How To: Easter Basket Tags w/ Cricut Joy

 Hey Y'all!

Can you believe Easter is this weekend?! Time flies!

Today we'll be making these simple Easter Basket Tags, using the Cricut Joy.

Supplies:

Cricut Joy & Standard Grip Mat

Access Easter Editable Images:

#M4732AE41

#M44EA7DF2

Cricut Joy Pens:

Metallic Marker 1.0 Blue

Gel Pen 1.0 Teal

Cardstock (Mine is Martha Stewart)

How-to:

1) Open up Design Space. Make sure your Joy is paired with the device you're using.

Design Space How-To Series-

Part One of 5!

http://craftinwifescreations.blogspot.com/2022/12/how-to-cricut-design-space-on-pc-android.html

2) Choose your images. (I've left the DS image number to the two I used here above, in the Supplies section.)

3) Un-Group the image, and edit the text to your needs.

4) Switch the operation type on the lettering to DRAW.

5) Attach the drawn text to the cut egg.

6) Here's where I color sync the eggs, but in the end it didn't matter. I went back to edit the text on "emerald" and it changed the operation type back to cut. You'll see my mess up soon.

7) Size the egg to fit on the Joy mat.

8) We're cutting on mat.

9) I selected 80lb cardstock for mine, but if you're using something else you may need a different setting.

10) Ready to go!

11) Load order, and mat prep.

Prep mat 2!

Thought it was odd it didn't ask for the pen first, but paid no attention to the fact that it had changed to cut.

Fixing my mistake for attempt #2.

12) Follow on screen prompts. Cricut will guide you through the pen to blade switch and unloading your finished product!

Yay, you're done!

The finish screen.

Finished Product!

See the "cut" mess/mistake/fail? Happens to all of us.

For fun, A few in progress pics:

Mini Video:

What are you creating for Easter? Let me know in the comments below!

Have a great day,

Craftin' Wife

April Blog Schedule

 Hey Y'all!

It's officially Spring, and NE Tennessee isn't missing out on bringing that in with rain showers.

Here's this month's blog schedule:

If there's any topic, hot-to, or review you'd like to see covered leave your suggestion in the comments below!

April:

3rd Mon~ Cricut Joy Easter Project TBD

5th Wed~ March Looks

7th Fri~ Update: What are WE up to?

10th Mon~ I Got A Cricut Joy... My Thoughts & Review

12th Wed~ Sesame Street (Wet 'n Wild) Review

14th Fri~  Health Update/ Appt.

17th Mon~ How To: Gift Boxes (Paper Crafting)

19th Wed~ Dresser/Clothes Clean Out & Organize

21 Fri~ Travel Plans?? Our Late Spring/Early Summer Plans

24th Mon~ How To: Cricut Water Color Markers

26th Wed~ May Everyday Shelf/ April Review

28th Fri~ BOOKS!

May:

1st Mon~ May Blog Schedule

3rd Wed~ April Looks

5th Fri~ Basement... Progress???

8th Mon~ How TO: Cricut Design Space Updates/ Refresher Part 1 of 2

10th Wed~ Get Ready With Me!

12th Fri~ What I'm Working On (Crafty)

15th Mon~ How To: Leather Keychains (w/ Dollar Tree Leather)

17th Wed~ Current Beauty Favorites

19th Fri~ One Month 'til My 41st Birthday!!

22nd Mon~ How TO: Cricut Design Space Updates/ Refresher Part 2 of 2

24th Wed~ Get Un Ready With Me

26th Fri~ Books!

29th Mon~ My Current Craft Must Haves

31st Wed~ June Everyday Shelf

June:

2nd Fri~ Blog Sched.

5th Mon~ How TO: Infusible Ink Markers

7th Wed~ May Looks

FUN FRIDAY:

Have a great day,

Craftin' Wife

April Everyday Makeup Shelf & March Mini Review

 Hey Y'all!

Last months shelf:

http://craftinwifescreations.blogspot.com/2023/02/march-everyday-makeup-shelf-feb-mini.html

I really enjoyed both Norvina palettes, all the shadows I tried were very pigmented, and blended pretty well. The glitter shades were a bit more difficult to work with that others, but still easier than other brands glitter/shimmer shades.

As previously mentioned in another blog, the mascara was dried out, so I didn't get to try it out. Bummer!

I like the e.l.f. spray, and it does seem to add a bit of moisturizing. I wouldn't use it over makeup, but it seemed to preform fine underneath. (I did mostly use it after I had removed my makeup, or on days I didn't wear any.)

What I pulled for April:

Mostly this-  https://www.wetnwildbeauty.com/product-category/collections/sesame-street-collection/#

I've yet to try anything but the lip scrub (which I really like) and the lip mask (which is ok at best).

The Glamlite Icee Palettes I pulled just 'cause. We'll see how often I use them this month...

I pulled all the Sesame Street lip products, and then decided I'd want a nude too, so I kept this ColourPop lipstick from last month. I can see needing to occasionally grab something else here too.

I'm going to see if the Big Bird Banana powder is enough or if I'll need a foundation too...

Overview!

What's in your makeup case? Trying anything new? Let me know in the comments below!

Have a great day,

Craftin' Wife

What I'm Working On (Crafty)

 Hey Y'all!

Last months blog:

http://craftinwifescreations.blogspot.com/2023/02/what-im-working-on-crafts.html

You can always check out what I'm doing on TikTok as well:

https://www.tiktok.com/@craftinwife

Here's a few recent projects:

There were a few I either forgot to photograph, or I accidently deleted once I posted elsewhere...

Above:

Logo for our new YouTube travel/road trip/ adventure channel. It's brand new, and we've yet to post any videos.

Below:

Banner for the channel page.

Shirts:

Fail:

I followed the directions, so I don't know what went wrong here. My best guess is the shirt was pretreated with something that reacted with the adhesive in the transfer.

Social Media Mentions:

New goimagine/FB:

To be posted tomorrow!

Which is your favorite? Let me know in the comments below!

Have a great day,

Craftin' Wife

Books! What I've Read This Month

 Hey Y'all!

Whatcha reading?

Here's the last two book blogs to catch you up:

https://craftinwifescreations.blogspot.com/2023/02/books-what-ive-read-this-month.html

https://craftinwifescreations.blogspot.com/2023/01/books-what-im-currently-reading.html

Not pictured-

So, I did finish the Orphan Train Trilogy, and it was heavily Christian themed and a bit preachy, but the stories were good. The second book (All My Tomorrows) was my favorite of the three, I did take awhile to pick it up after finishing the first, and I have just finished the third (Whispers in the Wind). I liked that the stories were based on the true Orphan Train that existed, but I'm sure there were less happy endings IRL. If your into historical/Christian books then these may be for you, otherwise it's a skippable trilogy.  It's very obviously written by two people. At times it doesn't flow  very easily, making it a bit hard to stay engaged with all the characters/storylines. The Christian theme is a bit preachy at times, but not enough that I quit reading it, though I did skip around a bit, especially by the time I got to book three. 

I've taken to reading the local Business Newspaper when I can pick it up, it's not exactly what I though it'd be, more everything than business focused IMO, but it's a free publication.

The Tennessee Magazine is a monthly flip through. Sometimes there's a few interesting (local interest) articles, and they have an events page I always skim.

Women's Health, looks like- if I'm reading it right, it will expire in September. However it's expired before and just keeps coming. I do always skim through it, however it's more advertisement than substance.

Unusual Suspects- A collection of short stories: From video game characters seeking civil rights and a cave dragon loan shark pondering an investment, to Santa Claus's Australian vacation and an enemy of Sam Spade's out for revenge--plus visits to the Nightside and Sookie Stackhouse's hometown-- these stories will take readers around the world on a magical mystery tour.

his follow-up to Powers of Detection (2006) breaks no new ground, but offers 12 stories with enough well-paced variety to keep readers happy. In Charlaine Harris's notable Sookie Stackhouse tale, "Lucky," one insurance agent's good luck makes him a target. A "resurrected" Humphrey Bogart is murdered in Carole Nelson Douglas's "Bogieman" while Santa Claus investigates the murder of an elf in John Straley's "Weight of the World." On the lighter side, a divorcee gets used to a menagerie of ghostly housemates in Sharon Shinn's "The House of Seven Spirits" and a young woman confronts a cave dragon turned loan shark to solve her father's disappearance in Laura Anne Gilman's "Illumination." Strong tales outnumber the weaker ones by a considerable margin and will satisfy fans of both genres. (Dec.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved

—Publishers Weekly

I'm half way through the book, and I read all the Sookie Stackhouse books, and really liked them, but this short feels like information we already knew- still a good read, but wasn't necessarily a new story. I couldn't get into the Bogieman story, so I only read about 4 pages of it. The House of Seven Spirits was really good, and I enjoyed figure out what exactly happened along with our main character. (The story is similar to the BBC show Ghosts, which I also really liked. I haven't watched the American version.) I also skimmed another story, as I found I didn't care enough about the character to figure out who done it...

That puts me roughly half way through the book, and I'm excited to finish! Overall I've liked the book, however I'm finding short stories from multiple authors may not be for me. 

FUN FRIDAY:

Here's a picture of my current TBR pile....

These are in no particular order, and I haven't picked out a next book yet... Suggestions? Have you read any of these? Let me know in the comments below!

Have a great day,

Craftin' Wife