Summer Celebrations - Creation #7

Today's "Summer Celebrations" project is a super simple one.  I made luggage tags.

 

I used the tag feature and cut the tag on page 31 at 3 1/2."  I then cut my pieces of luggage, which are on page 35, at 3 1/4."

 

All I have left to do is write our information on the back and then seal them up.  I think they should be pretty easy to identify when strapped on to a piece of our luggage!

Summer Celebrations - Creation #6

This fun birthday card is 5 1/2"x4 1/4."  The card base is a pre-made card from DCWV.  I cut some chevron paper at 5 1/4"x4" for my mat.  The strip of glittery orange is 2"x4" and then punched with a scalloped edge punch.  The brown strip is 1 1/2"x4."  I added some pale orange pearls to the corners of the strip.

 

The woman with the popsicle is from "Summer Celebrations."  She is cut at 3."  I covered her popsicle and her sunglasses with glossy accents.  I used a Spellbinders Nestabilities to cut the scalloped ovals.  This piece is adhered to the card with foam tape for dimension.

 

The sentiment is from My Pink Stamper.

 

I used this week's Sunday Sketch from 365 Cards for the layout of my card.

Summer Celebrations - Creation #5

I have had this black hat for many years now and I think it needs a little update.



 

 

I used "Summer Celebrations" to cut out the eagle on page 27 of the handbook.  I used the tag-shift feature and cut only that.  It was cut at 2" using the real dial size feature.  I cut it from grey iron-on vinyl.  I then ironed it to the back of the hat.  It is just that simple and I think it looks great.  Just see for yourself:

 

This is such an easy way to give any piece of your wardrobe a quick update!

 

 

Summer Celebrations - Creation #4

Time for a birthday card using the "Summer Celebrations" cartridge, and here it is:

I used "Wild Card" to create my card base from a dark purple cardstock.  It was cut at 5 1/2."  I cut a 4 1/2" circle from some polka dotted cardstock.  I cut a strip of the dark purple cardstock at 5"x1 3/4" and used a scallop border punch by Fiskars on the edge of it.  I cut another strip, this time from some plaid cardstock, at 5"x1 1/2."  I adhered them to the circle, then trimmed it around its edge.  The patterned cardstocks are from the Countdown Stack by DCWV.

The ice cream sundae is the image I used from "Summer Celebrations."  It was cut at 3."  I covered the sundae's sauce with some dark blue glitter and then covered that with glossy accents.  I also covered the cherry in glossy accents.  I adhered it to the card with foam tape.  The scallop circle was cut with a Fiskars punch and the white circle is a metal die from My Craft Spot.  I used part of a stamp from Scrappy Moms Stamps, the "Dancing in Circles" set for my sentiment.  I stamped it with bahama blue ink by Tsukienko, then adhered it all behind the sundae.

Summer Celebrations - Creation #3

See if you can believe this one, but I managed to make a Christmas card using the "Summer Celebrations" cartridge.  That's right...a Christmas card.  Who knew?!  Here it is:

 

 

I used the "My World" cartridge to create the card base, using Cricut Craft Room.  I used the frame feature and hid all the contours in one of them, leaving the second one with the fence.  I welded the two together to create my card base, it is 5"x5."  I cut a smaller rounded square at 4 3/4" out of some snowflake patterned paper from DCWV for my background.

 

I used "Summer Celebrations" for my moose.  I cut the moose head at 4."  It actually goes with a Canadian flag, but I only used the moose.  I also used "Summer Celebrations" for the body of the moose.  It is actually one of the tags on the cartridge.  I covered both the body and the moose's head with some brown flocking powder.  I adhered the body behind the fence and the head with some pop-dots.  I covered his antlers in crackle accents and his hooves and eyes in glossy accents.

 

I tied some red and white baker's twine into bows to add to my fence posts.  My sentiment is computer generated and I trimmed the cardstock into a banner.  I used glue dots and pop-dots to adhere the banner, to give it some depth and make it seem like it is waving.  I finished off the card with a snowflake button on the left side of the banner.

Summer Celebrations - Creation #2

Since it is the 4th of July, and a holiday for those of us in the United States, I thought I would make a wall hanging to help decorate for the occasion.

 

I used "Summer Celebrations" and the font feature this time.  I cut the image at 9" from some chipboard first.  I then cut the same image from black cardstock, this is the shadow of the font.  I cut all my other layers at 9" as well.  All the cardstocks, aside from the black, are from the DCWV Summer Days Stack.  I covered the word "July" in diamond glaze.  I used my Crop-a-dile to punch a hole in the top of the star and ran some white satin ribbon through so that I could hang my sign.

 

 

This was a really simple project, but I think it will be a fun way to add some red, white, and blue to the home for the holiday.

Summer Celebrations - Creation #1

I feel like I have showcased the "Art Deco" cartridge  well enough and it is time to move on to another cartridge.  This time I will be showcasing and exploring the "Summer Celebrations" cartridge.  I got this one a few months ago and haven't played with it very much yet, and with summer upon us I thought it was high time to explore what it has to offer.

 

I used the card feature for my first creation.  I created this flag-shaped card with that feature and the help of Cricut Craft Room.  The flag card is 4 1/4" tall.  I used the hide contour feature in Cricut Craft Room to hide all the cuts that create the stripes and "stars" on the flag and cut a white layer in addition to the red layer.

 

 

Once the card was put together I added some white liquid pearls into the dots that make up the "stars" on the flag.  I also cut three banners from red, white, and blue cardstock of different widths and lengths.  I covered the red cardstock with red glitter.  The white cardstock has on it, a sentiment from the "Yankee Doodle Dandy" set by Scrappy Moms Stamps.

 

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Fantabulous Cricut: red, white, & blue as main colors

BBTB2: patriotism - red, white, & blue

Exploring Cricut: 4th of July and include a flag

Fun in the Sun

I am on a roll with these layouts! I am so excited...I should be done with the album this weekend! This layout is just a simple, but fun and whimsical one. My friends did a lot of snorkeling while were on San Pedro so they thought that some pictures in snorkeling gear would be fun to do at their wedding. So I really wanted to make this layout represent that fun they had.

The polka dotted paper I used in the background is from My Minds Eye, the Lime Twist collection. The two largest photos are 4"x6" and matted once with coral cardstock. The two vertical photos are 3 1/2"x5" and the horizontal photos are 3"x6." I used a Spellbinders Nestabilities die for the label, which is where I will do the journaling. I added some turquoise gems to it. The sun is from Ole and cut at 4 1/4." I added some tropical tangerine Stickles to the coral part of the sun. The sentiment that I used for the title is from Summer Celebrations. I covered "fun" and "sun" in glossy accents and "in the" with turquoise Stickles. The snorkelers are from Life is a Beach. I flipped one of them. Since the snorkeler on Life is a Beach is male, I had to get creative, I hand cut the bikini top to make one of them female. I also welded two pieces of hair together to make her hair longer. I added glossy accents to their flippers and masks and turquoise Stickles to the bubbles. The shell is from the Cricut Craft Room exclusive cartridge, Sea Shells. Pretty simple, but I like how fun it feels.

I am entering this in the challenge at Exploring Cricut, which is to use a person on your creation.