Happy 4th of July!!

Hello all and welcome to Michelle's Crafty Creations!

This is my first post of 4th of July projects.  I have some more!!

Over at Cooking With Cricut our Wednesday Challenge is celebrating our country's "birthday"!  So who doesn't like to decorate for "birthdays"??  I do!!!  The challenge was to create a project with red white and blue.  I happen to like the more Americana look with my personal decoration, so my take on it went with that!  I LOOOOOVED how it came out!!!

My banner on the mantle!

These rockets were actually made for invitation for our 4th of July party.  I'll post that tomorrow.

Can I just say paper rosettes are SO. MUCH. EASIER. than cardstock! ;)

This particular lettering was cut in shadow and letter.  I used a burnt red paper to highlight the letters on the banner!  I like the rafia instead of the traditional ribbon.

I REALLY liked how this came out.

To make this I used:

Cart ~ A Child's Year for the letters and background; Gypsy Wandering for the banner; Sweet Treats for the firecracker

Paper ~ DCWV the Guy Stack (LOVE LOVE); Blue rosette Stars and Stripes from JoAnns

Misc ~ Stickles, Ranger distress ink Tea Dye, Rafia, glue dots, and glue gun

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!

Linking this to:

Jill's Sundays are Lovely #11 + Giveaway

Die Cuttin Divas Challenge #72 

I Heart Naptime Sundae Scoop #36

Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Me Monday #118

My Craft Spot Challenge #62 4th of July

My Sheri Crafts Challenge #88 Oh I Love America

Bitten by the Bug 2 Patriotic Challenge

Today's Creative Blog Get your Craft On

Hugs and Happy Crafting!!

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!