Cartridge Toss-Up with Tags, Bags, Boxes and More

Happy Monday! I know I normally post the Cartridge Toss-Up on Tuesdays but I have a rather busy blog week this week so I will be posting it today. My very good friend Kimberly from Kimberly's Crafty Spot has agreed to help me out with these projects every week. So, from now on instead of seeing just 2 projects a week from one cartridge, you will get to see 4! 2 from me and 2 from Kimberly. How cool is that? She is super talented so you will not be disappointed.

This week, Kimberly and I are focusing on the Tags, Bags, Boxes and More cricut cartridge. I was so happy that I was able to get the free download of this cartridge through the gypsy promotion.

The cut I chose to work with for todays project is purse1.



I loaded the purse onto my gypsy and sized it at 9.25". After it was cut out, I did some faux stiching and assembled it. I then used a flower cut from Graphically Speaking at 2.5" and attached it to the front of the purse with some foam adhesive. I then added a little bow to the handle and a little rhinestone to the center of the flower and Voila! So cute! What a cute little gift to give to someone filled with some candy! I love having little projects like this on hand and at the ready. Thanks so much for stopping by my blog today and taking a look at my latest creation! Don't forget to stop by Kimberly's blog to see what she came up with. :)



Supplies:
Cricut--Tags, Bags, Boxes and More & Graphically Speaking
Card Stock--White (PTI) & Pink (Bazzill)
Patterned paper--My Mind's Eye
Misc.--Ribbon (Offray) & Sakura White gelly Roll Pen

My First Liebster Blog Award!

I won my very first Liebster Blog Award! Thanks so much to Kimberly of Kimberly's Crafty Spot for thinking of me and awarding me this honor!

The Liebster Blog award is given to bring new blogs to light. It's a great way to share blogs that might not otherwise be seen or ones you want to share with others. As a recipient you must share the love and pay it forward by:


1. Creating a post where you blog about the Liebster award & reveal your 3 - 5 blog picks.

2. Let them know you chose them

3. Copy & Paste the blog award on your blog

4. Have faith that your followers will rally & show their crafty love back out to those you awarded

5. Have fun !


I am going to pay it forward and give the award to the following blogs:

1. Jenny at Crazy About Cricut
2. Lauren at 40:31 Creations
3. Alma at Alma's Pink Life
4. Jenny at Jenny K. Scrappin Addict
5. Debbie at DD's Crafts

I hope you check out their blogs and are inspired by their talent as much as I am!

Have a great crafty day!

Forever Young

Happy Friday! Is everyone ready for the weekend? Today marks a new challenge week over at Flaunt It Fridays. For this week's challenge, you need to make something with the FOREVER YOUNG cartridge and the cut choice this week is Model 1, Emblem (Silhouette feature). You can create anything you want and for an extra challenge try to create something different from last week's project. Here's my project:




I decided to leave this card blank, so it could be easily used as a note card to send to someone to let them know that I am thinking of them. My Emblem was cut out at 3" and for my border across the bottom, I used the border feature from All Occasion cake Art.

If you do not own this cart feel free to use any similar cut from any cartridge, you have one week to enter the challenge. So, head on over to Flaunt It Fridays to enter your project, we are looking forward to seeing what you create!



Supplies:
Cricut--Forever Young & All Occasion Cake Art
Cardstock--White (PTI), Grey (Bazzill), Pink Pirouette (SU!)
Misc.--iRock, American Crafts Ribbon, Ticket Corner Punch(SU!)

Cartridge Toss-Up with Straight From The Nest part 2

Happy Thursday! So sorry for posting this so late. I have been having a slow kinda day around here. :)

For today's card, I wanted to make a simple but elegant card to have on hand for whatever occasion. Whether it be a birthday, thank you or just because. I was inspired by some little die-cut note cards in the SU idea book, and decided to see if I could make my own. Here is my card:




I took two rectangles from George and welded them together in my gypsy for my card base. I then took the medallion and sized it at 3" and welded that into the front of my card. Voila! Easy Peasy! I cut it out with my cricut and lined the inside of the card with some Pink Pirouette cardstock, added a scallop trim, a bow and a little rhinestone to the center and my card was complete. Quick and easy but so pretty at the same time. Gotta love that! Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by my blog today. I hope you have a great crafty day!



Supplies:
Gypsy
Cricut--George and Basic Shapes & Straight From The Nest
Cardstock--White (PTI) & Pink Pirouette (SU!)
Punch--Scallop Sentiment (Fiskars)
Ribbon--Offray

You and Me

It's Wednesday! That means the start of another great challenge at Cooking With Cricut! This week the challenge is Emboss It! It doesn't matter if you choose dry or wet embossing, just as long as you emboss on your project somewhere. Here is what I came up with:



I used the love language cuttlebug embossing folder and embossed little hearts on the tree as well as the background of my card. I used the sweethearts cricut cartridge to cut out the tree at 4" and the phrase "You & Me" at 1.5". The inside reads, "The Best Is Yet To Be". Thanks so much for stopping by my blog and looking at my latest creation! Don't forget to head over to Cooking With Cricut to see what the rest of the design team came up with and to enter the challenge! We would love to see what you create! Have a great crafty day!


Supplies:
Cricut--Sweethearts
Cuttlebug--Love languauge embossing folder
Card Stock--White (PTI), Pink, Green and Brown (Bazzill)
Punch--Ticket Punch (SU!)
Misc.--Ribbon (Offray), White Signo Gel Pen