Goin' Places

I love this image!

I won it in a Karen's Doodles Challenge!

For this card, I used a sketch provided by Pollycraft Monday.

The challenge this week at Karen's Doodles is "Bling It Up"

Notice her lovely pink saddle bag with all the shiny "bling"?

I also found a GREAT site with all kinds of FREE scrapbook kits for download.

Everyday Mom Ideas

She offers entire kits with a variety of themes.

They are complete with embellishments, papers, etc.

I used her "Road Trip" Mega kit for the map and the pink background paper used in this card!

Technically, I'm sure they're designed for "Digital" Scrapbooking, but I downloaded the kit and opened the papers I wanted in Paint.net. It's a FREE image and photo editing software. Super easy to use and best of all, it's FREE!

I changed the colors of the papers to match my coloring of the image and it was super easy!

This week, I'd like to enter this card in two challenges:

Karen's Doodles Challenge

and

Pollycraft Monday Challenges

Lotsa a  links added to this post today! (-:

Guitar Hero Logo SVG and SCUT

I'm a mom of BOYS!

Obviously, Flowers and Birdies and Hearts are not in our repertoire!

We like TRUCKS and ROCKS and TOUGH, GRUNGY stuff.

Those images are few and far between on the usual Craft websites.

Thank Goodness for Inkscape and Google!

We're working on a new project and wanted to see what the Cricut can do with the Guitar Hero Logo.

Of course, it is a copyrighted logo, so I have not altered it in any way.

I have just CONVERTED it from an image to a cut file, for our personal use.

I am going to share this in my box.net account,

but please remember that it is copyrighted and is for personal use ONLY!

SCAL file for Sure Cuts a Lot

SVG file

Links moved to my SVG's Page 

Red White and Blue Spring Card

I would like to enter this

"Spring Up" Card

in the Karen's Doodles Challenge

"Red White and Blue"

Although not technically "Patriotic" for the 4th of July,

I loved this image and couldn't resist the color challenge.

I learned a new trick this week to "Pop" digi stamps!

I printed the butterfly twice, cut him out and pop dotted him!

Thank you to Donna Mundinger for the tip on this "trick"

I made the flowers from a tutorial Penny Duncan posted.

Although the flowers aren't her creation, she posted the link  to the YouTube video tutorial.

I saw this style card (called a "Spring up Card")  on Splitcoast Stampers.

I still do all my coloring in Colored Pencils, but Copics are absolutely on my wishlist...

For the butterfly's wings, I just dabbed a little water on the paper and swirled some blue into it.

I was trying for a "swirly" look, and I think I achieved that...

After going back and looking at this post, I realize that when you click on the picture, it brings up a H-U-G-E picture!

Not sure how to fix that, but I'll try to figure it out!

But, wow, the goofs sure show when it's enlarged from 5 1/2" to 8x10!  (-:

I think it looks WAY better in real life and at actual size...

Fishing Dock SVG and SCUT

I made this one today for a project one of my boys is working on.



I don't like to put together a bunch of little pieces, after cutting a file. So I generally tend to make my files in as few pieces as possible. I use the "Path- Difference" function of Inkscape a lot to make "base" layers that I "subtract" all the little pieces out of. Usually, it just seems easier when paper piecing files after they're cut.

In the case of this file, I COULD have made it with a bunch of little boards that had to be put back together. What a time-consuming pain in the neck! What I did instead was make a base (light brown) then a top layer (dark brown) that is all the "spaces" between the boards. When it's layered together, the base shows thru the top layer and there are only TWO pieces to cut! (yay!)

The only drawback with THIS particular file is that the "lines" between the boards are pretty fine lines so it was pretty delicate taking it off my Cricut mat and attaching it to the base layer... I suppose I could go back in and tweak the file to make those lines a little thicker, but after putting it together, I thought it looked awesome the way it was! I cut it at 4". I don't suppose it would turn out very good cut much smaller than that...

Also, when I cut it, I used regular printer paper, which is very thin! Then I just cut another base out of regular cardstock to reinforce it. I used brown ink on the base and a marker for the top layer, to get the right shades of brown on the white printer paper.

With all the summer and beach images I've seen lately, I haven't seen a boat dock or pier, so I did it myself and am pretty happy with the results.

If you have any questions or problems with any of the files I share, please let me know!
This file has been moved to my SVG's Page (you can click there from the menu bar at the top)
SCUT file for Sure Cuts a Lot


SVG created in Inkscape

Links moved to my SVG's Page 

Great Giveaway

I haven't posted anything new lately.

I guess I should get busy and start uploading more of my files to share

and pictures of the projects I've been working on.

Time just seems to fly so fast with the boys home on Summer Break.

While I was browsing today, I found this great giveaway!

The winner will be announce July 11th, so there's still time to enter!