May's 100 Cartridge Blog Hop

Welcome to May's 100 Cartridge Blog Hop

You should have arrived from Lisa Carrier's blog.

My big sister from my sorority asked me if I could help her create some party bags for her son's birthday and she showed me a picture of some bags she found online. The theme of the party was the Fresh Beat Band. I had never heard of them, so I had to do a little research.

I made 12 bags for the party and my big said that everyone loved them :)

Cartridge Used

Art Philosophy (Circles cut at 4 1/2, 2, 1 3/4 , and 2 1/4 inches and Scallop cut at 3 inches)

I created this card using my Imagine. 

Cartridges Used
Better Together (friends hugging was cut/printed at 4 inches, sentiment was cut/printed at 1 ½ inches, and the pattern paper was cut/printed at 5 inches)

Storybook (accent was cut at 3 ½ inches)

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Your next stop is Christina.

Teacher

I always love looking at all of the projects people make using the wood blocks. I have yet to find some, so I went ahead and made some using paper.

Materials Used

Cartridges: Tags, Bags, Boxes & More (boxes cut at fit to page)

                  Storybook (letters cut at 2 1/2 inches)

Paper: Off To School by me & my BiG ideas

           the Grade School stack by DCWV

           School Days by the Paper Studio

Bunnies and Blossoms Banner Hop

Welcome to the Bunnies and Blossoms Banner Hop for Special Needs Children.

You have reached the last stop for the hop :)

30+fantastic papercrafters have come together to create Spring-themed banners.They will then donate these banners to Ellen (CardMonkey), who works asAdmissions Coordinator at Pediatric Specialty Care (PSC), www.pediatricspecialty.com.

PSC is a long-term care facility for specialneeds children who are medically-fragile and/or technologically-dependent. Thebabies, children and youths at PSC range in age from birth to 21, and areadmitted from all over the country.
Some are infants, born prematurely and beforetheir lungs have had a chance to mature. Others have serious birth defects,illnesses or injuries from accidents that cause them to need tender loving carein a home-like environment -- many for their lifetimes.

Our banners are meant to cheer the youngpatients, their families, and the staff at PSC. Here is the banner that I made and will be sending to Ellen to decorate a child's room:

 Close Ups

Materials Used

Cartridges: Hannah Montana (butterfly cut at 5 1/2 inches and bird cut at 4 3/4 inches)

                  Sophie (egg cut at 4 3/4 inches and flower cut at 4 inches)

                  Simply Charmed (bunny cut at 4 3/4 inches and chick cut at 3 3/4 inches)

                  Storybook (pennant cut at 6 3/4 inches)

Paper: Citrus Bliss by K & Company

           Peep by We R Memory Keepers

We DO have a tasty bit of blog candyto thank you for visiting us today! What's the prize??!

How about a beautiful handmade (courtesy of our Blog Hop Hostess, CardMonkey!) Cricut Cozy Covers?! Each one is individually styled in your pick of colors and embroidered words! These are RARE because CardMonkey does not make them for sale and she usually sticks to paper, not sewing!!

To qualify, there are two steps:
1. Comment on as many Bunny & Blossoms Blog Hop blogs as you wish -- the more blogs on which you comment, the more chances you have to win. There will only be one winner, picked at random by Random.Org.

2. Follow and comment on the CardMonkey blog ... Leave a comment on our Hop Hostess's site (http://cardmonkey-business.blogspot.com) and let her know if your name is picked, what 2 accent colors you'd like on your Cricut Cozy Cover, andw hat text you'd like embroidered (up to 3 lines). You MUST be a follower of the CardMonkey blog to win and you MUST leave a way for her to contact you if your name is picked.


Blog Hop Line Up
Ellen ♥ CardMonkey - http://cardmonkey-business.blogspot.com/
Ashley - http://theglamoroussideofscrapping.blogspot.com/
Pam - http://pammejo-scrapbookflair.blogspot.com/
Rachelle - http://creationsbyrachelle.blogspot.com/
Jessica Esch- http://chick-n-scrap.blogspot.com/
Nancie- http://alittlepieceofmebynancie.blogspot.com/
Tami- http://tamboscreations.blogspot.com/
Susan E Bermudez - http://susanascorner.blogspot.com/
Beckie - http://justbcreativecrazy.blogspot.com
Jamie M.- http://craftygirl21.blogspot.com/
Vicki Wilson- http://scrapbookingcreationsbyvicki.blogspot.com/
Robin - http://scrapandchat.blogspot.com/
Jennifer - http://craftycardgallery.blogspot.com/
Debbie T. - http://debbiescrafttime.blogspot.com/
Lisa T. - http://bitbythecricutbug.blogspot.com/
Cindy Potentier. - http://toolsofacropingqueen.blogspot.com/
Yvette- http://gammascreativecorner.blogspot.com/ (You are HERE)

Kiddos Birthday Card Swap (Girls)

Over at the Cricut message board, Gina is having people sign up for a card swap. She opened up 13 spots and all you have to do is create either 10 girl or 10 boy birthday cards or you can sign up to do both. They are still some openings left, but the cards are due on July 31^st.

I signed up to make cards for both genders and so far I have finished the girls. I made 12 since the sign up isn’t full yet and I didn’t include myself.

Materials used:

Simply Charmed cartridge: the cupcake was cut at 4 ¼ inches

Storybook: the frames were cut at 5 inches (1 was cut with the shadow feature)

Plantin SchoolBook: the oval was cut at 2 inches

Sweetest Cupcakes stamps by My Pink Stamper for the sentiments

Cuttlebug D’vine Swirl embossing folder

Fairytale Princess paper pack  by the Paper Studio

Birthday Banner

I made this banner for my mom’s birthday. She loved it!

Cartridges used:

Mini Monograms (scallops and circles)

Storybook (letters)

Twinkle Toes (elephants)

My mom with her explosion box :)

Gifts

As you can see, I am posting some projects that I have completed in the past months. My goal is to start posting more frequently because I love to share my creations.


I made a few things for my mentor teacher and my SWAT person (a classmate who we gave gifts/notes to encourage them throughout the semester. On the last day of class, we revealed ourselves.)

For my mentor teacher...

*I bought the apples at Michaels and glued them on ribbon

SWAT person...

I used Mod Podge on every single gift :)