Exploring Cricut - Happy Easter

Happy Monday and it is time for a new challenge at Exploring Cricut.   This week our challenge is called "Happy Easter". You are to create a card, layout, or papercraft celebrating Easter.

I will admit mine is not exactly Easter.  I just needed something for spring.  I figured this would work for Easter and go right into spring, if it ever arrives.  Plus I was happy with the way this came out and wanted to leave it out for more than just a week!  ;)  I just received the faces on the flowers they just make me happy!

Paper:  SU and Coredinations
Carts:  Elegant Edges, CAC2 and Paper Dolls
Sentiment:  My Creative Time
Faces:  Peachy Keen
Inking, doodeling, chalking, twine.

Happy St. Patrick's Day Two

Here is another treat that I found on Friday, so of course I had to quick make them.  I found them here.  Are these not just too cute!  I already had my pots in mind to make, but when I saw these I had to make them!  So after a quick trip to Target yesterday I was able to get all my supplies.

Tag Die:  Jaded Blossom
Sentiment:  Jaded Blossom
Ribbon:  SU
Shamrock:  One of the Paperdolls carts (forgot which one. 

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Happy Sunday and Happy St. Patrick's Day

Of course I feel like I am 'late' in posting this, but I just finished them this morning.  I would love to be one of those crafters that gets all their treats done before the holiday.  Nope, not me this time.  Teachers are getting theirs one day late.  Well...it's the thought that counts, right?  ;)

I used the Pot of Gold Treat Box from SVG cutting files.  The candies inside are rolos and I used the Jaded Blossom Lucky Treats for the stamp along with a 3/4 inch punch and a 1 inch scalloped punch.

Now time to just go deliver them all!  ;)  

Exploring Cricut - Luck of the Irish Challenge

Happy Monday to ya!  Today is a new challenge at Exploring Cricut.  We are doing a Luck of the Irish Challenge.  You are to make a card, layout, or papercraft celebrating St. Patrick's Day and try using a shamrock for luck!

Now how cute is that Shamrock?  I think she just came out darling.  I wanted my shamrock to be the focal point of my card.  Her cuteness just had to stand out!  HA!

Cart:  Paperdoll cart and Plantain schoolbook
Paper:  CM and Coredinations
Face:  Princess from Peachy Keen
Sentiment:  Jaded Blossom
Doodeling, twine and chalk

Exploring Cricut - Daily Post

Happy Wednesday!  Another Wednesday means my daily post for Exploring Cricut

Both of my kids had birthday parties this past weekend.  That means two cards to make!  WOO HOO!  I posted the one I made for my daughter's party (the mermaid bear).  This was was for my son's party.  I tried to get out a cartridge I had not used in a while along with the paper to match.  This is how this card was born.  I have had some of the DCWV boys paper pack for a while with only a few sheets left that just were dying to be used.  Space Paper means I had to find a space ship.  Hence Boys will be Boys.  Nice to use cartridges I have not used in a while.  Didn't go too crazy with this card because it is for a 3 year old boy, but it is on an action wobble! 

Carts:  Wild Card and Boys will be boys
DCWV:  Boy stack
Doodeling and action wobble (you should see that space ship wiggle!  HA!)

Happy Birthday Bird

Happy Monday.  Hope everyone got some crafty time in this weekend.  I did and felt a little mojo coming back!  ;)

Today's card I was determined to use MTC.  SVG Cutting Files has the cutest files and I drool over them all the time, but I have just not gotten used to MTC software yet.  So I watched some videos on youtube and figured out how to finally create a shaped card. And everything lined up and cut nice.  I am finally starting to like my cameo! ;)  My daughter was so excited to bring this in to her student teacher today since her birthday was over the weekend.

File:  SVG Cutting Files - Little Birdie Heart mouth
Stamp:  Java Time from Jaded Blossom
Paper:  Stash and SU
inking, doodeling and twine

New Challenge at Exploring Cricut

Welcome to Monday and a new challenge at Exploring Cricut.  This challenge is called "Love Your Pet" You are to create a card, layout, or papercraft of your favorite pet and if you do not have a pet, no problem, just include any animal in your project.

I was going to do a 'pet' but I am constantly teasing one of my DT sisters about her use of Teddy Bear Parade.  I have not used it in a while and figured it was time....well my daughter did.  ;)  She has a birthday party to go to on Saturday.  What do 7 year old girls love? Mermaids of course.  So she decided this is what we needed to make.   So Michelle this one was for you!  LOL!

Paper:  SU and Coredinations
Carts:  Base Camp and Teddy Bear Parade
Face Stamps:  PK Teddy Bear and Happy Lashes
 Scallop circle and stamp:  My creative time with Emma
inking, twine, doodeling

KISS Card 3 - Exploring Cricut Daily Post

Welcome back for day 3 of my KISS series and my daily post for Exploring Cricut.  If you are coming here for my daily post, I am doing a series this week of KISS, Keep It Simple Sistah!  I found a very cute and simple sketch on line this weekend (see Monday's post) and made 4 cards using the same sketch.

Today's card was for a friend at work who has been sick and I figured he needed a little pick me up.  Again, this was just a very simple card, but I thought she came out pretty cute.  She is even on an action wobble!

Come back tomorrow for the last card in my KISS series.  

Paper:  SU and Stash
Sentiment:  My Pink Stamper (was get well wishes but I masked off w in wishes and drew in an f)
Cart:  Animal Kingdom (oldie but a goodie)
stitching and gems from my stash
Face Stamp:  Peachy Keen

KISS - Card 2

Happy Tuesday.  Today is the second in my series of the Keep It Simple Sistah!.  See the sketch I used in Monday's post.  The sketch was very simple, but it helped me to get 4 cards out pretty quickly that I enjoyed making.

Carts:  Elegant Edges (butterfly) and Lacy Labels
Paper:  CTMH and stash
Stamp:  My Creative Time with Emma
Drew the antenna and pearls.

KISS - Keep It Simple Sistah - Card 1

Happy Monday - Hope you got some crafty time in this weekend. 

I have been having a very hard time lately with sketches so I was surfing the web that would inspire me.  Now I have a 4 and 6 year old who every 5 minutes are calling Mommy for something that is the end of world to them, like they need more juice! ;)  Sometimes it is very hard for me to concentrate on something with multiple layers.  I found this (http://casethissketch.blogspot.com/2013/02/case-this-sketch-challenge-15.html) and made 4 cards out of it.  They all came together pretty quick and I was able to get a card in before I heard Mommy between each!  ;)  The next three will be posted over the next few days.  Hope you stop back by.

Again, these were very simple, but I loved the simplicity of them.  Hope you do too!  ;) 

Paper:  SU
Cart:  Preserves
Sentiment:  My Pink stamper
Inking and doodeling

Exploring

Happy Monday!  Today is a new challenge at Exploring Cricut called Be My Valentine.  You are to create a card, layout, or papercraft celebrating Valentine's Day. 


Today I decided to make a pillow box to hold some Valentine Candy.  I made it a little bigger than I wanted to, but the receiver should will probably enjoy the extra candy!  LOL!



Easter 2010 (for the pillow box with the bunny hidden), Elegant Edges and Plantain Schoolbook
K and Company Valentine pack and Bazzil
Stamp from Jaded Blossom
Twine

Daily Post Exploring Cricut

Happy Wednesday.  Time for another post for Exploring Cricut.   I have a very SIMPLE project today, but thought it could give someone a new idea.

Today I decided to do something different.  I have never played with welding bases together and wanted to and see if I could figure it out. 

At my daughter's school one of the teachers needed various items for the prize box, including bookmarks.  As soon as I read that something clicked and I knew I could make some  These are done with her school colors, mascot, and letters of their school.  My daughter stole one as soon as she saw them.  Of course I let her have one, the one that I accidentally put the G on backwards!  ;)  Luckily she did not notice. 

Paper:  Recollections and SU
Carts:  Lacy Labels, Base Camp and Life's a Beach