Another Layout for Back to School with Treasurebox Designs

This was another fun layout that I did this week using one of my favorite cut files from Treasurebox Designs….I love the details that Dina puts into her designs. I also love, love the new face stamps, so my girls don’t have to draw the faces anymore, they just don’t like to try drawing them, and if I use the cut out pieces, I tend to lose them and have to cut extras. I just love the ease of stamping the face, but with that said, I also like the piecing of the face to give it some dimension also. So here’s this weeks layout using TBD file,  Enjoy!

I am going to add photos in the bus window of my children so they look like the driver of the bus

MTC 3.3.3 released!!

The new MTC 3.3.3 version is released! I have been using it for well over two weeks now and I have to say, I LOVE IT! One of my favorite features is the ability to have lines turned into dashed lines, why I like this feature you ask? I can create a small shadow around my object and turn it to dash lines and put my pens in my cricut and now I have faux stitching. This would be nice for cards or layouts where you would use your gel pen and now your lines would be perfectly spaced and sized.

The new update will still work with your Cricuts as long as your previous version was 3.2.1.

Another neat feature is the link to Lettering Delights, now all the files you own can show up when you click on the icon. If you have to purchase, you can either use my links or you can purchase within the software and a small fee will go to Andy who is the creator of MTC.

Another wonderful feature is that if svg files are created in color, most of them will now open up in MTC in color now and all you have to do is send them to their own layer, so much easier.

To do this, click on the layer box so that it selects all the items, then right click, TO EACH IT’S OWN, this will put all the reds in one layer, all the browns in one layer etc…this file is from http://treasureboxdesigns.com her new file Bushels of Fun.

Another new feature is when you choose your fonts, you can now see the style by checking the  show face box…this makes it easier to do your text and find the font that you want. This is a feature I like especially for doing my vinyl wall designs, Andy didn’t really like the idea of having this feature, but It has been requested by quite a few people so I think that’s how it made it in the new update. He has the option of checking the box in case you don’t want to view the font.

You can view the fonts as they will appear without having to constantly click on the font to view it.  Just click on a button and "show face" and as the fonts show up on the drop down menu they show up as they would appear.  You can also edit right in the texting box, either by line, space, you can split right there before placing it on the mat.

  Now one less thing I have to create in another program before importing it to MTC. 

Backyard Fun Layout

So last night we did a layout featuring one of my favorite Designers, Treasurebox Designs by Dina, and I love her files…I wanted to have this page look like it was a continuous layout so I made the file a tad bit larger, did the first page, and I had it overlap a tad, and then I snipped it off and added it to my second page. This is a fun technique as it causes your eye to follow what is happening on the page. As always, I used my Cricut, Make the Cut, my dimensionals (pop dots), white gel pen, black fine tip marker, Colorbox chalks, a tear ruler,we also used some new Diva Pearl Pens, and oh I can’t forget, my awesome 12x12 HP printer, I used this to print my cloud background page. Paper used was from I believe a DCW book School Days…love it! Mats are 4x4 and 4x6. I hope you enjoy todays layout.

Love that SMILE layout

So I have a new group that started coming on their lunch hour, they give up eating to come SCRAP….love it. We had a good time…I hope it wasn’t too stressful for you, trying to get done in an hour. Hopefully, we can have the layouts uploaded prior to class so you can precut your pieces and just add your add-ons. It may have only taken them and hour to get their page nearly finished, but it took me 3 1/2 hours to create the layout…I couldn’t get it the way I wanted it, the way I visioned it in my head, LOL. So Enjoy!

Buttons were made with Martha Stewart punch and they have dimensionals under them to add a little dimension to the layout.

So I think my girls are beautiful and love them so very much. The blonde is our neighbor and part of out family also. 

Feel free to leave comments and let us know what other kind of layouts and or techniques you’d like to see.

I’m the Big Brother, or I’m the Big Sister Layout

A couple of weeks ago we did an adorable layout entitled I’m the Little Brother/Sister and it was just so darn cute. After we finished the class, those who attended had mentioned other siblings and so we decided to do another layout entitled the Big Brother/Sister. Due to different circumstances, some of the ladies were unable to attend and so we had put off holding the class until last night. During the class I introduced another new product to the girls. ( I have been called the Queen Enabler) I wear the crown well…so we used the IROCK and Rhinestones! It was a lot of fun. I created a small adornment in Make the Cut using the rhinestone feature, set the size of my rhinestones and cut it out with my Cricut. I think it came out so adorable. One of the ladies opted to put her rhinestones across the center of her page.

I wish I had my pictures on my layout so you could see just how cute this page turned out, and also where I’m putting my journaling. So Enjoy!

Recipe for the Layout…

3  5x7 CS in Pink for Girl or blue for boy

3  3x5 PP in choice of color

1  3x5 CS in the pink or blue

1  1x10 1/2 strip of pp or cs

1  1x7 strip of pp or cs

1  1x11 strip of pp

1  4x12 strip of pp

2  12x12 CS for background

1  2 1/2 white CS for journaling strip

My faces came out a little funny, I didn’t have my glasses…oh well I still like the page…hope you do too. Love reading all your comments.

Rain Rain Go Away Layout

Well it seems that no matter where you live in the US, there is a lot of RAIN. So last week our layout was to reflect just that, it’s time for it to GO AWAY! I hope you enjoy this layout. We had a small group, but it was a lot of fun putting this layout together.  Hope you Enjoy!

“Eggstra Day” Easter Layout

What a fun layout to make, bright colors and an adorable little bunny and chick…this was such a cute layout, it just makes me smile. I guess cause I’m thinking about the pictures I plan to put on them…My adult son and his fiance! Yes, we had an Easter Egg Hunt for them following our church service, where we hid eggs in only our livingroom and hallway. Each egg was valued at a certain amount…example, pink eggs were .25, green eggs .50, and purple eggs $1.00, now here’s where the problem begins, I didn’t do the math when we hid them. LOL, so they made out really good….They made $35 hunting for Easter eggs, plus they got the chocolate! I grabbed my camera and took pictures of them on the hunt. Enjoy!