Oh, it's good to get back to a routine and start crafting and creating again!!! This week over at BBTB2 we have a challenge showcasing the fact that it is National Hobby Month. Well, to say that crafting is a hobby of mine is a bit of an understatement, it's more of an addiction :) But I would say that cooking and baking is a hobby. I don't love it like I do crafting, but I enjoy trying new dishes and continually perfecting the old ones. So for my project this week, I decided to do a mini album recipe book. I have never done a mini before - I don't scrapbook - so it was fun to create one! I used the From My Kitchen cartridge for the tab pages and all the images. I used my Zutter Bind-It-All to put the book together. The pages are big enough to fit 3x5 recipe cards in the pockets. The pages are cut from chipboard so it is thick enough and sturdy enough to hold up in my recipe book cupboard. I hope that you will join us over at BBTB2 for our fun challenge this week and am anxious to see what all your other hobbies are!
Here is another New Year's card that I put together for the Exploring Cricut challenge this week. I also followed the Mojo Monday sketch for the week. Now maybe I'm the only one who gets this card, when I showed my husband my idea for this card, he didn't really think it would make a good New Year's card because no one would understand it. Well, that made me want to do the card even more - maybe just to spite him :) Anyway, all growing up and even now, the tradition in my family was to ring in the New Year by banging pots and pans outside at midnight. And I know that we weren't the only family doing it because I could hear other pots and pans being clanged in the neighborhood. So when I started thinking about this tradition, I pulled out From My Kitchen and cut the pot and pan and a couple spoons to put on my card. I even used some Washi Tape! I think it turned out super fun, but am I crazy or does this card make sense to you too? I would love to hear your family traditions to ring in the New Year.
Over at Exploring Cricut they have a challenge of "What's Cooking?" and I thought it would be the perfect opportunity to make a recipe card for a friend of mine who I promised to get a recipe to. I whipped out my From My Kitchen Cartridge (LOVE) and put this fun card together. I used paper from DCWV Nana's Kitchen and two stamps from Fiskar's "Recipe Madness" stamp set. I have made a video so you can find out how it all came together. I did follow Mojo Monday's sketch and I will also be entering this into HIMCR's "LOL" challenge (Lots of Layers). Thanks for checking in!
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!!
Over at An Inky Situation, there is a cupcake challenge going on and I thought I would put together a quick card and video for it. I am also going to be linking up over at Little Scrap Pieces (you can link up ANY card project or layout). At first I didn't know what I was going to do with the cute cupcake I cut out using the From My Kitchen cartridge, but when I remembered I had a super cute paper pack from Heidi Swapp "Sugar Chic" with safari prints, I knew exactly what to do. My niece's birthday is next week and she LOVES zebra print, so it just all came together. I printed out the sentiment 'Have a Wildly Yummy Birthday" from my computer and popped it up on some foam tape. My cupcake is also popped up on some foam tape for added dimension. I used some bling from a Michael's $1.50 pack and called it good. The inside just has a zebra mat and yellow card stock for writing a fun message. Super fun! Hope she likes it!
Alrighty, a little about me. First off, my real name is Emily, not Mollie. Mollie is a nickname I picked up long ago and it has just stuck. I am married to an amazing man, he is my complete match and he has been in remission for 2 years after a hard fought battle with cancer. WAHOO! We have a son who is 6 years old and he is crazy, smart, and so much fun to be around! We also have a 3 year old daughter, who I am absolutely in love with! I am a stay at home mom, which was a huge adjustment for me - still is actually, but I know it's what I am supposed to be doing. I love many things, but crafting has become my new favorite. Oh, and if I had a million dollars - I'd be rich!
