Cricut Circle Weekly challenge

I made this card for the Cricut Circle blog challenge. It had to have something sweet that you like in the summer, ink, and lastly at least 2 Cricut cuts. I chose ice cream, who doesn't love it. I used the Echo park paper...who doesn't love Echo park too? Love how it turned out.  I used the Elegant Edges cart again for this one...gotta love that cart.I'll also be a Guest designer for the blog Inking it up Crazy on June 24...can't wait.

Recipe:

• Echo Park-Summer Days patterned paper
• Bazzill-white and purple
• Stampin' Up white grosgrain ribbon, pink button
• DMC white floss
• Pun stamp from The Pink Stamper-Fruit and Veggie puns
• CTMH-black ink and inside Birthday stamp
• Cricut carts-Elegant edges and Sweet Treats
• Action Wobble
• Cuttlebug embossing folder-Polka Dot

You're a Hoot!

I made this card to try out my new cart...Elegant Edges. It's a truly awesome cart. For those of you into Nestabilities...this is the Cricut version, make them any size you want...with a window...with a shadow...with cool edges. The only thing that you can't have are embossed edges...but you don't miss them! Anyways...I decided to crack out my handy dandy Create a Critter cartrige...and a card came together...lickedy split.

Recipe:

• My Mind's Eye-Stella Rose-Mabel paper line
• kraft cardstock
• Stampin' Up ribbon
• Bazzill brads
• Martha Stewart edge punch
• E K Success corner punch
• CTMH Cocoa ink
• The Pink Stamper-Punny-licious stamp set
• Amy R Critter Sentiments-(hoot)
• Cricut carts-Elegant Edges, Create a Critter 
• Action Wobble

Cricut Circle Blog-Weekly sketch Challenge

I made this layout for the weekly sketch challenge at the Cricut Circle Blog. I cracked out a My Mind's eye paper pack and let it guide me. I love how it turned out. I'm using this layout for my Daughter's grad lunch...depending how many pics I take...I might have to make a matching companion page. I love how glittery it is.

Recipe:

• Just the Girls-glitter paper pack-My Mind's Eye
• My Mind's Eye-Lime Twist- "be you" twine
• Stampin' Up-buttons, espresso marker
• organza glittery ribbon-? brand
• CTMH-cocoa ink, Graduation stamp-May Stamp set
• Cricut Carts- George, Gypsy Wanderings, From My Kitchen
• EK Success-corner rounder
• Martha Stewart edge punch

Slithering by with a Birthday hi!

I made this one for a 10 year old boy...hopefully it's not too juvenile. You never know when the cool gene kicks in...one day they're this sweet boy...then the next day...they're too cool...for pretty well anything. I used one of my fav paper lines...My Mind's eye...love how it turned out!!

Recipe:

• My Mind's Eye-Lime twist: Fly a Kite and Happy go Lucky
• brown grosgrain ribbon ?brand
• kraft cardstock
• star punch ? brand
• Marths Stewart edge punch-inside
• CTMH-cocoa ink and star and present stamps inside card are from the stamp set Goodtimes
• Amy R critter sentiments stamp set-front card sentiment
• Stampin 'Up-inside sentiment
• white Uniball gel pen
• action wobble
• Cricut cart-Create a Critter-my fav!

Cricut Circle Blog -May Challenge 2011

I made this card for the Cricut Circle blog May challenge. It was a tick-tack-toe challenge. You had to have 3 elements listed in the challenge that lined up...like tick-tack-toe. I chose...rick rack, a ruffle made out of paper or ribbon and a bird cut. The item has to have at least 2 Cricut cuts. This is what I came up with. I love this little bird cut from the 3 Birds on Parade-Cricut cartridge. Too cute!!!

Recipe:

• kraft cardstock
• patterned paper from My Minds Eye-Lime Twist-Out of the Blue-paper pack
• paper shapers corner punch-inside
• heart punch? brand
• white rick rack-stash? brand
• white Uni-ball gel pen
• CTMH-black ink
• Cricut Carts-3 Birds on Parade, Preserves-labels
• sentiment stamps-The Pink Stamper-Punny-licious

You're very sweet!!

I thought I would break out the Gypsy and make a card with The Smiley card cartridge. I love these images...I just find it hard to use because it's hard to see the images...I like to have the book in my hot little hands to use. Anyways...isn't this the cutest little cupcake? Again...I was inspired by the paper...too cute!!

Recipe:

• Kraft cardstock
• black Core'dinations cardstock
• My Minds Eye- Lime twist-Life of the Party paper pad
• Lime twist twine-Charmed and Be You from the same as above line
• Fruit and Veggie puns stamps from The Pink Stamper
• E K Success- edge punch and corner punch
• Making Memories-white metal clips
• CTMH-black ink
• Amy R cupcake stamp-inside
• Stampin' Up markers to colour stamp inside card
• Diamond Stickles
• white Uniball gel pen
• Gypsy-Smiley Cards Cricut cart
• Action Wobble

Flyin' High

I made this card because I was inspired by an awesome 6x6" paper pack made by My Minds Eye. I saw this paper and I thought...this is perfect for that cute kite cut. It turned out really cute. I tend to make copious  amounts of Birthday cards...I give those out the most...but...lately... I've been needing cards that fall into the Congratulations umbrella. This card is just the ticket!

Recipe:

1. kraft cardstock
2. black Core'dinations cardstock
3. 6x6" paper pad-Lime Twist-Fly a Kite by My Minds Eye
4. Lime Twist-Fly a Kite-Spring twine
5. Kraftin Kimmie Stamp sentiments
6. CTMH-black ink
7. light brown buttons from my stash...brand?
8. Martha Stewart edge and corner punch
9. heart punch
10. Cricut cart- Create a Critter