creativitE by Erin Bassett

Imaginisce September Sketch & Blog Hop

Here's the layout I made using the Apple Cider line for the Imaginisce September Sketch.

I cut the pumpkin out on my Cricut using some old Making Memories paper that I sprayed with Jack-O-Lantern Glimmer Mist and the "Create-A-Critter" cartridge.  I cut out the vine with the "3 Birds on on Parade" cartridge and sprayed it with "Apple" Glimmer Mist which is almost the same color as the Imaginisce green paper I used...it's just a wee bit darker & glimmery of course.

I tried to take a photo in bright sunlight to show you some of the glitter.

 

And I'm sure you want to see the sketch!!  Here it is:

Now, to win some awesome Imaginisce goodies leave a comment here on this blog post and then hop on over to the other design team members blogs and leave comments for extra chances to win...you can see a list of them HERE.

You can also win some goodies by creating your own layout using the sketch and posting it to THIS Imaginisce blog post.

 

Sponsors: Imaginisce, ProvoCraft, Tattered Angles

Tattered Angles: Irresistible Tag

Well it's my turn to post again on the Tattered Angles blog and this is a cute tag that I came up with.  It's perfect to top a gift basket, jar, or bottle for a hostess gift.  

I cut out the base of it out using my Cricut Expression and real wood veneer paper so it looks really neat in real life.  There's a full tutorial up on my post so hop on over there to see how I made it.

 

 

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Beautifying with Cricut Vinyl {+ peeks at my container garden}

My project for the Mixology Crafts blog today is beautifying a flower pot I've had for quite awhile.  {You can get the free tutorial on how I created it here.}

The plant that's in the "welcome" pot is a basil that I got a Trader Joe's for super cheap and thought that we would have used it all up right away, but there was a bit left that I planted and it took off like crazy.  The container is close to 5 gallons so although it doesn't look like it from the photo, it's quite large now.  

In other "exciting" gardening news...my jalapeños are getting bigger!!  I'm so excited!

 
 

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CHA Summer 2010 (Plus a peek at new Yudu stuff!)

 The CHA trade show was a blast...it's always great to see the new product and to meet up with friends!  

{Thanks Elena for the photo!}

I was mostly working in the ProvoCraft booth so I didn't see every little thing there was to see at other booths, but I did take my photo with Woody and Buzz! 

    

While in the ProvoCraft booth I demo'd the new Cricut Imagine...let me tell you, I think it's a game changer!  It really is amazing!  To best describe it is to say it's part Cricut, part HP printer.  Here's what the color printer ink looks like:

 

ProvoCraft is also coming out with new Yudu stuff!  There's a new screen coming out that will allow you to use Yudu glue to screen print with glue and then apply glitter or sheets of foil or sheets of flock to it so that when it's ironed the glitter, foil, or flock will stick just to the glue and you'll end up with a fabulous design.  Here's some of the samples from the booth and a video of Kim showing how it works.   {Click on the photos to see them larger.}

  

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One of my favorite muffin recipes

I love muffins.  I used to make them weekly, sometimes even more often if we had company & ran out.  It's been just too long since I've made any, and I don't know if it's just me trying to get back into the swing of things again after CHA or what, but I just had to make them!!

The complete recipe for Pumpkin Muffins is on my post here {plus instructions on how to make the recipe card with your Cricut}.

Scrapbook Page {Life is Good}

Here's a page I made with a really old photo I love.  It's from one of our many trips to the beach with our dog...she was still a puppy then...so cute!!

I had fun painting with acrylic paint around the edge of the photo and die cutting that bird out with my Cricut and then Glimmer Misting her up.  There's also a bit of i-rock bling for her eye.  I also added a bit of stitching with my sewing machine. 

 

{click on photos to enlarge}

 

  

 

Sponsor: Remember When, ProvoCraft, Tattered Angles, Imaginisce
 

 

 

 

Layered Fabric Flower

Who loves fabric flowers as much as I do?  I know a lot of you must because I get a lot of hits & emails about my flower tutorials!  

Well, here's another one for you!  I posted the tutorial on the Mixology Crafts blog today so hop on over there to get it.

Sponsor: ProvoCraft, Imaginisce

Handmade Card - So Grateful

Today I posted a tutorial on the Tattered Angles Educator's blog on how I made these simple "flowers" for this card using Sticky Back Canvas, some Tattered Angles products, & my Cricut.  

 

I actually had made a bunch of these flowers as part of a giveaway my local scrapbook store was having and after making so many of them I thought I'd actually make something with them LOL.  I love this card...simple and cute!!  I've been wanting to use that stamp for a really long time; it's from Unity.

 

Oh, and here's the ones I made for the store:

 

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Well, I'm headed off to CHA...will post about THAT soon!

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A card and a scrapbook page

First let me share a couple of projects with you and then let me geek out for a bit. 

This is a card and scrapbook layout I made with some MME products for Remember When.  I'm digging the color combination and that Unity stamp that's on the card.

Check out the buttons...I just used clear buttons and put some Glossy Accents on them and adhered them to some of the MME paper that I had punched out to the correct size ahead of time.  Once they were dried I used a paper piercer to poke the hole out and added some thread.  Love them.

 

     {click on photos to enlarge}

Here's a layout of me and some friends at the Reflections event.  We had a blast!!  We were able to rent out a private villa with our own private pool (that we were too busy to use).  So fun!  

Besides adding some of the same fun buttons on here I also added some Zva pearl butterflies and did some "crazy" machine stitching around the MME journaling block.  The stitching was one of the techniques we did in a project at Reflections so I thought it would be a fun touch to add.

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Ok, now on to the geeking out.  I'm so excited that my husband bought me a PortaCube for one of my Bday gifts!  It was a total surprise too which is really hard to do.  I think he was tired of hearing me talk about how I was going to build  I had a great idea on how he should make me one out of PVC and bed sheets.  This is SO much better since it folds up & is made out of material that eliminates glare & other stuff.  I can't wait to use it!!

 

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Summer Banner

I hope you had a fantastic 4th of July!  It was nice for us to be able to spend time with our family and see all the wonderful firework displays.  We're blessed to be able to see couple cities fireworks from our balcony so it was nice to just watch them from there.   

Well, for my Tuesday post on the Mixology Crafts blog I shared a banner I made for summer with my Cricut and some Prima products.  {Remember you can download the FREE tutorial here.}  I always like to have something seasonal out so this is a nice addition.  ;)

 

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