Hey everyone! This week our project was to make something for Valentines Day BESIDES a card or layout using our Cricut. I made an adorable Valentines Day toilet paper roll mini album using both my Gypsy and my beautiful new blue Expression, plus my favorite new Martha Stewart punches.
Recipe:
*Toilet Paper Rolls (I used 4)
*Patterned Paper
*Cuttlebug or Big Shot (for flattening rolls)
*Martha Stewart Elegant Cake Art Cartridge
*Cricut Classic Font Cartridge
*Tags, Bags Boxes and More Cartridge
*Scalloped Flower Gypsy File
*Cinch or Bind It All
*Martha Stewart String Lace and Cherish Hearts Border Punches
*Martha Stewart Heart Lock and Key Punch
*Martha Stewart Flourish Heart Punch
*Pink By Design "All Girl" and "Scripted Year" stamp sets
This would be a cute little album to tuck those Valentines Day mementos in. I love making these little albums! I want one for every season of the year :)
Here's a video walking you through each page:
I wish I could claim ownership of the gorgeous flower file, but I got it from Jen from her awesome blog. It's just like the Sizzix 3D flower die, but you can cut it with your Cricut at whatever size you want!
Welcome to another Craft Junkie Too Design Team Wednesday! This week, our theme was "I Am Thankful For". Before I explain my project, I have to thank Tracy over at CJToo for coming up with this theme and letting us have free reign.
Have you ever made a project, and the process of constructing it was totally therapeutic? That's what this project was for me. Before I started, I sat down and thought of everything and everyone I'm thankful for in my life, which lead me on the long journey to the completion of this project.
As most of my close friends know, I've been having a really rough time lately. The stress of unemployment and a constant job search that seems to lead nowhere, coupled with ongoing personal issues have made the past few months difficult for me. I have amazing family and incredibly supportive friends (plus my awesome bloggy companions) that have made things a little better for me, but there are two very special little "people" who have kept me going, even when I didn't want to continue.
My dogs.
That statement might sound strange to anyone who is not a pet owner, but Bella and Dixie have been my anchor for the past few months. They love me unconditionally, and the sight of me is always the highlight of their day, whether I've been gone 30 minutes or 3 hours. There were times when I honestly didn't want to get out of bed, but I had to in order to give them the care they need. I could be having the absolute worst day ever, and all they have to do is come curl up in my lap and stare up at me with those adorable eyes, and I can't help but smile.
They are actually doing that as I type this :)
So, I really wanted to make a project dedicated to my dogs. I came up with the idea of doing a paper bag mini album, so I could have a book full of pictures to look at whenever I felt down. I had never made a paper bag mini before, so I found instructions on YouTube and gave it a go.
Here's the final result:
I tried to list everything I used in the video, because I used a lot of different cartridges and inks. Hopefully I remembered them all :)
I hope you truly enjoyed this mini album, as I had a BLAST making it. Make you you hop over to http://www.craftjunkietoo.com and see all of Design Team 2's projects today!
Hi everyone! I hope everyone is having a fabulous weekend. Today I've got a video showing you my newest project, a mini album/wordbook using recycled toilet paper rolls!
I was browsing Cardz TV the other day and I saw a cute little fall mini wordbook she made for a blog hop. I thought it was so neat that I had to try to make it myself. It was so easy to make!
I can't wait to explore the world of mini albums, but, I have to ask:
Bind-It-All or Cinch? I want to get a binding machine but I just CAN'T make up my mind! If you own one of these machines, and have an opinion on why it's the one for me, leave me a comment! I'd love to read what you think :)
What you need:
4 toilet paper rolls, cut in 1/2 inch intervals
Halloween Paper (I reccomend DCWVs "Midnight Spell" stack, it's fabulous!). You need two pieces of patterned paper for each roll.
