Chill Out

Time to Chill Out! I followed a sketch for this card that is posted at the Cricut Circle.  Following a sketch is fun because the design work has been done for you.  My frozen treats are from my Imagine Yummy cartridge, along with the tag.  I also printed off some paper from the same cartridge.  I picked out faces for my Popsicle from Peachy Keen stamps.  This set is the  Cornies Face Assortment. My sentiment stamp, "Chill Out!", is from Peachy Keen stamps, PK-115.

Be sure to stop by the Peachy Keen Store. They are having sale this Friday!!

Finally Friday Sale in honor of Friday the 13th, Peachy Keen is  giving away one of Mini Ghost stamp with any order over $13.00 (after the site-wide 13% discount)! Exclusions include gift certificates, Clip it Up, and Kit subscriptions.

Happy Friday the 13th and happy shopping!!

My Family's Mustang

Our family has fond memories with our Mustang.  It was purchased by my Dad for my Mom as she wanted a new car to go with her new baby (me,lol).  My brother wanted the Mustang Fastback but Mom had her eyes set on the the Mustang Coupe.  My brother and I both drove this car when we were in high school and I drove this car until I was able to purchase a new car after graduating college. (The Mustang was tired at this point and I honestly thought the car was going to kill me because the engine was so powerful but the breaks... that was another story. ) My brother restored the car and now shows it! His daughter has her eye on this car now.  Here is my scrapbook page to enter in a Challenge at Cricut Circle that requests us to document a family memento with a scrapbook page. 

Cricut Cartridges & Paper Used:
Font- Baby Steps
"original" phrase- Graphically Speaking
traffic light- Going Places
Route 66 sign- Nifty Fifties
Papers- Echo Park Happy Days
DCWV- The Great Vacation Stack

Hello Spring

I made this project for a Challenge hosted by the Cricut Circle. The Challenge: Create a scrapbook page, card, home decor item, or other project with a Springtime theme. You must also incorporate ric rac and at least one sticker. 
This frame is made of paper! I used the Fancy Frames cricut cartridge and stamped some "wood grain" on the frame.  The other cuts are from April Showers cricut cartridge.  My stickers are on the cloud to spell out "hello" and my ric rac is from my mom's sewing stash.  It makes me smile to use ric rac from my mom because she enjoyed to sew and often put ric rac on my spring dresses. 

St. Pat's Hat

While visiting Disneyland last weekend, my daughter and I saw these cute Mad Hatter Hats that were rather on the small side and had an elastic chin strap (and a $40 price tag too).  I thought it would be fun to make something similar out of paper (for pennies) for a challenge at the Cricut Circle's Blog.  The challenge is to make something to wear for Saint Patrick's Day. To make this hat, I used the cupcake wrapper from the new Bridal Shower cartridge and cut two circles from George and Basic Shapes.  The hat band has a buckle from Fabulous Finds.   The four leaf clover is from Give a Hoot.

The Sock Hop, Singles only please

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

Cricut Circle's Weekly Challenge #48

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

My Kitchen Christmas Tree

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. 

Sweet Gingerbread Card

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

Frosty Layout

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.

Gifty Challenge- Mini Brag Book

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 ;)

Mini Album, BOO!

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

Peace the Card

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. 

Hello Kitty Mini

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

Summer Vacation Memories

I purchased a plastic shell bathing suit top. (OMG, not to wear!!! I thought it would make a cute mini album.)  I just love how this little shell holds the memories of a great day at the beach with my family.  The clam shell opens like a compact to reveal 16 photos. My Gypsy was used to weld a shape that would fit into the shell.  Most of the cuts are from Life is a Beach and Pack Your Bags.  When the Cricut Circle's Weekly challenge was opened for a scrapbook layout or mini album sharing you summer vacation memories, I knew I had to get started making this project.

Close up of Tide Pool-  I used the Koi Pond Cuttle bug folder to emboss some plastic packing material to add some "foam" stickles. Would you believe my "rocks" are cricut cuts of Tinker Bell's hair?

Bird Watching Journal

I finally got to play with the Campin' Critters Cricut Cartridge.  Oh, what cute cuts this one has to offer.  I made the journal and added Mr. Owl and a title to the front.  We are blessed to have a canyon behind our house that offers an assortment of birds to journal about.  This is my entry for the Cricut Circle Weekly challenge that requested you to use one of the techniques the design team featured on the blog.  I picked Michele Kovack's technique to add shading with Copic Markers. 

Patriotic Flower Pot

OK, I am going a little red, white, and blue crazy.  This flower pot was decorated with my cricut for the 4th of July.  The clay pot was covered with a cupcake wrap cut from the Easter 2010 cartridge.  I added the Independence Day, "I heart USA" and the circle base.  Super easy project and you could modify for any party or give as a hostess gift.  My next project is pink and all girly, I promise!

Father's Day Card

Time to make Father's Day Cards... here is my first of three that I will be making this year.  This one is for my Dad who goes by the nickname Bud and also drinks beer of the same name. I followed a sketch posted.on the Cricut Circle's Weekly Challenge.  The beer is from Everyday Pop-Up Cards, ribbon is from Cuttin' Up, Best Dad phrase is from MS Seasonal Cake Art, and the tag is from George. 

Apple Gift Card Holder.

There is no worm in this apple, only a delightful gift card.  This project came together easier than I thought it would. I cut 17 apple shapes from the Give A Hoot Cartridge, scored them in half.  Then I placed hot glue on the the score line and stacked 8 apple shapes on top of each other.  I glued this section to a full apple base, repeating all of this for the second half.  Then I made a pocket with wet glue when I joined the to apple halves together.  Fan the apple shapes out. There was a gap in the center so I "sliced" one apple in half to fill that gap.  Cut a tag from the same Cricut cartridge and attach with twine and a button .  -Easy and fast enough make for all the kid's teachers this year.  I am also entering this project in the Cricut Circle's Weekly Challenge

Spring Candy Jar

I can't believe how fast this week is going... was busy making an Easter project when I realized it was Thursday and I have not made my Handmade flowers for the Cricut Circle Weekly Challenge.  This would be perfect for a Mother's Day gift for any "Mom" like person in your life.  I used Give a Hoot cartridge to cut several 5 petal flowers and leaves. 

Top View

A Very Merry Unbirthday!

Unless it is your birthday... then Happy Birthday!  I just love Alice in Wonderland and have wanted to do a scrapbook page with an Alice theme.  Our family went to Disneyland a few Sundays ago and we took these pictures in front of the Mad Hatter's Hat shop.   I usually "sketch"  my layouts in my Gypsy but made a hand sketch of this one so I could enter this project in the Cricut Circle's Weekly Challenge.  They asked us to provide a sketch and a project, how simple is that.  I wanted  my page to have a wacky feel so I anchored my embellishments with a "groovy" shape from Nifty Fifties Cartridge.  

The Sketch

Furniture from French Manor, Alice and Friends from Disney Classics

Closer look at Hatter's Party



I just love the look on his Face.