FCCB 195 - Mix and Match

Happy Monday and welcome to another Monday challenge with FCCB!

Challenge #195 Mix and Match

Use 3 different patterns of paper

This Weeks Sponsor

Winner will receive the Funny Valentine stamp set

For my project, I made a congratulations card for a friend of mine.  We used to work together, until I got a new job last July.  She recently found a new job as well - which she starts today!  A group of us met last week for dinner, and I gave her this card.

I have a light purple card base, then a layer of chevron paper.  I popped up a dark purple layer with polka dot paper on top of that.  Then I popped up the blackout shadow and image, which were cute out of striped paper and the same dark purple paper.  The star is the same light purple as the background.  Lots of dimension to this card as well as all the patterns!

You can't tell in my pictures, but I added some glitter to the star.  I added some crystal gems and some dots with a gel pen to finish off the front of the card.

Inside the card, I used a sentiment from Jaded Blossom's Simple Sayings 3 set - perfect for the occasion!  :-)

Join in the fun this week over at FCCB!  To qualify for the prize, be sure to use at least 1 Cricut cut on your project and if it's not obvious, let us know what cartridge you used.  Thanks for coming by to check out my project!

Recipe:

Solid cardstock from Recollections

Pattern cardstock from Core'dinations

Congrats and blackout shadow from Beyond Birthdays cut at 4 inches

Glitter

Crystal gems

White Sakura gel pen

Guy Birthday Card

Happy Thursday!  I hope you are all having a good week!

As many of you may already know, I have a hard time with cards for guys.  I recently needed a birthday card for a guy, so I was (of course) stressing a bit.  I decided to search around on Pinterest a bit, and luckily I found a few ideas.  I didn't get the link to the original creator that inspired this card, so I'm sorry I can't share that with you!

This is a Cricut-less card, which is a rarity for me.  I cut the squares and rectangles with my usual paper cutter.  I cut the two circle layers with my EK Success Circle Scissor Pro (a really easy tool to use and very handy to have around too!).  The banner was handcut.

I used a My Pink Stamper sentiment, taping parts off and stamping one word at a time so I could center the sentiment inside the circle.  Some doodling and embossing finish off the card!

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful week!

Recipe:
Solid cardstock from Recollections
Pattern cardstock from American Crafts Dots and Stripes pad
Zig zag embossing folder
Sentiment - My Pink Stamper's Sweet Baby set

FCCB 194 - Snowmen

 Happy Monday and welcome to another Monday challenge!

Challenge #194 Use a Snowman

Create a Project that uses a snowman!

This Week's Sponsor

Winner will receive the Conversation Candies stamp set

I was thinking of all the cold weather we've had this winter here in the Midwest when I made this card.  I found this sentiment on one of my Christmas stamp sets and knew I was going to use it on my card.

I cut the cute snowman from the Winter Frolic cartridge.  You can't tell in the photos, but the solid papers are all shimmer papers, so the card has a pretty shine to it in person.

I embossed my sentiment with silver embossing powder and framed it with a Martha Stewart corner punch.  A cute Peachy Keen face stamp and some twine finish off my card.

Be sure to visit the FCCB blog to view the other DT members' projects and to join in the challenge. Remember, to qualify for the prize you must use at least 1 Cricut cut on your project!  Thanks for stopping by!!

Recipe:
Solid cardstock from DCWV
Pattern Paper from The Paper Studio
Snowman from Winter Frolic cut at 4.5 inches
Sentiment from Pink by Design's Christmas Wishes set
Face from Peachy Keen Stamps Winter Face Assortment
Martha Stewart Aspen Snowflake corner punch
Silver embossing powder
Twine from The Twinery

Steamboat Layout

Hello!  My last post was a layout of a trip my sweetie and I took last year out to Winter Park to go snowboarding with my brother and his family.  We actually spent a few days at Winter Park then drove over to Steamboat and spent a few days there.  This layout is some pictures from the time we were at Steamboat.

I found a sketch on Pinterest for this layout.  I love getting ideas there - especially when they help me get 10 photos on a 2-page layout!

There are very few Cricut cuts on these pages - just the title and date which came from Opposites Attract.

I added a few snowflake brads I had in my stash.  I still plan to add a little journaling in the blank space on the right page.

Thanks for coming by to check out my layout!  I have one more page to finish up that wraps up this trip.  Hopefully I'll have it ready to share with you soon!

Recipe:
Solid cardstock from Bazzill
Pattern papers from The Paper Studio
Title/date from Opposites Attract cut at 1.5 and 0.5 inches
Snowflake brads

FCCB 193 - Winter Fun

 Happy Monday and welcome to another Monday challenge!

Challenge #193

Winter Fun
 Create a winter inspired project

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Winner will receive a stamp set of their choice.

I decided to create a layout for this challenge. I'm a bit behind with my layouts and am hoping to get caught up sooner rather than later.  :-)  This layout is of a trip my sweetie and I took last winter when we went snowboarding at Winter Park with my brother and his family.

I used pattern papers from a Paper Studio pad I've had for quite a while.  The letters for my title were cut from the Lyrical Letters cartridge.  I cut some snowflakes from the Christmas cartridge and covered them in some coarse glitter.

I love getting as many pictures as I can on my layouts, and there's 12 on these two pages!  There's even a little room on the solid blue square on the right page for my journaling.

Please visit the FCCB blog to see the other DT member projects and join in the challenge!  Remember, to qualify for the prize, you must use at least 1 Cricut cut on your project (be sure to tell us which one you used!)

Recipe:

Solid cardstock from Bazzill

Pattern paper from The Paper Studio

Snowflakes from Christmas cut at 1.5 and 2 inches

Title cut from Lyrical Letters

Martha Stewart coarse glitter

Bee-lated Birthday Card

Happy Thursday!  I hope you are all having  good week.  After two weeks in a row with a day off in the middle of the week, I'm just trying to get used to having to go to work for more than two days in a row.  Is anyone else struggling with this??

I hate having to make belated birthday cards, because that means I missed someone's birthday, but sometimes it happens.  Here's a quick belated birthday card I made recently.

I love all the images on the Create a Critter cartridge, especially this little bee.  I hid the face cuts on my Gypsy so I could use a cute Peachy Keen face instead.

I popped the bee up on some fun pattern paper and added a My Pink Stamper sentiment.  Quick and easy!

Thanks for stopping by today!  Enjoy the rest of your week!!

Recipe:
Solid cardstock from DCWV and Recollections
Pattern paper from American Crafts Color Crush pad
Bee from Create a Critter cut at 3.75 inches
Face from Peachy Keen Stamps Wide Eyed Kids Assortment
Sentiment from My Pink Stamper's Even More Punny-licious set

FCCB 192 - Use a Sentiment

Happy Monday! It's time for another Fantabulous Cricut challenge!  We are very excited to announce our new design team members.  To celebrate, we are having a blog crawl, which is FCCB's version of a blog hop.

Challenge #192 Use a Sentiment

This week's challenge is to use a sentiment.  It could be a phrase from one of your Cricut cartridges, or a stamp - just be sure to incorporate a sentiment and at least 1 Cricut cut somewhere in your project!

This Weeks Sponsor

Scrappy Mom's Stamps

  Winner will select a stamp set of their choice.

I decided to create thank you cards for this challenge, using one of my Scrappy Moms stamp sets.  I found this cute beaver on the Winter Frolic cartridge.

I stamped my sentiment with white ink, then used holographic embossing powder to give it a little extra shimmer.

Thanks for stopping by to check out my creation!  Here is the lineup for the Cricut crawl.  Once you've visited all the stops, make a project using a sentiment and link up back over at FCCB!

my HS The Stamping Tree

Emily Mollie's Blog 

Faith Scrapbooker PhD 

Heather Scrapping Runner Creations

Jackie Luv 2 Scrapp

Lynn My Cards N Stuff

Michelle Just a Nutter Papercrafter

Missy Quick Chick Designs 

Nikki Crafty Calamities 

Rebecca Crafting Misfit 

Elizabeth Unik by Yes

Cindy Creating with the Heart 

Pam Stamper at Heart 

Karla Creative Love Affair 

LB Cool Beans by LB

Jilliene Jilliene Designs

Joneita Create with Joneita

Kim Kim's Kreations

Pam O Reflections of my Art and Soul

Recipe:
Solid cardstock from DCWV and Recollections
Beaver from Winter Frolic cut at 3 inches
Martha Stewart border punch
Twine from The Twinery
Sentiment from Scrappy Moms Stamps Everyday Greeting set
Ranger holographic embossing powder