JB Super Hero Stamp Set Sneak Day 1 AND Mickey and Friends Monday

Hi Everybody!

I have a special Mickey and Friends Monday post today..........

It's also a sneak peek of a new stamp set that will be released THIS THURSDAY from Jaded Blossom!! 

The theme of the set is Super Hero, so this will be one that goes so perfectly with a ton of character images.  Here is the project I made:

*Superman Cricut cartridge - Superman head cut @ 4"

*Happy Hauntings Cricut cartridge - frame cut @ 7 1/2"

*Jaded Blossom - Superhero stamp set (sentiment),

Flag Dies (flags), Sport Kisses (star circles)

*DCWV - patterned paper

*I thought this was the perfect sentiment to put with this picture of my husband and son.  (We have 3 girls too, so this little guy is extra spoiled!)

*I LOVE this frame cut from the Happy Hauntings cartridge.  I forgot to take a side view picture though :(

 

*This Superman was very easy to put together.  He's only a few layers: base (black), blue hair highlights, skin, glasses and eyes.  Even the eyes weren't too bad at this size!

*These circles from the Sport Kisses made the perfect accents :O)

Taaa daaaa!  I hope you like it :O)

Some other Jaded Blossom design team members have some sneaks for you too!

Click on their name to see their cute sneaks !!!

 

 

JAMIE

KIM

MICHELLE

ABBY

Don't forget to mark your calendar for the hop !!!!



Timeless Twine Design Team Day - Spiderman Banner

Hi Everybody!
Jenny from Crazy About Cricut here, and I'm excited to be sharing another design team project with you :O)  My nephew recently had a birthday, so of course I had to make him a banner!  Here is what I used to make it:

*Timeless Twine - Black Coffee

*Happy Hauntings Cricut cartridge - spiderweb frame

*Superman Cricut cartridge - font

*Wildcard Cricut cartridge - spiders

*Spiderman images from the internet

*Action Wobble - behind the Spiderman images

And here's a peek at how it turned out:

 

Wanna see the whole banner???  Head on over to the Timeless Twine blog for more pictures and details!  And don't forget to check out the Timeless Twine July challenge HERE. TFL, and have a twine-tastic day!

 

Cooking With Cricut - Favorite Project of 2011 Challenge

Hi Everybody!

This week we are looking back at the projects we made this past year and re-posting our favorite projects. We want to see your favorite projects too! So head back in time and re-post the project that you think was one of your favorites.

I chose to re-post this Nemo Frame the Happy Hauntings cartridge and Best of Pixar cartridge. If you didn't see it the first time around I am glad you get this chance to check it out. If you did see it, I hope you enjoy it the second time around too!

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. Here are the details:

Supplies:

• Happy Hauntings cartridge
• Best of Pixar cartridge
• 3 pieces of thin chipboard (or cereal boxes)
• blue, orange, white and green cardstock
• green, and crystal Stickles
• Pink By Design set Animated Greetings

You’ll need to cut your supplies in the following sizes:

P. 68 in the Happy Hauntings handbook:

1. frame (frame + shift key) cut @ 7″
2. back of frame (layer 1 key) cut @ 7″
3. frame stand (layer 1 key + shift) cut @ 7″

P. 21 in the Best of Pixar handbook:

1. Nemo1 cut @ 2.25″
2. orange layer (Nemo1 + shift key) cut @ 2.25″
3. white layers (layer 1 key)
4. tounge (layer 1 + shift key)

P. 23 in the Best of Pixar handbook:

1. Marlin cut @ 2.33″
2. orange layer (marlin +shift key) cut @ 2.33″
3. white layer (layer 1 key) cut @ 2.33″

P. 29 in the Best of Pixar handbook:

1. seaweed (icon key) cut @ 5″
2. seaweed (icon + shift key) cut @ 5″

P. 33 in the Best of Pixar handbook:

1. orange fish (icon key-use hide contour to hide little fish) cut @ 4.5″

Now onto the project:

Before making your project, make sure the chipboard you are using is not too thick. To give you an idea, the chipboard on top is from cereal boxes. The one on the bottom is some packaging that came with photos.

 

 

Make sure you use a VERY sticky (or new) mat when cutting chipboard. If you don't, the chipboard may slip when being cut. Carefully peel back the chipboard.

This is what you should have once you have cut

all your pieces out for the frame itself. The wavy blue layer goes onto the wavy chipboard piece. The solid wavy piece goes behind the wavy chipboard piece. The last piece is the stand. This gets adhered to the back of the solid wavy piece.

I layed out all the cuts on my Gypsy. I group all the pieces by color. The pieces in the upper left are the black cuts, and the lower left are the orange cuts. The upper right are the white cuts, and the lower right are the pink cuts (Nemo's tounge).

Here's how the paper's match up with how I layed it out on my Gypsy.

Here's a tip for the Disney cuts. They all have the complete design cut on them, and the layers have a little black mat around them (not a shadow cut). This means they will not line up with the outside. Use the lines on the inside of the cuts as a guide.

Here are all the frame pieces put together.

Here's the back of the frame put together.

Since this is a paper frame, you need to give it a little extra support. Punch a hole towards the bottom of the stand, and in the frame back. Thread the ribbon through one hole and tie a knot. Do the same with the other hole. This ribbon will keep the frame from collapsing

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I used the Animated Greetings set. This was the perfect sentiment!!

Add some crystal Stickles for some 3D bubbles, pop dot some seaweed and you get........

......this super cute frame to give someone special!

There ya go! 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 community   

Please be sure to visit the Cooking With Cricut blog to see what the other design team members have cooked up for you this week. You have until next Tuesday to enter this week's challenge for a chance to win a fabulous prize from our sponsor, Papercraftingworld.com. Click HERE to enter.

Happy Almost Thanksgiving and a Sale!

Hi Everybody!
Are you ready for some turkey??  Are you sitting at the table with a napkin tucked under your chin, knife and fork in hand??  Is your table all decorated??  In case you need something to put on your table, I wanted to highlight a project I made last year (and will be using for decoration again this year), that can be made in about 30 minutes!  So if you need some quick last minute home decor, enjoy my video :)

And if you'd like to get started on some Christmas shopping, Pink By Design Stamps is having their BEST SALE EVER!!

 

Check them out here.

TFL, and I hope everyone has a chance to craft today :OD

Pink By Design! And a PBD Sale!!!

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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!!!!)

Creative Cutters Design Team Day!! And Another Challenge

Hi Everybody!
I'm SO stinkin' excited to show you guys my first project as a Creative Cutter design team member.  I have to say, I started my blog about a year and a half ago, and NEVER in my wildest crafty dreams did I ever imagine I would be so lucky as to have people who would want me to make projects for them!  So our first challenge theme was Love Bug.  And the first prize offered in our term is the Jasmine cartridge!!

So here is the project I came up with:

*Happy Hauntings  = frame and all layers

*Simply Charmed = phrase

*Potpourri = Cricut head and all layers, large hearts

*Peachy Keen Stamps = Laffy Taffy set

*Action Wobble (I FINALLY used one!) under the Cricut head

*doodling with white gel pen

*red Stickles (around the picture opening)

*I used the smallest face in the Laffy Taffy PKS set to fit on this small title, but I gotta love the assortment set for always having the perfect size!! 

*Coloring the face with the white gel pen was delicate, but I just dabbed the pen where I wanted white and it worked out.  I was happy with it!

*And I was so excited to finally use one of my Action Wobbles!  I still had the unopened sample pack they sent out.  But I was saving them (you know, like how we always save that special paper for that special project that never comes?!?!).  So I finally took the plunge and used one under the Cricut head, and now I know why everybody loves them so much!!

*I used the same PKS set, but a larger face size.

*Here's the Mrs......

*And here's the Mr.!

*I tied a ribbon to the base and the arm, because after a while the fold in the chipboard wasn't stiff anymore and just completely folded flat.  The ribbon kept the arm from folding all the way down.

So there you go! I hope you all liked it.  Don't forget to head over to the Creative Cutter Room to check out what the other awsome designers Carri, Gaby and Melin have made for you :o)  And make sure you enter at Creative Cutter for a chance to win the Jasmine Cricut cartridge!!!

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Here's another challenge I'm entering with this project:

http://www.scrapbookaholicbyabby.com/2011/01/sei-challenge-with-abby-2-all-about.html