Cooking With Cricut Design Team Day - What Did You Do This Summer?

Hi Everybody!
It's time for another Cooking With Cricut Challenge!  This week's theme is What Did You Do This Summer? 

 

We definitely had a tight budget this summer, but we just got creative in what we did!  My daughter's girl scout troop was having an outing to watch the Grunion Run in San Pedro, so we decided to make a whole weekend of it!  We found a hotel in our budget, and near to the beach.  It was so much fun!  We also played around on Santa Monica Pier, and in the ocean.  It was the last "vacation" before the kids went to school, and they are still talking about it :O)  Here's one of they layouts I made to celebrate this trip:

 

 

*Life's A Beach Cricut cartridge - beach ball, crab

*Doodlecharms Cricut cartridge - sun, sand castle

*Peachy Keen Stamps - The Cornies Assortment set, Princess Face Assortment

*Echo Park - polka dot patterned paper

*all other paper was from my stash :)

*Action Wobbles - behind the beach ball, sun, crab

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I hope you enjoyed my project.  Sadly, this is my last post for the design team :( I just wanted to thank Melinda for the opportunity to be on such an amazing team. And also thank you to Jennifer Hudson, Madison Womack, and the other amazing ladies that help run this team! It's been an honor to create with such wonderful ladies :O) 

 

 

Now it’s your turn!!! Head on over to Cooking With Cricut to enter your project. TFL, and hope everyone has a chance to craft today :OD

Taste of Summer Blog Hop - Day 2

Hi Everybody!

Welcome to day 2 of the Taste of Summer Blog Hop!  Weren't yesterday's projects so amazing?!?!  So this hop is all about our favorite flavors of summer.  Our project should include any type of food or drink that is a summer time favorite for us, our family or the recipient of our project.

Hopefully you just came from visiting Candice Fields.  If not, please head on over to see Melin at Cooking With Cricut so you can start this hop from the beginning :O)

And now, here is my project!

*I forgot to mention in my video which cartridges I used :P  They were:

*Preserves Cricut cartridge - banana, strawberry

*Wall Decor - cherry

*Doodlecharms Cricut cartridge - apple, watermelon (seen in picture below)

And here is the promised picture of the final product:

*Doesn't that look so deeeelicious??  I also love that when the summer fruit season is over (booo), I can just peel these off my refridgerator, put them back on the sheet and use them again next year!

Now on to

Madison

as the next stop on the hop!

Timeless Twine Design Team Day - Basket Weave Card

Hi Everybody!
I'm excited to be sharing another Timeless Twine design team project with you :O)  All my kids are in school, or napping so I actually have a couple of hours during the day to play!  So I decided to try a weaving technique using the best twine :)  Here are the details:

*Timeless Twine - Kraft, Chocolate Chip, Olive Green, Cherry Red

*Jaded Blossom - Feeling Fruity stamp set (sentiment)

*Preserves Cricut cartridge - strawberries

*Doodlecharms Cricut cartridge - basket

*My Mind's Eye, Stampin' Up! - patterned paper

* Recollections - brown cardstock

*To create the weaving on the basket, I first ran a strip of adhesive down.

*Then I took a few strands of Kraft twine at a time, and created rows.

*Next, I ran another strip of adhesive parallel to the other.

*I took a few strands of Chocolate Chip twine at a time and weaved them through the Kraft twine going over, under, over, under, etc. (I think I'm still saying it in my head!).

*For the strawberries, I put adhesive on both sides of the strawberry cut and wrapped some Cherry Red twine around it.

*I used Olive Green twine for the "stems".

*Had the perfect coordinating sentiment!

*I had enough scraps to also finish the inside :O)

I hope you liked my card, and that it inspires you to build up your card stash with twine! And don't forget to check out the Timeless Twine August challenge HERE. TFL, and have a twine-tastic day!

Summer Blog Hop Winner Announced, and Challenge Project

Hi Everybody!

I have a project to share with you all today, but first I need to announce the winners of the "Whatcha Been Doing This Summer Blog Hop".  (It was much easier to count to the winner with the comment counter code!  You can grab the code for free HERE.)  The winner of the first prize of Square 1 product (according to Random.org) is.............

Janis!!!

And the winner of the 5 pack of Action Wobbles is.......

Cheryl Gaffney!!!!!!!!

Congratulations ladies!!  Please email me at crazyaboutcricut at hotmail dot com with your address so I

can get your prizes to each of you :O)

Ok, now onto the project for today!  My kids went back to school last week, so we are in teacher appreciation mode here :)  Since teachers always have to give so much out of their own pocket, I wanted to make a little something to help out. 

With school coming or already here, now is the perfect time to enter those Welcome Back to School gifts in the latest Jaded Blossom Challenge!  It's a school theme, and you need to use a JB stamp, but it does not have to be from the teacher set.  You can use any Jaded Blossom stamp!  Here are the details for my project:

*Jaded Blossom - Sport Kisses stamp set, Miscellaneous Fun stamp set, Flag Dies

*Doodlecharms Cricut cartridge

*Square 1 - color sheets (bus and all layers)

*patterned paper from my stash

*I made this reward jar with some pencils, and animal themed bookmarks. Instead of paper I plan to fill it with fruit snacks, but we didn't have any. In a house with 4 kids, I wonder where they all went........hmmmm.....(lol). I'll grab some before giving it :O) 

*I am so in love with the Square 1 product!  Even this small it cut out perfectly, and was soooooo easy to adhere!

Click HERE to enter for your chance to win the

SUPER HERO STAMP SET!!

This the first challenge that JB is offering a stamp set as the prize!
If there are over 20 entries in this months challenge we will select TWO winners!!

(To see some projects made with this fantastic set, click HERE.)

TFL, and hope everyone has a chance to craft today :O)

Wobble Wednesday's Challenge #19!

Hi Everybody!
I'd like to welcome you to Wobble Wednesday's Challenge #19! Last weeks winner has been announced, so make sure you check the Wobbles Wednesday Challenge blog to see if it's you :O)

And now, onto the next challenge! Challenge #19 is....

Use a sun OR the color yellow!

It can be a banner, a party favor, etc.. but it must include an Action Wobble, and include a sun OR the color yellow. You will have until July 24th at midnight to enter. Winner will be announced July 25th.

Here's how my project turned out:

Today's video is also a tutorial on how I made my challenge project!

Now it's your turn!  You can head on over to the Wobble Wednesday blog or link up below to enter this week's challenge.

Now if you don't have any Wobbles yet, don't worry!

There is a special offer for all of you to be able to purchase just a few Wobbles and get in on this challenge.

You can purchase a special pack HERE.

Jaded Blossom Challenge & Jinger Adams Design Team Entry

Hi Everybody!

Today my project is going to do double duty!  First, I am entering this as my project for the Jinger Adams design team call.  Since Jinger is starting a new path on her crafty adventures, I thought what exciting possibilities this new team has!  I know she will end up with a talented team :)

Second, is also exciting news!  The next challenge is starting over at Jaded Blossom!  For this months challenge the theme is.....

 Easter Treats!

Create any type of Easter Treat using a Jaded Blossom stamp somewhere on your project.  Here is my challenge project details:

Cricut cartridges

*Doodlecharms Cricut cartridge - bunny heads, flowers

*Paperdolls Cricut cartridge - picket fence, grass

Stamps

*Jaded Blossom - Flag Dies, Bunny Poop set (bunny, sentiment),

1x8 Clear Boxes, Straws

*Peachy Keen Stamps - Everyday Character Face Assortment, Cute and Cuddly Face Assortment

Paper

*Echo Park - Holly Jolly Christmas (bunny on right, 2 flowers on left),

This & That (flower on right)

*My Mind's Eye - (bunny on left)

Punches

*Stampin' Up! - scallop punch

Twine

*Timeless Twine - Purple/White, Lemonade Yellow,

Bubble Gum Pink, Kraft Brown

Misc.

*block of florist foam

*jellybeans, and lollypops

*The lollipop sticks were to short, and looked plain, so I stuck them in some of the decorative Straws from JB and they looked much better!

*My Gypsy suffered an "accident" a few weeks ago (gasp!), so I wasn't able to make the grass layer longer to cover the whole block of flower foam.  I had to get creative!  What I decided to do was add a layer of "dirt".  This allowed me the height that I needed :)

Now head on over to the Jaded Blossom blog to enter this challenge, and see the other gorgeous projects from the rest of the design team! TFL, and hope everyone has a chance to craft today :O)

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/