FANTABULOUS CRICUT CHALLENGE #122
S'MORE ANYONE?

Its that time again...Time for another super Monday challenge over at Fantabulous Cricut and this week your inspiration is "Smore anyone".  So, whatever it is that comes to mind, campouts, barbaques or  campfires, let it out and create something fabulous!   Dont forget to stop by and check out all of the wonderful projects the Design Team has come up with this week...theyre really super!

For my project, I decided to make a 12"x 12" layout from a picture that I took of  my children while they were camping out on our property and the fact that they were making S'mores (goodies between my daughters) made it the perfect choice!

Country nights

For this layout I used the following cartridges and measurements.  Campin' Critters-porcupine (pg 34),

cut at 1 1/4, 1 3/4 and 2 1/4 inches, Plantin SchoolBook-letters, cut at 1 inch and Pooh and Friends-

grass/icon (pg 29), cut at 1/2 and 3/4 inches, fence/icon (pg 30), cut at 1 inch.

I used the Martha Stewart punch "Stars" for the night sky, Liquid Pearls and Copic marker E55 for the marshmellows (it gave the marshmellows a puffy golden look...yum), mini brads for the eyes on the porcupine, pop dots on the large/small critter and Copic marker R20 for their bellies/feet and noses.

Lastly, for the campfire, I cut the image from a piece of patterned paper and used Glossy Accents to give it a shiny glow.

Thanks so much for stopping by and having a look.  Kathie 

SHADES OF GRAY

When I think of shades of gray, I think of the old silent movies or the classics that starred  people like Bette Davis, Myrna Loy, Cary Grant, William Powell...You see where Im going. 

And for this reason I chose a digital stamp that I have from MosDigitalPencil.com  that is called "The Tramp" for the following challenges.  The first is over at crafting when we can and its a "monochrome" challenge...the other is over at paper play time and the challenge they have going is a "Miss you" challenge. 

The Tramp

For this card I used the following cartridges and measurements.  Art Deco-Pantages Theater

Marquee (pg 41), cut at 1 3/4 inches, Plantin SchoolBook-sentiment, cut at 1/2 inch and Mickey

and Friends-icon/border (pg 114), cut at 1 inch.

I colored the digital stamp using the following Copic markers...C0, C3, C5, C7, B32 and B34.  This is the first time Ive done this type of coloring, so I hope it looks alright!

I then centered my sentiment and put pop dots on the underside of the marquee and placed

all of the images on the mat...which is 4 3/4"x 6 3/4" (blue),  4 1/2"x 6 1/2" (black) and 3"x 5" (gray).

Thanks for stopping by and having a look.  Kathie

158 DAYS TILL CHRISTMAS!

Christmas is fast approaching and there are still plenty of "Christmas in July" challenges out there for you to take part in to build up your supply of cards...Its also a good way to get one motivated.

So that is just what Ive done...I went ahead and decided to get motivated and create another Christmas card.  I will be entering my card into the challenges over at A Muse Studio and Send a Smile 4 Kids.

5"x7"

For this card I used the following cartridge.  Plantin SchoolBook-letters/shadows(muliple pages), cut

at 1 inch.

I also used a Magnolia stamp and colored it using the following Copic markers...Flesh-E000, E00, E01

and R20...Outfit/stockings/hair bow-R24 and R27...Gift box-B000, B21, B23, E35 and E37...Hair-E15, E17 and E19.

I made a bow with red satin ribbon and used the same to add across the top.

Thanks so much for stopping by.  Kathie

PARTY TIME

I dont know why I havent used the  "Toy Story" cartridge more often...it really does have some neat images on it.  So now Ive made a promise to self...try and use each cartridge that I own before I buy a new one

I made this card for the "I feel the love" project challenge over at Cooking with Cricut .  For their challenge you have to create a birthday card for a child.   Just hope its not to late.

Howdy!

For this card I used the following cartridges and measurements.  Toy Story-Woody #5 (pg33), cut at

6 1/2 inches and Plantin SchoolBook-letters, cut at 1 inch.

When making Woody, I used the following inks to shadow him...coffee bean, navy blue, brown and burnt orange.  I also used mini brads and white Liquid Pearls for his shirt buttons.  I then finished him off by using yellow Stickles and Glossy Accents.

For the word "party" I simply cut the letters at 1 inch and placed them onto their shadow.

Thanks for looking...I hope you like it.  Kathie

"SUNNY DAYS" CHALLANGE

Are you ready for some fun in the sun?  If so, then get ready and take part in this weeks challenge over at Fantabulous Cricut Challenge!  All you have to do is create something using the sun.  It can be a card, layout, tag or what ever else you feel  inspires you.  So pull out all of your crafty things and start creating!   The Design Team has come up with some really great projects, so be sure to stop by and have a look at their work!

For my card I went with a Disney classic.  *This card will be donated to the SendASmile4Kids.  If  you dont know what they are about... you might like to visit their blog and help out.

Summer days!

For this card I used the following cartridges and measurements.  Mickey and Friends-Daisy/Donald (pg 105), cut at 5 1/2 inches, sun, grass, clouds (pg 127), cut at sun-1 1/2 inches,  grass-1 1/2 inches, clouds-1/2 inch, 1 inch, 1 1/2 inches and Plantin SchoolBook-flower (pg 76), cut at 1/2 inch and 3/4 inch.

There really isnt a lot of embellishment on this card at all, but I did use carnation pink, light pink, navy blue, sky blue and mandarine orange inks for the edges of the images and to give them a little depth and shadow.

Thanks so much for stopping by and having a look.  Kathie

*Dont forget to check out the other Design Team members creations and see what a great job they did!

"CHRISTMAS IN JULY"

HELLO EVERYONE.  ITS TIME AGAIN FOR ANOTHER SUPER CHALLENGE OVER AT GO FISH CHALLENGE ..AND ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS CREATE A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS PROJECT.  SO GET OUT ALL OF YOUR HOLIDAY COLORED PAPERS, EMBELLISHMENTS ECT... AND GET BUSY!   IF YOU NEED A LITTLE EXTRA INSPIRATION,  BE SURE TO CHECK OUT THE REST OF THE DESIGN TEAM MEMBERS PROJECTS...THEY MADE SOME AWESOME THINGS.

For my "Christmas in July" project, I decided to go with a childrens classic and used Winnie the Pooh...along with a few of his friends.  I hope you all like it.

Let it snow

For this card I used the following cartridges and measurements.  Pooh and Friends-Pooh #2 (pg 18), cut at 2 inches, Piglet #4 (pg40), cut at 1 3/4 inches, Eeyor #2 (pg48), cut at 2 inches, Santa hat/icon (pg 60), cut at 1 inch...Winter Woodland-Snowflake (pg 48), cut at various sizes and Plantin SchoolBook-NOEL, cut at 2 1/4 inches.

I used Diamond stickles to give Poohs hat and the snowflakes a frosty winter fell along with dark purlple, caranation pink and a warm brown ink to give a little depth to the images.  Oh, and lets not forget Poohs soft black eyes...for those, I used mini black brads.

Thanks for stopping by...I hope you like it.  Kathie

*And dont forget to check out the other Design Team members projects too.

IM BACK!

After 11 days without electricty,running water and sometimes phone service...we're finally back!  My goal now, START CREATING...oh yeah!

STATE OF EMERGENCY!

Im sorry that Im unable to post, but West Virginia has been under a State of Emergency since last Friday and Im one of the many thousands that have no electric or phone services.  I hope youll understand and please be assured that I will be posting once again, when everything is back up and running.  Kathie