Monkey for cupcakes

Pieces cut from the NEW ARRIVAL cartridge.  I used it all except for the round small piece

besides the NEW ARRIVAL cartridge monkey I also used the Peachy Keen stamps "Critter faces size med. for the eyes and colored it in with the white daisy marker from ctmh. Ctmh cardstock was also used. For the nose.. I used the black diamond from Stickles.  His belly; this was fun.  I used the Puffy Velvet fabric marker from Marvy color brown #6; after I "smooshed" the color into the circle of the belly, I then heat embossed it and whalaa.. the belly arose all puffy like belly hair...  I have a colored toothpick glued down with hot a glue gun to the back of the monkey.  oh yes, I forgot to add that I have green for the shadow of the monkey.

I made 50 of these cutie monkeys for cupcakes for a baby shower next weekend.   it does look cuter in person that this scanned monkey... I promise  :)     here's a question... I want to do something with the mouth - but don't know exactly what.  Do you have any suggestions??

birthday invite using for Robyn's blog hop (My Pink Stamper)

Made this awesome invitation using the LIFE IS A BEACH cartridge on pg 51 in the booklet.  The swimmer and the font comes from this awesome well used cartridge!!   The paper is just paper I had from some yard sale I happened to (happily) come upon!  Ctmh card stock is used for the shorts, fun and goggles.  The edges were inked with ctmh ink.

I'm sorry I am late posting this onto the blog.  We were celebrating our anniversary today.. 11 years!!

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I LOVE to follow so many blogs and yet.. I still yearn to know what many think of my projects that I love to do.  So....  since I have the capability of having "followers and e-mailing"..  I thought.. Why not!

I promise it won't be everyday - but there are times when i get on a creativity kick and go to town.  So please will you check me out and follow me and sign up for e-mails if you are interested.  I will be the first so I can see what I get...

easy peesy circles for a game - George cartridge

George cartridge to the rescue!!  How simple was this... 9in circles and 3inch numbers - all from this awesome can't live without cartridge!!   Wondering about these circles......  We are having our Fun night soon and my 1st graders class is doing the snack walk. (much like a cake walk). So we have 20 circles.  The teacher & I will be laminating these for her future use!   designed on my Gypsy and proudly cut by Expression!

Easter 2010 Easter basket. a basket full of eggs!

Isn't this just an adorable Easter egg basket!!  My friend Stacy made this while we were at our Cricut Swarm.  I had stickles on hand and talked her into using them on the Easter eggs.  She is new to "Cricutting"...    She has this hanging up on her fireplace. it looks awesome!!  Made on her Expression at fit to page.

you give me butteflies....

besides a little bling for this cute beautiful is that it's 3D and sparkling with Star Dust from Stickles.

 My granddaughter Madison loves butterflies (a girl after her grandmas's (that's me :) ) heart.  I love butterflies too!!  She is going to be hanging this up in her room.  We aren't even done yet.  I think were going to be making lots of these cute 3D butterflies in various sizes!!

It actually looks cuter in person that it does here.  copper stickles is on the "give me" &  Glam pink Stickles is on the rest and really looks cute.   Straight from the Nest cricut cartridge is used on the expression and Gypsy.  Close to My Heart cardstock is used. (all 3 colors)  but to lazy to get up. :0.....   Notice above the "i" in butterflies. we put a large bling from ctmh there too.

See where the "give me" is smeared from the above pic.  looks so much cuter now!

Superman

This is the back of the door hanger.  I doubled the letters on the word ROOM.  They are the fonts on this cartridge.

This is the card from this cartridge.  the words go along with it as layers detail 2.  If you have seen this cartridge already.. you know a superman is on the front.  i did cut it out but lo' and behold...  it tore and therefore running out of time  -I excluded it from the card.

I used the Superman cartridge.  This is the door hanger and the words that go along with the door hanger.  I added the font on this cartridge for his name.  The superman symbol is from the layers on the card.

I loved creating this dinosaur from Create a Critter cut at 2.80w & 2.68 h.  It is so easy to create on my gypsy since I had been working on creating this card for a few days.  Other items used:  *Gypsy wanderings used for the frame that Dino sits on and then embossed using the Cracked embossing folder from Tim Holtz from Sizzix.    ** Cuttlebug set of Animal prints was used to emboss the tail and the top body of the dinosaur.  I used peachy Keen stamps from critter faces set A med.  ** I also used cardstock from Ctmh: kiwi (deleted now) , orange and clover meadow.  Bamboo Ink from ctmh used on the edging of card.  I love inking around edges!!    ** the twine is also from CTMH.  ** oops.. fogot which cartridge the leaves came from..  My gypsy is not near me (how dare I .. lol)  **  The saying on the outside of the card is one my hubby thought of when I told him I was making a birthday card..  Cute huh!!     ** the inside of the card saying is from CTMH D1111 card sentiments.   I hope you have enjoyed this card.  It is for a card swap with our Swarm ladies.