Summer Card Camp 2011

I'm excited about taking this class:

Here is my first card for the class. I really like the color combination. I can't find the name of the company that made the blue pattern paper. The pink paper is from Basic Grey, the orange dot paper is from BoBunny and the cardstock is from Bazzill. I used the Hero Arts Friendship Definition stamp and the Thanks stamp is Lawn Fawn's Sophie's Sentiments. I also used the Paisley Cricut Cartridge to cut the butterfly.

I'm excited to see what tomorrow's color combination will be.

April & May Socks

As you might remember (or not) from a previous post, I'm participating in the Skacel 20 Years of Trekking Knit Along. Six projects over six months with a new clue every week.


I finally finished the April socks, sort of. I have one finished (although it was too late for the contest) and the other one almost finished. I had a hard time with these socks, mainly because we were on the epic vacation and I didn't have as much knitting time as I thought I would. I wasn't real fond of the pattern either, for some reason I couldn't memorize this one. Anyway I decided to make them for Melissa because she liked the pattern and her feet are smaller than mine, so less knitting was needed. So here April's sock "Cranked". Hopefully she will get the other one before winter returns.

The socks for May is called Lacery and has a really pretty lace pattern up the front and a ribbed lace on the back. I really like these socks, especially the little ruffled edge along the top. I'm really tempted to knit these again in a solid color and run the lace pattern up the back of the sock too. The only bad thing about knitting wool socks in the spring/summer, is it is too warm to wear them.

The socks for May are called Flutter and they have cute little butterflies all over them. The yarn is a pretty rose color and is part bamboo so they will be really soft and cozy. These will be for my sister as they are anklets and I can't wear them, for some reason they make my ankles hurt. Weird I know, but it is what it is. I will definitely be making a regular length pair for myself. Pictures to follow as soon as they are finished.

I've really enjoyed the knit along, but am really looking forward to knitting something besides socks for a while. I have a Central Park Hoodie (a sweater) and a scarf calling my name.

June Cricut Classes

Sorry for the delay in getting these posted. I didn't finish them until Friday and then forgot to post them! Oops.


Anyway, here are the cards for the June classes. They are all Birthday cards.


One Year Older - A pretty Birthday cake from Celebrate with Flourish. The sentiment is from Wrap It Up.

Next is a cute little bird from Straight from the Nest to wish you a Happy Birdie Day. The balloon is from Stretch Your Imagination.

Next up is a Happy Birthday Wish from Country Life and Plantin Schoolbook.

Next we have balloons, gifts and a cake from Stretch Your Imagination.

The last card is a mystery. I was still trying to decide what to make when time ran out. So what will the mystery card be. Will I design one or let my students design one? You will have to come to class to find out! (If it is one I design, it will probably be from Create a Critter or Walk in My Garden.)

See you in class!

May Cricut Class

Happy Spring! The trees and flowers are blooming and the weather is trying to warm up. I chose some pretty, Spring paper for the May Cards. I really like all the cards this month. Click on the photos to make them bigger.

So, first up we have a card from the new Everyday Pop Up Cartridge. I'm having some trouble figuring out the pop up part of the card. Hopefully I can get it figured out so we can add it during the classes.

Next up are some cherries from the Country Life cartridge. The plain and scalloped circles are from Mini Monograms. You can't really tell from the picture, but the sentiment is on a straight pin. Very easy to put together and it looks great.

Next up is a great Father's Day card. This is from the new Wrap It Up cartridge. Melissa thinks it looks like one of the cars from Mr. Toad's Wild Ride at Disneyland. I think it is pretty cute. The will have a sentiment on it. I couldn't find an appropriate stamp so I will have to print something up on the computer. I also used the Accent Essentials cartridge for the label shapes.

Next up is a pretty textured flower from Plantin Schoolbook. I used one of the Tim Holtz texture fades to emboss one of the flowers and leaves. (The vase on the first card is also embossed with the Cuttlebug dots embossing plate.

Last, but not least, we have Thanks a Melon from Simply Charmed and Just Because Cards.

Hope you can join me in classes this month. Classes are: Tuesday, May 10 at 10:30 am or 5:30 pm; and Friday May 27 at 10:30.

I'm also teaching a mini book class on May 17 at 10:30 am and 5:30 pm. I'll post pictures of that class tomorrow.

For those of you who are looking for pictures from our cruise, I'll start posting those on Monday.

April Cricut Class

Here is a look at the cards for the April Cricut card class at Craft Fancy.

This month I decided on a theme of three and used BoBunny dots paper (it's one of my favorites).

So first up we have three butterflies. These are from the Serenade cartridge. The postage stamp is from Create a Critter.

With summer on the way, I hope, a beach themed card seemed like a fun idea. These three are from Create a Critter.

Graduation is right around the corner, so here is a card for the graduate in your life. The images are from Wild Card and the numbers are from Plantin Schoolbook. I'm thinking of coming up with another optional card for those who don't have any graduates in their life.

Are you ready for a Birthday Party? These images are from Straight from the Nest. 

Mother's Day is coming up soon, so here is the perfect card for Mom. This would also be a great card to let someone know you are thinking of them. The flowers are from the Walk in My Garden Cartridge.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to our vacation this month, class dates have changed. 

Classes are, Thursday, April 28 10:30 am-12:30 pm; 5:30-7:30 pm and Friday, April 29 10:30 am-12:30 pm.  In May we will be back to the regular Tuesday and Friday classes.

Here is a list of all my cartridges for those who were wondering.

Accent Essentials

Bloom

Celebrate with Flourish

Christmas Noel

Christmas Cheer

Country Life

Create a Critter

Doodlecharm

Doodletype

Easter

Freshly Picked

Home Decor

Just Because Cards

Lacy Labels

Mickey and Friends

Mini Monograms

Paper Doll Dress Up

Plantin Schoolbook

Savory

Serenade

Simply Charmed

Simply Sweet

Summer Vacation

Straight from the Nest

Stretch Your Imagination

Tear Drop

Very Merry Tags

Walk in My Garden

Wild Card

Winter Frolic

Cupcakes!

We have been eating lots of cupcakes around here lately. Most trips to downtown Chicago involve a trip to Sprinkles and there is a new cupcake place called Crumbs that we haven't tried yet.

There is also a cupcake truck (Flirty Cupcakes) in the city that travels to the suburbs on the weekends. They have some delicious cupcakes too.

Anyway, last time Steve was at Sprinkles, he picked up cupcakes and a couple of cupcake mixes. Today I baked the banana cupcakes. I tried piping the frosting for the first time. I used a ziplock bag and it worked really well. No mess, (well not much) no fuss, and looks great.

I'll let you know how they taste.


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Knitting Contest

The Skacel yarn company is running knitting contest to celebrate 20 years of making Trekking sock yarns. So each month, January to June, there is a new pattern using their yarn. Each pattern is a mystery, one clue per week is given out and at the end of the month, you have a new pair of socks or fingerless gloves. There are prizes given out each week and month and a grand prize of $1,000.00 spending spree in the Skacel warehouse at the end of the contest.

These are the January socks. (Click on the pictures to make them larger) The first clue was for the toes, the second for the foot, the third for the heel and the final clue for the leg and ribbing. A portion of the cost of the yarn was donated to ovarian cancer research.

February's project was fingerless gloves. I'm not a big fan of fingerless gloves, so I've decided to turn these into mittens with a flap. The flap is finished, I just need to sew them on and then I'll have a pair of mittens and will be able to use my iPhone and keep my hands warm too.

The project for March is a pair of socks in pretty tropical colors. These are top down, in a chevron pattern and I'll post pictures of them when they are finished.