~Great News & More Cricut Imagine Projects~

Good morning my amazing crafty friends~

It is officially Christmas Eve, can you believe it?

Merry Christmas everyone! I hope your holiday is very

caring, kind, and bright. Sending much love your way.♥

I have some awesome news to share below my project....

*WAIT* don't scroll down yet LOL

**Many of you asked about ink costs, I have been checking and

it is the same as my HP printer, around 30-35.00 a cartridge?**

I wanted to make another Cricut Imagine Project but this time

make a layout instead of cards.

I used the Cricut Imagine to

print and cut the background bracket shape, then to make the floral shape

with the measuring tape and I layered it, popping it up with the

Glue Arts U CUT embellishment glue.

The background acrylic is of course Clear Scraps and in fact

this will be on the Clear Scraps blog very soon with a

"Take the fear out of acrylic blog"

And that amazing stamp you ask?? *Cause I heard it LOL*

My beautiful friend Eva sent me this Unity Stamp set.

Now you know I am not a card maker or stamper but I have

been trying my hardest to get out there and make it happen.

This stamp set "Love in Return" it spoke to me, I knew exactly what

I was going to do with it right away, thanks Eva.

♥Now on to my GREAT NEWS! ♥

Yes I will be with Imaginisce for one more year.

I cannot tell you how truly honored I am and how amazing it is to

work with a company that supports you 100% and is

genuinely kind and values you as not only a crafter

but a person. That is what makes a company a GREAT company

and makes it EASY for me to say YES!!!!!

I will be working full throttle just as I did last year.

In fact, look for me January 1st on the Imaginisce blog

I will be hosting a challenge, so stay tuned.

I see many old faces and many new faces on the team and

I can already tell you all, you will be inspired!!!!

Don;t forget today is the GIVEAWAY day on the Clear Scraps blog

you know I am the Blog Editor In Chief now and would love for you all

to sign up for the giveaways ♥

Ok that is it for me today...I am off to bake more cookies for Santa

and spend the day with my amazing family.

♥Much love to you and yours♥

Thank YOU for stopping by, I love the comments and support!

~Pinky~

~More Cricut Imagine Fun~

♥Good morning and MERRY CHRISTMAS to all my crafty friends♥

I decided this week to focus on the Cricut Imagine and share a

few projects with you that I made especially to show the Imagine work.

This card is 100% white cardstock that I printed and cut with the Cricut Imagine.

Like I shared yesterday, you can print it as one piece or layer it.

This one layers all the way but I chose to just layer the butterfly.

OUT FOR PUB!

The Imagine also has blank cuts you can print and cut like

butterfly, bracket shape, scallop shapes, clouds etc....

Anyways...I used Vintage Core'dinations cardstock for the background

then the rest was all white cardstock printed and cut by the Imagine.

OUT FOR PUB

I have a feeling this Imagine is going to make me a card maker! :)

I used the handy dandy Glue Arts U Cut 3D for the dimension

and that was pretty much it, just a touch of vintage lace and I was good to go!

So, what do you think of the Imagine so far?

This cartridge was included in the Imagine box so it was not extra *YEA*

I am excited to play some more and make a few layouts...

that is the next thing on my list!

Ok I am off to bake and cook today, the boys are jumping

out of bed every morning in anticipation of Christmas...

it's time to make Santa some cookies...Sugar Cookies I hear LOL

~Happy Holidays everyone~

~Pinky~

~Chicken Update, Christmas Lights, & Giveaway Part Deux~

Good morning my amazingly crafty friends!

It is just freezing here in TN, I mean it's cold even for the chickens.

My boys had a snow day yesterday and drove me crazy because it

was far to cold to even go outside, those poor boys.

I thought today I would share a couple family photos/stories.

A glimpse of my Christmas Lights outside...and maybe even a Christmas GIVEAWAY!

Oh and do not forget about the Gypsy GIVEAWAY HERE courtesy of

Provocraft and the Cricut Circle ♥

First of all my poor sweet chickens, you know chickens are fine

in the cold weather but the most common cause of death

in the cold is dehydration. To prevent this we all work together and take

shifts going out with warm water and changing the water.

*until we can get a water warmer* So I have spent the last few

days changing out water. I was so happy the kids were home to do it yesterday!

Here they are huddled under a heat lamp where

they spend pretty much day and night right now.

It was snowing on Sunday evening and I snapped this picture

it was 40+ MPH wind and -3 wind chill...so the pictures are not

perfect but i have my fingers left LOL

So happy hubby got the lights up before the storm.

You know we live out int he country and NO ONE puts lights

up except for us, but I can't help it. I am sorry but the kids love it

and by golly so do I! :) It might not be practical but it's fun.

I did notice 2 days after we put up lights the neighbor put one net light

on their bush, they have 3 girls I bet they were bugging dad for lights LOL

I had to share this last photo.

We went to a gingerbread house making party on Sunday afternoon

this is what my middle son Justice brought home.

Originally I had thought...well he is more mathematical so maybe the

creative side is with his brother....let me tell you how WRONG I was LOL

He sat me down and said "Momma, I had the PERFECT house, mom it was

so perfect, everything looked awesome...but then the crackers started to break

and I kept breaking cracker after cracker...so I decided...My house was

hit with a HUGE BLIZZARD and it blew the whole house down...

and you know what? A green gummi bear lived inside and he DIED..

see? There he is buried in the snow mom" then he giggled hysterically! LOL

Boys...oh sweet funny boys...they crack me up. I won't ever forget that.

Anyways enough of my gabbing today...are you asleep yet??

I am LOL

I have a fun little giveaway today....

I don't have a picture because I am so tired and it's dark. But it's

a fun little package of embellishments from the

Imaginisce Cottage Christmas line...perfect for Christmas!

Did you see yesterday they were giving away a Cricut Cake?

Better go check it out! :)

Leave a comment here about your Christmas scrapping and on

Friday a random winner will be drawn! :)

Oh and I have been playing with my Imagine so I have projects to

share this week as well! Just get my kids to school and we will be set! *wink*

Ok have a beautiful Tuesday everyone!

~Thank you all for stopping by~

~Love Pinky~