Another Snowmen(woman) - with a twist

 As most of you all know I am an  SVGCuts.com attic!!!!! to say the least...lol...

so this project is from SVGCuts.com December Gifts Svg Kit...

Not alot to say this morning ... just wanted to share this little box ... well ... snowman container that could hold just about anything, small ... some candy on my desk is what I have plans for it ... for now anyway...



Snowman by SVGCuts...in the December Gifts SVG Kit





December Gifts by SVGCuts.com

Oh and I want to be sure each of my followers checks out the right hand sidebar with a BLOG hop that I will be participating in at the first part of January...

'Boy oh Boy' Blog Hop

anything boy...so if you have a sugestions for a project that you would like to see that is BOY realated...please do share...I am looking for ideas ....  lol ...

If you come on over during the hop....I will have some blog candy that I will be giving out...so it just might be worth it to join in this hop... I think there is about 12 - 15 talented peps that will be showing projects boy related...so hop on by...but in the mean time...

Have a great Thursday....

TTFN!!!

PS: if I have mis spelled words, sorry as my spell check it not working and I have to get to work...so just laugh and leave me a comment so I can fix it later...

hee hee

It's a Snowball of Fun!

Good Morning Crafty World!!! This weeks SVGAttic Design Team project that I put together was used as my gift exchange at work...

So this year for a gift exchange I decided to put together

these little boxes and have a snowball in each box.

I used the SVGAttic 'Holly's Holiday Gift Boxes' Set

and the SVGAttic ' Build a Snowman' SVG Collection

I made white fudge into BIG balls, well then ate them

so I had to come up with something new...lol...

The final 'snowball' was a .....

 






 


 



 Giant CAKE BALL!!

Ingredients

1 (18.25 ounce) package chocolate cake mix

1 (16 ounce) container prepared chocolate frosting

1 (3 ounce) bar chocolate flavored confectioners coating



Directions


1. Prepare the cake mix according to package directions using any of the recommended pan sizes. When cake is done, crumble while warm into a large bowl, and stir in the frosting until well blended.


2. Melt chocolate coating in a glass bowl in the microwave, or in a metal bowl over a pan of simmering water, stirring occasionally until smooth.


3. Use a melon baller or small scoop to form balls of the chocolate cake mixture. Dip the balls in chocolate using a toothpick or fork to hold them. Place on waxed paper to set.

As you can see I used white candy making coating on the outside just so it would be white...I have made these before with the chocolate flavored coating...and it was much better, but it served it's purpose, and I really like how they all turned out...oh and the white fudge was incredible...lol...this is the recipe I used but I put in just about a half cup of walnuts and it was still really good...I just could not get it to form into a ball  really well without working it...ALOT...so the cake balls were my first choice anyway....and the kids still liked them, so they were eatable...

What made this project so fun was that as I was making each of these boxes and each of the snowmen/women...I was thinking about each of the coworkers that were getting them...they took some time to make just because I wanted each of them to represent each of the people that were getting them...but the boxes itself was way easy and fun, and even the snowmen went together well ... it's just that I took time for each of them so I could have lots of thought and love into each one of them. As my coworkers are more like family then they are coworkers...we have a small office and we get along well, for the most part...

The 2nd project that I put together was just a little New Years Party Pack...

How fun will this be posted at my workstation?

Some 2012 glasses and a table center piece and well a really cool banner...so fun...so easy...and such a bad background on the picture, I should have ironed the darn thing...lol...but the glasses are just perfect fit for just about anyone...I love them...used transparency film for the lens and plain black card stock and some blue glitter card stock from ColorBok (sold at Walmart a while back) I just love this card stock called Pearlescent Paper, it came with a hot pink, yellow, lime green, this blue that I used and a purple...and being the paper hoarder that I am ... I just hate to use the last piece, but good think there were 4 pages of each color and I had 2 left...lol...now I am down to my last blue...oh well .... the project was just perfect with this card stock. Oh and I forgot to mention I also used Pearls paper by Core'dinations Cardmakers Series...and just a small part of velum for the 'liquid' in the glasses...all that detail is hard to see but it's there...heehee....

Well off to work I go...Hope everyone is ready for the New Year...I know that 2011 was not the greatest year for me in many ways, so I am looking forward to a new start with 2012...

Happy Tuesday everyone!!!

TTNF

It's a Cold Winter!!!!

Ok, so I got some time to make something special for a friend of ours. I used the Winter's Chill SVG Kit from SVGCuts.com. So it took me a few tries to get it right, but I really like the way it turned out...

I also made the fun never ending, double sliding card from Lori Whitlock. Lori designs for Silhouette America.  I just love that I can buy 1 file for .99 from the online store for the Silhouette Program that I use with my Cameo... I thought that if I bought the Designer Edition that it would knock my socks off. As that it has the ability to read .svg files....and with all the SVGCuts.com files that I own, this was very important for me to be able to cut these many files. Also being a Designer for SVGAttic.com I HAD to have all the possible ways to cut with my Cameo...Now the SCAL3 is ok but it still has some bugs to work out...I keep checking to see if its working as well as the Silhouette Designer Edition, but with both I get the job done...

Ok enough of the talk/typing....

Here is the Winter's Chill SVG kit and the coolest card ever by Lori Whitlock....

I hope you enjoyed..

Merry Christmas....

Thank you to all my followers, making this fun for me...Hope you have a wonderful time with whatever you do ... I hope you can enjoy family like me....

TTFN

KtsAngels

SVGAttic Tuesday!!!

O Christmas Tree

Jessica over at SVGAttic.com crated this wonderful and easy set... I used the O Christmas Tree Set & the Cozy Christmas Captions to create this wonderful gift card holder...

I don't think anyone can have too many gift card holder, they make such great gifts all year round. And this file that was used can be made for just about anything, any colors and any title...

How fun is that?

Happy Crafty Tuesday!!! I hope I have inspired someone to

make something speical for that someone special...

SVGAttic Tuesday!!!

Hey to all my new and old followers...I am so enjoying that I have peps to watch my blog...I hope you choose to stick around and watch my crafty ways develop...
Today and every Tuesday, is my time to shine for SVGAttic.com and share what I have come up with using Jessica Brashaw's talents...

This week I used the Stop N Shop SVG Collection & the Santa's Little Helpers ....
I always like to find ways to re purpose files...this way you can learn how to use files in different applications.

This was made with AC Card stock, some white rick-rack, candy canes, used some DCWV patterned papers. I covered some hot chocolate pouches and in they went...What a great and simple gift...hope the receiver of this gift likes it...lol...most of all I hope I inspired someone to re purpose their files...

Happy Craft'n

TTFN

It's A Monday of MyGrafico ....

So some last minute crafting for gifts... I used the Christmas Friends Clip Art

To print and cut these great little gift bags full of Christmas goodies...





So Easy!!!

Print the Clip Art on some card stock...

Remember if you want it front and back that you put your images facing different directions...so when you fold the long strip of paper(at whatever size you choose, I made mine using the full length of an 8 1/5 x 11 sheet of card stock, I was only able to get 1 bag out of each page, but I wanted it wider)

Then cut a top accent color card stock

Punch 2 holes to tie the ribbon through...

Whala you have a little gift bag thing...

Add a tag and you are set for the last minute gifts for the class mates...

easy enough you can have your little ones help with this one...

You don't even have to have many supplies either...

Printed Card stock

Plain Colored Card stock, to coordinate

Ribbon

Baggies to hold the goodies inside...

that's about it...

Hope you have enjoyed this little tutorial of my cute gift bags using

Christmas Friends Clip Art

Please remember that MyGrafico is having the GREAT give away....

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>DECEMBER'S MONTHLY GIVEAWAY:

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>NEW SILHOUETTE CAMEO MACHINE

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>PRIZE PACKAGE

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>Oh, MyÂ…>Let's the end the year with a PARTY!!!!  Every month, we give an amazing prize package to one lucky winner.  We have been promoting these giveaways on our facebook page, and will now be holding them here.  For our first giveaway held on the MG Party Expressions blog, we have an amazing prize package!

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>Beginning December 1st, all of our readers will have the chance to win the following:

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• A NEW Silhouette Cameo machine
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• Adhesive Vinyl Rolls package
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• Tim Holtz Core'Dinations & Melody Ross Soul Food Collection Papers
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• 3 SVG Cutting Templates from Mygrafico.com
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• SCAL3 Sure Cuts A Lot Software from Craft Edge
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>The giveaway begins on December 1st, and we will post details on how to enter with ways you can earn additional entries on that day, so mark your calendars and come back to the MG Party Impressions blog to enter this amazing giveaway on December 1st!

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>Visit the Silhouette website to learn more about the new Silhouette Cameo.

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Good luck everyone...

have a great week....

Thank You...all my new followers, Welcome

I hope you enjoyed the blog hop this weekend, and hope you come back by often...I love comments, or as I always put it...Leave some lov'n....I will try to follow each of your blogs as a thanks for following mine...
I wanted to let you know that each Monday you will see a MyGrafico Design Team project and each Tuesday you will enjoy a project using SVGAttic.com files...

Remember over at the SVGAttic Blog we have a monthly contest that is so easy peasy to play along with. And there is always something to win with that...so all my crafty followers please get those crafty minds and hands going so you can put your projects to work...lol...

I will be sharing other files on other day...or I hope to anyway...I still love SVGCuts, but WOW now that I design for 2 teams and work full time, I sometimes spread myself too thin...so keep me going by leaving love and that helps inspire me to continue to post more projects...

I wanted to share just a little something ... This is a file for the Silhouette program that is a free program for my Cameo, oh and the Star is from SVG Cuts, Made in the USA SVG Kit...I love it but it does not do SVG files YET...I hope to get the Designer Edition for my birthday, next month...but it can't come soon enough...

Well have a great day...Happy Craft'n

TTFN 

Katie

Gifts From The Heart .... Blog Hop !!

1st - I want to say a BIG THANKS!!!

Thanks for hopping and hang'n around a bit to check things out ...

2nd - SVGAttic.com

&

Design Team

Brings to you

Gifts from the Heart Blog Hop!!!

Here is the line up...if you have come across my blog 1st, be sure to go back and start at the beginning.... 

it just might be worth $25.00 $50.00 gift certificate and other goodies....

so hope to each blog, leave some love and become a follower...

We all have some pretty great gift ideas for all you crafting peps....

 Starting - svgattic.blogspot.com

Jessica B. - http://www.thecrafterscottage.blogspot.com/

Ruthie - http://www.septemberninth.blogspot.com/

Kasi - http://19eightyexpressions.blogspot.com/

Jessica L - http://craftyrktsci.blogspot.com/

Laura - http://www.makinprettythings.com/

Lisa B - http://www.our2angelsinheaven.blogspot.com/

Jearise - http://lorbysworld.blogspot.com

Corri - http://www.buglvr.blogspot.com/

Katie - http://ktsangels.blogspot.com/ ---- You Are Here

Sandra - http://365daysofcricut.blogspot.com/

Well now it's time for me to share

My Gift from the Heart....

My darling 20 year young daughter was the recipient

of this great Gift from my heart!!!

This was made with the Christmas Advent Calendar by SVGATTIC.com

These darling little boxes are fun filled with a 'Kiss',

so for 12 days of Christmas my daughter can get a long distance kiss from me!!!

Hope you hopped from

Corri - http://www.buglvr.blogspot.com/

to get here....

Now Go

Sandra - http://365daysofcricut.blogspot.com/

Now for the Blog Candy!!!

Jessica is the owner and designer of SVGATTIC.com

has two $25 gift certificates up for grabs

The catch is you must visit each blog starting from the start, become a follower and leave some love for each of these desingers (including me)....

SVGAttic.com is having a HUGE Sale...use the word "GIFT"

and get 50% off your total purchase during this blog hop...

I know there is lots of info in this post .... but just one more thing....

Check out the monthly contests on the SVGATTIC Blog Challenge site...

This months challenge is a color challenge...

You can create ANYTHING using ANY SVG Attic files but you must include at least one element from SVGAttic.com and use at least two of the colors listed below. Be sure to check out the Christmas and Winter collections. Get creative, think outside the box,and have fun!

Red/Green/Pink/Blue/White

So Please become a follower to each of these friendly blogs, leave some love and most of all

HAVE FUN!!!

Starting - svgattic.blogspot.com

Jessica B. - http://www.thecrafterscottage.blogspot.com/

Ruthie - http://www.septemberninth.blogspot.com/

Kasi - http://19eightyexpressions.blogspot.com

Jessica L - http://craftyrktsci.blogspot.com/

Laura - http://www.makinprettythings.com/

Lisa B - http://www.our2angelsinheaven.blogspot.com/

Jearise - http://lorbysworld.blogspot.com/

Corri - http://www.buglvr.blogspot.com/

Katie - http://ktsangels.blogspot.com ---- You Are Here

Sandra - http://365daysofcricut.blogspot.com/

OMG.....Another thing....Be sure to check back all weekend long...I just might have some more

Gifts from the heart....a crafter can never have too many ideas...lol

Have a Great Blog Hopp'n Weekend !!!

Thanks for playing.....

Now hop on over to Sandra's Blog 

Well the BIG NEWS is Official.......................................

I am one of the newest design team members for 

SVGAttic

I cannot tell you how excited I am to become a design team member for this great company...Jessica Bradshaw is amazing. She is so creative with her files.

Well with that  ... I will be posting a project EVERY Tuesday for this design team...

So be sure to hop over each Tuesday for your fill of SVG projects that I create...

The first project that I came up with is:

A cute little Box for a gift Card....you don't want to give money but you don't know what to give...so make it a gift card to somewhere special and put it in this great box...

I used the

 Holiday Cheer Gift Boxes Set from SVG Attic.com



Holiday Cheer Gift Box

Here is what mine looks like outside and in....



What a quick and simple way to dress up that gift card that we all LOVE to get...it's kind of funny how as givers we would like to give something personal but as receivers we like gift cards or money, so we can get what we 'want', lol.....

Oh well whatever occasion it maybe this is a wonderful and easy peasy way to dress it up!!!

Happy Craft'n

Hop back by often to see next weeks project...I have it ready to go....so I don't know if you just might get a sneak peak later....

TTFN

Happy Monday!!!! MyGrafico DT project....Masks Lets Party!

Hey blog world, it Monday, MyGrafico design team project day... oh and do I have some exciting news about that...I will be staying on this design team for another term...wooh hoot... I love working with these files so much...sometimes its hard to know what to do, but all in all they are a blast...


This is a Challenge week, so be sure to make something 'Mask lets party' and submit it to the MyGrafico Challenge Blog...

SVG File by Lindsay's Stamp Stuff



Mardi Gras by zenwaredesigns

This weeks project had an svg file, and some digital files...so I was able to put a few together and come up with this great Mardi Gras mask....
  
So be sure to check out all the other design team projects by visiting each of their blogs and letting them know what a great job they have done...

Tammylee

Michelle

Casper

Barbra

Martha

Jovita

Dawn 

Jennifer

These ladies have worked really hard to bring beautiful work to this design team...I am honored to work with them, so please take the time to let them know you stopped by and what you think of their creations...

Have a happy Monday,

Big News for Tomorrow,

so PaPaPaPlease come back and check it out!! you will be glad you did!!!!

SVG Attic Monthly Challenge

SVG Attic Color Challenge

Going on NOW...so hop on over and enter your

Red/Green/Pink/Blue/White project of choice...

the rules are:

'You can create ANYTHING using ANY SVG Attic files but you must include at least one element from SVGAttic.com and use at least two of the colors listed below. Be sure to check out the Christmas and Winter collections. Get creative, think outside the box,and have fun!'

It's a link up type challenge and its so fun and easy to enter....

OMG!!! check this out... I want to win this one... BAD!!!

DECEMBER’S MONTHLY GIVEAWAY:

NEW SILHOUETTE CAMEO MACHINE

PRIZE PACKAGE

Oh, My…Let’s the end the year with a PARTY!!!!  Every month, we give an amazing prize package to one lucky winner.  We have been promoting these giveaways on our facebook page, and will now be holding them here.  For our first giveaway held on the MG Party Expressions blog, we have an amazing prize package!

Beginning December 1st, all of our readers will have the chance to win the following:

• A NEW Silhouette Cameo machine
• Adhesive Vinyl Rolls package
• Tim Holtz Core’Dinations & Melody Ross Soul Food Collection Papers
• 3 SVG Cutting Templates from Mygrafico.com
• SCAL3 Sure Cuts A Lot Software from Craft Edge

The giveaway begins on December 1st, and we will post details on how to enter with ways you can earn additional entries on that day, so mark your calendars and come back to the MG Party Impressions blog to enter this amazing giveaway on December 1st!

Visit the Silhouette website to learn more about the new Silhouette Cameo.

Some Questions To Answer...

Earlier today I posted a picture of my pie and it's pie box on my facebook page... I had someone ask what size I cut the project out at...

Well with my new cutter, Cameo by Silhouette, and using SCAL3...I imported everything as I always do, and well I thought that it was importing at the created file size...Well I cut and put together all 8 pieces of the pie and then I went to cut the pie box out, it was  at this time,  I realized that SCAL3 does NOT import your SVG's to the size that the SVG creator set it at...Well like in SCAL2 I NEVER remember having to size any of Mary's files from SVGCUTS.com to anything other than what it imported at...Well with SCAL3 I did not know this...Long story short ... the size of pie pieces are at 4 inches and the pie box is at 8.5 inches ( I think anyway, as I am not currently home to check the sizes right now but I wanted to get the info out to you asap)...

So if you are working in SCAL3 just beware that your projects might not import at the 'right' size...if there is such a thing as 'right' size...but if you are doing other projects like the pie and the pie box, just be sure to size them to what you want...I hope this makes since?

Oh, and yeah it's been some time since I posted anything about my Arizona State Fair projects that I submitted...well I will have pictures on Monday or Tuesday...but I wanted to share with you .... I got a 1st place Blue Ribbon for my Gingerbread House that is a gift box... it is made from the Peony Cottage file from SVGCUTS.com, inside it contains a led tea light so that you have a lantern after you back the cookies using the enclosed cookie mix and cookie cutter with the and some sprinkels to decorate the cookies... Oh what fun that is going to be to give as a gift... I wonder who will get my Blue Ribbon Holiday Gift package? decsions, decsions...lol...
I better get back to what I am up too...I will share more later, after work today...

Happy Thanksgiving to you all and hope you have an even SAFER Black Friday!!!

I know I am sneeking out to get some crafting 'stuff'... a crafter can NEVER have too much 'stuff'

leave me a comment if you know what I am talking about...lol

or just a comment to let me know you stopped by...

TTFN!!!

Got Pie?

Just a quick post .... this is a great file from where else then SVGcuts.com Crisp Days of Fall SVG kit... I just love how it turned out!! Tell me what you think...

I could almost eat it right now...what a great Hostess gift this is going to make...

TTFN!!!

Just a Quick Project for myGrafico DT...Check it out!!!

I just wanted to share with you this weeks design team project...Vintage Appliance Stamps

I am so excited for this week of a Holiday, that I just cannot think of much more to say...

So Happy Crafting and check back soon...

Oh, and after this week there should be LOTS of things to see...I just can't show them yet, cuz some are presents for peps that visit my blog...don't want them to see before I get it to them...

Happy Monday !!!

Spirits of Christmas Past by SVGCUTS.com

WOW, the new set that Mary came out with late last night is so AWESOME!!! it's called Spirits of Christmas Past. I was so fun to make this little book/box.  It looks like a book but it has a slide out match box type gift box...It's easy and fun and pretty fast...
The picture is not good at all..I used some Tim Holtz papers, very non traditional colors and made it a bit Victorian... but I like it...I just wish I had the energy to get up and take better pictures...lol...

I used my Cameo, what else is there...lol...I got to put a cute little paper doll on the front...

It was just a jpeg that I had...I used the Free Silhouette program to do the print and cut, just cuz I am having better luck with that and the Cameo right now...I just might have to upgrade that to the Designer Program. I think it would be a good addition to my crafting abilities...but for now the free program and SCAL3 will work just fine!!!!

Leave me some love...

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving...I don't know how much posting I will be doing in the next week or so...kind of busy...Monday I have a Design Team Project for MyGrafico to share, so be sure to check back by on Monday!!!

TTFN!!!

My Cameo's first cuts!!!

EEKS!!!

It's here...I got my Cameo yesterday.... I did a few print and cut objects....

I love it so far... It makes great cuts, very clean and easy to remove from the mat...

well here you go!!!! Check it out !!!

Oh and I got it on O.co for a VERY reasonable price... less then what is being advertised for sure...



This is how well its packed in there...It's alot lighter then the Expression and looks so cool
in my crafting area...she found her home real quick...booted the Expression right out of the house...



The Cameo in Action!!!



Here it the messy crafting area I work in...lol..no really I printed on my wonderful printer the image that
I created in the Silhouette software, but plan on using SCAL3 for most of my projects...but the first
print and cuts were better with the Silhouette program then SCAL3 but I only did a few cuts...
so I am certain that SCAL3 can do it too...just need to tweak it a bit... 



Me pulling the first cuts off the mat

Mind you this is during my lunch yesterday when I got the package and opened it...
set it up.... and cut some stuff....



 Here I am being very careful as to not rip the whiskers off !!!

Yes they cut just perfect!!!!



Here is the detail and the size that shows just how well it cut!!!
did I say I love it...lol



Here is Tiger all cut out...look at how small yet how accurate it is!!!!! 



This is the final result of my very first print and cut that I did
with my Cameo...
Check out the size and the whiskers that cut so well...
and hardly any white on the edges...
And this is JUST a jpeg that was on my computer that I
pulled into the Silhouette program and printed and cut it....
OMG  I am in love ... all over again!!!
What a great addition to my Craft room!!!



I will post more later, but I wanted to get it out as fast as I could...

so that you can make the same choice as I did....look close at the

Cameo by Silhouette

if you are looking to replace your cutter...

TTFN!!!

Katie

Please remember to leave me some love ... so I know you came by...

MyGrafico Feature File for this weeks Design Team Project

Good Monday, this week we had some clip are to work with...



DreAmLoft Love Bus Clip Art



 


I took this clip art and printed on to some card stock, then used my cutter to cut out a match box file...Added some Kleenex ... and there you have a 'Feelin' Groovy' get well gift... Pretty simple but fun...as some gems and some glitter glue to dress it up... and well you can see for your self...

Now be sure to hop on over to the other Design Team Members blogs' and see what kind of creations they came up with using the same clip art...I saw an altered project...looks pretty cool...so take the time to click on the right side bar for each of the other DT members...

Happy Crafting !!!

Also remeber that you can shop the MyGrafico web store for a bunch of other great goodies...

 check it out...



I've got a NEW TOY coming!!!

Oh, this is a happy day for Katie (ME)... it started out as a very sad story about O.co selling out before I could push the pay now button...it was in my cart and I had to log on ... by that time ... it was sold out ... but I did do a remind me if this product comes back in stock...well, and it did...can you guess what I got? 

hint: It's my next 3 (4) Gifting celebration days... Birthday, Christmas and 7th Anniversary oh and my 5th year at work celebration... oh so excited!!!

Have fun guessing

Oh and Happy Weekend...this was a good day to wake up at the crack of dawn...lol

Merry Christmas....oh well in 3D anyway, lol!!!

So I have been madly working on getting some Christmas decor up and this is a great start...SVGcuts cam out with this AMAZING set that has the Alpha in 3D...and it's BIG 3D...these letters measure about 6.5 inches...I just love them, but not to say the 'C' was pretty challenging...but I got through it and now look at what I have made...I just could not think of doing EACH letter...I might after I have nothing else to do...oh yeah RIGHT...Christmas is coming and I have tons to do...so here you go ....

It's by far NOT the best photo I have taken but I wanted to show it off as soon as I got it done...I like the 'M' but they look ok to me...

Happy Day....

Just a little bit of Fall for you All

I wanted to share with you a few more projects that I completed this weekend...

As most of the time these files are from the SVGCuts  it's their Caramel Apple Pie SVG kit !!!

I just fell in love with this kit...it has so many options including a scrapbook page...oooohhh do I need to get to scrap'n some pages here soon...

Back to my projects ....

Well, it's a cold and rainy day here in Holbrook, I just wish I could stay home and craft and bake ... but work is calling...so I must go for now...

Hope everyone is Safe and Happy !!!