My Cricut Craft Room - Would you guess Wednesdays

Hi Crafty Friends,

It's Wednesday which means we are half way through the week.  Wahoo!  It also means that it is Would you guess Wednesdays at My Cricut Craft Room mycricutcraftroom.blogspot.com...What does this mean you ask?

Well, on Wednesdays the Design Team can choose any Cricut Cartridge but we are not able to use the main image on the overlay/handbook...we can only use the feature buttons (these are the 6 buttons at the top left of your overlay) The only exception to this is that we can not use the Shadow or Blackout features as these are basically like using the main image.  The other option is to use any image from the Cricut Cake Cartridge to create a paper craft.  That's right you are able to use Cricut Cake Cartridges in any Cricut machine.  

For my project I chose to use the Cricut Cake Cartridge Birthday Cakes along with my Gypsy.  The cuts I used are the Square from the Gypsy Font Cartridge which can be found by pushing Shift and selecting the Monogram Shadow Feature.  The square is the 4th button in from the right on the bottom row.  I like to call these shapes my hidden treasures. :)  This is sized at Width 5" x Height at 8" essentially making a rectangle.

From the Birthday Cakes Cartridge I used Border 10 found on page 76 in the handbook.  This border was welded to my square/rectangle and is sized at Width 5" x Height 2".  With the border welded this makes my card base 5x10.  I copied Border 10 at the same size so I could layer it over the base with a different color cardstock. On page 56 of the Handbook I selected Robot 3 hit Shift and selected the same button to grab his layers. He is cut at 3.5".


 Now it's time to cut.  When I am placing my papers on my mat I like to turn my Gypsy so the arrows on the mat's match  This way I know the Cricut is going to cut at the right places.  The really funny thing is I originally took a picture for this tutorial and still didn't place my papers on the mat correctly.  Trust me it works if you are paying attention. :)  After everything was cut (correctly) I layered my two base cards and my cute Robot.  I added some doodling to my Robot to give him some finishing touches and pop dotted him to give some dimension.  I stamped my Happy Birthday sentiment which is from Many Greetings by My Creative Time with Emma and my card is complete.

Here is a side view of the card...I am trying to show that the Silver paper is shimmery.  Soo fun!

Supplies: 
Cricut Cartridges:  Birthday Cakes, Gypsy Font
Paper:  Recollections Rockets N Sprockets Gear Head & Shimmer Cardstock (Silver)
Bazzill Basics Paper (Navajo)
Recollections - Foam Adhesive Squares
Close to my Heart Ink - Grey Wool
Stamp:  My Creative Time (Many Greetings)
Zig Writer (Black)
Adhesive:  ATG & Zig two way glue pen

Thank you for taking the time to stop by today.  Please go to http://mycricutcraftroom.blogspot.com/ to see what else was created on this Would You Guess Wednesday.

Jen

My Cricut Craft Room - My IMAGINE-ation Mondays

Today is my first post as a Design Team Member for My Cricut Craft Room.  I am so excited to be working with Erica and this talented Design Team.  At My Cricut Craft Room there is a different theme for everyday of the week.  Today's theme is My Imagine-ation Mondays. 

For my post today I have made an A2 size card.  To make an A2 card cut at 8.5 x 5.5  then fold in half making it 4.25 x 5.5 which will be your base.  I then layered two other pieces of cardstock cut at 4 x 5.25 and the top layer is cut at 2.5 by 5.5.  Now for my Imagine cut this is super simple.  I used Imagine More Cards and chose the super cute rocket image from page 11.  I picked the Layers button so each image would cut individually and then I can layer the images with pop dots to add dimension.  Now when you are cutting layers you want to make sure to cut each image at the same size using the Relative size...there is a choice between True and Relative and you must choose Rel to make sure your layers layer correctly.  I cut all of my images at 3.5 Rel.  I pop dotted my images together added it to the card and added some doodling and Voila...a super simple, but oh so cute birthday card.

Supplies:
Paper - Kraft Cardstock, Bazzill (don't know the name of the color)
Adhesive - ATG (Advanced Tape Glider) and Recollections Foam Adhesive Squares
Cricut Cartridge - Imagine More Cards
Sakura Gelly Roll Pen - White

Thank you for taking the time to visit today and I would love it if you would go to http://mycricutcraftroom.blogspot.com/ to see what the other wonderful ladies have created today.

Crafty Hugs,
Jen

Cricut Cardz Challenge #86

This week's challenge is "Tuitti Fruitti"! Make a card using fruit, and you may use any cartridges, colors or occasion you'd like.

For my project this challenge I used my Gypsy and three Cartridges:  Hello Kitty Greetings, Wild Card, and Imagine More Cards.  All of the paper that was used was One and a half sheets of Bazzill White Paper...Awesome!

On the Wild Card cartridge I used the Blackout Feature and selected the second button on the overlay.  I selected this twice flood filling one with the Green Polka Dot pattern and a solid green color both from Imagine More Cards cut at 5".  Then on the Hello Kitty Greeting Cart I used the Card, Clothes and Silhouette features on page 31 cut at 3.2" Rel.  These were also flood filled with patterns from Imagine More Cards except for the Silhouette as I just kept that white.  I wrapped my Cherry Card around the Wild Card card base so there are Cherry's on both sides.  I added some ribbon, stickles, and stamped Sweet randomly on the card.  I didn't have a stamp that just said Sweet, but I did have one from My Pink Stamper's Sweet Baby that said Sweet Innocence.  I used the Martha Stewart Ink that is in a tear drop shape so I had more control of just inking Sweet.  Here is the back view:

Supplies Used: 
Cricut Cartridges:  Hello Kitty Greetings, Wild Card, Imagine More Cards
Celebrate It Ribbon - White
Martha Stewart Ink - Stem Green
My Pink Stamper stamps - Sweet Baby
Stickles - Stardust
Recollections  Foam Adhesive Squares

Thank you for taking the time to stop by to take a look at my Sweet card.
Jen

Cricut Cardz Challenge #85

Challenge #85 Holiday - Anything Goes! Make a card for any holiday you choose, using any cartridge and colors you'd like.

For my Holiday card I chose Halloween using the Hello Kitty Greetings Cartridge.  I got this Cartridge from Michaels when they had the Carts for $10...I didn't think I would use it much, but I couldn't pass up such a great deal.  Turns out I love this Cart...I think Hello Kitty is just too darn cute and love her in her witch costume. :)

Supplies:
A2 size card using Black Cardstock...I don't know the brand of any of my paper as they are all from scraps.
Cricut Cartridge -Hello Kitty Greetings - Cut at 4"
Cuttlebug Folder - Spots & Dots
CTMH Ink pad - Black
Sakura Gelly Roll Pen - White
Celebrate It Basic Narrows Ribbon - Blackand of course...wait for it...Stickles - Purple (surprise surprise!)

Thanks for taking the time to stop by.

Jen

Cricut Cardz Challenge #84

It's been some time since I've posted anything on my blog.  I would like to post more often so I have decided to try some challenges.  We'll see how that goes. :)  I found this challenge on Ready Set Stamp.  Thank you Julie for the inspiration.  The challenge is as follows:

The challenge for this week is to make a card using a monogram (initial) and any colors or cartridges you'd like.

Supplies:
Cricut Imagine:  Best Friends Cartridge
Bazzil Cardstock: White
Textured Value Pack from Joann's: Ice Cream Social
Celebrate It Ribbon: Brown
Colorbok Chipboard Alphas
My Pink Stamper: Fabulous Phrases
Close to My Heart: Desert Sand
Stickles: Frosted Lace

I created an A2 size card
My Cricut cut is from Best Friends Cartridge page 19.  I layered my cut and changed the patterns.  The background pattern is from page 41 and the pattern on the shape is on page 37.  I love how everything coordinates perfectly when I use my Imagine carts.  I hope you enjoy my card.  Thank you for taking the time to check out my creation. :)
Jen