Fantabulous Cricut Challenge #18: Cool Treats!

The challenge this week over at Fantabulous Cricut is to make a "Cool Treat" shaped project.  I recently found an svg file for sale (here) and loved it, though I decided I wanted to make my own without using any software, just my Cricky (and without spending any moolah)!!!

I scoured my manuals until I got to Paisley and found a......paisley!  It's the scallop-edge paisley ("Accent") and I cut it in "Shadow/Word Shadow" mode.  The layers are cut at 8", 7" and 6".  I cut two layers in each size: one of solid cardstock and one of the patterned paper.  I adhered each of the same-size pieces together for sturdiness.

Then, using my paper trimmer, I trimmed the top pointed part off of each paisley, to leave a half watermelon shape.  I inked the edges, used my Bind-It-All to add a binding at the top and tied ribbons on the rings.  To finish, I added some threaded mini black buttons and the word "Smile" (Create a Critter) to the front.

I haven't added any photo mats or embellishments to the inside yet, until I figure out what I'm going to do with it!  Not sure if I'm going to give this one away or keep it...I'm thinking of keeping it for myself!  Wink, wink!

Hope you'll hop on over to FCCB and take a look at the rest of the AWESOME Design Team projects...they were surely inspire you to make a "Cool Treat" project!

Have a creative day!!!  :)

Baby Washcloth "Candies"!!!

I'm obviously in a "food mood" lately!!!  First a popsicle album, now some washcloth candies...YUM!

These were soooooo simple to make.  I bought some inexpensive solid-colored baby washcloths from Wal-Mart in the baby section.  I folded them until I had a narrow "roll", then just rolled them up and secured the end with a piece of tape.

The swirl on top was made by cutting a 2" circle out of vellum (from the George & Basic Shapes cartridge) and adhering a 4" swirl cut from light and dark pink cardstock (from the Cricut Paisley cartridge).

Then I just placed the rolled up washcloth and swirl topper into a cello bag and tied pink ribbons on both ends.  I inserted five "candies" into a large cello bag and added a bag topper.  (The silver charm says "It's a Girl"...it doesn't show up in this photo).

How fun would this be for a shower gift???  I LOVE LOVE LOVE this project and definitely plan to make more.  Let me know what you think!

Thanks for looking and have a creative day!  :)

Popsicle Mini-Album!

I saw a simliar mini-album a while back somewhere out in "Google Land" (don't remember where) and wanted to make my own in honor of summer-time!  For this mini-album, I used K&Company "Citronella" papers and coordinating cardstock.  I love how bright and cheery these papers are, perfect for a summer-time treat!

To make the popsicles, I use the Cricut Just Because Cards cartridge and cut the top of the popsicle at 20" (came out MUCH smaller than this!) eight times from some Cheerios boxes.  Each album "page" is a combination of two cereal box popsicle cuts with a wooden popsicle stick glued between them.  There are four pages in all, from 8 cuts.  Then I cut the papers the same size, adhered them to the cereal box cuts (front and back) and inked the edges with white Staz-On ink.

I added wallet-size photo mats to each page and then embellished each page with cuts from the Create a Critter and Paisley cartridges.  A few of the cuts I used include a rainbow, beach ball, flowers and words/phrases.  Then I used the Crop-a-dile to punch holes in each page, added a ring and some matching ribbons!

Hope you like this mini-album!  Thanks for looking and have a creative day!  :)

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!  :)

Valentine Mail Boxes

These plain white mailboxes are from the dollar bins at Target...aren't they fun?  I bought one for the Mess Maker and one for the Noise Maker for Valentine's Day to put some treats in.  Now that I think about it, what kind of "treats" can a 9-month-old really have???  Hmmm...

I covered the body of the mailboxes with this cute paper from Three Bugs in a Rug.  I used my Cricut for everything else.  The frog, turtle and "xoxo" are from the Paisley cartridge, and the names are from Plantin Schoolbook.  I added some white swirls (hard to see in the photo) to the pink part of each animal with a white opaque pen.  To finish, I tied a red ribbon on the flag.

Thanks for looking!  :)