Cricut Circle Monthly Challenge

Hello Fellow Crafters!

Haven't been feeling well, so I have not been posting these past couple days.  I have worked on a few cards but have not put all the finishing touches on them, but I will post them as soon as I am back up and running.

However, had to post this one today as it is for the Cricut Circle Monthly Challenge and it is due today...nothing like waiting until the last minute.

The theme was:
OCTOBER MONTHLY CHALLENGE: CELEBRATING CREATIVITY
The theme for this month’s challenge is all about celebrating the reasons why you love to create! Please create a scrapbook page or home decor project CELEBRATING CREATIVITY. Project must be newly created for this challenge and should include atleast 2 cuts to qualify. You must also:

• Use the Shadow Feature
• Use Patterned Paper (purchased, printed, or created with stamps, etc.)
• Use Embellishments to Enhance One of the Cuts (pearls, buttons, gems, glitter, etc.)

This project was definitely a challenge for me as I have never done a scrapbook page or home decor project so far with my cricut (which is really crazy as scrapbooking was whole reason why I bought my Cricut).  This was great though as it has helped jumpstart my goal to begin really scrapping my pages for daughter.

So my thought behind my layout was my daughter, who was/is the motivation for me to be creative so that I can capture the memories of her childhood for her to have when she is older.  She is the reason that I Create!

I never Imagined I could Create something that would fill me with so much LOVE!

Details:
Dark/Light Purple Cardstock - Bazzill
Pink Patterned Paper -  DCWV Mariposa Stack (my Favorite)
       *Light Purple/Pink Patterned Paper cut using Imagine Best Friends cart using the Cut Only feature
imagine - Home Accents cart, Paper Studio purple cardstock cut at 4"
create - Gypsy Font cart, K&Co Jubilee Purple Burst cardstock, shadow Recollections cardstock cut at 2.75"
Tag - Tags, Bags & More, Recollections cardstock cut at 4.29" Words (Tim Holtz) printed on computer
Large Butterfly - Once Upon A Princess Cart - cut at 3.25, Purple Bazzill Cardstock, Mariposa Photo Mat Stack
Small Butterflies - Imagine Nursery Tails cart
Flower - Forever Young Cart - cut at 2.5", 2", 1.5", 1.25" with Diamond Dust
LOVE/Heart - Tim Holtz grunge board letter,  gold powder embossing powder
Photo Mats - Pink Paper printed & cut using Imagine Nursery Tail, Tan - Recollections Cardstock
Vintage & Dusty Concord Distressed Ink
Miscellaneous Purple Floss Ribbon
Stickles - Diamond, Eucalyptus & Cotton Candy
Ink Essentials Opaque Pen
iRock Bling

Creations w/Christina Challenge #2

Hi All,

The second challenge is to create a project with the primary color being pink.  This is another simple card and was inspired by my love for Victoria's Secret Pink line. lol

Here is my submission:

Later, I had to add some bling (stickles) to the letters to kick it up a notch

Details: pink paper from SEI chic-a-dee stack.  Letters cut from StoryBook and embossed with Swiss Dot.  Ribbon from Michaels and little deer from Cricut Imagine Nursery Tails with a little stickles around it.  I did use my Expression/Gypsy for the letters.  Only used Imagine for the deer.

Nicole

Imagine & Forever Young

Hi Everyone,

I have been dying to use my Forever Young cart and the Imagine as I thought the possibilities would be endless.  Also, Forever Young is one of my favs.  Here is a quick card that I just threw together.  Can't wait until I have more time to play with it.  Plus, I need more color option carts for my Imagine.

Here is the card...

Hope you enjoy....

Nicole

Imagine That Wednesday @ MPS

Hi All,

Today, Robyn over at MPS posted her Awesome Imagine That project.

She has invited everyone to post their Imagine project, so here is mine.....  Not too excited about how it came out, plus I kinda messed it up at the end but I am going to post it anyway.

While I really like it and I have been one of the fortunate ones who have not had any technical difficulties with it, I am not sure I like they way it cuts/prints the layers.  I don't like the border around the images and I wish there were more options.  I guess I just prefer the way the individual cuts look on the Expression so far.  However, I do like how you can see what your project is going to look like and the color combo options.  We shall see, I am going to keep playing with it and see what I can come up with.

Anywhooo....here it is.

Thanks for looking.....

Nicole

Peachy Keen Stamps Challenge #37/1st Cricut Imagine Card

Hi All,

I am entering my 1st Peachy Keen Stamps Challenge and I figured I would make my first Cricut Imagine card at the same time.  I am excited and nervous to really get out there and share my work with others as I am still pretty new at this.   I really like how this card came out, especially as I was creating at 11:30 pm last night after my daughter went to sleep and I finished watching the season premier of Law & Order: SVU.

Anyway, please let me know what you think of my card and I am always open to advice on how to create and make better projects.  Thanks for looking.

Nicole.

Details: Imagine More cart for Frames, Nursery Tails for the frog, pond & grass, MPS Simply Sweet Occassions Stamps w/glossy accents, Diamond Stickles, iRock for bling, Papertrey Ink thread, Cuttlebug D'vine Swirl & Swiss Dots, Faded Jeans Distressed Ink