SemiCircle Bag Book

When I saw this book in a magazine and decided to make one using DS and the Cricut E. The card stock I used was 260gsm which was covered with a flowery paper, but I cannot remember the maker. Some of the embellishments are K & Company and the flowers on the front are from a bag of mixed handmade paper flowers that I have had for so long. The butterfly is from a girls hair decoration, I use these a lot as they are cheap to buy.

There are 4 pages and on each a photo of my friend's children when they were younger. The embellishments on each page were cut on the E using various carts. The holes were punched with the Crop-0-Dile and the rings are the kind you hang keys on. This book was for my friend's daughters birthday.
I hope you like it.

If you would like the cut file here is the link, and I would appreciate you leaving a message on my blog.
http://www.mediafire.com/?nmmq2rydzih

My Little Christmas Tree

I used the snowflake from the Accent Essentials cartridge, cutting the bottom one at 5 and half inches, then reducing the size by 3/4" for each subsequent cut. Use cardstock at 200 gsm or more to make it sturdy.
Punch a hole through the centre of each snowflake. The main stem is dowel, but a kebab stick would be easier as it is not so thick. Then roll and glue 1 inch wide pieces of card to go between each tier.
I cut 2 of the smallest size snowflake for the top and stuck them together, leaving enough room to fit on the point of the stick.
When it was all put together I sprayed it with photo mount adhesive and showered it, (and myself, lol) with glitter.
The holder is a candle votive, I pulled out the wick and inserted the dowel in the wax ( candle sand or Oasis works well too).
The whole tree can be unassembled for storing until next Christmas.

International Swop Buddies- Cricut MB

This month my swap buddie is Shan (MomofKtimes2). We have been exchanging messages and among the things I sent to her was this butterfly that I made. I stamped the butterfly on to parchment paper using Stazon Opaque Cotton White ink, then embossed the pattern. Although it does not show on the right wing I pricked through the vellum. (you can see it on the left wing)

The antennae were made using wire and beads and the body has pearl beads along it. I then added a bit of 'stickling' to finish.

I love working with parchment and although it can be time consuming the results can be amazing.