Cinderella's Castle

 The Iconic Symbol of Magic Kingdom

So many pictures of the castle at Magic Kingdom....

I used another paper from Sandy Lion for the background, which included the castle silhouette at the topo right. The paper castle on the right was cut from my Cricut, and I added Blue Lagoon Nuvo Glitter drops.

"Castle" was cut out on my Sizzex Big Shot with a Thinlets Tim Holtz alphabet.

The photo at the bottom right was made by Disney and included in our Photo Pass extras.

Notice the two photobombers in the bottom left picture of to the right (Tom & Finn).

Stay Safe,

--Ms. Molly

Tower of Terror Layout

 Welcome to the Twilight Zone . . .

The Hollywood Tower of Terror is a great ride and always deserves a layout.

I cut out the spider & webs and the title with my Cricut. The brown cardstock is the background, and the black layer of cardstock has the edge punched with a Martha Stewart punch. I used black ink all around the page and on the webs and letters.

The bottom right photo is Jess & Neal's ride photo. The picture of the elevator door is from our photo pass. The journaling is the script that Rod Sterling narrates when you get on the ride.

Thanks for stopping at my blog!

--Ms. Molly

Ice Cream Layout

 Ice Cream on Hot Florida Disney Days

When it's 100 degrees in Florida, maybe ice cream isn't the greatest idea, but if the grandkids want ice cream at Disney World, that's what they're going to get.

These Mickey ice cream cones were our first treats at the Magic Kingdom, and they melted fast. The title and ice cream cones are cut with my Cricut from a CTMH cartridge. (I don't have a new Cricut, but I still have my old one and a hand full of cartridges. I've never used it that much, so I don't think it's worth it for me to upgrade to the new online version.) I added the cross hatches to the cones and distressed around the ice cream and cones to make them stand out a little better.

I made the Mickey ice cream bars simply using my Mickey punches, I cut out a "spill" for the dropped cone in the upper right. I like printing a series of pictures a little smaller for interest. The six pictures of Shae starting to eat her Mickey bar at Disney Studios are wallet size.

Thanks for looking!

--Ms. Molly

A Banner Year So Far!

Three posts so far in 2016--only 97 to go! --so far so good.

 

I made several banners for sale at Christmastime. While the three I'm showing here were meant for the Christmas holidays, they definitely would work well for winter or Valentine's Day.

 

(Please ignore the Christmas decorations around the banners.)

 

This one has sparkly snowflakes. Here's a closer look:

 

 

This one is all winter mittens:

 

And a closer look at it:

This was a Cricut image I cut and simply punched a hole in the corner so it would hang from some baker's twine.

 

This last banner is made from felt. I think it would be cute for a Valentine's Day display:

Cricut Artbooking Birthday Layout

 

I finally tried my CTMH Artbooking Cricut cartridge for a layout.  I put this sample layout together very quickly and it was super simple.

 

 

The Artbooking cartridge has prepared layouts, and as long as you keep the size the same, everything fits together.  These photos don't do this layout justice--the background is actually a bright lime green, but it's showing up yellow with the camera flash.

 

 

I just did the bare minimum for this sample layout.  If I added photos, I'd do some more embellishment to match them.  I'm more of a hands-on, no plans scrapper, but to put layouts together quickly, I can see this would be an easy way for some really cute scrapbooks.

Christmas Mini Album with CTMH Artbooking

CTMH's newest Cricut cartridge, "Artbooking" makes mini albums so simple.  I made this Christmas album today with only 13 pieces of card stock and had lots left over.  Other than the cs, I used glue, a corner rounder punch, some rings for the binding, and a little ribbon.  That's it.  No stamping, no distressing, no embellishments.  How easy is that?  Of course, you could add many "extras" to the album, but I wanted to show you how cute it is in its simplest form.

 

I cut a few photo mats like the yellow one here with some of my extra cs. 

 

The cute little ornament on the left and the overlay on the right are some of the cuts that really make this book festive.  I also love how the words December (on the right) and Christmas (on the cover) flow off the pages.

 

I used all CTMH cs:  Colonial White, Ruby, New England Ivy, Outdoor Denim, Indian Corn Blue, and Buttercup.

 

Some of the pages are about half-size, for a little interest/variety.

 

More cuts and another small page tucked between larger pages.

 

The last page.  I love the ornament overlay!

 

All of the pages and images for the book were cut from pages 56 and 57 of the CTMH Cricut Artbooking cartridge directory.  I chose 8.5" as my album size, and as long as everything is cut with that size, everything cuts to scale.  I only used two buttons--one for the images on p. 56 and one for p. 57.  I just had to choose title, photo mat (pages), icon, border, or overlay and the shift key.  Simple and all ready to add photos or give as a gift.

Seattle Dream Pop Layout

When I started this layout, I had every intention of using one of CTMH's new paper packs (because I'm supposed to be selling that, right?), but in my mind the now unavailable Dream Pop papers just kept calling.  That's how it goes sometimes, and that's exactly why I'm a hobbyist and not a full-time CTMH consultant.  I create what makes me happy with whatever supplies I choose.

Back to the layout:

These are pictures from our recent road trip to Seattle from Iowa to visit new Seattle residents Jess & Neal.

I'm actually starting to use my Cricut more, and this layout has several Cricut elements and NO stamping.

The filmstrip is from CTMH's Cricut Artiste cartridge.  It makes a great accent or collage piece.  The strips in the upper right are zip strips from the edges of the Dream Pop B&T paper.  I edged each strip, the photo mats, and the layout in CTMH Slate ink.

"Seattle" is made from the old "George" Cricut cartridge that came with many of our first Cricut machines.  I still like the font.  I used black cs for the shadow and B&T paper from Dream Pop on top.

The cute little camera is made with CTMH's newest exclusive Cricut Cartridge, Artbooking.  I used Slate cs for the outline and a Dream Pop B&T paper for the background.  I edged the Slate cs with Slate ink.

The easiest way I've found to edge smaller cutouts like those made with the Cricut is with a makeup applicator.  Works like a charm and is super cheap.

 

Here's another look at the finished layout:

Thanks for looking, and feel free to share on Pinterest!

 

Baby Mini Album with CTMH Cricut Artbooking Cartridge

I made this cute mini baby album almost exclusively with the new Cricut Artbooking cartridge, exclusive to CTMH:

There are hearts in the cartridge, but I had a punch nearby, so I punched out the hearts.  Notice all the cool edge elements along the side of the pages.

 

These are almost all the images I used to create the book.  The best thing?  You set the size dial once (I used 8"), and everything comes out to scale.  You never change the dial again.

 

Here's a look inside the album:

I used CTMH new paper pack "Babycakes" and the coordinating cs that came with it: chocolate, slate, sunset, & colonial white.

 

I used some chocolate and sunset ink to distress around the edges of the pages and paper elements, but there is NO stamping in the entire book.

 

How cute is that colonial white overlay over the sunset page? All this book needs is some baby photos.

 

On this page I only glued the overlay down on three sides then added interactive tags embellished with a little grey baker's twine.

 

The whole album came together very quickly, and it turned out great!

 

Here's what comes with the Artbooking Cartridge:

The cartridge, (which includes roughly 700 images!) three coordinating D-size stamp sets, and three coordinating dimensional elements.  Click HERE to order yours from my website.

Penguin Gift Tags

Penguin Tags!  I think these little guys are the cutest.  Tom bought me an early Christmas present on Black Friday---A Cricut Expression 2!  It's way more complicated than my little baby 6" Cricut, but so far I absolutely love it!  I made these penguins from the patterns that were included with it, and I added the CTMH black embellishments for the eyes.

Easy Wedding Gift Bags

I put these wedding welcome gift bags together for a friend's son's wedding.  (Nope, not Jess & Neal's wedding.)  The bags will be filled with snacks and drinks and given to wedding guests as they check into the hotel.

The bags & tissue are store-bought, but I cut the tags using CTMH's Art Philosophy cartridge for the Cricut.  Super easy/super cheap.

I added flourishes with CTMH's white daisy pigment ink.  It looks awesome on dark colors.

Then I added "Welcome" with the same ink.

I printed circles with the bride and groom's first names and wedding date.  Then I punched the circles out and glued them to the tags.

Lastly, I added a rose made again from the CTMH Art Philosophy cartridge for the Cricut.

I made forty gift bags, and they went together very simply and very quickly.