I wanted to stop by with a couple of projects I did sometime back. This is not an affiliate post. The cut files come from Lori Whitlock. I just love her files so wanted to share with you! These boxes hold 2 Keurig cups of your choice. I love them since they are quick to put together. They make a nice thinking of you or thank you for someone who has made your day. This also could be quickly made into a Christmas stocking stuffer by just changing up the papers. On this one I added a cute Bugaboo digital stamp that I did some Copic coloring on. This is a great project to use some that 12 x 12 paper you are hoarding...and I know you have some begging to be made into these cute boxes. Here is another box I made. This time I used a simple sticker I picked up at Dollar Tree to put on the belly band. So cute!
I hope you enjoyed getting to see these. I also hope you get to play with some paper, inks, die cutting machines, whatever brings you joy today! I am entering the first box above into the following challenges: Not Just Cards Challenge: November Anything Goes Challenge found here. Digi Choosday Crafting Challenge: Week 45 Anything Goes found here.
It has been one of those productive weekends. I even got a card made. 😊 Let's start with the card. Then we'll explore the challenges I will be entering this into. Also, I'll let you know what other cool things i have been up to. This is one of those very simple cards, but I can see multiple ways to use this very simple design by Lori Whitlock. It is a set of stacked svg cuts that when lined up lead to such a great design. (Once again, no affiliate links here, I just 💓Lori's svg files.) This literally is a 3-5 minute card. The longest part is getting the layers cut. I added the happy birthday sentiment by using my own file full of sentiments I made using my computer. I printed them out on Cricut sticker paper so all I had to do was cut out the sentiment and ta-da....completed card. First if you want to purchase this file from Lori's shop you can find it here. I am entering this card in the following challenges: Creative Fingers Challenge #125: Anything Goes Brown Sugar Challenge #239: Anything Goes
Now on to some other fun things to share. First of all, I have shared before that I live in an apartment so finding places to store all my goodies can be difficult. I have resigned over the last few years I will have to purge things in order to keep it to something manageable. That being said, yesterday, I finally cleared it all out. Put like things together and then put it back. I now know where things are. I did not take a before picture because let's face it that would have been embarrassing. I do need to buy a few more dollar tree bins. I also switched out one of my containers for a couple of shelves that were in my son's closet. I am liking how it came together. I still need to go through my paper storage cubes to the left and I have one carry container in the living room that needs to be cleaned out but here it is:
Being a Virgo, this just makes me happy! Now on to a couple of fun things. I fixed my St. Patrick's tag that I tore. I will share that on another post. Finally, I wanted to share with you those stickers I mentioned earlier. Here is the final product.
Here is the list of sentiments I created. I made the file in Word and printed these out on Cricut sticker paper. I use a xacto knife and a ruler to cut out each sentiment when I am ready to adhere it to a project. Now I am not sure if these sentiments would be useful to everyone, but if you would like me to send you the file feel free to message me on facebook or leave me a comment here on how to reach you. I will be glad to share. This would be for your personal use only. I got the idea from one of my favorite You Tubers Felizlovespaper. You can see her tutorial for this here.
Well, I did exactly what I said I wasn't going to do for a while, joined a couple of swaps. I couldn't resist. I saw the many that were going on in the Facebook groups I belong to. I couldn't resist. So I have two that I joined. One is a St. Patrick's Day tag swap. The other is a Spring themed mini loaded envelope. So, for me I didn't get any cards done. I did start on the tag swap. You know what that means? I bought some cute digital images of course. I did find some I liked on Cricut Design Space but not exactly what I was looking for. So a visit to Lori Whitlock's shop and Miss Kate's Cuttables solved that.
Want to see what I purchased? From Lori Whitlock's site I got this. From Ms. Kate's Cuttables I couldn't resist this cute owl. (No affiliate links, I just like these images).
I got a couple of the tags pretty much done and I did the unthinkable....I tore the top of the tag. But I got a great suggestion from a fellow crafter when I posted my plight to the group. A tag topper. I think that will work. It will cover the tear and make the top of the tag sturdier. Today, I just worked on the tag topper and a couple of other cut outs I want for the third tag. Once I get everything complete I will put a teaser photo up for you. I don't want to show the tags until the person receiving the swap gets them. It's kind of a downer if you post something if you see pictures before you receive your mail. Otherwise, it was a slow craft weekend. I did some prep work for the loaded bag. Started designing that along with some other cards I want to do in my head. I will be back soon to get some challenges done, but just wanted to let you know I am still creating just not anything I can show yet. Tell me about your creative process...do you always crank something out every week, or do you have downtime like me? I love hearing everyone's stories so feel free to share in the comments below.
I love them since they are quick to put together. They make a nice thinking of you or thank you for someone who has made your day. This also could be quickly made into a Christmas stocking stuffer by just changing up the papers. On this one I added a cute Bugaboo digital stamp that I did some Copic coloring on.
Not Just Cards Challenge: November Anything Goes Challenge found here.
