tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16974546507598205632024-03-12T20:14:15.696-05:00~~~Cares of Kerri~~~"Cast all your cares upon Him for He cares for you."
~1 Peter 5:7Kerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12615688246178759430noreply@blogger.comBlogger69125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697454650759820563.post-32871473739273913002011-08-08T09:49:00.000-05:002011-08-08T09:49:00.416-05:00Back to School Blog Hop Winner!<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Congratulations</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">smyiow from </span><a href="http://my-o-scrappin.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size: large;">my-o-scrappin</span></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">"<span>Those look like great gifts! I am sure everyone loved them! Good job!" </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>Please <a href="mailto:kerristanfill@cox.net">email me</a> your information so I can send out all your fun scrappin' goodies! You will have one week to contact me before I choose another winner. </span><span>Also, I submitted <span style="font-size: large;">Tanya from <a href="http://scrappinkymomma.blogspot.com/">Scrappin' KY Momma</a></span> to Queen of my Craftroom for the drawing for the sponsored prizes. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>(Both names were picked from Random.org.) </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>Thank you to everyone that participated in my very first blog hop. I enjoyed reading everyone's comments. Also, welcome to all my new followers!! I hope you enjoy my blog and get some inspiration from my layouts, cards or projects. </span></div>Kerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12615688246178759430noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697454650759820563.post-35260519705709924472011-08-07T02:25:00.003-05:002011-08-07T03:12:25.921-05:00Back to School Blog Hop - Day 2Welcome to day 2 of the Back to School Blog Hop! You should have come from <a href="http://andreascoffeetime.blogspot.com/">Andrea's Coffee Time</a>. If you would like to start at the beginning of the hop, then head over to <a href="http://queenofmycraftroom.blogspot.com/">Queen of my Craftroom</a> and join in the fun! We have 3 sponsors: Karbar Digital Stamps, Jen's Digi Stamps, and Hambo Stamps. Each sponsor is giving away a digi stamp. Details on how to enter for the drawings from our sponsors will be on <a href="http://queenofmycraftroom.blogspot.com/">Queen of my Craftroom's blog</a>. There will also be blog candy along the way, so sit back and enjoy all the creative ideas that these talented ladies are sharing!<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">My project today is one of my favorites! It is an altered notebook. This time of the year you can pick these up for next to nothing. I think I paid 25 cents for mine at Walmart!!</div><br />
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I've made several of these in the past as gifts, but I decided to make one for myself to have at the beginning of my school year. They are so simple to do and depending how elaborately decorated you want it, they are relatively fast to make. The black printed paper is from the Grade School paper pack from DCWV. I used Hello Kitty Greetings for the stack of books cut at 5 1/2 inches. I added a white shadow, but made it about a half inch smaller and inked the edges so it didn't look so huge! I used the Hello Kitty Font for my last name cut at 1 1/4 inches. I used my Gypsy to weld the shadow feature in the same light blue cardstock as the middle book. The top letters are in the same yellow cardstock as the top book. I used the Cuttlebug folder Polka Dots to emboss the apple and red mat under my name. I used green cardstock as the bottom mat that matches the bottom book. I added some doodle dots with my black gel pen on my name and a little bit of lime green stickles on the leaf of the apple. I used Stickables Franklin sticker letters to add titles to my books. (These are the subjects I teach.) My favorite part of this notebook is the cute ruffled ribbon I found in my stash. I used glue dots along the seam of the paper and edge to add the ribbon. I used my iRock to add big rhinestones to the side and teeny tiny rhinestones on the red background paper. The back of the notebook is just a printed paper from the same Grade School paper pack, but no other cuts were added to the back. (I forgot to take a picture of that.) This project will also be <a href="http://myshericrafts.blogspot.com/2011/08/my-sheri-crafts-challenge-66-back-to.html">My Sheri Crafts Back to School Challenge</a>. <br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">**Blog Candy Giveaway**</div><br />
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I will be giving one lucky person some crafting goodies! Included are 2 alphabet label stickers, journal tags, decorative sticky notes, fun fibers, beach themed paper stack, a set of scalloped cards with envelopes, a heart stamp, a Star Cuttlebug folder and a Creative Memories Mini Parfait set. All you have to do is <span style="background-color: lime;">leave a comment on both of my posts for this blog hop (Saturday and Sunday)</span>. I will use Random.org to select a winner on Sunday August 7. You do not have to follow my blog, but I encourage you to browse my blog and if you like what you see, I would be happy to have you as a follower! Thanks for stopping by! Now, hop on over to <a href="http://hellocutiecrafts.blogspot.com/">Kimberly's Crafty Spot</a>.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Back to School Blog Hop Line Up:</div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Michelle ~ <a href="http://queenofmycraftroom.blogspot.com/">Queen of my Craftroom</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Carol ~ <a href="http://cardstockscissorsandglue.blogspot.com/">Cardstock Scissors and Glue</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Susan ~ <a href="http://itsmesusanp.blogspot.com/">It's Me Susan P</a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Jenny ~ <a href="http://crazyaboutcricut.blogspot.com/">Crazy About Cricut</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Jill ~ <a href="http://thescrapoholic.blogspot.com/">The Scrapoholic</a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Lynne ~ <a href="http://slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com/">Her Craftiness</a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Tanya ~ <a href="http://little-scrapper.blogspot.com/">Creations Abound with Tanya</a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Tina ~ <a href="http://craftyandgreen.blogspot.com/">Crafty and Green</a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Tammy ~ <a href="http://thepurplemuse.blogspot.com/">The Purple Muse </a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Anita ~ <a href="http://www.anitaandbugs.blogspot.com/">Anita and Bugs</a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Lisa ~ <a href="http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com/">Scrappin' with Lisa </a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Corrine ~ <a href="http://celebratingordinarymoments.blogspot.com/">Celebrating Ordinary Moments</a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Robin ~ <a href="http://scrapandchat.blogspot.com/">Scrap and Chat</a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Stephanie ~ <a href="http://www.alwayscrafting.com/">Always Crafting</a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Donnalee ~ <a href="http://ottersln.blogspot.com/">Stampin n Scrapin wtih Donnalee</a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Jenn ~ <a href="http://jennspapercrafts.blogspot.com/">Jenn's Paper Crafts</a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Berenice ~ <a href="http://karbers.blogspot.com/">Karber Digital Images </a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sharon ~ <a href="http://simplysweetbysharon.blogspot.com/">Simply Sweet by Sharon</a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Sherry ~ <a href="http://www.upordowntheyrebeautiful.blogspot.com/">Up or Down They're Beautiful </a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Kristen ~ <a href="http://fantabulouslypink.blogspot.com/">My Fantabulous Life</a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Mila ~ <a href="http://milamemories.blogspot.com/">Milamemories</a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Wendy ~ <a href="http://cricutyourclassroom.com/">Cricut Your Classroom</a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Bobbi Jo ~ <a href="http://sweetsassydiva.com/">Sweet Sassy Diva</a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Andrea ~ <a href="http://andreascoffeetime.blogspot.com/">Andrea's Coffee Time</a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Kerri ~ <a href="http://www.caresofkerri.blogspot.com/">Cares of Kerri</a> ****you are here****</div><div style="text-align: center;">Kimberly~ <a href="http://hellocutiecrafts.blogspot.com/">Kimberly's Crafty Spot </a>****next****</div><div style="text-align: center;">Jamie ~ <a href="http://jmecreations.blogspot.com/">JME Creations</a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Misty ~ <a href="http://www.abusyplace.blogspot.com/">The Daily Scrapper</a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Kerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12615688246178759430noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697454650759820563.post-65975724017140354492011-08-06T02:44:00.002-05:002011-08-06T02:57:30.922-05:00Back To School Blog Hop - Day 1Welcome to my very first blog hop! Since I am a Fourth Grade teacher, I thought it would be fun to do this Back To School Blog Hop hosted by Michelle at Queen of my Craftroom. Both of my projects are for my classroom, but can be adapted to any child that is going back to school. <br />
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You should have come from <a href="http://andreascoffeetime.blogspot.com/">Andrea's Coffee Time</a>. If you would like to start at the beginning of the hop, then head over to <a href="http://queenofmycraftroom.blogspot.com/">Queen of my Craftroom </a>and join in the fun! We have 3 sponsors: Karbar Digital Stamps, Jen's Digi Stamps, and Hambo Stamps. Each sponsor is giving away a digi stamp. There will also be blog candy along the way, so sit back and enjoy all the creative ideas that these talented ladies are sharing!<br />
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My project for today's is a class set of bookmarks. My theme for my classroom this year is Hollywood: Lights, Camera, Action!.<br />
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I made these personalized bookmarks by using the George and Basic Shapes cartridge. Using my Gypsy, I welded a 1 3/4 x 5 1/2 rectangle and star together in black cardstock. I added another rectangle cut at 5 3/4 x 1 1/2 out of red cardstock. (To save time, I just used my paper trimmer to cut these out.) I added the 3 x 2 3/4 yellow star to the top of the bookmark. I used the Cindy Loo cartridge to add the words You're a star! The letters were 3/4 inches in height. Again, I used my Gypsy to weld the letters together. I used my while jelly pen to add dots to the phrase and personalized the stars using a black gel pen for my students' names. Lastly, I trimmed the star with gold stickles. Once I'm back to school I will laminate these and hand them out the first day of school.<br />
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There are so many ways you could do different bookmarks for you own child. Throughout the school year I will make more bookmarks using seasonal cartridges, Locker Talk, and my favorite cartridge, Create a Critter just by changing out the star topper. Be sure to check back tomorrow to see my next project! Now, hop on over to <a href="http://hellocutiecrafts.blogspot.com/">Kimberly's Crafty Spot</a>.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">**Blog Candy Giveaway**<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWnLZ35hYrqufCY1gCleCIIyc53rsQjwQg013k6uDUdvlEjrwthxbzWQw-BgWy7AaHr2FUkg85KtyeYlqwBRKuPvw_znAmIRSX_0GcGm_ph6gs0Glm0JP30H0I5IEC7LAEYHh76Wep1m24/s1600/IMG_0016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWnLZ35hYrqufCY1gCleCIIyc53rsQjwQg013k6uDUdvlEjrwthxbzWQw-BgWy7AaHr2FUkg85KtyeYlqwBRKuPvw_znAmIRSX_0GcGm_ph6gs0Glm0JP30H0I5IEC7LAEYHh76Wep1m24/s320/IMG_0016.JPG" t$="true" width="320" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: left;">I will be giving one lucky person some crafting goodies! Included are 2 alphabet label stickers, journal tags, decorative sticky notes, fun fibers, beach themed paper stack, a set of scalloped cards with envelopes, a heart stamp, a Star Cuttlebug folder and a Creative Memories Mini Parfait set. All you have to do is <span style="background-color: lime;"><span style="color: #660000;">leave a comment on both of my posts for this blog hop (Saturday and Sunday</span>).</span> I will use Random.org to select a winner on Sunday August 7. You do not have to follow my blog, but I encourage you to browse my blog and if you like what you see, I would be happy to have you as a follower! Thanks for stopping by!</div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Back to School Blog Hop Line Up:</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Michelle ~ <a href="http://queenofmycraftroom.blogspot.com/">Queen of my Craftroom</a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Carol ~ <a href="http://cardstockscissorsandglue.blogspot.com/">Cardstock Scissors and Glue</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Susan ~ <a href="http://itsmesusanp.blogspot.com/">It's Me Susan P</a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Jenny ~ <a href="http://crazyaboutcricut.blogspot.com/">Crazy About Cricut</a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Jill ~ <a href="http://thescrapoholic.blogspot.com/">The Scrapoholic</a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Lynne ~ <a href="http://slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com/">Her Craftiness</a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Tanya ~ <a href="http://little-scrapper.blogspot.com/">Creations Abound with Tanya</a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Tina ~ <a href="http://craftyandgreen.blogspot.com/">Crafty and Green</a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Tammy ~ <a href="http://thepurplemuse.blogspot.com/">The Purple Muse</a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Anita ~ <a href="http://www.anitaandbugs.blogspot.com/">Anita and Bugs</a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Lisa ~ <a href="http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com/">Scrappin' with Lisa </a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Corrine ~ <a href="http://celebratingordinarymoments.blogspot.com/">Celebrating Ordinary Moments </a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Robin ~ <a href="http://scrapandchat.blogspot.com/">Scrap and Chat </a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Stephanie ~ <a href="http://www.alwayscrafting.com/">Always Crafting </a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Donnalee ~ <a href="http://ottersln.blogspot.com/">Stampin n Scrapin wtih Donnalee </a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Jenn ~ <a href="http://jennspapercrafts.blogspot.com/">Jenn's Paper Crafts</a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Berenice ~ <a href="http://karbers.blogspot.com/">Karber Digital Images</a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Sharon ~ <a href="http://simplysweetbysharon.blogspot.com/">Simply Sweet by Sharon</a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Sherry ~ <a href="http://www.upordowntheyrebeautiful.blogspot.com/">Up or Down They're Beautiful </a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Kristen ~ <a href="http://fantabulouslypink.blogspot.com/">My Fantabulous Life</a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Mila ~ <a href="http://milamemories.blogspot.com/">Milamemories</a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Wendy ~ <a href="http://www.cricutyourclassroom.com/">Cricut Your Classroom</a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Bobbi Jo ~ <a href="http://sweetsassydiva.com/">Sweet Sassy Diva</a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Andrea ~ <a href="http://andreascoffeetime.blogspot.com/">Andrea's Coffee Time</a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Kerri ~ <a href="http://www.caresofkerri.blogspot.com/">Cares of Kerri</a> (you are here)</div><div style="text-align: center;">Kimberly~ <a href="http://hellocutiecrafts.blogspot.com/">Kimberly's Crafty Spot</a> </div><div style="text-align: center;">Jamie ~ <a href="http://jmecreations.blogspot.com/">JME Creations</a> <br />
Misty ~ <a href="http://www.abusyplace.blogspot.com/">The Daily Scrapper</a></div>Kerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12615688246178759430noreply@blogger.com34tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697454650759820563.post-6853775565671672482011-07-22T00:53:00.000-05:002011-07-22T00:53:16.199-05:00Birthday Girl LayoutToday I was lucky enough to get about 4 hours of crafting done. Karli was at mother's day out and a friend came over to crop with me. We talked a lot and stopped long enough to have lunch so I only managed to get a 2 spread layout done and a birthday card (post & pics coming soon). I know, I know, you are thinking 4 hours and that's all you got done! Yep! I'm slow and still trying to learn my Cricut Expression 2. <br />
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Recently I came across <a href="http://4x6photosketchblog.blogspot.com/">4x6photosketchblog</a> that has tons of great layout designs, all using 4x6 pictures. I really hate cutting pictures down so this was an exciting discovery! This is a blog I will be visiting a lot when I am scrapbooking. I went back to a post on March 13 to find a layout that I wanted to use. I changed up the second page layout a little bit since it had 2 verticle pics and I only had one I wanted to use. After taking this picture I realized I had forgotten to journal in the empty pink space. I was too lazy to take another picture after I had journaled! :) TFL<br />
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Recipe:<br />
2 green 12x12 cardstock<br />
1 printed cardstock cut in half<br />
2 coordinating 8 1/2x9 cardstock<br />
stacked gifts on the left - Just a Note pre-loaded cartridge on E2 <br />
single gift on the right - Cricut American Alphabet pre-loaded on E2<br />
Title - George Font (shadow was welded w/ Gypsy)<br />
Stickles for a little blingKerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12615688246178759430noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697454650759820563.post-46487381926217733342011-07-17T15:14:00.000-05:002011-07-17T15:14:10.796-05:00Moooving cardI made an adorable card for our neighbors that are moving to Colorado this weekend. I am submitting it for <a href="http://www.mypinkstamper.com/">My Pink Stamper's</a> Design Team. She asked us to create something using our favorite Cricut cartridge and using the colors turquoise, orange, brown and green. This was the first time I made a longer card of this type. I loved how this card turned out (and my play on words)!! TFL<br />
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Recipe:<br />
8"x9" sheet of turquoise paper (folded in half)<br />
Green grass cut at 8 3/4" (used Everyday Paper Dolls cartridge)<br />
Cows cut at 3", 2 3/4" and 2 1/2"<br />
Orange font was cut at 1 1/2" (Gypsy Font & Mickey Font....welded w/ Gypsy)<br />
Pop dots for the cows<br />
Black gel pen for stitching<br />
Green gem on little cows bow (from CAC lamb)<br />
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Lamb cut at 3" <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">1. Cut a 12x12 piece of card stock in half.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">2. Score at 2", 4", 8" and 10".</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">3. With a paper trimmer, place paper at 1 1/2 and cut from the 2" to the 10" score lines.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">4. Flip your paper and do the same on the other side. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">5. Follow the picture below for the folding.....not sure how to explain it in a way that people can understand! :) </div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I hope that is clear enough for everyone that wanted to know how to make a tri-fold card. It's really not as difficult as it looks. Once you make one, you will be hooked!</div>Kerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12615688246178759430noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697454650759820563.post-16001013637595288532011-07-01T00:43:00.001-05:002011-07-01T00:48:27.608-05:00Swim Lessons LayoutI just discovered the blog for <a href="http://pagemaps.blogspot.com/">Pagemaps</a>. (Maybe a little late, but I'm glad I discovered it!) Becky Fleck is the designer of the page maps and blog. She has some really great stuff on there! Also, she just happened to have a Best Creations Sketch Contest. I loved the layout and had some pictures on my desk for I don't know how long that I NEEDED to get on a page! Here is the sketch for the contest:<br />
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Since these were of Karli's first swim lessons, I knew I didn't want to use birds, but I could use fish. I went to my all-time favorite cartridge (Create a Critter) and decided to use, not only the fish, but the whale and the darling sea horses. Here is my creation based on Becky's sketch:<br />
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I can never just do one page because I think a layout consists of two pages that share a common interest. I just so happened to have a 5x7 of Marcus's favorite picture (that he took himself) of Karli at swim lessons. I used a cute mat from Once Upon a Princess and added an extra fish and a momma sea horse with her two baby sea horses. Here is the other side of the layout:<br />
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For the Hello Kitty card I used Hello Kitty Greetings and usedthis weeks <a href="http://peachykeenstampschallenge.blogspot.com/2011/06/peachy-keen-stamps-sketch-challenge-55.html">Peachy Keen Challenge</a> as my inspiration. I cut Kitty at 5 1/2 inches (it may have been only 5). I added the silver paper cut at 1/4 inches smaller. I used the Martha Stewart Bubble Punch on the inside silver paper and added a silver ribbon to the front flap. There is a pocket behind the Hello Kitty to hold the money. Of course I added a little stickles for some sparkle and called it done!<br />
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For the second card, I went with a simpler approach. I cuttlebugged the top part of the card using the stars and inked them. I used the Wild Card graduation cap card for the front but cut off one side of the card so it was no longer a card. (Did that make any sense at all?!) I used Tags Bags Boxes and More for the tag on the front and stamped Congratulations from the same stamp line mentioned above. I attached the tag with brads. On the inside I cut the round star shape using the icon function of the graduation cap card and added the phrase function that reads Class of. For the inside I made a simple pocket to hold money using Tags Bags Boxes and More. Since this card is for a young man, I left off stickles! :)<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>Kerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12615688246178759430noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697454650759820563.post-38841003874358434672011-06-05T23:02:00.001-05:002011-06-05T23:03:49.033-05:00Wearable (and Edible) Bouquet of Flowers!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6cMO1g9GLPMWQdOm35K27sntHt-SKnVGhv-C1HcPX7Q0M9992HOzsBT-kJB5p1lxSTu43vf0E7WVghzhfd_Xr30g79NqlFuX9Ncm6TQKRKC38ju57yp-MTZM4WbGODbHwJQrHZg18oCa2/s1600/IMG_8415.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6cMO1g9GLPMWQdOm35K27sntHt-SKnVGhv-C1HcPX7Q0M9992HOzsBT-kJB5p1lxSTu43vf0E7WVghzhfd_Xr30g79NqlFuX9Ncm6TQKRKC38ju57yp-MTZM4WbGODbHwJQrHZg18oCa2/s320/IMG_8415.JPG" t8="true" width="213" /></a></div>Karli had her big dance recital this weekend! She preformed two dances and did a fabulous job. She danced one ballet routine and the other was tap. Of course when there is a dance recital there are always flowers! I knew her Grammy and Aunt Kimmie would bring her flowers, so I wanted to do a more creative bouquet of flowers. I remembered making my neighbor girls all silk rose hair clips for Christmas and how easy they were to make. I ordered some clear tubes for Skittles and M&Ms and went to making 24 silk rose flower clips for all the dancers in Karli's class. I had some willing fourth graders cut out lots of circles of fabric for me the last week of school, so putting them together was a cinch! Another mom has been making other flower clips for her daughter and agreed to make another 24 for the dancers. (She did the zebra & pink leopard print flowers) We tied 4 candy tubes with the flowers clipped to the top together with a simple bow and I added a Dance Recital tag from Twinkle Toes Lite Cartridge. These were a little less than $1 each to make and they turned out adorable!!<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">And now for a couple of pictures of my Tiny Dancer!!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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I made 73 explosion purses last week with my fourth graders to take home to their moms for Mother's Day. These little purses were found at <a href="http://qbeesquest.blogspot.com/2011/01/explosion-box-purse.html">Qbees Quest</a>. By Friday I was about to pull my hair out, but when I saw them all completed I knew the moms will LOVE them!! So, when Robyn, aka <a href="http://www.mypinkstamper.com/">My Pink Stamper</a>, had a Mother's day challenge today, I knew I could make a couple of these super quick. We took lots of family pictures on Easter so they worked perfectly inside the purses. I got to use Robyn's <a href="http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r43/robynstamps/HappiestMomentsHeaderCard.jpg">Happiest Moments</a> stamp set for the sentiment on the front of the purse. I added some embellishments, pictures and of course a little bling and called it done! <br />
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Here are the two I made today for this challenge:<br />
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Love your blog! Congrats on reaching over 100 followers. Hoping I can make it to that bench mark soon enough! <br />
Thanks for the oppertunity to win a cart I don't already have!<br />
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Lisa, I will be contacting you to get your addy to get your new cartridge out to you next week.Kerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12615688246178759430noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697454650759820563.post-39736639514337448422011-04-23T22:34:00.000-05:002011-04-23T22:34:14.522-05:00New the Cricut Expression 2 is coming soon!!As a preamble to the big 5th anniversary release of the Cricut Expression 2, a couple of my favorite blogs are giving away this super machine!! Robyn, at <a href="http://www.mypinkstamper.com/">My Pink Stamper</a> and <a href="http://www.cricutholiday.com/">Everyday Cricut</a> are having a UStream the night of the big release and revealing the winners. Go check them out by clicking on their names above.<br />
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Be sure to leave me a message on my previous 100+ Followers Giveaway post. I will be selecting a random winner from the comments in a couple of days!!Kerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12615688246178759430noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697454650759820563.post-86892349068353321262011-04-16T21:05:00.000-05:002011-04-16T21:05:55.826-05:00100+ Followers Cartridge Giveaway!!!As a special thank you to the 100+ followers on my blog, I am giving away one of my favorite Cricut cartridges.....PAISLEY!!! I fell in love with this cartridge when I first saw the little zebra driving the car. And if you know me at all, I have loved paisleys since I was in grade school (I think it's because I love Prince). So I have a brand new, in the clamshell Paisley cartridge to give away to one of my followers. You have to leave me a message on this post and be a follower of my blog. Feel free to share the news with your friends! And again, thanks for helping me hit this milestone. I promise I will have some great things in store in the months ahead!!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I used a brown base cut at 4 1/4 x 5 1/2. The orange background paper is cut at 4 x 5 1/4 and the dog was cut at 3 1/2. I tied a little orange ribbon around the background paper and of course I added a little bling with my iRock on her personalized collar and word Ruff. I added Black Diamond stickles to her eyes and nose and donned her with a purple hair bow to match her purple collar. The inside sentiment comes from my newest stamp set Fabulous Phrases from none other than <a href="http://www.mypinkstamper.com/">My Pink Stamper</a>.</div><br />
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I made this adorable banner using the Mini-Monograms cartridge. Poor cartridge hadn't been used in forever, but it was perfect for her ladybug themed birthday party!! I used Tags, Bags, Boxes and More for the popcorn box to hold party favors and used Paisley for the ladybugs. <br />
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Also I wanted to tell everyone that I will do a giveaway once I hit 100 followers. Remember a great way to share my blog with your friends or blog followers is to grab my blinkie on the side bar and add it to your blog. Thanks for looking and check back soon for my first *giveaway*!!!!Kerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12615688246178759430noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697454650759820563.post-75648827806758747332011-02-09T21:54:00.001-06:002011-02-09T22:00:30.676-06:00Strawberry Valentine Cupcakes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Strawberry cake is my favorite!! Recently I had THE BEST strawberry cupcakes (with strawberry icing) at a work luncheon. Come to find out, it was a <a href="http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/simply-delicious-strawberry-cake-recipe/index.html">Paula Deen recipe</a>. So, you know I'm telling you the truth when I say it was the best!!! Well, since we were snowed in AGAIN today, I had plenty of time to make a delicious <a href="http://3cherrycokes.blogspot.com/2010/10/weight-watchers-potato-soup.html">Weight Watcher's Potato Soup recipe</a> and these amazing tasty treats. I did change it up a bit since I didn't have strawberry extract, but I used almond extract instead. (I usually add almond extract to all my cake batters to give it a little kick.) Also, I used frozen strawberries without syrup. I added a little extra strawberry puree to my icing and only used 4 1/2 cups of powered sugar. (I had TONS of icing left over after icing 36 cupcakes.) Before delivering the heavenly cupcakes to my neighbors, I cut out hearts and cupids from the Sweethearts cartridge (cut at 2 1/2 inches), attached them to toothpick and added them to the tops of the cupcakes. We enjoyed our strawberry dessert after our healthy dinner. YUMMO!!</div><br />
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<ul><li>The base (white cardstock) is cut at 4.25x5.5 (These cards will fit in a standard A2 envelope.)</li>
<li>The printed paper (K&Company Specialty Paper Pack) is cut at 4x5.25</li>
<li>All critter images were cut at 4 inches. </li>
<li>My Pink Stamper sentiments were stamped on scraps of white cardstock and cut down to fit the card. </li>
<li>Assorted Stickles</li>
<li>Pop dots</li>
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<div></div>Hopefully I will get my class set of pillow boxes made in time for Monday. Oklahoma is forecasted to get another big snow storm on Wednesday. (boooooo!) That means I better hit Hobby Lobby & Michaels TOMORROW on my way home from work!!! Thanks so much for looking and I'd love to hear yoru comments or feedback.Kerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12615688246178759430noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697454650759820563.post-30264862327619487572011-01-30T17:58:00.001-06:002011-02-01T10:58:26.097-06:00Coming in April......Gotta have it!!I just saw the new 5th Anniversary Cricut Expression 2!! I absolutely love it and gotta have it. I will be scraping my pennies (and selling my E) to be able to buy it the day it comes out. I'm also excited about the new Cricut Craft Room. Just what my husband wants....me to be on the computer more than I am now! (Did you hear the sarcasm?!)<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I made 2 of the next cards which were made from Create-a-Critter. I used a pre-made card and added the red strip (cut at 2 inches) and the lady bug cut at 3 inches. I love my Martha Stewart Loops punch so much that I had to use it on the top and bottom of the red strip of card stock. I added a little bit of stickles to the heart and spots on her wings. Her antennae was blinged up with my I-Rock. The sentiment is from My Pink Stamper's Simply Sweet Occasions. These two cards are off to school with me. One is for the other 4th grade teacher I teach with. She got me a great canvas, monogrammed bag and the other card is for a student that brought me a cable-knit scarf and flowers for my birthday. I love my little ladybug card!! It turned out ADORABLE!!</div><br />
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P.S. Thanks so much to all that have stopped by to check out my blog, leave a message and follow my blog. I will be having a giveaway when I reach 100 followers!Kerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12615688246178759430noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1697454650759820563.post-28279239088675588442011-01-06T22:58:00.000-06:002011-01-06T22:58:44.647-06:002011 Goal - Scrapbook 2010!So I have decided on my crafting goal for 2011. I am going to get the entire year of 2010 scrapped before 2011!!! That might not sound like much to some of you, but I have some major catching up to do. I'm not even half way through Karli's 2008 pictures! :( I have decided to put that on the backburner and I've set a plan into action! I will scrap January '10 pictures this month, February '10 pics in February, March '10 pics in March and so forth. At the beginning of each month I will print off only that month's pictures of last year. Once I am caught up for that month, THEN I will go back to my '08 pictures and work forward. I even thought about doing 2009 and 2010 simultaneously, but I might never get my 2008 pictures done. I want to hear your goal for the new year. Anyone care to join me on my crafting goal for 2011? Thoughts &/or comments are welcomed!Kerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12615688246178759430noreply@blogger.com4