January 100 Cartridge Blog Hop - Day 1

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100 Cricut Cartridge Blog Hop - Day 1

You should have come from Rosa, but if you just happened to stop by, please start at http://mycricutcraftroom.blogspot.com/ to start at the beginning!

I have made 5 projects for you today...so here ya go!

My first project is a sympathy card for a friend who lost her grandmother. I used Imagine more to print the background paper, and to cut the tag. This tag usually has a strawberry and the words sweet printed on it, so I had to remove them before printing from the imagine. The tag is cut at 4 inches.

My second project is a birthday card using Sugar and Spice. I cut the owl out at 3 inches. The background paper is from DCWV Celebrations stack, and the trim paper is from DCWV The Ultimate Premium Stack. The owl is attached to the card base using a action wobble! The sentiment on the front is embossed on using white embossing powder and is from Pink by Design. The sentiment on the inside is also from PBD and is stamped with Memento Grape Jelly ink.

My third project for you is a really cute grasshopper valentine card! I used Stretch your Imagination and cut the grasshopper at 3 inches, he is attached to the card base with pop-dots. The card base is from Studio G (the cute $1 packs of cards from Michaels!) I added three 3D glitter hearts to the cutout, to add some bling. The inside is stamped with a sentiment from PBD, and stamped with Lady Bug Memento ink.

My fourth project is a cute any day card for a friend. I used Just because cards to cut the card base, owl, and saying out. The card base is cut at 8 inches, and the sentiment and owl are cut at 2.5. I actually used Cricut Craft Room to lay all my layers out on the mat, and then placed my colored paper on it to cut all at once! I used "Eucalyptus" stickles to add some glitter to one portion of the sentiment cut out. The sentiment stamp on the inside is from PBD.

(All my papers to cut the owl card layers)

My final project for you today is another birthday card! I used Cheerful Season to cut the sentiment "Celebrate" at 1 inch. The background paper is from Momenta "Family Outings" (from Hobby Lobby). It is already embossed with circles to give it some texture. I attached it to my card base with some ATG. Before attaching it, I strung the twine around it to give it some a pop of color. I used a glue pen to adhere the "Celebrate" to the card base. The inside has 2 PBD sentiment stamps.

Blog Candy time!

I am giving away a cute little Valentines sentiment stamp and ink. (Sorry I don't have a picture of it at the moment)

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Thanks for hopping along with me today! The next stop on the hop is Enjoli http://mississippihippycrafts.blogspot.com/!

Erica Http://MyCricutcraftroom.blogspot.com
Heather F http://www.papercrafteranonymous.com/
Tammy S http://thepurplemuse.blogspot.com
Suzy’s Crafts http://suzyscrafts.blogspot.com
Yvette  http://gammascreativecorner.blogspot.com/
Jen Lundy- http://mybusycraftylife.blogspot.com/  

Karey http://www.creativecraftcorner.com
Jenny R- http://myimagitivity.blogspot.com/.
Erica’s Project---- http://ericasprojects.blogspot.com
Rosa http://kleymanr.blogspot.com
Samantha- http://samanthascricutcreations.blogspot.com/
Enjoli http://mississippihippycrafts.blogspot.com/
Pattie- http://sweetpsscrapbooks.blogspot.com/
Dana- http://danascraftycorner.blogspot.com/ 
Jenn Lorist  http://www.jennspapercrafts.blogspot.com/   

Amber - http://pixichickpapercrafts.blogspot.com 
Christina: http://cema1cema.blogspot.com
Tonya http://danascraftycorner.blogspot.com/   

Blog Candy http://ericasblogcandy.blogspot.com

Minnie Mouse invitation

Hi Everyone! My project today is a idea that I have been thinking about for awhile, and I finally sat down and made it! This project falls into one of today's design team themes to use either Pink, red, or brown within the project. If you would like to see other projects by the design team, please head on over to My Cricut Craft Room and check out what all the other designers have made for today!

How to:

• Cut white card stock to 5 x 5 
• Cut the pink polka dot paper to 4 x 5
• Cut a 1/2 x 5 inch strip of black card stock 
• Cut mickey ribbon to 5 inches (I cut it slightly longer and then trim it down once attached)
• Cut a circle with Creative memories 1.5 inch circle maker using the medium blade 
• Attach the pink polka dot paper to white card stock, then attach black card stock and finally the ribbon to the top. 
• Cut Minnie mouse bow from Mickey and Friends at 1 inch
• Add Invitation stamp information to white card stock circle, and use ATG to attach to the top of pink paper. 
• Use pop dots to attach Minnie Mouse bow to the bottom of the invitation. 

I also had the idea that this invitation could also be made into a really cute valentine card, birthday card, anniversary card....the possibilities are endless!

Some of the items I used in this project:

Blog Hop Call!

Good Morning everyone!

I am opening up a blog hop call for my upcoming anniversary blog hop that will be Sunday, January 22nd! If you are interested in being a blog in the hop, please send me an email at samanthascricutcreations@live.com. Deadline to email is 1/14/12.

Thanks!

Layout with freeze frame!

Hi Everyone! I have a really cool product to introduce to you today! It is called a Freeze Frame and is used when making a layout. It is easiest shown on video, so please watch and see! (PS...I will be giving one away later in January, so make sure to stop back by to find out the details on how to enter!)

Happy Holiday's Christmas Card

Hi Everyone! Welcome to Card Creating Tuesday hosted by Erica at My Cricut Craft Room. If you would like to see more cards, head on over to Erica's blog to see what the other design team members have created for you!

My card today is a very easy, and cute Christmas card that I made to give to the child care workers at my MOPS meeting.

Items used:

• A7 Card base
• Patterned paper 
• ribbon 
• White, green, and red card stock
• pop-dots
• ATG adhesive
• Memento ink
• PBD sentiment stamps
• Jolly Holiday's cricut cartridge 
• xyron sticker maker
• twine
• Label die - from PBD

How To:

• I started by cutting the patterned paper down to fit the front of the card base. I attached it with ATG adhesive
• I cut the snowmen out at 3 inches and attached the layers together using my xryon sticker maker
• Because the arms for the snowmen cut out so small for this size cut, I just used a black gel pen to draw the arms onto the snowman. 
• I added the ribbon to the bottom of the card to add a little pop of color, and used ATG to adhere it to the card base
• I attached the snowmen with pop-dots 
• I also used the label die from PBD to cut out the tags for the front and used a PBD stamp for the sentiment for both the tag and the inside. The tag is also attached with pop-dots. The tag is finished off with a little bow made with twine.

Christmas Card Display Frame

Hi Everyone!

I wanted to share with you all this really cute frame that I made to display all the wonderful Christmas cards that will be arriving in the mail over the next couple of weeks!

I used a 16 x 20 poster frame, wrapped the back piece in paper and then attached ribbon with a staple gun! The flat cards are held on with clothes pins and folded cards just hang over the ribbon!

*If you like this item, it is available in my Etsy store!

December 100 Cartridge Blog Hop - Day 2

My Cricut Craft Room's 100 Cricut Cartridge December Blog Hop Day Two

Welcome to day two of the My Cricut Craft Room 100 cartridge blog hop! I hope that you have enjoyed all the wonderful projects from yesterday, and that you enjoy the projects today. You should have come from Erica's blog, if you didn't then you should head over to her blog to check out her post! 


Today I have used Cheerful Seasons and Hoot 'n' Holler to make two different Christmas cards for you! 

The first card is made using Hoot 'n' Holler! I just Love this cartridge so much, and I happen to have the perfect stamp set to go with it! I cut the Happy Hoo-lidays tag at 2 inches. The bird stamp is from Pink by design, as are the sentiment stamps in the inside of the card.

For my second card I used Cheerful seasons. I cut the wreath at 3 inches. The "Seasons greetings" tag is from a Provo Craft die for the cuttlebug. The sentiment stamps are all from Pink by Design.

 I hope you enjoyed my cards today! The next stop in the hop is Lezlye! 


My Cricut Craft Room http://mycricutcraftroom.blogspot.com/
Samantha http://samanthascricutcreations.blogspot.com/
Lezlye http://lezlyes.blogspot.com/
Connie http://conniescraftycloset.blogspot.com/
Erica http://ericascraftroom.blogspot.com/
Sharon http://simplysweetbysharon.blogspot.com/
Rosa http://kleymanr.blogspot.com/
Tracy http://scrappininthewoods.blogspot.com/
Enjoli http://mississippihippycrafts.blogspot.com/
Audrey http://scrappyemt.blogspot.com/
Gayle http://gscraptime.blogspot.com/ -
Kat http://katscrapfever.blogspot.com/
Patricia http://micraftygal.blogspot.com/
Blog Candy http://ericasblogcandy.blogspot.com/