Strawberry Bread!

Last weekend, I went strawberry picking and picked some delicious strawberries!  I decided to make some strawberry bread and it turned out so good that I made some for friends.  If you like strawberries and have never had strawberry bread you should try it :)  Super easy to make and DELICIOUS!!  I got my recipe from here. The only thing I changed was that I added chocolate chips of course!  I added a little decoration to the bag using the Imagine Better Together Cartridge.  My Imagine needs new ink which is why it turned out kind of light.  Enjoy!


~Emily

Sweet!

It's official...I have decided that I am challenge crazy.  As I was suppose to be packing last Friday to leave within hours I decided that I had to super quickly make my entry for the Cricut Circle challenge.  I was able to get it made and got packed just in time, but have not had internet until last night.  So the challenge is to make something with the Cricut Imagine.  Here is what I came up with.  Hope you enjoy and have a great week!

~Emily

Ingredients

Cricut Imagine

Better Together Cartridge

Celebrate It Ribbon

I-Rock

Gift Card Holder

Here is my submission to the weekly Cricut Circle Challenge.  The challenge this week was to make something with a fairytale person (princess, gnome, etc.) on it and use at least 2 cuts.  I made a cute gift card holder from the Best Friends Imagine Cartridge and added a princess.  The purse is cut at 10.5" and is the perfect size to fit a gift card inside!  Enjoy! 

~Emily

Ingredients

Best Friends Imagine Cartridge

Beyond Birthdays Cartridge

Roly Rosies by Imaginisce

Celebrate It Dashes, Dots, and Checks Ribbon

Buttons

Quick Gift Bag

I hope this post finds everyone ready for another great week!  Here is a super quick gift bag I decorated using the Imagine.  I didn't have much time, but wanted to jazz up the bag (from Target) a little.  I used the Nursery Tails cart and a few pop dots to add these little butterflies for decoration.  Enjoy!


~Emily

HAPPY NEW YEAR'S EVE!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR'S EVE!  I hope that you all have had a wonderful 2010 and have an even better 2011.  This past year has breezed by faster than ever!  I started blogging for the first time this year, and have had no regrets.  There have been so many wonderful people that I have met along the way :)  I am so thankful for all of your kindness and encouragement, and love all of the inspiration that I get from you! 


Here are a few card that I have created with my imagine today. These 2 are made from Lori's Garden Cartridge and I made them to give as a gift set.  I also used pop dots and the i-rock.

This card is made from the Better Together and Mini Monograms Cartridge.  I have fallen in love with this cartridge :)  I am also submitting this for the Cricut Circle Challenge and Paper Playtime Challenge this week.  I also used stickles, pop dots, and the i-rock on top of his hat.



Have a wonderful New Year's Eve everyone!  Stay safe, have fun, and see you in 2011!

~Emily

CC Inspiration Challenge

Hope everyone is having a wonderful last few days of 2010.  I am a little down to the wire with this one, but the challenge for the cricut circle this week was to make something using this photo as inspiration. 

My eye was most drawn to the houses and the bolder colors.  I used my imagine to create this card which draws from that inspiration.  Enjoy the last day of 2010 tomorrow :)

~Emily

 

Ingredients

Imagine

Better Together Cartridge

Pop Dots

CC November Challenge

Hello Everyone!  Here are the instructions for this months Cricut Cricle Challenge:

The theme for this month’s challenge is all about cozying up your home with Handmade Home Decor! Please create a home decor project. Project must be newly created for this challenge and should include the following elements to qualify:
•Use atleast one Cricut Cartridge Cut


•Use the Cuttlebug in some way (embossing folder, Cuttlebug die, Quilling kit, etc.)


•Use Felt in some way


•Use the color GREEN somewhere on your project

I decided to make a holiday wreath to hang up in our house.  I loved it so much that I am just finishing up my 4th one to give as a gift :)  This is the first time I have ever made a bow as well...thankfully that process got easier each one I made!  The little snowman in the middle is a gift tag, but you could leave it in the middle for extra decoration :) 

Hope you enjoy!

~Emily

Ingredients For Wreath

Stretch your Imagination Cartridge

Winter Woodland Cartridge

Green Felt

Paper Company Paper

DCWV Green #1 Paper

Hot Glue Gun

8" Green Foam Circle

Holiday Ribbon

Ingredients for Tag

Mr. Frosty Cartridge

Very Merry Tags Cartridge

Snowflakes Cuttlebug Cartridge

How I Roll...

Can you believe it is the middle of November?  Time is flying by!!!!  I hope that you are all having a great month.  It is report card time around here which is why I have been a little MIA lately.  Hope they are done soon and I can get more crafting done!

Here is a fun card I made with the Imagine this weekend.  I used Imagine More and Best Friends!  I also added some little buttons and am going to add it to the Imagine Nation Monday Challenge.

Enjoy!

~Emily

Have a Crabulous Birthday!

Here's to another weekend :)  I broke down and ordered a gypsy today...hopefully it will be worth the money I do not have, lol!  I had some time today to work on a birthday card for a good friend.  I made it using Create a Critter and the fish are patterned with the Best Friends cart.  I added texture to the sand and water background by crumpling up the papers.  I am really excited how the card turned out.  I made this card using the imagine because that was what was on my crafting table already, but everything can easily be cut with your regular bug and colored/patterned paper.

I am adding this to My Pink Stamper's "Something Cute" Challenge and Emma's Throwback Thursday "Animal" Challenge. 

I hope you can all find some time to craft and relax this weekend!  Enjoy!

~Emily

Ingredients

Imagine

Create a Critter Cartridge

Best Friends Cartridge

Google Eyes

Imagine DT Creation

My best friend was the one who pushed me to get the imagine so I decided that I had to make him a nice card with it to show him my appreciation.  I found this CUTE image on Nursery Tails that fit the occasion perfectly!  I am having so much fun using the imagine machine.  I love the quality of the images that it produces.  It is also so simple to use :) 

For this image, I printed the image flat and then printed the layers for the animals and the reeds.  I used used foam dots to give the card dimension.  One foam dot was used for the animals and two were stacked to add even more dimension to the reeds.  Enjoy!

Emily

 View of the dimension

Ingredients

Nursery Tails Cartridge

Imagine

DCWV Cards

Foam Squares

CC Monthly Challenge #1

As promised, here is the CC blog monthly challenge.  The challenge was to make a scrapbook layout or home decor item with the theme of "Celebrating Creativity."  You had to use the shadow feature (which I used on the font), embellishments, and patterned paper.  I decided to make a home decor item to give to a friend who enjoys putting out decorative books and photo albums on her coffee table.  I bought a cheap photo album and covered it in pink paper.  I then decorated it with my cut out images and embellishments :)

Enjoy!
~Emily

 

Ingredients

Cheap Photo Album

Best Friends Cartridge

Nursery Tails Cartridge

Opposites Attract Cartirgde

Gemstones

Ribbon

Buttons

CC Weekly Challenge

Well, it has been a day filled with the imagine around here!  I have made a few projects to share, and I can't wait :)  The first two projects are for the Cricut Circle blog weekly and monthly challenge.  I am going to put them in separate posts so they are not so long!  Let's hop right to it and start off with the weekly challenge, shall we...

This week's challenge was to make something using pink and two other features from a list which I choose jewels and scallops off of.  I used the Best Friends cart and the imagine to create this cute little card!  Foam squares were used to add dimension as well :) 

Enjoy and I will post the monthly challenge project in a few minutes!

~Emily

Ingredients

Best Friend Cartridge

Foam Dots

Martha Stewart Crafts Stickers (No specific name given on package)

DCWV Cards

Imagine :)

I hope everyone is having a great week!  My imagine arrived yesterday and I was so excited!!!!  I will still be posting regular cricut projects as well, but here is one of the first projects I created with the imagine :)  I used my favorite Create a Critter!  The scalloped imagine in the back is on the machine, and I filled it in with a pattern from Nursery Tails.  I have not had too much time to mess around with the imagine yet, as I have conferences this week, but I can't wait to explore some more.  I also added a little glitter glue on the flower stems and am going to add it to the My Pink Stamper "Bling it Up" Imagine challenge from last week.  Enjoy!

~Emily