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-Monster Jam

Hello! It's my turn to share at Exploring Cricut and I created with quite a few Cricut cartridges this time. We went to the Monster Jam Truck show and took quite a few pics. I narrowed it down to these and the rest will go in a clear sleeve fitting 12 pics.

I really struggled with creating this layout because I don't have any boy cartridges. However, in trying to think outside of the box I think this layout came through without them. I improvised on the images and hope you like what you see. The journaling spot on the second page was actually going to be for tickets, which I can't find. I'm hoping they turn up, but if not I will continue the rest of the journaling on what is already attached.

The dots were created by using Liquid Pearls to add a "rivet" look. I just realized that Ribbons and Rosettes would have been good to use too because the font on there already has the holes if you don't want to use the Liquid Pearls.

Recipe:

12 x 12 2 page layout

Papers - DCWV  and scraps

Title - Birthday Bash 1.23, shadow 1.31"

Green, Purple Grave Digger Car - Paper Dolls for Everyday 3.25"

Skeleton Face - Indie Art 1"

Superman Truck - Paper Dolls for Everyday 3.45"

Red Cape on Truck - Paper Doll Dress Up 5.15"

Shield - Create A Critter 1.46"

"S" - Birthday Bash 1"

Wheels on Truck - From My Kitchen 8.69", 12.07"

Flag - Paper Dolls for Everyday 7.62"

Sand - Paper Dolls for Everyday 7"

Film Strip - Disney-Mickey and Friends 4.65"

Liquid Pearls Platinum, Yellow, Cinnamon, Firefly, Purple  and Silver Stickles, black ink

Thanks for stopping by and remember there is still time to enter our challenge!

Annette

Exploring Cricut - What's Cookin' Challenge

Hello! Time again for another fun challenge at Exploring Cricut! The challenge is to create a project with anything from the kitchen using your Cricut. It can be a card, layout or a project of your choice with the Cricut. This was great timing for me to pull out my cartridge From My Kitchen. We are leaving this weekend to visit my daughter at college and bringing her some yummy, favorite treats that just wouldn't travel well by mail.

I created a shape card using the oven. Using my Gypsy I welded 2 of the shadow images together to create my cardbase from white cardstock. I then cut the rest of the layers adhering to the base of the card.

I wanted the card to be interactive so I scored an 1/8" across the bottom of the black oven door.  I used Silver Stickles on the front of the star. Glossy Accent was added to the white knobs.

I stamped a sweet message on the inside of the oven. 

The inside of the card is left blank so that we can write a personal note inside. 

Recipe:

Card base 4.70" will fit into a 5 x 5 card envelope

Oven - From My Kitchen 4.70"

Sentiment - SF & Company

Glossy Accent, Silver Stickles

My DT Sisters have some great inspiration too! Be sure to check them out and enter your project by Saturday so we can see:)

Thanks for stopping by!

Annette

Exploring Cricut - Family Time

Hello! Glad you stopped by as it is my turn to share at Exploring Cricut. I am trying to get caught up with layouts from last year and came across these pics from "pancake day" at our house. During the school year my husband makes pancakes bright and early on Wednesday mornings. It has been a great tradition and am sad that my oldest will be off to college and won't be with us for the tradition. I'm really glad I captured it on film while she was still home.

The blue paper with the measuring numbers was perfect for this layout and I loved that it was double sided. It makes it so easy to match!! A Child's Year doesn't have a shadow feature for the lettering so I made the blue slightly larger and offset the orange on top. I free handed the blue wave on the bottom and used a ruler at the top to make a scallop.

I was thrilled to find this cutie in 3 Birds On Parade. He is actually a grilling chef, but that is what is sound nice about the cartridges; being able to use images for different settings. I originally just wanted to use the apron in From My Kitchen but didn't think it looked to manly;) I did add some silver Stickles to the trim of the chef hat though.

Recipe:

2 12 x 12 pages

Papers - My Mind's Eye, Bazzill, scraps

Oval - George and Basic Shapes

"Pancake Day" - A Child's Year

Exclamation Point - Disney - Mickey and Friends

Whisk - From My Kitchen

Mixing Bowl - From My Kitchen

Bird Chef - 3 Birds On Parade

Thanks for stopping by!!

Annette

Exploring Cricut - On The Grill!

Hello! Today it is my turn to share with you at Exploring Cricut. I have another Father's Day card to share with you today. This is a CAS for sure and so fast to create.

The apron did not have a pocket, but with my Gypsy this was super easy to create. I cut another apron only using the bottom of it. To save paper, I turned the apron on the screen to only cut the bottom part that I needed. The Gypsy has the ability to turn the image so that you can cut just what  you need.

I added stitching with a micro black pen and edged the bottom with black ink. 

Recipe:

5x7 cardbase

Apron - Paper Dolls for Everday

Spatula - From My Kitchen

Oven Mitt - From My Kitchen

Sentiment - My Pink Stamper

Brads, ribbon, black ink

Don't forget to enter our challenge this week. You have until Saturday:)

Thanks for stopping by!

Annette