May Calender made with Cricut & Cameo cuts

Here is my MAY calender. I know, I'm a little late with getting it made since May has already started. But honestly, I was putting it off because I knew I wanted to use my Cameo this time instead of Designer's Calendar and my Cricut E2 like I've done so far this year. I knew switching to the Cameo would mean re-figuring everything to fit together.

We love to move around and go on adventures often. We've lived in Alaska twice and are talking about going back up there soon for a little while. So that's why I put SOUTH CAROLINA on my May calendar. When the months are over, I put my calendar pages in my scrapbook with photos from that month. I told my husband I was going to put SC on this one so years from now when I'm wondering where we were living, I'd see SC on it and know. He just rolled his eyes. LOL

I was able to find a calendar grid in the Silhouette Online Store that I downloaded for 99 cents. I didn't realize it until after downloading this that it was a Print & Cut. Oh well.  I used some Silhouette software MAGIC and created a cut for it using the TRACE and OFFSET features. I love my Silhouette software and Cameo.

I could have used any font on my computer to cut out the numbers and day of the week abbreviations, but that's probably my least favorite part of making these 12x12 calendars. That's why I just hand wrote those parts.

I used a combination of die cuts from various sources, and I'll give you all the details below. Be sure and notice the 2 1/2" x 11 1/2" strip of paper down the left side. That strip of paper is from Jinger Adams "Sweet Tart" 12x12 pack. Boy these are some pretty papers. Some even have glitter on them like this stirp does!

Okay, here's all the details on my May 2013 12"x 12" wall calendar...

All die cuts were pulled from my basket stash!!


HSN - Jinger Adams "Sweet Tart" 12" x 12" paper pack... HERE for 2 1/2" x 11 1/2" strip on left

Walmart - Colorbok "Beach House" 12" x 12" pad for 9" x 11 1/2" paper on right, orange paper for grid, and blue paper behind grid

Close To My Heart - 12" x 12" paper frame background

Cricut - Doodlecharms - Sun p. 96 cut @ 1 1/2" with shadow; 50 States - South Carolina

TSQ's Royal Castle Shoppe on FB - assortment of buttons (Bug antennas, butterfly wings, with leaves bottom left corner

Stampin' Up - Gumball Green matting behind cut out of calendar grid

Miss Kate Cuttables - Cute Bug... HERE; Leaves... HERE; Butterfly... HERE

Silhouette Online Store - Fence #19663 ... HERE; Calendar Cards #31997 ... HERE; May #37268; 5 Grass Shapes #26838... HERE

The cupcake on the 13th is for my Daddy's 72nd birthday. :)

Cupcake and glitter flowers stickers from stash.

Pearl flowers from Recollections.

Yellow Ribbon from stash



Thanks for stopping by today! :) Janis

Entered:

Crafty Calendar - M, 1E -   MAY - Blooms and blossoms (Sat)

One Stop Craft - 2E W - #227 flower power (Sat)

Sugar Creek Hollow  - 3E, SIO  #60 spring flowers (Sat)

Kenny K`s Krafty Krew - 1E, SIO -  #142 flowers, flowers, flowers (Sun)

Opus Gluei - JFF, 2W -  156 - flowers (Sun)

The Ribbon Girls - Must use ribbon - add a button (Sun)

Shopping Our Stash W, C13 -  #99 Numbers (Tues)

Crafts and Me - #131 Floral Frenzy (Wed)

Divas by Design - 2E - Add a Number (Wed)

CWC: A Slice Of Summer Card Video

Hi! It's Janis from Pause Dream Enjoy 

here today to show you a CraftWork Cards CANDi project.

(Sing with me now.... we all live in a yellow submarine....)

Thanks for stopping by today!

 Enjoy the rest of your weekend! :) Janis

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USA CraftWork Cards Blog Link

Cardz TV Stamps - Fun in the Sun
TSQ's Royal Castle Shoppe on FB - Candi "Metallic Crushed Ice," Foam tape, Mustache Punch, Echo Park 6x6 padsLettering Delights - Seven Seas
Close To My Heart - Honey and Lagoon inks

Entered:

Our Creative Corner - 4C -  anything goes (Sat)

Eclectic Ellapu - 2E - anything goes (Sun)

Glitter n Sparkle - #31 anything goes (Sun)

Joanna Sheen Challenge - 2W, SIO, F - music theme or just inspired by a song title or lyrics (We all live in a yellow submarine....) (Sun)

One Stitch At A Time - SIO -  #162 anything goes (Sun)

Cricut & Cameo Rabbit Birthday Card

Here a birthday card using the Cricut, the Cameo, some fun punches, and decorative paper! Enjoy!



Punches - Fiskar Cloud Punch and EK Success Flower punch
Cardz TV Stamps - Happy Days
TSQ's Royal Castle Shoppe on FB - foam tapeLettering Delights - Rabbit from "Good Luck Gnome"
Close To My Heart - Hollyhock ink around pink cloud and for sentiment, Lagoon ink around green clouds
Silhouette Online Store - Fence cut, grass cuts

Thanks for stopping by today! :) Janis

Entered:

Freshly Brewed - M, SIO, 5E -  Lots of flowers - month long challenge MAY (Wed)

Ruby's Rainbow - 2W, JFF, C10 - #53 Furry Friends (Wed)

Card Crafter's Circle - 3E, C10 –  #73 Buds, Blooms, and Blossoms (Fri)

Lexi's Creations - 2W - # 89 Happy Birthday (Mon)

Cuttin & Stampin Challenges  W, 3E -  # 17 Children's Birthday (Tues)

Wags 'n Whiskers - 2W, SIO -  #103 Girl Birthday (Fri)

Vintage Reading Card & Video!

Happy Saturday! I hope you guys have a fun weekend planned.  Recently I purchased some really cool Vintage stamps.  They are TJ DESIGNS RUBBER STAMPS "BOOK ARTIST."

Here's a short video to show you what I created using them, some lace, some inks, and of course some image matting with my Cameo!

Enjoy!!

Stampin' Up - various inks
Close To My Heart - various inks
Silhouette Online Store - Set of 7 tags Design ID# 40402

Thanks for stopping by today! :) Janis

Entered:

Craft Your Passion - E3 -  #160 "Well Read" Add text in the form of background papers, background stamps, reading theme images, sentiment as focal point, etc. You can even make a bookmark or a page with journaling. (Mon)

Ooh La La Creations - 2W, SIO -  Vintage / Nostalgic (Mon)

Creative Card Crew 2W -  #35 Bling (Tues)

Creative Moments - 2W, 3E - #16 Use Brads (Wed) (pearl brad on lace)

The Perfect Sentiment - must have sentiment on front - #77 Make it Feminine (Wed)

Happy Campers - 2W, 3E - #16 use lace (Thurs)

Jellypark Challenges - 2W, 2E, SIO – girly girl (Fri)

Clean and Simple Black & White Card with a Splash of Color

Cardz TV Stamps Current Mother's Day Challenge... HERE

Hi all my bloggy and crafty friends! I have a Clean and Simple Black & White Card with a splash of color to show you today. Enjoy!


Cardz TV Stamps - Encouraging Thoughts
TSQ's Royal Castle Shoppe on FB - foam tape to adhere bike circles
Close To My Heart - Hollyhock Ink & Paper
Silhouette Online Store - Circle and Scallop Circle


Thanks for stopping by today! :) Janis

Entered:

Glitter n Sparkle - White plus 1 Other Colour  (Sun)

Opus Gluei - JFF, 2W - (2nd week) Bicycle (ends 4th May)  (Sun)

Eureka Stamps - W, 3E, F -  #37 Black and White (Mon)

Simon Says Stamp and Show - W, Vintage/Shabby Chic -  Travel theme (Mon)

Fab 'n' Funky - 1E, C10 - #169 Lots of Pink (Wed)

Nutcrafters - 2W, SIO, 1E -   #41 Bingo (Wed) (die cuts, gems, ribbon)

Crafty Ribbons - 2W, SIO - anything goes with ribbon (Thurs)

Delightful Challenges - 1E, SIO - add ribbon (Thurs)

Dutch Dare Card Challenge - 2E, C8 -  #215 sports (Thurs)

The Play Date Cafe -  Color Splash - black, white, and magenta (Thurs)

Stampin' For The Weekend - 2W, 1E – Week 2 - Die Cuts/Punches (Fri)

Stampin With The Dragon - 2W, SIO – Week 2 - Spring Has Sprung (Fri)

Cameo Print & Cut Hot Air Balloon card for Mother's Day - CTVS #29

Today starts a brand new challenge over at Cardz TV! 

Cardz TV Ch# 29 "There's No Other Like My Mother"

Make a card, layout or craft project for Mother's Day

Starts: Fri, May 3

Prize: 1 set of Cardz TV Stamps 

For my project I used:

• CardzTV Stamps "Happy Days" set
• Close To My Heart "Cranberry" ink and strip of Cranberry paper under border punch
• Martha Stewart Double Loop border punch
• Silhouette Online Store for Photo Corners
• Lettering Delights - Hot Air Balloon
• Cameo - Print and Cut feature
• Balloon adhered with 2 thicknesses of foam tape for dimension
• Stampin' Up Butterflies (from Butterfly punch)

Thanks for stopping by today! :) Janis

Entered:
Crafting By Design -  Mother's Day (Wed)

Cute Card Thursday - C5 - #267 Come fly with me (Thurs)

DRS Designs - 1E, SIO, W - butterflies (Thurs)

Bloggers - JFF –  A Feminen Touch (Fri)

Brown Sugar – E2 - #40 Mother's Day (Fri)

Crafty Catz - 1E –  #181 Inspired By A Song (Fri) (Up, Up, and Away in my beautiful, my beautiful balloon)

Cut it Up-2W, 1E, Must have Die Cuts -  #18 Mother's Day plus die cut (Fri) (die cuts: balloon and corners)

Inspire Me Fridays– Hosted on New Blog - #101 Anything Goes (Fri)

Time's Fun When You're Having Flies

I am having the urge to crochet lately. I need to find a good pattern and get started on something. Maybe some flowers? I love crocheting flowers.

Here's a very short video showing you a Cameo card using a Center Panel Step card cut, some old retired Stampin' Up frog stamps, and a little bit about coloring with a blender pen, colored pencils, and chalks. Enjoy!

TSQ's Royal Castle Shoppe on FB - buttons, foam tape and twine
Stampin' Up - retired Frog stamp set and solid cardstock
Close To My Heart - Pacifica ink in combination with a blender pen
Silhouette Online Store Center Panel Step Card Design ID# 39775    and   
7 Tag Set Design ID #40402

Thanks for stopping by today! :) Janis

Entered:

Cupcake Craft - W -  #240 "All at sea" water, seaside, fishing, nautical, etc (Mon)

Tammy's Scrapin Corner - W, 2E, F -  #60 Lots of Layers (Mon)

Use Your Stuff - W, JFF, use your stash -  #82 pastels (Mon) (stamp set from 1998)

Cards und More 2W must stamp C5 -  #81 Animal Friends(Tues)

Creative Craft Challenges 2W, 3E -  #9 All About Animals (Tues)

Creative Belli - 2W - #168 Spring (Wed)

Hambo Hoedown - SIO -  digi or stamped - Alphabet challenge - choose one letter and then include 2 or 3 things that start with that letter (Wed) (S - stamped, scene, sentiment, silly)

Penny's Paper-Crafty - 3E - #125 Animals (Wed)

Simon Says Stamp -  Happy Mail - any card "just because" to make someone happy - not a specific occasion like birthday or anniversary (Wed)

Stampavie and More -2W,  JFF - #192 Lots of die cuts (Wed)

DL.ART Thankful Thursday Challenge - 3E –   anything goes (Thurs)

Southern Girls - 2W, 1E - #68 sentiments or quotes on project (Thurs)

Stampin' For The Weekend - 2W, 1E – Week 1 - Die Cuts/Punches (Fri)

What's Shakin'? - Guest Designer Post for 2 Creative Chicks Ch# 2

Hello! Happy Monday! Today I am honored to be a Guest Designer for 2 Creative Chicks and their Ch#2 that starts today!

2 Creative Chicks

Ch#2 Use Googlie Eyes

Starts: Wednesday, May 1st

Ends: Friday, May 31st
Sponsors:
My Crafting Channel - Package of Googlie Eyes
Tabitha Designs - Digi Pack (winner's choice)

We hope you'll submit a project!

Be sure to visit their challenge blog for all the details, rules, and prize information.

When I saw Googlie Eyes was the challenge theme, I thought how fun! I love using Googlie eyes. I went to Google and did a search for Silhouette Cameo Googlie Eye projects, and I saw the cutest card there! Come to find out, it's a card my friend, Tracy, made last year! I asked Tracy if I could COPY AND SHARE her card (my own version) and she said sure. Please visit Tracy's blog to see her original card idea.  Here is my take on her card (I tried to be true to her card design as much as possible because I think Tracy ROCKS in the talent department.)

Here is my "Tracy Maracas" card...

• Card base is 5 1/2" x 4"
• Striped paper (K&C "Lion Sleeps") 5 1/4" x 3 3/4"
• Maracas is a FREE SVG file from CUT FILES
• Top Yellow part of Maracas are inked with CTMH "Honey"
• Orange part of Maracas are inked with CTMH "Sunset"
• Blue part of Maracas are inked with CTMH "Pacifica"
• Mouths are hand drawn with Black Sharpie
• Burlap is from my sister's stash (Thanks!)
• Recollections Flowers & Orange rhinestone flower center
• Button from TSQ FB store
• Stampin' Up "Modern Label" punch for sentiment and matting
• Cardz TV Stamps "FAQ" set for sentiment inked with Memento Tuxedo Black ink

Thanks for stopping by today, guys! Have a great Monday, and come join in the challenge over at 2 Creative Chicks!  :) Janis

Entered:

Craft It Up & Link It Up Linky Party by Craftin Desert Divas - 2W - #5 Puns (Mon)

Love to Create - W, 3E  #63 Punches and / or Dies (Mon)

Die Cuttin' Divas W, must include a Die-cut -  Anything Goes (Tues)

Paper Shelter Challenge - 3E, SIO - #110 Music related image or paper (Wed)

Sisterhood of Crafters  - 2W, 3E -  anything goes (Wed)