Family Tree

Practical Scrappers Challenge Me Tuesday 

is to use a tree.

 

 My family tree is full of "nuts."  I couldn't decide what the sentiment would be........ :Glad you're part of mine."  Or "Glad our tree has forks in it."  Which made me think of making a tree with little forks in it.  This card is a little more serious than funny though.  So, for now, the sentiment is blank. 

.  The tree is from Stretch Your Imagination. Grass and Acorns from Create A Critter.  The leaves are a punch.   "Family" is an acrylic tag from my stash, I've had it forever but never saw it when the project presented itself.  Three layers of DCWV Self-Adhesive Mat Stacks and Cat's Eye chalks.

Practical Scrappers Turns 2

Practical Scrappers turned 2 this week!  Congratulations.  One of my favorite all time blogs!  The charge was to create a 2 page layout, or 2 go-together cards.   My layout is a 2 page layout, with 2 pictures.  Each picture has 2 brads.  The number 2 is on the lower fence with 2-gether.  All the flowers can be divided by two.  There are 2 heart charms and 2 initials (L & M). 2 clouds have silver linings.

This picture is from Lindsey and Michael's wedding that I did in Austin, Texas. My hope is that they continue 2 Grow 2 Gether. :0)

Lyrical Letters, My Community, Creative Critters, Martha Stewart Stickers. 

Practical Scrappers is one of the best blogs ever for encouraging you to use the things you have already in your stash.  I love that!  Congratulations Practical Scrappers on turning 2!

Purr-fect Palm tree

Two cards today.  The first day since being back, that I've actually had an idea for a card.  I've visited some of my favorite people's blogs, but I'm not fully back in the blogosphere yet.  I haven't visited the Cricut Circle in six months despite that I renewed my charter membership (or my husband did for me).

These are really basic as I delve back into my crafts and try to get them sorted and unpacked.... and put away the wedding stuff.

Purr-fect

 I was singing a Jason Mraz song when this card came to mind.  "What a beautiful mess."  Aren't we all perfect in our beautiful messes of life?  I think so.

Palm Tree

This card has a movement coil so the hand waves when it is pulled out of the envelope.

TOM TURKEY THANK YOU

This is a fun little party favor I made for thanksgivng.

 

He is made from Create a critter and George cricut cartriges.  The treat box inside is made from Tags Bags Boxes and More.  His little beak holds a "thank you" charm an the back is left open for you to write on or assign a name, etc. 

The box is fille with little maple leaf chocolates and holds about 5 or 6 just fine, still allowing the box to close.

Receipe

Create a Critter body shapes for the Turkey cut at 5 inches

inked with cat eye chalks and doodled on with white signo and black gell pens

Flower is a punch.  Box is cut at 5 inches from TBBM this is the surgar box. 

scored folded, glued and set aside. 

Put each of the pieces together the way that you want them to look.  The beak is two triangles attache to a square and bent to make a matching beak which holds the thank you charm. 

Imagine these set around the table for every place with someone's name on them, filling them with candy or cookies of your choice and having the little favor for people to take a way from your inner.  Such a thoughtful little memory and gift.

Let's Catch Up

 

There's nothing so wonderful as a good girl chat!  

George Circles 3" and 3.5" Create a Critter, birds, branches and houses. Lyrical Letters. Simple as pie!

It's good to catch up!  Let's do it soon!

National Baking Month - Fantabulous Cricut

Ellis had a Monster Bash for his birthday party and Mini Monsters came in very handy for the cakes, the banner, the birthday hats and the invitations!

With the extra fondant we just fooled around with some other things.

 

These two cakes are made using the giant cupcakes pan, I used the top to make a beehive cake and the bottom to make a whimsical cake. I tried out the bee on both cakes just for fun, but the best part was eating them. 

 

I don't have a cricut cake so I cut out the pieces I wanted and traced around them on the fondant.  I also used a punch for some of the circles if I could get the fondant thin enough.  

Join us at Fantabulous Cricut for our National Baking Month challenge, cook up something of your own.

Fireman Jim- Practical Scrappers

 This week at Practical Scrappers the challenge was to use a white or color core cardstock.  I used white core behind Fireman Jim from Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps.  I embossed the background and the water coming out of the hose with Divine Swirls embossing folder, then sanded the tops to release the color. I colored and cut out Fireman Jim and placed him against the background.

 I used Bazill card-stock and signo silver and white pens to doodle on the designs. Dog, his house and the fire hydrant are from Create a Critter Cricut cartridge.  This was a fun card that I liked better than I thought I would in the beginning.

The Beaver

I loved this cut as soon as I saw it, but what do you do with a beaver?  Then Tom kept saying, "you are doing so many projects!  It's just one project after another."  That sparked this card.

I used Create a Critter for the beaver.

 

The trees are from my world, the log, stump and beaver are on Create a Critter. I used some pearlized papers on this one and I'm not so sure how I feel about it. 

I used Pooh and Friends Font for the wooden letters that went perfect with this project.   Just one project after another! 

Challenges

Anything Goes - Aud Sentiments

Fantabulous Cricut Rainforest

Fantabulous Cricut Challenge #23 is HOT - Use a tropical theme.  
I did just that.  Fisher Price animals were my inspiration from the book, "Who Lives in the Rainforest"

The tiger is from Animal Kingdom.
The Monkey, Bamboo and leaves are from Create a Critter
The Hibiscus and little flowers are from Walk In My Garden
The papers are Cricut Papers and World Traveler Paper Pack
Sizzix Embossing Folder

CHALLENGES

Cricut Cardz Challenge - Anything Goes

Aud Sentiments - Anything Goes

My Future's So Bright - Practical Scrappers - Summer Theme

It's HOT!  Anyone notice?   It's downright steamy and you don't want to go outside without your shades, lest your eyeballs get seared.  That's what inspired this card for the Practical Scrappers challenge Summer Themed. 

Create a Critter and Cricut Papers. 

Sent this card to a friend who has been very inspirational to me and whose future is so bright that she definitely needs shades.  Hope she likes it. 

Come join us at Practical Scrappers with your Summer Themed project:  Hope you have a happy sunny day!

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

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! 

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

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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.  

Freedom to Choose

Challenge #16 at Fantabulous Cricut is to use a Star in a July 4th theme.

I never thought of myself as much of a politico, but since living in Italy, I have realized how GREAT America is..... !!   No matter what side we choose, it's our right and privilege to pay attention and hold our own government accountable.  Some countries don't have that luxury.  I appreciate it now more than ever. 

A GREAT BIG THANK YOU TO OUR MILITARY MEMBERS AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO MAKE DAILY SACRIFICES FOR THAT FREEDOM!!!  

Entered in Challenges:
PaperCutz Challenge - #47

Fun at the Beach

Challenge #15 at Fantabulous Cricut is Summer time at the beach.

Penguins have fun on the beach.   In fact, they are always at the beach, it's just colder where they are.  Doesn't cooler sound good about now?

All the features on this card were cut from Create A Critter.  I just stretched and shrunk the penguins in DS to give them the different sizes and appearances.  The "fun" on the inside is a rub-on. 

Have a happy sunny day!

CRICUT CARDZ CHALLENGE - Summer

A friendly bag

Everything old is new again.  I was going through an OLD stampin' up catalog from 2000 that my sister sent me and this idea was in there.  I used create a critter for all of the enclosed items. 

 

This purse contains 8 cards

 

The external purse is 6x12

Stampin' UP Papers -one scrapbook sheet folded in half and cut to make the long part of the purse.  The bottom part of the purse (where it will stand) is 3 inches and an additional panel is added to give it strength.

The pockets are two 6x6 sheets folded on the edges 

and the bottom to make the pockets

 

The cards included are: 

Sympathy

Hello Friend

Friends see eye to eye not matter their differences

See you later alligator -you'll be missed

Thanks for your support

Friends to the End

Happy Birthday Friend 

Get Well soon

and a little journal for notes

The purse handles are 2 x 10 strips (they were scraps)

Some ribbon, paper strips, brads and punches for decor and this fun little gift is all done!  A Bow and a Tag is all it needs to made it a perfect gift for a friend.

I think if I did this project again, I would put the pockets closer to the bottom of the purse than I did.  I really had to work to get the card weights evened out on both sides to get the purse to stand up.  It would have been easier if I didn't work so hard to get the weights right. My husband was quite proud of it though.  I was proud of the cards that went in it!  You can click on any of the pictures to enlarge them.