Graduation Layout

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Happy Saturday!!
Today the Dr. Phil Scraps is having an online crop! 

I hope you guys are having a great time cropping with us today

and getting a lot of projects knocked out.

I have a confession to make, I have really been slacking on my scrapbook layouts.

My son graduated from high school last year and I have yet to scrapbook any layouts of that special day.

I am so happy that Phil decided to do this crop cause it really got me thinking about that and I was able to put together this Graduation layout.

I kept it pretty simple since I want the pictures of the happy day to be the main focus of my layout.

I cut my "GRAD" as well as the "2012" out of the Varsity Letter Cricut Lite Cartridge at 1.75"each.

The "Class of" was cut from the Wild Card Cricut Cartridge at 1.75" real dial size.

My little grad cap and diploma were some left over stickers from another project awhile back.

For my little banner strips, I simply cut out a piece of cardstock and hand cut the notch in the ends. 

Before I adhered it down to my layout, I stamped little graduation caps on it from the 

stamp set titled KUDOS, which can be found in the Cricut Artriste Collection (Z1790).

My silver scallop border along the bottom was made by simply punching out 1" circles from the gorgeous silver card stock in the Black & Grey Glitter Paper (Z1829) and adhering them on the backside of my white layer.

Thanks so much for cropping with us today!

If you are just now joining in on the fun, be sure to check out Dr. Phil's FB fan page for all the details.

I hope you have a fabulous crafty day!

*I created this project while on the Dr. Phil Scraps Design Team"

Supplies:

CTMH products used:

Black and Grey glitter paper (Z1829)

Kudo's Stamp Set from Artiste Collection (Z1790)

Other products used:

Cricut Cartridges: Varsity Letter Lite & Wild Card

Cardstock: Black & Orange (Bazzill), White (Georgia Pacific)

Punch: Xtra large photo corners (SU!), 1" circle punch (fiskars)

Misc.: Stickers (Reminisce), Foam Adhesive

The Perfect Sentiment Challenge #7 (PSC07)

Happy Wednesday! Are you guys ready for another great challenge week over at The Perfect Sentiment? This week is all about helping you with those baby cards. The Challenge? Make a Baby card. The Twist? Stitch-it-up, use hand-stitching, machine-stitching, or faux stitching.

Here is what I created for the challenge:



For my card, I cut my base out of the Wild Card Cricut cartridge at 5". My baby in the stroller was cut out of the Baby Steps cricut cartridge at 2.5". I added some faux stitching with my handy white gel pen (I love that pen and don't know what I would do without it hehe). I added some little pink rhinestones and a big pink bow and voila! Cute Cute Cute!

This week The Perfect Sentiment is being sponsored by Cindy Coutts so make sure you stop by The Perfect Sentiment Challenge Blog to learn all the details of what the prize is this week as well as entering the challenge. I look forward to seeing what you create!

For more inspiration, you can check out the rest of the design teams projects by going to The Perfect Sentiment or their individual blogs that are listed below:

Jennipher
Sarah
Abby
Jan
Kimberly
Rochelle
Shaunna
Tere
Theresa

and our Guest Designers for Novemeber:

Jessica
Rita

I hope you have a great crafty day!


Supplies:
Cricut: Wild Card & Baby Steps
Card Stock: Pink Pirouette (SU!), White (Georgia Pacific), Dark Pink and Purple (Recollections), Peach (Bazzill)
Stamp: MSE!
Ink: Melon Mambo (SU!)
Ribbon: Offray
Twine: Trendy Twine
Misc:White Signo Gel Pen, Sizzlets Button Set (Sizzix), Labels 4 Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Glossy Accents, Bling (Me and My Big Ideas)

Cricut 360 Challenge #2

Happy Friday! Are you guys ready for another great challenge at Cricut 360 this week? Thanks so much for stopping by last week at Cricut 360 and playing along, we hope you had fun. This week the challenge is to make a Thank You Card in the shape of a circle using any cartridge you would like.

This is what I made:



For my card, I cut my base out of the Wild Card Cricut Cartridge at 5". The purple circle was cut out of George and Basic Shapes at 4" and then embossed with the Victoria Cuttlebug Folder, the sentiment "Thank You" came from All Occasion Cake art and was cut out at 2".

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog and taking a look at my latest creation. I really appreciate it. Don't forget to stop by Cricut 360 to look at all the Design Team's projects as well as entering the challenge yourself. I look forward to seeing what you create! Have a great crafty day!


Supplies:
Cricut Expression---Wild Card, All Occasion Cake Art, George and Basic Shapes
Cuttle bug---Victoria Cuttlebug Embossing Folder
Card Stock---White (Recollections), Purple (Bazzill)
Misc.---Pearls and Flowers (Recollections), Ribbon (Offray)

Cooking With Cricut Everyday In May

Happy Saturday! I hope everyone is having a great weekend and has a safe and fun Memorial Day!

Today's project was made for the Cooking With Cricut Everday In May! My neighbor's daughter is graduating from high school next month and she asked me if I could make a banner for her. Her school colors are red, blue and gold. I had so much fun making this and she loved it!

Here is a picture of the whole banner:



A close up of the end details:



The middle:



And last but not least, details of the embossing and the letters popped up:



The banner pieces were cut from Twinkle Toes at 6". The letters were cut from Pooh Font at 3". The graduation hats were cut out of Wrap It Up at 1.5". The "Class Of" was cut from Wild Card at 8" and the "2011" was cut from Lyrical Letters at 1.5".

Thanks so much for stopping by and taking a look at my latest creation! I really appreciate it! Don't forget to check out Cooking With Cricut daily to see more inspiration and to enter the weekly challenge this week. Have a great crafty day!

I am also linking this up to the linking party at Decorate To Celebrate! A fun new challenge blog that is starting up this June. I'm so excited for that!






Supplies used:
Cricut--Twinkle Toes, Pooh Font, Wrap It Up, Wild Card, Lyrical Letters
Cuttlebug--Swiss Dots Embossing Folder
Cardstock--Recollections
Misc.--Offray Ribbon, Recollections Foam Adhesive, Jolee's stickers (for the fabric cap and gown)

Cooking With Cricut Challenge: Cash In Your Stash!

Happy Wednesday! Ready for another great challenge from Cooking With Cricut? This week, in honor of Tax Day, you are being challenged to make a project with stuff in your stash that is over a year old or to use money in your project somewhere.

I decided to make a card using some old supplies. :) Here is my card:



Cute huh? I am so happy that I got to use some of my supplies that normally just sit. I used my Wild Card and Doodlecharms cricut cartridges (both of which are over 3 years old), some dimensional fabric pearl paint (over a year old), the stamp and ink are also over a year old. Even the swiss dots embossing folder is over a year old, but I didn't really count that cause I use it ALL the time. :) The only newer things that I used on my project were the card stocks and the white gel pen for my doodling.

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog and taking a look at my project. Don't forget to head over to Cooking With Cricut to see what the rest of the DT came up with as well as entering the challenge. I look forward to seeing what you create. :) Have a great crafty day!



Supplies:
Cricut--Wild Card (doily card cut at 5.5") & Doodlecharms (bear cut at 2.5")
Card Stock--White (PTi) & Pink Pirouette (SU!)
Stamp--MSE!
Ink--Chocolate Chip (SU!)
Cuttlebug--Swiss Dots
Misc.--Dimensional White Pearl Fabric Paint, Offray Ribbon, Sakura Gelly Roll Pen

Today Is Your Day! (Pink Stamper Challenge)

Hi Everyone! Today's project was made for the challenge over at My Pink Stamper. The challenge theme is: Anything Birthday!

I decided to make a little gift box filled with some M&M's. :)



Yummy huh? :) I used Wild Card and cut out gift box 2 out at 5.25". I put some acetate behind the window and filled with the candy. Then I wrapped some ribbon around the box and tied a bow and added a cute little tag from Elle's Studio. That's it! Easy Peasy!

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog and taking a look at my latest creation! I hope you have a great crafty day!


Supplies:
Cricut--Wild Card
Card Stock--Real Red (SU!)
Misc.--Elle's Studio Tags, Offray Ribbon, Scallop Circle Nestabilities, White Sakura Gelly Roll Pen, Red & White Baker's Twine, Button

Be My Valentine

Happy Wednesday! Are you ready for another great Cooking with Cricut challenge? This week is Challenge #13, Use a minimum of 3 Flowers on Project. If you are stumped for ideas, check out Cooking with Cricut to see some sketches that you can incorporate into your projects this week, not to mention the great inspiration from the Cooking with Cricut Chefs! Here is what I came up with:



I am slowly making progress on all my valentine projects! Yay! It feels good to be a little ahead for once. I love this doily card from the Wild Card Cartridge! It is one of my favorites from that cartridge. I cut the doily card out at 5.5", as well as the pink liner. The girl on the scooter was cut out of the Sweethearts Cartridge at 3". I used a fiskars flower punch for my flowers, added some bling, some stickles, a bow and of course, some faux stitching. I am so happy with the way this turned out. I love how girly it is! :) Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by and check out my latest creation! I am looking forward to seeing what you come up with for the challenge, so don't forget to head over to Cooking with Cricut to upload your take on the challenge. Have a great crafty day!


Supplies:
Cricut--Wild Card & Sweethearts
Cardstock--Pink Pirouette (SU!), Melon Mambo (SU!), White (Georgia Pacific)
Patterned Paper--K & Co.
Stamp--Filled With Love (SU!)
Ink--Staz On Black
Misc.--White Signo Gel Pen, Flower Punch by Fiskars, Offray Ribbon

Friends

Happy Saturday! Today's card was made for the First Friday Challenge #2 over at Cricut Me That with Abbie. The theme was to make a project with the theme of "girlfriends". This was my first time playing along with her challenge and I had a lot of fun! Looking forward to what September brings! Here is what I came up with:



For my card base, I cut out the doily card from Wild Card at 5". I then cut out a circle from George and Basic shapes at 4". The shoe and phrase were both cut out from Gypsy Wanderings at 1 1/2". I added some dimensional pearl paint for a little dimension and popped up the shoe with dimensionals. Thanks for stopping in and taking a look!


Supplies Used:
Cricut: Expression, Wild Card & George and Basic Shapes
Gypsy: Gypsy Wanderings
White Cardstock: Stampin' Up!
Patterned Paper: GCD Studios
Ribbon: Offray
Pearls: Dimensional Fabric Paint
Dimensionals: Stampin' Up!

Throwback Thursday Challenge

Hi Everyone! Today's card was made for the Throwback Thursday challenge from My Creative Time with Emma. The challenge was to make a card of your favorite holiday from the Wild Card Cricut Cartridge. I decided to make the Heart card, #36 in the book. I don't really know if Valentines Day is my favorite holiday, actually we don't really even celebrate it. When I started thinking of what to do for this challenge, all I could think about was every holiday I spend with my family is special to me. As a matter of fact, my family makes every day special so what better card to make than a love card. :) After 19 years of marriage, my husband and I still leave little love notes for each other around our home. I cut out this card and the frame at 4 3/4" and the icon was cut out at 2 1/2" and then I used some DMC thread to sew through the frame, popped it up with dimensionals and used some Glossy Accents on the little heart icon.




Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by! I really do appreciate it!


Supplies Used:
Cricut Expression
Cricut Wild Card cartridge
Stampin' Up! Dimensionals
DMC Red Thread
White Signo Gel Pen
Glossy Accents

Wild Card Bandaid and Wild Card Father Cards

Happy Friday! I am really looking forward to the weekend and getting some crafty time in! This Sunday, July 11, there is going to be a all day online crop over at Paper Therapy. Paper Therapy is a new cardmaking/scrapbooking forum and everyone over there is so friendly. We would love it if you could join us, There will be challenges and games throughout the entire day. If you can't join us on Sunday, we would love to have you anytime!


OK, on to the cards. Today's Wild Cards are the Band Aid and Father's cards. The first one I will be showing you is the Band Aid card, #34 in the book. I have to say, I don't know if I care too much for this card. It's cute but I just don't think I would ever really use it. However, I did cut out smaller cards and then cut them in half to make little band aids perfect for embellishment either on a card or a scrapbook page. I used fit to page for the card and cut out everything at 6 1/4" and the little band aids were cut out at 1 3/4".




The second card was the Father card, #35 in the book. I used fit to page and cut out everything at 4 1/2". I think this card is a great base for many other occasions, not just the Father card that is shown. I love the square envelope and the deckled edge on it.




Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by!

Wild Card Cake and Safety Pin

Happy Monday! So sorry I am late in posting the next 2 cards in the Wild Card Series. I had every intention of posting them on Friday and then somehow the holiday weekend just kinda got away from me. :) Lots of family time!

The first card is the Cake Card, #32 in the book. I used fit to page on my expression and cut out everything at 5 1/4". For the flowers on the cake, I used doodlecharms and cut out the flowers at 3/4" and double stacked them and then added some dimensional paint in the centers.





The second card is the Safety Pin Card, #33 in the book. I used fit to page on my expression and cut out everything at 5". Instead of cutting out the sentiment that goes with the card, I just stamped Congratulations so it could be used for either a baby boy or baby girl. I added a little white satin bow and some doodling outlining the safety pin.




Thanks so much for stopping by!


Supplies Used:

Cake Card:
Cardstock--White (Georgia Pacific) & Rose (The Paper Company Metallic)
Cricut--Expression, Wild Card & Doodlecharms
Cuttlebug--Victoria Embossing Folder
Misc.--Dimesional Fabric Paint & ATG714

Safety Pin Card:
Cardstock--White (Georgia Pacific) & Yellow (Unknown)Cricut--Wild Card
Stamp--MSE!
Ink--Stampin'Up! Chocolate Chip
Misc.--White Signo Gel Pen & ATG 714

Wild Card Friday!

Happy Friday! Things are finally starting to settle down around here from my daughter's graduation and I am able to squeeze in some crafty time for me. Not as much as I would like but I will take what I can get. :)

The first card for this Friday is the Cupcake Crd, #30 in the book. I used fit to page on my expression and cut out everything at 5 1/4". I LOVE the envelope that goes with this card. I think the little candle border along the bottom is just too cute!




The second card is the Present card, #31 in the book. I used fit to page on my expression and cut out everything at 7 1/2". I think this card came out so cute. I love the little "ribbons" that can hang down from the bow and the little tag.




Thanks so much for taking the time to stop in and take a look. I appreciate it! I hope you have a great crafty weekend!


Supplies Used:
Cupcake Card:
Paper--Patterned Paper (DCWV) & White Cardstock (Recollections)
Glitter

Present Card:
Paper--Patterned paper (DCWV) & White Cardstock (Recollections)
Stickles--Patina

Friday?

Oh my goodness! I can't believe it is Friday already. This week seems to have flown by.

Here are the next 2 cards in the Wild Card series.

The first one is the Star card, #28 in the book. I used fit to page and cut out everything at 5 1/2". I then took one of the stars that were cut out from the envelope and attached that to the card base, used my white signo pen to add a little bit of doodling and voila! done! This card was pretty straight forward and did not take more than a few minutes to complete.




The second card for this week is the WOW! card, #29 in the book. I used fit to page and cut out everything at 4". Caution: The card is longer than the envie, so I had to do fit to page for the card first before the envie on this one to figure out the measurements. I love the envelope that comes with this card. Again, this was a pretty simple and easy card to assemble. I added a little doodling, but that's about it. :)




Thanks so much for stopping by and taking a look!


Supplies Used:
Cricut--Wild Card Cartridge (Both Cards)
Paper--DCWV (WOW Card), rest is unknown
White Signo Gel Pen--(both cards)
ATG 714 (both cards)

Wild Card Friday!

Happy Friday! The next 2 cards in my wild card series are the Branch and the Hello cards.

The first card is the Branch card, #26 in the book. I used fit to page and cut out everything at 7". I have to say, I don't care much for this card. The branch gets folded over the top of the card(almost like a tri-fold card) and it just isn't real sturdy. I might go back and try it again and see if I can come up with something else at a later time for this one. I really think it could be a cute card, it is just stumping me right now. :)




The next card is the Hello card, #27 in the book. I used fit to page and cut out everything at 5 1/4". I love it! I think this card is great for the tween girls to give to their friends. Maybe even as a slumber party invite. I went kinda funky with the colors for this one and chose Hot Pink and Bright Lime Green. My daughter loved it as soon as she saw it. Too cute!




Once again, thanks so much for stopping by! I really appreciate it. Have a great weekend!


Supplies Used:

Branch Card:
Cardstock--Georgia Pacific (White), Green (American Crafts) and Brown (DCWV)
Stickles--Lime Green
Marker--Zig (Pure Green)

Hello Card:
Cardstock--DCWV
Stickles--Icicle
Marker--Black Sharpie

Wild Card Friday

Happy Friday! Here are the next 2 cards in the Wild Card Series.

The first one I am going to show you is the Porthole card, #24 in the catalog. I used fit to page and cut out everything at 5 1/2". I added a little bit of stickles, some doodling and some ribbon to finish it all up.




The second card is the Flower card, #25 in the catalog. I cut this one out at 4 3/4". I decided to use a stamp for the sentiment. I added some doodling and yellow stickles to complete my card.




Thanks so much for stopping by and taking a look! I hope you all have a great and safe holiday weekend!


Supplies Used:

Porthole Card
Patterned Paper--Colorbox
Ribbon--American Crafts
White Signo Gel Pen
Diamond Stickles


Flower Card
White Cardstock--Georgia Pacific
Stamp--Stampin' Up Whimsical Words
Ink--Stampin' Up Chocolate Chip
White Signo Gel Pen
Yellow Stickles

Wild Card #22 and #23

Good Morning! Happy Friday! Today's wild cards are #22 and #23 in the book. Enjoy!

The first card I will be showing you is #22 in the book called Quotes. I cut everything out at 6". I kept it pretty simple. The only thing I really added were some aqua stickles along the scallop frame.




The second card is #23 in the book called Thinking. I used fit to page and everything was cut out at 6". I added a little flower and some faux stitching to try and dress it up a little.



Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by! I really appreciate it!


Supplies Used:
Cricut (Wild Card cartridge)
Paper (Bazzill)
Stickles (Aqua & Diamond)

Wild Card--Doily

Hi! For the next card in the Wild Card Series, I chose the Doily Card--#21 in the book.



I think I have said this before, but if not let me just say again how much I love this card. This has got to be my all-time fav card shape from this cartridge. I used fit to page and cut out everything at 5". I wanted to keep it really simple, and I think it turned out so pretty and elegant. I used some puffy pearl paint to accent the rose and the edge of the card and then tied a simple bow at the top. I didn't use a sentiment. I will either put a sentiment on it when an occasion comes up or leave it blank and use it as a note card for someone. Thanks so much for stopping by!



Supplies Used:
Cricut Expression
Cricut Wild Card Cartridge
Ribbon--Offray
Dimensional Fabric Paint, White Pearl Iridescent--Polymark
ATG 714

Wild Card Friday!

Hi everyone! Happy Friday! The next 2 cards in the Wild Card series are the Wave Card and the Pinwheel Card. I actually had a lot of fun making both of these cards. I hope you enjoy them!

The first one I am going to show you is my take on the Wave card, #19 in the book. When I was looking at the image of this card in the book, I kept coming up with Christmas card ideas. Instead of making the card AND envelope, I decided to make the card the envelope. I put some adhesive on the sides and the bottom of the folded card and then made a tag to go inside. I thought this would be so cute to go along with a platter of cookies for one of my neighbors. I used fit to page and cut out everything at 6 3/4". Tip: This is considered a tri-fold card, so if you decide to make both the card and envelope using the fit to page feature, make sure you cut the card out first to get a accurate dimension that they can both be cut at.







The second card today will be the Pinwheel card, #20 in the book. I have to say, I see so many possibilities with this card and the envelope is so cute! I ended up making mine a "Thinking of You" card. As you spin the pinwheel, there are Hello phrases in different fonts, when you open up the card, it says Thinking of You. I used fit to page and cut out everything at 6 1/2".





Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by! I truly appreciate it!


Supplies Used:

Wave Card:
Cricut Expression
Cricut (Wild card Cartridge)
Studio G (gingerbread boy stamp)
Stickles (Christmas Red, Cinnamon, Lime Green, Stardust)
Cuttlebug (Swiss Dots Embossing Folder)
ATG 714


Pinwheel Card:
Cricut Expression
Cricut (Wild Card Cartridge)
Sassafrass (Sweet Marmalade Paper Pack)
Fiskars (Effervesence border punch)
Offray Ribbon
Polymark (Dimensional Paint: White Pearl Iridescent)
ATG 714

Wild Card Friday!

Happy Friday! Here are today's cards. The first one is the Circle card. #17 in the book.



When I looked at this card and saw the "Oh Happy Day", all I could think about is how excited my daughter is getting the closer it gets to her graduation date. So, I decided to make it a graduation card for one of her friends. I used their school colors of orange, black and white. I used fit to page and cut it out at 4". After it was all assembled, I used my signo white gel pen to do some faux stitching and some dots on the letters. The graduation cap is a glitter sticker from Reminisce.

Supplies Used:
Cricut (Wild Card Cartridge)
ATG 714
Signo Gel Pen
Sticker (Reminisce)
Ribbon (Offray)
White Cardstock (Georgia Pacific)


The second card today is the Thanks card. #18 in the book.



I love the shape of this card. I think it is so cute! I used fit to page and everything was cut out at 6 1/4" except for the hat. I cut the hat out at 5" and then used some dimensionals to pop it off the card.


Supplies Used:
Cricut (Wild Card cartridge)
Cuttlebug (Traffic Jam)
ColorBox Fluid Chalk (Blue Lagoon)
Stickles (Orange)
Ribbon (Offray)
White Cardstock (Georgia Pacific)
Stampin' Up! (Dimensionals)

Thanks so much for taking the time to stop by and take a look!

Wild Card Friday!

Happy Friday! I don't know about you guys, but I am so ready for the weekend. :) The cards made with the Wild Card Cartridge this friday are the All in One #15 in the book and the Tweety #16 in the book.

The All in One is a gift card holder. I played around with this one so I could get an accurate meaurement that a gift card would fit in. The size that I found to work best was 4 1/4". The gift card does fit a little snug but it is a really good fit.



Here is what it looks like opened up:



The next card is the Tweety #16 in the book. I cut this one out at 5 1/4".



I used the border punch along the top of the liner and then wrapped some DMC yellow floss around it before I attached it to the card front. Thanks so much for taking the time to stop in and take a look at my blog. I really appreciate it! :)

Supplies Used:
DCWV (Sweet Chocolate Frosting and Nusery Boy Glitter Chicks)
Martha Stewart (Arch Lattice Border Punch)