Packaging of Joseph's Give-a-ways

Joseph and I were able to finish the last project for his birthday give-a-way which is of course the main packaging. The day of the party we were still both busy with the project. We actually finished doing it at exactly 4pm. Joseph was worried that we will not be able to do it coz the whole morning up to 2pm we spent with his grandparents.

The word "thanks" were cut using Wild Card Cricut cartridge.
Lables "Marquee" were cut using Storybook Cricut cartridge.

Look closely and you will see my mistake :(  I stamped "Happy Birthbay" in 15 packs and I noticed it too late that only 1 out of 15 stamped correctly.

Materials Used:

Monster Foam Stamps by Panduro
Forest Moss Ranger distress ink pad
Feathers
Cricut Cartridges - Storybook and Wild Card
Making Memories Acrylic Paints
Just Rite (Font) Stamps - Bayton and Times New Roman

My son tasked to stamp monsters =)

I stamped the third monster coz my son got tired on stamping ... he prefers to sleep.

Joseph put in all the give-a-ways in each package. There should be 5 items inside and he did it without forgetting a single item.

What's inside?
1. The Pokemon Coloring cards which I made.
2. Twistable pencil
3. Pokemon Toy (figure)
4. A special handmade ball made by me =)
5. Blow and curl trumpet.

If you see the name "ALBIN" - that's for a 2 1/2 year old kid (our neighbor) and also for my Godchild Vincent who was not able to come due to flu. Both small kids have different items as compared to the big kids.

 All set and ready to be given away =)

Entry #27 - NCM 2010 : My Window Accent

Finally I was able to do something about the word CREATE I cut this morning using Storybook Cartridge. I have seen so many crafters playing with such word and thought I'd make one for myself.

For the main base of each alphabet I used my own handmade paper which was featured at The Daily Scrapper, Issue #19, now TDS Lifestyle. Then used SU Tab Punch as the main part for hanging. I added yellow stickles on the yellow alphas just so it will glitter when hit by any form of light.

After changing my curtain, I started hanging the letters one by one =)






Weather is not good today :( Dark, gloomy, wet, little rain and little snow, cold and windy all part of giving way to spring which I still believe is just around the corner.

Entry #26 - NCM 2010 : Review on Storybook Cartridge

First and foremost this cartridge is really a must have for paper crafters. The cartridge is filled with font, graphics, borders, accents and phrases. The amazing part is the cool special features like the Accent/Frame button and the Fancy Corner button. If one adjust the features and layering then each cut gives a 3-D look. The images are magical coz it offers wide range from birds to flowers with intricacy on every cut.

I'm not sure if I made a mistake in counting but here's what I've discovered:

Borders - 30 available cuts
Corners - 34 available cuts
Accent/Frames - 34 or more available cuts
Alpha - 3 kinds and you may choose from Tall but thin, short and fat, fancy - intricate font which all in all one can say fairytale like =)
Numbers and Symbols are available, too
The base for the accent/frames may be used as is and it's about 77 available cuts.
If you have a daughter the crowns 14 available cuts are super cute.
Words / Phrases - I would say 18 available cuts

I did manage to play with this cartridge this morning and I was wearing a full smile all the time. Dressep up the word by adding fancy finishing touch. Now I fully understand why Cricut users everywhere are crafting happily ever after with the classic, feminine and versatile Storybook cartridge. Filled with charming, soft and whimsical graphics, the Storybook cartridge also features a font that is fairy-like.

Here's my cut .... whimsically layered :)