100 Cricut Cartridge Blog Hop - May

Hi everyone welcome to the 100 Cricut Cartridge Blog Hop!

You should have started at http://mycricutcraftroom.blogspot.com/  if not please start at the beginning

Host- http://mycricutcraftroom.blogspot.com/ 
Shelley - http://shelley-scrapbookingforfun.blogspot.com/
Claire - http://www.threewaterscreations.com/ 
Candice - http://stampinpearls.blogspot.com/
Ashley - http://especiallymade.blogspot.com/
Amber - http://pixiperfectcreations.blogspot.com/
Tiffany - http://angel4ever-thecraftyteacher.blogspot.com/
Kathy Jo - http://skrappindiva.blogspot.com/ 
Sheila - http://2pawprints.blogspot.com/
Erica- http://ericasprojects.blogspot.com/
Yvette http://gammascreativecorner.blogspot.com/ 
Christina - http://cema1cema.blogspot.com/
Raquel - http://kraftykaboose.blogspot.com/
Heather M - http://digipage-blog.everything-digital-scrapbooking.com/
Sharon - http://simplysweetbysharon.blogspot.com/
Deirdre - http://glitteredroses.blogspot.com/
Lisa Chamberlain - http://lisacustomscrapbooking.blogspot.com/
Ava - http://scrapbookdesign4u.blogspot.com/
Blog Candy http://ericasblogcandy.blogspot.com/

Yesterday was my nephew's birthday. Yes, he was born on Cinco de Mayo! He turned seven years old. He is my little buddy because we like a lot of the same things! I made this two page layout because I know I'm going to have some pictures of him and I celebrating his birthday.


I used Cindy Loo, A Word Party and Potpourri Basket to create this layout.

I used my gypsy for the balloons. The balloons were cut out from A Word Party at 3 inches. I layered the word "party" on top of the balloons using the font from Cindy Loo. The font is approximately 2 1/2 inches. The twine I used for the balloons came from 3 Girls Jam. The party hat, the ice cream cone and the gift all come from Potpourri Basket and was cut out at 4 inches. I cut them all out on white paper and colored them using my copic markers. The streamers came from Elmo's Party. 

Thanks for looking! Please make sure you visit each stop during the hop! 




NEXT IN THE LINEUP IS Kathy Jo - http://skrappindiva.blogspot.com/ 

Theme Day Thursday - Vacation

Hi everyone! Today is Theme Day Thursday. Today the Design Team had to create something related to vacation. I remembered when I was a little girl watching Looney Tunes when Bugs Bunny or Yosemite Sam traveled, their suitcases always had the names of the places where they had traveled. So I decided to create this "vacationing" suitcase. 


I used Plantin Schoolbook to cut out this cute 3D bag. I cut it out at 12 1/2 inches using the fit to page feature. I cut out four different shapes from the Art Philosophy cartridge. (If you would like to purchase the Art Philosophy cartridge, you can get it HERE). I used my white gel pen to create the faux stitching on the suitcase. I used my Gypsy to weld the letters together. I used the Art Philosophy font for the names of the places visited. On this side of the suitcase, you can see that the "owner" has traveled to Paris and Rio. 

On this side side, the owner has traveled to New York and Miami.

I used liquid pearls on the New York tag to recreate the bright lights of Times Square and gel pens on the Miami tag. 

I used my Sizzix Texture Boutique to emboss the Rio tag. I also inked the edges. I used a gel pen for the faux stitching around the Paris tag. 

I had a lot of fun creating this little suitcase. Hopefully it gets filled with lots of fun souvenirs! Head to Erica's Craft Room to see what the other team members have created.

I hope I have inspired you to become more crafty! 

~Tiffany~ 

Arbor Day Blog Hop

I think that I shall never see

A poem lovely as a tree.

A tree whose hungry mouth is prest

Against the earth's sweet flowing breast;

A tree that looks at God all day,

And lifts her leafy arms to pray;

A tree that may in Summer wear

A nest of robins in her hair;

Upon whose bosom snow has lain;

Who intimately lives with rain.

Poems are made by fools like me,

But only God can make a tree.

...Alfred Joyce Kilma

In the News: Arbor Day celebrated in Clarksville, 'Tree City USA' as quoted in their local paper

"I have a saying that trees are one of our utilities, and the reason I say that is because they help clean the air, they help control rainwater runoff, they convert carbon dioxide into oxygen," he said. "What we really have when we have a line of trees around the city is a utility that provides good things for the population without having any cost associated with it."

Today, we are celebrating the wonderment of trees and we welcome you in our celebration. If you are just visiting me, I would love for you to have a good "roots" with our hop and start at the beginning of our seedling which is at. If you have arrived from                                     then don't "bark" up the wrong tree as you are standing in our midst!

Here is the line up in case you get lost...

1. Lynne ~ http://slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com/
2. Kimberly ~ http://scrappingrookie.blogspot.com
3. Lisa ~ http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com/ ---CAME FROM HERE
4. Tiffany ~ http://angel4ever-thecraftyteacher.blogspot.com/ HERE
5. Lori ~ http://scrappinmystressaway.blogspot.com/ ---GO HERE NEXT
6. Anita~ http://www.anitaandbugs.blogspot.com
7. Michele ~ http://michelescraftroom.blogspot.com/

Now for my project...

I've been reading over the years that there has been a serious decline in the bee population. Bees are extremely important, especially in regards to our food chain. Without bees, many of the foods that we depend upon will no longer exist. So, I decided to create this frame called "Trees need bees".

I took a regular frame and covered it with paper from Close to My Heart using modge podge. This paper comes from the Mayberry paper pack. The bees and trees come from the Create a Critter cartridge.  I cut out two bees, the shadow and the layers at 2 3/4 inches. I also cut out three trees. The two smaller trees are cut at 2 3/4 inches. The larger tree is cut out at 3 1/4 inches. 

I used Stickles on the wings of the bee. The color of the Stickes is waterfall. 

I welded the phrase "Trees need bees" on my cricut gypsy. The top font is from Art Philosophy Cartridge from Close to My Heart. The "bees" is from Gypsy font. If you want to purchase the Art Philosophy cartridge, you can purchase it HERE. I used a white gel pen to create the faux stitching. 

 

I also used liquid pearls so the trees would look as though they were bearing fruit (thanks to the bees).

Thank you for visiting us today as we celebrate the loveliness of our trees. Your next stop along our trail is  Lori ~ http://scrappinmystressaway.blogspot.com/. Thank you for counting our rings and not stumping along the way!

100 Cricut Cartridge Blog Hop - April

I hope you all are having fun with the hop! Here are my projects for this weekend's hop!

My first project I used Celebrate with Flourish. I created this invitation for someone who wanted to do something nice for her husband. I cut the wine bottle and the layers at 3 inches. I colored the glasses and added the wine using my Copic markers.  The "You're Invited" is from Potpourri Basket.

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My second project was originally going to be a scrapbook layout. However, I just couldn't get it to look the way I wanted, So I opted to make this an invitation for a party. 

I cut the "wizard", the layers, and the fairy tale sentiment at 2 1/2 inches.  I used gold stickles on the crown, the wand, and wizard hat to add some dimension. I colored everything with my Copic Markers. 

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My third and final project is a treat bag I made using the Art Philosophy cartridge.

 I cut the bag at 12 1/2 inches using the fit to page feature. After assembling the treat bag, I adhered eggs to the treat bag, which also are on the Art Philosophy cart. The eggs were all cut at two inches and decorated with liquid pearls. (If you want to purchase the Art Philosophy Cartridge, you can purchase it HERE).

I hope that I have inspired you to become more creative! Please visit next Teresa @ http://createenjoyshare.blogspot.com/

Theme Day Thursday - Cruise

Hi everyone! Today is Theme Day Thursday! Today the design team had to create something with a cruise theme! 

I created this Bon Voyage card using Life is a Beach and Plantin Schoolbook. The sentiment Bon Voyage was welded together from Plantin Schoolbook using my Gypsy and cut at two inches high. The waves and the cruise ship both come from Life is a Beach. The waves were cut at 1 1/2 inches. I cut the waves twice to add some dimension. The cruise ship and it's layers were cut at two inches. I colored the waves, the smoke from the smokestack and the ship using my copic markers. I used white opal liquid pearls as a dimensional element along the ship. I used foam dots to affix the ship and the waves to the card.  I had fun creating this card! 


Please visit Erica's Craft Room to see what the other design team members have created today!


I hope I have inspired you to become crafty!

~Tiffany~

Card Creating Tuesday - Spring Card

 

Hi everyone! Today is Card Creating Tuesday. Today the Design team makes cards around a certain theme. Since Spring is hours away, we were asked to make Spring cards.

I created this Spring card using the Art Philosophy cartridge from Close to My Heart. (If you want to purchase the Art Philosophy cartridge, you can go HERE. If you want to get it for FREE, go HERE). I cut both the egg shaped card and the decorative layer at 5 inches. I used the font on this cartridge and my Gypsy to weld the letters together. The letters were cut out at little over 1 1/2 inches. I cut two flowers using the same cartridge (one flower cut at 2 inches and the other at 3 inches. I inked the flowers and the "happy spring" sentiment with lavender ink. I used liquid pearls around the egg. I purchased the liquid pearls from Erica's shop. If you want to see other projects from the Design Team, visit Erica's Craft Room.

I hope I have inspired you to become more crafty!

~Tiffany~

How I got into the Cricut World

Hi everyone!!! Today there is an awesome giveaway on Erica's Blog. For a chance to win, we have to discuss how we got into the "Cricut World"


My obsession started less than a year ago. I have been crafty for a while. I crocheted and knit for a number of years. I still do, just not as much. I also loved working with pretty papers and markers but I only did that during special occasions like birthdays and Christmas. Last year sometime before my summer break, I was watching HSN and saw the Cricut Expression. I saw all the possibilities and wanted to have one. However I didn't purchase it right away because of the price. During that time, I had just finished grad school. and wanted to treat myself to something for graduating with a 3.97 GPA. My husband encouraged me to buy it because I seldom treat myself to anything. (I bet he's sorry now, LOL). A few days later, I ordered an Expression bundle, and five days after that, I had my new toy!!! 


I LOVE my Expression! Since getting my Expression, I have acquired a number of tools, LOTS of paper, ribbon, embellishments, and the Cricut Gypsy (which I also love!). I use my Expression for SO many things, including creating booklets and matching games for my students! Part of my office has slowly converted into a craft space. It's not as beautiful and elaborate as other crafting rooms/spaces, but it's my little piece of heaven (along with my iPod touch in it's docking station). 


So that's my story of how I got into the Cricut world! And don't forget to post on Erica's Blog for a chance to win the exclusive Sophie cartridge! 

Theme Day Thursday - Tags, Bags, Boxes & More 1

Hello everyone! Today is Theme Day Thursday and that means that we select a project to make based on a certain theme. Today the theme is Tags, Bags, Boxes and More 1.

This is the first project that I have created with this cart!  I absolutely LOVE all of the 3-D boxes, bags, purses, etc. available on this cart. There are soooooo many options. I am aware that this cart has long since retired, but I believe that TBBM1 may be available as a digital download to use with Cricut Craft Room. If you are unable to find this cart, Provo Craft did release TBBM 2 a couple weeks ago. I LOVE this cart as well and I am planning to make a few projects with it in the next few days! 
Now on to the project!!!!

















I cut out this cute popcorn box  from TBBM1 using my Gypsy. The paper comes from the Mayberry pack from Close to My Heart. The width is 11.69 and the height is 6.61. The word popcorn was welded together on the gypsy from the Plantin Schoolbook cart. The word popcorn measures 2.15 x 2.50. I cut out a couple popcorn shapes in white paper and inked it with Bamboo ink from Close to My Heart. The ticket stub comes from the Art Philosophy cart. (If you want to purchase this cart, you can get it HERE or if you would like to be able to get it for FREE you can go to this LINK). 


Thanks for visiting! If you would like to see other projects similar to mine, visit Erica's Craft Room. 
I hope I have inspired you to become crafty!!!

~Tiffany~

100 Cricut Cartridge Blog Hop - March

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Welcome to My Cricut Craft Room's

100 Cricut Cartridge Blog Hop

You should have started at http://mycricutcraftroom.blogspot.com/  if not please start at the beginning

Also make sure to follow Erica's blog so you will know when she has contests, prizes, challenges, swaps & special online coupons.

Currently she is running a Scrapbook & Card challenge over on her challenge blog and you can win a gift certificate to her webstore!  http://ericascraftroomchallenges.blogspot.com/

This Friday she will announce February's Scrapbook swap.... She has a swap each week and you have two weeks to make your project each month. There will be a card, scrapbook, tag, die cut and embellishment swap each month! http://ericascraftroomswaps.blogspot.com/

Don't forget to comment along the way on all of the blogs yesterday and today to be entered to win the Cricut cartridge that Erica is giving away today.

Winners will be announced on her blog on Tuesday!

If you get a chance please visit Erica's Webstore and enjoy 15% your total purchase this weekend.

Enter the code MARCH during the third step of check out to see the discount.

She has everything crafty.... Cricut cartridges, adhesive, papers, stamps and so much more.....

 www.Shop.EricasCraftRoom.com 

You should have just arrived from Claire http://www.ThreeWatersCreations.com

Here is the line up in case you get lost along the way!

1.   My Cricut Craft Room http://mycricutcraftroom.blogspot.com

2.   jenn lorist - http://jennspapercrafts.blogspot.com 

3.   marji http://fstampaholic.blogspot.com 

4.   laurie http://mincedpaper.blogspot.com

5.   Christina http://cema1cema.blogspot.com 

6.   Dana http://danascraftycorner.blogspot.com 

7.    Sabrina  http://sabrinabellabeautiful.blogspot.com

8.   Tonya http://ittybittyladybugs.blogspot.com 

9.   Tamara http://sospoileditscute.blogspot.com 

10.                     Jessica s http://www.inspiremepink.com 

11.                     Jess K http://myimagitivity.blogspot.com

12.                     Erica http://ericasprojects.blogspot.com

13.                     Mary http://mary-fortheloveofart.blogspot.com 

14.                     Claire http://www.ThreeWatersCreations.com <<YOU CAME FROM HERE

15.                     Tiffany http://angel4ever-thecraftyteacher.blogspot.com <YOU ARE HERE

16.                     Teresa http://createenjoyshare.blogspot.com<<< GO HERE NEXT

17.                     Vicki m http://stayathomemomof2inohio.blogspot.com 

18.                     Heather E  http://pinkpunkcosmo.blogspot.com

19.                     Gloria C  http://craftnthings.blogspot.com

20.                     Marinda http://www.nanasscrapspot.com

21.                     Heather M http://digipage-blog.everything-digital-scrapbooking.com

22.                     Blog Candy http://ericasblogcandy.blogspot.com

Hi everyone! This is my project for the 100 Cricut Cartridge Blog Hop!




 I used three cartridges for this cute little takeout box. I used Art Philosophy, Plantin Schoolbook and Lyrical letters. I cut the takeout box at 12 1/2 inches using the fit to page feature on the expression from the Art Philosophy cart. (If you want this cartridge you can purchase it HERE OR you can earn this FABULOUS cart for FREE from HERE).  I cut the roses from that cart as well at 3 inches. On my gypsy, I used Lyrical Letters to weld and cut the "4 you" sentiment. The sentiment was cut at 2 1/2 inches. The oval was cut from the Plantin Schoolbook cartridge. The roses and the oval are adhered to the takeout box using pop up dots.

Thank you for visiting my blog! The next stop on the blog hop is

Teresa at http://createenjoyshare.blogspot.com

The Letter of the Day - H

Hi everyone! Today is Monday and that means the design team creates something with the letter of the day. Today the letter of the day is H.

I used the Art Philosophy cartridge from Close to My Heart to cut out the door hanger and the roses. (If you wish to purchase this absolutely awesome cart, you can purchase it HERE). The door hanger is cut at 11 1/2 inches using the fit to page feature. The two roses are cut out at 3 3/4 inches. The hello was cut out using gypsy font on the gypsy. The width is 2.75 inches and the height is 1.65 inches. The border is from a MS punch and the ribbon was in my stash from Michael's. 

If you want to see other projects similar to mine, visit Erica's Craft Room.
I hope I have inspired you to become more creative! Happy Crafting! ♥

Theme Day Thursday - Wedding

Hi everyone! 


Today is Theme Day Thursday and the challenge for the design team was to create something using a wedding theme. Today I decided that I would create a pillow box using the Art Philosophy cartridge.

I created all of this using my gypsy! The box was cut slightly more than six inches and sprayed with Caribbean Blue Glimmer Mist. I used Lyrical Letters to create the welded sentiment "with this". The ring is also welded to the sentiment and comes from the Sweethearts cart. The two roses were also cut from the Art Philosophy cart on the gypsy at slightly larger than four inches. (If you are looking to purchase the Art Philosophy cart, you can purchase it from my website HERE). The roses were sprayed with Glimmer Mist and the edges have Stickles in Stardust. I had a lot of fun creating this little box! 


Check out some other projects similar to mine at Erica's Craft Room. I hope I have inspired you to become crafty!