My poor lil nephew broke his arm and needed surgery to repair it, so I made him this card super simple, to represent him getting put back together again! I used the mini gel pen holder to make the bricks in the red wall and also to write a sentiment inside. He is on the mend now, all fixed up and in good spirits!
There you have it, if you don't care for your handwriting, you can write sentiments inside your cards with the mini gel pen holders!

I'm very excited on how many people have stopped by my blog and commented, and even added themselves as followers! As many of you have commented, yes I am crazy busy, but it is a good crazy busy. And being that I couldn't keep up with it all, I decided to call in some reinforcements.
Awhile ago I had an idea to try the Copics with the mini gel pen holder to see what would happen, and low and behold, they worked FANTASTIC! Only problem is I haven't had the time yet to master the Copics, so I called in the help of Samantha at Scrapmaster's Paradise to give me a hand! Not only do I love her cards, I also love what she has been doing with the Copics lately! Here is the card she came up with using the Forever Young cartridge.



Isn't it just AMAZING?? Samantha has also mentioned making a video with the mini gel pen holders and the Copics, I say we go comment on her blog and talk her into doing that video for sure!!!

I know I love a good sale, and I figure everyone else does to, so that is just what I'm going to do!!!
The PINK mini gel pen & mini Sharpie holders for the Cricut are available for $26.99 each, you can order with the paypal button on the right side of my blog!!!



And the mini gel pen & mini Sharpie holders for the Silhouette are available for $24.99 each, you can order those on the right side of my blog as well.

Here is a layout I did for Custom Crops using the mini gel pen holder for the Silhouette and colored the designs in with the Copics! They work amazing with the gel pens, now if only I was a bit better with the Copics, guess I need more practice hehe! You can see the directions and title for this layout here... Let it snow layout

Here are a few more of the shirts I've done with the Silhouette rhinestone kit! I can't stop making shirts! Thank goodness spring is here as my Ella has 5 of my long sleeved rhinestone shirts now so I can work on short sleeves lol! I've even made them for my nieces to lol!

Some more crafty stuff I've been up to!
One of my fav things to do right now is play with my rhinestone kit!! Besides making tons of shirts for my Ella, I came across this template for the Silhouette and I couldn't resist making it for my sis! She has a group of friends that get together every month to play a game called Bunko, or as some refer to it, Drunko! So this was perfect for her! Some of her friends are already jealous hehe!




My sister in law has a lot of friends having babies right now, and she always has me make them frames to send, so here are 3 that I've done in the last 2 weeks, yes, 3 of her friends had babies in the last few weeks!!!
These are the $1 frames at Michaels that I've covered with patterned paper using Mod Podge, and then embellished!

If there is one thing I love about my boy, it is his goofy sense of humor. While most boys maybe embarrassed that their mom says they have smooth moves, he loved it when I showed him! Fun kid!
Graphically Speaking is one of my fav cartridges for the Cricut, sooo many title opportunities! And so quick on the title like that, I'm ready for another just like it, hoping it is 1 of those 100 they have promised us this year!
The journaling was done with the mini gel pen holder and Plantin, look at the detail you get at such a small size!!!!

CLOSED!!!!

I used the mini gel pen holder with Design Studio and Graphically Speaking to write the words "so boy" in my title. I also used Design Studio and Graphically Speaking to draw the stars on the grunge paper, and filled them in with Stickles!
I also have a video here with instructions on how to use the holders... http://www.youtube.com/user/amyc222#p/u/3/KUwZqi_vJ3o

Woohooo! I got to go scrappin with a friend and got a few pages done! Well really, I started a bunch of pages, but I did get 2 full ones done! lol Funny how fast my Jack is growing, here is him at 6 months, and another when he is 2! He looks so little to me in these as he is almost 4 now! Oh and that is non toxic paint in those pics lol!

Pink holders are here!!!!
We decided to mix things up a bit here, and sent out some of our holders to be tickled pink!
They are available in the mini gel pen and mini Sharpie for the Cricut for $29.99 each, or both for $58, this price includes shipping. They are in stock and ready for shipping!

Little Sledder Boy wtih Chomas Creations micro Sharpie holder

Little sledder boy! For those of you who know Jack, you know he is a bundle of energy and keeps me busy, so it didn't suprise me at all when he got on the sledding hill, decided to go down by himself, and conquered the hill on the way up as well, at the whopping age of 3 1/2! That kid is something else!
Here is a page I got done, I used the ultra fine point Sharpies for the title, look at how small those snowflakes are, yet you can still see every detail! You can get the cut file for this page, as well as directions on how to make it right here on Custom Crops... Little Sledder Boy

Here is a layout using the mini gel pen holder for the Silhouette for the circle journaling and the sketch flowers as well. The title uses the mini Sharpie holder for the Silhouette on the Quickutz clear adhesive sheets for a glossy look. There are some AWESOME sketches available for download for the Silhouette that work wondefully with the holders! I can't wait for more time to play!

All 3 holders for the Cricut are on sale now for $24.99 each! You can order them to the right with paypal. All are in stock and shipping!

I am an equal opportunity enabler, so when I got my hands on the Silhouette I knew there needed to be holders for that machine as well! So here they are, the Silhouette mini gel pen (from Staples) and mini Sharpie holders! They use the same pens as the Cricut holder, so for those with both machines, no need to buy more pens! There will be samples coming with what you can do with the Silhouette and the pen holders very soon!
The holders are $29.99 for one, or $55 for both holders. This price includes shipping! There is a paypal button in the upper right corner of my blog. There is one button for the Cricut holders and one button for the Silhouette holders, so make sure you choose the right one. All holders are in stock and ready for shipping!
Here is the mini gel pen holder inside the Silhouette...





And here is the mini Sharpie holder for the Silhouette...

O-O-O who's that kid with the Oreo cookie?
Well that would be Ella, and I think more of it ended up on her face then in her mouth! I did this layout with the mini gel pen holders and SCAL 2, you can get the cut file and directions on Custom Crops right here... Oreo cookie layout

Here are all 3 of the holders I offer on this blog.
The mini gel pen holder works best on paper or cardstock and will give you very fine details. The mini gel pens offer 12 colors, they are available at all Staples and sell for $5 a pack.
The mini Sharpie offers 24 different colors and works best on glossy surfaces such as photos, clear acrylic, vinyl and more.
The micro mini Sharpie works best on the glossy surfaces as well, are available in 12 different colors and are ultra fine point so are even better with details.

A long time ago I uploaded this video on my blog... gel pen holder video but for some odd reason it has disappeared! So for those that are new here, this is a must watch!

Something about my family, I have a 15 year old daughter, Taylor, that has been living with diabetes for almost 7 years now. I would love to say we have it under control, but truth is, teenage hormones and diabetes just don't seem to mix. I will also say that I love to imagine the day there will be a cure, we often joke here about having a big bonfire and burning all the diabetes stuff in our house!!! To just be done with it, that would be amazing. But the truth is we have some hard days here, high sugars and low sugars. SCARY stuff let me tell you. Being worried all the time when Taylor leaves the house alone, I mean what if she passes out somewhere, what if no one calls me, what if... Yeah the what ifs...
So that is the story here. So when I was asked to donate some of my holders for the Crop Out Diabetes fundraiser, of course I jumped at the chance! Sara has spent an amazing amount of time for this crop, and I think it is an awesome idea! She is having an online crop where you can win prizes, participate in challenges, and did I mention win prizes? All it takes is a donation of $5 (of course you can always donate more) to get in on the fun! http://www.cropoutdiabetes.blogspot.com/ And you will have a chance to win some of my holders for the Cricut!!! Hope some of you join in! Amy

You are my sunshine... That is my Ella, always with a sweet smile, especially when she is trying to get away with something!! Gotta love her! I did this one with the Silhouette and you can get the directions and cut files on Custom crops here... You are my sunshine

My little man is obsessed with all things super hero, so of course when Superman and Batman cartridges came out for the Cricut I was all over them both!!! Now there was a problem, I had NO Superman paper for this layout (and as scrappers know, the right patterned paper is a must!) so I decided to design my own!!! I love how it turned out, and when I showed Jack he gasped and said "I love it". I don't think you can get a better compliment from a 3 1/2 year old!
All directions and the cut file for this layout are on Custom Crops here... Superman layout

Make your own patterned letters!
So I was laying in bed one night and couldn't fall asleep ( too much running through my head lately) and started to think about making my own patterns on letters with the Cricut pen holders. So the next morning I got up and made some designs to put on letters in Design Studio, and this is what I came up with! You can get the cut files and all directions on Custom Crops! Love layout
Of course those adorable kiddies are mine, taken over 3 1/2 years ago when they never sassed to each other!!!

All of the holders are in stock and ready to ship! You can email me with any questions at amyc222@yahoo.com Thanks, Amy

One for my mom, one for my mom in law, now I need to make myself one! I'm loving these artist trays from 7 Gypsies!!! My mom in law had a jar full of old Cracker Jack toys and the second I saw them I knew that some needed to come out of the jar and be put on display! So I chose the little toys that most represented my kids (notice the bull with one of Jack's pictures lol).

So I have this one enabling friend, (she will probably read this and knows who she is lol)that talked me into a Silhouette, and can I just say they have some super amazing titles!!! One of my fav Cricut carts is Graphically Speaking for the titles, so I do hope Cricut comes out with another just like it!!! These are some pages I got done with the Silhouette that I wanted to share!

I was so excited to get my hands on one of these artist trays, and knew it would be the perfect gift for my mom!!! You can get the directions on how I made this, and the cut file for Gramma as well on Custom Crops! artist tray
And here is how it turned out!!! My mom loves it!

Being that I've been going scrap crazy, I ended up with a Silhouette, and I loved this title and immediately thought of this picture to use with it! So just a fun page I did for ME ME ME!!!

Just taking a moment to wish everyone of you a Merry Christmas, a happy holiday and hoping you are having a fantastic day, today and tomorrow!

Here is a fun one for journaling all those Christmas pages! I used the gel pen holders to make the lines for the journaling boxes, then cut out the shapes! You can add any shapes you would like to the cut file! I did this one for Custom crops and you can find it here Journaling tags along with the cut files and directions!
Here is a sneak peek!

Just a heads up! Sale prices are still on! I will ship any orders I get from now on, on Monday December 28th as I will be out of town for the holidays! Have a Merry Christmas everyone! Thanks for all your support this year! Amy

Special for the holidays! The prices of the holders are going down til Monday noon, eastern time! All orders will ship Monday so you should have them in time for Christmas (no guarantees, I was told shipping is 2-4 days in the US). Last chance to get them by Christmas!
All prices are as follows and include shipping...
1 holder $23
2 holders $44
3 holders $65

And the legal stuff... This does not apply to previous orders. Again I can't guarantee Christmas delivery, but it is looking mighty good for getting them by then.

Don't everyone panic! My blog has looked the same for almost 4 years now, and for almost 2 years now I have been "thinking" about making it cuter, lol! So here is a start, now I have to figure out a few more things! Like a banner, and how to get rid of the dots that don't match and...

Just a fun card using the mini gel pen holder, Cricut Design Studio, and Wild Card!