This Is How I Roll Layout

Happy Tuesday everyone!
I created this layout with no pictures (huh?)
 for Happy N Scrappin'

I cannot locate pictures of my grand babies on a buggy?...still looking.
(note: I call a buggy a baby stroller, but could not find designs on Cricut under stroller.)
This is one of those times I come up with an idea before I have pictures
in hand.

Items Used:

Fancy Pants Baby Mine Collection

Brown cardstock

Cricut E2 -- Gypsy

CUTS

 "Buggy": Everyday Pop-Up Cards;

"This Is": 3 Birds On Parade (hide contour "nest" and "blessed)";

"How": Smiley Cards

"I":

"Roll": Birthday Bash

"Scalloped Circle": Birthday Bash (hide contour holes)

Ribbon

Brads

Glossy Accents

Sewing machine

Thread

White Gel Pen

 Wonder

 How Tall

 By The Inch

 Buttons

Design Embellishments

Don't forget to check out the
NEW ARRIVALS at the STORE

Arrived June 20 - Imaginisce Happy Harvest Collection & WeR Furever Friends Collection

Arrived June 14 - NEW Cuttlebug Embossing Folders and the Cuttlebug Machine V2

What's Your Summer Blog Hop Day 2

Welcome to GabyCreates
and to Day 2 of
What's Your Summer Blog Hop hosted by Ashley

Hopefully you just arrived from visiting Ashley's Blog and are here to join us!
But if you just happen to be visiting my Blog and wish to participate, start with Ashley.

Yesterday I posted a layout about the beach and today I have a layout of yet another fun activity I love that happens quite often during the Summer months (and into the Fall due to great weather) ...

Grilling! sometimes we say BBQ-ing, but most of the time we say...
Let's have a Carne Asada!

I was inspired (scraplifted!) by a layout Juliana Michaels created a while back.

The accessories are from Cricut Paper Dolls for Everyday; the letters for the Grill title are from Cricut Birthday Bash; the star was cut with a Fiskars punch; (I forgot about the grass?) The red letters are BG. Stittching and brads were added to finish off the layout!

This is DH sticking his tongue at me trying to be funny.... so I told him yesterday that I found this pictures while I was looking for some of him grilling, that just for that! he will now be plastered all over the Internet looking silly! lol    He is OK with it! (he loves the attention).

Thanks for visiting and leaving a comment! 
Please visit yesterday's post.  I love your comments!

Blog Candy - Melin from
CookingWithCricut (All about the Cricut)
and PaperCraftingWorld (All about her fabulous cutting files)
http://www.page-kits.com/ (Where you can purchase files)
is donating this super cute file for leaving a comment

Here is the link to purchase if you are not the lucky one to get the entire Mini Kit!!
I will be creating something with this file and posting it tomorrow!! Hope you can visit!
It's now time to go visit the sweet ERIKA

Ashley - http://myscrappinpalace.blogspot.com/
Gaby - http://www.gabycreates.com/
Erika - http://www.cricutlove1.blogspot.com/
Tracy - http://adventures793.blogspot.com/
Amanda - http://amandascraftsandmore.blogspot.com/
Star - http://starspaperpassion.blogspot.com/
Theresa - http://www.thescrapbookingqueen.com/
Angela - http://creativecraftin.blogspot.com/
Momo - http://madebymomo.blogspot.com/
Tracy - http://www.craftjunkietoo.com/
Tanya - http://scrappinkymomma.blogspot.com/
Paula - http://morethanfavors.blogspot.com/

Cinco De Mayo Layout - WeRMemory Keepers Fiesta Collection

Welcome to GabyCreates
and to the
Cinco de Mayo Blog Hop
hosted by my BFF Abby

If you just happened to be visiting and wish to participate, start with Abby, but if you just arrived from Sweet Talented Erika you are in the right place.

Cinco De Mayo (May 5th) is not México's Independence Day as many think (it is actually September 16th, but the celebrations start on the evening of the 15th waiting for the President to give El Grito).  I won't bore you with more history since you probably alreary read a bit more information on the subject at Abby's.

For today's celebration, I begged for this file!!!  (actually Yolie requested it from Melin, Melin created it and I just had to have it! -- I would have begged! lol)

When I first saw the file I could not belive how great the girl bear would go with pictures I had of my grand daughter dressesed almost just like that! to celebrate FIESTA day/week at her school. (I will use the boy on another project, I am sure! love the maracas, the boots and the hat!).

Warning: Picture Heavy!

I was so super excited two years ago when my daughter sent me these pictures!

My grand daughter is 50% Spanish/Mexican, 25% Irish and 25% African American

One day she asked me what she was (You can only imagine the comments she gets, but will spare you the details)-- I told her she was my Mexican Baby!!

so when I saw these pictures I thought she looks GORGEOUS!!

(watch out!, grandma speaking!)

and I was so PROUD!!

Closer look at the Papel Picado

I am also entering this LO in CREATIVE CUTTER ROOM's Fiesta Challenge! 

Items Used:
Pazzles Inspiration to cut Bear File
Cricut E2 and Birthday Bash for confetti/strings
EK punch and scissors for Papel Picado (banners)  - I cut using punch than strung with needle and quilting thread one by one!

All Patter Paper and additional embellishments are from WeRMemory Keepers Fiesta Collection
Cardstock - American Crafts (yellow and green), Core'dinations (red) and DCWV (blue)
Many color chalk inks and Bic markers.
Glossy Accents.

Now it is time to go visit KICH Right after you leave me a comment!

and here is the line-up
Abby~ http://www.scrapbookaholicbyabby.com/
Angelica~ http://www.handmadebyangelica.com/
Erika~ http://www.cricutlove1.blogspot.com/
Gaby~ http://www.gabycreates.com/ You are HERE
Kich~ http://www.scrappykich.blogspot.com/ NEXT
Linda~ http://www.krazyquilling.com/
Monica~ http://simplycricutting.blogspot.com/
Patty~ http://cardsbypattytanuz.blogspot.com/
Raven~ http://love4stamps.blogspot.com/
Sandra~ http://www.365daysofcricut.blogspot.com/
Xochitl~ http://cricutcritter.blogspot.com/
Yolanda~ http://www.justyolie.com/

BLOG HOP SPONSORS:
My Creative Time donated by Emma
Market Street Stamps donated by Angelica
Treasure box Designs- Fiesta Pals file
Elmers- 2 No Wrinkle Glue Donated by Elmers Glue
Kich N Bleus Designs-3 winners NEW Releases
Scrapping Doodles-$10 Certificate
Oh My Crafts- $15 certificate

Cricut E2 Layout - Look Who is 5

Today is Layout Challenge
at Whimsical Wednesday
Challenge - Embossing

I created this layout with the intention to submit it for the opportunity at winning from ProvoCraft and HSN a New Expression 2 Cutting Machine! and the World Launch Celebration!... [but never made it to the post office on time!!!] and to post for today's DT assignment over at WW.

It is a bit hard to tell, but I hand embossd the word Cricut on the vellum and than added Glossy Accents.

CRICUT Cuts:
Cricut Everyday - Scalloped circle at 11.5", Cricut head at 3.78" (3x vellum, green and brown) -Gypsy
George and Basic Shapes - Circle at 9.63" and 10.12" and 3x 2.75" -Gypsy
Kate's ABC's - Letters at 1", number at 3" -Gypsy
Birthday Bash - Party Hat (forgot to write measurement down)

Cardstock - Core'dinations (brown) and American Crafts (green, orange, red)
Pattern Paper - Imaginisce
Vellum - PaperCo
Dew Drops
Sewing Machine and thread
Walnut Stain
Glossy Accents

Thanks for Visiting and Leaving a Comment!!!  -  Visit WW to join the challenge and to see what the other lovely talented ladies on the DT have created!!