Scripture vinyl saying - Alma 53:20

I did this for a young mans room...it was about 24 X 24 inches . You can always click on the picture to make it bigger. Used stone script and plantin schoolbook catridges.

Vinyl Halloween decorations 2009 using the cricut

Here is what I put on my windows this year using vinyl and my cricut. Cartridges I used were blackletter, cuttin up, opposites attract, and paper dolls. My daughter drew the haunted house on the door and the ghosts and pumpkins on the big window. :) Gotta love vinyl!

Football - Pep Rally Treat 2009

This is what I came up for this year's pep rally treat. I found the drinks and trail mix at Wal-mart.
It came together really fast. To see last year's pep rally treat you can click
here.

Sorry that the pictures are a little out of focus...camera was not agreeing with me. On the back of the slip I had the information for the game.

The Laundry Room...loads of fun - vinyl wall saying

My sister-in-law, who happens to also be named Natalie :) has this saying in her laundry room and I liked it so much I re-created it. I used plantin schoolbook and jasmine cartridges.

Speak kind words, reveive kind echoes...newest vinyl wall saying

My sweet friend, Kristen, told me this thought months ago and it has helped me so much in my life. I finally got it up on the wall. Thanks Kristen.

Font used: Scriptina

I added this last picture..because it included a "blue-bird". Many of my friends know what this signifies..."wishing you all bluebirds everyday."

Note: If you want to know the story...let me know. :)

Vinyl on metal, tile and wood

These are just a few that I have done for people, for lessons and for FUN.

Cricut cartridges used: Cursive, Plantin schoolbook, stone script and calligraphy

Teacher appreciation gifts using homemade JAM

Here are some simple "Thank you" gifts for teachers. I made strawberry jam and then I just used flowers, buttons and ribbon to decorate the lid of the jam. I cut out a flower tag on my cricut...I believe it was the Georges Cartridge. Then I wrote, "Thank you for being so Berry Sweet to me." And then had my daughter sign her name on the other side. The teachers LOVED it. My daughter had 4 pre-school teachers...so, I just did it for all of them. I say it was easy because the freezer jam was already made. I always make some smaller jars of jam .. to give away.

1 Timothy 4:12 - Poster for Young Women's

I made this for Young Women's to help the girls memorize the scripture and theme this year. I used STONE SCRIPT cartridge and I found the flowers at Roberts. I loved this GOLD vinyl I found.

Baby Shower Invite - GIRL

My youngest...but tallest :) sister is having a baby in October and these are the invitations that I made for her baby shower. I LOVE the WILD CARD cartridge. I just selected paper and then choose the size using my Design studio on the computer and the Cricut cut them out. SO CUTE!! I then used the cuttlebug "You're Invited" embossing folder. And then inked the edges and added ribbon. They were really FUN!!!

10 commandments of Baseball in vinyl

I did this recently for someone who was hanging in a newly dedicated baseball park. Just click on it to see it LARGER. :) This one took a lot longer to do ...just because of the small letters...but, it was fun.

Catridges used: Street Sign

Newest Wall sayings - Teenage girls' room

Here are some sayings I recently did for a teenagers room. She actually picked the quotes...which I think are Fantastic. I don't know why some of them look blurry, you can click on them to see them larger and clear. :)

Cartridges used: Lyrical letters, stone script plantin schoolbook, calligraphy

Name Boards using vinyl and CRICUT

I have had so much fun doing name boards for a baby and wedding gifts. Especially because one was for my sister :) who is having a girl and one was for my nephew. I copied my sister's board that she did for my brother's wedding. Thanks for the stain too Laurel. Here are a few I have done the last few months. It is so much fun to match the colors of the babies rooms'.

Cartridges used: Lyrical letters, calligraphy and plantin schoolbook

Ribbon found at Hobby Lobby and Wal-mart

Flowers at Wal-mart and Roberts

School Projects with vinyl lettering

Last spring my twins were in 5th grade and required to come up with a state float. My boy chose Colorado....because of football and the Denver broncos. My girl chose Tennessee....so that she could make Dollywood. :)









This is the cheerleading outfit my daughter wore for her first Halloween. We used rubber bands and bungee her on the back of the float.

Cricut cartridges used: street sign, lyrical letters and plantin schoolbook

Customized Lil coupe Car

I was so excited to do this for our baby girl. All she wanted for her 2nd birthday was a car. I wanted to make it look different because there are a few of the same cars in our circle. Little Tikes is doing their 30 year anniversary and so this car came with eyeballs ... too cute. So, here is her custom FLOWER POWER Princess Car! I also added blue eyes and eyelashes!! TOO FUN!
Cup Holder













Custom License Plate

Star Student of the Month

I love cricut for these kind of things. Here is the Star student of the week poster I did for my daughter. I used Lyrical letters for the name and georges basic shapes cartridge for the stars. This is came together really quick and I like that I have her favorite things down for the year!

Wedding Banner

This is the first banner and biggest project I have done with vinyl. I was not able to cut out something this big on my cricut. The banner is 4 x6 feet. Luckily, I know someone with a bigger machine and she was so great to help me and cut this out :)!! THanks KRISTIN!!! My sister and I put it on the banner ... it was so much fun and I think it turned out great. Thanks Shari again for your late night help and for finding the image for the dancing couple. And Kristin ... You are amazing!!!

We hung the banner by the "dance floor." The font used was Scriptina.

My sister in law is a folk dancer for BYU ... don't you think the dancing couple looks like that? They are so much fun!!!

More glass etching - Wedding shower gift

I etched these 3 pans for a "couples shower" we did for my brother and his sweet new wife!

Cricut cartridges used: Lyrical letters, home accents, calligraphy and Doodletype.

Note: You need to type the letters backwards and then use the FLIP feature on the cricut.
Just click on the picture to see it larger. :)

Wedding Sign-in book

These last few weeks have been so busy...but, so much fun. I created a wedding sign-in book for my neice, but forgot to take pictures. It turned out great. Her colors were plum, sage green and black and silver. My brother was getting married a week after her and so I thought it would be fun to create one for them. Their colors were coral and peach. I had it at the luncheon and everyone was able to sign it. You can just click on the picture to see it larger. Special thanks to my sister Shari that stayed up with me to help me create and adhere!!! :)

And a HUGE thanks to my husband, Wade ...who took the great pictures and printed them out for me. :) Love you !

Families are Forever

This project was inspired by my sister, Laurel. She had an idea and together we accomplished it. She found the wood board at wood connection in Utah and then she painted it black, sanded it and stained it. Then we added the vinyl. It was a gift for my brother that just got married last weekend. They loved it! Good job Laurel!!

Note: Cricut cartridges used were plantin schoolbook and calligraphy

Teacher Appreciation 2009 - TREASURE THEME

This year our Elementary chose HOLLYWOOD WEEK for a theme and so I went along those lines with the movie National Treasure. I decorated the door and said, "Mrs. AUlt is our NATIONAL TREASURE." On the door I copied The Declaration of Independence onto cream cardstock and then I wadded the paper up into a ball a few time , burnt the edges and chalked and inked it. For the all seeing eye and torch, I printed those off of the internet and added chalk, glitter and clear, liquid dimensional embellishment called glossy Accents. Then I put together a scrapbook that contained pictures of the class, a sheet filled out by all the students... The top 10 things I TREASURE about Mrs. Ault and also a thank you note from the parents. Then I found a small treasure chest and made a satin pillow and filled it with gold dollar presidential coins. I just picked them up at a local credit union. Here are some pictures of what it looked like. Just click on the picture to see it larger. :)











I also included some of her favorite quotes in the book, such as "To teach is to touch a life forever."

Teacher Appreciation Gift

I found a wonderful idea for a teacher gift here. This is what we gave to her for "Wonderful Words Wednesday." I got the board from Roberts crafts. Next time I will just have my husband cut them out. :) I used the Alphalicious and Stone Script cartridges. And light tan paint. Just click on the picture to get a closer look.

The quote says: "To the world you may be one person,
but to one person you may be the world."

Glass Etching - First Try

Finished Project

My husband and I had seen a commercial using the cricut and glass etching cream and so we decided to get some and try it. Today was my first attempt and it was a quick and easy project. Here are some simple steps to try.

1. Cut out a design on the cricut. Now I just cut it out normal not reversed, so if you look at the bottom of my pan it reads TYCKSEN. If you look from the top it is backwards. So, that just is something I will try different next time. You will need to reverse and FLIP the letters. :)

2. Place stencil you just made from the cricut onto the glass. I found that using transfer tape, helped it go quicker.

3. Brush on etching cream according to directions, which is brush it on left to right and top to bottom, be careful not to get etching cream anywhere else...besides your stencil.

4. Let sit 3-5 minutes and wash off with tap water. Thouroughly wash off all the cream.

5. Peel off vinyl and clean with glass cleaner. When it gets wet it looks like it did not work, but, it quickly dries....and there you go. I have included a few pics.

I bought the cream at Roberts. You can find it at any craft store.
Note: I have read that you can also use contact paper for stencils.
Cricut catridges used: Doodletype and Home Accents.

Wall Sayings

These are a few sayings my daughter wanted in her room. We put one above her dresser and the other above her desk.

Note: cricut cartridges used were plantin schoolbook, jasmine and stone script

Bridal Shower Gift - bed tray using vinyl lettering

I think it is fun to give a gift that you normally wouldn't buy, hence, the bed tray. I have given them often, but, this is the first one with vinyl lettering. I love the saying, "We don't remember days, we remember moments." My sisters and I were putting together a basket of goodies for a kitchen shower for our sweet new sister-in-law to be. So, we grabbed a cute basket and added hot pads, a muffin tin, muffin mixes, a candle warmer and scents , lotsa tissue paper and a fun picture of the happy couple. It turned out great! Thanks to my sisters for their help. :)

Note: Used the home accents and stone script cricut cartridges

I was featured on another blog...too fun!

This is a first for me and it was very fun. Laurie from TIP JUNKIE was featuring teacher appreciation doors and mine was on there. You can find her posthere. You can see my original post here. I didn't even have to submit anything...she found me. What a small world. Anyway, I love her little button above that says, "I was featured." What an unexpected surprise. Thanks Laurie!!

Happy Birthday cards with cuttlebug

My sister sent me copies of these cards that I did ...see previous post on January 23, 2009. Thanks for the picture sis!

LOVE block

My friend Robyn came up with this design and even cut out the wood :). She is so creative. The only thing I changed was I added some hearts on the front. I haven't painted anything for awhile and this was quite fun and simple. My kids even wanted to help and so they painted a little. Calligraphy cartridge was used for the LOVE.

Thanks so much Robyn!

Birthday Party Invites

Birthday invites are always fun and definately a lot quicker with the "Wild Card" cartridge. The first one was made for a birthday that had a Wii theme.It is meant to resemble a Wii wheel. I cut the circle card from using the wild card cartridge and then I cut the blus circle and the Wii from vinyl. For the circle I used the George cartridge.

The second one is much more bright. The colors are lime green and deep hot pink. I stamped the "You're invited" with white versamark and the used lime green embossing powder and heat embossed it. I also inked around the edges of the white cardstock and heat embossed those edges also in green embossing powder. Just click on the picture to get a closer look :). I used the "wild card" cricut cartridge on both invites. Can I just say I LOVE the wild card cartridge. It is perfect for quick cards, and it also has the envelope to match! I LOVE IT!!!!

Fun Get well card

This is a card I made for my daughters birthday party a few years ago and then I thought it would make a cute get well card. I made the ladybug by punching out 2 - 1 1/2 " circles (one black and one red). Cut the red cirle almost in half, pull it apart slightly and add to the black circle. Add brads for spots.

Note: I don't know why it looks a little blurry by the words, if you click on it you can see it better and it is clear :)

Thank you cards

These colors and patterns of these cards were inspired by a card my by amazing and talented friend, Natalie. She makes the most beautiful cards and I loved the colors so much...I made some different cards with her color scheme. Thanks Natalie...you are the best!

Happy Birthday

These cards were simple to make. I actually did about 6 colors in all, but only have pictures of 3. I used my cuttlebug and the happy birthday embossing folder. Inked the cards and added ribbon. I also did white cards inked and accented in orange, lime green and torquoise blue.
Note: I lined up the square for the present to match the background.

Princess Birthday Invite

I have not made cards for awhile, so this was especially fun. I made these for my 4 yr olds Princess Tea Party. I used the Wild Card cartridge...which is wonderful, cuts out the invite and the envelope. I embossed the invite with the cuttlebug folder Princesses. I used violet ink and inked all the edges and then tied the envelope shut with ribbon. I love purple and so does my 4 yr old.

Great saying!

THis is one of my friends favorite sayings...so I put it on a tile for her. I used the stone script and plantin schoolbook cartridges.

Baptism frame w/vinyl lettering

We just had a baptism and I added some vinyl lettering to a white mat (that came with the frame). I really like how it turned out. I used two of my favorite cartridges: stone script and home accents. I got this idea from my dear friend Janae, she had seen something similar done. Thanks Janae!

Name tile

I helped a friend make some gifts for her family...they turned out good. I used the plantin schoolbook, jasmine and home accents cartridges.

Dress-up box

I made a quick and fun dress-up box with a plastic container and some vinyl lettering. It doesn't show it, but I put castles on the side. I used the stone script, paper dolls and alphalicious cartridges.

Find Joy in the Journey - Tile saying

I made this for my sister in law for Christmas. I love this saying. I enjoyed the talk that was given by our prophet, President Monson. You can find the talk here.

I used black vinyl and the cricut fonts: stone script, home accents, and plantin schoolbook

Winner's Choice!

Here is a picture of what one of the winners of my giveaway choose for their vinyl saying. What a great choice! I firmly believe every word!!

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!! May it be filled with warm and wonderful memories!!

Note: Stone script font used on cricut

Come what may, and LOVE it!

This saying comes from a talk that Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin gave during General Conference in October. It is something his mom told him when he came home from a dissappointing football game. She told him, "Well Joseph, come what may, and love it!" It was a saying he lived by and it continues to now help us in our day! You can find the entire talk here.
This was the first tile I have ever done with vinyl. I think it turned out great! I love it...now to decide where to put it? :) But, that is always fun.

I used the Cricut and the stone script and home accents cartridges.

How to make a quick palm tree

We had a daddy/daughter party for our 8-11 year old girls and their special guy in their life.
Here is a picture of a simple way to make a palm tree. I found the idea on the internet a few years ago, but I cannot find the source.
You get an empty carpet tube. I had one and cut it in 1/2 and made 2 palm trees. You then take brown lunch sacks, cut off the bottom and put them on the tube...and scrunch them together. Makes the trunk.
The top you can do 3 different ways:

• fake fern in the top (easiest) ~ Thank you Shelly for the use of your plants :)
  
• Cut leaves from butcher paper and put a flower wire behind each leaf and then place it in the top with floral foam ..not sure if it is called that. This is great if your trees are against a wall...because you can staple or tape some of the leaves to the wall.
  
• Last, take a green umbrella and put it in the top, or take the material off the umbrella and put leaves cut out of paper on the frame of the umbrella.

I have tried the first 2 and they have turned out great, inexpensive too.

Health, Peace and Sweet Content - Holiday Card

This is not my typical holiday card, but I wanted to make a card with white and blue. I started it and got the white card embossed and the blue strip done.. and then I was stuck...and then I found this sketch on another blog. And it helped me out, thank you for the sketch Robin. I also found a quote by Shakespeare that I liked it states: "Health, Peace and Sweet content be yours." I think that is very appropriate for this season and always...I wish you all, Health, Peace and sweet content. Have a happy day.

Note: I embossed the white using the dots embossing folder on the cuttlebug, Just my type embossing border on the blue, added some green ribbon and chalk.

WINNERS!!

I decided to have 2 winners per category. Thank you to my oldest for helping me with the drawing.

Winners Are:

Vinyl Saying: Sheila and Kierstin W.

Frames: Lori and Sharon

Cards: Julie and Cheryl

Sheila and Kierstin, you can leave a comment or email me at ntycksen@finishwork.com
Tell me the saying, color and if you want it print or fancy. You can pick the font by looking at my category, vinyl lettering.

I will mail or bring the other items around. Thanks for playing, that was fun.

***For those who didn't win, I will be doing more giveaways in the future.

Have a happy day!

Giveaway !!

HAPPY NOVEMBER! I am thankful for all my family and friends :)!!

I have friends that blog that have done giveaways and I thought it might be fun to have a giveaway when my counter hits 1000. Here are some of the items I will be giving away. Just leave me a comment and what you would like to be entered in. When my counter hits 1000..I will print out the comments and draw out the winners! Have fun and feel free to tell your friends!! I will close the giveaway on Saturday, 11:59 p.m. November 8th.


1. Vinyl Saying 12 X 24

* You can pick the name or saying. The colors I have are black, brown or beige.
Here are some examples: You can also click on vinyl lettering to see different ideas and fonts.










2. & 3. My mind's Eye - This & That scrapbooking frames, 2 sets of 10.




4. 1 set of 5 handmade cards: 1 birthday, 2 thank you, 1 blank, 1 sympathy/get well...comes with envelopes. (Photo not included)

Remember: Leave a comment and that will enter you in the drawing!

Have a great day!

Fall card

This is a card I made for card club last Thanksgiving. I had this gorgeous paper and I just wadded it up into a ball, about 5 times...to make it look crinkled and soft. I used cork board. a leaf brad and leaf.

Kids Dyno-mite birthday card

This card I made about a year ago and I needed to make some more, so I changed just one thing on it. The paper behind the dinosaur, I embossed with my cuttlebug and the swiss dots folder. The words I did on the computer and printed it out. The dinosaur is a sticker by Provo craft. You can find them at Roberts.

Kids birthday waterfall card

Here is used the same colors of the previous birthday card and made a waterfall card.

Kids birthday card

This was one of my favorite kids' birthday cards to make. I found these frogs at Roberts and then I cut the tags using the George and Basic Shapes Cricut cartridge and I used blue and green ink on the inside. I used sheer lime green and white polka dot ribbon that you can find at Michaels, Roberts and Wal-Mart.

Waterfall Cards

My sister found these on the internet and told me how fun they were to make. I agree! They are really fun to make and even more fun to give. You can find the instructions here.
As you pull the tab down...each square says something. This one says, Thank you so much.

Butterfly card

This card I copied from an idea that I saw on the Cricut Message Board. The original creator is Stampin Meg, you can see her card here. Thanks for the great idea! I did this card for a blank card theme. I used the Home accents cartridge for the butterfly.

Get well card

This card I used a card "recipe" from the magazine "Joy of card making." It has pockets and you sew up the sides on your sewing machine. It was a lot of fun to make. I did this card while I was pregnant with Chloe, so a few years ago. It is still one of my favorites. It took a bit longer, but, I just did it in steps. I love this card.