Old School with Fabric Repurpose in a Page

I am using this summer to catch up on unfinished pages and projects.  I made this page over a year ago and didn't finish it until tonight.  I added the photo of "Pink," my son and Grandpa.  I had some fun repurposing some fabric on this page, and cut up the front placket of an old blouse and there is even a scrap of the lace from my wedding dress lace too!  My die cut is the elephant border and I had it so long, I don't know who made it!

I used a Heidi Swap stamp "Remember," dew drops from the Robin's Nest, Green rose and "Pink" by Anna Griffin.  I am entering this in Cut it Up Challenge #207 Old School.  Thanks Cut it Up, for helping me finish a page with a challenge!

Anna Griffin December Daily Pages 5-10

Here are the next five pages for the Anna Griffin December Daily I am making.  I want to enter this in the Cut it Up Challenge Blog's Tic Tac Toe challenge #188 as a scrapbook page, with my favorite color (blue) and a border or banner.

What a dramatic color choice!  If you can't go over the top for Christmas, when can you?!  The die is Anna Griffin Gatefold Jacket Dies.  The silver paper, silver flourishes and sentiment are also Anna Griffin.  I used some Kodak blue paper for the back ground.  

Here it is with it's sister page, a beautiful tone on tone look with all Anna Griffin.  In the page on the left I only used one side of the die.  I love to challenge myself when I have a mis-cut to use it anyway and make it shine.

It is wonderful to keep a little Anna Griffin for myself as I am always giving away the prettiest items to others.  So, I am so enjoying playing with all my AG favorites in this album.  Like the window card kit!

For the green polka dot and candy cane pages below, I used American Craft's Pow!  Glitter Paper (green polka dot) and the October Afternoon Falling Snow paper is the candy cane stripe.  The holly leaf and the heart die are both Anna Griffin.

The page below is made with The Robin's Nest paper, an Anna Griffin Pocket Holiday Die and K & Company journaling die cut.

For the last page shown today, I used an Stampin' Up die for the French Horn.  My youngest plays the French horn and will have a concert in the December, so I am planning ahead with my pages!

Supplies

Anna Griffin Holiday Trimmings Card Kit

Anna Griffin Christmas Pop Up Card Kit

Anna Griffin Planner pages

Anna Griffin Rosette

Anna Griffin Snowflake Rosette Dies

Anna Griffin Gold Metallic Card stock

Anna Griffin Holiday Pocket Dies

Anna Griffin For the Guys Die Cuts

Anna Griffin Black & Ivory Card Stock

K & Company Journaling Die Cut

American Crafts Pow!  Glitter Paper

October Afternoon Falling Snow patterned paper

Kodak Blue Paper

Glue Dots

Glue Gun and Glue Sticks

Layers of Love Challenge

So I have been thinking about Heidi Swapp's idea of inviting a word into your life for the year and this year I want to invite the word "Love" into my life.  And I want to use the 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 definition, "Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres." 

Working in a school, it is so important to love the children!  And in my own family, and community!  I wanted a reminder every day, so, I love the Cut it Up challenge:  Layers of Love and I am posting my new planner dashboard I made with my laminator and Anna Griffin die cuts made with my Cricut.  I am enchanted by this swirly "love."

On the back I put a die cut that came from Anna's Griffin planner embellishment kit.  I matted the love die cut on gold card stock and placed it on the Anna Griffin patterned paper.  Did you notice that I printed the Remember tab on the back of the patterned paper?!  I love this technique for a clear card, or scrapbook page too!
  
The green rose is also Anna Griffin, but I have had it in the stash so long I am not sure what embellishment pack it is from.  The small hearts are Close to my Heart and I hand wrote the "is" with some sharpies inside the laminate cover before I ran it through the machine to assure it never rubs off.  

2018 Calendar Planner with Anna Griffin

I am one of those crafters who makes things for others and often gives away my favorite projects.  So, I am really enjoying customizing my Anna Griffin Planner with all of the Anna Griffin tools, embellishments, papers and more!  

On my project bucket list has been a Quotes to Live by album, so I am using my planner to get it done.  This is one of my favorite Dr. Seuss quotes in an Internet meme and I had a brand new Anna Griffin fan die (currently unavailable).  Under the tips of the die cut I used Anna Griffin rosettes cut in half.  Anna said that 2018 is all about layers, so I am layering this page up and loving the results.    
I am entering this in the Cut it Up Challenge #138 Calendars.  The flowers are die cuts from Anna Griffin card kits and I added a teeny, tiny button to attach the fan tassel.  

For many years, I purchased only Cricut cartridges and not dies, but I am so enjoying the embossed dies and how easy they are to use with my Cuttlebug!  There is nothing like the texture you get from an actual die.

Supplies
Anna Griffin Planner
Anna Griffin Fan Dies
Anna Griffin Perfect Rosettes
Gold card stock
Anna Griffin flower die cuts
button

Thanks You Heartfelt Creations and Cut It Up Challenge Blog!

Just a post, to thank Heartfelt Creations for sponsoring the Cut It Up Challenge and providing my prize.  I used my gift card to get the die Fleur Border and Pocket Die and I made my first card above with it.  The small flowers are also Heartfelt Creations, one of the first stamp and die sets I bought from them and still a favorite!

Also, I just want to make a comment about the packaging this die set came in, I LOVE it!  It is thin and sturdy and I want to buy more for my other thin dies!  Heartfelt Creations can you make these sleeves available for your other dies sets I have had in my stash for a while?  Thanks!

Supplies

Heartfelt Creations Fleur Border and Pocket Die

Heartfelt Creations Posy Patch Flowers Pre Cut Set
Heartfelt Creations Posy Patch Dies

Gold Gala Glitz
Blue Gala Glitz
White Card stock
Black Card Stock
Violet Card Stock
Yellow Ink
Purple Ink

Happy Birthday with Summer School Challenge at Cut It Up Blog

If you are like me, you have a bucket list of techniques you want to try.  In fact I have a Pinterest Board just for that purpose.  So, when I saw this weeks Cut It Up Challenge:  Summer School:  Follow a Tutorial, I knew I had the perfect excuse to give one a try.  Here is my entry for the challenge using the Stamp TV Black Magic tutorial you can find here.  I can't get over Gina K.'s colors, but she has much better colored pencils than I do.  I had to try this technique because it reminds me of the folk painting I see at our favorite cottage in Palisades Park:  Balgownie (just south of South Haven, MI). The cottage is one of the oldest in the park and actually has the carriage house under the sleeping porch.  I sometimes wish that the folk painting will never painted over there.  

Along with my bucket list of techniques, I am in the midst of reorganizing and redecorating my craft room.  As I am working I have come across many items I had to have and haven't used.  I may have to use this challenge as a jumping off point and share my technique attempts...

One supply I have, are the flip card dies from Sizzix, and I needed a 5 x 7 card, so I pulled out my Anna Griffin Fantastic Flipcards cartridge.  If you're wondering what a flip card is, see the photo above, where the card has folds and cut outs that add dimension and interest.  I used an Anna Griffin die cut for the happy birthday sentiment.  

Supplies

Anna Griffin Fantastic Flipcards Cricut Cartridge

Anna Griffin Die Cut (Happy Birthday)

Cricut Machine

Black Card Stock

Silver Card Stock

Green Card Stock

White Pigment Ink

Colored Pencils

Mon Ami Gabi Green pearls

White Gel Pen

CTMH Tickled Pink Promotional Stamp Set (Daisy Flower)

Inkadinkado Wellspring Stamp Set (Flourish)

My New Go to Cricut Cartridge is Anna Griffin's Fantastic Flip Cards

I recently purchased Anna Griffin's Anna's Fantastic Flipcards Cricut Cartridge and it has become my new go to cartridge for all of my card making!  Today I am sharing a special card I made for our local Music Booster's outgoing treasurer.  How can we thank these volunteers enough for helping our children better their music education and opportunities?!  I know I wanted a special card, so I made on with special supplies:  Anna Griffin and more!

Imagine my delight to see that Cut it Up Challenge blog is holding a Music challenge, just when I need to make this card for our Music Booster treasurer!  So I am entering this card in their 120 Challenge:  Music.  The card says, "with sincere Thanks" outside and "Our Deepest gratitude," inside.  

Supplies

Anna's Fantastic Flipcards Cricut Cartridge 

Anna Griffin For the Boys Die Cuts  (Horns)

Anna Griffin Fancy Flips Card Kit and Dies (Deepest gratitude-inside)

Anna Griffin Sentiments

Stampin Up Patterned paper (Gold X's inside)

Frances Meyer Black Letter Stickers

The Robin's Nest Patterned Paper (Grey banner)

Moxxie Music In Me (Sheet Music paper)

Best Creations Glitter Gold Card Stock

Black Card Stock

Spartan head created from school mascot for Sycamore High School

Buttons

Robin's Nest Dew Drop black