Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Done Feels Good--Christmas Photos in Scrapbooks before New Years


Never thought I could be one of those people. the kind that can do a book before the guest leave. But with your story, I am.

Done. Scrapped my christmas pictures already and sent little packets of pictures with those who came from out of town to visit. It was a good feeling to give the teenagers brag books so quickly.

Thanks to YourStory my scrap time is way more productive.

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Your Story Video on Web

Monday, December 28, 2009

Dessert Sign and Cupcake Toppers


dessert sign and cupcake toppers
Originally uploaded by 4jazznjava

With the cricut I was able to label my tables so that people would know where to put the food that they brought.

The cartridge is From My Kitchen which has lots and lots of content on it. I really got a lot for the money.

To make:
I cut in white cardstock the phrase dessert 4 inch in size.
Then I cut the matching oval in the same size.

Saturday, December 26, 2009

Turkey Cupcake Toppers


turkey cupcake toppers
Originally uploaded by 4jazznjava

The holidays are a perfect time to use the Cricut Expression. I have to admit, although this holiday season was supposed to be financially tight, don't hate me, but it didn't feel like it at all. A big part of that was because the CE helped me decorate the house and party tables with more flare than ever.

With the CE I was able to have more fun while making a more festive enviroment and stretch my dollar. In fact, I had so much fun, I would have made toppers and decorations even if I wasn't trying to save money. These Thanksgiving cupcakes are a good example. The cupcakes would have been delicious anyway, but the toppers made them memorable.

To make them you need
A cricut expression
Cardstock of appropriate colors
or double sided card stock if you don't have a CE
Doodlecharms cartridge
Opposites Attract
Plaintain Schoolbook
High heat glue gun or double sided tape

Cut 12 turkey shaped diecuts from the doodlecharms cartridge at 2.5 inches.
Then cut 12 more using the flip key function at 2.5 inches.

Use a coordinating paper to cut 12 plate and drumstick ends at the same size. The machine will calculate and cut at the right proportions.

Cut 12 more using the flip function.

Using a clear adhesive, attach the plate and drumstick ends.

Next using the shadow function key, cut 24 turkeys on double-sided black paper.

Now, sandwich the layers. Place one turkey on your hand, behind it place the black shadow diecut. And then, place a turkey diecut in the "flip" for the back.

Use a dry, paper adhesive to attach the the pieces.

Use a hot glue gun to attach a toothpick to the black shadow insert before attaching the "flip" turkey.

Using the same cartridge cut 6 leaves and six more "on the flip".
With the cartridge called Opposites Attract cut 12 thanks in 1.75.

Cut 6 dialogue bubbles and 6 more on the flip. Assemble your pieces.

Have fun, have the kids help, or do it alone with a glass of wine. Enjoy the holidays while making something they will remember. Oh don't forget to take pictures of the product and of you and the kids putting them together. It will be a favorite holiday memory.

Monday, November 2, 2009

Holiday past


When the holidays come up, I cherish the old days. And that means looking through old photos and getting them scrapbooked. Here are a few that I cherish.


I used the Home Accents Solution cartridge and I am amazed how much a little embellishment adds to the page.

Monday, October 26, 2009

Halloween Treat Bag



These inexpensive treat bags will make the people you give them to feel like a million bucks. Good for adults and children too. Make a bunch and hand them out to co-workers, friends, or your favorite barista.

What you will Need:



One colorful pack of Halloween 12”x12” paper. Double-sided paper is best.
Black paper 12”x12”
Googly Eyes
Chipboard Letters
Cricut Expression machine
Plantin SchoolBook cartridge
Doodlecharms cartridge
Tacky glue and Double-Sided tape

Notes on What You Will Need:
Avoid glitter and flocking paper in the pack of paper.
Also, feel free to substitute at will.

Directions for Making the Bag:
Keep in mind, you will use on full 12x12 sheet of paper for each bag.
Insert Plantin SchoolBook cartridge and secure the accompanying soft overlay.
Load paper into you Cricut Expression
Choose the Round Bag with the Tall Ball function. To do this, see page 80 in included booklet.
Press Quantity button arrow until quantity is 1.
Then press the auto fill button for the maximum size.
Press cut.
Repeat until you have all the bags you need.
Assemble bags with tacky glue and tape. Make sure they can hold treats.

Directions for Making the Spiders
Remove Plantin SchoolBook Cartridge and Overlay and replace with Doodlecharms.
Load Black paper in the machine.
Set Size at 4” inches.
Press auto fill button.
Press cut.
Repeat steps 2-6 until you have as many as you need.

Directions for Decorating bag:
Use a glue runner to attach spiders to each side of each bag, while making sure that the spider is a little of center and toward the top of the bag..
Next use tacky glue to attach Googly eyes one side of bag.
Then attach the chipboard letter of the appropriate initial slight to the side and lower than the spider .and let dry.
Turn bag over and decorate that side.
Put treats in bag.

Thursday, October 15, 2009

Cuttlebug

So the cuttlebug is a great tool for adding texture to your layouts. But I am confused about how I should do a video on the cuttlebug. I've watched about 50 videos on the CB and I get bored everytime someone uses film to crank the handle while the camera is staring blankly at a hand going round and round. That doesn't make compelling video, and I amazed no one else has realized how boring and useless that is to the viewer. So I will make a video on the cuttlebug and make sure that part is left out. See you soon

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Crop A Dile Big Bite Quick Bite--Eyelets as Embellishments

Use the crop a dile Big Bite to decorate your layers on scrapbook layouts. Turn eyelets into decorative elements and Scrapbook embellishments



Crop A Dile Big Bite Quick Bite- Gromlets

As far as the Crop A Dile Big Bite is concerned, it not grommets, its gromLets, a copyrighted term for the Crop a Dile Big Bite by We R memory keepers. When setting eyelets the eyelets are pressed facing down but the gromlet are facing up. See how to make pockets for your scrapbook and around the house. In this section, JazznJava shows you how to make pockets on the cover of a file folder using Cricut Machine die cuts and the Big Bite eyelet setter and gromlets. She uses the Cricut cartridge is called Doodlecharms.

Crop A Dile Big Bite Quick Bite- Gift Cards

Crop A Dile Big Bite outside the scrapbook. Set eyelets with the Crop A Dile Big Bite for giftsand organization around the home. The Crop A Dile Big Bite is a valuable tool for any toolkit more than a scrapbooking too. The Crop A Dile Big helps keeps life organized.