Art Philosophy Blog Hop

Welcome to the Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge Blog Hop.
All the stops along this blog hop will be show casing projects made with the very versatile Art Philosophy Cricut Cartridge. If you are visiting from Amanda's blog then you are in the right place, if not, please go and start from the beginning at my team member Courtney's blog.

I always struggle coming up with new ideas for masculine cards so I challenged my self to make one for this and here is what I came up with:

Original Artwork c CTMH
Card design by: Darla Haverstock

I used the paper lace 2 cartridge to make my own embossing folder for the background (if you're local I teach classes on how to do this). I then inked the embossed panel by lightly rubbing the ink pad over the raised parts (I used Silver Staz-on ink). The bike image and sentimetnt tag is from C1483 Born To Ride and the sentiment tag coordinates with which is the 4th row 5th column of the white buttons on the keypad overlay and is cut at 1 1/2" (which it tells you right on the stamp set what size to cut it at). The "tire tread" strip is from the stamp set that comes in the Cruisin' Workshop on the Go kit (I love this one!!).

Hope you enjoyed my project today.

Next you should go to Connie's blog and see what she has in store for you. :)


If you get lost along the way here is the entire line up

1. Courtney - http://www.creatingwithcourtney.blogspot.com
2. Brandy- http://www.canadianscrappers.blogspot.ca
3. Audrey- http://scrappingwithscrappy.blogspot.com
4. Amanda- http://ajcreationsfromtheheart.blogspot.com
5. Darla - http://www.stampingunderdoctorsorders.blogspot.com  <---YOU ARE HERE
6. Connie - http://conniescraftycloset.blogspot.com  <---GO HERE NEXT!!
7. Stephanie- http://www.quiltedscrapper.blogspot.com
8. Erin - http://www.imcreaterin.blogspot.ca
9. Lucy - http://love2createitall.blogspot.com
10. Vanessa http://wwwpaperkraftsunlimiteddesings.blogspot.com/
11. Carol http://CarolLoftus.blogspot.com
12. Eva- http://www.loveofcreating.blogspot.com
13. Wendy K. http://www.myscrapbookingblog.com
14. Michelle http://www.myflightsoffancy.com/blog
15. Gloria - http://www.purpleglocreations.blogspot.com
16. Chrissy - http://www.chrissycurtiscrafts.blogspot.com
17. Ann Marie Lessner - www.creativeramblings345.blogspot.com
18. Michelle Degnan Powell - http://scrappinprincess-michelle.blogspot.com/

INSIDE THE CRAFTERS STUDIO - Celebrate easel card

This is my project that I made for my guest designer spot over at CreatingwithArtPhilosophy for February 10th, 2012. If you attended my full day cricut class in Truro you got to make this for yourself. :) For this card I used the center point feature with the cricut marker to create the white shaped layer with the brown frame inside. I made a video on how to do this which you can find here

Everything for this card was cut using the Art Philosophy cricut cartridge. The stamps used were the ones that come bundled with the cartridge as well. :)

My Mystery box from Scrapbook and Cards Today!!

Thanks to Scrapbook & Cards Today magazine for my 90 piece mystery box (I haven't counted but I have a feeling there is mre than 90 pieces in there!!

If you're wondering what was in the box... here's my video:

Dotty for You!!

Snatch a Dotty for You paper packet at an incredible discount or even FREE!

CELEBRATE NATIONAL SCRAPBOOKING MONTH IN MAY with the oh-so-cute Dotty for You paper packet. There are three ways to get this exclusive Dotty for You paper packet, valued at $19.95*:

• Place an order of $35 or more in products from the Spring/ Summer 2012 Idea Book between April 17 and May 31, and add the Dotty for You paper packet for just $5.

• Host a Gathering with a sales total of $400 or more (excluding tax, shipping/handling, and Operation Smile® donations) between April 17 and May 31 and receive a Dotty for You paper packet FREE.

• Join Close To My Heart as a new Consultant between April 1 and May 31 and receive a Dotty for You paper packet FREE.

Get your Dotty for You paper packet today!
Dotty for You Paper Packet (CC1017) $5 with a qualifying purchase • 24 Coordinating B&T Duos® Sheets (2 each of 12 patterns)
• 1 Artwork Idea Insert

Learn to make your own embossing folders using your cricut!!!

Book now for Sunday April 15th class at Carousel Rubber Stamps in Dartmouth, NS!! Phone 464-9474 to reserve your spot in the class.

Learn how to make a traditional cuttlebug style embossing folder, make a card with it and take them home as well as learn to make an impressabilities style embossing stencil, make a card with it and take them.
I will also show another couple ways to make them as well.

Cricut and gypsy screens (and possible upcoming giveaway)

I recently won a copy of Karin's gypsy screens and am loving it!!
Basically it is a collection of the images from the back of all the cartridge boxes. Now when I'm looking for an image but don't remember what the exact cartridge is that has it but only need a little memory jog instead of pulling out all of my handbooks and flipping through them 1 at a time I have all the back of the box images on my gypsy photos so I can just flip through and find the cartridge I'm looking for.
You can also get it as a PDF file from her for your iPhone/iPod/iPad or whatever else you might use a PDF on that is the same collection of images in PDF.
Go check out more about these and see some samples here> http://ccrdiva.blogspot.ca/2012/02/cricut-screens-on-iphone.html?m=1
Also, keep your eyes out on my blog over the next while as I just might be having a giveaway for one of these!! ;)

Sensitive Skin Solution?!?! Maybe....

I just received some free Burts Bees Sensitive Skin cleanser and mousturizer product in the mail to try out from participating in a Bzzcampaign from Bzzagent.com

I have very sensitive skin when it comes to different soaps and lotions. If I use any soap other than ivory and aveeno moisturizer (i even break out from the aveeno body wash) I typically break out in rash or hives do I was a bit nervous to try this out. I have used the Burt's bees acne line successfully though so figured this should be ok too (which is amazing since typical acne products have to be the worst for me).
First use was this morning and my initial reaction is:
I like the lack of scent and that the cleanser didn't seem to dry my skin at all. I did NOT break out so that's great!! This means you'll get to see more reviews of this product over the next while. :) the moisturizer went on smoothly and didn't leave my skin feeling greasy so quite happy with that too.

Now my moms skin is even more sensitive to creams than mine so I will bring it to her to try on the weekend and will let you know how it goes. :)