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My little girl is turning 4.  Today she said she is a big girl and she is going to go to school on Monday.  Then my 2 year old, not to be out done by his big sister said that he is going to school on Friday.  Hey, if I had to pick a day of the week to go to school on, I sure would pick Friday :0.  I can’t believe how fast they are growing.  That is honestly why I have not been around my blog so much lately.  I did get to finish up her birthday party invites today.  She loves bowling so we are having a party at the bowling alley for her.  I made cute bowling pin invitations for her party and I thought that I would share them.

I usedCri-Kits gel pens.  I just love them. They are so easy to use and work perfect with Sure Cut’s Alot 2 or Make The Cut software.  I used the Biscotti font.  If you search my blog, you can find another post with a link to download it.  I ended up taking Bazzill Smooth Cardstock and adhered white vinyl to it.  Placed the 12×12 cardstock, vinylside downon the cutting mat.  I used a pink Cri-Kit gel pen to write out the invite in Sure Cut’s a lot 2 and then cut it out.  I know that you can’t really tell from the picture, but the white vinyl side, makes it look just like a bowling pin.  I topped it off with a couple of strips of red vinyl.  I think they turned out great. 

Here is the SVG file. I could have made it wider, the choice is yours if you want to re-size it.  I liked it this way, because it looked more like a real bowling pin. 

If you would like to continue followingmy blog, please take note that the blog name will be changing to mytimetocraft.com on 05-27-2011.

Gosh time is just flying by.  I am so happy to say that I have ordered a Black Cat 13 Inch Cougar!  While it will be a few weeks before it is back in stock and can be shipped, I am still so excited and can not wait to get this machine to play with it!   

Here are a few nested files that I have been working on.  This is an Easter Egg with 10 layers nested. 

Here is a scalloped Circle with 10 layers nested. 

Here is a half cut circle scallop with 6 nested layers. 

All of the svg files are in layers and can be turned on or off in Sure Cuts A Lot or Make The Cut!  All three are included in one zip file for download.  Have a wonderful weekend and thank you so much for stopping by my blog.

I received a link to a video on YouTube regarding Boycotting Provo Craft.  I respect everyone’s opinion whether you are for or against Provo Craft.  I for one, will not be purchasing any Provo Craft items again. I wanted to share the video and if you are so inclined, you can stop over to the Boycott Provo Craft Face book page for a visit as well.

My friend really liked the first dust cover that I made for my cricut expression so I gave it to her and made another one for myself.  As I mentioned yesterday I was able to organize my craft area and cleared a spot for my cricut on my desk.  I forgot to post the picture so here it is.

The fabric was a jelly roll that I bought at Joann’s. I love how it turned out and it looks cool sitting out on my desk.

Hello Everyone,

My husband and the kids both took naps today so I decided to spend a little time with my sewing machine.  I finally decided to try and make the cricut expression dust cover that I downloaded from Custom Crops.

Here is how it turned out!

Learning how to gather was a project all by it self.  Thank goodness for YOUTUBE!!!  I think that for an experienced sewer this could be knocked out rather quickly for me it was a whole lot longer then nap time.  My seam ripper and I have become good friends today.  My awesome husband cooked dinner so I could finish this up.  I hemmed the bottom of it but I did not like how it looked so I decided to have my very first experience with sewing elastic.  It’s not perfect sewing but I think that it turned out well for my first try.