This is my centerpiece for the Cricut MB swap. It's my first centerpiece and I might be addicted. It was dead simple. Just cut shapes and attach to skewers. I backed each object with the same shape, but the back isn't decorated. I used Doodlecharms (ice cream, present, hat, cupcake, and balloons), Doodletype (tags and happy birthday), and Stamped (Celebrate).

Simply arrange (and cut skewers if you'd like) and place into a vase, bucket, cup, etc.

ETA: I love chalk! I didn't think I would use it as much as I am, but it's so nice to add a bit more dimension to each cut.

So it's been a while. Thanks for point that out Karen and Royce - LOL. I was doing so well, and then Annual Conference at church happened and serving 300 people lunch a couple of times wears you out! Now VBS is taking over the craft time. Anywho, I have been making new things. Here are some, and I will try to be more consistent...

Some birthday cards I'm working on for a swap that I'm participating in. 1) cupcake in an oval aperature, 2) a card inspired by Susan of susanbluerobot.blogspot.com, 3) a card with letters cut out again inspired by Susan, 4) a waterfall card (you pull the tab at the bottom, and each square flips over to reveal a new image (okieladybugscrapnmore.blogspot.com), and 4/5) a simple card with birthday cut out at the bottom.

My new fave is an album/minibook made of paper lunch bags. Here are three that I made using 2 different configurations. Pictures 1 and 2: the inside isn't complete, but there are extra pages that you can make that will fit into the opening of the bags for extra journaling/photo space. Pictures 3-7: A small paper bag album and a picture of the inside pages. This album also has some tags inside for extra journaling space. The last couple of pics are another album I made that has a beachy, birthday theme for "I's" mermaid party.

A number mesh made with CDS. It didn't quite cut right. The "6" in the lower right quadrant is a bit off. I think I'll have to use a new mat next time. This took 7-10 minutes to cut out!

Well, almost a thing a day... Yesterday was pretty busy, so nothing crafty was accomplished. I did get a card done today. It's pretty neat-o if you ask me. Carol Duvall had this on her show years and years ago, but it seemed too complicated back then. Susan made one with the CDS (my new best friend) and Jenny has the tutorial for making one by hand. It can be pushed flat to mail, and because of the rubber band in the middle (very tricky to get in) it pops up when you pull it out into a cute little hexagonal cube (for lack of a better word).

I didn't cut it out, yet... I'm in a swap on the Cricut MB, and my partner's birthday is coming up. Here's what her card looks like in CDS (Cricut Design Software). I'll probably cut it out tomorrow. The Mole is on tonight and will get my full attention.

This is what Mario's overalls and hat look like in CDS (to the left). The right is what I pieced together to make the onsie card. It's loads of fun designing, but a bit tedious at times.

I love this! Although, it does mean that J will be entering Kindy shortly. Not so ready for that, but I am ready with my mini-album. It's about 6 inches tall and 10 inches long. There are pages for the highlights, and of course (well, hopefully) I'll be scrapbooking the other things about Kindy as well. Again, this was done using the Cricut Design Software. The letters are from Doodletype and the bus is from Doodlecharms. I'll also be adding some embellishments to the pages (apples, stars, etc.). This book was inspired by the Cricut Chirp.