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!

Weekly Challenge #6: Feathered Friends Entry

This came at a very convenient time! I needed a card for my nephew and I always send him money! He's 18 this year! This is a money card that I cut from a file I got from Jamie Lane Designs blog.

The Challenge: The birds are flying south for the winter and we’re heading inside to ”feather” our own nests in preparation for the cooler months ahead.  This challenge is in honor of the birds! Create a project of your choice using a minimum of 2 different Cricut Cuts. Your project must also include a bird of some kind and stitching (machine stitching, hand stitching, or both). 

I used GBS for the holder and slide and Imagine More Cards for the bird and frame. Paper is  DCWV Garden Party Paper pad. Here's my entry!

My entry for week #3 Circle Challenge!

This week Cricut Circle wants us to incorporate the colors of gray, orange, tan and burgundy, AND add lots of TEXTURE to the project.Create a project of our choice (card, scrapbook page, home decor project, . . . the sky’s the limit!)and must include atleast 2 cuts to qualify. I had a hard time with the gray!! I had to make the shadow in gray. And the flourish on the card is burgundy but it didn't come out that color in the picture.  As well as the colors in the ribbon. It has burgundy stripes also. The colors never look the same on the computer to me! Prize this week is $25 for Cricut.com store. I'm enjoying these challenges! But have to get back to finishing up my personal projects. I finally finished the baby album. Have to take pictures and post it here next!!  I wish I had been more of a cardmaker than a scrapbooker! Cards are harder to make for me right now! So these are definitely challenges even before they request specific itmes or colors!!

I used one of my favorite carts, Simply Charming for the "happy thanksgiving" and PDDU for the cornucopia! The Paper is DCWV Autumn stack. The paper for the cornucopia was white paper that I colored on my computer and printed on an HP printer and then cut with my Imagine. And of course the background flourish was done with my Cuttelbug.

Thanks for stopping by and have a great week!!