We would love for you to join us and share your creations with us
using Craftin Desert Diva's stamps.
In this group we show previews first,
have giveaways and much more!!
Here's my project I created:
I used Paisley to create this Zebra with a bit of attitude :)
My paper all comes from a pack I picked up a Michael's as well as the enamel dots.
The thought bubble comes from George.
Here is a close up of the stamp - SO FUNNY!!!
I swear I say this 1000 times a day :)
Really?
Yes, see...ha ha!
Anyway....
Sneak Peek giveaway!!!
All you have to do is leave a comment on each of our blogs! You are NOT required to comment on EVERY SINGLE blog, but the more you comment on, the better chance you have for winning!! Just click on the DT's name to get to their blog.
Tara will announce today's winner tomorrow. The winner will be picked from a different blog every day, so be sure to visit and leave comments.
Thank you all so much for joining us today and I hope you will come back tomorrow for more sneak peeks!!
This week we want to see your projects that have to do with music -
use a note or a clef on your cards/layouts.
I used Elegant Edges, Serenade and Paisley for my "Just A Note" card and even have a video for you to see how it all came together - so I hope you'll watch!
I am also linking this up over at DLART Thursday Challenge.
Hello all you FCCB fans!!! Here with another challenge for you this week - Use An Animal!!! Any animal of your choice. I decided on this hilarious little monkey from the Paisley cart. There are three funny monkeys on this cart and I haven't used one of them - and I don't know why, because they are so much fun! My paper comes from DCWV Animal Crackers stack and I just love how bright and fun this card turned out to be. I did draw inspiration from a sketch in the Mojo Monday archives, but made a few changes. I embossed the monkey with Swiss Dots and popped him up on two thicknesses of foam tape to help him stand out a bit more. My square mat behind the monkey is popped up on one thickness - so the dimension of this card is great! My sentiment comes from a Fiskars mini stamp set, which I LOVE!!! I hope that you will share with us a project that features one of your favorite animals from your Cricut carts and link up over at FCCB this week!!! Thanks for checkin' in!!!
I am LOVING Super Scraps Saturdays over at HIMCR!!! It really forces me to use my scrap stash and I realize that I still have some awesome choices of paper as I look through them! I would venture to guess that we all have awesome paper in our stashes that we can pull from to create cards or layouts, so I hope that you will join us this week for our challenge! We also have a fabulous sponsor for the week - Freckled Fawn. They were so nice as to send the DT some of their unique and fun embellishments to use on our projects, and I really liked incorporating them on my card. My card is made using the Paisley cartridge, Elegant Edges, and Mini Monograms. I also put my doll on an Action Wobble - so so so FUN!!! I have a video that shows how the card all came together, so I hope that you will watch! And please stop by HIMCR and link up your projects using your SUPER SCRAPS!!!
So, I'm excited about this card that I made for my SIL! I was following a couple of challenges, but it ended up being the perfect card for her! LOVE when that happens!!! Anyway, Paper Playtime and An Inky Situation issued challenges to use Red, Blue, and Yellow and to use an Owl, respectively. So I started going through my cartridges and realized that I had never used the owls from the Paisley cartridge before and they are super cute! I basically followed the colors from the handbook to create my owl, check out my video for all the details! My patterned paper comes from Doodlebug Designs "Happy Harvest" and I even have the owl on an Action Wobble! So FUN!!! Can't wait to give this to her, but it will have to wait until the news is no longer a "secret" (my mom is no good at keeping them). Here are the pics of how the card turned out...
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!!
Here is a fun, bright, summery card I created for Cut It Up and My Creative Time's challenges this week. Both have a summer theme and you definitely need sunglasses on these hot, bright, sunny summer days! I have a quick video on how it all came together...
I used Paisley for the sunglasses and Create-A-Critter for the phrase "Sunny Days". All of my patterned paper comes from Recollections from Michael's.
I used Stickles for the "sunny" and as bling on the sunglasses, here is a better shot of all the glitter.
This was a quick card that came together quite nicely. I love the colors and the summertime feel to this card! Thanks for checking it out!
It's so "delightful" to be able to spend time crafting each day as things have calmed down a bit with my husband. I can now say that he is officially graduated from a cancer patient to a cancer survivor! The docs have deemed him cured and have decided to stop all further treatments that were supposed to last for another year. He is going to go back to work next week after being on LTD since last June. It will be a huge adjustment, but will be so good to return to a sense of normalcy. He has been taken to death's door with all the chemo and radiation, but is now coming back and getting stronger every day. It will be a long road of recovery, but at least he won't be getting knocked down every three weeks with more treatment. So with that said, here is a card I made for a couple of challenges this week. Have I mentioned how much I LOVE challenges? They are such an awesome source of inspiration for me, I am so grateful for all the blogs that have weekly challenges! BBTB2 issued a challenge to use a ladybug and Die Cuttin' Divas issued a sketch challenge; I combined the two with this "delightful" card. My ladybug is from Paisley, I ran her through the Cuttlebug using the Swiss Dots folder; and the patterned paper is from DCWV Nana's Kitchen stack. I have used foam tape to pop up the sentiment and my ladybug. I stamped the sentiment and inked around the edges of my card with ColorBox Chalk Ink Rose Coral from the Rose Petals Cat's Eye stack. Thanks for reading through my long-winded post!!! Have a crafty week!
I got my Easter craft done and I still have a whole week left! It's a miracle. I love wood/paper crafts and I found these wooden eggs at The Wood Connection. That store is so dangerous for me to go into :) I decorated these by painting them with acrylic paints, modge podge, and paper from the Pocket Full of Posies stack from DCWV and Colorbok glitter paper. I used WeRMemory Keeper's baker's twine and a string of flat back pearls from Recollections. The paper flower is cut from the Paisley cart and I layered different sized flowers to make a 3D look. I really wanted to use a prima flower, but didn't want to have to go buy one thing for the project. Just used what I had on hand - paper. I am going to link this project up with Decorate to Celebrate's challenge "Easter". You should really check out this challenge site if you haven't already, it's so fun - LOVE it!
Hey All! I have another card for you :) This one I came up with by putting a few different challenges together. Paper Playtime's challenge is to use a bee; My Craft Spot wants you to emboss or use Glossy Accents; and Whimsical Designs wants to see buttons and bows. This cute little bee comes from the Paisley cartridge and the tag comes from Once Upon a Princess. I used Glossy Accents on the bee's cheeks and the little flower he is holding, it's kind of hard to tell, but they are glossy. I embossed the black mat with Swiss Dots (LOVE that folder!). I also used Spellbinders Edgeabilities Classic Bracket for the border. I really like the pop of pink among the black and yellow, it cheers me up! Hope it does you too :)
Here is a fun card I created for the Fantabulous Cricut Challenge (Sound of Music) and the Bitten By the Bug 2 challenge (Fontastic). This MP3 player is found on the Paisley cart along with the font/phrase. I used the Spellbinders Edgeabilities Classic Ric Rac for the border along the side. I really like how it turned out, I just have to decide who/what I am going to give it to/for.
So, yeah, some hiatus I've had. It's crazy how time flies. The last half of last year was pretty crazy for me, didn't spend time posting on my blog or participating in challenges. I did do some crafts here and there, making cards for family and friends, and quite a few goodie bags. I just didn't post anything on the blog. Anyway, this year I hope to be better, but no promises because I am going to have my hands full with a new baby girl come May! I have been working on a cute blanket for her arrival, and I will probably post a pic of it once it's done. Today's post has been influenced by a challenge from My Pink Stamper's Friday's blog hop (www.mypinkstamper.com). Robyn issued a challenge to create a card using the color red, a pink ribbon, and a circle, along with a cricut cut. Of course, because of Valentine's Day coming this week it seems that was also part of the inspiration. So this card I will be giving to my awesomely energetic niece who is very much a tomboy. She will appreciate the card not being so girlie and having the fun frog on the front. The frog is from the Paisley Cart, which by the way I got at Christmas along with 8 others all for $10 each - the craziest Black Friday deal ever! The circle is cut from George and I used the Floral Fantasy Cuttlebug embossing folder for the mat. It was fun to participate in this challenge, I have missed it. Hope you enjoy!
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!
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