Craftin' Desert Divas Fall Linky Party & BBTB2 Any Cricut Cut

Happy Monday!!!!

Welcome to another Linky Party over at

Craftin' Desert Divas

Sponsors:

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My Project:

So it's Fall - YAY!!!

I LOVE Fall!!!

And I LOVE all the projects for Fall

so I am excited to see what you come up with for this

Linky Party!

I wanted to use the adorable squirrel from Create A Critter

and the stamp "Nuts about U" from Tara's Punny Stamp Set.

So this is the end result :)

My papers are all from Doodlebug Designs and

the twine is from We R Memory Keepers.

Look at this stamp set - it's awesome!

You can purchase it HERE.

AND

over at BBTB2 we have a challenge starting

for you to use ANY Cricut cut!

So basically anything goes :)

I hope you will join us for that challenge as well!!!

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

FCCB - Tag You're It!

Howdy All!

Happy Monday and Welcome to another challenge over at FCCB!!!

Challenge #228 Tag You're It

Create a Tag or Include a Tag on Your Project

This Weeks Sponsor

Crafter's Companion Prize Package which includes
4 sets of alcohol markers that have 6 markers in each set,
a 20 pack of alcohol marker paper,
some marker trays and one of the Spectrum Noir DVD's

To qualify for the prize,
be sure to use at least 1 Cricut cut on your project
and if it's not obvious, let us know what cartridge you used.

My Project:

Are we seriously already thinking about Halloween?!?!

Why YES we are!

I used Tags Bags Boxes & More 2 for this fun Halloween Tag.

I cut it at 4" once out of chipboard and once out of some

Halloween paper from The Paper Studio's All Seasons Pack

from Hobby Lobby.

My stamp is from a $1 set I purchased at JoAnn's and

I used Memento Tuxedo Black Ink.

I cut the sentiment tag from Elegant Edges and

used a black enamel dot from Recollections.

I had a circle scrap from my stash that worked perfectly with

this card, and I think the paper is from a Ki paper pack I

picked up at Wal-Mart.

I inked around all my edges with Slate Ink from

Close To My Heart.

I topped it off with some black tulle and ric rac ribbon.

I am not that great at Halloween projects,

but this turned out pretty well I think :)

I hope that you will join us over at

FCCB

this week for our Tag challenge!

I am also entering this in over at Little Scrap Pieces

and DL Art.

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

Craftin' Desert Divas Daily Post - Here's Some Moo-lah

Happy Tuesday!

Today over at Craftin' Desert Divas I am showcasing

one of the fun sentiments from

the "Simply Moovelous" stamp set!

How fun is this set?!?!

You can order this set HERE.

The sentiment I am so excited to be working with

is "Here's some moo-lah"

LOVE it!!!

I created a money/gift card holder and

stamped a circle tag with this sentiment!

They are both cut from Tags, Bags, Boxes and More.

The cow is seriously improvised!

I cut it from the Best Images of 2007 Cricut Cartridge, but

it was originally on the Paper Doll Dress Up cartridge.

I cut it out twice, once in brown and once in ivory.

I then cut the face, the hooves, and the tail sections from

the ivory image and pieced it onto the brown.

I even improvised a shadow.

I inked around the edges of the pieces

and added some rosy cheeks with some chalk ink.

The mouth was also just hand cut.

The bandanna is one of the cuts meant for the cowboy doll,

but I increased the size a little bit to make it fit the cow.

My creative brain shut down after I finished this cow :)

My paper is from Echo Park This & That

and it works perfect with this country cow and

sentiment!

Added some tulle and twine at the top

and called it good! 

Here is a close up: 

SO FUN!!!

Hope you have a "Simply Moo-velous" Day!!!

I am also entering this over at the linky party

for Pause Dream Enjoy.

Thanks for checkin' in!

FCCB & BBTB2 Monday Challenges

Hey All!

 Happy Monday and welcome to another Monday challenge!

We have a couple new challenges starting over at FCCB & BBTB2 today!

Challenge #227 Mix and Match: Patterned Paper
(Create a project using at least 3 patterned papers)

This Weeks Sponsor

Winner will receive Be Wild and Free stamp set
US and Canada Only

To qualify for the prize, be sure to use at least one Cricut cut
on your project and if it's not obvious,
let us know what cartridge you used.

AND



Use a Purse on your projects.

Here is my card:


I had fun with this card, a little different for me actually!

The purse comes from the Forever Young cartridge.

The papers are from My Mind's Eye
"Reunion" and "Tangerine"
6x6 Paper Packs.

The glitter ribbon is from Close To My Heart
and the Glitter Dot is from Recollections.

The "smile" sentiment is from a Fiskar's mini set.

I did ink around the edges with Tim Holtz
Tea Dye Distress Ink.

I hope that you will join us over at FCCB and BBTB2 this week!

I am also entering this in over at Little Scrap Pieces.

Thanks for checkin' in!

Cut It Up - International Day of Peace

Cut It Up!

Challenge #53

Sponsor:

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$10 Gift Certificate

My Project:

Happy Friday!

I hope you all survived the week!

We have a fun challenge starting over at Cut It Up today-

International Day of Peace.

Choose a Country you have been to, or one you would like to go to,

and use their colors to create a project.

So I have never been out of the country really.

I have never had a passport,

but it is on my Bucket List to at least get one :)

If I ever do get the chance to travel outside the country,

I would definitely LOVE to go to England!

I would love to do a Jane Austen tour and visit all the

magnificent countrysides to be found there.

Anyway, the colors on the England flag are Red, White, and Blue,

so as I was creating this card it definitely turned patriotic.

I followed the fabulous sketch from Die Cuttin' Divas this week

and used papers from My Mind's Eye

6x6 "Remarkable" Paper Pad.

The oval and shadow were both cut from George and

the star is from Home Decor Solutions cartridge.

I added some enamel dots from Recollections

for the finishing touch.

I am also entering this into Little Scrap Pieces and

DL Art's Linky Party.

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

Decorate To Celebrate - Fall Part 1

Happy Wednesday!!!

Can you believe that it is September?!?!

I LOVE that it is!!!

I absolutely love Fall and all that it brings -

beautiful colors, cooler temps, and football!!!

So over at Decorate To Celebrate

we want to see how you decorate for Fall.

This is the 1st of a 2 part Fall Challenge, because if

you are like me, you will have plenty of fun new decorations

to show off for the season!

Here is my first fall project of the year...

I painted some 1 1/2" x 1 1/2" blocks with some brown acrylic paint,

then cut out some fun fall pattern paper and adhered it with Mod Podge.

I then cut out the letters and acorns from Art Philosophy and used

my Zig 2 Way glue pen to adhere them on.

I added a top coat of Mod Podge over each block

to seal everything down.

Then I tied up some raffia and wallah - a fun new decor piece.

So super simple!

I hope that you will show off your Fall decor with us over at

Decorate To Celebrate!

Thanks for checkin' in!!!

Craftin' Desert Divas Anything Goes & BBTB2 Stars & Stripes

Craftin' Desert Divas

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One Stamp Set

Too Cute by Jessica

$30 Gift Certificate

My Project:

There is also a challenge starting over at BBTB2

Our lovely Brenda has chosen the theme

Stars & Stripes!

Let's see a patriotic project in honor of our Soldiers and 9-11

using stars and stripes.

So for my card, I used the Summer Celebrations cartridge.

This is a fabulous flag image - LOVE it!

I cut it out at 4".

The stars and stripes embossing folders I used for the mats are

both from The Paper Studio (Hobby Lobby).

I hand cut the banner tag and added some brads.

The embellishments at the top are from

Close To My Heart (Skylark).

I LOVE the stamp set "Simply Said" from

Craftin' Desert Divas!

And I thought this sentiment would be perfect for

a patriotic card, to honor one of our amazing

service men or women.

So I hope that you will join us over at 

Craftin' Desert Divas for the Anything Goes Linky Party

and BBTB2 for our Stars & Stripes challenge.

Thanks for checkin' in!