Better than a Mom- tile

A friend of mine wanted to make this for her mom's birthday a while back and asked if I could cute the vinyl for it, I had never seen this and thought it was such a great saying.
Cricut American Alphabet- mom @ 3 and grandma @ 1.25,
Calligraphy Collection- Gratitude font 1st having you for a and is my children,
Lyrical Letters- Jumbo font 2nd having you for a,
Cuttin up- better than,
Calligraphy- the Inspirational Blackout font the only thing

I set up everything I could except mom and grandma on the gypsy and then cut it all in black. Then I used the E2 Anniversary edition to cut mom and grandma since that cart is exclusive to that machine. I hope you like this project as much as i do I'm making one for my mom for Christmas shhh don't tell!

Monster Party Day 4 - banner

Alright everyone, here is the final project for the monster birthday bash. This banner of monsters were cut from Mini Monsters at 4 inches each. I used the shadow feature as well as the regular feature. The letters are from Cuttin up "holy cow" and are 2-1/2. I used twine fro The Twinery to string it together and added some googly eyes to a couple of the monsters :)

 Thanks for hanging out with me this week, I hope you enjoyed my monster themed party!

Candy Bar Banner- for a Wedding

 Back in January I had made this other banner and never posted it. This was actually for a wedding and it turned out great, I need to get a picture of the banner strung and hung up. I used some fuzzy paper for the pennants (I cut by hand) I used Cuttin' Up for the letters cut at 3-1/2 and Mini Monsters for the candy pieces cut at 3-1/2 and the sucker cut at 4. I added some pearls and ribbon to the letters and some glitter to the sucker and candies.

 Here is a shot of the glitter.

 Close up of the letters.

I took this one so you could see the colors a bit better with the black background.

Thanks for stopping by today, have a great one.
Linking up at Craft-O-Maniac

Fantabulous Cricut #43- Sweet Shop

Hello Everyone, for this weeks challenge at FCCB it is a "Sweet Shop" theme so you can make a project using candy. Someone recently asked me to make a banner for her, her sister is getting married and she is throwing the shower with these colors and wanted candy on it so this fit perfectly for this challenge. I cut the red part or pennants of my banner by hand. First I measured the length (5-1/2) and then found the center then I went up about 1-1/2 inches and made a mark, then connected that mark to both corners and cut out the triangle. For the fan folds I took my 12x12 paper and scored it at every 1/4 inch mark on the Martha Stewart score board, then I cut 2 inch strips of paper (2x12) then I fan folded them. After that was done I glued 2 pieces together (now I have a 2x24 piece) and then glued those ends together to form a circle. I used hot glue to adheare the fan folds to the pennants. I used Cuttin up to cut the letters at 3-1/2 and then Mini Monsters for the candy cut at 3-1/2 and sucker cut at 4 inches. I used stickles on them also but you cant really see it. I used some matching brads I had and red polka dot ribbon for the letters. I didnt put it together because it has to travel and she thought it would be better if she waited to get there to assemble it.

The Stickles are on the white areas, I was trying to get a better picture but I don't think you can really see them on here.

Thanks for stopping by, make sure you check out the other design team projects and give this a shot for some great prizes on the Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog as well.

 This is what the banner looked like at the party with all the fun matching candy below it, she threaded it together with some fun tulle! :)

Fantabulous Cricut #41- Snowy Delights

Hello Everyone, welcome to 2011 and the first challenge of the year from the Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog. This week's theme is Snowy Delights which means you have to have a snowflake somewhere on your project or card. I decided to make this sign since I loved my Candy Cane one found HERE so much. I cut the letters at 6.20 on my Gypsy with Cuttin' Up. The snowflakes are from Cake Basics cut at 1, 1-1/4 and 1-1/2 inches both the letters and snowflakes are cut with white vinyl. Thanks for stopping by and make sure to check out the other Fantabulous Design Team blogs found on my right side bar. Don't forget to enter into this challenge at the FCCB for some great prizes.

 I used some blue paint I had for the first 2 coats and then lightly went over that with white paint. I also added some silver stretchy cord and some white shimmer ribbon for the hanger.

I am linking this up to I{heart}Naptime, Craft-O-Maniac and also The Paper Variety.

Fantabulous Cricut #37 Thankful For....

Hello all my crafty friends out there. I am finally back to reality after having my last craft fair this year. This weeks challenge at the Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog is "Thankful For..." well I was having a hard time thinking of what I was thankful for until I was working on these blocks for the craft fair and it finally came to me... I am so Thankful for my FAMILY! I love them all very much. My husband is a great support to me and all my crafting adventures! My kids are the best and I love them for who they are and the things they teach me everyday. I wouldn't be the person I am today without them :) 

So for this project I got some scraps of wood (2x6's) from the guy building in my neighborhood (gotta love free wood right) then I cut 2 each of the same sizes 6,8, and 10 inches. Then I got a font I liked (I used Cuttin' Up) and with my Gypsy I figured up the size the letters needed to be. I ended up getting 3 sets of letters from one sheet of chocolate vinyl from ProvoCraft. After the paper was picked and the letters were cut I started putting them together. I used sticky strip to apply the paper to the wood and then eye balling it I stuck the letter to the paper. Then I got out some ribbon, buttons, brads and Prima flowers to finish them up. I hope you enjoy this project and that you will play along in the challenge this week, I know there are some awesome prizes up for grabs :) Be sure to check out the other DT members projects as well, they always have great ideas to inspire you! Don't forget to sign up for my giveaway :)
I am linking this up with Craft-O-Maniac Monday link party.

 The 1st set is Die Cuts With a View Rustic Stack and this 2nd one with the blue and brown is from My Mind's Eye.

 Black and White is My Mind's Eye again the Meadow Lark Collection.

 This one is also My Mind's Eye.

 Another Die Cuts With a View (DCWV)