New DCWV Fall Harvest Gathering Stack #2

Still using the new DCWV Fall Harvest Stack, first mentioned here, I made more Thanksgiving Cards. While I know I won't use this many cards, my Mom and I have our Craft Fair coming up, so I've been getting ready for that. I also decided to use up as many of my "old" stickers as possible, they are taking up space that could be used for more Cricut "stuff"! LOL All told, I made 45 Thanksgiving cards.

And my personal favorite that will go to my In Laws,

Thanks for looking!

Happy Grandparent's Day

Good Morning!

Come January 2012, I will be a Grandma to a little baby boy! The timing was perfect, we just found out they were having a boy, I've only had Fancy Frames for a short time and Grandparent's Day is just around the corner. It seemed a perfect time to make a brag book for the other new Grandma.

I used 5 different frames, repeating the first one for the back cover also. The front and back were cut @ 5X6.5 and the others were cut @ 4.75X6.25.

On each frame I cut the frame front, the back frame minus the inside cut (hide contour) and a 2nd frame front that I flipped.

The top of each frame was left open to slide pictures into. The outside of the back cover I used hide contour again to the inside cut, so it wasn't a frame. I used my Cinch to punch two holes and put it all together.

I added 3 ribbons to each ring.

I used another frame, cut @ 5X6.5 for a card front and I used my Cricut markers and Lyrical letters to "write" Happy Grandparent's Day".

Thanks for looking!

SweetSassyDiva Design Team Call!

Want to join the SweetSassyDiva Design team? Now through September 30th, submit your entry to join!

Please include 3 layouts, cards or projects that best reflect your design style. (Your favorites...these do not need to be new.)

Also, submit one layout, card, gift idea or project using the theme "Tis the Season" that has not been posted anywhere before. Do not post it anywhere until after the design team call has been completed and announced.

This can be all about Winter Celebration, How you celebrate the Holiday Season, or other Winter holiday celebrations! It can be an altered item, handmade card, 12x12 layout, mini album, Christmas Card...surprise gift idea to wow us!

Please provide step by step instructional pictorial or video along with the recipe for the item. Be sure to use a Cricut Cartridge based project as after all most of the projects here you will be asked to use your cricut and cartridges so, that readers can get inspiration and possibly duplicate and play along with the challenges.

Please email including the recipe, directions and any other project details such as a cut file, tutorial and/or video. Email your entry to: sweetsassydiva@aol.com! In the subject heading, please label as "sweetsassydiva design team entry".

• Include your name, email address, the link to your blog, links to any photo galleries, and links to any other Design Teams you are currently on. (You do not need to have a photo gallery or be on another design team to be considered.) Also, if you are from a messageboard, which one and your screen name there. Are you a member of the cricut mb or cricut circle? (This is not a requirement.) Please include a brief bio/introduction of yourself.

Please indicate what die cutting machines [cricut, imagine, e2 expression 2 anniversary edition, expression, etc.] that you own as well as if you own the gypsy and what cricut cartridges. Or any other items of note or interest. Also, how many cricut cartridges do you own? Are you able to make a few go to cartridges sing and create your own cut files from george and basic shapes? Do you jump on the first release and have to be the first one to have the latest cartridge? Tell me a bit about your creative space.

The term will be for 6 months and the frequency of posting will be every other week miniminum with projects due on the Sunday before.

• Also, put in three sentences why you think you will be an asset to the SweetSassyDiva Design Team.
Please submit your application by 11:59pm EST September 30th.

Actually, you can submit older projects and only 1 is theme based and new. Do-able to whip up.

SweetSassyDiva Designers will be contacted by October 15th by email. The Design Team will be announced on the blog shortly thereafter.

Note: this is not a paid position nor do you receive any free product. Although you never know but, I do not guarantee anything other than friendship and camaraderie among the design team and myself.

Good luck!!

On a separate note, I am also looking for sponsors and affiliation submissions as well.

Halloween Banner

Good Morning!

This week at SweetSassyDiva's the design team was asked to make Halloween banners. I've made a few banners in the past, so I decided to do more of a mobile type wall hanging/banner. I started out with 4 sets of 3 scalloped ovals in orange @ 7.17, black @ 6.825 and purple @ 6.5.

Because the black was going to be hidden except for the edges anyway, I saved some paper and cut some of my images out of the black ovals. (I didn't do that on the orange because I wouldn't want that seen on the back side)

The easy part was gluing all three pieces together using my pink ATG tape.

For the top piece that my ovals would attach to, I used Lacy Labels. I cut all three layers at 4.5 and glued them down. Happy Halloween was cut from MS Seasonal @ 2.25. (the picture is missing the orange piece I hadn't added yet)

Using Design Studio I picked out all the images I wanted to use on my ovals. To save typing and time, I'll just list a recipe of them.

From PDDU, the skelton was cut @ 5, the bat @ .75, the bag @ 1.5 and the cat @ 2.15. I used pop dots on the cat and bat.

The Wizzard was cut @ 4, also from Paper Doll Dress Up. I used stickels on the beard and a black marker.

The Magician was cut @ 5. I used a white gel pen, a black marker and a pink marker. (NOTE: I added the eyes and "buttons" after I attached them to the ovals on all 3 "dolls", after these pictures were taken.)

The ballerina was cut @ 5. I used gold stickles on her headpiece. I used my Viva Decor violet pen on the floral belt and shoes.

I used some craft ribbon to make a double bow, which I used glue dots to attach to the top piece of the banner. I then cut 2 strips of 35 inch ribbon and attached to the back of the top banner.

I used my pink ATG tape to attach each oval at intervals.

I love how this turned out! A major bonus was the fun I had making it. PDDU has so many great cuts on it.

Thanks for looking!

New DCWV Fall Harvest Gathering Stack

I picked up the new DCWV fall stack at JoAnn's the other day thinking it would be great for making cards. That turned out to be very true! lol

I spent part of one day at the lake just cutting up the paper to 4X5.25 sizes. The next day I put together 25 cards using some left overs that I had. I still have more to make, but I ran out of time. lol

Thanks for looking!

Matching Exploding Box and Card

My youngest son bought his girlfriend a very nice pair of earrings for her birthday. He wanted an exploding box to put the earring in, since she really liked the last one I made (found here). I used K&Company paper and made a 3 in box. From Sweet Treats I made the flower @ 3 and from floral shoppe I made the inside of the flower, @ 2.5.

I made the matching card the same way.

Thanks for looking!

At the crop, LO

I'm finally getting started on some lay outs! LOL This is from a crop at Archivers that Melissa from the Cricut Circle put together. It was also a great time to finally use the Circle 3rd quarter cartridge, Cricut Everyday. I think this is the first time I ever used just one cartridge to do a layout.

Thanks for looking!