Exploring Cricut Winter Scene Challenge

For my challenge project, I made this scrapbook layout for a picture of my two youngest when it snowed last year.

I started with a 12 x 12 piece of Stampin' Up! Bashful Blue textured cardstock for my base page.  I then cut the snow out of SU Whisper White cardstock.  I used my Gypsy to cut the snow.  I used the Cricut Paper Doll Dress Up cartridge for this.  I used my Gypsy to merge two cut together and "hide" some of the parts I didn't want to cut.  I then used a sponge and inked some areas to give it dimension using SU Bordering Blue basic ink pad. I used pop dots to add the snow to the base page.

My little girl is cut at 3.75 inches using the Cricut Winter Frolic Cartridge.  I used SU Regal Rose, Rose Red, Creamy Caramel, Basic Black, and Blushing Bride cardstock.  Her face is a stamp from "Peachy Keen Stamps," Princess Faces.

My little guy is cut at 5.25 inches using the same cartridge.  I used SU Basic Black, Old Olive, Pumpkin Pie, Night of Navy, Whisper White and Blushing Bride.  The brown was from my scraps and I'm not sure of the maker.  The face is also "Peachy Keen's" Groom Faces.

The title is from Cricut Winter Wonderland and is cut out of SU Night of Navy, Old Olive,  Regal Rose and Bashful Blue cardstock.  The frame is also from the same cartridge.  I used my Gypsy to manipulate the dimensions by using the toggle icon.  I used SU Regal Rose and Old Olive cardstock. I added the title using Stampin' dimensionals.  All other images were added using my ATG with acid free tape.

Page complete, ready to add my picture.  Hope you like it.  Now it's your turn to create your own project and post it to the Exploring Cricut challenge blog!  Until next time... 

Exploring Cricut Celebrations Candy Challenge

Welcome to the 2nd Challenge of the Exploring Cricut Challenge Blog.  Today's challenge was to make a project using the candy pieces found on page 111 of the Cricut Celebrations cartridge.  I started by cutting the candy pieces at 4.5 inches out of SU Garden Green, SU Cherry Cobbler, and SU Whisper White cardstock.  I put the layers of candy together using Zip dry glue pens.





Here, I cut a piece of SU Cherry Cobbler cardstock to 8 x 8 and a piece of SU Jolly Holidays Designer Series paper at 7 3/4 x 7 3/4.
Adhered the sheets together using my ATG gun.





I cut the words "Peppermint Bark" out of SU Garden Geen and SU Cherry Cobbler using the Cricut Winter Wonderland cartridge font at 1.5 inches.  I also cut out the scallop shape out of SU Cherry Cobbler using the CTMH Art Philosophy cartridge on page 47.  My printer is out of ink so I will have to add my recipe for Peppermint Bark, later, but you get the idea.  I placed my candy cut outs on the page using SU Stampin' dimensionals and Pop Dots.  Added stickles to the candy to give it a little sparkle, and used a crystal embellishment to dot the "i" in Peppermint.  It's a nice sized 8 x 8 recipe layout.  If you'd like a recipe for Peppermint Bark, click HERE!





I hope you like my challenge project and are inspired to make a challenge project of your own.  Don't forget to come back Wednesday to see my Exploring Cricut "Daily Design."  Until next time.....