Cricut 360 Challenge #2

Hello Everyone ~ I thought I would take a break from posting the wedding album layouts. I have 6 more pages to post and then the album is complete.
I haven't entered a challenge in a super long time, but was curzing around all of my bloggy friends blogs and discovered the Cricut360 challenge.  The challenge was to make a round Thank You Card. Of course by great friend Patty at creativediva is one of the design team members. Make sure you check out both blogs they are all so talented.
Well here is my entry for the challenge, hope you all like it.

Card is from Accent Essentials Cart cut at 5.5 inches
The tank robot is from Robtz Cart cut at 3.5 inches
The Tank You is print from my computer on shinny sliver paper
Paper for round card is the new cuteMates sponsored by Megan at Above Rubies Studio
The robot is from DCWV Nursery and the orange purple and black are from scraps.
Googly eyes of course and bling

The paper that I used for the round card cutMates is awesome and it makes nice cuts on the cricut, smooth and clean. That always makes everything terrific.

This card was a blast to make.

Happy Crafting!!!!

Hello Everyone ~ OMG! I haven't posted in awhile, I have been super busy. I have been so busy that I haven't even had time to check out everyone else's blogs. Sorry, I have missed you all. I received a wonderful Award from my good friend Patty at creativediva98, it is the "Irresistibly Sweet Blog Award". I will do a separate post for the award. Thanks! Patty!

Let's see where did I leave off on the wedding album, oh yeah! LOL!

Pages 20 and 21 October

Left side of page is a plain orange paper and the right side is fro DCWV. The stamps at the bottom of the orange page are from Stampin'UP, Happy Halloween set. The other stampings are from my stash. The Bride and Groom are from my stash, they are so adorable. I added stickles to make the dress and his suit stand out. The spider stamp is Distressed Spider Dance from unity. Halloween is one of my favorite pages or cards to do.

The October is a stamp form a calendar set, I used stickles around the October and the bats and birds are stamped.

I can't remember where I got the bride and groom, but they fit on this page beautifully. I added stickles to accent the tuxedo and the wedding dress. 

The graveyard strip across the bottom is a rolling stamp from Stampin'UP. I accented it with a yellow sparkle gel pen. It really looks awesome in person.

This is a journal spider stamp from Unity Distressed Spider Dance.

Pages 22 and 23 November 

The November side of the page is paper from a DCWV Holiday pack. The journal area's at the bottom are from a  unity stamp set and I went around the edged with a sparkle black gel pen. The photo mats are from my stash.

Pages 24 and 25 December

The Merry Christmas is a stamp from Inkadinkado. I used a white gel pen to fill in Merry Christmas and stickles for
the flowers and holly.

The paper is from a DCWV Holiday pack. The photo mats are from K&Company, really nice vintage look. 

The Christmas tree is from a stamp set by Inkadinkado. I accented the eyes on the santa and the eyes, carrot and buttons on the snowman.

Pages 26 and 27 January

The paper is from DCWV stack. The January, Happy New Year, mitten, Winter and champaign are rubons form Plaid Month rubons. The right side has circle and bubbles stamped in different colors from a stamp I got from the dollar bin. 

The Snowman is from a stamp set by Inkadinkado, I used an icee blue ink.

Hope all of you are doing well and having a wonderful summer. Sorry for missing in action for so long. Stay tuned for  some blog candy for my blog anniversary that has come and gone. WOW! how time flies. 

Happy Crafting!

WEDDING ALBUM Pages 14 thru 19

Hi Everyone ~ Hope all of my crafty friends are having a wonderful day. I am making progress on the wedding album. LOL! Here are more pages for all of you to see.

July Page 14 and 15 

The paper is from all holiday stack I have. Stars are from a Creative Memories punch.  The July and 4th of July are from Old West Cricut Cartridge along with the red, white and blue banners and the journal box is DCWV Summer Sticker pack. Photo mat are paper from scraps.

August Pages 16 and 17 

The paper is from a kit of the month from Above Rubies studio. The BBQ rub-ons are from  . The August, Family and fun stamps are from my stash. The stamped journal box is from Unity stamp and the bird and bird cage are from Stampin'Up.

The bird cage is from the Stampin'UP Aviary set.  I think it came out really good.

Pages 18 and 19 September

The paper is a kit of the month from Above Rubies Studio. Leave are from a punch. The September is from a stamp in my stash. Autumn Memories are a chipboard set from Oriental Trading.

The tree is a stamp from Stampin'Up Forest Friends set and I colored it in with my Stampin'Up markers and then put glossy accents on it. The tree turned out pretty cool.

Journal box is from Little Yellow Bicycle Journal tablet Everyday and the background is Stampin'UP set Confetti.

Hope you all like pages 14 thru 19 and you all are having a great weekend. I am off to do the laundry. LOL!!! and I hope to post some more pages today.
Thanks for stopping by and leaving all your wonderful comments. I just love reading all your comments.

Happy Crafting!!!!

WEDDING ALBUM Pages 8 thru 13

Hi Everyone ~ Hope all of you had a wonderful Memorial Weekend. Here are the next set of pages for the wedding album. I have had so much fun making this album. It takes me a while to plan out the pages. I forgot to mention that this album is made for a whole years worth of wonderful photos. This is how I make all of my albums that I sale or give to wonderful friends!

Pages 8 and 9 Family and Friends

The paper is from DCWV Be Mine Stack, this paper stack is wonderful. I have used almost the whole stack. I haven't every done that. LOL! The photo mats are framed with gold shinny paper and the corners are done with eksuccess corner adorner punches.

The word family is from Gypsy Wanderings. This cart has so many different cuts it simply amazes me. The journal is from a love pack  and is framed in red.

The word Friends is from Gypsy wandering and the journal is from a love pack and is framed in red.

Pages 10 and 11 

The paper is from DCWV Flowers Showers Spring Stack. The boarder paper is another DCWV Flowers Showers Spring stack that has borders and photo mats. Love this paper. The photo mat frames are from Gypsy Wanderings. Journal boxes are stamps

The little flower pot is from a stamp I have in my stash and I colored it with my gel pens and covered all of it with Glossy Accents, which I love using. It really brings out the colors and make the cut look more 3D.

The flowers letters are from Target in their dollar bin. Love dollar bins. LOL!

The May is from Designers Calendar, accented with white gel pen.

Pages 12 and 13

The paper on the left is from DCWV Summer stack and the paper on the right is Martha Stewart. The FUN letters and the seahorse are from DCWV Summer chipboard set.

The sun is from Life Is A Beach cartridge. I cut 2 suns and offset them, then I stamped them with Peachy Keen face stamp. Peachy Keen is the best!

The H20 and catch a wave are from Life Is A Beach cartridge.

The summer of love is from the Life Is A Beach cartridge. I cut 2 of them and offset them. I used the Spots and Dots Cuttlebug embossing folder to do the back ground. I did the same for the month of June.

Hope all of you like pages 8 thru 13 of the wedding album.  Have a wonderful weekend, hope the weather is good wherever you are.

Happy Crafting!!!!

WEDDING ALBUM Pages 4 thru 7

Hi Everyone ~ Hope all of you have a wonderful week end planned. A big Thank You to all the men and women that have served our country. My prayers also go out to all in Joplin and everywhere else that is being hit by these awful tornados.


As promised I am posting the next four pages of the wedding album that I am making for a friend. 

Now for pages 4 and 5.

The paper is from DCWV  Be Mine Stack, it is beautiful paper. It has lots of sparkle on it. The photo mat is a embossed swirl paper I got a t Joann and the corner are from Hiedi Swapp.

The I Do is from Tie The Knot, such a fun cartridge.

The Kiss is also from the Tie The Knot cartridge. I am pleased at how the paper had LOVE in just the right place on the page.

The chipboard bride and groom are from a wedding set I got from Oriental Trading and the journal box is from a journal set I got from a small scrapbook store in Brentwood, Ca. I trimmed it down so that the love would be the focal point and rounded the corners to make is softer and fit with the floral design that is behind it

Just like the picture above the perfect chipboard cutout and the journal box from the same places.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Pages 6 and 7

The paper is also from DCWV Be Mine Stack. The other papers for the photo mats are from my stash. The flowers on the cake side are sort of puffy felt and the flowers on the dance side are plastic. I got the flowers from the dollar bin at Michael's. The sentiment at the bottom says you make my heart sing.  I also stamped the blue birds and the you and me on the left side.  Sorry for the poor quality of the picture, not sure why.

The letters for cake are from the Song Bird Cartridge. I love this cart and use it all the time!

The dance is also from the Song Bird Cartridge.

The cake is from the Tie The Knot Cartridge. I think the bling added just the right touch.

Hope all of you like pages 4 thru 7. Through out the week end I will be posting more. I plan on visiting several blog hops tomorrow to see all of the wonderful creations that all of my talented friends are making and discover new talented friends.

Happy Crafting!!!!

WEDDING ALBUM Pages 1 thru 3

HI Everyone ~ It has been a while since I posted. Hope everyone is well and starting to enjoy the nice weather. I have been working on a wedding album for a friend and I am 2 pages away from finishing it. WaHooooo!!! LOL! What I have decided to do is post 4 pages of the album each day. Some pages come really fast to me and others take me a few days to plan out. I don't know if that is how it is with all of you. I make most of the album without pictures, I leave that for the person receiving the album. This is a 12 x 12 album and I am not sure what is the best way to take pictures. If anyone has any suggestion on how to take pictures of 12 x 12 layout pages, please let me know.
Here is the first page of the album and then the next 2 pages to follow.


The reddish pink paper is Martha Stewart, the shaped paper with the turquoise trim is from my stash, pink flowers are heidi swapp, the other flowers are from a stamp and I cut them out. The paper for the picture is from Best of K&Company. The letters for wedding are from Tie The Knot Cart and the Mr. and Mrs. are from a stamp and I cut it out.


Here is a close up of the Wedding and Mr. and Mrs.

Now for the Bride and Groom page. The paper is Martha Stewart, Bride and Groom are from Paper Doll Dress Up Cart. Journal boxes and hearts are from K&Company Elegance die cut and the circles of love are from Paper Pups Cart. Floral stamp is from my stash.



















I cut the bride and groom from Dress Up Paper Dolls, all of the paper is regular card stock and the brides dress is from polka dot velum. I do believe the dress turned out great. I uses stickles to accent the bouquet and the sides of the grooms pants along with a white gel pen and googly eyes. LOL!















I used a EK Success corner adorner punch for the corners, this will hold the pictures.

Hope all of you like the first 3 pages, I will continue to post 4 pages for each post until I have posted all the page of the album.

My friend is will be sooooooo excited!!!!!

Happy Crafting!!!!

Cricut-tastic Award!

Hi Everyone ~ I would like to thank Lisa at A Mermaid's Crafts for awarding me the Cricut-tastic Award! I am sooo honored that Lisa thought of me. Make sure you stop by her blog she is AMAZING!!!!
The rules for this award are:

Your Blog has been deemed Cricut-tastic!

Wear this Badge proudly on your Blog

share it with friends! Since Cricut is 5 years old and they

have an E2 out share this award with 10 people

that you think have Cricut-tastic Blogs!

You also have to tell 5 Cricut Related things about yourself:



1. I have 2 cricut machines the bug and an expression. I haven't even used the expression yet, but hope to soon. LOL!!!!
2. I try to cut 2 of every image and file it away by category.
3. I love, love my cricut it has expanded my creativity.
4. I cut lots of images for all of my all my different carts for all of my scrappy BFF's. It can't get any better than that.
5. I love buying carts when I can. Someday I would like to use at least one image from each cart. Wouldn't that be fun.

~ Cricut-tastic award winners ....... these ladies are ABSOLUTELY AMAZING ~

~ Sonia at Archiving Angel
~ Diana at DL.ART
~ Crystal at Little Creations
~ Tami at Scrappin Rabbit Designs
~ Bonnie at A Scrap Above
~ Sarah at Crafting with Sarah
~ Monica at Simply Cricutting
~ Wendy at Gilby's Craftster
~ Tracey at Garden of Grace
~ Deborah at Scrappy Beads



Happy Crafting!!!