Monsters Inc.

 

Hello and happy Tuesday!!

Today I have a card to share

that I made for my oldest

grandson's 10th birthday.

 

 This super fun file was a freebie from

SVG Cutting Files during the "Trixie Hop"

If you have never done one of their hops

then what are you waiting for??

They almost always have some super fun

freebie files.  This one was part of a file

that included Sully and Mike.

I just wanted Mike so I ungrouped and

deleted the pieces I did not want.

I created a card base by making two offsets

and then welding them. I cut a 3rd offset

for my top layer.

Now I wanted my card to fold at the

top of Mike and not the balloon,

so I only included the balloon on the top layer.

I believe the balloon is from Miss Kates Cuttables.

I added a tag and sentiment

using Jaded Blossoms Mini Tag Dies

and Go Wild Stamp set.

I created an internal offset for this inside of

my card.  The sentiment is from Crafty Sprouts.

I even decorated the envelope using some

more stamps from Crafty Sprouts

and My Creative Time dies.

 

I will be entering this in the following challenges:

SVG Cutting Files Birthday Challenge

 



Halloween Treat Bags

Hello and Happy Halloween!!

I have a quick post to share today

of the treat bags I made for

my co-workers.

 I used 2 files from Pretty Paper Pretty Ribbons

to create my treat bags.  The topper is from

the Handled Treat Topper file and the cute

ghosts are from the Monster Mash file.  

I stamped the cute little faces with

the Peachy Keen Sweet and Innocent

Face Stamps.

I embossed the middles strip with a

Cuttlebug Candy Corn folder.

The label is from the Silhouette Store

and the sentiment is from Crafty Sprouts.

Hope all your little ghosts and

goblins have a sweet and safe

Happy Halloween!!

Letter of the Day - Letter F

Hello My crafty friends!!

Did you all get to see all the amazing projects on this

weekends 100 Cartridge Blog Hop??

There were lots of inspiring ideas.

Well today is the first time I signed up

for Letter of the day!!

For the letter of the day, we can use

a cartridge or a cut that begins with that letter.

I chose to use the brand new Fontopia cartridge.

This cartirdge is so much more than a font cartridge.

It has some really great card cuts and graphics.

I made a very simple card today.

I was having trouble cutting the intricate

crest layers, so I did not use the top layer.

(I believe my problem was my mat was

not sticky enough so the paper kept coming up)

I chose the card from page 43

Here is the page from the handbook

I know some of you may say it is too early

for Christmas cards.  But the sooner

I start, the sooner I will be done!!

Hopefully I will not be still making

cards 2 weeks before christmas!!

The paper is from

DCWV, and the Snowman

is a Jolee's embellishment.

This was my original card, but

 I thought it needed more!!

I added some silver stickles

and some gems.

You cannot see all the sparkle this card has!!

On the inside, I stamped a sentiment from

"Have a Cool Yule" from Crafty Sprouts.

If you have not taken a look Fontopia

please check out the handbook

Fontopia Handbook

And if you want to buy it

you can order it HERE.

Erica has the best prices!!

Have you started your Chritmas cards yet??

Thanks for visiting and

Please be sure to stop by

My Cricut Craft Room

to see more wonderful projects!!

25 Days of December - Day 22 - Gingerbread

Welcome to Erica's Craft Room 25 Days of Christmas,

with 25 Cricut projects a day.  Don't forget to stop by

Erica's blog to see 24 more projects today....

and every day in December.

http://mycricutcraftroom.blogspot.com/

Today's theme was GINGERBREAD!!

Here is my project....

Isn't this Gingerbread couple just too cute!! This card came together very quickly.  This couple was cut from Paper Doll Dress Up.  They were each cut at 8.9" H x 3.09"W.  Their cute little faces are from Peachy Keens Christmas Face Assortment.  I added some stickles and some little heart gems, a little chalk and a little inking.  I cut the girl a 2nd time from the pattern paper and then cut just her dress out.  All pattern paper is from DCWV Christmas Glitter Stack.  Here is a close up of the couple:

I added some tinsel string and a Martha Stewart Tag, the sentiment is from Carfty Sprouts "Have a Cool Yule" stamp set.  I also inked the card and tag with

Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Festive Berry.

Thanks for Stopping by!!

Happy Crafting :)

25 Days of December - Day 18 - ELF

Welcome to Erica's Craft Room 25 Days of Christmas,

with 25 Cricut projects  day.  Don't forget to stop by

Erica's blog to see 24 more projects today....

and every day in December.

http://mycricutcraftroom.blogspot.com/

Today's theme was to use an ELF!

Here is my project....

My project was to use Peachy Keen Stamps:

Isn't he the cutest little guy!!  I have been wanting Jolly Holidays since it came out last year, but kept putting off buying it.  Now that the Christmas is here, I have been trying to buy this everywhere, and it either wasn't available or I kept losing the bids on ebay!!  Well guess what, I ended it up winning the cartridge from the wonderful Pam at http://craftycards4u2.blogspot.com/!!  I knew when I signed up for this day in the 25 Days of December that my cartridge was on its way, and I wanted to use this cute little elf!!

I cut the elf and all his layers at 3.75".  I added the super cute Peachy Keen face from the Wide Eyed Kids Assortment.  I added some liquid Applique to his hat, and some bling for the buttonson his pants.  I also added stickles to the string of lights.  The piece of cardstock he is sitting on is from Stampin Up, and I punched it with Martha Stewarts Skyland Snowflake Punch Around the Page.  The pattern paper is from the DCWV Christmas Glitter Stack.  The sentiment is from Crafty Sprouts 'Have a Cool Yule" set.

I added some bakers twine from My Craft Spot and some bling to the center of the snowflakes.

Thanks again for visiting and come back again tomorrow :)

Happy Crafting!

25 Days of December - Day 13 PENGUINS

Welcome to Erica's Craft Room 25 Days of Christmas,

with 25 Cricut projects  day.  Don't forget to stop by

Erica's blog to see 24 more projects today....

and every day in December.

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Today's theme was to use a PENGUIN!!

Here is my project....

My project was to use embossing powders:

I just love this cutie patootie Penguin!!  Once again, I used Art Philosopy for the card base cut at 7" h x 8.77"w.  The matching frame was cut at 6.6" w x 4.3"h.  The purple cardstock is Coordinations Gemstones.  I dry embossed with my Cuttlebug Snowflake folder and then wet embossed using an embossing pen with clear glitter embossing powder from A La Mode.  It is really hard to see in this picture.  The printed paper is from The Paper Company, it is called Snowflake Medley.

Next, I stamped, colored and die cute the Penguin using Peachy Keens Winter Character with Stocking Hat Kut Outs and the matching Penguin Girl stamp.  This is the first time that I have ever stamped and colored in an image.  I used my stampin up markers for the coloring.  I added stickles and glossy accents.

To finish off the card, I added some purple and white tinsel string from Praire Bird Boutique and a Martha Steewart tag that I sprayed with glimmer mist.  Once again, I used the Crafty Sprouts "Have a Cool Yule" stamp set.

I am entering this in the following challenge: My Craft Spot - Christmas Shaped Card

Come back tomorrow for another fun project!!

Happy Crafting,

25 Days of December - Day 12 Snow

Welcome to Erica's Craft Room 25 Days of Christmas,

with 25 Cricut projects  day.  Don't forget to stop by

Erica's blog to see 24 more projects today....

and every day in December.

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Today's theme was to use SNOW!!

Here is my project....

My project was to make a card:

Now you may notice that this card is similar to the card I made for day 9, well that is because I used all the same supplies!!  I used Art Philosophy and Animal Kingdom Cricut Cartridges for this card.  Art Philosophy was used for the card base cut at 5.4" and the frame was cut at 5".  The Polar Bear was cut at 2.2".The shimmer card stock used for the card base and the bear is Coordinations Gemstones.  The printed paper is from DCWV Winter Wonderland stack.  I embossed the cardbase with the Cuttlebug snowfalke folder, and the bear was emobossed with the Swiss Dots folder.

I added snow by tearing some Coordinations Glitter cardstock, and I inked along the tear line with a Studio G ink pad.  I added 2 little bows with Crinkle Ribbon.  I also added a scarf to the bear with some Bakery Twine from My Craft Spot.  I finished my card off with a sentiment from Crafty Sprouts "Have a Cool Yule" stamp set.

Thanks for visiting my blog and come back tomorrow for another project for the 25 Days of December!!

I am entering this card in the following challenge:

Made Especially for You - Challenge 7 Let It Snow!

Happy Crafting,

My Cricut Craft Room's 25 days of Christmas - Day 7 WARM CLOTHES

Wow, I am so excited.  I got picked to be on my very first design team!!  It is the 25 Days In December Seasonal Design  Team for My Cricut Craftroom!!  Today is my first project.

Welcome to Erica's Craft Room 25 Days of Christmas,

with 25 Cricut projects  day.  Don't forget to stop by

Erica's blog to see 24 more projects today....

and every day in December.

http://mycricutcraftroom.blogspot.com/

Here is my project....

My project was to use the cuttlebug:

I used Simply Charmed for hat and mittens, cut at 2".  I used the Swiss Dots Cuttlebug folder to emboss the white trim on the hats and gloves.  Here is a close up:

All paper and the grosgrain ribbon were from the Close to My Heart "Jingle" pack from last year.  This is the first time I've used it and I love the colors!!  I added some bakers twine that I won from My Craft Spot.

I added a Martha Stewart Tag and the sentiment is from Crafty Sprouts "Have a Cool Yule" stamp set.

I inked everying up with Tim Holtz Distress Ink in Tea Dye and a Teal Blue Studio G ink pad that I got at Michaels in the $1.00 bin.  I finished the whole card off by going over some of the snowflakes and the sentiment with my Silver Glitter Gel Pen.

I will be entering this card in the following challenges:

Crafty Sprouts - Tag It Challenge

Peachy-Keen-Stamps-Sketch-Challenge-66

Ornament Swap

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So, I finally spent some time in my craft room yesterday.  I had signed up for my first ever Oranment Swap over at Pink by Design and yesterday was the last day to get them in the mail!!  Here is what I came up with.  I really love blue, silver and white for christmas and I love snowmen and snowflakes, even though I live in Southern California!!

The base of the ornament was cut from Art Philosophy at 6", the top layer was cut at 5.80".  The cute little snowman and his layers is from Winter Frolic, I beleive I cut him at 3".  The paper is from an old DCWV Winter Stack.  I embossed the base layer with the Cuttlebug Divine Swirls folder.

Here is a closeup of the snowman.  I don't know what cart the snowflake is cut from, I had a bunch of them left over from last years cards!!  I used Peachy Keen's Christmas Face Assortment for his face.  I used Stampin Up's Brocade Blue to ink the edges, and added some bling to his scarf.

This tag is from MarthaStewart and the sentiment is from Crafty Sprouts "Have a Cool Yule" stamp set.  I added some glitter gel pen.   I also added some bling from Recollections. 

I made the ornament 2 sided, and the snowman is on an Action Wobble.

I am entering this in the following challenges:

Papercraft Weekend Challenge - November Inspiration Challenge (Use blue, white & silver)

Papercraft Weekend Challenge - Use Your Stash

Craftysprouts - Anything Goes

Happy Crafting!!

Monster Card

Ok, so this last card is another card I made in less than an hour.  I just love my newly acquired Mini Monsters.  It is so quick and easy to make these shaped cards.  The hardest part is picking which one you want to make!!  All paper is cardstock from my stash and scraps.  I used Spots and Dots and Swiss Dots Cuttlebug folders, a little inking and some glossy accents.  The eyes are from PK Monster Mash set and the cute sentiment is from Crafty Sprouts brand new "Totally Witchin" set. 

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Scrappy Moms - Terrific Tuesday Challenge - Mini Monsters

PaperPlaytime - Ch-56-halloween-projects

Vampire Shape Card

I made this card in less than an hour.  It was super easy, but I love the way it came out.  Isn't he too cute??

Sorry,  the pictures did not come out great.  I used the card feature on Mini Monsters for this card.  I cut all the layers at 5.6".  I added a cute little face from Peachy Keens Monster Mash Assortment. 

I also felt it needed a sentiment, so I cut the sign post from Walk in My Garden and used a stamp from Pink By Design's A Haunting We Will Go.  I used a little bit of Dried Burlap Distress Ink on the sign and the Distressed Stripes Cuttlebug Folder.  A embossed his vest and his hair to add a little dimension, and I added a little bling and glossy accents.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Crafty Sprouts - Get in Shape Challenge
Getting Cricky - Simply Sunday Challenge - Halloween
Cricut Cardz Challenge 91 - "Things That Go Bump in the Night!"