Hello Creative Memories fans, I'm super excited to be posting my very first blog post as a 2012 Creative Memeories design team member. I hope you'll enjoy the projects I have and also be inspired to get to your crafty space, pull out those fun Creative Memories products and make something today.
Today's project was brought about because of a personal need of mine. I have a very good friend who's expecting her third child (and first son) soon and I'm part of her group of friends that will be throwing her a shower. The Stork's Delivery Cricut Cartridge was just the inspiration and tool that I needed to jump start decorations for the event. All in all, I made a banner, an altered bag and my favorite...a baby animal centerpiece. Here's more close ups of the projects....
I realy like the layering effect created with die cut elements. It gives the cuts a more dimensional look, plus the Foam Squares makes the layering so easy.
Here's my favorite. There were so many cute baby animal images in the cartridge that I couldn't decide which one to use so I used a bunch of them here. Aren't they adorable?! I just added a skewer on the back of the images and added it to a pot with foam core inside. To cover the foam piece inside the pot, I used some scraps that I ran through a paper shredder and then layered them over the pot.
Here's my banner. I love how with some coordinating cardstock, the Black Dual-Tip Pen and a few Epoxy Stickers from the Divine Power Palette, I was able to create a fun banner that would go well with the rest of the decorations during the party. I also made sure it was a good size that my friend could take it home to dress up her nursery wall with.
Again, going with the dimensional look, I used a lot of Foam Squares to create the layered look for this banner.
Supplies Used:
It's a boy banner
Epoxy circle stickers from the Divine Power Palette
Cricut® Machine
Stork's Delivery Cricut® Cartridge
Others: hole punch, ribbon
Cuts:
<itsaboy> 1 at 3 1/2"
<layer1><itsaboy> 1 at 3 1/2"
<layer2><itsaboy> 1 at 3 1/2"
<shadow><itsaboy> 1 at 3 1/2"
Baby Animal centerpiece
Shine Paper and Photo Mat Pack
Cricut Machine
Stork's Delivery Cricut® Cartridge
Others- clay pot, ribbon and skewer stick
Cuts:
<BoyZebra> 1 at 3 ½”
<layer1><BoyZebra> 1 at 3 ½”
<layer2><BoyZebra> 1 at 3 ½”
<shadow><BoyZebra> 1 at 3 ½”
<BoyGirfe> 1 at 3 ½”
<layer1><BoyGirfe> 1 at 3 ½”
<layer2><BoyGirfe> 1 at 3 ½”
<shadow><BoyGirfe> 1 at 3 ½”
<Boylion> 1 at 3 ½”
<layer1><Boylion> 1 at 3 ½”
<layer2><Boylion> 1 at 3 ½”
<shadow><Boylion> 1 at 3 ½”
<BoyMnkey> 1 at 3 ½”
<layer1><BoyMnkey> 1 at 3 ½”
<layer2><BoyMnkey> 1 at 3 ½”
<shadow><BoyMnkey> 1 at 3 ½”
<BoyWhale> 1 at 3 ½”
<layer1><BoyWhale> 1 at 3 ½”
<layer2><BoyWhale> 1 at 3 ½”
<shadow><BoyWhale> 1 at 3 ½”
Baby Altered gift bag
Shine Paper and Photo Mat Pack
Fabulous Paper Ribbon
Cricut Machine
Stork's Delivery Cricut® Cartridge
Others- ribbon and bag
Cuts:
<blocks> 1 at 4”
<layer1><blocks> 1 at 4”
<layer2><blocks> 1 at 4”
<shadow><blocks> 1 at 4”
<BoyBalns> 1 at 4”
<layer1><BoyBalns> 1 at 4”
<layer2><BoyBalns> 1 at 4”
<shadow><BoyBalns> 1 at 4”
Thank you for joining me today and I hope you all have a great day.
-Grace Tolman
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