Sorry been MIA

My sister passed away and been trying to get her affairs in order...will be starting back in cardmaking and scrapbooking real soon!

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Merry Christmas

Just wanted to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas!

I am in the process of moving and also going to Arkansas to spend the Holidays with my family so will be offline for about a week

Until my return stay safe and warm

If any of you would like to have some of your work posted please send me an email at laura@imagewhatyoucando.com



Laura's Mini Book

Sweet Sassy Diva's Design Team was given a challenge to create a mini-book

Here is my version......hope you like it!

RECIPE

BEIGE SHEET OF 3M POST-IT BEIGE CRAFT ADHESIVE PAPER

6X12 SHEET OF BLUE CARD STOCK

10 6X12 SHEETS WHITE CARD STOCK

RED MARTHA STEWARTS GLITTER GLUE PEN

GOLD MARTHA STEWARTS GLITTER GLUE PEN

SMALL OFF WHITE PRIMA ROSE

CINCH-IT MACHINE

CINCH-IT BINDING WIRES

DIRECTIONS

FIRST I CREATED MY SHOE IN MAKE THE CUT SOFTWARE...I ACTUALLY DOWNLOADED THE SHOE SVG BUT DON'T REMEMBER WHERE...I RESIZED IT TO 5.0 INCHES AND CREATED A SHADOW LAYER...SO THE BLACK IS THE SHADOW...THE RED IS THE ACTUAL CUT....I PRINTED AND CUT BOTH ON THE BEIGE 3M POST-IT CRAFT PAPER

I THEN USED A CURVED SQUARE SHAPE FROM MAKE THE CUT SOFTWARE SIZED AT 5.5 INCH AND CUT OUT 2 BLUE AND 20 WHITE

NOW PEEL OFF BACKING FROM THE SHOE PARTS AND LAYER ON THE BLUE

I THEN USED RED GLITTER ON THE RED PART OF THE SHOE TO GLAMOUR IT UP

(YOU KNOW HOW I LOVE SPARKLE!!!!!!!!)

THEN I TOOK THE GOLD GLITTER AND GLAMMED UP THE ROSE ADDED A LITTLE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HEEL AND ADDED DEFINITION TO THE INSIDE OF THE SHOE WITH IT

I GLUED ON THE ROSE.....AND ADDED AN L WITH RHINESTONES

NOW I GOT READY TO PUT MY BOOK TOGETHER SO OUT CAME MY CINCH-IT

PULL PEG 1 AND ALL AFTER PEG 10

AFTER ALL SHEETS HAVE THEIR HOLES I ADDED TO MY CINCH WIRE THEN CUT EXCESS WIRE OFF...NOW TO THE BACK OF THE CINCH-IT TO CINCH THE WIRES TOGETHER

VOILA!

Laura

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Post-It Notes Covers

Happy Sunday Everyone!

Hope all of you are staying nice and warm.....we have another snow storm here today...last week we got 7 inches..don't know how much we will get today

Since I don't have money for Christmas gifts I am making them .... here are just a couple of what I am making

This one was done using flower soft and coloring a digital stamp from Priscilla's....really like how the flower soft made it look like real flowers

This one I created using a free stamp I received from Peachy Keen Stamps when purchasing from their Black Friday Sale......isn't it cute??????????

Stay safe and warm!!!!!



Western Santa Christmas Card

This card is sort of a twofer ggggggggg

You have 2 options....create a Snowflake Card or add the Western Santa for a Santa Card

RECIPE:

6X12 WHITE LINEN CARDSTOCK BASE

6X6 PIECE OF WHITE 3M POST-IT ADHESIVE CRAFT PAPER

GLITTER

SMALL PIECES OF COLORED 3M POST-IT ADHESIVE CRAFT PAPER - FOR SANTA

MARTHA STEWARD WHITE GLITTER GLUE - FOR SANTAS BEARD AND MUSTACHE

MARTHA STEWARD BLUE GLITTER GLUE - FOR SANTAS EYES

OPTIONAL:  INK AND INK PAD TO STAMP SENTIMENT INSIDE CARD

DIRECTIONS

START WITH YOUR 6X12 BASE CARDSTOCK AND FOLD IN HALF

NEXT I CUT THE SNOWFLAKE THAT WAS DOWNLOADED FROM PENNY DUNCAN (THANKS PENNY!) AT SIZE 5 INCHES ON WHITE 6X6 PIECE OF 3M POST-IT CRAFT PAPER

ONCE CUT I REMOVED THE BACKING AND SPRINKLED ON MY ULTRA FINE GLITTER...3M POST-IT CRAFT PAPER MAKES THIS PROCESS SO EASY!

I THEN RUN THE SNOWFLAKE THROUGH MY XYRON TO PUT ADHESIVE ON THE BACK TO STICK TO MY CARD BASE

FOR THE SNOWFLAKE CARD THAT COMPLETES IT EXCEPT FOR PUTTING YOUR SENTIMENT INSIDE



OK NOW FOR THE SANTA PART...I TOOK JUST SMALL PIECES JUST LARGE ENOUGH TO DO EACH OF THE INDIVIDUAL CUTS FROM COLORED 3M POST-IT CRAFT PAPER...PEELED THE BACKING OFF AND LAYERED ON

FOR HIS BEARD, MUSTACHE AND EYEBROWS I USED THICK AMOUNT OF MARTHA STEWARDS WHITE GLITTER GLUE TO GIVE A TEXTURED EFFECT

I USED SMALL AMOUNT OF BLUE MARTHA STEWARDS GLITTER GLUE FOR HIS EYES

HERE IS A CLOSE UP OF HOW HE LOOKS.....THINKING MY BASE COLOR INSTEAD OF BLACK I SHOULD HAVE USED A DARD BEIGE......OH WELL THE KIDS WILL LIKE IT ANYWAY :o)



HOPE YOU LIKED THEM!

Laura

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Doesn't Anyone want a gift?

So far only have heard from Tracy so she has her free gift....how about the rest of you...if you have joined as a follower and you post something on my post it project you are eligible...just send me a email to
laura@imaginewhatyoucando.com so I can send it to you ok?

Everyone is a winner in my book!

Just A Little Note

Anyone joiniing today will also get my free gift so make sure to send me that email to laura@imaginewhatyoucando.com so I can send you your gift also

I will be sending all my emails out tonight

Hugs
Laura

BLOG HOP WINNER - EVERYONE READ PLEASE

Whoo Hoo it was a wonderful day everyone...thank you all that joined and posted

We had a total of 42 posts...2 posts were mine so I subtracted them from the count

Random Generator picked the number

Charo said...

Love the colors!
And the project!

December 4, 2010 6:37 PM

Charo you won so please email me at laura@imaginewhatyoucando.com so I can send you your prize

Now I hope all the rest of you are still reading......I have a surprise for you!

Everyone that posted is going to get a gift from me so email me at laura@imaginewhatyoucando.com and I will send you a pressie also.......and that means our winner actually is going to get 2 sets free and all of you are getting one......but all of you are winners in my book!



Whoo Hoo My Very First Blog Hop!

Welcome to the Sweet Sassy Diva's Design Team Post-it Blog hop!

Grab your beverage of choice and enjoy the wonderful projects as well as a chance to win some blog candy along the way! The challenge is to use the Post-it Paper in a unique project.

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Jamie

If you just started on the Hop here is the complete list of all of us participating

SWEETSASSYDIVA DESIGNERS!

SweetSassyDiva 

Rebecca

Carissa

Jamie

Laura         You are here!

Abby 

Alma

Kristin

Jennifer

If you arrived here first, be sure to head on over to SweetSassyDiva's blog http://sweetsassydiva-gspot.blogspot.com/ to see all the wonderful projects that everyone made! 

Special thank you to Post-it for donating the wonderful blog candy!

Now I have a little Blog Candy for you...make sure you have become a follower...then make a comment to this post....I will then have the Random Generator pick the winner!

Now what will you win?  Hmmmmmmmm  How about the following sets of graphics to use when creating your Cards and Scrapbook Pages

If you would like to see more of this type of clipart for your projects I sell them for $1 a set on my site at

http://www.imaginewhatyoucando.com

Here is my 3M Post-It Craft Paper Project...all was printed and cut on the 3M Paper using my Cricut Imagine and the Exclusive Lori's Garden Imagine Art Cartridge..hope you like it!

The sponsor of the Blog Hop is Post-it. 

They have donated some wonderful Post-it paper and a Post-it paper purse dispenser to be given away to one lucky person.  Sweet Sassy Diva will pull a name from the comments on all of the blogs.  

So get those comments in everybody.....Good Luck!



Joyful Christmas Card

This card was such a joy to make with the new 3M Post-It Craft Paper

This card was created for the Sweet Sassy Diva Blog hope you like it!  Make sure to hop over to Sweet Sassy Diva Blog and check out all the rest of the projects for this week...they are all so neat!

RECIPE

12X12 WHITE CARD STOCK - CUT TO 8.5X5.5

RED 3M POST-IT CRAFT PAPER CUT AT 4.25X5.25

WHITE 3M POST-IT CRAFT PAPER CUT AT 4.0X5.0

3 STRIPS PATTERNED CHRISTMAS PAPER CUT AT 5.0X1.0

SMALL PIECE OF GREEN CARD STOCK

Ok first I created on Sure Cuts A Lot my basic card cutting file which is included here...just click on picure to download

I then folded the largest cut which was my white card stock in half this is your card base

the second cut which in this picture is showing green was my red 3M Post-It Craft Paper

I peeled the back off the post-it paper and applied to the white...easy peazy!

then your next cut in the picture is showing as light blue...I cut white 3M Post-it Craft Paper

Again easy peasy...peel the backing off and attach to the red

You next cut is showing as light green strips...you may use ribbon or I used the cuts on some really nice Christmas Patterned Paper I had and used my snail glue to adhere to the project.

Now instead of the big square cuts to go on top of everything I chose to cut my scalloped green cardstock on my Imagine using one of the included shapes...it was then stamped with the greeting and some glitter glue applied in a few areas and inked around the edges and dimensions added to pop up on the card for dimension (Note: I'd like to thank Carol for helping with this part of the card)

Next I cut the small green and white labels from 3M Post-It Paper and affixed to the card and then wrote 2010 with my Martha Stewart Gold Glitter Pen

Then for extra dazzle the tree was just something I already had that I thought would be cute...then I created the snowflake by cutting on my Imagine from my Winter Lace Cricut Cartridge set at 2.5 inches out of white 3M Post-It Paper...then peeled the backing off and applied ultra fine glitter to the tacky side (which I might add is so much easier than trying to glue and glitter on something so detailed) ... I then pop dotted it on to the card

Hope you like my project

~

Laura

Laura

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Lori's Garden Home Sweet Home!

 

In this Project, I used the new 3M Post-It Craft Paper that the Design Team of SweetSassyDiva Blog will use this week in their projects. 

Let me tell you this paper is fantastic...especially when making delicate cuts that you wouldn't ordinarily want to have to glue on!

Oh I am definitely going to love using this paper when cutting out intricate snowflakes and attaching to my projects. Thank you Bobbi Jo and 3M for allowing me to try it out! This wonderful paper is for sale at JoAnn's, Michael's and Amazon.com ...I wouldn't be surprised if it shows up at Walmart eventually.

RECIPE:

Cricut Imagine

Cricut Imagine Art Cartridge - Lori's Garden

3M Post-It Adhesive Craft Paper - White

2 sheets White 12x12 Card Stock

Prima Roses

Martha Stewart Glue Glitter Pens

Jolee's Flowering Branches



DIRECTIONS:



With your Cricut Imagine and the Lori's Garden cartridge print out the wording wallpaper for your background on a 12x12 piece of white cardstock (just a note- the wording is The Constitution of the United States)

Now, go into the images part of the cartridge and on your other piece of 12x12 white cardstock print and cut the lacy green border with the florals in the corner

This will cut out the center white part but I added it back as I didn't want the wording showing back through where my birds and cages were going to be. So just affix both pieces to your background

Now, I took a 8.5x12 piece of white 3M Post-It Adhesive Cardstock and print and cut the Birds, Birdcage and flowering limb and removed the backing and adhered to my project...that paper is just amazing!

I then went to altering my project....I took the Martha Stewart silver glitter glue pen and drew in the chains and metal work on the cage and bird swing...it really makes it look quite 3D in person

and you KNOW how I love glitter!

Then to really make everything pop, I added my glittered large Prima roses...and then the smaller ones...and then added the flowering branches by Jolee that I just simply adore as well.

There is green felt on the leaves of the large Prima Roses...there was just nothing in this project that I could use the cuddle bug on as all the pieces were too large to put in it. Plan on having a custom frame created for this but for now has ribbon attached to the back to hang on the wall.

Hope you liked my creation...watch for more projects made with the 3M Post-It Adhesive Craft Paper and also from the Lori's Garden Cricut Imagine Cartridge!


Breast Cancer Card

Hi just wanted to give you just a little bio about me, and to let you know how excited and pleased I am to be part of SweetSassyDiva's Design Team!

I started crafts at the ripe age of 7 my grandmother started teaching me to Crochet and Knit, then age 8 she taught me Ceramics, and at the age of 9 she taught me Flower Arranging.  I later on learned how to create Porcelain Dolls and also Macrame'.  I went to College for Computer Programming and Business Administration.  Then, the world of Machine Embroidery fell into my lap and I have been creating and selling my Machine Embroidery Designs on my website since 1998.  I only recently found my way to making cards and scrapbooking and I just love it!

You will find with my projects I love bling.....the more the better!

Recipe for My Breast Cancer Card


1 12x12 sheet of Pink Cardstock
1 12x12 sheet of Soft Green Cardstock
1 12x12 sheet of White Cardstock
1 sentiments stamp
1 printout of graphic - I used 2 graphics from embroidery designs
from our website and combined them together. If you would
like the same graphics the original artwork can be purchased
from JRhettgraphics.com
Inkpad to stamp you sentiment and also to ink your edges on cut
white cardstock
Pink Ribbon
Rhinestone dots
Prima Glitter Rose
Double-sided tape
Popup dots
Aleenes Glue or Hot Glue
Glue Runner

1 Fold pink cardstock in half and then half again to create a 6x6 card. Or you can cut half off
to save on cardstock.

2 Use your Cricut or paper trimmer to cut green cardstock to a 5x5 piece.

3 print your graphic on white card stock measurements should be where the graphic is 4 inches wide...then trim close to graphic on all sides.

4 Use your Cricut or paper trimmer to cut another piece of your white cardstock to 3 inches by 2 1/2 Inches

5 Now place your pink ribbon diagonally on your card where it looks pleasing to you...cut enough excess to wrap around to the back of the card. Run glue runner on back of ribbon and attach to front of card on diagonal and ends attached to the back.

6 Put double-sided tape on back of green cardstock and center on your pink card and press down

7 Ink your edges on both pieces of white card stock both printed and not printed. Now is also when you should use the same ink pad and your sentiments stamp and stamp your sentiment on the non-printed white cardstock piece.

8 Put pop dots on both pieces of white cardstock...printed one I centered in the top middle of green cardstock..stamped white cardstock I off centered to the right to make room for my rose.

9 Glue Prima Glitter Rose to bottom left on green cardstock.

Final step...some bling...oh yes! I added 2 pink rhinestones to the right of the printed area of white cardstock on the green cardstock.

Hope you like the card and if you make some I hope your recipient loves it and it brings them encouragement and hope!

Laura Clayton
http://laura-imaginewhatyoucando.blogspot.com/

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http://myembroiderystore.com/


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