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

JOY Door Hanger

Good morning!  We're taking a little break over at Fantabulous Cricut for the holidays.  Instead of challenges, the Design Team members are each posting a holiday project on different days.  Today is my day - thanks for coming by!

As I was putting out my Christmas decorations this year, I realized we do not have anything hanging on our front door.  I knew right away that had to change!!

I saw a cute "Joy" image on the Create a Critter 2 cartridge where the "O" was a wreath.  I thought that would be cute as a door hanger, but I wanted my creation to be bigger than I could fit on one piece of paper through my Cricut.  So, I found a wreath image and a fun font and created this:

The wreath is from the Jolly Holidays cartridge and the letters are from Opposites Attract.  I cut the letters out 3 times, twice in heavy green cardstock, then once in the striped cardstock.  I glued them all together to make the images a little more sturdy.  I only cut the wreath out once (it felt pretty sturdy with all its layers, especially since the cardstock I was using was all pretty heavy).  Then I simply adhered the J and Y on the edges of the wreath where they overlapped a little bit.

The wreath image already had a small circle at the top which worked perfectly for me to hang my sign.  I simply made a loop of fishing line through the circle and was able to "invisibly" hang this on my front door.

Thanks for coming by to check out my project!  I hope you enjoy checking out each Design Team member's blog for a couple weeks.  Be sure to join us the first full week in January for the next fun challenge at FCCB!!

Recipe:
Pattern cardstock from DCWV's The Merry Christmas stack
Letters from Opposites Attract cut at 10 inches
Wreath from Jolly Holidays cut at 10 inches

FCCB 191 - Anything but a Card, Holiday edition

Happy Monday!  It's time for another fun challenge over at Fantabulous Cricut!!

Challenge #191 Anything but a card, Holiday ed.

Show us your holiday (non-card) projects. This could be holiday decor, tags, packaging and gift ideas...

I saw these blocks on Pinterest a while back, and I really liked this idea.  I decided to give it a try and create my own!

My sweetie helped me cut some spare 2x4 wood we had.  I cut two 6-inch blocks, two 7-inch blocks and three 8-inch blocks.  I used Mod Podge to adhere my pattern papers to the wood.  I also coated the paper with Mod Podge, to give it a little extra protection.

I cut my letters out of vinyl, then simply used transfer tape to place the letters on the blocks.  I sized my letters using Cricut Craft Room, playing around with the height and width a bit, so they would fit on my blocks.

Since I just got these blocks made, I didn't get to use the Give Thanks side this year.  They'll be stashed away and brought out next fall though!!

~This Weeks Sponsor~

Winner will receive the Trim the Tree Cricut Cartridge!

Be sure to visit FCCB and join in the challenge. Remember, you must use at least 1 Cricut cut on your project to qualify for this week's prize!!

Recipe:
Pattern papers from The Paper Studio
Letters from Lyrical Letters and Opposites Attract
Black and Brown vinyl
Mod Podge

Anniversary Explosion Box

Happy Saturday!  I hope you're all having a great weekend!  Last Sunday my parents celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary.  They have insisted that we do not give them gifts, but I have recently seen some wonderfully crafty ladies post explosion boxes on their blogs and just had to give it a try.  I decided that their anniversary would be a great time to put together an explosion box with various pictures of them and their family through the years.

A few years ago, my grandparents scanned a number of family pictures and put them on DVDs for us.  I went through those pictures and was able to find a lot of pictures that would work for the box from those DVDs - including pictures of my parents graduating from Pharmacy School and their wedding!

The box that I made used 3 sheets of paper, so I was able to fit 20 pictures in the box.  It's hard to fit 40 years of memories in just 20 pictures, but I managed to get pictures of my brother and I as babies, young kids, teenagers, our weddings, as well as pictures of my parent's 3 grandchildren and their great-grandbaby, so I think I managed to capture many of the milestones.

My mom really seemed to like the album and was surprised that I was able to find so many old family pictures.  I had so much fun making this album!  Thanks for coming by to take a look!!

Recipe:
Solid cardstock from Bazzill and Recollections
Pattern cardstock from Bo Bunny
Pair of hands from Something to Remember cut at 2.75 inches
Love from Sweethearts cut at 2.25 inches
Family from Gypsy Wanderings cut at 2.25 inches
40 from Opposites Attract cut at 3 inches
Rings from Sweethearts cut at 1.9 inches
Monogram from Tie the Knot cut at 1.8 inches
Frame from Elegant Edges cut at 2.6 inches
Flower and leaves from Flower Shoppe cut at 3, 2 and 1 inches
Ribbon from my stash