Cricut - Monsters from Cricut Cartridge - Bump In the Night

On the weekend I asked my Fiance what to create!  He replied create some monsters with googly eyes!  So I went through my cartridges and I found Bump In The Night has some cute monsters!

So this is how they turned out.

My Shopping Visit to Kaisercraft

On Friday my fiance took me to a crafting store in Unley called Kaisercraft.

I bought 3  - 12x12 cardstock.  I was looking for christmas cardstock.  I pondered on these 3 below.  They are beautiful paper I am excited as I am going to enjoy using this paper.  Decisions, Decisions on what to use this paper on.  I think 3D Gift Bags and Cards would be great!!!!!!  Hopefully post some photos of these projects soon!!

 Sweet Treats - Kaisercraft - 12" X 12"

Precious Moments - Kaisercraft - 12" X 12"

Fairy Tales - Kaisercraft - 12" X 12"

My Local Shops I Visit for Crafting Tools and Materials

Regular Shops I visit for non-specific Tools or Materials:

Spotlight - Cardstock, Glues, Stickers, Stamps, Ribbons, etc.

Lincraft - Cardstock, Glues, Stickers, Stamps, Ribbons, etc.

Kmart - Cardstock, Glues, Stickers, Stamps, Ribbons, etc.  Brands include Creative.
Big W - Cardstock, Glues, Stickers, Stamps, Ribbons, etc.

Officeworks - Glues, Tape, Stationery Items and storage items.

For specific Tools and Materials I regularly shop at:

Camelots Studio - Marion Road - This is a great shop, but very unorganised but keeps a huge range of stock.  Is the biggest shop I have seen.  I will warn you that the man in the store is odd!  The lady is very nice and helpful!

Research New Stores

I have been meaning to find out about more craft stores around Adelaide.  So I can check them out.  I like to see what i buy before spending my money!  I know there are alot of stores online, but its what i prefer.

Sab my lovely fiance, took me on Friday to check out a Craft store in Unley called Kaisercraft.  This was a huge store and love the range of products they sell!  Bought a few paper packs, they are beautiful, going to make some great items with these.  Some cute gift boxes and bags i think!!!!!

Also then we continued to search on the weekend, my fiance took me around Adelaide to try and find some more local stores.  

We found Charlottes Webb - 69 Finniss St, Marion SA 5043.  This was a cute store, not a huge range but a cute store.

We tried Cluttercraft U5/ 91 Research Rd, Pooraka, Adelaide in Pooraka but they didn't look open.... So not sure about them.

I also tried Binalli Crafts 416 Portrush Rd, Linden Park, Adelaide but they seem to not be there.

I welcome people's comments, so please feel free to stop by and leave me comments or ideas, or places to check out and shop at!

Card - Merry Christmas Tree

The other day I thought I would create something a little different.  This is my first Christmas Card using the Cricut Cartridge - Celebrate with Flourish.

Items used to create Green Cardstock, Red Cardstock, Light Green Cardstock, Zig Pen Glue.

Gift Tags, Kids Party Invitations - LalaLoopsy Rag Doll - sooooooooooooooo cute

This is a file I made for my cousin.  She loves the new craze of dolls called LalaLoopsy Rag Dolls.  


So I found a file online and modified it in Corel Paintshop Pro and then traced it in Make the Cut.  I cut it out using my zing, then put it together using foam double sided stickers, Glue, Googly Eyes and Cardstock I bought from my local store Kmart.

I am soooooooooooooo happy she is gorgeous!!!!!!!!!!!!!  My idea is to make these as Birthday Gift Bag Decorations and Childrens Birthday Invitations.  I have not started selling these yet, but if interested please check back for details of my store details of where to purchase these or contact me to show your interest.
My printer is thirsty for ink but once I have ink i will show you the other side which will have the invitation printed out.


The change I will make for the next time I use this file.  I will join the Bow together to form only one piece, as the 3 separate pieces are annoying and fiddly to get in the correct spot.

Zing and Boxes, Bags, etc.....

Hey peeps,

This is a few of the boxes and purses and bags I created today with my new Zing!!!!!!   Loving how the zing operates.

These boxes can be used to hold small cards, lollies, party gift bags, favour boxes for events. etc.  Some great ideas.  I really enjoy making them as they are soooooo cute.

Feel free to leave me comments and give me ideas for next projects you would like to see.

Thanks

PS. remember i am new to the blogging world so yes, any comments or ideas would be appreciated!!!!

Gift Bag - Hello Kitty

I bought a gift bag for my cousin and I decorated it with this Hello Kitty Tag I made.  Again i'm going to say it, this is super cute!!!!!!

Love the Hello Kitty Cricut Cartridge :)

ZING - Delivery the other day - sooooooooooooooo excited

So i have done a lot of research lately regarding a new cutter to buy.  Ever since the Zing came out, i have been eyeing it off.  I have read many good reviews.  Especially from the following websites which helped me to choose my 14" Zing:
http://underacherrytree.blogspot.com.au/
http://www.iloveknk.com/
http://www.skatkatz.com.au
http://www.blueedgecrafts.com.au/shop/ and http://www.blueedgecrafts.com.au/blog/ - this is my local seller - Ian at BlueEdgeCrafts.  Prompt delivery I ordered on a Wednesday and received Friday morning. 


So i have done a review and posed it on Underacherrytree - http://underacherrytree.blogspot.com.au/2012/07/the-knk-zing-review-page.html


I got the zing delivered just the other day.... I have an E-Craft which was a learning curve as it was my first cutter, and it was a good first cutter but it had a few problems which i could never fix. I love MTC, i don't know where i would be without it... so useful. The Zing, i spent a while reading the online manual and following it step by step. This machine is great, i am using it 100% and i'm soooooooooooooo happy with the intricut cuts and all the detail. I had terrible trouble with doing in particular little cuts and even letters or numbers. This machine does it with ease and it cuts them all sooooooooooo fast. The laser is the best, it also aligns everything perfectly. So favour boxes and any cuts can be made at the 12x12 page size. I'm going to get a bigger cutting matt and more of the blade holders and embossing and engraving and all the other accessories available. I'm in paper cutting heaven.... I recommend this cutter.


So i will post pictures of my work soon!


Bye for now.

Sab's Monkey Birthday Card

It was my Fiance's Birthday the other day.  I made him this cute monkey card (monkey was from Campin' Critters - Cricut Cartridge).   He would love to have a pet monkey so this is as close as he'll get i reacon.  Sooooooooooooo cute i thought it was.

Created with my KNK Zing 14".

Card - Hello Kitty - Super Cute

This is a card that I was very excited about, it is also super cute.  This is from the Hello Kitty Cartridge for Cricut.


It is actually a Hello Kitty shaped card.  So you can write inside.  I have made this for my fiance's cousin so I'm sure she will love, love, love it!!!!!!!!!


One little minor detail i have not added to yet, is the stem from the flower, funny I didn't notice this at the time.  Probably too amazed of how this has turned out.... :) *hehehehe*

Unique - Large Hippo and she is super cute!

This is from the Create-A-Critter Cartridge from Cricut!!!!! I made it super big and it has about 5 layers so its really really cute as it has layers!  I am going to frame her coz shes super cute!!!!!!!

I will also make a litte one soon, and use the writing Hip Hip Hooray on a Birthday Card!!!

Cards - Cute Cupcakes

These are my cute cupcake cards I made!!!!!!! :) They are super cute too!!!!!!!!! xo


Made a few different varieties!!!!!!!!

Cards - Happy Birthday and Cute as a Bug - using the Cricut

I love these two cards I have made using the very very cute lady bug from the 'just because' cartridge with the Cricut.

Scrapbooking - Melbourne Trip with my Fiance 2011

We went to Melbourne last year.  We had such a good time filled with lots of walking, visiting the zoo (seeing my lovely animal friends), other places like the Crowne Casino (can't beleive how big that place is), and lots of shopping, shopping and more shopping!  Did i mention my favourite brand Guess at the DFO - Factory Outlet Store.  They had 50% off the marked price which had already been marked down!  so yes i was in shopping heaven!!!!!!!!!!  Super Awesome!!!!!!! xox


On this page i have used:


the letters (LOVE) and love heart has been cut with Making Memory V Slice Machine.  The Melbourne letters are Foam stickers.  I am happy with the way these letters have come out.  I have not journalled on this page yet, but i have left a spot ready for this.

Scrapbooking - Our Engagement Party

These are the scrapbooking pages I have made for my Engagement Album so far.... I have not yet completed this album yet.

I have used my E-Craft to cut the embellishments, and i have used some Forever Friends stickers I bought.

We celebrated our engagement at Buonasera's restuarant in Glenunga.  It was for lunch and it was such a succcessful day, everything went as planned.  Everyone is still talking about it now and can't wait for the wedding day.

Picture 1 - This is my fiance and me (of course).

Picture 2 - This is a picture of the menu and I have cornered the top of the menu so it can be viewed.

Picture 3 - This is a picture of the invitations.

Picture 4 - Bombonaire

Hopefully i will get the chance to finish this album at some stage.

Gift Boxes and Bags and Purses

These are pictures of the SVG templates that I have found online and cut on my E-Craft.  

Thanks to all for sharing their SVG templates with me.... 

Some of them need some re-working sometimes so getting better and learning how to create SVG templates and stuff.  I use Make The Cut which is a great program, works 100% with my Ecraft - however i find that it works better with cutting bigger items rather than intricut letters or little objects with lots of detail.

I love these little bags and boxes, I just need to add some cute ribbon and  embellishments to these and they will be ready for a wonderful gift for family and friends! :)

Scrapbooking - Mel - My Bestie so close to my heart but so far away in America

My BFF (Bestie) Mel - we have been friends for years and years well exactly all our lives, from Primary school to now and still going so yes for centuries and centuries!!!!! :) Its amazing to have a friend that knows you soooooooooo well!  We know each other like Pink and Purple! :)  I wish i could visit my bestie in America, maybe one day hopefully! coz i miss her sooooooooooooo much!
I hope she isn't reading this yet, as she will receive this in a present that should arrive soon.  These are some of the many memories of our group of besties, we would share night outs on the town, starting by going shopping during the day, to buy a new outfit, to testing make-up at Priceline or buying inglot, then having lunch.  Then going home, chilling and then having a shower and getting ready, doing our hair and make-up!!!!!!!!!!!  Then we would have dinner and start pre-dinner drinks and then from 2 vodkas to too many vodka's, going to town, then drink some more and dance till our feet were sooooooo sore we had blisters!

These pages are using the Ecraft to cut the flowers and butterfly, letters and heart images and also the picture frames.  I have used the Cuttlebug for the heart frames and then the heat embosser to make it shiny!  Mel's favourite colour is Purple and Red and mine is Pink therefore i have chosen these colours.

Scrapbooking - My superstar brother Ben

My brother Ben was down for a couple of days, i'm sooooooooooooo proud of him, hes 17 and he has got a soccer scholarship with the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS).  He is loving the journey!!!!!!!! I think though, It must be so hard living away from us (his family) but he is doing so well with both his soccer and his school, hes our shining star!!!!  

I was scrapping and using my memory makers Slice Machine which i purchased from my local Scrap booking Shop - Camelots Studio on Marion Road.  Love this shop!!!!!! but i spend too much money each time i visit, so i don't visit so often anymore. ;)

I was printing photos too, and this quick scrap booking page came together and I liked it so I glued it all together and now its on display in our living room.

Flower Cards

 

With the pictures of the flowers in the previous post.  

These are two cards I have made.  

The background of the cards was done with Ink or paint in a spray bottle and sprayed over to give the effect.  

The flower is made from layers and glued together to form the flower.  

I am addicted to all my crafting.  Its a pity I need to work, otherwise I would be happy to craft all day, everyday! :)  Would be a dream!!!!!!!!!!!

Introduction

soooooooooooooo yes the introduction.  Just realised I started without this.

Hello my name is Nicole, I am addicted to Papercraft.
This has been a hobby of mine for about 2 years now.  I started when I got engaged and Sabi and I made our Engagement invitations and Name Place Cards and Envelopes.  Also a while after this,  scrapbooking.  Our family was asked to create a scrapbook page for my cousins birthday.  So I got some bits and pieces of scrapbooking items I had bought from Kmart and we all helped to put something together.  I had lots of fun doing so, so I thought this is great!  
So this is where it started.  So I started with our Engagement photos into a Scrapbook, I have still not finished this project.
I never thought much of YouTube until this moment, and now it is my best friend.  I love my channels on there, checking out the great crafters on there they all give me inspiration! :)  I have become better at my hobby.  I love my ECraft, this makes a great crafters machine and my Cuttlebug is another cute machine and my great super Epson printer (best Artisan 835) best photos i have ever seen!   I love my papers, photos, tools, and everything else, plus this all helps me to make my super cute things.
I love creating and making, scrapbooks, flowers, cards, invitations, gifts, etc..... :) Everyone is surprised at the beatiful work i create!!!!!!!! :)
Thats enough ranting and raving for now,
Bye <3

These are pictures of the flowers I have created