Let's Play

Man, four days without a Blog post...I've really been slacking!  Well, I've actually been working away on a couple of really big projects, but I can't post about them because they are gifts.  I've also been working on some Mother's Day projects (which aren't going so well), and I'm SO behind on my Easter cards this year...there's just not enough time in the evening after I put my son to bed to get it all done!

Anyway...I thought I'd dig something out of the archives to share with you all today!  I made this invitation for my sons 2nd Birthday Party this past October.  I enlisted my mom to help me assemble the 20 invites, and boy was I glad I did, she had a great idea to use "googly eyes" instead of paper, turned out so cute.  While the character wasn't that intricate, it does help to have someone assembling while you're cutting with the Cricut.  It's good social time too ;)

Here he is...the roughest, toughest cowboy around, Sheriff Woody!!!

You're Invited

My youngest niece is turning ONE! I wanted to help my sister create an amazing invitation to send out to celebrate this very special day, and she decided on a Disney Princess theme! We bought the Happily Ever After cart, and decided to use Cinderella & Snow White as the 2 main characters. We couldn't very well let the inside of the invitation go out plain, so we picked Dopey for the inside of Snow White, and a glass slipper for the inside of Cinderella.

Snow White, Cinderella & Dopey were all cut at 5" and put on a glitter mat (any smaller and it becomes very difficult to place all of the layers together), and the glass slipper was cut at 3". The invitation stamp is combination of a Reflections set & a Stampendous set.

Here is the final product...while it was A LOT of hard work (12 hours to assemble 36 invitations, with 3 people working on them), it was well worth it for our little princess Marley:

Fairy Fail

Well, not everything can come out right the first time...or the second for that matter! In sticking with my Disney theme I've got going this week, I thought I'd give Cinderella's Fairy Godmother a shot.

My first attempt was cut at a mere 4"...entirely too small for a character with a pencil thin wand as an accessory :/ Here's her stage by stage progress:

After the first cut at 4" failed miserably, I figured if I enlarged her by a whole 2 1/2 inches it'd be a cinch...boy was I mistaken! When trying to cut her eyes & wand, even at 6 1/2 inches, all it created was a bunch of white DUST. I now know that when it comes to characters like this, it's best to use them in a 12x12 layout so you can cut them at full scale. LESSON LEARNED!

Here is the size comparison of the 4" to the 6 1/2"

Say hello to my little friend

What's a princess without her little friends??? This little guy has to be my favorite of the 7 Dwarf's...it's Dopey! He just has the cutest little face, and when he goes back in the house several times in order to get a kiss from Snow White is just the cutest!

I was talking on the phone while putting him together (it's a very good thing I can't do this in my car), so I forgot to take pictures of the first 2 stages, but you'll get the idea!

Dopey was cut at 4" from the Disney Happily Ever After Cricut Cart. With all the layers these Disney characters have, I wouldn't suggest cutting them any smaller than 4", otherwise you'll run the risk of torn pieces as they come off the mat. I think a 2-page layout with Snow White & all 7 of her Dwarfs is a must...for another day!

Some day my prince will come...

I just couldn't stop at ONE princess, so I just had to make another! My son loves this princess just as much as the last...but he sure thinks that hunter in the movie is scary, you'd think the witch would scare the pants off of him, but NOOOOOOOOOO, he thinks she's "nice!" Have you guessed yet, it's SNOW WHITE! She's one of my all-time favorite's too! The only thing I'd suggest is DON'T try assembling these lovely ladies at 11:00 at night, I thought I was going to go blind assembling the small little layers!

Here she is in all her beauty!

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Snow White was cut at 5" from the Disney Happily Ever After Cartridge.

I hope you've enjoyed watching Snow White come to life! If you see anything on my Blog that you'd just love to have for yourself, shoot me a line at sandiegocoley@yahoo.com. Have a great day!!!

Bibbidy-Bobbidy-Boo

Just because I've got a little boy, it doesn't mean I can't create something for a little princess too! I've got something really special in the works for my niece Marley, so this is just a teaser of what's to come! I recently purchased the Happily Ever After cartridge, and when it came in the mail just days later I just had to see what I could create. So as quickly as I could tear the plastic shell of, the cart was in my Expression! Watch Cinderella come alive before your very eyes...it's just like magic!

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Cinderella was cut at 5" from the Happily Ever After Cricut Cart. Stay tuned, there is more Disney Princess Magic just around the corner...it's off to work we go ;) (That's your hint)

Sign Here

Almost as soon as my son could walk we got annual passes to Disneyland. I grew up going to that magical place A LOT, and I wanted to create some of the same memories for my son. Since I keep scrapbooking in mind when I do nearly everything in life, I wanted to create a fun way to keep track of the characters he met on his many visits to come. I snagged this free Disney Autograph Book step-by-step instruction sheet while cruising through Michael's Craft Store one day, so I decided to give it a go! I made a few modifications because I didn't own all of the cartridges needed, but I like how it turned out anyhow!

Mickey Mouse head created using Mickey & Friends Cricut Cartridge

Disney created using Mickey & Friends Cricut Cartridge

Star created using George & Basic Shapes

If you are interested in purchasing an Autograph book, please contact me at sandiegocoley@yahoo.com Modifications can be made, such as using your child's name instead of the word "Disney."

Big Boy Room

The time has come & my son is ready to move on to bigger & brighter things...i.e., his Big Boy Room! I wanted to make sure it was EXTRA special for him, especially with a new little brother or sister on the way. My son LOVES to go to Disneyland with Mommy & Daddy, and loves pretty much ALL things Disney, so deciding on the theme of the room was the easy part. I didn't want to spend a ton of money making it his own, so I collaborated with my baby sister and came up with the idea to decorate with scrapbook frames filled with pictures of Brody with his favorite Disney characters as the focal point on one of the walls. Here is the result...

All characters were created using the Mickey & Friends Cricut Cartridge.