I Love my Cricut!! Look what he has helped me to make!!

I made this piece of "functional art" to enter it into the challenge on the Circle Blog. This is what the challenge said   " Create a piece of wall art (canvas, art board, sign, vinyl directly on wall, framed art, shadow box, etc.). Use at least three colors."



This is what I started with!! It is magnetic board with hooks that was meant for a child's room.

And here is what I re-purposed it to!! I used my Cricut for adding all the fun shapes to cover the hearts and flowers on the top of the frame as well as on the little box. I love how this turned out!! It is hanging by our back door. It serves as a key hanger as well as a magnet board to put things I don't want to forget to take when I go to town eg: receipts for returns,  perscriptions to be filled etc. I also keep a pen there to write quick notes or reminders on the hidden post-its in the little book. Here it is!!!

 Here are some close-ups of the details.

I love this fish from  and the hibiscus flowers from.

Do you see the paper curl exposing a different pattern underneath?  Fun sea turtle and seahorse!!

These are the magnets.

The hidden post-it notes.

I used these materials and tools to alter this board: Cricut Expession, Gypsy, Tie the Knot, Splish Splash, Dreams Come True, Paper Dolls Dress-Up, Luau, Graphic 45 Tropical Travelogue, Tim Holtz distressing tool, Tim Holtz Alcohol Inks (on metal hooks), Tim Holtz metal tag, TH Distress Ink, Pebbles Chalks, Sookwang Tape, Mod Podge, Alene's Quick Dry, Zig glue pen, TH metal corners, hat pin and Swarovski Cystal beads, Your Story paper trimmer, hair elastic, TH Tiny fastener, chipboard, bone folder, ATG adhesive, cricut sissors, Tattered Angels chipboard pieces, hot glue gun and sticks, clear embossing powder, Utee, heat gun, Exacto knife, TH tag and crystal charm., TH jump rings, eyelets, Imaginesce Crop-a-Dial, Glimmer Mist, Hot-fix metal bling, and the I-Rock.

Week 2 Circle Challenge using Create A Critter

     For week 2 of the Challenge from the Circle message board we were asked to use Create A Critter. I needed to make a gift card holder.
    I chose the snake, with the birthday hat, and the ballon cut at  4".   I  used American Crafts City Park paper and off-white cardstock by Autumn Leaves.  Family Traditions flower punch .  Twinery twine and Basic Grey buttons.  Sentiment from Pink by Design`s Take the Cake.  Black pen and ink by Momento.

   It is hard to see by the picture but this card is shaped as a giftbag.  The flower punch at the side hides a slide-out for holding the gift card.

                    Thanks for looking and have a great day!
                                                                               Hugs,  Colleen

A Valentine Card for my Son

 Hi Everyone!!

  

  I made this simple card for my son for Valentine's Day. I chose Echo Park's Your Truly paper line for these cards.

                                                                                                                                                                              And this is the one I made for my daughter!

Hope you all had a great Valentine's Day!!

  Hugs,Colleen

2nd Circle weekly challenge

This weeks challenge was to make something using pink.At least 2 cuts from the cricut. and any three scallops,Flourishes, glitter, or ruffles. This door hanging has glitter,scallops and flourishes.

Happy Thanksgiving

As we head into the holiday weekend I wanted to make a little gift for my mom. Here is a Card/Teabag holder for Thanksgiving. I used Create a Critter for the chipmunk and My World for the tea box. The tag is from Tags Bags Boxes. I used little copper brads for the nails in the box. Copics and a white gel pen used to create dimension. Glossy Accents applied to the eyes to make them shine!! Stamp on the tag is Inkadinkado. Misc printed paper is from my stash and the cardstock is Bazzill. Thanks for looking . Have a great Thanksgiving!!

French Manor Jacob's Ladder Baby Intro

This project was made using French Manor. I love how it turned out.

Close-up Pic of LO

My Entry For CC Labour Day Weekend

I made this LO for a contest for the Cricut Circle. The title was made with my Cricut using Camp-out , Dreams Come True, and Stone Script carts. I welded the letters and scene with Design Studio. The mountains and trees on the journaling mat were also welded with DS. Images are also from Camp out. Paper is from DoodleBug and cardstock is Bazzill.