Carol's Creations

To qualify for the prize, be sure to use at least 1 Cricut cut on your project and if it's not obvious, let us know what cartridge you used. If you use a Cricut Explore machine, at least one cut must be from the Cricut catalog of images.

If it isn't a card, you will get two entries into the drawing!

Here is my Valentine's Day project 

 

I had not used my Seasonal Soirees cartridge yet so I choose to make the little Valentine's Day treat holder. I simply put my 12x12 piece of cardstock on my mat, hit the Fit to Page button, choose the corresponding number to the treat holder and hit cut. Once I had decorated the treat holder the way I wanted I was then able to adhere the treat holder together. It was super easy and a whole lot of fun.

 

I used these items to create my Valentine's Day treat holder:

• Seasonal Soirees Cricut cartridge - treat holder
• Sweethearts Cricut cartridge - cupid
• Studio G glitter glue
• Craft Smith cardstock - hot pink 
• Crate Paper (Hello Love) - cupid arrow pattern paper

I am entering my Valentine's Day treat holder to the following challenges:

• Cardz TV - Anything Goes



Thank you so much for stopping by and checking out my Valentine treat holder today. I hope you join in on the fun over at Fantabulous Cricut Challenge.

I am sharing with you tonight a wedding card that I made using a different style of shape/easel card.  I was inspired by a pin on pinterest Triple Heart Shape Easel Card Tutorial. I made this for my niece who will be getting married in less than a year. I am super excited about the way it turned out.



I used these items to make my Mr. & Mrs. Triple Heart Shape Easel card:

• Sweethearts Cricut cartridge - hearts and Mr. & Mrs.
• Create a Critter Cricut cartridge - bow tie
• black, white and lavender cardstock
• real black buttons - from my stash
• Stampin' Up Rhinestones 
• Swiss Dots embossing folder
• Stickles 
• Fabric Fancies flowers
• foam squares

I don't normally do tags, I don't know why but I had a reason this time...my niece is getting married next year. Based on what I have seen her Pin on Pinterest, I believe her colors include a lavender purple. So when making this tag I new I would include lavender. Plus, there are several challenges this week that this tag will fit into.

 I used these items to create my Wedding Tag:

• George and Basic Shapes Cricut cartridge - tag cut at 5 + the shadow in balck
• Sweethearts Cricut cartridge - hearts cut at 1 3/4 + the shadow in black
• Paper Dolls Dress Up Cricut cartridge - bow tie cut at 7
• Lavender, black and white cardstock
• ribbon
• 3 Stampin' Up Rhinestones
• 2 black brads
• D'vine Swirls and Swiss Dots embossing folders
• Inkadinkado Clear Stamp FRIENDLY ADVICE Kid Quotes - on the back of the tag
• 1 small bell
• 1 lavender button
• foam squares - behind hearts

• My Sheri Crafts Challenge #135 - 3 in a Row - I did a TAG shape, BUTTON, and EMBOSS
• Exploring Cricut - Wedding Challenge - use black and white and a splash of one other color
• Craft Your Passion Challenge #218 - 3 or More Embellishments - I did 3 rhinestones
• Cut it Up Challenge - Wedding Bells - Make a wedding project with a bell or bells on it
• DL ART - June Linky Challenge - Anything Goes

I give you Bucket o' Love. I made only 2 of these: one for my hubby and one for my mom. I was down for 2 days earlier in the week, just simply tired, I think because of my chemo treatments. Now I'm a couple days behind in Valentine cards and gifts, so I am playing catch up.

I used these items to create this Bucket o' Love:

• metal pail from Target $1.00 bin
• lace
• ribbon
• Martha Stewart edge punch - lace heart
• Sweethearts Cricut cartridge - Love
• Stickles - Love (you probably can't see it in the photo)
• misc. chocolate and candy lollipops

I am entering my Bucket o' Love in the following challenges and linky party:

• My Sheri Crafts Challenge #103 - Valentines - Show someone your love
• Paper Playtime Challenge #3 - Border Punches
• Fantabulous Cricut - Challenge Me Monday #148 - Be My Valentine
• Craft Your Passion Challenge #149 - My Valentine
• Die Cuttin Divas Challenge #102 - Color Challenge - red, pink, purple, and/or white
• My Craft Spot - Monday Challenge #86 - For Your Sweetheart
• Decorate to Celebrate Challenge #44 - Valentine Party
• DL ART - Thankful Thursday - Linky Party
• 3 Girl JAM Challenge #12 - Anything Goes w/Ribbon

Thank you so much for stopping by and checking out my Bucket o' Love.

So here it is, my 2nd page, as I had mentioned in my blog post from Valentine's Day 2012 layout that I was planning on doing to display my kids gifts.  I finally finished it and I am totally satisfied with it.  Just the word "gifts" says it all.  My girls are my gifts and the layout displays their gifts from Valentine's Day 2012.  My youngest daughter (at the top) received "Elmo Loves You" DVD and my oldest daughter (at the bottom) received "Monster High 3" book. The both really loved their gifts.



I used these items to create this layout:

• Design Studio - to weld "gifts"
• Storybook Cricut cartridge - font
• Sweethearts Cricut cartridge - heart
• Foam tape - 2 thicknesses behind the heart
• Martha Stewart lace heart edge punch - top and bottom of page
• Recollections bling - top and bottom of page
• Glossy Accents - "gifts" and the red parts of the heart
• Stickles - below the heart to create a flower effect

I will be entering this layout in the following challenges and linky party:

• Red Carpet Studio Challenge #22 - Valentine's Day layout
• Fantabulous Cricut - Challenge Me Monday #147 - Queen of Hearts - use a heart
• Scrappy Moms - Terrific Tuesday Challenge - Valentines project
• More than Favors - Wacky Wednesday #80 Valentine's Day project
• My Paper Crafting #120 - Hearts to You project
• Paper Playtime Challenge #3 - Border Punches
• DL ART - Thankful Thursday - Linky Party Anything Goes

Thank you for stopping by and checking out my Valentine's Day 2012 - Gifts layout (page 2).

Here is a look at the full layout all together:

Well I've been working on the this mailbox for my youngest daughter Jaidyn for quite some time now.  I knew that I wanted the hugs and kisses concept but things just weren't jellin' for me.  Finally after weeks of looking at this thing, it is now finished!!! 


I used these items to create my mailbox:

• Design Studio
• Mailbox from Target $1.00 deals
• Red, white and pink cardstock
• Sweethearts Cricut cartridge - for the "Hugs & Kisses" and the "X O <3"
• Indie Art Cricut cartride - for the lips 
• Martha Stewart edge punch
• Heart punch - from $1.00 bin at Michael's bought years ago
• Hugs & Kisses ribbon - bought last year on clearance at Michael's and NEVER used
• Pink ribbon - from my stash
• Christmas Red and Cotton Candy Stickles - on the "Hugs & Kisses",the "X O <3", the small hearts and the lips
• Glossy Accents and Stickles - on the lips

I am entering my mailbox in the following challenges:

• Crazy About Cricut Valentine Hop and Challenge - create a new Valentine project
• Craft Your Passion Challenge #96 - Anything Goes - No Pattern Paper
• Whimsical Designs - Colors of Love - Whimsical Wednesday Challenge - create a card/project with the colors red, white, and one other color of your choice - (my other color is PINK)
• My Craft Spot - Monday Challenge #43 Valentine's Day - Make a Valentine card or treat packaging
• More Than Favors - Wacky Wednesday#64 - Love -  create any project with a Love Theme
• DL Art - Thankful Thursday - Link Up Anything

I'm not sure why I had a creative block on this one but I'm glad it's over and I did end up with a nice keepsake for my daughter.  I know she will love it and especially the candy inside!


Thanks for visiting and checking out my Hugs & Kissed Mailbox.

I did my final Valentine (I think), this one for my oldest daughter Kaitlyn.  She is a HUGE dog lover and the color pink, so naturally I had to incorporate those elements in her Valentine.  I think the little puppy dog on the Sweethearts Cricut cartridge is just too cute so I had to use it.  In fact, I only used the Sweethearts Cricut cartridge and I've had this cartridge for who knows how long and have NEVER used it.


I used these items to create this card:

• Design Studio
• Sweethearts Cricut cartridge (which I've had forever and I Never used it before)
• craft, pink, and grey card stock
• pattern paper
• heart brads - on the corners and used as dog tag
• misc. chipboard (which I've had forever) - the flower and heart
• gem - on the flower chipboard
• Google eyes
• brown ink - for the edges of the dog and chipboard
• Cuttlebug
• Swiss Dots embossing folder - for the large pink heart

Here are some close ups:


 This is where I thought a little sparkle was needed:


Here you can see the grey collar and the heart brad I used to look like a dog tag!


Then the perfect phrase to go along with the Valentine:


I am entering this Valentine in the following challenges:

• My Craft Spot - Monday Challenge - Anything Goes
• Our Creative Corner - Love is in the Air - Make a St. Valentine's Day paper craft item (card, scrapbook page layout, 3-D item, or an altered item) using the colors Pink, Grey, and Kraft - The add some sparkle to your paper craft item (rhinestones, glitter, metal) anything that shines!  And don't forget to include a heart-shape.
• Whimsical Design - Bringing Out the Old - Whimsical Wednesday - Create any themed scrapbook LO/card/project but you must use or include something old.
• Die Cuttin Divas Challenge #50 - Anything Goes
• Fantabulous Cricut - Challenge Me Monday #97 - include a heart on your project

Thank you so much for stopping by and I hope you enjoyed my Sweet Puppy Love Valentine