Spring Blog Hop

Hi everyone, Happy Friday!!  Welcome to the Spring Blog Hop, featuring artists from the Cut It Up and Die Cuttin Divas Design Teams.

If you are here from the amazing Gerda's Blog, then you are in the right place!  Let me share what I created:

Here is a walk through of my project:  

Mini Albums are one of my favorite crafts to create!  I find them so therapeutic.  This time, I used some die cuts to enhance the decorating.  The title is from Gypsy Wanderings and the frame is from Elegant Edges.  I also used some dies from Tim Holtz and  Bo Bunny, that I show you in the YouTube video.

The gorgeous paper is from PhotoPlay.  It's bright colours are a little outside the box for me, but I love the final result!

We are VERY excited to have some sponsors, who are offering some fabulous prizes!!  To be eligible to win one of the prizes, be sure to follow each of the participants blogs, and leave a comment for everyone (don't forget to follow and leave some love for Cuttin Up too).  Prize winners will be picked on April 17th, and announced on Cuttin Up!  Here are our sponsors: 

Scribbles 
Prize: $10 worth of images from the store (digital papers not included)
Website: http://buyscribblesdesigns.blogspot.ca/

Pink and Main
Prize: $20 store credit
Website: https://pinkandmain.com/

Decosse Dynamite Doodles 
Prize: Winner’s choice of ONE of the four options offered by DDD
Website: http://decossesdynamitedoodles.blogspot.com/

Next up is Katrina, and the complete list of crafters in today's hop is below, just in case you get lost.

Cut it Up Challenge Blog - http://cutitupchallenges.blogspot.com/
Gerda - http://cardscreations.blogspot.com/
Michelle - http://mumoftwoblog.blogspot.com/
Katrina - http://scrappyhorses.blogspot.com/
Leslie - http://cascrapper.blogspot.com/
Larelyn - http://handmadefromtheheart-designsbylarelyn.blogspot.com/
Georgiana - http://carsonscricutcreations.blogspot.com/
Evelyn - https://mylittlecraftblog.wordpress.com/
Esther - http://forthejoyofcreating.blogspot.com/
Cut it Up Challenge Blog - http://cutitupchallenges.blogspot.com/

A la prochaine... 

Fantabulous Cricut Challenge

Sorry this post is a few hours late, we just got back from a glorious Thanksgiving weekend at White Point Beach with my Mum and Dad and the kids. The weather was INCREDIBLE!! Unfortunately, I didn't have time to work on this post before I left, but here it is now...

Yesterday, I the honor of being a Spotlight Sunday designer on Fantabulous Cricut, and am a guest designer for this week's challenge. The challenge was to do a project you could hang on the wall. Here is what I did:






A few weeks ago on Pinterest, I came across this frame, that someone had converted into a weekly calendar. I always have a hard time keeping our week straight, and the kids never know when I'm working, or what nights Mike has meetings, this seemed like the perfect option :)

I found a frame at Walmart for about $15. I cut out Our Week with Pooh Font, and the days of the week were cut with various cartridges - Robotz, All Mixed Up, A Child's Year, Baby Steps, Gypsy Font and Opposites Attract. I used 8 different patterned papers that I had in my stash for the backgrounds and adhered the titles. Each frame is 4x6. I then attached a dry erase marker to the side with a ribbon so i wouldn't lose it, and voila! The perfect weekly organizational tool for my busy family.

I hope you all come play along today at FCCB, and that all my fellow Canadians had a fantabulous Thanksgiving :)

A la prochaine...

Michelle

Back to School!!

Yesterday my kiddies started back at school. My son started grade 4 and my daughter had her first day ever, starting Primary. Both their days went really well. I was so excited :)

This is the present I made for my daughter to give her Primary teacher. It is a crayon wreath, and I am THRILLED with how it cmae out. It is too cute for words! This is NOT my original idea, and I used a video tutorial from the awesome Ruthie. You can find it HERE. This gift cost me $1.50 to make (2 boxes of crayola crayons). Everything else was in my scrap room, or my house.



Isn't it the cutest??



The "book worm" is from CAC, the book is from Recess cart. The stamp is from PKS Critter Faces. I didn't do the best coloring job in the world. I think I may need a new white pen... The label and it's shadow are both from Gypsy Wanderings, and he name is from Opposites Attract.



The apple and glue are both from Recess - I think that cartridge is ADORABLE!! It is the first lite that I have ever bought!



The adorable schoolhouse is also from Recess. I wrote École on it because the kids are both in French Immersion. The red ribbon was just in my stash.



The ABC is also from Recess. To cut the base, I welded 2 circles from george and Basic Shapes together on my Gypsy - one 5" and one 8". I cut 4 of them out of cereal boxes, and glued them together and voila!! A fabulous wreath base for free!

Gabrielle loved it, and she loved giving it to her teacher, who put in up in her classroom. All in all a huge success :)

Some Challenges:
Critter Sketch - anything but a card
Crafty Boots - anything goes
Ribbon Carousel - anything goes with a ribbon
Make it Monday - anuthing goes
There's Magic in the Air - back to school
The Ribbon Reel - back to school plus a ribbon/ bakers twine
Anyone for Anya - teacher gift
Just Some Lines - anything but a card
Guylou's Inimitabilty - back to school
Let's Face It Friday - teacher gift
Totally Paper Crafts - not a card
Fantabulous Cricut - use ABCs or 123s
Cricut Card Chaos Challenge - use Gypsy Wanderings (the name label uses the topnote style cut from GW)

A la prochaine...

Eater Bunny Blog Hop!

To see my CWC DT post click HERE.

Welcome to the Easter Bunny Blog Hop, featuring the design team from Cricut Cardz Challenge. If you have come here from my wonderful and talented friend Janis's blog, then you are in the right spot. If you just happened upon the hop, then you should go back to Cricut Cardz Challenge and see all the cute creations we have made for you. Here is what I cam up with:



The card base is from Birthday Bash, the scallop is from Gypsy Wanderings, the top layer is from George and Basic Shapes. Create a Critter, one of my favorite cartridges , is where I found the basket and the bunny, and the cute little eggs are from Easter 2010. Iused my Simply Sweet stamp set for the sentiment, which I tried to curve - I think I need a bit more practise at that...

So, I am giving away some blog candy, which I completely forgot to take a picture of... it is a cute little rubber stamp set with some simple sentiments. I will post a picture later today, as soon as I get home...

And here it is! I managed to find a picture on line. Even easier than taking a picture, I hope it's big enough...




So how do you win the stamp set? Easy peasey!

1) Become a follower, if you aren't one alreday.
2) Leave me a comment below. You have until tomorrow night at midnight to comment.

The next stop on today's hop is Shelly. Click HERE to go visit her :)

A la prochaine...

Christmas Mini Album

This week at Cricut Mini Albums, the challenge is to make a Christmas mini album. I was wanting to make something I could use as a stocking stuffer for my sister, so I decided to make a toilet paper roll album. It came together really quickly:



All the paper is from a DCWV stack. It is gorgeous paper, but I discovered that the thicker paper is a little tricky to glue around the rolls.



Almost all the cuts are from Joys of the Season. One of the best things about the design teams I am on, is that I am re-discovering some of my older cartridges.



I cut all the toilet paper rolls down to 4 inches in length. One of the rolls is slightly wider than the others, but I used it as the cover, and you can't even tell.



To hold the whole thing together, I punched holes at one end, and used my Cropodile to put eyelets. Then I used 2 binder rings to attach it all. Easy Peasy!



The tags are cut from Sweet Treats at 4 inches, and I bought the gold ribbon at my LSS.



The "believe" cut is the only one not from Joys of the Season, I cut it from Gypsy Wanderings.



I am going to put some pictures of the kids on the tags. My sister lives far away, and doesn't often get to see them. I thought this way, she could have a few pictures close by.

Some challenges:

All Sorts - last minute christmas
Charisma Cardz - christmas gift
One Stitch at a Time - anything goes

I will post the winner from the Paper Playtime Blog Hop later today.

A la prochaine...

Free Forum Sigs

Cricut Cardz Challenge #43

Welcome to my blog! This is my submission as part of Team #2 for Cricut Cardz Challenge this week. The challenge was to make a baby card using only white, yellow, orange and green. Here is what I came up with:





I know you will be shocked that I made yet another easel card :) I love those. The cartirudges I used were Lyricla Letters for the stork, and Gypsy Wanderings for the "sweet baby" and the marquis like symbol that the stork is sitiing on. I ran the whole back piece through my Cuttlebug, using my new spotted folder. The paper is mostly Stampin Up, though some is from my scrap box. The stamp is from Stampin Up as well.

I think I may have cheated a bit on this challenge - I did use black ink and a black pen for doodling. Hope that isn't serious cheating... On the whole I am pretty pleased with how this turned out. I hope you join us over at Cricut Cardz Challenges to participate in this challenge! I can't wait to see what you all come up with :)

A la prochaine...