Baby, Baby

I recently attended a baby shower for a good friend of mine. They don't know the gender of the baby, so gender neutral colors were in order. If you have ever looked for shower decorations in greens and yellows, it is harder than you think. Anyway, I decided to tackle two new projects. I created my first banner and bouquet for the shower.

I tried taking a picture of the banner hanging, but the light from the window made it impossible to see. 

The background shapes for the banner were created using Accent Essentials and the letters are from George and Basic Shapes. I used a brown marker to make the dots around the edges of the shapes, and everything is tied together using a sheer yellow and light green ribbon. I used grommets for the outside center portion to run brown ribbon through to hang the banner. An important lesson emerged from this experience..... Do not, let me repeat, do not run the ribbon for hanging the banner through the center. This makes it very difficult to get the sections to hang correctly. I would definitely run the ribbon through the top next time. I added stickers that I purchased at Michael's to embellish the banner.

The bouquet was much more challenging. I did not use my Cricut on this project. I used stickers that I already had and cut paper to match the size. I also added ribbon for embellishment. Since this my first time creating a bouquet, I tried to keep it simple. I purchased the bucket at Wal-Mart for $1 and inside I placed floral foam. I attached each piece with tape to a skewer and arranged.

You will notice there are also sugar cookies I made to match. Don't look too closely. Eventually, I will make an icing that does not run. Sigh....

Splash of Color

This week's challenge at Fantabulous Cricut was to use yellow somewhere on your project. Yellow is definitely one of those colors I rarely use, especially if it is really bright. I have seen many variations of flower pot cards and thought I would try my hand at one. Here is my version.

Retirement

Wow! This is the first time I have been in the scrap room for two months! I cannot believe it has been that long, but other things just got in the way.

This week the challenge over at Fantabulous Cricut was to create a project that included a rectangle and a triangle. That worked out for a card I already had planned, so here it is....

This is a retirement card for one of the Media Specialists in our county. She has been such an inspiration to so many of us and her departure is a real loss. However, I am sure she is looking forward to leisure reading and gardening.
I used Locker Talk to cut out the books and the triangle was cut using George and Basic Shapes. The base of the card was embossed with a QK embossing folder and then sanded.

Cooking with Cricut Challenge-Hearts and Flowers

This card was inspired by a picture a friend sent me and fortunately it matched up with the Cooking with Cricut challenge this week. The goal was to incorporate hearts and flowers. I have to admit, I am rather tired of Valentine's cards at this point, but I enjoyed making this card. 

The flowers were accented with stickles and cut with the Sweethearts cartridge. The hearts were cut using George and Basic Shapes. The sentiment was cut using Paisley.

Different Kind of Valentine

This is my first card in several days. Oh, how I have missed my craft room. Tired tonight but really needed some down time. This card is for two challenges this week. The first is Cricut Cardz Challenge #60 where the goal was to make a Valentine's Day card for a man. The second is Jitterbuggin' which specified a Valentine's card with no red or pink. If you have read my previous posts, you know that I already created my hubby's Valentine. Well, I was not really happy with it, so these two challenges really inspired me to create something else for him. My husband is a math teacher, so a math-themed card seemed appropriate.

Cricut Cartridges used:

Printing Press: #1 (hide feature used to hide box)
Blackletter: + and =
Gypsy Font: me and you
Tags, Bags, Boxes, and More: heart
George and Basic Shapes: tag behind 1+1

Magnets

Decided to branch out tonight and create something a little different, so I created title blocks for each of my furry babies. The monogram letters are from Gypsy Font while the rectangle is from George and Basic Shapes. The rectangle was made large enough for a 4 x 6 print even though I cut down one of the frames for my picture of Katie. The letters are cut from Recollections paper and glued onto the brown card stock. Everything was inked with VersaMagic Coffee Bean. I had some magnetic sheets and placed strips on the back of each picture so that I could have pictures of the furry babies on the fridge.

Sorry the pics are a little grainy. The iPod usually takes decent pictures, but I think the lighting just wasn't enough for better pictures.

Just purchased two new cartridges on ebay! Can't wait until Sweethearts and Pack Your Bags arrive....

Love Bug

This week's Cricut Cardz Challenge required the use of black, red, and white ONLY. Well, it could be any theme, but Valentine's Day is right around the corner, so.....

The card is at an odd angle because the red is shiny, therefore I could not take the picture straight on without my reflection. Images and the text were cut with my Cricut. The lady bug was cut using the Create a Critter cartridge, the hearts were cut using George, and the letters were cut using Gypsy Font.

Winter Warmies

I am so excited to be entering another challenge. These challenges are really keeping me motivated to scrap (or maybe it is the snow outside). Hopefully, I can enter a challenge every week. That is the goal anyway. This card is my entry for FCCB #42. The goal was to incorporate some type of winter weather clothing.

All of the pieces were cut using my Cricut. The phrase was cut using George, the mittens and snowfakes are from Joy of the Season, and the scarf is from Create a Critter.