Scrappily Ever After...

Hello Scrappers and Fellow Cricut Addicts...
I noticed that My Pink Stamper, Robyn is having a Challenge.. which is a father's day card. Since I like a good challenge, Especially since it is Saturday, and I like to do fun things on weekends, I decided to take part! :)
The Lettering on this card is from Plantin Schoolbook :)
Hope You Like it,
<3 Holly

Happy Saturday Friends!!!
Ok, This is what is now showing up on the Cricut Circle page!
A Clue! A registered member circle that gets extra content.... or so it seems by the new picture! Interesting. What do you think of this new 'Get Circled' idea?

Check it out for yourself at Provo Craft

Hello and Happy Friday once again,
I know many many many of you have the famous gypsy, and are wondering a bit about some of the updated featrures!
Well, Here they are,

The new Gypsy upgrade includes specifically:

New Features:
• The much-anticipated Photo App is now available for Gypsy by Cricut users.
• The ability to hide-contours enabling users even greater ability to customize and create new designs, hide any part of an existing shape for greater customization Hidden contours will save when the design is saved.
• Rulers for the mat screen so users can more readily see the actual size of the shapes they cut.
• Feature keys now show descriptive text and icons to help users make better use of their cartridges without the use of the printed manual.
• Gypsy can now be restored at home if required.
• Gypsy now displays “Busy Syncing…” while connected to GypsySync through your computer to inform users that it is not available for use while it is in Syncing mode.
• Cartridges can now be added to Gypsy faster and more reliably than before.

New Cricut Cartridges Viewable with the Update:
• Wall Décor and More
• Freshly Picked
• Cindy Loo
• Mini Monsters
• Disney/Pixar – Toy Story

Enhancements:
• Tabs have been added to the layers making it easier to navigate a design with multiple layers.
• The ability to hide layers making it easier to design.
• The ability to name your layers and improve organization.
• The ability to reorder layers making it easier to design
• Gypsy now “powers on” in less than half the time it did before.

Bug Fixes:
• Minor cosmetic improvements and bug fixes.

To Update Gypsy:
• Visit http://www.cricut.com/gypsy/updates.aspx


If you want any more info, you can visit Provo Craft. :)

Hello Again Blogging Buddies!
I'm really in a crafty mood. Creating today feels natural! :) (which is always a good thing)
I made this little card using... dun dun dun... CREATE A CRITTER! as usual. I can always find uses for this cart! :)
Here is my Birthday Hugs card, Hope YOu like it...
<3 Holly

Background paper - from walmart - its in the scrapbook area, and its by Paper Reflections - the full spectrum color line patterned paper pack (comes with 100 sheets 12"x12")
Flower - The top of the flower paper was cardstock actually purchased at Dollerama In Canada (don't know if there are Dolleramas in the states, or elsewhere) - it was the Party Pazazz Paperdoodles by DJ Inkers.

Both packs have so many cute pages in them! :)

Happy Friday Fabulous Friends!!!
I was timely enough to be able to take part in Momo's (madebymomo.blogspot.com)  Swap that enabled 52 strangers to exchange cuts from different cartridges! :) I just wanted to quickly post my cuts that I sent over to Indira in Dominican Republic! :)

Hello Indira!!! :)

Next up, is the Challenge that Momo posted, which was a color challenge. Orange Blue and White! I was trying to come up with something extra cute, so I was looking at my cartridges, and seen the little butterfly, and this is what I came up with... I cut an extra set of wings, and adhered the outer side of the wing to the base, and turned it into a card. I then used my crop a dile to punch out a couple of holes for the ribbon. :)

Hello Bloggers and Happy Thrusday night!

My friend had told me a week ago that shes moving out of her house, and into an apartment. So, of course, I had to make a "welcome to your new home" card! :) This makes me happy, and since I should use my Wild Card Cart more often, I decided to use the card on page 75. :) Its a Door Envelope and a house card! I thought it was darling. I made a couple versions because I wasn't sure which I would like better. Here they are! (I also have a cute layering trick, since this card doesn't have looooots of layers like some of the newer carts do...

For the flower pots, because there werent layers, they were just solid and one color, I cut out 3 different colors of the same flower pot (tree)  - which is the icon creative features key  - What I  did was, cut out a pink layer, a green layer and a purple layer. The purple layer is my base, then I cut off the tree top on the pink paper, and used my zig 2 way glue pen to adhere it down. lastly I took my green one and cut the tree top off again, and used my swirl punch to punch out a few swirls so that the pink under layer would show through... giving the illusion of 'roses' :)

turned out pretty cute.

Size - I used the fit to page feature for the envelope, which turned out to be 7 3/4 on my expression, and cut out the card at 7 3/4 as well.

Hello and Happy Thursday to my fellow scrappers!!! :)

I just wanted to share my new button and grab box with you, since I finally figured out all these image programs! (not an expert, but enough to make a button!) Please feel free to put my button on your blog, and If you decide to put my button on your blog let me know, so I can link you to mine as well! :)

:) Hope you like it, and please feel free to link me to you blog!
Lots of Luv,
Holly



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Ok, Something Quick and Fun

(the following is to be read with an infomercial voice)

So, You say you don't have a pink cricut expression, and your tired of it looking plain... Well, have I got the solution for you! Vinyl!
lol, here is what I did with my plain white cricut expression! I wanted it to be cute and more girly. So, i bought this 'silhouette vinyl' in 'bright pink', and cut it out on my cricut. Here is the final product. I think it adds just a bit of cute pink flair to it! Hope you like it!
<3 Holly

EDIT: OK, to answer the question, "Which carts did you get these flowers from?" the Answer is, (drum roll please.................) Create a Critter! Surprised? lol. they are the flowers on page 26 - layer 3, and on page 47, layer 3 cut at 3" on REAL DIAL SIZE. I cut this layer layer because I didn't want the smiley face on my flower.. (though that would have been really cute too) I didn't use transfer tape because the shapes were pretty simple, and I didn't feel it was necessary, and it was pretty easy - for these shapes at least.

*Please Note - I used real dial size for these, because I did not want them to be 3" on a zebra, I wanted them to be Actually 3" (or 2" or 1" for the other flowers)

Hello Happy Scrappers~~
About a week ago, I found an awesome website called www.Joyslife.com. I noticed on her sidebar that she was looking for 8 scrapbookers/card makers to be featured on her blog using her new stamp line "Lots of Pun" which were created to go along with the create a critter cartridge. So, I submitted my name and showed her my blog, and to my complete surprise, I GOT CHOSEN!!! Could not believe it! I'm so extremely excited and shocked.. still! :)

So, what is going to be happening, is she is going to be sending me some of her new stamps, and I'm going to create something especially for her website, to showcase her new stamp line, which will also be super great for me, because who doesn't like new stamps! :)

Thanks so much Joy for this awesome opportunity, and I'm looking so forward to creating awesome new things with your 'Lots of Pun' stamps!

Here is the link if you are interested in viewing/purchasing her new adorable stamps or other products she has for sale...

Hello Scrappers!
As you may notice, my blog is a bit different! I have been playing with layouts and backgrounds for the past 2 days, and I'm glad to say I think I have found one that I'm completely satisfied with! I can edit this one easy, change the way things are displayed, and customize it to my liking! I'm very pleased with the new look, and I hope you are too! :)
Thanks for looking!
<3 Holly

Mmm,.. cupcakes! Even better when you can enjoy them without the extra calories! :)
Hope you like my cupcake card! (from create a critter - obviously - thats the only cart I seem to use lately! )

<3 Holly

Wowzers, I Promised I would create something new today, and I was stumped! my creative juices were not flowing at all. Then I started thinking about how stumped I really was... so I decided to make a "stump" card from create a critter. I remember watching a couple cute videos on Made by Momo, and Yoliebean of really cute gift card holders... and then it came to me.. Usually when I give a gift card, its because I don't know what to buy! - Stumped during birthday shopping... so finally this is the product I came up with! i think its pretty cute, and I'm glad I was stumped today! :)

Hope You Like it,
<3 Holly

p.s - the pictures are making this card look kind of distorted (ie, not straight lines) but it is corrrect when you see it in real life! :)

Broke down today. It was hard. It felt good. Didn't think life could feel like this. I bought a gypsy. Since purchasing the expression, (my first and only paper cutter) I have had an amazing viberance to my life that I didn't know existed.this addiction is getting stronger, (and more expensive) but I think it will be great in the end! I think you will like what I create, and I think it will be fun for us all to experience. I promise tomorrow I will post a new creation. As for my new purchase, I won't be getting it in for a couple weeks, (shipping from the states) so anticipation will be strong as I sit here waiting for my cuttle bug and new gypsy!!! :D

<3 Holly

Yay! back on track with my creative side! I love this little card! :) and I think you will too!

This little sun is from "create a critter, and the stamp is from my pink stamper! :) The envelope was created from the wild cards cartridge, but I didn't want the owl card, so I coordinated this one instead! :)

Hope You like it...<3 Holly

Oh how I miss creating! I'm starting 2 new jobs tomorrow, and I'm going to be busy during the day... and when I say busy, I mean, I work from 6:45 till 1:15, then I have a meeting at 2 for my first new job, after that at 3:45, I have to stop at my second new job to let the particpants know that we won't be starting till wednesday, since there are a couple things that still have to be taken care of. then at 5:00, my son has his first day of T-ball. finally At 7, I have a daycare board meeting, and my day will finally be over! busy or what? I'm just glad that I will be able to have some free time to create!
With having a wedding this past weekend, i'm getting to be a bit tired~!

anyway, I just wanted to say i miss you blogging friends, and let you know that I'm still checking out your work! :)
<3 Holly~ :)

Hello Everyone! I'm here to post a birthday card that I made for Momo's Challenge...
(http://madebymomo.blogspot.com/ ) Go there if you haven't already, its fun challenge. Plus Momo is awesome, so check out all her work! This card took me about 10 minutes from start to finish! So Much Fun! :) I <3 to create!!! :)

Hope you like it
<3 Holly

Hello Blogger friends!
I just finished making my tutorial on my Calendar Frame! So now there can be one in every home! Or hopefully your homes at least! ;)

Here is the damage
You will need,
1-frame (dollar store frames work well! - Paint it to your liking)
2 - Screw in hooks
3 - Sheets of paper for your calendar
1 - Ribbon, (optional)
1 - Nail and Hammer
2 - Eyelets
1 - Crop a dile or just regular hole punch (eyelets aren't necessary, they just add a finishing touch)

 Hello My Happy Scrappin Friends,

While I'm waiting for my Designer Calendar tutorial to finish loading to Youtube, I thought I would share the card that my son and I made for my mom! :)

She loved it, and I hope you like it too! :)  (sorry about the dark corner, camera wouldn't co-operate! :(   )

Hello again everyone!
I've been stuck in my scrap room all day, since I got a new Crop A Dile in today, and I'm so excited to share my newest idea. I had this idea when I seen a demonstration of how the crop a dile worked, this sort of just popped into my head! I know this will be great for gifts or even for yourself, if you are tired of having store bought calendars that don't make your space feel as pretty as you would like! :)
Hope you like it, I will post a video tutorial tomorrow, since I just wanted to make sure my idea worked first! :)
I didn't hang it on my wall yet, so its just attatched to my cork board, but if you will just imagine it hung to your pretty painted walls, you will get the full effect. 

I will be posting the video tutorial tomorrow! :) Don't worry, my videoing skills can only get better with each video I post! :) 

Thanks for looking, 

<3 Holly


If you notice on the Calendar, there are eyelets that were punched with my crop a dile, and this makes it easy to change the month as you go, or if you give it as a gift, you can put all the months on here, and they can take each month of as the year passes!!! :)

Just thought it was a cool way to add some elegance to your every day calendar that people usually post! :)

*numbers weren't added yet on this picture, as you can see.. :S

Things I Used:
1 - 4x6 Frame
3 - sheets of paper (12")
2 - Screw in hooks
2 - Silver Eyelets
1 - Vacation photo from Dominican Republic ;)

Hope You Like It!!!

Hello again to all my followers! I Just finished a cute cute cute little dinosaur card! :) I <3 Him! Here is the pic of the card I created in honor of my 31 followers! I <3 You too! Thanks for looking, and I hope you like him as much as I do! :)

<3 Holly

Hello everyone!
Here is part 2 of the tutorial, to make your fish bowl card! :) if you have any questions or comments please email me at kricutkween@gmail.com 
Thanks for watching!

<3 Holly




Also, before I let you go, I'm obsessed with trying to win cricut stuff, and I know many of you are too! so here is the link for a giveaway of a gypsy!!! check it out!
http://www.obsessedwithscrapbooking.com/

Hello everyone, I'm going to post this card in 2 parts... Since many of you already know how to use the Cricut Design studio program, I think it will be good for some of you to learn a bit about the program, and good for those of you who already know all about the program, to not have to see it all over again! :)

Please let me know if there is anything I have missed out, since I'm really new to making videos, and I don't want to forget any details! :)

<3 Holly

Video # 2 will be up and running as soon as it loads to Youtube - Probably about an hour from start to finish... :S

 Hello scrappy friends!
Just wanted to give you the heads up, tomorrow I will be making a video tutorial on how to make my fishbowl card since there was such a great response to it! :)

<3 Holly

Well Good afternoon my scrappy viewers~

Yesterday was my dad's birthday, so I wanted to make him a cute card that was totally different than something you would ever see! This  idea pooped into my head out of no where, and i'm glad it did, because its so super cute!

Card was made using Create a Critter and design Studio! :) woohoo for  this cartridge once again! I LOVE IT! I put a piece of plastic in the open window area...  fyi.. any questions, please feel free to comment/email me at kricutkween@gmail.com

Hope you like it! <3 Holly

Oh, I have so many cute ideas that I am excited to share with you, but I need my crop-a-dile first! its ordered, just taking forever to get here. :(  Thats the one downfall from ordering out of your country! sheesh! you will love the thing I have in my mind too! just waiting waiting waiting for my orders to come in!
I'm also anticipating the arrival of my cuttlebug, stamps by My Pink Stamper (all 4 sets), a glue glider pro, and a million other things that I have ordered. Hurry Custom Crops! :(

A fathers day card that I had made a few weeks ago... seems like forever ago... :P

Hello Everyone!!
 I just got my Create A Critter cartridge in  today, and I'm so so so so excited to use it... so , here is my very first creation  with it! :)
Enjoy

Hello Everyone!
I have been putting off homework, at the same time as I am at an all time creative high, so here is a little card that I made for a birthday.. or birthday invitation... depending on what you would want to use it for... :)

Hello Everyone!

I was playing with my Designer Calendar cartridge, and I wanted to make a cute calendar for the month of May! :) So here is what I had come up with! Hope you like it! Stay tuned for my extra special project that will be posted in a couple days! Gonna be a good one! you won't want to miss this one! ;)

<3 Holly

Hello Everyone!
I now have a facebook page dedicated to Scrappily Ever After - so you can follow my stuff without always having to check out my blog! :) --but you should still stop by ;)  So, if you want updates as often as possible, click on my "scrappily ever after" badge on the right hand column and add me! :) or become a fan of my Scrappily Ever After page on Facebook!

Hope to see you soon!
<3 Holly

Hello Everyone!
My Blog is now over 900 views!! :) This makes me so happy to be able to share my Creativity with all of you! thanks for stopping By and looking at my stuff! It means a lot to have people in this for the same reasons as me! :)
Thanks Bunches!!!
<3 Holly

Hello Everyone,

Just trying out my Everyday Paperdolls Cartridge.... thought the clouds were really cute, so I made this cute little card with them! Hope you like it
I'm also entering this card in the MPS Rainbow challenge! :)
<3 Holly

Oh how I love the smell of Cricut Rewards in the morning! Today I received Everyday Paper Dolls and Designer Calendar! woohoo!! The waiting finally paid off.. Brace yourselves everyone... this is about to get really fun!

Look out for all the new creations heading your way!!!

<3 Holly

Hello Everyone!

Birthday Card Series - Card # 2!

Enjoy!
<3 Holly

Hello again,

Here is yet another Card I created for the My Pink Stamper Challenge! So Much Fun!!
This one is submitted for Challenge # 2 - Getting Scrappy! All my left over little pieces of paper ribbon etc, were used to make this card! :)
Enjoy

<3 Holly

I Know that National Scrapbook Day was yesterday, but the inspiration for the Challenges on My Pink Stamper has been so strong, that I can't help but keep creating! So much fun... Anyway, Here is my entry for Challenge # - Mother Dear, I love you so...-

Hope you like it!
<3 Holly

Here I am again... For the My Pink Stamper Challenge - Shape Cards, I decided to do something a little bit different! I was at a Bachelorette party last night, and got the cutest Idea for a bachelorette party card/invitation!

I think it is super cute, and I hope no one is offended by this, as it is purely for entertainment purposes...

Here you go! :)
<3 Holly

oohoo, here is my card for the Critter-licious Challenge on My Pink Stamper!

Love the way this little card turned out!

If you can't read what the sticker says -- "Its a boy thing"
Hope you love it as much as me!
<3 Holly

Happy National Scrapbook day everyone!!

I'm here a little bit late, since I had birthday parties and all kinds of fun stuff like that today, but I'm just gonna share some of the things I have been working on.

Here is something I created as part of Robyn from My Pink Stamper's Challenge # 10 - Flowers~ I will be giving this to one of the special Mom's I know for mothers day, along with some little treats in the pot, just for a lil something extra! :)
Hope You Like it
<3 Holly