tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-88206148296179798352012-01-17T23:12:36.367-05:00Freda in Michigannoreply@blogger.comBlogger241100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820614829617979835.post-69434579225444312472011-03-14T19:48:00.004-04:002011-03-14T19:55:50.075-04:00

Here's a layout I did at the Lansing crop in February...Was a great time. We were able to meet up with our new friends from the Standish Crop..fun, fun, fun. I used the Pixar cartridge for this page. The car is my "new/old" car I just got this past fall...a 1994 BMW Z3 Roadster convertible that my grandson calls "Eve" from the movie Wally. Thought that was a great name for her, they look a bit

Freda in Michigannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820614829617979835.post-47820590294312305992010-02-02T12:05:00.004-05:002010-02-02T12:12:15.847-05:00

Finally finishing up some of the Monster Truck Show pages from last years show...going back to school sure has put a crimp in my scrapping time...LOL Luckily it will be over soon...just a few odds and ends to finish up this fall then I'll have earned my certificate in graphic design..I'll be spending the summer working on my internship which will be creating files and setting up my website to

Freda in Michigannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820614829617979835.post-5011650445479334762010-02-02T11:38:00.007-05:002010-02-02T12:03:07.552-05:00

School is winding down a bit and doesn't seem to be as time-consuming this semester (yet...LOL) so I thought I would update my blog with a couple of tutorials that were requested when I put my "From My Kitchen" recipe pages up on the cricut message board...figured I should post them here since I applied to be on a design team and I hope they stop by to see some of my work. Click here to

Freda in Michigannoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820614829617979835.post-24586049119587869322009-04-19T17:29:00.003-04:002009-04-19T17:46:33.866-04:00

Here's my 2-page layout from the Monster Truck show...As I was taking the picture of the kids in the tires I knew I had to make a giant 2-page layout with the kids in the center of the wheels, still need to do a little more work and journalling, but I love the way it came out...Here's another layout in the Monster Truck Series. Connor was soooo excited and full of energy that the had to wrestle

Freda in Michigannoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820614829617979835.post-62081154468833504162009-04-10T22:02:00.003-04:002009-04-10T22:12:19.036-04:00

Here's a layout I whipped together fairly quickly today while waiting for my hubby to get home so we could go out...(he was late-of course-so I finished it...LOL)I saw a video on YouTube that showed this being made so I tried to do it exactly as they did (different colors...but same concepts). This was made with cuts from the Graphically Speaking cartridge. I must say I had a hard time not "

Freda in Michigannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820614829617979835.post-82242780417487785052009-04-05T14:06:00.003-04:002009-04-05T14:12:47.807-04:00

I whipped this layout up this morning after my grandson spent the night with us...he wouldn't ride the tricycle and bicycle last year, but seemed pretty amused by them this year. He'll be 4 years old this month and has finally decided he wants to ride a bike...LOLThe bike and New Wheels came from a pattern I purchased at visualdesignsbychris.com . She makes the most adorable patterns for diecut

Freda in Michigannoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820614829617979835.post-46628038464674152272009-04-03T15:53:00.005-04:002009-04-03T16:03:19.622-04:00

Just a few more things that I finished up for some swaps...I'm getting ready to go back to school so I wanted to have my commitments done as far in advance as I can...I've only got 1 swap each month through the end of the year to work on so I should be able to get them pretty close to done by the time school rolls around...thanks for stopping by and taking a look around..Freda

Freda in Michigannoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820614829617979835.post-83715995155766882212009-03-26T09:34:00.002-04:002009-03-26T09:37:12.969-04:00

This guy "Cricut Dan" has an interesting theory on how to condition your mat so you don't have the "Dirty Mat" syndrome....Pretty interesting-I'll have to try it the next time I have a new mat.http://cricutdan.blogspot.com/2008/09/mat-conditioning.htmlFreda

Freda in Michigannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820614829617979835.post-15932753042048053762009-03-22T10:38:00.012-04:002009-03-22T21:01:48.909-04:00

I'm almost done with my recipe swap list so maybe soon I'll have something more to share with you besides recipes..LOL This one is for a Zoo Animal SwapI've had a couple of questions as to what I do with the paper piecings I make after I'm done with them so I thought I'd include this one so you can see what I did with the paper piecing after making it.Hope to get a few pages done soon for my

Freda in Michigannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820614829617979835.post-50443016879455658292009-03-20T07:14:00.001-04:002009-03-20T07:16:33.159-04:00

Well, Brother Ayers never did contact me so I am pulling another name out of the bucket......the lucky winner of the blog candy is Jen J!!!!!Congratulations Jen...Freda

Freda in Michigannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820614829617979835.post-63115640537344048472009-03-16T17:15:00.004-04:002009-03-16T18:01:23.234-04:00

Brother Robert Ayers...if you stop by here please email me at threadluvr@yahoo.com so I can get your prizes to you. I'll give you till Friday then I'll draw another winner for the blog candy contest I had.... Here's the recipe tin that I've been wanting to get working on...I like how it turned out. Won't quite handle the half-pint sized pages, but maybe with a little trimming...LOLKeep

Freda in Michigannoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820614829617979835.post-87961884890784003522009-03-16T11:53:00.004-04:002009-03-16T12:12:03.650-04:00

Brother Robert Ayers...Thank you so much for your kind comments, I'm sure that your wife will enjoy her goodies...hope they help her with her recipe scrapbook. Look for an email from me and I'll get the items right out to you.And an extra special mention goes out to Bonnie...she is the only one that responded to my blog without being told it was updated...there will be a small appreciation

Freda in Michigannoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820614829617979835.post-45206432523801814182009-03-11T08:32:00.005-04:002009-03-11T12:41:50.882-04:00

A group I'm on is doing a "Food Embellies" swap, here area couple of pics of my "embellies" that I've been working on lately scroll down to see some more samples I posted last week...I'll be using some of these ideas for that swap... I'm going to use this popcorn box for a "Snack Swap" This is my Summer Drink Swap for the WS group. I started working on this yesterday...those ice cubes are a pain

Freda in Michigannoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820614829617979835.post-16695705235062751552009-03-08T12:42:00.008-04:002009-03-08T13:02:15.659-04:00

These are a couple paper piecings that I have been working on this week to adorn my recipe pages for future swaps... I've made an extra of each of these...if you would like to be entered into a drawing for them leave me a comment and be sure to include your email so that I can contact you off list for your snail mail addy....I'm just indulging my curiosity here to see if anyone actually reads

Freda in Michigannoreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820614829617979835.post-13235855049609204512009-02-23T10:16:00.016-05:002009-02-23T16:49:37.345-05:00

Seems like I've been so busy making swap items that I haven't had time to update my blog or scrap. I'm going to be cutting back on the amount of swaps I'm participating in so that I can get back to making things for me and my books...LOLSince I have a large file cabinet full of swap items just waiting to be put in books I figured I'd participate in more"recipe" card swaps...here are a few of them

Freda in Michigannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820614829617979835.post-54319977502234964962008-11-20T10:04:00.003-05:002008-11-20T10:11:23.903-05:00

Just after I worked on the recipe tin my daughter called and asked me to write down some of my versions of recipes for her birthday....what a perfect way to package those recipes...LOL So I have finished decorating and have created dividers for the tin, there are also a couple of 4x6 recipes that I did for swaps in there...I'm working on my recipes this weekend...I hope she likes it.Freda

Freda in Michigannoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820614829617979835.post-44883103986422691322008-10-26T08:35:00.011-04:002008-10-26T10:19:00.313-04:00

Here are a few samples of Recipe Cards that I have made for swaps recently....I'm wanting to join a recipe swap group that a friend of mine belongs to so I thought I'd post a few samples in case they stopped by for a look at my work... While I'm at it...I went to a crop last night so I thought I'd include some pics of the Recipe Tin I'm working on for a Christmas Present...the way it's shaping up

Freda in Michigannoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820614829617979835.post-22126493432198317312008-10-11T08:51:00.004-04:002008-10-11T08:54:34.331-04:00

Bet you wish you had a head of hair like them...LOL These are the new releases from the MyScrapChick collection. Faces and hair are printed and handcut, body parts are cut on the Cricut.

Freda in Michigannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820614829617979835.post-81539819050459863162008-10-11T08:47:00.003-04:002008-10-11T08:50:53.588-04:00

Just thought I would share my newest paper piecing...hot off the cutter this morning.The gingerbread house from the MyScrapChick gingerbread collection...isn't it sweet with its' glittery snow on the roof and chimney, whispy smoke and microbeaded gumdrop bushes...makes them look like sugar coated...LOL

Freda in Michigannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820614829617979835.post-79983771619990350092008-10-06T09:25:00.007-04:002008-10-06T09:40:56.738-04:00

I bought these paper piecing files for SCAL and put these two together this morning...aren't they adorable? I'm going to do the pre-school's monthly reading bulletin board with these for the month of December...then each kid will get gingerbread diecuts and frosting splats to write their books on...should be a really interesting board....LOLSorry I can't share the file with you (copywrite laws)

Freda in Michigannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820614829617979835.post-62391902984406487052008-10-04T08:54:00.004-04:002008-10-04T09:16:06.772-04:00

Here's my first cut out with the new SCAL Program....Can't wait to learn how to use Inkscape so that I can cut more than letters...Download File: Happy Halloween TitleDownload Free Font I used: SF Gushing Meadow SC

Freda in Michigannoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820614829617979835.post-77437897836709912192008-10-02T09:25:00.014-04:002008-10-02T09:57:04.926-04:00

I'm finally getting some use out of that Bind-it-allI bought almost a year ago...Here is another wordbook that I've been working on...I need add a few more decorations and pics to finish it up,But I think it is turning out okay...Did find a defect in the DS software or the Pooh Font Cartridge while making this, I'm stillwaiting for the tech guy to call me back because theexplaination I received

Freda in Michigannoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820614829617979835.post-70372732879701669892008-09-29T16:08:00.009-04:002008-09-29T16:21:10.687-04:00

I decided to create a wordbook for Halloween to share with you. This blog seems to be moving a bit slow, I'm not sure how everyone else does it, but maybe soon I'll get the hang of things and be able to start sharing more with you. File download link: Halloween Word Book

Freda in Michigannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8820614829617979835.post-22106643206844680432008-09-24T15:59:00.011-04:002008-09-24T23:30:50.729-04:00

Figured everyone else is doing it, so I might just as well jump in with both feet too and make a blog of my own. (How many times did my mom warn me about not doing it because everyone else was....LOL)I consider myself a "Jack of all trades-Master of none" when it comes to crafting. I have a wide variety of things that I love to dabble in; cooking, gardening, canning, sewing, quilting, photography

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