Vacation Challenge at Exploring Cricut and More!

Happy Monday!

Today begins a new challenge at Exploring Cricut and More!
Our challenge is: “Vacation” create a card, layout, or paper craft for vacation and use a sign of some kind (stop, beach, gas etc)
We are planning our annual camping trip with friends and family so I am starting to make some goodies to take along. I am starting with these super fun and easy to make "build your own s'more goodie bags"

All of the images were cut with the Camping Critters Cartridge using the sign feature.
Sign and layers cut at 2.25"
Critter cut at 2.75"

So, how about you? Have you had a chance to take a little trip or have one planned?? Perhaps you will be inspired to create a project for this challenge!
Be sure to check out Exploring Cricut and More! for some wonderful creative ideas from our Design Team.

Have a wonderful crafty week.

Flip Flop Goodie Bags for Exploring Cricut and More!

Good morning everyone!
I am happy to be posting today for Exploring Cricut and More!

We recently celebrated Sara's high school graduation with a double party that included my nephew from Florida.
Because our graduates are pretty nontraditional....our party and decor was nontraditional as well.

It was  a beach party in our backyard. I needed to keep the goodie bags pretty simple as there were so many details to attend to.

I pulled out the Life's a Beach cartridge once again to create these little flip flops. They really do cut beautifully and assemble in a snap.

These are cut at 1,5" I didn't add alot of details, some simple gem, washi tape and glassine bags. The sentiment was created on the computer and I just created a banner and inked the edges.

I thought I would share a little bit of the food pics as well. Our daughter Rachel made the cake, my sisters, girlfriends and I had fun making the pineapple palm tree centerpieces and the shark watermelon.

Thank you for stopping by today and be sure to check back on Monday for a fun new challenge at Exploring Cricut and More!

Challenge time at Exploring Cricut and More!

Good morning and happy Monday!

Today is the start of a new challenge at Exploring Cricut and More!
This week's Challenge “Wedding”! Create a card, layout, or paper craft for a wedding using the colors black and white with a splash of one other color.

What do you think? Fun right? I love a challenge and this was a good one. Deciding on the image and accent color took some thought for me!

We have a couple of weddings coming up in our family and I thought it would be fun to try these little bride and groom boxes found on the Tie the Knot Cartridge.

Groom box cut 7.5"
Bride box cut at 8.5"  and each box had one layer.
I didn't add to many accents, just some embossing and pearls.

I hope you will take a look at Exploring Cricut and More! and see what the wonderful DT has created to inspire everyone!

Under the Sea Decor for Exploring Cricut and More!

Hello everyone and thank you for stopping by today. It sure feels like summer is in full swing around here.
Today I am posting as a DT member for Exploring Cricut and More!

Not long ago we had a cast party here in the backyard for the Sara's Little Mermaid Play she finished. It was a delightful play and so much fun to watch.

Of course I needed to make a few fun goodies for the party and decided on:
Goodie bags using the Life's a Beach Cartridge and border feature cut at 2.50"
Cupcake wrappers and toppers using the Cupcake Wrapper Lite Cartridge- cut at 2.25" . I used some Peachy Keen stamps for the toppers as well.
a welcome sign using the Life's a Beach Cartridge and fit to page feature for "little mermaid" and the other images cut at 4.0"
napkin rings using the Spring and Summer Tablescapes cartridge cut at 2.0". I added the shells from Life's a Beach Cartridge.

Please join us this coming Monday for another challenge at Exploring Cricut and More!

Father's Day Challenge for Exploring Cricut and More!

Hello everyone,
Father's Day is just around the corner and this week's challenge over at Exploring Cricut and More! is to create a card, layout or papercrafting project with a Father's Day theme.

I decided to make some tags and a gift card holder using Create a Critter 2 Cartridge!

The images were cut at 3.25" using the layers and accessories features
The phrases were cut at 1.75"
These cute little images can be found on 46 and 47.
The sentiments were from a little Studio G set
My tags and gift card holder  were created using My Creative Time's 3x4 Stitched Journal Die and the Gift Card Holder Die.
Used a bit of bright blue baker's twine and some foam tape.

Thank you for stopping by today and I do hope you join in our challenge at Exploring Cricut and More!

Sweet little Birthday Invite for Exploring Cricut and More!

Good morning and happy Friday! Yeah the weekend is here! Today is the last day of official school for us. I always school thru the summer but with a much lighter load, so that being said I sure hope to find more time for crafting! Our family has lots of celebrations happening this summer and fall, so I certainly won't be at a loss for inspiration.

I am posting today as a DT member for Exploring Cricut and More! It is a wonderful blog dedicated to all things die-cut! You will find daily projects, challenges, tips and ideas galore!

One of my girlfriend's always hosts their grandchild's first birthday party. So this little invitation is for grand baby #5! She insists on some sort of princess theme for the girls and her idea this year is "princess at the carnival". I looked thru my cartridges decided the best choices would be the  Paper Doll Dress Ups and Carousel Lite Cartridges

The little fairy is cut at 3.0" including the layers
Balloons cut at 2.5" with the layer
Ticket cut at 1.0" including layer

I heat embossed the balloons using a My Creative Time stamp set "Build a Banner" and white embossing powder
Swiss Dots and Swirls Cuttlebug folders
Sentiment is from Papertrey Ink
Pink twine for the balloons
White gel pen for the stitching
Peachy Keen Stamps Princess Assortment
Foam tape and Tombow Mono Liquid glue

"Here Comes Summer" Challenge for Exploring Cricut and More!

Good morning everyone! Today is the beginning of a new challenge at Exploring Cricut and More!
With the warm weather upon us and the days getting longer it is time to welcome summer!
It sure feels like summer here in northern California.

Challenge:  “Here Comes Summer” make card, layout, or papercraft celebrating summer and must include the colors red and blue!!
I was inspired to do some "decorating" in the backyard. We are really enjoying our backyard including the pool and I have some baskets that hold misc items and thought it would be fun to "dress" them up a bit.

I started with some little chalkboards I picked up at Michaels a while back and some vinyl scraps. (It's definitely time to replenish my vinyl supplies) The baskets are also from Michaels

I pulled out my summery cartridges and tried to find some images that would work.

Towels cut from the Savory Lite cartridge at 2.25" I added the shell layer from the Life's a Beach cartridge cut at .75"
"Friends" cut from the Life's a Beach cartridge at 2.0"
Life Preserver cut from the Splish Splash Lite Cartridge cut at 3.0"
The words are written with chalk for now, but I am thinking some vinyl letters would be a good idea.

Thank you for stopping by today and don't forget to visitExploring Cricut and More! for some wonderful inspiration and to enter our challenge!

Oodles of Monogrammed Note Cards for Exploring Cricut and More!

Hello and happy Friday. So looking forward to what I hope is going to be a relaxing weekend! Perhaps a little crafting and trying to catch up on Project Life is in order as well.
Today is my day to post as a DT member at Exploring Cricut and More! and I am sharing with you the MANY sets of monogrammed note cards I made for some very special family and friends for Mother's Day.

I used the Mini Monograms Cartridge for the font and the Sweet Treats Cartridge for the tags.
The letters were cut at 2.25 including the shadow feature.
Sweet Treats Cartridge has a tag feature along with a layer and I cut these at 3.0"

Cardstock, patterned paper, buttons, ribbon and twine are from Papertrey Ink
Envelopes were made using the Stitched Envelope Die from My Creative Timeand the sentiment is from the Mom You Rock Set also from My Creative Time
I also used the Swiss Dots Cuttlebug folder to emboss the letters.

These little sets were such fun to make. Thank you so much for stopping today. Please join us on Monday at Exploring Cricut and More for a new challenge!

Mother's Day Challenge at Exploring Cricut and More!

Good morning and happy Monday! Hoping your weekend was terrific. We had a wonderful time with family and friends.

Today at Exploring Cricut and More! is the beginning of a new Challenge and the theme is Mother's Day!

Mother’s Day Challenge:  Make card, layout, or paper craft for Mother’s Day in any colors, but must add at least 1 ribbon.

I pulled out my Mother's Day 2010 Seasonal Cricut Cartridge for this quick project.
Fresh flowers are always part of my gift for my sweet mom, so I thought it would be fun to make a little sign to embellish the vase.

"Mom" cut at 2.25"
sign cut at 4.0"
flower cut at 1.25" cut three times.

I added a flower brad to the flower and ribbon to tie it on the vase.

Please be sure to visit Exploring Cricut and More! for some wonderful ideas for your challenge project!
Thank you for stopping by today and have a wonderful week.