FCCB Organize It Cricut Crawl

Happy Monday to all of you! Today is a special Monday challenge at the Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog - It's a Cricut Crawl! Yippee!!! :-) The FCCB Design Team has put together a fabulous assortment of "organizing" projects using our Cricut Machines. Please make sure you start at the Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog to find out what the rules and prizes are!

My project is an interchangeable acrylic Post-It note holder. My goal was to use paper and cardstock that I already have, as well as my long time neglected Peachy Keen stamps.

First I cut my background papers to fit the 5x7 acrylic frame. I then sifted through my card stock scraps to find coordinating colors. I used my Simply Charmed, Create A Critter, PPDU, Cheerful Seasons, Summer Celebrations, and Independence Day carts to achieve a character for every month. After piecing them together I embellished with Stickles, PK stamps, and white gel pen. And whola! A Post-It note holder with added year-round interest:-)

The line up for our challenge this week is listed below. Please make sure you stop at everyone's blog. I know there are quite a few giveaways that you don't want to miss. Which brings me to mention my Valentine Embellie giveaway! Simply be a follower of my blog and post a comment that you are. How easy is that? An extra entry for those who bring a friend - just have them mention your name in their post:-) Your next stop is the fabulous Connie!

Thanks for stopping by! Have a creative day:-)

Missy - http://www.quickchickdesigns.blogspot.com
Tammy - http://thepurplemuse.blogspot.com (ME)
Connie - http://www.conniecancrop.blogspot.com (next stop)
Jamie - http://scrapqueen141.blogspot.com
Brianna - http://www.Bloeffelbein.blogspot.com
Arin - http://apieceoflifespie.com
Cicily - http://pinkdalmationscrapper.blogspot.com
Cyndy -  http://arcyscraps.blogspot.com
Diana -  http://daisylovecreations.blogspot.com 
Nikki - http://craftycalamities.blogspot.com
Janea - http://www.recollectionalley.blogspot.com

Happy Thanksgiving

I'm so thrilled I actually did another challenge card! This one is for Fantabulous Cricut Challenge,  Celebrate The Occasion, Die Cuttin' Divas, Wacky Wednesday, Cooking With Cricut, and Cricut Cardz. For this card I used the turkey from the Simply Charmed Cricut cartridge. I used the Houndstooth and D'vine Swirls Cuttlebug embossing folders on the little guy. I stamped an A2 sized Very Vanilla CS with Sanded BG stamp from Stampin' Up. I also used Stampin' Ups corner punch and added some Paprika Stickles. The border punch is from Martha Stewart.

If you haven't entered any of these challenges yet, there's still time. Click on the challenges above and you should be taken right to the sites. Thanks for stopping by! Have a creative day:-)

Card Creating Sunday

Welcome to my blog this fine Sunday:-) I finally used a fun stamp set I just had to have from Pink By Design, Girls Just Wanna Have Fun. I love all of these sentiments. Don't be surprised if you start seeing me use them a lot:-) So, for today's Card Creating Sunday at My Cricut Craft Room, I used the glasses from the Simply Charmed cart to go along with one of the sentiments. I trimmed off the bubbles to make them look more like wine glasses and stamped cute little Peachy Keen Critter Faces instead of using the original cut faces. I layered the pair with foam adhesive to patterned cardstock from PTI (Papertrey Ink) and added ribbon and mini brads.

Please make sure you visit My Cricut Craft Room to see the other wonderful projects Erica's team have made! Thanks for stopping by! Have a creative day:-)

One in a Melon

I can't believe it's going to be August tomorrow. That means only 3 more weeks until the kiddos are back in school:-) The only problem is that it's still so hot out. Only one of my kids' schools has A/C:-(  I hope it drops into the 70's before school starts.

For this card I used one of my most favorite carts, Simply Charmed. I used my Gypsy to remove the face so it wouldn't cut and used a Boy Mates PK stamp instead. Yes, I think I went a little white gel pen happy and perhaps shouldn't have hi-lighted the face. I really need to take a class on hi-lighting --{with sarcastic voice} -- oh wait -- we don't have a scrap store that does that. The sentiment is from Scrappy Moms The Charmed Life set and the patterned cs is from DCWV Nana's Kids. I submitted it to FCCB's Monday Challenge and Paper Playtime's challenge. The Monday Challenge will have a new challenge beginning tomorrow. Paper Playtime will have a new challenge next Monday. They're really fun. Come by and play sometime. Thanks for stopping by. Have a creative day:-)

Warmest Wishes

Good Morning everyone! I made a quick card for Challenge Me Monday over at the Fantabulous Cricut blog. I started a card for this challenge but realized there was another crafter used the same cut and CS. Too funny. So I started over and came up with this rather bright card. All CS is from S/U, the sun cut is from the Simply Charmed cart, Traffic Jam embossing folder, and the sentiment is from The Charmed Life set by Scrappy Moms. Oh, yes, Stickles! Thanks for stopping by. Have a creative day:-)

Sweet As Can Be!

Some wicked weather we've been having! My thoughts and prayers to all of my crafting friends who are being affected by this terrible weather. As I wait for another storm to approach, I thought I should upload each card as I get them done tonight.

This card took me a little more time than I intended. I started with the cupcake theme and then decided to use it for the Paper Playtime add a charm challenge. I thought I had some food charms, but couldn't find them. I ended up going to Michaels before I had to pick up the kids from school. I found one cupcake charm in the children's craft area. I took the ribbon off of the card and used some PTI grosgrain and bakers twine from The Twinery. I actually like the duo better than the original ribbon I had used. The cupcake cut is from Simply Charmed and the sentiment is from Scrappy Moms "The Charmed Life" set. Thanks for stopping by! Have a creative evening:-)

Baby Announcement

If you are looking for my blog candy giveaway please click HERE.

Here is my card I made for Whimsical Wednesday, Cricut Cardz, and Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenges. I used the Simply Charmed cart (one of my favorites), My Creative Time All Star Baby stamp set, and butcher twine from The Twinery. Thanks for stopping by. Have a creative weekend:-)

Inside

It's Your Bird-Day!

I just love Spring! I am so ready for color. For MPS's (My Pink Stamper) feathered friends challenge I used the Simply Charmed cart again. I just can't help it. All of the images are so adorable. I think what I need to do on my next challenge is close my eyes, touch a cart, and that's the one I have to use:-) Thanks for stopping by. Have a creative day!

Happy St Pat's Day

Happy Monday Crafting Friends:-) What an icy morning drive to school. The roads were a sheet of ice. Ugh! Took forever to drop off my kids. I cannot wait until this weather is done. I welcome and early Spring. 
Yes, I've used my new favorite cart again, Simply Charmed. The layering is so easy. I submitted this card for the Cricut Cardz Blog Challenge. The theme is St. Patrick's Day with no shamrocks. I decided not use the cute leprechaun but go for the pot o' gold with a "Springy" background.
Thanks for stopping by. Have a creative day!

Chick Power!

Good Day Crafters. I was so excited to do this months Tacky Tuesday Challenge. I've been waiting for the right challenge to use the chicken print from the Craft Fair set by American Crafts. I thought these chickens are just a stitch! We are supposed to use the chick from the Simply Charmed cart. I think it worked out great. Not sure if it's tacky enough. Or, maybe it is:-) I think this is my new favorite cart! I just love all of the cuts on this cart.
Thanks for stopping by.Have a creative day!

Simply Charmed Rainbow

Happy Friday to everyone! It's been a long overcast and foggy week so it was easy to find inspiration for the Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog challenge as well as Penny's Paper-Crafty Challenge. I finally broke down and purchased the Simply Charmed cart at Joann Fabrics because they were on sale for $35. I usually wait until I can find them for around $20 or less but, another challenge I like to participate in required the use of this cart. I have been wanting it since it came out anyway. I have a new favorite cart now. Maybe I'll let my CAC rest for awhile:-) The sentiment is from MPS set "Faithful Sayings".
FCCB's challenge is to make project featuring our favorite seasonal weather. That would be Spring for me! So tired of cold and snow right now! PPCC wants us to use the inspiration we see in a picture of Noah's Ark with a rainbow she has on her blog.