May Cards

Wow where did April go? It is time for the May Cricut classes already. This month there are four classes to choose from: Wednesday, May 5 at 5:30 pm; Friday, May 7 at 10:30 am; Tuesday, May 18 at 5:30 and Friday, May 21 at 10:30 am. So here are the things that we will be making.

First up a cute little box using the Plantin Schoolbook cartridge. The box is big enough for a small gift for a friend.

Next up is a Thank you card using George and Basic Shapes and Plantin Schoolbook cartridges. 

For the graduate we have a cute card using the Wild Card cartridge.

Next up is a card for that special guy - could be a Father's Day card or a Birthday card. I used the Wild Card Accent Essentials cartridge for this one (Wild Card has a Fleur di Lis on it too).

And last, but not least, is my favorite card. This cute little monkey comes from the new Create a Critter cartridge. All of the animals on this cartridge are so cute, you will be seeing more cards with them in the future.

Hope to see you in one of the classes.

For those that are wondering, there is some knitting and traveling going on too. More on those in another post.

April Cards

Here are the cards for the April Cricut classes.

This first card is a clear one. I used a piece of a transparency for the card. I love the way it turned out. The cartridges used for this one are Accent Essentials and Plantin Schoolbook.

This cute little bird was done with Wild Card, Accent Essentials and Plantin Schoolbook.

Next we have some nice, spring tulips. The cartridges are Accent Essentials and Walk in My Garden.

A trio of iris are next. These are from Walk in My Garden also.

Someone asked for a card for a little girl so here is a cute princess and her frog. The cartridge for this one is Paper Doll Dress Up.

I figured we needed to have a boy card too, so here is a pirate with his flag. Arrgh! This one is also from Paper Doll Dress Up.

Some good news, the classes have become so popular that we will be adding two additional classes in May. There will be two Wednesday night classes and two Friday morning classes. I will also be offering a basics class for those who are new to the Cricut.

A Sneak Peek!

Here is a first look at one of the cards for the April Cricut Classes.

I'm not sure if you can tell, but the card is clear. I used a transparency and glued a white piece of paper on the inside of the card for the message. The colors look a little washed out, the card looks much better in person. Check back later in the week for the rest of the cards for the class.

Here is a picture of the finished blanket for baby Xayne.

Some Things Are Finished, Some Things Aren't

First up, the last card for my March Cricut class. Something simple and easy to finish up with.

On to the knitting front...A finished a pair of socks for me. The pattern is Bremen Muster and can be found here on Ravelry. The yarn is Claudia Handpainted in the Watermelon colorway. I love them and the pattern is really fun to knit.

My favorite new top is the Josephine (Ravelry link) which I finished just before our February Cruise. It is knit in Berroco Comfort DK which is wonderful to knit with. I'm going to have to take a better picture that shows the detail more.

This cute little sweater is for baby Zayne who was born last Friday. It is the Five Hour Baby Sweater (Ravelry link), knit in Red Heart soft in a pretty red color.

And now for the unfinished. A baby blanket for Zayne. It is the Paneled Lace Afghan from the July 2009 Creative Knitting Magazine. It is also knit in Red Heart Soft in teal and brown. Hopefully I can get it finished by the end of the week.

March Cricut Class

Here are the cards for the March Cricut class at Craft Fancy. I used the Easter and Wild Card cartridges for these cards. There will be one more card and I'll have that one done next week.

First a chocolate Easter Bunny. Notice the bite taken out of his ear.

Second a flower card. This one will have a sentiment on it, I just haven't decided what to use yet.

Third a pretty cut out Easter Egg.

And last a cute Get Well card. I love the band-aid.

Don't forget, there will be one more card which I will post next week.

February Cricut Class

Wow it is almost time for the February class already. How time flies.

I had a request this month for cards with different folds and cards for men. So I spent some time on the Splitcoast Stampers website and this is what I found:

A Double Fold Pocket Card... (My scanner didn't do a very good job with the colors, it looks much better in person)

A cute little Flip Top Card...

A Card Within A Card...(the red section flips open to the right and the plaid section flips to the left)

And two regular folded cards... (Can you tell I really like the My Mind's Eye plaid and dot papers?)

This month I used the Wild Card and Simply Sweet Cartridges. Hope to see you in class on the 19th or the 23rd!

It's beginning to look a lot like...

Valentine's Day! (Bet you didn't see that one coming did you?)

This week I've been working on cards for the January Cricut class. So here they are. Not quite traditional Valentine colors, but I like them. There will be a limited number of kits available too if anyone is interested. Cartridges used: Doodlecharms and Simply Sweet.

Now back to our regularly scheduled holiday.

Merry Christmas everyone.