Sketch 22, Little J

This weeks sketch challenge over at 52 weeks 52 sketches...


My take on the sketch, you see little J here she was around 6 months in these photos. Her words when she saw the page, "Look my Pretty Shoes" she also calles her dress shoes her, "churchn' shoes", LOL yes, she is very silly. She also commented about her friends in the photos and had to run off and gather all of them back up. I should retake the photo of her now, hey what a great idea but wait, no camera. ACK, just a few more days...


Product list...
12 by 12 card stock "paper" from hobby lobby
PTI bitty dot ribbon and buttons
PTI Berry Sorbet cardstock
DP my Minds Eye Laundry Line
Basic Grey Chipboard
Cricut
Cricut George Cartridge
Cricut Cursive 101 Cartridge
SU SAB rub-ons

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Cinderella for Little J part 2

Edit post to put in photo of 7" cut the right way.


Thank you Reddy in the Cricut forum for your help. I am happy with a 7" cut this am, thank you so very much.

What I learned...
1. No function keys should be lit up when you want to cut a base.
2. Hit the character you want, this will cut the base with the lines for you to line up the cut shapes. (Cut this in BLACK)
3. Continue to cut rest of the pieces as the book instructs you to.
4. I use Tombow Multi adhesive (green lid)
5. A tweezers comes in really handy for the smaller pieces.
6. Use a sharp blade
7. Use the correct speed and pressure for the paper you are cutting.
8. PTI card stock did not cut well with the little cuts a light weight card stock would be better. (this really shows on the gloves where I used Aqua Mist from PTI, click on cinderella for a larger view.)

Cinderella for Little J part 1 link

Below is a comparison of Cinderella from Happily Ever After Cricut Cartridge. I do love it on the black, I still think it is too big of a base so much of the black shows. I have asked the question if black is supposed to show between all of the shapes, to me this would look so very disjointed esp on the arms. You can see on the second attempt where I put the arm pieces joined. UGH, I guess they say third time is the charm I am set to go again later next week.



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Coffee/Tea card kit swap

My friend cupojafa over on SCS is hostessing a Coffee/Tea card kit swap, you can find her awesome blog {here}. I fiddled around with the idea of the swap for over a month now, well when my Sister delivered Dreams Come True Cricut Cartridge I knew I was in.

I have seen this cute tea pot invite in the cricut message board and the idea for a shape card came from there. I used DS and the Dreams Come True Cartridge to make the tea pot a2 size shape card.

Tea Pot .cut file by Sara Paschal

Invites by Goatesgirl

Product list...
Shape Card Base
Cricut Expression
Cricut Design Studio
Cricut Dreams Come True Cartridge

PTI
Chocolate Re-Mix DP
Dark Chocolate Ink
Summer Sunrise Ink and card stock
Vintage Cream Card Stock
Everyday Classics stamp set
Text Box Stamp Set
Warm Happiness Stamp Set

Extras
Embroidery Floss
Scallop Oval Punch Marvy
1/8" hole punch
Lipton Tea bag


To color the flowers on the tea pot I actually inked up the sunflower from text box and stamped color into the image, pretty clever if I do say so myself. And yes, that is the tiny tea bag from PTI's Everyday classics set. (I cut it out and took one strand of brown floss to make the hanger, along with the tiniest hole punch I had.)

**Note** this is not my final version for the swap just one of the many I have in my mind to send. Not sure yet what the images are I want to stamp to go with the kit, I may go bitty dots DP and then the tea cup from Everyday Classics?? Who knows, LOL?

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Butterfly Bag

Edit to place pic of finished bag...


I wanted to make up a butterfly bag to have on hand for gift giving for the girls this is what I have come up with. I will be back later today with a pic of the finished project for now here is a screen shot and the download link.

Butterfly Bag download link



Product list...
Cricut Expression
Cricut Cartridges Paper doll Dress up/George and Basic Shapes
Cricut Design Studio
PTI DP
SU Card Stock
Buttons

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Cinderella for Little J

Edit post found a helpful thread, you have to be a member of the Cricut Message board to view...
http://www.cricut.com/messageboard/tm.aspx?m=4371610

1) I did not cut the black base
2) I tried to piece on a shadow cut not a base cut
Guess I should look before I leap, LOL. Anyhow, I will try it again using these tips.




I have been playing around with the Happily Ever After Cricut Cartridge my Sister brought over the other day. I am sorry to say, these are the fave images for little J but I can't piece the cuts so they look right and it is hard to get the proper speed and pressure for some of the more intricate cuts. To top it off the choker did not even cut out I had to improvise. Up close this project looks like crap if you hold it away a few feet or take your glasses off it is Okay, LOL! They say right on the box some details are very intricate and will cut best with the expression. I have the expression and cut this out at 10 inches and still had a problem with the pieces, I have totally given up on the A2 shape card I wanted to make her for her birthday...sigh. I ended up taking the photo off the page and just gave her the paper to play with, she sure was happy with it.

So my question to you Cricketers is... my older girls want the Tinkerbell Cartridge, do the same problems exist with this one? They would need the smaller images for cards and to decorate lockers and notebooks with? Any tips and tricks for this type of cartridge would be appreciated.

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Walk in My Garden Shape Card

My Sister was over to scrap a gift album on Saturday, between the two of us we were able to complete over 20 some pages. She brought along with her some new Cricut Cartridges Walk in My Garden was one of them. I knew she had purchased it so I had worked up a card in DS just for the day it arrived here it is...


Cricut DS .Cut file found {here} You will need Cricut Cartridge Walk in My Garden to cut this file with DS.

{Here} is a link to a different flower pot shape card that was shown on SCS for this card you will not need the cricut.



With card pulled out of the pot...


Product list...
Cricut Expression
Cricut Walk in My Garden Cartridge
Cricut Design Studio
Cuttlebug embossing folder Swiss Dot
SU card stock and ink
SU SAB rub-ons
SU Chalk
MM DP
Crocheted Flower (made by Me)
PTI Flower Garden Stamp Set
PTI Birthday Sentiments Stamp set
Buttons
Dew Drops
Ribbon


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Cousins

I have had this page done for a bit now, since they are coming over today I thought it would be the perfect time to show it. The photos were snapped at the local county fair a few years ago. My Sisters little one was born just a few months before little J.

Products used...
Cricut
Cricut George and Basic Shapes
SU round tab punch
SU corner punch
SU SAB rub-ons
SU felt flower
SU Card Stock
MM Brads
Bling
Recollections DP

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