Fantabulous Cricut Challenge # 304 - Patriotism

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Challenge #304-Patriotism
Make a project about patriotism in any country!

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Here is my Project

 

 

I created this décor piece for Independence Day aka the 4th of July

The piece is a standard 12 x 12 with 9 3 1/4 inch squares decorated with

Independence Day related images.

All images are raised with foam tape for some extra dimension.

 

Here are a few close ups of some of the images:

 

 

 

 

I used these items to create my Independence Day décor piece:

• Ultimate Creative Series Sampler Cricut cartridge - United States, hat, fireworks, flag, Liberty bell, firecracker
• George and Basic Shapes Cricut cartridge: Star
• Old West Cricut cartridge: Bunting
• Phrases Cricut cartridge: 4th of July
• foam tape: under all images
• Silver Stickles: firecracker
• Martha Stewart glitter (red and silver): fireworks

I am entering my Independence Day décor piece in the following challenge:

• CardzTV - Anything Goes
• PDE ch#178 - Anything but Card

 

I had so much fun creating this Independence Day décor piece. Thank you for stopping by. Please head over to Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog and add your Patriotic project.

National Thank a Police Officer Day 2015

This past Saturday, September 19, 2015, was National Thank a Police Officer Day. My best friend is married to a Phoenix police officer and she asked me if I would make some posters for her for a little celebration she was putting together for the Phoenix Police Department. I, of course, said yes.

I made 2 posters out of 1 black poster and 1 blue poster, plus white cardstock.

Here is the other poster I made.

I also decided to make a simple easel card to express my thanks to the Phoenix Police Department.

 

I used these items to make my posters and card:

• Black and blue posters
• Black and white cardstock
• Cake Basics Cricut cartridge -  Thank You Phoenix PD poster
• Beyond Birthdays, Calligraphy Collection, Jasmine, and Phrases Cricut cartridges - Many Thanks poster
• Storybook Cricut cartridge - Thank You card
• Silver Star brads - card

I am entering my posters and card in the following challenges:

• DL ART - Thankful Thursday - September Linky
• Decorate to Celebrate - Challenge #109 - Anything Goes

Thank you so much for stopping by and checking out my National Thank a Police Officer Day posters and card.

31 Days of Halloween Activities Calendar/Countdown to Halloween Day 27

 

So I have been working on this project pretty much the last 3 weeks, I guess I should have started it last month. Oh well, I guess we will get the full effect next year.

 

Below is a photo of what this started as, just a simple wooden country calendar. I only wanted to use the base, so I removed the top and bottom portions and tossed out the middle wooden piece too.

 

Once all of the pieces were gone I spray painted it all black.

 

 

I then began cutting and putting together all of the paper pieces.

 

 

I used these items to create my 31 Days of Halloween Activities Calendar:

• Up-cycled very old (was lost in my garage) wooden country calendar
• Phrases Cricut cartridge - the Happy Halloween at the top
• Happy Hauntings Cricut cartridge - the house and ghosts
• Monster Bash Cricut cartridge (1st time used) - the tree and moon
• Life's a Party Cricut cartridge - the tombstones
• Designer's Calendar - numbers
• Orange eyelets
• Computer - printed out Halloween activities for the back of the tombstones
• Nails - to hang the tombstones on
• Black Ribbon - to hang up the calendar

 



 

Here is a pic showing some of the tombstones revealing the activity for the day.

 

I am entering my 31 Days of Halloween Activities Calendar in the following challenges:

• Shopping Our Stash - SOS #174 - Halloween
• Decorate to Celebrate Challenge #86 - Anything Goes
• 3 Girl Jam Challenge - Halloween
• Red Carpet Studio Challenge - #81 - Haunted Mansion - Halloween inspired project
• Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Me Monday #234 - Halloween
• DL ART - Thankful Thursday Challenge #143 - Halloween
• My Sheri Crafts Challenge #145 - Black Magic - Halloween project

Thank you so much for stopping by and checking out my 31 Days of Halloween Activities Calendar.

Smile, Swing on over to Celebrate Jaidyn's 3rd Birthday Shrek 2 Party 2 page layout

Today I bring to you my Smile, Swing on over to Celebrate Jaidyn's 3rd Birthday Shrek 2 Party 2 page layout. This didn't start out as a 2 page layout but here it is and I think it works.

Page 1 is "Smile" because this page describes the photos I took of Jaidyn for her invitation. I actually did some hidden journaling behind the camera. Basically I made the camera into a shape card...pretty cool I think!

The journaling says, "It was October 30, 2012 and I had to get a good photo of Jaidyn for her 3rd birthday party invitation. So we went out front, with her favorite green shirt on, and I attempted to get a good photo. But Jaidyn would look everywhere but at me. The best one I got is the one in the frame. This is also the one I had put on her invitation. Not the greatest picture but definitely shows Jaidyn's personality." 

I also used an "old school" tool on the wooden frame. I used a texture plate called carpet to make the wooden frame look like tree bark instead of using the easy to use embossing folders.

I used these items to make "Smile" page 1:

• Shrek napkin and treat bag from the birthday party
• Pooh and Friends Cricut cartridge (1st time I used this cartridge) - for the frame
• Dreams Come True Disney Cricut cartridge - slime splat
• Create a Critter Cricut cartridge - camera
• Phrases Cricut cartridge (1st time I used this cartridge) - "smile"
• Brown, green, black and silver cardstock
• Fiskars texture plate (carpet) (1st time I used this plate)- on the frame
• Brown ink and marker - on the frame
• Brads - on the frame
• Glossy Accents - on the slime splat and camera lens
• Foam squares - under the slime splat and camera

Page 2 is the Swing on over to Celebrate Jaidyn's 3rd Birthday invitation page , it displays the invitation I had made with one of the photos I took on page 1. One other cool thing I did was I used items from Jaidyn's party to create both pages. I used one of the napkins for the main images and a treat bag with Shrek on it. These were such fun pages to make...I really glad I kept those party items.

I used the items to make the Swing on over to Celebrate Jaidyn's 3rd Birthday Shrek 2 Party page 2:

• Shrek napkin
• Christmas Cheer Cricut cartridge - trees
• 2 different colors of green and teal cardstock
• Brown ink - on the trees
• PARTY metal tag 
• The actual invitation from Jaidyn's party

I am entering my Smile, Swing on over to Celebrate Jaidyn's 3rd Birthday Shrek 2 Party 2 page layout in the following challenges and linky parties:

• PDE Linky Party #16 - Kids Theme
• Shopping Our Stash - SOS #164 - Back in the Day - use an old school tool
• {Pin}spirational Challenge #120 - ANYTHING GOES
• Cut It Up Challenge - Inspired by a Song Challenge #51 -"Smile" or "Livin' la Vida Loca"
• Stuck On U Sketches - Die-Cut Challenge - Lights, Camera, Action - use a camera, filmstrip, etc.
• Red Carpet Studio Challenge - RCS #76 - Sixteen Candles - Birthday Project
• DL ART - August Linky Challenge - ANYTHING GOES

Thank you so much for stopping by and checking out my Smile, Swing on over to Celebrate Jaidyn's 3rd Birthday Shrek 2 Party 2 page layout.