Harvest

 

Thanks to CardzTV and HIMCR I have created another fall project! They have both issued challenges to Celebrate the Harvest and use Earthy Greens, Reds, and Yellows, respectively.  Perfect for Fall! I pulled out my Country Life cartridge which I haven't used in a while to cut out the fun corn and "HARVEST", but I didn't use the microscopic corn kernels that a couple of the layers call for, instead I whipped out my Sharpies and dotted where the paper cuts should have gone.  I also used Elegant Edges for the mat the corn cobs are on. I popped the corn up on some foam tape and tied some jute twine around them and frayed it a bit.  My pattern paper comes from an Autumn "Scrapbooking" pack that I got from my SIL, so I'm not sure where she bought it, but it was $1 for a pack of 12 12x12 sheets (as per the packaging).  Anyway, I think this card turned out festive enough for the season!

Back to School to Shape It Up...

 

 

So here is another fun shape card from Wrap It Up, and yes, it is another back to school project! But this time I wanted to make a project for someone a little more mature and not in elementary school per se. So this card could be given to a high schooler or even someone going to college. I really like the muted colors of this card and the books shape is just fun. I cut this card at 5 1/2 inches and instead of using the layer cut for the card, I cut the layers out for the actual image, not the card function key. I used the same size and it cut the perfect size to match. Hopefully that makes sense. I used Plantin Schoolbook for the letters of the subjects and the little apples on the inside. I just cut some white card stock for the mats inside and used my new pair of Paper Studio Wavy Edge "Cloud" scissors from Hobby Lobby that I picked up for a buck! I'm going to be entering this card into BBTB2's challenge of shaped cards and Exploring Cricut's challenge of back to school. Thanks for stopping by and taking a look at my project!

Another Exciting Announcement!!!

I am so excited to be a part of the new Craftin' Desert Divas Design Team!!!

And here's why, look at all these AMAZING designers!!!

 

Please be sure to visit their blogs and leave them some bloggie love.

Lisa @ A Mermaids Crafts

Lori @ got2bcrafting

Jessica @ Craftin' and Stampin'

Stacey @ Stacey's Creative Corner

Karen @ Crafted With Love By Karen

Mayra @ Mayras Designs

Michelle @ Michelle's Cricut Fun

Emily @ Mollie's Motif

Kathy @ 3 Spoiled Dogs and a Cricut

Donna @ Created by ~DonnaK

Kathy Jo @ I'm a Little Teapot...

Janis @ Pause Dream Enjoy

Michelle @ Purple Monkey Moments

Shelly @ My Paper Love

Robin @ Cut One Designs by Robin

Tracy @ Tracy's Cricut Corner

AND LET'S NOT FORGET OUR FEARLESS LEADER...

 

 

Tara @ Craftin' Desert Divas

The new design team will be starting Oct 28th be sure to stop back to see what they come up with!!

FCCB Vinyl Education Week - Challenge #177 Vinyl Project

Welcome to Mollie's Motif and the FCCB Vinyl EDU Cricut Crawl - Fantabulous Cricut's version of a Blog Hop!! This week we are challenging you to create a project using vinyl you have cut using your Cricut. We have a fabulous sponsor, Cricket Vinyl Supplies. If we get 100 participants in this challenge, Cricket Vinyl Supplies will give away a Cricut Expression package that includes a Cricut Expression machine, deep cut blade, Jasmine Cricut cartridge, ten 12” x 12” assorted sheets of matte vinyl and one 12” x 12” gridded transfer tape. How exciting is that?? SO SPREAD THE WORD!!!

If you've come from Kim over at ogdendoll.blogspot.com, you're in the right place! If you've just happened across my blog and would like to see all the fabulous Design Team creations head on over to Fantabulous Cricut HERE to start at the beginning. Make sure to check out each DT member's blog! There will be Blog Candy along the way at ALL our DT members' blogs, and there will be a Grand Prize up for grabs at FCCB for one participant who submits a project using vinyl at FCCB!

For my project I decided to put together a subway art type tile to add to my Fall Home Decor.

 

I used quite a few different cartridges:

"Fall" comes from Create-A-Critter 2; cut at 3"

"Give Thanks" and pumpkin image come from Designer's Calendar; cut at 2 1/2" and 2", respectively

"PIE" comes from Just Because Cards; cut at 8"

"Gobble" comes from Create-A-Critter; cut at 1"

"Good Times" comes from Paisley; cut at 2"

"Preserve" comes from From My Kitchen; cut at 2"

"Family & Friends" comes from Life's A Party; cut at 3 3/4"

Scarecrow image comes from Celebrate with Flourish; cut at 4"

Leaves image comes from Celebrate with Flourish; cut at 3" (with layers)

 

All my vinyl was cut using the following settings:

Deep Cut Blade set at 5"

Speed set at minimum

Pressure set at medium

 

I bought my tile from Home Depot for less than $2 and all my vinyl came from Cricket Vinyl Supplies (LOVE! LOVE! LOVE!).  And if you would like to purchase some vinyl from them, you can get a 15% discount this week by using the coupon code fantabulous!!!

 

I have put together a VIDEO for you too!

 

 

 

AND I have some BLOG CANDY for one lucky FOLLOWER!

Just follow my blog and leave me a comment for your chance to win some FUN Halloween SWAG!

 

 

THANKS so much for stopping by!!!

This project is also going to be entered in at Little Scrap Pieces for their Linky Party.

Your next stop is Amy at thestampingtree.blogspot.com.  Make sure to visit all the stops along the way and when you get done, make sure you link up your project to FCCB's Fantabulous Cricut Crawl post!! And make sure you share with all your blog/crafting friends about the AWESOME giveaway and have them link their projects up too!!

Happy Crawling!!

Here is the line up in case you get lost :

Robin http://robinscreativecottage.blogspot.com

Jilliene http://jillienedesigns.blogspot.com

Heather http://scrappingrunnercreations.blogspot.com

JoNeita http://createwithjoneita.weebly.com/index.html

Jackie http://luv2scrappp.blogspot.com

LB http://www.coolbeansbylb.blogspot.com

Connie http://www.conniecancrop.blogspot.com

Amy T www.craftingwithamy.com

Missy http://www.quickchickdesigns.blogspot.com

Cindy http://www.cindyvernon.blogspot.com

Rebecca craftingmisfit.blogspot.com

Catarina http://blog.docerelashop.com/

Kim ogdendoll.blogspot.com

Emilymolliemugsblog.blogspot.com

Amy HS http://thestampingtree.blogspot.com

Rohttp://rodonner.blogspot.com/

Lynn http://mycardsnstuff.blogspot.com

Michelle http://justanutterpapercrafter.blogspot.com

Autumn

I was so excited to put this card together, for a couple reasons.  I was able to use some new paper that I LOVE and I used an Action Wobble for the FIRST TIME EVER! How much fun are they?!?!? I ordered some amazing paper (Doodlebug Happy Harvest) from The Scrapbooking Queen over at Facebook and when my order came, there were two Action Wobbles! I was so surprised and so excited to be able to finally use one and see what all the fuss was about, and I am now addicted to them and will be ordering some soon.  My card came together by following the sketch from An Inky Situation's challenge for the week and Paper Playtime's challenge of using 3 pattern papers.  I will also be entering this card over at My Creative Time for the fall color challenge.  I used Create-A-Critter for the little squirrel and the acorns in the corners, the small leaves are from a Recollection's punch and my "AUTUMN" sticker is from The Paper Studio's Harvest Time Cardstock Stickers.  I used some We R Memory Keepers Baker's Twine and popped up the corner acorns and my wood grain paper mat with some foam tape.  I love Fall and am so excited to start creating more cards for the season!

Cut It Up Challenge #27 Labor Day

 

I am so excited to be posting my first project as a DT member at Cut It Up Challenges! The challenge for the next two weeks is Labor Day - Celebrating Pregnancy or New Baby. My card is very simple, but I think it turned out really cute. I used New Arrival for the cute baby girl outfit and the Swiss Dots embossing folder to give it some texture. I rounded my corners of my card and mat and used my Fiskars Sea Pearls corner punch for the patterned paper corners. I also ran my green mat through the Swiss Dots folder. I popped up the patterned paper and outfit with foam tape, as well as my sentiment that came from TPC Studio's Beautiful Baby Girl stamp set. The inside of my card has the same patterned paper as the front with a border created with Spellbinders Edgeabilities Classic Scallop. My ribbon is from American Crafts and the sentiment is from the same TPC set. I think this would be such a cute baby announcement to send to family and friends. Hope you like and I do have a video showing how it all came together. Thanks so much for checking out my card, and be sure to check out the other DT's projects!  This challenge is sponsored by Too Cute by Jessica and a $20 gift certificate is up for grabs, so get your project linked up for your chance to win!!!

 

I will also be entering this into Craftin' Desert Divas Baby Challenge and HIMCR Anything Goes Challenge.

FCCB Challenge #176 - Name That Tune

HAPPY LABOR DAY!!!  Hope everyone has had an amazing weekend and holiday! So maybe you can take this day to get in your craft rooms and make something musical! Musical? Yes, musical.  This week over at FCCB we are having a challenge that's all about music - "Name That Tune" is our challenge for you.  And I can't wait to see what you "drum" up!  I was being totally selfish with my project this week and made myself a piano teacher notebook by altering a steno book.  I LOVE IT!!!  I used Lyrical Letters for the "Just A Note" and all the little notes.  Did you know about all the hidden gems on this cartridge towards the end of the handbook? I didn't and had to gush over all of them in my video (it will be uploaded later today).  My paper is from My Mind's Eye Lost & Found and I just tied some simple ribbon up at the top.  I am also going to be linking this up over at Cut It Up for their challenge to alter a notebook - it's so much fun to do, if you never have!  So make sure you sneak away to your craft room this week and link up your musical themed projects.

AND REMEMBER - FCCB's Vinyl Education Week is only a week away, so if you can, get your vinyl ordered from Cricket Vinyl Supplies so you can participate with us all next week!  AND SPREAD THE WORD - If we get 100 participants in NEXT WEEK's Vinyl Challenge, there will be a Cricut Expression giveaway!!!

 

I am also entering this project into Cut It Up's Challenge of an Altered Notebook.  You should go check out the awesome projects the DT has come up with over there - incredible!