Thankful Thursday Christmas Challenge

Welcome to our Thankful Thursday Challenge at Crazy About Cricut! This week, our challenge is to make a Christmas themed project. I just love these glass tile blocks and after some vinyl, ribbon, and a big bell, I made a nice addition to my Christmas decor.

Now make sure and go over to Crazy About Cricut and check out all the awesome Design Team projects and enter your fun family project!

Have a wonderful holiday and Merry Christmas!!

Penny's Holiday Gifts Challenge

This week at Penny's Paper Challenge, the challenge is "Holiday Gifts". We used these cute images from DigiDarla to create our projects. I used a snowflake Martha Stewart border punch on some red bazzill cardstock to make my stripes. I inked some grungeboard snowflakes for my accents and then used rhinestones and stickles in a few places for some sparkle. I love that stuff!


Make sure you go and visit the Penny's Paper Challenge blog and see all the wonderful design team talent and enter your project for a chance to win some great digital images from our sponsor this week!

I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas season!

CTO Christmas Shape Card/DT Call

I have totally enjoyed being on this awesome design team, and now it's time to submit my last Design Team entry to Celebrate the Occasion. For the challenge this week, we are making Christmas cards, but they have to be in a different shape. I chose this great ornament from the Cricut Close to My Heart Art Philosophy cart. Then I just stamped the corresponding image and added some sparkle with stickles, pearls, and ribbon.

I found the perfect sentiment and my card was done!

We're having a new Design Team call! Applications will be taken until Tuesday, December 20th, so make sure you enter your amazing projects at Celebrate the Occasion for this fun challenge and to join our awesome Design Team!! To enter the challenge, all you need to do is create a card, layout or other project and post it by Sunday, December 25th, 11:59pm (EST). The winner will be selected and entered into the drawing for the month!

Have a great day!

Thankful Thursday Layout Challenge

At Crazy About Cricut this week, we're having a layout challenge! I took my pictures from last year's Christmas and made this layout "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year." It seems like I'm hearing that song everywhere lately, so I thought it would be a good title for the layout too :) I cut the tree and packages out with my Cricut and used a little bling. I love remembering the looks on my kids' faces on Christmas morning, it really is the most wonderful time of the year!

Now make sure and go over to Crazy About Cricut and check out all the awesome Design Team projects and enter your fun family project!

Have a great day!

Penny's Christmas Challenge

At Penny's Paper Challenge blog this week, we have a Christmas challenge and we had the opportunity to use these adorable images from Digi My World. I loved this little girl peeking out from behind the snowman. Then I saw this "snowball" trim at the fabric store and I just had to get it!
Make sure you go and visit the Penny's Paper Challenge blog and see all the wonderful design team talent and enter your project for a chance to win some great digital images from our sponsor this week!

Have an awesome week!

CTO Christmas Challenge/DT Call

This week on Celebrate the Occasion, we're celebrating Christmas, but for the challenge there's NO GREEN allowed! I made this adorable scottie on my cricut using the Just Because Cards cart. For the sweater, I flipped the scottie over and traced out the body on the plaid paper. Then I added some Snow-Tex for the fluffy white trim. So cute!

It's that time of year again and we're having a new Design Team call! So make sure you enter your amazing projects at Celebrate the Occasion for this fun challenge and to join our awesome Design Team!! All you need to do is create a card, layout or other project and post it by Sunday, December 11th, 11:59pm (EST). The winner will be selected and entered into the drawing for the month!

Have a wonderful day!

Penny's Tie One On Challenge

This week at Penny's Paper Challenge, we had these super cute images from Stretch N' Bubbles to use for our Tie One On projects! I just love this little bird and ornaments, they're so cute! I used Copic markers to shade the tree and colored pencils for everything else. I used glossy accents on the leaves to make them stand out and then some stickles at different places for some sparkle. I found this great font at Lettering Delights - it's so versatile for lots of different projects! I made this 5x7 card for the project, but I liked it so well I think I'm going to keep it for myself :) I am going to put it in an 8x10 frame and make it into Christmas decor!


Make sure you go and visit the Penny's Paper Challenge blog and see all the wonderful design team talent and enter your project for a chance to win some great digital images from our sponsor this week!


Have a Happy Thanksgiving!!

CTO Thanksgiving Challenge

We're ready to celebrate Thanksgiving at Celebrate the Occasion! For this week's challenge, make sure you use buttons for your Thanksgiving project and have fun with it! I used a great digital image and colored it with my pencils, stamped my sentiment, then added some fun papers, ribbon and buttons :)

Make sure you come join us this week at Celebrate the Occasion for this fun challenge and to check out all the fabulous work from the rest of the awesome Design Team!! All you need to do is create a card, layout or other project and post it by Sunday, November 27th, 11:59pm (EST). The winner will be selected and entered into the drawing for the month!

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!

Guest Designer spot on Birthday Sundaes!!

This week, I have the awesome privilege of being the guest designer on Birthday Sundaes!! I'm so excited! The challenge for the week was to make a birthday card with a tree on it...so I decided to create my own tree! I used the die cuts sheet on Crate paper's Sweet Branch collection and made my tree out of the various size circles and the branch from a swirl. Then just for some sparkle, I added a gem to the center of each circle. I used a rub on for the happy birthday sentiment and finished it off with a bow and some brads.

Make sure you stop by the Birthday Sundaes blog to check out the cards from the fabulous design team and enter your card into their fun challenge!

Have an awesome day!

Thankful Thursday Fall Challenge

This week at Crazy About Cricut, we were challenged to make a project that Falls open. I chose to make a gate card, but you could also make a Jacob's ladder type book or an accordion book or something like that. Just use your imagination! I found this this adorable little turtle at www.whimsiedoodles.com/freebies.html and I made a birthday card for my sister in law who loves turtles.
I dry embossed the two panels on the front of the card and then inked them to match the turtle shell. Loved those fun dots! Then I used my pencils to color in the turtle and added some red stickles to the flower for some sparkle.

I added some button accents and a flower on the front of the card to keep it closed and it was a fun, easy card to make.

Now you'll want to head over to Crazy About Cricut and check out all the awesome Design Team projects and enter your fun family project!

Have an awesome day!

Penny's Give Thanks Challenge

This week at Penny's Paper Challenge, the challenge was to make a Give Thanks project. I made a card using this adorable pilgrim dragon from Stamping Dragon Designs. I colored him with my pencils and added some cute paper that had the perfect sentiments on it, I love it when that works out so well :)

Now head over and visit the Penny's Paper Challenge blog and see all the wonderful design team talent and enter your project for a chance to win some great digital images from our sponsor this week!

Have a great week!

CTO Veteran's Day Challenge

Welcome to our Celebrate the Occasion challenge this week! We are making Veteran's day projects and I chose to do this card with the wonderful Rockets Red Glare paper by GCD Studios. It's a great time to remember our Veterans and the proud men & women that are fighting for our freedoms right now.

Don't forget to come and join us this week at Celebrate the Occasion for this fun challenge and to check out all the fabulous work from the rest of the awesome Design Team!! All you need to do is create a card, layout or other project and post it by Sunday, November 13th, 11:59pm (EST). The winner will be selected and entered into the drawing for the month!

Have a wonderful day!

Thankful Thursday Halloween Home Decor

Welcome to the Crazy About Cricut Thankful Thursday challenge! This week, we were challenged to make some Halloween decor for our SPOOKY homes :) I cut the letters out of vinyl with the Cricut and then used the Happy Hauntings cart for the witch and the hat.

Now you'll want to head over to Crazy About Cricut and check out all the awesome Design Team projects and enter your fun family project!

Have a great day!

Penny's Halloween challenge

This week at Penny's Paper Challenge, we're celebrating Halloween! We got the chance to use these super cute images from Robyn's Fetish for this week's challenge. I just loved this little mummy boy and the pumpkin. I used Copic markers to color the boy and then I printed the pumpkin out on orange patterned paper, and I loved the way he turned out!

I used liquid glass (aka glossy accents) on the stem and candlelight and it really made them stand out more. I also used vintage photo stickles on the orange brads to give them some sparkle.
Make sure you visit the Penny's Paper Challenge blog and see all the wonderful design team talent and enter your project for a chance to win some great digital images from our sponsor this week!

Have an awesome day!

CTO Fall Challenge

This week at Celebrate the Occasion, the challenge was to make a project with a fall theme. I chose to make a layout about my pumpkin patch trip with my kids. We had so much fun!



Don't forget to come and join us this week at Celebrate the Occasion for this fun challenge and to check out all the fabulous work from the rest of the awesome Design Team!! All you need to do is create a card, layout or other project and post it by Sunday, October 30th, 11:59pm (EST). The winner will be selected and entered into the drawing for the month!

Have a great day!

Thankful Thursday Monster challenge

Welcome to another Thankful Thursday challenge at Crazy About Cricut!! This week, we're working on projects that have Monsters on them! So fun! I made a little bag with my Cricut and then used some 3D embellishments from K & Company to decorate all the way around.

I finished it with a pretty ribbon and some yummy candy and it's ready to give to a friend or neighbor for a special Halloween treat!

Now you'll want to head over to Crazy About Cricut and check out all the awesome Design Team projects and enter your fun family project!

Challenges I'm entering:
Whimsical Wednesday
More Than Favors
Scrapalicious USAMy Craft Spot

Have a fun day!

Penny's Apple Challenge

As a new DT member for Penny's Paper Challenge, I was so excited to do this first challenge! It's Apple month and we're using images from Karen's Doodles. I made an apple on my cricut using the Doodlecharms cart and then flipped one of them and welded them together to make a card. I just love this image of the little girl with the apple, she just looks so happy :)

Make sure you visit the Penny's Paper Challenge blog and see all the wonderful design team talent and enter your project for a chance to win some wonderful digital images from our sponsor this week!

Challenges:
Crafty Creations Challenges

Have a wonderful day!

CTO Red, White, and Black Challenge

For the challenge this week at Celebrate the Occasion, we were challenged to make a project using Red, White, and Black. It was perfect timing because my other cousin is getting married this weekend and those are her colors! I used the swirl embossing folder for this card and then used some star dust stickles to make the swirls stand out a little more.

I used Close to my Heart stamps to create the background image and then I stamped the hearts and popped them up on foam squares. I used red stickles on the swirls and diamonds on the hearts to add some bling.

For this fun 3D flower, I used the Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge from Close to my Heart. It creates a spiral and then I stamped the swirl image on it. Then you just roll it into a flower shape and I added the diamond brad to finish it off.

Don't forget to come and join us this week at Celebrate the Occasion for this fun challenge and to check out all the fabulous work from the rest of the awesome Design Team!! All you need to do is create a card, layout or other project and post it by Sunday, October 16th, 11:59pm (EST). The winner will be selected and entered into the drawing for the month!

Have a great day!

Winner, Winner!!

It's time to announce a blog hop winner for my Making Memories prize pack!!


Kathy said...

This is just wonderful, great job. Love it! Great hop! Hope you have a great weekend!
Hugs,
Kathy
http://the3esblog.blogspot.com/

Congratulations Kathy!!! And thank you to everyone for hopping along with us for our Crazy About Cricut Fall and Halloween Hop!

Have an awesome day!!