CCF Give Thanks Blog Hop

Welcome to the Cricut Card Fairy Blog Hop. This month we are practicing being thankful for all the blessings in our lives. What are you thankful for? Do you stop daily and thank those around you for blessing you? Do you appreciate the small things in life? I sure hope so! With that in mind all of us fairies have put together some awesome THANKSGIVING/THANKFUL themed crafty items.

For my project I created a Thanksgiving card. I started with the rhinestone leaves that I fell in love with at the craft store. I put the rhinestones on some textured green paper and carefully cut around them to get what you see. I then taped some string to the back of them so that the leaves would look like they were falling. I haven't secured the leaves down, so they swing around. Which I think is cool! The background paper is From Recollections Garage Sale line. It has a great image on it that I want to use for another project and I loved this background for this project....I guess what I'm saying is Don't be afraid of cutting up paper and using it!!! For the sentiment at the bottom I embossed it with bronze embossing powder from Martha Stewart.





Before I get to the blog candy and blog hop list, I wanted to let you know about the Cricut Card Fairy Army. We get regular email requests from people who have friends or family in need of a card. Sometimes it is a sympathy card and other times it's a birthday card! If you are looking to send out some of the great handmade cards you make, contact Crystal to cricutcardfairyarmy@gmail.com.

Now for my give away! This weekend I will be giving away an i-rock and a pack of glam pearls. There are two conditions: 1) you must leave a comment on this post with a way for me to contact you. 2) if you win, I'd like to hear what you think of the tool (I don't have one...yet!). You do not need to be a follower to win the i-rock...however I will be having another giveaway soon to celebrate and thank my followers. So if you like my blog and giveaways, become a follower!

Now onto the rest of the blog hop where there are opportunities for inspiration, and blog candy. So make sure you hop all the way through, leave comments on every blog, and then a comment on Caitlynsmommy's blog when finished. She is the Cricut Card Fairy Army leader and will be giving away a BNIP Hello Kitty Greetings cart to a person that comments on ALL the blogs!
Happy hopping!

Here is the order in case you get lost along the way.

Caitlynsmommy http://crystalscraftycreations.blogspot.com/
ScrappingDeb http://tidbitsplace.blogspot.com/
AJoy713 <<--YOU ARE HERE
RachelMutchler http://trickut-rachelscrafts.blogspot.com
Kisatrtle http://www.kisatrtleskreativekorner.blogspot.com/
ScrappyJess http://scrappyjess.blogspot.com/
PennyLight http://lightwhimsy.blogspot.com/
KarelJcreations http://karelj.blogspot.com/
Shellie http://shelliescreations.blogspot.com/
GRKIDDO http://ginathorntonstamping.blogspot.com/
JamieFitzgerald http://www.jamieisacraftymomma.blogspot.com/
Iluvsnowmen http://wandaswhimsicalwonders.blogspot.com/
blondemommy26 http://blondemommy26.blogspot.com/
SherylGreene http://sherylscraftingcorner.blogspot.com/

Think Spring?

Okay, so I know we're well into the fall season and that winter will be here before we know it. But I couldn't help but making this cute little rabbit! (seriously - it's a cute bunny!) All of the items are cut from the Create a Critter Cartridge except the little purple thing on the left hand side. Some of my favorite elements of this card are: the fuzzy bunny, the textured carrots and the patterned paper of the stump. I will be writing a note on the inside of this card and send it to a Cricut Card Fairy recipient!

Challenge #1: Follow the sketch.

Challenger #1: Mojo Monday

Challenge #2: Create an animal themed project using an old cartridge. (I can't believe that Create A Critter is considered old!)

Challenger #2: Creative Time for Me

Challenge #3: Yummy, Yummy, Yummy. (Mr. Bunny loves those carrots!)

Challenger #3: Fab N' Funky Challenges

Challenge #4: Use 3 types of embellishments, 2 patterned paper and 1 image. (I used ribbon brads and stickles, the background and the stump are patterned, the bunny rabbit is my image!)

Challenger #4: Simon Says

Cricut Fairies Blog Hop

Do you need some last minute back to school ideas? How about ideas on scrapping those school pictures? Just like the school themed items? Then do we have a great bunch of inspiration for you! So sit back, relax, grab a drink and snack and enjoy the Second Cricut Card Fairy Back to School Blog Hop!

Our second blog hop is sponsored by the very talented and generous Regina from CUTTING CAFE. She has donated a great grand prize for this blog hop AND gave us images to work with! So while you are hopping and getting lots of inspiration make sure that you leave comments on all the blogs to be entered to win THREE CUTTING CAFE STAMP SETS OF YOUR CHOICE from the wonderful Regina.

A little bit about the Cricut Card Fairies: I have been making cards for the Cricut Card Fairy Missions for about two months now. I found that I made more cards than I had a purpose for and hated seeing my cards lay around. When I came across the Cricut Card Fairy Messageboard, I signed up immediately. It is very cool to send out your cards knowing they will brigthen someones day!

For the blog hop, I have made two cards for this blog hop. My first was inspired by all of us adults who are starting classes! I've just started my first Masters class...it's like being a freshman all over again. For my second card I wanted to challenge myself to make a card geared towards a kid.

This "adult" card was inspired by the Cutting Cafe's All About School set. While looking through the file, I saw the chalkboard and thought it would make a wonderful card. I used my white pen to write the sentiment and the 123-ABC border. The apple came from the All About School set. I was able to put it into Inkscape, save it as an SVG and load it into SCAL. I love that you can print and cut these files!

This card recevied the ultimate complement. My toughest critic (aka my husband) said that he really liked it. I think it was the mini chalk and eraser that impressed him so much! lol






This "kiddy" card came out nothing like my original sketch. Originally it was horizontal and had a lot of embellishments. It just goes to show that the best part of crafting is figuring things out as you go! The ruler is again from the Cutting Cafe's All About School set. This time I followed their instructions on how to adjust the image size and print it out. The patterned paper is from Paper Studios All Season Long pack. I used the Birthday Cake cartridge and Swiss Dots Cuttlebug folder to finish off the card.





Now onto the best part. The giveaway. It's not a big giveaway but I'm sure you'll enjoy it. I'm giving away two sets of embellishments that I felt complemented the blog hop theme AND you will receive the two cards that I made. Please leave a comment on this post with a way for me to contact you. I'll be using random.org to be select the winner Monday afternoon.


To Continue the Blog Hop head over to BeeJay at BeeJay's Studio.
Blog Map:
Caitlynsmommy
GRKIDDO
LYNNE
ScrappyJess
Kat/Bluerose DDDCort
KarelJCreations
SherylGreene
LarelynSartini
Kisatrtle
AJoy713 <<<---You Are Here!
BeeJay
Pamela

Sympathy Cards

Hello Everyone! Today I'm sharing with you some pictures and a video of some sympathy cards that I made. I ended up making 12 of them to stock up for the Cricut Card Fairy requests. If you are interested in joining us, look us up on the Cricut Message Boards! I'm also entering this into a few different challenges. After reviewing my project if you have any tips on what I could do better I am always welcome to constructive criticism.

The Challenge #1: Follow the sketch posted.

The Challenger #1: Sketchy Thursdays

The Challenge #2: Create a project with this weeks theme...Flower Power.

The Challenger #2: Fab 'n' Funky Challenges

Cards Triple Challenge

The First Challenge: Use the following
colors on your project-tempting turquoise, melon mambo and daffodil delight.
The First Challenger: Pals Paper Arts


The Second Challenge: Create a card based on today's sketch.
The Second Challenger: 365 Cards

The Third Challenge: Use stitching on a project!
The Third Challenger: Practical Scrappers


For this card I used some standard stock paper that matched the tempting turquoise and melon mambo for the PPA challenge. For the Daffodil Delight, I used my Crushed Curry Stampin' Up marker to add dots at the rounded corners.The ribbon across the card is a piece of Martha Stewart Camelia Pink ribbon below a thin black ribbon. The pocket was cut using SCAL and the flowers using the Birthday Cake cartridge and a white gel pen to create the fake stitching. Because of the simplicity of this card I made three at one time; I plan on using them for Cricut Card Fairy requests.


Thanks for stopping by!

Crafting for a Good Cause

Recently I've slowed down on making cards for different challenges because I didn't have an occasion to use as my inspiration. Well, I've joined a great cause that will give me some regular inspiration. The Cricut Card Fairies are a great group of crafters from around the world who send cards in need of a smile. They send out cards for special events, as a pick me up, sympathy or just because. They send out "missions" three days a week, so I should have plenty of card making inspiration. If you are a card maker and interested in becoming a Cricut Card Fairy, hop onto the Cricut Message board specifically for the group.

This is the first card I have made specifically to send as a Cricut Card Fairy. I hope the flowers and bright colors will bring cheer in someones life.

Supplies Used:

Plain Paper - scraps

Patterned Paper - Paper Trey Ink

Stamps and Embossing Powder - Martha Stewart

Thanks for looking!