One of my son's best buddies is having his fourth birthday party today, so I'm sharing the card and gift tag I made. The party theme is Disney/Pixar Cars, and I sure wish for that cartridge at times like these -- but since I don't have that one yet, I used the simple car image from Boys Will Be Boys:
Card Details:
Card Base - Recollections (A2)
Papers - cardstock by Recollections; striped paper by The Paper Studio
Cricut Cuts - all cuts and font from Boys Will Be Boys; car, page 61; arrow, page 68
Embossing - circle with Cuttlebug's Spots & Dots; tireds with The Paper Studio's Mesh Texture
Other - car on pop dot; doodling with white Gelly Roll pen
And here's the tag I made for the gift:
Tag Details:
Papers - cardstock by Recollections; striped paper by The Paper Studio
Cricut Cuts - tag from Playtime; font from Opposites Attract
I really like the fun colors -- it makes this card and gift so cheerful. Now I just need to keep my on little guy from opening it. He's had a lot of practice with his recent birthday and Christmas.
I'm entering this card/tag into the following challenges:
Welcome to Cricut After Dark and the Fantabulous
Cricut Harvest Blessings Crawl -- Fantabulous Cricut's version
of a blog hop!
It's fall and
everyone at Fantabulous Cricut has decided to create projects to give thanks
for our Harvest Blessings! Each Design Team member
will be featuring an original fall project that includes brown, orange and red – along with at least one Cricut cut.
If you've come from
visiting Jennie at EarthyScrap, you're in the right place! If you've just happened
across my blog and would like to play along with our Fantabulous Cricut Crawl,
start HERE .
Make sure to check
out each DT member's blog for some awesome inspiration. There will be prizes
along the way at some of our DT members' blogs, and there will be a Grand
Prize up for grabs for a participant who submits a Harvest
Blessings project at FCCB!
My project is a turkey place card/decor, inspired by this winner from Michaels' 24-hour Gypsy Challenge in 2009. I don't have a Gypsy or the cartridges used, so I improvised with my own -- and I really like the result:
Project Details:
Papers - stripes by Me & My Big Ideas - Autumn; cardstock by Recollections
Cricut Cuts - feathers are <trap1> (Upright) from Opposites Attract, page 62, cut at 3 inches; body is same, cut at 5 inches, rolled and taped; head is <round> (Upright) from Opposites Attract, page 63, cut at 1.75 inches; beak is <yourday1> (Italic) from Cricut Classic Font, page 71, cut at 0.75 inches folded; waddle is <turkey1> (Layer 4) from Simply Charmed, page 61, cut at 1.75 inches (real dial size); tag is <cute> from Playtime, cut at 2.5 inches; "grateful" sentiment is <pilgrim> (Phrase) from 3 Birds on Parade, page 41, cut at 1 inch.
Embossing - feathers with The Paper Studio's Doodle Borders; tag with Cuttlebug's Swiss Dots
Other - inking with brown Stampabilities ink pad; hand-drawn eyes
Because one of my harvest blessings are you, my crafty friends, I have a little giveaway, too. It's one of my super bargain finds -- a QuicKutz embossing folder!
To qualify for the giveaway, please leave a comment on this entry. I'll select a winner with random.org on Monday, November 21, around 7am (Central). Please note I can only ship to US residents at this time.
Now it's your turn!
Let's see your Harvest Blessings
projects! Make sure to include a Cricut cut somewhere on your
project and be sure to use the colors Brown, Orangeand Redas well.
Next stop is Jewel's blog, My Beautiful, Crazy...Scrappy Life. Go and see what she has in store for you today.And when you're done, make sure to link up your project to FCCB's Fantabulous Cricut
Crawl post to be entered into the contest!
I'm so excited to show you my project for Celebrate the Occasion this week! Challenge #31 is Birthday with Balloons, and we were tasked with creating a birthday project featuring at least one balloon.
I made my first tent card for this challenge, and it was so much fun! (You can see a tent card tutorial at Split Coast Stampers.) I don't have any Spellbinders dies, so I used my Ciruct to cut the circle for my card. Just think of the possibilities when you can cut any shape as the window to a tent card!
Card Details:
Card Base - Studio G (5x5")
Papers - polka dots and clouds by American Crafts: Play; textured cardstock by Bazzil Bling; all other cardstock from scraps
Cricut Cuts - balloons from Birthday Bash, page 54; trapezoid tags from Opposites Attract, page 62
Embossing - balloons with Cuttlebug's Swiss Dots and Spots & Dots; The Paper Studio's Doodle Borders and Mesh Texture
Other - trapezoids and balloons on pop dots; doodling with white Gelly Roll pen
Now it's your turn to make a birthday project with balloons! Float on over to Celebrate the Occasion to link up your creation. I can't wait to see what you create!
The record-setting temperatures may say it's summer, but the calendar shows school is just around the corner!
To welcome the new academic year, Celebrate the Occasion is featuring back-to-school projects this week. So open that new box of crayons and join our design team for some great school projects!
My project is a double-page scrapbook layout of my son's Beautiful Butterflies class from last year. It was his first year at preschool, and he absolutely LOVED it. His teachers were the best, and he made lots of little friends that he's eager to see again when his school begins after Labor Day.
Project Details:
Papers - patterns by American Crafts: Everyday; cardstocks by C'ordinations and The Paper Studio
Cricut Cuts - butterflies from Create a Critter, page 64; crayons from Simply Charmed, page 52; scissors and glue from Simply Charmed, page 54; bear from Doodlecharms, page 105; backpack from Doodlecharms, page 119; car from Boys Will Be Boys, page 61; "beautiful" from Paisley, page 53; font for "BUTTERFLIES" is Opposite from Opposites Attract
Other - lots of inking with Colorbox petal point ink pads and Le Plume II markers
I can't believe I used seven cartridges on this project! Maybe I was having a little too much fun making die cuts of preschool objects...
You can link up your own back-to-school project at Celebrate the Occasion now through Sunday, August 14, for a chance to win a $25 gift certificate from PaperTrey Ink. I can't wait to see your school-themed projects!
I'm so excited to be featured as guest crafter today at Carson's Creations -- many thanks to Georgiana for such an honor! If you've come from Georgiana's blog, thanks for visiting! If not, please visit Georgiana and check out her amazing creations.
I'm sharing one of my favorite craft projects with you today -- a diaper cake decorated with Cricut die cuts!
Diaper cakes are wonderful baby shower gifts. I was blessed by a diaper cake when my son was born, and I began making them for my expectant friends. I learned to make diaper cakes from this YouTube video by CreativeBabyShowers:
For this diaper cake, I chose a sea creature theme; it's the recipient's nursery theme and colors. Once you've made your diaper cake base as shown in the video, you'll need the following items:
completed diaper cake base
ribbons in two widths (Mine are 1.5 and 2.5 inches.)
die cuts (I used cuts from Create a Critter and Playtime cartridges; see end of entry for more details.)
floral stems or bush
double-stick tape
scissors
STEP 1: RIBBON
Wrap the wider ribbon around the diaper cake layers to hide rubber bands. Secure with double-stick tape placed along rubber band line every few inches. Repeat with the smaller-width ribbon layered on top of the first ribbon, again securing with double-stick tape.
STEP 2: DIE CUTS
Place your die cuts around the diaper cake as desired; secure to ribbon with double-stick tape.
STEP 3: FLORAL ACCENTS
Cut small sprigs from your floral stem or bush and use as accents for the cake topper and around the die cuts. Stems need to be approximately 3 to 4 inches long. Wedge the stems between or under the rolled diapers; do not use glue, as it will damage the diapers. I used a greenery bush that reminded me of seaweed to keep with the sea creature theme.
STEP 4: TOPPER
Secure die cut as topper of the diaper cake. I used regular transparent tape to fasten the die cut to a wooden skewer and stuck the skewer between diapers. But don't limit yourself to just die cuts -- I often use a small stuffed animal or teething toy as a topper.
And now you have a super cute diaper cake! Below are some close-ups of the topper and die-cuts for this sea creature diaper cake:
Cricut Cut Details:
All animals are from Create a Critter; frog, whale, seahorse, jellyfish, and octopus cut at 3.5 inches; turtle and fish cut at 2.5 inches.
Topper tag is <princess> and <princess_s> from Playtime, cut at 2.25 inches.
Letters for "LANDON" from Opposites Attract using Opposite font, cut at 1.25 inches.
Embossing for topper tag is Spots & Dots Cuttlebug folder.
Textured cardstock is Core'dinations; non-textured cardstock is from The Paper Studio.
Inking with cyan and green Colorbox petal point ink pads.
I've enjoyed sharing this project with you today. Thanks again to Georgiana for such a special honor! I'm really, really proud of how this project turned out, so I'm entering it into a couple challenges, too:
It's now officially summer -- even though we Texans have been sweating...er, "glowing"...in 100º+ F temps since May. I do love sunshine, but sometimes I wish it would smile more gently on us -- kinda like this cute sun from Simply Charmed:
Card Details:
Card Base - DCWV Brights (A2)
Papers - textured cardstock by The Paper Studio; all other cardstock from scraps
Cricut Cuts - sun from Simply Charmed, page 50 with shadow; tag is two <trap1> from Opposites Attract, page 119
Cuttlebug Embossing - alternating Spots & Dots and Swiss Dots on background color blocks
Other - inking with yellow and orange Colorbox ink pads; stamped sentiment by Hampton Ink
I used my new Colorbox ink pads on this project, and I'm in loooooove! I had so much fun inking all the sun's edges. It really makes him smile (and me too).
I'm entering this project in the following challenges:
I have a quick (but cute, if I do say so) card for you today; it's also the last of eight cards my cousin asked me to make for her. This birthday card is for one of her nurse anesthetist co-workers. We chose a sleeping owl cut since that's what they do all day -- put people to sleep!
Card Details:
Card Base - Studio G (5x5")
Papers - patterns by American Crafts Play paperpack; textured cardstock for owl by Core'dinations; blue and orange cardstock from scraps
Cricut Cuts - owl from Create a Critter, page 25; tag is <dream> from Lovely Floral; ZZZs are Opposite font from Opposites Attract
Cuttlebug Embossing - wings with D'vine Swirls
Other - sentiment stamp by Hampton Ink; ribbon by Basic Narrows from Michaels
My son and I had so much fun creating this tiger-themed Fathers Day card for my hubby. Hubby loves tigers, so we chose to modify a cat from Create a Critter with orange and black stripes -- and it looks very tiger-like!
Of course, mommy did most of the designing, but my two-year old son is getting quite proficient at loading the cutting mat for me! He wants to pretend "JonJon's cricut" while I'm working, so I now have to be sure the power cord is unplugged when not in use.
Here's our resulting easel card:
Card Details:
Card Base - Easel Card (5x5")
Papers - striped paper from My Mind's Eye: Magnolia; textured cardstock by The Paper Studio; all others from scrap
Cricut Cuts - all cuts from Create a Critter; tigers are <cat1> on page 29; flag from page 28 without Layer 1; sentiment from page 49 (phrase); letters for "GRRREAT" from Opposites Attract using both Opposite and Opposite Shadow functions.
Cuttlebug Embossing - Dots & Spots on green background layer
Other - doodling and faux stitching with white Gelly Roll pen; inside sentiment printed with my computer; pop dots elevate tigers, flag, and "GRRREAT" sentiment.
My son created artwork with his crayons to insert into the envelope, too. (Just like Mommy, he does his best work in PJs and with a snack. See the rogue animal cracker?)
I also wanted to do a handprint with him, but it just wasn't happening this morning. He's usually super eager to get into my ink pads, but I guess the Terrible Twos were rearing their ugly head.
Hubby will be away on his mission trip on Fathers Day, so I'm packing this card in his luggage for him to open Sunday. I hope it makes him feel loved even when away from us on dads' day.
I'm entering this card into the following challenges:
The ladies of "Team Chillin'" at BugBites' Grillin' & Chillin' Blog Hop are showcasing super-cute summertime projects today. Their theme is anything you do to chill out in the summer. My family has been chillin' by drinking lemonade this week, so I was inspired to "pretty up" our lemonade pitcher with a cute tag:
Project Details:
Pitcher - purchased from Wal-Mart approximately three years ago -- I loved the colors!
Lemonade - made earlier this week and "chillin'" in my fridge!
Papers - cardstock from scraps
Cricut Cuts - tag from "princess" cut on Playtime; lemon from Simply Charmed, page 48; ladybug from Doodlecharms, page 94 (blackout); letters from Opposites Attract (opposite feature)
Cuttlebug Embossing - Spots & Dots on pink tag layer
Other - doodling with white Gelly Roll pen and black pen; the ladybug was too tiny to cut circle details
I think this tag would be perfect for a party to identify types of drinks in similar containers. But since it's back in my fridge now, I'll wait for my toddler son's reaction when he goes in for a snack. He just recently learned how to open the fridge door, and he has many interesting reactions to the things he finds in there!
This project is being submitted to the following challenge:
With the school year coming to a close, I made two cards (both alike) for my son's preschool teachers. He goes to Mothers Day Out three days a week and just loves his teachers. I also worked at his MDO this year, so I often saw these two fabulous ladies in action with my son's class. I love these women for loving on my son, so I hope they'll like their cards.
Last night I worked on thank you cards for the volunteers who help me with Awana Cubbies (a preschool scripture memorization program) at church each week. Our year will soon be over, and I'm planning to give these cards at our awards night.
I was inspired by the Challenge #9 sketch at Die Cuttin' Divas and the Awana Cubbies colors of red and blue. Here's the result:
Cartridges Used:
Create a Critter
Opposites Attract
I think the bear on Create a Critter "bears" enough resemblance to our mascot Cubbie, don't you?
I have eight of these cards to make, so I'm keeping them uncomplicated. I'm not totally pleased with the result yet, so I may add some doodling. I'd like to make the blue outfit on the bear look like the uniform vests our Cubbies wear. (If the results are good, I'll update the image.)
An admission... I love looking at Cricut challenge blogs, but I can't bring myself to submit anything. But this week I decided to take a challenge from Cricut Cardz Challenge and try it for my eyes only. And, well, now yours too.
Cricut Cardz Challenge #67 - Make a card for Spring, using the colors pink, green, and white ONLY, and any cartridges you'd like.
Here's my card:
Cartridges Used:
Opposites Attract
Playtime
Stretch Your Imagination
I've been playing around with inking, too, after watching this fantastic how-to-video.
So far, I've only worked with the first method shown. I need to get some better markers to try the others.
