My new toy....Silhouette Cameo

I am so spoiled.  My Darling Husband and son gave me a Silhouette Cameo for Christmas.  I have been wanting a die cut machine for a long time but never justified spending the money on it, the Cameo is beyond anything I would have expected under the tree this year.... and I LOVE it!.

I have been spending time playing with the software and figuring out all the different tools and how they work.  YouTube is great- so many tutorials on it.

Here are my first few projects:

Gift card holder-
My husband's family always gets together after Christmas
 so was a perfect chance to try it out to wrap a few of the items we take with us.

Pillow Box- I can't believe how easy it is to do

Dimensional Orchid- I used it as part of a birthday card

My creation last night- love the Chalk Studio Paper by My Mind's Eye
This is going to be a Valentine for my son,.

The Camera I used here is a FREE cut file from Scrapbook & Cards Today Blog and designer Nicole Nowosad.  Thank you!  Love how it turned out

winner, winner....thank you Scrapbook & Cards today!!!!

I am so excited, my goody package arrived in the mail yesterday and I plan on sitting down and making some beautiful things with this package. Thank you Scrapbook & Cards Today and Paper Crate Inc for the chance to win by commenting on your Facebook page.

I never win at these things...guess I can't say that now.

This beautiful gift contains items from the "Love Notes" collection by Crate Paper Inc:

• foam stickers
• 3d stickers
• Vellum Paper
• Before & After photo overlays
• Chipboard images
• Clothespins
• Buttons
• and... Clear Rubber Stamps.

and all just in time for making Valentine's cards :)

Craft Room Transformation

New year and new things...

I have been papercrafting for many years but never really got the hang of this blogging thing. To accompany my new crafting space I have decided that 2014 is going to be the year that I try to blog my creative messes on at least a weekly basis.

I have always had a craft room in this house but this past fall it look on a new life. With the help of my Darling Hubby we took a fairly large basement room and transformed it into a wonderful and relaxing space that I love to be in. I can't believe how easy it is to create in and how easy I loose track of time.

To brighten up the space we painted a soft green and pretty white in the room. Green is CIL- Cabbage Patch, White- Martha Stewart- Picket Fence (love this white!) New laminate floors from Ikea warmed up the space and make it very comfortable to sit in for long periods of time. And a soft grey area rug helps.

 Most of the furniture is from Ikea and some of the smaller pieces are the Recollections collection from Michael's. The addition of a comfy chair and foot stool has been great. I have visitors (Hubby or son) pop in while I am working away and they have a place to relax.

Before Photos

 

The Transformation



My Hubby also spoiled me this Christmas and gave me a Silhouette Cameo.  I am looking forward to spending my evenings in this beautiful space and learning how to use my new toy.  I can't wait to show everyone what I have created.