Cherie's ~ A Little Bit of Everything

Using My Scraps!

2012-02-12T22:00:00.001-08:00

This weekend I am happy to say that I was able to use some of my many paper scraps to make these high heels. It's always satisfying for me to use my scraps to complete a project, YAY! :o)

Christmas Tag Swap

2011-11-20T20:55:00.000-08:00

I spent the day working on Christmas cards and on these tags for the swap that I am a part of. I really enjoy making Christmas tags and have another set to do for this swap before I sent them out. :o)

Christmas Card Swap

2011-11-19T23:37:00.000-08:00

I've spent the last few days making Christmas cards for the swap I'm participating in. Here is a sample of the cards I've come up with so far. Next on my schedule is another Tag Swap. I do love taking part in those!

Christmas Tag Swap

2011-11-17T01:06:00.000-08:00

It is that time of the year and I'm having so much fun making Christmas Tags and Cards for the holiday. Here are two different style tags that I recently made for a swap I joined. I'm hoping that my fellow swappers will enjoy using them!

Halloween Shape Swap

2011-10-29T11:19:00.000-07:00

I really enjoyed participating in the Halloween Shape Swap. I received awesome shapes to use on cards and in my scrapbooking. Thanks Everyone! These are my submissions for the swap! :o)

Cricuteer Swap

2011-06-26T23:57:00.000-07:00

I had fun making these shapes for the Cricuteers Sports Theme Swap. Also made some extras for my niece and nephews who are Soccer players. The heart is actually a very shiny red cardstock but it is not showing that in the scanned copy. :o)

Card Swap

2011-04-23T23:24:00.000-07:00

I had a fun afternoon finishing up these Birthday Cards for the card swap that I joined. Sure enjoyed making these and even made a couple extra for myself. :o)

Easter Cards

2011-03-26T19:54:00.000-07:00

I spent the day making 18 Easter cards and here are a few of the designs I used. The middle card was assembled with inchies that I made for a swap last year. I have never had my cards ready this early before. WooHoo!

Father's Day Outing_June 2010

2011-02-22T21:08:00.000-08:00

This is the layout that I did for the challenge this week. We sure had fun that day even though the team we were rooting for didn't win. :o)

Valentine's Day Card

2011-01-29T10:09:00.000-08:00

Yet another of the Valentine's Day cards that I have made this year. Many of the embellishments that I used came from a swap I was in earlier this year. Thanks swap buddies!

Baby Quilt

2011-01-28T20:03:00.000-08:00

Here is the quilt that I just finished for my niece's baby shower next week. The next quilt I'll make will be for another niece who is also having a boy and is due in March. :o)

Valentine's Day Card Swap

2011-01-15T16:17:00.000-08:00

Here is a scanned copy of the card that I made for the swap. :o)

Valentine's Day Shape Swap

2011-01-13T01:32:00.000-08:00

These are my shapes for the Valentine's Day swap. Not so easy to see but the wings are glittered cardstock. I made a few extra to use on my own Valentine's Day cards. :o)

'Scrapbook Challenge- January 8-15

2011-01-08T13:19:00.000-08:00

Here's the page that I came up with to meet the Challenge this week. Eight photos packed on a page is just up my alley in my Travel Album. Now it is on to page two of this trip which will have seven photos on it. :o)

Okay here is page two of our Botanical Garden trip. It was such a beautiful day there, not too hot and very few people visiting the gardens.

Scrapbook Challenge- January 1-8

2011-01-03T17:28:00.000-08:00

I managed to incorporate the challenge for this week into the 2010 Travel Album that I'm working on. Here are the photo intensive pages from my Alaska cruise. This challenge has helped motivate me to finish scrapping this album. WooHoo!

Christmas Shape Swap

2010-12-08T19:12:00.000-08:00

These are my cuts for the Christmas Shape Swap. I plan to make Christmas Cards with mine. Just love those Hello Kitty shapes! :o)

Christmas Tag Swap

2010-12-06T20:09:00.000-08:00

A few of my creations for the Christmas Tag Swaps. I REALLY love these swaps. I have received such wonderful tags to use on my gifts. Thanks All!!

BookMark!

2010-10-26T23:35:00.000-07:00

This is one of the 10 bookmarks that I made for some very dear friends and I even made one for me! I enjoyed putting these together and hope that my gal pals enjoy them too! :o)

MORE Halloween Cards

2010-09-25T11:02:00.000-07:00

The last of the Halloween Cards that I'm making this year. WHEW!! :o)

Halloween Card Swap #2

2010-09-24T17:10:00.000-07:00

So here it is, my second and final card for the Swap. I will be making more cards to send out but this is it for Card Swap cards. I kind of like this one even though it was very simple. Really do love this K&Company Halloween paper! HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYONE!!

Halloween Card Swap

2010-09-24T14:55:00.000-07:00

Had fun today making Halloween Cards for the Swap I joined. This is the first of two sets that I'm going to make. Not much stamping but I sure loved that Jack-O-Lantern paper so had to work it into something and this is it! :o)

Bridal Shower Favors

2010-08-29T19:23:00.001-07:00

Spent the afternoon making 'Thank You for attending' favors for my daughter's bridal shower. Picked up these heart shaped measuring spoons at JoAnns and dressed them with colors she chose for the "Naughty or Nice" shower theme. I think they turned out cute. :o)

Fall Themed Shape Swap

2010-08-28T21:04:00.001-07:00

I'm really excited to be in the Fall Themed Swap because I have a ton of pictures that I know I can use them with. There were many little pieces on these cuts but they were fun to assemble. Can't wait to see what everyone else creates. :o)

My Crafting Area

2010-08-17T15:01:00.001-07:00

My dedicated craft area is in the corner of my bedroom. I long for the days when I can have a entire room for my craft and sewing. It will be awhile though!

Birthday Swap Cards

2010-08-15T09:21:00.000-07:00

Here are the two cards that I made for the Birthday Card Swap. I decided to use the new Cuttlebug folders that I recently purchased with a tad bit of stamping since these cards are for a stamping swap after all. :o)

Valley of Fire LO

2010-08-05T17:04:00.000-07:00

My niece came for a visit and we made a trip out to one of our favorite sightseeing spots, Valley of Fire. The weather was perfect and we saw a lot of beautiful wildflowers along with the red rock landscape. Hope you like the layout Marci!

Alicia's Baby Quilt

2010-07-31T16:29:00.001-07:00

I have spent the last few days putting together a baby quilt for my niece's baby shower. As noted by the color choice a baby girl will be born within the month. My best wishes to baby and Mom.

Summer Theme Shape Swap

2010-07-24T18:27:00.000-07:00

I really do love being part of these swaps. This summer theme one fits right in with my Travel Album for 2010 and the events that I will be scrapping.

"Girl' Theme Shape Swap

2010-07-24T17:43:00.000-07:00

These are the two shapes that I made for a swap that I am taking part in. The sunglasses have a mirrored paper in them which you can't really see but they do look cute. :o)

Abby's Castle Birthday Cake

2010-07-18T00:33:00.001-07:00

Today was my grand-niece Abby's birthday and I wanted to share the cake that my sister made for the party. It's just beautiful and I must compliment my sister on her hard work.

"BOY" Theme Shape Swap

2010-07-17T17:31:00.000-07:00

I spent the afternoon working on Train Cars for the "Boy" Theme Swap I'm participating in. Here is what I came up with using the My World cartridge with a twist or two.

Vacation Theme Swap

2010-07-17T10:05:00.000-07:00

Here is my Sand Castle and Pail cuts for the Vacation Theme Swap. These were fun to make, especially because I was able to do them with my sisters surrounding me! :o)

Once Upon A Princess

2010-07-13T09:43:00.000-07:00

I had to post this photo of the Once Upon A Princess castle that my sister made for her grandaughter's birthday party. Also shown is the cake that she will be making for the event. My sis is SO talented!

Robotz

2010-07-05T18:50:00.000-07:00

My sis requested some robots so I made two sets of each of these from the Cricut Robotz cart today. There are so many robots to choose from on this cart and they are all adorable! Can't wait to make some more! :o)

Card Swap Cards

2010-06-12T00:18:00.000-07:00

Here are the two versions of the Wedding cards I made for the Baby/Wedding Card Swap. I struggled through this one from beginning to end. Couldn't find just the right stamp and I played with the LO a lot as well. This is one swap card that I'm glad I'm finished with!

Chichen Itza

2010-05-03T19:31:00.000-07:00

I cut these Chichen Itza temples for my niece who is putting together her recent cruise vacation album. This is the first time I've made a cut from the Destinations cart but hope to use some of the other images sometime soon in my own travel album.

Animal Swap Monkey

2010-05-02T13:57:00.000-07:00

My 4' Monkey from Create A Critter which I am making for the Animal Swap. Gotta love a chimp! :o)

Speed Scrap - April 30, 2010

2010-04-30T17:12:00.000-07:00

Well here is my end result from the Speed Scrap. I know I tweeked the instructions a bit but...well you know how it is! I love speed scraps but oh do I feel the pressure!! :o)

Here are the instructions:
#1 - Choose 1 Picture and 3 papers, 2 plain and 1 patterned.
#2 - Layer the 3 papers with the patterned paper sandwiched between the 2 plain.
#3 - Put the picture in one corner of the top paper with a textural item underneath: glitter, mesh or bead spill type thing.
#4 - Attach the picture to the paper with the fastener of your choice, stitches, staples, clips etc.
#5 - Add a feature element, just one, in a different corner than the picture.
#6 - Add a small cluster in the corner with the picture. Between the picture and the edge of the paper.Also add 1 or 2 ribbons or ricrac somehow touching your picture.
#7 - Give your layout a title, journal, date

Create a Critter Cuts

2010-04-27T20:33:00.000-07:00

I finally took the time to grab a few scraps of paper I had laying around and tried out my Create a Critter cart. These are the ones that worked with the paper colors I had and I think they turned out pretty cute. Note: these are all cut at 3 inch yet look at the difference in size. I'll never understand the sizing on Cricut cartridges!

Explosion Box

2010-04-16T19:16:00.000-07:00

This is a VERY cute Explosion Box that my sister made for me. She did a fabulous job! I'm going to add photos of my grandson and put it on my desk. Thanks Sis! :o)

Easter Cards

2010-04-03T20:45:00.001-07:00

These are a couple of simple Easter cards that I put together on the quick. I had two days to make 20 cards and finished them just in time doing them in a assembly line fashion. Next time I start early!

Inchie Swap

2010-04-03T19:57:00.001-07:00

So here is my inchie for the swap! I made a few extras to use on cards for Easter because I liked how they turned out. This type of swap is very challenging for me. I never thought I could create anything on a inch square but I did it. Hope to do another one very soon. :o)

Colored Stamped Image Swap

2010-03-10T09:10:00.000-08:00

I couldn't sleep last night so I got up and watercolored some of the images that I made for the Stamped Image Swap that I am participating in. It was relaxing and I finally did fall asleep! :o)

Easter Cards

2010-03-09T09:42:00.000-08:00

I put together these three Easter cards for my Christian Children's Fund kids using shapes that I received in swaps along with one of my own. I've just started making my Easter holiday cards and find them a enjoyable task.

Stamped Image Swap

2010-03-08T23:33:00.000-08:00

Here is a sample of some of the stamped images that I am working on for the swap. I still have to choose a couple more to try then make a selection. This has been fun!

Wedding Plans!

2010-02-24T08:55:00.000-08:00

My daughter came over and we spent the afternoon working on Wedding arrangements. It is fun but a lot of researching time goes into it. With the ceremony on the ship and the reception after we return from the week long cruise it is a very challenging process. WooHoo!

Licensed Shape Swap

2010-02-23T13:13:00.000-08:00

I had so much fun making these Tiggers for the Licensed Shape Swap. Finding the right colors was the biggest challenge for me on this project. The cuts went together smoother than usual though so that was nice for me! :o)

Themed Embellishment Swap

2010-02-23T13:05:00.000-08:00

These are my Easter egg die cuts for the Themed Embellishment Swap. I sure enjoyed making these and have already put the extras I made to good use on Easter cards.

New England/Canada Cruise~Sept '09 cont'd

2010-01-19T09:49:00.001-08:00

Here are the last two pages of my 2009 Travel Album. WooHoo! I'm really sad that the photos of our October "Girl's Weekend" were lost. I'm trying to think of a way to put together a page without pics. Maybe gather together photos of who attended and do a collage? I'm open to any ideas if anyone has any. :o)

Valentine's Day Card Swap

2010-01-13T10:22:00.001-08:00

Decided I couldn't just lay in bed with my cold and do nothing so took my card making supplies there with me and came up with this Valentine's Day card for the swap. I have a little tweaking to do but over all I like the way it turned out.

January 9-16 Cricuteers Challenge

2010-01-10T19:10:00.000-08:00

Well here is my 'use your Cricut to make anything' cut. I have needed to get Eeyore done for awhile and finally had the time. I'm working on Tigger now and will post him when I finally get him put together. Love my Cricut!

2010 First Card Swap

2010-01-10T09:32:00.000-08:00

I was really attracted to the bright colors in my paper stash when I started this project. Maybe it is this dreary, cloudy day we are having today that makes me attracted to bright, sunny colors. It was fun using my Cricut to make my scalloped squares too!

Blast from the Past!

2009-12-21T21:30:00.000-08:00

3 month old picture taken for my father who was in the U.S. Air Force and was stationed in Goose Bay, Labrador ~ he hadn't seen me in person yet.

3rd grade

7th grade

1973 Petaluma High Senior Pic

May 1976 honeymoon pic

Prego with my 4th child~Sept 1989

Vow renewal ~ August 1995

May 1997 Glamor Pic

ITT Swap Gift Tags

2009-11-28T18:26:00.000-08:00

Thank you rozg105 for your wonderful Snowflake ITT's. I quickly put together these three tags and they are very cute and go well with my blue Christmas paper. Boy do I love being in these swaps!

New England/Canada Cruise ~ Sept '09

2009-11-25T19:44:00.001-08:00

I have completed a few pages from our September 2009 New England/Canada Cruise. As I've mentioned before my travel pages are photo intensive though there are some pages with just 6 photos on them this time around. It sure was a great cruise and scrapping these pics brought back some wonderful memories.

Very Merry Tags Cart

2009-11-08T13:38:00.000-08:00

I was playing with my new Very Merry Tags cart today trying to figure out the sizing. Here are some of the tags and their sizes. The top tag is done at 3 1/4, the next row are 3 inch, third row are 2 1/2 and the bottom is 2 inch. Amazing differences so I will be doing some more samples before I do any more tags.

Winter Collection Snow Friends

2009-11-02T20:53:00.000-08:00

I received my Winter Collection cartridges today and just had to try them out. Here is a sample of two Snow'people' from the Snow Friends cart. All the snowmen/women/kids are just adorable!

Mesquite "Girls Weekend" August 2009

2009-11-01T11:18:00.000-08:00

This Travel Album scrapbook LO is of my daughter and my 'Girl's Spa Weekend' in Mesquite. The weather was perfect, the food and drink were great and the spa day was SO relaxing. We had a fantastic time!

Christmas Card Swap Trio

2009-10-23T08:16:00.000-07:00

I'm currently working on Christmas cards. Here are a few of the most recent ones that I have made. Two of the cards are for a Christmas card swap I'm participating in and the other is for me. I love making cards!

2nd Christmas Swap Tag

2009-10-21T22:14:00.000-07:00

Here is one of my second Christmas Swap Tags. I really enjoyed making these tags for the swap. I also made a few extras for my own use as well.

Christmas Swap Tag

2009-10-20T18:14:00.001-07:00

This is number one of my two Christmas Swap Tags. I am participating in my very first Tag Swap and I think it is going to be a great one! I know it has been lots of fun!

Thinking of You Swap Cards

2009-10-11T23:27:00.001-07:00

I spent my Sunday afternoon working on swap cards. They are very simple but I love doing black and white projects so really like the way they turned out.

~Speed Scrap Time Again~

2009-08-28T19:07:00.000-07:00

Okay I didn't feel as much pressure as my first one but I'm still learning. This page will go in my travel album with the pages from my Albuquerque trip. These are the states we passed through to get to our destination and then back home.

The instructions were as follows:

Step 1~ Pick 3 pictures

Step2~ pick 3 papers any combo of patterned and plain is fine

Step 3~ Put one paper as your background and cut the other 2 into long strips one each

Step 4~ Mat your pictures.

Step 5~ Place your pictures going down the middle of your LO. Doesn't have to be directly centered, but they need to go down vertically. Pictures can be different sizes if you want and you can tilt them if you want

Step 6~ Place your strips, one ribbon(sting, ric rac etc) some buttons and flowers clustered under your pictures

Step 7~ Add a title, some journaling and any other elements you think your LO needs.

Speed Scrap ~ August 21, 2009

2009-08-21T19:57:00.000-07:00

My very first Speed Scrap, I felt the pressure!!! Seriously, I was sweating!! This is the result for all to see!

Here are the directions:

1- Choose 1 photo where the subject is not looking at the camera but is focused on an object/person/thing that is also in the picture.

2- Choose 5 papers- at least one patterned to be used as your background.

3- Cut 2 skinny strips and 2 thicker strips from the other papers about 10-11" long.

4- Layer the strips behind your photo and frame or mat your picture.

5- Toss in a ribbon of some sort, as well as a staple. Use a button and a tag of some kind, too. If no staples are available, tack the ribbon down with and eyelet or brad.

6- Add a title- at least one word of the title needs to refer to the item/person/thing that the subject of the photo is looking at.

7- Add a date, journaling, and any last minute embellishments.

Quick Cards from ITT Swap

2009-08-08T20:51:00.000-07:00

As it turned out I needed two cards quickly this morning and ran to my ITT's from the swap to make them happen. Thank you gals for your wonderful ITT's, they are so cute and were a life saver for me today. The friends who received the cards were very pleased with them and raved about your talents. THANKS AGAIN!

Cricut Card Swap

2009-07-27T21:47:00.000-07:00

Here are two cards that I put together using my Cricut for a card swap I'm participating in. There is alot of time involved in these cards and I hope that they will be enjoyed by the gals in the swap.

Christmas Card Swap

2009-07-27T21:32:00.000-07:00

These are a few of the Christmas cards that I have been making for a swap. They were all very simple but I like the way they turned out. Christmas will be here before we know it!

7th Card Swap

2009-07-19T00:15:00.000-07:00

These cards are a couple of swap cards I put together today. They were fun to make! I am participating in three swaps over the next six weeks which was probably a bit much for me since I'm going out of town for several days at the end of the month. Still I enjoy swaps so much I jump at the chance to take part. I generally like pretty simple cards but next time I'll give myself more time to make the cards so I can get more embellishment decorating on them.

Old Sacramento, California ~ June 2009

2009-07-12T18:34:00.000-07:00

Finally got around to scrapping the photos from my visit to Old Sacramento when I went to California in June. It was a fun day trip with my sister, Mom and Aunt. We had a great lunch at the Spud Shack and shopped away under clear skies and pleasant temperatures. We had a great day!

Memorial Day Mountain Day Trip

2009-07-06T00:56:00.000-07:00

These are our travel album Memorial Day pages from Mt. Charleston and the surrounding area. It was a pretty day, pleasantly cool and we had a wonderful picnic lunch while we enjoyed the mountains.

Another HELLO Swap Card

2009-07-04T10:17:00.000-07:00

Here is another one of my swap cards. I had to put this card together quickly because I ended up being gone out of town longer than I anticipated and these cards needed to be out to their destination. Still I had lots of fun staying up until 1 a.m. last night finishing and packaging them up for the mail.

HELLO Swap Card

2009-06-21T22:02:00.000-07:00

This is one of the pair of Hello cards that I'm making for a swap. It was done pretty quickly because I am off to California tomorrow to see my soon to be born grandson. They are inducing Monday the 22nd and we are excited that we soon will be seeing him!

Viva Las Vegas! ~ April 2009

2009-06-20T18:20:00.000-07:00

Daughter, Sis, Niece, Nephew-in-law and I spent a day exploring the Las Vegas Strip. Nice mild weather allowed us to walk for hours and experience all the sights along the way. Enjoy!

My Ladybug ITT's

2009-06-19T21:13:00.000-07:00

These Ladybug ITT's are for a swap I'm taking part in and are my very first attempt at ITT's. They were lots of fun to put together.

2009-06-10T09:36:00.000-07:00

Two baby quilts that I have worked on the last month. One for my grandson Kyle due this month and the other for my great-niece Abigail due next month. Can't wait for these babies to arrive!

Swap Cards

2009-06-04T08:48:00.001-07:00

These are just a couple of cards I've been working on. I'm just learning to stamp so these are among my first attemps but I'm happy with them. I'm at least encouraged enough to keep trying instead of giving up stamping like I have in the past.

Spring Shape Swap Card

2009-05-23T09:05:00.001-07:00

Birthday Shape Swap Cards

2009-05-23T07:58:00.000-07:00

Hoover Dam Day Trip ~ April 2009

2009-05-21T15:42:00.001-07:00

My sister Sue came for a visit and we made a trip down to Hoover Dam and Lake Mead. It was a pleasant day, not too busy with visitors and the weather was nice though a bit windy. Still we had a great time checking out the dam and we were also able to see how far along the new bridge over the Colorado River is coming. Lake Mead is very low but a beautiful shade of blue and clear enough we could see fish swimming beneath the water. Hoover Dam is truly a amazing feat!

Day in the Desert

2009-05-18T01:17:00.001-07:00

Dave and I made our annual trip into the desert to see the spring desert wildflowers. There were definitely plenty to see as we drove through Lake Mead and the Valley of Fire. We enjoyed the many varieties of wildflowers blooming but the beavertail cactus is my favorite of them all.

Spring Shape Swap Card

2009-05-08T20:13:00.000-07:00

VALLEY OF FIRE and LAKE MEAD NRA WEEKEND TRIP

2009-05-04T09:13:00.000-07:00

My husband and I made a weekend of visiting the desert and it's beautiful sights. We first took a drive through Valley of Fire State Park, NV and then went on to Lake Mead Recreation Area, NV. We stopped to check out the various rock formations in Valley of Fire and Rogers Spring in Lake Mead NRA. The weather was perfect and there were many wildflowers to view as well. Gotta love the desert in the spring!

DISNEYLAND ~ March 2009

2009-04-26T12:39:00.000-07:00

These are the Travel Album pages from our trip to Disneyland in March. We brought along our friend Guy and had a fantastic time visiting both Disneyland Park and California Adventure. The weather was great all three days, the trip to the park and home was a pleasant one and the parks weren't crowded. Fun times for all!

NCL Star Mexican Riviera Cruise-January 2009

2009-04-26T11:09:00.000-07:00

Here are the first pages in my 2009 Family Travel album. Eric, Christie and I had a wonderful time cruising to the Mexican Riviera on the NCL Star. We visited the ports of Cabo San Lucas, Mazatlan and Puerta Vallarta. The weather was perfect and we had lots of fun.

2009-04-17T09:31:00.001-07:00