My Cricut Cartridge CheckList is Famous :-)

Hiya!  Hope you're having a great week-end, so far.  Our weather is absolutely gorgeous today!

Wanted to share something w/ you.  I love checking out blogs or even YouTube vid’s to see crafty organizational ideas/tips.  I was absolutely blown away when I watched one vid. & discovered that this gal had my “Cricut Cartridge CheckList” in her Inventory Binder, front and center.   She even shared my blog site.  How absolutely sweet was that, eh?  J

You can see it here:-  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_aLq-45mEw&feature=player_embedded#!

You really have to check out this gal’s blog.  She is soooooooo creative, as well as being totally organized.  Her blog will knock your socks off!!!  J

Here’s her organizational posts:

http://margaret-ilovecrafting.blogspot.ca/search/label/organization

And her actual blog site:-

http://margaret-ilovecrafting.blogspot.ca/

BTW, I checked w/ her first, before doin’ this li’l write-up, to get her permission to post her blog.  J 

Ooopsie on my Cricut Cartridge CheckList

Sorry, but I forgot to include one of the latest cartridges (Paper Play) on my Cricut Cartridge CheckList.   (I've updated my prev. post)

Here's the updated download:-
http://www.mediafire.com/?3yp12fscy5o4g3l 

If you've already printed off the CheckList, all you'll have to do is print off the "Cricut Projects" sheet, instead of the whole Worksheet.  

Latest Cricut Cartridge Check List – May 2012

Hiya.

Provocraft released  5 new cartridges:-

·        Over the Hill

·        Paper Play

·        Pretty Pennants

·        Tablescapes – Spring/Summer

·        Wild Card 2

Here's my latest checklist:-

http://www.mediafire.com/?3yp12fscy5o4g3l

Just to remind you that, when you click on the Cartridge name in the CheckList you downloaded, it will link directly to the Cricut website, whereby you can see more info about the cartridge(s).

Also, be sure to check out this website:-  http://cricutblog.org/ , where you’ll  find projects you can make w/ your new carts. J

For newbies to my Cartridge Checklist, here's what it looks like:-

Enjoy!

A Letter from the PO

A friend of mine sent this to me today, via e-mail, and I just had to showcase/share it on my blog w/ all of you.


I was very teary-eyed, whilst reading it.  Hope you enjoy it!  :-)

A letter from the Post Office...this is absolutely the best!!

We don't know who replied, but there is a beautiful soul working in the letter office.  Our 14-year-old dog Abbey died last month.    The day after she passed away my 4-year-old daughter Meredith was crying and talking about how much she missed Abbey.    She asked if we could write a letter to God so that when Abbey got to heaven, God would recognize her.    I told her that I thought we could so she dictated these words: Dear God,  Will you please take care of my dog?    She died yesterday and is with you in heaven.    I miss her very much.    I 'm happy that you let me have her as my dog even though she got sick. I hope you will play with her.    She likes to swim and play with balls.    I am sending a picture of her so when you see her you will know that she is my dog.    I really miss her.  Love, Meredith  We put the letter in an envelope with a picture of Abbey & Meredith , addressed it to God/Heaven.    We put our return address on it.    Meredith pasted several stamps on the front of the envelope because she said it would take lots of stamps to get the letter all the way to heaven. That afternoon she dropped it into the letter box at the post office.    A few days later, she asked if God had gotten the letter yet.    I told her that I thought He had. Yesterday, there was a package wrapped in gold paper on our front porch addressed, 'To Meredith' in an unfamiliar hand.    Meredith opened it.    Inside was a book by Mr. Rogers called, 'When a Pet Dies.'    Taped to the inside front cover was the letter we had written to God in its opened envelope.    On the opposite page was the picture of Abbey & Meredith and this note: Dear Meredith,  Abbey arrived safely in heaven. Having the picture was a big help and I recognized her right away.  Abbey isn't sick anymore.    Her spirit is here with me just like it stays in your heart.   Abbey loved being your dog.    Since we don't need our bodies in heaven, I don't have any pockets to keep your picture in so I'm sending it back to you in this little book for you to keep and have something to remember Abbey by.  Thank you for the beautiful letter and thank your mother for helping you write it and sending it to me.    What a wonderful mother you have.    I picked her especially for you.    I send my blessings every day and remember that I love you very much.    By the way, I'm easy to find.    I am wherever there is love. Love,  God

Labels -- category added

Hiya!  I decided to add another category to my Labels section:-  Cards


The Cards are then broken down into:

• All Occasion 
• Anniversary 
• Birthday 
• Christmas 
• Father's Day 
• Get Well 
• Halloween 
• Just Because 
• Mother's Day 
• Retirement 
• Sympathy 
• Thank You 
• Thinking of You 
• Valentine's Day 

Hope this helps you, a lot better, in locating something you're looking for. J

Butterfly Birthday Card

Made this card for another dear friend’s birthday.

Inside:- 

Tools/Items:-

Glue – ATG; Zig Two-Way

Cardstock – double-sided patterned for the base; glittery for the front; blue glittery for the  butterfly

Martha Stewart Punch – Monarch Butterfly

EK Layering Punch -- Butterfly

Embossing Folder:  Darice – Happy Birthday

Corner Chomper – Scallop

Prima Flowers

Rhinestones

Brads

Pop dots

The front of the card spoke for itself w/ all its glitteryness.  J  Didn’t seem like it was necessary to add too much to it, so I just added layers of Prima’s to some of the flower designs.

I love how the embossed “Happy Birthday” is so raised up and distressed looking.  Looks like I sanded it but. . . I didn’t.  J

The front sentiment was computer-generated.

The small butterfly was created using a layering punch.  How fun.  You get three different parts of the butterfly:- 

v  Base shape

v  One w/ cutouts in just the outer wings

v  One w/ cutouts in the outer wings and inside wings

Here’s what it looks like:-

side of punch showing different layers

top of punch

When layered, you end up w/ a butterfly like this:-

Cool, eh??   J

Bailey – my li’l star

Whilst on our walk yesterday, we came across a group of Asian tourists. Nothing unusual here, as we’re a tourist town. A few of them came over to Bailey and I thought they wanted to pet him but, instead, they started taking his picture. They couldn’t speak a stick of English but we conversed regardless, w/ me acknowledging that it was alright and they, in turn, gesturing many “thank you’s”. Bailey was in his glory, posing for different pix. He twirled around for them, as they were giggling away, snapping picture after picture. It was quite the scene. They were grinning from ear to ear, as if they had won the Lotto. Bailey literally pranced away, as if he knew that he had put a smile on their faces.  J

So now li’l Bailey is a “star” in a Continent a gazillion miles away, where his pix will be shared w/ their family and friends. He’s always been “my li’l star” but now someone else will get to enjoy him, too, at least in pix.   J