Java Jen Creations

I EDITED MY LABELS ON THIS POST TODAY BUT THE ORIGINAL DATE OF THIS POST WAS NOVEMBER OF 2010. Winter here in Texas is not at all like winters in Ohio where we moved from! No snow here but I have plenty of wintry pics to choose from to put in this mini!  I started with a 5x7 book that I made with my bind-it-all. I really like using the clear covers and black pages!  All of the printed papers and die-cuts were printed and cut using my Cricut Imagine and the Mr. Frosty Imagine cartridge and my Creative Memories Cheerful Seasons cartridge. (Love this cartridge!!)  To order this cartridge, click  HERE!  Obviously, you could recreate these cuts and papers using your regular cricut and your own papers.  Now, what would a wintry album be without some glittery accents??  I used Waterfall, Star Dust and Eucalyptus Stickles to add some bling! I also used some winter rub-ons and my white gelly roll pen. Happy New Year and Happy Winter! ...

Hello everyone!! Hope you're all having a fantastic day! We are finally getting some rain here so maybe our grass will green up! Today I have a project featured over at  She's a Sassy Lady  ! If you have never been to her blog, you must check it out! There is a new, awesome project and tutorial everyday!! I created this layout using my Cricut Imagine, the Imagine More cartridge for the colors of my layers and the Baby Steps cartridge for the images.  A really wonderful feature about the Imagine is that I only need to put white paper on my mat and then choose the colors through my machine! So easy! This is a pic of the first cut showing the color I chose for this first layer and its position on the mat. The pic below is the first completed cut. The next few pics show the Imagine screens and the corresponding completed cuts. I took a picture of my Cutter Bee Tweezer bee tweezers because that is my go-to tool for adhering my die cut layers. These tweezers give me...

This is my latest creation for the  Cricut Mini Albums website .  I had a kit for this kind of album but I wrote down the dimensions and recreated my own using my Cricut!! In this album, I recorded all of the birthdays in our family so I can refer to it when I'm ready to make and send my cards!  I used Designer's Calendar for the months and the icons hanging off of the twine on each card. The icons were printed and cut on my Imagine using the Kate's Kitchen Imagine cartridge with the Designer's Calendar cartridge. I used the cricut markers on the months first, then cut them out. I really like the look this gives.  The papers used were from the K and Co. stack "Cut 'n Paste".  I used some stamps from My Pink Stamper Winter Punnies and Cornish Heritage Farms On the Desk set.  The library cards and pockets are made with Tags, Bags, Boxes and More and my Gypsy. I resized the pockets so they would better resemble a library pocket.  I can add to the cards ea...

I make pages for each month and post them on my fridge - then at the end of the month take them down and put them in my scrapbook along with the pictures that I took that month! It's a great way to chronicle the year and the pictures of everyday events and happenings have a place to be seen! This is my January page that I made using my Imagine and Mr. Frosty cartridge. I also used Designer Calendar and Creative Memories Cheerful Seasons for the title and snowflakes! I actually printed the whole sheet of snowflake paper on my Imagine! I love this print and it's great that I can print a whole sheet if I want to with my Imagine!!

My Pink Stamper has posted a challenge today to any and all who would like a shot at being on her design team! My project needed to use a favorite Cricut cartridge and the colors: pink, green and brown and another color of my choice. I used my Creative Memories Cheerful Seasons cartridge and my Imagine with the Mr. Frosty pattern cartridge and Snapshot Everyday cartridges. I am going to frame this project so I can always look at my sweet little, brand-new grandson!! The mat behind this adorable picture was printed and cut on my Imagine from the standard shapes on the Imagine and the Mr. Frosty cartridge. I really like this snowflake pattern! This is a close-up of the tree and layers from page 60 of my Creative Memories Cheerful Seasons Cricut cartridge and was cut at 3.5"H. I used Star Dust Stickles to make the "snow" on the tree look like it was glistening! Notice the "wood" paper for the tree trunk - this is a texture pattern on the Snapshot Everyday Imagine...

Since my first grandchild, a boy, was born on December 2nd, he definitely needs a first Christmas album! I used an 8x8 Piggy Tales Hide & Seek flap book for this special project! The paper and journaling boxes are from the Creative Memories Candy Cane collection. I used several cricut cartridges: Lyrical Letters, Jolly Holidays, 3 Birds on Parade, Going Places, Winter Frolic and Wall Decor & More. I also used these Imagine cartridges: Snapshot Textures, Imagine More Cards and Imagine More. I will obviously add pics when we take them at Christmas but I had to include one special pic of my little angel sitting by our tree looking so angelic!! I just love my little bundle of joy!!

Here is another mini that I made for  Cricut Mini Albums  . It was so easy to put this together using the papers, rub-ons, brads and embellishments from the November Club Ruby kit! There were so many beautiful things to choose from!! I used a blank chipboard book from Maya Road. The cartridges that I used were: 3 Birds on Parade, Fabulous Finds and George and Basic Shapes.  The tags on the binding were some Stampin' up premade tags that I had in my stash! The little thanksgiving bird was made with my Imagine using the 3 Birds on Parade cartridge.  I have so much to be thankful for so this mini will help me remember those things that are the most precious to me! I will add pictures to it later but for now, I put in some thanksgiving scriptures and quotes for inspiration! Thanks for looking and don't forget to always be thankful for the bounty that we have!