My Submission for the Cricut Circle Weekly Challenge #18: Back to the Basics Challenge!

The Cricut Circle Challenge for this week:
For this challenge we want you to go “Back to the Basics” . . . by using ONLY the cartridge(s) that came with your machine or Gypsy! You must use THREE cuts on your project (the complete title or words counts as one cut). We can’t wait to see what you come up with!

Well I didn't get a cartridge with my Expression, I don't know if you could use the Imagine. It came with 3! So I used my Gypsy and Gypsy Wanderings. The flower, the butterflies and the frame and background are all gypsy! This was fun and challenging to only use 1cart! (I first made one with a different frame for the saying from Lacy Labels! But I like the card so well, I hurriedly made another and used the frame from Gypsy. That is 1 advantage over the Imagine! The Gypsy files came be saved! I can't wait to use the Imagine with the Gypsy to its fullest capacity!)  I didn't realize until I was finished that all cuts could only be from that cart! The paper is from DCWV of course. The Flower Shower Spring Stack. Love that stack! First time to use it. I don't know what took so long! And of course the stamp is MPS, Everyday Life Stamps. I think the butterfly came out a little too big! Whatcha think?!
Here's my submission:

Thanks for stopping by!! All comments welcome! Good or bad! Tell me what you'd do differently! I love new ideas!  Hope you are all staying warm! I'm freezing! It hasn't been this cold in Fort Worth/Dallas for 20 years!! There isn't a hot enough fire for me! We have the fireplace going, it just ain't cuttin it! Hope you are warm! Have a good rest of the week!

My Pink Stamper Design Team Challenge

Robyn "My Pink Stamper" has two openings on 2011 Design Team! I have never submitted any of my projects for a design team opening before but I thought I'd give it a try! I would so love to be on her Team!! Vist her blog at http://www.mypinkstamper.com/ for more information on this challenge/contest.

Her challenge: Make a card, scrapbook page, or other Cricut project using your favorite cartridge and Robyn's favorite colors: Pink, Green, Brown, and optional color of your choice. Well, I have been dying to do something with my Imagine since the holidays and I love the Imagine More Cards! So..here is my submission:

I thought the saying was very appropriate! I had to change up the colors on the cartridge. They had more of a turquoise where I have the green. I love turquoise, it matched the eye on the owl, but she requested green!The color-patterned paper is all on the cart also. No matter what I changed the color of  "be" to, it didn't get dark enough to show up in pics. The card measures 5x5. I printed an extra owl so he could be popped out also! I love the little owl on this cart. My I doesn't cut too well around this without a cream border. I cut it off around the scallop type edge because I was going to distress it anyway but didn't cut it away from owl for fear of making it look worse!

My recipe:
5x10 pink card stock folded in 1/2.
Imagine More Card cartridge for Owl and scallop circle cut at 4"
Imagine
Lace
Chocolate Brown ink from Ancient Page
Pop dots

Wish me luck! Being on Pink Stampers Design Team would be awesome! and if I won a spot I'd have to pinch myself!
Thanks for visiting and if you are a crafter, the Pink Stamper is where you need to go next!! She's not only about some really cute stamps!! She's about anything "crafts"!