FCCB Challenge #157: 3-D Project

Hello!  Rachel here with my submission for the Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog #157: 3-D Project.

If you have followed this blog for a while, you know that the exclusive CTMH Artiste cartridge is absolutely filled with tons of amazing 3-D items to cut on the Cricut. I chose to make this adorable purse and use it for a gift card holder for my mom for Mother's Day!

This cute little purse is just one of many on the Artiste cartridge, and can be found on page 41 of the handbook. It even has a coordinating pocket for the outside of the purse!

The label that I cut out for the sentiment can be found on page 33.

Here is all I needed to cut out, it's so easy with the Artiste cartridge!

After cutting out my pieces, I was able to easily assemble the purse by following the assembly instructions found in the booklet on page 13.

I added a pretty Bling Button to the top of the closure flap, and a Velcro Dot underneath to keep it closed.

Here is the fun stamp set called Perfect Fit - Mom, that I used to decorate the front. It coordinates perfectly with the Artiste shapes, and even tells you where to find it and what size to cut it out!

You can purchase this amazing cartridge right here on this blog by clicking on the BUY NOW button at the top right side of this blog.

I hope you'll check out the other fun Cricut 3-D projects made by my fellow design team members HERE, and link up your project to play along with the challenge!

Happy Crafting!

Spring is in the Air: FCCB Challenge #153

Hi there! Rachel here again with another fun Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog (FCCB) challenge. This week is #153- Spring is in the Air! The project needs to have a kite or balloons, so I chose to use the cute hot air balloon cut from Artiste.

Here are the pieces I used to make this card.

I ended up cutting the balloon out of Chantilly paper instead of using the purple one. I then used the upcoming CTMH April Stamp of the Month, "My Sunshine", to add details to the balloon and the sun!

Keep an eye out for this next month, it's an awesome set and you can qualify to purchase it for only $5!

I used foam tape to pop up the balloon, cloud, sun rays, and sentiment banner.

The sentiment is from this month's Stamp of the Month, Floral Happiness. You can qualify to get this one until March 31 for only $5!

I hope you enjoyed my project, and you can check out the other fun FCCB Design Team member projects HERE! You'll definitely be inspired, so make sure to play along with us this week. I look forward to seeing what you come up with for our Spring is in the Air challenge! 

Happy Crafting!

H2H Challenge: Love Is in the Air

I am excited to be the February guest designer over at the H2H Challenge blog, and today I'm sharing my project for this week's challenge: Love Is in the Air. Since Valentine's Day is just a few days away, this was a great time to make a card for my wonderful hubby!

I've been obsessed over the adorable new Mini Clothes Pins from CTMH and couldn't wait to find a way to use them in a project! 

I'm also trying out the trendy 'Polaroid' style that I've seen all over Pinterest.  I put a scrap piece of White Daisy Cardstock into my Cricut and cut a 3 1/4" square from Artiste, page 48.

Then I trimmed around the negative space to make the Polaroid shape. So easy!

Next, I cut the heart shapes from Artiste, page 71, at 1 1/4" and 1".

Here are all the pieces I used to put the card together.

I covered the heart layer with some Chantilly Textile by adhering it to the backside of the fabric and then cutting around it with my super sharp CTMH Micro-Tip Scissors.

I added some Pink Sparkles, and then layered it onto the base piece.

Next, I used my CTMH Piercing Tool  to poke holes in the Polaroid shape for my Red Brads (on sale now for only $1.50!) and strung my Baker's Twine to hang across the opening, and stamped my sentiment on the bottom. I then adhered 3-D Foam Tape around the back of this piece.

Once I layered all the pieces together, I just had to clip my little fabric heart to the twine with the clothes pin and it's done!

I hope you'll play along with the H2H Challenge this week!

Happy Crafting!

Feel Better Soon Card

Hello! Rachel here again with a quick little get-well card.

The accent piece is cut from the Artiste cartridge on page 46, Accent 4.  I cut it out at 3".

I embellished with some of the Mini-Medley Accents Slate collection, grey wool Baker's Twine, Bling Assortment, and Bitty Sparkles.

I hope this card will cheer up my friend who recently had surgery! Let me know what you are working on lately and if my card inspired you in any way :)

Happy Crafting!

Pillow Box Owl

Hello! Are you as excited about all the trendy owls in papercrafting as I am?

I was so happy when I saw the cute little owl cut on the Artiste cartridge when it came out, and the adorable owl stamps on our current CTMH National Papercrafting Month promotion called Whooo's Your Valentine! I couldn't help but put them together in this little Valentine pillow box.

I cut the pillow box out of Cotton Candy cardstock from the Art Philosophy cartridge, (page 28, Font Layer/Shift) at 5".  I then cut the owl pieces from Artiste, (page 76, Accent 3/Shift) at 3 1/4".  I cut these out in both Cotton Candy and Black cardstock.

I absolutely love this stamp set! I used the adorable stamp with little hearts to create a background on my box. I used the heart with dots and the zig zag stamps on the feathers and wings. I stamped the cute baby owl and one of the sentiments on White Daisy cardstock and cut them out.  I attached these with 3-D Foam Tape.  I used Cotton Candy ink for all the stamping.

I finished her off with a Baker's Twine bow from the Paradise Assortment, and some Bitty Sparkles! I can't wait to fill it with some treats to give away. Let me know if this has inspired you to make some Valentine's projects, I'd love to hear from you!

Happy Crafting!

Avonlea Birthday Card

Hello, it's Rachel here again after a nice holiday break! I hope you all enjoyed your holiday season with family and friends.

My sister-in-law has a birthday coming up on Monday, so it was good for me to get back in my craft room just in time to make her a birthday card.

This card was inspired by the Thanks Card on page 27 of the Autumn/Winter 2012 Idea Book. It is a 4 1/2" square size, and I decided to use the Avonlea papers for this card. For the base, I used Avonlea Teal. I then layered 3 strips of B&T (background and texture) papers which measured 4 1/4" x 1 3/8".

I cut the pretty doily shape from Artiste found on page 31, Accent 1, at 3 3/4".  I also cut an oval shape from page 36 at 1 1/4" which fit my Happy Birthday stamp perfectly. The stamp set is called Casual Expressions, and has 7 coordinating shapes from Artiste that will fit the stamps, I love it!

I inked the edges and stamped the sentiment with Slate ink, which is one of my favorite and I think the most versatile new color.

On top of the doily shape I added one of the Avonlea Complements Canvas Shapes with some 3-D foam tape.  I finished it off with some Bitty Sparkles, Color Ready Seam Binding, and a Bling Assortment button and pin.  

I hope you enjoyed my project. It's great to see more of you out there checking in and following our blog. We really enjoy hearing from you!

Happy Crafting!