Challenge Me Monday #135

Hello everyone!  It's Monday which means it is challenge time at the FCCB blog!  This will be my last post for the FCCB DT!  I have had a wonderful time getting to know the talented ladies I have been working with.  However, there is a lot going on in my personal life right now.  Therefore, I made the decision to step down and not continue another term.  This week we are seeing spots and want to see your projects with polka dots.  My card this week is super simple.  The ghost was cut at 3.5" and came from Simply Charmed.  I stamped a cute PKS face on it, added some twine, glossy accents and chalk.  

Items Used: Simply Charmed Cricut Cartridge My Creative Time: Small Talk Peachy Keen Stamps Glossy Accents Chalk Twine White Gelly Roll Pen
Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to stop by the FCCB blog to see what the other members of the DT created!  I promise you won't be disappointed!

Challenge Me Monday #133

Hello everyone and welcome back to another Challenge Me Monday over at FCCB!  This week's theme is Down on the Farm.  We want to see you farm animal inspired projects.  For my card, the base of the card was cut at 4"x5.5".  The cow came from Create a Critter and was cut at 3.5".  The mat I used came from Elegant Edges and the party hat came from Celebrations.  I added some twine, stickles to the hat, and glossy accents to the cow.  The sentiment is from My Creative Time and adorable cow face from Peachy Keen.

Items Used: Create a Critter, Elegant Edges, Celebrations Cricut Cartridges Peachy Keen Stamps: Critter Faces My Creative Time: Gift Card Sentiments and Just Simply Live Sizzix Big Kick Stickles Glossy Accents Twine
Thanks for stopping by!  Don't forget to stop by the FCCB blog and check out what the other DT members have created.  I promise you won't be disappointed!

Challenge Me Monday #131

Hello everyone!  I hope you all had a wonderful weekend!  Mine was good but super busy.  I am ready for things to slow down for me a bit but I am not sure that will happen anytime soon.  October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and this week at FCCB we want to see your projects with the color pink.

My project is not Breast Cancer themed but it does contain the color pink. :)  The base of my card was cut at 4"x5.5"  The ice cream cone was cut at 3.5" and came from Simply Charmed.  I used Martha Stewart's Drippy Goo punch to punch different layers of color and then added some twine.  To finish the card off I added an adorable Peachy Keen face, some chalk, and doodling.

Items Used: Simply Charmed Cricut cartridge Martha Stewart Drippy Goo Punch My Creative Time: Polka Dot Surprise Peachy Keen Stamps: In Stitches Chalk White Gelly Roll Pen Twine Glossy Accents
Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to check out the other DT projects at FCCB!  I promise you won't be disappointed.

Challenge Me Monday

Hello everyone!  It's Monday which means it's challenge time at FCCB!  It is hard to believe that it is already the middle of September.  Summer is on its way out and the cooler weather is on it's way in.  After the heat we had this summer, I have so ready for cooler temperatures.  This week at FCCB we want to see your end of summer projects.  

Items Used: Pack Your Bags and Elegant Edges Cricut Cartridges Peachy Keen: Princess Faces My Creative Time: Wow! So Many Candles Twine Stickles White Gelly Roll Pen
Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to stop by the FCCB blog and check out what the other DT members have created.  I promise you won't be disappointed!

Challenge Me Monday & Winner!

Hello everyone and welcome to another challenge at FCCB!  I hope you all are enjoying your holiday weekend!  This week's theme is On The Job.  We want to see your occupation inspired projects.  For my card, I used both my Cricut and Silhouette.  My Gypsy was not cooperating and my cartridges are so unorganized.  I didn't realize how reliant I was on it until it decided not to work.  The matted images came from Elegant Edges and the nurse is a Lettering Delights Simple Shapes file.  I stamped a Peachy Keen face on her, added some twine, glossy accents, and some doodling.

Before I forget, I used Random.org to draw the winner from the Cricut Crawl.  Congrats Kim!  I will send you an email shortly so I can get your cartridge in the mail!

Kim's Kreations said...

Love the peachy keen faces. Adorable project.
Ogdendoll @gmail.com

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Don't forget to stop by the FCCB blog and check out what the rest of the DT created.  I promise you won't be disappointed!

FCCB Back to School Cricut Crawl

Welcome to Saxey Designs and the EIGHTH Fantabulous Cricut Crawl...Fantabulous Cricut's version of a Blog Hop! 

Summer is coming to an end and we are all getting ready for BACK TO SCHOOL...each Design Team member will be featuring an original BACK TO SCHOOL Project that includes a SCHOOL RELATED  Item, such as crayons, rulers, pencils, book, school bus, etc. along with at least ONE Cricut Cut.

If you've come from visiting Kathie, you're in the right place! If you've just happened across my blog and would like to play along with our Fantabulous Cricut Crawl, start HERE.

Make sure to check out each DT member's blog for some awesome inspiration! There will be PRIZES along the way at our DT members' blogs, AND there will be a Grand Prize up for grabs at FCCB for one participant that submits a "Back to School" project at FCCB!

How fun is that?

For my project I made an adorable classroom decoration for my mom's classroom.  I found plastic containers in the dollar bins at Michaels.  They almost look like cup coolers.  I took crayons and hot glued them all the way around the container.  The container is filled with vase rocks for weight.  The images all came from Peachy Keen's August SOTM and were colored with Prismacolor Pencils.  To mat each image, I used Elegant Edges and resized the image to fit each shape.  I used foam mounting tape to adhere the images to dowels.  The dowels were cut to the desired length based on how it looked.  To finish the project, I added some glossy accent to the eyes and a bow around the container.  I think it will be the perfect addition to my mom's classroom.

In honor of FCCB's Cricut Crawl, I am going to do my first blog giveaway!  Up for grabs I have the Happily Ever After cartridge.  All you have to do is leave a comment on this post with a way to get ahold of you. So easy!  I will draw a winner via random.org Sunday after the challenge ends.

 

Now it's your turn! Let's see your BACK TO SCHOOL projects! Make sure to include a Cricut Cut somewhere on your project!

Next stop...Nikki. Go see what she has in store for you today... And when you're done, make sure to link up your project to FCCB's Fantabulous Cricut Crawl post to be entered into the contest!

Happy Crawling!

Challenge Me Monday #124

Hello everyone and welcome back to another FCCB challenge!  I am running a bit behind with my post today.  For the last two weeks I have been glued to the television screen watching the Olympics.  I have always loved the Olympics, especially the summer games.  My favorite events are gymnastics, swimming and track and field.  I must say that although I was add to see the games end last night I will enjoy going to bed at a more reasonable hour.  This week at FCCB we want to see your Olympic or sports inspired projects.

Items Used: Sports Mania Cricut cartridge My Creative Time: Wow So Many Candles Twine Gelly Roll Pen Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to stop by FCCB and check out what the rest of the DT created.  I promise you won't be disappointed!

Challenge Me Monday #122

Hello everyone!  It's Monday which means there is a new challenge at FCCB.  I used to love camping as a kid.  These days my idea of camping is in a hotel but I do still absolutely love S'mores.  Last year we bought a gas grill and so we weren't making S'mores after we BBQ'd.  However, I learned how to make indoor S'mores this summer.  Put your oven on broil, place aluminum foil on a cookie sheet, grab as many marshmallows as you would like to roast and place them on the cookie sheet.  Watch the marshmallows closely for a couple of minutes, they will brown, flip for another couple of minutes to brown the other side, then assemble your S'mores.  They turn out wonderfully!  
This week we want to see your projects that are camping themed. I have had the Campin' Critters cartridge for awhile but have never used it before now.  I am really bad about doing that. I decided to make a thank you note for all of the wonderful adults who went to scout camp this year.  It was so hot!  The base of my card is cut at 5"x6.5".  I resized the grass in my gypsy so it would fit the width of my card.  Instead of cutting eyes, I used some googly eyes that I had stashed away.  The background is heat embossed with clear embossing powder and a background stamp from Pink By Design.

Items Used:Campin' Critters, Plantin Schoolbook, Everyday Paper Dolls Cricut cartridgesPink By Design: Swirl CurlsMy Creative Time: More Gift Card SentimentsClear Embossing PowderHeat GunEmbossing Distress InkGoogly EyesWhite Gelly Roll Pen
Don't forget to check out the rest of the DT projects at the FCCB blog.  I promise you won't be disappointed!

Challenge Me Monday #120

Hello everyone!  It's time for another wonderful challenge here at FCCB!  I actually have two cards to share with you today.  This first one I did for the DT post at FCCB.  This week we want to see your projects with a sun on them.  Here in the midwest we have had no shortage of sun.  Temperatures have been in the triple digits for weeks now.  I am really beginning to look forward to fall.  
The base of my card was cut at 5"x6.5".  The mat I used came from Elegant Edges, sand from Everyday Paper Dolls, and the rest came from Sesame Street Seasons.  I inked the sand to make it look more realistic with Tea Dye Distress Ink.  You can't really tell from the picture but I added glossy accents to the sunglasses.

The next card I have to share with you is one that I wish I didn't have to make.  My son is in a very active boy scout troop.  One of the leader's whose son was in Afghanistan lost him on Wednesday from wounds caused by an IED explosion.  I personally did not know their son.  However, when news of my husband's deployment spread Randy talked to me about him.  He then gave me his wife's card and told me that if I ever wanted to have lunch or talk with someone who was going through the same thing to give her a call.  My heart breaks for their family as they are living every military families' worst nightmare.  Please keep the Wyatt family in your thoughts, I can't imagine what they are going through.

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to stop by the FCCB blog to check out the other DT projects!  I promise you won't be disappointed!

Challenge Me Monday

Hello everyone and welcome to another Challenge Me Monday at FCCB!  I can't believe it's already July.  The temperatures around here have been so hot and we decided to spend the day at the pool.
Since July 4th is two days away, this week we want to see your 4th of July inspired projects (make a project with a firework, sparkler, or other big "boom" project).  I made a card for my husband who is currently deployed.  I try to make sure to send him something from home every week.  This week's challenge made the perfect 4th of July card to send to him.
The base of my card was cut at 5"x6.5".  I resized the border in my gypsy to fit the width of my card.  The firework came from Sweet Treats and was cut at 3.5".  I stamped the firework with a cute little Peachy Keen face, added some buttons, twine, doodling, glossy accents, and chalk.

Items Used:

Sweet Treats and Elegant Edges Cricut cartridge

Peachy Keen Stamps: In Stitches

My Creative Time: Happy Homecoming

Buttons

Twine

Glossy Accents

Chalk

White Gelly Roll Pen

Make sure you stop by the FCCB blog and check out the rest of the DT's fabulous projects.  I promise you won't be disappointed!

Challenge Me Monday

Happy Monday!  It's time for another challenge at FCCB.  This week we want to see your projects with either a bell, cross, or church on it.  The project doesn't have to be religious but needs to include the color BLUE.   I actually had a hard time coming up with something for this challenge.  It didn't turn out exactly how I wanted but thats ok.  The base of the card was cut at 4"x5.5".  I heat embossed the blue mat with clear embossing powder with a stamp from Market Street Stamps.  The flowers are My Creative Time dies and were cut out with my Cuttlebug.  The bell came from the Sweethearts cartridge and was cut at 2.5".  Lastly, I added some faux pearls and ribbon.

Items Used:

Sweethearts Cricut cartridge

My Creative Time: Flower Petal Dies and Many Greetings

Market Street Stamps: Punched Tin

Clear Embossing Powder

Heat Gun

Distress Embossing Ink

Ribbon

Faux Pearls

Cuttlebug

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to check out the other DT projects over at FCCB!

FCCB Challenge Me Monday #114

Hello everyone!  Welcome to another Challenge Me Monday at FCCB!  The weekend has flown by and I can't believe June is already here. This means that the creepy crawlies are out in full force. We currently have a black snack living in our bush.  My dog is not doing her job well enough and scaring it away.  I'm ok with it being there as long as I don't see it. :)  This week we want to see your projects with bugs!  

For my card this week, the base was cut 5"x6.5".  All of the matting items were cut from Birthday Bash.  The cute little bee came from Create a Critter and was cut at 3.5".  I heat embossed the scalloped circle with clear embossing powder with the Cane background stamp from Market Street Stamps.  I added some stickles to the wings on the bee and pearls for the antenna.  Lastly, I added some faux stitching and glossy accents to the cute PKS face.

Items Used:

Create a Critter and Birthday Bash Cricut cartridge

My Creative Time:  Turn That Frown Upside Down

Peachy Keen Stamps: In Stitches

Market Street Stamps: Cane

Heat Gun

Clear Embossing Powder

Stickles

Chalk

White Gelly Roll Pen

Faux Pearls

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to stop by the FCCB blog and check out what the other DT members created.  I promise you won't be disappointed!

Challenge Me Monday #112

Hello everyone and welcome to another Challenge Me Monday at FCCB!  This week we want to see your graduation projects.  This one hit home a bit for me.  My baby sister will be graduating from high school next year.  There is a fifteen year age difference between us.  I have watched her grow up and sometimes it's hard to believe she's not that little kid anymore.  

On to my card, the base of the card was cut at 5"x6.5.  The light purple mat was cut at 4.5"x6".  The original paper was plain.  I heat embossed stamps from My Creative Time's latest release to make my own background paper.  The tag is also from MCT's latest release and the hat is from Locker Talk.

Items Used:

Locker Talk Cricut Cartridge

My Creative Time: Here's Lookin' At You & Tag Dies

Clear Embossing Powder

Heat Gun

Embossing Distress Ink

Ribbon

Don't forget to stop by the FCCB blog and check out the rest of the DT projects!  I promise you won't be disappointed!

Challenge Me Monday

Hello everyone and welcome to another Challenge Me Monday at FCCB!  I hope you all had a wonderful weekend!  It felt like summer here.  We had temperatures in the 90's!  It did not make for pleasant yard work this morning!

I can't believe May is already here.  Mother's Day is just around the corner and we want to see your projects for that special woman in your life.  This was the perfect time for me to play with the new dies from My Creative Time.  The base of my card was cut at 4"x5.5".  All of my matting shapes and border were cut from Elegant Edges and the flowers were cut in my Cuttlebug.    I curled the petals up on my flowers, added some buttons to the middle, and doodling as a final touch.

Items Used:

Elegant Edges Cricut cartridge

My Creative Time: Flower Petal Dies and Mom You Rock

Buttons

White Gelly Roll Pen

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to head to FCCB and check out what the rest of the design team has created.  I promise you won't be disappointed!

Save the Earth Cricut Crawl

Welcome to Saxey Designs and the SEVENTH Fantabulous Cricut Crawl...Fantabulous Cricut's version of a Blog Hop!

In honor of our Home Planet, Mother Earth, we're having a "Save the Earth" Crawl...each Design Team member will be featuring an originalUpcycled-Themed Project that includes at least one Reuseable/Recycled Item along with at least ONE Cricut Cut.

 

If you've come from visiting Marlene, you're in the right place! If you've just happened across my blog and would like to play along with our Fantabulous Cricut Crawl, start HERE.

Make sure to check out each DT member's blog for some awesome inspiration! There will be PRIZES along the way at our DT members' blogs, AND there will be a Grand Prize up for grabs at FCCB for one participant that submits a "Save the Earth" project at FCCB!

How fun is that?

For my project I made a shaker card from the plastic packaging of a Cricut cartridge.  In the past I have seen some adorable shaker cards and I have always wanted to try to make one.  I knew this crawl was the perfect opportunity to try it out!  For the basic instructions I used click HERE. I did make some modifications from this tutorial.  Instead of Acetate, I used the plastic packaging from my Cricut cartridges that I had saved.

The gumball machine I used came from Sweethearts.  I used the blackout image for the backing.  Since there is no layer for the glass, I welded a circle inside the gumball machine.  As for the circle, I played with the size of the circle until I felt it looked right.  Once the gumball machine was cut out, I used my ATG gun to adhere the plastic to the cut.  I did not directly measure the plastic but used more of a trial and error method.  I cut down the plastic until I was happy with the way it looked.  Then, I took foam mounting tape and put it around the glass as to form a barrier so my "gumballs" would not escape.  I added buttons and glitter to the plastic piece and then adhered the gumball machine to the black out layer using foam mounting tape.  All that was left were some finishing touches, I added some doodling and twine.  I am so excited to make more of these.  they are so much fun!

Now it's your turn! Let's see your Upcycled-Themed projects! Make sure to include a Cricut Cut somewhere on your project!

Next stop...Melissa's blog. Go see what she has in store for you today... And when you're done, make sure to link up your project to FCCB's Fantabulous Cricut Crawl post to be entered into the contest! Happy Crawling!