Carmel Apple Box

Hi Everyone,
 Here is a quick video for a project for a classes that I will be hold on at

Trinity Crafts
258 South Main St
Willits, Ca

The classes will be on October 15th at 3pm - 5pm

The cost for the classes is $15.00 then there is a sitting fee of  $5.00 - So the total cost of the classes is $20.00

There is LIMITED SPACE for this classes so you must RSVP by email : twochicscricut@live.com or you must sign up at Trinity Crafts by October 14th



Thanks everyone - Hope to see you there!

Organization Thursday

Hi Everyone,
 Here is  video from Wendy!  We hope you enjoy :)

 Come back tomorrow for a very special annoucemen and addition to our blog!

 

Thanks everyone,

Two Pink Ladies - Website Wednesday

Hi everyone,
 Here is our website Wednesday pick: Two Pink Ladies

 I'm having major computer/internet issues again so I'm on and off line today! Ick. I'm hoping to get another video edited and ready to go.

 Come check out Wendy's Orgaination Thursday Video tomorrow!

Happy Scrapin' - Tina & Wendy

Buttons

Hi Everyone,
 Wendy and I thought it would be fun to do a bunch of Video's this week. Here is our Technique Tuesday Video, come back on Thursday and see Wendy's Organization Thursday Video!
 Friday there will be a special video with a very speical announcement and addition to our blog.

 And then finally on Saturday or Sunday we will both have a really fun Video to post!

 We hope you enjoy our Video's this week!

 

 Have a great day,

Paper Bag Album

Hi Everyone,

I made these paper album kit's for a store that I am selling some of my products at!  The Hole Affair in Jackson CA has a bunch of my stuff there.  Anyway, I had a blast making these and they were sold quickly...within 3 days.  So I made 3 more! 

Check out the video!

 

Thanks Everyone,

Never settle for less than the best!

Hi Everyone,

 Tina here and I have a little story to share with you that I hope will inspire you to always give your scrapbooking all you've got to give!
 I've been scrapbooking now for little over 6 years. When I started out I didn't have kids and because of that I didn't have much to scrapbook.
 Around the time I started scrapbooking I also got my first digital camera. I would take pictures of everything, or anything.

 Now years later I'm married with 2 small children that I love doing everything with and taking pictures of everything we do.

 Most of the time I get pictures printed about every 3 to 4 months and when I do its never less than about 250 pictures.

 I don't scrap every picture, but most of them I do.

 Last year when I had my second daughter I had some pretty scary health problems afterwards and both my girls were with their grandparents for a month.
 So the first month of my youngest daughters life I wasn't there so I have no memory of the events that happened.

 Since that time thankfully I'm doing 100 percent better and everyone took lots of pictures for me.
 Unfortunately I was not been inspired to scrapbook Violets 1st year album. I completed some pages and I had try to keep up but my heart just wasn't in it.

 So I stayed orgainzed. Printed and labeled the pictures and I just moved on with life. I scrapbooked what was current (that is the unspoken scrapbooking rule... Scrap what is current, return to the past later)

 In recent days as our Family Album is nearly caught up.   I'm running out of things to scrapbook (who knew that could happen) I started thinking about Violet's Album and how disappointed I've been with the way its turning out.

 I have been so unsure of what to do .... so today I ripped it apart. Took everything out and re-organized it and made notes of what needed to be redone, and also added spaces for pictures that really needed to be in her album.

 Here are some picture of that adventure.


 I want to remind everyone to NEVER SETTLE! So what if you redo a page, change an album.
 These are your family memories!
 I wanted to look back at Violet's 1st year album the way I look at Kayla's 1st year album ... With Joy and happiness and I wanted to be amazed at all of her firsts.
 I didn't want to look at her album for years to come and only be able to think about that first month of her life that I missed and how I couldn't find the inspiration through the sorrow to make her album a relefection of what a blessed life we have.
 I want all those blessing to shine through each page. So I'm ready to dig into her album and make it as wonderful and as beautiful as my daughter is.

 I will share pictures of this journey in the months to come!

Thanks everyone,
 Tina

Cricut Search!

Hi Everyone,

Here is something a little different for Website Wednesday!  Cricut Search
I know many of us have the Cricut Cheat Sheet By Alpha and we all search through that to find that one perfect image we are thinking of or looking for, but how easy is this.
You just go to this website and put in the item you are looking for in the search box and it pops up all the carts that the imagin can be found on.

How cool!

Easy Like Sunday Morning

Hi Everyone,
  Anyone ever wonder why people say that ... or that song says that because it really isn't the truth. There is nothing easy about Sunday Mornings.

 This morning was a perfect example. In our house on Sundays Mornings we up at 6:30 so that we can get ready for church and be out the door at 8:45.
 Today I guess we thought we would sleep because we didn't get up until 8:00

 So after a very stressful morning/afternoon I'm going to take some time today to take it easy and scrapbook. I'm very much in the mood!
 Wendy is out shopping at Michaels and finding some awesome deals and I'm hoping that she will make it home in time to have a few hours of scrapbooking/skype time.

 I thought Iwould post a video this afternoon before I got started.
 I got my Flip Video Camera and Tripod last week and I found some awesome Video edittng softeware. So our Video's are looking a little different.
 I'm still learing how to use all 3 new products so be kind!



 I hope everyone is having an awesome week!

 Scrapbooking Bliss Here We Come,

Last Weeks Hello Thursday

Hi Everyone,
 Some of you might have noticed that Wendy and I took last week off.
 We have been really busy getting a lot of stuff together for the stores that now have some of our projects and products in them. We were also consumed with a few other things.
 Wendy ran her first race Saturday 9/11.  She had been training for that and then really sore afterwards!  She ran 7.7 miles in 1 hr 21 mins and 5 seconds!  YAY! WENDY!

 We also had some blog candy that was posted and wanted to make sure it was at the top of our blog for a few days.

 So now we are back and I wated to talk about Hello Thursday last week.
 Here are the Cartridges that came out.

I for one am happy that I won't be feeling the need to buy any of these new cartridges. I didn't think they were anything exciting.

The Shall We Dance Cartridge is a Cricut Circle Exclusive and that is fine with me, I have NO desire to have that one and I feel bad for the circle memebers that are getting stuck with this one. If you don't have a little girl in dance, why would you NEED this cartridge.  Seems silly!

I'm also a little nervous because a lot of the images that are on the new cartridges are looking more and more like they are meant to be used with the Imagine.

Is it just me or are all the imagine carts looking so clip art"ie" and childish. I hope the Christmas carts this year are not like that.

And here is some exciting news, It looks like the handbooks that come with the cartridges are going to be different now.

I love, love, love the way they look. They look some much eaiser to follow!

What are everyone thoughts on this?

Because that's how we roll!!!! - What's your obsession - BLOG CANDY

Hi Everyone,
It occured to me today that Tina and I are obsessive about things... LOL... well I've known that a while but let me explain.
Sunday Night we are scrapbooking together on Skype - she shows me this SUPER SUPER cute card she did that is the "S" shape cards.  You take a normal size card and fold the top half back half way and it gives a really cool dimension to the card.
Anyway, she made a bunch of them.  One for my daughters bday, a holiday one, and invitations for her hubby's bday.  So I decide I think they are adorable and I decide I need to make one....


So we get on these kicks where we try something new and for like a week we just make whatever it is in every way imagineable. 
So here are the cards we've made! 
We want to know what your newest obsession is... post a comment on this post and when we hit 15 comments we will give away some fun BLOG CANDY!
So here's mine:

This is from Lifes A Beach cartridge.  It could be a cut Luau invitation or it could be a cute Happy Birthday card!  Jus depends on what you want to do.

I love this Lady Bug, she's from Create A Critter.  The inside says: "Happy Birthday for a very special Little Lady!"

This is my favorite. On the inside it says "Congratulations on the newest member of your flock!"

Hi Everyone - Tina here!
 Here are some of the cards I made. All these cards are standard A2 cards - 4 1/4 x 5 1/2

The snowman card I DID NOT DESIGN - I saw this card on Youtube. Anyone out there know Cardz with Mary? She is awesome. We are hoping to feature her blog on tomorrows Website Wednesday Post!


Snowman card - Not my Design

Recipe:
Standard Card Size
Paper by Debbie Mumm (Bought at Joann's)
I  used Tags, bags, boxes and More fore the Tag and its cute at 2 inches
I used Strentch your imagination for the snowman and it is cute at 2 inches as well.
I used my cuttlebug - Folder Snowflakes
I then just added some Ribbon, Goggly Eyes,

Doggie Card - My design!

Recipe:
Paper - DCWV
I used Doodlecharm when I think I'm going to have to get alot more. It has some very cute items on it that I had forgot about.
That Card is for Macie, Wendy's Daughter! Her Birthday was last week and I'm a little late on the card!

Hamburger Card - My Design

Recipe:
Paper - Plain Solid Dark blue, Textured light blue
I used Block Party (Lite Cartridge)
I cuttlebuged the Dark blue and light blue paper with the numers folder
I cut the Hamberger at 4 inches
Cuttlebuged the bun with the folder that small dots
I used green and red for the inside of the hamburger
I used Orange Peel stickles on a few of the dots on the bun, I outlined it Yellow Stickles. Used Red and Eucalyptus Stickles also.
I then used my favorite stickles Star Dust on some of the embossed numbers inside the card.

The inside says: "The Grill is Hot, The Drinks are Cold come join us to celeberate Esau's Birthday"

I also found out that Eucalyptus Stickles pairs nicely with one of Wendy's and mind farvorite soild papers - Petty Cash!

So those are the cards that I did! They were alot of fun and as Wendy mentioned we get obsessed with something and go crazy with it... I'm already thinking of some other ways to use this design for cards and will be playing around with it as soon as I can find time to get back in my room!

Thanks everyone,

I keep waiting....

Hey everyone,
 So here is the deal I keep waiting to be BLOWN away with this new imagine machine ... but the truth is I'm not. I mean I'm really not seeing the need for this machine.
 And I would love to.... I would love to find a reasone to add another toy to my over flowing craft room. I would love to find a reason to spend more money on cricut cartridges.

 Yet I'm left dissapointed. Here are a few pictures of a few of the 24 new Cricut Imagine Cartridges that were released. You can view all 24 by going here Cricut and looking under Shopping!

At first I was thinking that it was pretty cool with the paper, just because I love patterned paper.

But then I got to think ... why would I really want to have a patterned paper to print. Even if I printed it in 100 different colors would I really want to use the patterned 100 different times just because it was in different colors.

So am I the only one who hasn't had her skirt blown up about this?????????

I hope the launch on the 14th will change my mind.... someone please change my mind (Maybe???)

Tina

Crops of Fun!

Hi Everyone,
 I just wanted to post a quick update!

 First I wanted to wish Wendy lost of luck today ... she is running in her first race! I hope she has an amazing time!

 Then I wanted to let everyone know that we have been hard at work updating our blog.
 If you will notice there is a link on the side of our page - above our button that says Everything Cricut  I've been wanting to redo all of our cricut information for awhile and finally found a better way to display it.
 So check it out! Here is where you will find ANYTHTING & EVERYTHING cricut related.
 No worries we will still be post all of our stuff here, its just the place where we will store all that information.

 Also in ways of our blog I just got my Flip Video Camera and my Tripod this last week so we will be adding more Videos to our blog! Yea

 And last but not least I had a wonderful time at the crops last night!
 Early this week I had got a couple of shirts from a friend as a gift and they were scrapbooking related. They had some scrapbooking Logos on them and so I got to wear my new shirt and I had a wonderful time.
 I was not as prepared as I should have been. I ended up not bring any pictures or plain paper. So I had a hard time being able to really get anything done.
 I can't wait to go to the next one and meet more people to scrapbook with!

Thanks everyone,
 Tina

My First Crop

Happy Friday Everyone,
 I'm so excited today ... I get to attend my first crop today!
 Six years when I started scrapbooking I lived with Wendy and neither one of us had very much scrap stuff.
 We would get our stuff out and sit at the coffee table in our living room and scrapbook.
 I don't even think we knew what a die cutting machine was and we for sure never thought of owning one.
 Then shortly afer that I moved out and moved away. I ended up moving to a place where no one really scrapbooked.
 About a year later I got married and moved even further away from my best scrapbooking buddy!
 And again I ended up in place where I didn't know anyone and so I've scrapped alone for a long time!

 Last weekend I made a few calls in an atempt to do a little networking and I'm now attending my very first crop tonight.  YAY!

 I'm so excited and I can't wait to meet some new people and finally be able to scrapbook with some people who love it as much as I do!

Our 11th Sketch

Happy Tuesday Everyone,

 Here is our 11th sketch! This sketch was a lot of fun! It was one of the harder ones that I have done.

 Here is a reminder of what we were working with:

 I have to say that I love love love love the way Wendy's sketch came out! My sketch is so simple and no where near as beautful as hers!
 She did this layout while we were on Skype and I loved watching her put this one together.

 So here they are.

 Wendy's Sketch is Amazing and I believe she will be selling this one as a premade layout. Hi there- This is Wendy.... I really loved doing this LO.  The paperpack was coordinating from DCWV AT Home.  The clock I cut was from Happily Ever After.  The title is from Storybook and so is the journaling box.  Loved this sketch

 My sketch is for our Family Album and is called Little Animals.
 I used the Animal Cracker paper pack and my Create a Critter Cartridge!

 For our next sketch Wendy chose the layout. I can't wait to get started on this. Its a single sided Layout and I will be using this Layout to hang up in my scrapbook room.  Thanks to scrapiopath for this sketch.

Thanks everyone for stopping by and if you are having a hard time coming up with an idea join us! Leave us a comment or send us a picture of your sketch or the link to your blog where you have posted it.

Glora's Crafts - Website Wednesday

Hey Everyone,
 We just wanted to share this quick blog with everyone! Hope everyone is having an awesome week.

Glora's Crafts

 Happy Scrapin'

Cricut Imagine Info

Hi Everyone,
 We know everyone is getting excited about the upcoming launch of the Cricut Imagine and since Wendy and I are not lucky enough to be trying it out or planning on buying it any time soon we wanted to post a few links to some great blogs that have the machine and are doing videos and projects.

Robyn over at  My Pink Stamper is awesome! She did a video of her machine as she was taking it out of the box! We love Robyn and all her video's and information she gives out.

Obessed With Scrapbooking I've not spent too much time on this website but projects are always amazing and they have great information!

Thanks Everyone,

Tina & Wendy

Stickles Tip

Hi Everyone,
 I thought I would post a quick video.
 Here is a few ideas regarding stickles.



Thanks Everyone,
Tina & Wendy

Adventures in Scrapbooking.

Happy Monday Morning Everyone,


 I hope everyone had an awesome weekend! I got to do a little bit of scrapbooking. I even got to put together some cards for a class I'm thinking about trying to do. I didn't design them. I'm just not good at cards yet.


 Wendy has put together some awesome cards for a class she is doing, she is awesome at cards. Check out the details below.

 As I mentioned in a post last week Wendy and I are attempting to "Expand our Adventure" so here are some more details regarding that.

 First Tina just ordered a Flip Video Camera and Tripod so we can start doing more videos. We were both wondering if anyone had any good sugestions for Video editing software. Tina tried downloading Microsoft Video Editing Software but couldn't get it to download.

 Second both of us now have products at physical locations and here are the details for that.

 Tina has a display with premade layouts in "Trinity Crafts" on Main St in Willits, Ca

In months to come she will be setting up that display with seasonal items, premade layouts, scrapbooking layout kits and cards.

She is also trying to put together some classes there at the store that will be as follows: (Prices for classes will posted with dates and details at a later time)

Cricut 101 - Learning how to use your Cricut

Holiday Card Class - Set of 6 Holiday Card that you will make and take home

Scrapbooking for beginners

"Trinity Crafts" use to have Cricut items in the store but recently has sold out. Tina is hoping that she will be carrying more items at a reasonable price as more people get interested in Cricut products and start coming into the store more.

Tina will be attending a Creative Memories Crop on Friday September 10th, 2010 6pm-midnight through Sandy Johnson.

Wendy has items :

At The Hole Affair in Jackson.  46 Main St Jackson CA.
She is also holding two classes there:
A Halloween card and Candy holder class on Sept 30 6-9pm  $15
Holiday Card Class  Oct 21  6-9pm  $15

Wendy also sells Creative Memories items through her Consultant Sue Allred. Sue has also offered a discount on Creative Memories items through September 18, 2010 and if anyone is interested please send Wendy an email at twochicscricut@live.com

Its are hope that we will be adding more classes, kits, cards, premade layouts to these locations and this website as time goes on.

Thanks everyone for your suport!

Michael's Coupons for Next Week

Hi Everyone,
 Here is a link to Michael's Coupon for next week! Use a coupon and save some money!
 There is a great 50 percent off any item - I might have to head down there next week just to use it!
 Tina

 Michael's Coupons

Thanks Everyone,

Tina & Wendy

Happy Saturday!

Hi Everyone,
 Don't you just love the weekends, Sleeping in, late breakfast, all day crafting! Well lets  face for those of that stay home with the kids everyday is the same! No late mornings, no all day crafting .... but we can dream right :)

 I thought I would post a quick video for you guys! This is a tip on how to use your Portrait Feature on your cricut.
 And I also wanted to let everyone know that I've posted Video's of my scrapbooking room under our tab that says "Scrapbooking Rooms"

 Later this week I'm going to posting a Video of my paper storage, I redid it allt his last week and I will also be posting a video about my Ribbon Storage. I've had some questions about that so I thought it would be good to show everyone.

 I will also be attending a Creative Memories Crop next Friday that I'm very excited about. I'm hoping to meet some great new scrapbookers!

Episode 6 - Portrait Feature Tip

 

Again all of our video's are on our Video page - Have a wonderful weekend!

Family Album Layouts & NEW BLOG CANDY WINNER!

Hi Everyone,
 Just a few updates:

 We never have heard from our winner so in an attempt to move along with this we have choosen another winner.
 Our new winner is: Carrie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I will send you an email Carrie and then just get back to me with your Mailing Address and I will get everything sent off to you!

 When Wendy and I started this blog it was something we were just doing for fun, we thought we would see where it went, share our work with everyone and it would give us an adventure to tackle together!
 In the short months we have been doing this it has turned out to be greater than we once thought it could be.
 In recent days Wendy has been able to quit her part time job to be able to spend more time with her family, put more time into her Photography Business (you can visit her website here: Wendy Cranford Photography ) and we have to decided to try and grow our adventure even more.

 So here are some exciting things that are happening:

 If you are in the Willits/Ukiah area Tina now has some Premade Layouts at Trinity Crafts on Main St in Willits! She will also be putting together some Classes such as a Cricut 101 class which will feature tips and trick in using your cricut, as well as some fun Card making Classes and a Basic Scrapbooking Class. Times and dates will be posted once she knows more.

If you are in the Amador County/Sacramento area Wendy has two places she will be featuring some of her premade Layouts.  You can check out stuff at "The Hole Affair" on Main St in Jackson.

She also has a halloween trick or treat box class and holiday card class being held at "The Hole Affair" on Main Street in Jackson .. Sept 30th (halloween class)  Oct 21st (holiday card class)  You can also purchase kits for the holiday class here for $10/each.  Just send an email!  There will be a video for you to check out that kit!

So that is what is going on in our life :) Wish us luck!

Now on to some fun Crafting Business:

 I'm finally moving right along with layouts in our Family Album. For some reason I'm not motivated at all to work on Violet's Album. I'm hoping that will change soon.


 Here are Layouts I did over this last weekend.

These were some pictures I took during our vacation back in June. We went to an Organic Farm! I used Create a Critter for the layout and I got the Farm Paper at Orential Trading Company

This page I did with the seasonal mini "Independence Day" These pictures were taken with Wendy's daughter Macie at the 4th of July celebration in her hometown (My hometown too :)

This page I did for my husband. He goes golfing alot and I wanted to do a page to reflect that. I used SCALS to cut the golf bag and the golf guy! I love the way it turned out.

Thanks Everyone for looking and I hope you have a wonderful weekend check back with us tomorrow to see our 3rd Video!

Tina & Wendy

Cricut Imagine Cartridges

Good Morning Everyone,
 Well I was out and around on the web tonight and I found these pictures highlighting the new Cartridges that will go with the new Machine!
 I for one have been wondering what these are going to look like and I have to say I'm sort of impressed.

So what does everyone think?

I can't wait to start seeing some projects  from people using the new machine and I'm really looking forward to its launch on HSN on September 14th. I will be tuning in just to see that thing in action and get some facts on it.

Another quick note today - we still haven't heard from our Blog Candy Winner! So I'm posting another time that Laurafreak won our blog candy and we haven't heard anything by tomorrow we are going to go ahead and pick another winner.

Thanks again everyone for stopping by!