Bye, Bye Birdie at FCCB

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Challenge #247 Bye, Bye, Birdie
Make a project using a bird or birds.

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To qualify for the prize, be sure to use at least 1 Cricut cut on your project and if it's not obvious, let us know what cartridge you used.

I know it's almost spring but I decided to try to think outside the box, or in this case card, for my project this week. I actually used a Christmas set from SVG attic called Santa's Workshop for the base of the project. You can find it here.

I made this cute boot. I thought it would be adorable with spring paper. It turned out pretty cute! It also reminded me why I make cards. My patience was running pretty thin by the time I was done.

This cutie is from the Cherry Limeade image set on Cricut Design Space. I put some Wink of Stella on the pink parts before I did the doodling, but it doesn't show up in the picture. 

This is a better view of the 3D aspect of the project. I'm pretty pleased with the overall look. I may add some more embellishments after I stare at it for a while. The solid paper used on the bird is Recollections as is the crocheted lace. The patterned paper is by Brandin O'Neill for Webster's pages. It all coordinated together really well. The flower is from Wild Orchid Crafts. 

Have a great week everyone, and come join us with some birdie fun!

St. Patrick's Day at Fantabulous Cricut

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Challenge #246 - St.Patrick's Day

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Create a project inspired by St. Patrick's Day

To qualify for the prize, be sure to use at least 1 Cricut cut on your project and if it's not obvious, let us know what cartridge you used.

Don't faint, I didn't make a card this week. Shocking, I know! I used a file from Digiplayground for this adorable sticky note holder. You can find the file here. It uploaded to Design Space very easily and cut out great! The shamrocks are a Cricut cut from Celebrate with a Flourish.

Here are the pieces as they initially cut. I had a little oops on the second one from the left and had to re-cut. Not a big deal, just a time issue.

The green solid is Recollections from Michael's, as is the golden orange in the shamrock. The print paper is from Webster's Pages. It's quite thick and heavy which will help with the stability of the holder. I put some dyed seam binding on the front to help bring out the orange and put in an orange note pad from Target. The pen is from Michael's. I put a little shamrock ribbon I had left over from a couple of years ago through the top on the pen to help tie it together. The shamrock pieces have Glossy Accents on them

I snapped a few pictures during the construction process, but this is the only one that turned out. (That whole multi-tasking thing is not always productive.) This shows tape on the left and right edges, which will become the top and bottom of the holder. There is an accordion pleat on one end to help it stand up.

I hope everyone has a great couple of weeks and a Happy St. Patrick's Day! Please take some time to create something even if you don't join the challenge. It's good for you!

Challenge 245

 Happy Monday and welcome to another Monday challenge!

Challenge #245-Use the color red

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Create a project using the color red.

To qualify for the prize, be sure to use at least 1 Cricut cut on your project and if it's not obvious, let us know what cartridge you used.

For my project today I used images from the Elegant Edges cartridge and this adorable digital image from Bugaboo Stamps called "Big Books Girl". I love this image! If you like it as much as I do you can find it here.

She is colored with a combination of Spectrum Noir, Promarkers, and Copics. The solid card stock is from Recollections. The patterned paper is from a 6 x 6 pad called Walnut Grove by Pebbles.

I designed the card background in Design Space. Here is a version for you to use if you would like. Hopefully the link will work.

Card base

I hope everyone joins us for this fun challenge. Have a great week!

Last minute Valentines - Explore file if you want it

I made a few of these lip balm holders for some children of friends. These are the small lip balms from Dollar Tree. 

I used an image from the Victorian Romance cartridge. It was easy because I only had to slice with one layer.

I ungrouped the image after I got it to the size I wanted and used a small circle from the Craft Room Basics images to slice a hole for the lip balm. After it was all cut out the filigree piece fits right over the hole and lip balm. Pretty simple! I did use some different color combinations as you can see from the screen shot.  

Here is a link to the file if you would like it. There is also a shamrock for St. Patrick's day on the same mat.

https://us.cricut.com/design/#/canvas/project/24341114

Time for some Hearts (ok...Valentines)

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 Happy Monday and welcome to another Monday challenge!

Challenge #244 Valentine Projects

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Hi all. Yes, I begrudgingly typed "Valentines" in the post title. If you've ever read any of my posts from around this time of year you will know I am not a fan (far too much drama at school). That being said, this cute little guy from our sponsor, Kitty Bee Designs, was too much fun to pass up.

I colored him with my Promarkers. It's bee a while since I've colored, and the ink did some funky things on his head, but he's still cute! The doily is from the Valentine's Day Cricut image set. I only cut one layer because I was planning to put it over the red background. It's a 5" square card, by the way, not by norm. I used a Spellbinders scalloped circle to cut around the image. The washi tape is from Dollar Tree. The little die cut hearts are from the Heart Quartet set from Verve stamps. It cut so well, I was really impressed. I put some bling on the washi strip on the top of the card.

This card is an easel card. The sentiment is from K Andrew Designs. The solid color paper is all from Recollections.

Snowman Fun

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Challenge #243 Snowmen

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Snowmen

Create a project inspired by Snowmen/Snowpeople

To qualify for the prize, be sure to use at least 1 Cricut cut on your project and if it's not obvious, let us know what cartridge you used.

My project this week is not a traditional color scheme for "snowmen", but I'm trying to step outside my comfort zone a bit. I am please with the way it turned out.

I used images from several Cricut Cartridges for this card. I like that I can mix and match in Design Space and come up with something new and different. The background is from the Edge to Edge cartridge. The snowmen are from Quilted Christmas and the snowflake is from Winter Wonderland. The "Snow Day" is from Winter Woodland. The paper is all Recollections.

I hope everyone has a great week and joins us for this fun challenge.

Ornament challenge

The Bitten by the Bug 2  challenge this week is to do something with an ornament, either make one or make a card with one on it. Since I'm so late starting I chose to do the card.

The ornament is from the Winter Wonderland cartridge. There are some wonderful images on that cartridge. The patterned paper is from My Mind's Eye Found Christmas. I cut it in such a way that the image on the paper became the sentiment on the front of the card. So quick and easy! The solid paper is Recollections, the metallic is DCWV. I used some clear Wink of Stella on the berries.