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I have always enjoyed being crafty. I remember getting really excited about stickers and fun stationary when I was little. Well its good to know that some things in life never change!

I was introduced to scrapbooking in 2005 and have been hooked ever since. My love of crafting has branched out to include DIY, projects, gardening, baking, and canning. I hope to share my projects here.

Showing posts with label French Manor. Show all posts
Showing posts with label French Manor. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

French Manor Cartridge Challenge Jars


I have wanted to make labels for these jars ever since I started this challenge, so when the French Manor cartridge was pulled from the jar, I decided to use it. I chose black and white paper from my scraps stash as my scraproom accent colors are black and white.

I used my gypsy and chose a square tag. I then chose a rounded square from George to make a frame for the tag instead of using the artwork already on the cartridge. Since this cartridge doesn't have a shadow feature for the tags I just sized the back layer up slightly bigger than the front frame layer. I made two of these tages and printed the phrases from my computer and adhered them to the frames.
I also cut the lock and keys from French Manor. I cut each key three times and then glued the three layers together to give it some strength. I glimmer-misted each key and then used some ink to distress them. The lock cut is backed by a scrap of shimmer paper and pop dotted to the frame.

The jar labeled Cartridge challenge holds the slips of paper with the names of the cartridges I have not used yet. The Unlock you creativity jar is where I am putting the cartridge names after I have used them, rather than just throwing them out. Perhaps when I complete this challenge I will start it all over again. LOL Well lets just get through this one first though before I decide whether I will repeat this challenge.

Have a great day!

Monday, October 4, 2010

French Manor Card

Here is a card I made for the first Cricut Circle Weekly Blog Challenge.

The challenge required at least two cuts and the use of Jewels or pearls.

I used the Screen cut pn pg. 54; the Birdbath cut on pg. 40; and the Victoria cut as well as its layer feature on pg. 48.

I used three light blue sparkle tiles on the birdbath as well as three star shaped gems around the basin.

Sunday, October 3, 2010

French Manor Wall Art

Here is a project I did for a Cricut Circle Contest using the French Manor Cartridge.
Here is a close up of the peacock. I cut the tail layer twice, once in blue and once in green. I then used stickles on each layer for a little sparkle.