DT day at My Cricut Craftroom

The theme for today was everyday. I took that to a bit of a different place and created this card. I found something similar on Pinterest and scraplifted it with several changes. 

Front

I used a flower from the Don Juan cartridge for the front and the inside. I love how you can take one simple image and do so many different things with it when you use the Explore! I cut the original flower for the base (reflected), and then used the slice feature to cut off the stem for the top flower layer. I know I could have just cut it off, but I'm still learning so I like to try new things when I can. 

Inside

For the inside I reduced the image size and changed it to writing. I like that it continues the image inside the card without adding bulk. I inked around the front and inside rectangles with Vintage Photo Distress ink.

Here is a closeup of the flower center. I cut a black circle the size of the center and glued it to the flower. It looked a little plain, so I decided to try some Glossy Accents. It was good, but the card seemed to need a bit more color. I added some micro-beads to the glossy accents. It was kind of cool, they just sunk right in and made a lumpy flower center. I decided to add another layer of Glossy Accents to get a smoother appearance. I think this will have to happen a few more times before I tire of it and move on to something new.

I hope everyone has a great day! 

Here's the product information for this card:

Recollections solid color card stock

Micro-beads from my stash

Tombow mono-multi liquid adhesive

ATG gun and 1/4" tape

Glossy Accents

American Crafts Precision pen/black

Cricut pen/silver

Pearls from Recollections

Vintage Photo Distress Ink

KI Memories Berry Blast patterned paper

Mickey, Minnie and Me Blog Hop with MMCR

Thank you for joining us on My Cricut Craft Room's Minnie, Mickey and Me Blog Hop

Today I made a glass cutting board with my first ever split design!  I have the Disney cartridges so I can play with them in Design Space. The image is from the Mickey and Friends Cartridge.  I split it myself using the slice feature (can't wait to play with that more!) and inserted the name. 

I did remember to reverse the image before I cut, yay!  There are some bubbles, but not as many as it looks like there are in the picture. The top has a textured surface so it photographs kind of funky.

Next you will go to Sonja's Blog 

Start

1. Start- http://mycricutcraftroom.blogspot.com 

2.  Rebecca- http://queenmommiedom.blogspot.com

3.  Pam http://www.psiloveyouscrapbooking.com/

4.  Lynn  - http://mycardsnstuff.blogspot.com/2014/10/mickey-minnie-and-me-blog-hop-with-mmcr.html

5.  Sonja- http://sugarbeancards.blogspot.com/

6.  Brenda - http://www.disneygirlcrafts.com/

7.  Craft Lovers Come Here- http://CraftLoversComeHere.blogspot.com 

Enjoy the hop!

Fall Card for My Cricut Craft Room

This is my first DT post for  My Cricut Craft Room!! The theme today is Fall, which is a little hard to think about when it's 93 and feels like 103 outside.

I made 2 cards using Cricut Design Space. Everything is Cricut so I will share the link to the project at the end of the post should you care to make one for yourself.

This is an A2 card with a little window in the front. I cut a banner piece to fit inside and attached it with a narrow piece of washi tape. If anyone is still on the fence about purchasing an Explore just look at the detail of those leaves!! That piece is only a little bigger than a quarter and it is so detailed. 

All of the solid paper is Recollections. I bought some Tombow mono multi a couple of weeks ago and I'm finding myself going back to it regularly. I still love my Scotch quick dry, but the tip on the Tombow is a bit smaller so I've been using it on all of my tiny pieces. The bling is from my stash.

There isn't quite as much going on with this card, which was kind of the point. I used the same color scheme and basic supplies from the other card. I was able to use the sync function on Design Space and cut a bunch of the pieces together. I used Fired Brick Distress ink on the leaves in this card to change them from solid yellow/gold to a more fall color. There is also Vintage Photo ink around the edges of the card.

If you have an Explore and would like the file, here is the link:  Fall Cards 

There are a few extra pieces in case you want to change the look of either of them a bit. 

Be sure to visit My Cricut Craft Room to see more projects like this.

Happy Crafting!!