Cooking with Cricut Easter Challenge

It's my design team day for the Cooking with Cricut Wednesday challenge.  Since Easter is almost here I'm sharing a truly quick giftcard holder - great, for those of us who wait until the very last minute to get our Easter treats done!

I made seven of these each with different embellishments to give as fat-free, sugar-free, calorie-free Easter gifts.  Be sure to visit Cooking with Cricut to see the fantastic Easter projects being shared by the other design team members - they are amazing.

Here's what I used:

Cricut Cartridge - Easter 2010 - egg and grass (the butterfly is the actual gift card LOL)

Stamp and Die Cut - My Creative Time

Ink - Staz-On

Crinkle Ribbon - My Craft Spot

Silky Smooth Cardstock - DCWV

Stickles

I hope you'll join in our CWC challenge.  Just link your project HERE.

Hugs and Happy Crafting,

Larelyn

Mother's Day Card with a Cross

I had a request for a card with a cross on it.  Here's a quick one designed on the Gypsy and cut on the E2.  I used Sentimentals for the label, using the hide contour for the cutout found on the base.  The cross is from Easter 2010.  Again, I used hide contour for the cut detail on the base.  I also increased the shadow image by an eighth inch.  Finally, Swiss Dots and Victorian embossing folders, and salmon Pearl Pen to add some dimension, and, of course some ribbon - I love ribbon!

Hugs and Happy Crafting,

Larelyn

Easter Treats

I love putting together packages to send to my daughters for special holidays.  Since Easter baskets are not feasible for me to mail, I found other ways to package their Easter goodies.

Here are some of things I put in the packages:

I bought this plastic tube at my LSS - just perfect for Jelly Belly's.

My daughters love these candies!  I just decided to place a wrapper around the stack.

I made boxes and placed some smaller gifts inside.  The box and lid are each made from 12 x 12 cardstock.

Finally, a gift card holder and a carrot treat box  - the carrot was totally scraplifted!!!

The packages are on their way.  I wish I could share the holiday with one or both of my girls, but that's not to be this year - sigh!

Hugs and Happy Crafting,

Larelyn



Fantabulous Cricut Crawl

Woohoo!  It's here!  Welcome to the the fifth Fantabulous Cricut Crawl. . . Fantabulous Cricut's version of a blog hop.  The Design Team members decided to have a Spring Fling.  We'll each feature an original Spring project that includes Pink, Green, and Yellow, and at least one Cricut cut.

If you've come from Kate's Small Bits of Paper, you're in the right place.  If you were just visiting my blog and want to join in the Fantabulous Cricut Crawl, start HERE.  Make sure to check each DT member's blog for some great spring inspiration.  There will be PRIZES along the way (including here) and there will be a GRAND PRIZE  for one participant who submits a "Spring Fling" project at FCCB.  Can it get any better than that?

I created a layout for my Spring Fling project - you expected a card, huh?.  I found the pink, green, yellow (and blue) bunny paper and the project just grew from there.  I love it when I find that one special piece of paper that allows the creating to begin.

I used Easter 2010, A Child's Year, April Showers, Walk in My Garden, and Songbird for the cuts on this layout. The entire layout was designed on my Gypsy.  The bunny, cloud, butterfly, and grass were all embossed using the Cuttlebug.  I added some ribbon, inking, doodling, pop dots, and pearls using my Pearl Pen.  The  mats are cut for 3.5 x 5 pictures.

Now for the fun stuff - blog candy.  All you have to do is leave a comment - that's it.  I'll randomly select one name from all those who leave a comment,  so be sure to include a way for me to contact you.

One more thing,  if I get to 175 followers during the Crawl, I'll be giving a $15 gift certificate from My Sheri Crafts to one of my followers. This will be a separate drawing just for the followers.  So, if you want a chance to win, please become a follower.

OKAY, now it's time for you to join in the fun.  Your next stop is Lisa C. 's My Lil' Bits.  If you get lost along the way,  just return to FCCB.  Don't forget to post your Spring Fling project at Fantabulous Cricut.  Make sure to include a Cricut cut somewhere and show us some pink, green, and yellow.

Happy Crawling!!!

Hugs and Happy Crafting,

Larelyn

It's Spring at FCCB!

and this week's Challenge Me Monday #53 is all about spring. Please join us at Fantabulous Cricut and link your entry below the wonderful examples from the design team.  Don't forget that there is something new to share everyday at FCCB, so be sure to check out each Daily Inspiration.

This is a layout I created awhile back using Easter 2010 and Heritage.  I added some embossing, inking, doodling, ribbon and pop dots to give the layout some dimension. This was my first layout designed on the Gypsy and without specific pictures in mind.  I'm still a "picture first" designer but I'm working on creating layouts that could be placed in an album and given as a gift.  It's out of my comfort zone so I"ll just keep experimenting.  Monique, at Monique Griffith Designs, is the true master of layouts. I'm learning so much from her.  If you haven't seen her designs, visit her blog.  You'll be amazed by her talent, and, she sells her designs as kits!!!!

Another Birthday Card

I plan to enter this card in two challenges.  The digi is from Heart Song Designs and I'm entering the card in their Sketches with Heart #2 challenge.  It's a new challenge and you'll find some wonderful examples created by a very talented design team.  Another new challenge blog is Birthday Sundaes.  Their challenges will be exclusively birthday cards and each card must have a birthday sentiment of some sort on the outside of the card.  You can never have too many birthday cards, right?  Take a look at these two sites and maybe you'll decide to join in the fun.

The circle with the edging was cut from Easter 2010. The inside circle was cut from George then embossed with the Victoria folder.  I'm still learning how to color and mat digi images, but I am enjoying the process.

Hope your week is off to a great start.

Hugs and Happy Crafting,

Larelyn 

Spring Layout

That's right - you heard me - a LAYOUT!!  I'm trying to expand my skills and move out of my cardmaking comfort zone.  When I do create layouts I usually begin with the pictures and let them guide my design.  This time I worked in reverse.  I chose a theme and a main cartridge and began to design.  I'll have to admit, it was a much slower process, but I'm happy with the results.  I looked through the Cindy Loo book and selected images for my design and then sketched what I thought would work around a 4x6 and a 3.5x5 photo mat.  OK, I did chose the butterfly from Sentimentals and the title from Easter 2010, but all the rest is from Cindy Loo. Then I put all the images together on my Gypsy.  I chose the My Mind's Eye Ooh La La paper pack and began cutting.  Once I had all the cuts and my layout sketch, I began embossing, inking, choosing embellishments, and adding dots with the Signo pen. Then it all came together like this. Whew!!!!

I enjoyed my journey out of my comfort zone.  I hope you do too.

Hugs and Happy Crafting,

Larelyn

Fuzzy Sock Cupcake

This is certainly not an original idea - I've seen it posted on quite a few blogs - but what a great quickie gift for the girlies (young or old) on your Christmas list. 

I used the cupcake wrapper from the Easter 2010 cartridge, using the hide contour on the little holes around the top.  I added the trees from Joys of the Season.  When you select the grouping button on the Gypsy, the trees become cutouts.  The paper is BoBunny.  I was excited to find paper with purple accents to match the socks I'd purchased.  I just added a sparkly pom pom for the "cherry" on top. 

Such a simple gift with a little added love because you created the wrapping.  Gotta love that!

Well, it's holiday crunch time.  Most of the decorating is done and I'm ready to wrap presents.  I'm still deciding on my final Christmas cards for mailing - hmmmmmm?? 

Hope your December is off to a wonderful start.

Hugs and Happy Crafting,

Larelyn