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Hey! This matches the the colour of the print on here! A coincidence, I swear!

I bought this note book (it measures 12 x 9 1/2 inches) at the $2 shop today. It has about 200 lined pages inside it. (It's actually purple, not blue!)

I used my Cricut machine to cut out the letters. I used the shadow feature, as you can see. I cuttlebugged a piece of purple card using the D'vine Swirls folder, this was to cover up some words on the note book. I added glitter to each swirl. I glued the flowers, crown, & other embellishments mostly using a hot glue gun. The sequins around the edges were also glued on using the HGG. (The pink & lilac flowers are made of soft squishy material!) I glued a crown to the little girls head & added a wand - MAGIC!!

This was a bit hard to photograph as it is glossy! Scanning was not an option as it is too big! I had alot of fun doing this & might make some more!

Star Candle Decoration Tutorial

Ok, I haven't posted anything for a few days because of some health challenges. I have M.E. & get very fatigued & often have alot of pain throughout my body. I also have weak arm muscles in my right arm which makes things a bit challenging at times! So that's where I'VE been for a few days! But I HAVE made this little red candle decoration! It is EASY PEASY to make!
This (red) one is the finished article and it is about 2 1/2 inches high.

Cut your card 11 inches in width by five inches in depth. By varying the depth you will either get a shorter or longer star. Using your Scor-Pal, score at every inch - you will get 11 scores.

Then fan fold each score. When you have done that use double sided sticky tape down one side of the last fold & you end up with a star shape! You may need to 'play' with the star to get the shape just right. Decorate as desired! I used gold star stickers on the red one.

Place a candle inside the star but BE CAREFUL when you light the candle! The safest idea is to make the star a bit shorter than the candle - or even place the candle in a small glass vase or jar.

BE CAREFUL..but have FUN!

EK Success Corner Punch

Got some fancy EK Success (Or others!) corner punches?? Then try THIS for a cool effect!

Shown on the right is how the punch normally punches the corner of your card.

Oh the left is how you can punch the side of your card just by taking off the V shape casing! Different punches give different effects - experiment & see what you get!

Try it, you'll like it!

I got this idea from Cambria, although she used a different punch.

Ziggy!

This stamp is from Stampendous & he is called "Ziggy"! Cute huh! The number is GV001 Hey There.

I stamped Ziggy on white card & cut him out. I stamped him again on red card & cut his coat out & Cuttlebugged it using my Tiny Bubbles embossing folder. I glued the jacket to the 1st image. I also cut out a tiny card & glued it to his hand. It says "For You" inside! The red heart is a sticker.

I used the birthday embossing folder on the top half only of the black card & used it again on a piece of gold card which I then glued to the bottom half of the black card. I used double sided sponge tape to adhere Ziggy to the background card. I think her looks cute in his cuttlebugged coat!

The Ten Cricut Commandments According To Sunshine!

1 - Thou shalt only Cricut on day's that end in "y".

2 - Thou shalt not feel guilty for spending the house - keeping money on Cricut stuff.

3 - Thou shalt cross off 'sexy lingerie' from Santa's Wish List this year, & replace it with "Cricut stuff".

4 - Thou shalt re-assure the husband/boyfriend/wife/partner that they are truly loved just as much as the Cricut machine.

5 - Thou shalt prepare a sermon all about the joys of a Cricut machine to be read at church on Sunday.

6 - Thou shalt inform the local Power Company that one's health is dependant on the power. No power = no Cricut = :-(
7 - Thou shalt neglect to do housework & other menial chores in favour of playing with your Cricut machine.

8 - Thou shalt send the kids out to work at McDonalds as soon as possible to help pay for new Cricut stuff.

9 - Thou shalt forgo sleep in order to Cricut 24/7. (Sleep is an optional extra)

10 - Thou shalt send all one's friends something made with the Cricut machine in hope of converting an ordinary housewife/husband into a housewife/husband who loves to "chirp"!

11 - Thou shalt have FUN!!!
(No 11 was an after thought!)

I wrote this at the beginning of the year when I got my Cricut & quickly realised how much FUN it was! These "commandments can also be applied to other tools, such as Cuttlebug or whatever floats your boat! Ok, so there's no PICTURES...but I did make a card today which I will post next!! Have fun! (I love my Cuttlebug too!)

3 Tier Christmas Card

I know, not a very good photo! This was a 3 tier Xmas card I made last Xmas. The ribbon is threaded down the back of the card & the card folds up. The stamps are from a Stampendous stamp set. An easy card to make especially if you have a Scor-pal to measure up the lines so you get EVEN sized squares!!
I use my Scor-Pal for all kinds of things, apart from just scoring lines for folds!

Black & White Snowman

Sorry this photo is not bigger! I know it's a bit hard to see the detail :-(

The snowman is from a Hero Arts set of three Xmas stamps. I did this at a black & white class I went to last Xmas. On the right hand side of the card where I have punched out the branch shape thingy, I have also punched out the same shape from some vellum & stuck these between the black ones. They kind of look shiny on here. I LOVE making black & white cards! (And I love snowmen... have I said that before?!) I don't know why I have this obsession with snowmen (I guess it could be worse?!) we don't even get snow here, it's not cold enough!!

Ok, got more to post so I'll get a move on!