Gift Wrapping of sorts with Cricut Art Philosophy

TGIF!  Thank God It's Friday-what a week.  If you all only knew what all has been going on--good lord did it get me to the end of my rope!
Well today I have a gift wrap with cricut art philosophy cartridge.  I made this for my sister Heather--thus the H.

I got the can at Joann's and the paper is MAMBI Christmas pad.

The monogram is cut at 3.5" and is cut in two layers a black out and a top layer. 

The band was made with my Fiskers punch and a strip of patten paper. Super simple and so much more fun than a wrapped package.
Hope you have a great weekend and check back on Sunday for a very fun and very cool 80's Birthday Blog Hop-
Make it a great one

Snowflake Gift Bag with Cricut Snowflake tag

Well--first off sorry to my email subscribers and blogger did not post like planned again! UGH so you all will have two post for Friday. 
OK on to the gift bag---

So i found this bag at Joannes and thought this would be perfect.  We don't usually get snow in Dallas this early and this year is no exception--not a flake in sight, which is why I think I love snowflakes now.  No clean up, no mess roads, just pretty glittery flakes on packages.

So this one is three layers.  I used the Cricut Snowflake Seasonal cartridge and cut the shadow and the top layer at 4 1/2"  for the white "black out" layer i just cut the shadow at 4 3/4".  I did find that there was a definite top and bottom to this cut which sort of made me crazy when I thought this was going to only take a few minutes.  Once I figured it out it went super fast.  I used some fun white glitter paper and a shimmer navy I had in my scrap bin.  I used a white/clear button for the center .  The to/from stamp is from PBD and the shape of the tag is a Fiskers punch.

What I really love is the 3D effect of this gift tag.  I only attached the top layer in the center and the other two layers were stacked with foam squares.  I used some thin ribbon to attach it to the bag and once the gift is opened you can snip the ribbon a bit and have a great ornament for the tree.

Tonight is the office holiday party with a tropical theme.  Its been raining here in Dallas for a couple of days so it should be interesting as there is sand and rain involved--LOL. I hope you are having a good week and we will see you back here on Friday!
Make it a great one

Treat Bag Tuesday using Cricut Gingerbread Seasonal Cartridge

Today I have some treat bags to share--these were in place of Christmas Cards for my co-workers.  I passed them out on Monday and they were a big hit! 

Here is a close up

Paper is DCWV and Cordinations stamp is CTMH!
See you Wednesday--
I am off to see the family this afternoon--can't wait to see my nieces and nephew--it has been way to long!
Make it a great one

Scrap Card Monday using Cricut Gingerbread Seasonal Cartridge

Ok it is really here--Christmas is this week and I am so glad I finished my holiday crafting this past weekend.  This is a super easy and super fast gift idea--

These are 'chinesse' food containers filled with sweets--they are printed with holiday motifs and they are at Michael's for a buck each--they are heavy plastic and could be used to wrap a number of small gift items. 

I used the Cricut Gingerbread Holiday Mini to make the tags from some scraps of paper in my scrap box.  To tie them to the gifts I used some twill ribbon from CTMH.

I have a quick and easy project each day this week--if you have last minute party favors or class room treats you need to make come back on Tuesday.  I will also share a number of other holiday items everyday this week. 
Just a reminder that next week I will be taking off from blogging--working on new projects and taking some much needed time off work!  This vacation was long overdue! 
Make it a great one

Fast and Easy Scrapbook Pages!

Good Monday Morning--I am on my way to NYC but wanted to get this posted before I left. While at CHA I came across a company called embellish it! I ended up spending a ton of Monday and buying a ton of paper (shocker I know). One of the items I bought was a page kit. I love page kits because they are a great solution to every scrappers biggest issue-TIME! I just loved the look of this Christmas layout, but they have tons more as well as paper and embellishments that all match up. Check it out at http://www.embellishonline.com/




The kit comes with everything you will need to complete the layout--all you do is add your fav glue or tape and your set. It only took me 30 minutes start to finish but I spent most of the time trying to decide what to do with the pearls--
Have a great day
Bryan