DANCING CROCADILE

Twinkle Toes is one of my favorite cartridges.  I haven't used this cut before.  When I saw the current "Let's Dance" challenge at BBTB2, I knew what to do.  This card is based on a sketch Challenge at FCCB  All of the solid papers are DCWV, the patterned is Hobby Lobby.  I Used MCT border die on the left edge.  I ran the croc thru the cuttlebug using Tiny Bubbles/  I hand cut the banner, the gem is from my stash.  Oh and to make it more fun I put my sweet dancing gal on an Action Wobble.  I am also linking to DL.ART-Thankful Thursday Linky

SUPRISE, SUPRISE- A POODLE IS MY FAVORITE CRICUT CUT

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BBTB2 is having an "All Time Favorite Cricut Cut Challenge."  I love all of the poodle cuts.  But I think my all time favorite is from Twinkle Toes.  I am still searching for the Carousel cartridge-they have a cool poodle with a tutu on jumping thru a hoop.  I used the sketch from this weeks DIE CUTTING DIVAS  challenge.  The patterned papers are Julie Netting "Dress Me Up".  The glitterpaper is DCWV, the rest of the solids are Colorbok.
I used DOUBLECLICKCONNECTIONS skittles. The label die is from My Creative Time and the sentiment is Scrappy Moms.

OODLES OF POODLES

This one of my all time favorite cards.  I got the directions for this side step card from SPLITCOAST STAMPERS.  The poodles are from three different cartridges-"Create a Critter", "Paper Pups", and "Twinkle Toes"  The sentiment is from Scrappy Moms.  The poodle on the side is on an Action Wobble that I won from Janis at Pause, Dream, Enjoy.  They can be purchased at    Royal Castle Shoppe
I am entering this into a few challenges. FCCB-Fun with Puns: Exploring Cricut -Love Your pet and Paper Playtime has a Use a Sentiemnt challenge

Laid out flat

Great find at Home Goods.

FORMULA
Papers:DCWV
Cricut:Create a Critter, Paper Pups, and Twinkle Toes
Action Wobbles
Perfect Pearls
Stamps:Scrappy Moms with Stayz On ink
Ribbon:Target

BIRTHDAY GIRL

Here is a card I made for a friend's 50th birthday.  I had my Twinkle Toes  cartridge out from a project I made last week.  Boy there are some cute cuts on there.  I didn't use the tut or bow cut.  Instead I used some ribbon that I had won from "Little Scrap Pieces"   Speaking of "Little Scrap Pieces" Karen is having a pink challenge.CLICK HERE to see two great cards using Kate's ABCs and information on the challenge.  (On my wish list)  All paper is DCWV, except for the base which is Colorbok.  I used Spellbinders Labels Eight for the center pieces and Elmers Designer Masking Tape. The sentiment is Jillibean Soup.  I am also entering this into a bird or chick challenge at "Pause, Dream and Enjoy"CLICK HERE for details.

I am also linking this up to Diana's 1000 POST Linky Party  I forgot to mention it when I first posted this,  Diana has a wonderful blog  She is a big inspiration to me and we have become friends.  She has great challenges and uses lot of fun techniques on her cards and banners.  CLICK HERE to link up and to explore her blog  Congrats on 1000 posts.

ELEPHANT ON STAGE

Hello, I made this cute elephant card because I was inspired by the awesome projects made by the BBTB2 DT.  They are having an "Elepantly Speaking" challenge.  Boy I was amazed at the number of Cricut cuts there are.  I chose one from Twinkle Toes.  The stage is also from there.  Check out the challenge at BBTB2.

 

FORMULA
Paper:purple and magenta-Core'dinations: Patterned-DCWV Taj Mahal: gold-Recollections.
Cricut:Twinkle Toes; cuttlebug with Mesh folder
Ribbon:From a box of candy
Die:Spellbinder "Blossom Tags and Accents"
Sentiment:Scrappy Moms with Memento Ink

Perfect Pampered Poodle Party Card

My 14 year old son is attending his first girl-boy party.  The girl requested donations to the humane society instead of presents,  I am a poodle lover.  Birthday Sundaes is having a color challenge-green, purple, black and white.  And Love to Crop is having a circle challenge.  Cooking with Cricut had a fun hop over the weekend "Adopt a Shelter Pet" Blog Hop.  So many cute animal projects.  I am also linking this card up over there. All of the links are listed at the end of this post

FORMULA
Papers:Base white card-Jo-Ann's Essentials: Purple pearl-Colorbok: all other DCWV
Cricut:Twinkle Toes
Sentiment:Scrappy Moms-"Amazing Animals"
Borders
Gems:Recollections
Flower Stickers:K&Company
Adhesives:ATG:Sookwang double sided tape:3M Dimensional tape
CHALLENGES
Love to Crop-Circles  http://www.lovetocrop.com/2011/10/its-challenge-time-encircled-and-hugged.html
Birthday Sundaes-Color challenge-http://birthdaysundaes.blogspot.com/2011/10/color-challenge-for-birthday-sundaes-32.html
Cooking with Cricut:Link up a pet project http://www.cookingwithcricut.com/2011/10/adopt-shelter-pet-blog-hop.html

Singing in the Rain

Todays card is to enter into Fanatbulous Cricut's  Challenge Me Monday  fantabulouscricut.blogspot.com
I added a lot of embellishments.  The sentiment says "Singing in the Rain"

MATERIALS
Paper:striped amd polkadot-DCWV(Nanas Nursery Girls) Glitter cardstock-DCWV-(Christmas Glitter Mat Stack, Pearlescent crdstock-Colorbok, Pink and Green(Umbrella)K and Company
Ribbon-Target $1 bin
Bordeers-K and Company Sweet Nectar border pad
Gems_green-Recollections; Hair bows Jolee
Adhesives-ATG, 3M dimensional tape
Pink pearl metallic wire(found in my kids art stash from years ago)
Cricut expression with "Twinkle Toes" and "Tie the Knot" cartridges
DIRECTIONS
Make 5X7" card from light pink cardstock. Cut a 3.75X5.5" piece of polka dot cardstock tape borders on back side as shown, adhere to to striped cardstcok. Add ribbon and bow. Then adhere piece to card front.
Using cricut cut poodle from "Twinkle Toes at 3.5"and umbrella from"tie the Knot"at 2.25"The poodle hair, skirt arm and feet bands are cut from white glitter cardstock. Adhere layers together.  I cut the stick off of the umbrella and added Wire.  Add poodle to card using ATG tape.  Pop umbrella with dimensional tape.  Chalk pink cheeks. Add flower gems for hairbows (these gems had a brown layer that I took off)
Type sentiment on computer punch out with scalloped oval.  chalk edges green.  Add gems.  Adhere to bottom right corner

TWINKLE TOES WOBBLE CARD FOR FLAUNT IT FRIDAYS CHALLENGE

I am so glad there was a challenge using "Twinkle Toes"  I needed an excuse to buy that cartridge from Walmart.  It has been on my list because it has a poodle on it.  And I love Poodles-Especially my live version,Polly.

The real thing-Polly

MATERIALS
Premade 5X7" card JoAnne Craft Essentials
Paper-All patterned cardstock is  DCWV Matstacks-yellow crosshatch &pink polkadot-Nana's Nursery, striped-Glitter Sweet. DCWV- White Glitter-Christmas & Winter Glitter Matstack.   Solid  Pearlized cardstock-pink and black-Colorbok
Pearls-recollections
Ribbon and plastic covered wire from my stash.
Cricut Twinkle Toes cartridge
Circle Punch 1.5"-Paper Shaper
Adhesive-ATG glue gun, 3M dimensional tape
Ink-Studio G-Michaels $1.00 bin
Directions
Center 6.5X4.5" yellow cardstock on card front, adhere with ATG tape. Center 5.75X4" squiggly lined
onto yellow cardstock.  Cut poodle at 3.5" black for base, pink for overlay, white glitter for hair and paws. Cut starburst at 2.25".  gather 2" piece of ribbon adhere to pink poodle before attaching to black base.  I used ATG to attach ribbon and layers.  Attach hair with dimensional tape. decorate with pearls.  Take a piece of wire and roll around pencil adhere one edge to card and one to poodle(So poodle bounces on a spring) Type sentiment on computer cut with circle punch.  Ink edge with yellow chalk ink-attach to starburst using dimensional tape attach completed sentiment to left side of card.  Wrap green wire around thin crochet hook and flatten-attach to sentiment with ATG tape.
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