BBTB2 - Elephantly Speaking

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Hope you had a great weekend! Are you ready for another fun Cricut challenge at BBTB2! Our talented design team sister Shelly chose Elephantly Speaking- use an elephant from any cartridge on your card, layout or project.

My card measures 5" x 6 1/2" white cardstock. The birthday paper is The Paper Studio Birthday Extravaganza Paper pad. All the papers were in my scrap stack.

Cricut cartridge:

Celebrate With Flourish - I really like the cuts on this cartridge! The elephant is wearing a cute party hat and I thought the cut would be good for a birthday card.  Elephant is cut 3.5".

Of course, I needed a balloon! The balloon is cut at 2.5" and is wrapped under the tail of the elephant.

Other supplies:

3 Girl Jam ribbon,  pop-dots on the elephant and balloon, and a little wiggle eye.

Be sure to visit BBTB2 and check out all the cute and inspiring elephant projects by the design team. For more information on the projects, visit the individual blogs. We appreciate your visits and comments!

Now it is your turn to play along with us! Remember this is a Cricut challenge and you must use an elephant cut on your project. Please mention in your blogpost which cartridge was used.

Just a reminder, you still have a week to play along with our "Fly Away" challlenge. You must use a hot air balloon or an airplane if you do not have a hot air balloon cut.

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BBTB2 - Fly Away

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It is Monday again and time for another fun and inspirational challenge at BBTB2! Our talented design team sister Jeri is the hostess this week and she chose the challenge Fly Away. We are asked to use a hot air balloon or if you do not have a cartridge with one, you can use an airplane!

I did an image search in the Cricut Craft Room and quickly discovered that I had only one cartridge with a hot air balloon. That is Victorian Romance cartridge. I know the cartridge is more of a Valentine theme, but I choose to make a "love you" or anniversary card.

Card is 5" x 6 1/2" cut from Bazzill Ruby Slipper. Musical paper is from Hobby Lobby. Do you remember the song Up, Up, and Away in my beautiful balloon. Well, I have been singing the song while making the card (and each time I look at the card), so I thought the musical background would work well! Now are you singing it too!

Cricut Cartridges:

Victorian Romance - Hot air balloon is cut 3.75".

Sweethearts - Page 35 Couple is cut 1.375". I chose to cut the image in black for a silhouette effect.

Elegant Edges - Page 41 Oblong feature for the white and red mats...needed more hearts! I used the cut out white hearts for the card corners.

Plantin Schoolbook- Letters for Up Up & Away cut .75 from white and red paper using the main and shift images.

Cuttlebug: Swiss Dots

Other supplies include 3Girl Jam ribbon, pop-dots on the mats, red rhinestones in the corner, and red inking.

Stop by BBTB2 and see all the gorgeous creations by the design team! For more details, please visit each individual blog! Don't forget to leave a little love- we appreciate your visits and love comments too!

Now it is your turn to play along with us! Remember this is a Cricut challenge and the specified image must be a Cricut cut. It can be from any Cricut cartridge. We look forward to seeing what you create using a hot air balloon or airplane if you do not have the balloon cut.

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Vacation Time

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Today I am sharing a card that was inspired by the Papercraft Star challenge. The challenge is to use a map on your project. I found the map paper in my scrap box and decided to go with a travel theme. Some of my family are enjoying a week at the beach...another fun vacation before school starts again.

Card is 6 1/2 x 5" cut from a blue Colorbok cardstock. All papers are from the scrap box! I have been trying to use more scrap papers, but I still have a big stash!

Cricut Cartridges:

Pack Your Bags: Page 23 Car is cut 2.25".
Page 22 Phrase "Are we there yet?" is cut 1.75".
It is quite a long drive from my area to the beach and I know my grandkids asked that question several times! I just had to use it for the inside of the card.

Phrases - Page 51 Phrase "Vacation Time" is cut 2.25".
Sweethearts- Page 74 White mat on inside of the card is cut 3.75. This was a cut that was not needed for a previous project.

Other supplies include yellow buttons from my stash on the wheels. Both the car and the phrase are pop-dotted for added dimension. VersaMagic Gingerbread inking.

Inside of card

Challenge:

Papercraft Star - Challenge 106 - Maps

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My Sheri Crafts - Ch 91 Back 'n Forth

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Thanks for stopping by today! It is time for another fun challenge at My Sheri Crafts! The theme for Challenge 91 is Back 'n Forth. Our design team sister Marge asked us to use an accordion/fan fold as one of the elements on the project. My card measures 5" x 7" and is cut from white cardstock.

Designer papers are Greetings of the Season 2009 Hobby Lobby. Hmm, I have had these papers for a long time!

I enjoyed playing with some new Just Rite and Spellbinders crafting supplies on this card. 

For the fan fold rosette, I cut a 1" x 12" strip of the poinsettia paper and scored it at each 1/4" using the Martha Stewart Scoreboard. Edge of the rosette is cut with the Martha Stewart Poinsettia Flourish edge punch.

Cricut Cartridge: Lacy Labels - Two scallop circles in the center of the rosette are cut at 1.5". This is the Joy image which is the last image on the second row. The decorative brad in the center is Anna Griffin Holiday brads, an after-Christmas purchase last year.

Cuttlebug: Swiss Dots on the white scallop circle.

Cheery Lynn - French Pastry Doily Dies for the white doily under the rosette.

Just Rite Stamps - Christmas Nested Frames & Occasions. The sentiment is stamped with Martha Stewart red and green inks. I used a Martha Stewart red colored pencil for the berries.

Spellbinders: Just Rite Custom Dies for the corners and the two sentiment blocks.

Bo Bunny Wraps: Pretty burgundy crushed/crinkled wide ribbon under the doily.

The white doily and the sentiment blocks are pop-dotted on the card. Bow is from Christmas trim that I have had for many years.

Visit My Sheri Crafts to see the lovely and inspiring projects by the talented design team and our guest designer. For more details on the projects, please visit each of the blogs. Don't forget to leave a little love! We do appreciate your visits and comments!

Now it is your turn to play along with us. You must include an accordion/fan fold as one of the elements. This can be simply a strip, fan, rosette--whatever you imagine! We look forward to seeing your creations!

I appreciate your visits and comments!

Challenge:

Just Rite - Challenge #78 - Christmas in July ends August 8

Red Hat Lady Twisted Easel Card

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Today I am sharing a birthday card made for a Red Hat Lady using the twisted easel card style. Mary has a great tutorial at Cardz TV for the twisted easel card. This is a fun card style which I enjoy making. I think it makes a pretty card for display.

The base of the card is cut 4 1/4" x 9 3/4". Papers are Recollections, Brazill, and Colorbok white.

Cricut cartridges:

Kate's ABC's - Page 28 - Hat is cut 1.75"

Wild Card - Page 61 Phrase "Happy Birthday" is cut 4".

Spellbinders Nestabilities Label Ten is used on the purple and white mats. 

Cuttlebug: Swiss Dots on the hat

Other supplies include Recollections Floral Embellishments and purple gemstones. Hat is pop-dotted on the mat. The sentiment mat is pop-dotted as a stop for the front of the card. Martha Stewart lavender ink.

Challenge:

Cardz TV - Ch. 12 Anything Goes

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