A New Toy...

I have been wanting to get a new die-cutting machine for the longest time. My Cricut is the very FIRST one that came out in the market years ago, so I know it's time to upgrade. The thing is I wasn't quite sure which one to get - another Cricut or the Silhouette. After months of reading reviews about both machines, I decided on the Silhouette. And when I saw the bundle that they were offering at HSN, I knew it was time to get one. HSN offers awesome bundles with extras, plus I like the flex pay, which means I don't have to pay for the whole thing all at once.

 

Now I have to learn how to use it. Hopefully I can create some awesome projects soon...

Life Happens....

It's been a while since I've updated my blog, mainly because I have things to deal with and make decisions about in my life - home, family, career. Nothing serious, just things that need my attention. In the process I lost my crafting mojo. I would go in my craft room and try to start projects, but I end up staring at my desk and nothing gets done. I am hoping that it would change really soon. I have so many materials sitting in my room, so many ideas in my head, but I can't focus on them right now. The one very good thing about all this, however, is that I am developing a closer relationship with God, which is the most important thing. I know it is His way of telling me that I need to seek Him first and make Him a priority in my life, and everything else will follow and be alright.

I hope to be back with some awesome projects really soon!

Valentine's Day Crafts

This year I didn't procrastinate and was able to make Valentine gits for my daughters' teachers early. Here are some of the projects that I made.

 

Isn't that little monkey adorable? I got him from Hobby Lobby, together with the paper and ribbon.

 

Here's another version...

 

 

I used paper with the same monkey design and my Martha Stewart heart punch. Unfortunately, I couldn't remember where I got the template for this Hershey box. I'll try to find it and post it here.

 

This time, I used Hershey nuggets. Can you tell that I love this little guy???

 

 

Love this idea from Martha Stewart.

 

 

 

Happy Valentine's Day everyone!!!



More Cards

This weekend I made four different occasion cards. The first two are pretty simple - I used a Cuttlebug folder for the background, a stamp, and the Martha Stewart punch for the border in the bottom.

Here's another version...

Then I CASE'd (is that the right term?) these two cards from the Papertrey Ink Gallery. I've had the Blooming Button Bits Stamp for a while now and I have been wanting to use it.

I used buttons for this one...

 

...and a purple flower for this one.

 





Have a wonderful rest of the week, everyone!

Birthday Cards

I was able to finish two birthday cards this weekend. I used the same card sketch but different papers. Love mixing and matching different colors and patterns.

Used paper from Michael's, cardstock, bling and a couple of Cuttlebug dies. I also did some stitching. It's something that I would like to do more this year.

Have a great week everyone!

Happy New Year!

Happy new year, everyone! Here's to a wonderful and blessed new year for all of us. I am excited to do new crafting projects this year and share them here in my blog.

I have been off for two weeks from school so I had a bit of time for crafting. I would like to share some of the things that I've been working on.

I'm still doing 3x3 cards, but I'm using designs that I've not done before. There seems to be a craze about owls lately, so I decided to use these owl stickers from Michael's for my cards.

Here's a closer look at one of them.

The stamps I used are from The Pink Stamper. They just go perfect with the owl stickers.

Here's an acrylic post-it note holder that I did. The soccer ball stamp is from Papertrey Ink.

I noticed that sports-themed items are popular during craft fairs, so I will make more of those.

Here's a simple and easy, yet elegant card.

This card is made from glitter paper, the Daisy Punch from Martha Stewart, and some bling. This card measures 3.5x3.5 to get the four flowers.

Another thing I am OBSESSED with right now is crocheting. I've done some crocheting a long time ago (thanks to my mom who taught me how to do it) but now, thanks to Youtube, I am relearning the skills that I need to make different things. I finished an infinity scarf for my daughter, then yesterday, I finished this.

It was fast and easy to finish, and it's the cutest thing ever! I am going to add a flower to the other beanies that I will make. I want to make matching scarves as well to make a set. My younger daughter has friends who love American Girl dolls so this would be a perfect gift for them.

Okay, gotta go get some more yarn. They're on sale at Michael's and Joann's this week. Have a good rest of the week, everyone!

Craft Fair Fun!

I had three craft fairs this holiday season and I must say that things went very well. People loved my creations, and I feel so proud and happy. It is just so refreshing to not talk about Math for a change (that's what I teach), and to listen to people telling me that my products are beautiful. Overall it was a lot of fun! I am definitely looking forward to doing more craft fairs next year.

Here is a picture of my table...
                               

I also had my very first custom order from a customer. One lady came to my table and asked me if I would make a cake (made of paper) for her birthday on December 12. It is a very rare date (12-12-12) and she is turning 56, which means that she was born in 1956. I agree that those numbers are pretty rare and special so she definitely should celebrate. She wanted a holiday theme, however, so this is what I came up with...

It is a paper cake with 12 slices (of course!!!), decorated with a holiday theme. I found this cute candy cane stamp at Michaels and decided to stamp the covers with it.

Here's a picture of one of the slices. Love glitter paper so I covered the bottom part of the cake slice with green glitter paper, plus added a ribbon accent around the lid.

 

 Love this part - I took some christmas ribbon and made it in to a little flower, then added a glitter button on top.

 

                           

 

Aside from the cake she also ordered some clothespin magnets (12 of them...see the ongoing theme here?) to put inside the cake boxes.





 

Here's a closer look...

 

 

I am so happy she loved all of them! 

 

This is an advertisement for my blog readers....if you guys want to order a cake like this just e-mail me a krmcrafts@gmail.com. I make these cakes for different occasions and they're $40 each. Just give me about two weeks to make one for you. The clothespin magnets are $1 each and again, I can make them according to your specifications.

 

Okay, gotta go to make more craft items...it's never too early to start, right? I have so many ideas in my head!

 

Take care, everyone!!!