3 + 1 Gypsy Challenge (My Pets)

This week's Gypsy challenge is 3 + 1 = SUCCESS. You use at least 3 shapes and at least 1 weld in a project. I am working on my album from my childhood and I thought this would work well for my pets.


I submitted Fraidy LO as my first project. I used Opposites Attract and the cat from Designers Calendar for the title which is my welded piece. The cat is the letter "I". I used A Child's Year for the other cat images. I included the cat and bird because the birds tormented poor Fraidy. I added all of the stories I could remember about him.




I also submitted this page about Mittens. I had fun with this LO. I found paper that matches the horrid wallpaper in our main bathroom and had to include it!! I created my own Mittens by cutting out the cats in black and white and trimming the black parts away to show the mittens and white face. I added crystals for the eyes.




I finished my pet theme with the rest of my childhood pets. This cat Sammy was my favorite. We had him the shortest time, but he was the snuggliest. I wanted the photos to show the story here. I included the title from OA and some images from ACY. I used the crystal on the title for the i ~ I lost the original dot. I do this a lot with lower case i's so I have learned to get creative!



Misty was the cat we got shortly after Sammy died. She was a farm cat and really didn't like being indoors. I had the most photos of Misty, so I kept the pages simple.



Hugo was our one and only dog. We had him before we added any of the cats ~ that is me he is laying on in the photo. I welded the dogs from Animal Kingdoom to the title. I also cut out a dog head from AK. I wanted to separate the photos because the copy of the photo at the lake had rounded corners, so I needed to fill up the page. I added some ribbon collars as well as a ribbon border. I gave the smaller dogs stickle eyes and the larger dog gems.

Lint Roller Ate Cricut Mat

I have several mats and I re-stick them by cleaning them with soap and water first. Once dry, I re-stick them with Zig 2-way glue with the 1" chisel tip. I let the mat sit uncovered overnight then it is good as new.

This will void your warranty (which is 1 year) so I recommend that you wait until your Cricut has her first birthday to do this.

I will also sometimes use a lint roller to pick up the paper fuzzies in between baths. Well, I got this new lint roller and the label does not lie -


I have never had a lint roller eat a chunk out of my mat before. I have to say honestly that I giggled and grabbed my camera!! I got my moneys worth out of my mat. I now use baby wipes instead of lint rollers for in between clean ups!!

Cousins ~ Gyspy circle challenge

This is a layout of me and my cousin/best friend taken when we were in high school in the 80's. We were the only girls (as of yet) in our families and we were very close. We still keep in touch today, but we live in different states and our lives are very different.

Our challenge was to use circles in our project. I welded these circles from the George Cartridge ~ one inside the other. Hint: I made one double circle first, then I copied it 6 times so they were all the same size. I welded them together. I added the letters from Ashlyn's Alphabet inside the circles in a fun pattern.

I finished the circle theme with a circle flower, some buttons and some larger circles to mat behind the photo. I wrote my journal around the edge of the larger circle. I added the red circle because I hate too much empty space!! I will add more journal notes here or a smaller picture.

Baseball Season is Here ~ 2 backdrops

Backdrop ~ I came up with this term because this is not really a layout yet. It is not a page, but something you create a page on. So here goes...I saw something similar at a LSS and I just had to create my own!

My son made the HS baseball team, so I created these to use in his scrapbook. For both, I used George for the square, Plantin Schoolbook for the letters and Baseball for the glove and catcher. I welded them with my gypsy. I made the catcher blue to match his team colors.

Now we just need the field to dry out...that is if all the snow has melted off of it!!

I am a Guest Designer!

I am a Guest Designer on SassyLady's blog. Please go check out her blog and to the the details of my Sassy Inspired project!!

Diaper Cake

I made my first diaper cake for a baby shower this Sunday. Mom likes zebra stripes, so I had to incorporate those into the cake. I bought the cake topper at a local store (Gordmans) it is a photo holder in just the right colros!! I cut out the card from Stretch Your Imagination. Sweet Baby is from Gypsy Wandering. I cut out the hearts in two different sizes from good old George.

I found the ribbon at Hobby Lobby (zebra print) and Michaels (shear zebra print). I bought the "It's a girl" charms at Michaels.

Girl Fun ~ Practical Scrappers

Here is my take on the Practical Scrappers challenge this week. The challenge is to use ink or chalk on your project. This is me and my friend Suzi and her daughter (my little scrapbooking buddy and the owner of my original baby bug)Danielle. Our families spent a week together in the Ozarks(in Missouri) and we stopped by KC on the way home to catch a baseball game. I love how we are all in blue. Thanks girls for making me look so tan (he he)!!

I used Color Blocks fluid chalk around the edges of my shapes. From my cricut, I used Ashlyn's Alphabet for the scalloped ovals and Accent Essentials for the flowers. I used A Child's Year for the title. This was my first time making the paper flowers ~ somehow I pictured in my mind pink or purple for my first flowers, but I just had to match the paper!!!