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Hi everyone!   Here's another card I made on Saturday.

Here are the details:

• 2 flowers cut at 3 inches from Graphically Speaking
• My Pink Stamper Simply Sweet and Everyday Sentiments (inside)
• Doodlebug Petite Prints paper
• White Organdy Ribbon
• iRock and gems
• pop dots

I know it looks Spring - like but I really liked the bright colors of it! 

Don't forget that you can still vote for me for the Practical Scrappers Card Making Contest.  They are keeping the comments hidden so no one can see the votes.  I would love to move on to the next round and already had to complete a card for it in case I move on.   Here's the link to leave a comment with my name, Helen Bisesi:  http://www.practicalscrappers.com/2011/10/card-contest-round-one-group-three.html You can vote once each day ;)
Thanks for all your support!!

Fantabulous Cricut Challenge #76

Hi everyone! Today's Fantabulous Cricut Challenge is Back to School--Use your ABC's or 123's :)  You just need to make sure to use at least one Cricut cut and use letters or numbers (or both if you want) on your project.

I choose to make a scrapbook page.  This really helps since I am years behind in my scrapping :)

Here are the details:

• ABC's border cut at 11 inches from Graphically Speaking
• Apple cut at 3 inches from Plantin Schoolbook
• My Pink Stamper School Days Stamps--1st day of school, star and school days on journal spot
• Pattern paper from DCWV stack
• pop dots (on apple)

I really love how this page turned out!  When I make a page for something specific, I always think I'll make even more pages to get caught up a little, but I usally don't :)

If you haven't visited the Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog yet, make sure to do that and see all the design team's wonderful projects.  Then you can enter your own!

Have a wonderful day!

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Hi everyone!  I've bought my domain name and my blog link will change in the next day or two.  It will be CraftingCricutMom.com--which is way shorter now--LOL!

Here's a card for this week's Circle challenge.  We had to make a shape, other than a rectantagle, use a number on there and bling. 

Here are the details:

• Smiley Cards Star shape card cut at 5 1/2 inches
• Graphically Speaking for top star cut at 5 inches
• Hannah Montana #1 cut at 7 inches
• DCWV Flower Power cardstock
• Yellow Stickles
• Yellow iRock gems

It was super simple to put together! 

I'm hanging today and hope to get some more creating done.  But I had to take the puppy out at 5am and hit the barrier for her at the bottom of the stairs pretty hard.  I have a nasty bump and cut on my leg--it's not pretty.  But at least I can walk a little better now. 

I hope you all have a wonderful Sunday!!  I have to go back to work tomorrow :(

Peachy Keen Challenge 31, Cuttlebug Spot Independence & New Blog Candy Winner

Wow, is that a long title or what?! This card covers 2 challenges. First, the sketch came from Peachy Keen Stamps Challenge Blog #31. Go over there to see the sketch and this is my take on it! http://peachykeenstampschallenge.blogspot.com/ Next is The Cuttlebug Spot Celebrate Independence Day challenge. You can see that here http://thecuttlebugspot.blogspot.com/ I don't usually do 2 challenges in one card, but it worked this time ;-)

I designed the entire card on my Gypsy. I just got this on Saturday and LOVE it!! I can't believe how easy this went together after planning it on there. The circles came from Plantin Schoolbook (I haven't been able to load George yet) and the stars came from Graphically Speaking (love the search feature!). The small rectangle I stamped on came from the Gypsy too. The card size is 5 x 5 inches.

I followed the sketch, and the stamp is from Peachy Keen. I used a marker and just colored in the fire part to stamp around the firecracker. Then I colored everything in with Stampin' Up! markers and stickles on the outside part of the fire. MPS Family & Friends stamp, gold stickles, SU! ribbon and pop dots on the stars and sentiment. The patterned paper was from a Martha Stewart pack I got on clearance a while ago. Last, but not least, I used the Swiss Dot folder through the Cuttlebug on the blue cirle and the stars (just added gold stickles to the dots on the stars)

Finally, I waited over a week and did not hear from one of my winners so I drew another name and it was Flowerdisco! I already heard from her and her package went in the mail Monday.

More 2nd Birthday Pages

I made these pages 2 weeks ago, just forgot to take a picture and post! These were the 1st pictures from my daughter's birthday party. It was a Blue's Clues party and I have even more to scrap. It was so cute. I made the cake from a pattern somehow.

The cuts came from Graphically Speaking and Celebrations. I do not remember what size since it was a bit ago. No stickles this time--gasp! But I did use the Cuttlebug Swiss Dot folder on the word two. The pictures were cute enough for me!

Not sure if I'll get to post anything else this weekend--must clean and cook! Have a blessed Easter!

The Cuttlebug Spot--All About 10 layout

Now that I have a Cuttlebug, I'm so excited that I can join in The Cuttlebug Spot challenges! You can visit them here http://thecuttlebugspot.blogspot.com/

There challenge this week is All About 10. The only thing I could think of was my daughter's 10th birthday last year. I really am a chronological scrapper and am currently in the year 2001 (yes, I am a bit behind!). But last years pictures were on my desk so I went ahead and scrapped one. Now I'll just have to remember to put this somewhere and not loose it!

I'm still a 81/2 x 11 scrapper and have been thinking of going 12x12 but haven't made the leap yet. This was a super easy page, once I figured out which cut to use! The "10" on the side is from Graphically Speaking--I love all those jumbled words! I ran that through the Cuttlebug with the Swiss Dot folder (I had to do this a few times to get the whole thing) and inked it with a darker blue ink. I'm not sure where the patterned paper came from, but that is basically it!