Canning Layout

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Here is a layout I created using "From My Kitchen" cartridge.
I also used textured cardstock, plain teal colored cardstock, the
Gingham and Polkadot papers are from Karen Foster Designs.
I pop dotted the jars of cherry and peaches
and the tomato and peach on the 2nd page.
A couple of my friends are in to canning this year, so I
thought I would create this layout for the fun canning pics!
They have canned tomatoes, peaches, and strawberry jam! YUM!!
My inspiration from this layout came from Emma over at
My Creative Time.

~ SHELL ~

Canning Party Banner

Last week, a friend of mine had a home canning party. I helped her make a little banner for the event with my From My Kitchen cart. I just love the art on that cart- the retro kitchen stuff is so fun. One thing I can definitely say about it is bigger is better. All of the cute details are sooo much easier to cut at "banner size" than "card size". The jars are 5 inches, and the lettering is 4 3/4 inches. Per usual, the sizing is screwy, so you really have to play around to find the right size for your projects. I also have to say the layering SUCKS on this cart- they put things together that you would never cut the same color, so you have to recut the same elements again and again if you don't have a Gypsy.

Valentine Wishes

I love making valentines. These are some of this year's crop! I used a lot of Cosmo "Hey Sugar" journaling cards, some really cute "stamps" from K and company, and diecuts from my new Simply Charmed cart.



My personal fave, though, is the card I made for my son. He is very anti "touchy-feely", so I made him a card I thought he would approve of. The "poo" is the top of the cupcake from the From My Kitchen cart.

Card Frenzy!

Shell's card using From My Kitchen cartridge. Aren't cherries just too cute?

The birthday card I made my 12-year old son. It is kind of an inside joke. I used Summer Dream paper from DCWV, a Jolee's party hat embellishment,and Cricut Classic font for the phrase.
A Christmas card I made using Simply Charmed and Shell's perfect bow (sorry Shell!)

The Christmas card I made for Shell. I used From My Kitchen, and ironically enough, Summer Dream paper.
My Sleepy Tree card.

The Sleepy Tree pad. K and Co, I want more Sleepy Tree designs! They are SO Rankin-Bass!

Lobster Card- MPS Challenge

I made this card for my dear department chair- she is such a great person who really goes above and beyond, and this is a crazy time of year for her. I got the idea from Organized Chaos- check out Lori's blog! She's got some great projects. I tweaked it a little- I used Cosmo Cricket paper from the Early Bird line, (you KNOW you're special when I use Cosmo on you!) which changed the color scheme, and I was too lazy to hunt an oval SVG, so my title is rectangular. My execution isn't as neat either :-( However, I really love the little lobster I added on the inside- I think he is too cute! Lobster and pot are on the "From My Kitchen" Cricut cart,which has fabulous retro-y designs.

When I saw the MPS challenge featuring critters, I figured, "Why not? Lobsters are critters too!"