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:
It's very rare we get snow in Houston, but we actually saw some last night! No, not from the sky, but from a machine for a neighborhood Christmas tree lighting. My toddler son had no clue what the white stuff was and would not go near it!
The snow and fake sledding hill from the event inspired me to make this winter holiday card tonight:
Card Details:
Card Base - DCWV Brights (A2)
Papers - Recollections cardstock
Cricut Cuts - sledding boy from Winter Frolic, page 42; holly from Winter Frolic, page 58 (Layers); tag from Playtime; snowflakes from Winter Woodland, page 35 (Layers)
Embossing - background with Cuttlebug's Snowflakes; red shirt and hat with The Paper Studio's Mesh Texture; sled with The Paper Studio's Wood Grain
Other - jingle bell from Hobby Lobby; doodling with white Gelly Roll pen; sled and snowflakes on pop dots; inking on sled with brown Stampabilities ink pad
I really got to dig deep in my scrap bin and found some leftover cardstock from Christmas in July projects - three cheers for leftovers!
I'm entering this card in 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 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:
Guess what I got in the mail today...?! My (somewhat) free cartridge from the Michaels / Provocraft rebate! And I got Nifty Fifties -- my first choice! I seriously did a happy dance when I opened the envelope.
I wanted this cartridge for two specific cuts -- the cat and the glasses. So I couldn't resist cranking out a simple birthday card with the cat tonight:
Card Details:
Card Base - Studio G (5x5")
Papers - patterned paper from American Crafts - Play; all other cardstock from scraps
Cricut Cuts - cat from Nifty Fifties, page 23; tag is <cute_s> and its coordinating layer from Playtime
I love this retro look! I also seem to be using a lot of orange lately, huh?
The Pink Stamper is having a birthday challenge today, so I'm submitting this card to her contest. Check out her Birthday Crazy Card Challenge and play along!
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:
Memorial Day Weekend always feels like the start of summer to me. This year is no exception -- especially after viewing all the summer-inspired projects on BugBites' "Grillin' & Chillin" Bug Hop.
I'm entering the hop's challenge with this card:
Card Details:
Card Base - Studio G (5x5")
Papers - plaid from KI Memories Heirloom Collection; blue and orange distressed papers and brown damask for patty from Simply Delightful: My Mind's Eye; gray textured cardstock from The Paper Studio; all others from scraps
Cricut Cuts - hamburger from Simply Charmed, page 49; utensils from Playtime, third layer of "Jim" cut; bug from Doodlecharms, page 92; background in plaid from Elegant Edges, page 63.
Cuttlebug Embossing - top hamburger bun with Swiss Dots; lettuce with D'vine Swirls; tomatoes with Dots & Spots; pickle with Distressed Stripes.
Other - inking around plaid layer with brown ink pad by Stampabilities and lots of doodling with white gel pen; also highlighted sesame seeds on buns with yellow marker.
A few words about the hamburger patty -- it looks a lot browner in person. In the photo it looks like a tasteless, gray burger you get at a school cafeteria! Oh well. :)
I also wanted my critter to be one of the ants I saw on the blog hop, but I couldn't find an ant cut on any of my cartridges. I settled on making the bug from Doodlecharms in black to represent the critter.
We often get together with friends for cookouts in the summer. I thought this would be a neat -- and cheeky, haha! -- thank you card to send a host.
I played with my newest cartridge today -- Florals Embellished. Hubby gave me this cartridge last weekend as an end-of-school-year reward. I can't imagine any better reward than Cricut goodies, can you?
And he had great timing, too -- BBTB2 is featuring one of the Florals Embellished birds for its challenge this week. So, here's my resulting card:
I made the sentiment "Happy Birthday" since June is a big month for birthdays in our family. My mom, dad, and hubby have birthdays. But who's the recipient? They'll just have to wait and see...
Card Details:
Card Base - Studio G (5"x5")
Papers - Simply Delightful: My Mind's Eye for all blue patterns; plain white cardstock and textured navy cardstock from scraps
Cricut Cuts - bird from Florals Embellished, page 61, all six layers; clouds are the "joy" background from Playtime; "Happy Birthday" sentiment is from Birthday Bash, page 44 (card/tag)
Cuttlebug Embossing - Kassie's Brocade for top layer of bird's body; D'vine Swirls for clouds
Other - inking on top layers of bird with white gel pen and Le Plume II sky blue marker; pop-dots elevate bird above clouds
I'm entering this project into the following challenges:
Have I mentioned lately how much I like Sassy Lil' Sketches? Their layouts really inspire me to complete pages on my son's scrapbook -- and I need that push!
I'm progressing sequentially in his scrapbook (for now), so the page I worked on these past two nights is Christmas-themed. It's hubby, son, and me at our church's annual gingerbread decorating party for Christmas 2009. We started decorating gingerbread houses as a newlywed couple, and this year was Jonathan's first time decorating with us.
Cartridges Used:
Birthday Bash
Playtime
Stretch Your Imagination
Wrap It Up
I did LOTS of doodling with a white gel pen and some with red and green pens. Inking with a brown pad on the gingerbread men give them that "baked" look. Or -- if coming from my kitchen -- that "almost-burned-to-a-crisp" look! :)
Working on a Christmas page sure made the hot Texas temperatures seem a little less oppressive -- hope you enjoy this latest project!
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.
