Fantabulous Cricut Challenge #252 - Follow the Sketch

 Happy Monday and welcome to another Monday challenge!

Challenge #252-Follow the Sketch

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The prize is 7 digital stamps!

Create a project inspired by the sketch below-

For inspiration see:  http://retrosketches.blogspot.ca/2012/07/retrosketches-22.html

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.

 

This is my 1st post as a Design Team Member for the Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog.

I am super excited to share with you my creation using the provided sketch.

 

 

I used the provided sketch to create a birthday card for my best friend. She recently adopted a couple of Chihuahuas. I personally have 2 Chihuahuas myself and even talked my mom into adopting a Chihuahua last year. So my best friends Chihuahuas all have the same black and tan coloring so I designed this little Chihuahua to look like the ones she has. I know she will love this card when I send it out to her for her birthday.

 

I made a modification to the Chihuahua cut from the Cricut Lite cartridge Four Legged Friends...I cut off the heart and replaced it with a party blow-out from the Celebrations Cricut cartridge and added a party hat from the same cartridge. I also used black brads for the eyes instead of the ones from the cut. I then cut out the tag from the Cricut Lite cartridge Four Legged Friends and stamped it with "Party Animal" from the CardzTV clear stamps set "Good Times." Lastly, I applied red glitter glue from Studio G to the tag, hat and collar.

 

 

 

So before assembling the card I decided to emboss the Kraft cardstock with Fiskars texture plate PAWS and I just love the way it looks. I finished it off with a paw clear stamp (I believe from Studio G) going up the edge. Then I just assembled the card like the sketch but I did put some foam mounts from Stampin' Up behind the tag and the Chihuahua.

 

The inside of the card I kept very simple. I added a strip of the same dog bone paper from the front to the inside and stamped it with "Happy Birthday to You!" also from the CardzTV clear stamps set "Good Times."

 

 

 

I used these items to create my card:

• Cricut Lite cartridge Four Legged Friends - Chihuahua and tag
• Celebrations Cricut cartridge - party hat and party blow-out
• Elegant Edges Cricut cartridge - Kraft cardstock
• Fiskars texture plate PAWS - Kraft cardstock
• paw clear stamp - Kraft cardstock
• black eyelet - tag
• black brads - eyes
• CardzTV clear stamps set "Good Times." - outside and inside sentiments
• Studio G red glitter glue - on tag, party hat and party blow-out
• Stampin' Up foam mounts from - behind tag and Chihuahua

 I am entering my Party Animal card in the following challenges:

• Scrappy Moms Stamps - Terrific Tuesday Challenge - Animals
• DL ART - May Linky Challenge

 

Thank you so much for stopping by and checking out my 1st creation as a Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog Design Team Member. Make sure to check out their challenge and enter your own creation. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Owl be Yours Pop Up Box card

This morning I bring to you a cute little pop-up box card I made for my mother-in-law from my girls for Valentine's day. My mother-in-law loves owls so I knew I just had to use the Create a Critter 2 Cricut cartridge for this darling owl.

 

 

Here's a look at the front again and the back:

 



I used these items to create my Owl be Yours Pop Up Box card:

• Create a Critter 2 Cricut cartridge - owl, "Owl be Yours", cupcake, and "Love"
• Elegant Edges Cricut cartridge - heart border
• George and Basic Shapes - hearts on the sides and back
• Red stickels
• Pink brads - on the cupcake
• White gel pen - on the cupcake

I will be entering my Owl be Yours Pop Up Box card in the following challenges:

• Cardz TV Challenge #2 - Create a card using hearts
• Fantabulous Cricut Challenge #244 - Valentine Projects
• Craftin Desert Divas - Craft-it-up-Link-it-up - Red, White and Pink
• Die Cuttin Divas - Challenge #202 - Picture Inspiration
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• (Pin)spirational Challenge #133
  
• Decorate to Celebrate - Challenge #93 - Anything Goes
• Stuck on U Sketches - Die Cut Challenge - Key to my Heart
 
Thank you so much for stopping by and checking out my Owl be Yours Pop Up Box card.

Swimfan (NOT) layout

I can't believe it I must be on a creative roll these last couple of weeks. This is my 2nd scrapbook layout this week, plus I made an ATC, birthday card and gift tag within the last 14 days. This layout is actually my 1st scrapbook layout specifically for my youngest daughter. The title "Swimfan NOT" is borrowed from the movie titled "Swimfan." The reason for this title is because this was my youngest daughter's 1st swimming experience and that look on her face never changed. She didn't seem to like it or dislike it. We all just laughed at her and she continued to be expressionless.

Here are a couple close ups:

I used these items to create this layout (all of which was in my stash):

• wave pattern paper
• Martha Stewart Punch Around the Page - Deco Fan
• white, blue and orange cardstock
• Sesame Street Seasons Cricut cartridge - beach ball
• Elegant Edges Cricut cartridge - scallop circle cut for small photo
• ZooBalloo Cricut cartridge - waves
• white plastic flowers - I have had for who knows how long
• blue felt flowers - and again I have had for who knows how long
• orange and blue brads
• foam squares
• BasicGrey Oh Baby Girl scrapbook kit - "Swimfan" - and again I have had for who knows how long 
• DCWV The Spring sticker combo stack - "NOT" - and again I have had for who knows how long

I am entering my Swimfan (NOT) layout in the following challenges and linky parties:

• Bitten by the Bug 2 - Summer Fun
• DL ART - June Linky - Anything Goes
• Party Time Tuesdays - PTT #178 - Anything Goes
• Stuck on u Sketches - Sketch Challenge of June 20th 2014 - sketch is below

• PDE Linky Party #13 - Many Layers

Thank you for stopping by and checking out my Swimfan (NOT) layout. 

Breast Cancer Awareness card

Today I bring to you a card I actually needed to make for myself.  I was diagnosed with breast cancer June 29 of this year and have been taking the neccessary steps to fight it and get rid of it!!!  I have also been following this fantastic blog called Link Up for Pink.   They offer challenges directly for Breast Cancer Awareness, plus much needed encouragement and support for those who are traveling down this road.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

• Link Up For Pink Challenge #5 - Sketch - use the sketch below to create your card (I think I did ok with this) - open til 9/6  



• Little Scrap Pieces - Fun Friday Challenge - Use Pink - open til 9/6
• Use It Tuesday Challenge #38 - Use That Ribbon - the ribbon I used was given to me from the hospital when I had my 1st surgery for my breast cancer - open til 9/6
• Krafty Girls - Anything Goes - open til 9/8
• My Craft Spot Challenge #67 - Hope Is Rising - Sympathy and Encouragement - open til 9/10
• Paper Take Weekly - Anything Goes - with the optional extra to use a non square base card or project - open til 9/10
• Dawn - Dawn's Crafting - Welcome to my Challenge - Breast Cancer Awareness - open til 9/29
• DL ART - Thankful Thursday - 1000 Post Linky Party - open til 9/30

I used these items to create this card:

• ALL SUPPLIES I HAVE IN MY STASH
• White card stock
• 2 different kinds of pink pattern paper
• Elegant Edges Cricut cartridge - have had for ever and NEVER used
• Martha Stewart Punch Around
• My Craft Spot Stamps - sentiment
• Ribbon - given to me from the hospital during my 1st surgery
• Button - from my stash
• White Enamel Accents - create the look of pearls in the corners 
• Cuttlebug
• Swiss Dots Embossing folder

Thank you so much for stopping by and checking out my Breast Cancer Awareness card.