Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog - Fun with Puns

Welcome to this week's FCCB, our challenge this week was to have "Fun with Puns"create a card of project using a funny title or phrase. Remember it needs to have at least one Cricut cut.

For mine project, I decided to use one of my favorite cartridge for puns. Create-a-Critter has so many cute animals and there are so many people who make stamps with punny pharses, so I thought it would be perfect for this little seal.

Recipe:
Create-a-Critter Seal  and Plateform @ 2"
Stampin Up Paper - Baja Breeze and Island Indigo
White card stock
Assorted Grey card stock
Yellow card stock
Green card stock
Assorted ribbon
BigShot & Cuttlebug circles folder
Computer & printer

Please come and link up your own '"Fun with Puns" project to the Fantabulous Cricut Challeng Blog. I can't wait to see what you all come up with.
Happy Monday,
Melanie

Book Lover - FCCB #85

Hello Everyone and Happy Monday!  Today is my first post as a design team member for Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog.  


This week's Challenge Me Monday is #85 - Book Lover: make a book, project with a book on it or even a bookmark.

Recipe:
Paper Studio Paper: Kraft Brown, Brown, Black, Greens, & Red
Apple from Create-a-Critter cut at 2"
Worm from Create-a-Critter cut at 1.5"
Sewing machine with a straight stitch


Did you know that you can link your own "Book Lover" project to the Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog?  We would love to see what you come up with and thanks for stopping by on Challenge Me Mondays.


Melanie

World Card Making Day - Birthday Card

We are making more cards for World Card Making Day, I am participating with Inking It Up Crazy in several challenges she is having today.  If you missed my first post, check out my Holiday Card.  Our next card is one of my favorite cards to make, a Birthday Card.

This Birthday Card was made using the "B is for Boy" cartridge for the cute dog.  The grass is cut from the Plantin SchoolBook cartridge and the word bubble is from Create a Critter cart.  I used the Cuttlebug and the distressed stripes folder on the red background and added some yellow stitching   

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There is more to come each hour, so check back at Inking It Up Crazy for more challenged and giveaways.

Happy Card Making,

Melanie

Inking It Up Crazy Design Team - Home Decor Project

Our next design team project for Inking it Up Crazy was to use vinyl or do a home decor project.  I decided to do a home decor that has been on my "To Do" list for awhile now.  My sons' bathroom has the cutest Pottery Barn Shower Curtain & Rugs with Frogs and grass on them.  The walls are all blank so it was in some need of art work.

I used one of my favorite Cricut Cartridges, "Create a Critter" for the whole project; from the frog, dragon flys, lily pads, grass and clouds.  I think they will look great in the bathroom.

Be sure to stop by Inking It Up Crazy to see what the others talented ladies have come up with and link up your own Home Decor project.

I hope everyone is having a great week - Melanie

Inking It Up Crazy Design Team Post - Fly

Today's Inking It Up Crazy DT design challenge was to use a Font cartridge in our project.  I recently purchase the "Songbird" cartridge on clearance at Michael's, so I though this would be a great time to try it out. 

The text that stood out to me was "Fly" and I thought it would go perfect with a kite.  The card base I used another cut from the "Songbirds" cartridge and I welded it in my Gypsy.  The kite is from the "Create a Critter" cartridge and is cut the at 2".  The clouds are from the same cartridge cut at 2", 1.5" and 1.25" then run through my Cuttlebug for some added texture.  For the details, I used my sewing machine for the stitching on the kite, used a white gel pen for the border around the card and then three white brads following the "Fly". 

Be sure to stop by Inking It Up Crazy to see what the others talented ladies have come up with.

I hope everyone is having a great week - Melanie

Published in Cricut Birthdays

Hi everyone,
I wanted to share my excitement in my first publications in Cricut Birthday.  They choose my cupcake toppers and birthday banner from my son's First Birthday Party.  We had a safari theme that I made using the Create-a-Critter cartridge.

First Birthday Cupcake Toppers

by Melanie Edwards

First Birthday Banner

Close up Birthday Banner

Cricut asked me to take down any posts of the project until it was published.  I will repost it next and it has all the details on how to make them.

Bryans First Birthday Bash

Have a great weekend,
Melanie

Spring is around the corner!

Alright, so we aren't quite at Spring yet.  I can hope though can't I?  I made this flower card for a My Pink Stamper Challenge.  I think with all the snow that they have gotten in OK they are ready for an early Spring.  Let's hope the ground hogs prediction is correct.

I made this flower card with the help of my wonderful Gypsy again.  I love that I can do so much more with the Expression and can design my own creations with it. 

The size for the scalloped card base is 4.25"  The layer on top of that is 4.25", I used my Gypsy to hid the interior layer.  The next layer is just the reverse of the previous layer.  These flowers were from the Accent Essentials cart.  The next flowers were cut from the Plantin Schoolbook cart.  First at 4" and the same flower cut twice at 3" each.  The center of the flower is from Create a Critter.  I again used my gypsy to turn of the center.  These were cut at 1.5" and 1.25".  To finish it off I used a button and sewed it to the paper with some cross stitch floss.  I also used my bone folder to slightly curl the petals. 

I can't wait to send this to someone, but meanwhile I will enjoy looking at in on my shelf. 

Here's to an early Spring!

Melanie

Happy Birthday Present - Just 4 You

Here is a sweet little card that I made for my neighbors little girl, Paige.  She was born 3 days before my Tyler and they will both be 4 in mid-March.  We are very lucky to have children so close in age and most afternoons when the weather is nice you will find all of us all outside.

For this card I used my Gypsy to weld the presents into a card shape. The "Just 4 You" sentiment is from the Create a Critter cartridge.  I think this is one of my favorite cards this year. 

Have a good rest of the week - Melanie

 

Happy Birthday Cupcake Card

I have been on a roll with creating some cards, especially birthday cards.  I have a nice little stash now.  Here is a little cupcake birthday card.  Yummy!  I used the cupcake from the Create a Critter cartridge and the Birthday sentiment is from Simply Sweet .  I hope everyone is enjoying their day!

Melanie