Memdex Swap

 Hello!  I was in a memdex swap recently.  We could pick the theme.  The partners were assigned in secret.  This is the cutie that I came up with.  My first project with the Tim Holtz bunnies from this year.  Love them so much!

Supplies:
Echo Park - Happy Easter collection -patterned papers
Scrap Diva Designs - Heart border Memdex die
Cricut cart - All Occasions Cake Art - grass border @1 1/4"

Tim Holtz - Bunny Stitch dies
Unity Stamp Co - Gotta Love Sentiments stamp
pop dots

Thanks for stopping by today!  Have a wonderful day!

Cindy---

MCCR - Festive Friday

Hello!  The projects today are all about BBQ's or picnics.  I have a banner to share today.  I will be using this over the Memorial day holiday as well as 4th of July.

I matched up the stripes on the banner background with the stripes on the letters 's' & 'a'.

 

 

 

Recipe:
The Paper Studio - Vintage Flag Stars, Vintage Flag Stripes

All Occasion Cake Art Cricut cart - bflbd1-s @ 10" using the banneret feature, leafbd-s @ 10" using the banneret feature
Seasonal Cake Art Cricut cart - acorn @ 4" , chick @ 4" , nrtdl43 @4" all using the Home Team feature

CB embossing folder - Retro Kitchen (stripes)
The Paper Studio embossing folder - tiny stars

I sewed the buttons on using Sew Easy floss in hot tamale, pop dots, Oriental Trading Co buttons, The Paper Studio- Natural Fibers trim, glue dots to hold the trim in place.

If you'd like to see more BBQ type projects today please visit http://mycricutcraftroom.blogspot.com/
Thanks for stopping by today.

Cindy---

MCCR Theme Day Thursday- Anything Purple

Hello!  Today's projects are all about the color purple.  I had fun with this one!  I recently picked up the Rock Princess cart.  Now my only question is-- how did I not have this cart before now?  LOL!  It's super cute!!

A close up of the banner, embossing, and Stickles in her hair :-)

Recipe:
A2 card base in black

Core'dinations -purple paper

Rock Princess Cricut cart - Kim @ 4"
All Occasions Cake Art Cricut cart - leafbdr - using the banneret feature @ 1", btflybd1 - using the banneret feature @ 1"

CB embossing folder - swiss dot
The Paper Studio embossing folder - Music notes

Tim Holtz sander- to make the embossing pop, TH distressing tool-on edges, pop dots, The Paper Studio fibers, lavendar Stickles for her hair, shoes, bracelets.

If you'd like to see more projects in the color purple please visit http://mycricutcraftroom.blogspot.com/.  Thanks for stopping by today!

Cindy---

MCCR May All Time Favorite Projects Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to the My Cricut Craft Room's all time favorite projects blog hop!  If you hopped on over from Julie's blog www.thecricutchirp.com you are right on track.  If you're just joining the hop and would like to start at the beginning please jump over to www.mycricutcraftroom.blogspot.com so you don't miss a thing. 

For our May blog hop we are showcasing our favorite projects:

A mini album celebrating my daughter's Kinder school year.  For more details follow the links above the pictures.  http://www.inlovewithpaper.blogspot.com/2012/08/back-to-school-mini-album.html

 

This one is for Mom!!  Happy Mother's Day!
http://www.inlovewithpaper.blogspot.com/2012/05/happy-mothers-day.html

For my MIL.  Happy Mother's Day!
http://www.inlovewithpaper.blogspot.com/2012/05/cc-nsd-crop-art-inspiration-challenge.html

And God Bless America!
http://www.inlovewithpaper.blogspot.com/2012/05/owh-memorial-day-blog-hop.html

Thanks for hopping with us today.  Your next stop is Faith's amazing blog http://www.faithabigaildesigns.com/

The complete hop list in case you get lost :-)
Erica @ http://mycricutcraftroom.blogspot.com/
Sandy @ http://www.scrapbookblessings.blogspot.com/
Marilyn @ http://marilyncricutcards.blogspot.com/
Julie @ http://www.thecricutchirp.com/
Cindy @ http://www.inlovewithpaper.blogspot.com
Faith @ http://www.faithabigaildesigns.com/
Luisa @ http://www.lepaperstudio.blogspot.com
Viva @ http://vivijdesigns.blogspot.com/

Happy Mother's day to all the mom's!! 

Cindy---

Back-to-School Mini Album :-)

Hello!!  My little girl is in 1st grade this year.  Today is back-to-school for her.  I thought I would share this mini album of her Kinder year that I worked on throughout the summer.  I like how it came out :-)  Lots of pics to share!!

 The apple was cut in half after I covered both sides with paper :-)

 

I wanted to include her current handwriting :-)

The banner says 'Kinder'.  It's a bit hard to read in the pic.  I overlapped the pieces a bit to make it fit.

Recipe:
The Paper Studio - School Days stack - all patterned papers

Plantin Schoolbook Cricut cart - apple @ 7" (roly poly feature used)
Elegant Edges Cricut cart - bird2 @5", swirl1 @5, circles @5, diamonds @5 (using book feature)
My Community Cricut cart - bank @9" (i thought it looked like an old schoolhouse)

I used cereal boxes for the pages.  Use a deep cut blade @6, max pressure, low speed and multi @3.  When cutting your paper to cover these pages remember to cut the back sides using the flip feature so it will fit right :-)

Plantin Schoolbook - "Audrey + @ 1", 'K' @ 1 1/2"(roly poly), '1' @1 1/2" 'st' @ 3/4"  'day' @1".  Used negative space for 'favorites' @ 3/4", 'last day' @ 3/4", 'books' @ 1", tattoo @ 3/4", 'Ms Ulmer @ 3/4".  Allen Elem @ 3/4", I'm a Clown @ 3/4", handwriting @ 3/4", # @1/2 '19' @ 1".  Star @ 3 1/2 & 3 3/4".

MS All Occasions Cake - 'Kinder' @ 1" using banneret

Embossing folder - The Paper Studio - Notebook Paper

Pop dots, Zig black pen for journaling, bull nose clips are Oriental Trading Co, Rub-ons from DCWV Grade School.  Sew Easy Floss in limeade, blueberry, lemonade, and candy stripe.

Thanks for stopping by today:-) 

Cindy---

CC Magazine Challenge: Dress Up a Cricut Collectible

Aloha!  This was such a fun project to work on.  I used the pink Cricut figure and turned her into a Hawaiian surfer girl.  I used sand that I brought back from one of our trips to Mexico :-)

Close up of my surfer girl...

Recipe:

Life is a Beach Cricut cart- palm trees @ 5", surf board @3"
TC Sophisticated Cricut cart - flowers for the lei @ 1" (I used two of the bigger ones for her glasses)
Cricut Everyday Cricut cart - sunglasses @ 1"
All Occasions Cake Art Cricut cart - grass border @ 1"  (for her skirt)

MME Lime Twist Life of the party "Be You" twine for her bow and the lei, sand from Mexico. 

Thanks for stopping by today :-)  Good luck to all in this challenge!

Cindy---

OWH Memorial Day Blog Hop

Hello!  It's time for the Operation Write Home (OWH) Memorial Day Blog Hop!  I would like to say a quick THANK YOU to all that are currently serving or have served their country--you ROCK.  I've used sketch # 8 for this card.

Recipe:
Core'dinations cardstock from the Vintage Collection in Bloom and Ruby

Cuttlebug embossing folders:  stars, stripes (from the Retro Kitchen set), swiss dot

MS All Occasion Cake Cricut cart - star @ 2", 1"

DMC floss #B5200, pop dots to add dimension to the white star.  Sentiment is a sticker from Doodlebug.

Thanks for stopping by today :-)  Have a great Memorial day!  Click on the Eagle at the top to go back to the list of blogs participating in this hop....

O Christmas Tree

I had fun making this inked, distressed Christmas card.  The color palette isn't your normal Christmas red and green either so it's a bit different.  I do like how it came out :-)

Recipe:
A2 card in white
Oriental Trading Co- background paper
DCWV - Shimmer stack - green trees in background
DCWV - Christmas Combo stack - green dot tree

Winter Woodlands Cricut cart - trees @ 4"
MS All Occasions Cake Art Cricut cart - Star @ 2 1/4"

Brown ink on card trees and card edges, distressed background tree paper, pop dots, brown lace decorative trim, TPC sentiment stamp from the Christmas Greetings set, Sew Easy fancy floss in cream soda, button from my stash, star shaped bling.

Thanks for stopping by today!

CC Blogiversary : Sketch Challenge

This card is for one of my daughter's friends on her soccer team.  Her party is on Saturday and so I created this using the following sketch:


and my card:

 

Recipe:
A2 card in Kraft
My Mind's Eye - Partytime - star paper

Paisley Cricut cart - elephant2 @ 2 1/2"
Elegant Edges Cricut cart - butterfly1 - oblong @5"
MS All Occasion Cake art Cricut cart - star @ 1 1/4"
Robotz Cricut cart - 6 @3/4"

Cuttlebug folder- swiss dot

Pop dots, Impression Obsession clear stamp set Sentiments I, Organza ribbon by Ribbon Boutique, pink pearl bling, glossy accents for shine on the sunglasses, pink gem by The Paper Studios for the mouth.

Thanks for stopping by today!  Good luck to all in the challenge!

Card and a Half : Card Sketch Challenge #3

I created a sympathy card for a good friend who lost his mom last week. 
Here is the sketch:

 

And here is the card:

Recipe:
A2 card base in black
The Paper Studio - Simple Elegance stack- gold and patterned paper

MS All Occassion Cake Art Cricut cart - butterflies @ 3/4", 1/2"

EK Success edge punch, Hero Arts stamp, black grosgrain ribbon by Basic Narrows (M's), pop dots, black bling.

Thanks for looking!

Cricut 360 Challenge #3: For Your Parents

In honor of parents day next week this challenge was to create a project for them.  This idea came to me as I was searching through my clear stamps the other day (for a different project I was working on at the time :-).  Once I saw the stamp I knew what I wanted to create for this special card.

Recipe:
5" square card base in Kraft
My Mind's Eye - Simply Delightful-patterned papers

MS All Occassion Cake Art Cricut cart - heart 3 3/4", 3 1/2"
Simply Charmed Cricut cart - birds @ 2 1/2" (one was cut using the flip feature)

Cuttlebug embossing folder - Bird call

Studio G clear stamp for the sentiment, white Marvy gel pen, pop dots, brown(card, tag edges) & rose (bellies) ink, brown lace trim, twine by My Mind's Eye-lime twist in charmed, brown bling, pink pearl bling.

Thanks for looking!  Good luck to all in the challenge!

Graduation Card & Envelope

This card is for my niece, Emmalyn who just graduated college with a degree in nursing.  Yay!!  Her mom is a nurse, too!!

The cap card.

The envelope to match.

Recipe:

DCWV -Shimmer Stack- grey cardstock

Wild Card Cricut cart - cap @7 1/2", tassel @7 1/2", envelope and liner @7 1/2"

MS All Ocassion Cake Cricut cart- banneret @1 1/2", '2011' @3/4"

DMC floss #451 & #327 for the tassel, purple brad by Oriental Trading Co, purple heart buttons from my stash.

Just a note--the envelope seemed a bit small once I got the card together.  I think next time I will cut the envelope a bit bigger :-)

Thanks for looking!  Happy cutting!





 

My Pink Stamper NSD Challenge #7: Scrapbook page

Recipe:
DCWV - Nana's Kitchen - patterned papers
Kraft
DCWV - Flower Shower stack - gold paper

MS All Ocassion Cake Art Cricut cart - Doily1 @ 8 3/4", Doily1 (shift) @ 7 3/4" (I cut this into a wedge and then also strips)
Plantin Schoolbook - audrey @ 1"

MS Photo corner punch, pearl bling.

Thanks for looking!  Happy cutting!

My Pink Stamper NSD Challenge #5: 3-D item

Recipe:
Kraft for base of box.
DCWV - Nana's Kitchen -patterned papers

Tags, Bags, Boxes and More Cricut cart- box cut @8 1/2"  (used fit-to-pg feature)
Accent Essentials Circut cart - scallop square cut @2 1/4"
Robotz Cricut cart - 5 cut @1 1/2"
All Ocassions Cake Art Cricut cart- butterflies cut @ 3/4"

Pop dots, pearl bling on butterflies.

Thanks for looking!  Happy NSD!

Thanks MOM Blog Hop!!

Welcome to the THANKS MOM BLOG HOP. Thanks for joining us to enjoy all the wonderful, crafty inspiration in honor of mother's everywhere from the talented designers in this hop.

You should have arrived here from Chrissie's blog at http://chatterscene-mom.blogspot.com./ If you missed the beginning of the hop, please go back to the start of the hop at Debbie's blog http://www.debseclecticthoughts.blogspot.com/ to start so you don't miss any of the projects. There is a Grand Prize Blog Candy offered so you want to start at the beginning and read how to participate to win.

This is the card I created for my mom.  I love how it turned out!!

Recipe:
5" square Kraft card base.

My Mind's Eye - Simply Delightful stack - patterned papers

MS Seasonal Cake Art Cricut cart- heart doily cut @4 1/4"
MS All Ocassion Cake Cricut cart- butterflies @3/4", flower2 @1 3/4", 1 1/2", 1 1/4", 3/4"
Plantin Schoolbook - mom @1 1/4"

Brown ink, pink pearl bling by Recollections, pink brad from Oriental Trading Co, lace trim from HL, Tsukineko Sheer Shimmer spray in Sparkle, pop dots for dimension.

I cut 3 layers of the letters in Kraft and glued them together to form chipboard.  The final top layer I cut in the patterned polka dot paper.  I'm sure I remember seeing this technique on the Cricut Circle blog on one of the DT's amazing projects--so thank you for this great idea.

I have one more project for you :-)

Recipe:
A2 size card base in Kraft.

My Mind's Eye - Simply Delightful stack

Cake Basics Cricut cart- frame2 @4" using the fit-to-length feature
Nursery Rhyme Cricut cart - M @ 1 1/4", om @ 1"

MS photo corner punch, Diamond Stickles on 'mom'. 

I used the same technique as described above to create a chipboard look for the frame and the letter 'M'.

Thanks for hopping along with us. Remember, if you leave a comment on every designers blog hop post, your name will go into the drawing for the Blog Candy that our THANK MOM BLOG HOP hostess, Debbie is offering as a Grand Prize.

Next up on the hop is the talented Suzanne at http://cricutcraftingrammy.blogspot.com/.  Happy Mother's Day to all the moms!!!

 

CC May Monthly Challenge: Tic Tac Toe

Use the chart below and combine three elements in a row-tic tac toe style on the project and include 2 Cricut cuts.


I created a card with the middle row across ric rac, ruffle, and bird shape.  I love how it turned out!

Recipe:
5" Kraft card base

DCWV - The Christmas Combo - brown patterned papers (using up scraps from the holidays :-)
Core'dinations - Cherry Cordial

MS All Ocassion Cake Cricut cart- cream frame @4 1/2", banner @1" and ! @ 1/2"
Simply Charmed Cricut cart - bird @2" using flip feature

Cuttlebug folders - swiss dot, birds & swirls

Brown ink, brown lace trim, The Paper Studio -spare parts ruffled ribbon, ric rac ribbon from Oriental Trading Co, square brown brads, pop dots for dimension. 

I sanded the embossed bird to allow the core color to show through.  I inked and distress the red side of the core paper.  I also applied brown ink with a makeup sponge to the ric rack to change it from cranberry to a red to match my project better.  I did the same thing with the primary red, ruffled ribbon. 

Thanks for looking!  Good luck to all in the challenge!

CC Wkly Challenge #31: Money or Gift card holder

I made this card for my niece, Grace who is graduating high school real soon.  She is a cheerleader so I thought a banner with her name on it would be cute.  I used her school colors of white, blue and silver.  I hope she likes it!

Inside:  the $$ holder :-)

Recipe:
DCWV - The Shimmer Stack - blue and grey paper

MS Seasonal Cake art Cricut cart - grad cap cut @2"
MS All Ocassion Cake Cricut cart - banner @1", money pocket cut @3 1/2"
Plantin Schoolbook Cricut cart - year #'s cut @1"

Silver bling, pop dots for dimension, diamond Stickles on year.

Thanks for looking!  Good luck to all in the challenge!





CC Magazine: My Sweet Valentine Contest

The contest is to create something for your Valentine that involves candy. 

I really had fun creating my Valentine 'bot!!  I think she's pretty sweet :-)

And the back:

Recipe:

Me & My Big Ideas - heart patterned paper
The Paper Studio - pink and hot pink papers

Robotz Cricut cart - Robot #49 cut at 11 1/2"
MS All Ocassion Cake Cricut cart - hearts at 3 1/4" and 1/2"

Impression Obsession shaker pouch.  Organza ribbon.  Velcro sticky dot 5/8".  Creatology wiggle eyes.  Hershey's kisses.

I cut the heart opening for the shaker effect with an exacto knife.  I left the back panel open to get to the candy :-)  It's hard to see in the photo but I put a velcro sticky dot inside the back panel toward the bottom edge.

I hope you have a sweet Valentine's Day!! 

Thanks for looking!

Is it Spring Yet??? Impression-Obsession Challenge

The challenge is to create a card with Impression-Obsession stamps with a spring theme.

I saw a lot of banners in the CHA photos and that is the inspiration for this card.

Recipe:

DCWV Spring stack - flower print and pink print
The Paper Studio - Sugar and Spice stack - green polka dot

Impression Obsession clear stamps- Sentiments I set

Cuttlebug folder - Stylized flowers

MS All Ocassion Cake Cricut cart- banner cut at 1 1/2" & 1 3/4"

DMC floss -#602.  Modern Romance-string of pearls.  Diamond Stickles.

January Monthly Challenge: Scraplift a CIRCLE blog project

Requirements for this challenge are:

Use 2 or more Cricut Cuts on the project.

Use a project you have seen on the Cricut Circle Blog as inspiration for your project.

Use products from at least two of our Sponsors

I chose to scraplift a birthday card designed by Sarah Martina Parker.  It was featured on the Circle blog on January 19th.  I still like her card better...lol  :-)

Recipe:

Bazzill Basics - Patina & Turquoise Mist papers
DCWV Stack 7 - pink patterned paper

I created the background paper by using Tattered Angels -Glimmer Mist in pink bubblegum by just spraying it on a sheet of white cardstock.

Doodlecharms Cricut cart - cupcake at 3"
MS All Ocassion Cake cart - Star cut at 3"
Lyrical Letters - letters cut at 3/4" using the Jumbo font feature

Oriental Trading co -button.  Floss is DMC #598.  Brown organza ribbon.

Thanks for looking!  I love comments!  Good luck everyone!