Circle online swarm challange

We are having an online swarm on the circle boards for those of us not lucky enough to be in TX for the stampede. Here is my take on the first challange, I chose to do the layout sketch instead of the card sketch since I have only done about 3 layouts previous (I normally do cards). Im sure there is lots of room for improvement but I thought it didnt turn out half bad. I am really bad at taking pictures so there is quite a bit of glare.

Cricut Circle Montly Challenge

I completed my entry for the Monthly challenge on the circle blog. This challenge was all about Banners. I used the Inspriation banner sentiment BE MINE for my banner and used my Imagine for most of it. I printed the pink paper for the pennents from Lori's Garden and also the medalion was printed from Lori's garden. The letters were cut from the Country Life cart on my Imagine. I made rosettes using tissue paper that surprisingly was a perfect match to the colors from the Loris Garden cart. This was the biggest challenge as I had never made rosettes before and didnt know what I was doing at all. I think I could have done better with a little more practice but they did turn out better than I had expected! I lightly glittered around the rosettes and used my pearl viva pen to make little pearls on the letters. I cuttlebug'd the pennents and sanded then to distress them a little and that really made them pop. The pictures are not doing this any justice it is really pretty and soft in person but I cant take a picture to save my life.

Valentine Card

This is the second Valentine card I completed this weekend. I used a roller stamp for the background and stamped I Love you. I ct the heart's from my Cricut, I think I used Doodlecharms but I dont really remember which heart I cut.

Valentine 2011

I was able to get 2 Valenentine cards completed this weekend and here is one of them. This was such a simple card. I used a roller stamp of hearts for the background and then stamped the little cups of hearts image, I used Tombow markers to color in the image and addes some stickles and a viva pearl pen. I placed a pink glitter frame around the image. The Kiss Kiss sentiment is from The Scrapmaster's Ultimate Sentiments stamp set.

Just Because

I have been fairly busy crafting this weekend and this is one of the cards I completed. It is a just because card and I was insired by a card I saw in this months Cardmaker Mag. I thought it was so pretty I had to give it a shot. I made this with scraps from a banner project I am working on for the Circut Circle monthly Challenge. I printed the pink paper with my Imagine from the Loris Garden cart and also printed the pattern paper from one of the patterns on this cart. I stamped the tree (from Imaginisce) and used Sweet pea flower soft on the branches and leaves. The sentiment is from the Ultimate Sentiments line from The Scrapmaster.

Winter birthday card

Here is a cute winter birthday card idea that I completely stole from the circle blog. It was really cute and I had the same paper so I thought I would give it a whirl. I used Echo Park paper and lots of glitter and snow. I used the Christmas card cat for the card shape and the snowman. Inside of card says... Happy BRRRday!

Birthday Card

Here is a birthday card I made today for a weekend challenge on the cricut board. We were to use one of our first purchased carts. I used Blackletter for the frame and script paper. On this card I also used my cuttlebug, I used distressed stripes and swiss dots. I sanded the frame I used distressed stripes on to well distress it. lol On the brown circle I used swiss dots and used 2 shades of distress Inks to give it a suaded look. (looks great in person and worked well) I also used my Imagine on this one to print the script paper this was from Lori's Garden. On the center of the flower I used stickes on top of a brad and well it looks messy so I may go back in and correct that. The Happy Birthday tags were pre printed from an old paperpack I had laying around. Tied it up with a red ribbon on the side.

First Christmas layout for grandson

I made this 2 page layout for a scrapbook i am making for my grandson. I cant wait to see the book once complete!!

Weekend project!

I finally got around to making this stamp shelf. I have wanted to for a long time and just never got around to it. Once I decided to do it was really easy. I had started to use very small nails but my hubby took over and used his nail gun and it went quick then. Now all I have to do is paint it and put on the wall and fill up with my stamps.

Simple Christmas card

Simple Christmas card made with scraps, stamped image and stickles.

A little different Onsie

I made this for my grandson. Not your normal cutsie onsie but my son is a drummer in a heavy metal band and wanted me to make Kai a shirt. I used quickfuse material, my gypsy and my Imagine for this. I made the design on my Gypsy and put the quickfuse through the Imagine to print it bright red (the pic doesnt show the true red color, my lighting was bad when taking pic). Then put it through agian to cut the image using my Gypsy. I should have welded all the letters but some were to close together that way so the spacing is not exact. I cant say I really like it but my son will so that is what counts.

Quick Christmas card

I used George and Winter woodland for this card. Now that all the update crisis is done with my Gypsies and Imagine I can get back to actually crafting I think, well I hope. My replacement Imagine should be here Monday. Anyhoo...

I used George for the rectangles and circles and red strip border, Winter Woodland for the snowflakes and the sentiment. I cut the large snowflake using three colors and layered and welded the small snowflakes to add to the border.

Think Pink circle challenge

I made this entry for the Cricut Circle think pink challenge. I used my Imagine, and the Nursery Tales cart in layers. I used PK glitz glitter on my butterflies and stickles for 2 of the bodies and rhinestones for the larger butterfly body. I inked the edges with chestnut roan chalk ink and attempted faux stiching around the bottom layer (didnt like how it turned out).

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Sams' color Challenge

I made this card for Sams' color challenge. I had to use the colors black, bashful blue, and pumpkin pie. I do not have Stampin up paper so I used the RGB codes with my Imagine to create the paper I used.

I hope the colors show well in the pics as I think they were pretty true.

AllisonF weekend challenge

I completed my very first layout!! Obvious beginner but I did it. The other project competed for the challenge was to use embellishments, I used ribbon and paper flower with the vinyl I cut for my cuttletub.

Give a Hoot giveaway!!!

Cindy over at Royal Things is having a great giveaway!! Stop by and take a look.

http://royalthings.blogspot.com/2010/09/give-hoot-give-way.html

Birthday card and bag

I made the card and the gift bag for a friends birthday. I used TBBM cart to make the bag, used my gypsy to enlarge the bag and took the handles off the page so they would not be cut and added ribbon for handles. I added self adhesive feathers around the rim of the bag. I used matching paper to make the card adding a few buttons to the circles (it is hard to see the buttons in the photo), I used my cuttlebug and c/b circle's folder for the blue strip and sanded it to bring out the white core in the cardstock. I used a paper crimper for the burnt orange strip and used an MS punch on the top and bottom edge and inked with Timber brown stazon ink. Added matching ribbon from bag for bow. Happy Birthday is a rub-on.

Coffee cup is one of the eco-friendly reusable cups from Walmart. I also made chocolate dipped strawberries. (not pictured)

Simple Sympathy card

Here is a simple sympathy card I made last Friday for a new friend who lost her husband last month. I hope she finds peace and knows her Circle sisters will be there for her.

I used the French Manor cart on this card. The layered bird was cut using a beige glitter cardstock. I used Glossy accents on his wing and a black brad for his eye. The sentiment is a stamp I had and used Stazon on Timber brown ink. I used gold embossing freehand around the Flourish and tied a pink and brown ribbon around card. I add 3 little pink rhinestones on side.

Christmas Already!!!!!