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".