Lasting Memories April Fools Challenge- Hidden Pictures or journaling

Another month has come and gone and its already April 1st. Today for the April Fool's Challenge at Lasting Memories the challenge is to show your hidden journals or photos.  I had so many wonderful pics of our day at Long Beach Aquarium with our three granddaughters recently.  Although we love ocean animals our favorite thing that day was the Larakeets.  I was so surprised how much Katie and Kenzie loved the birds and that they weren't scared of them at all. So rather than the 4 pictures you see on each page of this double page layout.  The first page actually has  12 pictures on  the page.  I accomplished this by making a small booklet that opens at the top of the page so you can hang it over the page protector.  The third and fourth pictures show the pages open in various stages.  

I used Tim Holtz letters colored with Alcohol Inks for the title

A MS leaf punch and leaf border punch

The paper is  South Seas by Creative Imaginations

I hope you enjoyed this idea and I can't wait to see what the other DT members create for this challenge. I always love ideas for getting more on pages.  

The sketch idea for this week is below.  Remember to join the challenge you must do a layout with hidden journaling or pictures.  If you would like to you can use the sketch but it is not mandatory.  I hope you will join us for the challenge this week.  Happy craftin!

Flower Shape Thank You and Handy Man recycle card

More rain in Southern California so I spent the day scrappin.  I got two cards done for some challenges.
The first one is from Shes a Sassy Lady and her great videos for Gypsy made Simple.   Sheila uses Art Philosophy in the video.  I used Accent Essentials so I could enter this in the My Creative Time Challenge and made it into a thanks for Celebrate the Occasion.  I always like to have thank you cards in my stash.  The paper is DCWV from Joanns.
SU Stamp

Entering in the following challenges

Celebrate the Occasion - Thank You

My Creative Time -Any project with older cart

Shes a Sassy Lady- flower shape card

This is my second card which I made for the Frosted Design Challenge.  For the recycle elements I used recycled foil and cardboard.  Some twine and washers from garage and some old stickers.  

Frosted Design Recycle 

Easter card that I piled on the challenges with

I made this Easter card yesterday for a bunch of  challenges.  I just piled them on and was really happy with the way it came out.   I got this SU stamp set last year and love the little girl and the tree branch.  

Cuts:

Shape from Elegant Edges page 38 oblong frame 

Cindy page 40 flourish 

Paper last year Easter and Recollections embossed paper stack 

Tim Holtz Rosette

Ribbon from Michaels 

MS flower punch 

Stampin Up Easter stamps from 2011 colored with Prismacolor pencils 

Entering the following challenges with this card:

Exploring Cricut- Spring using Easter Colors 

Frosted Design- sketch 

Die Cuttin Divas- The Three R's- ribbon, rhinestones and rosette

BBTB2- Cindy Lou Flourish

Paper Lovin Gals= Picture Inspiration 

Woo hoo! My layout was selected Top 10 at DCWV this month

I am so excited!  One of my layouts was selected by for the DCWV Diary Top 10 Post for the month of March. There are so many wonderful layouts if you want to check it out.   I love DCWV paper and have been entering for several months.  Each month they have a layout challenge in which you need to follow a sketch.  I really enjoy the challenges.  

Here is the layout of my granddaughter Kenzie  

and

Here is the original post 

Cooking With Cricut Challenge -April Fools with a Goofy Card

Woohoo it is time for another Cooking with Cricut challenge and Design Team post.

First I want to thank  Melin for posting two projects I did with her wonderful cutting files on Sunday. I was very honored. If you would like to see my layouts with Kelly and Keegan the Irish Bears and  the birthday cuccake bear check HERE. So now on for this week the challenge is "Make Me Laugh" - April Fool's use a pun or funny saying.  At first I was a little stumped about what I was going to do for this challenge.  Then I  came up with this idea.

The card is a 5 x 7 card and Goofy was cut from the Cricut Cart Mickey and Friends at 5 inches.  

The question mark was cut at 2 inches.  

Hint: It is always best with the Disney cuts to make them as large as possible to piece them correctly.

On the outside I typed the sentiment 

Want to see something goofy? and then on the inside it says

You already did?  

I hope you will join us for the challenge and enter your projects.  We would love to see what you create.  

Make a Wish Upon a Dandelion layout

The weekly challenge for the Cricut Circle is the Decorative Letter Challenge Create a scrapbook page, card, home decor item, or other project where you include a word of your choice. One or more of the letters in your chosen word must be replaced by a Cricut shape. 

I also combined this with Amanda Crafts and More challenge which was to use a sketch and share the sketch with your layout.  I immediately went on the hunt for a multi picture double page layout sketch and I found a great one at Page Maps to use.  

March Map from Page Maps 2012 

This is my adorable oldest granddaughter Katie in our backyard blowing on dandelions for the first time.  She had so much fun and made sure she found every dandelion in the backyard before she quit.  I chose to use the grays and reds of her clothes and found in my stash this wonderful Cosmo Cricket paper called Something Blue which came in a kit.  

The large scallop circle was cut from Elegant Edges page 47 at 11 inches.  

The small red circle under the doily was from page 23 cut at 4.5 inches.

The title was cut from Nursery Rhymes at 2 inches 

Dandelions and Dandelion border from Storybook page 43 cut at 2.5 inches 

The I in wish was replaced with a dandelion cut.  

I added sticker letters so the full title is  " Make a Wish Upon a Dandelion" 

The Once Upon a time tage and the little words all came from the kit.  

They say bliss, happiness, joy and elation.These were pop dotted and inked on the edges.

I also used some crochet border and added Diamond Stickles to the ends of the dandelions.

I am really happy with the way this came out and love the colors.  

Thanks for looking and Happy Craftin.

Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog- Out like a Lamb

Two weeks ago the FCCB challenge was "In like a Lion".  The second part of the challenge is "Out like a Lamb."  Before I tell you about my  double page layout let me apologize for the picture quality.  I didn't realize how bad they were and I already gave the pages to my daughter so I can't retake them. The last two pictures show the colors a little better.  

The  pictures are of my youngest granddaughter Brittany who is 8 months old.  

I used the DCWV French Country Stack which is so beautiful. 

The title Our little lamb was cut from the Cricut Nursery Rhymes Cart. 

Mary had a little Lamb and Little Bo Peep were also cut out from Nursery Rhymes.

I used Martha Stewart punches, crocheted flowers, Recollection flowers  and  Seam Binding ribbon.  

I hope you will join us for the FCCB challenge this week.  "Out like a lamb" Make a project using a gentle animal... lamb, kitten, puppy etc.... I can't wait to see everyone's projects.  

Happy Craftin!