Fantabulous Cricut Challenge #294 - Valentine's Day

 Happy Monday and welcome to another Monday challenge!

Challenge #294-Valentines Day
Make a project about Valentines Day.

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A Valentine Bundle!

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.

If it isn't a card, you will get two entries into the drawing!

Here is my Valentine's Day project 

 

I had not used my Seasonal Soirees cartridge yet so I choose to make the little Valentine's Day treat holder. I simply put my 12x12 piece of cardstock on my mat, hit the Fit to Page button, choose the corresponding number to the treat holder and hit cut. Once I had decorated the treat holder the way I wanted I was then able to adhere the treat holder together. It was super easy and a whole lot of fun.

 

I used these items to create my Valentine's Day treat holder:

• Seasonal Soirees Cricut cartridge - treat holder
• Sweethearts Cricut cartridge - cupid
• Studio G glitter glue
• Craft Smith cardstock - hot pink 
• Crate Paper (Hello Love) - cupid arrow pattern paper

I am entering my Valentine's Day treat holder to the following challenges:

• Cardz TV - Anything Goes



Thank you so much for stopping by and checking out my Valentine treat holder today. I hope you join in on the fun over at Fantabulous Cricut Challenge.

Fantabulous Cricut Challenge #252 - Follow the Sketch

 Happy Monday and welcome to another Monday challenge!

Challenge #252-Follow the Sketch

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Bugaboo Stamps

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. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Halloween Hello Kitty Shape card

Ok so Hello Kitty is cute all on her own, but when she gets dressed up in her Halloween costume she's even cuter!  I didn't want to do the traditional black, I gave her an orange tabby stripe costume.

Here's a little closer look at her black and orange glitter bow and sucker.

I used these items to create this Halloween Hello Kitty Shape card:

• Design Studio
• Hello Kitty Greetings Cricut cartridge
• Martha Stewart black glitter - bow
• Orange Stickles - bow
• Studio G black glitter glue - sucker
• Glossy Accents - bow
• Orange floss - sucker
• Buttons
• Stampin' Up Halloween stamp - inside

Here's a look at the (simple) inside:

I am entering this card the following challenges:

•  BBTB2 - Shaped Up Challenge - make a shape card - open til 9/9
•  Scrappy Moms - Terrific Tuesday Challenge - Shape Up - make a shape project - 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
•  Cardz TV - Challenge #14 - Happy Holidays - Pick One - I chose Halloween - open til 9/13
•  Cut it Up Challenge #1 - Anything Goes - must include a die cut - open til 9/19
•  DL ART - Thankful Thursday - 1000 Post Linky Party - open til 9/30
•  Getting Cricky - Simply Sunday Challenge - Happy Fall Y'all - open til 9/30

Thank you so much for stopping by and checking out my Halloween Hello Kitty Shape card.

Mother's Day Heart Shape card

It took some searching but I think I found the perfect heart to create my Mom's Mother's Day shape card.  I found this heart on Wall Decor and More Cricut cartridge.  I used my Design Studio to first hid the contours of one of the hearts and welded it to the other heart, all cut from the pink cardstock.  I then cut the top (purple) heart and adheared it to the top. I applied some glitter glue to the flourishes.  I then used my Cuttlebug to cut 8 flowers, attached them together with a brad and began to shape the flower.  I added the purple ball to the center of the flower and applied some glitter glue to the edges of the flower.  Then I adheared the flower to the heart.

The inside I kept very simple and just used some stamps from My Craft Spot - Inside & Out 2 stamp set.

Just in case if you can't read it, it says, "Mom Thinking of you is one of my favorite things to do.

One the back I wrote the saying, "A mother holds her children's hands for a while...their hearts forever."
-- Author Unknown

I am entering this Mother's Day Heart Shape card in the following challenges:

• Go Fish Challenge #16 - Mother's Day Shape card - no square or rectangle - open til 5/14
• More than Favors - Wacky Wednesday #70 - Mother's Day - open til 5/15
• Cardz TV Challenge #107 -"There's no other, like my mother" - open til 5/15
• Creative Cutter Room - Design Time Thurdsday - Mother's Day - open til 5/16
• Little Scrap Pieces - Fun Friday Challenge - Happy Mother's Day - open til 5/18
• Hooked on Craft Challenge #20 - Flowers - open til 5/26

Thank you so much for stopping by and checking out my Mother's Day Heart Shape card.

Looking through the Window - Mother's Day card

Today I bring to you a Mother's Day card I created for my mother-in-law.  During the end of December my mother-in-law had made this statement on her facebook page, "So strange!!! I was looking out my kitchen window this morning thinking about Joe (her deceased husband) when this yellow butterfly flew on my deck and hoovered in front of the window a little while then flew away...Maybe it was telling me that I will be okay and next year will be a better one for me!!!!! I hope so anyway...."  Now this might not sound strange to some of you but since she lives on the east coast, seeing a butterfly in December is very strange.  Ever since that day I knew I wanted to create a window card for her...and this is what I came up with.

I used these items to create this card:

• Design Studio
• Locker Talk Cricut cartridge - for the window card***I know totally not expected!!!
• George and Basic Shapes Cricut cartridge - for the square cut for the window
• Indie Art Cricut cartridge - the butterfly
• Cuttlebug
• Swiss Dots embossing folder
• Studio G glitter glue
• foam squares
• Stampin' Up Ribbon and lace - for the curtain effect
• Glue Gun - to attach the lace to the ribbon
• Clear Craft Plastic - for the window
•  DCWV Spring Stack of pattern paper
• My Craft Spot stamps - Inside & Out Set #2

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

• More Than Favors - Wacky Wednesday #70 - Mother's Day - open til 5/15
• Cardz TV Challenge #107 - There's no other, like my Mother" - open til 5/15
• Paper Playtime Challenge #74 - Die cuts - Bug Cards - I used a butterfly - open til 5/18
• Paper Sundaes #120 - Things with Wings - open til 5/17

Thank you so much for stopping by and checking out my Looking Through the Window Mother's Day card!

Peeps Easter card

I know it's been a very long time since I last posted anything, for that matter even created anything.  My oldest daughter's birthday was earlier in the month, which I was overwhelmed with invitations, goodie bags, and everything else.  Then after that I was dealing with a very sick 2 year old and then it hit me but much worse.  Now finally I'm back!!!

 I created this card for my 10 year old daughter.  She absolutely loves Peeps and when Easter time comes around this is a must have in our house.  Another craft blogger inspired the actual design of the Peeps.  She used the bunny on Doodlecharms Cricut cartridge and welded it with a circle.  I choose to use an oval instead of the circle.  The design of this card was based on the packaging the Peeps come in, I think it turned out ok. 

I used these items to create this card:

• Design Studio - welded the bunny from Doodlecharms Cricut cartridge and an oval to create Peeps, welded the letters for "Hoppy Easter" and welded the oval and rectangle to create the "Peeps" sign
• Doodlecharms Cricut cartridge - bunny
• Birthday Cakes Cricut cartridge - font "Peeps" and "Hoppy Easter"
• George and Basic Shapes Cricut cartridge - the oval and rectangle
• Martha Stewart glitter - to give the Peeps a surgary look
• Brown Studio G glitter glue - eyes and nose of Peeps
• Foam squares - to raise the Peeps

Front:

Bottom:

 I am entering this card in the following challenges:

• Little Scrap Pieces - My Favorite Things Challenge -  Use one of your Favorite crafting items on your project or post a picture of your Favorite stamp, glue, ribbon, punch, ink,cartridge, embossing folder - be a follower and leave a comment telling why it's your favorite - open til 4/6
• Paper Sundaes Challenge #114 - Happy Easter open til 4/7
• Krafty Girls - For Peeps Sake! Challenge #4 - open til 4/8
• Scrappy Moms - Terrific Tuesday Challenge - Easter - open til 4/9
• My Craft Spot Challenge #50 Easter - open til 4/9
• Cooking with Cricut Challenge #80 - Easter - open til 4/10
• More than Favors - Wacky Wednesday #68 - Easter/Spring - open til 4/10
• My Creative Time - Throwback Thursday Challenge - Anything use any cartridge (preferrably an older one) - I used Doodlecharms - open til 4/12
• Hooked on Craft Challenge #19 - Easter - open til 4/28

Thank you so much for stopping by and checking out my Peeps Easter card!

Winter Fun card

I am continuing exploring digital stamps and here is another project I created using a digital stamp from Dilly Beans...I just love them!  I also used a distressing technique that I love...I tore some white cardstock to create snowy hills that I also stickled to give it some sparkle.  This is also an easel card...so far my favorite type of card.

I used these items to create this card:

• Dilly Beans Snow Family digital stamp
• Marth Stewart punch - for the small snowflakes
• Sharpie markers
• Stickles and Studio G Glitter Glue - on the snowmen and the snow
• Winter Woodland Cricut cartridge - for the "Winter Fun" and the snowflake
• Martha Stewart glitter - for the "Winter Fun" and the snowflake
• Pop Dots - to raise the "Winter Fun"

Here are some other views:

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

• Craft Your Passion Challenge #91 - Anything Goes + Distressing
• Anything Goes Challenge #57 - Colour Blue and One Other Colour
• Dilly Beans Challenge - Winter Wonderland

Thanks for looking and I hope you enjoyed my Winter Fun card!

There's No Time Like SNOW Time!

I created this card originally for a challenge but by the time I got to link it it was already closed :(  Oh well, I am though very happy with the way it turned out.  The challenge required you to make a card using a snowman and it had to include a border, something metal, and be monochromatic.  No matter, because a couple of new challenges are available:

• Paper Playtime #63 - Say it with sentiments - anything goes - my sentiment is in the inside of my card
• Creative Cutter Room - Design Time Thursday - anything goes but MUST Sparkle!!!

I used these items to create this card:

• Design Studio
• Winter Woodland Cricut cartridge - for the snowman
• Martha Stewart punch set
• Cuttlebug
• D'vine Swirls embossing folder
• white sheer ribbon
• iridescent snowflake - on the ribbon
• snowflake brad - on the snowman
• Studio G iridescent glitter glue
• frosted lace Stickles
• (inside) - stamp from BugBites - All Year Round stamps

I'm not sure if you can see it but I used the iridescent glitter glue on the hat and scarf of the snowman and the frosted lace Stickles just around his body and eyes.

Well, I hope you enjoyed my little simple card and I look forward to sharing more projects in the future.

Give Thanks Basket

A new Thanksgiving traditional was started this year.  I wanted to do this last year but never got around to doing it but with the help of my 9 year old daughter Kaitlyn we finally did it!  I read somewhere about this project years ago and this is our "Give Thanks Basket."  Basically the basket is where you keep strips of whatever color paper you'd like (I choose red, green and white) and throughout the year you write on a strip of paper something you are thankful for.  Then next Thanksgiving you bring out the basket and read what your family has written on them throughout the year.  Lastly, you make a chain-link garland out of the written on strips of paper and use for your Christmas decorations on your tree or wherever you'd like.

I used these items to create my Give Thanks Basket (ALL of these items I had in my stash):

• basket (just one I had at my house)
• leaves (from a Fall garland that had fallen off) - hot glued to the outside of the basket
• wooden dowels -  for the sign
• jute packaging twine - for the sign
• Create-a-Critter Cricut cartridge - for the turkey
• Sesame Street Seasons Cricut cartridge - for the leaves
• Storybook Cricut cartridge - for the font
• Studio G glitter glue

I am entering this project in the following challenges:

• Craft Your Passion Challenge #85 - Sponsored by Doodle Pantry - challenge this week is a photo inspiration, whether it be the colors, pumpkins, leaves, etc.
• Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Me Monday #87 - Create a card or project with the words “Thank you” (or “Thanks”) on it 
• Getting Cricky - Simply Sunday Challenge Give Thanks - create a project reflecting something you are thankful for: family, friends, pets, crafting... It is open to your interpretation of something you are thankful for! 
• Paper Cutz Challenge #117 - make a card, LO or craft project for Thanksgiving, using a stamped, digital stamp or Cricut cut image of a turkey!
• Crop Stop Challenge #47 - Be Thankful - create a thank you card, thankful LO, or a thankful project
• Use It Tuesday Challenge #20 Giving Thanks - make a project that has to do with Giving Thanks
• The Cuttlebug Spot - Gobble Gobble Turkey Challenge - Your entry must have a Turkey

Here is our Give Thanks Basket during our Thanksgiving dinner:

Thanks for stopping by and viewing my Give Thanks Basket.  I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving and now let's bring on Christmas!!!

Throwback Thursday "Cricutless Challenge"

I finally decided on how I was going to attempt this "Cricutless Challenge" for Throwback Thursday at My Creative Time and this is what I came up with.  I'm so happy that this type of challenge was given, it made me (and I'm sure for others too) to re-explore life without Cricut.  The requirements for this challenge was to *** Create a CARD using the colors PURPLE, ORANGE, GREEN & BLACK and obviously not use your cricuts, imagines, e2's or your gypsy! *** But you could use punches &/or cuttlebug!  I knew right away I was going to use my cuttlebug, probably some stickers, ribbon and maybe a button or two. 

I am also entering this in the Getting Cricky Simply Sunday Halloween challenge

This is what I used to create this "Cricutless" card:

• Black, orange, purple, and green cardstock
• Cuttlebug
• D'vine Swirls embossing folder
• Stickles and Studio G glitter glue
• My Moments peel-n-stick ribbon
• Silk flower
• Crystal sticker (pumpkin in center of flower)
• (inside) Martha Stewart corner punch
• (inside) stamps

Thanks for looking and I think I may have to come up with some more projects without my Cricut, this was fun!!!

Lily

Entered in Cooking with Cricut Anything Goes ChallengeI made this layout for a friend of mine and her little girl, named Lily, who is turning 1 this month and this is my gift to my friend and the dress (that inspired the layout below) is for her little girl.  I used many Cricut cartridges on this project and they are as follows:

Accent Essentials
- flower (accent 32)cut at 1 3/4
- circle (accent 12)cut at 1 1/4
- I inked the flower with LePlume II pink
- outlined the flower with cotton candy Stickles

Calligraphy Collection
- name cut at 3/4
- glittered with Martha Stewart onyx glitter

Doodlecharms - leaves (from the stick and leaves) cut at 4
- inked leaves with LePlume II light green

Paper Doll Dress Up
- fence I welded 2 fences togehter in Design Studio at 1 1/4 and trimmed to fit page
- I inked the fence with LePlume II grey
- outlined the fence with frosted lace Stickles

ZooBalloo
- clouds cut at 2
- outlined the clouds with white iridesant Studio g glitter glue

Graphically Speaking
- sun (the great outdoors) icon blackout cut at 4
- circle of the sun (got kids?) shift icon blackout cut at 1 3/4
- applied yellow Studio g glitter glue to sun and circle

I used pattern paper from DCWV Spring Stack, DCWV Nana's Kids, and DCWV Blossoms & Butterflies. I used foam squares to raise most of the elements, adhered some ribbon, lady bugs and some misc. embellishments.  See below for more pics, thanks for visiting!