Gratitude With The Cutting Cafe

Hello crafty friends! 

This week at The Cutting Cafe we are using the With Gratitude Printable Stamp Set.

This stamp set is perfect for this time of year and much more. 

This assignment was perfect for me. I already had some images colored that were just waiting to be put on cards. The sentiments in the With Gratitude Printable Stamp Set finished off the cards perfectly. 

This image is a freebie from Ady Almanza. You can find this image and more freebies in her Facebook Group. 

This is Destiny Snow Faery from Faery Ink.

Gorjuss Girl stamp

Gorjuss Girl stamp

Saturated Canary image. 

I love this With Gratitude Printable Stamp Set. 

It makes choosing the sentiments for my cards super easy. 

Did you know that The Cutting Cafe now has a Facebook page? It's called The Cutting Cafe - Be Inspired . Please join in the fun and share your Cutting Cafe creations with us! 

Be sure to stop by The Cutting Cafe on the 21st to see all the lovely inspiration projects from the Design Team. If you leave a comment on the inspirational post you will be entered in a chance to win 3 free Cutting Cafe files of your choice. 

Thank you for visiting Toadally Love To Craft today. Have an amazing day! 

Ady's Mary Doll

Hi everyone! I hope you are all staying warm wherever you are. It's cold here in Alaska this morning...-5 degrees. I am happy to be inside crafting on cold mornings like this. 

Today's card is made using one of Ady Almanza's gorgeous dolls. 

Her name is Mary Doll. You can find her and more of Ady's dolls in Ady's Etsy Shop. 

This image comes with a pre colored image and one that you can color yourself.

Feel free to share your projects using Ady's dolls in Facebook group. If you don't have any, Ady has given the group a couple freebies to get you started. 

Thank you for stopping by today. See you again soon! 

Lady Bug Card For SVG Saturday

Hi there! I have a cute, simple card to share with you today. 

This is perfect for one of those last minute, I need a card moments. 

I used the 7 layer scallop ad the Postage Stamp SVG from the My Bestie Shop. 

Cute, right?! I love it! 

Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you have an awesome weekend. 

Steampunk Snowman Layout

Hello! I finally finished the 4th page of my husbands scrapbook. 

I'm a bad wife! I was supposed to have the entire book done Oct. 1st. 

Thankfully my husband is a very patient man =)

I used the My Bestie Steampunk Snowman image. He is colored with Copic markers. 

The gears were out with my Cricut and then distressed with Tim Holtz rusty hinge, wild honey ad gathered twigs distress inks. I used a spellbinders embossing folder for the background and distressed using the same colors of distress inks. 

I am going to get this scrapbook finished...SOMEDAY!

Thank you for stopping by. Have a craftasic day! 

Glitter My Bestie Bulbs For SVG Saturday

It's SVG Saturday on the My Besties Facebook page. 

This week I made glitter bulbs with my 4 year old. 

I found some Glitter-it a few months back at Walmart, on clearance. 

I followed the instructions on the back of the Glitter-It to make these bulbs. 

It is super easy. Wash the bulb with a water/vinegar mix, dry, add Glitter-It and coat the inside, let it drip for about 10 seconds, then add glitter and shake it up.

Echo (my 4 year old) picked the colors of glitter and held the bulb while I poured in the glitter. 

I was so excited to see that it had snowed the night I got these done.

 It made for some really pretty pictures. 

Here's a list of the SVGs I used...

Reindeer Walk

Snowflake Border

Bestie Bundle

Thank you for stopping by. 

I hope you've been inspired to have some crafting fun with your little ones. 

Getting Ready For Christmas With The Cutting Cafe

This week at The Cutting Cafe the Design Team got to choose any file we wanted. 

I love these kind of weeks. The team always comes up with some amazing projects.

I decided to start getting ready for Christmas with my projects. 

FYI...Christmas is sneaking up on us! Only 7 weeks, which is 52 and 1/2 days.  HERE is an official Christmas Countdown Clock just in case you can't keep your day's straight like me.

Ok, on to my projects. I made a gift bag using the Gift Bag - Large file. 

This bag is crazy easy to put together. The best part about this file is that you can use it for ANY occasion. Birthdays, Valentine's Day, Just Because, Baby Showers, House Warmings...you get the idea. 

The gorgeous papers I used are designed by Shellie Geigle. You can find them and the 2 other fabulous paper packs that she designed at J&S Hobbies and Crafts. 

These papers are AWESOME quality. 

I couldn't find a snowflake border that I liked in Cricut Design Space so I made my own using different snowflake images. I inked the edges with Tim Holtz gathered twigs Distress Ink and then embellished the snow fakes with flat back pearls from Glitz N Glam Girly Boutique.

I used seam binding from Gone Artsy to make the bow. 

The holly is a die from Tim Holtz/Sizzix. The set is called Holiday Greens.
I embellished the holly with tiny red puff balls.

Because I LOVE Christmas, Regina's files and these papers from J&S Hobbies and Crafts so much I had to do a second project. For this one I used the 3D Christmas Ornament Set. 

This is another super easy project. I love how they turned out. The file also comes with a box for your ornaments. Since I will be keeping these myself, I did not make the box. I will store them with the rest of my Christmas decor.

Thank you for stopping by today. Be sure to check out the Design Team inspiration post on The Cutting Cafe blog on the 7th. If you leave a comment on the post you will be entered to win 3 free Cutting Cafe files of your choice.

Have a great week!

Dia Di Muertos (Day of the Dead)

Hi everyone! I attempted something a little different today. 

I was given a face and challenged to draw Day of the Dead make up on it. 

Dia Di Muertos (Day of the Dead) is a Mexican holiday. It's a holiday where loved ones who have died are prayed for and remembered. You can ready more about it HERE if you'd like. 

This took me out of my comfort zone. I do not draw very much. Thankfully, the hard part, the face, had already been drawn. I did the rest...even the hair. I am pretty happy with the way it turned out. 

Thank you Ady for the challenge.