Challenge # 194 We Love Snowmen at FCCB

Hi! everyone. I love snowmen but where I live this card is the closest I will come to making a snowman. I made my snowman traditional, with a top hat and buttons as well as a carrot for his nose and coal (black pearls) for his eyes.  I cut my snowman from Doodlecharms at 3".

The paper I used is Recollections Holly Day Wishes 6x6 pad and Kraft paper for the base. I cut the first layer of the snowman  in Kraft so his arms would look like branches. The second layer is cut from white card stock and I glittered it using Martha Stewart glitter.  Before I put the layers together I attached the little blue button brads. For his scarf I tied a piece of red gingham ribbon around his neck and frayed the edges.  The hat is cut from Paper Doll Dress Up. I used black Glossy Accents for the band and adhered a tiny snowflake. I added a small blue gemstone for some bling. I think all the additions really spruced him up otherwise he was pretty boring. 

The banner is made using a Christmas stamp set from Cosmo Cricket. I stamped it on white cardstock and then colored it with markers. I cut each of the flags out and glued them to a piece of twine and attached with brads. The Let it Snow tag is from the paper collection. I attached it with another red brad.

This week our sponsor is Jaded Blossom. They will be giving away a stamp set to our lucky winner so make a snowman and link up to our chaleenge at FCCB.

Hope my snowman has inspired you as well as the DT snowmen.  There are a lot of variety using different cartridges and snowmen cuts. So check out our blog.

Bye, Bye for Now

KIM

CHALLENGE # 193 WINTER FUN

It's time for another challenge at FCCB. This week the challenge is Winter Fun.
The cold weather here in the South made it easy to get inspired to make a winter themed card.

 I used Create-A-Critter Cricut cartridge and Artic Wishes paper from DCWV to make this cute card.

The blue background paper is white card stock that I sprayed with Stream alcohol ink and Jack Frost Glimmer Mist.  I punched out the snowflakes from post it note paper for a mask and adhered them randomly before spraying.  The other snowflakes are cut outs from the paper and an embellishment sticker I bought at Micheal's. I added a little gemstone for some bling.

The seal is cut at 3.00" I used pop dots to adhered him to the card and added this cute bow tie that I made using a tutorial and template download from Annette Green. At the end of her tutorial she says they are addictive and she is right. I've been making them and putting them on everything. Here's one I made for a Christmas project. 

My Happy Winter sentiment is from the Artic Wishes paper. The finishing touch was stitching around the card with a blue glitter pen.

 For this card I did finish the inside as well.

Our sponsor for this challenge is Kimberly at My Craft Spot. 

Hope my card has inspired you to make a winter fun themed card. 

Put on your creative thinking cap and get to work. Then link your project to our challnege for this week. Most of all have fun.

Bye Bye for Now 

KIM 

FCCB Cricut Crawl

Welcome to a New Year and to our new  FCCB Design Team for 2014

If you arrived here from Pamela one of our newbie Design Team members then your in the right place. I made my card for today using the Cricut cartridge Celebrate with a Flourish.

I used silver paper for my card base at A2 size. I cut the image at 3.00" and embossed it with silver embossing powder. I then inked a doily with Tim Holtz Vintage Photo and adhered the image on top. The hat layer is cut from Coredinations paper. The banner 2014 and the New Year Sentiment are glitter stickers. For a little bling I added the gemstone and the white and silver ribbon.

 Hope you will join our challenge this week and create a card with a sentiment.

Enjoy all the Design team projects on our Cricut Crawl.

The next DT member on the crawl is Lynn B.

Bye, Bye for Now

 Kim

HOLIDAY PROJECTS AT FCCB

HAPPY HOLIDAYS

CRAFTY BLOGGERS

Since we are taking a few weeks off as a Design Team at FCCB each day one Design Team member is sharing a project with everyone. For my project I wanted to share a Christmas mini album I made using my Cricut and the Elegant Edges cartridge. The paper I used was DCWV Evergreen stack and embellishments from several companies. The main set is from a sticker set I bought at Tuesday Morning for .99 cents.

This post will have alot of pictures so enjoy all the details of each page. 

The cover and charms that I made. I used my bind-it-all to put it together.

Inside cover and first page. My idea for this album was to put pictures of a child's Christmas. These pages are for pictures with Santa. I cut the tags with my George and Basic Shapes.

These pages are for recording a wish list.

Next, letter to Santa.

Of course I had to include a page for pictures of cookies for Santa. My boys always liked to make cookies and put out a glass of milk on Christmas eve.

The reminder of the pages are made for pictures taken Christmas morning opening presents.

The tab peeking out on the right side is another double-sided photo mat for more pictures.

I love the way it turned out. Hope your like it too. I haven't posted a mini album in awhile so I wanted to share this one.

Make sure you check Fantabulous Cricut  Challenge Blog all through the Holidays to see what the Design Team members have to share.  Be sure to check in after the New Year to met all the new Design Team members. We will be having a Cricut Crawl and a new challenge.

Happy Holidays and

Bye, Bye for Now

 Kim

HAPPY NEW YEAR

HAPPY 2014

HOPE EVERYONE HAD A SAFE AND FUN NEW YEAR'S EVE. 

LOOKING FORWARD TO AN EXCITING NEW YEAR.

As you know we have been taking a break from the Holidays at FCCB. Each day a different Design Team member is featuring a project. Tomarrow I will be sharing a Mini Album I made so check back tomarrow.

 Next week we will return with a blog hop to annonce our new DT members so make sure to join us.
MONDAY, JANUARY 6, 2014

Hope your New Year is filled with lots of crafting.

 Bye, Bye for Now

KIM

FCCB Challenge #190 Holiday Cards

Hope everyone is getting all their crafting done for Christmas.  Here's a little inspiration for a quick and easy card. I let the paper do most of the work for me.  This is a 6x6 Christmas pad from MME, Merry & Bright.
I added a cut from Christmas Noel cartridge and added some trim and bling.  This reindeer has three layers and is cut at 3.50".

As you can see the sentiment is already on the paper as well as some other details. I couldn't resist adding  a red rhinestone for the reindeer's nose. 

 Hope you will share your creations with us at FCCB for our Holiday card challenge. Check out our blog for more inspiration from the Design Team.

Bye, Bye for Now

Kim

FCCB Challenge # 189: Beyond Red and Green

Well Christmas will be here before you know it so I hope you are already working on your Christmas card stash.  I have to say I am a traditional red and green color scheme for my Christmas cards and decorations, but this week we are being challenged to make a holiday project without using red and green.
Here is what I came up with and I have to say I liked thinking out of my comfort zone.

I cut my little bird from Create a Critter at 3.00".  The scalloped circle was cut from Storybook at 3.50".The paper I used is from last year DCWV "Artic Wishes". For bling I used a snowflake from Recollections and added a gemstone. I also used a gemstone for his eye. The blue snowflake ribbon was perfect for this card. I cut the banner from a Spellbinder die and stamped Merry Christmas.  The silver bells are tied onto it using blue hemp. For dimension I popped the banner up on pop dots.

Turned out pretty cute don't you think?  What colors do you like for Christmas? Would you like some blog candy in your favorate colors? Be a follower and leave me a comment. I will draw a winner on Sunday 12/08/2013.

Thanks for stopping by. 

 Bye, Bye for Now, KIM