Nouveau Bee

Today's card is 4 1/4"x5 1/2."  I used dark brown card stock for the card base.  The hexagonal print mat is 4"x5 1/4."  I wrapped the bottom part with some dark brown ribbon and tied a bow with the same ribbon.

The circle is cut at 2 1/2" and is from the "Cricut Craft Room Basics" digital cartridge (basic-shift and shadow-shift).  I popped it up with foam tape.

The bee is from the "Art Nouveau" cartridge (page 56).  It was cut at 2 1/2."  I pieced it all together and added it to the circle.  I then covered the ivory part of the wings with star dust Stickles and the brown stripes with cinnamon Stickles.  The yellow parts are covered with glossy accents and the eyes are brown gems.  The entirety of the wings are also covered with glossy accents.

The sentiment is from my stash and stamped in rich cocoa ink by Tsukineko.

I made this for the following challenges:

BBTB2.: Cricut cut bee

Die Cuttin' Divas: anything goes

Cupcake Inspirations: cupcake photo inspiration (ribbon)

CAS

Here is today's clean and simple card:

The card is 5 1/2"x4 1/4."  The actual width and height of the card is slightly larger since the white layer actually goes beyond the top and right edges of the card.  I used kraft card stock for the base.  I created the white layer in Cricut Craft Room and the Cricut Craft Room Basics cartridge.  I sized a rectangle to 5 1/4"x4" and then added the circles where I wanted them on the right edge.  I welded it all together then cut it out.  I used the same sized circles for my "bubbles" or "rings" on the edge, just adding another circle, 1/4" smaller, in the middle to create the ring.  I sponged some tangelo ink, by Tsukineko, on the bottom and added my sentiment, stamped in danube blue ink, also by Tsukineko.

I made this for the following challenges:

BBTB2: create a craft surrounding your hobby (my hobby is card crafting)

Color Throwdown: baja breeze, crumb cake, island indigo, white, peach parfait

Fantabulous Cricut: use a sentiment

CASology: "bubbly"

Campin' Critters - Creation #1

So, now that I have played with the "Groovy Times" cartridge, and showed you a bunch of fun projects to make with it, I am moving on to my next cartridge to explore: "Campin' Critters."  This is such a fun cartridge with some really cute images.  If you like to camp or just be outdoors, then this is a great cartridge for you to own.  Here is the first project I have made with this cartridge:

 

I created a clock for our camper!

 

I bought a cheap clock at Walmart and then fixed it up using the "Campin' Critters cartridge and some fun cardstock.  I measured the clock face and cut two circles, one for the actual face and one for the hole for the clock hands, using the "Cricut Craft Room Basics" digital cartridge.  It was really easy to line up using the Cricut Craft Room.  I am so glad to have the program when making things like this.  I used some patterned cardstock from The Paper Studio's Great Outdoors paper stack for my background.

 

I sized everything in Cricut Craft Room to make sure it would fit on my clock face.  The car and the camper are the cuts I used from "Campin' Critters."  The car is found on page 55 and I cut it at 3."  The camper is on page 54 and I cut it at 2 1/4."  I welded the black layers together to really give the car the appearance that it was pulling the camper.  I then adhered it to the clock face.  I covered the white part of the camper with glossy accents and the lights of the card with some paprika Stickles.

 

All the numbers are from the digital cartridge "Cricut Craft Room Basics."  The 12 and 6 were cut at 1" and the rest of the numbers at 3/4."  I left off the 3 and 9 because of my image.  I also adhered the 12 and 6 with some thin foam tape for a little dimension, but not thick enough to get in the way of the hands of the clock.

 

I am entering this in the current challenge at Exploring Cricut, which is to create a project using any Cricut cartridge and at least two cuts.

Another Pirate Layout

One of the challenge blogs I follow, Stuck On U Sketches,  is celebrating their 100th sketch!  How could I not play along this week?!  I used this sketch to created another layout for my Science Museum album, featuring the "Real Pirates" exhibit.

 

  *Bonus: this layout also features some hidden journaling!

 

It is 12"x12" and I used some patterned cardstock from the Tahiti Beach Stack by DCWV for the background.  I created the frame in Cricut Craft Room.  I sized two squares using Cricut Craft Room Basics and layered one inside the other to create a frame, the larger square is 11" and the smaller one is 10 1/2."  I then welded in some waves from Life is a Beach to the bottom of the frame.  I cut another layer of waves for some color.  I added star dust Stickles to the waves for some shimmer.  My photos were printed and trimmed down to fit.  I adhered them so their bottoms were under the waves.

I used Pirates and Mermaids for the treasure map and the dubloons.  I cut the map at 3."  All the dubloons were cut at 2 1/2."  I added glossy accents to the lighter gold color, the top-most layer.  I created an additional layer under the dubloons where I printed some information.  I attached that bottom layer to the rest of the dubloon with a gold brad.  I did this for four of the dubloons.  The information on the dubloons is what is written on the photos, but that writing is really difficult to read, so this helps out.  I finished off this layout with a little journaling on the white frame.   

 

Here you can see what the hidden jounaling looks like:

 

Real Pirates - Page 2

This is the second page of my "Real Pirates" layout that I did a few weeks ago.  You can see the first post here.  Here are the two pages together:

 

This one is also 12"x12" and I used some patterned cardstock from the Stardust Stack by DCWV for the background.  The photo is 4"x6" and is triple matted.  The white layer is 4 1/8"x6 1/8," the blue layer is 4 3/8"x6 3/8" and the burgundy layer is 4 1/2"x6 1/2."

 

I used Pirates and Mermaids for the pirate ship.  It is cut at 5."  I used Cricut Craft Room to create the title.  The words "of" and "the" are from Cricut Craft Room Basics and are 1" tall.  The word "Whydah" is from Blackletter and is 2" tall.  I welded the letters together in Cricut Craft Room and adhered them to the page with foam tape.

 

I added a journaling spot on this page.  I used one of the labels Spellbinders Nestabilities dies to create it from my three main colors: white, blue, and burgundy.  I then added my journaling.

 

 



ABC Coloring Book

This was a pretty big project!  It took a while to create, but it wasn't really all that hard.  It was just time consuming.  What is this project you ask?  It is a coloring book of the alphabet!

I used my Cricut and a whole LOT of cartridges to create this book.  I will take you through what I did and then let you know all the cartridges I used on this project.

 

I used Cricut Craft Room to create all of this.  First I created a template of the page size so that I would be able to lay out my letters and images in a way that fit on the page.  My book is 5 1/2"x8 1/2."  I sized a rectangle in Cricut Craft Room and then made sure I never actually cut it out or drew it when creating the book.  I simply used it to position all my elements.

 

I used the sneak peek of Extreme Fonts for my letters.  They are all sized at 4 1/2."  I used a variety of cartridges for my images.  I selected an image that started with each letter of the alphabet and added any layers that were necessary.  I then used the template I created to position the letters and the images on the page. 

 

I placed my cardstock on the cutting mat, using the position of my template as my guide.  I then replaced the cutting blade with a black Cricut marker.  I then drew out all my letters and images. 

 

I created a front and back cover using some cardstock from the Kidlet Stack by DCWV.  I adhered two pieces together for both covers.  I cut a title using my Cricut.  I named my book "My ABC Coloring Book."  Once all the pages and covers were done I used my Cinch to bind the book together.  See, it really isn't all that hard.  It just takes quite a bit of time to select, position, and draw your images. 

 

 

Now, here are all the pages and the cartridges I used for the images.  As a reminder, all the letters are from Extreme Fonts, these are the Big League feature.

 Alligator - Animal Kingdom (head feature)

Balloons - Celebrations

Cupcake - Doodlecharms

 

Dog - Doodlecharms

 

Elephant - Animal Kingdom (head feature)

Fire - Create a Critter

 

Guitar - Indie Art

 

House - Handy Man

 

Ice Cream - Birthday Bash

Jacks - Sugar and Spice

Key - Going Places

 



Ladybug - Doodlecharms

 

Moose - Animal Kingdom

 

Necklace - Forever Young

Ostrich - Everyday Paper Dolls

Parrot - Ole

 

Quail - Noah's ABC Animals

 

Rainbow - Noah's ABC Animals

Snail - Live Simply

Television - Nifty Fifties

Umbrella - Everyday Pop-Up Cards

 

Vulture - ZooBalloo

 

Whale - B is for Boy

 

Xylophone - B is for Boy

Yo-Yo - B is for Boy

Zebra - Everyday Paper Dolls



Perfect Sentiments: "Blue, Silver, & White"

Time for another challenge, brought to you by The Perfect Sentiment!  Our challenge this week:

 

"Blue, Silver, & White"

 

The challenge: create a card with a sentiment for the occasion of your choice

The twist: incorporate the colors blue, silver, & white into your card design

 

Here is the card I made:

This is the perfect challenge for me to make an anniversary card for my husband, even though our anniversary isn't until November.  Our wedding colors were blue, silver, and white!  I used white cardstock for my card base, it is 5 1/2"x4 1/4."  I cut a piece of silver cardstock at 5 3/8"x4 1/8" so that it would show through.  I used Cricut Craft Room Basics to create the rectangles and hearts.  The blue layer is cut at 5 1/4"x4" and the white layer is cut at 5"x3 3/4."  The heart cut from the blue layer is 1 3/4" and the one cut from the white layer is 2."  I used a stamp from Scrappy Moms for my sentiment.  I then embossed the white layer with one of the folders from James' Set.  I adhered the white and blue layers together and adhered them to the card base with foam tape.  It is super simple, but I really love how it turned out and I think my husband will love it as well.

 

Now head on over to The Perfect Sentiment and check out what the rest of the DT has created to inspire you.  Then, create your own card for the challenge and link it up.  I can't wait to see what you create!