It's the Simple Things
 Every year, since we moved to Denton, we have gone to the University of North Texas football stadium to watch their fireworks show. Dallas and I, both love the show (with the exception that it is crazy loud), and love that we get to spend time with some of the wonderful new friends we have made. This scrapbook page is actually from 2013, but I am just now getting around to blogging about it. It features my son, Dallas and his best friend, and our neighbor, Hailey. I wanted to create a page that screamed Independence Day, which was harder than I thought. I have been scrapbooking for a long time now, and I wanted a page that was unique and different from the others I had made. I decided on some patriotic papers, then broke out my Independence Day Cricut Cartridge, and started looking through the images until I found one that I thought would be a good focal point. The rest of the page, just fell into place, and I absolute love how it turned out. Now on to come up with another great idea for this year's pictures :) Materials Used: Cricut: Independence Day, Phrases, Home Décor, and Plantin Schoolbook Paper: DCWV Textured Cardstock, Recollections Cardstock, and The Paper Studio All Seasons II paper pack Other: Ribbon from scraps stash, foam tape, black sharpie, and Tea Dye Distress Ink by Tim Holtz
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 A good friend of mine asked me to make a banner for a bridal shower that she was helping to plan. She wanted a banner that said "Soon To Be Mrs. Gulley," clean, simple, and elegant. I cut the banner in white cardstock, using Craft Room Basics. I used a rounded corner square, then added a small circle in each corner, so that they would all match. There is nothing worse than trying to line up the holes using a hole punch. Next I cut the letters and the heart (in pink sparkle paper) using Plantin Schoolbook, and embossed them using a Damask Darice embossing folder. Then it was as easy as attaching everything together and stringing it all using a black satin ribbon. Come to find out, I forgot the E in Gulley, so I had to come back and make another, but that was easy enough since I had saved the file in Craft Room.
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Cricut: Plantin Schoolbook & Craft Room Basics Cuttlebug: Damask Darice Embossing Folder Paper: DCWV the glitter cardstock stack & Recollections cardstock Ribbon: Black Satin Ribbon (don't remember where I bought it, but it was prob. Jo Ann's or Michaels) Challenges Entered: Hiding In My Craft Room Paper Playtime Frosted Designs My Craft Spot   Welcome to a Fantabulous Cricut Blog Crawl A blog crawl is our version of a Blog hop. We are opening up a DT call, please see the FCCB blog for more information. We also have a wonderful new sponsor this week:  They are giving away a bag of crafty goodness to one lucky challenge participant. Be sure to visit each of the Design Team members' blogs to see their projects. If you get lost along the way, you can go back to the FCCB blog or see the list below of all of the participating blogs. When you are done with the crawl, go back to the FCCB blog and link up your project. The challenge is Anything Goes! We want to see your Cricut projects. To qualify for the weekly prize for a fabulous sponsors, you need to make sure to have at least 1 Cricut cut. Blog Crawl List: Cindy - Creating with the Heart Jackie- Luv 2 Scrap Kim - Kim's Kreations Amy HS - The Stamping Tree Emily - Mollie's Motif Heather - Scrapping Runner Creations Lynn - My Cards n Stuff Missy - Quick Chick Designs Nikki - Crafty Calamities Rebecca- Crafting Misfit Michelle- Just a Nutter Paper Crafter Caterina- Docerla Creations Joneita- Create with Joneita You Are Here LB - Cool Beans by LB Amy T - Crafting with Amy  For my project, I did a vinyl wall art piece. This is just above my headboard, and I love it. I used vinyl from Cricutvinylsupplies.com, in a chocolate brown and a copper color. I love how the copper sparkles just a little bit, then the brown really grounds the piece. I have always loved this saying, and thought it would be perfect for our bedroom. I used three different cartridges for this project. I used Opposites Attract for "Always'" Plantin Schoolbook: Roly Poly font for "kiss me goodnight," and the hearts are from Create a Critter 2. I cut the hearts in 3 different sizes. I hope you like my project and that it inspires you to do some home decorating. Materials Used: Cricut: Opposites Attract, Plantin Schoolbook, & Create a Critter 2 Vinyl: www.Cricetvinylsupplies.com Challenges Entered: Die Cuttin' Divas Hiding in my craft room Cupcake Inspirations The Paper Girls Craftin' Desert Divas Welcome to Create with JoNeita and the FCCB Vinyl EDU Cricut Crawl - Fantabulous Cricut's version of a Blog Hop!!! This week we are challenging you to create a project using vinyl you have cut using your Cricut. We have a fabulous sponsor, Cricket Vinyl Supplies. If we get 100 participants in this challenge, our sponsor will give a Cricut Expression package that includes a Cricut Expression machine, deep cut blade, Jasmine Cricut cartridge, ten 12' X 12' assorted sheets of matte vinyl and one 12' X 12' gridded transfer tape. How exciting is that? If you have come from Heather's blog, Scraping Runner Creations, then you are in the right place! If you've just happened across my blog and would like to see all the fabulous Design Team creations, head on over to Fantabulous Cricut Here to start at the beginning. Make sure to check out each DT member's blog. There will be Blog Candy along the way at ALL of our Design Team members' blogs, and don't forget about the Grand Prize up for grabs at FCCB for one participant who submits a vinyl project at FCCB!  I had never worked with vinyl before, but had been wanting to create a piece of wall art for this blank space on the wall in our living room. It is right as you walk into our hallway, so it was a glaring blank spot yelling for a big bold graphic. I was surprised at how easy it was to use, and I think I am addicted now. I wanted it to be big (floor to celling), and I was having trouble getting pre-made images cut big enough, so I decided to make my own. It was actually a lot easier than I though it would be. The flowers were cut using a circle from Craft Room Basics, cut at 2.139 high, and the petals are cut using the layer (Bird 2) from Create A Critter, cut at 7.5 in high. I just really liked the shape of the wing and thought that it made a great country flower with a modern touch to it. I cut the flowers out in blue, brown, and a deep red. I know the wall color looks yellow, but it is really more of a tan color and the vinyl colors look great on the wall. I felt that it needed something more, so I decided to cut "Live, Laugh, Love" out and add it to the piece. I cut "Live" using the Type Candy Cartridge, standard font at 2.5 in high. "Laugh" was cut using the Type Candy Cartridge, Sugar Script font at 4.75 in high. Then "Love" was cut using the Plantin Schoolbook cartridge, roly poly font, cut at 2.11 in high.
I hope that you have been inspired by my project. Now for some Blog Candy To be eligible for my blog candy, all you need to do is become a follower and leave a comment on this post. You can comment on my project, share a tip on how to work with vinyl, or tell me what project you are working on and linking up to FCCB. I would also love it if you would "like" my Facebook page. I will choose one winner using Random.org, and announce the winner on Monday. This winner will receive a goody pack, to include some stamps and an embossing folder. Your next stop is Jackie's blog, Luv2Scrapp. Make sure to visit all the stops along the way and when you get done, make sure you link up your project to FCCB's Fantabulous Cricut Crawl post!! Happy Crawling!! Here is the line up in case you get lost: Robin http://robinscreativecottage.blogspot.com Jilliene http://jillienedesigns.blogspot.com Heather http://scrappingrunnercreations.blogspot.com JoNeita http://createwithjoneita.weebly.com (You Are Here) Jackie http://luv2scrappp.blogspot.com LB http://www.coolbeansbylb.blogspot.com Connie http://www.conniecancrop.blogspot.com Amy T www.craftingwithamy.com Missy http://www.quickchickdesigns.blogspot.com Cindy http://www.cindyvernon.blogspot.com Rebecca craftingmisfit.blogspot.com Catarina http://blog.docerelashop.com/ Kim ogdendoll.blogspot.com Emily molliemugsblog.blogspot.com Amy HS http://thestampingtree.blogspot.com Ro http://rodonner.blogspot.com/ Lynn http://mycardsnstuff.blogspot.com Michelle http://justanutterpapercrafter.blogspot.com
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JoNeita & Dallas - Dec. 2021
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. 
Photo by Steven Mackie Photography.
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