Fantbulous Cricut Challenge #262 - Autumn/Fall

 Happy Monday and welcome to another Monday challenge!

Challenge #262-Autumn/Fall 

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Make a fall inspired project

To qualify for the prize, be sure to use at least 1 Cricut cut on your project and if it's not obvious, let us know what cartridge you used. If you use a Cricut Explore machine, at least one cut must be from the Cricut catalog of images.

And, if you submit a project in our challenge that isn't a card, you will get two entries for a chance to win the prize instead of one! 

Here is what I made for this challenge:

 

I choose to make a Thinking of You Fall Treat Box.

 

I made this for my neighbor. I have been thinking of her recently because I know that she has been dealing with some serious health issues. So I found this cute little treat box on the Tags, Bags, Boxes and More 2 Cricut cartridge. I decorated it with some pretty fall leaves made from an oldie but goodie leaf dies cut with my Cuttlebug. I also made a tag in the same fashion...I just added a sentiment, an eyelet and some jute to wrap it around the top of the box. Lastly, I added some candy corns and pumpkins to the inside of the box.

 

 

 

I used these items to create my Thinking of You Fall Treat Box:

• Tags, Bags, Boxes and More 2 Cricut cartridge
• Cuttlebug
• Leaf dies
• Thinking of You stamp
• Brown ink
• jute
• eyelet 

I am entering my Thinking of You Fall Treat Box in the following challenges:

• (Pin)spirational Challenge #150 - See Below



 

•  Cut it Up - Challenge #81- Back to Nature
• Decorate to Celebrate - Challenge #110 - Anything
• DL ART - Thankful Thursday - October Linky

Thank you so much for stopping by and checking out my Thinking of You Fall Treat Box. Now it's your turn, please head over to Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog and enter your own Fall/Autumn card or project.

Mother's Day 3-D Tea Cup and Tea Cup Card

I am super excited to share with you my Mother's Day 3-D Tea Cup and Tea Cup Card. I made these for my mom for Mother's Day. My mom loves strawberries and her kitchen is packed with strawberry décor. Recently my mom had decided to stop drinking coffee and start drinking tea, so I decided that would be my theme for Mother's Day for her. I already this fantastic paper from the Martha Stewart essentials paper pad that I knew would be perfect. Since I had a great experience when using the Tags, Bags, Boxes and More 2 Cricut cartridge I decided to try to make the 3-D tea cup...it was super easy.

I cut the 3-D tea cup from the Tags, Bags, Boxes and More 2 Cricut cartridge using the fit to page feature on my Cricut Expression. I cut the entire cup from one 12 x 12 sheet of thick double sided paper. I lined the edge of the cup and saucer with a silver paint marker. Then adhered them all together. I think it turned out so cute!

I was able to fit 8 individual tea bags in the cup

 



Then I decided to make a coordinating card and envelop to go along with the tea cup. I cut and adhered the envelop for the doily card out from the Wild Card Cricut cartridge, again using the fit to page feature. The size ended up being 5 inches so I now knew that I needed to cut the card at 5 inches, too. I cut the liner out at 4 1/4 and also used the inside of that liner, flipped it, embossed it and adhered everything to the front of the card. I then went back to the Tags, Bags, Boxes and More 2 Cricut cartridge and cut the tag feature out for the tea cup (can't remember size). I then stamped the front of the of the tea cup with "mom." I lined the edge of the tea cup with the silver paint marker. Then I adhered the tea cup to the front of the card with foam squares. I then cut a circle out for the inside, adhered it and just stamped it with "Happy Mother's Day." Lastly, I tied a green ribbon (from my stash) around the top of the card and done!

 

 

 

 

I used these items to create my Mother's Day 3-D Tea Cup and Tea Cup Card:

• Tags, Bags, Boxes and More 2 Cricut cartridge - 3-D tea cup and tea cup on card
• Wild Card Cricut cartridge - card and envelop
• Martha Stewart essentials paper pad - 1st time I used it and I've had it for years 
• Silver paint marker
• Swiss Dots embossing folder - card
• My Craft Spot clear stamp set "Jar Full of Flowers" - sentiment
• green ribbon (from my stash)

I am entering my Mother's Day 3-D Tea Cup and Tea Cup Card in the following challenges:

• DL ART - Thankful Thursday Challenge #155 - Mother's Day
• Little Scrap Pieces - Show it off Linky Party
• Fantabulous Cricut Challenge #250 - Celebrate Mom + DT Call
• Craftin Desert Divas - Craft it up Link it up - Mother's Day
• BBTB2 - Mother's Day Challenge
• (Pin)spirational Challenge #139 
  
• Decorate to Celebrate Challenge #99 - Anything Goes
• Stuck on U Sketches - Die Cut Challenge - Mothers
• CardzTV - 3-D Designers Challenge #8 - 3-D Mother's Day card

I had so much fun creating these Mother's Day 3-D Tea Cup and Tea Cup Card. I can't wait to give them to my mom...I know she is going to love them. Thanks for stopping by and checking out my projects. Happy "early" Mother's Day to all of you Moms, Grandmas, and Great-Grandmas!

Mini Chocolate Bunny Baskets

Today I bring to you these cute Mini Chocolate Bunny Baskets that I made for my daughters and my mom for Easter. I finally broke into my Tags, Bags, Boxes and More 2 Cricut cartridge. I found a very helpful video on pinterest that showed me how to use this cartridge. If you have this cartridge and are hesitant to use it because of not understanding how to use it, don't be. First, you definitely NEED the score blade to use this cartridge. Second, find a how-to video on the internet and learn the useful tips they have to offer. Last, now that you everything you need to use this cartridge jump in and have fun!

Here is a closer look of just one of the baskets:

I used these items to create my 3 Mini Chocolate Bunny Baskets:

• Tags, Bags, Boxes and More 2 Cricut cartridge - basket cut @ 5 1/4 inches
• Easter 2010 - egg cut @ 2 1/2 inches and bunny cut @ 2 1/4 inches 
• Glossy accents - bunny

I am entering my Mini Chocolate Bunny Baskets in the following challenges:

• DL ART - Thankful Thursday - Challenge #153- Easter
• Craftin' Desert Divas - Craft it up Link it up - Anything Goes
• Fantabulous Cricut - Challenge #248 - Easter
• Decorate to Celebrate - Challenge #97 - Anything Goes

I am so pleased with the way these baskets turned out. I will definitely be using the Tags, Bags, Boxes and More 2 Cricut cartridge more often, now that I understand how to use it. Thank you so much for stopping by and checking out my Mini Chocolate Bunny Baskets.

Party Time Layout

I created this page in record time today, about 3 hours, and that included drying time for the stickles and glossy accents. I made this for a birthday gift for a friend of my daughter's. The birthday sleepover was tonight and I needed to get it done in a hurry. I spent all week taking care of my mom and her house that it was just not possible to even look at it until this morning. I was a little bummed because I thought I had a nicer zebra print paper but I couldn't find it or I had already used it. I am though very happy with the way it turned out.

I created a hidden tag for journaling.

Here are just some more close ups:

I used these items to create my Party Time Layout:

• Life's a Party Cricut cartridge - pink and zebra cuts and "CELEBRATE"
• Tags, Bags, Boxes and More 2 Cricut cartridge - tag
• Pink and black stickles
• White gel pen
• foam squares - behind the "CELEBRATE"

I am entering my Party Time Layout in the following challenges:

• Fantabulous Cricut Challenge #228 - Tag You're It
• BBTB 2 - Celebrate Cricut Challenge - Use Any Cricut Cut
• My Sheri Crafts Challenge - #142 - Birthday
• DL ART - September Linky Challenge - Anything
• 3 Girl Jam - September 2014 Challenge - Happy Birthday

Thank you so much for stopping by and checking out my Party Time Layout.