Hot Cocoa Cards... Inspired by Debbie @ Thinking Inking!

Good morning Everyone!

First... I want to thank Debbie at Thinking Inking for sharing her awesome Cocoa Packet Template. Please be sure to visit her blog and you can see all of her inspiring work.

Here are some pic's of my version of the Cocoa Cards, made from Debbie's template.  The orange, the traditional green and the blue box, have all been decorated with images I recycled from old coffee cup sleeves.  I made 7 of these for my husband to give to his coworkers, instead of traditional Christmas cards. They contain 2 packets of cocoa each, which fit perfectly inside. They will be great for the guys, since they all work outdoors and can always use a nice cup of cocoa to warm up.

Once again... I can't thank Debbie enough for sharing her creativity... It is truly appreciated.

Cheers, Lisa

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Stay Motivated!

Hello There!

I just had to share....

While surfing the web one day, I ran across an awesome site called; The Daily Motivator, by Ralph S. Marston, Jr. .

Since that day, I've made it a point to read Ralph's posts EVERYDAY, some days I will re-read them as needed throughout the day, just to help keep things in a positive perspective. In this fast paced, crazy world we can all use a little positive inspiration!!!

He is very generous with his work, as he allows everyone to read them for free everyday and he writes a new motivator each day with the exception of Sundays.

His work has been a great motivator for me and really helps keep things simple & positive.

Anyway, I just wanted to share his site, because I feel it's truly a gift for everyone and should be shared with as many people possible!

Wishing you all a very successful & creative day.

Here's the link to Ralph's Daily Motivator: http://greatday.com/

Cheers, Lisa

PS... I'd love to hear if you enjoy his site, as much as I do, so feel free to comment!

Here's a fun card made w/ my Expression & DS Software... Click the Fence Card & see it BIG :)

Hi there....

I just wanted to share my latest card creation, I used my Cricut Expression machine and Design Studio software for this one.

The base of the card is the fence from the Paper Dolls cartridge.

The Happy Birthday and cute little pups w/ balloons are from the Paper Pups cartridge.

Fence is white card stock covered (front & back) w/ Basic Grey Paper, Happy Birthday is loaded w/ Martha Stuart Glitter, Pups are chalked & have wiggle eyes, Balloons are 3D w/ Paper Glaze & MS Glitter & last but not least some heart eyelets and pink string bows.

One of the great things about the DS software, is the ability to save everything you create and if I want to make this card next year... Walla, it is as simple as, open the file and press cut.

Anyway, this is my entry for the BBTB contest on Regina's blog... Enjoy & Be Smart, Create Art!

Cricut Design Studio Software... IS A MUST HAVE ITEM!!!!

Last night I decided to order the Cricut Design Studio software. At this time yesterday, it wasn't on the Cricut website yet, but I thought I'd take my chances and order it anyway.
There was a lot of speculation, that Cricut had decided not to release the free trial version of the Design Studio. So... I was delighted, to receive an email from Cricut today offering me that free trial version.
The trial version will allow you to cut from the original cartridges that came with your Bug, so you can see how the software works. You'll also be able to access all of the Cricut cartridges, but only to explore and play with them on, the on screen cutting mat. Once you purchase the software, you will be able to cut from any cartridge that you own.
In my opinion the software should have come with the Cricut to begin with, it's definitely worth having.
You can also download the software (full version, not trial) from Cricut.com for $89.95 and if you pay an additional $8.95 SH fee, they will send you the rest of the items (Install CD, USB cable & mouse pad) some time in January. Better yet, you can just go buy your own USB cable to connect you Cricut to your PC or if you're like us, you may already have an extra USB cable in a box in the garage...LOL.
Be Smart Create Art!!!
Have a AWESOME weekend everyone.