DIY Coffee Table

 Today I completed my first Pinterest DIY and turned a wire wooden spool into a personalized coffee table.

I started by sanding the "table". I tried to get most of the markings off. You can still see them but that's ok with me.  :)

Next I purchased White Wash paint and gave my table two coats.

Next I designed what I wanted to stencil on the top of the table.  I used my Cricut and Sure-Cuts-A-Lot to cut out my design.  Then I pulled off all the lettering and decorative parts to create a stencil.

Position the stencil on the table top and paint empty spots by babbing Black tole paint using a course or stiff brush.  I used two coats.

Lightly peel back the stencil and Ta-Da!!

Here's a full view of the top of my coffee table with my cat Puss photo bombing me :)

Winter Cricut cards

I know it's way to early for Christmas cards but these just came back to me Friday. They were published in Cricut Magazine's Dec issue and they usually hold on to them until the issue expires then the cards are sent home. The best part is that I also recieved a free issue:)

Here's the cover.

Here are my cards...

Pg 25-This one was made using the Winter Woodland Cricut cartridge

Paper-Echo Park

Sentiment-Seasons of Love-Waltzing Mouse 

Pg 29-Winter Woodland Cricut cartridge

Paper-Echo Park

and the funny part is that I used tissue paper to make the white part of the medallion!! hehe

Hope you have a great week!

Out of this world

Good morning all!  I was just browsing through my on-line subscription of Cricut and realized the February edition was out.  That means I can share my cards with you.  If you checkout out my CricArt (Cricut Art) tab you'll see projects (mostly cards) that I made using only Cricut images.
This card is my favorite mainly because I was so surprised at how cool looking the robot turned out.  To be honest I love my Cricut but I hate having to load a dozen cardstocks into the machine just to make one image so I decided I was going to just use my Neenah white cardstock and cut every shape I needed all at once, then once everything was cut I coloured the different pieces with my Copics.  It was awesome to finish an image so quickly, plus add dimension and have any colour "cardstock" my copics could make.  Easy peasy!

 Here it is on page 80/81

I also used a stamp set I designed on this card called "Out of this world"

Robot-Robotz Cricut Cartridge

*hint-if you want to try colouring your Cricut pieces leave them on the sticky mat.  It's so much easier to let the mat "hold" everything still for you while you colour the image!

Ahoy

I knew when I purchased my Cricut Expression that I probably wouldn't use it much.  Although I sore to my husband that I'd have all kinds of uses for it.  I do, I just don't act on many!  But what I didn't anticipate is how much I'd love using it.  When I wipe the dust of and fire it up I can't stop myself, I usually run out of time.  So I put all my cuts in baggies and when I'm inspired I break open a few and start assembling.  Here is one of my favorite cards using the Create a Critter cartridge.

Cricut Cartridge-Create a Critter

Fish (2") pg 43

Seaweed pg 43

Ahoy pg 42

Starfish pg 41

Clam pg 40

Have a sweet day.

Here are a couple more cards that were published in Cricut Magazine June/July issue. This first one is clean and simple using a Unity stamp. The cupcake is from the Cute Critters cartridge. The second card I was having fun with letters.  The font is from the Robotz cartridge.

Ta ta for now!

Let's hang out

Here are a few more cards that were published in Cricut Magazine's June/July issue.  They are from the Create a Critter cartridge. The sentiment for the bee card is called Buggy Sayings and can be found at Paper makeup Stamps.  It's an awesome sentiment!

Thanks for stopping by!

Make a Splash

As promised here is another card that was published in Cricut Magazine June/July.  I was so excited to see this card featured in their sneak peek.  What a happy surprise especially since this is one of my favorites because it's so bright and fun.  I'm loving the postage graphic from Cricut.  I've been making different sizes all day.  That's one of the things I love about my Cricut I will never run out of my favorite shapes unless of course I run out of paper that is!

Cricut Cartridge-Create a Critter
Paper-Red dot and green strip-Modern Homemaker-October Afternoon
Blue Dot-Alphabet Soup and Newsprint-Lost and Found-My Mind's Eye
Ink-Juniper and Sweet Leaf-CTMH

Everyday Tags

Well I've been "sitting" on these tags for what feels like a long time (6 months) but I can finally show them to you.  I've had to keep them secret because they were published in Cricut Magazine (June/July) issue.  Here's the cover

The category these tags were submitted for is called Everyday Life and I thought the sentiments Dare To Dream from PSA Essentials were perfect for this.
Here are all the tags (even though only one was published).

Stop by the PSA Essentials Stamp Camp blog to get your mojo going.

Materials
I used the Create a Critter cartridge to make these tags.

PSA Essentials Dare to Dream sentiments.
Pattern paper-Lost and Found-My Mind's Eye
Kraft, vintage cream cardstock-PTI
Baker's Twine-The Twinery
Wrinkle Ribbon-May Arts

There's a Youtube video from Cricut featuring my tags here.

Have a happy day!

Birthday Cupcakes a la Cricut

Here's my second layout for the Cricut 5th Anniversary Birthday challenge.  This layout also uses a tag which is just what the Die Cuttin' Diva's are looking for in their "Tag" you're it challenge #11.
It's a pretty easy challenge, play along if you love Die Cuts! 

The Cricut challenge was to make a birthday layout without photos.  I loved making the giant cupcake and pin wheels.  And there's a plain'ol manilla shipping tag all jazzed up with cupcakes.  Just what the Die Cuttin' Diva's are looking for.

Cricut Cartridges used are:
Create a Critter-giant cupcake, postage,pinwheels and birthday hat
A Child's Year-small cupcakes
Storybook-Title

Everyday Cricut is giving away a new Cricut Anniversary Expression 2. 

All you have to do is stop by and leave a comment to be entered into the draw.

 

Birthday Girl

Happy Monday!!  As some of you may know Cricut is releasing a new Expression for their 5th Anniversary and they hosted a layout contest.  The prize is of course a brand spanking new Expression 2.  The winners will be announced tomorrow after the Home Shopping Network.  Since I've submitted 2 layouts for the contest I'll be sitting on the edge of my seat watching the show on the internet to see if one of my layouts will be shown.  If I win I want a pink Expression!!  The neat thing is I didn't have to keep my submissions secret, I can share them with you all. So here's my first entry. 

The Die Cuttin' Diva's are hosting a Time to mix it up challenge #10.  This time you just need to use 2 different cuts/dies/cartridges on 1 project.  I used the Robotz alpha and A Child's Year Cricut cartridge for this layout. 

Materials

A Child's Year and Robotz Cricut Cartridges

Cherish border punch and glitter-Martha Stewart

Washi Tape-iCopic

Stickles and Smooch

Everyday Cricut is giving away a new Cricut Anniversary Expression 2. 

All you have to do is stop by and leave a comment to be entered into the draw.

Critter Tags

I've been holding out!  LOL Did you know that this weeks challenge at
Die Cuttin Diva's is all about tags??
And if you follow my blog you'll know that I LOVE tags!  More specifically the regular manila shipping tags.  There's just something about that size that suites me just fine.
Anyway I made some tags using my Cricut Cartridge "Create a Critter" (my most favorite cartridge of all). The sentiments on these tags came from an adorable clear stamp set called Under the Weather from There She Goes stamps.

Stop by the Die Cuttin Diva's and play long with their challenge,

they're even giving away a prize!

Materials

Create a Critter-Cricut Cartridge

Sentiments-Under the Weather-There She Goes

Paper-Graphic 45

Everyday Cricut is giving away a new Cricut Anniversary Expression 2. 

All you have to do is stop by and leave a comment to be entered into the draw.

Fly anyway

Today's post has one of my favorite creates, although I'm scared of them I still like them.  Weird eh?
 Have I told you I'm loving my Cricut Machine!  I love getting all kinds of use out of it.
  I thought at first I'd just cut out something like "have a Bee-utiful day" but I wanted something better so I started searching through my stamp stash and found the perfect sentiment from Paper Makeup.  It's a stamp set called Buggy Sayings and it's a really funny set.  This card has the more serious of the two sentiments.

This was created using the Create a Critter Cricut Cartridge.
Sentiment-Buggy Sayings-Paper Makeup Stamps

Sorry about this but I just received confirmation that all 7 of my Cricut submissions are going to be published in Cricut Magazine June/July 2011 and had to take down my card and not show any of the other cards I was planning on sharing.  Eeeek!!  I'm so thrilled I want to run out into the snow and shout, but it's too cold and my neighbors wouldn't hear me anyway.