FCCB Challenge #301: Animals

Happy Monday and welcome to another Monday challenge at Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog!

Challenge #301-Animals
Make a project about any kind of animal-dogs, cats, horses, cows, etc!

The FCCB Design Team is sponsoring a $25 gift card at

Amazon!

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. If you use a Cricut Explore machine, at least one cut must be from the Cricut catalog of images.

If it isn't a card, you will get two entries into the drawing!

I've been meaning to make this treat holder for our Gracie Lou for sometime and this challenge gave me the nudge that I needed.  This project started off as a Christmas Popcorn Trio Tin.  I lightly sanded the outside, taped & balled up newspaper to protect the inside and then spray painted it.  I cut the paw print using the Paper Pups cartridge and Don Juan font for her name.

I curved Gracie's name in Design Space before cutting the vinyl. This made it so easy when placing it on the tin.

I decided to do it twice since I have many of these tins.

Steps: 1) Sand & Spray Paint Tin; 2) Cut & Apply Vinyl; 3) Secure Knob; 4) Done!

SO CUTE!

Now it's your turn.  Create a project with ANIMAL as your inspiration and link it to the FCCB site for your chance to win a prize.  Have fun!

You're On My Mind - Mid Month Inspiration CWS

I loved this rubber book/tulip image from Pattie's Creations so much, I created another card.  Pattie's Creations is the current sponsor for this month's challenge on Creative With Stamps (CWS) challenge site.  It's not too late to join the link!
This time I used a brighter color theme.  The background started with a gelli print and I added gold Heidi shine and some other marks stamped using the Elements 3 Bloom Art Stamps and gold & black inks.  The sentiment is an old Stampin' Up one.  It's perfect for any occasion.

Before adhering the stamped image, I added multiple strips of bright washi tapes.  I absolutely love the tiny gold "love" washi tape!  I bought it in preparation for my son's upcoming wedding and all those scrapbook pages I'm going to make.

I used a sketch on the Stick it Down challenge site.  Since I cannot post the card until after May 1st, I'm not entering in their monthly challenge, but still like the sketch.

This is the second card I made with this digi stamp.  Click HERE to see the other card.

Elegant Cruise Night; My Creative Sketches

My daughter and I just returned from a Scrapbooking Weekend Retreat and we both accomplished so much!  My goal was to start & complete my cruise album and I did it!

This photo was taken on the Elegent Cruise night.  I don't normally scrapbook 8 1/2 x 11 photos, but I liked this sketch from May challenge sketch at My Creative Sketches and followed it.

I love how the background cardstock matches the photo background.  I made a lot of embellishment clusters in this album and I just love them.  I purchased a Mexico cruise scrapbooking kit while on the cruise and used most of the papers, stickers and pocket page cards for the album.  The life preserver & steering wheel thingy and seagulls were cut from my Cricut.  I used enamel dots and some Heidi Swapp spray inks (gold) to add some fun as well.

I'm having a good laugh on that ridiculous pose my DH & I are in but it's still a decent photo and one full of memories.

Please check out the My Creative Sketches website for the sketch, DT inspirations and join the challenge.

Just Farting Around

Just farting around with my Cricut and this happened...

I cut the rose image on freezer paper to make a stencil.  This is an old t-shirt that I had cut up (see the strips in the back) and use as jammies.  After ironing the stencil on the shirt, I tucked an old towel in it and then sprayed some bleach. 


I LOVE IT!  Now I need to make one for realsies!


The rose image is from Cricut Access so I don't know the actual cartridge.  Be on the look out for more of these stenciled shirts in the future!


Maybe a future instructional video??  We'll see :)


Speaking of Cricut projects...don't forget to join the FCCB #300 challenge.  We are giving away a new Cricut and more!
BTW - I'm out in the mountains at a Scrapbooking Retreat.  I'll post photos of my completed layouts/projects when I return on Monday.

WOYWW #413

Happy Wednesday everyone!  I'm so excited to tell you guys that my daughter and I are leaving this Friday afternoon to a Scrapbooking Retreat!  We go every year on Mother's Day weekend, but due to some scheduling changes, we had to switch it a week earlier this year.

The place we go is part of a Christian Camp in the mountains & we stay at the Silver Ridge House.  It's so beautiful and peaceful up there AND the bonus is not having to cook or clean for 3 1/2 days!  They do all the cooking and kitchen clean up.  We each get our own twin bed and sleep at least 4-5 women in each room.  All the women that attend are part of our little scrapbooking group in the town that we live in.  It's amazing!

Now to my work area...my desk is clear since I've packed away most of my stuff!  I know I always over pack but you just never know what you'll need.  Good thing scrapbookers love to share their stash.  Even if I forget something, I can get some from my fellow scrapbooker and vice versa plus there's a Joanne's about two miles from the house.

I can't wait to show photos of my completed layouts.  I'm hoping to start and finish our Cruise Album.

Be sure to say hi to the other WOYWW deskers by clicking HERE.

FCCB Blog Hop and Challenge #300

Happy Monday and welcome to our 300th Challenge! 

We are having a BLOG HOP to celebrate!

Challenge #300
Make a project about Mother's Day!

One lucky commenter will be chosen (from all blog hop comments on each blog, plus this one) to win this-

a brand new Cricut Explore! Courtesy of 

of Denton, Texas

ALSO-

The FCCB Design Team is sponsoring TWO $25 gift cards at

Amazon!

We also have:

$15.00 Gift Certificate

And two $10 gift certificates to-

Dreaming Tree SVG's

To qualify for the gift certificates, 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. If you use a Cricut Explore machine, at least one cut must be from the Cricut catalog of images.

There is a limit of three entries per person.  BE SURE TO LINK YOUR PROJECT ON THE FCCB WEBSITE.

Be sure to visit each Design Team member leave a comment and become a follower - those will be put into a drawing for their blog candy (if offered).

Here is our blog hop list for Mother's Day challenge #300!

1. Michelle
2. Penny Light 
3. DIANA L. 
4. Karla Yungwirth 
5. Carol 
6. Dorlene Durham   YOU ARE HERE!
7. Marie Flayer
8. Stacey
9. Sheila Harper
10. Lynn 
11. Cindy
12. Diana Lynn Martin 
13. Linda Israel

I've never been a part of a Blog Hop so I'm super excited about this one!  I kept my Mother's Day card pretty simple this year.  My mom loves all things chili peppers so I know she'll love this card.  The chili peppers were cut from the Ole cricut cartridge and placed on the card with dimensionals.  I added some Wink of Stella in the white areas & a few embellishments to complete the card.

This is one of my favorite cartridges.  I just LOVE it!  It is so fun!

Be sure to follow the Blog Hop for inspiration as well as opportunities to win multiple prizes.  Become a follower of my blog & leave a comment to be placed in my personal giveaway.  The randomly drawn person will be announced on May 15th.  Winner will get their choice of 3 scrapbook kits/layouts that I create.  

For those of you who are mothers,

Happy Mother's Day!

CWS May Challenge; Flowers

The stamping challenge at http://creativewithstampschallenge.blogspot.com for May is Flowers.  Join us this month with your stamped creations.  This month's sponsor is Pattie's Creations Digital Stamps.

Sponsor:

Selected winner will receive 3 digi stamps

I used the Rubber Boots/Tulips image from Pattie's Creations Digital Stamps for this card.  The best thing about working with digital stamps is you can customize the size for your need.  I made this pretty big because I knew I was going to fussy cut it. I used markers that I have in my stash to color the image - a combination of alcohol markers and Tombow markers.  I use a white pen to add some highlights here and there as well.

Close Up:

The background was done by adding gesso, acrylic paint and some walnut ink on old book paper.  Then I added some random marks using my Elements Set by Bloom Art Stamps.  I tore a piece of a yellow doily, washi tapes and thread and added them behind the rubber boots.  The image was placed on the background with dimensionals. 

Rubber Boot Digi Stamp - Pattie's Creations Digital Stamps

Background Marks - Elements by Bloom Art Stamps

Sentiment - Stampin' Up

Remember to join the challenge at Creative with Stamps challenge site for a chance to win some great prizes!  Stamp on my friends!