Redneck Car Decal Family!

My sister wanted some car decals for her husband's old pickup truck...so, here's what I came up with...Redneck Car Peeps! Aren't they funny?!

I used the Car Decals cartridge for the people and then used the guns from either Old West or Stand and Salute. I used my gypsy to weld them together and to remove some of the smaller cuts in the guns that were too hard to cut, at this small size (using hide contour). For the little boy, I used the boy holding a yo-yo, and then placed a small square over the string on it so that the cricut would cut the square, cutting off the yo-yo.

Here they are in vinyl...



and below are some of my test cuts, using cardstock...

Cricut/Anna Griffin Contest Entry...

Well...it's a new year...so I thought I'd get back into entering the Cricut contests! They keep me challenged and motivated to try new things.

Jinger Adams, with Provo Craft (Cricut) has a new contest out as part of a new product launch for HSN. For this contest, you needed to make a card using a cricut cut from either Wall Decor, Don Juan or...I don't remember the last one...(because I didn't have it!). And, you had to incorporate an item from the designer Anna Griffin. The winner of this contest will get 2 new products from the launch that day...Provo Crafts new product (which we now know is a mini Yudu machine) and the new product that Anna Griffin is launching.

Here's my card...I've used the monogram font from Wall Decor (and the tag from Gypsy Wanderings) as my cricut cuts and then I used the patterned damask paper and scallop border paper from Anna Griffin. I found the green flowers on clearance in the bridal section of Michaels. I also used ivory and brown ribbons to trim it.

Thanks for looking at my latest creation!

Our Christmas Tree...

After the trip to the Caribbean...it was time to frantically get ready for Christmas!

I love sitting by the decorated tree, with it's twinkling lights, on the night before Christmas. It's the quiet before the chaos!

I've been goofing off!

Yep...I haven't been crafting...I've been goofing off! In the Caribbean!!!!!

I got to take my son on an incredible vacation with 11 other family members and friends! It was such a fun trip! I can't wait to start working on those page layouts!!

Here's some photos...

Fort San Cristobal, Old San Juan

Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos Islands

St. Thomas

Day 2 of the Thanksgiving Blog Hop!

This post has been removed because my project is going to be published in the Nov. issue of Cricut Magazine!!!!

2-Day Thanksgiving Blog Hop!!

This is my first time participating in a Blog Hop! You should have arrived at my blog from Time2Create and your next stop on the blog hop is Scrappidy Ashy. Have fun looking at all the incredible cricut creations! Remember to stop by tomorrow for another day of fantastic cricut creations!

Here is my first item for the 2 day blog hop! (Click on the picture to see it larger.)


It's a turkey placemat for the kids table...along with a tag for the kids to write (or draw!) what they are thankful for! The tag serves two purposes...it's a way to keep the kids busy as the thanksgiving dinner is getting ready to be served...and...it can be added to a scrapbook layout later!

The turkey is made using the Create A Critter cartridge, cut at 9 inches. I used a circle punch to cut the white and black for the cartoonish eyes! I also gathered some leaves from our trees (it's just becoming Fall here) and used them as additional colored feathers along with attaching one to the tag with button.

Thanks for stopping by on the blog hop! Your next stop is HERE.

Christmas Sock Cupcakes!

I had saved a bunch of the Spa Socks from Michael's over the summer to make up some Christmas Sock Cupcakes. My plan was to make a bunch for a craft fair we're having at work. But as the craft fair got closer...I realized I didn't have the time to participate (too much going on) so I thought I was going to be stuck with a whole bunch of socks! I made up these 3 sock cupcakes and brought them to work and within minutes had orders for every pair of socks I had...plus more if I can find them!

To make these, I used the cupcake wrapper on the Easter cricut cartridge (3 of them fit on a 12x12 mat). I also used my gypsy to use the Hide Contour feature to remove the little holes in the scallop top of the cupcake wrapper...it allows the wrappers to cut faster and there's less chance of ripping as it tries to cut those little tiny holes. (Tip: do the hide contour on one wrapper and then copy that one for the other two. That way you only have to hide all those holes one time!)