Use It! Boo Bag

Here is my "Boo Bag" for the Use-It! challenge #25 Boo Bag challenge. This was my second try, and I think it turned out pretty cute. I am still going to finish the first one that I started, and I will post a picture of that one too. Now, how do I pick who gets this cute bag filled with treats?

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100 Followers Wow!

I would like to share with all of you Julie's excitement. Julie, at Julie's Open Window is celebrating going over the 100th Follower mark! :) CONGRATS Julie! She has something special to share with one lucky winner! Be sure to stop by her blog to see ALL of her amazing creations!

Sassy Studio Designs Sweet Treats Challenge!

Because my Birthday is also August 11th, and I also LOVE cupcakes!

It's a boy.....or

Some very good friends of mine are having a baby today....or tomorrow. She was due on the 8.02, but it seems that baby is not yet ready. Maybe the baby knows how hot and humid it is right now, and would rather wait until next week. Or just maybe that baby has been waiting to be born on my birthday, which is tomorrow. Well, I have wanted to make a card for them, but they did not find out what they were having. I had been working on yellow cards, but I just didn't love them. So, I made a boy card, and a girl card. Here is the boy card. I guess I forgot to take a picture of the girl card.

Prize box

I told you about the tickets we made for my husbands employees last week. Well, on Friday I made match box, gift boxes for him too. He used them to put gift cards in. Each gift card was for a different amount. When the employee got all four of their puzzle pieces to fill their ticket, they got to pick one of the the gift boxes. I think they turned out cut, but I had a heck of a time with them. These four boxes were after several attempts. Cute, Huh?

Baxter's Book

Last night I wanted to spend a little while with the cricut, but I didn't want to stay up too late. I ended up working on a page in Baxter's scrapbook. I think it turned out really cute.

Now that I am all caught up on my blog posts, I am off to work on a challenge. :)

Whose got the golden ticket?

One night this week I thought it would be fun if Joe played with the critcut with me. I really wanted him to see how it works, and what can be made with it. I didn't want him to wonder what was so great about it. I wanted him to see! I asked him if he needed a cool flyer or anything for work. He said "No". I asked him if he had something in mind that he wanted to make. He said "No". I could tell he was not crazy about the cricut, like I was! Finally he asked me if I could make a ticket. I thought.....a ticket? Great....the one thing I am sure I don't have. lol But then to my own surprise there at the bottom of A Word Party was a ticket. Not only a ticket, but also a ticket with four puzzle pieces inside it. He said he needed five of that one. After cutting all five, we cut out the names of each of his employees, and glued them to the tickets. He said he was going to write a goal on each of the puzzle piece, and the first one to get all four pieces and fill their ticket, on Saturday, would get a gift certificate. Great idea, right? My husband is so cute! Here is how they turned out:

Who doesn't love paper dolls?

I do love the wild card cartridge, but it was the paper dolls that sold me on getting a cricut. As a nanny of three girls, and someone who LOVED paper dolls as a child, I knew I had to have this cartridge when I got my cricut.

I had been telling the girls that I was getting a "cricut" and a "cartridge" for making paper dolls. Not that knew what any of that meant! They sure were thrilled the day I brought the stuff over. I made enough for the two older girls to each make one, as well as the two girls next door. They got to pick between a couple of hair bows, two dresses, two pair of shoes and a few different hair styles. They loved it, and each made a unique paper doll fitting to their own personality. I should have taken a picture of them. :( I will next time.
They loved it so much that they asked me to bring more the next day. I didn't have time to make more stuff, but I did the day after that. I had a plan by then. I made four sets of different paper dolls, and I told the girls that they had to earn the pieces to the doll that they wanted to make. (We were having a tough week) Sadly, that day they only earned two pieces. Which they later lost for fighting with each other. On Thursday they each earned enough to make the bride doll. We pasted them to paper, and drew other things to go with her, such as a wedding cake. (Again, I should have taken a picture)

Here is what I brought to them:

Each doll is glued to an envelope, which has enough parts in it to make four of that paper doll.

More Cards

I love love love the wild card cartridge by cricut, and I am thrilled that I never have to buy another card. I know I love getting a homemade card! I hope people will enjoy getting mine as much as I enjoy making them! PS: My mother-in-law makes the best cards, and I am so glad my birthday is next week. She is sure to send me a wonderfully homemade card filled with love!

Here is a card that I made for my friend's son's first birthday.

Here is a card that I mailed to an old highschool friend that I miss talking to:

Happy Birthday Banner

I have two friends, both named Ashley. We get together whenever we can to scrapbook. So they were almost as excited as I was when I got my Cricut! It seems I got it just in time. One of the Ashleys has a son who was turning one. She was looking for a birthday banner, but was not finding what she wanted at the store. So the three of us got together and made this banner. I think it turned out so cute. She is going to try to save it and keep it for all of her sons birthdays. We made it so that the balloons can slide off, and we can make a new balloon that says 2nd. Enjoy

I know this is not a great picture of the banner. I am sure one of the Ashleys has a good picture, and I will post it when I get it.

Bitten By the Bug #13 Accent Challenge

The first challenge I have picked to do is from Bitten By the Bug. The challenged is to use # 13, a Snowflake from Cricut Cartridge Accent Essentials. Once I looked it up, I fell in love with this snowflake. I can see why she picked it! Along with my Cricut, my husband got me a pack of paper. It's DCWV, Mi Casa solids stack. It comes with metallic, glittered, and textured paper. I love this pack, and used the dark blue textured paper for the background. I used the light blue glittered paper for the snowman and the large snowflake. I think this page turned out well. I also use parts from two other Cricut cartridges. I hope you enjoy!

Sorry the picture is not very good. I will work on getting a better picture next time.

Wild Card: Monster Card

Monster Card Envelope

Flower Monster

Peeking Out.

Full Monster Card.

Wild About You!

The first night, I had to thank Joe!

Here is what I made to thank Joe. It's nothing great, but it was my first Cricut Creation.

I got a Cricut!

My Birthday is a week from tomorrow, but I got my gift already. The mother of all gifts! I got a Cricut expressions, and.........9 Cartridges! It came on Friday, and my husband was nice and let me have it. I would have died if I had to wait another week! With this blog I plan to post some of my Cricut creations. Enjoy!