Exploring Cricut - Jar of Hearts

Good Morning! Hope your day is off to a great start. Today, I am sharing a project at Exploring Cricut.  I used quite a few cartridges to complete this card and, of course, my Gypsy.

Mason jars are so popular right  now and I was inspired by looking on Pinterest to create this one. I found the jar on the cartridge From My Kitchen and then welded the hearts to the jar. I used the x and y axis to make sure the hearts were even in their rows. The floral bg paper was also tweeked from Elegant Edges. I hid the heart that was in the bottom right corner to get the shape I wanted. 

Recipe:

A2 card base

Papers - My Mind's Eye

Jar - From My Kitchen 3.47"

Heart - George and Basic Shapes .37"

Bread Tag- Walk in My Garden 1.20"

Green Floral Mat - Elegant Edges

Sentiment - Hero Arts 

Yellow Stickles, Twine

Don't forget we still have a challenge you can enter. We would love to see your project. Thank you for stopping by!!

Annette

Exploring Cricut - Bag Box or Tag Challenge

Hello Monday! It's time for another fun challenge from Exploring Cricut. This week we are asked to create a bag, box or tag and include 1 ribbon in your project.

I created a box from Tags, Bags, Boxes and More and had warmer weather in mind when I chose this particular cut.  I used my Gypsy to size the box on a 12 x 12 mat. I also hid all the cut marks. It would be nice if the marks only scored the paper, however, it gives a cut that I don't like on the finished product. I used my Martha Stewart scorer to crease the areas that need to folded.

This is what it looks like after it is done on the Cricut. The flower pieces have a slit in each of them and the flower slides together. I placed the gold flower on top of that with a glue dot to give a little more dimension. The gold flower was created using the tag image on the same cartridge. 

Recipe: 

Box and Flower - Tags, Bags, Boxes and More 9.12", 265"

Button, Twine

Hope to see your great creations too:) Thanks for stopping by!

Annette

Valentine Blog Hop Winner!

Hello to new and old friends! Thank you so much for hopping along with us. It's time to pick the winner for my blog candy! Random.org drew #3 - Stephanie who said: This is such a sweet card. Love that image. I'm a long time follower. stuff@gt.rr.com.  Congrats to you!!!

Stephanie please send me your mailing address so I can send you your goodies:)

Hope you all had a sweet Valentine's day!!

Annette

Exploring Cricut - Love Bug

Hello, today is my turn to share a project at Exploring Cricut! Are you ready for Valentine's Day tomorrow?  Well, if not  there's still time:)I created this sweet love bug card to send to my oldest with some yummy treats. 

I really am enjoying using this paper stack from Doodlebug. I added Fruit Punch Stickles to the cheeks and Black Stickles to the mouth and eyes.

Recipe:

A2 cardbase

Doodlebug Papers

Love Bug - Simply Charmed

Sentiment - Hero Arts

Twine, Stickles

You have until Saturday to enter your Valentine project at Exploring Cricut. Remember, to check out the  hop  for a chance to win some blog candy!!

Thanks for stopping by!

Annette

Exploring Cricut - Valentine Blog Hop

Hello Monday and welcome to Exploring Cricut Valentine Blog Hop!! If you hopped from Emily then you are in the right spot. If not, hop back to Exploring Cricut so you don't miss a thing:) You can join in the fun by creating a card, layout or paper craft using 1 jewel celebrating Valentine's Day.  Our Design Team has some awesome projects for inspiration  You have until Saturday to enter our challenge:)

I created a card using the fun double sided papers from Doodlebug.

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I created the shadow feature in white and popped the pink pattern paper up with pop dots. My jewel is tucked in between the heart that she is holding. 

Recipe:
A2 cardbase
Papers - Doodlebug
Girl Silhouette - A Child's Year
Jewel

There is blog candy to win too! To win: Let me know you are a follower and how to get a hold of you in the comments below. I will draw a winner Saturday. Good luck!!

Here's the schedule if you get lost along the way!

Sharon http://meemeescreations.blogspot.com

Donna  http://wwwkindredkreations.blogspot.com

Faith   http://scrapbookerphd.blogspot.com

Rae Ann   http://joyinart.blogspot.com

Emily  http://emilyqueenofallthingscrafty.blogspot.com

Annette  http://mymindsdustbunnies.blogspot.com

Michelle N  http://justanutterpapercrafter.blogspot.com

Jen   http://javajencreations.blogspot.com

Julie      http://mylittlecorner-julie518.blogspot.com

Michelle S  http://cricutcrazyscrapper.blogspot.com

Liz  http://unikbyyes.blogspot.com

Rosa  http://enjoyingthebug.blogspot.com

Diane  http://happyscrapperdiane.blogspot.com

Now hop on over to Michelle for some more crafty goodness!!

Thanks for stopping by:)

Annette

Sending Warm Fuzzies!

Good Morning!! Day 2 of lots of cold and snow. No school again today, and who knows about tomorrow. I love snow days; to be able to stay inside and go nowhere. I created a cute card to send to my oldest who is in even colder weather than we are. I got these cuties last year and haven't played with them much, but they are so quick and happy. When I purchased this set it was just the girl and now it comes with a cute little boy too called Weather Kids.

To create this card I did a print and cut with my Cameo. The images were all ready to go. I did add some Stickles to her cheeks and the snowflakes. I popped the middle snowflake up with a pop dot.  I was in a hurry to get the package in the mail and love how fast I created this.

Hope you stay warm and dry where you are!!

Recipe:
A2 cardbase
Weather Girl - Lettering Delights
Sentiment - Hero Arts

Thanks for stopping by!

Annette