Happy 3rd Birthday Exploring Cricut!

Welcome to another fun bi-weekly challenge at Exploring Cricut!  Diane and company are celebrating a big milestone today!  The Exploring Cricut blog is now three years old!  And to celebrate we are having a hop! 

 

The challenge this week....

 

create a card, layout, or paper craft celebrating a birthday event... 

 

It can be any color, but must include at least 1 button, brad or jewel...

 

So here's mine with a tiny silver brad adorning the top...

 

 

 I used Cricut's Staight From the Nest cartridge (all cuts at 3.75 inches...)

 

I used Cricut Craft Room to weld two white party hat bases together and then cut a layer of orange and white DP.  Instead of cutting the top and trim, I opted to use some cotton balls added with glue.  I fastened a silver brad (don't ya love the bling?) and a tiny orange flower to the brim.  So fun!  Now you HAVE to see all the projects the other ladies put together!  And don't forget to leave them some love! 

 

I'll be back in a few hours with another stamping project!  Thanks for stopping in!  {{hugs}}

 

Lori  

 

The Hop...

 Sharon

Donna 
Lori (You are HERE)

Rae Ann 

Emily

Annette
Michelle N
Michelle S

Liz

Diane

Exploring Cricut - Daily Post

Happy Friday! Thanks so much for stopping by! Today's project is for the daily post at Exploring Cricut. I used Straight From the Nest and Storybook on this project.

So here's the card...



and the deets...

Cuts

Straight From the Nest (pg. 35 ) - 4 inches - 3 cuts
(pg. 35 ) - 4 inches - 1 cut
(pg. 35 Layer/Shadow - 4 inches - 2 cuts (red bird)
Storybook (pg. 36 - 3 1/2 inches - 1 cut

1. Create at 5 x 7 card base by cutting cream card stock 10 x 7 inches. Score at 5 inch
point and fold.

2. Cut slightly smaller red card stock mat (4.75 x 6.75). Cut another layer from designer
paper (4.50 x 6.50). Distress designer paper layer with distressing tool and ink. Adhere
to base.

3. Cut card stock and designer paper panel (5 x 3). Adhere.

4. Cut coordinating card stock and DP ribbon banner (2.5 x 4.5). Trim bottom to resemble
ribbon and adhere.

5. Weave red grosgrain ribbon through lace and attach to card base.

6. Assemble birdcage with red bird using dimensional foam and distress edges. Attach to red
panel.

7. Tie bow on top of birdcage and attach red base to card.

8. Stamp sentiment on cream card stock with red card stock. Trim and adhere to card.

If you like sketches hop over to Mojo Monday to see the sketch I used for today's card. Thanks for reading and don't forget to stop by Saturday to see our weekly Shining the Light Challenge at Our Daily Bread Designs. We have some fun projects to share! Blessings...

Lori

Recipe

Stamps - Our Daily Bread Designs - Birthday Blessings
Paper - Bazzill, K & Company Ancestry.com Paper Pad & Life's Journey Paper Pad
Ink - Close to My Heart - Barn Red
Die Cuts - Cricut Storybook & Straight From the Nest
Lace, Grosgrain Ribbon, Sheer Ribbon
Stickles - Diamond Dust

Challenges

Mojo Monday Sketch Challenge #224

A Hybrid Card

It's not often that I whip out my Cricut to do cards anymore. Not that I don't love my Cricut but it seems I have taken on a new obsession with stamping. Every card I do anymore centers around some sort of stamping technique and particularly Copics. So for this post I decided to force myself to do some sort of hybrid card, blending my new love stamping with my old love, the Cricut. I wanted something with a fall theme since I had just recently purchased this Willow image from Whiff of Joy. I couldn't wait to color it and put it on a card. The die cuts are from the Straight from the Nest cartridge and seemed to work really well. I think you can have two loves, right? My Cricut and my stamps... Until next time have a wonderful day!



Card Recipe 5 X 7 inches

Cardstock - Bazzill, Image - Simply Smooth by Bazzill
Pattern Paper - Karen Foster - Amber Leaves
Spellbinders Nestabilities - Petite Scalloped Ovals Large
Ink - Memento - Tuxedo Black - Image, Memento - Desert Sand - Sponged on image
Ink - Distressing edges of pattern paper - Close to My Heart - Autumn Terracotta
Punch - Martha Stewart
Ribbon - Gina K. Designs
Die Cuts - Leaves and Fall - Provocraft Cricut Cartridge - Straight from the Nest
Markers - Copic
Image - Whiff of Joy - Elisabeth Bell - Fall Willow Catching Leaves
Gelly Roll Pen - (swirls around leaves) Sakura Clear Star



Copics

Hair - Y21, YR12, YR23, E37
Dress - E33, E37, E35, E39, E50
Apron - E00, YR00, E13
Leaves - YR02, YR00
Skin - E00, E13, R20
Shadow - C0