Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Cricut Circle Weekly Challenge #11 - Card or Tag Sketch

This week we had to create a quick tag or card using the sketch provided below. It can be holiday themed , but it doesn’t need to be.  Project must be newly created for this challenge and must include atleast 2 different cuts from any Cricut cartridge to qualify.

Sketch that was provided for Challenge


My Card with my Interpretation


Recipe:
*A2 Size Card in Gray
*Imagine Mr. Frosty Cartridge Custom Papers
*Imagine More Cartridge - 3.0 inch Scallop & 2.5 inch Scallop
*When Its Cold Outside Cartridge - Snowflake 1.5 inch
*3 Snowflake Buttons
*i-Rock Silver Jewels
*Gray Marker
*Siver Ink Pad
*Snowflake Emboss Folder
*Sizzix Uppercase doodle Block Alphabars
*Scrap of Striped Paper





Thursday, December 9, 2010

Cricut Circle Weekly Challenge #10: Holiday Recipe

Challenge Rules:
Project must be newly created for this challenge and must include at least 2 different cuts from any Cricut cartridge to qualify.  Create a project that is about, includes, or holds a holiday recipe. This could be a scrapbook page, a mini album, a recipe box or book, a Gift for a Neighbor . . . the sky’s the limit. But they want to see us pay tribute to a holiday recipe in some way.




Recipe:
*Your Story Photo
*Your Story Photo 4x6 Folder
*Scrap Paper
*Tartan Emboss from Cuttlebug Winter Bundle
*From My Kitchen Cartridge Gingerbread Man - 2.0
*From My Kitchen Cartridge Recipes - 2.0
*Songbird Cartridge and Gypsy to Weld Holiday - 1.0
*We R Memory Keeper Buttons for Gingerbread Men
*Dew Drop Chalk Ink
*Recycled old album pages to hold and protect recipe cards



December Digi Day : Cookie Recipe Exchange

I made a Christmas Card with this adorable image from Digital Delights called Oops a Daisy Ginger.

Recipe:
5.5" x 5.5" Card
*Scraps of Paper
*Purple with Glitter Dots Celebrate It Holiday Ribbon
*Adorable Gingerbread Image from Digital Delights
*Martha Stewart Pencils to color image
*Merry Christmas Stamp - Michael's Dollar Bin
*i-rock jewels on Gingerbread buttons

UPDATE:  Yay!  My name was drawn and I won a Gift Certificate with this entry!

Tuesday, December 7, 2010

Circle December Monthly Challenge: Holiday Gifts

The theme for this month’s challenge is geared towards helping cross off one of the names on your holiday gift list! We needed to create a Holiday Gift Item. Project must be newly created for this challenge and should include the following elements to qualify: use a tag made with a cartridge (there are so many great tags on so many cartridges), use the color red somewhere, use ribbon, and use the Phrase Feature from one of the cartridges
  • Use at least 2 Cricut Cuts
  • Use a tag made with a cartridge (there are so many great tags on so many cartridges!)
  • Use the color red somewhere.
  • Use ribbon.
  • Use a phrase from one of the cartridges

For my Holiday Gift I made my Husband a Journal to include a stamp I know he really liked when he seen it at the store.
    Recipe:
    *YourStory Photo
    *5X7 Brown Folder
    *Oriental Weave Embossing Folder
    Very Merry Tags - Snowflake Tag - 2.0
    *Imagine More Cartridge
    *Secret Phrase - 1.0
    *Tick Tock Clock - 2.0
    *Remember Journal page cut into layers 4.5
    *take some time stamp - Michael's in dollar bin
    *Letter Stamps - Michael's
    *Martha Stewart Score board for 7x7 Gift box
    *My Mind's Eye Wonderful Winter Paper Stack for Gift Box paper
    *Tis the Season Merry Christmas Ribbon
    *Cream Colored Ribbon glued in Journal for Marker

Friday, December 3, 2010

Cricut Circle December Magazine Gift Bag/Box Contest

Contest Rules:
Must create a gift bag or box using a base from one of the many Cricut cartridges available. Embellish it to fit your style!  Use at least 4 Cricut cuts in the design and incorporate something from one of the November Circle magazine sponsors in the back of magazine.

I wanted to make a gift box that can be used as a gift box but also as home decor' for my niece that is having a baby girl this month.  I wanted to use not so traditional colors to add my own style to the gift.  I also added a matching card and platform to set them on.  The little vase is made out of a prescription bottle and decorated with paper and ribbon.  The top box can be used to put a gift card or small gift inside.  For advertising and because I love this tool....I used the Imaginisce i-rock tool to put the silver bling on the corners of the boxes and the middle of the quilled flowers.  TFL






*Tags, Bags, Boxes & More Cartridge - size 11.59 x 9.00 on my Gypsy
*Ashlyn's Alphabet Cartridge - letters and shadow 1.3 on Imagine
*Cuttlebug Quilled flowers
*Prescription Bottle
*Imaginisce i-rock
*Celebrate It ribbon
*The Breathe Paper Collection by Corina Nielsen
*Dew Drop Gingerbread Chalk Ink
* I also cut 4 boxes from white cardstock and used my ATG (Advanced Tape Glider) to attatch them to the colored paper because the particular paper I used is pretty thin and I wanted the boxes to be sturdy.