Fantabulous Cricut Challenge #67: Pool Time

Happy Challange Me Monday everyone!  I hope you are having a Fantabulous Fourth of July!!! This week's challenge over at Fantabulous Cricut is to create a water-themed project.  Here's the little card I came up with:

The base for this 5.75" circlular card came from Wild Card.  I got the cute little sun from Sesame Street Seasons (I drew on the face, though).  The animals all came from Create a Critter, and the floaties came from Pack Your Bags.  I used my Gypsy to make sure I got the sizes of the floaties just right for my little animals.  My sentiment came from Pink By Design's Summer Vacation Stamp Set.

I wanted the animals to look like they were floating in the water, so I snipped off their little legs.  Don't worry...they didn't feel a thing.  Then, I popped up the center of their floaties so they would look rounded.  I added lots of ink, some Diamond Stickles, some brads, and some doodle marks, and my card was all done! I hope you like it. :o)

Now it's your turn!  Head on over to Fantabulous Cricut to see what the other Design Team members created and join in on the challenge yourself.  I can't wait to see what you make!



OWH Bunny Hop

Hi!  Welcome to Operation Write Home's Bunny Hop!  Hopefully you've come here from April at Scrapping the Magic.  If not, and you'd like to start from the beginning, check out Operation Write Home's Stars and Stamps Blog. 

I'm so excited to be participating in this hop, and I hope you'll enjoy my little springy project. Make sure you scroll all the way down for your chance to win some springy blog candy!   Here's my card:

I had so much fun making this card, which can double as an Easter decoration.  When folded up, this card measures 5.5" square, so it will fit in a 6" square envelope.  I used several Cricut carts in this project: bunny and butterfly--Create a Critter, tree--Simply Charmed, basket and eggs--Doodlecharms, bushes and grass--Everyday Paper Dolls.  I used my Cuttlebug to emboss the tree, eggs, and basket, and I added lots of chalk, ink, and doodling to make everything pop!  I used shapes from Birthday Bash to create the card base (I got the idea from Lettering Delights' Sweet Nothings SVG set--but the card there is rectangular, and I wanted a square card).    Here's how I made the base, in case you're interested:

I created a file on my Gypsy using the Birthday Bash circle and square shape.  I had to design it on a 12 x 24" mat because the Gypsy kept moving my shapes over on the 12 x 12" mat so it wouldn't cut out correctly.  Strange and frustrating problem, but switching to the larger mat fixed it.  :o) 

Next, I folded the two square shapes in half and the rectangular shape 2.75" from each end.

I glued the pieces together to form the basic card base, making sure I lined up the circles just right.

Next, I made another Gypsy file for the patterned paper I wanted to line the card with.  I made it so there would be a white border around each paper piece.

I cut the square piece in half.

Then I glued all of the pieces in place.

And finally my base was all ready to be filled with springy goodness!  I'd love to share this file with you.  If you'd like both files...the card base and the paper linings, just let me know in your comment and make sure to include your e-mail address.  You can feel free to use it for your own projects, just please link back to me if you post the card you make in your blog.  :o)

Okay...now how about some Bunny Hop Candy???  I'm giving away a Bloom Dots Cuttlebug embossing folder and three Bazzill border strips in bright, springy colors.  If you'd like a chance to win these goodies, here's what you need to do:

1.  Become a follower and leave a comment letting me know. Or, let me know you're already a follower.  You must be a  follower to win.  Please don't forget to include your e-mail address.

2.  For an extra entry, post this giveaway on your blog and leave another comment with a link back to the post.  Also, don't forget your e-mail address.

3.  For another extra entry, LIKE my Facebook page and leave another comment telling me you did so.  Don't forget to leave your e-mail address in your comment.

That's it.  Please...only US mailing addresses.  I'll randomly choose a winner on Wednesday, March 9.  Oh, and don't forget to mention in your comment if you'd like me to send you the Gypsy files.  

Okay...on with the hop.  Your next Bunny Hop stop is Cindy at Cindy's Card Co.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Remember that the deadline for sending in OWH cards for Easter is March 18, and the Mother's Day deadline is March 31.  Enjoy the rest of the hop, and have a very HOPPY weekend! 

IPod Card

Well, I have another one for you (I told you I had fun working on challenges today).  Here's another cute little card I made to enter in a few challenges:

I used this sketch, from Card Positioning Systems, to help me design this card:

This in an A2 card that I laid out on my Gypsy to get the sketch just right.  The papers are all digital ones that I printed off to use on this card...I couldn't find any I liked in my stash.  The iPod is from Rock Princess, and the sentiment is from a Hero Arts stamp set.  I added lots of stitching lines and little doodles, and my card was finished!

I'm entering this card in these challenges:

Sketch #206: Card Positioning Systems

Technology: Paper Playtime

Sew Much Fun: Paper Variety

I hope you like my fun little card!  Thanks so much for visiting.  If you like what you see, I'd love it if you'd leave a comment (I do LOVE them) and become a follower.  :o)

To My Favorite Chick

You know that feeling when you make a card that you just love, that you keep going back to look at, that just makes you smile?  Have you ever had that feeling, or is it just my and my weirdness?  Anyway, I had that feeling today when I finished this cute little card:

I don't know what it is about it, but I just LOVE this little card!!!  I think I'm going to send it to my mom (she collects chickens).   I designed it on my Gypsy so I could get everything just the size I wanted.  The card  measures 5.5" x 5.5".  I got the sun and hills and the hen from Country Life, and I got the three little chicks from Simply Charmed.  I added a stamp from My Pink Stamper's Tweety-Hoo Puns, some chalk, and some stitching/highlighting lines, and it was all done!  I'm really happy with how it turned out.  I hope you like it, too.

I'm entering this little card in the Tacky Tuesday's Challenge that is going on right now (we're supposed to use the chick from Simply Charmed). 

Thanks so much for stopping by!  If you like what you see on my little blog, I'd love it if you'd become a follower.  Oh, and I love reading comments...they make me smile!  :o)  Have a wonderful day!!!

Cupcake Valentine

Well, I have yet another Valentine to share with you.  Party Time Tuesdays is having a Valentine's Day Cupcake Challenge.  For this challenge, we are supposed to create a card with a Valentine's theme and a cupcake.  Here's what I came up with:

This card didn't really photograph well...light colors with a flash just don't work out.  I really need a light box or something since it's so dark here in Germany in the winter.  Anyway...I created this card using my Gypsy (I think I create everything with my Gypsy, though).  The cupcake is from Birthday Bash, but I used a Create a Critter heart to replace the cherry.  The patterned papers are from the DCWV Sweets stack, and the sentiment is computer generated.  I used Stickles and my white pen to add a little somethin', and also added a bit of ribbon.  I hope you like my Valentine's cupcake!  Thanks so much for stopping by!

Robot Valentine

I've had this robot card designed in my Gypsy for a while now, but I wasn't really inspired to actually make it.  There are some great challenges out there right now, though, that are perfect for this little card.  Jitterbuggin' is having a Non-Traditional Valentine Challenge, Cricut Cardz is having a Valentine for a Man Challenge, and More than Favors is having a Yellow, Blue, and White Challenge.  So, here's what I created to enter into all three of these fun challenges:

The robot came from...can you guess?   Yep, the Robotz cartridge!  :o)   The hearts came from Paisley, and the card base came from Wild Card.  The blue and white patterned paper is from Oriental Trading Co., and the yellow paper is from the DCWV Citrus Stack.  The sentiment is computer generated with a free font that I found on the Internet.  This is yet another card in the running for my husband's  V-day card.  I may have to do a whole week's worth!  :o)  Well, thanks so much for visiting, and remember...I LOVE your comments!  ;o)

Tacky Tuesday Whale Card

Here's the card I made for Tacky Tuesday's Challenge #2.  For this challenge, we had to use the whale from Create a Critter and the word "whale" somewhere on the front of the card.  Here it is:

I used my Gypsy to layout the card.  I cut the little water spout off of the little whale and replaced it with a party hat from Birthday Bash.  The gifts are from Once Upon a Princess.  The card base is also from Birthday Bash, and the ovals are from Gypsy Wanderings .  Again, all of the patterned paper is from Die Cuts With a View's Citrus Stack (I'm really lovin' that one!).  The sentiment is computer generated.  I added some brads for the whale's eys and a little ribbon, and my WHALEY cute birthday card was all done.  I hope you like it!  Thanks for visiting! 

BTW...I really LOVE to read your comments.  :o)

Just Saying Hello

Wow!  There are so many great challenges going on this week!  I just made a card to qualify for two of them.  The Jitterbuggin' Challenge Blog is having a challenge where we can use brown and only one other color, and 2 Scraptastic Gals is having a Create a Critter challenge.  So, I decided to make a card with the cute little beaver from Create a Critter using just the colors brown and blue.  Here it is:

I designed the card on my Gypsy (of course...it seems like I always do now that I have it).  The card base is actually from the window function on the Robotz cartridge.   I didn't make the card have a window though, I just cut out the card without the window and then cut out the window separately to make the blue layer.  I inked the beaver and the brown card with Walnut distress ink, and I inked the blue part with Weathered Wood distress ink.   The sentiment is from Hero Arts.  I added some ribbon, and he was all done.  I hope you like him!  :o)

Mini Monsters Challenge

Well, I got my Mini Monsters cartridge in the mail just in time to enter the Cricut Cartridge Chaos Challenge over at More Than Favors this week.  I've had an idea for a Valentine's Day card for a while, and I've been eagerly awaiting the arrival of my MM cart.  Soooo happy I got it so I could make this little guy:

I used the card feature to cut a shape card of this little man.  I sized all of the pieces on my Gypsy so it would fit in a 6 x 6 envelope.  I also cut the base of the monster again in blue, but I used the Hide Contour button to hide all of the little placement marks on it.  Then, I typed the sentiment on my computer and printed it on the little shape I cut out.  This card is now a contender for my husband's V-day card (I think I'll have a nice little pile to choose from by the time the day actually rolls around).  If you want to see the other monster card I made for him, click here.  :o)  Have a great Sunday, everyone!!!

Birthday Party Table Decorations

Christina over at Card Creations and More is having a challenge to make "anything but a card".  Well, today I finally got a chance to finish up the table decorations for my daughter's Hello Kitty birthday party that's coming up this Saturday, so I thought I'd enter them into her challenge. Here they are:

This one, I think, will be on the cupcake table.

I think this one will be with her presents.

This one is a centerpiece, so it is actually double sided.

I designed these all on my Gypsy with the Hello Kitty Greetings cartridge, so I can't really tell you how big they are.  I just sized them as large as I could to fit on a 12 x 12 piece of paper.  I attached the cutouts to barbeque skewers and stuck them in some leftover Styrofoam packaging, then I put that inside these cute plastic cups and added some pink grass I had leftover from last Easter.  I added curly ribbon and some flowers to cover the glue dots, and viola!  All done!  My daughter hasn't seen these yet, and I can't wait until she does.  She's going to be so excited!  The best part about these is that we can put them in her bedroom as decorations when the party is over. 

I'm so glad these are done!  Now, I just need to make some treat bag toppers this week, shop for treat bag goodies, fill them up, bake and decorate cupcakes, and wrap presents!  Whew!  I really need to get going, I think!  Anyway, I hope you like these!  :o)

By the way, if you'd like to see the cupcake decorations I made for the party, click here.

Bananas 4 You!

My Pink Stamper is having her first blog hop.  I had a great time checking out all of the awesome projects her design team came up with.  The great thing about her blog hop is that we get to play along!  So, here's my submission:

Front of Card

 Inside

I designed this card with my Gypsy.  I got the stamp shaped background from Gypsy Wanderings and welded them together to create a card.  The backgrounds were also cut from Gypsy Wanderings, and the ric-rac border was cut from Give a Hoot.  The little monkey, heart balloon, and inside sentiment are all from Create a Critter.  And, of course, the bananas 4 you came from My Pink Stamper's Punnylicious stamp set.  I added some ribbon and stitching lines, and my card was all done.  I hope you like it!  :o)

No WAY...Hee, hee!!! & Winter and Winter Warmies Challenges

No way!  No way, no way, no WAY!!!!  My little froggy card made the top five at Fantabulous Cricut!  Hee, hee!!!  I can't believe it and I'm SOOOOOO excited!  Thank you guys at FCCB for the recognition...his really makes me smile!  Just thought I'd share.  :o)

Okay, so now that I have that out of my system, I've been working today on another one of Fantabulous Cricut's challenges...Winter Warmies.  For this challenge we are supposed to create using some sort of winter clothing/accessory on our project.  Well, when I saw this, I immediately thought of my froggy and decided to put some winter clothes on another animal (this was before I found out I made the top 5).  So, after lots of thinking and browsing through my little cartridge handbooks, I decided to dress up the Create a Critter giraffe.  I am also entering this in My Sheri Crafts' Winter challenge.  Here's what I came up with:

With the flash...

...without the flash (I can never decide which is better).

So, for this card, I used my Gypsy to add some winter clothing to my little giraffe.  I got the hat and scarves (she needed 3, of course!) from the Winter Frolic cartridge and the boots from the Paisley cartridge.  I did some trimming on the boots so they looked more like snow boots and not rain boots.  Then, I added some chalk, some ribbon, and a sentiment from My Pink Stamper's Winter Punnies stamp set, and she was all done!  I just love this card...the giraffe is so cute in her blowing scarves!  I hope you like it, too!  :o)

Snow and Snowy Delights Challenges

Fantabulous Cricut is having a Snowy Delights Challenge this week.  The challenge is to create a project and incorporate snow or snowflakes.  I'm also entering this in Momo's Snow Challenge.  Here's the card I came up with:

I used Create a Critter for the froggy, then I used my Gypsy to add a hat and scarf from Winter Frolic.  The snowflakes came from the Christmas cartridge.  The sentiment is from My Pink Stamper's Winter Punnies stamp set.  Frogs are my favorite animal, so I LOVE this little guy.  I hope you like him, too!  :o)