Quick vinyl project

We had a new front door installed back in the fall.  It looked really plain so I decided to jazz it up a bit.  I saw a post on Fantabulous Cricut a few months ago that I loved and thought it was the perfect thing. It was a simple initial with a flourish next to it.  I couldn't find a scroll I liked so I opted for a crown.   I used the latte colored vinyl from cricut and cut an "S" from the Happy Hauntings cart.  I believe it was the spooky font because I like more gothic type things.  The crown is from Rock Princess.  

It turned a boring door into something a bit more regal.  :)

Saving for Disney

We have been yearning to go back to Disney World ever since we left there after Thanksgiving.  To save up and keep all the spare change from getting lost in the couch cushions, we are using an old glass bottle from a water cooler.  Although no one in this house needs reminding what the bottle of change is for, I decided to cut out vinyl from the Mickey and Friends cart.  I told the girls that there was a hidden Mickey in the house when they got home from school.  They had fun trying to find it and now the spare change is starting to pile up. 

Challenge Me Monday #51

Here is my submission for this week's challenge over at Fantabulous Cricut.  The challenge is green and gold on a square card.  Somehow out of all my cartridges (which isn't many)  I don't have one that has a shamrock on it.  So I busted out DS and welded three hearts and a "C" together off of the Jubilee cart.  Hope you all like it!  :)

Cutie Patootie Valentine Shirts

I had these two little t-shirts laying around since before Thanksgiving and I had planned on making them for our trip to Disney, but time got away from me.  So I figured I better use them before my two little ones grow out of them.  :)  

Here's an up close of what the hearts look like.  I wanted something a little more than a plain heart so I made it gathered.

I cut a six inch heart out with my cricut.  I traced it onto my heat n' bond and cut it out.  

I then ironed the heart onto the fabric.

Waited until it was cool and then cut the heart out and then peeled the paper backing off.  

I then ironed it onto the t-shirt.  To secure it even more I stitched around the heart.  The other shirt I ran a zig zag stitch around the heart.   I thought this shirt needed something else so I added the wide brown grosgrain ribbon to it.  I, of course, gathered that too.  

To attach, I just ran a stitch down the ribbon and cut the ends to fit to the heart.  And here are the finished shirts.

My two girlies couldn't wait to put them on when they got home from school.  :)

I'm linking up with:

Wacky Wednesday #23-Color Challenge

This is my first Wacky Wednesday Challenge at More Than Favors.  The challenge is to use the colors pink, green and brown.   I cut the boot from the Paisley cart and the flowers were cut from Pagoda.  These were actually the second set of flowers that I picked out to use.  The first bunch looked atrocious when I started putting the card together.  I hate that!  I have something in mind and then it just doesn't look right when I put it together.  But I think these flowers turned out pretty cute.  :)

Challenge Me Monday #44

This is for the Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Me Monday #44.  I chose to use my poor neglected Pagoda cart.  :(  I also used some dazzles which I have had forever and never used.  I made this card for my mom, hopefully she won't check out my blog before I give it to her.     

My Pink Stamper Design Team 2011 Challenge

Here is my submission for the My Pink Stamper design team.  The challenge is to make something with your Cricut or Imagine with the colors pink, green and brown.  I hope you all like it.  I had fun making this card.  I love how the girl turned out, she's soo cute!

The recipe is:

Rock Princess  Keahi cut at 4 3/4 inches

Paper from The Paper Co.  for the girl and metallic paper effects by Canson for her crown

The green paper is also from The Paper Co.  

Embossed with Sizzix large snowball folder

The pink striped paper is a piece of scrap I had laying around

Bronze heart brad from Eyelet Outlet

Ribbons are basic spools from A.C. Moore

Sentiment is from an older stamp I have but I'm sure there are many sets that have this saying out there.  

And a little glitz on the crown.  :)

Sleigh Ride

Every year it seems like I have less and less Christmas decorations.  Does anyone else have this problem?  Well I have been making some each fall to fill in.  

This was a cheapo black frame that I painted white and then aged it with a smoky glaze.  Then I just took a piece of glittered card stock as a background.  I cut the sleigh and the holly from the Christmas Cheer cartridge and the snowflakes from Accent Essentials.  The mat was a plain white so I added a white metallic paper over it and wrapped it with silver thread.  

Now I just need to find the perfect spot for it.
I'm linking to these parties.
Show and Share Day at Just a Girl.

Goody Bags for a road trip

Road trips can stink when you have kids that are bored.  Yes?  So I'm trying to put together some things in a bag that they will get the morning we start off on our journey.  Because sometimes movies just don't cut it in the car.  I bought some plain red gift bags and decorated them Mickey style.

I used the cricut for the circles but I had to freehand the Mickey gloves.  Not an easy feat for me, the non-drawing person in this house.  Anything else artistic I can handle but I can barely draw a stick figure.  Anywho...I glued them on and added glitter.  I added a Disney phrase sticker on the backside and have started filling them up with coloring books, crayons, notebooks, autograph books for the characters to sign, a little toy.  Next week I will have another post on how to make a travel game which will also going in the bags.  :)

Road trip blankets

As I said the other day we are taking a vacation to Disney soon, and I want to have a few things for my kiddos on the road.  Since we are driving rather than a quick flight my girls will definitely want pillows and blankets with them.  I decided to find some small throws for them instead of big blankets that will take up tons of room.  

I picked up these throws at a bargain outlet store for 7 dollars apiece.  But I wanted them to be a little more special for my girls.  I added Minnie Mouse silhouettes to them.

Soo cute!  I was worried because the care instructions say "no iron"  but I had to try anyway.  :)  I used the Cricut design studio and welded three circles together.  I ironed my fabric to my Heat N Bond.  Then  just put it onto my Cricut mat.  The glue side of the fabric down against the adhesive mat worked great.  I cut four and then decided that the Mickey logo wasn't enough.  

They had to be Minnie so I cut four bows from the Rock Princess cartridge.  I ironed them all on but I used a tea towel over my throws and images. 

 I know my girls are going to love them!
Here are the linky parties I'm joining.

Fantabulous Cricut Challenge #35 and Cricut Cardz Challenge #50

I used the wreath cut from Christmas Cheer and used the middle of the cuts as the extra ornaments. 

Check out the other great projects at Fantabulous Cricut and at Cricut Cardz Challenge

Birthday card

This was for my little red head's birthday last week.  She wanted the motorcycle girl from the Rock Princess cartridge on her card so, of course, I obliged.  :)  I added the flame from the flaming heart on the same cart.  Love this cart, so many possibilities with it!

Thanksgiving card

I'm entering this card I made with both the Happy Hauntings cart and the Accent Essentials cart into the Falling Leaves challenge at Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog.