Monster High inspired card and gift bag

My 9 year old daughter Kaitlyn has also caught the "bug" the cricut bug!  She created this card and gift bag for her friend's birthday who wanted a Monster High doll as a gift.  We did get her friend a Monster High doll.  My daughter created this card with these Cricut cartridges:

Rock Princess - for the sculls cut @ 3 and 5 and she stickled the bows

Plantin SchoolBook - for the You are the best (inside the card) cut @ 1

Thanks for looking, I hope you enjoyed my daughter's card and gift bag!

We Walk 4Them

On Mother's Day me and my family participated in an event for the The MISS Foundation  It is an organization that supports families when a child dies.  The event was called Empty Strollers, Empty Shoes: We Walk for Them.  We walked for our nephew Chad who was taken from us when he was only 4 months old in 1993 and his death was attributed to SIDS.  We also walked for our babies Aiden and Kiran.  My son Aiden was stillborn at 29 weeks and 6 days gestation due a complete placental abruption and Kiran was misscarried at 8 weeks and 6 days, both in 2005.  I don't know what I would've done without The MISS Foundation.  Their support, especially in those early months during our grief, was essential for our healing.  Not a day goes by that we don't think about and MISS our babies.  Participating in this event is our way of never letting their memory die!

I used these Cricut cartridges:

Indie Art for the wings that I welded in the Design Studio to the names
Calligraphy Collection for the names
Graphically Speaking for the stoller
New Arrival for the feet
Plantin SchoolBook for the title

I don't know the sizes for any it because I did everything in the Design Studio. 

Thanks for looking!

Teacher Appreciation Basket

I made this basket for my daughter's 3rd grade teacher for Teacher Appreciation Day.

I got the basket from Michael's for only $3.50, added some ribbon I already had, placed some craft foam in the bottom, covered it with some leftover Easter grass, put in some Granny Smith and Pink Lady apples, and last made the sticks.

I used these Cricut cartridges:
George and Basic Shapes for the star cut @ 3
Cricut Sampler for the Thanks cut @ 3
A Child's Year for the 2 apples cut @ 3
Doodlecharms for the watermelon cut @ 3
Locker Talk for the A+ cut @ 1 3/4
Graphically Speaking for the chalkboard cut @ 3 1/2
Celebrations for the banner cut @ 4
Wild Card for the #1 Teacher cut @ 6
Alphalicious for the You're the Best cut @ 2

Too many carts I know but I think the end product turned out pretty good.  I learned from doing this project that in the future to use less carts.  Using this many carts was very time consuming!

Here's the Basket and the card together!

Teacher Appreciation card

I created this easel card for my daughter's 3rd grade teacher for Teacher Appreciation Day.  It's a 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 easel card (my 1st attempt at this kind of card). 

I used these cartridges:
Graphically Speaking for the blackboard with the alphabet frame cut @ 3 3/4, I also used some sandpaper to give the black cardstock the look of a blackboard
Locker Talk for the A+ cut @ 1 3/4, I also used Martha Stewart glitter

I also applied some stickles to the dots on the pattern paper and attached some brads and ribbon

On the inside of the card I used this cartridge:
Jasmine for the Many Thanks phrase (I'm sorry but I can't remember what size I cut it at)

Nuts about U - Happy Anniversary

I created this card for my hubby April 26th for our 14th wedding anniversary! I think it turned out really cute. I hope you enjoy it too!
I used these Cricut cartridges:

Create a Critter for the squirrel cut @ 5, nuts cut @ 2, the phrase cut @ 2 and the large nut cut @ 3 1/4
Sweethearts for Happy Anniversary cut @ 2

Thanks for looking!

This is the inside where I used the Sweethearts cart.

All Star - Shine On

I created this card for my 9 year old daughter. Her school has requested that the parents send in a "surprise" note this week to be given to their child next week before taking the AIMS tests for encouragement. I wrote a little note in the inside.  I've been having to do a little here and there all week to get this done without my daughter seeing it...I hope she likes it and it gives her that little extra encouragement to get her through the tests next week!

I used these Cricut cartridges:

Wild Card for the star card and I made the coordinating envelop both cut at 5 1/2, embossed the pink star and used glitter glue to add a little shimmer

Sports Mania for the All Star cut at 1 1/4 and the shadow

Hannah Montana for the Shine On in the inside of the card which I created in Design Studio, welded and slanted it slightly and then I added Martha Stewart glitter (tourmaline)

Here's a couple more images:

Zebra Purse card

I finally figured out my Cricut Design Studio and went WILD!!! I made this card for my niece who is turning 17 today! I made all of my cuts in the DS. I will be putting a gift card in it as her gift!

I used these Cricut cartridges:

Wild Card for purse cut twice (zebra print and black) at 6 1/4, welded and stretched to fit. I used the black parts for the handles, the inside of purse, and flap

Locker Talk for the key cut at 2 and the MP3 player

Designer Calendar for the cellphone

Paper Doll Dress Up for the lipstick cut at 2

George and Basic Shapes for the nail polish which I took 2 shapes and welded them together to create the shape

This was by far my funnest project and I finished in a day(of course with Mom duty in the middle).

I want to give a special thanks to Michelle Petersen (on the cricut.com mb) for the inspiration!

Here's a look at the inside of the purse and a little message.