Baby Boy Card -- Blue Baby Blue!!

Well, I found yet another challenge site! YIPPEEE!  

Shopping Our Stash or "SOS" is a weekly challenge blog which evolved from a personal desire to focus on using the supplies the site creator had on hand or shopping her stash instead of always thinking she had to have something new! She stared taking inventory of all of her stamps and supplies and quickly realized she would feel better if she actually started using more of her supplies that have remained untouched!   She created the blog and challenges in hope that you will join in the spirit of the blog and shop your stash first when crafting! There will be some "side-challenges" that focus on organizing, storing, and becoming aware of what we have on hand! 

After reading around the site, I was inspired to SOS (shop my stash), reduce my scraps pile (BOY---do I NEED to do this, my scraps pile is out of control!!) and have hand-made cards and embellishments on hand when needed. 

 My OUT of CONTROL Scraps Pile!!!

This weeks challenge was to shop your stash for items that are BLUE.  You can have other colors, but make sure the focus is the color BLUE.  I created a baby boy card.  

A friend of mine is pregnant and she does not know the sex of the baby yet so I'm taking a chance on BABY BOY BLUE!!!  :o)

Recipe: 

Cricut Cartridge: Wrap it Up 

<Onesie> card feature -- sized fit to page (8 1/2 x 11)

I also cut 2 circles at 6" for the inside of card.

Cardstock: The Paper Company Seaside collection and 

I think the onesie is DCWV, but I am not sure 

-- that piece was in my scraps pile. 

Stickles: Waterfall

Misc: Glitter stickers, baby blue ribbon

Inspired by and created for the following challenges: 

ShoppingOur Stash Challenge 36: Winter Blues

Little Scrap Pieces Challenge – Use Blue 

 

CAUTION!!!! CAUTION!!!! CAUTION!!!! CAUTION!!!! CAUTION!!!!

Challenges are addictive! 

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Grease Lightning!

The One Hour Challenge this week at Club CK was to create a layout using a tv show or movie as the inspiration.  I knew exactly which photos I wanted to use!  As I was making this, I wondered what I ever did without my Cricut!  I would be lost with it now. 

Recipe

Cricut Cartridge: Nifty Fifties 

Cuttlebug Embossing Folder: Swiss Dots

Stickles: Yellow

Pen: Glaze Black (for the music notes)

Various cardstock, patterned paper, rub-ons

Linking this to: 
DL.ART's Thankful Thursday Challenge

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Starting Off the New Year........

Organizing!

I decided to continue re-organizing my scrap space today.  

Today I focused on my Cricut cartridges, books and overlays.  As I was making my list of Cricut cartridges that I own I started wondering...when does it stop being a hobby and when does it start being an obsession?    I had NO idea I had over 100 cartridges!  I knew that I could create a card, scrapbook layout or mini-book on just about ANY subject with the cartridges that I had (and THAT is a great feeling).  

I love crafting and try to craft at least weekly.  Even though I probably think about a project (or projects) several times in a week (thank goodness for idea journals) - the reality is most weeks I only get to play once or twice a week. 

I've posted my storage idea before but I filled in the containers (which are previous Plano tackle boxes) 

and got all of my books and overlays in one place. 

Easy to find and now all in one place.

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Cricut Cartridge Organization

Well, I don't know about you but I have started making my Christmas list!  One thing that has to be on it is a new organization system for my Cricut cartridges, books and overlays.  I am almost out of room! Trust me - that is NOT a complaint.  I like the ease of my current solution.  I store the cartridges alphabetically here.....

And I store my books and overlays alphabetically in another container.  Since I use my Design Studio so much, this system works very well for me.


I'll be adding some of my Christmas Wish List items later.  Until then, leave a comment listing your top wish list items for this year. 


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