Monday, October 7, 2013

It's a Birthday Celebration Challenge & Blog Hop

If you arrived here from Liz's blog you are right on track! Thanks for joining our blog hop. If you are just starting no worries, you can go to the list below and catch up. This is the 3rd birthday of Exploring Cricut. I had no idea when I started it, that we would be having so much fun creating for you. This challenge is to create a card, layout, or paper craft celebrating a birthday in any colors or cartridges you choose. You must include at least 1 brad, button, or jewel. Not all unless you want like I did! lol  You must use a Cricut machine and Cricut cartridges .  As I have stated in the past, I am behind in my scrapbooking, so this is a layout for the little ones 2nd birthday.  I used the cartridges Phrases, Once Upon a Princess, Pooh Font, Mickey & Friends, and George.  All the details are below the picture.  I am also giving some blog candy so be sure to leave me a comment and your email somewhere in the comment.  I hope you will join our challenge because Cartridges and More have donated a cartridge for us to give to a lucky challenge entry.  You can't win if you don't enter!!!
Here are the directions for my page. I used Recollections cardstock and paper from DCVW birthday stack.

Phrases-happy birthday cut at 4 inch
Once Upon a Princess-balloons cut at 4 inch
Pooh Font-marker font #2 cut at 5 inches
Mickey & Friends-Minnie cut at 5 inches
George-circles cut at 1, 1.25, 2, 2.25 inches
jewels, buttons, brads in stash
ribbon and stickles

Here is the goodies I will be giving to a lucky winner.  Please leave a comment.  Now start the hop here if you are getting started or head back to Exploring Cricut and join the challenge.

Sharon http://meemeescreations.blogspot.com

Donna  http://wwwkindredkreations.blogspot.com

Lori  http://scrappinsaints.blogspot.com

Rae Ann   http://joyinart.blogspot.com

Emily  http://emilyqueenofallthingscrafty.blogspot.com

Annette  http://mymindsdustbunnies.blogspot.com

Michelle N  http://justanutterpapercrafter.blogspot.com

Michelle S  http://cricutcrazyscrapper.blogspot.com

Liz  http://unikbyyes.blogspot.com

Diane  http://happyscrapperdiane.blogspot.com  (you're here)

15 comments:

  1. Your LO is unbelievable you really and truly are a very creative and talented scrapper a gal after my own heart. I love all the neat things you came up with to create your LO. I'm glad that there is this hop or I would've never know about you so I did subscribe to your newsletter. Thanks for sharing your God given talents and they are a plenty.

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  2. Super cute layout! I love Minnie Mouse! Have a great day!

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  3. Just found your blog from the blog hop and signed up for your updates. Love the LO, can't wait to check out your archives!

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  4. WOW!Love your layout!SOOOOOOOO VERY CUTE!!!!Beautiful baby!!!

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  5. LOVE your LO Diane! And thanks for sharing those precious moments with us! So happy to share with you this celebration!
    Have a wonderful day!
    Liz

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  6. I always love your layouts! They are so bright and cheery! Thank you for allowing me to be on your fabulous DT team!

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  7. Diane, your layouts are always amazing. You add so many fun details, it is fun to look them over and over.
    I want to say thank you for all you do for our wonderful little blog. I am so thankful to be a part of the Design Team.

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  8. I love your layout. Thanks for keeping everything going.
    Rae Ann

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  9. Diane, I loved the hop and got my project linked up! Your layout looks fabulous! LOVE all the details you put into it! Thanks so much for running a fabulous challenge blog and Congrats on 3 years!

    Emily

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  10. Fun, fun layout. Thanks for a great hop and for having me on the team. Truly enjoy being apart of Exploring Cricut.

    Annette
    My Mind's Dust Bunnies

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  11. What an awesome layout Diane!! I so love the cuts and the colors. And those photos are wonderful. Such fabulous memories!!! :)
    Thank you so much for all you do for us DT Sisters. You are such an inspiration to us. I so love being on this DT. Thank you for having me!!! :)

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  12. Hi Diane - this a a beautiful layout and so many uses of the Cricut Cartridges -love you colors too - thank you for the hop - it was nice to view other people's creations and get inspired! Have a wonderful week - I hope to get something created and uploaded for this challenge. My Cricut has been lonely. Have a fun week!

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  13. Diane-this layout is fantastic! I love everything about it-the cuts, the bright happy colors...we appreciate all you do with Exploring Cricut! I enjoy creating for the DT so much and get so much inspiration from everyone's projects!
    :)
    Michelle

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  14. Diane I forgot to leave my email in case I win - utb 01 @ att dot net

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  15. great birthday layout.. Isn't using bright colors so fun? I used the same colors for my GD first birthday

    maureen
    moknowsallcrafts.blogspot.com

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