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Goodbye Blogger

2012-01-18T09:24:00.000-05:00

Hey all, I know I haven't posted in just about forever. But I am changing over to Wordpress and would be delighted to have you join me there. Blankety Blank Blank- the NEW blog

2011-10-20T12:51:00.000-04:00

Over at Provo Craft we've been creating a few sweet and silly costume ideas you can create with your Cricut Machine. Jana, Cindy and I created a few that are quick and easy, perfect if you have kiddos who just can't decide what they'll be this Halloween. Check them out!Pizza Chef Costume by Jana Eubank Instructions: 1. Using scissors, cut red fabric to a 12″ x 12″ square and follow the package

A Giveaway for you

2011-10-14T07:47:00.000-04:00

Happy Friday friends! I have a super giveaway for you today. Glue Arts is celebrating the new Pro+ Glue Glider. These new cartridges will flow in either direction- allowing you to push and to pull your adhesive however you want to put your adhesive down. I am giving away a new Cartridge and Handle set, all you have to do is become a follower here on my blog and also leave me a comment

World Card Making Day

2011-10-01T07:36:00.000-04:00

oh my goodness! hello! today is WCMD and I know there are just TONS of beautiful cards and giveaways and hops and so much going on. I am planning on enjoying some fall sunshine and perhaps getting out for a ride in the country for some fall photos with my girls. We've had so much rain and cruddy weather, I will be loving the sunshine today! I was creating the other day and came up with this

2011-09-29T08:40:00.000-04:00

well hello again! this is continuing to be one crazy week with designing. I love working on the big holidays tho. Christmas and Halloween are so fun to create for. To me, it's like just anything goes on projects and you can just go a little wild decorating things. I guess because my typical decorating style is basic, I like bold items, not too much fussy, and simple. On the holidays I get to go a

Dusty Blog

2011-09-26T09:01:00.000-04:00

Hello friends. It's been a long long two months since I've posted. I figured it's about time to come back and start actually blogging again. Did I miss it? not a whole lot, but mostly because a whole lot has been going on. My designing has taken off and I've been working a lot. The girls have been busy with school and are getting ready to start going to clubs in the afternoon. Alizabeth has been

Some quick cards!

2011-07-28T12:34:00.000-04:00

Hello Blogger friends! I cannot believe how fast this summer is flying by. I've taken so little time for myself, that it's been difficult finding time to even create a little something. I took some time on a super hot day last week to sort through my cardmaking items. I had two huge boxes of stuff I had put aside, yet never managed to even make a dent in them. I've sorted through, and added a

Pink Paislee and Glue Arts Banner

2011-07-22T06:00:00.003-04:00

Party Banner HangerGlueArts Designer: Kristen Swain Supplies: Pink Paislee collection paper, flags, gems, chains Glue Arts Glue Glider Pro and High Tac GlueArts Extreme Adhesive Squares GlueArts U Cut It foam Paint- Adirondack ribbon- May Arts gems/plaque- Bobunny spray mist- Tattered Angels twine- The Twinery punch- eksuccess Instructions: 1. Use paint dauber to

New Cricut Products!

2011-07-21T07:49:00.001-04:00

Good Morning friends! I couldn't wait to share the latest Cricut news with you! An all new machine mini to work with Cricut Craft Room! I cannot wait until this comes out to play with!! Introducing the NEW Cricut Mini! Introducing the Cricut Mini™ Personal Electronic Cutter—an all-new machine that makes home, school, business, craft, décor, party, and DIY projects simple and fun. The Cricut

Kaisercraft beauty

2011-07-20T06:29:00.000-04:00

Good Morning! today I am quick sharing a clock I made for the Glue Arts blog using Kaisercrafts Pink Gelato line. Be sure to click the photos to see this bigger!! Enjoy the Journey Desk Clock GlueArts Designer: Kristen Swain Supplies:Adhesives- Glue Arts- High Tac, UCutIt foam and Extreme Adhesive SquaresPaper/chipboard/stickers- Kaisercraft Clock - KaiserCraft Pearls- KaiserCraft

Busy!

2011-07-15T09:45:00.002-04:00

Good morning blog friends, I hope everyone out there is having a terrific summer. This summer has already been so super busy for me and us as a family. I have a bunch of random things to share with you today. First, I have to tell you about a really fabulous tool set. Odd... isn't it. But seriously I received this Cricut set of tools one day in a package from them, just as a little extra from our

2011-07-12T05:57:00.000-04:00

I have had my Yudu Screen-Printing System for a little while now, and while I am still a bit ‘gun’ shy of creating my own prints. I thought the best way to jump on the Yudu bandwagon would be to try one of these beautiful pre-burned screens from Provo Craft. I thought this Symphony screen would be versatile and would allow me to get different looks using the same screen. I gathered my

Pebbles Dad Gift and Design Team Call

2011-07-01T09:36:00.000-04:00

Often I think Dads are a little overlooked with 'fancy' gift decor. I created this fun gift bag quickly for my husband, now I just have to fill it! LOL! Creating this went quickly since I used the awesome felt Layered Embellishments from Pebbles, all I had to do was to create a fun background for them to shine on. I grabbed a stick from the yard to use as a cute little 3d fishing pole. I

Third and Final Hello Thursday for June

2011-06-26T09:31:00.001-04:00

Back again with a beautiful handmade gift for you to see. This is the third Hello Thursday from Provo Craft on the Cricut Blog this month, and among the wonderful new carts being released this month, is the Sweet Tooth Cartridge. I ADORE this new cart, there are the cutest and prettiest boxes for you to cut. I love that there are cupcake inserts to go inside the boxes as well, as I love to gift

Second Edition of Hello Thursday

2011-06-17T07:51:00.000-04:00

Again, Provo Craft is putting out even more fantastic carts this month! I loved working with the fun designs on both Summer Celebrations and Creative Memories Traveler carts. Please check out the other wonderful carts and design team projects on the Cricut Blog! . RELAX & UNWIND CARD by Kristen Swain Designed by: Kristen Swain Cricut Machines Used: Cricut Expression Cricut Cartridges Used:

Hello Thursday Carts

2011-06-11T08:14:00.001-04:00

This week on the Cricut Blog we shared the new cartridges coming out. I designed some of the projects for the new Love you a Latte Lite cartridge. This cart is filled with adorable and fun designs, and it was hard to just do a couple projects with it. Go check out the Cricut Blog to see all the other carts, and guess what, this is just the FIRST of THREE Hello Thursdays for the month of June, so

Pebbles Easter Lo

2011-06-06T09:03:00.002-04:00

I recently created this layout for Pebbles and am thrilled to share it here with you. "Mixing and matching with Pebbles Happy Go Lucky and Ever After collections is easy peasy! Both collections have similar colors and easily combine on your creations. For my layout I couldn't bear to part with my scraps from other projects, so I incorporated them by adding a large diecut piece with

Best Friends Imagine Cart Winner!

2011-06-04T07:26:00.000-04:00

Hello friends! I apologize for not getting this up sooner, but I've been really sick with Bronchitis and finally broke down and went to the Dr for some meds. I hope to be on the mend soon! Since this will be a really quick post, please help me in congratulating ... DebC said.. Really cute card! I follow your blog and would love to win this cart! I don't have many carts for my imagine yet and

5 days/5 looks/5 cards- Card 5

2011-05-30T06:00:00.000-04:00

Hello my friends, my goodness, this card showcase is almost over. It went so quickly, but I hope you have enjoyed it and all the different looks I got with the same pretty Hero Arts Poppy stamp. This stamp is a set, there is a smaller poppy stem but I just think this one is so much prettier! For my grand finale, I have an over the top stamped card! I again, used cream cardstock, and stamped

5 days/5 looks/5 cards - Card 4

2011-05-29T06:00:00.000-04:00

Hello again Friends!! Today is day 4 of my card showcase, I hope you are enjoying this daily showcase! Again I am using the same Hero Arts Poppy stamp to create unique looking cards. I love dramatic colors and this peach/orange combo with the black and white really pops! Again, I used a larger piece of cream cardstock, and stamped two of the stamp images just overlapping each other and one

5 days/5 looks/5 cards- Card 3

2011-05-28T06:00:00.000-04:00

Hello again! thank you for stopping by today, I am sharing my 3rd card in this little card showcase. In case you are just joining in, I am showing 5 cards with 5 different looks, all using scraps of paper and the same stamp. I love this beautiful Hero Arts Poppy stamp and love the different looks I am getting. For this card, I again used cream cardstock and stamped two times on this larger

5days/5 looks/5 cards- Card 2

2011-05-27T06:00:00.000-04:00

Hello friends! Today is day two of my 5 days/5 cards posting., this card I think is my favorite of the 5 cards. If you have been coming to my blog for a while, you will know I ADORE this color combo, bright blue, orange and lime- swoon- are just my most favorite colors. I'm a happy girl to get to work with any of them and to have all three- the BEST!! Again, I took my Hero Arts Poppy stamp and

5 days/5 looks/5 cards- card 1

2011-05-26T06:00:00.003-04:00

Hello friends! I have decided to do a little series of cards showing off one single beautiful stamp set and show you just a couple different ways to create cards that are similar but different. Now I'm going to show a couple various ways to use the stamps, and a each card will have different colors, but this won't be each day a new technique, I'm just showing some fun cards here. I am using a

New Giveaway

2011-05-25T06:00:00.001-04:00

Have you seen the Imagine Best Friends cart? I have it and it's so sweet and adorable, I created a card to share with you today. I used a large size of the your tweet image and separately cut apart the tweet banner and bird. I added a blue block and hand cut the clouds.I popped up the banner, clouds and bird with UcutIt foam from Glue Arts and added some buttons and twine. If you like my card,

Cricut Blog $150 Winner

2011-05-23T07:43:00.000-04:00

Well, what a great blog launch this was! The Cricut Blog is up and running and if you haven't stopped by yet you really should, with daily giveaways still going on you still have chances to win. Since Provo Craft is SUPER SUPER generous, each of the team members were given the opportunity to giveaway a cool $150 in cricut.com credit. Even I'M jealous of all you winners! :) So I wanted to go