Cricut Circle May Magazine challenge - re do

Two posts ago, I uploaded some photos of dressing up little plastic cricut dolls - love it...but after looking at the other entries, I wanted to add a back-drop, so...here's my NEW entry to the challenge.

Ms. Pink is stylish in a brown dress supplied by Paper Doll Dress-up and accessorized by a Go Canada Leaf whilst roasting a marshmallow (from Campin Critters).  The marshmallow was covered in Liquid Applique.

Mr. Blue is looking dapper in his Mountie Hat and is being uncharacteristically patriotic by waving his country's Flag (both provided by Go Canada).  I wish I had pop-dotted the hat - but it was starting to rain, so I took the photos and ran inside.

Ms. Purple is showing off her fantastic pink glasses (from paisley) and is being very coordinated by roasting marshmallows (from camping critters) whilst drinking a beer (from Go Canada).

All of the small (non background) items on these cute cricuts (nd the beaver & goose) were done on white paper - I colored them all with Copics markers.  I believe the size of everything was 2" - the dress was a bit long, so I had to alter it a wee bit and I think that maybe the hat, might have been 1.5.  The background was modified from Campin Critters (about size 7), the trees were from camping critters (about size 5).  The beaver and goose were from Go Canada and the fire is from Old West.

What a HOOT that was to do!

Cricut Circle May Magazine Challenge

This was such a FUN challenge!  I almost forgot to do something until someone posted on the circle message board that all the entries were SO CUTE...and when I went to look at them...they WERE cute!  Thankfully, its a random draw for the winner (who'd will $150 to spend at cricut.com!) because mine is pretty pathetic compared to all of the rest of them - WOW - they all have elaborate backgrounds...I'm not that coordinated or talented.

I did mine this afternoon - I should have been working on treat bags for PJ's end of Kindergarten party...but I did this instead!

Ms. Pink is stylish in a brown dress supplied by Paper Doll Dress-up and accessorized by a Go Canada Leaf whilst roasting a marshmallow (from Campin Critters).  The marshmallow was covered in Liquid Applique.

Mr. Blue is looking dapper in his Mountie Hat and is being uncharacteristically patriotic by waving his country's Flag (both provided by Go Canada).  I wish I had pop-dotted the hat - but it was starting to rain, so I took the photos and ran inside.

All of the items on these two cute cricuts were done on white paper - I colored them all with Copics markers.  I believe the size of everything was 2" - the dress was a bit long, so I had to alter it a wee bit and I think that maybe the hat, might have been 1.5.

What a HOOT that was to do!

OK, so I CHANGED this a bit - please see updated post HERE.
 

Scrapbook Layout - 2009 Monster Mash

I went Halloween crazy for 2009 - not sure why...I guess I wanted to use the photo of GJA and I in our costumes and it didn't really go well with the photos from the Halloween party that PJ attended.  SEE the Gruesome Halloween Page for 2009 here.

As always, its a 2-page spread and has lots of photos - but, really, there are fewer photos than I normally have on a page.  I lived on the edge and used this bright paper - buts its very Halloween.  I look at it now and I kind of wish I had put something more between the photos and the paper (other than the matting of the photos)....oh well - one day I'll be a better scrapbooker. 

The fonts are from Happy Haunting - and maybe, it could just be a set phrase from that cartridge - silly me, I can't remember.

What I really wanted to do was make these little ghouls!  The skeleton is from PDDU and the other 3 are from Happy Hauntings!  They were fun to make.  I used glossy accents on the skeleton (which you can't see in the photo - but he's nice and glossy).  I used copics to give a bit of dimension to the mummy's white cloth (and popped-up one of his arms) and I embossed the witches dress with the swirl embossing folder.  Of course, none of this shows up in the photo - buts its there. OH...and I guess in the empty space here is for journaling...I guess I took the picture too soon - oops.

All of this was done with my stash.  I'm still working on trying to get more interesting layouts...one day, I'll get better...I hope.

Thanks for looking!

Scrapbook Layout - 2008 Happy Halloween

Here's a Halloween page, which includes photos from  a Halloween party and Halloween night.

As is usual, PJ didn't want to put on his costume, but once it was on, he was ok.  He seemed to enjoy my witches hat the most - wish I could get a hat on him when he needs it (like when its sunny or snowing!)

The title was from Happy Hauntings cartridge and the little monsters were from Paper Doll Dress-up cartridge.  I used peachy keen stamps for the faces, but my dolls were a wee bit too small for them...oh well, live and learn.  I really enjoyed making the little monsters with their cute costumes.

Cricut Circle Blog - Weekly Challenge #4 - Oct 22, 2010

On the Cricut Circle Blog, they have a weekly challenge. Here's this weeks:

Weekly Challenge #4: BOO! Challenge

Create a Halloween project that incorporates some kind of transparent element (vellum, acrylic, plastic packaging, overlay, etc.)

Create a project of your choice (card, scrapbook page, home decor project, . . . the sky’s the limit!). Project must be newly created for this challenge and must include at least 2 different cuts to qualify. This challenge is open to Cricut Circle Members only. Submit your entry using the InLinkz tool found at the bottom of this post. Please post your full name along with your entry. You must submit a project to be entered into the drawing. Entries are due by 11:59 pm MST on Thursday, October 28th, 2010. This week the winner will get to choose their prize from three options! The WINNER will be able to choose whether they want to a) have $25 added to their Cricut.com account, b) receive the BRAND NEW Nifty Fifties cartridge, OR c) receive the BRAND NEW Paper Lace cartridge!

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I had decided to make treat-bags for PJ's pre-school class (for their Halloween party) - so this challenge came at the right time. It needs to be halloween theme (duh) & include a transparent element (mine is the vellum ghost) and 2 different cuts (mine are the word BOO & the Ghost).

I used Mickey font for the BOO and PDDU for the ghost. I designed it yesterday and printed out 10 of each element. Then I used a white sakura gelly roll pen for stitching on the word and to highlight the ghost's face. This is my 1st treat bag and its alot of fun!

Planning PJ's birthday party

So, I've decided on a "Wiggles" theme this year because he's decided that he loves to watch the TV show every day at 1:30. There isn't alot of stuff to get for this theme in town (there used to be, but not alot any more). I found alot on eBay and on their website (even scrapbook paper, which I AM going to purchase)...but I haven't progressed far enough to purchase anything.

Anyhow, I've been looking around the Internet to see if there's a file I could use to cut out some of the characters on my Cricut. A very nice lady made some files for me to be used on a software packaged called SCAL (sure cuts a lot)...which I have, but I haven't tried and the files are complicated (just because I don't know what I'm doing). SO...I looked at some of the stuff I had and found a cute dinosaur that looks alot like Dorothy the Dinosaur. All I had to do was find a hat and add some dots so that she's green with yellow spots.

See...isn't she cute?! I just cut her out this afternoon and had to share! I just need something for the eyes and its pretty good (for home made).  The hat and dinosaur are from the Paper Doll Dress-up Cricut cartridge & the circles are from the George Cricut cartridge.  I cut the dinosaur without dots on yellow, then again in green WITH the dots. and glued them together.  I did it all on my gypsy so I could have more than 1 dinosaur per piece of paper.