September 2013 Cricut Cart Hop

Welcome to the

September Cricut Cart Hop.

 

We are so happy you could join us.  You should have come from Cindy.  If you happened by my blog or are joining me from your dashboard, head over to Luisa's blog to start at the beginning.  We don't want you to miss any of the fun!

The design team each selected different Cricut cartridges that they would like to showcase for you today.  This is a one day blog hop, and we appreciate you leaving a comment letting us know what you think and telling us what is your most favorite cartridge to create with. 

The cartridges I used for the hop are: 

• Kate's Kitchen Imagine
• Live Simply Lite
• Mustaches and Glasses
• Pretty Pennants
• Simply Sweet
• Storybook 

Following are my four projects with links to give you more images and directions for creation.

1.  A Tisket a Tasket

• Cartridge:  Cricut Storybook
• Flowers and Butterflies:  Martha Stewart punches
• Accent:  Stickles

A Tisket A Tasket
Cricut Storybook cartridge

 

 

2.  Eye Chart Card (with a hidden message):

• Cartridges:  Simply Sweet and Mustaches and Glasses.
• Designer Paper: Recollections.
• Embossing:  Cuttlebug "Script" folder.

Eye Chart Card
Cricut Simply Sweet cartridge
Mustaches and Glasses Cricut Craft Room Exclusive

3.  Chef - Enjoy the Simple Pleasures:

• Cartridges:  Cricut Imagine Kate's Kitchen and Cricut Pretty Pennants
• Designer Paper:  from Cricut Imagine Kate's Kitchen
• Sentiment:  My Favorite Things "Flopsey Goes Camping" stamp set.

Chef - Enjoy the Simple Pleasures
Kate's Kitchen Imagine cartridge
Cricut Pretty Pennants

4.  Mushroom Love:

• Cartridges:  Cricut Live Simply Lite and Pretty Pennants.
• Designer paper:  My Mind's Eye "Up and Away" 6" x 6" pack.
• Punch:  from Martha Stewart
• Sentiment:  My Favorite Things "Clearly Sentimental About Gardens."
• Accent:  Liquid Pearls.  Gem from Michaels.
• Other:  Tim Holtz Tea Dye Distress Ink.

Mushroom Love
Cricut Live Simply Lite
Cricut Pretty Pennants

Thanks for stopping by for this month's hop.  We hope that you enjoyed hopping along with us as much as we enjoyed putting our projects together for you.  Next up is Kathy . . . until next month! 

Here is the full line up:

1- Luisa - http://lepaperstudio.blogspot.com
2- Sandy- http://scrapbookblessings.blogspot.com
3- Cindy - http://inlovewithpaper.blogspot.com
4 -Marilyn - http://marilyncricutcards.blogspot.com/ 
5- Kathy U - http://kathy213-kathyscorner.blogspot.com/
6- Vivi J- http://vivijdesigns.blogspot.com/2013/08/september-100-cricut-blog-hop.html



Eye Chart

I go to the eye doctor a lot... so, how about an eye chart with a hidden message.

Cartridges:  Simply Sweet and Mustaches and Glasses.
Designer Paper: Recollections.
Embossing:  Cuttlebug "Script" folder.

A2 sized card = 5.5" x 4.25"
Cricut Simply Sweet
Cricut Mustaches and Glasses

Card Recipe:

• Mat 1 (black pattern) = 5 3/8" x 4 1/8".
• Mat 2 (white) = 5 1/4" x 4".  Mat embossed with Cuttlebug "Script" folder.
• Eyeglasses = cut at 1" from Cricut Craftroom Exclusives Mustaches and Glasses.  I cut image 3 times to make a chipboard effect.

• Letters "I" "L" "O" = cut at 1" from Cricut Simply Sweet cartridge.
• Letters "V" "E" "Y" = cut at 3/4" from Cricut Simply Sweet cartridge.
• Letters "O" "U" "S" "O" = cut at 1/2" from Cricut Simply Sweet cartridge.

Inside of Card

Inside of Card:

• Mat 1 (black pattern) = 5" x 3.75".
• Mat 2 (white) = 4.75" x 3.5".

MCCR - July 2013 - 100 Cricut Cart Blog Hop

July 2013 -  100 Cricut Cartridge Blog Hop

Welcome to My Cricut Craft Room's July 2013 100 Cricut Cartridge Blog Hop.  Collectively the design team and guest designers use over 100 different Cricut Cartridges in their projects during this hop.

You should have started at My Cricut Craft Room, if not please start at the beginning.

 

 

My cards use the following cartridges:  Paisley, New Testament, Give a Hoot, Elegant Edges, Handy Man Lite, Mini Monsters, Paper Doll Dress Up, Mustaches and Glasses.

 

Card #1

Tons of Thanks - using the Paisley cartridge.  Detail instructions and more pictures found here.

 

Card 1
Paisley cartridge

Paisley Cartridge: cut at 2.75"

Paper : My Mine's Eye "Madison Avenue" 6x6 pack.

Punch:  Heart punch from Martha Stewart

Other:  Tim Holtz Tea Dye Distress Ink.

Sentiment:  Snappy Moms "Amusing Animals" stamp set.

 

Card #2
You're in my prayers!  - using the New Testament cartridge.  Detail instructions and more pictures found here.



Card 2 - New Testament cartridge

 

New Testament Cartridge: cut at 2.55".

Cuttlebug "Heart Blocks" folder.

Paper : My Mine's Eye "Reunion" 6x6 pack.

Twine:  Friendship Twine

Other:  Tim Holtz Tea Dye Distress Ink.

Sentiment:  CardzTV "Encouraging Thoughts" stamp set.

 

Card #3

Nuts about you!  - using the Give a Hoot and Elegant Edges cartridges.  Detail instructions and more pictures found here.

Card 3 - Give a Hoot and Elegant Edges cartridges

Give a Hoot cartridge: cut at 1.75".

Elegant Edges cartridge: cut at 4.5".

Paper : My Mind's Eye "Reunion" 6x6 pack.

Twine:  the Paper Studio

Other:  Tim Holtz Tea Dye Distress Ink.

Sentiment:  My Pink Stamper "Punny-licious" stamp set.


Card #4
Home is Wherever I'm With You - using Handy Man Lite cartridge.  Detail instructions and more pictures found here.

Card #4 - Handy Man Lite cartridge

Handy Man Lite cartridge:  cut at 2".
Paper:  My Mind's Eye "Cambridge Court" 6x6 pack.
Embossing Folders:  Cuttlebug "Divine Swirl" and Cuttlebug "Swiss Dots."
Other:  Tim Holtz Tea Dye Distress Ink.
Sentiment:  Close to My Heart "Home Sweet Home - Stamp of the Month" stamp set.

Card #5
Hot! Hot! Hot! - using Mini Monsters cartridge.  Detail instructions and more pictures found here.

Card #5 - Mini Monsters cartridge

Mini Monsters cartridge:  cut at 3".
Paper:  K and Company "Halloween Mat Pad."
Other:  Tim Holtz Pealed Paint Distress Ink.
Accents:  Googly eyes and twine (for spider web)
Sentiment:  CardzTV "Home for Christmas" stamp set.  Sentiment altered to make "Hot Hot Hot."


Card #6
Happy Birthday, Old Chap - using Mustaches and Glasses as well as Paper Doll Dress Up cartridges.  Detail instructions and more pictures found here.

Card #6 - Mustaches and Glasses
Paper Doll Dress Up cartridge

Mustaches and Glasses:  Glasses cut at .25" real dial size.  Mustache cut at .5" real dial size.
Paper Doll Dress Up:  Head cut at 2" real dial size.  Hat cut at 1.25" real dial size.  Bow Tie cut at .75" real dial size.
Paper:  Echo Park "This and That" 6x6 paper pad.
Other:  Tim Holtz Pealed Paint Distress Ink.  Foam tape under head.
Accents:  White gel pen.
Face: Peachy Keen "PK-490 Everyday Character Face Assortment"; 1 3/8" size.
Sentiment:  "Happy Birthday Old Chap" - unknown source.

Your next stop is Vivi J.

Here is the line up:

1. Start: http://MyCricutCraftRoom.blogspot.com
2. Sandy: http://scrapbookblessings.blogspot.com
3. Shelly: http://cardsbyshelly.blogspot.com/ 
4. Marilyn: http://marilyncricutcards.blogspot.com/
5. Vivi J: Http://vivijdesigns.blogspot.com
6. Felicia: http://sweetcreativemess.blogspot.com/
7.  Erica: http://ericasprojects.blogspot.com
8.  Cindy:  http://inlovewithpaper.blogspot.com/
9.  Luisa: http://lepaperstudio.blogspot.com/
10. Crafting Blog Events: http://craftingblogevents.blogspot.com 

Old Chap

Happy Birthday, Old Chap

My card was created using Mustaches and Glasses as well as Paper Doll Dress Up cartridges.

A2 sized card
CCR - Mustaches and Glasses
Cricut Paper Doll Dress Up

Card Recipe:

• Mat 1 (brown) = 5 3/8" x 4 1/8".
• Mat 2 (checkered) = 5.25" x 4".  Paper from Echo Park "This and That" 6x6 pack.  Edges inked with Tim Holtz Tea Dye Distress Ink.
• Mat 2 (brown) = 4.25" x 3.25". 
• Mat 3 (brown pattern) = 4 1/8" x 3 1/8". 
• Mat 4 (brown under sentiment) = 2.5" x 1".  White gel pen used for faux stitching.
• Mat 5 (white under sentiment) = 2 1/4" x 7/8".  (cut to size of sentiment)
• Mat 6 (brown border) = 5.25" x 1".

• Sentiment "Happy Birthday Old Chap" = unknown source.  Sent to me already stamped on white mat.
• Head = cut at 2" - real dial size - from Cricut Paper Doll Dress Up cartridge; ; found on page 29 of the folder. 
• Face = from Peachy Keen stamps "PK-490 Everyday Character Face Assortment", 1 3/8" size.  White gel pen used on the eyes.  Pink chalk used to make cheek color.  Image is mounted on foam tape.
• Hat = cut at 1" - real dial size - from Cricut Paper Doll Dress Up cartridge; found on page 30 of the folder.  Image cut twice to make the headband.  Edges inked with Tim Holtz Tea Dye Distress Ink.
• Eye Glasses - cut at .25" from Mustaches and Glasses.  No cartridge or folder.  Image was purchased via Cricut Craft Room.
• Mustache = cut at .5" from Mustaches and Glasses.  No cartridge or folder.  Image was purchased via Cricut Craft Room.
• Bow Tie = cut at .75" - real dial size - from Cricut Paper Doll Dress Up cartridge; found on page 30 of the folder.  Brown cardstock hand cut to make center of tie.

Inside of Card

Inside of Card:

• Mat 1 (brown) = 5" x 3.75".  White gel pen used for faux stitching.
• Mat 2 (beige) = 4.75" x 3.5".
• Bow Tie = cut at .50" - real dial size - from Cricut Paper Doll Dress Up cartridge; found on page 30 of the folder.  White gel pen used for faux stitching.  Edges inked with Tim Holtz Tea Dye Distress Ink.