Happy New Year!!!! Welcome to 2011!!!

I am so excited to see a New Year.  I promised myself that I would try two new things in the first half of the year:  1) Vinyl and 2) Glass Etching.  I got a head start and tried vinyl 2 weeks ago and I am HOOKED.  Now, I just didn't stumble on this phenomenon.  This future addiction came from my great friend Nicole over at Creative Delights by Nicole.  She is my Vinyl Hero!  Another great friend secretly tricked me too.  She probably doesn't even know it, but NubianCrafterNC makes layering with vinyl look like old news.  I'm still trying to work with those layers.  Sitting on my kitchen table right now, are four clear acrylic tumblers waiting for some attention.

So, let's get to it!  Here is my first *real* vinyl project.

 

 

So, leave me a post letting me know what "NEW" thing you are going to try this year.  Who knows, you may end of swaying me and we can try them together.

LADIES NIGHT!!!

I'm all clear from Party Central (My son had a blast) and now I need to shift my focus back to my weekly scrapping. The challenge this week at Platinum Scraps, is to use the Forever Young Cartridge. If you do not have this cart, it is a must have!!! This cart just oozes girlfriend, diva, classy and sassy. You'll be using it for years to come.

What Cricut Cartridges did what:
1) The building scenery was cut from Plantin Schoolbook.

2) The ladies of course, were cut from Forever Young cart. This includes their clothes and accessories. The picture mat is also a purse from FY.

3) Traffic light is from Going Places with a little stickles to make it bling.

4) Street signs and post - George & Basic Shapes (told you I don't have too many layouts that I don't use this cart on).

SPRING IS HERE!!!

I think it is official that spring is actually here. I almost turned the A/C on, but hid out in the basement instead. Here is a LO I did for Platinum Scraps. Be sure to check out my fellow designers as we feature American Craft Paper.

A Slice of Spring

This week, we are slowly getting a taste of spring. The beginning of the week boasts 59, 60, and 61 degree days, followed by 3 days of rain. Doesn't that sound like spring is on the way? Over at Platinum Scraps, our theme this week is Spring. Have a slice on me.

Here's what I did:
1) Cut the cake boxes from Tags, Bags, Boxes, & More at 5.5"
2) Grass was cut from Plantin Schoolbook.
3) Oh, that yummy frosting is DCMV Indian Summer Fall Stack that was punched with Martha Stewart Drippy Goo Punch.
4) The other accessories are stickers, rub-ons, and stickles.