My Day At Exploring Cricut!

Hey All!!

Today is my turn at Exploring Cricut!

As you know, when its your day at Exploring Cricut, you can make WHATEVER you want (as long as you use a Cricut Cutout). So, today I decided to utilize the Craft Room to make a project for MY Craft Room!

I have been seeing these signs ALL over the internet! I refused to pay for one when I KNEW I could make one myself! So, I started up the Craft Room, and I got to work! Here is what I came up with:

 

 

Let me tell you how easy this was! You know me and my life...I NEED easy!!!

 

I used the Craft Room Basics file for the letters, and the Cricut Essentials file for the cutout that the letters were cut out of! Once I got it the way I wanted, I cut out the letters FIRST, then I unloaded the mat, and reloaded it, and cut the shape around the letters. I set it up in the craft room to look like this first (there is 2 layers and they are both on, that way I knew it would cut right):

 



 



 

I mounted the cutout in a frame that I will keep on my craft table!

 

Now how easy is that???

 

Dont forget we still have our Transportation Challenge going on! Make sure you enter your project in by Sunday to try to win some goodies!!! You can click HERE to enter!

 

 

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

The Cutting Cafe Video Post-Chevron Cutting File card

Hey All!!!

How empty have I felt without having my camcorder??? I am SO glad I have it back now! Because I have not had my camera, I have not been able to do my postings for The Cutting Cafe because I am party of the video team! I needed to get that camera fixed, and FAST! Thankfully, its back in my craftroom!!

SOOOOO, I wanted to share a quick card that I made with The Cutting Cafe's file-Chevron Cutting File's. This file was SUPER easy to cute on my Silhouette Cameo! And it turned out SUPER CUTE!!!

Here a picture of my card:

 

Front of my card!

 

 

Inside sentiment

 

Now, here is a quick video on how I made the multi-colored Chevron background:

 



 

 

Thanks for checking out my first video in A WHILE! Now that my video camera is back up and running, more videos will be coming!!

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

Exploring Cricut-Trains, Planes, and Automobiles!

Click HERE for my Made Especially For You post!!!!



Hey All!!

It's time for another awesome challenge over at Exploring Cricut!!!


Here are the details for this weeks challenge:

Monday Sept.24 Challenge-

"Trains, planes, and automobiles" created a card, layout, or papercraft with a cricut cutout of some means of transportation."

 

I have to admit this challenge had me thinking!!! I new I had a ton of cartridges, BUT did I have any stamps with a saying that could work for this weeks challenge???? So, I went digging through ALL my stamps, and found a cute little sentiment. Once I found the sentiment, I knew which form of transportation I was going to create!!!

 

Here is my card:

 

 

Not sure if you can make out what my sentiment says, but it says "LET YOUR DREAM SET SAIL"...I thought the Sailboat from LIFE'S A BEACH was the PERFECT cut for that saying...Don't you??? I used my Big Shot to emboss the waves, and I was going to make foam on the tip of the waves, but I couldnt find my puffy foam!!! WAHHH!! Oh well, when I find it, I will add it!!!

Now, go and check out the rest of the AMAZING design teams projects!! Then enter YOUR project for this weeks challenge HERE!!!

OK all, hope to catch you Craftin' and Stampin'!

ME4U-Gatefold Card!

Click HERE for my Exploring Cricut post!!!!


Hey All!!

Happy Monday!!!

I got SO MUCH CRAFTING done this weekend it was just INSANE!!! Go ME!!!

One of the crafts I got done was for this weeks project over at Made Especially For You!

Here are all the details for this weeks challenge!

Week of September 24th - September 30th
Challenge: Create a gatefold card
Sponsor: Paper Piecings by Nikki - http://www.paperpiecingsbynikki.com/
Prize: $15 gift certificate
Sponsor Button:


I have not made a gatefold card in about 6 months, so this was a fun one for me to make! And not to mention, I did a GIANT haul with my AC Moore money :) This haul included TONS of paper! Since my camcorder is fixed brand new for me today, I didnt get a good chance to film, but I will!!

Anyway, here is my card:

 

Let me say just how much I love Instagram for making my card look that much creepier!!!

 

Inside of my card!

 

 

I hope my gatefold card inspired you to decide to enter one for this weeks challenge! And if my card didn't do it for you, you gotta check out my DT sisters cards!! They are AWESOME!!! Sure to make you want to create one!!! Be sure to enter it HERE!!!

 

 

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

HIMCR-Mix It Up with a Halloween Theme

Hey All!!

Time for another Hiding In My Craft Room challenge!!! Woo Hoo!!!

Today's theme is MIX IT UP...with a Halloween Theme!

I think I mixed it up well...I used wood in my project!!!

Here it it:

I went to Lowes and grabbed a 2X4X10 and had them cut it down to 12 inch pieces (because that's the smallest the are allowed by law to cut), then had my brother in law cut them down to 4 inch pieces.

Once they were all 4 inches (which I got about 25 pieces out of that, and it only cost me $4.50!), I then sanded them down to make sure they didn't scratch anyone.

Then, I painted the blocks purple. After I painted them, I used MOD PODGE and painted the front, then stuck my back ground paper on, mod podged again,then the letter E.

I used my Silhouette to cut the letters which are fonts from DA FONT.

After the letters were on, I Mod Podged the WHOLE block. After it dried, I added the purple ribbon as decoration!

Took me a total of 2 hours from start to finish with everything drying! Give it a whirl!!!

Now, go and check out some more inspiration with the DT!!!!

OK all, hope to catch you all Craftin' and Stampin'!

Theme Day Thursday-Shoes!

 

Hey All!!


Welcome to another Theme Day Thursday post for My Cricut Craft Room!

Today's theme is SHOES!!!

What woman does NOT love a super cute pair of shoes??? I know I ADORE a nice pair of heels that make me look about 4 inches taller! LOL!

So, for my project, I dug out all of my cartridges and I found what I felt was the PERFECT cartridge to show off a classic pair of heels....FOREVER YOUNG.

The cut was a pretty simple one. I cut 4 times, and got a SUPER cute pair of shoes!!! Wanna see???

 

SUPPLIES:

 

Forever Young Cartridge

Cricut Expression

Pink, Red, Green card stock-Recollections

Patterned Paper-DCWV

Pop Dots

Big Shot

Swirls Embossing Folder

Red& Gold sticky gems-Tuesday Morning

Ticket Corner Punch-Stampin' Up

My Creative Time-Teeny Tiny Tags stamp

Melon Mambo Ink-Stampin' Up

 



I really think these shoes turned out REALLY cute!

 

 

Please make sure you check out the rest of the DT to see what awesome ideas they came up with!!

 

 

OK all, gotta jet...Hope to catch you all Craftin' and Stampin'! 

Made Especially For You 3 Balloon Challenge

Hey All!!

Happy Monday!!! Its time for another challenge over at Made Especially For You!!!


 I am SO glad this is still my "Sunday" because I am BEAT! Had a big craft show yesterday and it took everything out of me!!! I even had to FLY home to complete this challenge! I did think about what I was going to make for the challenge was I was there! Here is all the info:

Week of September 17th - September 23rd
Challenge: Create a card featuring three balloons
Sponsor: The Stamping Boutique - http://thestampingboutique.com/
Prize: 3 images of the winner's choice
Sponsor Button:



Well, I knew what I wanted to do....I wanted to make the invites for our Halloween Party!! Here it is:

(Hubby says my card should be scary, so maybe its not the invite..lol!)

 

Supplies:

 

Oval Punch, Circle Punch (for the balloons)-Stampin' Up

Twine (for strings)-Stampin' Up

Background Paper-K & Co paper

Solid Paper-Recollections

Pop Dots

Snail

 

Please check out the rest of the designs from the DT, and make sure YOU enter your 3 Balloon card for a chance to win!!

 

OK all, hope to catch you Craftin' and Stampin'!