Mojo Detection

This is one of my favorite projects from last year and my entry in the Ultimate Card Kit drawing. This layout started out as a some reminders to myself about finding creativity, writing down ideas on the Library Cards. The Eiffel Tower and pen were stamped at O'Hare Airport after the CHA Supershow last July. 

The following Papertrey Ink 2010 products were used: Library Card Mini stamp, Woodgrain Impression Plate, "b" from the "best" stamp in Four of a Kind stamp set, All Booked Up (sentiment and tag image). I hinged all the library cards that I had written notes on the back. The snowflakes on the top middle card are punched from a PTI stamp set label.

Mirror, Mirror

We have a couple of very dark rooms in our house. So, I'm experimenting with some mirrors from the dollar store as a way to add some light with a bit of decoration without having a plain mirror which catches every movement.

 

I washed the mirror with a baby wipe and put a vinyl cut of the dream cloud from Home Decor. After I washed off the etching cream, but before I took off the vinyl, I used some blue alcohol ink to add a little color.

 I used an alcohol pad to clean this mirror before I put on the vinyl. The birds are from Indie Art. I'm really liking how this one turned out!.

Plaid to the Bone

Daa da da da daaaa ... from the day I was born... daa da da da da... I've loved Plaid and since the time I went to first my Gasparilla Day Parade (I think I was 5 so we're talking wayyyyyyy back), I've loved Pirates.

It's a pretty simple card. Two types of plaid paper, white cardstock for the shadow, black paper for the mat, the Hello Kitty Font cart and the Indie Art solutions cart for the Skull and Crossbones.

Gypsy File Sharing Update and a Note for Design Studio Users

It came to my attention that some files I thought I had previously shared, were in fact, not shared. I think I have it all straightened out now.

Just for the record, to cut these files as is, you'll need to have a Gypsy and the Provo Craft Cricut cartridges that were used in each file. If you have the full version of Cricut Design Studio (also known in the Cricut World as DS), you can convert all gypsy files into .cut files. As long as you have the carts, you can make the cuts unless the Gypsy carts were used. But if Gypsy files were used, you should be able to swap out similar designs. These files are free for personal use.

The Gravity Set file as it looks on the Gypsy. The carts used are Indie Art, Doodletype and George and Basic Shapes. The lettering on the larger image is reversed because I used it to cut a vinyl stencil for etching the bottom of a glass plate. See Christmas present for a Teenager for the original post.

Christmas Present for a Teenager

It is difficult for me to find presents for teenagers that don't involve technology or require a bit more money than I want to spend. So I was tickled pink when I thought of a present for one teen that I could make with things I could buy at the dollar store. One of my best friend's son developed an expression (which I appropriated for my own use as an exclamation to the heavens when things fall). When I saw the skull in the splatter in the Indie Arts cartridge, I actually knew what I was going to make for my friend's son before I knew what I was going to make for her.

The picture above is a detail from the bottom of the plate (the skull is from Indie Art, the font is Doodletype and the Circles are from George and Basic Shapes). The glass below was an extra gift I made as an "easter egg" at the bottom of a glass. I used vinyl for the stencil and flipped the words since the glass is etched on the bottom of the plate.

To download the gravity set.gypsy file go here.

You'll need a Cricut and a Gypsy to use this file. To cut the file as is, you'll need Indie Art, Doodletype and George and Basic Shapes. If you don't have these cartridges, you can use it as a template to make your own files though.