Cricut Bug Pumpkin using Vinyl and Potpourri Basket & World Card Making Day Photos

This is just a quick little project that I threw together but I thought it turned out cute. I used some Provo Craft black vinyl and the Potpourri Basket cartridge to cut out the little Cricut bug. He’s cut out at 4 1/2 inches. When cutting vinyl I always turn my pressure to low, my blade to 2-3, and my speed to medium (low if the image is intricate). I love vinyl and I’m constantly looking for something that I can ‘transform’ with it. So here’s my Halloween pumpkin…

I hope that everyone had a good time last Saturday making cards on World Card Making Day. How many cards did you complete? Did you finish all of your Christmas cards? Well, my girlfriends & I were very productive during our crop/slumber party. We had all of our supplies out and ready…

We had a Cricut station,

and a Cuttlebug station,

and here is Sylvia starting on her Christmas cards,

and Michelle learning how to emboss…

But that’s as far as we got! No cards were ever made. We were only productive when it came to talking and laughing! And we did a lot of that – for hours! But we had the best time ever! Thanks Sylvia and Michelle - I had a great time and can not wait for our next crop. Maybe we’ll actually make something next time, lol. But after all the fun and fellowship, our crop ended like this…

 

 

Happy Crafting,

World Card Making Day

Don’t forget that World Card Making Day is this Saturday, October 2nd. Get together with some of your friends and get crafty. Use your Cricuts and get a head start on your Holiday cards. Start making next year’s birthday cards that you send to family and friends. Make a few extra to donate to a local senior center or for our soldiers to send home to their families. It’s just a chance to fellowship with those we care about and celebrate the special connections that a hand-made card creates. I’ll be celebrating with two dear friends this year. We are having a girls only, card-making, and maybe-a-layout-or-two, slumber party! I don’t know how much slumber there’ll be but the party part is going to be so much fun! I’ll be posting photos of our party and of some of the cards that we make. So start planning now and let me know what you are going to do this Saturday to celebrate! I’ll be looking for your posts.

Until later, Happy Crafting,