Oh Christmas Trees -using Christmas Cheer Cricut Cartridge

It's Friday already... where did the week go? I've loved sharing with all of you my creative projects at Everyday Cricut, I hope is that you've been inspired in some way or another.
I want to thank Joy and Melanie for the opportunity to be the guest designer for Everyday Cricut... thank you so much ladies! I love being able to inspire and share with others!

Today I'm sharing a home decor picture frame, using Christmas Cheer, and the Winter Frolic cartridges. Picture frames can be purchased very inexpensively so they are great for Cricut projects. I've used vinyl on the frame glass.
(I apologize, some the photographs are not very clear).

For details about this project please visit Everyday Cricut -HERE.

Here are a few close up views of the finished project.

After cutting my image, I carefully remove the outer and inside pieces of the vinyl (view 1 & 2).

I then place clear transfer tape over my design, then burnish (rub) the image so it will stick to the transfer tape (view 3).

I turned the image over then slowly and carefully removed the backing from the vinyl (view 4 & 5).

Now the fun part is to place the image onto the glass. I remove all the backing and papers from the frame, then press the prongs back down so the glass will stay in place, now I know where to add my image on the glass. Then I carefully placed my design where I wanted it and rubbed it again, and slowly and carefully remove the transfer tape.... Love it!
I measure the papers that I removed from the frame and cut my patterned paper the size that will fit the frame perfectly.

I've decorated my cricut expressions using vinyl you may want to check it out -HERE.

Thank you for visiting me this week, and leaving such wonderful comments, each one meant so much to me... thank you, thank you, thank you!!!

Come on back to my blog often and see that I've been creating, who knows you may get loads of Inspiration... I hope so :)

Stars and Swirls Box -using Winter Frolic

I love to create 3-D projects and small boxes are perfect for a yummy little treat! Even thou I used the Winter Frolic cartridge, this box could be uses for any many different occasions. This is a super easy project. I used my design studio to weld the stars and swirls together, it is quite easy to create, however, I do have a cut file at the end of this post if you would like to grab it.

For details about this project please visit Everyday Cricut -HERE.




I'm so glad you came to visit today.

If you download this file, please leave me a comment on this post, it really makes my day great! Thank you. :)
Design Studio cut file -HERE

Tea For Two -Once Upon a Princess

I'm enjoying my week at Everyday Cricut, and I want to thank you all for you wonderful comments, it really makes my day great!

So today I couldn't decide if I should do a Fall/Thanksgiving project or a Winter/Christmas project, so I decided to do neither and play with my Once Upon a Princess cartridge, after all, it's the give-a-way cartridge this week at Everyday Cricut.

I have to admit this is the first time I used this cartridge and I've had it for about a month now. This is such a fun cartridge and quite cutesy, but I wanted to create a project that wasn't cutesy just to show the versatility that you can get by using different colors of paper.

I love the way this card turned out, and I think it could work for several occasions, friendship, birthday etc. The weathered patterned paper is a very old pack of Stampin' Up! designer paper I've had it for several years.

For details about this card visit Everyday Cricut -HERE





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I hope you like today's card and can see that the Once Upon a Princess cartridge doesn't always have to be cutesy :)
Thanks so much for visiting today.

Pilgrim Frame Give Thanks -A Childs Year Cartridge

I'm guest designer at Everyday Cricut all week long.

Thanksgiving is a time of thanks, a time to gather family and friends together and eat all day long... ok some where in there we take a nap.

Today I'm sharing a lovely Thanksgiving card that I designed in Design Studio, I've used three cartridges for this card, A Child's Year for the pilgrim people, George and Basic Shapes for the oval frames and the rectangle layers, then I used Doodletype for the words "Give Thanks"
I do have a cut file available at the end of this post.

For details about this project please visit Everyday Cricut -HERE.
I purchased my gel pen holder from Amy Chomas -HERE.



I'm so glad you stopped by today, thanks for visiting!

If you download this file, please leave me a comment on this post, it really makes my day great! Thank you. :)
Design Studio cut file -HERE

Guest Designer for Everyday Cricut -Leaf Shape Card

I'm so excited that Joy from Everyday Cricut asked me back as a guest designer this week, I had a blast in June when I go to share a few Summer and Father's day projects, view those posts -HERE. This week I'll have a few Fall, Thanksgiving and then Christmas/Winter projects. I hope you'll join me all week long and gather some awesome inspiration for your crafting projects.

I love Fall, it's a gorgeous time of year, I love to see the beautiful colored leaves on the trees, although most are now covering the ground ready to be raked into a huge pile and then jumped into by smiling faces, young and old. :)

My first inspirational project this week is a lovely leaf shaped fall card, I added a birthday sentiment, but it surely could be used for any type of greeting. I have a Design Studio cut file for this project at the end of this post.

For details about this project please visit Everyday Cricut -HERE.
Below is a photo of all that cuts that I used for my card, obviously they are different colors then the above photo, and that's because I'll will be making another card using different colors and this time I'll make a video of the step by step process and that will be coming soon, keep a watch out for it.
I hope you liked the leaf card today and got inspired to create your next project.

If you donwload this file, please leave me a comment on this post, it really makes my day great! Thank you. :)
Design Studio cut file -HERE

Trail Mix for Dad -Everyday Cricut

I remember when I was about 5 or so and I was learning to tie my shoes, and who do you think I asked to teach me? My dad, of course, he was working out in the yard, which is where I usually found him when I needed him, he stopped what he was doing and knelt down to show me how to time my shoes, my eyes weld up with tears when I think about the patients he had with me. I was always a daddy's girl, I suppose I still am.

For my Friday inspiration at Everyday Cricut I'm sharing a wonderful treat box for "Dad".
The prefect cartridge for "Camp Out" because my day enjoys the outdoors. The other must have cartridge I'm using is "Tags, Bags, Boxes and More" a must have if you enjoy making gift boxes. For the word "DAD" I used the Zoobaloo cartridge.

For details about this project please visit Everyday Cricut -HERE.

Thank you to everyone for your warm welcome and your wonderful comments and as I've spent my week at Everyday Cricut, I have truly enjoyed every minute! Thank you again, it has been a blast!

Don't forget to leave a comment at Everyday Cricut for your chance to win one of the two cartridges... Give a Hoot and Nursery Rhymes. Good Luck to everyone!

Bloom Where You're Planted -for Everyday Cricut

I am fortunate to be the wife of a career military man, and we have moved to 5 different Air Force bases in the US and around the world. I have enjoyed all the places that we've been, It's been a wonderful adventure, I have met so many wonderful people along the way, the military has been a blessing for our family. Even through all the ups and downs, I've always tried to live by a saying that I learned years ago in my youth...

"Bloom where you're planted"

We don't always get to choose our circumstances in life, but we do get to choose our attitude and do the best we can with what we have.

For Thursday's Everyday Cricut project, I have a "Home Decor" creation using a $3 picture fame, I turned it into a lovely wall hanging, using the words "Bloom where you're planted"

For details about this project please visit Everyday Cricut -HERE

"Bloom where you're planted" no mater where you are. :)

Remember to leave a comment at Everyday Cricut for your chance to win one of these two fantastic cartridges.... Give a Hoot and Nursery Rhymes. Good Luck!!!

Musical Birdie -for Everyday Cricut

I'm here in Utah visiting my parents, and I love sitting on their backyard patio listening to the birds sing, and watching the humming birds come and drink sugar water from the containers that my mom hangs out for them.

On that note... today I have a very sweet singing birdie card again using design studio to help me create. I've been using DS more and more, the reason being is because I don't have to think about the measurements for each shape, it's defiantly a great investment to your cricut machine.

For details about this card please visit Everyday Cricut -HERE

Remember Everyday Cricut is giving away Give a Hoot and Nursery Rhymes cricut cartridges this week, head over their and leave a comment for your chance to win.... good luck to you all!

If you choose to download this cut file, I ask that you leave a comment on this post. Thank you so much.
Design Studio cut file -HERE

Beach Girl Card -for Eveyday Cricut

Who loves the beach, one of life's simple peasuers I believe.

Today's card for Everyday Cricut I wanted to celebrate summer and a wonderful day at the beach. This little girl is totally enjoying herself in the shade of the umbrella and finding treasures in the sand.

I have a simple cut file at the end of this post.

For details about this card please visit Everyday Cricut -HERE

If you donwload this file, please leave me a comment on this post. Thank you. :)

Design Studio cut file -HERE