Road Trip Layout

Good morning everyone!

Here is my project for this week's FCCB Challenge. Our challenge was to create a project with a "Road Trip" theme. Here is a view of my entire layout.

Here is a closeup of the title I created.

The letters ROAD and TRIP are from Hello Kitty Cartridge

The Arrow and Hwy sign are from Summer Vacation Cartridge

The Caution Cone was from the CARS Cartridge.

I created the arrow-road and the Rest Area Word Art Sign.

Here is the cutie patootie bears. I created them, the steering wheel and the coffee cup :-) These are files that can be cut with your Cricut in conjunction with SCAL or MTC software. If you need to know more about this, I have a FAQ's page HERE

Here is a closeup of the car and the gas pump. They both came from the Summer Vacation Cartridge.

NOW, HERE is MY Version of this fun layout!

Here is a closeup of the road trip border. I designed all the files to create this version of the border.

Of course here is the same set of cutie patootie bears.

OKAY NOW FOR THE FREE FILE -GIVEAWAY OPPORTUNITIES!

YOU MUST BE A BLOG FOLLOWER AND Leave a comment on this post for a chance to win the files I created for my version of this layout. This will include:

1. the Road Trip arrow border,
2. the Rest Area Word Art file,
3. the caution cone,
4. the arrow,
5. the highway sign,
6. the Road and Trip letters.
7. The bears,
8. the steering wheel and the
9. coffee cup word art!

Whew, that's a LOT of files! REMEMBER...Those who have the Cricut will have to have MTC or SCAL in order to use these files. To understand this, please visit my Page-Kits.com Cricut and Cutting File Page.

These files will be available to the winner in any of the following formats: AI, DXF, GSD, MTC, Inkscape SVG, KNK, WPC, WPC 14 or if necessary the PDF pattern :-) I think that covers everyone :-)

You can also visit my post from a few days ago to leave a comment on that post for a chance to win the file set for that project! You can click HERE to enter!

Lastly, be sure to visit FCCB as well! Enter your Road Trip project and check out what the other DT members have done :-) There are some GREAT prizes up for grabs!

Have a wonderfully crafty day! Melin

50 States Pink Rose Tutorial

50 States Pink Rose Tutorial

This is the "North Dakota" flower on page 46. I cut this flower in 4 layers in 3 different sizes. I cut "slits" so the petals would be a little more loose. To me this one looks like a rose.

Here is a close up shot of one of the flowers.

  

 I started with a plain white flower.

 I glimmer misted the petals with Pink Bubblegum Glimmer Mist on both sides.

 I cut slits on the petals to loosen them up. You can see the flower on the left in the photo above has the slits and the one on the right does not.

 When the paper is still slightly damp from the glimmer mist, begin to push up the petals and curl them into each other.

 They (the petals) should easily bend from being moist so they don't get creases in them

Roll them together and hold it for a few seconds until it takes that shape.

 this picture (above) shows you how well it can keep it's shape with no adhesive

 Finally, begin to glue them together by putting one into the center of the next. With the last one being a bit more open...like the photo above.

Open up the center petals gently, then you can curl them individually a little more to give them a more realistic shape. Because you used glimmer mist, the pigment when dry will really help the flower to retain it's shape and even be a little "stiff". I don't know the chemistry involved, but it seems to work :)

To see the rest of the flowers I created with the 50 States Cartridge, 

Psalm 75 Card

Good morning,

I wanted to share this quick card I made. The flourish is a FREE file I have on my newsletter today.
So if you are on my newsletter list, please enjoy.

If you're not a newsletter subscriber, then please sign up to be a blog follower and sign up for my newsletter. Once you have done that, just send me an email at: melin @ scrapbookeden.com (remove spaces) and I will be happy to send the FREE file to you. But please note: The file is FREE through Sunday night, August 29th, 2010 only.

Thank you for stopping by!

Tropical Parrot Layout

READ THE BOTTOM OF THE POST TO FIND OUT HOW TO WIN ALL THESE FREE FILES!

Hello Everyone!

Hope you're all having a wonderful week! What a week for me...my baby offically started high school!!! Man, time sure does fly!

Here is my project for this week's FCCB challenge. The challenge is "Tropical - Hot". I don't know about you, but where I live....it is HOT! So this fits nicely into the Central Florida weather during August.

So here is a view of the entire layout.

Here is a closeup of the Parrot. I designed him. He can be cut on your Cricut if you have SCAL or MTC.

Here is a closeup of the floral spray. I designed the leaves, bamboo and hibiscus. In fact the hibiscus flower was a giveaway file I did a few weeks back. So here's an idea on using it :-)

Here is a closeup of the Bird of Paradise I designed. Those flowers are just so unique in real life. Coming from a Northern state and moving south, I remember being so intrigued by all these different tropical flowers I had never seen before.

I will try and finish the "CRICUT VERSION" that I started soon!

Well that's it for today! I hope you will hop over to FCCB and check out what the Design team did this week! Some fabulously HOT projects! Be sure to enter yours too! As always, there are some fabulous prizes to give away!

Oh Yeah....last note: Don't forget to check out my DT CALL. I am so excited to get this next phase of fun going!

OKAY...I haven't given away any free files in the last couple of weeks...Getting ready for school, computer problems...etc, etc... I really feel bad about that....SO here is my olive branch.....

Leave a COMMENT ON THIS POST ONLY and one randomly drawn name will get ALL the files I created to make this page, sent to her!!!!!

That's the following: Parrot, Bamboo, Hibiscus, Bird of Paradise and ALL the greenery! So please be sure to leave a comment! I will leave this open until next week Friday, September 3rd!!!

You MUST be a follower of my blog and leave a comment...That's it :-)
In the meantime, I will work on getting some free files done and into your hot little crafting hands :-)

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Happy Fall Y'All Layout

Good morning all,

I wanted to share a layout I did with a fall theme. It seems a bit early to be thinking about fall already. But that may be because of where I live. It is still so hot here in sunny Florida.

Here is a view of the entire layout.

Here is a closeup of the little scarecrow. He was a file I created.

The wheat was from the "My World" cartridge.

The apples were from Plantin School Book

The little tags were from Plantin School Book also. I just cut "slits" in the tags to make them look more rustic.

The harvest bucket was a sizzix die as was the pumpkin. The little sunflowers were Prima flowers. I purposely used those because I wanted a little texture.

The letters for the title were cut from Learning Curve and the wood frame for the mats were just pieces I hand cut.

Thanks for stopping by today! Have a wonderful Day!