Can I have S'more?

For the Mypinkstamper.com challenge #8 the theme had to be about summer. When I think about summer I think about camping and when I think about camping I think about S'mores. I love the Campin' Critters cartridge for this layout. The little porcupine roasting the marshmallow, the hungry bear and the beaver bringing more wood for the fire. I recently tried s'mores made with Rolo's candies. They're the ones that have soft caramel covered in chocolate. They turned out very yummy. I highly recommend them if you like caramel. I'm getting hungry just thinking about them.
Ok, I'm off to see if I can get more of these challenges finished. 

Got Sand?

I did this layout for the Mypinkstamper.com National Scrapbook Day contest #2.  The Rule for this one was to use Craft Cardstock on a scrapbook page or card. These were pictures from Easter this year. We went to Sand Mountain in Nevada. It was mine and my husbands first time there so we followed my son in his truck. He was pulling a trailer and as soon as we got there he got stuck. It was not the best way to start our vacation. Luckily everyone was really nice and helped him get out. I used Kate's ABCs for the large scallop square background, Blackletter for the title, Boys will be Boys for the truck and Campin' Critters for the trailer.

Sand Mountain layout

Happy Saturday. I'm having a great day today. I picked up my Grand-daughter this morning, went shopping for some girly clothes and a big cinnamon roll (my favorite). Now we're back home and little Khloe is taking a nap. Perfect timing to jump on the computer and post my layout for Sand Mountain. We went to Sand Mountain in Nevada for Easter (that's why there is a bunny peeking out from behind the tree). My son and daughter-in-law have quads that they like to ride. It was my first time there and it was pretty fun. I took lots of pictures so I will be working on more layouts like this. I used the Campin' Critters cartridge for everything except the font. The font is from the Pooh cartridge. Thanks for stopping by. Cindy

Rain Rain Go Away

Okay, so I really need some opinions on this one. It looked much better in my head. I thought the Happy Hauntings font might look like rain coming down, but now I'm not so sure. I also used my favorite cartridge, Campin Critters, for the animals needing life rafts due to the flooding. With all the rain we were having awhile back I felt like we could be washed away and might need row boats to get around. Luckily our weather has gotten a lot better, but I know in some parts of the country the snow is relentless. I hope everyone is safe and warm. I'm not very fond of cold weather, so I can't even imagine how it must be to live where it snows. I'm cold just thinking about it. Stay warm everyone.   

Cut sizes: The Duck in the life preserver was cut at 2.5", the Skunk in the boat was cut at 3" and the tree scene was cut at 6.75". The title was cut at 2" using the Happy Hauntings cartridge. The half circle behind the tree scene was cut at 12" using George and the clouds were cut from Create a Critter at 3-3.5".

Paparazzi Everywhere

As promised here is another Campin' Critters layout. The story behind this is probably obvious, but ever since my grand-daughter was born she has been bombarded by camera flashes. Photography has always been a favorite hobby of mine and my daughter in law also loves to take pictures. Needless to say little baby Khloe is always having her picture taken. At first the constant flashes bothered her, but I think she's gotten used to it now. She's only 6 weeks old and we probably have enough pictures to fill an album already.
The recipe for this layout goes like this:
The title is cut at 1.25" using the Robotz cartridge and everything else is from Campin' Critters.
Owl was cut at 3", fox was cut at 4", tree was cut at 12" and the moose was cut at 7". I thought I'd share the layout with and without pictures. Please excuse the poor quality of the pictures. I had to use the flash on the camera and they're a little washed out.

Lil Stinker layout

Another Campin' Critters layout for you today. As you can see I'm still in baby mode. When I saw this little skunk coming out of the outhouse with the toilet paper I instantly thought of this layout. One of the funniest  things being a grandma is seeing my son change his daughters first dirty diapers. I thought he was really going to get sick. He also swears that he's getting a rash everytime the baby spits up on him! Yep, this is my kind of entertainment. Once I get them developed I will add the pictures of my son changing diapers. You know, the lil stinky ones. Haha. Hope you find the humor in this like I do.

Non-camping Campin' Critters layout

Today I'd like to say "Happy Anniversary" to my hubby. We've been married 23 wonderful years today. I woke up to French Toast, Bacon and my favorite French Vanilla Coffee this morning. He's a super great guy and he supports my Cricut addiction.
So todays project came about because I had a question on the Cricut message board asking how a person could use the Campin' Critters cartridge if they don't camp. Well, that got me thinking and this is what I came up with. Everything except the title and grass is from Campin Critters. I cut the title from Alphalicious at 2". The grass is a mix of torn paper and a Martha Stewart icicle punch. The sizes for the Campin Critters cuts are: 6" for the Bunny behind the tree, 8" for the forest of trees, .75" for the eggs and 3" for the sun.

I have another layout in mind using this cartridge that doesn't include camping so be sure to check back.

Campin' Critters matching page layout

Happy Friday! I'm so happy the weekend is finally here. I'm hoping to have lots of time to craft this weekend. I know I've already said it before but I really do love this cartridge. The layering is super easy. The images are adorable and I think this will be my very favorite cartridge ever. I hope you like it too because you might be seeing it alot on my blog over the next week or so. Feel free to leave me some comments and let me know what you think. Until next time, I hope you all have a wonderful craft filled time.

Campin Critters Layout

I got the new Campin Critters cartridge yesterday that I ordered from Cricut.com and I love it. I was so excited I wanted to cut something immediately so I made the project that's in the book. Let me just warn you that the sizes for the Happy Camper sign are NOT correct. I couldn't use my gypsy because it doesn't have CC on it yet so I went by the directions in the book for sizes. For the sign it says to cut it at 5 1/2". I'm thinking they must have meant 3 1/2". I didn't have time to try it smaller yet. I will do that right after work today and post an update. Just wanted to let everyone know about the incorrect size in case you plan on making it. I must say that it is super cute though, even if I didn't use the sign. Until I get home and can take a better picture and also try the smaller sign, here is a really bad picture I took this morning (in the dark with my cell phone).

Okay, back home now with a better picture and a different size title. I cut the Happy Camper at 3 1/2" this time and it worked out much better. I also changed the ribbon at the top, but I still don't like it much. I'll have to go shopping for ribbon this weekend. I'm working on a second page to go along with this one, but I'm waiting on my Gypsy to update. I'm hoping the new cartridges are included on the update because I have a hard time knowing what size to cut things without it. Be sure to check back tomorrow to see the matching page.