Would You Ever Guess Wednesday

Hello Crafty Blends

Today is the Fabulous

at My Cricut Craft Room.  

For today's WYEGW project and post
we, the DT Members, were challenged
with using Create a Critter 1 or 2
but not being able to use an animal cut.

I used a few of the Halloween images from pages 53, 54, 55, & 56
on Create a Critter 2 cartridge along with some
other supplies in my stash.
AND . . . .
this is my first project EVER
using fun Action Wobbles!!!

I started with my kraft accordion file card and began making
cuts to fit on each of the 4 panels.

The papers I used for all of my cuts are from the
BoBunny - Apple Cider stack
DCWV - Rockstar stack
and
Simple Stories - Harvest Lane

I also covered each panel with a cream colored card stock,
then inked the edges with Color Box - Stucco
and TH Distress ink in Vintage Photo.

For the first panel, I used the cute pumpkin on page 54, cut at 3", and placed him
on an action wobble.
I also used a white gel pen, a border strip of black cats,
and a rub on sentiment from my stash.

For my second panel, I used the spider and web from page 53, cut at 2",
a border strip of cute spiders that matched, 

purple glitter glue, 

orange/melon colored pearls for the eyes, 

and a rub on sentiment.

For my third panel, I used the cauldron on page 56, cut at 3", a cute
3D witch sticker, a border strip of crossbones, and a rub on sentiment .

For my fourth and final panel, I used the treat bag
and candy from page 55, cut at 2 1/2",
and placed the bag on an action wobble.
I also used some fun 3-D candy stickers, 

Liquid Pears for the face on the bag, and a border strip of candy corn.
The I ♥ CANDY sentiment
is also a 3-D sticker.

I tied a small piece of ribbon to the top of each tag panel in
the same black and orange diamond pattern ribbon
that I purchased from a friend in the Scrapbook Deals on FB.
Thanks Haidee!

No be sure to pop
over to the
My Cricut Craft Room
blog to be in awe
of all the wonderful
DT creations for today
using the
CAC1 and
CAC2
Cricut Cartridges!

 

Remember 

to 

Keep Crafting, 

Because 

♫ ♫ ♫ CRAFTING  ~ ROCKS ♫ ♫ ♫

 \m/-_-\m/ 

:O) 

Jessica

Have An Owlsome Fall Y'All Blog Hop~Day 1

Welcome to Day 1
of the 

Have An Owlsome Fall Y'All 

Blog Hop!

If you arrived here from my Sweet Friend Forever, Heather's Blog,
then you are on Track!

 We are so happy to have you join us today!

The hop starts at Heather Lynn's blog so please start there
if you just stumbled in today
and would like to see some amazing OWL themed projects.

You won't want to miss out on any of these wonderful creations
for this HOP!!!

This is a 2 day hop and the line up will be different each day.
Please start HERE today (9/22) and tomorrow (9/23),
so we can send you in the right direction!

Heather's first "Well Owl Be" Blog Hop"
in June, went over so well,
it has been decided to do
an OWL themed hop
 4 times a year!

Our next hop will be right before Christmas
and we hope you will come back
and join us then, too!

One grand prize winner ,
will win a Cricut cartridge
and a stamp set
sponsored by Erica's Craft Room!
Thank you, Erica, you are so generous!

Please be a follower 
and leave a comment 
at all of the stops in the hop for the chance to win. 

There will also be other blog candy along the way!

OK, so now that all the details are out of the way,
let's get down to Crafty Business!

For the last hop,
I made an Owl Mixed Media Canvas
as a gift to Heather.

For this hop, I wanted to carry on the "new tradition"
and make another gift for her.

I decided to alter a composition book
with some papers Heather had seen in my stash
during one of her visits to my house.

I used my new Create A Critter 2 cartridge to cut
the Owls out at 4 1/2" each.
I forget the manufacturer of the papers, though.
I used some stamps
from the
K Andrew Designs - Owly Hoo Sentiments set
and Vintage Photo ink.
I used an old hand punch that had
a "leaf" adapter that
fit perfect with the patterned papers.
 I added the twine to finish it off.

The paper has just the right amount
of gloss and glitter
to give the entire
"thought journal"
some extra pizazz.

I triple matted a Journal Tag
and the row of owls
which were
fussy cut from some of the pattern paper.

 I didn't want to leave the back inside cover completely bare.
I adhered a few images from the patterned papers
to thick cardstock then fussy cut around them.
I wanted to put them there so when she
gets to the end of her journal, she
still has a cute owl to peek at.

I hope she likes it,
but HOO am I kidding,
she loves
anything with Owls (LOL)!

I am offering candy here at my blog
to one person who becomes a follower
here as well as at all of the blogs
in the hop.  You must also
leave a comment at each stop, too.

~~~I WILL BE CHECKING~~~

So leave one comment here NOW,
then stop back and leave another comment
to tell me you finished
BOTH DAYS of the hop
and have followed ALL of the blogs
and commented along the way!

I would love to hear which  project
was your favorite along the way, too!!!

Now, because that is a lot of work, I know....
it is for a chance to win this . . . .
Eco Green SMASH Folio
by K & Company
 

**Postage paid by me, for Residents of the US and Canada.   
If an International Resident were to be chosen as the winner, 
they would be responsible for the cost associated with 
the shipping and handling  for mailing the prize.**

Now make sure to head over to Ashley's Blog NEXT.

and here is the lineup, should you need it:

Heather Lynn - http://heathernovinger.blogspot.com/

Jessica S - http://jessicascraftshaque.blogspot.com/

Ashley- http://thebloghopprincess.blogspot.com/

Norma G. - http://lilhoneybeestudios.blogspot.com/

Jessica E - http://chick-n-scrap.blogspot.com/

Scrapbook Joe - http://scrapbookjoeblog.blogspot.com/

Paula D. - http://scrapyourworld1.blogspot.com/

Lisa - http://indymermaid.blogspot.com/

Heather E. - http://craftymamaof2heve.blogspot.com/

We hope  you have an OWLSOME time Hopping!

and

Remember
to
Keep Crafting
:O) Jessica

Scrapbook Friday - Wild About U

Scrapbook Friday - September 14, 2012 

~4 or more Pictures on a Layout~

Hello Crafty Blends.

I am exited to share my
fun Layout with you today.

For our DT projects today at
 My Cricut Craft Room,
 we were to create
a Scrapbook Layout that
had 4 or more pictures on it.

I love snapping random pics
as often as possible around the house.
But, really enjoy when the younger kids
cuddle by me and are happy to be close to each other.
With them being 2, 4, and 5 years old, it is important
to grab the camera when this happens since
it is a rare occasion.
LOL!
 
I used the new Create A Critter 2

Cartridge for all the fun cuts

you see on the layout.

The first set of pictures that I printed didn't suit
my fancy with the idea I had for colors on my layout.
And if you know me, you know I LOVE COLOR!
So I softened the colors up
by changing the hue and saturation amounts.
I then fussy cut around 4 out of the 5 pics.

I used a single piece of white card stock

and a single piece of black card stock

for all of my Cricut cuts.  I then 

used lots of stamp pads

and mediums to adjust them

to my liking.

The Title was cut at 4" on both layers.  I then stamped

the white layer with TH Antique Linen first.  I layered a portion with

Studio G pink and another with Studio G Teal .

When adhering all of my cuts together (the black and white layers),

I decided to offset the black to create a 

fun shadow.  This is just one of the many

techniques I have learned from

watching Erica's Room on Ustream this year.

She is full of crafty fun tips

to make crafting more fun and efficient.

My next cut was for the cute Gate.  I cut

this at 4" then went over

the top white layer with TH Vintage Photo.

When the ink dried, I applied a thin coat of Distress Crackle Paint

in Clear Rock Candy and allowed it to dry.

 (sorry about the close up pic being blurry.  I think the kids

played with the settings on my camera...LOL)

Other cuts I made from the Create A Critter 2 Cartridge

were

The Hearts (cut at 2") seen near some pics

and

The Bursts (cut at 2") seen along the length of the vine.

 I used pink and green ink to bring together the entire color

palette from the photos and background designs.

To create the background, I started with a piece of

Desert Card Stock and placed an inqueboard 

flower and a vine on top of it.  I started by misting with

Green Olive Smooch Spritz over the vine.

I then misted over the flower with several colors, but mostly

with the Pralines and Cream Smooch Spritz. 

This created a masked design and 

inked my inqueboard at the same time.

Multi-Tasking!

I simply took my Whisper Stroke Markers

and made some doodles for 

highlight.

I decided to try a technique with bubble wrap

that I had seen in several places around the web.

I applied the TH Black  Soot to the wrap,

then "slapped" it down to create the 

fun dots behind the large photo.

I matted the larger photo

on a piece of Little Miss by Bo Bunny.

I added a few rhinestones, also from the Bo Bunny Little Miss collection,

to the bursts along the vine.

For the finale',  some miniature roses to create a garden and

complete the entire layout.

 Now, be sure to head over to

see what the talented Design Team Members have created

for their projects today

at 

My Cricut Craft Room!

Keep Crafting 

:O) 

Jessica