BBTB2 - Alter A Cricut Cut

Happy Monday!!!

The first week in JUNE?!?!

Are you kidding me?!?!

Honestly, though, I am so excited for summer to be here!

With all the kids out of school,

my son will finally have some of his friends to be able to play with

 ALL DAY LONG!!!

This will be GLORIOUS!!!

Well, enough about that :)

Today over at BBTB2, a new challenge is upon us!

And it's a FABULOUS one too!

We want you to ALTER a Cricut cut!

There are so many ways you can alter cuts,

I decided to use my favorite way to alter cuts and add dimension...

Embossing!

Just a few months after I bought my first Cricut,

I HAD to buy the Cuttlebug :)

I LOVE all the different embossing folders that are available

and adding that extra texture to cards and cuts

really does make a difference in card making!

So here's my project:

I used the cutest Ice Cream Cone from Doodlecharms

and embossed the cone with the

Argyle Embossing Folder from Cricut.

My paper is from American Crafts, my twine is We R Memory Keepers,

the embellishments are from Hobby Lobby

and my stamp is from Craftin' Desert Divas

Simply Said stamp set.

This is the inside of the card and

I used one of CardzTV stamps

from the This N That set.

I hope that you will join us for this week's challenge

and be sure to check out all the DT's projects

for different ideas on how to alter your cuts.

Here's the Video:

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

FCCB Color and Shape Challenge

What a fun challenge FCCB has this week!  Come on over and participate by creating a card using the color Yellow and a Triangle.  Yes, it is a color and shape challenge.  My little card was created with the Sweet Treats cartridge.  I used the Argyle, Divine Swirls, and Swiss Dots embossing folders for the ice cream cone, rounded the corners and added yellow brads, then inked up the edges of all my yellow paper with Tim Holtz Tea Dye Distress Ink.  The fun paper is from the DCWV Sweet Mat Stack.  It's simple, but I like to show off the paper sometimes and not cover it up too much with images or embellishments.  Thanks for stopping by!!!

Lucky

On to the next holiday celebrations...St. Patrick's Day!  Yeah!  This card was created for Cardz TV Stamps Challenge "Luck of the Irish".  Last week I picked up the Designer's Calendar Cartridge, and I love love love it!  So many fun images and things to do with the creative features!  It was only $16 so I had to get it!  Anyway, the mat is embossed with Swiss Dots, the hat is embossed with Argyle. I used glitter paper for the shamrock, added a cute little button, and inked around the edges and hat with Tim Holtz Tea Dyed Distress Ink.  The ribbon is from Joann's $1 bin, the stamp and patterned paper are both from Studio G.  I know most of my layouts are pretty simple, but I am looking to expand my creativity by following sample sketches from MojoMonday's archive.  If you haven't checked out that blog, I would urge you to do so, it has so many ideas!