Tuesday Daily Project at Exploring Cricut

Today I have the daily project at Exploring Cricut. I started to do a project related to our challenge theme, but got started fall cleaning and did not finish it. You will see that in a future blog post.  I am also cleaning in my scrap room and dug out lots of scraps and today that is what I made the cards I am sharing out of.  I used the cartridges Stamping and Cricut Alphabet.  These cards are 5 x 7 and exactly the same, but you can see with different color papers they take on a different look.  I cut the Happy Birthday at 2 inches from the Stamping cartridge and the stars are cut at 1.25 and 1.50 inches from Cricut Alphabet.  I just added some embellishments in my stash and I have two birthday cards ready to be sent!  Takes no time at all to use up some scraps and have some cards on hand.  Be sure to enter our challenge this week for a chance to win a Mystery prize!

New challenge at Exploring Cricut

Today the challenge at Exploring Cricut is called "Back to School". You are to create a card, layout, or papercraft in the school theme using the colors red, green, black, brown, orange, yellow, purple, blue and white. I created a two page layout using the cartridges K-12 Digital, Cricut Alphabet, Simply Charmed, Nates ABC's, Graphically Speaking and Recess. Below the picture are the cuts and measurements. Please join us this week for this great challenge and enter by Saturday, Sept. 1
K-12 Digital Preschool title cut at 10 inches
Cricut Alphabet title cut at 1.5 inches
Simply Charmed crayons and crayon box cut at 4.5 inches
Nate's ABC's glue cut at 4.5 inches
Graphically Speaking frame icon shadow cut at custom in gypsy 5.5 x 7 inches
Recess book bag cut at 3.5 inches
paint pallet cut at 4.5 inches

Jolees resin embellishments
stickles
bazzill cardstock
pencil paper in stock

Tueday Daily Project Exploring Cricut

Today I have the daily project at Exploring Cricut. I created this two page layout using the cartridges Mini Monsters, Paper Doll Dress Up and Cricut Alphabet. I am trying to get my granddaughter Peyton's 2010 album finished and at Halloween! Can you say way behind!!! Below the pictures are the details and measurements. Be sure to enter our challenge too. Just created any cricut project you want that includes at least 2 cricut cuts and 1 monogram. Can't wait to see what you do!

The paper was some pieces I had in my stash and not sure what company

Cardstock Recollections

Stickles

Paper Doll Dress Up- Trick or Treat bag cut at 3.75 inches

Cricut Alphabet-title cut at 1.5 inches

Mini Monsters- candy pieces cut at 2 and 2.75 inches

suckers cut at 3.5 inches

Tuesday Daily Project at Exploring Cricut

Welcome! I have the daily project at Exploring Cricut. I love going to thrift stores and finding things I can redo. I found this unfinished tray for 1.50 and snatched it up! I started by base painting with black. I then had a paper package of brown patterns from Recollections that I got at Michaels and I used two different patterns and some tan cardstock for the inside of the tray. I cut my title Grandchildren from the Cricut American Alphabet, matted my pictures of my little angels, cut 3 flowers from Art Philosophy, the butterfly from Indie Art and keeping with our challenge used a cartridge that has been neglected Pictureque for the leaves. Below the pictures are the measurements. I inked the leaves and flowers with Colorbox chalks and the pearls are from Recollections too! Be sure to join our challenge at Exploring Cricut and be sure to leave a comment all week on our Facebook page for a chance to win a prize.

Fall Scrapbook Pages

I need to challenge myself to create something each day if I have time. Today I did this two page layout for my granddaughter Mary-Kate's album from 2010 I am working on. With 3 grandchildren I am never caught up. I used some Close to my Heart paper called Oliva and the stamps that came with the kit. I also used the Cricut Alphabet for the title. I worked on some challenge projects for the blogs I contribute too, so I feel like I got something finished! Now we will see if I post tomorrow lol.

Tuesday's Daily Project for Exploring Cricut

Today I have the daily project for Exploring Cricut and I created Fall blocks to decorate my mantle using the cartridge Cricut Alphabet that came with the new Expression 2 machine. I love this alphabet because it looks so elegant. The directions for this project are under the pictures. Be sure to stop by Exploring Cricut daily for new projects and join our challenge this week!

I had my husband cut wood blocks 3.5 x 4 x 1 inch and sand really good so that we had no rough edges. I based coated with brown paint and let dry. I cut paper to fit each block, front and back.

The paper I used was from a $1.00 package we picked up at Target last year and I used Modge Podge to adhere the paper to the wood block. A good tip I found was to lightly apply a coat of Modge Podge to your paper front first and let dry and it really helps keep the bubbles down. I then cut the Cricut Alphabet uppercase on the font 3 button at 3 inches. I cut it from brown cardstock and attached with Modge Podge. I also cut some small leaves to add to the corners around the letters. You can do these blocks for any occassion or holiday.