Monthly Cricut Circle Challenge

The Monthly Challenge at the Cricut Circle Blog was to create a scene on your project. You have to use at least 2 Cricut cuts. I chose to make a card using The Cricut Circle exclusive cart Pop-Up Neighborhood(USA spelling for my fellow Canadians) and Country Life. I love how all these cuts look using patterned papers. Of course there's an Action Wobble on the Hot air balloon...hee hee! Keep your fingers crossed...I want to win!

Recipe:

1. Bazzill-craft and black cardstock
2. MME-Limetwist-Out of the Blue, Life of the Party, Happy go Lucky and Fly a Kite patterned paper pads
3. Echo Park-stripes and Dots
4. CTMH-black ink, Birthday and Cherish the Moment stamp sets
5. EK Success corner punch
6. Stampin' Up-Button
7. hemp twine
8. Action Wobble
9. Cricut carts:Pop-Up Neighborhood and Country Life

Cricut Circle Weekly Challenge #37

I decided to join the Cricut circle weekly challenge...this week. The site has had designers that have showcased different techniques. I chose to try Suzanne's technique of Cuttlebug embossing vellum. I cut an extra flower layer out of vellum and used embossing plates to emboss...it gives the flowers another layer and texture. Since I had the Cuttlebug already out I embossed the background paper too. I know Mother's day is a long way off, but as I was working on the card...and it just screamed Mom's Day.

Recipe:

1. MME Stella Rose-Hazel paper
2. Bazzill-craft cardstock
3. vellum
4. white uni-ball gel pen
5. Stampin' Up-ribbon, word window and sentiment stamp
6. CTMH-black ink
7. White Bella Bling
8. BG-blue pearls
9. EK Success corner punch
10. Cricut Cart- Elegant Edges, Country Life
11. Cuttlebug and Embossing plates-Polka Dot, Herringbone, Tiny Bubbles and Cassies Brocade
12. Cricut carts-Country Life and Elegant Edges

Thank Ewe!

These are the Thank you cards that I made for my daughter's Grad party. They came together really fast. I started with the punny sentiment...then I browsed through my carts to find a cute sheep. My girl thinks I'm too lame with all the puns...but when I showed her the cards...she cracked up. I'm not sure if she was laughing at me...or with me.
Recipe:

• Bazzill-Kraft and black and white cardstock
• MME-Pretty Please paper line
• Punny-licious My Pink Stamper stamps
• Big Bite
• Making Memories-white eyelets
• Fiskars tag punch
• flower punch-Paper Shapers
• Sizzix-embossing folder
• Martha Stewart edge punch
• hemp twine
• CTMH-black ink
• Stampin' Up buttons
• Cricut cart-Country life

Happy Graduation Banner

My daughter just recently graduated from High school...this weekend we were finally able to have a family party to celebrate. I decided to go with a hot pink, black and white theme. Helium balloons and this banner I came up with. It was easy and quick and turned out great.

Recipe:

• hot pink, white and black cardstock
• Diamond Stickles
• flower punch-Paper shapers
• Tim Holtz mini rosette dies
• Cricut cart-Country Life, Mini Monograms, Wrap it up and George
• Gypsy