Creative Cutting Challenges - Anything Goes

For our first challenge this season (for 2013-2014) is Anything Goes and I chose

 

from The Creative Pointe 

and created a 2-page layout of my great grandson attending his first car show with his G-pa.

 

 First Page.

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 Second page

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Supplies used:

•  several brands of cardstock from different sources
• the border along the bottom of both pages I trimmed with my paper cutter.
• the shaped street, lines down the streets and stop sign are from the "Birthday Haul" by Creative Kuts Crop-on-Line Kit 
• photo mats and titles I created in SCAL3
• I placed photos of great grandson, Carson in the mats, and punched his face with a circle punch.

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Thank you for stopping by to visit with me, and please stop on over to Creative Cutting Challenges to see what we have been doing, and to join in the fun.  Hugs to all.

Back to School Blog Hop

I chose to create a card for this weekend's Back to School Blog Hop

 

Here are the details of the card:

I used a Kraft card for the base, and layered with a apple overlay.  The overlay and embellishments are from a file by CreativeKuts  that was distributed by Creative Kuts Facebook Fan page last week.  This would make a cute card for a returning student to give to their teacher as a welcome back or thank you type card. The sentiment is not included in Creative Kuts file; I print and cut the file using my Silhouette Studio DE software.

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Please check out the "Back to School Blog Hop" by following the line-up below:

1. Lisa ~ http://honeybearzdesigns2011.blogspot.com/
2. Haidee- http://created2bunique.blogspot.com/
3. Deb-http://debspaperpalooza.blogspot.com/
4. Carolyn- You're Here
5. Tabetha ~ http://tabethascreations.blogspot.com/  Next
6. Shawnee ~ http://quiverofangels.blogspot.com/
7. Beth ~ http://thecraftyscrapyard.blogspot.com/
8. Kathy ~ http://kathyand3kids.blogspot.com/
9. An'Jenic- http://anjenicgibson.blogspot.com/
10. Melisa - http://melisascraftycreations.blogspot.com/
11. Alicia - http://goldengoddessdesigns.blogspot.com/
12. Lucy ~ http://love2createitall.com/
13. Lori - http://scrappinmystressaway.blogspot.com/
14. Jessica- http://craftinandstampin.blogspot.com/
15. Jenny - http://crazyaboutcricut.blogspot.com/
13. Theresa - http://scrappinginheels.blogspot.com/

Thank you for following along in the Hop.   

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 Challenges entered:

1. CAS-ual Fridays Back to School
2. Five Simple Things Inspire Me Fridays 119 Anything Goes
3. Sister Act Card Challenge Anything  Goes

Tags, tags and more tags

For this challenge over at Pattie's Creations Challenge we was asked to create tags, just tags, no cards or scrapbook pages.  This was a challenge for me as I don't usually create tags, unless it's a quick folded piece of paper for a gift.

I first cut the Cupcake from Pattie's Creations Design with my Silhouette Cameo and Studio DE software using the print and cut technique.  And than print out the cupcake a 2nd time in order to cut out, by hand the two hearts.  I ran the hearts thru my small xylon sticker maker reversing the image so the sticky side is up.  Pressed the image into a small amount of Martha Stewart fine glitter and have a glittered heart! The sentiment "Happy Birthday" was placed onto the tag on the mat of the software, and than print and cut 2 x's, on pink and blue cardstock, for a boy and girl birthday tags.  Finished the project with pink ribbon, and a corded string for the blue.

Thank you for stopping by, and head on over to Pattie's Creations Design Blog for the Tag challenge and join us in the fun.  Hugs to all of you.

Finished Train and Invitations for Carson's Birthday Party

 

When I was talking with my granddaughter, Connie she mention postcards for invitations, and I said, yes I can do that since I have a post card stamp (brand new this year) from Stampin Up.  And the front of the post card is a ticket for each child that I found in the SilhouetteAmerica online store.  I created a ticket for the front of the postcard and placed Carson's name and his age on the front, with Birthday Party above Admit one.  The back side of the invitation I used my Stampin Up  Postcard stamp and stamped 15 times!

The Thomas the Train is another print and cut creation using a image found on a Internet search of Thomas.  I inserted 3 and Carson's name on 15 buttons which will be given to each child as a token to keep.

 

This is the decoration that I was working on quite a bit last week and finished Monday with a photo shoot and editing on Tuesday; and now on it's way to Indiana.  The Train file is from, once again, SilhouetteAmerica online store.  The letters I created, and the background is poster board cut out in the shape of each car.  I welded letters to top and bottom.

And the birthday party is October 5, 2013 which I am not attending in person, but by creating these decorations I am there in spirit!

On the Thomas the Train cupcake toppers, if anyone is interested in the print and cut file, just indicate in the comment section along with your e-mail, and I will send both set 1 and set 2 in .studio format.  

Thank you for stopping by to visit with me again, and hugs to all.

Thomas the Train and Friends Cupcake Toppers

I have been working on decorations for my great-grandson, Carson's birthday party decorations and here is the first part of the items - cupcake toppers.

 

I hope to finish up the project by Tuesday so I can mail up north to Indiana on Wednesday.

Thank you for stopping by, and hugs to all.