Crafty Catz#229: Going Dottie

Hey there!  It's Friday and time for another great challenge over on the Crafty Catz blog.  Our theme this week is Going Dottie--so basically we want to see some dots on your project.  And our wonderful sponsor is Polka Doodles.  They gave us some really cute images to play with :-)

Recipe:
Polka Doodles - One For You - Winnie Fruit Punch
watercolor pencils
watercolors
Strathmore watercolor paper
Authentique - Darling Girl (6x6) - patterned paper
Cuttlebug - Seeing Spots embossing folder
Simply Charmed Cricut cart - cheers @ 3/4"
pink button
Sew Easy floss - blue lagoon
Glossy Accents

Thanks for stopping by today.  Come play along with us at Crafty Catz.

Cindy---

Kennedy Grace Creations - Shaken not Stirred

Hello there!  I've got a cute shaker card to share today.  I've used some great Kennedy Grace Creations sequins.   

 

Recipe:
Kennedy Grace Creations - Watermelon Spritzer sequins mix
Me & My Big Ideas - Mambi Sheets - Hello Beautiful - all patterned papers
Nifty Fifties Cricut cart- martini @ 4"
Simply Charmed Cricut cart - cheers @ 3/4"
transparency sheet
DCWV - gold glitter paper
foam tape
pop dots
ric rac trim

Thanks for stopping by today.  Go check out the Kennedy Grace store and see all their yummy sequin mixes :-)

Cindy---

I'm entering this into the following:
 Alphabet Challenge: D is for Dot

My Cricut Craft Room: Sept 100 cart Blog Hop

Hello!  Welcome to the My Cricut Craft Room Sept 100 cart blog hop!  If you've hopped on over from Sandy's blog http://scrapbookblessings.blogspot.com you are right on track.  If you've just joined us here then you'll want to start at the beginning http://lepaperstudio.blogspot.com/ so you don't miss a thing.

Okay, I've used Gingerbread, A Child's Year, All Occasions Cake Art, Tags, Bags, Boxes and more, Seasonal Cake Art, Simply Charmed, Elegant Edges, and Rock Princess Cricut carts on my projects.

My first project is a mini album of my kiddos decorating a gingerbread house at Christmastime last year :-)

All the pages of the book were cut using the Gingerbread Cricut cart -house2 @ 7", tree @ 2 1/2", 2 1/4".  A Child's Year Cricut cart - Love@ 1 1/4", fun @ 1 1/4".

 

Tags, bags, boxes and more Cricut cart - tgpkt2 @ 9", rndtp2 @ 5".  All Occasions Cake Art Cricut cart - banneret @ 1 1/4".  Pocket for jrnling.

 

 

Seasonal Cake Art Cricut cart - Icebdr @ 4 1/2" using the fit-to-length feature (1 1/2").  All Occasions Cake Art Cricut cart - banneret @ 1 1/4".

 

Simply Charmed Cricut cart - sweet @ 1 1/4".  All Occasions Cake Art Cricut cart - candy border @ 1 1/4".  Elegant Edges Cricut cart - Dots1 @ 4 3/4".

 

Elegant Edges Cricut cart - dots1 @ 4 1/2".

 

Gingerbread Cricut cart- house3 @ 5", trees @ 2 1/2", 2.  A Child's Yr Cricut cart - fun @ 1 1/4".

 

 

A Child's Yr Cricut cart - happy @ 1 1/4".  All Occasions Cake Art Cricut cart - candy bdr @ 1 1/4".

 

Gingerbread Cricut cart - gingerbread lady @ 2".

 

Gingerbread Cricut cart - gingerbread man @ 2".  A Child's Yr Cricut cart - yum@ 1 1/4".

 

 Gingerbread Cricut cart - house2 @ 6 1/4".  A Child's Yr Cricut cart - best friends @ 2".

 

A Child's Yr Cricut cart - Laugh @ 1 1/4".  All Occasions Cake Art Cricut cart - banneret @ 1 1/4", heart1 @ 1/2".  This is a pocket that holds some funny outtake pics.

 

Back cover:  Gingerbread Cricut cart - tree @ 2 1/2".  A Child's Yr Cricut cart - Love @ 1 1/4".

 

My Mind's Eye - Lost & Found Christmas Stack - all patterned papers

DCWV - The Christmas Glitter Matstack

Pop dots, brads from Oriental Trading co, pearl bling, Sew Easy floss for bows in avalanche, The Paper Studio washi tape, Basic Narrows white ribbon for smoke, Oriental Trading Co. tinsel trim on rings.

 

I used cereal boxes for the pages and covered them with Kraft /pp.  Deep blade @6, max pressure, low speed, multi @2.   Remember to use the flip feature when cutting your papers for the backs of the pages.

 

My next project is a birthday card that I made for my SIL's birthday.

Rock Princess Cricut cart - cat @ 3 1/2".

 

5" square cardbase in white

The Paper Studio - Chevron grey/white

DCWV - The Handy Dandy Stack - pink dots

 

Fiskars stamp set Celebrate, white ink, The Paper Studio square gems, pearl bling, glossy accents on nose and whiskers and to adhere gems.

 

Thanks for hopping along with us this weekend!  Your next stop is Marilyn's blog http://marilyncricutcards.blogspot.com/.

 

Cindy--- 

Smile!

Hello!  Today the theme is Cheer up! 

 

Recipe:
A2 cardbase in Kraf
The Paper Studio - Doo Wop & Diddly Wink stack - patterned papers

Simply Charmed Cricut cart - bird @ 3 1/2"
Mini Monograms Cricut cart - smile @ 2 1/2 (using fit-to-length) [1"high]

black bling, pop dots, Diamond Stickles

If you'd like to see more projects with a cheerful theme please visit My Cricut Craft Room blog www.mycricutcraftroom.blogspot.com.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Cindy---

Cricut Circle Easter Swap! Handmade Item

Happy Easter!  For our Easter basket swap we created a handmade item to include along with other scrappy goodies.  This little mini journal is for Shirley and her messageboard name is bird--so I incorporated her first initial and a cute little birdie into the cover design.  She said since she just has boys she doesn't get to create many girlie things so I'm hoping she loves this :-)

Recipe:
The Paper Studio - Uptown Flair stack- all papers
Cheez-It box for the cardboard covers
printer/copy paper - 5"x4"

Elegant Edges Cricut cart - scallop2@5" using the book feature, burst@3", 3 1/2"
Simply Charmed Cricut cart - bird@ 1 1/2"
Winter Woodland Cricut cart - 'S' @ 2 1/2"

Setting for cutting Cheez-It box- deep blade @6, pressure max, speed low, multi cut @3.

pop dots, green ink for edges of the book covers, 1" white binding wire, hot pink ribbon by Celebrate It-Basic Narrows, Organza pink & green ribbons by Ribbon Boutique. 

Thanks for stopping by today :-)  I hope everyone has a fabulous Easter!

I [heart] U

Hello!  I have a Valentine card to share today!  I sized it to fit a legal sized envelope :-)

Recipe:
4x9 1/4" card base in Kraft
3 background squares are 3x3 3/4"
The Paper Studio - So-So Sweet Stack

Simply Charmed Cricut cart - hearts@3"
MS Seasonal Cake Art Cricut cart - I, U @1" using the Home Team feature key

CB embossing folder -from the Simply Charmed set

White ink for the edges and to make the embossing pop, Tim Holtz distressing tool for the edges, grosgrain ribbon by Celebrate It-Basic Narrows (M's), pop dots, Oriental Trading Co. button.

Thanks for stopping by today :-)

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!

Peachy Keen Let's Face it Fri: Patriot Project

This challenge is all about showing your support for your country and you must include a peachy face, too.

Recipe:
The Paper Studio - All Seasons stack - patterned background paper

Simply Charmed Cricut cart - popsicles @ 3"

Peachy Keen Wide Eyed Kids Face Assortment stamp set

Studio G sentiment stamp, red Zig pen for doodles, white Marvy gel pen for doodles, watercolor pencils, pop dots, red organza ribbon for the bow.

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

My Pink Stamper NSD Challenge #1: Anything cupcake

Recipe:
DCWV- sweet stack - patterned paper

Simply Charmed Cricut cart - cupcake @3 1/2"

Cuttlebug folder - Seeing spots

Impression Obsession stamp from the Cupcake set by Leigh Hannan.

Brown bling, brown organza ribbon, white gel pen for doodles, pop dots for dimension.

Thanks for looking!  Happy National Scrapbooking Day!!!

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 Magazine Challenge: It's All About the Teacher

This challenge was a piece of cake considering I had to make teacher appreciation gifts for my kiddos teachers this week anyway :-)  Our challenge was to use 4 Cricut cuts.  I decided who doesn't love chocolate?  So, I made covers for some really big Hershey bars. 

Recipe:
DCWV - Grade School Stack - patterned papers
solids - scraps

Simply Charmed Cricut cart - scissors @2 1/2", glue bottle @ 2 1/2"
My Community Circut cart - crayons @2 1/2"
Lyrical Letters Circut cart - Thanks @ 1 3/4"

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

Impression Obsession: Encouragement Challenge

The challenge is to use IO stamps to create a card with an encouragement theme.

Recipe:
4" square card.  Base is Kraft.
My Mind's Eye papers from the Love Nest stack.

Impression Obsession stamps used:  Reindeer Games WP249--The swirl stamp was used to create the background paper and the wing of the bird.  Cupcakes MC181 - I used this for the sentiment.  I masked off the 'S' in the word sweet and then put a diecut 'T' in it's place to change the sentiment just a little to fit my card :-) 

Accent Essentials Cricut cart - scallop square cut @ 3 1/4"
Simply Charmed Cricut cart - bird cut @2"
Plantin Schoolbook - 'T' cut @1/4", blurb in Kraft cut @2 1/2 using the fit-to-length feature

brown ink, pop dots, floss is DMC#504, button from my stash.

Be sure and check out  Impression Obsession stamps online.  They have great quality stamps and fast shipping!

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

Peachy Keen Stamps: Sketch Challenge #46

The challenge is to use the following sketch for your project:


What a great sketch!!!  I really love how this card turned out.  Hope you do, too:-)

Recipe:
Card base is Kraft and it's 5" square.
The Paper Studio - Sugar & Spice stack - green dot paper
DCWV - Spring Stack - flower print paper
DCWV - Jewel Stack - solid colored cs

Peachy Keen stamp set Laffy Taffy Face Assortment  - face is 3/8"
Stampendous stamp set used on sentiment

Accent Essentials Cricut cart - scallop frame is cut at 3 1/4"
Simply Charmed Cricut cart - Flower2 is cut at 2"

Pink bling, organza ribbon, staples, gel pens for face and doodling, dimensionals.

Thanks for looking.  Have a great day!

CC Wkly Challenge #22: Once Upon a Time

The challenge this week is to create a project with a fairytale or folklore figure.  The design must include 2 Cricut cuts.  I chose to do a card with an Irish folklore figure...
a Leprechaun.

Recipe:
DCWV -scraps from my stash, hair/beard from the Shimmer stack

Simply Charmed Cricut cart - Leprechaun2 cut at 3"

Peachy Keen stamp set Wide Eyed Kids Face Assortment.  I just got this set recently and I'm loving it!!!Studio G stamp for sentiment.

Cuttlebug folder - Simply Charmed set.

I distressed the edges of the yellow paper and punched holes with my piercing tool on the black.

Gel pens & white pen to color the face and doodle on shoes. Zig pen for doodle outline.  Yellow Stickles for his button.  Pop dots for dimension.

Thanks for looking!  Good luck in the challenge!
Happy cutting!

PK Let's Face it Friday: Think Spring

The challenge is to create a homemade gift with Peachy faces using a Spring theme.  I chose to make a giftcard holder for my project.  I got to play with some PK stamps that I got recently, too.  YAY!!!

Recipe:

DCWV Stack 7 - polka dot paper, dark purple
The Paper Studio - light purple

TBBM Cricut cart - used the crayonbox cut at 5" for the giftcard holder
Simply Charmed Cricut cart - flower4 cut at 2 1/2"

Peachy Keen stamp set Laffy Taffy Face Assortment.

Diamond Stickles.  Ribbon from my stash.  Glitter Gel pens.  Pop dots for dimension.
Sorry, my pic isn't the greatest.  Cloudy day today.
Thanks for looking.  Have a good one!