Happy 4th of July!

Here are a couple of 4th of July cards I made using a variety of Cricut carts. It's so easy to use multiple images since my carts are linked to Cricut Craft Room. Not only was I able to search for the images, but I was able to size them in CCR. Hope you're having a great day! Thanks to all the men and women who have fought to give us the freedoms we have!

This was super easy with the USA image from 50 States and the new Chalkboard Font carts!

This one was easy with stars from Craft Room Basics, letters from Varsity Letters, pennants from Pretty Pennants and the star loopy thing was an image from Cupcake Wrappers that I copied 3 times, flipped one and welded them to make a border.

And don't forget to come visit on Saturday for the Christmas in July~Gift Card Holders Blog Hop!

I've had a few questions about the Santa scene and it's all Cricut images as well. Santa, his sandals, beard, mustache, hair and hat are from Paper Doll Dress Up. His sunglasses and swim trunks are from Everyday Paper Doll. And the drink, palm tree, island and tiki head are from Life's A Beach. The words were added in a photo editing program.

Elf Nugget Rockers~Kicking Off Christmas in July!

A while back, a Cricut Circle friend sent me a link to the Bird Nugget Rockers on SplitCoastStampers and they were so cute, I knew I had to make some! But instead of birds, I decided to use the Elf from the Jolly Holidays cart. When you tap the edge of the nugget, the elf rocks back and forth!

These were so easy to make. Wrap your Hershey nugget in some fun scrapbook paper. Fold a paper clip into an "L" shape and glue it to the flat side of the nugget. Add your image to the other part of the paper clip and you're done! The bird had the paper clip as one of the feet but for the elf, the paper clips seemed "off" as his feet, so I just attached him to the paper clip and taped on the nugget to make him rock!

And don't forget. . .Saturday starts the Christmas in July Blog Hop with Christmas Gift Card Holders and a giveaway!

Sneak Peek of a new cartridge!

So, if you were in CCR yesterday morning, you might have seen images for a new cart titled Simple Holiday Cards. PC must have been testing it in CCR because the cart is no longer there. But, while it was there, I placed some {I didn't count the total number of images but there were more than this} of the images on the mat and took a screenshot. It looks like a great cart and I'm anxious for it to be released!

Christmas in July Blog Hop!

This July, I will be hosting a Christmas in July Blog Hop! Every Saturday, there will be a different theme and lots of creative blogs to hop to for ideas and inspiration! Be sure to check back on July 6 for Gift Card Holders, July 13 for Christmas Cards, July 20 for Christmas Ornaments and July 27 for Anything Goes Projects! And of course, there will be prizes! See ya soon for Christmas in July!

Winner of the NSD Tic Tac Toe Challenge

Wow! There were so many great projects and comments! Kudos to everyone who accepted the challenge and created a project! Without further ado, the winner of the $20 gift card to the store {Joann's, Michael's or Hobby Lobby} of her choice is. . .

Dragonfly50!

National Scrap Book Day~Circleville Style!

Happy National Scrapbook Day! 

Some of my crafty friends from the Cricut Circle decided to celebrate all weekend long with different challenges and projects throughout the day today and tomorrow! And, even if you're not a member of the Cricut Circle, you can join in the fun as we are posting on our blogs as well as on the Circle Message Boards!

So let's get to my challenge for the celebration. . .we're playing Tic Tac Toe! Remember that favorite game from your childhood? Well this challenge works the same. You want to use 3 elements in a row to complete your challenge project. Those who know me, know how much I love making boxes! So the center of the Tic Tac Toe board is to Make a Treat Box or Bag. If you use the center element, just choose 2 others to make 3 in a row. If you don't want to make a treat box or bag, no worries. Use the elements around the edges of the board to complete your project.

For my project, I choose to use the top left square, the center square and the bottom right square~Tic Tac Toe~Three In A Row! And this is what I made!

I started with the Tall Box image from the CTMH Artisite cart. This box is make with a separate top, bottom and sides so it was easy to alter the image in CCR. I used another image from Accent 3 to place on the sides of the box to create the window. I then use Craft Room Basics for a 1 1/2 inch circle and cut 4 for the wheels. I cut 4 flowers from Plantin Schoolbook and smaller circles from Craft Room Basics for the centers.

Then, score and assemble the box pieces. Add the centers to the flowers and the flowers to the wheels. Attach the wheels to the bottom box and add a bow to the top.

Your box will look like this:

Loosely fill a clear bag with popcorn and secure with a twist tie.

Carefully smush the bag of popcorn into the box and you have a cute little popcorn cart treat box!

Now for the prize. . .it's a $20 Gift Card to your choice of Joann's, Michael's or Hobby Lobby! And, you can get lots of chances to win! For one chance, follow my blog and leave a comment on this post. For two more chances to win, complete a Tic Tac Toe Challenge project of your own by Sunday, May 12 at 8 pm and come back to this post and add a comment about your project with a link {the link can be to your blog, a message board, your FB page or wherever you can post your project photo}.

What to play along with the other NSD~Circleville team? Here they are:

http://www.withglitteringeyes.blogspot.com/ - 8AM EDT Saturday, May 4, 2013 "It's All About Perspective" Tutorial and Blog Prize - $20 Hobby Lobby Gift Card!

http://scrapalette.blogspot.com/ - 11AM EDT Saturday, May 4, 2013 "Tic Tac Toe Challenge and Blog Prize!

http://scrappycol.blogspot.com/- 1PM EDT Saturday, May 4, 2013 "Ease on Down the Road" Blog Prize- $15 Michael's Crafts Gift Card!

http://papercraftscissors.com/- 3PM Saturday, May 4, 2013 "On Pins" theme and Blog Prize - $25 Simon Say Stamp Gift Card!

http://stampcutcreate.blogspot.com/ - 4PM EDT Saturday, May 4, 2013. "Tin Is In" theme and Blog Prize!

http://allscrappedout.com/ - 6PM EDT Saturday, May 4, 2013 "What's It Owl About" theme and Blog Prize!

http://thenon-craftycrafter.blogspot.com.au/ - 8PM EDT Saturday, May 4, 2013 "Let's Split- CCR Tutorial" (Learn to create a split letter monogram) and Blog Prize!

http://www.scrappinwiththebug.blogspot.com/ - 10PM EDT Saturday, May 4, 2013 "The Crazy Bs Challenge" and Blog Prize!

http://sarawandrews.com/ - 9AM EDT Sunday, May 5, 2013 "Go Big or Go Home Challenge" and Blog Prize - $20 Hobby Lobby Gift Card!

http://www.scrappinwiththebug.blogspot.com/ - 11AM EDT Sunday, May 5, 2013 "Tropical Sunset Color Challenge" and Blog Prize!

http://icameisawicreated.blogspot.com/ - 6:30PM EDT Sunday, May 5, 2013 "Did-I-MENSION???" Challenge and Blog Prize!

Bottoms Up ~ Bunny in a Basket!

When is a bunny in a basket really a cute little box? When it's made with the Cricut Sweet Tooth boxes cart! I used the cone layer 2 and the top for the basket and bunny. The feet are made from Craft Room Basics. The handle, which has a scallop edge on each side and the grass are from Plantin Schoolbook. And, a fluffy pom pom finishes it off!