In November We Strut Cap; Cricut Hat Press

Hello there! Have you had a chance to try the Hat Press by Cricut? I purchased one in December with a plan to make caps for Christmas. Yeah, no...that didn't happen. There was so much going on in December and then I got sick to top it off.

But, I knew I had plenty of time to create this "In November We Strut" cap since our family's annual virtual marathon doesn't start until November. I cannot wait to show it off!

Fonts used: Arial for in and we; Gelato Fresco for November; and BFC College Sports Stencil for Strut

I pressed two different times since I had the white HTV and red glitter HTV. Using the included heat resistant tape was very helpful with this step!

Be sure to watch the How To video to see how I created this fun and sparkly cap.

My opinion of the Cricut Hat Press

Folks, I love it! I don't make a lot of caps but I have done a few. Let me tell you, this hat press made the project so easy and quick! It is bluetoothed (is that a word) so temp and timer is set on your phone which means there's no guesswork. It literally took 60 seconds to press the words to the cap. 

No Brainer!  If you make hats, you must get this product!

Freaky Fast Layout; Lisa Marie

I love a fun challenge and The Scraproom always posts a Freaky Fast challenge on their IG account. I'm sure they post on their blog as well, I just get it from IG. For February, they posted the following:

When I saw the four 4.25" squares, I instantly thought of a grid pattern and that's what I did. For some reason, I also decided to make this a monochromatic layout as well.

Here's the final layout:

I love the back base page because it makes these blue paper varieties pop and that's always a good thing!

What I used:

Black & white cardstock from CutCardStock

Patterned Papers from Pink Paisley

Cricut for the title

Plane stickers, enamel dots and Bag Tag die from Simple Stories

Puffy heart stickers from CTMH

Watch the YT process video:

 

Love to Craft Challenge; Die Cut Challenge

Today is March first and it's time to share my project for the Love to Craft Challenge Blog (LTCCB). I am also starting a new challenge that involves my Sizzix Sidekick and dies. I realized recently that my die collection is growing and there are many of them that I have not used yet.

This card uses a Sizzix flower set that I recently purchased from a thrift store for $1 and paper scraps that are on my desktop.

Watch the process video to see how it was created. 

Make your own crafty project and link it to the LTCCB site by April 15th. These challenges last for six weeks!

And be sure to check back every Saturday in March to see more projects made with my Sizzix and dies.

TGIF; Thankful Friday 356

Hey there! Another Friday and another day to be thankful!

This week I'm thankful for the medical staff that worked with my granddaughter. She's fine but had to stay in the hospital for a couple of days for medication and tests. 

Such a brave girl! And I created a individual charcuterie just for her.

What are you thankful for this week?

Roller Skate Shaped Card

I posted a new YouTube process video on how to create a shaped card using a single image. This is created with the Vintage Roller Skate cut file from Printable Cuttable Creatables. 

Easy instructions are:

Duplicate the main image and use the unite function to create a solid shape of the skate.

Duplicate the solid image and vertically flip it.

Move the two solid images so they attach at the middle.

Unite and add a score line where they meet. (Score line is created by using the cut line in Basic Shapes and then changing it to score)

Add the multi layer skate to the front of the shaped card base.  Resize and cut aka Make

Check out the video here:

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What do you think? Are you gonna try to make one?

Pocket Pages for Graceland

I love mixing things up in my 12x12 albums. There were so many photos taken and printed during our trip to Graceland that I knew it made sense to use a pocket page. This was a fun design because of the 4x12 strip at the top.

Check out my YouTube process video for my thoughts and the unique items I used in these pockets.

Do you use pocket pages in your albums?

TGIF; Thankful Friday #355

Another Friday and another week to be thankful. What am I thankful for this week? I'm thankful for a week of being healthy. It seems like everyone I know is sick or getting over being sick and I'm glad (so far) it has not infected me.

Hopefully the weather will start to warm up and we'll all be able to get some fresh air soon!

If you're sick, I hope you get well soon!