Monday, March 25, 2013

Spring Time Gift Box

Spring time is here and with it a Spring themed Ink it Pink Challenge
I made a box for a birthday gift.
 
 
Bottom of box
  
 
Side of bottom box
 
 
Inside of box

 
Top of box

 
I used Glossy/shiny paper for the butterfly
 

 
Side of box
 
 
Used:
Pink by Design stamp
Create a Critter Cart -Butterfly cut at about 3"
Googley eyes
Action Wobble
Memento Tuxedo Ink
Martha Stewart Score board
 
 
Thanks for stopping by hope to see you soon.

Sunday, March 24, 2013

Baby Blog Hop

Welcome to the Oh Baby Blog Hop!
 

Thank you so much for joining us and My Cricut Craft Room for this Oh Baby Blog Hop. This hop is totally for fun for us to show you some great baby projects. The only rule of this hop that we followed was to use our Cricut machines. There are some great new cartridges that we wanted to show you and a few ways to use some of our favorite Cricut cartridges..... My Cricut Craft Room will be having some very fun and festive blog hops coming up.... Wedding, Easter Bunny, Dance Your Heart Out, and many more popular Spring themed events! Please make sure to visit and comment on all of the blogs on today's line up to be entered to win a custom graphic for your blog or upcoming Blog Hop. The winner will be announced on Wednesday on My Cricut Craft Room's blog.





Items Used:
Life's a Party Cricut Cartridge 
(pg. 49 for the card / onesies)
Card W 7.21x H 3.72
Pink by Design stamps: Everyday Banners for the Banner/Congrats
Baby Love Stamp Sentiment -"Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart"
Inks:
Memento Rich Cocoa for Congrats/ Banner -Outside
Tim Holtz Wild Honey for the edges on the inside

White Ribbon
Clothes Hanger

Next is Erica's Project http://ericasprojects.blogspot.com


Here is a complete list incase you need to go back.
1. Start http://mycricutcraftroom.blogspot.com
2. Julie http://thecricutchirp.com
3. Robinhttp://cutonedesignsbyrobin.blogspot.com
4. Mel http://melbarwisedesigns.com
5. You are here
6. Erica's Project http://ericasprojects.blogspot.com
7. Kathy http://kathy213-kathyscorner.blogspot.com
8. Kris  http://kreationsbykrisdietz.blogspot.com
9.Crafting Blogspot Events http://craftingblogspotevents.blogspot.com

Easter basket

This is a basket that I was able to make thanks to Sarah Hamer over at Pink by Design! Last week she had a U-stream for the new stamp release and we had the chance to make a project with her!


This is that basket and I decorated it for my son.


Bunny is from doodle charm cart
 Peachy Keen Stamp PK-751 Animal Faces Medium
Memento Ink - Tuxedo
Ears- Stickles-Glam Pink/black gel pen
The letter E & M were made using white gel /orange gel
(they are my sons initals)


Flower is from Recollections
Green button in the middle from stash
Orange I-rock gem on top of button
Stickles- True Blue/ Glam Pink/ Eucalyptus/ Orange Peel
White Gel Pen
All eggs were made by a set of 3 oval punches 
I used different scraps of paper for the eggs


Here is My best creation yet- E.M.!!
 
Thanks for stopping by : )

Sunday, March 17, 2013

St. Patrick's Day

Top of the Morning to you! I am super excited about this table decoration I made. We are having dinner with my in-laws tonight, home made Corn beef hash. I wanted to surprise them with a decorative item.

I am entering it into many challenges, I will list them here incase you want to enter any of them.

Wacky Wednesday -use color green
Peachy Keen Stamps- anything goes
The Pink Elephant- use green
Action Wobble - use wobble, 2 of something
Stuck on you Sketch- Shamrock
Cameo Creations Challenge- use Shamrock
My Creative Time Challenge -spring theme and use die


 
 Scoreboard for green box
Started w/ 12x12 green paper
Scored at every 4"
then I cut rainbow color pattern paper cut 2" x 12" (2 of them)
scored at every 4" as well
taped on top of the green box
Wooden sticks to sit leprachaun/pot of gold (hot glued)
Inside of foam with green grass
 
 
 
Paper Doll Dress Up Cricut Cart for Leprachaun 3.08" x 4.29"
with accesories that correspond to size
Peachy Keen Stamps- Character Face Assortment- 1" size
Pink by Design Luck of the Irish Stamp set- Happy St. Patrick's Day
Memento Ink Tuxedo
White Gel Pen
Green Rhinestones (2)
2 Shamrocks (in his hand / on the black pot) were cut from:
Paper from stash (used gold for hat/shoes)
 
 
Simply Charmed Cricut Cartridge cut  Pot w/ Gold 3.83" x 3.82"
Pink by Design Stamps: 
 Jungle Fever "You're Spot On" Covered everything but "POT"
Simply Everything - "Heart of Gold"- covered the word Heart
Memento Ink Tuxedo
My Creative Time -Chocolate Greetings Stamp set w/Dies -for the banner
Peachy Keen Stamp - Cornies face Assortment
Chalk
Lime green Gel Pen
White Gel Pen
 



 
 Action Wobble -Shamrock
 
 

My Creative Time -Chocolate Greetings Stamp set -for the banner and My Lucky Charm sentiment
Shamrocks Cut from Paper Doll Dress Up Cricut Cart
The bigger ones are about 2" x 2" then a little smaller to fit inside of bigger ones
Placed with pop up dots on top of rainbow paper
Used 4 one for each side of the box
This one has Stickles -Gold

 Stickles in Stardust

Stickles in Eucalyptus
 

Stickles in Stardust

Friday, March 15, 2013

Baby Blog Hop


Coming Soon





Hello Kitty Birthday

Here is a quick card that I made for a couple challenges going on right now with my Cricut E2 using  my favorite stamp company Pink By Design who is having New Stamp Release Blog Hop!!

More than Favors is having a Wacky Wednesday Challenge #82 which is to use the color green.

Action Wobble Challenge #45 is having an anything goes as long as you use "2" of something-(Buttons, wobbles, etc.), I used 3 green rhinestones. 

The Pink Elephant Challenge TPE190 is to use green as well. 




Used:

Pink by Design Giant Greetings Stamp set -"Happy Birthday" 
Hello Kitty Cricut Cart
Memento Ink Tuxedo
Green Rhinestones
Action Wobble -behind Hello Kitty 




Sunday, March 10, 2013

100 Cricut Cartridge Blog Hop!!

Welcome to Erica's Cricut Craftroom 100 Cricut Cartridge Blog Hop.


 I am soooo excited to be a guest designer. If you happened to stumble on to my blog but would like to start from the beginning start here: Erica's Cricut Craftroom there is some blog candy at the end. Everyone did a great job on the hop.

I was asked to use at least 5 cricut cartridges for the hop. I made 2 different projects for this hop.


 
Sorry I was unable to turn pic around
 
Items Used:
 Pooh Font Cartridge- Pooh / Tiggerific
Cindy Loo Cartridge - Frame
My Pink Stamper - Stamp Sentiment "Cutie Patootie"
Memento Ink -Rich Cocoa




 
Items Used:
Base card is 5x7
Life's a Beach Cartridge - Lizard
Best of Pixar Cartridge - Leaf
Pagoda Cartridge - Kanji symbol for "Happiness"
Pink by Design stamp "Leapin' Lizards, it's your Birthday"
Chalk - Leaf
Inks: Tim Holtz Tea Dye Distress Ink on edge of card
 Memento Tuxedo Ink for sentiment
White Gel - Stitching on tail
Glossy Accents - on lizard toes


  1. Start http://mycricutcraftroom.blogspot.com
  2. Julie- http://www.thecricutchirp.com
  3. Crystal - http://www.rusticdaisy.blogspot.com
  4. Miranda - http://www.nanasscrapspot.com/
  5. Suzanne - http://www.zannieberry.blogspot.com
  6. Cicily http://pinkdalmationscrapper.blogspot.com/
  7. Dorothy http://scraphappyinohio.blogspot.com
  8. Erica's Projects http://EricasProjects.blogspot.com
  9. Sarah http://itswhatkeepsmesane.blogspot.com
  10. Viviana (You are here) http://vivijdesigns.blogspot.com
  11. Owl About Kids http://OwlAboutKids.blogspot.com
  12. Deborah http://skygirlcardsandmore.blogspot.com
  13. Blog Candy http://EricasBlogCandy.blogspot.com

Egyptian Birthday

This is a card I made for my sister in law who loves anything Egyptian.
 
 


 
Used:
 My Community Cricut Cartridge
Markers
Action Wobble
Pink by Design stamp
 

Blog Hop

Join us tomorrow