Fantabulous Cricut - Ch# 81 - Decor and More

Wow! Monday again and time for another fun challenge at Fantabulous Cricut! Challenge # 81 is Decor and More. We are asked to create a project to hang on the wall--can be vinyl, wall hanging, etc. My thoughts were to make a type of wreath/wall hanging and this is my results! I want to surprise some of my Red Hat sisters with this little creation and I am using reds and purples rather than traditional colors for Halloween.

The base is cut from black cardstock at 10.50" using the Cricut Essentials cartridge which is preloaded on the E2. The scallop doily image is on page 37. For added strength and stability, I hand cut a piece of kraft cardboard which had been marked at 10" with a plate and glued the cardboard to the main cut. The cardboard was recycled from a scrapbooking kit. When I found the purple spider web paper in a K&Company pack during my recent shopping trip to Michael's, I just had to buy it for my background!

The flowers are made using Cricut Flower Shoppe. I did a search on You Tube on this cartridge and found a great video by MargaretsCrafts. The flower is the mum on page 21 and uses varying sizes for the layers of petals. Leaves are on page 22. I chose to use less layers thus making a smaller flower on the witch hat.
Cricut Happy Hauntings is used for remaining cuts.
Page 54 - Witch Hat cut 5 1/2" from purple gingham and the image is repeated using white cardstock for added thickness on the hat.
Page 38 - Boo is cut 1 1/4" using the phrase feature- regular and shadow.
Page 65 - Flourishes are cut using the Spooky Font feature on page 65 at 1 1/4". One image was cut using flip feature.
Cuttlebug Folder- Swiss Dots used on the red layer of hat.
For a little Red Hat flair, I added gemstones and feathers. Do you see the little spider!
Lots of inking! Hat, spider, and flower are pop-dotted. A loop of red ribbon is glued to the back for hanging.

Hope you enjoy my project! Now it is your turn to play with us at FCCB. Stop by and see all the fun creations by the design team. Remember the deadline to enter the challenge is midnight Sat. Oct. 15th. As always, be sure to include a Cricut cut!

I am sharing at Crafty Sprouts Color Challenge--Red and Black and Slimy Green. You can use any theme and you must use at least 2 of the colors.

My Sheri Crafts Design Team Call

Hope each of you are having a great day!

Have you heard the exciting news about the design team call at My Sheri Crafts?
If you are interested and would like to apply, please visit My Sheri Crafts. A list of requirements and contact information is available on the site.

Don't forget about our "Think Pink" Challenge that is going on now! If you have not submitted a project, you still have time to do so! Challenge will close midnight (CST) Oct. 14.

Apple Harvest

It seems forever since I was able to participate in a challenge. There have been so many great challenges lately and I have been missing all the fun. I finally was able to get a card done this weekend for a couple of challenges!

My card is 5" x 6 1/2 " white cardstock and is layered with a pretty Recollections pink patterned paper.

I was trying to include apples and a wheelbarrow into my project. I opened Cricut Freshly Picked cartridge for the first time and saw this apple frame. Well, immediately I decided to frame a wheelbarrow! Have you noticed the interesting frames on this cartridge...some would be great on scrapbook pages.

Cricut Cartridges:

Freshly Picked - Page 28 - Apple frame cut 4". Page 54 - Hat cut 1 3/4". For Apple Harvest, I used the Words feature on page 28 for the Apple and Words feature on page 59 for Harvest. Both were cut at 1 1/4".

Walk in my Garden - Page 107- Wheelbarrow cut at 1 1/4".

Cricut Essentials (preloaded on E2) - Page 45- Corner cut at 1.25"

A Child's Year - Page 49 - Apples cut 3/4"

Lots of inking! Hat and phrase are pop-dotted! Patterned papers are Recollections (24 in pack). I love all these colors. For the reds and kraft color, I use papers from my scrap stack. I used both the Expression and E2 on this card.

Challenges:

Bitten by the Bug2 - Walk in my Garden wheelbarrow. Of course, if you do not have this cartridge, you can use a similar cut from another cartridge.

Cooking with Cricut - Ch.# 53 - Apples and Honey

Link Up for Pink - Linking party - Pink as main color for Breast Cancer Awareness

Hope you enjoy my card!

My Sheri Crafts - Challenge #70 - Think Pink



Thanks for stopping by today! Can you believe it is the first day in October! Where has the year gone! We are having a beautiful day with cooler temperatures! As many of you know, October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Each of us knows someone that has been affected by this disease. To share more awareness, this week at My Sheri Crafts, our challenge is Think Pink. We would like to remind you to get those annual exams.

My card is 5"x 6 1/2". Papers are Colorbok and Recollections Animal pack.

Cricut cartridge is Paisley.

Page 52 - Shoes cut 2".

Page 56 - Girl time cut 1 1/2".

Cuttlebug: Hearts blocks embossing folder used on the white mat.

Inking, DMC Memory thread for the bows, shoes are pop-dotted, and doodling on the sentiment.

We look forward to seeing your projects! Remember one lucky winner will be chosen to be the next guest designer at My Sheri Crafts and Ooo la la awards are also selected.

Today is World Card-Making Day and I am entering this card in the contest going on at Cricut blog. Three lucky winners will receive a Cuttlebug! Wow! That sounds great!!
I am linking this up at Link Up For Pink at Just Yolie, Just Create

Fantabulous Cricut - Ch #79 - Leaves Are Falling

It has been awhile since I last posted. I have been away on a fabulous cruise! I enjoyed lots of fun with my Red Hat sisters. Maybe I can share a few photos soon. Now it is back to fun with the Cricut!

Today begins a fun challenge at Fantabulous Cricut. Challenge #79 is Leaves Are Falling. When I saw the challenge theme, I remembered some photos of my grandkids that would work great for this theme on a scrapbook page. Folks in my small hometown enjoy a pretty walking trail which features a bridge over a small creek. Fall foliage is always pretty and many photos have been made in this area. I like the effect of the leaves in the water!

The paper is from DCWV The Four Seasons Stack, some of which have glitter. The papers in this pack are so pretty and I would not want to cut it so I will let the paper speak. Several leaves were cut with the Cricut and added to the left side of page and a red leaf was pop-dotted over the photo.

Cricut Cartridge is Stretch Your Imagination.

Page 48 - Leaf is cut at varying sizes of the different colors. Red leaf is 3 1/2".

Page 48 - Leaf using the silhouette feature is 4 3/4". I used this leaf for the journaling.

Page 42 - Autumn is cut on shift at 6 1/2".

Photo mats are hand cut. Inking on the leaves. Some leaves are pop-dotted.

We would love for you to join us this week and share your project for Leaves are Falling! Remember you must include a Cricut cut. Be sure to visit FCCB to see all the pretty projects by the design team!