M. M. DeZigns...

My cousin commissioned me to make a birthday card for her spiritual mother. Her prerequisites were to include fuchsia, lime green, and a diamond ring... I said ok. I pulled out my Gypsy to search for a diamond ring & found one on the Sweethearts cartridge. I decided to make the entire card in the shape of the diamond ring - easier said than done. I found a circle card on the Wild Card cartridge and decided to add the diamond ring to the front of it. This helped the card base be a little more sturdy. I didn't think the ring had enough "bling" to it... can't be a diamond ring without the bling! So I pulled out some Joann's Holiday Inspiration gold ribbon, some Core'dinations silver cardstock, some hotfix rhinestones & my hotfix applicator and blinged it out! I adhered the blingy ring to the front of the card ~ But there still seemed to be a little something missing... I added "For You" from my Sentimantals cartridge ~ My cousin l...

I am so excited! So excited, in fact, that I created a project that was not part of my regularly scheduled programming LOL. I ventured to Hobby Lobby with my 40% off coupon in hand hoping to find something worth buying. I was attracted to the stencils, particularly the swirly ones. After my discovery of bling at Joann the other day, I figured I could use the stencils as guidelines for my blinged out dezigns... After 10 minutes of trying to decide, I noticed Grafix Blue Stencil Film & the idea hit me - use my Cricut Expression to make my own bling templates!   Using my Gypsy, I filled the mat with the swirly designs I liked (the ones pictured are from Cake Basics) in various sizes - something not offered on the precut stencils at the store. I did a quick Google search to find the right settings for my Cricut - blade depth at 6, pressure at 5, speed at 3 and multi-cut 2 - and I was ready to cut! They came out beautifully & I just had to try them out. The "Winter Wish...