tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70255610144589457262024-03-05T19:28:04.531-06:00Croatian CrafterHrvaticahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13124303014657488891noreply@blogger.comBlogger88125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025561014458945726.post-9565655178642055792017-08-04T22:54:00.001-05:002017-08-04T22:54:05.045-05:00Thank you from the heart card<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJiWuC3yCn9uACFdB4aW11oUoLI0cvPb51RMlT0tHqbwOZIt-dZWbLxnmLzV2fMS-LovrU7Y90yJYtf2VWUAdp3DrVQoWA5bcsbZACmMRLvd13YEGbGejZEP8ukHly-n_Qi0sv0x-1Kag/s640/blogger-image--2078495516.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJiWuC3yCn9uACFdB4aW11oUoLI0cvPb51RMlT0tHqbwOZIt-dZWbLxnmLzV2fMS-LovrU7Y90yJYtf2VWUAdp3DrVQoWA5bcsbZACmMRLvd13YEGbGejZEP8ukHly-n_Qi0sv0x-1Kag/s640/blogger-image--2078495516.jpg"></a></div>Hrvaticahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13124303014657488891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025561014458945726.post-83909927515516670382016-06-14T22:33:00.001-05:002016-06-14T23:38:46.524-05:00Bridal Shower Card - Croatian Twist<div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The paper doll on the front of the card is wearing the traditional costume of the<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> Šestine region of Croatia. Typically women wear a red kerchief, but a bride wears a flowered headpiece. The red umbrella with stripes is also part of the folk costume worn in the Šestine region and a recognizable souvenir of Croatia's capital which is located in this region. </span></span></div>
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Hrvaticahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13124303014657488891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025561014458945726.post-32808592508786929312015-09-13T11:30:00.001-05:002015-09-13T11:30:47.623-05:00Another Chalkboard Christmas TagHere's a second tag I made:<div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOLz_uT0X9KAdajyluQiF5ehHLAOLlpkdShylMu8EPP91RCsb6mhLHJKaJ25D-_r4PUosZzKoYlNWOsGkyjEtUrcEzTjjwV1s75RptVIXDj5gHCv_5OfgRCxRA6W6-w0joHrmjkaEtwKA/s640/blogger-image--681037148.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOLz_uT0X9KAdajyluQiF5ehHLAOLlpkdShylMu8EPP91RCsb6mhLHJKaJ25D-_r4PUosZzKoYlNWOsGkyjEtUrcEzTjjwV1s75RptVIXDj5gHCv_5OfgRCxRA6W6-w0joHrmjkaEtwKA/s640/blogger-image--681037148.jpg"></a></div></div><div><br></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">I adore this snowman cut from Cricut Christmas Kitsch cartridge. </span></div>Hrvaticahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13124303014657488891noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025561014458945726.post-6962860275760186602015-09-05T16:23:00.001-05:002015-09-05T16:25:29.008-05:00Chalkboard Christmas TagFound these great chalkboard tags at Dollarama and decided to make a Christmas tag using vinyl:<div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic2tRQsbIjCHmVTYT1hyphenhyphenOt3oBuOkCNdCJseDQhHl6mQZ7bxE-tKbY6FgLbat5WYhHbnt_7aVlJMRmtU6PCqUaFuXdPfgWNjBnv7ZCeeHD7RrhZO1rV780yX9sgXAQdP3ChXeQdVMmAzzk/s640/blogger-image--2036601770.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic2tRQsbIjCHmVTYT1hyphenhyphenOt3oBuOkCNdCJseDQhHl6mQZ7bxE-tKbY6FgLbat5WYhHbnt_7aVlJMRmtU6PCqUaFuXdPfgWNjBnv7ZCeeHD7RrhZO1rV780yX9sgXAQdP3ChXeQdVMmAzzk/s640/blogger-image--2036601770.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>I'm really loving the Cricut 3D Floral Home Decor cartridge and seem to be using it a lot lately. </div><div><br></div><div>Thanks for visiting. </div>Hrvaticahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13124303014657488891noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025561014458945726.post-23410995735654180212015-08-31T12:44:00.000-05:002015-08-31T13:38:21.586-05:00Altered LED Candle - "welcome"<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Saw a post on Facebook where someone else has altered these LED candles available from Dollar Tree and so, I had to give it a try:</span><br>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thanks for visiting. </span>Hrvaticahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13124303014657488891noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025561014458945726.post-10230264776869063472014-10-10T07:00:00.000-05:002014-10-10T07:00:07.932-05:00Mixed Media Inspired Thanksgiving TagIt's Canadian Thanksgiving Day this Monday and so here's a Thanksgiving tag I made that was inspired by a variety of mixed media canvases I've seen:
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I used my Cricut Explore to cut the tag (Platin Schoolbook cartridge) and flowers (CTHM Art Philosophy cartridge). The leaves/branches are a die (Winter Branch) from Die-Namites Cutting Dies. I also used various papers, lace, glitter, some washi tape and rhinstones/half pearls. For texture, I ran the tag through my Cuttlebug with the Poppy embossing folder by Anna Griffin. The brick pattern on the right hand side was created with a stencil I cut with my Explore (CMTH Artbooking cartridge) from a transparency sheet and drywall compound. Colour was added to the cuts, the lace and over the "bricks" with Copics, Silks Acrylic Glaze and Momento inkpads.<br />
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Hope you like my tag.Hrvaticahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13124303014657488891noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025561014458945726.post-87946677026202119002014-10-06T23:46:00.000-05:002014-10-06T23:46:30.446-05:00Christmas Cards -Cricut Explore Print Then CutI've been trying out the Print Then Cut feature of the Cricut Explore using the Santa's Village cartridge that was originally made for the Cricut Imagine. Here are two Christmas cards with the Santas printed with my HP laser printer then cut on the Cricut Explore.
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">I'm sorry that it has been so long since I've posted, but my real job and a short family vacation have cut into my crafting time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">O</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">ver at the<a href="http://www.die-namitesblog.com/2014/07/dienamites-july-challenge.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #5321bb;"> Die-Namites Blog</span></a>, they are hosting a challenge for July with a sketch and an optional dare to use the color blue.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For this wreath, I used several layers (well about 18) of the six-petal (heart-shaped) flower cut from Cricut's Flower Shoppe cartridge. For the center flower, the largest (bottom) layer was cut at 5 inches and the smallest (top) at 1 inch and the layers in between getting progressively smaller from bottom to top. I dipped each layer in water (try not to get them too wet), crumpled the wet paper into a wad, uncrumpled them while still damp and then stacked them using a brad to hold the layers together. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After shaping the centers to hide the brad, I let the flowers dry overnight and then used a dry brush and Inka Gold Metallic Rub to gild the edges of the petals . </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For the flowers on the card, I used a rolled flower from the Close to My Heart Artiste Cricut cartridge cut at 0.9 inches. Using a quilling tool with the outer end of the paper inserted into the eye hole, I tightly rolled up the cut until I reached the center of the flower. Next, I pulled out the quilling tool to release the paper, added quick dry glue to the end piece of the cut that is the bottom of the flower and hold it until the glue dries.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Both these project were created as "sample" inspirations for a challenge I'm leading for the Circleville National Scrapbooking Weekend on the Cricut Circle Message Board. </span></div>
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Thanks for checking out my post today. If you like to check out some of the other bloggers who are hosting challenges on the Cricut Circle Message Board, here are some links:<br />
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<a href="http://www.horsebunny.blogspot.com/" shape="rect" target="_blank">A Day in
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<a href="http://multicrafter-amy.blogspot.com/" shape="rect" target="_blank">MultiCrafter Amy - http://multicrafter-amy.blogspot.com/</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="http://papercraftscissors.com/" shape="rect" target="_blank">Paper, Craft,
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<a href="http://wp.me/p2eeC5-1q3" shape="rect" target="_blank">Sara Andrews- http://sarawandrews.com/</a><o:p></o:p></div>
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Hrvaticahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13124303014657488891noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025561014458945726.post-25569784502322443832014-04-26T11:36:00.000-05:002014-04-26T11:36:06.626-05:00Birthday Card in a Box<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cards in a Box are all the rage right now and I've been wanting to make one for a while but hadn't. Then last week, Narelle from The Non-Crafty Crafter offered up a free Design Space cut file for her followers and that spurred me on to actually making this card for my godson's 21st birthday:</span><br />
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Hrvaticahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13124303014657488891noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025561014458945726.post-38857628901950544132014-04-24T22:41:00.003-05:002014-04-24T22:41:54.466-05:00Narelle's Pinterest Party!<div>
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The incredibly talented and beyond helpful Narelle (aka The Non-Crafty Crafter) is having a <a href="http://thenon-craftycrafter.blogspot.ca/2014/04/pinterest-party.html" target="_blank">Pinterest Party on her blog</a>! The "party rules" are simple: (1) become a follower of Narelle's blog (trust me you won't regret it if you do), (2) </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">go to Pinterest and pick any craft project, and (3) make it.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It's based on this card to the right from the</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><a href="http://blog.karten-kunst.de/2013/08/27/geburtstag/schmetterlingsgruesse-no-1/" target="_blank">Karten Kunst Blog</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> (I hope that I've gotten the name right - my German is virtually non-existent). I had pinned this a little over a month ago because I loved the elegance of the Karten Kunst card. I fear that my use of more and bright colors doesn't make my version measure up to the original.</span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Cricut Ribbons & Rosettes Cartridge (flower border/circle boarder)</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><br />
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Cricut</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Disney - Tinker Bell &
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Cricut Calligraphy Collection Cartridge (Happy Birthday)</span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><br />
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Hrvaticahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13124303014657488891noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025561014458945726.post-2051480908076903242014-04-14T22:44:00.004-05:002014-04-14T22:44:55.010-05:00Birthday Card with a little Mixed Media<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here's my first attempt at incorporating some mixed media into a card:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For the mixed media component, I cut a stencil from some plastic packaging I had saved and used it to stencil some drywall compound mixed with Silks Acrylic Glaze directly onto the card base. I wasn't happy with the color, so I rubbed Inka Gold Metallic Rub over the stenciled area after it had dried.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I turned the Die-Namites Elegant Flake Die into a lace boarder by cutting each "arm" of the snowflake off, colored it with Inka Gold Metallic rub and arranged them into a straight line across the card. I also used the leaves from the Winter Branch </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Die-Namites </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Die for the leaves behind the paper roses.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Cricut Explore & Design Space Online Software</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Cricut <span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2px;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; line-height: 18.2px;">Winter Wonderland </span>Cartridge (gift)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thanks for checking out my card.</span>Hrvaticahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13124303014657488891noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025561014458945726.post-65456559493607588532014-04-09T22:42:00.000-05:002014-04-09T22:47:21.873-05:00Sretan Uskrs [Happy Easter] Card<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So, I recently purchased a Cricut Explore and have been playing a little with cutting SVG files created from photos and graphics. Crafting images with Croatian symbols are not easy to find. Also not easy to find are sentiment stamps in the Croatian language. This card combines both:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A red and white checkerboard pattern is a common symbol associated with Croatia. Another lesser known symbol is the <i>pleter</i> (sometime referred to as a Croatian wattle) which is a geometrical braid design used in the </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">9th-12th century</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> by Croats to decorate churches and monasteries. The churches often include crosses with this geometric pattern such as the one found on the Baptismal Fount of Duke Višeslav . Using Google, I found a black and white</span><a href="http://img834.imageshack.us/img834/8823/uvab.jpg" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;" target="_blank"> graphic image of a pleter cross</a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> posted by a graphic artist on a message board. I contacted the graphic artist through the message board and asked his permission to use the image on a card that I would be posting on my blog. The artist kindly granted his permission and I am very grateful.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I used Inkscape to turn the JPEG of his image into a SVG file. I then cut the file with the Explore and I was quite impressed with how well the Explore cut the thin lines of the pleter cross. I also welded and cut two rectangles using Design Space to create a background for the cross.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The sentiment stamp on the front is a custom rubber stamp I designed and then ordered from <a href="http://readystamps.com/" target="_blank">http://readystamps.com/</a> . They were wonderful to deal with and I highly recommend them if you are interested in designing some of your own custom rubber stamps.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Cricut Craft Room Exclusive: Chess Image Set (checkerboard)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Recollections card base </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thank you so much for checking out my card.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">O</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">ver at the<a href="http://www.die-namitesblog.com/2014/03/march-sketch-challenge.html" target="_blank"> Die-Namites Blog</a>, they are hosting a challenge for March with the following sketch (which I love - thank you Tonya Gibbs for this absolutely amazing sketch) and a dare to use the color purple:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I loved the sketch so much, I decided to do a second take on the card using a pink with green accent pallette.</span></div>
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Hrvaticahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13124303014657488891noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025561014458945726.post-57948746884262467992014-03-08T15:50:00.000-06:002014-03-08T15:50:50.147-06:00Sympathy Card<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size: 14pt;">There is a
wonderful person who I know through the Cricut Circle who recently and
tragically lost her mother and I am hoping this card I made for her will bring
her some small measure of comfort:<o:p></o:p></span>
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Die-Namites Die - Fall Breeze<br />
Spellbinders Shapeabilities Page Maps Tags & Flags Die</span><span lang="EN-CA"><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">
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Recollections Card Base</span><span lang="EN-CA"><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">
</span></span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 7.5pt;"><u1:p>Craft Smart Embossing Pad</u1:p></span><span lang="EN-CA"><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">
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Powder</u1:p></span><span lang="EN-CA"><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">
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Company Donna Poppies Stamp</u1:p></span></span><span lang="EN-CA"><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">
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Stamp (sentiment)</span><span lang="EN-CA"><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">
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Word window Punch</span><span lang="EN-CA"><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">
</span></span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 7.5pt;">Ribbon from my stash</span><span lang="EN-CA"><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">
</span></span><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 7.5pt;">Washi Tape from my stash<br />
Memento Ink London Fog (inking edges)<br />
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</span></span>Hrvaticahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13124303014657488891noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025561014458945726.post-24553416585895427912014-03-02T12:33:00.002-06:002014-03-02T12:33:46.541-06:00My Favourite Colour Birthday Card<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">
<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Arial;">This winter has been so cold and long that I decided I
need some flowers in my life even if they were only made out of paper.
Here's a card that incorporates one of my favourite colours (purple) and some
paper flowers:<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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</span></span><span lang="EN-CA" style="color: black; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">Cricut<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Edge to Edge
Cartridge (scalloped square, lattice and doily)<br />
Cricut<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Close to My Heart - Art
Philosophy Cartridge (leaves and background lace cut)<br />
Cricut<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Paper Lace Cartridge (lacey
square)<br />
Notecard card base (5¼" x 5¼")<br />
Recollections White Gold Shimmer Cardstock<br />
Recollections Cardstock (yellow & while)<br />
Brads (for flowers)<br />
Happy Birthday Table Confetti (sentiment)<br />
Flat Back Pearls from the Dollar Store<br />
Cuttlebug Machine<br />
Spellbinders Nestabilties<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>- Big
Scalloped Oval<br />
Memory Box Grapevine Wreath Die<br />
VersaMagic Chalk Ink - purple<br />
Self-adhesive foam mounts<br />
Glue<o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
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Hrvaticahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13124303014657488891noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025561014458945726.post-12424763413856147252014-02-08T06:00:00.000-06:002014-02-08T06:00:01.409-06:00All You Need Is Love Card<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Welcome to our 2014 Valentine's Day Blog Hop! You should
have reached here from </span><a href="http://scrappycol.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Gonescrappin's</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span>blog. If you are just joining us, please start at </span></span><a href="http://icameisawicreated.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">RockinRenee's</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"> blog.
You are going to want to check out all the great projects featured on this hop! Today, we are highlighting Valentine's Day inspired projects and I
made a card with a fair bit of texture to it:</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Cricut<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Close to My Heart- Artiste<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cartridge (flowers)<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Cricut<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Close to My Heart - Art Philosophy Cartridge (leaves and background lace cut)<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Cricut<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Paper Lace Cartridge (lacey square)<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Notecard card base (5" x 5")<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Recollections White Gold Shimmer Cardstock<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Smooch Spritz - Splash</span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Rhinestones from the Dollar Store<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Cuttlebug Machine<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Cuttlebug Embossing Folder from the Love's in the Air Set<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Spellbinders Nestabilties<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>- Big Scalloped Oval<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Craftsmart Embossing Pad <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Stampendous Embossing Powder (Blue)<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Inkadinkadoo Clear Stamp <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Self-adhesive foam mounts</span></span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Thank you for checking out my card. I would love for you to leave me a comment (and become a follower if you aren't one already) before you head to your next stop on the hop which is </span><a href="http://scootingrannysworld.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Scootingranny's Blog</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> . <o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And here is the entire blog list:<o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">1. RockinRenee - </span><a href="http://icameisawicreated.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">I came, I saw, I created.</span></a><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">
2. HappyScrapper64 - </span><a href="http://happyscrapper64.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Random Thoughts of a Scrapbooker</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">4. Hrvatica - </span><a href="http://www.croatiancrafter.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Croatian Crafter</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> <strong>YOU ARE HERE</strong><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
5. Scootingranny - </span></span><a href="http://scootingrannysworld.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Scootingranny's World</span></a><span style="font-size: large;"> <strong>GO HERE NEXT</strong> <br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
6. MamaC - </span></span><a href="http://cccscraproom.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Carolyn'sCreative Corner</span></a></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></span></span></div>
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8. MariaJ - </span><a href="http://stampcutcreate.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Stamp,Cut, Create!</span></a><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">
9. Di&Co - </span><a href="http://creatingislikebreathing.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Creating Is Like Breathing</span></a><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">
10. Dragonfly50 - </span><a href="http://designsbydragonfly.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Designs by Dragonfly</span></a><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">
11. TiffysMom - </span><a href="http://angiespaperpassion.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Angie's Paper Passion</span></a><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">
12. *Violette* - </span><a href="http://whimsical-treasures.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Whimsical Treasures</span></a><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">
13. cricutaddicted - </span><a href="http://scrappingformorefun.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">ScrappingForMoreFun</span></a><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">
14. LoriSjogren - </span><a href="http://singingshell.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">TheSinging Shell</span></a><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">
15. Scrapalette - </span><a href="http://scrapalette.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Aroundthe Block with Scrapalette</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span><br />Hrvaticahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13124303014657488891noreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025561014458945726.post-85764049214991069412014-02-07T01:40:00.001-06:002014-02-07T01:40:51.475-06:00Valentine Tag <br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Over at the </span><a href="http://www.die-namitesblog.com/2014/02/sketch-challenge-dare-february.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #351c75; font-size: large;">Die-Namites Blog</span></a><span style="font-size: large;">, they are hosting a challenge for February with the
following sketch <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">with a "dare" to use a heart on the project:</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">I created a <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">tag for the challenge using the<span style="color: #674ea7;"> </span><a href="http://www.die-namites.com/Floral-Corner_p_26.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #351c75;">Floral Corner</span></a> Die-Namites die cut twice:</span></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Cricut Expression 2 & Cricut CraftRoom Application<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Cricut<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>CraftRoom Basic Cartridge (Scallopped Square)<o:p></o:p></span></span><br /><span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Cricut<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Close to My Heart - Artiste (tag)</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span lang="EN-CA"></span></span><span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Cuttlebug
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Cuttlebug Love Language Cut &
Emboss (heart die)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Die-Namites Die - Floral
Corner</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;">Bakers Twine</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span></span><span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Recollections White Gold Shimmer
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<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Recollections Red
Cardstock</span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Pink Cardstock
from my stash</span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span></span><span class="st1"><span lang="EN-CA" style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-CA;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Patterned Paper - Martha
Stewart </span></span></span><br />
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Ideas)</span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p>Memento Ink - Angel Pink, inking edges)</o:p></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Self-adhesive foam
mounts</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">I'm also <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">submitting this tag for the Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog's <a href="http://fantabulouscricut.blogspot.ca/2014/02/fccb-challenge-196-seeing-red.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: #351c75;">Challenge #196 Seeing Red</span></a> .</span></span></span><br />
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checking out my tag.</span></span>Hrvaticahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13124303014657488891noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025561014458945726.post-51114563354761346022014-01-25T15:26:00.000-06:002014-01-25T15:28:52.418-06:00Die-Namites Die Monthly Challenge - Birthday Card<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;">Over at the </span><a href="http://www.die-namitesblog.com/2014/01/dienamites-january-sketch-challenge.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Die-Namites Blog</span></a><span style="font-size: large;">, they are hosting a challenge with the following sketch for January:</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Here's my card for the Challenge:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I used the Die-Namites </span><a href="http://www.die-namites.com/Fall-Breeze_p_72.html#" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">Fall Breeze Die</span></a><span style="font-size: large;">:</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Die-Namites Die - Fall Breeze</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;">Spellbinders Nestabilties<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>- Big Scalloped Ovals</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial;">DCWV Black Current Stack (striped paper)</span></span><br /><span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Recollections Flower</span></span><br /><span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Rhinestones (dollar store)</span></span><br /><span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p>Memento Ink - Tuxedo Black(for inking edges)</o:p></span></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p><span style="font-size: x-small;">Craft Smart Embossing Pad</span></o:p></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p><span style="font-size: x-small;">Stampendouse Embossing Powder - Detail White</span></o:p></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p><span style="font-size: x-small;">Hampton Art Stamp (sentiment)</span></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p>Ribbon from my stash</o:p></span></span><br /><span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Self-adhesive foam
mounts</span></span><br /><span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Glue</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: xx-small;"></span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: large;">Thanks for checking out my card.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial;"></span><br />Hrvaticahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13124303014657488891noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025561014458945726.post-15563340273349342322014-01-24T23:58:00.000-06:002014-01-25T00:00:59.361-06:00Love You Card<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here's a Valentine Card on a square base:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">To give the sentiment some depth, I glued together three layers of cardstock before running it through on the die the Cuttlebug. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Cuttlebug Love Language Cut & Emboss (die and embossing folder)</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">Die-Namites Die - Floral Corner</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">Spellbinders Nestabilties<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>- Big Scalloped Square</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Notecard card base (5" x 5")</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Recollections White Gold Shimmer Cardstock<o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Recollections Red Cardstock</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Pink Cardstock from my stash <o:p></o:p></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Rhinestones (Me & My Big Ideas)</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><o:p>Memento Ink - Angel Pink, Rose bud, London Fog (for inking edges)</o:p></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span lang="EN-CA"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Self-adhesive foam mounts</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Thanks for checking it out.</span>Hrvaticahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13124303014657488891noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025561014458945726.post-76654156381788202152014-01-06T23:58:00.000-06:002014-01-06T23:58:16.660-06:00Happy New Year - 2014<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here's a card that I made for the New Year:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The cards stock was scraps left over from other projects and the ribbon was discarded from a box of chocolates that was delivered to our offices. The 2014 is from the Hello Kitty Font Cartridge welded using Cricut Craftroom. The label and scalloped circlers were made using Spellbinder Dies run through my Cuttlebug. The sentiment is a Teeny Tiny Wishes stamp from Stampin Up topped with Rangers Glossy Accents.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thanks for looking.</span>Hrvaticahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13124303014657488891noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025561014458945726.post-74152354548787159682014-01-02T22:06:00.001-06:002014-01-02T22:06:56.076-06:00Frankie Stein from Monster High Birthday Tag<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here's a tag I made using the Cricut Paper Dolls - Teen Scene cartridge:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">inspired by Scrapalette who made a Clawdeen from Monster High using this cartridge - you can check out Scrapalette's Clawdeen on </span><a href="http://scrapalette.blogspot.ca/2012/11/clawdeen-from-monster-high.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Scrapalette 's Blog</span></a>.</span>Hrvaticahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13124303014657488891noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025561014458945726.post-56738739796224685182013-11-19T22:34:00.000-06:002013-11-19T22:34:43.494-06:00Wall-E Card<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> love the Wall-E cut from the Cricut Disney Best of Pixar cartridge and used it on this simple card:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The sentiment was cut from Doodletype cartridge.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Thanks for looking.</span>Hrvaticahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13124303014657488891noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025561014458945726.post-70479045310398231132013-10-14T19:07:00.000-05:002013-10-14T19:13:27.959-05:00Glam Witch Hat Home Decor<span lang="EN-CA" style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">The
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">third challenge for the Cricut Circle’s Canadian Online Swarm is to create <span style="color: black;">a home décor <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">project using chipboard and Cricut cut flowers</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-CA" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><o:p>I cut the cone from the Artiste Cartridge from poster board and folded in the little scallops across the top of the cone and used this to adhere it upside down on the circle. The base of the hat is chipboard (a cereal box) with the poster board layered on top. It is a little hard to see, but the entire hat is covered with glitter</o:p></span></div>
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Hrvaticahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13124303014657488891noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7025561014458945726.post-61891263554015423892013-10-12T14:58:00.000-05:002013-10-12T14:58:16.866-05:00Purpel & Teal Christmas Card<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm not sure anyone is still reading this blog as I haven't posted in forever, but I'm still here.</span><br />
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I promised to do host a challenge for the online Canadian Swarm on the Cricut Circle Message Board, so the challenge I came up with is:</span><br />
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(1) a project for Halloween without using green, purple, yellow or orange in the project; or
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(2) a project of Thanksgiving without using orange, brown, red or golden yellow in the project; or
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(3) a project for Christmas without using any green, red or pure white in the project. [Off whites like a beige can be used.]
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Note: you may use a prohibited colour if the shade is not traditional (for example, lime green in a Christmas project or soft lilac in a Halloween project).
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">And here's my sample project - a Christmas card in purple and teal:
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I punched a lot (sorry I didn't count) purple branches using a Martha Stewart branch punch which I layered over a tree cut from the Cricut Craftroom Basics cartridge to create the tree for the focal point of the card. I'm not sure how I feel about a purple Christmas tree (even though I love purple), but I'm hoping it might be loved by someone who is not a fan of traditional Christmas colors. </span><br />
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Thanks for checking out my card.</span>
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