Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Happy February 29th!

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Well, every 4 years we can say this,


"Happy February 29th!"  


To those of you with a birthday today Happy Birthday!!!  I am still having a hard time believing that the month is already over.  I want to take this time to thank all of you who sent in cards for the "I Feel the Love Project."  The sailors in Georgia are getting ready to deploy and they are going to be happy to receive a box of goodies from us before they do.  
Along with the cards, they will be receiving prayer beads that fellow crafter Court sent to us.  How awesome is that?

This month we received cards from several different elementary classes.  I just love looking at kids' art.  One little guy wrote, "Have a great day under water."  Isn't that sweet?

I have been working on getting next month's post ready and it has been finalized.  It will post tomorrow on March 1st.  I can't tell you about it yet, so you will just have to stop back by tomorrow to check it out.

My goal is to grow this project, not for myself, but for the recipients.  Each card that is made brings another smile and more love to the person who receives it.  Spread the word so we can spread the love!!

Thank you so much.  Have a wonderful day
 and I will see you tomorrow.
~Madison

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Fun Felt Project

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Good morning everyone.  I couldn't start this post without taking time to wish my Grammy a Happy Birthday! So...

Happy birthday Grammy:)

Yesterday I took a break, just a small break, from playing with the Cameo to play with felt.  I created several fun iPad apps to put on my keychain.  They look so much better in person.  They are really 3D and not flat.  It is really hard to photograph felt, as least for me :)

Photo app

Settings app

Mail app

Calendar app in the upper left corner

So simple to make.  Cut the felt to match the apps.  Glue a piece of chain link between two layers of felt.  Decorate the top layer.  There really are super fun and cute in person.

Ok, of to school.  Time for a Huck Finn quiz!  

Have a great day.  Thanks for stopping by.
~Madison

Sunday, February 26, 2012

Follow me by email:)

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Good Sunday morning!  Just wanted to let you all know that thanks to Ms. Kim Ricketts, you can now follow me by email:)  You can subscribe to my blog by email by locating the gadget on the left scroll bar. As some of you know, I just got a Cameo and I am planning to start adding cutting files to my projects.  Isn't it great when you can stretch yourself as a designer?

I have been creating some more fun projects around the house so stay tuned for those posts too.  I just love that my parents allow me to decorate their walls and rooms!  I guess our house is my canvas!!!

Have a wonderful day:)

Thanks for stopping by!
~Madison

Saturday, February 25, 2012

My Cameo!!!

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It's HERE and I am super excited:)

We got a Cameo!!!

Last night my mom and I played with the Cameo for a little while after I got home from work.  The word "Cameo" was made with a banner file using the cut feature.  The words "We," "Got," and "A," were made with the same banner file but this time I used the print and cut feature.  

Lastly, we decided to step it up a notch for the girl, we used a digi stamp that was originally a jpeg file.  We converted it to a pdf before importing it to the library.  As a pdf file, we were able to trace around the stamp and cut it out so that we could print, cut, and then color:)  

We had a blast trying to figure out what we were doing.  We only had a few minutes since I had to work.  Today I am off to do community service for my National Honor Society Club.  I get to go to the beach to do a beach clean up.  It is suppose to be in the 70's at the beach today:)  I will be home later today so I can play again:)

Have a wonderful day everyone.  Thanks for stopping by!
~Madison  



Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Cooking With Cricut Challenge #74- Birthday


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Cooking With Cricut-Challenge #74 
Birthday + a cake, cupcakes or balloons
We are celebrating birthdays today and I have yet another grandparent with a birthday to celebrate:)  This time it is my Grammy's birthday.  

Following the theme, my project included two cupcakes:)

Happy Birthday Grammy!!!

These cute little cupcakes can be found on the Cupcake Lite Cricut cartridge.  They just pop off the page with their cute little Peachy Keen faces.  I love adding texture and this time the Cuttlebug Happy Birthday folder was used to emboss the background.  "Grammy" was cut from the Pooh Font Set Cricut cartridge.

Please be sure to visit the Cooking With Cricut blog to see what the other design team members have cooked up for you this week. You have until next Tuesday to enter this week's challenge for a chance to win a fabulous prize from our sponsor, Papercraftingworld.com. Click HERE to enter.

Thanks for stopping by!
~Madison

Saturday, February 18, 2012

Special Award

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Today I want to share with you an award that I received this week.  It was the "Editor's Choice Award" from the editor of Craft Corners.  He stumbled upon my blog and was impressed with my creativity.  How cool is that?  Click on the icon to check out the Craft Corners blog.  It has a lot of great projects to inspire you.  Have a great weekend!!  Happy crafting.

~Madison

Friday, February 17, 2012

Salute to our sailors


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It has been over a week since my brother Dalton left home and headed back to Georgia to his naval base.  For those of you who don't know, Dalton came home for a SURPRISE visit before heading out with the rest of his crew on his first deployment. I am so proud of him!!  

There are so many wonderful U.S. citizens serving in our military.  This month the "I Feel the Love Project" is showing how much we care by spreading our love to a group of sailors who are about to go underway.  I am asking you to please help us make sure that our February project is successful.

I Feel the Love Project: February 2012

Honoring those who serve our country.

See you soon sailor.

 Submit your card/s by February 29 to:

Madison Womack
(IFTL) Funky Cards
P.O. Box 1203
Atascadero, CA  93423
                                                 Project #8
 Please share your card with everyone by linking it to my blog before you put it in the mail.  Click HERE to find the photo gallery.


Thank you so much for stopping by!!

~Madison

Thursday, February 16, 2012

Ms. Packman


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I can't believe it is already Thursday!  Where has this week gone?  Hopefully you have all had a chance to be crafty this week:)  Today I want to share a fun project with you.   As you know if you have been following, I saved up enough money to buy an iPad and I recently showed you the cover I made for it in a blog post.

While checking out my new love, Pinterest, I saw something that looked fun and I decided to give it a try with my twist.

I decorated the back of my iPad with a vinyl Ms. Packman game:)  I love how it turned out.  Ms. Packman pieces were welded together using the Gypsy and various figures from the From My Kitchen Cricut cartridge.  The cherries, the little dots and the other little characters are actually all from the From My Kitchen Cricut cartridge as well.

There are just so many things you can do with your Cricut and Gypsy.  The sky is the limit!!  Send me a link of your projects.  I would love to see them:)

Thanks for stopping by.
~Madison

Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Cooking With Cricut Challenge #73


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Cooking With Cricut-Challenge #73 
Sketch and 3 embellishments
We are making projects today based on the following sketch. In addition, we are including three embellishments:

My project included flowers, gems, and ink.


"Faith is knowledge within the heart... 
beyond the reach of proof."

When I saw this stamp, I knew I wanted to make a sympathy card. It really spoke to me and I thought it was really appropriate for what I needed. This stamp set is from Close To My Heart and can be purchased through a consultant such as Ms. Elizabeth Mindemann, a member of our Cooking With Cricut design team. 

The butterfly was cut from the Kate's ABC's Cricut cartridge.  To complete the requirements for this week's challenge, three flowers and three gems were added to the card.  In addition, the edges of the sentiment were inked.  These three embellishments finished off the card nicely.

Please be sure to visit the Cooking With Cricut blog to see what the other design team members have cooked up for you this week. You have until next Tuesday to enter this week's challenge for a chance to win a fabulous prize from our sponsor, Papercraftingworld.com. Click HERE to enter.

I am also entering this card in Emma's Throwback Thursday Challenge.  This week you must have a bug on your project:)

Thanks for stopping by!
~Madison

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Cards from students


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Today I want to share with you some more cards that I have received for the February "I Feel the Love Project."  These cards were made by a group of elementary aged students for a group of US Navy sailors getting ready to deploy overseas.

















I heard these kids were so excited to make these cards for the sailors.  I am hoping that you will be able to take a few moments out of your day to stop and make a card or two to send to these wonderful young sailors too.  It really does mean so much to them.  

 Submit your card/s by February 29 to:

Madison Womack
(IFTL) Funky Cards
P.O. Box 1203
Atascadero, CA  93423
                                                 Project #8
 Please share your card with everyone by linking it to my blog before you put it in the mail.  Click HERE to find the photo gallery.

Thank you so much!!
~Madison

Monday, February 13, 2012

I Feel The Love - February


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I Feel the Love Project: February 2012

Honoring those who serve our country.

If you are a follower of my blog, you know that we are making cards this month for a group of sailors who are getting ready to go on deployment.  This means that they are getting ready to leave behind family and friends and ultimately making sacrifices for you and for me.  

The least we can do is to show our appreciation and to spread a little love before they leave.  Please take a few moments out of your day to stop and make a card or two to send to these wonderful young individuals.  It really does mean so much to them.  

Here are a couple of cards that have come in so far.  I will be posting more tomorrow from a group of school children.

Julie

Missy

 Submit your card/s by February 29 to:

Madison Womack
(IFTL) Funky Cards
P.O. Box 1203
Atascadero, CA  93423
                                                 Project #8
 Please share your card with everyone by linking it to my blog before you put it in the mail.  Click HERE to find the photo gallery.

Thank you so much!!
~Madison

Sunday, February 12, 2012

Cooking With Cricut Love Song Blog Hop Day 2

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Cooking With Cricut's 
Love Song Blog Hop
Day 2
If you arrived here from Kemma's blog you are in the right place, if not, head back to the beginning of the hop by clicking on the ICON above so you don't miss any of the wonderful projects created by the talented Design Team.

As you know by now, we were asked to design a project based on an inspiration, this inspiration being a love song.  Well, since I am only 16 and I don't have a favorite love song, I picked a song that I really like listening to on the radio and interpreted it in the following way:

My love song is called, "Today was a Fairytale" by Taylor Swift.
My canvas wall hanging includes a photo of an elderly couple reminiscing about their "fairytale day" years ago.  I am imagining that they took a trip to France and saw the Eiffel Tower.  They are as much in love today as they were then, if not more.  

This project starts with a coat of paint used to cover the canvas.  Next, a 12 x 12 piece of patterned paper was torn around the edges and was adhered to the canvas using mod podge.  

First, the photo of the couple was added,  It was offset so that it hangs just over the side of the canvas.  It was printed in black and white to highlight the age of the couple.

Second, an Eiffel Tower was created with chalk paper by first cutting out an Eiffel Tower using the Wall Decor and More Cricut cartridge and centering it on the chalk paper.  Chalk was added all around the cut out and then the cut out was carefully removed. 

Finally, the title of the project, "Today was a Fairytale" was computer generated and adhered to the canvas.  Working with odd numbers typically brings about a balance so that is why there are three pieces on this project. 

*****Do you want to play?*****
We hope you’ll join us and link up your favorite love song inspired project at CookingWithCricut.com. One lucky entry will be chosen by random.org to win a $10.00 gift certificate provided by PaperCraftingWorld.com! And make sure you leave a comment, too! One lucky commenter will also receive a $10.00 PaperCraftingWorld.com gift certificate! 

I am the last stop on the hop.  I hope you were inspired by all the wonderful projects today, as well as all the awesome projects yesterday.  Didn't you love all the fun music!!!  If you didn't get a chance to hop along yesterday, click HERE to start hopping.  Thank you, as always, for supporting Cooking With Cricut.  We love our followers.
~Madison

Saturday, February 11, 2012

Cooking With Cricut Love Song Blog Hop Day 1


Welcome to Funky Cards
Cooking With Cricut's 
Love Song Blog Hop
Day 1

To start at the beginning of the hop, head on over to the Cooking With Cricut blog.  At each stop along the way you will find a project that was inspired by that design team member's favorite love song.

Please stop back by my blog tomorrow as I participate in Day 2 of our blog hop.  I bet you can't guess who sings one of my favorite love songs.  Would you like to leave me a guess?  Let's see if anyone is right:)   

Thanks for stopping by and I will see you tomorrow.
~Madison

Friday, February 10, 2012

Tissue Photography


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I hope this is the start of a wonderful three day weekend for everyone.  Today, I want to share with you a project I am working on.  I have discovered the art of tissue paper photography!  Well, something like that:)  

I learned how to transfer my photos onto tissue paper and then onto my canvases!  It was really pretty easy and I love the way it looks:)

This is a picture of Peter and I with my BFF Claire and her date Matt.  Claire was wearing 4 inch heels!!  I look so short:)  Anyway, isn't this cool how I was able to take my picture, print it in black and white, adhere it to a sheet of white tissue paper, put it back through my printer so that it comes out on the tissue paper, and then finally adhere it to the canvas with Mod Podge?  

Not bad for my first try!  In person it really looks like we are all ready to just walk right off of the canvas.

I am doing a grouping of three for my mom.  I am having too much fun with this.  How can you not love crafting?

Thanks for stopping by!
~Madison

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Cooking With Cricut Challenge #72- Happy Valentine's Day


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Cooking With Cricut-Challenge #72 
Valentine card with the color black and a brad
We are making more Valentine's Day cards this week.  This time we want to see what you can do with the color black, a brad, and a card for an adult.  My mom likes it when I make cards for her to give away, so I hope she likes this one. 


The Plantin SchoolBook and Sweethearts Cricut cartridges were used to design and create this pretty Valentine's Day card. The background paper was embossed with the Cuttlebug Polka Dots embossing folder to give the card more pop.  The brads were used as the centers of the paper flowers.    

Please be sure to visit the Cooking With Cricut blog to see what the other design team members have cooked up for you this week. You have until next Tuesday to enter this week's challenge for a chance to win a fabulous prize from our sponsor, Papercraftingworld.com. Click HERE to enter.

Thanks for stopping by!
~Madison
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