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Happy Monday! I hope everyone was crafty this weekend, because I wasn't! ;) It was too nice here this weekend and I spend some time outside with my kids, cleaned my store room, and went to two festivals. ;)

I made this for my aunt a few weeks ago. The idea came from Pinterest, another project checked off the Pinterest list! I bought the cardboard letters at Joanns. All the pictures were printed on computer paper at work so they are easier to mold, especially around corners. A few of the pictures are duplicated but I don't think my aunt really minded! I glued them all down with modge podge (I now love that stuff, never used it before) and then brushed another coat to seal it all in. Took some time, but it was totally worth it!

Exploring Cricut - New Challenge - Use a person

Happy Monday

This weeks challenge at Exploring Cricut we were to use any cut with a person on it. I hope scarecrows count! Close enough, right? ;) I have wanted to try a Spinner card for a while now. Seemed much harder to do than it actually turned out to be, but I think that how it is with most things with crafts! ;) Thanks to Glora for her wonderful tutorial which you can find here

Cartridge: Simply Charmed and Wild Card
Face Stamps: In Stitches - PKS
Paper - SU, Coredinations and stash
Inking, brads
Sentiment Stamp: Bug Bytes

Exploring Cricut Daily - See you soon Raccoon

Happy Wednesday Crafters,

Today card is for another person leaving our department at work. He is going to another department for 6 - 8 month project, but the way my company works it could be closer to a year. ;) He helped me pick out the preschool saying on the buffalo card I did a while ago, so I figured he needed one of those preschool sayings too, since he is supposed to be coming back to our dept.

Carts: Raccoon and cuts behind him from Create a Critter
Paper: SU and DCWV Guy Stack
Loopy Punch, inking, doodeling and wobble
Sentiment: Computer generated
Tag for sentiment: Emma

Exploring Cricut - Back to School Challenge

Happy Monday!

Today for Exploring Cricut we are doing a Back to School challenge, create any project in Primary colors.

Today's 'project' is not a project per se as just cuts. Since I am on the PTO board for my daughter's school, we needed to decorate the bulletin boards. So glad I bought that Recess cart a few months ago. I knew I would get my use out of it eventually. All of these cuts, plus a few others, are all going up on the bulletin boards to greet the children tomorrow for their first day of school. I also added in a few rolo pencils that I will be giving out to the teachers. They were so fun to make and know I will be making more of those!

Materials:
carts: Recess, Hello Kitty, Locker Talk
Paper: Recollections
Stamp Faces: All Peachy Keen

ETA: Here is the link for the tutorial for the rolo pencils that I used:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAaUPeGBM3E

Exploring Cricut - Happy First Day of School

Happy Wednesday.

Today's project is again for the Welcome Back breakfast raffle the PTO is hosting for teachers at my daughter's school.

As my design sister has said, another project from Pinterest checked off! I have seen a bunch of these teacher survival kits and knew these would be perfect for the teacher's raffle. I think they are going to love it, especially the chocolate! ;)

supplies:
Container from Joann
Paper: DCWV and SU
Face Stamps: Peachy Keen
Sentiment Stamp: Gift Card Sentiments from Emma
Worm: Create a Critter
Apple: Doodlecharms
doodeling and chalking

I mustache ask you....

Happy Wednesday.

Today's card was for a friend of my mother's. He and his wife are always sending little things for my kids. And I just wanted to let him know he was being thought of on his birthday.

Stamp and Mustache Die: Emma
Paper: DCVW Guy Stack and Su
Inking and doodeling

Exploring Cricut Challenge - 2 cuts 1 monogram

Happy Monday

Today is a new challenge at Exploring Cricut. We were to create a project with a monogram and 2 cricut cuts. Well I was a bad girl and only did 1 cut. Don't tell Diane! ;) This was a project I needed to do so it worked out perfect.

I am the co-president of my daughters PTO for the upcoming year. We will be having a welcome back breakfast for the teachers. I wanted to do a few give aways for the teachers and saw this idea on Pinterest. CGS is the name of her school and the dolphin is their school mascot.

Items used:
Life is a Beach and Base Camp
Brown Vinyl
Ribbon, button twine

Exploring Cricut - Daily Challenge

Happy Wednesday

Today's card was made for some friends who took care of our dog while we went on vacation.

Carts: Animal Kingdom and Create a Critter
Animal Face: PK
Paper: Deja Views Cat's Life (shhh I could not find my dog paper) :)
Tag and stamp: Emma
Twine, doodeling and inking

Lights Camera Action

Happy Monday

Hope everyone had a good weekend. I was so happy to get some crafting time in and made 2 cards! :)

Today's card was for a lovely lady at work. She is going through cancer treatment, but took time out to show me how to work my camera better. I have this fancy camera but only use the auto setting! I am determined to be able to use my camera more to its full potential.

Cart: Locker Talk
Stamp: All around sentiments, Emma
Paper: stash
Doodeling

Exploring Cricut - Daily challenge

Happy Wednesday.

Who does not love ice cream during the summer. And I can't remember the last time I used this cartridge. So that is a perfect combination for a summer birthday card. ;)

Supplies:

Paper: All SU
Cut: Simply Charmed
Embossed folder for cone
Face Stamp: Peachy Key stamp Cornies
Sentiment stamp: Emma
inking and stitching

EC - Blog Hop - Christmas in July

Happy Monday and welcome to the first Exploring Cricut Blog Hop. We are doing a Christmas in July theme. If you have arrived here from Ian's blog you are on the right track. If you are starting at my blog, thanks for coming and join us starting with Sharon.

Now for Christmas in July I wanted to do a July theme with a Christmas twist. Hope I did not think too much out of the box. Who doesn't want to go on vacation to the beach? Even a snowman, or snowgirl I should say. I mean there is only 5 more months until Christmas! EEK! So everyone at the North Pole needs to get in their last few moments of relaxation before the big man puts them back to work!

I am also offering up a little prize. Just leave a comment and a way for me a way to get in touch with you. I will be announcing the winner on Friday July 20th.

Now here is the entire line up if you get lost. Thanks for coming and happy hopping!

Next is Georgiana: http://carsonscricutcreations.blogspot.com

Sharon http://meemeescreations.blogspot.com

Annette http://mymindsdustbunnies.blogspot.com

Jessica http://craftinandstampin.blogspot.com

Emily http://emilyqueenofallthingscrafty.blogspot.com

Michelle http://mumoftwoblog.blogspot.com

Lori http://scrappinsaints.blogspot.com

Kim http://littleredshood.blogspot.com

Ian http://anewbiecrafter.blogspot.com

Diana http://craftypeepdb.blogspot.com

Georgiana http://carsonscricutcreations.blogspot.com

Diane http://happyscrapperdiane.blogspot.com

Exploring Cricut - Daily Challenge

Happy Wednesday.

Today's card is for friends of my daughters. We went over recently for a play date and she gave my daughter all kinds of things of hers. She was so sweet. I wanted to thank her for her kindness.

Cart: Life's a Beach
Paper: stash stack and SU
Twine
Die and stamp: My Creative Time with Emma
stickles, inking and doodling