FCCB Challenge# 230 - Shape Up (Make a Wish)

This weeks challenge on the Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog is...

Shape Up!

(make a shaped card)

I so love to make shaped cards!  And so I decided to make this little cupcake card using the Doodlecharms Cricut Cartridge!

I could not resist adding a little cut felt in there along with the twisted wire for the candle!

I hope you can play along with us this week at the Challenge Blog!

Details:

1. Cut 2 of the shape with the blackout feature turned on from White Cardstock and 1 from Craft cardstock.
2. Cut 2 of the shift with the blackout feature from yellow patterned paper and from 1  from pink cardstock.  Keep the cupcake top and 2 of the flames from the yellow pieces and the candle from the pink cardstock.
3. Using a pencil wrap the wire around to create the curly look.
4. Create a card base by scoring the top of the back white cupcake cut and gluing to the top white cupcake cut.   Make sure to glue the Wire inbetween the 2 candle pieces when creating the white card base.
5. Cut the candle off the kraft cut and glue to card base.
6. Glue the pink Felt banner to the Kraft cut.
7. Pop Dot the Yellow cupcake top.
8. Tie two bows from pink ribbon and glue together. 
9. Remove the shank from the Strawberry Button and use a glue dot
10. Glue the Ribbon & Strawberry to the top of the cupcake.
11. Add the pink cardstock cut candle.
12. Cut 2 Triangle shapes using the metal die
13. Stamp sentiment on one of them.
14. Glue both triangle shapes to the pin.
15. Add both the pins to the ribbon on the cupcake.
16. Add Yellow Stickles to the Candle Flame.

Paper

Cardstock:  Bazzill

Patterned paper:  My Little Shoebox – Simple Life (Country Road)

Metal

Wire – Craft Wire from Michaels

Stickpins:  Fancy Pants (Stars)

Soft

Felt:  Wool Felt (Pink) Heart & Home Creations in New Hamburg, Ontario)

Hard

Buttons: Dress It Up (Strawberry Fields) Strawberry Button

Stamping/Inking/Writing

Stamps: PTI – Mixed Messages (sentiment)

Ink: PTI – True Black

Tools

Die cut machine:  Cricut Expression, Cuttlebug

Die cut cartridges:  Doodlecharms Cartridge

Dies: PTI Border Banners Die

FCCB Challenge #229 - Sketch (You Make Life Sweet)

Welcome to another Challenge Me Monday...

Challenge #229 Sketch

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To qualify for the prize, be sure to use at least 1 Cricut cut on your project and if it's not obvious, let us know what cartridge you used.

I decided to keep my card A2 Sized and overlap one of the banners over the shape to come up with this card that is inspired from the sketch!

The Ice Cream Cone is from the Small Talk Frames Cricut Cartridge.  I also could not resist adding some sequins and sewed the 2 banner shapes down with my sewing machine!

I hope you can play along with us this week at the Challenge Blog!

Details:

From Dark Brown & Pink patterned paper Cardstock cut the Cone using F5 and 28 at 4”.

Cut the layer from kraft cardstock.

Trim the cone piece from the pink cut and glue all the pieces together.

Cut the yellow patterned piece to fit the card front. 

Cut two banner strips from the striped and polka doted papers and sew them to a white piece of cardstock for the front of the card.

Stamp the sentiment on banner strip .

Add Ice cream cone layers and the banner to the card.

Glue some sequins to the top left corner.

Supplies:

Patterned Paper :  Echo Park – Dots & Stripes (Yellow & Pink stripes)  MME – Kate & co (dots and wide stripe)

Cardstock:  Bazzill (White , Brown)

Stamps:  Paper Smooches (Sugar Rush)

Ink:  PTI (True Black)

Adhesive:  Beacon 3in1 Glue,  Pop Dots

Tools:  Cricut Expression, Small Talk Frames Ice Cream Cone Pg 56

FCCB Challenge #228 - Tag You're It (Teacher You Rule)

Welcome to another Challenge Me Monday...

 

Challenge #228 Tag You're It

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Tag you're It

Create a project that uses a tag

To qualify for the prize, be sure to use at least 1 Cricut cut on your project and if it's not obvious, let us know what cartridge you used.

I used the Birthday Bash Cricut Cartridge for the Tag shape and the Give A Hoot Cartridge to create the Apple!

I decided to cut the apple 2 times from both the red and the green patterned papers to give some dimension to the apple.

I hope you can play along with us this week at the Challenge Blog!

Details:

From White Cardstock cut the using the Card/Tag Feature at 4”.

Cut the Apple from Brown cardstock t 2 ¼” using the Accent Button.

Cut the same from the green patterned paper 2 times. Trim and keep the 2 leaves.

Cut the same from the red patterned paper 2 times, trim and keep the red parts for the apple.

Hand cut a banner strip from the black patterned paper.

Tie Ribbon thru the tag and tie a button and some twine around the ribbon.

Stamp sentiment on bottom of the tag.

Add the apple.

Supplies:

Patterned Paper :  Little Yellow Bicycle – Head of the Class (Black), Imaginisce (Red & Green)

Cardstock:  Bazzill (White , Brown)

Stamps:  Lawn Fawn (A Good Apple)

Ink:  PTI (True Black, Pure Poppy

Ribbon & Button:  PTI

Adhesive:  Beacon 3in1 Glue,  Pop Dots

Tools:  Cricut Expression, Birthday Bash, Pg 65 (Tag), Give a Hoot Pg 35

FCCB Challenge # 227 - Mix & Match (Home is Where the Heart Is)

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 Happy Monday and welcome to another Monday challenge!

Challenge #227 Mix and Match: Patterned Paper

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Mix and Match

Create a project using at least 3 patterned papers

To qualify for the prize, be sure to use at least 1 Cricut cut on your project and if it's not obvious, let us know what cartridge you used.

I came up with this little house card using a total of 4 different patterned papers!

(Chimney, Roof, House and Tag)

I used the Handyman Cricut Cartridge for the house shape.

I hope you can play along with us this week at the Challenge Blog!

Details:

Cut 2 of the House 8 (Handyman Cricut Cartridge) from White Cardstock at 5” high.

Cut 1 out of each of the patterned papers (Woodgrain, Teal, Red and Ledger patterned paper.

Using the two tag dies die cut one from each of the leger patterned paper.

Ink the edges of all the patterned paper pieces with the Fresh Linnen ink.

Glue down all the patterned pieces and then sew the scalloped square as a pocket in the front of the card.

Tie Pin Ribbon around the larger tag and into a bow.

Attach button and small tage wth twine and add 2 stickpins.

Pop dot the sticker from the centre of the house.

Add the heart sticker to the Chimney of the house.

Supplies:

Patterned Paper & Stickers :  Crate Paper – Paper Heart

Cardstock:  Bazzill (White)

InK:  PTI (True Black, Classic Linnen)

Stamps:  Stamping Bella (Artsy House-Sentiment on small tag)

Ribbon:  Pink Seam binding - Misc

Button:  Homeade button

Tools:  Cricut Expression, Handyman Cricut Cartridge (house shape)

Cuttlebug: Machine  and PTI Die: Fillable Frames #9 (Lg Tag), Tiny Tags (sm tag), Spellbinder (White scalloped Square)

Sewing Machine:  Kenmore

Stickpin:  My Minds Eye

Felt:  PTI (white)

Crazy Card Party # 34 - Use a Doily

My challenge to you this week is to use a doily on your project!  I got this new Carta Bella line that I could not wait to crack open and just had to make this card!  My friend Sharon let me use her very last doily as it was the perfect size!

I hope you can join us this week and use a doily!

FCCB Challenge #226 - Kids Theme (Boy & Girl Robotz)

 Happy Monday and welcome to another Monday challenge!

Just a quick run down of the rules:

You may add up to 3 unique projects that meet the challenge criteria

You must use at least 1 Cricut cut, after that anything goes, stamps, svg's, etc.

Challenge #226 Kids Theme

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Kids Theme

Create a project for kids

To qualify for the prize, be sure to use at least 1 Cricut cut on your project and if it's not obvious, let us know what cartridge you used.

I have seen this cartridge out for a while and have always wanted to make these 3D Robotz and I just happened to be cross boarder shopping and came across the Robotz Cricut cartridge this summer for $9.99 in the clearance section of Hobby Lobby! 

I was so happy with how they turned out! 

Boy Robot

The little Boy Robot turned out so cute I could not resist making the girl, to go along with him!

Girl Robot

I hope you can play along with us this week at the Challenge Blog!

Details Boy Robot:

1. Cut  the , and the Rotro botz feature with shift from grey cardstock at 11.5
2. Cut the Layer 1 with the shift key at 11.5” from black cardstock.
3. Cut the Layer 2/Shadow Feature at 11.5” from black cardstock.
4. Cut the Retro Botz feature at 11.5 from Black cardstock.
5. Cut the Layer 1 at 11.5” from the patterned star paper.
6. Put all the pieces together to form the robot and add some google eyes!

Supplies:

Patterned Paper , chipboard & stickers :  My Mind’s Eye – Crazy Boy & My Girl

Cardstock:  Bazzill (Grey, Black)

Tools:  Cricut Expression, Robotz Cricut Cartridge (Robot 50 from page 77)

Misc:  Google Eyes (Dollarama)

Details Girl Robot:

1. Cut  the , Layer 1 and the Rotro botz feature with shift from grey cardstock at 11.5
2. Cut the Layer 1 with the shift key at 11.5” from black cardstock.
3. Cut the Retro Botz feature at 11.5 from Black cardstock.
4. Cut the at 11.5” from the patterned star paper.
5. Put all the pieces together to form the robot and add some google eyes!

Supplies:

Patterned Paper , chipboard & stickers :  My Mind’s Eye – Crazy Boy & My Girl

Cardstock:  Bazzill (Grey, Black)

Tools:  Cricut Expression, Robotz Cricut Cartridge (Robot 49 from page 76)

Misc:  Google Eyes (Dollarama)