Wild About You Layout

Today I have a fun layout page to share which was created using several different cartridges in Design Space.  The lamb on the second page was cut from the Easter Seasonal cartridge and the chicken from the Country life cartridge.  The other animals were cut from the Cute Farm Animals cutting file from KaDoodle Bug Designs.  Their faces were stamped with the Peachy Keen Black Eyed Critters Face Assortment Stamps.

My layout page started as a simple one page layout and kept evolving as I continued to add die cuts.  I love all of the details on each of the pages.  I kept my embellishments to a minimum by only adding a few touches of Lemon Peppermint Trendy Twine to the tags and the lamb.  I also added some bling stickers to the fence posts.

All of the die cuts were inked on the edges for a bit more dimension.  The finishing touch was a couple of sentiments from the Scrappy Moms Party Animals stamp set.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a great day!

Challenges:

Fantabulous Cricut

DL ART

PDE

Boots and Bling - it's a Cowgirl Thing!

Happy Monday!  Today I have another card to share using one of the Scrappy Moms Stamps July release stamp sets.  There are 2 new awesome stamp sets for this release Random Acts of Kindness and Cowboy Up!  My card was created using the Cowboy Up stamp set.  I found this fun Debbie Mumm paper in my stash which was perfect for my girly card.

To create my card, I used the Old West and Southwest cartridges available in the subscription for my Cricut Explore.  I layered the boots on top of a mat cut with a Spellbinders die which was embossed with the Cuttlebug Fabric Swatches embossing folder.  Some metallic bling was added to the badge, spurs and sentiment tag.  The sentiment was stamped on a cork sticker.  My card was finished off with a twine bow in Chocolate Cupcake Trendy Twine.

Here's a closer look at the stamp set I used, available here: 

Thanks so much for stopping by!  Have a wonderful day!

Craftin Desert Diva's Blog Hop

Welcome to our fourth Craftin Desert Diva's stamp release blog hop!  We are excited to share with you Tara's new June release stamps. There are four new stamp sets being released in the Craftin Desert Diva's Shop today.  Here are the latest stamp sets:

 (Holly Day Punnies) - you can purchase them here

(Be Inspired) - you can purchase them here

(Say It Big) - you can purchase them here

(Bring on the Cake) - you can purchase them here
Every purchase will also receive this free SVG pattern from Too Cute By Jessica. Isn't this set just so adorable and a perfect compliment to the Bring On The Cake stamp set?

If you came from Michelle P's blog, you are in the right place.  If not, you will want to start at the beginning with Tara.  Now on to my project, I created a single page 12x12 layout using the "Say It Big" stamp set.

I used the Old West cartridge for all of the die cuts with the exception of the polaroid frame which was cut from the Freshly Picked cartridge.  I added a large brad in the center of the wheel.

The "smile" sentiment is from the new Craftin Desert Diva's "Say It Big" stamp set. You will just love this new stamp set with all of the larger sentiments.  I added the sentiment on the corner of the polaroid frame.

Next on the line up is the amazing Michelle B.  Be sure to hop with us tomorrow too.  Tara is giving away one stamp set each day of the blog hop and Too Cute By Jessica is giving away a $25 gift certificate to her store.  Winners will be picked from a different blog each day so the more you comment the more chances you have to win!  I would love for you to become a follower of my blog too!

Stamps are available in the Craftin Desert Diva's shop now and everything in the store is on sale for 20% off until July 7.  Please join us on Facebook at the Craftin Desert Diva's Gallery we would love for you to share your projects using the Craftin Desert Diva's stamps.

Blogs in the hop:

Tuesday

Craftin Desert Divas - http://www.craftindesertdivas.com/
Kathy - http://3spoileddogs.blogspot.com/
Jeanne - http://www.jeannespapercrafts.com/
Michelle P. - http://mumoftwoblog.blogspot.com/
Sukie - http://scrappindhilly.blogspot.com/ (you are here)
Michelle B. - http://michellescricutfun.blogspot.com/ (next)
Shelly - http://mypaperlove.blogspot.com/
Georgiana - http://carsonscricutcreations.blogspot.com/
Melissa - http://iliketocreate.blogspot.com/
Lori - http://got2bcrafting.blogspot.com/
Jessica - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Too-Cute-by-Jessica/196421370434846?ref_type=bookmark

Wednesday

Craftin Desert Divas - http://www.craftindesertdivas.com/
Kathy - http://3spoileddogs.blogspot.com/
Lisa B. - http://www.our2angelsinheaven.blogspot.com/
Lisa F. - http://indymermaid.blogspot.com/
Karen - http://craftedwithlovebykaren.blogspot.com/
Jenny - http://crazyaboutcricut.blogspot.com/
Migdalia - http://craftingwithcreativem.blogspot.com/
Krystle - http://krystlescraftyniche.blogspot.com/
Mayra - http://mayrasdesigns.blogspot.com/
Emily - http://molliemugsblog.blogspot.com/
Jessi - http://www.mylifeinartsncrafts.co/
Jessica - https://www.facebook.com/pages/Too-Cute-by-Jessica/196421370434846?ref_type=bookmark

Guest Designer on Exploring Cricut

Today I am a guest designer at Exploring Cricut and I would like to thank Diane for inviting me to be a guest designer.

Ride 'Em Cowboy Layout

Ever since the Old West cartridge was released I have admired many of the western themed layouts, several of which have had these fence and horse cuts on them.  I finally broke my cartridge out of the clamshell to create this layout.  All of the cuts are from Old West.

I welded two pieces of the fence together with my Gypsy, for some reason the hash marks did not cut when I welded the two pieces so I used my white gel pen to add the details to the fence.   The other die cuts also have a little bit of doodling on them.

I used some jute and tied it on the fence and the photo mats to give the layout more of a rustic appearance.

I inked all of my die cuts and the photo mats.  I finished off my layout with some brads which were added to the title and the photo mats to give the look of hardware.

This was a fun layout to put together, I can't wait to use this cartridge again.  If you are one of my followers please stop by Exploring Cricut and leave a comment and become a follower too!  Thanks for stopping by!

Challenge:

For Fun Challenges

Wonderful Wilderness Blog Hop Day 2

Welcome to Created By Cori's Wonderful Wilderness Blog Hop!  In this hop, there are projects featuring Cricut cartridges using all things found in the Wonderful Wilderness!  We hope you enjoy our blog hop today!  If you have just hopped onto the tour, please start at Cori's blog.  If you came from Barb's blog then you are in the right place!  Now on to my project:

Rumble in the Redwoods Layout

Last summer my son had the opportunity to participant in a 5 day baseball tournament near the Redwoods in Northern California and tournament was called "Rumble in Redwoods".  I am trying to finish up scrapbooking some pictures from last year so I created this layout using the Old West and Camp Out cartridges.

The title was cut from Old West and all of the other cuts came from the Camp Out Solutions cartridge.

I used my favorite Fiskars edge punch to create the grass border at the bottom of the layout.

I accented the sign with a couple of brads and the title with some black pearls to give my layout a more rustic appearance.

I added a solid layer under the photo mats to create a background for my pictures.  I left the top of the photo mats open so the pictures could easily slide into place.

Blog Candy:

To thank you for visiting and supporting my blog, I am giving away a stamp set.  In order to be entered for the blog candy, you must be a follower and leave a comment on this post.  I will select a winner on Tuesday, February 28th.  Each follower that leaves a comment will also receive an extra entry toward winning Cori's grand prize, the Chore Chart Lite Cricut cartridge.  You can gain additional entries by following all of the blogs on the hop and leaving a comment on every blog. Your next stop on the Wonderful Wilderness hop is Lisa.

If you get lost in the woods during this hop, here is the blog hop list to help you find your way!
1. Cori - http://www.createdbycori.blogspot.com/
2. Carri - http://doubleclickconnections.blogspot.com/
3. Annette - http://mymindsdustbunnies.blogspot.com/
4. Melody - http://melodylanedesigns.blogspot.com/
5. Lisa - http://indymermaid.blogspot.com
6. Patty - http://creativediva98.blogspot.com
7. Amanda - http://amandascraftsandmore.blogspot.com/
8. Barb - http://bugbites411.blogspot.com
9. Sukie - http://scrappindhilly.blogspot.com/ (you are here)
10. Lisa - http://lisashandmadecards.com/ (next)
11. Lisa P - http://handmadewithlove-lisa.blogspot.com/
12. Lynne - http://slasewcraftiness.blogspot.com/
13. Sylvia - http://bellascrapbookdesigns.blogspot.com/
14. Veronica - http://mommyscraftycreations.blogspot.com/
15. Missy - http://www.tangledwebsoftangwen.blogspot.com/


Thank you for hopping along, we hope you have found lots of inspiration from our Wonderful Wilderness blog hop!