New ATG gun

Oh boy did the holidays treat me well. I had alot of fun with family and friends. My most favorite present this Christmas was my absolutely gorgeous new ATG gun!! Gone are the days of constantly refilling my little adhesive rollers! GONE! I am in love with this little tool, although, I haven't come up with a name for it yet. As of now it remains nameless but I look forward to the future and all the fun memories I know we are going to share.

Love,
Lauren

Lady Bug Hello

Here's my Lady Bug Card. I can't take Create a Critter out of my cricut, it just is too cute. The lady bug is cut at 3in. I used a martha stewart border punch on the srap of red paper. I added the polka dot ribbon too. The black and white circles were cut out of George and Basic Shapes. I don't remember the sizes, but I know I cut them out a 1/4in difference. Hope you enjoyed.

Love,

Lauren

Mouse Card

I think I'm addicted to critters!:) They are so darn cute. Here is a card I made with some new clear stamps I got on sale at Michaels. I can't remember what the set was called and dummy me through away the wrappings. Here's my card...

I cut the mouse out at 3.5 inches from Create a Critter. The pink paper and patterned heart paper are both scraps I found. I used a Martha Stewart punch to add the decorative border. This card was quick and simple but I really like it!

Love,
Lauren

3D Flower

I am just in love with this card! I have to say that I completely imressed myself with this one. Its so simple but at the same time so sophisticated and so cute! Hmmm I don't think I am going to be able to give this one away!! Is that selfish?!:) Okay well I'm done rambling...

The solid and pattern paper are just scraps I found in my bin. I stamped the "Thank You" in black ink and then hit it with some embossing powder and heat gun.
Here is a close up of the flower. I made it out of light pink cardstock and then sprayed some glitter on it. The leaves are from a set I bought a while back but I don't recall from where.

Here's a side view so you can see how far the flower comes off the card. I LOVE IT!

Love,

Lauren

Create a Critter Thank You

An apple is such a simple little fruit but it is just so cute! I love the Create-a-Critter cartridge and all of its extra little cuts.
The apple is cut out at 2 inches. I used green and pink card stock for the background. The pink border is cut with a Martha Stewart Border Punch. I ran a black ribbon under the apple and stamped the Thank You in black ink.

Love,
Lauren

Another Cricut-less Project

Thank you cards are a necessity. You can never have to many. Here's a super quick little card with patterned paper from DCWV Taj Mahal. Then I added some really cool embellishments that were recently given to me called Dazzles. I love how they look!!

The "Thanks" is sticker I found in one of my sticker bins. I've probably had it for years now. I really loved the colors together though!

Here is a side view of the card so you can see how it is 3D. The petals on the flowers fold up. I just love these Dazzles! They are so much fun:)

Love, Lauren

Christmas Note Cards

Here's just some quick (cricut-less) little Christmas note cards I made for some dear women that are incredibly friendly every time I see them. They are the receptionists at an elementary school I volunteer at and I really appreciate their kindness.

I stamped the background with a random flower stamp I've acquired over the years and then filled it in with a little snowflake stamp. The green patterned paper is just a scrap I cut up.

The stamp is from G-Rated stamps. It's soooo cute! I hope you enjoyed this quick little card. Only 18 more days til Christmas!

Love, Lauren

February Fever

I know that its Christmas time and all but every now and again I like to choose another holiday to make a card for. Valentines Day! I am just in love with the cartridge Create a Critter! Its so stinkin cute! This is the lady bug from it cut at 3 inches and the saying that went with it cut at 2.5 inches.

Love,

Lauren

Manly Hello

Sure I have lots of cards that have flowers, glitter, and cute girly sayings but that just doesn't cut it when you're celebrating your little brother's birthday. Believe it or not, he doesn't want to keep that card with the cute little critter with a bow in its hair. However, there are a few of those cartridges out there that are perfect for boys! Robotz is one of them.

I love the colors in this card. They are very "boyish" and I think the solids work well together. I cut the robot out at 4 inches and added some googly eyes I got at the dollar store. This is a great card for a little boy!

Love,

Lauren

Frosty the Snowman

I don't know about you out there but Christmas is my absolute favorite holiday. It truly is the most wonderful time of year. One thing that I love about this Holiday season is the fact that you can be sure that right after Halloween there will be Christmas Music playing on the radio. Now I might be a teenager but I am not ashamed to admit that I roll down by windows and sing Christmas music at the top of my lungs. One day on the ride home from school I was sitting at a red light singing Frosty the Snowman particularly loud when I had an epiphany about two things: 1) I realized that the nice young man sitting next to me was staring at my quite confused. and 2) I was inspired to make a Snowman wall decoration for my mother. This is my snowman project and I really love how it turned out!

The Bulb is cut out of cartridge Very Merry Tags set at Fit to Page. For the snow at the bottom I cut out another bulb and just used scissors to cut across. Then I ran it through the Xyron and adhered glitter.
The snowman was cut out of Snow Friends (7 1/2in) and I used to same Xyron technique to glitter the white parts on his hat.

The letters are from the Sizzlits set called Rat-a-tat. I then cut out of white cardstock 1in circles and adhered them to the backs of the letters so the white would show through. To finish it off I added a 20 in ribbon, tied to the top of the bulb.

Love,

Lauren

Welcome!

Well for many years I have considered myself a "blog stalker." What is a "blog stalker" you ask? Well it is one who has many different blog addresses stored in their favorites bar and every few days or so they check each blog in hopes of finding some inspiration. I am guilty of this. I would look at different blogs and see some down right adorable projects and then recreate those projects in my craft space. However, I think I was bitten by the creative bug and am now creating my own adorable little projects (if i do say so myself)! I've decided to start a blog because of how much I appreciate seeing the projects on all the other blogs I've been stalking for years now. I hope you enjoy:)

Love,
Lauren