Holy Mackerole--My 10 seconds of Fame

I was just on HGTV's 25 Great Holiday Ideas yesterday...well, one of my projects that is...but it still was really cool to see something that I made from "paper and glue" and see it on my t.v....how cool is that......Here's a link to the video and you can see it on the computer also...Video of project .....just click on the candy trees one and my project comes up in that little segment...that really made my morning when I watched this show....if you get this channel, you have really got to watch this show...there are so many inspiring ideas for decorations in it....I can't wait to try some of them here at our house for Christmas....

I thought I would share the project here and a couple of other ones that I made a couple years back....

The first one is the paper cone people that I made using a birthday party hat as a template...and just filled one of the little mesh thingies that you get fruit in during the holidays with some cinn. sticks and small pine cones and tucked up underneath for a holiday sent on our buffett table...

You can click on the photos for a bigger view to...

Here's some stuffed qt paint cans that I made to tuck some Christmas gifts inside..they all came with a little paint can opener attached so they didn't have to search for something to open the can with...

this little elf ended up being a little dorky...lol..

This was my favorite paint can that I had made that year...I made it for a Christmas swap and I added some scrappin goodies inside...

Well, I thought I'd share my exciting news with everyone...I hope everyone had a glorious Thanksgiving and didn't eat to much...we haven't had much time over here to really enjoy this past week...it's one of the busiest times of the year for us with work...so today is just a relaxing day...and then it's back to our regular scheduled program on Monday...school, more work...need I say more...lol...

Hugs from a Very Exhausted Crabbie

Have I got a SURPRISE for You!!!

You have got to go over and check this video out on the

Hallmark Ladybugs blog...I'm not going to tell you what it is, but run don't walk over there and check out what DeeDee has posted for this weeks tutorial...it's just SPECTACULAR!!!!

After you go and check out the tutorial you have got to go over to Hallmark Scrapbook and check out their SUPER SALE on Cricut cartridges...this is a perfect time to purchase those carts that you have been eyeballing...

Here's my 2nd entry into Regina's Christmas card contest over at Bitten By the Bug Blog... we were to use any cut from any cartridge and make it into a non traditional color Christmas card...here's what I came up with...tell me what you think...

it's a chipboard Santa card with a lighted lantern (flameless tea light) , a little bling and some animal print on his robe. (our little one says he's in his p.j's...lol..) I also used some watch parts for the cutout in the lower left corner, some batting for his beard, a little magnifier in his left hand attached to his belt with a chain so he won't loose it...

on the inside I did some masking with some Tim Holtz grungeboard for the background paper, added a stamped Christmas greeting that I made using the rubber stamp kit for the Pazzles machine (that I purchased in the store at Hallmark Scrapbook), and attached both sections of the card using Tim Holtz grungeboard with some little screw eyelets.

Thanks for stopping in and I hope everyone has a great weekend....

you can click on the photos to get a better view of the card if you would like to....

Hugs from a CHILLY WILLY Charm City

Is it FRIDAY yet?

I love Fridays...normally that means that my weekend starts for me and I can take a break from the working world...although Fridays are one of my hardest days of the week, I still love them. After work, I get to sleep for a couple of hours, get up and get the little one from school and we go get Chinese and some movies...she loves that we get movies together for the weekend...that normally means that she gets to have a friend over, either for the night or just to hang out, watch movies and play games...so what about your weekends? Is there something that you do every Friday like clockwork?

On a lighter side, here's a few projects I forgot to post the other day....the first is the bag set that goes along with the mug that I posted a week ago. It's abit different, but I really like the outcome...

this is a dvd movie that I made from the photos of my brother-in-law's night before the wedding with everyone partying at the club.

this is a 3x3 notepad holder. I need to go and buy some to fill it though...lol..

this is a little gift bag that I made using the cuts from the stuffed snowman posted below...I usually make a few cuts when I'm working on a project to get the right size of something, and this one an extra cut I had made...

and this last project is a stuffed snowman shaker...it was inspired by a couple of ladybugs over at the blog. ...they are jsut soo crafty and I loved it when they had posted a couple projects using material...

I don't know what I'm going to do with this yet, but I'm sure I will figure something out...

Thanks for stopping in...I hope everyone has a great weekend ahead...

Hugs from a brisk Charm City

Advent Calendar, Rubber stamping & Masking

Well the cold is starting to settle in here in Charm City. I went out this morning to take some photos and couldn't wait to step back inside. It was just a wee bit chilly. Other than that, it's been rainy these past few days again. Although yesterday we were able to make it outside and winterize a little more. Enough of that boring stuff..... This week was my week to post a tutorial over at the Hallmark Ladybug Blog and I wanted to show you how much fun I had with the Pazzles rubber stamp kit to make my own stamps. You can purchase the Pazzles kit in the store at Hallmark Scrapbook along with the Tim Holtz Distress inks that I used to mask with. Making your own rubber stamps using your Cricut machine is just another awesom way that we can use it, wouldn't you say. Not to mention how easy it was.... I'd love for you to pop over at the blog and check it out. I really love how this project turned out. ...it's an advent lighted Christmas calendar that I made out of one of those big wooden paper clips and the Santa cut from Christmas Solutions cart. There are so many cardstock layers and one layer of chipboard in the center. It kind of feels like a sheet of thin wood. I hung the rest of the numbers on the back so it would easy to change out the numbers everyday... Click on photos for a bigger view Front view back view lighted...sorry not a very good photo...but I thought this would be a great little night light for decoration. Well that's all that's been going on ehre in Charm City...not a whole lot...lol...I hope everyone has a wonderful week ahead.. Hugs from a chilly Charm City

Just a Quickie

I wanted to post a couple of projects that I made the past couple days...

The first is a mug. I received this cut file from Tracy...thank you so much Tracy...you are a sweetie...here's her blog...take a step over and check her out...she's just an awesom designer...

Camsmum blog

this is one of those pop up cards that everyone has been making...I wanted to give it a try and this is what I made...

Thanks for taking the time to stop in....

Hugs from Charm City

Just a few cards

I just wanted to pop in and post a few cards I've made this past week...not much going on here in Charm City...just a little rainy...

(you can click on photos to make them bigger)

the santa hat and rocking horse I made using the Design Studio for the Cricut then I added quilt batting for added touchy feely...lol...don't you just love to touch cards when you get them in the mail?

Thanks for stopping in and have a Happy Sunday....

Hugs from Charm City