Showing posts with label Create a Critter. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Create a Critter. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 24, 2014

Pop Up Noel Card

This year for Christmas I bought the Sizzix pop-up card dies. Sizzix had a clearance sale a while back because these dies are being discontinued, and I couldn't resist. 
This is the pop up inside the card, isn't it cute? I used Christmas paper from Imaginisce as the base of my card. I bought a whole pack of it at the Scrapbook Expo, I just love the little characters on the paper that are on the front side of the card. The red paper inside is from my stash. I used a Martha Stewart edge punch on the cream paper. 
I cut out this cute reindeer from the Cricut Create a Critter cartridge. The red paper on the front of the card is from Chatterbox, and the ribbon is from Michaels. 


Sunday, November 9, 2014

Happy Turkey Day Banner










It's Thanksgiving time. It seems like all of the stores have skipped straight to Christmas, but I'm still decorating for Thanksgiving. I used the Cricut Tie the Knot cartridge to cut the flags at 8". The pattern paper is from Pinecone Press. It's double sided Halloween paper.



The 1/2 rosettes are made from strips of paper 2" wide and approximately 9" long. I used Scotch Quick Dry adhesive to glue a strip of cardstock to the ends to hold them open. Then I printed the words "happy" and "day" out from my computer on orange card stock and trimmed them to size. I used Glue Dots to attach the fans to the paper and the back of the words. Then I used some pop-dots (4 layers worth) to attach the words to the flag. I had to use that many to make it even height with the rosettes so that it didn't look lopsided.



This cute little gobbler is from the Cricut Create a Critter. I tied the whole thing together with thin ribbon from Michaels. Soon it will be time to gobble till you wobble! Happy Turkey Day.


Friday, November 16, 2012

Turkey Trot Blog Hop!


Thursday, March 15, 2012

Get Whale soon



Today is Theme Thursday at Erica's Craft Room, and the theme for today is Blue. Well, that makes me think of the ocean, and some stamps I bought from My Thoughts Exactly that I wanted to use. So I made a get well, or a "Get Whale" card just so that I could use those stamps.


This cute little whale is from Create A Critter. I inked his spout a little so that it would show up against the light blue Doodlebug paper. The Waves are from Life's a Beach, and I had to weld two of them with my Gypsy to make the cut long enough for my card. I cheated a little and used green for my base layer, but I just though it needed something. The bling is from my stash. 

To see more projects like my please visit Erica's Blog. Happy Crafting!

Monday, March 12, 2012

Hoppy Easter! With Shabby Chic Stamps

Today I have super cute card using Shabby Chic Stamps. I don't know about your but I LOVE the Bunny Love set from Shabby Chic Stamp Company. I just got my set and couldn't wait to use it so I made this super simple card!


I know Easter is still a month away, but I couldn't help myself! I used this super cute sentimet from Shabby Chic Stamps and my Create a Critter cartridge to make this one. The flower is from Prima and the carrot paper is from Bo Bunny (how appropriate!) I can't wait to make more cards. You should pick up this set today!

Happy Crafting!

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Use stamps on a card Erica's Craft Room

My Cricut Craft Room


Today's theme on My Cricut Craft Room is use stamps on a card. Well I love to use stamps on cards! But since we don't use digi's for this design team I stuck to my sentiment stamps.


 I made this card using the silhouette A Child's Year and and the heart from Create A Critter. The silhouette is Cut at 3.5" and the heart at 2". The stamp on the bottom is from Inkadinakdo. I used Chatterbox foil paper in red for the background.




 

I also made this quick card using Sweet Treats and some scraps I had in my pile 'o scrap. I needed a quick birthday card and who doesn't love cupcakes. The stamp is from Inspired Stamps. Happy Crafting!

Friday, January 13, 2012

Halloween Layout

Hi all! Today is layout day at My Cricut Craft room. I just had to create this Halloween Layout because it's my favorite holiday. Please check out Erica's blog to see more great layouts today.


My Cricut Craft Room


This is a 2 page12x12 layout made with Create a Critter and Happy Hauntings.


The background paper is from Heidi Grace and the purple and greed papers are from Pinecone press. The font  for "Too Cute to Spook" is the Vampire font from Happy Hauntings.
The ghost is from Create a critter and I used a Peachy Keen Face stamp on him. I thought about blushing his cheeks, but hey, he is a ghost.  I also used my Martha Stewart deep edge Halloween punch for the fence on the bottom. (First time using this punch and i LOVE it.)

I also used this cute little cat form Happy Hauntings. If you know anything about me, it's that I'm a cat person. I happen to have a cute, not so little black cat myself.

I hope you liked my project. Happy Crafting!

Friday, December 16, 2011

25 Days in December Design Team- Candy Theme

Welcome to Erica's Craft Room
25 Days of Christmas.
Don't forget to stop by Erica's blog to see more projects today....
and every day in December.


For my today's candy theme I decided I would make some home decor. I have these battery powered candles on my mantle, and I change them for every holiday. 
I started with 2" strips of green or red paper around all of the candles so I had something to glue my candy to.

The Candy Canes were cut at 4" and they are from Simply Charmed.

The mint is also cut from Simply Charmed at 4". The lolli pop is from Create a Critter and is at 3.75" because the candle I put them on was much shorter than the rest. I know this is a very simple and easy decoration to create and I hop it gives you some holiday inspiration.

I also entered this project into the Anything Goes Challenge Blog - Anything but a Card Challenge

Happy Crafting!



Friday, August 5, 2011

Princess Blog Hop

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Welcome to my blog and the Princess Blog Hop.  If you happen to stumble upon my Blog and would like to play along please do so by starting at Sylvia's blog over at www.bellascrapbookdesigns.blogspot.com
To check out the Sweet Stamping Treats giveaway click here.

For this hop I decided to make something for a little princess that I know. She is very special, and I thought that she deserved something pretty and hand made for her bedroom.
This is Miss Olivia. She is 2 1/2 months old and has the most beautiful blue eyes. Olivia and her Mommy are visiting from out of state. They came to be with Olivia's grandfather, who passed away from cancer on Thursday. Little Olivia is having a hard time with all of this, constant changes in location and lack of routine have made her a bit fussy. And I know exactly how Mommy feels, as I lost my own mother to cancer more than 20 years ago.  
 



So I made this banner for Olivia to take home with her and hang in her room. I hope that it will remind Olivia and her Mommy that someone out here besides Grandpa thinks she is a princess.

I cut the castles from Life's a Beach, and I used Best Creations patterned paper and glitter paper to create them. I also backed them with chipboard so they would be sturdy enough for the travel home.


I made a crown, because what princess would be complete without her crown? This one is from Happily Ever after. Of course I did some resizing with my Gypsy. I punched holes in each of the designs and ran some satin ribbon through them and tied bows.

And a of course a heart. Olivia is sure the be a heart breaker soon with those baby blues. This one is from Create a Critter and I really like the way it looks.

The font I used to cut out the letters is Jasmine. And what would a Princess Blog Hop be without candy?
I have put together some sweet blog candy for you. This includes a Chatterbox album in chocolate brown (i love this one by the way) some Inkadinakdo damask stamps, a set of 66 chipboard flowers from Making Memories, and all the other fun crafty stuff you see here. All you have to do to for a chance to win is leave a comment on this post and be a follower of my blog. For a second chance to win like me on Facebook (the link is on my sidebar) and leave a comment telling me that you did.  Have a Royal Day and Happy Crafting!

Below is a list of all of the stops on the hop in case you get lost:
Sylvia- www.bellascrapbookdesigns.blogspot.com

Thursday, July 28, 2011

Guest Designer for My Thought Exactly Stamps

Hi everyone! I am so happy to be a guest designer today for My Thoughts Exactly Stamps! I got this card idea from a magazine, and I realized it would go perfectly with their stamps set "Under the Sea"


I call it "Fishy Day" and it's one of those all occasion cards. I cut the circle for the fish at 3" and I punched 1" circles in the front of the card. Then I cut the fish fins from the goldfish on Create a Critter to add to the fish. I put a little button eye on him and stamped "Best Fishes" from the MTE stamps.


I made the blue bubbles on the front of the card using this highlighter. You can see a little of the ink on the tip. It has an opening on the end that was just perfect to stamp little circles.



These stamps are so cute I just couldn't resist making a sentiment for the inside. This little crab is adorable! and his smile is great. I cut the seaweed from Life's a Beach.


I hope you liked my card and please go check out My Thoughts Exactly stamps. They are going to release a new set August 1st!

I also entered this card into the Papercraft Star Challenge # 55 Anything Goes, 
                                               Lollipop Crafts Challenge Anything Goes
                                               Paper Cutz Challenge # 101 Anything Goes
                                               Sarah Hurley Challenge #46 Punch it
Happy Crafting!

Saturday, April 9, 2011

Easter Eggstravaganza Blog Hop!

Welcome to my Blog and the Easter Eggstravaganza Blog Hop! If you've come from visiting Darla's blog, you're in the right place. If you were just looking at my blog and want to play along with our blog hopping fun, you can start at the beginning at http://nadiasbeautifulmess.blogspot.com/. This blog hop is all about creating something sweet for your Easter celebrations. We hope you find inspirations and plenty of ideas to spice up your holiday :)

The theme for this blog hop is something sweet. I couldn't think of anything better that strawberry short cake! Here in California it's strawberry season and you can pick up a pint of super sweet strawberries on almost any corner.


To go with my strawberry short cake I made these little napkin rings. Because everyone needs a napkin when enjoying desert.

I made the rings out of the cob of my paper towel roll. (Recycling!) I cut it lengthwise all the way down and flattened it out. Then I used my paper trimmer (yes, I know, I'm a little nutty, but I wanted to measure) to cut out four 1" wide strips. I covered them with this Imaginisce paper on both sides and hot glued them back together. I had this paper left over from some baby shower invites I made and I just had 4" wide strips of it left. Perfect for this project!

For the fan folded flower I cut the 12x4 strips into 12x2 strips of the paper and them punched the length of one side with a Fiskars border punch. I liked the cute little edge that it makes.

I then scored the strip of paper at every 1/2" with my Martha Stewart Scoring Board and folded it. I hot glued the ends together and glued a circle of cardstock to the underside to hold it in place. Then I added the images to the top and glued the flower to the ring over the seam to hide it. I think they turned out okay. The chick is from Create a Critter, and the Tulip is from Gypsy font. The bunny and butterfly are from Gypsy Wanderings.

And now for the blog candy!! In honor of spring I am giving one lucky hopper these flowers. There are 5 bags of flowers here (and some buttons in 2 of the bags) that would be perfect for pretty spring projects. To win you must be a follower. The winner will be chosen randomly from all the comments on this post and announced on Tuesday! For an extra chance to win "like" my facebook page (link is up at the top of the blog) and leave me a comment there!








Happy Crafting All! Your next stop is Sylvia's blog. Below is a list of all blog participants in case you get lost:

Nadia - http://nadiasbeautifulmess.blogspot.com/
Giselle - http://crossmyheartpapercrafts.blogspot.com/
Donna - http://donnasdreamworks.blogspot.com/
Yolonda - http://www.craftyscentiments.blogspot.com/
Jennifer - www.craftycardgallery.blogspot.com
Kim - http://rickettscricuts.blogspot.com/
Damaris - www.latinnydoll.blogspot.com
Melanie - http://inlovewithabug.blogspot.com/
Jazmin - http://JazzysCards.blogspot.com/
Monica (Stampin Daisies) - www.stampindaisies.com
Gabriela - http://www.sheinksalot.blogspot.com/
Kacee - http://youhadmeatscrap.blogspot.com/
Darla - www.stampingunderdoctorsorders.blogspot.com
Amber - http://pixiperfectcreations.blogspot.com/
Sylvia - Www.bellascrapbookdesigns.blogspot.com
Monica F- http://simplycricutting.blogspot.com/
Rebecca - www.creationswithbecka.blogspot.com
Carrie - http://paperglitterstamps.blogspot.com/
Patricia - http://creativediva98.blogspot.com/

Sunday, March 27, 2011

Train Birthday Layout

Next weekend I have to attend my a birthday party for my cousin's son Ethan. Ethan loves trains, and every year he has a train birthday party. So this year I though I would give him a train gift.



I made this using the 3 bugs in a rug "Dawson" collection. I really wish that Ethan liked dinosaurs because that is the them of the paper collection. But it's really cute boy paper. The font is from the Cricut Robotz Cartridge (who knew Robotz had a font, right?), and the train engine is from Mickey and Friends. The train car is from Christmas Solutions. I cut it out twice, using my gypsy to eliminate the cuts I didn't want on the blue layer, and then I cut the wheels off the orange layer. The "smoke" from the train is just clouds from Create a Critter.
I'm also entering this in the Fantabulous Cricut Challenge #52 Happy Birthday, since it is a birthday layout. I hope you like it!

Happy Crafting.

Sunday, March 6, 2011

Roaring to Party Dino Birthday Card




Hi everyone! I decided that since I had some extra time today I would put in a last minute entry to the Fantabulous Cricut Blog design challenge #49 Shaped Card. What do you think? This little guy (I call him Rex) is all ready to party, hat on and present in hand! He is from the Create a Critter Cartridge. I used my Gypsy to connect two images of little Rex at the head and cut them out. The orange pattern paper is from 7 Gypsys and the Green pattern paper is from Chatter Box. The hat and present I cut out from the Sweet Treats Cartridge.



This is the text I put inside. I thought it was really cute. The weekend is almost over and it's back to work. I still have to help my hubby put the bathroom sink back together. Don't forget I have a banner class next weekend, and I have my first blog hop next week so check back!

Happy Crafting.

Thursday, December 23, 2010

Cricut Christmas at the Office

As with everything else this year we had a very small budget to decorate my office. (I'm talking less than $20 here.) So I broke out the Cricut and the cheap paper. I even used some bent up file folders that we were throwing out (they were used multiple times and were in bad condition, but I cut them up to get to the good spots.) I used a bunch of cartridges for this one, which was easy because I have a Gypsy!





The penguins and polar bears are from Joys of the Season. The igloo is from Create a Critter. For the snow I drew a template using my coffee cup and freehand connected it. Then I cut it out and transferred it to a role of white craft paper. We had to hand cut it out from there. More that 50' of hand cut snow border!


The font is from Winter Woodlands. It's hard to see in this picture but I cut the green shadow letters also, and there are cutouts in each of the red letters that make it look fancy. I made the candy cane poles by wrapping the pole with white paper and then winding red ribbon around it.



And what is the North Pole without Santa? This is also from Joys of the Season. We made some modifications to the pieces and used yellow yarn for the reins.



This tree is also from Winter Woodlands. I had the ornament confetti from my Christmas cards, so I recruited a co-worker or two to help me hot glue each piece to the trees. I then punched little stars out of a sheet of Best Creations Gold Glitter Cardstock. There are 20 trees in all.




The banner flags are from Tie the Knot. I had them left over from another project, so I threw them in. One says NOEL (I know its hard to see in this picture, but it looks better in person) and the other is JOY.