Some new old files

Every now and then I go through my .cut files and clean them out, deleting ones I haven't finished and won't finish and then posting ones I haven't posted. I did find a few that I haven't posted so thought I would add them to the list now. Hope someone can use them!!

Poodle Skirt

I had made this file of a POODLE SKIRT some time ago to use on a LO of my daughter. By the time I did the LO I had forgotten about the file!! *okie cracks up laughing at herself* So maybe someone else can use it.

I used George to make the file. The little cuts to the right are the belt and buckle. Of course you can place the poodle where ever you want. I had planned on just hand doodling the leash or using some kinda string when I was going to use it.

Wouldn't the poodle be just adorable flocked!!

Plow

A message board member had asked for an old fashion PLOW...she said "one like Laura Ingalls Wilder's Pa used" LOL. So I made her one. She said it would work great for what she needed it for. This file uses George and PDDU.

Flip Flops

Not sure why I never got around to posting the FLIP FLOPS. They are made with George. Of course you don't have to add the flowers or you could change them to any other embellie you might like. You will need to clip the straps a bit but just adhere them first and then clip, easy as pie!

Baseball Helmet

Here is a BASEBALL HELMET I did sometime ago and I am sure I did it because someone was needing one...don't know why else I would do it since I don't play baseball! LOL The file does use George.

Peanut

I know I did the PEANUT for someone who was needing it for a recipe swap I do believe. I have never cut this one, like many of my files. Poor things just sit in the computer unused and neglected! But at least I have them if I decide to use them. This file uses George.

Someone on the messageboard asked for a peanut last night so thought I would post this cut file.

Four Leaf Clover

I have no idea why I had made a FOUR LEAF CLOVER, but I think I was going to use it for a card last year and never did. St. Patricks day is quickly on it's way so thought I would get it posted. The file requires George. Since it is a fairly simple file it should be able to be adjusted easily.

I went to a Stampin Up party today

And we made two cards. I did order a few things, a punch, some cardstock and a Versamark pad which I can't wait to try out!! Sadly it will be at least two weeks before I get my goodies. They should come in the week of Spring Break and the hostess is a teacher I work with and she will be out of town....ssoooo, gotta wait for her to get back before I can get my stuff *okie pouts*.

Card challenge for 3-4

I posted these two sketches for the card challenge this week.






My first card has a boogered up place on it...maybe I need to stick a butterfly there or something. I used Mini Monograms scallop circle and the paisley cuttlebug folder. For the sentiment I used Wild cards. The round embellies are Robin's Nest embellies.

Here is the cut file for the SCALLOP TOP CARD. The file uses Mini Monograms, Plantin Schoolbook and Wild Cards. The file is set to cut 4 at a time. You will need to cut your own 4.25x5.5 mat. The sentiments are using Wild Cards but you can change those if you want. The scallops will cut and then a line will cut them in half so don't worry when you see the cricut cutting the scallops in half...it is suppose too! LOL I did use the E for making this file but I think you can delete some things and use the baby bug if you have those carts.

I am not sure I like this one but I have a lot of this paper and need to use it up so thought I should get some cards made with it. Maybe I will pawn these cards off on my friend Andrea next time she comes to steal cards! HA HA HA I used Plantin Schoolbook to make the mat of the card, welding the scallops to a rectangle. The tag is also from PS. I can't remember the name of the cuttlebug folder I used. I think this one does look better in person.

Girl Scout Cookies...Delivery Tag

My daughter is likely in her last year of Girl Scouts so this year is really special for us, even though the troop isn't as active as it use to be I try to take pictures of what I can and do little special things. Right now is cookie delivery time. We will be delivering cookies tomorrow and I thought I would make something a little more special than the index cards I usually do to tag the bags *okie laughs at herself because she rhymed.....and then wonders if it is stupid little things like that that causes her daughter to call her a nerd*.

Anyway here are the delivery tags I made. I didn't use any Cricut *okie hears the gasps in the crowd*. OH JUST CALM DOWN!! I am sure you guys don't always use the Cricut do you? Now be honest...DO YOU?? Well okay maybe you do. But I have an excellent reason for not using any Cricut...tonight was LOST!! *okie thinks that trumps just about anything*

Info-
-Tags, premade
-Sentiment stamp is Inque Boutique *okie is still in mouring over the company going out of business*
-Circle Punch, EK Success
-Scallop Circle Punch, Stampin UP which is also made by EK Success
-Grosgrain ribbon is brown
-Printed paper is something Girl Scout, I think made by K & Company but don't quote me on that
-Jute for the string
-Stampin Up Chocolate Chip for doodling
- Glitter pen for adding dots of glitter and glitter to the heart
- Mini Skittles dyed with Tim Holtz alcohol inks, I think maybe the color is ginger


This shows the back of the tag. I used removable adhesive so we can take the printed paper off and double check the boxes and it will also act as a way for us to make sure we got the money from the people who bought cookies. I also did the removable so people can reuse the tag for something if they wish to do so.

Some things I will never learn

About cutting my own hair....

1. it is a bad idea
2. requires my contacts being in and the lights being on
3. should be done with clean wet hair
4. makes my arms tired about half way through
5. should not be done with Cutterbee scissors
6. requires steel guards on my fingers if I don't want to have blood in my hair
7. the back of my hair is almost impossible to cut straight

I am sure I could think of a few more but the above are very important lessons. I doubt that I will ever learn them though. I now have something on my head that looks like a cross between Tina Turner and a football helmet. *okie sighs and thinks she just needs to stick with cutting paper*



****UPDATE*****
I thought I would post pictures of my haircut for those who are curious to what happens when you cut your own hair. Yes I am smiling because ya know what....it's hair....it will grow back!! ROTFLMAO I am hoping I can maybe style it a bit better next time and get a decent lookin hairstyle from this mess I did. And if I don't...well let's just say I know where the scissors are! HA HA HA





It is really hard to get a good picure of the back of your head when you are taking the picture yourself. I am just glad I am not the one who has to look at the back of my head! I took a few shots but they were worse than this one. You can't really tell how bad the back looks in the picture because of the angle and my hair is flipped on my shoulder.....but that might be a good thing ya know!!




And this is what happens when you are not careful while cutting your hair. If anyone wants to say that Cutterbee scissors are not sharp....I will be willing to argue! I actually thought about getting some superglue and gluing my skin together. But I am hoping for a nice scar so it will remind me NOT to cut my own hair again! *okie knows there isn't really a chance of that happening because she is the worlds worst about grabbing some scissors and choppin on her hair...and if there weren't any scissors available she would likely find a knife to do the job*

Motivation Challenge for 2/25

This is the sketch I posted for the challenge on the Cricut messageboard tonight.













This one went together really fast after I found the pictures I wanted to use. I didn't use any Cricut for this *okie thinks about checking herself for a fever*. I have some K & Company paper packs that come with all kinds of nice punchouts and thought I should use them since I have them. I think it turned out nice even without cricut cuts.

LAYOUT INFO -
- Title is a punch out from a K & Company paper pack.
- Pattern paper from the same paper pack
- Flowers are Primas and a few others. I used different shapes of bling for flower centers.
- Journaling and stitching is with Signo UM-153 white pen
- Ribbon is Grosgrain
- Inking is done with Colorbox Cat Eye Chalk ink, chestnut roan

What a slacker I am! Two layouts...

I forgot to take pictures of these LO's and post them so thought I would get them posted now. I am trying to get most of my daughters pictures done from when she was a baby. Hopefully I can find a nice scrapbook to put them in when I go to the city next month.

This one is of when my daughter had her first dental appointment and they gave her a drinking cup. She took to it right away!! I just love the picture of her asleep in her walker!! I actually have quite a few like that. She still falls asleep quickly. I used Cuttin Up for the font and the cup is from Joys of the Season. I copy and pasted, flipped and welded to get the double handles on it. The patterned paper is K & Company.








I used K & Company Hopscotch this one also. I am actually using a lot of K & Company for her baby pictures right now. I think they have some good colors for baby layouts. The little envie and tag came with the paper pack as did the title punchout and photo corners.

Why I do NOT read

So I had planned on doing some more LO's this weekend to see if I can't get my DD's baby pictures all done. Well I was in DD's room Saturday, around noon talking to her and picked up Twilight. WHY DID I DO THAT?? She has been trying to get me to read the books but I keep resisting telling her "you know what happens when I read!" So since noon on Saturday I have read the first 3 in the series and I am about half way through the last one now. I can't wait to get home from work so I can finish it!!

I got absolutely nothing done besides reading this weekend!! The phone keep ringing and I never even got up to answer it. I figured they could call back. I did manage to fix myself something to eat during the weekend *okie remembers something about peanut butter and toast* and I did let Lucy out...but only because she would sit there and bark at me until I would get up and let her out. I have no idea what DD was up to this weekend....but I briefly remember her being in the house...I guess she ate this weekend *okie shrugs*

My poor LO that I started on Saturday morning is still laying on the scrap table with the papers and pictures scattered across the table, just waiting to be finished. Guess it won't get finished tonight either!!

Check out this blog candy!!

You gotta check out the blog candy at Cats Whiskers! Jacqui is celebrating her birthday and reaching 54,000 hits on her blog by giving away some awesome awesome candy!!

Being productive...

Can be very satisfying!! The last couple of nights I have managed to pull myself away from the computer long enough to finish up the 12 watermelon cards that I started some time ago, the 6 crabby cards that were started last month and do 3 layouts! It is almost midnight and I want to do more!! Don't ya love it when you get in the paper craftin groove!!

Sweet baby girl...LO

I am trying to get my daughter's baby pictures done and decided to do these pictures. It isn't elaborate but effective. I used a sheet of cardstock for K & Company's Hopscotch pack. And then just matted the photos with some plain cardstock and cut the title from All Mixed up to match. The bling is Prima.








I used one of the ovals from the sheet to frame the middle picture. I really like the effect you get on a LO by framing it with bling!!











The flowers are Prima's as well. I just added stickles to the button for some bling. The swirl bling is off the same sheet as the oval.

Layout Challenge 2-14

I did another double page layout for the challenge this time. I got the sketch from Page Maps *okie gives Page Maps two thumbs up*.

Here is the sketch. I really wanted to try the block journaling but it just didn't work out that way for me. But I am determined to one day try this method!!







I have quite a few pictures for this one since there are more details than I usually do. But I wanted it to be special since my daughter's years in Girl Scouts are winding down since she will be a senior next year. This is of the girls making gingerbread houses *okie why do you always state the obvious when people can see what it is in the pictures*. The base paper is SEI Holly Lane. The patterned Paper is Basic Grey Figgy Pudding. The picture mats are Prism cardstock. Remember to click the picture if you want to see close up.

The gingerbread boy and girl came from Paper Doll Dress Up. I used Prism cardstock for the base and then some off white Mica for the icing look on the tips of the arms and legs. I used some Tulip fabric paint for the bows. I did have to do some hand cutting for the icing tips as well as the dress on the girl. I flocked some heart brads since I wanted something more dimensional than paper. I used some dusty rose cat eye ink on a qtip for the cheeks. The white dotting is with...can you guess? HUH? HUH? Yep! The Signo Um-153 white pen! *okie gives a nod of approval for everyone who answered correctly*









The gingerbread house came from Stretch Your Imagination. I used some yellow Mica for the windows to make it look like light inside. I used the off white Mica for the icing. The star is Stickles. The gum drops at the bottom were done with some Doodlebug Sugar Glitter. You can click the picture to get a bigger shot and see the detail better. The candy canes were cut in red then I drew the stripes on. I added some Glossy dimensions to them also.











The title came from Storybook. I cut it in the same color as the gingerbread house and people. I used Stampin Up Chocolate Chip for the brown doodling.





I used cellophane to make this candy look like it was in a wrapper. I had it just stuck on there at first and then thought about the cellophane. The little candy came on a sticker sheet that goes with the Figgy Pudding Basic Grey line.











The little clay gingerbread man came from Wal-Mart years ago when I use to make stockings and put little charms on them. I used the Stampin Up ticket punch on the date box and also the subtitle box on the other page. The ribbon is some I got on clearance at Wal-Mart after Christmas...I think last year.

Layout Challenge 2-11

I think I have been forgetting to post the challenges here on my blog! *okie cringes and waits for rotten tomatoes to be thrown at her*.

Here is the sketch for the challenge for 2-11-09. I chose a double page layout this time as I have gotten a few requests for these. Remember you can click the pictures for a better view.







I had other pictures picked out but then changed my mind. I went with some pictures from two years ago when some friends and I went to Lake Murray for the weekend.
LAYOUT INFO -
- Title is done with Base Camp, Cursive 101, Opposites Attract and Graphically Speaking
- Pattern paper is well I just don't remember to be honest and I am too lazy to go look! HA!
- Solid cardstock Prism *okie's favorite*
- Flowers are Petaloo's, I did the centers with pink cardstock and then used Doodlebug Sugar
- Journaling is with Stampin Up Chocolate Chip
- White stitching is with Signo UM-153 *don't forget to check out Jet Pens for ordering*
- Swirl Stamps are Autumn Leaves Flourish by Rhonna Farrer
- Ribbon is Grosgrain and satin
- Ribbon buckle is one I ordered from LTD commodities.

Here are some closeups of the title.

2-11 Card Challenge

Here are the sketches for the card challenge this week.










I did a birthday card for the first one. I used SYI for the cake and the sentiment is computer generated.












I did a Thank You card for the second one and didn't even add a sentiment since the paper had "Thank You" on it.