Saturday, 25 February 2012

4 Chicks Challenge

 4 Crafty Chicks Challenge #78 is a inspiration challenge. I have no idea how they got a picture of my living room, but I was inspired. I used this challenge to try out a new technique I have seen used before. I inked my embossing folder to color the non-embossed sections. I used a piece of silk ribbon to match the shine of the coffee table in the picture. I love, love this chair cut from Cricut cartridge Sentimentals. I cut this chair out when I bought this cartridge back in August and am just using it now. I also used Flower Shoppe for the roses. I love how this turned out so much that I have already made another.

My card:























My inspiration:







I think this would look really nice with out the chair, but I really just needed an excuse to use it.

Have a good rest of the weekend,

Colin
I have entered this in the following: 



Friday, 24 February 2012

Another Pagoda Card

Once you start it's hard to stop. I saw this cut when I was making the last card, so I came back to it today. I made the Panda card the other day, but I got lazy and didn't take a picture of it to post. I was in a crafty mood so I sat down and used Cricut cartridge Pagoda again. I also included a flower from Flower Shoppe (I made a lot the night I got it). I made this with a challenge from 'Cricut Creative Cutter Room' in mind.




















I made this for:


I have more so stay tuned,

Colin

Panda Love

I wanted to keep with my personal challenge and use a cartridge that I haven't used yet. I bought Pagoda on ebay for a really good price I think back in the summer. I liked the images, but haven't had an opportunity to use them. I found a sketch on my friend Georgiana's blog 'Carson's Creations' and decided to also enter this weeks 'Unscripted Sketches' challenge. All cuts are from Cricut cartridge Pagoda. The punch is EK and the embossing folder is Tim Holtz. I dedicate this to The Toronto Zoo, who recently announced that they will be getting two Pandas next year. I do have a pass to the zoo and can't wait for this new addition.  


I have entered and used the sketch from:



Tuesday, 21 February 2012

Liebster Award!



I have been honored by my dearest blog friend Susan, The Liebster Award. Susan has been a follower of mine from the start, and is always commenting on my posts and putting a smile on my face. Thank you Susan for thinking of me and giving this honor. Please check out Susan's blog 'Cricut and Grasshopper'.



"Liebster" is German for "Dearest". The award is a "Share the love arrangement", given to inspirational bloggers with less than 200 followers.

Here's the to do list for any of the Liebster Blog Award recipients.

1. Thank your Liebster Blog Award presenter on your blog.
2. Link back to the blogger who presented you the award .
3. Copy and paste the award on your blog.
4. Present the Liebster Blog Award to 5 bloggers with less than 200 followers.
5. Let them know they have been chosen by leaving a comment on their blog.

Now I have been creeping blogs that I follow and here are the five I have chosen to share this award with:

Carol's Creations
Carol caught my eye with a fabulous 'Rocky Horror Picture Show' card of Frank N Furter. She makes some really sweet things and then some really dark things, and that is why I love Carol's blog.

Cindy's Green Cricut
Cindy has been a follower of mine from the beginning and I can't express how much I appreciate her  early dedication to my blog. Cindy's taste and color choices are dead on and I always check out her creations for inspiration.

Jiminy Japes
I have been creeping Heather's blog for a while now. I was first inspired by her use of Cricut's Art Nouveau cartridge. I wanted this cartridge so bad, so I kept searching for what others had done and I found Jiminy Japes and had to be a follower.

Krafty Kell
Kell was also one of my first followers and though she may not post often, but what she does post is quality crafting!  I can't wait to see what you do next!

That's Mister Cardmaker to You!
I am a new follower of Richards, but check out HIS cards! It is so hard to find GUY crafters, so when I find one I follow. Us guys have to stick together!

It is so hard to pick people and blogs that inspire me. I didn't know what I was getting into when I started my blog, but the craft blog community has been so positive and nice, that I am inspired by you all. I want to thank everyone who has taken the time to followed, commented or stop by my blog. I truly appreciate you all!

Thank you,

Colin







Monday, 20 February 2012

Challenge Yourself #2

Here is a second card I made for my personal challenge, to use cartridges that I haven't used yet. For this card I used Cricut cartridge Paisley, A deal I found at Micheal's in the fall. I also used Flower Shoppe to replace the image on the boot. The paper stack  is DCWV - Green Tea.














I made this card for the following challenges:




The Paper Variety - Image (I used the green from her dress and the blue from his shirt)

More Than Favors - Circles (polka dot Paper)

Challenge Yourself!

I wanted to make up for last week's lack of posting and so I decided to challenge myself. I wanted to use the cartridges I haven't yet used. I combined my own challenge with a few others. Looks like we were all on the same page. For this card I used Cricut cartridge Meow; a cartridge I picked up at Wal-Mart during the summer but haven't used till now.









I made this for the following challenges:

Paper Playtime: Challenge #68 - Pets (This made my personal challenge easy)


Saturday, 18 February 2012

I've been Framed!

I wish I could say that I had a horribly busy and productive week, and that it why I haven't posted. The reality is neither, but I did manage to make something. This weekend is my Mom's birthday, and I wanted to have something to give her as my main gift won't be till later. I bought this frame a while ago, with the intent to embellish it. With my time running out to have something done for the weekend, I called around and finally found Cricut's Flower Shoppe cartridge. I can't tell you how long I have been trying to get this cartridge. A few calls, a bit of a drive and some practice and I ended up with this. Excuse the photo quality.














I entered this in the following challenges:




Colin