LOVE...Always and Forever

Hello Crafty friends and welcome to Michelle's Crafty Creations!

Over at Cooking with Cricut we are continuing our DT challenge theme.  The lovely designers, Kimberly, Dalis, and myself came up with today's challenge.  Challenge #72 is Grown-up Valentine theme.  The twist? Must incorporate the color black and use a brad!

After we all pooled our ideas together, I instantly thought of my HUSBAND!!  After all it IS Valentines next Tuesday, and can one get any more inspired than to show the love of your life how much you love them??  Today's craft was all about my love for my best friend and husband.

I took a plain 8x10 frame that pops out from the front.  Cheap yet kinda classy.  I like the sleek black outline.  I measured my paper to fit for the mat, then cut some rectangles out on my Cricut and "pieced" it together like I do my quilts (except NO sewing) I popped up the rectangles with the word "LOVE" on it so it would stand out.  I LOVE how this came out!

To Make this I used:

Carts ~ Accent Essentials for the rectangles (sized on my Gypsy) and Gypsy Font for "Love"

Paper ~ DCWV and Mambi (LOVE the black and white)

Stamps ~ Misc. clear stamps for sentiments (picked up at a craft store)

Misc ~ Tulle for the flower and a brad to hold it together, foam dots for dimension, heart cut outs from card stock I hand cut.

I hope you enjoy this!

Now it's your turn!!  Link up your project to the Cooking With Cricut challenge post.  There are some guidelines.

1.  Must follow the challenge topic.

2.  Must be a new project for this challenge

3.  No back dated posts please

4.  Must have a link back to this post on your blog

5.  Must link your project post through Inlinkz and not just your blog

6.  Must use your Cricut in some capacity

7.  Gotta HAVE FUN!!!

8.  You may combine challenges...we like to!

Hugs and Happy Crafting!!

I am entering this into Whimsical Wednesday "Challenge Colors of Love"

Before I go I wanted to let you know that Cooking With Cricut is having a Design Team call.  Click the image below for details!

GOBBLE GOBBLE

Hey crafty friends!!!  I hope you're having a great midweek so far!! :D

Over at Cooking with Cricut we were challenged to include a turkey on our card, layout, etc.  So I decided to make a turkey card.  Nothing says "Happy Thanksgiving" like Gobble!! ;)  Here is my card I made for my mom.

(I tried my hand at making rosettes...how FUN!  I cut them at 8 inches to do half the rosettes.  the size of the width is 1.5 and 2 inches)

To make this card:

I used my gypsy to size the turkey.  

Cart: Simply Charmed

Paper:  SCRAPS!!  I used all of my scraps to make this card.  Most of the scraps came from the DCWV Harvest blessing and Colorbok.  The rosette paper came from scraps of paper I bought individually from ACMoore. (I don't remember the name)

Misc: Embossed with argyle, computer generated sentiment, ribbon from my stash, and PKS for my turkey face.  Gelly roll pens for coloring and ranger distress ink tea dye and colorbox chalk ink chestnut for inking.

Now it's your turn.  Create a project following the guidelines and link it up over at Cooking With Cricut!  Can't wait to see what you make!!

Happy Crafting! =)

I am also entering this into the Fantabulous Cricut's Challenge Me Monday harvest blessing crawl and Crafty Sprouts Anything Goes Challenge

Oh taste and see....

Hello and welcome to Michelle's Crafty Creations

I LOVE this time of the year.  I love making gifts for people.  "Just because" gifts are my favorite because you really can make some one smile just by letting them know you are thinking of them.  As is with todays project.  I made a bunch of little "goodie bags" for the kids who come on our bus ministry.  I had so much fun making them and just wanted them to know that someone is thinking about them...and most importantly reminding them that God loves them! :)

Close up of the top of the goodie bag.

To make this I used:

My Gypsy of course!!  I measured the bags and made the top of it just a little longer.  I created all cuts with the Gypsy so it can be just the right size.

Carts: Simply Charmed (my favorite) for the pumpkin and Accent Essentials for the background.

Paper: Mariposa and Colorbok

Misc: Divine swirls for the pumpkin embossing, stickles for the pumpkin stem and vine, rafia for bow, crop-a-dile for the hole punches, and the verse was printed on my computer and inked with Ranger distress ink tea dye.

I do plan on entering this in Made it Myself Monday week #21.  

Check it out and as always...

Happy crafting!

Happy 6th Birthday.....Giraffe butt!

Hey Crafty buddies!  I hope everyone enjoyed their weekend!  I have been working on this card for awhile and really haven't had time to post it!  A little late is better than never!!  I wanted to try something different and being my first time doing a tri-fold card, I think it came out ok! :) I am entering this in a few challenges.  At Fantabulous Cricut they are having the Birthday Bash for the Challenge Me Monday #74 card challenge. The other challenge is Let's Face it Friday over at Peachy Keen Stamps.

Here's what I used to make this card:

GYPSY!! LOL

Carts: Plantin Schoolbook (for base), Create a Critter, Storybook (for the number 6 only)

Paper: Colorbok (all scraps)

Misc: PKS for the giraffe face(yes it is a person face, but my niece will LOVE it), jelly roll pen for doodles, SU for inking

Measurements:

The card is cut so that when it folds it will measure 5.25x4.25.

I used 3 squares from Plantin and welded them.  Center = 4x5.25 Sides = 3.22x2.75

Giraffe, Happy Bday, and Palm tree were welded at the base too.

Giraffe and layers = 1.64 x 3.49

Happy Bday = 5.24 x 2.63

Palm Tree and layers = 2.45 x 2.61

6 = 1.23 x 2.61

Grass: Center = 5.36 x 1.36, sides = 3.18 x .80

For the grass I copied one of each and just transposed it for a layered look.  I also had to trim very minimal off so the card could fold correctly.   It was fairly easy and I like how it came out!

My niece LOVES giraffes, and she got a pair of PJ's for Christmas with giraffe print...hence the nicknamed earned: giraffe butt!! LOL

Enjoy and have a great Monday!!

Hugs,

Wish Big.....in a cupcake!!

Hello my crafty friends!!  I wanted to do one more post today of a card I made for PKS challenge for the Let's Face it Friday - shaped cards.  I made this cute cupcake card for my niece to send along with the altered paint can I posted a little while ago.  I think she will LOVE it!!

Front

Inside

Here is what I did to make this card:

Gypsy ~ Welded base card at the bottom

Carts ~ Doodlcharms for all images

Paper ~ Colorbok

Stamp ~ PK-490 Everyday character, SU Short and sweet for sentiment and cupcake

Embossing ~ Cuttlebug Divine Swirls

Ink ~ Memento

Misc ~ Diamond dust,  pink and white jelly roll pen for doodling

I welded the base of the cupcake at the bottom after inverting the image.  Then I layered the cupcake.  When using my Gypsy I hid some of the layer features and cut off the candle at the top of the cupcake.   After embossing the frosting layer I added diamond dust to the embossing for a "icing" effect!

Measurements:

Base ~ 3.77 x 4.53 (per cupcake)

Layers ~ 3.77 x 4.53 (all)

Inside ~ 3.08 x 3.71

Have fun crafting!!  I love comments so if you feel inclined, let me know what you think! :)

Hugs,

Michelle

For You....

Happy Saturday to all of you!

I hope you are enjoying your weekend.  I wanted to share a Christmas card I made for a couple of challenges.  I am entering this card over at Kassidy's Old School Cartridge, and at My Creative Time's Throwback Thursday Challenge episode 223, and Die Cuttin Divas Sketch Week Challenge 26.  Go check out all of the neat creations there!  So inspiring and such fun!!

Front of card

inside of card (bottom fold card)

Heres what i did to make this card:

Gypsy ~ To weld the "present" as my base card using blackout (welded at the bottom)

Carts ~ Stretch your Imagination for present; Winter Frolic for Sentiment and shadow

Paper ~ My Mind's Eye: O Christmas Tree for all patterns; Colorbok for all solid paper

Stamps ~ SU Short and Sweet for sentiment inside and snowflake

Misc ~ SU Brilliant blue for inking, ribbon from my stash, Recollections pop dots

Measurements: 

Base ~ 4.89 x 4.88 (including layers for present)

I cut an extra present and just cut off the bow at the top for the inside of the card

Sentiment ~ 8.72 x 2.18 (I didn't use the layer feature just the phrase and phrase shadow)

Thanks for all your comments, they are encouraging.  Have a great Saturday and have fun crafting!

Hugs,

Michelle

Love you shaker card... RRR Challenge #16

Here is another Valentine's Day card.  I made this for my husband and am entering this in the Really Reasonable Ribbon's Ramblings Heart challenge #16. Click HERE!  The challenge was to create any card, layout, tag, ATC, hair bow, etc.  As long as it has ribbon and hearts!  I made a heart shaker card!

To make this card I used:

Cricut carts: Sweethearts for the small "candy" hearts in the center.  I cut them on blackout at 3/4 in. Accent Essentials for the heart frame and heart.  I cut that at 3 inches.  I then cut a blackout of the same heart at 3 1/4 in.
Paper: Pink, red, white, and black from my stash.
Stamp: I love you 
Stickles: red for the heart on the stamp
Ribbon: From Michaels
Cuttlebug: Divine Swirls
Acetate and foam tape to make the shaker

Some doodling with my pink jelly roll pen and Lady bug red inking around sentiment
The mini hearts have handwritten messages to my husband! ;)