Cocoa Mugs

I wante to make something fun for my husband to give tp his co-worker. A fewweeks ago Melanie shared a  free SVG File that can be cut out with your Cricut using the Sure Cuts A Lot software. I really had fun making these. All the cuts used to decorate the mugs are from the new Winter Woodland cartridge. Not only does this cartridge have a lot of fantastic cuts on it, it also has a Font and several 3-D images. To see the mugs Melanie made or to get the file go HERE. These mugs are quick and easy to make and are a really inexpensive little gift. Thanks for looking.

Gerber Daisy Card

I made a birthday card for a co-worker today. I used the SCAL Gerber Daisy pattern I downloaded from Shirley's blog Paper, Scissors, Ink. This is the first time I have made a 3-D flower and I think it turned out fairly well. There are somethings I may do differently next time. The directions said to ink or chalk the edges of the flowers, which I did. I started out with ink but didn't have a good color so switched to chalk. I used varying shades of pink for the petals, and used a brown chalk in the middle. The ribbon I have had for quite a while and if I remember right I got it at Michaels. The Birthday Wishes stamp is from a set of clear stamps by Inkadinkado. I used Archival Brillance Pigment Ink Pad in Pearlescent Coral to stamp the sentiment.