All American Blog Hop

Hi Everybody!
Thank you for joining us for the All American Blog hop! We are sharing projects that celebrate anything American! So anything like BBQ's, family picnics, 4th of July, or more.   I've been needing/wanting to do more scrapbooking.  I also like to do home decor.  So I compromised and did both!  What's more All American than baseball??!!  Here's the project I made to share with you today:

*George and Basic Shapes cartridge

*Boys Will Be Boys cartridge

*Pink By Design sentiments = Oh Boy! set

*Sakura white gel pen = stitching

*Stickles

*Isn't that border awsome?!?  I got it in a swap YEARS ago.  It's using a Creative Memories technique.

*I thought this sentiment complimented baseball perfectly!

I am so loving the Boys Will Be Boys cartridge!  The cuts are soooo easy to put together.  I hope you like it 'cause I'll be using it a lot coming up!  And now, onto the BLOG CANDY!!!!

There are great prizes to be won! Post-it Craft paper prize pack, Pink By Design Party Time stamp set, and a Scrap 'n Tote! 

 

To enter to win the prizes:

1. Leave a comment on this post.

2. You must leave a comment on all of the blogs in the hop.

3. Please be a follower of Crazy About Cricut.

That's it! Winners will be announced July 7th! Thank you, now please head over to see Cheryl at http://www.cardsbycg.blogspot.com to see her SUPER cute project!!

Here is the lineup in case you get lost or need to stop along the way:

Jenny @ http://www.crazyaboutcricut.blogspot.com

Cheryl @ http://www.cardsbycg.blogspot.com

Sharon @ http://www.simplysweetbysharon.blogspot.com

Tanya @ http://www.scrappinkymomma.blogspot.com

Bobbi @ http://www.rockgirlcustomdesigns.blogspot.com

Paula @ http://www.owlbescrappin.com

Jen @ http://www.mccalleyhouse.blogspot.com/

Sandra @ http://www.sweetpeascards.blogspot.com/

Lola @ http://www.purplepeepstechniques.blogspot.com/

Ruby @ http://www.paper-junkie.blogspot.com/

Leah@ http://www.leahscarddesigns.com

Amber@ http://my3escrapbooking.blogspot.com

Cooking With Cricut Design Team Day - Cow Challenge!

Hi Everybody!
It's time for another Cooking With Cricut challenge!  The challenge this time is to help celebrate National Dairy Month. So how about we give a nod to the little cows!
Your project must have a cow on it AND/OR must be black and white with a small amount of one other color. 

I was scrapping this past weekend with my good friend Theresa (The Scrapbooking Queen), Julie (Cricut Chick), and another really nice lady and had such a great time!  One of my main goals for the day was to get ahead on some projects!  I'm happy to say I did :)  I decided to make a card for this challenge, and I welded one together for the first time!  I was happy with how it came out.  Here are the details:

*Pop Up Neighborhood cartridge = cow, shape for base and all layers (with my Gypsy)

*Pink By Design stamps = Take the Cake set (sentiment), Leopard background stamp (to look like cow print behind sentiment)

*Cosmo Cricket patterned paper

*kraft, and red paper = Joann's

*Sakura white gel pen = stitching

*twine from my stash

*The Leopard background stamp is actually a two step stamp, but I only used the bottom pictured part of it. 

*It totally looks like cow print on my card!

I totally had fun making this, and I definitely see more welding card bases in my crafty future!  Now head on over to Cooking With Cricut to enter the challenge, and see what the rest of the amazing design team has created :oD

Thankful Thursday Reminder on Saturday :P

**CLICK HERE FOR THE The Queen's Royal Court Blog Hop - Featuring Cri-Kit Gel Pens**

Hi Everybody!
How is everybody's summer going?  My kids and I have been on summer vacation for about a month and a half already and I can never remember what day it is!  We're having fun, and while we have to be creative on funding our summer vacation, my husband and I are really lucky to have kids that enjoy spending time with the family.  Give them some hotdogs, sticks to roast on, and marshmellows by the backyard firepit and they are happy campers!  (And actually the love to go camping too!) 

I also wanted to remind everybody that you still have time to enter the current Thankful Thursday Challenge.  If you'd like a chance to win this:

then enter the current challenge HERE. The challenge is:

Father's Day. Any project you'd like. It can be for/by/about a father. Feel free to make anything other than a card, but you can still do a card if you'd like :o)

Here's the card my 7 year old made for her dad. (Sorry for the fuzzy pictures, the kids had the camera!)

Here's the little treat bag my 8 year old made for daddy.

Here is the Father's Day card I made for my dad.

I am SO in love with the Father's Day solutions cartridge.  It is definitely not just for Father's Day.  There are all kinds of great guy related images on there.  It's available on the Cricut Rewards site, so if you have the points I recommend it!  And I know people complain about the high shipping/handling charges, but you end up paying less for that than you would for the cart so I still think it's worth it. 

The grand prize winner of the prize pack will be announced this Thursday! TFL, and hope I hope to see you all enter :oD

The Queen's Royal Court Blog Hop - Featuring Cri-Kit Gel Pens

Hi Everybody!
I'm super excited for this weeks sponsor. Each day this week one of The Queen's Royal Court Designer will have a day of showcasing the Cri~kits Gel Pens.  Today is my turn!!!  First, let me tell you a little bit about these pens.

The Cri-Kits gel pens are precision made for use in the Cricut and most other die cutting machines. When inserted in place of the blade cartridge, these pens can transfer any image to your paper. With 40 color choices, there is a color to match your latest project.

The pens appear to be miniature sized gel pens . Each pen contains a small magnet on the end and when the pen is inserted into the custom holder base it clicks into place as the magnet attaches to a metal piece on

the inside of the holder.

The pen holder replaces the blade cartridge in the machine.  Once the holder and pen are firmly in place, it is time to draw! 

Here is a video I had made showing how to use these pens (along with the Cricut markers) to make a calendar page:

Here is another project I recently made:

Watermelon Eatin' Kit (click HERE to see the complete blog post)

These pens were so perfect for this!  I wanted to create my own title, but didn't want to go through the hassle of cutting out each letter and adhering them.  And sometimes it takes me forever to weld the letters together!  This was done in less than 5 minutes!!

Now Cri~Kits has generously donated to The Queen's Royal Court
 the following Blog Candy prizes:

Queen's Grand Prize:

All 42 gel-pens with magnetic holder

Royal Court DT Prizes: (What you can win from me, and EACH of the designers in this hop!!!)

12 gel-pens (choice of 1 kit + swirls)
with magnetic holder


Here's how to enter...

1. Become a fan of CRI-Kits on Facebook.

{Post: CrazyAboutCricut Sent Me} (worth ONE entry)

2. Post a link to this blog post from facebook or blog. (worth ONE entry)

3. Visit the CRI-Kits website and comment on what product you like

(worth ONE entry)

4. Pre-Order the MAR-Kits products from our Cri~Kits Site and

receive {2 entries} for the prize or grand prize.

5. Must visit every blog and comment for the whole week...

The Cri-Kit people have also given us a discount code! Use the code

THEQUEEN

to get 5% discount

on purchase of $30 or more...

Now the line up for The Queen's Royal Design Team is as follows:


Monday: The Queen 
Tuesday :The Amazingly Talented Ruthie
Wednesday: Awesome and Talented Cristi
Thursday: Wonderful and Talented Liz
Friday: Totally Crazy Designer Jenny
Saturday:Hip Hop Happen Raven
Sunday: Inking it Up Crazy Kassidy

Make sure you come back each day and visit all of

The Queen's Royal Court Design Team Blogs to see

what each and everyone of the amazingly talented ladies

have create for you using their Cri~Kits Gel Pens.

Officially Summer Blog Hop‏ Day 2 and Cooking With Cricut Design Team Day Watermelon Challenge!

Hi Everybody!

It's time for another Cooking With Cricut Challenge!  This is also Day 2 of the Officially Summer Blog Hop‏!  For today’s Cooking with Cricut challenge we're honoring Watermelon Seed Spitting Week which begins tomorrow.  The CWC challenge this week is to include a Watermelon in your projects.  This challenge fit perfectly with the Officially Summer Blog Hop!  Since watermelon is sooooooo juicy, here is the project I came up with:

*Doodlecharms cartridge = tag feature and watermelon

*Cri-kit gel pens  = title (created on my Gypsy)

*Pink By Design = Gingham background stamp, Scripted Year set

*Peachy Keen Stamps = Wide Eyes Kids Assortment

*Cosmo Cricket paper = watermelon

*all other paper from my scraps

*red, green, black stickles (watermelon on tag, and seeds on large watermelon)

 

LOL, I know I could definitely use this kit since we LOOOOOVE watermelon on our house!  While I was pregnant with 3 of my 4 kids I ate almost whole watermelons at a time :P  TFL, and now head on over to Cooking With Cricut to enter your watermelon project! 

Wouldn't you like to win some super cute crafty supplies?!?!?! All you have to do is:

*Leave a comment on this post.



*Become a follower (pleeeeeeeeease!)

*For an extra entry, come friend me on my Facebook page! Make sure you leave a SEPARATE comment on this post letting me know you did :oD

That's it! Easy peasy. Now head on over to see Meighen at scrappin3rdeeschik.blogspot.com to check out her awsome summer project!

In case you get lost or need to stop along the way, here's the lineup:

Jill ~ http://thescrapoholic.blogspot.com/

Debbie ~ http://craftydeb-ddscrafts.blogspot.com/

Sarah ~ http://simplyshaddock.blogspot.com/

Jackie ~ http://jackiesscrappinpad.blogspot.com/

Abby ~ http://www.scrapbookaholicbyabby.com/

Nancy ~ http://blog.fancywithnancy.com/

Jenny ~ http://crazyaboutcricut.blogspot.com/

Meighen ~ scrappin3rdeeschik.blogspot.com

Jenn ~ http://jennscrap2.blogspot.com/

Gill ~ http://creationsbygillm.blogspot.com/

Welcome to the Officially Summer Blog Hop‏!!

***CLICK HERE FOR MY PINK BY DESIGN DT POST***

Hi Everybody!
Hopefully you just came from visiting Nancy at http://blog.fancywithnancy.com/.  If not, please head over to see Jill at http://thescrapoholic.blogspot.com/ to start from the beginning.

Whoooo hoooooooo, summer is finally here!  Jill (aka The Scrapoholic) was awsome enough to let me be in her blog hop and help celebrate the start of summer!  While I love the rain, I am happy to be able to start hitting the beach, camping, and having campfires (mmmm, and smores......) at night!  So here is the project I came up with:

I apologize, I am having technical difficulties, and will have my project up shortly!

And of course there's gotta be some BLOG CANDY!!!

Wouldn't you like to win these super cute crafty supplies?!?!?!  All you have to do is:

*Leave a comment on this post.



*Become a follower (pleeeeeeeeease!)

*For an extra entry, come friend me on my Facebook page!  Make sure you leave a SEPARATE comment on this post letting me know you did :oD

That's it! Easy peasy.  Now head on over to see Meighen at scrappin3rdeeschik.blogspot.com to check out her awsome summer project!

In case you get lost or need to stop along the way, here's the lineup:

Jill ~ http://thescrapoholic.blogspot.com/

Debbie ~ http://craftydeb-ddscrafts.blogspot.com/

Sarah ~ http://simplyshaddock.blogspot.com/

Jackie ~ http://jackiesscrappinpad.blogspot.com/

Abby ~ http://www.scrapbookaholicbyabby.com/

Nancy ~ http://blog.fancywithnancy.com/

Jenny ~ http://crazyaboutcricut.blogspot.com/
Meighen ~ scrappin3rdeeschik.blogspot.com

Jenn ~ http://jennscrap2.blogspot.com/

Gill ~ http://creationsbygillm.blogspot.com/

Pink By Design! And a PBD Sale!!!

***CLICK HERE FOR THE OFFICIALLY SUMMER BLOG HOP***

Hi Everybody!
I'm so excited 'cause today is my Pink By Design design team post on the PBD blog! I love making home decor things with my Cricut, and this project is one of my favorite things to make! Using the frame on the Happy Hauntings cartridge (I know, I just love Halloween and can't let it go, lol!), my kids and I made this frame for my husband for Father's Day. While it was a Father's Day present, we made it so it could be used for any occasion.  For a VERY detailed tutorial, head on over to my post on the Pink By Design blog for all the sizes, directions, and pictures.

I hope you like it, and will try one yourself.  If you do, please post it on the Pink By Design messageboard so we can all check it out!! TFL, and be sure to check out all the challenges, swaps, and more going on in the messageboard :o

(PSSSSSSST! This is also the set that's on sale for Stamptastic Tuesday, so head on over to the Pink By Design store and grab it before it sells out!!!!)

Operation We R Grateful Challenge #5 for Inking It Up Crazy

Hi Everybody!
I am staying up waaaaaay to late to do all this crafting, but it's so much fun I can't help myself LOL!  Anywhoo, challenge #5 was to make a love card.  Here is my entry:

*Father's Day Cricut Solutions cartridge

*Pink By Design stamps = Cloudy Day background stamp, Oh Boy! set

*paper from my stash!

*Stickles

TFL, and I'll be back later to post the rest of my projects!

Operation We R Grateful Challenge #4 for Inking It Up Crazy

Hi Everybody!
I skipped challenge #3 for a minute, so here is my entry for challenge #4!

*Father's Day Cricut Solutions cartridge ( I LOVE this cart!!)

*Pink By Design sentiment = Oh Boy! set
*Action Wobble

*All other paper from my scraps (I am making it a goal of mine to use more scraps!)

Thanks again for taking a look (and I'd love ya to leave a comment!).  I have one more challenge I have finished!

Operation We R Grateful Challenge #2 for Inking It Up Crazy

Hi Everybody!
Challenge #2 was to make a birthday card.  Here's the one I came up with:

*Smiley cartridge

*Post-it Craft paper and all paper from my stash!

*Pink By Design sentiment = Take the Cake set

*Stickles

*Action Wobble

TFL, and now for another challenge!

Operation We R Grateful Challenge #1 for Inking It Up Crazy

Hi Everybody!
My friend Kassidy over at Inking It Up Crazy started some challenges yesterday for Operation We R Grateful.  The challenges were all good, and simple ones so I decided to do them!  I'm not finished with all of them, but you can enter until Monday so I'll be finishing up the rest soon.  There will be four challenge posts, so be sure to check out all the posts on my blog!  The first challenge was to make a Thinking Of You card.  Please click HERE to check out all the details on the challenge :oD

*Celebrate With Flourish Cricut Lite cartridge

*Pink By Design sentiment = Life's a Garden set

*ALL paper was from my stash!!

*Stickles

TFL, now onto the next challenge!

Thankful Thursday Challenge

***CLICK HERE FOR THE CREATIVE CUTTER ROOM FLAG CHALLENGE***

Hi Everybody!
Thanks for joining me for another Thankful Thursday!  I'm sorry I'm posting late :(  With my kids home for the summer, I have to be creative with finding time for blogging!  I was SOOOO excited to see so many more entries this time on the blog.  And I was also very happy to see more entries on the Facebook page!  Thank you so much to everybody who took the time to enter the challenge :oD  But since my kids are on summer break, and we have a park playdate to get to, so let's get down to business!  The winner of the first entry for the Post-it Grand Prize for this month is...........

Jessica S. (JessicasCraftShaque) !!

Congrats!  Click on the link to check out her amazing project :)  And now for the next challenge:

Father's Day. Any project you'd like. It can be for/by/about a father. Feel free to make anything other than a card, but you can still do a card if you'd like :o)

Since Father's Day is THIS WEEKEND (YIKES!!), my awsome design team has provided the best inspiration for Father's Day projects.  They really blew me away!  Please click on their names to go to their blogs to see more pictures, and get all the details for the projects :oD

Cheryl

Jen

Lola

Paula

Sandra

Tanya

So just a reminder, here are the challenge details:

*The project must not be made more than a week before the challenge.

*Please link directly to your project, not just to your blog.

*E-mail your project to me at crazyaboutcricut at hotmail dot com if you don't have a blog and I will be happy to enter it for you :o)

*I will post a challenge every other Thursday and at the end of the month I will choose a winner.

*Join in on both challenges for that month, get more chances to win.

*People will have 2 weeks to enter.

*You can now enter on Facebook!

You can now double your chances to enter! Click HERE to go to the Thankful Thursday Challenge Facebook page.

*I can only send prizes in the US right now. I'm sorry :(

ANYONE/EVERYONE CAN JOIN IN THIS CHALLENGE. YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE KIDS. IT JUST NEEDS TO FIT THE CHALLENGE, AND WILL HOPEFULLY HELP YOU SPEND TIME WITH FAMILY/LOVED ONES :O)

Easy peasy! And the prize pack this month is even BIGGER! 4 packs of Post-it Craft paper, 4 Post-it extras, and a brand new Stampin' Up! ink pad!! Whoo hoo!