Would You Ever Guess Wednesday at My Cricut Craft Room

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Hi All!!!

I have a really great project for you guys today! Well, today is Would You Ever Guess Wednesday over at My Cricut Craft Room, and the theme today is Phrases! I will tell you that as soon as I read Erica's post the other day about making cards that took 10 minutes,  I knew I wanted to take up that same thought process in my post for today! So, 10 minutes to work with a phrase...I GOT THIS!!!

So, I ran to my cartridges, and if I was going with our theme of Phrases, what better cartridge to work with than Pharses???  I set the clock, and I was off!!

I decided I wanted to make a card for my friend at work. She has been going through a real rough patch and I wanted her to know that she was a strong girl, and that she ROCKED for getting through this tough time!

I quickly found the phrase that I wanted to use! I also knew that I wanted a shape card! So, I went to work!!

Here are the screen shots of Cricut Craft Room of my project as I was creating it:



Here is the shaped base. It is a word bubble! From Cricut Font and Basic Shapes

Here is another shape from Cricut Font and Basic Shapes and the start of my greeting!

Here is the rest of my greeting

Are you ready to see how the finished card looked? Well here it is!



I used all scraps to create this! And guess what...? It took me 9 minutes and 37 seconds to make this!!! Thanks Erica for pushing me to try!!!

OK, nows the time to check out the rest of the talented ladies from MCCR and what they created!!! Click HERE to check them out!!!


OK all! Hope to catch you Craftin' and Stampin'!

I'm BACK at ME4U!!!

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Hey All!!

It's time for another post over at Made Especially For You!

Here is the info for our new challenge:

Week of August 6th - August 12

Challenge: Create a Back to School card using vellum

Sponsor: The Stamping Boutique - http://thestampingboutique.com/

Prize: 3 images of the winner's choice

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I forgot how much fun I had with the projects that Ashley gives us at ME4U! I was a little worried about this one, seeing as it was my first one to come back into the group, but overall, I think it turned out pretty cute!!

Supplies:

Paper: DCWV Grade school with Glitter Stack, Recollections Vellum

Stamps: My Creative Time Teeny Tag Greetings

Makers: Stampin' Up

Punch: Misc tack and paperclip punch (got in bargin bin at Tuesday Morning!)

Twine: Stampin' Up

So, now its YOUR turn to give this challenge a whirl! Make sure you enter HERE! 

August 100 Cartridge Blog Hop Day 2!

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Hey All!


You should have gotten here from AVA'S blog. If you did not, start at the beginning by clicking HERE!!

Welcome to My Cricut Craft Room's August 100 Cartridge Blog Hop

Collectively the design team uses over 100 different Cricut Cartridges in their projects during the two days of this hop. Sunday the new members of the design team will be announced and some have even made a project to share with you!! What an exciting weekend!!

As special treat enjoy 10% off of your total purchase with Erica's Craft Room Store.

Use the code AUGUST to see 10% off of your total purchase (No exclusions)

Here is my project!!

I decided that since I have been getting myself ready for my Housewarming Party, and I created my invites, and decorations, that I would continue that theme!!

So, here is my project:

And I started putting it together! Wait til you scroll down to see what it looks like!!!

 Another picture of it coming together!!!

ALL COMPLETE!!!

 Can't have a picnic basket with out your utensils!

Notice the Stickles on the food! I tried to go for the greasy look on the chicken, LOL!

 The mustard Stickles have to be my favorite part! It looks SO REAL!!! I hope you can see this from the picture!

 I think the big I'M HUNGRY will let everyone know that this is where all the food will be!

I went for a Picnic Basket EXPLOSION of food!!!

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 For my project today, here are the cartridges I used:

Life's A Party

Party Picks and Pennants

Fast Food Lite

I also used my gypsy to help with all the pieces!

~I used my Close To My Heart Stamp set to create LET'S EAT which I stamped in Red (which as you can tell was my theme color)

~Stickles for all the details! You REALLY want your details to shine!!! No pun intended!!

~Floral Styrofoam for the inside of the "basket" to hold the pieces in place! This Basket is actually of the Life's a Beach cartridge! And guess what it was...? The Treasure chest! I cut it as big as my Cricut would allow me to, which I believe was 9.25.

~I used bamboo skuers to HOT GLUE the images to!Then, I poked them through the foam in the basket! I also hot glued more of the images to the skuer and then to the top of the I'M HUNGRY sign!

~I alternated the food images (all cut from the Fast Food Lite cartridge) in different sizes. I ranged from 3.0-5.0 in the different items! I arranged them into no particular order, just in the order I liked best!

~I used the Party Picks and Pennants craft room file to create the sign that said "LETS EAT"! I thought we needed something else to say HEY FOOD HERE!!! LOL!

So, now you are on to grab some blog candy back HERE!!!

I hope you had a TON of fun!

If you get lost along the way here is the entire line up:

SATURDAY

1. MCCR http://mycricutcraftroom.blogspot.com/ START RIGHT HERE!!!
2. jenn lorist http://www.jennspapercrafts.blogspot.com
3. Teresa http://www.createenjoyshare.blogspot.com
4. Kathy http://3spoileddogs.blogspot.com
5. shelley http://shelley-scrapbookingforfun.blogspot.com
6. heather http://heathernovinger.blogspot.com
7. Jessica S http://jessicascraftshaque.blogspot.com
8. Tammy - http://www.Cuttinandstampin.blogspot.com
9. Jen L http://www.mybusycraftylife.blogspot.com
10. Erica's Projects http://ericasprojects.blogspot.com/
11. Samantha http://www.samanthascricutcreations.blogspot.com
12. robin http://create-a-latte.blogspot.com/
13. amy http://clayfulimagination.blogspot.com
14. Miranda http://www.nanasscrapspot.com
15. Angie http://crazyscraplady-angelpie.blogspot.com
16. LB http://www.coolbeansbylb.blogspot.com
17. Cathy http://cathyplus5.blogspot.com
18. Claire http://threewaterscreations.blogspot.com
19. Lisa Carrier http://ourcraftingcorner.blogspot.com
20. Blog Candy http://ericasblogcandy.blogspot.com/ END HERE ON SATURDAY!

SUNDAY

1. MCCR http://mycricutcraftroom.blogspot.com/   START HERE SUNDAY!!!
2. Nanne http://nannes-creations.blogspot.com/
3. tess www.sassycricutcrafting.com
4. Jamie M http://craftygirl21.blogspot.com
5. Janet http://janetscreativeworld.blogspot.com
6. Mary http://Mary-fortheloveofart.blogspot.com
7. Lisa Ch http://lisacustomscrapbooking.blogspot.com
8. Ashley http://especiallymade.blogspot.com
9. Jamie http://babyjaydensmommy.blogspot.com/
10. Melissa http://papershenaniganz.blogspot.com
11. Erica's Projects http://ericasprojects.blogspot.com/
12. Marji www.fstampaholic.blogspot.com
13. Nadja http://nadjarobbins.blogspot.com/
14. Andrea http://creativedesignsbyandrea.blogspot.com
15. Robin http://create-a-latte.blogspot.com/
16. Christina http://cema1cema.blogspot.com
17. Jodie http://jodiesscraplab.blogspot.com/
18. Mona http://scrapbookingforjoy.blogspot.com
19. Ava http://scrapbookdesign4u.blogspot.com
20. Jessica W http://www.craftinandstampin.blogspot.com   YOU ARE HERE NOW!!!
21. Blog Candy http://ericasblogcandy.blogspot.com/ END HERE ON SUNDAY!!!

OK all! Thanks for playing along in our hop!

Hope to catch you all Craftin' and Stampin'!

HIMCR Challenge # 57-Color Challenge!

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Hey All!
I am BACK for another challenge with the creative girls at HIMCR!!!

Today, we have a fun color challenge for you!!!

What's the colors you ask?????? How does these colors grab you:

SUNSET (Tangerine)
CRYSTAL BLUE (Turquise)
OLIVE (Olive Green)

I picked these colors out to try to give poor Laurie a break! She has SO MUCH on her plate with her move!!!! I can feel her pain, REALLY!!!

So, for this challenge, I decided I wanted to make something that I felt to be TOTALLY useful for our upcoming Housewarming Party! I already created a food table centerpiece (hint hint...check back tomorrow) and I needed some other decorations! I figured something for outside, that can be place along my umbrellas, or on my tables! So, after some thought, I decided to make lanterns!!! Here are some pictures!!!

I know, its picture heavy! And can you tell I am in LOVE with Instagram?? I love the aged look of my photos!

Supplies:

Cricut Craft Room

3D Lanters File

Cricut Font and Basic Shapes File

Paper-Close To My Heart and Stampin Up Patterned Paper

Pop Dots & Scotch Quick Dry

Ribbon Scraps

Clear cartridge from Cricut Cartridge (for windows)

OK all, I hope you go and enter YOUR creation as well as check out the other fantastic projects that my DT sisters created!!! Enter your project over at HIMCR!!!!

Hope to catch you all Craftin' and Stampin'! 



Don't forget to stop by My Cricut Craft Room for our Blog Hop!!

Scroll below  for my Hiding In My Craft Room #57 Post for Saturday 8/4/2012

Click HERE to go to my Close To My Heart Webstore where you can purchase the brand new ARTISTE Cricut Cartridge!!!

Hey All!!

Welcome to My Cricut Craft Room's August 100 Cartridge Blog Hop

Collectively the design team uses over 100 different Cricut Cartridges in their projects during the two days of this hop. Sunday the new members of the design team will be announced and some have even made a project to share with you!! What an exciting weekend!!

As special treat enjoy 10% off of your total purchase with Erica's Craft Room Store.

Use the code AUGUST to see 10% off of your total purchase (No exclusions)

You will see that I am on for tomorrow! BUT, you have SO MANY talented women on Saturday, and in case you did not know that we had a hop going on, I figured I would just remind you!!!!

So, START HOPPING! And make sure you come back tomorrow also!!!

If you get lost along the way here is the entire line up:

SATURDAY

1. MCCR http://mycricutcraftroom.blogspot.com/  START RIGHT HERE!!!
2. jenn lorist http://www.jennspapercrafts.blogspot.com
3. Teresa http://www.createenjoyshare.blogspot.com
4. Kathy http://3spoileddogs.blogspot.com
5. shelley http://shelley-scrapbookingforfun.blogspot.com
6. heather http://heathernovinger.blogspot.com
7. Jessica S http://jessicascraftshaque.blogspot.com
8. Tammy - http://www.Cuttinandstampin.blogspot.com
9. Jen L http://www.mybusycraftylife.blogspot.com
10. Erica's Projects http://ericasprojects.blogspot.com/
11. Samantha http://www.samanthascricutcreations.blogspot.com
12. robin http://create-a-latte.blogspot.com/
13. amy http://clayfulimagination.blogspot.com
14. Miranda http://www.nanasscrapspot.com
15. Angie http://crazyscraplady-angelpie.blogspot.com
16. LB http://www.coolbeansbylb.blogspot.com
17. Cathy http://cathyplus5.blogspot.com
18. Claire http://threewaterscreations.blogspot.com
19. Lisa Carrier http://ourcraftingcorner.blogspot.com
20. Blog Candy http://ericasblogcandy.blogspot.com/  END HERE ON SATURDAY!

SUNDAY

1. MCCR http://mycricutcraftroom.blogspot.com/ START HERE SUNDAY!!!
2. Nanne http://nannes-creations.blogspot.com/
3. tess www.sassycricutcrafting.com
4. Jamie M http://craftygirl21.blogspot.com
5. Janet http://janetscreativeworld.blogspot.com
6. Mary http://Mary-fortheloveofart.blogspot.com
7. Lisa Ch http://lisacustomscrapbooking.blogspot.com
8. Ashley http://especiallymade.blogspot.com
9. Jamie http://babyjaydensmommy.blogspot.com/
10. Melissa http://papershenaniganz.blogspot.com
11. Erica's Projects http://ericasprojects.blogspot.com/
12. Marji www.fstampaholic.blogspot.com
13. Nadja http://nadjarobbins.blogspot.com/
14. Andrea http://creativedesignsbyandrea.blogspot.com
15. Robin http://create-a-latte.blogspot.com/
16. Christina http://cema1cema.blogspot.com
17. Jodie http://jodiesscraplab.blogspot.com/
18. Mona http://scrapbookingforjoy.blogspot.com
19. Ava http://scrapbookdesign4u.blogspot.com
20. Jessica W http://www.craftinandstampin.blogspot.com
21. Blog Candy http://ericasblogcandy.blogspot.com/   END HERE ON SUNDAY!!!

See you all back tomorrow!!!

Hope to catch you all Craftin' and Stampin'!

My Cricut Craft Room-First DT Post!

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Hey All!

Today is my FIRST post with My Cricut Craft Room! I am SO EXCITED to be a part of this team! I have met A LOT of awesome girls, and I am excited for my blog followers to meet some more of my DT sisters! Please, check out My Cricut Craft Room as soon as you are done with reading my blog post today :)

So, I spent a good amount of time thinking of what I wanted my card to look like! I knew I was going to do something with the My Creative Time stamps, and I only own 2 sets of her stamps, Spring Chicken Backgrounds and Teeny Tag Greetings. Here are what they look like:

The Chicken Wire Background stamp that I used

Teeny Tag Greetings

I remember a VERY long time ago, someone on the Cricut Message boards showed how to make the Chicken Wire background. So, I went with that. It was SOOOO easy! All I did was take my Black Stayz On ink and stamp it to a piece of Acitate! Here is a picture of what it looks like when you do it. 

Here is an up close picture of what the card looks like with the scene and the Chicken Wire Background put together! Doesn't it look super real? 

 The secret is the acitate! It is clear so you don't see ANYTHING but the background stamp (in this case, the chicken wire background)!

 

The particular cuts that I used are the chicken, fence, and grass. All of which came from the County Fair cartridge.

 

 The birds came from Baby Shower cartridge and the flower is from Art Philosophy!

The Sun is just a circle and a scallop circle that I had from my Cricut Image stash! I stamped the saying from My Creative Time "Teeny Tag Wishes" onto my sun, so you see it right away!

 And that's about all folks! I hope you enjoyed seeing my first post! I hope you can take a minute to go and check out my DT sisters and their projects! Check out http://mycricutcraftroom.blogspot.com/ for some more inspiration!

Hope to catch you all Craftin' and Stampin'!

My Day at Exploring Cricut!

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Click HERE for my My Cricut Craft Room Post!

Hey All!!!

It's time for another post at Exploring Cricut today!!!

I know when you see the pictures of my project today, you are probably going to think I am nuts! Your going to ask me why I am rushing the summer, I just KNOW it! But, in my defense, you have to remember that I create decorations as part of what I do for my business, so know that's why I made these, lol!!!

Aren't they just SOOOO cute??? These are for decorations for a Fall theme! I made these with Close To My Heart's NEW cartridge, ARTISTE! And guess what, you can NOW ORDER IT!! WHOOP WHOOP!!! Check out my online store HERE so you can get your hands on it and make some super cute pumpkins right along with me!!!!

If you notice, I did stamp a little design on the edge of the pumpkins, and I got that idea out of the new Idea Book and Catalog! I couldn't believe how cute it looked, so I had to try it out! I used a different stamp of coarse!!

OK all! Thanks so much for checking in! Don't forget we are STILL "Disney Dreamin" at Exploring Cricut! Submit your projects HERE to win some awesome stuff!!! And make sure you check out what the rest of the DT has been up to! You wont be disappointed!!!

Hope to catch you all Craftin' and Stampin!