STRUT YOUR (Creative Pointe) STUFF! June CHALLENGE

Good Morning and Happy Monday to you :) Yep, it's been awhile since I have been on the blog, I haven't felt to good. Seems to me that Spring/Summer colds are worst than Winter colds. But enough about me I wanted to tell you of a new challenge over at Creative Cutting Challenge:

While the regular challenge is taking the summer off,  we're going to try something new!

STRUT YOUR (Creative Pointe) STUFF! CHALLENGE

So, how does this special monthly Challenge work? 

You can enter any project, from any date* (back linking allowed!) as long as you use an electronic cutting file from The Creative Pointe.  So if you've purchased or grabbed a freebie from one of our almost two hundred files, you can play along.  

If you haven't got a Creative Pointe file to use, grab one of these for free:  

Shower Heading

Bride 2B

Ice Pop Treat

Sand Castle

Uncle Sam Hat

Sheriff's Badge

We want to see what you create (or have created) with our files!  

I's your June chance to STRUT YOUR (Creative Pointe) STUFF!  

Two fabulous prizes will be awarded by random drawings each month this summer.

You'll have to go over to the blog to see what you could win!

This layout was made off of yesterday's LOAD prompt: all about Cover Art: Duran Duran was THE teeny bopper band of the 80s, and they knew how to use art on their album covers. Remember Rio? That’s the album with the woman’s portrait by Nagel on the cover. Let’s take our cue from that and make a page with a huge self-portrait or portrait of someone you love.

I didn't have a huge photo of Amber or the paper to make the photo, so I combined two of my favorite pictures from facebook of her, senior picture and graduation.  I used part of Creative Pointe's Be-YOU-tiful file for my title:

You can check out her other files over at her pinterest board: https://www.pinterest.com/creativepointe/svgs-for-electronic-cutters/

All the elements of this layout came from all old counterfeit kit challenge kits. They got a new kit up today if you would like to take on the challenge of counterfeiting a kit!

 It was so cool to see Amber's cap, that is so her and the title is just perfectly fitting for her.

I did some fussy cutting to put the I Did It on the tag that holds the journaling and a couple of pieces from the Maggie Holmes Flea Market packet of diecuts. I made one mistake and corrected it after taking the picture. Amber got accepted at STI for Diesel Technology! Way to go Amber!

That's right boys you better look out cause her comes our Amber! we are so proud of our granddaughter and your accomplishments. 

Thank you for stopping by and I hope to see your creations over at Creative Cutting Challenge.

Family Picnic

Hi you all and welcome :) Today's layout was made for the Summer theme over at Creative Cutting Challenge. I used Creative Point's Summer Picnic collection for my Layout heading. The collection also has some other fun summer eatin' cuts too that will definitely get used later this year. Here is the layout I did:

I used Creative Pointe's :

I used the fun Picnic cut for the heading :)

 I also used the sketch from Sketch & Scrap: Sketch N Scrap #80
 
This was a fun sketch to use for my layout.

 Graphic Splatters was the prompt for LOAD yesterday: Splatters, sketches, and bold graphics were all part of the New Wave look and feel of the ’80’s. It’s your turn to get artsy – show us your splatters, doodles, or get bold with some graphics! I used alot of misting on the layout.

 Variety of different fonts too came into play with the layout.

My preteen and teen year were in the 70s: The colors of the seventies were pretty drab in comparison to those of the psychedelic sixties. So I used the colors but added the dots that were in the graphics back then with the disco era about to happen.
This layout is from when Tammy was visiting in 2013 and the saturday get together with a family picnic meal to round out the day. Thanks for stopping by and we hope you join in with the challenge:

Now we're ready to see YOUR  SVG (or similar) creations.

PLEASE READ THE RULES BEFORE YOU ENTER THE CHALLENGE:

They are simple and short.  Please click on the rules tab above for complete rules to enter this challenge.  
MOST IMPORTANT RULE:  You MUST use a SVG or similar electronic cutting file in your project.  CRICUT CARTRIDGE ONLY ENTRIES ARE NOT ELIGIBLE.  Please make sure that you mention somewhere in your post what part of your project was created with a cutting file.  Entries that do not fit this basic requirement will be deleted.

Thinking of You for Creative Cutting Challenge

Hello my friends, today I have a card I made for Creative Cutting Challenge of Mother's Day. Because my Mom has passed on I decided to do a Thinking of You card.

This is my version of Creative Pointe's:
 
 Which you can find the cutting file here
Love the quickness of making this card :) The entire file is there to make it just need to add the little extra touches to it and your card base.
I sized it down for an A2 size card and I used my last month's counterfeit kit for the papers and ribbon

I used my Wink of Stella brush to give more glitter to the red rose.

 The thinking of you sentiment is a SU Teeny Tiny wishes stamp and I used CTMH Juniper ink. I punched it out with the SU scallop oval punch and added 3 red rhinestones to it, popped it up on foam tape.

The inside is all ready for my message. Added more of the green ribbon to the inside too.
Thanks for stopping by today and I hope to see your creation over at Creative Cutting Challenge here are the details of the challenge:

Now we're ready to see YOUR  SVG (or similar) creations.

PLEASE READ THE RULES BEFORE YOU ENTER THE CHALLENGE:

They are simple and short.  Please click on the rules tab above for complete rules to enter this challenge.  
MOST IMPORTANT RULE:  You MUST use a SVG or similar electronic cutting file in your project.  CRICUT CARTRIDGE ONLY ENTRIES ARE NOT ELIGIBLE.  Please make sure that you mention somewhere in your post what part of your project was created with a cutting file.  Entries that do not fit this basic requirement will be deleted.

Spring Thank You Card for CCC

Good Morning :) I hope you all had a fantastic weekend! I sure did, lots of crafting, catching up on blogs, emails and facebook and lots of resting too. Today's card is for the Creative Cutting Challenge Spring theme challenge:

When I think of spring I think of the flowers that are starting to bloom, it's always nice to see the crocus peak out from the snow to show there beautiful color. What better way to say Thank You than with a Bouquet/Vase of pretty flowers. This is one of Creative Point's newest svg files:

 You got all the fixins for a really cute bouquet. It sized down perfectly for a card front too. I thought a thank you would be a good way to use this card.

 I tried something new in my Silhouette program, by duplicating the vase and then doing a release compound path you then get the solid image. So I used that solid image to cut some vellum to represent water in the vase :) I really like how it came out and it's good to learn something new. I used the orange ribbon in my current counterfeit kit with some sequins and a SU Teeny Tiny Wishes set for the sentiment and the banner is from the Echo Park Sweet Day sticker sheet.

Love that you can use all kinds of scraps to make the flowers for the stems. Various papers from this month's counterfeit kit. I popped up the flower heads with foam tape and added a pink sequin to the one flower's center.
Thanks for stopping by today and I hope to see your creation over at Creative Cutting Challenge here are the details of the challenge:

Now we're ready to see YOUR  SVG (or similar) creations.

PLEASE READ THE RULES BEFORE YOU ENTER THE CHALLENGE:

They are simple and short.  Please click on the rules tab above for complete rules to enter this challenge.  
MOST IMPORTANT RULE:  You MUST use a SVG or similar electronic cutting file in your project.  CRICUT CARTRIDGE ONLY ENTRIES ARE NOT ELIGIBLE.  Please make sure that you mention somewhere in your post what part of your project was created with a cutting file.  Entries that do not fit this basic requirement will be deleted.

Love Moments With You

Good Morning :) Now back to the normal work week, I hope you all had a fantastic holiday yesterday. This is a short week for me as I will be attending the MGCA hosting the MMCI  winter convention in Gettysburg, PA. So lots of crafting in a short period of time this week for my DT spots this coming weekend. But lets start with today's challenge first. This layout was made for the Creative Cutting Challenge Anything Goes:

 This layout is of the first time I held my youngest grandson. I waited quite a bit for him to open his eyes. This picture was taken a few days after he was born, I had printed it both in color and b/w. I used Creative Pointe's Valentine Hearts svg file for my layout.

A cool set of hearts that can really be used for lots of themes not just Valentines

 So I enlarged the double heart and used that in the center for my title background and I scattered a few of the combine hearts around for borders and embellishment spots. The gold foil words were cut with my cameo, I used 2 Silhouette store files to make up the title.

 Added some of the newest trend of nesting with the red twine and my journal spot came from one of the cards in my counterfeit kit, as did the rest of my papers.

Love this besides the pictures I also love the addition of the hearts here for the border element and some fun blue sequins.

 This corner spot I took one of the negative cut hearts from the large cut and added a piece of the swirl heart, some more of the twine and the blue sequins.

Here I found the perfect vellum square to use for the layout from my baby theme drawer of stuff added more on the swirl hearts. This was just a fun layout to do and I used this sketch for my layout:

A fun sketchathon is going on over at My Scraps and More for the month of April on their forum board:  http://myscrapsandmore.proboards.com. You can see more information here on this blog post.
Some of my crafting this month is going to come about from a box of stuff I found in my craftroom the other night. I boxed up all this stuff from my craft desk right before the Christmas Holiday crafting and put it in this box:

 I figured I would start from the top and work all the way through it. So this box is my goal for the month other than the DT themed posts that need done that might not work for those themes.

There is all kinds of stuff in here so this should be fun, a photo envelope too hmmmm I wonder what may be in there? Be a week or 2 before I find out by the way it looks.
Thanks for stopping by today and I hope to see your creation over at Creative Cutting Challenge here are the details of the challenge:

Now we're ready to see YOUR  SVG (or similar) creations.

PLEASE READ THE RULES BEFORE YOU ENTER THE CHALLENGE:

They are simple and short.  Please click on the rules tab above for complete rules to enter this challenge.  
MOST IMPORTANT RULE:  You MUST use a SVG or similar electronic cutting file in your project.  CRICUT CARTRIDGE ONLY ENTRIES ARE NOT ELIGIBLE.  Please make sure that you mention somewhere in your post what part of your project was created with a cutting file.  Entries that do not fit this basic requirement will be deleted.

Bunny and Eggs Card for Creative Cutting Challenge

Good Morning Crafty Bloggers! Today is Creative Cutting Challenge #50: Theme is Easter. I used Creative Pointe's Easter Bunny Card svg file for my project today:

 The card base paper and the white background paper is from my current counterfeit kit. I decided to have some fun and glitter up the eggs on the card.

 I proceeded to use doublesided tape over the holes where the eggs were as seen above.

 I then covered the tape in various colors of glitter from Hampton Art. On top of the glitter I added CTMH Liquid glass to keep the glitter from scattering and staying in place.

The Happy Easter sentiment is from SU Teeny Tiny Wishes and was inked with CTMH Indian Corn Blue ink on a strip of that white background paper scrap of it.
I like the way it turned out and I think my sister will be receiving this one :) Without any changes to the card the overall size is 6.75" High and 4.75" Wide
You all have a fantastic Monday :) I'm still doing up laundry....
Don't forget to join in for the Easter challenge over at Creative Cutting Challenge:

Now we're ready to see YOUR  SVG (or similar) creations.

PLEASE READ THE RULES BEFORE YOU ENTER THE CHALLENGE:

They are simple and short.  Please click on the rules tab above for complete rules to enter this challenge.  
MOST IMPORTANT RULE:  You MUST use a SVG or similar electronic cutting file in your project.  CRICUT CARTRIDGE ONLY ENTRIES ARE NOT ELIGIBLE.  Please make sure that you mention somewhere in your post what part of your project was created with a cutting file.  Entries that do not fit this basic requirement will be deleted.

Baby Buggy Shape card for Creative Cutting Challenge

Good Morning you all :) As I am writing this we are getting another cold day and another cold week, they are talking negative temps again tomorrow morning. I hope this is the final brrrr week as February is coming to an end. The theme today over at Creative Cutting Challenge is Baby!  I have made a shaped card from the Baby Buggy cutting file, here is the card I made:

 I just love this file :) You can find the file at Cut and Create: Baby Buggy


The card was made with papers and cardstock from my stash. I inked up the white with SU Baked Brown Sugar ink, found this real pretty clam shell type paper when I was looking for the gold cardstock. the yellow Baby was cut from textured cardstock from a Baby paper pad. I added the button with some CTMH baker's twine and to the wheels I added the Ice Stickles that is in my current kit.
This is how I made it into a card:

 This is where I welded it and how it looks opened. Love the welding feature in the cameo software just real easy to use.

this is the card base closed.
You all have a fantastic day and stay warm.......

Lasting Love for Creative Cutting Challenge

Good Morning you all :) As I am writing this we are getting rain today on top of the snow we had it's not a nice mix right now. The theme today over at Creative Cutting Challenge is Love!  I have made a layout based on a Lasting Love, let me introduce you to:

 My Nephew Matt, he married his Love Alexis aka Lexi :) They had a beautiful simple wedding at one of the local parks here in Williamsport. Lexi made a beautiful bride. I pulled papers for the layout from My Mind's Eye Lost & Found paper pad. From my current kit I used alphas and finished up a pack of Starform glitter stickers to dress up the flower bouquet cut and a couple there under the word Love.
I used 2 sets of cut files from Creative Pointe:
 Wedding Set collection

 

 and the double heart file from The Creative Pointe Fancy Hearts file

 I resized and cut the files out with scraps from my current kit and my SU paper pad that was in my Dec Kit.

 I like the 2 hearts here with the name joining them together just like the hearts

 3 of my favorite pictures of them during the cerimony. Lexi looked just like a princess :)

 Now all that is left is to add the journaling :) I'm not sure what I'm adding yet, but I want it special for their day :)

 Thanks for stopping by and would love to see your creative Love project over at Creative Cutting Challenge

Now we're ready to see YOUR  SVG (or similar) creations.

PLEASE READ THE RULES BEFORE YOU ENTER THE CHALLENGE:

They are simple and short.  Please click on the rules tab above for complete rules to enter this challenge.  
MOST IMPORTANT RULE:  You MUST use a SVG or similar electronic cutting file in your project.  CRICUT CARTRIDGE ONLY ENTRIES ARE NOT ELIGIBLE.  Please make sure that you mention somewhere in your post what part of your project was created with a cutting file.  Entries that do not fit this basic requirement will be deleted. 

I'm entering this in the Life in the Details Blog Feb. challenge

Love You card for Creative Cutting Challenge

Good Morning you all :) As I am writing this we are getting some snow here on the east coast. A good 2" already where I live in PA. I have a card today for the themed Valentine's Day challenge over at Creative Cutting Challenge

 I used Creative Pointe's Love You Card for my Valentine project.

You get all the pieces needed for the card with choice of a non word front too, which I see could be used for a journaling block for a layout :)

 I used the heart cardstock from SU for my card base. I cut the heart out of a DCWV foil cardstock pad (really shines well in person) and the love you was cut from designer pattern paper. All the papers were in my current counterfeit kit other than the foil that was in last month's kit. I used the Wink of Stella Brush for the glittery on the letters. I had a problem squeezing a bit hard at the beginning and the "e" got saturated with the glitter :) It was really easy to use after that and gives a nice shimmery look to the letters

I also decorated the inside of the card and now it's ready for a message from me to the hubby. I created a liner for the card in my Silhouette program very easily. I found the soft flocked hear in my box of things I kept aside for other projects that worked out great here. A strip of the hear paper and a sticker I found on an alpha sheet. Thanks for stopping by today and enjoy the weather no matter where you live :)

Now we're ready to see YOUR  SVG (or similar) creations.

PLEASE READ THE RULES BEFORE YOU ENTER THE CHALLENGE:

They are simple and short.  Please click on the rules tab above for complete rules to enter this challenge.  
MOST IMPORTANT RULE:  You MUST use a SVG or similar electronic cutting file in your project.  CRICUT CARTRIDGE ONLY ENTRIES ARE NOT ELIGIBLE.  Please make sure that you mention somewhere in your post what part of your project was created with a cutting file.  Entries that do not fit this basic requirement will be deleted.

Christmas Morning LO for Creative Cutting Challenge

Hi and welcome back to the 1st Creative Cutting Challenge for the New Year. The theme of this challenge is Anything Goes and with getting a huge order of Christmas photos developed I did a 2 page layout of Christmas Morning.

Titled Christmas Morning but I also used the Holiday Headings Set from Creative Pointe

for the Subtitle to the layout and some accent pieces too. Isn't this just a fun set and they come all in one package of files covers just about all your needs for the Christmas Holiday and you will see more of these files in some up coming Dec Daily pages. You can see an example of the cut file here:

I dressed up the letters with SU Dazzling Details, boy is that chunky (thought it would be like stickles, but it was way more chunky than that)

So this is the Right side of the 2 page layout with my title block and the Creative Pointe file and some of the extra presents cut and scattered about. I used Sketch N Scrap #72 for my layout and I followed one of their designers examples for the other page.

The Left side of the page has a variety of pictures from the morning. A journaling spot in the center that I have to add the journaling to yet.

 The papers and elements came from the kit I pulled together last month for Counterfeit Kit challenge. Stampin Up paper, also bits and pieces from the SU Hello December PL card Collection, the seasonal snapshot PL Accessory Pack (the washi tape came from this pack too)

 The joy and the stars came from Prisma Birthday stickers collection

We start off the day with going through our stocking, having some cookies before we venture out to the living room to open our gifts. Buddy even got a gift from Santa this year (friends of ours sent us this huge box of dog biscuits and toys for Buddy :)

 Off you go and give a try to the challenge we hope you all play along with us:
Rules are simple the project must be new works and  Each project must contain at least one SVG (SCUT, MTC or similar) file die cut and that file must be clearly apparent or you must state what piece of the project is the SVG (or similar electronic) file.  A file name or creator link would be helpful to those viewing your project. NOTE:  A project using only a Cricut Cartridge file is not eligible.  SUBMISSIONS WITHOUT ANY MENTION OF AN ELECTRONIC CUTTING FILE WILL BE DELETED.  Blog owner reserves the right to delete any submission deemed ineligible without notice to entrant.
For more details about the rules you can go here