Monochromatic Cupcake Birthday Card

The third challenge for the Cricut Circle’s Canadian Online Swarm is to create a birthday card using a least one Cricut cut, a Cuttlebug folder and the following sketch:

For this challenge, I wanted to challenge myself with a monochromatic palette that focuses on pattern/texture rather than colour.  Here’s my 5”X5” card entry:

On the card is my attempt at making a more realistic looking cupcake than I have in the past.  The cupcake itself was cut at 3” while the corresponding wrapper was stretched wider using Cricut CraftRoom (the original dimensions of the wrapper before stretching were 2.694 by 1.611 and after stretching the dimensions were 3 by 1.611), so that the wrapper would be the right width after running it through a paper crimper. The icing cut on the cupcake was painted with puffy paint that was heated to activate the puffing.  Once dry, I covered it with Glossy Accents and then sprinkled glittered on it.

Supplies Used:

Cricut Expression & Cricut CraftRoom Application
Cricut Artiste Cartridge (cupcake)
Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge (square with rounded corners)
Cricut Tags, Bags, Boxes & More Cartridge (tag)
Fiskars Paper Crimper
Martha Stewart Scoring Pad
Cuttlebug Moroccan Screen Embossing Folder
Sizzix Three Dots.Embossing Folder
Zig Opaque Writer (doodling on balloon and letters)
Inkssentials Glossy Accents
Tulip White Puffy 3D Fashion Paint
Chunky Glitter
Cardstock from my stash
Memento Ink – London Fog (inking cuts)
Studio G “Happy Birthday” Stamp
Craftsmart Embossing Pad
Stampendous Embossing Powder (Silver)
Lace
Ribbon

While there is a lot of sparkle on this card both with the glitter, lace and silver paper, I think the monochromatic tone make this card suitable for a man as well as a woman.  I’d love to hear if you agree.

Witching Hour Clock

The sixth challenge for the Cricut Circle’s Canadian Online Swarm is to make any type of project that has at least one Cricut cut and uses something old and something new.

I decided to alter a clock using the an "old" Halloween cartridge (i.e., Mini Monsters) and a new Halloween cartridge (i.e., A Frightful Affair ). 


I love the sassy witch cut from A Frightful Affair. I cut a couple of extra layers of the witch(one in a silver grey and the other in black), so that I could make the hair silver rather than black. I had to hand trim the hair and the hat from the extra two cuts. The green skin layer was actually cut from a cream piece of paper and then colored with a green Copic marker since I didn't have a suitable shade of green paper.  Lips were drawn in with a sharpie marker.

I  accented the bubbles above the cauldron from the witch cut with Stickles.

After applying the vinyl and gluing the witch cut down , I applied a couple of coats of Mod Podge to the entire clock and voila, my project was done.

Supplies Used:

Cricut Expression & Cricut CraftRoom Application
Cricut A Frightful Affair Cartridge (numbers & witch)
Cricut Mini MonstersCartridge (witching hour phrase)
10" Clock
Vinyl from my stash
Card Stock Recollections, Wausau  and AC
Stickles
Copic Marker (YG67)
Sharpie Marker (fine point red)
Mod Podge

I'm giving this clock away, so I hope the recepient likes it.
 

Trick or Treat Cat Card

The second challenge for the Cricut Circle’s Canadian Online Swarm has the following requirements:

• A card with a black cat
• Use two Cricut cuts
• Use the colors black, white and purple
• There must be stitching on the project (machine, hand or faux)

Here’s the card I came up with:

 

Supplies Used:

Cricut Expression & Cricut CraftRoom Application

Cricut Chic & Scary Cartridge (Cat)

Cricut Ribbons & Rosette Cartridge (spider rosette)

Martha Stewart Scoring Pad

Inkadinkado  Stamp - Creepy Crawly set

Craftsmart Embossing Pad

Stampendous Embossing Powder

Patterned Paper: DCWV – The Black Current Stack

Solid Card Stock Recollections and AC

Celebrate It Ribbon

Markers (to outline card stock)

Self-adhesive foam mounts

Heat set rhinestones set with an I-Rock tool

Sakura Gelly Roll pen (faux stiching)

Witch Parking Sign

It that time of year again - time for the second annual Cricut Circle’s Canadian Online Swarm.  The first challenge is to create Halloween Decor Item with the following criteria:

the project must include the following:

1) at least one Cricut Cut, and

2) the colour purple

and at least one of the following:

a) Glitter

b) Ribbon

c) Use of a Cuttlebug folder.

I decided to make a sign:

Supplies Used:

Cricut Expression & Cricut CraftRoom Application
Cricut San Serif Cartridge (font)
Cricut Pooh & Friends Cartridge (witch’s hat)
Cricut Animal Kingdom Cartridge (frog cut masquerading as a toad)
Cricut Destinations Cartridge (arrow)
Vinyl from my stash
Celebrate It Halloween Metal Sign with glitter around the edge
Sakura Gelly Roll pen (highlighting on hat and toad)
Silver grey marker (warts on toad)

My daughter just loved the sign and hopefully you will too.

Fabulous Witch Shoe Charger Plate

I know it’s only the beginning of August, but I’m starting to get excited for Halloween and couldn’t wait to work on altering this charger plate that I had picked up on clearance:

I had seen the sentiment on a couple of different projects and knew I had to use it.  I laid out all my cuts using Cricut CraftRoom, so that I could make sure all the vinyl cuts would all fit on the centre of the plate.  I also used  CraftRoom to slant the “Good Witch” to give it the feel of an italic font.

The shoe cut did not have a heel tip on stiletto, so I just cut a small piece of silver vinyl to make the tip.  I also added some glossy accent to the spider “embellishment” on the witch’s shoe to add some dimension to it and trimmed off the excess legs so it would look like the rest of the spider wrapped round to the other side of the shoe.

I’m pleased with the way this turned out.  Though, after I finished it, I thought I should have made the shoe purple and green rather than purple and orange.

Supplies Used: 

Cricut Expression & Cricut CraftRoom Application

Cricut A Frightful Affair (font)

Cricut Forever Young (shoe)

Cricut Chic & Scary (spider)

Cricut Lyrical Letters Cartridge (question mark)

Vinyl from my stash

Black Charger Plate

Mark Richards Star Crystal stickers
Black Gems from my stash

Inkssentials glossy accents

LePage Extreme Repair Adhesive

Sawtooth Picture Hanger

Thanks for stopping by to have a look. 

Birthday Card Using Art Philosophy

Here's a simple card I made using the Art Philosophy Cartridge:

I cut the butterflies from a transparency sheet, inked the entire cut, covered them with embossing powder and heated carefully with a heat gun.  I really liked how they turned out as an embellishment.

Supplies Used:

Cricut Expression & Cricut CraftRoom Application

Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge (Butterflies & Label)

Zing Embossing Powder (Blue)

All Night Media Embossing Powder (Gold)

Studio G Stamp (“Happy Birthday”)

Craft Smart Embossing Pad

Plain Paper - Recollections

Patterned Paper - DCWV

Copic Markers

Beads and Wire from my stash

Celebrate It Brown Tulle

Rhinestones from the Dollar Store

Transparency Sheet

Embossing folder from the Cuttlebug WinterWonderland set

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Winnipeg Hockey Fan Birthday Card

My brother is a huge Winnipeg Jets fan and I made him this card for his birthday:

The paper doll is meant to look like him in his team jersey.  I used rectangles and triangles from the Cake Basics Cartridge welded together with Cricut CraftRoom to make the jet on the logo. The maple leaf on the logo is from the Go Canada Cartridge.  I wrapped steel wire around two copic makers to make the glasses.

Supplies Used:

Cricut Expression & Cricut CraftRoom Application

Cricut Paper Dolls Everyday Cartridge (Doll & Clothes)

Cricut Paper Dolls Dress-Up Cartridge (hair)

Cricut Art Philosophy Cartridge (Banner)

Cricut Cake Basics Cartridge (shapes for logo)

Cricut CraftRoom Basics Cartridge (circles for logo)

Cricut Go Canada Cartridge (Maple Leaf)

Zing Embossing Powder 

Studio G Stamp Happy Birthday To You

Craft Smart Embossing Pad

Versa Fine Onyx Black  Ink Pad

Peachy Peen Groom Faces Stamps

Googly Eyes

Plain Paper Recollections

Patterned Paper DC WV The Blossom Song Stack

Copic Markers

20 Gauge Galvanized Steel Wire