Scrapbook Saturday at My Cricut Craft Room

Today, I am being featured on http://mycricutcraftroom.blogspot.com/ for Scrapbook Saturday. Today's layout was made using Robotz and Pop Up Neighborhood. I used my new Build A Banner stamps and die set from My Creative Time. The word play was cut at 1" using Robotz. The sun above it was cut from Pop Up Neighborhood (3.50"). The word Lets was cut at 2 inches from Songbird after I welded it with my Gypsy. If you look closely you will see that I took two sheets of off white cardstock from the DCWV Christmas and Winter cardstock stack. The 2nd sheet was cut down to 11 inches square and then inked with Pumpkin Chalk ink. I added stitches on the left and at the bottom using some orange and white and teal and white twine. The banner was placed on the page with some teal and white twine too. The printed papers came from the DCWV Citrus stack. On the orange mat behind the photos, I machine stitched with some teal thread.

The photos are ones that I took of my adorable grandchildren a couple of years ago playing hide and seek in their backyard playset. Love those photos!

If you didnt come here from Erica's blog, please go over and visit to see what my fellow Design Team sisters made to show you today. Click here to go over to her blog: http://mycricutcraftroom.blogspot.com/

My pennant entry for the Cricut Circle

I have seen so many beautiful pennants from the talented ladies on the Circle message board and I am not sure I want to post mine. Amy from the board told me that she would go Redneck on my tail if I didnt post it!! So funny! Hers is amazing with a Gone with the Wind theme. There was a beautiful one that someone just posted for Illinois with so much detail and layers...gorgeous! I of course had no illusions that I would win the competition and I do like my pennant so here it is....hope you all like it! It is for Indiana of course and it showcases our claim to fame...the Indy 500! I used the required Birthday Bash cartridge cut at fit to page for the pennant and the shadow. I cut a car (dont know what one it is by name) from Disney Cars and I went to my favorite standby for welding a font: Songbird!

Twisted Easel Graduation Card

I chose to do a twisted easel card for my nephew Ryan's graduation card. I can't believe he is graduated and 18! I can remember going to the hospital the night he was born. Any way...I used my Cri-kits pens to do the Congratulations sentiment using Songbird (welded with my Gypsy) on the front and then I carefully cut it out. I tried to cut it on my Cricut but botched the first one so I obviously need to practice that technique. I used Everyday Paper Dolls for the cap and diploma. I found a great video on making this card on Mary's Cardz TV. I love watching her videos...she sounds like such a sweet lady and her instructions are always so easy to follow!!

MIssing you Dad!

Sunday, it will be three years since my dad unexpectedly passed away.  I miss him so much!  I made this flag for his grave using blank flags that I bought from Oriental Trading and some red vinyl I bought a long time ago at Lowe's on clearance.  Love you Dad!!

Christmas Creations

I finally have time to get my projects from Christmas posted.  First of all, I made all the kids in our family the glitter ornaments.

I added snowflakes to one side with gems that matched the color of the ornaments and then used Songbird as the font, welding it with the Gypsy. The font was cut at one inch.  I originally wanted to make glitter ornaments for all of my family members but Hobby Lobby didnt have enough in stock for me to get them all.  For the adults in my family, I made ornaments with a snowman in the middle, glued to acetate and inserted into the glass ornament.

I used the snowman from Smiley Cards and used my Gypsy to hide the facial features.  The face was stamped with Peachy Keen stamps (PK-493 Everyday Character Face Parts).  I put Glossy Accents on the hat, buttons, and eyes of the snowman. 

Next, I made two colors of Tealight cards.  I found the instructions on You Tube and a couple of blogs and I loved how these cards looked so I made them for our Christmas cards this year.  The mittens are from Jolly Holidays and they layer so easy and are so cute! The sentiment I think is a Penny Black design and I completed the card with the Martha Stewart Doily Lace border punch.

I needed money holders so I chose to cut four crayon boxes from Tags, Bags, Boxes and More.  These were cut at 7 inches.  I added the reindeer from Jolly Holidays.  I also used red Stickles to the nose so that he would look like Rudolph!  The gold stars and writing on the boxes were done using the gold Signo pen.  I love Signo pens!  They are awesome!

Songbird and Daylillies

Someone on the Cricut Circle message board challenged us to use all of our cartridges.  In an effort to do that, I will be posting some of my older projects in the next few days.  This layout used George for the circles and Songbird (using the Design Studio to weld the words together...Thanks Rhonda!) for the title.