And our Digital Kit is finished....

Reneé and I have been working hard on finishing up a digital kit that we named "Freckled Summer"...Since freckles are summers kisses! We are really excited about our new kit...it will be a free kit in the June issue of Scrapstreet Magazine! If you are not familar with scrapstreet magazine it is a monthly publication that is available online and you can check it out at scrapstreet.com ! (click here for a shortcut to the magazine).

Oh and check out our kit preview on our Demoss Road Design blog by clicking here!

We look forward to seeing what you create with our kit

Altered Wooden Canister for Valentine's day!

I have been crafting most of the day...you should see my crafting room...what a mess! But I wanted to share with you all this little wooden canister that I altred using the AMAZING scrappin' sports and more young and active collection (Products used #1090,1098,1088), paint, glue gun, trimmings and of course my cricut expression and design studio! (yep slightly addicting!)...haven't decided who will be the lucky recipient yet of my cute little canister...(I might just keep it for me...LOL)

Here's the outside of the canister...



and here is the inside...

So I entered....

I discovered a really awesome blog a few weeks ago called bitten by the bug each week they have a challenge and the design team creates something based on that challenge. It has been really fun "lurking" and seeing what this amazing group of talented crafters come up with each week!

This week during my regular "lurk" session...I saw that there was a contest that was posted for this month...and guess what we can all enter it! So what is a girl to do...but come out from lurk-dum and participate!

The challenge was that we were to use a shape from one of the cricut cartridges and create a card in that shape. I decided to use walk in my garden cartridge and chose the lady bug shape to make my card.

So here is what I came up with...I will be posting a link on the bitten by the bug blog (under comments section just under the challenge) along with all of the other ladies that decide to join in the fun! There are already other cards in there...each of them are so cute and different...so head on over and check it out...and of course if you have a cricut...join us in the fun!

Here is my card (front of card)


Inside of card:



Back of card:



Oh...and I almost forgot...I saved my pattern...as I welded the shapes together in the cricut design studio software (pattern also includes the front shell, the 2 inside peices and of course the cute little heart on the back)...so if you have this software...and you want to try to make this card on your own...grab it from me here (give me a shout out if you do...so I know...and leave me a link of where I can see your completed card!)
Pattern for "Hey Lady Card"

A Layout to Share

Well it's been a few day since I had something to share...I have decided to get my scrap space organized and it's in a bit of a mess right now :) I hope to get that problem solved soon!

Today I did sit down and finish up a layout that I had laid out. It's using the Swing papers from Scrappin Sports! These papers are just fun! They are from the young and active line and the colors and textures match up perfectly with those every day moments we all have :)

Cricut Expression+Cricut Design Studio=A lot of Fun!

Well I finally feel like I can relax and have a bit of fun...it's honestly been a while since I was able to just create...just because ;) While I love doing design team work...and it truly motivates me to stretch myself...creating just for "fun"...well it's...FUN! LOL

So this year for Christmas my DH surprised me with a new cricut expression (I had the little bug...but now I am a big bug owner) and the cricut design studio! Along with a few very fun cartridges...so what is a girl to do...

I have so many projects in the works right now...but I wanted to share with you a little v-day card I made with the Mickey and Friends cartridge and the plaintin SchoolBook cartridge.

Several Layouts to share....

Well I am determined to start the year out in fast mode I guess...or at least try to get all caught up in the first week of Jan...:)

I finally finished the layouts from the digital template shopp...the digital template shopp is opening on Jan. 15th! and here is a preview of the layouts that I will have there :)

Happy New Year 2008!

I want to wish you all a Very Happy New Year!!! I hope that this year brings you much joy and happiness!

As for me...I am almost giddy to be starting a New Year! I am really excited about 2008 and all of the possibilities that it holds! I couldn't even sleep in this morning...strange given the fact that I actually fell asleep somewhere around 11pm (I know...I am getting old...). But not to worry my family woke me up in time for the ball dropping! and then we all headed back to bed!