Cricut Vinyl Tutorial

Today I want to share with you the best vinyl video tutorial I have found on youtube
Video made by expressions vinyl...



Points in the video...
1) Cut only the vinyl not the backing layer
2) Set all the depths to 3
3) Use only the amount of vinyl you need for your project
4) Weeding is taking the vinyl off that you don't use (please save this for another use a great way to use the negative is as a stencil for t shirt painting or etching)
5) Cut down and apply your transfer tape over the weeded vinyl, smooth it and make sure it is adhered well.
6) What she does not show you is that she replaced the backing sheet of the transfer tape onto the sticky side of the vinyl til she was ready to apply it7) Prep your surface making sure it is clean and free of any residue
8) Remove this backing layer for the transfer tape
9) Adhere your vinyl to where you want it placed
10) Take an application tool and adhere to your wall making sure to remove any air bubbles.


I have been very busy crafting vinyl sayings for my Nephews, Niece as Christmas Gifts I will share them with you after the big day. They are stored for now on the transfer tape with the backing placed back on it. On Tuesday I will post a small project I have worked on for our home.

Here you will find the best deals on Cricut vinyl...
Again I am totally blessed by my Sister who found a steal on the Cricut Vinyl while shopping in the Cities at Crafts Direct they had them there for $5.00 Wal-Mart carries a limited selection of colors and the transfer tape. The BEST online source I have found is proudly displayed in my sidebar PRINTONIT.COM now carries over 40 Colors and the best part is you can order a trial pack of 20 6 by 12 pieces for 18.99 so great for all of your smaller vinyl projects. You can also find the transfer tape and etching materials at Printonit plus free shipping on all orders over $50.00.

White Christmas

Yikes after and early start to winter in October we caught a little break in November that all ended this week when we were hit hard by the first real winter storm. This is little J out parading around in the white stuff, the kids were up early out collection ice cream snow. This has quickly become a tradition around here with measurable snow fall the ice cream maker comes out of hiding.

I don't have a project for you today but I am going to brag up our daughter L, her Dad and I taught her to Crochet this past spring all because I wanted to learn how to make those cute flowers that can be found all over crafty creations lately. She caught on also and now is making scarfs in school colors for her sisters and cousins, I think it is really cool! I taught her how to make the pom poms on the end of her sisters scarf (remember those?) in the 70's my Sister and I made them to adorn our ice skates. Yeah, that's right I was really good at it also;)

Here is little J enjoying our first snow...

One Sick Puppy

I saw this video on youtube and had to give it a try. I left off the frills personally I don't like them on boy cards because I know my Nephews don't enjoy anything to do with girls. LOL, last Christmas the red popcorn looked pink and my nephews reaction was hysterical so now we include a little girl item in his gifts just to get a reaction. I know I am bad but it is so very funny!







Product list...
Cricut
Cricut Doodle Charms
BasicGrey Wisteria DP
Google Eyes
Computer Generated sentiment

Painted Ornament Tutorial

Below is the finished product a painted glass ball ornament...


Here is how you can make your own...

Painted Ornament Tutorial Product list
1) Clear Glass Ornament any size
2) Acrylic Craft Paints (I love the glitter or metallic types for this project)
3) Old container to catch excess paint
4) Adhesive Backed Vinyl
5) Cricut
6) Cricut Cartridge of your choice
7) 8" length of Ribbon

Steps
1) Remove hanger from ornament
2) Pour in Acrylic Paint of your choice
3) Swirl the paint around in the ornament making sure to cover the entire inside
4) Place ornament upside down so excess paint can drain out (I used a cool Whip container and egg carton works great also
5) Let dry this could take a few days, make sure it is totally dry
6) Place hanger back on the ornament
7) Tie your length of ribbon to the top
8) Cut your Vinyl
9) Remove the protective backing
10) Smooth vinyl onto the ornament

Below you can see how I drain the ornaments...


Please email any questions to paschal.sara@gmail.com

Going Wild for Cooper

I am so happy to say I am a great Aunt twice over now my Nephew and his Wife had Baby Cooper back in November. They plan on coming down for Christmas so I will get to see him in person then, for now the Beautiful Christmas card that arrived has to suffice. For Christmas gifts this year we are going small and practical this is just part of his gift I altered a Luv's Wipe tub. Luv's brand now prints its label right onto the tub so I took some dp and covered the container, I wanted to use more vinyl but realized this too late. I love how it turned out and was happy to find some animal print DP in my stash. Now they can bring the container to daycare and it is clearly marked to whom it belongs. My biggest pet peeve of having the girls in daycare when they were younger is that fact I always brought and brought and it all went so quickly I am sure our supply helped to cover some other children.


Product list...
Luv's Diaper Wipes
Cricut Vinyl adhesive backed
Cricut Expression
Cricut Doodle charms cartridge
Cricut George Cartridge
Google Eyes 10mm
CM DP

Stamping Sisters Prayer challenge

Stamping Sisters In Christ Prayer Challenge find more here at this link. Here is the challenge...
Ceal's challenge is to make a card to let someone know you are praying for them, using images of people (men, women and/or children...angels are okay, too!).

So I used some Lilly Images from my friend Amy and made her an angel. It is so out of the box for me to use cute images such as this, I can't remember how many times I tore the card apart to get it semi wonderful in my mind but here it is...



Product list...
Lilly Image
Alpha Stamps
Colored pencils
MM Chloe's Closet DP and Pin
Scallop Oval punch
Dimensionals
PTI Assorted Buttons
stickles diamond

The Manger Scene

These cards were made for the Cricut Cardz Challenge you can find more here at this link...Hurry over if you want in on this fun challenge. They have also posted a great video link for you on how to make the stair step card.

Want the DS .cut file for this project take the link under blog header you will need Cricut/Cricut Design Studio/Paper Doll Dress Up Cartridge/and Nativity .cut file to make these cards.

The first card I made was a Shilloette Card, this was such fun and I was happy to find some glitter paper in my stash of goodies...


Below is my second card this one done in color...



Product list...
Cricut
Cricut Design Studio
Cricut Paper Dolls Cartridge
Cardstock PTI and SU
Ink PTI
Ribbon PTI
PTI stamp set Silent Night
Glitter Card stock (unknown)
Marker
Google Eyes
Star Brad