Creative University and 3-D Tree Project

Welcome to some of the projects I made this past weekend at Creative University, a four day event put on by Tresa Black in the Coeur d'Alene, Idaho area.  Here are four of the five of us with the tree.  I am standing next to Pam. Our fifth roommate, Mystique, worked on her projects in two locations, upstairs and downstairs, for which we teased her unmercifully. I hogged her space when she wasn't around.  She was off at the time this photo was taken.

Below are two of my roomies, Lisa and Heather (left - right).  Heather came up with this super cute idea of making a 3-D tree to give to Tresa as a hostess gift.  We decided it would be a fun thing for all of us roomies to make together.

 Above are the animal tags Lisa and I put together.  Tag #1, 3, 4, 8 and 9 are from Straight from the Nest, tag #2 is from Give A Hoot, Tags #5, 6, and 7 are from Noah's ABCs Cricut cartridge.  All were cut at 1-1/2" or 2".

Lisa rocked the Stickles and mounted all the animals on these cute backgrounds.  I can't believe what a difference those Stickles (glitter glue) makes.  She is quite handy at it.  I usually smear it and get it everywhere. I may start using it more, after some practice.

The owl had a lazy eye - who knew?

The tree from various angles!

Below is a picture of Tresa holding the tree.  Isn't she gorgeous?

All the roommates together!  (l->r: Mystique, Pam, Lisa, Joy and Heather).

Above, Lisa and I are showing off the bracelets we/she made in the jewelry class.

Below is Kim, who pretty much put my bracelet together.  Jewelry making is a skill I need to work on!  Kim was so sweet, even when I dropped the clasp and lost it and was generally inept.

Hard at work at 4:30 am (my time) - I couldn't get used to the time change so it seemed a good time to craft!

While we were there, it snowed twice!  Gorgeous!

Lake Coeur d'Alene (above and below)

Above are two sweet ladies (Robin and Molly) with Tresa.  I met them on the plane; they were sitting in the row in front of me on my last leg and were really nice.

This wall hanging was in the dining hall and Molly and Robin thought it would be fun to take a photo with it.  Great idea!

I loved everything about this event - the classes, food, friends, location!  I will be posting more about the classes as they were outstanding.

I took none of these photos - the beautiful scenery photos were by Molly and Robin, who obviously have outstanding photography skills.  The roommate photos and tree/project photos were taken by Lisa.

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Cricut Cartridge Previews, Blog Hop and Giveaways!

Let's talk giveaways first! I have THREE prizes up for grabs!

$100 gift package from the Peachy Cheap website

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The giveaway is worth over $100.00 and includes: the Create-a-Calendar 12
x 12 acrylic Stamp from FancyPants; 12 x 12 Holiday felt from FancyPants;
an Urban Lily Life book journal; Basic Grey buttons; American Crafts
Mini-Marks Rub-on book; Chatterbox Purse-Book; and Making Memories flowers.

ONE "You pick a Cricut cartridge" from Hallmark Scrapbook

ONE Cricut deep cut blade housing and blade

How can you win? Leave a comment on this post and subscribe/follow the blog! That's it! Drawing will be held on Thursday, February 25 at 5 pm. Please enter once. You will have two weeks to claim your prize.

I am doing a blog hop with Melanie so after previewing the projects below and entering to win one of the prizes, head over to Courtney Lane Designs for a look at her gorgeous creations and a fantastic giveaway opportunity!

The new Cricut cartridges are Give A Hoot, Just Because Cards, Straight from the Nest, and Preserves. Below are projects made using the new cartridges.

Cricut Give A Hoot Cartridge:




This project was made using the Cricut Give A Hoot Cartridge.

Butterfly and card from this cartridge - so pretty! Paper by My Minds Eye and sentiment from Kitchen Sink Stamps.

This cartridge includes layered images: owl, raccoon, fox, deer, bear, trees, nest, bee, earth, rabbit, peacock, birds, hedgehog, chipmunk, squirrel, frog, many flowers, bear in trash can, apple, snail, moose, leaves, tree stump, sun, acorn, branches, sea shell. Some of the images are cartoon like while others are more classic like the butterfly above.

It also has all kinds of word art with shadowing: give a hoot, everyday, friend of nature, 100% organic, bear hugs for trees, plant a tree, grow a garden, grow, beautiful world, save the bees please, wild by nature, love the earth, make a difference, natural beauty, friends, celebrate the earth, be gentle, peace, keep it clean, embrace beauty, preserve and protect, we heart earth, peace, treasure nature, hope, earth is a gift, don't pollute, love beauty, feathered friends, go green, save energy, tree hugger, don't be trashy, recycle, I care, nurture nature, trees rule, organic, conserve, be the change, coexist, we're all connected, naturally green, earth friendly, one world, don't waste it, keep it wild, it matters, clean & green.

Cricut Just Because Cards Cartridge:








Envelope and Sticker

This project was made using the Cricut Just Because Cards cartridge.

This whale was just too cute to pass up! He was cuttlebugged to give him some texture. Note that the shadowing is wider than usual. I used Melanie's technique of adding stitching with a white pen - it just adds so much to a project! Paper is by Bo Bunny and Core'dinations.

Just Because Cards has a layered image, a layered word art sentiment, a card to fit, envelopes to fit, a sticker function key and a stencil function key for the word art for each button. This is an excellent cartridge - one I will be using over and over again. I like it more than Wild Card!

Each card is made by first cutting the card at a particular size (above was 6") and then all other cuts are made at that size. Since you make your own envelopes, you are free to cut at various sizes. The envelope sizing corresponded to the card size with no adjustments (YAY!).

Cricut Straight from the Nest Cartridge:

This card is a pop up card made with the Cricut Straight from the Nest cartridge. I used the Border function key and the "happy birdie day" word art. Paper is from Core'dinations, Webster's Pages and DCWV (love their glittery papers!). Card is 5" x 7".

Straight from the Nest has the cutest birds, owls, peacock, bird cages, butterfly, grass, trees, filagree images, swirls, birthday items and paisleys! It also has a corner feature key that puts each of the main images into the corner - so cute. A border feature key is what I used to make the chicks above - it also includes a layering function, which helps make the process easier. Also, a slider function key is available that makes all the base images into ribbon sliders. So handy! Finally, there is decorated word art with shadowing.

Cricut Preserves Cartridge:






This card was made using the Cricut Preserves cartridge.

I used the orange from this card and cut it at 4 1/2". Paper is from KI Memories and Core'dinations. Sentiment from Kitchen Sink Stamps.

The Preserves cartridge is primarily handy for those cooks out there. It has all kinds of labels, tags, lid tags, and cards for preserve recipes. There is also a ton of layered word art that goes along with all the fruit images on the cartridge so you could specify preserves, jams, jellies, butter, muffins, cake, cobbler, bars, etc. along with the fruit names. So nice for gift giving!

Don't forget to check out the Cricut on the Early Show on CBS on Friday, February 19! They will be showing under the Tech Gadgets section!!

Finally, I appreciate all the well wishes! My dad came home yesterday and is doing loads better! It really is a miracle!

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