheet but sturdy enough to use as your cover.  I really like the idea that I can view from outside the first and last scrapbook page.  Enjoy viewing the album:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RECIPE:
PAPER: DCWV (Once Upon A Time & Rustic), CTMH, PTI, Wassau Metallic Paper and  The Paper Company
STAMP: Peachy Keen Stamps (faces), Making Memories (journaling block), Prima (journaling block) and Scrappy Cats (journaling block)
INKPAD: Memento
TOOLS: Cricut Expression, Gypsy, EK Success papershaper, MS edge punches, MS circle cutter, Cinch binding machine, PC paper trimmer, ATG, Zip Dry, Plaid pop dots and Zig 2-way glue pen
CARTRIDGE:  I used 10 different cartridges for this project.  Thanks to Gypsy...
Ornamental Iron (window)
Once Upon A Princess (frog, castle, princess, gowns, unicorn, ring)
Forever Young (shoes)
Disney - Happily Ever After (carriage, magic wand, crown, glass slipper and gown)
Paper Doll Dress-Up (knight, horse, sword & shield, prince, wizard, clothes and dragon)  
Stone Script (fonts)
Jasmine (fonts)
Storybook (swirls and photocorner)
A Child's Year (girl with a magic wand)
Nursery Rhymes (Old King Cole)
EMBELLISHMENT: CTMH embellishments (ribbons, flowers, brads and ribbon charm)
OTHERS: Sakura gel pens, chipboard sheets, Grafix Arts plastic sheets and binder rings

I hope you will join our blog candies in celebration of the National Craft Month - March.

Ella's Birthday Banner

This was the 6th birthday of my darling daughter. We celebrated it despite Daddy's absence and invited a bunch of neighbors. I made sure that it was a fun-filled day for her and our neighbor Lia who is always been wonderful and kind helped us with everything that we needed for the party.  On the day of Ella's birthday, I forgot the balloons. She was complaining that every birthday should have balloons but like Lia came to my rescue.

Here's my baby rather big girl on her 6th Birthday:

 The purple bouquet called bear hug was sent by Daddy...

Here's the birthday banner I made.  Too bad, there isn't any Princess and the Frog cartridge so I made due of what I have here.  This is also my take for Cricut Circle Blog Monthly Challenge - Banner.

 

 I string beaded stamped sentiment that says, "Happy Birthday, "Seize the Cake" and "It's your Birthday!"

I added this so after the party, we can take this out and still use the Ella banner. I promised her that I would make party hats/crowns and table centerpiece but I didn't have enough time to do those things anymore.  The banner alone took me 2 days to make it.  Well, I'm learning, right :-)...

 I used Storybook, Happily Ever After and Once Upon a Princess (Princesses, gowns and labels) and used the color motif of "Princess and Frog" theme.

 

 

 Added Prima flowers, satin ribbons and some bling to emebllish the banner.

 Oh, I hand banner using a quarter inch in diameter wooden dowel. 

 

 

RECIPE:
PAPER: Recollection, CTMH, Stampin Up! and The Paper Company
STAMP: Peachy Keen Stamps and Hero Arts
INKPAD: CTMH and Stampin Up!
TOOLS: Cricut Expression, Gypsy, EK Success papershaper, PC paper trimmer, ATG, Zip Dry, glue dots, Plaid pop dots and Zig 2-way glue pen
CARTRIDGE: Storybook (flourishes and fonts), Happily Ever After (banner and its layers) and Once Upon a Princess (Princesses, gowns and label/tag)
EMBELLISHMENT: American Girl gem, Recollection bling, Prima flowers, satin ribbons and baker's twine
OTHERS: Sakura gelly roll pen, chalk, wooden dowel and plastic beads

Mini Scrapbook Album

It's been quite awhile now since I last made a scrapbook page, let alone a scrapbook album.  Looking back couple years ago, I remember myself being the scrapbooker rather than a cardmaker.  But three years ago, I took stamping into a different level and that's when I became a serious cardmaker.  I don't know if it was good or bad.  Since then, I do scrapbook less and less, which I think was a sad matter.  I guess it's because of the instant gratification we got from making cards.  Normally, it will make me at least a day or two just to finish one 12X12 layout while I can finish at least three cards in one night. So today I told myself, enough excuses, I'm making a scrapbook project!

Emma's Throwback Thursday Challenge for this week is to use Paper Doll Dress-Up or Everyday Paper Doll.  You should also incorporate heat or dry embossing in your project.  With this challenge, I took the chance to make a mini-album and I really like it! I was amazed that I was able to finish it within couple hours.

 I used this cowgirl image from Paper Doll Dress Up cartridge as focal point of the album cover.

 This is a 6X6 chipboard album.  Binded using Cinch Bindery Tool.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 I used Action Wobble for the cowgirl.  I'm loving my "wobbler".
So far this is the third project where I used the wobbler.

 Still amazed I was able to finish this mini-album in one sit.

 I heat embossed all the title page and I also used Spellbinder dies to cut and embossed the frames on the front.

 Hoping I could share with you the cowgirl moving because of the wobbler.

 A closer look on the cowgirl.

  Why a cowgirl?  We'll we're in Texas LOL!

Thanks for dropping by.  Hope I inspire you to do scrapbooking...

RECIPE:
PAPER: Recollection, DCWV and Daisy D's
STAMP: Autumn Leaves and Peachy Keen Stamps
INKPAD: Memento Tuxedo Black, Memories
TOOLS: Cricut Expression, Gypsy, Cuttlebug machine, Spellbider dies, Martha Stewart edge punch, Cinch Bindery Tool, PC paper trimmer, ATG, and Zig 2-way glue pen

CARTRIDGE: Everyday Paper Doll, Paper Doll Dress-up and Creative Memories Reminisce Accents (frames)

EMBELLISHMENT: American Craft flowers, Prima flowers, Recollection flat-back pearls, Dress-up buttons, satin ribbon and googly eyes

OTHERS: Chalk, Sakura glaze pen (lips) and Action Wobble