You're Invited....

Good Morning!
This week our theme is backyard cookouts over at Creative Critterz Imaginations. I'm sure you are going to see lots of different ideas so make sure to check back each day for a new designer reveal!

I thought this challenge was going to be easy but I had so many ideas I had trouble sticking to just one. Guess that means I have to save those ideas for another time.... I decided on flip flops for my invitation.

Flip flops from Lifes a Beach at 8"

Flood filled with Bubblegum Stripes. I love the bold colors in this cartridge.

A pair of flip flops isn't complete without a flower accent.

Flower Shoppe cut at 2".

Each flower had five layers so they were full looking.

Inked the edge of the flower centre and flip flops with Tim Holtz Crushed Olive and

the flowers and straps inked with Tim Holtz Worn Lipstick.

A pretty pink brad for the centre of the flowers and a green brad on the bottom to hold the flop flops together.

Graftix Rub-onz for the wording.

These were created using the Cricut Craft Room but you can do this right on your Imagine. I wanted to have a bigger screen shot to show you.

Everybody's summer vacation must be wrapping up. Kids here start school today.

See you later this week.

Yvonne

Book Worm

Good Morning,

Our challenge this week at Creative Critterz Imaginations was to create a back to school bookmark.

Cartridges Used:
Imagine - Blast Off for all pattern paper
Create a Critter - worm 2"
My Community - Book 1.1"

Tutorial on book mark can be found here.

Spent the week-end away. Went to Galveston and then on into Louisiana. Didn't make it as far as Baton Rouge but did go on a swamp tour. Only saw one alligator...too hot for them to come out. After the tour had some local food fare. Yum.

He was just a little alligator

Lunch

catfish, shrimp, craw fish & alligator

All very good I might add.

Have lots I must get done this week. I do have another project planned to share in a couple of days.

Yvonne

All About Me!

Good Morning!

Back at the start of a new week. Sure hope you had the opportunity to visit Creative Critterz Imaginations Blog all last week and see the Cute Critter cards and they were CUTE and most of the posts had great videos as well. I'm lacking in that area but will look into the possibility of doing a video in the meantime you will have to put up with my still shots.
Our task this week was to scrapbook a page about ourselves. I love to scrapbook but not about me! It took me most of the week to do get it done...not because I didn't have an idea  but had too many ideas. lol

My first thought when this challenge was posted was there are a lot of different things in my life that influences who I am. That's where the puzzle idea came in. There's an app at the site Big Huge Labs that lets you turn any picture into a jigsaw puzzle.

To make the puzzle mat the Gypsy was called on to weld together puzzle pieces together from

"My Community" cartridge. All the individual puzzle pieces where cut on the silhouette feature from this cartridge at 1.7".

                              As the journalling is small I wanted you to be able to see it.

The two flowers are from Flower Shoppe cut at 2" & 1.5". What you see here is my first two attempts at the flowers from this cartridge. Second one went together easier.

This is what it looks like when it has been printed and cut with the Imagine. The blue flower I changed out for a green one!

                                                  I like to distress the paper a little with ink.

                                                    Don't forget to shape the flowers a little.

Glueing them together Glossy Accents by Ranger. Any quick drying glue will work.

Cartridges used - Blossom - all the pattern paper
                          - Country Carnival - for the title and substituted Blossom colors
                          - Home Decor - swirl under "Me" - 1.1"
                          - Flower Shoppe
Other items
Grafix Rub - Onz Transfer Film
Dimensionals
Brads

Thanks for stopping by...I always enjoy the visit.

Yvonne

Paws-atively Precious!

Happy Monday Morning!

The week is off to a particularly good start...this is my first official post for the Creative Critterz Imagination blog  and I'm very exciting to be working with such a great group of ladies. Every Monday I'll be posting my project featuring the Cricut Imagine. There will be a variety of themes to get your creative juices flowing.

Our first theme is " Critter Cuteness Cards."

I had a lot of fun with this card and even tried out a different product in my Imagine....more about that later.

The pattern paper and images are from Best Friends. The chair I choose to omit the first layer and I added the cat image to the chair. I switched up the sweater color for a better match and changed the border coloring to brown and .2 thickness.
Chair 3"
Cat 1 1/2"

The base size of the card 5 1/2 x 11 and directions can be found at Splitcoast Stampers.

Many of the patterns on the Imagine cartridges have a distressed look to them and if you print a sheet, and cut it you don't get even coloring all around the edges. To even out the look I used Tim Holtz Distress Ink Antique Linen on the edges.

Swiss Dots embossing folder for background. For matching ribbon I spritzed Bahama Blue Glimmer Mist over Ivory ribbon. Black micro pen for stitching around card and dew drops for embellishments.

Now for the good part....the saying "paws-atively precious" was made with the Imagine and Grafix Rub-Onz Transfer Film. I did the designing in the Cricut Craft Room using Jasmine font at .5. This transfer film is great for journalling (I don't like my handwriting), sentiments or verses for cards or actual images. Basically you are creating a rub-on with this product. The product comes with clear directions and is easy to use.

Be sure to check in each day this week as the rest of the design team showcases their projects. I'm sure you're in for some great eye candy!

                                                                      Yvonne

Something To Crow About!

Hi There!

Wednesday...half way through the week. Actually I kinda like the week days...I have the house all to myself. :)

I've got some exciting new to share....I made the design team for Creative Critterz Imaginations. This is a blog that features the Cricut Imagine. There will be a variety of projects so even if you don't have an Imagine there will still be lots of great ideas to spark your creative energy. I look forward to working with all the other gals. Be sure to drop by the Creative Critterz blog as they are showcasing each designer all week long.

I decided to make this card when I found out the news. The images and paper patterns are from Imagine More Cartridge. The card is 5 1/2" square. The rooster and chick are one of the images that doesn't have the layering option. However the border and the top saying are cut separtely.

The "or Tweet" was generated using the Cricut Craft Room. If you're not familiar with that it will be a FREE on-line design too that can be used with your Cricut. Like the gypsy or design studio but with a few more options. The Cricut Craft Room (CCR) is still in beta testing but it must be getting closer to release to the general population. I printed the green background and then printed my font overtop of the green. The punches used to cut and layer those words are from Stampin' Up.

Have a great rest of the week.

Yvonne

Cardabilities - Design Team Announcement

Hello There...

I have some very exciting news to share with you. Cardabilities has just released their new Design Team members and I'm on it! My term doesn't officially start until April. I love working from a sketch! Supplies and theme are our discretion so it gives me lots of room for creativity!

Twice a month a new sketch is released. This is the current sketch. Once you complete the sketch you can upload your card to Mr Linky and have an opportunity for some great prizes.

I played along with this sketch and here's my take on it. My little nephew has just celebrated a birthday and I needed to get a card made. I used "Boys Will Be Boys" cartridge for the rocket ship - cut at 2 inches.

I computer generated "Blast Off" and the inside sentiment.

Distressed the edges with ink and stitched around the edges for more definition.

This is the first time I've used my cricut for the entire card. I generally use my stamps for cardmaking and the cricut for scrapbooking.

Now I better get the card in the mail. His birthday has already pasted! :(

As always thanks for stopping by...and to those who have recently subscribed to my posts or as a follower...WELCOME.

Yvonne

Winners All Around!

Good Morning!

Hope all of you had a "Happy Easter". A little chocolate for the soul.

I hinted on Saturday that I had some news to share with you...and I do!

I'm very excited to have been one of the ten chosen to be part of the design team for Sketches! {by tamara}

Each Tuesday a new challenge is posted for people to play along with. It rotates through four weeks focusing on different elements. There will be scrapbook and card sketches, a recipe challenge and a journalling challenge throughout the month.

Officially my term will start in May, or rather that's when projects I've worked on will start being featured. I'm looking forward to the challenges and hope you will play along too.

I have been posting sketches on my blog for the last three months and had hoped more people would have played along. I am going to discontinue that for the time being but for the two gals who did play along this month please send me your snail mail address so I can put a little prize in the mail to you. That would be Julie M and Marlene K.

Stick around though I will have some more news by the end of the week or early next week and I have a super scrapbook page to share with you in a separate post.

Thanks to all who participated in the challenges in the last couple of months.

Yvonne