CC - Scraps Only Challenge #2

Hi Everyone!

Here's my second entry for the Cricut Circle Scraps Only Challenge.

I really like how this challenge is getting me to use up some of the many scraps of paper I've been hanging on to.

The tag will be used for my journaling.

Here's the close up of my cuts that were embossed with the Cuttlebug - the signs, tuft of grass and the leaves on the flowers.

Signs are from Freshly Picked, tuft of grass from Pop-up Neighborhood; flowers and font are from Kate's ABCs.

Cricut Challenge - Something Old, Something New

In my head, this card turned out much better - LOL!  Anyway, I used Pop-up Neighborhood as the "Something New" and A Child's Year as the "Something Old."  I just might have to try to do this challenge a second time and hope I come up with a design I like better.

JULY CRICUT CIRCLE POP-UP NEIGHBORHOOD CONTEST!

I've set a new goal for myself!  My goal is to try and enter all of the Cricut Circle monthly and weekly contests this year.  And, to enter the Cricut Circle Magazine challenges, IF I have everything needed for them already in my stash.

This month's Cricut Circle magazine contest was to use the Circle exclusive Pop Up Neighborhood cartridge for this new contest! This cart is very versatile and I love that the contest gave me a chance to explore it deeper.  For the contest, we couldcreate any kind of project - home décor, Layout, Card or mixed media project.

Contest Rules: Use at least 4 Cricut Cuts from Pop-up Neighborhood Cartridge in your design and ppload to the Cricut Circle Blog by Friday, August 12th.  Not a problem I have 14 images in total and 11 unique images on this two-page layout.

Here's my creation.  This is the first time that I just started by drawing a sketch.  Normally, I start with my pictures and go from there, but there were so many cuts from this cartridge that I just knew I wanted to use.  All of the cuts on here are from pop-up neighborhood.  I also used 3 different Cuttlebug embossing folders, diamond glaze (on the tire swing and the lamp post), liquid pearls, pop dots and distressed ink on the images.  The paper is primarily DCWV.

The girl and the mom are cut at 1" - let me tell you, this had itty bitty, teeny tiny pieces.  It took lots of patience to put these together (and fingers crossed that they would cut nicely).

Please feel free to leave a comment to let me know how you think it turned out!

Click on the pictures for a closer look!

Christmas in July - Challenge 3 & 4

Here's my entry for the Christmas in July Online Swarm Challenge 4 - Fiber Challenge.

The card was inspired by Cindy Royal's Hope You Dance Card in the July Cricut Circle Mag.
Pattern Paper is Hot off the Press
Glitter paper is DCWV
Card base is made from Popup Neighborhood - two 4.4" tags welded together on the gypsy and one lay at 4.2"
Figure skater is from Winter Woodland at 3.5"

Used pop dots on the skater, diamond stickles on the skater's white trim and silver liquid pearls on the skate blades.  Fiber is from Adornaments

Some day, I will add a sentiment to the card front and maybe some faux stitching with black marker.

Below is my entry for Challenge #3 - Step Out of Your Comfort Zone

We'll I definitely did that and ATTEMPTED to make a 3-D house from Winter Woodland. Needless to say, I won't be trying that again any time soon. I think I cut it too small as I had many issues with the parts and just got frustrated in the end. In my mind I had all of these great plans to add embellishments, but I was exhausted from the effort.

DCWV Cardstock
Winter Woodland Cartridge - house cut at 5"High and 11.5" width
Martha Stewart Tinsel Glitter and cotton balls.

One more try. . .

It's been about a year since I first attempted the blog thing. So, I'm going to take another stab at it. . .just not sure I'll have the time to keep up with it.

Anyway, I'm attaching some pictures of recent scrapbook pages I've made. I've been trying to do the Cricut Circle Challenges as motivation to keep up with completing my pages quicker.

This first one is inspired from a layout in the Cricut Circle Magazine. The houses are from the Cricut Popup Neighborhood Cartridge and the font is Jubilee. I though this layout was perfect for a picture of our house when we first moved in. My favorite touch is our kittens outside of the blue house cut.














This second page is of pictures taken on Sophia's last day of school with her fancy shoes. She is such a fashionista - she put the whole outfit together herself and it looks fabulous. This page was for the Imaginisce Cricut Circle Challenge. It uses 2 different Imaginise papers, I-Rock crystals and I-Rock Pearl and 4 Cricut Image Cuts all from Once Upon a Princess.