Design Team Call for My Pink Stamper

Hi Everyone. If you haven't heard yet, Robyn from My Pink Stamper is having a design team call for the second half of the year. She has a challenge up for her DT Call; read about it here if you're interested. Robyn's blog and video tutorials helped get me acquainted with the Cricut when I first bought it 2.5 years ago. She has a lot of helpful tips and tricks and her projects are so super cute. So, even if you're not interested in applying for the design team, be sure to stop by her website!


My project for this challenge is a cupcake box.

To create this cupcake box, I used 2 different Cricut Cartridges -- George and Basic Shapes and Storybook and I also used the preloaded cartridge Gypsy Wanderings for the handle. This file was made completely from scratch.

I started with George and Basic Shapes. I used mostly squares and resized them to the size I wanted. This box is a 3" cube with a window cut out at about1.5" from the Cricut Storybook Cartridge. For the top, I used a rounded triangle and resized an oval to create a slit for the handles to be pulled through. The handles are a cut from Gypsy Wanderings.

For the little tag up on the corner, I used the scallop from Mini Monograms cut at 2". I cut out the cupcake image from the same sheet of cardstock that I used for the box itself. I used a pop dot to place the monogram on the outside of the cupcake box.

Recipe

Paper - DCWV Sweet Stack

Cricut Cartridges - George and Basic Shapes, Storybook, Mini Monograms (for the tag), Gypsy Wanderings (for the handle)

Sentiment - Computer Generated

Other - Provocraft Gypsy, pop dots (for the tag), Pink ATG

In addition to the box, I also made the cupcake holder inside (so the cupcake stays in place and doesnt hit the sides of the box. Since my box is 3" x 3", using my gypsy, I layered two 4" rectangles over each other and welded them. This gave the holder a height of about 0.5" so that it did not come up over the window on the box. I inserted 3 circles in the middle; one that was 2.5" and two smaller ones that were about 0.75". Creating a circle that is 2.5" will fit a standard sized cupcake. 

Making boxes and customizing them to the sizes I want is my new obsession these days... so you may be seeing more posts of my box creations. =)

Hope you enjoyed yourself. Thanks for stopping by.

Have a fabulous day!

Simple Sympathy Card

Hi Friends! Today I have a sympathy card to share using the sketch from Mojo Monday challenge this week, #194. Feel free to play along!

Here is my interpretation of the sketch. I cut strips of paper at 1.25" x 4". Then I cut 4 circles at 1.25" and lined them up at the bottom of the strips.

Recipe

Paper - cardstock from stash, patterned paper from Me and My Big Ideas

Ink - Stampin' up Close to Cocoa

Stamps - Hot Off the Press Tiny Words and Images

Cartridges - Mini Monograms (you can use any with circles)

Other - Prima flowers, eyelet, pop dots

Thanks for stopping by! Have a fabulous day...

Happy Memorial Day!

Hello friends! I hope you all enjoyed your Memorial Day weekend. I sure did! Nothing better than the company of family and friends and of course good food! = ) Today, I wanted to share with you the delicious and oh so cute dessert table my sister-in-law set up! Awesome job, Nan! And a big thank you to my cousin Jona for helping with the set up and taking pictures. Enjoy the table full of White Chocolate Mousse Tarts, Rice Krispie treats with frosting and designed as the American Flag, Starwberry-Banana Jello stars, Chocolate Chip cookies, Cassava cake stars, and V8 Splash refreshments!

 Of course, I had to bring out the Cricut and create a little banner for the table! For this, I used Mini Monograms. I cut out the foundation and the letters (using the circle, dots, stitches, and frame features) at 4 inches with white cardstock for the base, and I used red patterned paper and plain blue cardstock from my stash. So simple and very easy to create.

Have a fabulous day, everyone!