Thursday, July 29, 2010

SYI Challenge #4 Ice Cream

Since La and I are walking through Stretching Your Imagination cartridge, we decided to join the Bitten By the Bug 2 Challenge for the SYI Ice Cream cone.  Here is my take:
Poor thing she is not going to get to eat that ice cream, but her little dog is!   LUCKY DOG!


Yummy!  You can see La's Here.  I like hers a lot!
Hers looks delicious.  Mine is a sticky mess. ha ha ha. 


Create A Critter for the Dog
My Community for the falling down girl
Stretch Your Imagination for the Ice Cream
Cricut Papers


Challenge:  Bitten By The Bug 2 -  SYI Ice Cream
Charisma Cardz - Something with a Tail 
Crafty Cardmakers - Follow the Recipe

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

SYI Challenge # 3 = Paisley

The 3rd cut from Stretch Your Imagine with Look @ La is the Paisley Cut.  I used the short and tall versions of the cut and also used the inside pieces to continue to add detail to my paisley page card. 

I don't have a sentiment yet.  It could be many things. Walking through the SYI cartridge has been a new eye opening experience with me and this oldie but goody cartridge

SYI Paisley cut, Serenade Flower Cuts, White Pen doodling
Inside

You can see Laura's here

Monday, July 26, 2010

It's a ZOO out there


Challenge #20 - at Fantabulous Cricut was to make a project using an animal.

This is a toilet paper roll mini album.  I used the tutorial from my fellow Design Team Member, Lori Coughlin at Living in Organized Chaos



I used Create a Critter and Animal Kingdom to make this toilet paper roll mini album.  There are 5 toilet paper rolls in this album.  I pressed them flat with a bone folder and put them in a phone book, setting it under my cricut for a few days to get them flat. 

I used mostly cricut papers and various ribbons.  I tied each of the tags to the inside and onto the eyelet to keep the tags attached to the right slot.  I figured it might be frustrating if you are reading it with a kid and the tags kept falling out or you pulled out woof-woof when it should say tweet-tweet. 

The DT got to use JOYSLIFE.COM pun stamps for our cards, but mine are stuck in customs so I didn't get to use mine this time but I will soon! 

Even my DH liked this project.  It was lots of fun to repurpose this item. Come join us at Fantabulous Cricut with your animal! 

Sunday, July 25, 2010

Is it HOT where you at?

 I was having a kind-of corny day, I imagined a corn cob sitting on a chair enjoying the AC.  Then I wondered what if it wasn't..


Might as well get out some salt and butter.



My friend told me that at a farm down south it got so hot that the corn in the fields started popping and the cows thought it was snow and froze to death.  Ha ha ha.  How's that for southern humor.  Hope you have a cool day!

My World for the Corn
Paper Doll Dress up for the Chair
Hand drawn pop corn kernals.

Monday, July 19, 2010

Tagged - SYI Challenge #2

This week's installment of the SYI challenge with Look @ La is the Tag. 
I used the tag in DS and welded it to make a card. 


You can see Laura's here at Look @ La's  She went all out! 


Nostalgia buttons, cricut and cosmo cricket papers,
A little bling and some coloring and You're It! 

Do you want to play with us?  Leave a comment and let us see what you do.  

Christmas in July

Challenge #19 at Fantabulous Cricut is Christmas In July:
Create a Christmas theme project, perhaps something to get ready for the upcoming holiday.



I love Snowmen.  My DH will tell you that the minute it snows for the first time, I will be out there building one!  When would be a better time to make a snowman than in the HOT July sun, when you just dream of a little cool.  Oh, thank goodness for air conditioning and the  Cricut.  I love how the little guy is wearing the moose hat. Ha ha ha. I crack myself up.


Shadowbox frame 8x8

Walk in My garden for the Snowflakes (flower)  and Snowmen arms (butterfly body)

George for my Snowmen (I didn't like any of the snowmen on the cartridges I had)

Paper Doll Dress Up for the Hats

Serenade - Bird - Swirly Tree

Papers are from a Christmas Pack I got last year at Tuesday Morning.  

Friday, July 16, 2010

Cricut Card Fairy Blog Hop

Winner - Blog Hop Eyelet Outlet Gift Certificate:
Raven said...
Such cute cootie bug cards!

Welcome to the first ever CRICUT CARD FAIRY blog hop.  

I'm so excited to be among these very talented and caring women.   If you came to my blog from the talented BeeJay Studio   Then you are in the right place. If you just came to my blog and found this and want to hop along, then start at our Cricut Card Commander's site at  Crystals Crafty Creations There are lots of inspirational pieces to look at as well as some fun candy to win. 
Feel Icky?  Feel Better Soon
  
Mini Monster Monsters Card Base
Card for Monique

I have really enjoyed being a Cricut Card Fairy.  I've done over 300 missions so far and I feel more blessed to do them, than the people who receive them.  There are several get well drives going on right now for Monique (Breast Cancer) and for Bella (Streptococcus) , I made a couple of cards for them  and I made a card just to make me happy.  So, I'm going to share them with you. 
Sending You A Smiley  
 
Mini Monsters Monster Card Base - Card for Bella
 

Leave a comment on this post for a chance to win a $10 gift certificate to Eyelet Outlet.  I will let Random.org choose the winner. I'll pick the winner and post on this post on Monday morning (Italy Time) Good luck.
The next time you run through my mind
please take your shoes off.
Created my own background papers with different shoe from IClip
Printed Sentiment, Shoes from My Community

Your next stop is to  Crystal's Crafty Creations for a chance to win a Cricut Cartridge!!! 

Thanks for hopping along with the Cricut Card Fairies

Thursday, July 15, 2010

Tuscany Sunflowers

The scrapbook sketch over at Practical Scrappers is:
So I decided to scrap my pictures of the Tuscany Sunflowers


I used Digital Daisy papers from Daisy Paper Trail, Cricut Cuts from George and Plantin' Schoolbook, stickers and rub-ons from stash.  

I was so excited about getting to see these sunflowers in bloom this year.  I saw them last year but was not able to get down among them for pictures.  This year, I was eye to eye with the bees and the sunflowers were over my head. 

Monday, July 12, 2010

SYI Challenge

Inspired by Flower Disco & Scrappin' in NJ, who went through every cut in the Wildcard Cartridge, Look @ La's and I have decided to do the oldie but goody Stretch Your Imagination cartridge.  The first cut was her pick the last cut (the card base) and the Sunflower cut.  Here is my take. 
You can see hers .here. LOOK @ LA's

Entered in Aud Senitments Challenge - No Sentiment

Thursday, July 8, 2010

Wishing for cooler weather

A little cooler weather please.  I long for summer then want it cooler.  Never happy! ;0)

This card is for several challenges where they are celebrating Christmas in July! 


Create A Critter Reindeer and Postage Stamp Aperture
Close To My Heart Papers
Stamped Sentiment 
Buttons and Ribbons
Cooler Thoughts - Yours for the taking.

Challenges
Challenge 32 Christmas Card- Cricut Cardz Challenge
Challenge 26 My Favorite Things (Christmas) Pile It On
Challenge #3 - CUTE - Craftilicious Challenge


CHECK OUT THIS GREAT SALE FROM DIE CUTS R US.  I LOVE THIS PLACE AND PLACED MY ORDER FOR CRICUT STUFF TODAY AT GREAT PRICES! 

Monday, July 5, 2010

Cute as a Bug

This is Ellis, my grandson, and he IS cute as a bug...... in a rug?  Cute as a bug's ear?  Whatever the saying he is C U T E!
I've never used this many patterns together in my life!  Thank goodness for coordinating paper packs This one from Le P'tit Bloc (Toga).  All the images are from Create a Critter.  Plus Buttons from Stampin' Up and Ellis! 

This was the challenge for Fantabulous Cricut this week, to use a bug cut and the color orange somewhere on your project.  

Sunday, July 4, 2010

Happy Independence Day and a Winner

It's the 4th of July!!  Happy Independence day!   Happy day of remembering what our Country is about and how blessed we are.  

Thank you to our military, past and present for being willing to do the hard stuff.  THANK YOU COLE for serving the last six months out at sea and working in Haiti.  I'm so glad you are home!

On to the winner.  I didn't get 150 followers, but I already bought the $50 gift certificate so that is what I will give away.

And the winner is BELLA BUG CREATIONS - MARGIE.  Congratulations Margie!  Thanks for being a loyal follower. 
Thank you all for being followers and encouraging me the way you do.  Happy Celebrations to all today!

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