24 Carrot Eggstravaganza Blog Hop

Welcome to cricutcraftingrammy and MyPaperCrafting.com’s 24 Carrot EGG-stravaganza Blog Hop!  With Easter just around the corner we wanted to share some of our ideas and give you some inspiration for your Easter projects! 

If you've come from visiting from  my dear friend Brenda's blog friends craftin with friends , you're in the right place! If you've just happened across my blog and would like to hop along with us, you can go to MyPaperCrafting.com and start at the beginning.

For my project I made a wreath for the Scrapbook Store where I teach classes.  The wreath was a straw one that I scored at Walmart after Halloween for $1.  I wrapped it with this cool yarn I found at Michaels that reminded me of grass.  With my coupon I think I paid about $3 for the yarn.  Paper and flowers from my stash.  

Teddy Bear Bunny was cut from Teddy Bear Parade Cartridge

Bird, butterfly and chicken in egg are from Create a Critter 2 

Spring has Sprung from April Showers.  

The eggs in the center of the flowers were cut from this years Reminisce Easter paper. 

Here is the wreath before I added the cuts.   

Once again Melin is being generous and has provided an adorable digi for each blog designer to give away. I ask that you be a follower of my blog and leave a comment about my project to have a chance to win this adorable digital file.  

Winners will be drawn on Monday and announced on Tuesday.

I will also draw a second winner using Random.org for a goody bag that I will mail.

File link for this digi at PCW 

Now it’s time to hop on down the bunny trail . . . to  Sheena's blog lilflowerslynne1  

Be sure to visit each blog for a chance at winning some Easter-y blog candy!

BBTB2 Challenge- Make a Shape card

For the first challenge of September our BBTB2  Design Team sister Stephanie

 has asked us to design a shape card. 

I knew right away I was going to make a card for my daughter's baby shower coming up this next weekend.  

I already had the cuts I wanted on my Gypsy as I had made invitations for the shower (See below).  So all I needed to do was weld the shadow mitt cuts to make my shape card and make all the cuts bigger.  

I used the Boys Will be Boys Cartridge 

Mitt cut at 5 inches from page 29

Bat and Ball page 39 cut at 5 inches 

The All Star is cut from Life's a Party page 47 cut at 9 inches.  

Micah was cut from Nate's ABC at .75 inches 

I embossed the ball and the bat

Inside of card 

Here is the invitation that motivated me to make a matching card.  

I am having fun making 'boy" themed things after 3 granddaughters.  Next I am working on more goodies for the shower.  So stay tuned for more!

I hope you will join us this week for the "Shape Card" challenge.  Remember to link up to BBTB2 by Saturday.  Happy Craftin!

Memories in Time Blog Hop- It's All About Spring

Welcome to the Memories in Tyme blog hops - where you will find some seriously talented people who love to share their ideas with you! Our hop today and tomorrow is all things relating to Spring - full of ideas for layouts, cards, décor or whatever else we’ve all decided to make! This is Lynda’s favorite time of the year - where things are starting to look nice, not be too hot, flowers and trees starting to come out, and people in their yards making their surroundings look good!

Now, if you just happened upon my blog, then please go back to the beginning which is at Lynda’s blog (http://memoriesintyme.blogspot.com/). Besides, the beginning is always the best anyway!!!

Hope you are in a "Springy Mood and ready to see all the great projects. For the hop today I made a double page layout for some future pictures of granddaughters. I so wish you could all see this layout in person as the picture just doesn't do it justice. The pastel and muted colors don't show up that well and yet they are so pretty. I used Elegant Edges, April Showers and one of my all time favorite cartridges A Child's Year.

Here is the double pages

Detail of ACY cuts 

Other detail photo

Recipe:

A Child's Year Cricut Cartridge  page 34 and 36- cuts at  6 inches and cut shadow.  The Flower and grass cut page 35 cut at 1.5.  

Words from April Showers cartridge   Striped background cut from Elegant Edges (Book cut)  page 45 at 11 inches.

MS punch border and EK Sucess Punch for tiny flowers 

Tiny buttons and paper doilies 

Paper- K and Company double sided stack 

For my blog candy I ask that you be a follower and leave a comment. One lucky random winner will receive a goody bag, I am in the hop both days April 7th and 8th so you double your chances if you hop by both days. I will be participating both today and tomorrow so make sure you come back and leave a comment both days to double your chances.

Blog candy from Memories in Tyme…One lucky winner for April will receive a digital album for Spring made especially for them by Lynda! Retail value $150 - in order to get in on the drawing, make sure to:

1. Be a follower of my blog!

2. For extra entries...follow me on Twitter and Facebook Fanpage - information is on my blog!  

3. Please check out everyone's blogs and leave a comment on theirs...the more you do the more entries you will get!

Thank you for checking out my project, now follow the links below and remember to visit all the stops for MAXIMUM ideas and LOTS OF FUN!!! Next up on the hop is (name of the next person as you link up), make sure you check out her fun project!!!

Spring has Sprung layout for Cricut Circle challenge

Hi everyone this is a double page layout that I did for the Cricut Circle Weekly Challenge this week which is "Springtime Challenge"- for the challenge you needed to use rick rack, a minimum of two Cricut Cuts and at least one sticker.  

The background paper was from my local LSS for 25 cents a piece and was cut was a book cut from Elegant Edges at 10 inches.  The bunnies and chick are from the Easter cart.  The rosettes were made from Tim Holtz die cuts.  Spring has Sprung was cut from April Showers.  I used a wide MS flower punch for the pink border. The pastel rick rack I bought last year and I used Crochet flowers and puffy flower stickers to complete the layout.  

Thanks for looking 

23-Welcome Spring altered plate

Hello everyone.  This project started out with a pink plate I got in the Easter section of the 99 cent store. When I saw it last week I thought it would be something I could alter for Easter or Spring.  Maybe add some vinyl to it but then I changed direction and this is what I came up with.  This has been a slow process as I haven't been feeling well this week but little by little I designed it on my Gypsy, finally got it cut out and then today I chalked my cuts and put it all together.  I am really happy with the bright colors.  It's going to look so cute in my entry.  

I cut a lot of the layers double and pop dotted them.  In fact I got a bunch of pop dots at the 99 cents store to.  So now I have a great stash of those.  

The flowers I punched  with an EK success punch and I added flower buttons to the top. 

Cartridges Used:

Freshly Picked gate page 46 4.5 cute 3 times 

April Showers- Welcome Spring 7.5 x 3.92 cut 2 times

Fabulous Find Frame for title 

Walk in Garden ladybug 2 inches page 118 

bee 1.5 inches page 112

Word Builder Garden of Words butterfly 2.5 inches 

Lacey Labels- Scalloped Circle

Here are some closeups

Challenges I am entering with this project

Bitten by the Bug 2- Use the word "Welcome" 

Celebrate the Occasion- " Welcome Spring"

My Craft Spot-" Spring Scallops"

Flutterby Wednesdays - Open challenge with butterfly, angel or fairy 

Paper Lovin Gals- "Don't Fence Me In" photo inspiration 

Sunny Days Playtime layout

Today I designed this layout that I am going to enter into a variety of challenges.  Most of the paper is from the Flower Shower Stacks from DCVW that I bought last year.  

The Sunny Days Cuts is from Celebrate With Flourish and was cut at 2.5".

The Sun is from Pack Your Bags and was cut at 4 ". 

The girl with the ice cream is from Playtime cut a 3 " and the girl jump roping was cut at 4 ".  

The grass is from Cake Basics cut at 1" x 12 ".  

The trees are from April Showers cut at 5 3/4 " and 6 ".  

The sun border was cut from the Cricut Classic font and the flowers for the journaling were cut from Tags, Bags and More at 3 1/2 inches.  

I then embossed, cut flowers from a punch, added buttons,  drew accents with Smooch and Sharpies.  I also added Recollection Tear Drop Gems  for ice cream drops. I didn't have yellow so I put yellow alcohol ink on white ones.  

Close up of the two little girls.  

Bitten by the Bug2- Use the Sunny Days Cut from Celebrate with Flourish

Celebrate the Occasion- Use a sun

More than Favors- Tags, Bags and More 

Fantabulous Cricut - Use a sun

Frosted Designs- journal card

Getting Cricky- face

My Craft Spot- sweet treat for Summer 

"Flower" the skunk card from Disney Classics- Spring Fever

This is the card I made for the BBTB2 challenge this week.  The challenge was to make something with a Disney cut.  I decided to use my new Disney Classics for the first time and planned to make the either Bambi or Thumper.  As soon as I saw this cute little cut of Flower I thought it was perfect.  The card is 5 x 7 and the skunk is cut at 4".  The title was cut at 2 " from April Showers which I just got yesterday.  

I used Stickles on the title, flowers, and eyes.  I added tiny butterflies I cut with a MS punch and stickled.  I also used a MS flower punch for the edge.  I added ribbon and some small yellow flowers with pink gems to match the paper flowers.  The second pic is a closeup.