Doxie Mel Designs

Friendship Card

2012-02-16T21:01:00.000-08:00

Hello! Time for another Peachy Keen Challenge- For this challenge, create a card using theme provided: FRIENDSHIP. I made this card on my Gypsy and welded my friendly pizza and adult beverage to a rectangle. My beer "foam" and face on the pizza are from Peachy Keen's February Stamp Club Set. The sentiment is from one of my favorites, PK-277 Vivienne and Friends.

Head on over to the Challenge Blog and check out the beautiful cards from the design team and enter your friendship card too-

Happy Valentine's Day

2012-02-14T18:01:00.000-08:00

Nothing like waiting until the last minute! I made this card for my hunky husband... 'cause I whaley love him. I am entering this in a challenge too at the Cricut Circle. The challenge is to make a Valentine's Day card with ribbon and a gem. I used my Cricut Imagine (love that machine).

A Good Luck Wish

2012-02-13T04:00:00.000-08:00

Hello Crafty Friends- I just finished making this Saint Patrick's Day Candy Cup featuring my Peachy Keen February Stamp Club Kit. To make this candy cup, lollipops were covered with six by six sheets of tissue paper that I stamped with background stamps, Grandpa's Pajamas and Lucky Day Shamrock. An inexpensive Saint Patrick's Day pic was decorated with three stamped shamrocks. I even stamped a tiny shamrock on a faux button and placed that in the center of the bow around the coffee mug.

I just love these faces, not just for Saint Patrick's Day in my opinion :)

Bug Notebook

2012-02-12T18:57:00.000-08:00

It is Throwback Thursday at My Creative Time again and here is my "bug" project. For this challenge, you must create a project using and older cartridge with a bug theme. My bug is the Cricut Bug from Cricut Everyday cartridge. The base is the scallop square from Mini Monograms. The sentiment stamp is from MCT's My Favorite Sayings.

Valentine's Day Challenge

2012-02-05T17:18:00.000-08:00

Here is my card for the Throwback Thursday Challenge at My Creative Time. For this challenge use any Cricut Cartridge and make a Valentine's Day Card. I used A Child's Year Cricut cartridge and MCT stamp set "My Favorite Sayings" on this card.

Valentiny Owl

2012-02-03T17:06:00.000-08:00

It is challenge me Monday at Fantabulous Cricut blog. For this challenge you must make a 3 by 3 "valentiny" card. I must admit, this size of card is so sweet as it just fits in your hand. The owl is from Give a Hoot and the card base is From Wild Card. The owl eyes are from Peachy Keen, Bird Faces and More

Lucky Dog

2012-02-01T20:24:00.000-08:00

Today I made a quick 8 x 8 scrapbook page to share with you. I stamped the rainbow, cloud, "lucky!" sentiment, and hat using Peachy Keen's February Stamp Club set. The paper dog is cut from Create A Critter with a darling stamped face from the PK 757 Wide Eyed and Bushy Tailed Assortment.

Get Well... to me?

2012-01-29T15:52:00.000-08:00

This week create a "get well" card or project and incorporate a Cuttlebug embossing folder, kraft card stock, and string somewhere on the project. The roses are from the Imagine More Cards cartridge and I cut the roses an additional two times so I could pop them up. I shall have to spray this card with Lysol before I send it as I have pneumonia! I have been sick for a long time.. and I guess IT went into my lungs. Hopefully the mega dose of antibiotics will do the trick. For the record, Teresa was RIGHT!

Saint Patrick's Day Treat Box

2012-01-28T15:08:00.000-08:00

I made a Saint Patrick's Day Treat Box using my new Peachy Keen stamp set, Kiss Me Leprechaun. I place the leprechaun on a "milk carton" that I cut with my Cricut. The shamrock pattern paper started off at just plain tan card stock. I used the Lucky Day Shamrock A2 size background stamp to add all those cute shamrocks.

Cricut Cuts:
Milk Carton (hide the windows)- Sweet Tooth Boxes, cut at 10 in
Clover- Give a Hoot, cut at 3 in
Frame- Elegant Edges, cut at 3 in

Love Frame

2012-01-26T14:14:00.000-08:00

It is challenge me Monday again at the Fantabulous Cricut blog. For this challenge use a label shape other than a plain circle. For my frame I used Elegant Edges and layered the shape so it would be sturdy. "Love" is from Sweethearts cricut cartridge. The angel is a stamp set from Peachy Keen, PKSC-01 January 2012. The wings are at the $1.50 bins at Micheals and I like the vintage feel they give the angel.

Peachy Princess Birthday Blog Hop

2012-01-21T22:00:00.000-08:00

It is Angelica's birthday!!! In honor of Angelica's birthday, we are having a birthday blog hop, hop, hop!!! You will want to start the hop HERE at The Peachy Queen's blog, or if you came from Kristi's blog you are in the right spot. For my card, I used the Yummy Cricut Imagine cartridge and decorated the cakes with PK-293 The Cornies Assortment.

Your NEXT stop on the hop is Stephanie

Here is the line up in case you get lost along the way :)

Kathy-http://www.peachykeenstamps-kathy.blogspot.com/

Amanda-http://amandascraftsandmore.blogspot.com/

Amy Crockett- http://www.scrappingmommy.com/

Cristina Garcia- http://www.craftingwithcristina.com/

Lauren Brewer http://www.laurenscreative.com/

DoBea Alberts- http://www.dobeaalberts.blogspot.com/

Raven Baca- http://www.Love4stamps.blogspot.com/

Jennie Garcia http://earthyscrap.blogspot.com/

Heather Hoffman - http://housesbuiltofcards.blogspot.com/

Lorie Souther- http://thethinkinspot.blogspot.com/

Stephanie Muzzulin- http://www.handmade75.blogspot.com/

Erin Schreiner - http://www.erinleecreative.com/

Brenda Weaver- http://www.sweetpapertreats.com/

Michelle Criswell- http://www.scrappinwithmybug.com

Michele Gross- http://studiomsg.blogspot.com/

Leanne Garner - http://www.createdbyleanne.blogspot.com/

Tifany DeGough - http://inkblotsbytrd.blogspot.com/

Samantha Casey- http://samanthacasey.blogspot.com/

Nikki Foraker- http://scrappinnavywife.blogspot.com/

Heidi Anne Giebel - http://gotscraps.blogspot.com

Glorajean Beardall - http://www.glorascrafts.blogspot.com

Vivienne Holden - http://www.craftinghaven.blogspot.com/

Janice Wilson http://stampingwithjanice.blogspot.com/

Saundra Rega http://luvscrappingtogether.blogspot.com/

Julie Day - www.daydesigns.blogspot.com

Lisa Buttafuoco - http://our2angelsinheaven.blogspot.com/

Kristi Bennett - www.littlepapersprinkles.blogspot.com

Mel Haas- http://doxiemeldesigns.blogspot.com/

Stephanie Washburn- http://sweetstephcardcreations.blogspot.com/

Kim Score -http://www.paperpunchaddiction.com/

Emma Aguilar -http://www.creativetimeforme.com/

Peachy Keen Pocket Challenge

2012-01-19T21:01:00.000-08:00

Hello! Welcome to another Peachy Keen Stamps Challenge. Create a new project with a pocket! Whether it folds, tucks, or hides a treat, pockets are a fun way to add something extra. Your project must include Peachy Keen Face Stamp. So head over to the Peachy Keen Challenge blog to see some inspiration and link up YOUR peachy project.

For my project, I made pocket invitations for my niece's third birthday, a country carnival themed party. The handkerchief's sweet face is from PK-485 Snowmany Faces, love those long eyelashes. The handkerchief pulls out of the pocket to reveal the party information.

The jean pocket has a red label made from a punch.
I wrote No. 3 for the birthday that she will be celebrating.

Recipe:
Cricut Die Cut Machine
Cricut Cartridge - Old West
Peachy Keen Face Stamp - PK-485 Snowmany Faces 1 1/8 inch
Tag Punch - Label Punch

The Sock Hop, Singles only please

2012-01-14T16:15:00.000-08:00

Cricut Circle's Challenge # 49: As your taking down the decorations from the holidays, there seems to be a feeling to give everything in our homes a fresh start to the new year. We feel a desire to reorganize those closets, and clean out things that could use a little less clutter. This week’s challenge is all about “function meets fun”! Show us how you use your Cricut machines to organize your home, office, garage, etc.

For this challenge, I made a "Sock Hop" for my "stag socks" that come out of the dryer. Some socks are happy to be at the party, while others seem a little shocked. They probably know the truth, their match will never join them...

Cricut Cuts:

Formal Occasion- Sock hop @ 3, Base @ 6
Socks- Baby Steps, Country Life, Meow, Paper Doll Dress Up
Face Stamps- Peachy Keen, PK 293 The Cornies Assortment

Peachy Keen Linky Party!

2012-01-13T08:00:00.000-08:00

It is challenge time again at Peachy Keen Stamps. You may link your project and find the details of the linky party HERE. We would love to see what you have made with your Peachy Keen Stamps.

My Sweet Scrapbook Page was created with the NEW Stamp of the Month set for January, PKSC-01 January 2012. The stamp collection is a FULL 8 1/2 by 11 sheet of stamps! I am really happy with this set that features, angels, hearts, face stamps, and sentiments. The larger Angel below was paper pieced and colored with Copics and pencils. She is holding a heart "cookie" to match the cookies my girls were decorating. Another peachy angel looks so pleased resting on my "Sweet" title.

Is that angel sneaking a cookie to eat? I think so!!!

I used the A2 card size XO's background stamp
from Peachy Keen on the big heart.

Awww... She looks so content.
The angels in this set can change expressions by switching out the face stamps.

I love you Door hanger

2012-01-12T16:45:00.000-08:00

I enjoy decorating my home for holidays. I found a plain wire door hanger at my local craft store and thought it would be cute with a heart from my new stamp set from the Peachy Keen Stamp Club . The heart was paper pieced and lace trim was added to the back of the heart. The "I love You" sentiment is from PK 295 Cupid's Sting.

Ah Choose You!

2012-01-11T09:36:00.000-08:00

I just received my Peachy Keen January 2012 Stamp Kit Club of the Month this week... and I can't wait to share my projects with you. This stamp set is jam packed, angels, hearts, sentiments, and exclusive faces. In my opinion, not just for Valentine's projects... The angels and faces will be used all year in this craft room.

Here is one of the hearts and face stamp in the collection. The image is foam taped on a candy box I picked up that the grocery store. This poor guy must have allergies from those flowers but he is determined to get his Valentine's message out there..."Ah Choose You". (which I just printed on my PC)

Cupid's Sting Card

2012-01-10T11:14:00.000-08:00

This cutie pie cupid with a "stinging" message was made with the NEW PK-295 Cupid's Sting stamp set from Peachy Keen Stamps. The sentiment from the same set was stamped on a frame Cricut cut with Home Accents cartridge cut at 1.25 in. An A2 card size background stamp was used to stamp the "XO's" at the base of the card is another NEW stamp, PK-296 XOXOXOXO. These stamps are so sweet, I can't wait to make more projects with them.

I cut around this image so close that I "lost" the arrow shaft.
I took some black thread and added to back to complete the arrow.

Count Your Blessings

2012-01-08T09:48:00.000-08:00

The Cricut Circle's January Challenge is to create a scrapbook page or mini album reviewing the year 2011. I will have say 2011 is a year that I am glad is behind me. Not wanting to make a project with the major events of 2011 for me, I decided to "Count My Blessings". I am very blessed with a loving husband, children that are very dear to me, a best friend I met in pre-school, and my sweet dachshund who always is there to listen to me.

This mini book base is from Elegant Edges and title is from Country Life. Flower cuts are from Paisley. The book is embellished with journal tags from K & Company Amy Butler Lotus Tea Box die cuts, and Imagine More Cartridge.

Flowers Centers are handmade covered brads stamped
with PK-570 Basic Paper Doll Face Assortment.

This die cut reminded me of me and my buddy Kay.
Friends Forever sentiment stamp from PK-277 Vivienne and friends

Journal spots cut with Imagine more
and another sentiment from PK-277 Vivienne and friends collection.

Throwback Thursday Sports Challenge

2012-01-06T14:05:00.000-08:00

For this challenge you can make any project with a sports theme cricut cartridge and link to My Creative Time's blog, HERE. If you participate in this challenge, you have an chance to win her ENTIRE new product release. How cool is that?

Here is my "Sporty Hello Kitty". I used my Gypsy with Hello Kitty Greetings and Sports Mania Cricut Cartridges. In Hello Kitty's soccer league, they prefer to have soccer balls with paw prints on them. (I just love the paw print from Any day Bingo & Crossword.) The sentiment is from My Favorite Sayings. My daughter is going to freak out when she comes home from school because last night she asked me for a Hello Kitty notebook after finding one that I was using to store my sketches.

Happy News!

2012-01-03T19:29:00.000-08:00

I am just thrilled to share that I was selected to join Peachy Keens 2012's Design Team! There are so many talented designers in this group, I feel so honored. Looking forward to "Peachifying" my projects and sharing them with you-

Cricut Circle's Weekly Challenge #48

2012-01-03T10:03:00.000-08:00

The Challenge: Whenever the New Year rolls around, we tend to do a little self-evaluation and decide what we want to do differently in the year to come. For the challenge this week, we want you to think about your CREATIVE resolutions and record them in some way.
I began to think about my Creative goals to record for this challenge and wrote them down. This light bulb with her sweet smile has some bright ideas for 2012...

Face Stamp- Peachy Keen, PK-640 Princess Face Assortment
Light Bulb cut- Recess
Cloud of Thoughts- Create A Critter
"Create" phrase - Home Decor

Love Grows Valentine Card

2012-01-02T12:23:00.000-08:00

Never say Never... I told myself, "I would never buy a digital Cricut Cartridge." Well, the Gnomes and Mushrooms set was too cute and I bought it! The amazing thing about this purchase was how smoothly and effortlessly these happy garden dwellers were availble for immediate paper cutting. Just for fun, I am entering this card in a Valentine Project Challenge hosted by the artist who designed Gnomes and Mushrooms. Check out the details of the Challenge here.

2012 Mini Album

2011-12-31T15:53:00.000-08:00

The Cricut Magazine Challenge for December is to create a project with the Cricut Craft Room™design tool. This was tricky for me to think of a project to make but Cricut Craft Room is easy to use. I decided to make a 2012 mini book to share the best pictures of the new year. I used Craft Room Basics Cartridge (free cart on Cricut Craft Room) and our last quarter cartridge Paper Trimmings to design this book. If you don't own Paper Trimmings you could substitute cuts from any seasonal cartridge you own.

Love that Snowman, he has some glitter on

Pictures can slide under embellishments, Pocket Tag on Right

Photo Mats

Pumpkin border is glued at base, Tags can be removed.

Fall tag

Back of Pocket Tag

Tag can be removed.

Take Out Gift Box

2011-12-26T12:50:00.000-08:00

Looking for a clever way to wrap a pair of earrings for a friend's birthday, I found this take out box cut on the Sweet Tooth Boxes Cricut Cartridge. I just love how it turned out and even made a paper fortune cookie for a "card". For the cookie, I just cut a circle with my Cricut and folded it like you would a fortune cookie. This in my entry in the Cricut Circle's December Monthly Challenge, a gift wrap challenge.

Day 10, MPS 12 Days of Christmas Challenge

2011-12-24T12:27:00.000-08:00

For day ten, make a treat to give as a gift. My girls and I have been baking for Christmas and thought I would bag up some peanut brittle to share with neighbors. For my tag, I cut the phrase from Simply Charmed and then stamped the bottom with My Pink Stamper's Spook-alicious set. (I just masked off the top of the stamp because it said "Spooktacular", leaving "treats for you!")

Day 9, MPS 12 Days of Christmas Challenge

2011-12-23T08:27:00.000-08:00

Make a bow with stamping on it. You can see the video of bow here. I used a Studio G stamp with these leaves on it and glued the loops together with hot glue.

Day 8, MPS 12 Days of Christmas Challenge

2011-12-22T09:41:00.000-08:00

Day 8's challenge is to try something NEW. I wanted to try a rosette cut on my cricut machine. There is a cartridge dedicated to rosettes but I found some on Something to Celebrate. I am not a fan on the "score lines" and often hide them on my Gypsy. But I cut this with score lines at 2 in. It folded like a dream and I could just fold in my hand... no score board necessary. My daughter has her eye on this fabulous ribbon. I think we will make some together today. (Because I will wear this to make me feel special while I clean the house, he, he.)

Fabulous! sentiment from Family and Friends set by My Pink Stamper

Day 7, MPS 12 Days of Christmas Challenge

2011-12-22T08:42:00.000-08:00

My Pink Stamper's Challenge for day seven is to make a gift box or bag. This is an altered lunchbox for your "treasure". The snowman cut is from Doodlecharms and is cut at 3 in, with a scarf from Everyday Paperdolls cut at 3.25 inches. The joyful Snowman face is from PK-485 Snowmany Faces. Mr. Snowman looks like he is enjoying the winter chill- I am entering this project in Peachy Keen's Challenge too. Check out all the other Peachy Projects here.

Treasure sentiment from MPS- Family and Friends

Let's Face It Friday, Fabric Challenge

2011-12-21T10:37:00.000-08:00

This card is from Something to Celebrate Cricut Cartridge... but she is sporting her Peachy Keen face. To my Peachy Keen stamps friends, I did buy some NEW stamps. Sorry I keep using the same ones, but the PK-640 Princess Face Assortment is perfect for this cut. Her scarf is made from fabric and I just love the texture it adds to the card.

Day 6, MPS 12 days of Christmas Challenge

2011-12-20T11:35:00.000-08:00

I don't know if I can keep up.. but here is my Trash to Treasure Challenge entry. This "trash" is an empty Crystal Lite container. It is so sturdy and nice and I have to admit I hold on to these longer than normal while I toss them in the recycle bin. After making this project, I think they would be great to hold a gift card, candy, or even some craft supplies. The "store brand" case is a little longer and to my delight are the perfect length for copic markers. So, I say, "Drink the punch!" and keep the containers :)

My Pink Stamper's Happiest Moments Sentiment Stamp

Copic Storage container.... a happy find

My Kitchen Christmas Tree

2011-12-19T19:04:00.000-08:00

The Cricut Blog's Weekly Challenge is to create an ornament with glitter. Why make one ornament when you can make a dozen? I used the gingerbread cricut cartridge to make my ornaments. I sprayed the "gingerbread" with craft glue spray and then dredged them in salt. (I thought about using real sugar, but I live on an ant hill.) The white paper frosting was outlined in quick dry glue and sprinkled with glitter.

Santa Flying off the Tag

2011-12-19T09:02:00.000-08:00

Exciting news for me, I was asked to be a guest designer at Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog! The challenge is to make a project with Cricut tag cuts. The prize this week is Coredinations paper and cuts beautifully on the Cricut.

I have a very thin mantel with a frame above it so this project has a perfect spot in my house. I used a welded tag shape from Fabulous Finds for the base. On my gypsy I layered another tag shape to create a frame the "Ho Ho Ho" charms.

Cuts:

Tag Base- 5 in, Fabulous Finds, cut 2 gluing one more pane base

4 in tag window welded with Gypsy

Ho, Ho, Ho- 3.25 in, Christmas Cheer, charms suspended with thread

Sleigh- 2.25 in, Christmas Cheer

Santa- 3 in, Christmas Cheer, Face Peachy Keen Stamps

Deer- 2.25 in, Christmas Cheer

Santa bag, 3.25 in, Joys of the Season

Deer is attached to sleigh with floral wire.

Day 5, MPS 12 Days of Christmas Challenge

2011-12-18T17:48:00.000-08:00

Day five's challenge is to make a gift card holder. It happends to be my brother in law's brithday so I made a Super Gift Card holder for him and a card. I picked up some gift card holder boxes thinking I would be able to "doctor" them up for a special occasion. My stamp is from My Pink Stamper's Family and Friends. Happy birthday Super Steve!

Day 4, MPS 12 days of Christmas Challenge

2011-12-18T17:36:00.000-08:00

My Pink Stamper's Challenge for Day 4 is to create a treat bag with the color combination of Pink and Green. I thought the colors would look cute on a Christmas Tree shaped box for my daughter's Christmas Stockings. Tags, Bags, Boxes and More was used for the "tree" shape. The tree is balance on a mini wooden spool that it covered with brown paper. The sentiments are from MPS Simply Sweet Occasions.

Day 3, MPS 12 days of Christmas Challenge

2011-12-16T14:16:00.000-08:00

Day 3's Challenge at My Pink Stamper is to create a Holiday Card. I thought I would take this opportunity to play with Cricut Craft Room and my Imagine. This little hedge hog is from Enjoy the Season and the Sentiment Stamp is from More Faithful Sayings.

Day 2, MPS 12 Days of Christmas Challenge

2011-12-16T07:52:00.000-08:00

For the second day, we are asked to create a Random Act of Kindness. My girls and I have been making goodie bags... lots of them. We added a RAK treat bag for the Crossing Guard's dog, Miss Molly. Molly sits in the Crossing Guard's truck to supervise the cross walk.

Dog Treats

Human Treats

Speeding Dachshund Card

2011-12-15T14:08:00.000-08:00

One of the great things about making cards is that you can customize the card. This card is for my brother and he will get a laugh out of it. Our childhood dachshund would sit in our sister's kiddie car. Our parents would flip her hound ears back and tell us that Dutches was driving fast. I think there are more pictures of our dog "driving fast" than of me. (Woe of the youngest child, LOL)

Day 1, MPS 12 days of Christmas

2011-12-14T10:51:00.000-08:00

My Pink Stamper is hosting a 12 days of Christmas, Videos, Challenges, and Prizes. Check it out here. This Challenge is to create winter or holiday project with everyday cricut cartridge. I used Sesame Street Font for this Big Bird cut. He has a scarf made of ribbon and a sentiment from My Pink Stamper's Happiest Moments set. My girls and I will be making goodie bags for their classmates tonight. Our neighbor's daughter is in Kindergarten and I think she will enjoy this one.

String Up the Lights

2011-12-13T08:05:00.000-08:00

I like the "old school" Christmas lights. (I even have them on my house.) Here is a string of lights I made with my Christmas Cheer cricut cartridge. I raided the kids craft stash and tied the paper lights to a braid of plastic lanyard string. And what project would be complete without a little ribbon? This is my entry for Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog's Rolling in Ribbon challenge.

Present Time

2011-12-10T15:49:00.000-08:00

This week at Fantabulous Cricut, the Challenge is make a gift, create something with which to package a gift, or use a gift cut on your project. I decided to decorate a gift box for a white elephant gift exchange. The bow is from Something to Celebrate. Pine cones are cut from Flower Shoppe using the heart shaped edge spiral cut and rolled in a cone shape on a tooth pic. The pine cone silhouette tag is from Joys of the Season. Who would know there is the ugliest snowman pin with devil eyes all wrapped up on the inside, (he, he).

Anniversary Ornament

2011-12-09T09:03:00.000-08:00

This month’s contest at the Cricut Circle's Magazine: Use your exclusive Sophie cartridge to create something fabulous for the upcoming holidays!

My entry is an ornament to celebrate a "paper anniversary" for my niece and her husband. I cut four birdcages and joined them at the corners with a touch of glue. The top is held together by a flower cut. The love birds are another piece cut from the Sophie cartridge. The banner is from Enjoy the Season Imagine cartridge and is customized with the couple's name.

Peachy Keen Sketch Challenge #66

2011-12-02T10:34:00.000-08:00

Here is my entry for the challenge. This card was made with PK-416 Lorie and Al Gingerbread Set and a sentiment from PK-412 Too Sweet to Eat. I stamped the gingerbread girl on kraft card stock and shaded her with copic markers. Her dress was colored with watercolor pencils, and a polka dot stamp. I broke out white acrylic paint for the frosting.

Oh, Christmas Tree

2011-11-30T16:20:00.000-08:00

Here is a holiday card I made for the Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog, Challenge #88. I am still playing with my Imagine and Cricut Craft Room, CCR This card is made with the Imagine Cart Enjoy the Season. I used CCR to modify the image size and tree layer to fit an A2 sized card.

Sweet Gingerbread Card

2011-11-29T16:16:00.000-08:00

The Cricut Circle's Challenge: We all have them in one form or another . . . flowers! Most of the time we buy them in a package, use a few, tuck them away and then forget that we have them. This week’s challenge we want you to shop your stash and incorporate purchased flowers into your project, whether it’s a card, layout, home decor item, etc. Be sure to include at least 2 Cricut Image Cuts on your project.

Cricut Cuts: Gingerbread - Enjoy the Seasons

Phrase - Beyond Birthdays

Base - Elegant Edges

Images Flood filled with Enjoy the Seasons Imagine Cartridge

Easy Treat Box

2011-11-22T08:58:00.000-08:00

Fantabulous Cricut Challenge blog's weekly challenge this week is to create a project with the words "thank you" or "thanks". I made this large tag for a pre-made treat box (the box was 50 cents.. how can you go wrong?). I will be making a mini loaf of pumpkin bread today and package this up to give our neighbor Miss Sandy.

Turkey is from Create A Critter, "Thanks" from Opposites Attract,
Tag Base and colors Imagine More

I have to say.. this project many not seem like much. BUT I used Cricut Craft Room and was able to get my Imagine to CUT! I even change the size of the pre designed image from the Imagine More cartridge. I am just giddy-

Santa's Work is Never Done

2011-11-21T08:55:00.000-08:00

I was looking at my Peachy Keen Stamps to design a card for their Sketch Challenge # 65. For this challenge, follow the sketch and paper piece your stamps. I have this darling train set, PK-242, and thought it would be fun to paper piece. Santa gets bored driving a sleigh.. so sometimes he drives a train. He can, HE IS SANTA!

LFIF- Holiday Recipe Challenge

2011-11-20T10:07:00.000-08:00

The Challenge :We want YOU to create a card or a layout holding your favorite holiday recipe! Include your Peachy Keen Faces to enter the challenge. Here is the Link for the Peachy Keen Let's Face It Friday Challenge.
Holiday? I think of my mom's doctored up Jello recipes. She has passed away but I always make one for a Holiday celebration. The recipe card is written by my dear mom and can be taken off this 8 by 8 scrapbook page.

Face Stamps: PK-450 Wide Eyed Kids...
Love that devilish face on the Lime, because he is sour and tangy.

Cricut Cuts:
Pineapple- Sponge Bob
Lime- Preserves
Mixing bowl- From my Kitchen
Recipe Card File - From my Kitchen

"jello" cut by hand and covered with window cling material.

Frosty Layout

2011-11-18T16:40:00.000-08:00

The Challenge: Borders can be simple & sweet, elegantly detailed, masculine, or playful . . . and they can be that perfect final touch to add to your project. We want you to make a run for the border . . . your Cricut Borders, that is. Create a projects of your choice and include a Cricut Border cut somewhere on your project. Be sure to include at least 2 Total Cricut Image Cuts on your project.

I used my Martha Stewart Seasonal Cake for the icicle borders and the cute Snowman is from the same cartridge. The phrase "frosty" is layered to make it look like chipboard is from Winter Woodland.

Journal tag is behind the photo.

Scarf was made with ribbon, just covered the die cut with ATG tape. Face stamp is from Peachy Keen Stamps.

Fall Centerpiece

2011-11-14T14:09:00.000-08:00

The Cricut Circle's November Challenge: Signs of Fall with Texture Challenge!
The Challenge: Create a project of any kind using your “sign/sybmol” of fall (remember, this can be any fall item that brings that fall feeling to you). You also must include some way of adding texture to your project. Whether you use a cuttlebug, distress the edges, ink, stickles, etc. Your project must include at least 2 different Cricut cuts

Here is a centerpiece that will be on the kid's table this Thanksgiving. (I have a large family and STILL sit at the kid's table... I am at ease eating with black olives on my fingers and sitting on chairs that are made for children under five. ha, ha, )

The crow's face looks similar to mine after cooking the Thanksgiving dinner.

Cricut Cuts:

Crow- Imagine More

Sign- Home Accents

Hay Bale- sweet tooth boxes, wrapped with raffia

Stamp- My Pink Stamper, Happiest Moments set

Oh Boy! Mini Album

2011-11-13T08:26:00.000-08:00

My Pink Stamper's November blog hop is ON! After the hop, you can make a project for the November 2011 Pinkalicious Challenge. For the Challenge, make a scrapbook page or mini album by SUNDAY night. I wanted to challenge myself to see if I could get a mini done Saturday afternoon (and evening). Here is what I came up with using my My Pink Stamper "Boy Crazy" stamp set and "B is for Boy" Cricut cartridge.

Oh Boy!- from Mickey Font

Pictures can slide under embellishments.

This is my favorite page- Love the Peachy Keen face and "Vroom Vroom" Cozy Coupe.

Me, Me, Me!

2011-11-11T13:28:00.000-08:00

My Creative Time is hosting her Throwback Thursday Challenge and one lucky winner that enters the challenge will win her entire stamp release on November 18! The challenge is to use a "kid friendly" cartridge such as Disney, Nursery Tales, A Child's Year.. and make any theme project of your choice. I was looking at My Creative Time's "My Favorite Sayings," stamps set and thought I could use it for my gorgeous Queen of Hearts. She is extra pretty because she is rockin her blue eye shadow. I masked the lower portion of the stamp and replaced with die cuts of the word "me". Although, I am sure the Queen of Hearts enjoys crafting, caffeine, and chocolate... who wouldn't?

A card for Cookie

2011-11-11T08:15:00.000-08:00

Create a card OR layout based on the sketch provided at Peachy Keen Sketch Challenge #64. I enjoy making custom cards for someone special. My girls have a great Aunt Cookie, a former teacher, who often sends them a BOX of books. We just got a shipment on Wednesday, so I know she will be looking for a thank you card-

FCCB Challenge Me Monday #85

2011-11-10T14:40:00.000-08:00

This week, Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog's challenge is all about books! Create a project that has something to do with a book. You can make a book, include a book on your project, create a bookmark, etc. There are lots of possibilities! This is a free advertisement calendar my dad got in the mail. I thought I would cover it and use it to keep track of my challenge projects. The cut is from Forever Young and the Imagine Best Friends Cartridge was used for the pattern papers. I like how the Imagine will scale the pattern paper down for smaller cuts. A Hampton Art stamp set was stamped on the background paper.

Fish Tales Shape Album

2011-11-09T17:20:00.000-08:00

My daughters and husband love to go fishing. (I would scream in horror if I caught a fish...but the rest of the family enjoy the sport.) I picked up the Campin' Critters Cricut Cartridge when it first came out AND just found the blog of the illustrator, Curt Jensen who designed the cartridge. Curt Jensen is hosting a challenge in honor of Campin' Critters. This is the link to the blog: October's Cartridge Challenge. Here is my project that I made with Campin' Critters, I can't wait to put the family's latest fishing trip inside.

The deer's fish was cut free and hung on a twine

Patchwork Photo Mat can be removed from book.

Stickers from Jolee's

Sun is a tag attached to the back of album.

The Back of Album tags... Love the cloud paper from the Imagine Best Friends Cartridge :)

Autumn Days Mini Album

2011-11-07T17:07:00.000-08:00

This week's challenge at the Cricut Circle is to create a mini album... I enjoy making mini albums with my Cricut so I was happy to make an entry. This shape album was made with Pop-Up Neighborhood. I used paper hinges to join the book together. I have to laugh because last year we took the kids to a local pumpkin patch and I my fall pumpkin photos had a fast food restaurant in the background. This year I was thrilled to take them to a farm! Only to hear that they missed the bouncy houses at the local pumpkin patch. Well, mom likes the farm...

Paper from Recollections and Imagine More Cartridge, Cloud paper from Hopscotch Cartridge

Barn Door Opens for more photos

Sweet Bee

2011-11-06T11:09:00.000-08:00

I am Bee-hind on my challenges that I like to participate in... Here is my entry for Peachy Keen's Lets Face It Friday's Creepy Cute Challenge. I just got a photo of my niece in her Halloween costume this year. She is such a Cute Bee! My paper bees are cuts from Pooh and Friends Cricut Cartridge with faces from PK-754 Critter Faces.

2012 Desk Calendar

2011-11-05T12:09:00.000-07:00

This started with a sketch which I thought would make a nice calendar. The sketch appeared in the Cricut Circle's exclusive magazine that offered a challenge to use the sketch with your Cricut. The base started as a piece of 12 by 12 piece of chipboard. I cut this to 6 by 12 and folded this in half cutting some box lids from Sweet Tooth Boxes at 11.25 inches that fit on the ends. Two binder rings are used to hold the calendar pages and I weighted the inside of the base with sand sealed in a plastic bag. Each month has tag with its name on it that can be pulled out to keep track of important dates.

These months follow the sketch, February more closely. Seasonal Cuts are from Simply Charmed, the USA hat is from Independence day

Base with Sweet Tooth Boxes used to cover ends.

Fabulous Mini Album

2011-10-30T11:52:00.000-07:00

The pattern base was started from Paper Phenomenon's Confessions of a Shopaholic pattern. I had to add my own twist to it. The pattern had flaps on main pages but with my Cricut I switched the flaps to purses. I have to laugh because Kathy has produced over a dozen tutorials in the time that I have taken to get this done! LOL

Tags from the girls back to school shopping

The flap above open, this is the connector piece for the paper bags

Purse Shape from Forever Young

Purse Shaped flap open

FCCB Challenge #83- Spooky Time

2011-10-26T11:58:00.000-07:00

This week's Challenge is to make a project and include a ghost. I need to make a Halloween card for a little girl and this is what I came up with. (I better hurry and post so I can mail it to her...)

Mini Monster's Ghost is pull out tag that reveals a Ghostly Message, "Tick or Treat"

The stamps are from My Pink Stamper, Happiest Moments and Spook-alicious

Halloween Memory Frame

2011-10-25T09:27:00.000-07:00

OK... I am super excited about this- I was checking my crafty friend's blogs on Monday and what do I find? My Creative Time is having a Design Team Call!!! Forgetting that it is "Laundry Day" at my house, I reached for my stamps and thought about a project that would showcase them. (and make a gift for Auntie Laura too) Here is my entry:

Here is the fur baby Fletcher, dressed as the Flying ACE Snoopy

Stamp is from "My Favorite Sayings", Sunflower is the die from Build a Banner Kit

Fletcher's Tongue is always sticking out, LOL
Paw Stamp- Anyday Bingo & Crossword

Recipe:

Wild Card Cricut Cartridge- Halloween Card, 4 in., layers to match. I flipped one card and welded the square part on my Gypsy. This would work without welding. Just layer the cards. I cut 4 welded shapes and sandwiched them together with glue.

Leaves for Sunflowers- Wild Card, 4 in.

Banner for Stamp - Wild Card, Frame button 42, 1.25 in

Spellbinders Oval Scallop Die for frame around photo

Flowers- My Creative Time's Build a Banner Kit

Stamps- My Creative Time's: Anyday Bingo & Crossword, My Favorite Sayings.

Peachy Keen Challenge #63

2011-10-24T10:44:00.000-07:00

Peachy Keen supplied a sketch, that you could make into a card or scrapbook page to enter in the Challenge. I decided to make a birthday card. The girl and balloon die cut is from Cricut Decals, and that cute smiley face balloon is from Peachy Keen Stamps, PK-570. Sentiment stamp is from Making Memories, All Occasion.

Slimey's Spell Factory

2011-10-22T12:02:00.000-07:00

This project was super fun to make... The Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog's Challenge this week: Create a project with the colour purple AND a monster or bug on it. Slimey (the monster entrepreneur) works in a house with purple accents. Enjoy-

Hello Slimey!

Main Menu... I think he will make special orders ;)

Cuts-

House- Sweet Tooth Boxes cut at 11 in

Wrought Iron- Ornamental Iron

Monster- Mini Monsters

Extras- Plastic cauldron, added a battery operated tea light, orange poly fill, tinsel, i-rock gems, Prima flowers, jump ring

PC and Printer.

Gifty Challenge- Mini Brag Book

2011-10-21T13:04:00.000-07:00

The Challenge: We all love to receive a little surprise . . . just because! This challenge is all about paying it forward and brightening someone’s day! Create something to give away using your Cricut machine. It can be for a holiday, a season, an occasion, or just because. Be sure to include at least 2 Cricut Image Cuts on your project.

I am going to surprise my sister with this girly brag book. She lives in another state and so does her grand daughter. She will adore this happy mail to stow all the sweet photos of her grand daughter. The paper line is Echo Park's Little Girl and some papers from my stash. I love how I was able to chose cricut cuts to compliment the paper line. The base is a paper bag album inspired by Kathy Orta's Random Memories Series on You Tube. I added file cards cuts from "From My Kitchen" to the flaps that fold up to reveal a pocket with photo mats and journal tags.

Create A Critter Birdy in her nest, Tab lifts up to reveal a pocket and photo mats

Queen 4 a day, Once Upon A Princess
Castle and Frog, Princess Party

Flowers open up for Pictures, from Hello Kitty Greetings

Straight from the Nest Bird, Heart is from Doodle Charms

Cupcake from Sweet Treats matches the Echo Park Sticker ;)

Let's Face It Friday- Windy

2011-10-21T11:41:00.000-07:00

I saw this cute puppy on my Imagine Best Friends cart. He looks like my dog hangin' out the window and letting those ears fly, LOL. The dog was originally blue, but if you change the color you lose the face details... no problem- Get your Peachy Faces and add some character. I used the PK-493 Everyday Character Face Parts and More. I used my PC to print the sentiment.

MPS Challenge

2011-10-20T16:23:00.000-07:00

Challenge: Make a goodie bag or 3-D item that is for a Holiday. Any Holiday or Occasion will be perfect.

I added an extra experiment. How is build 66 Cricut Craft Room and Imagine compatibility? The short answer: No. I was able to flood fill. If I used a pattern paper, it put black lines around the image. WHY? Just from color palate, no ugly black lines. Imagine did print but during the cutting process... the blade just stayed in one place and bounced up and down like it was possessed. I quickly turned it off. The result below was HAND cut. *sigh*

Wicked Wishes

2011-10-17T09:10:00.000-07:00

I have been busy decorating my home for Halloween. I just finished this wall hanging I made to enter in the Cricut Circle Monthly Challenge. All the cuts are from Mini Monsters' Cricut cartridge except the moon which came from the Don Juan cartridge. The base plaque is metal and was found at my local Micheal's.
The Challenge: Create a Halloween Home Decor project! Your project must include at least 2 different Cricut Image Cuts.

Miss Spider was ready for her close up :)

Throwback Thursday Challenge- Halloween Card

2011-10-15T18:13:00.000-07:00

The Challenge this week was to use a card feature on an older Cricut cartridge with a Halloween theme. The card shape is from the Going Places cartridge. I made a banner with the Dies from My Creative Time's Build a Banner Kit. The little ghost and font is from the My Creative Time's Anyday Bingo and Crossword stamp set.

Heather's Shadow Box

2011-10-15T14:26:00.000-07:00

My girl has been requesting a shadow box be made for her room for a while. Thanks to the heads up from by crafting friend Bea, I was able to pick up this wooden box at the Dollar Tree. I filled the shadow box with goodies that my girl enjoys. This is my entry for the Fantabulous Cricut's Wall Decor and More Challenge.

Close up of our Sweet Dog

Hanger was made with Prima flowers and a plastic straw.

Cricut Cuts:

Girls Rule Sign- Imagine, Best Friends

Dachshund (Mr. Ranger) - Animal Kingdom

"Barbie" - Forever Young

Skates - Nifty Fifties

Elephant (her favorite stuffed animal) - Birthday Bash

You're Tweet Bird - Imagine, Best Friends

Sponge Bob- Sponge Bob

Back 2 School

2011-10-14T08:47:00.000-07:00

Most of my crafty friends have moved on to another seasonal event... BUT I found Recess Lite marked down so I had to play with my new cartridge. I made my scrapbook page following the sketch provided by Peachy Keen for their Sketch Challenge # 62.

Recipe

Owl's Eyes PK-754 Critter Faces

Girl's Face PK Princess Faces

Sentiment Stamps: My Creative Time My Favorite Sayings

Stampendous Notes for a Friend

The Spider and the Fly...

2011-10-11T13:54:00.000-07:00

The Cricut Circle's Last Anniversary Blog Challenge is to follow a sketch. My house is a disaster keeping up with all the challenges but cleaning the house is not as fun as playing with paper... I thought I would make a Halloween card for my niece. The spider can swing around and she can move around the card as she is anchored by her web.
The Challenge: Create a project of your choice using the sketch below. Your project must include at least 2 different Cricut Image Cuts

Sometimes I look at my fly...

Sometimes I attack the fly!

Hello Fall

2011-10-11T09:49:00.000-07:00

The Cricut Circle's Recipe Challenge: Use your Cricut machines to create a project using the following “recipe.” It must contain 1) A Title; 2) At least 2 Cricut Cuts, and 3) At least 3 buttons. Here is my scrapbook page entry:

Cut Details: Tree- Stretch Your Imagination
Stamp shape edge boarder- Elegant Edges
Journal Spot- Pop-Up Neighborhood
hello - Beyond Birthdays (cutting the friend off the cut)
Fall- Straight from the Nest

Cricut Circle Weekly Challenge #42

2011-10-09T17:54:00.000-07:00

This challenge is card making challenge. I used the Mini Monsters' Card feature and added a pumpkin for my little skeleton boy to carry his candy. The stamp on the Halloween pumpkin is form Pink By Design's "A Haunting We Will Go" set.

My Puppy and Me Scrapbook Page

2011-10-08T20:11:00.000-07:00

Here is a scrapbook page made with the Cricut Imagine and Best Friends cartridge. I made this project for another Cricut Blog Anniversary challenge. The Challenge: Use your Imagine Machine to print a background (it can be a solid color or a patterned paper from your Imagine cartridge) and use it on your project as well as cutting an image of your choice in layers- that’s right, choose the layers option on your image and print out one or all of the layers offered, piece them together on your project!

Pumpkin Time

2011-10-07T14:33:00.000-07:00

It is time for another weekly challenge at Fantabulous Cricut. For this Challenge you must include a pumpkin on your project. I used Mini Monters for the princess, page title, and pumpkins. My Journal tag was made with the Imagine and Imagine More cartridge. Elegant edges cartridge was used for the rest of the cuts.

Sweet Witch Shoes

2011-10-06T13:46:00.000-07:00

Here is another project for the Cricut Circle's Blogiversary. The Challenge: Create a project of your choice using your Cuttlebug machine as the main focus. Your project must include at least 2 different Cricut Image Cuts.
This is an easy favor to make with just one cut from Princess Party and a buckle form Fabulous Finds Cricut cartridges. For a more sensible witch shoe, I cut a 1 1/2 in circle to make a closed toe shoe and glued the circle at the base of the shoe folding it to cover the open toe. I cut the purple rose from flower shoppe. The shoe cut was cut at seven inches. I cut another shoe and cut the surfaces that show on the outside of the shoe to roll through my Cuttlebug with the Swiss Dots folder. The buckle was de-bossed with Tiny Bubbles folder to give it a hammer metal look.

Think Pink Card

2011-10-05T12:53:00.000-07:00

The Cricut Circle is celebrating the first year of their blog with challenges for members. The Challenge: Create a project of your choice using a monochromatic color scheme. Your project must include at least 2 different Cricut Image Cuts. I used my Imagine to cut the scene and separated the layers and flooded the original colors with pink tones. The only detail that I could not get pink was the leaves on the flowers but I was able to shade those with a pink Copic marker.

Christmas Card Challenge....sigh

2011-10-05T09:39:00.000-07:00

I about fainted when My Pink Stamper suggested a Christmas Card Challenge. But, I guess if you think about it... Christmas crafty things should be made now for holiday craft fairs and gifts. "Believe" stamps is from My Pink Stamper's Family and Friends stamp collection. I should get busy and make a set of these...

Dance Scrapbook Page

2011-10-04T13:13:00.000-07:00

Cricut Circle is having a Blogiversary, their first year! The Circle Blog will be hosting challenges in celebration. The first challenge: Create a project of your choice with one or more of the Cricut Circle Exclusive cartridges! (French Manor, Shall We Dance, Cricut Everyday, Pop-Up Neighborhood, or Sophie) Your project must include at least 2 different Cricut Image Cuts. And YES! You can mix in other cartridges with your Circle Exclusive cartridges. I thought I would use Sophie and Shall We Dance to make a Dance Class scrapbook page.

A Squirrelly Fall Banner

2011-10-03T10:13:00.000-07:00

I made this Fall Squirrel Banner to add to the fall decorations in my home. I keep forgetting about the pre-loaded cartridges that came with the Anniversary Edition of the E2 Cricut machine. I found this squirrel on the Just a Note cartridge. The squirrel couple have the sweetest faces from the PK-450 Wide Eyed Kids Face Assortment. I took a marker and made a little button nose as it seemed more animal like. I colored my leaves with watercolor pencils and added some distress ink. This is my entry for Peachy Keen's LFIF Leaves Challenge.

Banner Base from Imagine More, font Billionaire, leaves Flower Shoppe

Close up of Mr. Squirrel

Close up Ms. Squirrel

Throwback Thursday Challenge

2011-10-02T12:10:00.000-07:00

This week's Throwback Thursday Challenge is to use a Cricut font cartridge. If you were Cricut fan back in the day, you might remember QVC having an exclusive cartridge called Cuttin' Up. Cuttin' Up is a great chunky font but it also has some great cuts like this baby rattle. I added my Anyday Bingo & Crossword stamp set from My Creative Time to make a baby card.

Fall Door Hanger

2011-10-01T09:15:00.000-07:00

This was a fun project to make. I made this project for the Challenge Me Monday at the Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog. This week the challenge is to use leaves on your project, perfect for fall. My first thought was to make a scrapbook page but I found this door hanger acorn frame at the 99 cent store. I knew I could make some leaves and flowers with my Flower Shoppe Cricut cartridge. The leaves were cut with tan card stock and I went to town on them with my watercolor pencils.

They had some bat and pumpkin ones too... I need to make it back before they sell out.

"Fangful" Card

2011-09-30T12:45:00.000-07:00

I was playing with my new stamp set, MPS Spook-alicious, and thought I would make a card for the Cricut Blog's Card Making Day challenge. Apparently October 1, is World Card Making Day... who knew? Fang the dog is from Cricut Decals and the base shape is from Cricut Essentials cartridge. Both of these cartridges are pre-loaded on the E2 Anniversary edition.

What's Up?

2011-09-29T13:59:00.000-07:00

I think my giraffe would know the answer. He is a cut from Animal Kingdom with eyes from my Peachy Keen Face Assortment, PK-640. They eyes on this stamp set are far apart but if you mask the stamp you can bring them closer together. The sentiment is from MPS's Punny-licious stamp set. The card was designed using a sketch at Peachy Keen Challenge #61.

Mini Album, BOO!

2011-09-28T18:22:00.000-07:00

Here is an easy to put together mini album I made for my sister. The album base is 3 black envelopes and each page has a pull out tag. Each letter is only glued at the edge at the side so it will slide over the page. Add some stamps (I used My Pink Stamper's Sook-alicious.), punches, and Cricut cuts, and you are ready for pictures.

Spider charm is made from stamp set and a Tim Holt's fragment

Close up of Hat

Album with tags removed from envelope pockets

Cathy's Spider

2011-09-26T17:33:00.000-07:00

My sister in law hates spiders... BUT who would hate this sweet girly spider? I was making some flowers with the Cricut Flower Shoppe cartridge and some reminded me of pom poms. I am reliving my youth and making a "paper pom-pom" spider. She lives on this bucket I found in the dollar section at Target. I added the vellum inside and added a battery operated votive.

To make the spider, cut two spiral flowers and roll. Sandwich between a spider cut of your choice. I used Doodle Charm's spider. I cut a smaller flower for the head.

Sunny Gift Box

2011-09-25T14:58:00.000-07:00

I plan to use this sunshine box as hostess gift and think a small candle will fit inside perfectly. The box is cut from the Wedding cartridge and the sun is from Tinkerbell and Friends. The sun's sweet face is from Peachy Keen's Princess Face Assortment. This will be my entry for the Peachy Keen Sunshine Challenge.

Fab 50s Scrapbook Page

2011-09-24T15:14:00.000-07:00

I created this scrapbook page for the September Magazine Challenge at the Cricut Circle. For the challenge, you need to use Echo Park paper or stickers and your favorite cartridge. I was drawn to Echo Park's Happy Days collection and remembered I had some photos of dear daughter from a 50s party. My favorite cartridge of all time is Create a Critter... which you don't think of using when designing a 1950s theme project. Would you believe there are four cuts from Create a Critter on my scrapbook page? (The "fab" title, the stamp shape turned journal frame, the "retro" design by the ice cream, and the flowers on the glasses.) That is the great thing about our cartridges, there are SO many hidden jewels! The rest of my cuts are from Nifty Fifties and the background element is from Elegant Edges. The photo corners are made from a punch.

The glasses have plastic lenses, added a straw to to the Echo Park sundae sticker by using a boarder strip from the collection. The Imagine was used to print some 50s turqoise to match the collection.

Hid the words on the Nifty Fifties motel sign with my Gypsy. "Second" is the font from Nifty Fifites while the other words are stickers form the Echo Park Collection.

Pirates Play Hard Card

2011-09-22T10:53:00.000-07:00

Here is my pirate inspired project for the Challenge at the Fantabuous Cricut Challenge Blog. I just new I had to make the pirate from the B is for Boy cricut cartridge. He is so cute! I have been wanting this cartridge for such a long time and just got it with my rewards points.

My Cricut Banner

2011-09-21T10:58:00.000-07:00

Provo Craft is having a contest, with a little encouragement from my friend Teresa, I made a banner to enter. My idea was a colorful one with a rainbow theme and each banner has loads of cuts that represent each color of the rainbow. I printed some background paper on my Imagine with bug heads.

close up showing the tone on tone cuts

Halloween Countdown Callendar

2011-09-19T13:25:00.000-07:00

Here is my entry for the Cricut Circle's Monthly Challenge: Window Dressing Challenge. (Create a project of your choice and include a WINDOW element of some kind! Your project must include at least 2 different Cricut Image Cuts.) I thought about making a Halloween scene that you might see in a shop window and this is what I came up with. I just love it! It reminds me of trick-or-treating with my "super hero" brother and my imagination running wild at the scary old house on the block. The countdown pieces have magnets on the back that stick to the painted cookie sheet.

close up of trick or treaters- my mom would have made the princess wear a sweater ;)

Hello Penguin Card

2011-09-17T08:47:00.000-07:00

This card was made following the challenge sketch at Peachy Keen's Sketch Challenge #60. For some reason this was a challenge for me to find something to fit the sketch. (I tend to over think things... join the challenge, the prize is a darling witch stamp set.) The penguin is from an oldie but goodie, Zooballo cricut cartridge. Her face is from PK-754 Critter Faces Set A.

Peace the Card

2011-09-15T08:40:00.000-07:00

This card was made with only cuts form Groovy Times. My daughter just loved this cartidge when we were shopping... so I had to buy if for her (or was it for me?). I follwed a sketch from the Cricut Circle Blog Weekly Challenge to create the card. The challenge was to follow the sketch and add some bling.

Note Holder Gift

2011-09-12T17:23:00.000-07:00

This note holder is a little gift for my daughter's teacher this year. My daughter was telling me that she liked cows, so I grabbed this note holder with her initial on the front. The cow is from Animal Kingdom Cricut cartridge and his adorable face is from Peachy Keen Stamps, PK-754 Critter Faces. This is my entry for the Let's Face It Friday Back to School Challenge.

Crocodile Card

2011-09-12T10:46:00.000-07:00

I am playing in another challenge at My Creative Time where we are challenged to create a card using the colors, green, purple, orange, and black. The twist- NO CRICUT! The colors remind me of Halloween but when I was digging in my stamp drawer I saw this crocodile. I thought he would be cute in these colors... which are very striking together. Chomp! (translation= enjoy your day) Check out the Design Team and all the entries here.

Back 2 School

2011-09-11T10:44:00.000-07:00

My Pink Stamper is hosting a blog hop challenge. If you have the time, there are some nice projects on the hop to enjoy. The challenge is to make a school themed project and it cannot be a card or scrapbook page. I had just sent my children to school this week and thought about a project to showcase the back to school photos. The school is from Cricut cartridge Pop-up Neighborhood. I made the sides to open so you could "open the doors and see the people". I have this on my desk and love to see my girls all happy about returning to school. I myself wish summer would never end.

Anniversary Card

2011-09-04T14:14:00.000-07:00

Hello this is my second post today- A quick card for Peachy Keen's Sketch Challenge #59. This card is for my mother and father in law. Hubby just told me we are celebrating their anniversary this afternoon! I hope it will dry in time for the get together, LOL.

My Mom's Recipes

2011-09-04T12:12:00.000-07:00

When I was in my early 20's, my mom wrote out all of the favorite family recipes. She even had recipes from her grandmother from Sweden! What a great gift I was receiving at the time. I can share the recipes with my girls and they can learn about the grandmother they never met. I purchased a recipe box and decorated it with Early Bird Cosmo Cricket paper. The inside of the lid has a photo of my mom that will bring a smile to my face every time I open the recipe box. Additional dividers where created with my Gypsy to match the pre-made tabbed dividers allowing more room to journal the traditions of the recipes. I used my Imagine (with Best Friends), E2, and Cuttlebug (with Swiss Dots and Seeing Dots folders).

This is my entry for the Cricut Circle's August Magazine Cosmo Cricket Challenge.

Hello Mom

My brother's favorite Lemon Cake is clipped to the back, YUM

My Mom had a toaster like this one, so fun!

NO poultry recipes from my Mom... She had pet chickens

Smile... I used the Cricut Craft Room Software

2011-08-31T12:59:00.000-07:00

I would like to learn more about the Cricut Craft Room Software and there is a blog, Cricut Craft Room Blog, that is focused on this tool. They are having a Basket Challenge, basically weld any shape into a basket. I used an old favorite Mini Monograms to make this basket. This looks so easy but it is a learning curve. I like how easy it is to weld and align shapes with this software. It is a long story BUT my lesson to share is "don't put images off your mat". My machines where moving the 12 by 12 mat out because there was an image saved off the mat. This would cause the Software to cut on my machine instead of the mat.

getting ready to cut :)

Smile! I did it!

Hello Kitty Mini

2011-08-29T17:32:00.000-07:00

This little mini album was made to capture the upcoming school photos for my daughter. I cut the bags and tags from Platin Schoolbook cricut cartridge, cutting off the handles of the inner bags. The cover bags were made sturdy by cutting some lightweight chipboard and gluing inside the pocket. This is my entry for Cricut Circle Blog's Weekly Challenge #39, A-B-C, 1-2-3 Challenge. (A) pop of (B)right (C)olor as well as 1 of something, 2 of something... These were hard rules from me but that is what a challenge is for, right? So my "pop" of color is the robin's egg blue that pops on each page. My 1-2-3: one Cuttlebug folder, only two cartridges, and three stickers.

Cover, MPS stamps on books

Crafting with the Dog

2011-08-27T18:42:00.000-07:00

Happy Saturday- Here is a scrapbook page I made with my new Sophie Cricut cartridge and Nate's ABCs. The circle doily is from Sophie and the cute doggy cut at 5 inches and is from Nate's ABCs. I combined some Peachy Keen Face stamps to make the dog face. This is my entry for the Peachy Keen LFIF Furry Friends Challenge.

I combined these stamps to make a face that works with my dog cut.