Baby Sleeping Layout

Hi everyone! I thought I would share a layout I created a few weeks ago using my Imagine machine and the Hey Diddle Diddle cartridge.

All of the patterns and colours are from Hey Diddle Diddle, as well as the cow jumping over the moon, Baby Sleeping and the stars. I cut the cow image in layers and used foam squares under the moon to give the image more dimension.

Both the striped ribbon and blue taffeta ribbon are by Stampin' Up!.

I made this layout at a crop and didn't write down which cartridges I used other than the Imagine one, but I do remember the scalloped border is from Sugar and Spice and the tag is from Plantin' Schoolbook. I'm not sure which font I used though!

Hope you like it!

#79 H2O - MPS NSD Challenge #8

Hi everyone! Here is my last entry for tonight in the My Pink Stamper National Scrapbook Day challenges! Eight down, four more to finish tomorrow! I'll try my best to get them finished by the deadline - unfortunately I have two sick babies who are needing a ton of attention during the day! We'll see how it goes - maybe during nap time!

Challenge #8 - Make a summer themed project.


For my project, I decided to make a summer layout of my kids running through the sprinkler on one of the hottest days of the summer last year.

I LOVED making this layout - it was the first time I have used the H2O cartridge, which I have had for months now. So glad I have it, loved putting together the images and the sayings on the cartridge are perfect for layouts like this.

The sun was cut at 3".

The boy on the slide was cut at 3.5".

The girl was cut at 3.5".

The sprinkler was cut at 1.25".

"Running through the sprinkler" was cut at 3.25".

The scalloped rectangle and square were from the Sugar and Spice cartridge, but I manipulated the sizing with my Gypsy to fit where I wanted them.

Hope you like it!

Love You Card - Sugar and Spice

Hi everyone! Here is a card I created for the challenge this week at the Cricut Circle Blog. The task was to create a love note for someone you adore. It had to have a heart somewhere on it as well as some Cuttlebug embossing.

I chose to make a 5"X7" card and used the large vine frame folder from the Wall Decor & More Cuttlebug companion set to emboss the front cover of the card. I sponged green ink over the embossed image. The little flower pots were also embossed with the Mosaic Texture folder.

The cartridge I used was Sugar & Spice:
Scalloped oval - 6 3/4"
Birds and layers (flower pots, wings, and heart) - 3"
Love You - This was meant to be 3" as it was one of the layers from the bird image, but my Cricut didn't like cutting the letters that small so I had to increase the size to 5".

Hope you like it!

#37 Don Juan - Be My Valentine Banner

Hi everyone! Here is my Valentine's Day banner have been working on the last couple days! I LOVE how it turned out!

I picked up the Teresa Collins "Timeless" line to create it with - such beautiful papers. I just love her stuff!

I created this banner for the monthly challenge at the Cricut Circle blog where the task was to create a banner with any theme using at least 3 Cricut cuts.

The cartridges/cuts I used are:

Sugar & Spice - Banner pieces cut at 5 1/4" from Black cardstock

Home Decor - Hearts cut at 3 1/4" from Light Pink cardstock

Don Juan - "Be My Valentine" cut at 2" in patterned paper (both regular and shadow font)

For the strip of paper along the top, I used my Gypsy to drag the banner image to the bottom of the mat until only the top part was showing, then pressed cut.

I added a row of stitching between the pink pattern strip layer and the black cardstock.

For the accordian fold circles, I cut patterned paper to 1 3/4 X 10 1/4", then trimmed along one long edge with decorative scissors. The paper strip was scored at every 1/4" and folded back and forth like and accordian, attached at the ends and brought down into a flat circle. If you've never seen or made them before, and would like more detailed instructions, check out youtube, just type in "accordian flower".

The hearts were sprayed with Tattered Rose Glimmer Mist and attached to the accordian circles.

The letters were then glued to the hearts.

The pieces are all strung together with satin ribbon.

Patterned Paper - Teresa Collins

Cardstock - Bazzill Basics

Flowers - Teresa Collins

Can't wait to make another banner! This one was a lot of fun!

Hope you like it!

Think Spring Blog Hop - #31 Old West

Hi everyone! Welcome to the Think Spring Blog Hop! You should have arrived here from The Crafty Creation Spot. If not, please go to Creations With Kathryn to start from the beginning. You don't want to miss anything!

I have two projects to show you today - one card and one layout!

My card is a pop-up card. This is what it looks like when it is folded. I fits into a standard A2 size envelope.

Here is what it looks like when it is set up - the base just slides down and VOILA!

The flower and butterfly stamps are by CTMH from the stamp set "Love in Bloom".

The sentiment is by My Pink Stamper from "Fruit and Veggie Puns".

I coloured in the images with my Copic markers.

My card was created from a video tutorial by Dawn on YouTube. If you would like to watch this tutorial click HERE. She has a ton of great other videos too!

For my second project, I created a layout using my Imagine machine. Growing up on a cattle farm, one of my favorite things about spring is the baby calves being born! They are soooooo cute! I had some pictures still unscrapped from when my daughter was 18 months old and having her first interaction with the babies on Grandma and Grandpa's farm. I know it looks like winter in these pictures but it was actually April - really... LOL

I used the Blossom Imagine Pattern cartridge in combination with the following regular Cricut cartridges:
Old West - Title letters and hay bale
Create a Critter - Calf
Sugar and Spice - Scalloped border
George and Basic Shapes - Large shape behind title

Hope you like my projects!

Now, I have a prize to give away to a lucky commenter! All you have to do is leave a comment on this post and I would love it if you would also follow my blog! You can win this Hello Kitty Greetings cartridge! I will use Random.Org to choose a winner on Monday. Good luck!


Hope you are enjoying the blog hop! Next you should head over to Scrappy Craft Corner - that's your next stop on the hop! Here is a list of the bloggers in order in case you get sidetracked along the way!
1) Wamfamily - Creations with Kathryn http://wamfamily.blogspot.com/
2) Scrappin' Palace - Scrappin' Palace http://scrappinpalace.blogspot.com/
3) Ms Dee - Dee's Special Things http://dees-specialthings.blogspot.com/
4) Buggin Out - Paper Crafting Chic http://papercraftingchic.com/
5) lechristina3 - All Things Crafty http://allthingscrafty3.blogspot.com/
6) TinaB - Tina Time http://ollieanddextersmommy.blogspot.com/
7) Lissa - So Many Crafts, So Little Time http://www.somanycrafts.wordpress.com/
8) Crafty Baskets - Crafty Baskets http://craftybaskets.blogspot.com/
9) Java Jen - Java Jen Creations http://javajencreations.blogspot.com/
10) Stephanie J - Stephanie's Scraping/Stamping/Cardmaking Site http://stephaniejohnsonscraps.blogspot.com/
11) CraftyCreations - The Crafty Creation Spot http://thecraftycreationspot.blogspot.com/
12) Jennifer Hawkins2 - Confessions of a Scrapaholic
http://scrapaholicjen.blogspot.com/ - you are HERE!
13) Laura Mason - Scrappy Craft Corner http://scrappycraftcorner.blogspot.com/
14) Scrappy Jess - Scrappy Jess http://scrappyjess.blogspot.com/
15) TX Scrapper Mom - TX Scrapper Mom
http://txscrappermom.blogspot.com/
16) Kreimers - My Fantabulous Life http://fantabulouslypink.blogspot.com/
17) SoonerMT - Paper Renee http://www.paperrenee.com/
18) ToniBaczek - Happy Scrapper http://happyscrapper-baczek.blogspot.com/
19) Croppin Momma - Croppin Momma Designs http://croppinmommadesigns.blogspot.com/
20) Sarahbeth - Scrapbooking with Sarah http://scrapbookingwithsarah.blogspot.com/
21) Nicolette Simpson - Beyond Scrapin http://beyondscrapin.blogspot.com/

Have a great weekend everyone - thanks for joining us on our Think Spring Blog Hop!

#16 B is for Boy - Trouble Layout!

Hi everyone! The latest weekly challenge at the Cricut Circle Blog was to create a layout using this sketch

We also need to use at least two Cricut cuts, stamping and buttons.

I chose to create a layout of my son taking some of his first steps! The cartridges and cuts I used are:

B is For Boy: Robot cut at 3 3/4"

Spaceboy cut at 3 3/4"

"Here Comes Trouble" and baby feet cut at 3 1/2"

Sugar & Spice: Scalloped Border cut at true size 11 3/4" width (this was adjusted on my Gypsy)

All patterned paper and cardstock - Close to My Heart.

Alien/Monster stamps - Autumn Leaves

Markers - Stampin' Up!

Buttons - unknown

Hope you like it!

#4 Sugar & Spice - Baby Girl Layout

Hi everyone! Here is a layout I created today of my niece Bentley who was born in June. Isn't she precious? I created this for a challenge this week at Crafting with Cristina where she asked us to create a scrapbook page about our favorite memory of 2010 or our resolution for 2011. Welcoming this special little girl to our family was my favorite moment of the year!

The banner, letters on the banner, the stork and the scalloped circle are all cut from the Sugar & Spice Cricut Lite cartridge - the perfect cartridge for all your baby girl layouts! OMGosh there are some cute cuts on there - Can't wait to use it some more!

Hope you like it!

Picnic Time Layout

Hi everyone! The kids and I went to the park today for a picnic and afterward they played in the playground for a while. When I got back I printed out these pictures and created this layout. This weekend there was a layout contest on the Cricut Circle messageboard where we had to do a layout of this weekend's activities. I knew I would be doing a layout of playground photos so I cut out the characters ahead of time. The cartridges I used are Sesame Street Friends, Sesame Street Font, Sugar & Spice and Locker Talk. The patterned paper is from the DCWV paper stack called Nana"s Kids. Thanks for looking!