Christmas Sleigh Mini

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It's been a long time since I've posted on my blog and I do miss it. I have to say, everyday life and preparing my oldest for college, senior pictures, driving, and so much more is a ton of work. heehee But, I'm enjoying every minute of it. I just have to make sure I takes notes because I have three more girls that will go through the same thing. Lol!

I really miss making mini albums. I've been to hooked on my mixed media projects that I haven't had the chance to stop and make a mini. With Christmas around the corner, I thought it would be fun to make a sleigh mini using my AccuCut 3D Sleigh Die. Though this box was designed to create a 3D Sleigh box, I knew I could make a mini out of it. I basically die cut out 6 sleighs with medium weight chipboard, adhered design paper to both the front and back. Then, I adhered another design paper on top of both sides only adding adhesive to the edges to create a pocket. I filled the pockets using my other dies and created some tags with the design paper. I just loved how it turned out. This will make great Christmas gifts for my family.

AccuCut New Camping Album Die

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I'm so happy to share with you the lastest die I designed for AccuCut Craft. With Summer around the corner I thought it would be fun to create a Camping Album Die Set. Camping was one of my favorite things to do during the Summer with my family and cousins. My Uncle Al and Aunt Grace would take all of us in their Dodge Van and we would head out to Lake Tahoe and spend the weekend camping during the entire Summer. I have so many fun memories and look forward to creating new one with my husband and girls. Be sure to stop by AccuCut Craft for their 20% off all new dies that were released this May 2012 and use the code MAY by Monday, May 21, 2012. Happy shopping!

Locker Album Die Projects from CHA 2012

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Here's my three projects I created for the Winter CHA 2012 AccuCut Craft's booth. The Locker Album Die is my very die I designed for AccuCut, therefore this was very exciting and fun for me to create. Below are the three projects I created.




The first thing that comes to mind when thinking of a locker at school, are books. This is what inspired me to bind this album as a book. As you can see the Locker book doesn't close all the way because its intended to be a display. I gathered pictures of Ariana and her friends in High School and embellished the Locker book using Pink Paislee's Daily Junque collection along with the coordinating die cuts. I had fun layering each pages with the design paper, dies cuts and embellishments. I also incorporated the die cuts from the die. My favorite piece would have to be the Polaroid film. You can use just plain white card stock or add design paper to make each film unique. This is definitely a wonderful keepsake for Ariana to look back at and enjoy.




When designing this die, not only did I design this as a School theme album but also a Sports theme too. Here I create a Locker album of my nephew Jacob that's been playing Flag Football these past several years. The paper collection I used is DCWV High School stack and Page Kit. I love page kits. Its always fun to have coordinating stickers and die cuts to go with the design papers. I really loved the pictures my sister had taken of Jacob. Its always nice to create with action shot photos.





My niece Alyssa's in cheerleading and I wanted to create a 3D Locker. This is was my very first 3D Locker I created. I add pictures on outside, but also wanted to add a mini cheerleading outfit inside the locker. I placed AccuCut's Clear Plastic Sheet on top so you can see the outfit inside. I placed a 3M plastic hook to for the outfit. I purchased an adorable cheerleading outfit from Build A Bear which turned out to be a perfect size. Not only will Alyssa have a keepsake of her in Cheerleading, but also a cute lil outfit to look at.

Victorian Dresser

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I had a blast creating the Victorian armoire that I just had to create a matching dresser to go along with it. I created this dresser using the AccuCut Craft Locker Album die that I had designed for AccuCut. My favorite piece of the dresser of course is the mini album that goes inside the dresser. Another favorite is the crochet trim that lays across and over the dresser. I'm so happy with how it turned out.

Victorian and Baby Armoire

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These past few days I've been creating armoire's using the Locker Album die I designed for AccuCut Craft. I'm so excited how it turned out and look forward to creating more. For the Victorian armoire, I used the gorgeous Victorian Parlour collection and created a dress form mini album using my AccuCut dress form Custom die. I love adding home decor on top of my armoire's, cabinets, shelves and thought it would be adorable to add some embellishments on top of these armoire's. I thought a bird's nest with mini eggs, a bird and mini spools would be fun. I then added a lot of I Am Roses around the nest along with a larger wooden spool. The top is removable for me to have access to the album. I also decorated the armoire with a leaf trim a few coordinating Victorian Parlour die cuts and a beautiful shabby button for the handle. I didn't want there to be an opening, so I place a clear sheet from AccuCut Craft. I love it because it reminds me of those department store window displays you would see at the mall.






Of course creating one wasn't enough for me. heehee I then thought it would be cute to create a Baby armoire with a Dress Mini album inside and faux drawers on the bottom. For the next armoire, I'm going to create one with actual drawers and place a blanket inside or just have it dangling on the side of the drawer. I used my favorite K & Company Cut & Paste Collection. For the door, I cut the locker die cut in half and placed clear shabby buttons as my handles. This armoire is designed for the doors to stay open. On the top I added some gorgeous I Am Roses pink/yellow spray, a white R40 flower with my mom's beige crochet flower, green two-toned leaves and white S10 flowers. I also added KARLAS001 adorable white bird and pink/white leaf spray and love it. Inside the armoire, I created a Dress mini album using my Sizzix dress die and bind it with one inch rings. I added some cream lace trim and pink pearl trim from Hobby Lobby to give it a shabby chic look. For the faux drawers I used light weight chipboard with the design paper and added a buckle with pink pearls as the handles. On the left side of the door, I added a pink baby bracelet that I made and hung it on a 7 gypsies hook. I'm so thrilled how they both turned out and enjoyed every minute creating them.

Sneak Peek: AccuCut Locker Album Die

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I'm super thrilled to share with you my very first Locker Album Die I designed for AccuCut Craft's 2012 Winter CHA release. I enjoyed every minute designing this die and can't wait to make a ton of projects. You can create both a school/sports theme album or project with this die. As many of you know, I love creating a cover for all my albums and loved how it turned out. Then, I thought how fun would it be to create an actual locker with a mini album inside. There's so many possibilities and this is what I loved when designing this die. If you happen to be attending CHA, please sure to stop by AccuCut's booth #1875 to see the other projects I created with the Locker Album Die.

Sand Castle Mini Album and Shadow Box Photo Stand

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I've been wanting to scrapbook my girls pictures at the beach from Hawaii. My sister and her family lived there for a few years and we were so happy to have had two vacations in Oahu. Ko'Olina in Kapolei was such a beautiful beach and the girls loved making sand castles and swimming. The girls were so amazed seeing the little fishes in the water. AccuCutCraft's Bare Elements Reyna Castle Book #2 was perfect for this project and loved how it turned out. I really love the new Nantucket paper collection by Pink Paislee. The colors are so beautiful and went perfect with the sand castle theme.

So Sweet Layout

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Here's a layout I created for AccuCutCraft of my niece Sofia. Natalie took this adorable of picture of her outside right before they went swimming. I loved how Natalie placed a flower right by her ear. In many of my projects, I always love to add a flower by my girls ear on their picture and this photo of Sofia was just too cute. I just love the Portrait-11 1/2" (P1022G) by AccuCutCraft. The shape has a very elegant style and you can great so many projects with just this one die. In my video, I share how I created my layout and all the embellishments I used on my layout.

AccuCut Baby Crib Custom Die

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Here's my latest custom die that I designed with AccuCut Craft Custom Shape Pros. I have a ton of baby pictures of my girls and thought it would be perfect to create a baby crib die. I can't wait to make one for each of them. This will also make a great baby gift. I loved that I can also create a matching card to go with the mini album. For the boy crib mini album I used one of my all time favorite Nursery Tales collection by Prima and made a this mini album for my nephew. I really loved the shade of blue and green on the design papers. The card I used was K and Company's Watercolor Bouquet. This collection is so beautiful and was perfect for this die. I'm so happy with how it turned out and I can't wait to start my girls mini albums.

Camera Album

I've been wanting a camera album for quite some time and found the perfect one from AccuCut Education. I love that it had both the cover page and inside page to create an album. I have so many ideas of what I want to do with this camera die. What I loved the most is that I can use any paper collection and it will go perfect with this die. I take so many photos and knew I just had to have this. For this album, I created a Bird theme album to dedicate my love for birds and birdcages. The K & Company Life's Journey and BW Flora and Fauna are one of my favorites and thought it would go perfect with this theme. I really loved how it turned out. I'm planning to add photos of different birds I had taken during my trips to the Zoo with my family. I can't wait to make one of my girls first day of school with the new Fancy Pants Off To School collection.

Dog House Notepad

I had so much fun creating the dress form notepads that I had to create a dog house notepad using my new AccuCut custom Dog House Album Builder die. My mom also uses a ton of notepads and had to make this one for her. She loves her dog Max so much and thought this would be perfect.

Butterfly Custom Die

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I'm so excited to share with you another custom die I designed with AccuCut Craft Custom Shape Pros. I had taken a picture several years ago at the Butterfly Habitat at Marine World of a butterfly sitting on a green leaf. I just love the way a butterfly looks from the side. Though I've taken that picture with my 35mm Canon camera and not sure where I placed my photo, I still have that image in my head. That is when I thought, this would be perfect to create that butterfly into a custom die. Here I used two collections from Creative Imaginations Devotion and K & Company SW Botanical Collection. Both collections had gorgeous butterflies on the design papers. I really pleased how it turned and just love looking at my butterfly album as it sits on my shelf. Thank you again Custom Shape Pros for helping me create that image of into reality.

I will have several die cuts available for those that would love to create this album. Be sure to click here for more details.

AccuCut's A7 Apron Invitation

Family gatherings are one of my favorites when it comes to getting together with my family. We all love to be in the kitchen and watch my mom cook all our favorite dishes and desserts. AccuCut's A7 Apron Invitation (NC579CJ) is a perfect die to create many fun projects to give to those who love to cook or bake. Three fun gifts to give to the hostess of the party. DCWV's The Four Seasons Stack was a perfect collection for these projects.

Here you can create a card and add a special message to the recipe card or create an invitation for that perfect party.

Here's a favor box that would be fun to add an homemade treat and place the recipe on the recipe card. This will fit a small jar of jam, large cookie and so much more.

Here's a recipe card stand that you can add all you favorite recipes in. This looks adorable displayed in your kitchen.

Crowded Attic Sewing Machine Album

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I wanted to create a grunge album with my Custom sewing machine die that I designed with AccuCut Craft. Tim Holtz's Crowded Attic Collection was just perfect for this album. That's when I decided to incorporate and use my favorite products from him. I'm really pleased with how it turned out and look forward to making more albums with this die.

 

AccuCut Clear Envelope Album

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I just love creating with Clear Plastic Sheets. The new Melissa Frances 5th Avenue collection was an adorable collection to create a envelope album with AccuCut's Envelope #10 die. I incorporated the embellishments on the top the envelope and added a Dress Form with a ballerina skirt and loved how it turned out. For the inside of the envelopes, I created tags with the design papers and will place my photos on top. I really love that the photos will be protected from the clear plastic and you can see the photos at the same time. This is a really fun album to create. Be sure to stop by AccuCut Craft and create yourself this album too.

AccuCut A6 Purse Pocket Die

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I'm so happy to share with you my first featured project with AccuCut Craft. Here I created three designs using the A6 Purse Pocket Die. I can't wait to share with all of you the versatility of these dies and all the fun projects you can create. With this die, I created a purse pocket with a tag, favor box for all occasions and a mini album to add all your wonderful photos in. Please be sure to stop by AccuCut Crafts YouTube and subscribe. Also stop by their Blog and see all the fun projects and videos.

Purse Pocket with Tag

Purse Pocket Mini Album

Purse Pocket Favor Box

My first AccuCut Project ***Sneak Peek***

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I'm so thrilled to share with you a sneak peek of my first project with AccuCut Craft. My video will be featured on their AccuCut Craft YouTube Channel tomorrow. Be sure to subscribe to their channel. This is an exciting opportunity for me and I look forward to sharing with many of you the fun projects you can create. Be sure to stop and visit AccuCut Craft on FaceBook and see all the wonderful projects created with their dies.