Ornaments Part 2 Cricut decorates the tree

Here Cricuts are determine who will do what job. After all they have to work together to make it happen. Notice they are standing a box from April Showers.

Looks like the plum one is helping with the pretty 3D bows.

They are all getting the decorations to help Pinky decorate the tree.

Becareful Pinky. Looks like Imagine is helping lift the ornaments for her.

OH NO!!!! Pink fell.. Don't worry no Cricuts were harmed in the making of these photos.

PINK assured us she is fine - after all she is a SURVIVOR!!!!!

Here they are all rejoicing the tree is decorated.

The 3D bow

The pretty 3D star

All Finished and ready for the table.

Ok so can I just say I love my new MINI - it is perfect for using w/ the craft room. I also loved the little extra bonus' that came with it. I received the download code for the 3D ornaments - let me tell you that is about 50% of why I bought the MINI because of the 3d Ornaments. The minute I unwrapped the MINI I started playing w/ these 3D ornaments. There was also a 3D bow digital cartridge I purcahsed w/ my credit. I can say I will probably never buy a bow again.

*** Disclosure****

I will say the 1st ornament I made had a little bit of a learning curve. WHY? Because I didn't realize there was directions for assembly available. I was ready to return my MINI because I couldn't figure out these ornaments. I got so frustrated with them I had to put them down and walk away. I did finally figure out how to make them. I actually then was looking at Curt Jensen's blog http://typecastcreative.blogspot.com/ and actually saw that he created the 3d Ornament and bows cartridge. That is where I got the information there was a hand book about to assemble them.

Also I would not recommend making them 2" or smaller just a little more work to do with them.

If you haven't visited Curt's Blog I suggest you do so. He creates a lot of the great stuff for PC. Oh did I mention that he is having a challenge on his blog? You can go here for the details: http://typecastcreative.blogspot.com/2011/11/decembers-cartridge-challenge.html

I will say that the little Cricut Collectibles came out of the cabinet to help put the ornaments on this tree I bought at Michaels for $1.00 yes $1.00 love it. This tree will be put on my dinning room table for all to enjoy.

Well have a great weekend and

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Weekly Challenge #47: Ornament Challenge!

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Look at the purple it's so pretty.

The weekely Challenge on the Cricut Circle blog was to make an Ornament.

Circle Blog Challenges are open to Cricut Circle Members only. Your project must be newly created for this challenge and include atleast 2 Cricut Image Cuts. You must submit a project to be entered into the Challenge Prize Drawing. One entry per person, please.

Well let's just say I went a little CRAZY w/ ornaments. This is part 1 of Ornaments.... This post of ornaments are for my daugthers Teachers at Preschool. She has 2 very wonderful teachers and she loves them both. It was a little wierd asking the teachers for there middle initial. They must think I'll be stalking them but I just wanted to monogram their initials on the ornaments. I also put the year on the back. I think they turned out so cute.
Shhhhh Don't tell but I also made an ornament for everyone in my family, but I can't post them here as ONE PERSON (HMMM MY MOM) sometimes looks at this blog.
I used Storybook and craft room and my new MINI to make the monograms.

I the letters/date - are all from PC White vinyl - oh this stuff is awesome - cuts like butter!!!!The one teacher loves purple and the other blue and green but not bluegreen. So I used Beacon's Glitter It - adhesive, glass ornaments from Joanns, and Martha Stewarts fine glitter. They just sparkle. I cleaned the ornaments w/ white vinager and water, rinsed and dried. To make the blue and green I poured a little blue glitter in and a little green and swirled it. It is so pretty in person.
These little ornaments fit perfectly in the Chinese take out boxes on the previous post.
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DECEMBER MONTHLY CHALLENGE: Holiday Gift Wrapping Challenge!

The monthly Challenge for the Cricut blog was to create a beautiful gift wrapping.

Rules and Guidelines: Circle Blog Challenges are open to Cricut Circle Members only. Your project must be newly created for this challenge and include atleast 2 Cricut Image Cuts. You must submit a project to be entered into the Challenge Prize Drawing.

My daughter has 2 teachers for her preschool so I made them both a cute little present and the wrapping is these cute little boxes.

I used Sweet tooth boxes and cut the Chinese take out container at 10". I followed the directions to make the containers. I figured what went inside the box would fit perfectly in these.

The tags are from Arts Philosophy and cut at 2.5" --

The little bow is from the new digital cartridge 3D bows.

The stamp sentiment is from Emma at http://www.creativetimeforme.com/ stamp set called All Around Christmas. The little circle and scallop is from Emma's stiched scallop/circle die set. Let me tell you I only own a Cuttlebug Kids and this works perfectly in it.
The paper is from Michaels - Recollections line - and is called Sugar Plums let me just tell you I had to buy 2 of them as they are so beautiful. Some have glitter and some are just plain but they all are so sweet.

I would suggest making a practice one 1st and don't glue the "Wrong" sides together. I really like how these turned out. The next post I'll show you want is in the BOX.

THanks for looking

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NOVEMBER EXCLUSIVE SOPHIE CARTRIDGE CONTEST!

This months Cricut Magazine Challenge was to use the Sophie cartridge. I must admit I got it and put it on the shelf and hadn't played with it until recently. Can I just say there are some mighty pretty little doilies, and other cuts. I think I"ll be using this cartridge more often now.

So here is the Magazine challenge rules:

We love our darling Sophie cartridge so much that we want to feature it in this month’s contest! Use your exclusive cartridge to create something fabulous for the upcoming holidays!
Contest Rules: Use your Sophie cartridge for at least 3 cuts to create your project. Contest will open on November 18th. Please upload a working link or picture of your project to the blog under the Magazine Challenge tab. Please, one entry per person. Entry deadline is Friday, December 9th. The winner of this contest will receive $150.00 credit to Cricut.com! We know you are looking forward to spending that fun money!!

So for this I made a cute little house I thought that when I saw some of the fancy cuts I was trying to figure out how to make it work for this little house.

I know your looking for the Sophie cuts trust me they are there.

Here is how I made the Box -

It is cut from the "House on Sweet Treat" cut at 10".

Then I attached the layers of the door, the "grass" which I changed up and made it white for snow. I didn't put the flower boxes as I knew that I'd be making this more Christmas style.

IF you look out my front door right now there is a ton of snow so this really kind of mimics my house and is where I got the inpiration from. There is also the roof cut from Sweet treats but then it's all changed from there.

I was looking through the book on Sophie to figure out how I was going to make the shingles. Trust me I had several thoughts in my head and none of those were looking just right. So I turned to my Wonderful Hubby and asked him -- after all he took tons of drafting classes and has a degree as an engineer. HE then looked at the book and saw this cute little "shingle". He told me to use the Accent 4 - and then cut them in half. TaDa it worked. I think it layered nicely to form Shingles.

I cut 40 Accent 4 base pieces at 2" each - cut in half.

The snowflakes are cut at 1.5" from the Doily Snowflake function. I cut 8 of those added some Stickles for some sparkle.

I then cut the Doily at 5" and trimmed around it to make the garland hanging outside of the windows.

The final cut was the adorable little Christmas tree - just used some red paper and green paper (scraps) and cut that 2 times at 3" -- then of course added some pretty Ruby Stickles.

I put this all together - can I just say it just sparkles. I added some Star Dust stickles to the snow just like real snow glistens when it 1st falls. I think I might put some little cookies in this and give to my neighbor.

Well hope you enjoy

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Weekly Challenge #46: Flower Fusion Challenge!

This Weekly Cricut Challenge was to use some of your stash and make a project with the purchased flowers.

The requirements were to use our stash and 2 cricut cuts.

The paper was pretty much all left over stash - and Kraft cardstock for the base, the purple is from Archievers, and so is the Green.

I love the Sohpie cartridge and used a cute little flower/frame cut with the top layer and the base. Then I added some cute little flowers w/ some Prima paper flowers and used some "candi" for the centers. I also used Country Life for the word HI.

Just a sweet and simple little card.

Hope you enjoy

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