Fantabulous Cricut Challenge #5: "April Showers"

This week's FCCB Challenge is called "April Showers": use a water theme on your project (i.e. preserver, hat, umbrella, etc.).  I knew the moment I read the title of this challenge what I wanted to do...I took these photos of the Mess Maker several weeks back and just had to get them on a layout!

For this layout, I used Graphically Speaking for the clouds, All Mixed Up for the title and Paisley for the umbrella.  I used the shadow feature on each cut to make them pop off the patterned background papers.  I incorporated yellow, pink, black and gray which were the focal colors in the photographs.  The journaling was printed from the computer and I added three clear flower buttons at the bottom with coordinating pink ribbon.

Hop on over to Fantabulous Cricut and check out the other design team members' work...there are some awesome projects this week!  Happy crafting!  :)

Craft: Duck Canvas

The Mess Maker LOVES ducks and started collecting little rubber duckies a while back. When we moved into our home a little over a year ago, I decided to decorate her bathroom with a duckie theme. I couldn't find a wall-hanging that I thought really matched the shower curtain, so I decided to make my own "art". I drew the duck by hand onto patterned scrapbook paper, using the duck on the shower curtain as a guide. I used my Cricut (All Mixed Up cartridge) for the "splish splash". I painted the canvas, glued the paper pieces down then modge podged it so it would resist warping in the humidity. I might have to modify it now that the Noise Maker is here...probably a little "girly" for a boy!!! :)