My Cricut Craftroom Blog Hop

October's My Cricut Craft Room's Blog Hop 

You should have started at http://mycricutcraftroom.blogspot.com/ if not please start at the beginning

Welcome to My Cricut Craft Room's October's Blog Hop 

Collectively the design team and guest designers have made some amazing and special projects to share with you... over 60 projects are on this hop, but it is in less than 20 stops. .  

The first project I made for the hop is a birthday card using the Close To My Heart Artbooking cartridge.  This cartridge is set up to make quick and easy scrapbook pages but it can be used for so much more.

I used the Cricut Craftroom to create the honeycomb overlay the right size.  The frame and butterfly are also from the art booking cartridge.  Since I had so many little hexagons when I cut the honeycomb, I decided to decorate the inside of the card too.

Products used:

Close To My Heart Artbooking Cartridge

Close To My Heart Babycakes Paper pack

Close To My Heart Just a number stamp set

Project two:  I found double insulated cups with lids and straws at the dollar store and they looked like a blank canvas to decorate. I decided that they would make great stocking stuffers and teacher gifts.  I cut vinyl with all settings at 3 and it cut like butter.  Then I had to use transfer tape to get the vinyl onto the cups.  All very quick and easy.  Make sure to rub the vinyl on and get out any air bubbles.  I was surprised at how well it sticks.  I've been washing mine daily in the dishwasher and in the sink for 2 weeks now and it still looks great.

Product used: vinyl adhesive sheets, transfer tape, Create a Critter 2

Next you should go to Erica's Blog

http://EricasProjects.blogspot.com/ 

If you get lost along the way here is the entire line up

1. Start http://mycricutcraftroom.blogspot.com/
2.  Vivi J http://www.vivijdesigns.blogspot.com/
3.  Cindy M http://www.inlovewithpaper.blogspot.com/
4. Shawn Mosch - http://craftychicsblog.blogspot.com/
5. Liliana Umpierre - http://www.likidesigns.com/blog
6. Leslie Wrege McGrath - http://scrapnlifeaway.blogspot.com/
7. Roberta Swisher - http://queenbeepapercrafts.blogspot.com/
8.  April Nourse www.curlsandgrins.blogspot.com
9. Brenda Knapik -  http://www.disneygirlcrafts.com/
10. Lourdes - http://creativecraftsniche.blogspot.com/
11. Vicki Glenn - http://www.vickiscraftroom.blogspot.com/
12. Erica http://EricasProjects.blogspot.com/
13. Connie Walsh - http://www.ConnieCreates2.blogspot.com/
14. Tracey  http://www.thecroppingcanuck.blogspot.com/
15. Oh Kissa http://www.ohkissa.com/thought-bubble.html
16. Sandy- http://www.aworkingmomsjoy.blogspot.com/
17. Kris Dietz -- http://http://kreationsbykrisdietz.blogspot.com/
18. Mayra- http://mayrasdesigns.blogspot.com/
19. Cheryl www.Cricutobessed.blogspot.com
20. Crafting Blog Events http://craftingblogevents.blogspot.com/  

Masculine Birthday Card

Today's card is the same as yesterday's with a twist.  I kept the card simple and took out the pink to make a masculine card.  I hope that it shows that you can make so many varieties of the same layout.

I used CTMH Artbooking cartridge again to make the background and the Just A Number stamp set for the sentiment.

Chocolate Understands

I love this stamp set.  This saying is perfect for any best friend needing a pick me up.  It was the stamp of the month last month so unfortunately it is now unavailable.  I cut all of the elements of this card using the CTMH Artbooking cartridge.  These overlays make great patterns for cards and scrapbook pages.  And to make it even easier, I used a Cricut craftroom file from another blog.  She posts all of the files of her artwork.  How much easier can that get?  Then just choose your own colors, sentiments, and change a little of this or that to make it your own. Visit Melanie at Courtney Lane Designs to get other ideas and the files to her art.  

Merry Christmas in... September?

I wanted to play with my new CTMH Artbooking cartridge today and decided to start with trying out Christmas cards.  I love how it turned out and I think that I am going to try a scrapbook layout soon.  The kids aren't letting me do much crafting lately (baby climbing up the stairs and emptying everything in sight) and I really miss it.  So, I don't know when I will get to the layout but it's on the to do list ;).  I do have a couple of more cards to share this week if I can get them finished up during nap time.  Wish me luck.

Check out the CTMH Artbooking handbook here.  And then shop with ME.

Summer Layout

The first layout I wanted to create using the Close To My Heart Artbooking Cricut cartridge is a combination of summer elements on pages 52, 53, and 62.  The cartridge  shows you how to easily make a complete layout but I wanted to think outside the box a bit.  I hope to have more to come as I try and catch up with my son's first year scrapbook.

Interested in learning more about the Artbooking cartridge?  Close To My Heart is producing new videos weekly to showcase artwork ideas from this cartridge.  And don't think that it's just for scrapbooking.  The shapes can be easily manipulated to create beautiful cards.