Cricut Craftin' Friends Blog Hop!

Cricut Craftin Friends Blog Hop  Celebrating Cricut Craftin Grammys 1 year Blogaversary

We're so happy you could join us for this hop celebrating the one year blogaversary of Cricut Craftin Grammy. She has asked a few of her Cricut Messageboard friends as well as her Design Team friends (Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog, Lasting Memories and Sweet Sassy Diva )to join her in this two day Blog Hop. The participants are allowed to share anything creative they wish to share using a Cricut (or other die cut machine if they do not have a Cricut.) 

 Overall Blog Candy

 I hope you will hop along with us and leave comments along the way. For the overall blog candy you need to leave a comment on each blog each day.

 If you leave a comment on all the blogs both days your name will be entered into the Random drawing twice. The random winner will receive a $25 gift card from their choice of Michaels or Joanns.

 This is a TWO-DAY hop, so be sure to check out both days so you don't miss any creativeness. Because there is a large number of participants I will give you until January 30th to post your comments for the two days of the blog hop.  Thanks for joining us!

 Let's get hopping!! If you've hopped over from Denise, then you are in the right place!! If you've just popped in to visit my blog or are reading this via email and you'd like to join our FUN, then please CLICK HERE to start at the beginning with Suzanne's Blog

 For the hop today, I've created a birthday card for my nephew. He's now turning 2!

All of my cuts are from the Create a critter cart. The train and its accessories at 3" and the critters at 1.5" each. The cloud puffs are 2 different ones. the 2 small ones are at .5" and .75" The third one and last one are cut at 1" and the big one is 1.5" all cuts are inked with black ink and popped up. The stamp came from a recollections set I think. Every single paper except the green and polka dot paper came from scrap paper that had already been cut! Now that's recycling!! :)

Side view to show the dimensionality

The inside is made from the leftover paper from the train so it all coordinates and I stitched some matching patches with faux stitching.

The little hats are K & Company and the only thing I didn't use my cricut for.

I used Peachy Keen Stamps for his eyes by masking off the whole face except for one eye at a time and placing each one where I wanted it then colored the whites with my white gel pen and doodled. 

His face is also a Peachy Keen face stamp and I emphasized the design on the trunk and doodled on his ears.

Also a Peachy Keen stamp cut out of the backing of a paper stack. (Recycling again!) I doodled on his hat and on all the wheels of the train.

Challenges:

Alphabet challenge: Z for zoo animals

Fantabulous cricut: Label other than plain circle

**Blog Candy**

I have a giveaway going on right now for this yummy spring candy!

All you have to do to enter is 

1. Like my facebook page here! (one entry)

2. Become a follower! (one entry)

3. Leave a comment for each letting me know you have done both!

For an extra entry share my facebook or giveaway on your blog or facebook!

Be sure to come back and let me know if you do that too!

I will pick one random winner when I reach 100 Likes, and 300 followers

**I will pick my winner from the comments on this post and on my giveaway post, then check for fb likes and blog followers, if one or both is done, YOU ARE THE WINNER! :)

Good Luck!

REMEMBER** To enter Suzanne's $25 gift card giveaway you must leave a comment on each post both days by Jan. 30th for TWO entries! You won't want to miss out on all the creativity going on this weekend!!

Thank you again for checking out my project... Now hop to the next stop: Jennasa

Remember to visit all the stops for MAXIMUM ideas and LOTS OF FUN!!

Suzanne
Also posting for Cindy who does not have a blog

 Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog Friends
 Charlotte  
Melanie
Beckie 
Faith Abigail
Kate

 Lasting Memories Challenge Blog Friends
Stacia
Michele F
Elizabeth
Karen
Denise
                                 Michelle <----- You are here!
                                  Jennasa <----- Go here next!!
Kimberly
Amy

 Message Board Friends
 Terri
Brenda
 Rachelle
 Shawnee

 Sweet Sassy Diva Blog Friends
Lori
Mindy
Tina
Jen