Happy Monday and welcome to another Monday challenge! Challenge #199: All About You Use your favorite colors To qualify for the prize, be sure to use at least 1 Cricut cut on your project and if it's not obvious, let us know what cartridge you used. This we were challenged to create a project, using at least 1 Cricut cut, with our favorite color. If you haven't guessed already, my favorite color is PURPLE!!! I'm not sure why I am drawn to purple, but I always have been, and tend to "collect" things in the color....clothes, pens, paper, you get the idea. The first truck I ever bought for myself, was you guess it....purple. That was actually the only requirement, LOL. I drove the wheels off that little purple Ford Ranger. For my project, I wanted to use my new Edge to Edge cartridge, so I found this great cut, that looks a bit like a modern lattice. Then I cut the title and brackets using the font from Designer's Calendar. Next I matted the pictures of the flowers my husband had bought me throughout the year (I'm a pretty lucky girl - and he knows I love purple, so he bought me sterling roes, which are purple - aren't they gorgeous?) The last thing I did was a bit of pen work using a purple Glaze pen and a purple Zig pen, put it all together and added purple paper flowers. I really love how it turned out. I don't normally do monochromatic pages, but this one turned out perfect, and now I will be able to enjoy my flowers for years to come. Materials Used: Cricut: Edge to Edge and Designers' Calender Paper: Recollections cardstock Pens: Purple Zig and Purple Glaze Other: paper flowers and rhinestone hearts from Michaels. Challenges Entered: Frosted Designs Pause Dream Enjoy Lasting Memories
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Happy Monday and welcome to another Monday challenge!
Challenge #197 I Heart You
Use a heart
Winner will receive the Love Stings stamp set
~This Weeks Challenge~
I Heart You
Create a project that uses a heart
To qualify for the prize, be sure to use at least 1 Cricut cut on your project and if it's not obvious, let us know what cartridge you used.
I bought the Victorian Romance Cartridge a long time ago, because it was on sale super cheap, but I hadn't used it yet, so I challenged myself to make an amazing card with it. It didn't take long to come up with a plan, as the cartridge is very inspiring. I used a mustard yellow card base with a white layer, and the blue pattern paper (which by the way, I am in love with). Then I cut the scalloped heart using the Phrases cartridge, and the man and woman from Victorian Romance. I finished it off with the sentiment "You are my Forever," which is a stamp from the Heart to Heart set by Hot Off the Press. I love how it turned out, and that this cartridge inspires you as much as it did me.
Materials Used: Cricut: Victorian Romance & Phrases Paper: Recollections Everyday Moments Stack and Cardstock Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black Stamp: Heart to Heart by Hot Off the Press
What do you do when you have a great story to tell, one that you want to preserve in a scrapbook, but don't really have any pictures to go along with it? I choose to create a scrapbook layout that will focus on the story, and use decorative items to create a beautiful page. That is what happened with this page. It is about my journey from Victoria to Houston to Dallas, which was quite a trip. Let's just say it involves a 8 passenger plane, a storm over Houston, and a lot of waiting around in airports. I only had two small pictures, and they weren't very good pictures at that. So, I did a lot of journaling, which you can't see in this picture, but you can see where I hid it below in the next set of images.
Materials Used: Cricut: Beep Beep, Craft Room Basics, & Simply Charmed Paper: DCWV - The Playtime Stack Ink: Tim Holtz Tea Die Distress Ink Stamp: Peachy Keen Face Stamps Cuttlebug: Darice Chevron Embossing Folder Other: Spectrum Noir - EB5, TB6, & FS6; Blue gelly roll pen, Recollections yellow strip washi tape, & transparent sheet with journaling on computer. Challenges Entered: Die Cuttin Divas Paper Playtime Frosted Designs Scrappy Mom Stamps My Craft Spot Cuttlebug Mania Blog Update: December 11, 2013 My Take Flight Layout was showcased on the Die Cuttin' Divas challenge site. This was a sketch challenge, that I don't normally participate in, but this one really inspired me :) I got around to doing a layout to highlight the pictures I took of my son in his Halloween outfit, for Halloween 2012. He was so cute in his fireman jacket, so I knew I wanted to create a theme page to really highlight the pictures. I think I use my Create A Critter cartridge more than I have any other, but I couldn't resist the little fire dog and accessories. The title, was cut using Create A Critter as well, but cut the letters using the Disney Mickey Font cartridge. I used my Cuttlebug to add texture. I really like how this page turned out, one of my favs of the year. This was also his birthday theme, which in is October as well.
I bought this great (really I bought a bunch of great) embossing folders that I found on sale for $1.97 each!!!! This one was the one that I wanted to use the most, so I decided that the best thing to go along with a tree would be some little birds. I embossed the tree, and colored it using my decorating chalks and pastel chalk pencils. Then I cut out the birds using my Create A Critter cartridge. The scallop on the bottom is a leftover cut from Pretty Pendants, which I stamped "On your special day." I thought this would make a super cute card for a wedding, engagement, or anniversary. I punched the heart using an old punch that I had, sorry I don't remember. I really like how it turned out and I love how the chalk colors all blend together so well.
Materials Used: Cricut: Create A Critter and Pretty Pendants Paper: Recollections cardstock and scraps from my stash Stamp: Stampabilities - Card Phrases 2012 Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black Cuttlebug: Leafy Tree by Darice Pens: Zig-pure yellow, brown and pink gelly roll Chalks: Decorating Chalks by Craft-t Products & Pastel Chalk Pencils by Generals Other: Heart Punch Challenges Entered: Bitten by the bug 2 Cardz TV Hiding in the Craft Room Marks TV Paper Girls Craftin Desert Divas Little Scrap Pieces
It's time for another challenge on the Fantabulous Cricut blog!!! This week the theme is "Set the Scene," you create a project that shows a scene, and don't forget you have to use at least one Cricut cut. I wanted to create something soft and peaceful, so I made a beach scene using my decorating chalks and my Cricut.
I cut out the sand castle, bucket and shovel, and the little sand piles using my Create a Critter and Simply Charmed cartridges. Then I used a red and yellow glaze pen to add a little bit of shine and depth to the cuts. I wanted to create a peaceful feeling, so I created a beach with the water, and a setting sun using my decorating chalks. I really love using chalks. I tend to forgot about them, then use them a lot on a few projects before they get "lost" in my craft room again. To create the "printed on" look of the sentiment. I stamped "Thinking of You" on the card, using Versa Mark ink, before I used the chalk, then I ran a couple of light layers over the stamped image with the brown chalk. I love this technique as it always produces a clean and crisp image of your stamp. I finished the card off by putting everything together, using foam tape on the bucket and one of the plies of sand. I love the way the card turned out.
Materials Used: Cricut: Create a Critter and Simply Charmed Paper: Recollections cardstock Stamp: Stampabilities - Card Phrases Ink: Versa Mark Chalk: Decorating Chalks by Craf-t Products Pen: Red and Yellow Glaze Pen
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About MeMy name is JoNeita Kelly and I have been crafting for at least the last 20 years. I live in Forney, Texas with my son, Dallas. I am a High School teacher and Cheerleading Coach. I love to craft and to continue to improve my photography and editing skills whenever I have free time. What I love most is telling our story using pictures, it is the most important gift I can leave my family. Categories
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