The Owl Post

We have been having Harry Potter marathons this summer... I bet a lot of families have been doing the same.  This cute owl is from the retired cricut cartridge Happily Ever After.  I am liking this idea as you can send your personal "owl post message" with a sentiment stamp and tuck goodies inside the pillow box.  (No howlers, please.)  This is my entry in My Creative Time's Throwback Thursday Challenge.  The challenge is to use a retired cricut cartridge, join the fun!

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?

The Sun Banner

I wanted to create a summer theme banner for my dinning room and decided to combine that idea with a challenge at the Cricut Circle's August Monthly Challenge: Create a Scene Challenge.  I made these "summer scenes" at the ends of the banner with my new imagine and Best Friends cartridge.  The font is Alphalicious.  Extras on the backgrounds are from Pop-Up Neighborhood, Life is a Beach, and Smiley Cards.

Easy Gift Bag

This is a challenge entry made for Throwback Thursday at My Creative Time.  The challenge is to use an older cartridge, fabric, and a Christmas theme.  I made a simple bag from a fabric scrap on my sewing machine and put some peppermint mints from Simply Charmed cricut cartridge on the ties.  I "wrapped" the candy with plastic wrap and small plastic ponytail ties.

Have A Great Day!

I hope everyone is enjoying the summer, I just got school forms for the kids school, sob...  The card base follows the sketch on Peachy Keen Sketch Challenge # 57.  My worm is from Walk in My Garden (but I chopped some of his body off to match the sketch, ouch.) and his face is from PK-754 Critter Faces Set A Medium.  The sentiment stamp is from My Creative Time's My Favorite Sayings set.  Thanks for stopping by my little blog.

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. 

A Perfect Pear

I made this card for the Peachy Keen Let's Face It Friday So Puny Challenge.  I enjoy a puny card so thought this pear couple made a wonderful card to celebrate a marriage.  I used Just Because Cards for the puny phrase, and found some pears on Joys of the Season and Gypsy Font.  The happy pear couple just make me smile with their faces from PK-640 Princess Face Assortment.