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Thursday, May 5, 2011
Hi everyone! Cassie here- your Guest Designer this Friday! You might know me from my blog, Glue Meets Paper, and I'm so excited to be here. I've been a fan of Monique's ever since I started scrapbooking years and years ago :)
For this month Monique and Wendy asked us to center our projects around Breast Cancer Awareness and our Cricut. I was pretty excited to have an excuse to use some pink, I have a little boy so I never get to pull out the pretty floral papers :P
For this first layout I used the Emma's Shoppe collection by Crate Paper (does anyone else love Crate Paper as much as I do? That might be impossible...)
Cricut Cuts: Fight: Hello Kitty Font cut at 1.45" "like a girl!": Designer's Calendar cut at 2.0" Breast Cancer Ribbons: Designer's Calendar cut at 2.0" Scallop circles (these were cut in half, theyre in the top right and bottom left corners): Mini Monograms Journaling Box (I welded a flower to the original journaling box using my Gypsy to create my own custom journaling spot): Storybook cut at 3.23" Butterflies: Storybook cut at 1.35" Flourish: Storybook cut at 1" Heart: Gypsy Wanderings cut at 2.88"
And of course I have to use up all my scraps so I decided to make a matching card with my leftovers. Whenever I make Cricut cuts I usually cut a few more than I expect to need, this way I have extra's if I change my layout design or want to make a cute matching card afterwards. I really wanted to do up the details with this card so I did a lot of layering using my die cuts and some phrase stickers, ribbon, and brads from the Emma's Shoppe collection by Crate Paper. I just love the scallop circles in the Mini Monograms cart, they make the perfect banner when you cut 'em in half :)
So I thought I was done but I didn't want to give up my foray into pink quite that quickly so I decided I had to do one more layout! I kept this one simple and used my Cricut to create the background elements for my page and then to balance the right hand side I added a few fun elements in the upper lefthand corner. And of course I had to finish with some bling for Wendy ;)
Cricut Cuts: think: Printing Press cut at 1.12" Pink: Designer's Calendar cut at 2.24" Scallop Circles: Mini Monograms cut at 3.24" Upper Left Circle: Accent Essentials cut at 2.65" Scallop Borders (Upper left and right hand side): Accent Essentials cut at 0.65" Breast Cancer Ribbon: Designer's Calendar cut at 3.00"
So there you have it! I hope you enjoyed my journey into the land of pink as much as I did :) And a big thank you to Monique and Wendy for allowing me to Guest Design for them!
-Cassie (aka Glue Meets Paper)
Hey, everyone! I want to thank you all for the sweet birthday wishes for me - and for the anniversary wishes for Wendy and her hubby. It was a great day! The project we're sharing with you today was made by Becca, and she had this to say about it:
"I made this birthday card for Monique. I've always wanted to do something with this cart. All of those birds are just so cute! I really enjoyed using the "Glossy Accents" to make the shiny dots on the background and on the bird's eye. What a neat product! I can't wait to use it more. Hope yall are havin' a great day so far."
Don't forget to leave a comment for Becca to be entered for this week's blog candy - a custom layout that I will design just for you in your choice of theme!
Cartridge: Three Birds on Parade. Paper: Fancy Pants, Bo Bunny Cardstock, DCWV Cardstock.
Need: Three Birds on Parade Cartridge, Pop Dots, General Adhesives, White Gel Pen, Glossy Accents - (clear bubble dots on back ground and on the bird's eye), Diamond Stickles, Buttercup Liquid Pearls - (cupcake), Rhinestones, Chalk Ink - Jumbo Java (brown), Malted Mauve, Aegean Blue.
Cuts: Cupcake Bird - 4 1/2", Cupcake Bird Shadow - 4 1/2", All Colored Layers - 4 1/2", Phrase "You Take the Cake" - 1 1/2", Phrase Shadow - 1 1/2".
Other Measurements: Card - 5 1/2" x 4 1/2", Polka Dot Mat - 5 1/2" x 4 1/2".
It's such a beautiful AND cute card, Becca! Thanks for making it for me!!!
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In other news, my birthday was soooo superly duperly awesome! I got to sleep in til 10am (heaven!!), then out to lunch with mom, Lucy and Becca at Mimi's. We came home and got ready for a party with 55 people. Steph met us here to help get everything organized. It was our Team Monique dinner since the Race for the Cure is only a few days away, but it kinda turned into a birthday party. What a way to celebrate!
It was SOOOOOOO much stinkin' fun to have everyone here, and they even surprised me with a few gifts. My sweet husband got me an iphone, for crying out loud!!!! Please help welcome me into this century. Wendy and Stephanie went in on a gift certificate toward my pink ribbon butterfly tattoo, Lisa Kirk got me a beautiful salad bowl, Brenda got me a Vera Bradley gift cert, and Paul & Becca got me an Old Navy gift card. Plus - get this - remember the Tim Holtz item we had at the silent auction? Tim made it himself, signed it and donated it. It went for a hefty sum, but it was all just a sneaky plot by a bunch of my scrappin' friends to give it to ME for my birthday!!!!! Can you even believe that????? Oh my goodness, I am not kidding you - I have the best friends and family that a person could ever ever have! This has been the BEST birthday of my life!!!!! I'm gonna share a few pics of the party just because it was such a blast...
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| Wendy with her girls - Brittney and Maddy |
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| My little Emily with her Uncle Matt and Auntie Steph |
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| My friend Jennifer Jackson who is an angel on earth. |
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| Sharon, Erin and Steph - Love them!!! |
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| Alison (my bestest friend of 20 years) and me. |
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| Waiting in line for some grub. |
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| Me with the team cake. |
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| My hubby got me this new iphone. Woohoo!!! |
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| Friends and fam hanging out in the living room. |
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| Speech, speech, speech! I have no memory of what I said. |
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| The sneaky surprise - the Tim Holtz treasure!! |
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| Phyllis, Monty and Janet - some of my amazing scrappin' friends! |
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| We had quite a crowd, and it was an evening I'll never forget! |
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Why you ask? Well today is Monique's Birthday and my Wedding Anniversary of 20 years.......
So this a Bonus Birthday for Monique... Make sure you post to wish her a Happy Birthday and enter for the blog candy... Did you see what the blog candy is??? WOW... Better check it out if you did not read about it.
So on the launch day of the E2-I won a Cindy Loo cartridge. So I thought I would make a card with the new cartridge.
The "Thank You" was cut at 1 1/2 inches and the flourish border was cut at 2 inches. The ribbon is from Webster-I love this beautiful stuff and the bling is from Prima. I used my cuttlebug for the base of the sentiment and for the Old Olive layer on the card.
Hope you enjoy.
Have a Happy Wednesday
Wendy-Bling Queen
So this a Bonus Birthday for Monique... Make sure you post to wish her a Happy Birthday and enter for the blog candy... Did you see what the blog candy is??? WOW... Better check it out if you did not read about it.
So on the launch day of the E2-I won a Cindy Loo cartridge. So I thought I would make a card with the new cartridge.
The "Thank You" was cut at 1 1/2 inches and the flourish border was cut at 2 inches. The ribbon is from Webster-I love this beautiful stuff and the bling is from Prima. I used my cuttlebug for the base of the sentiment and for the Old Olive layer on the card.
Hope you enjoy.
Have a Happy Wednesday
Wendy-Bling Queen
Happy Tuesday! Hope you're all having a wonderful week. This weekend (Sunday) was our 2nd Annual Crop for the Cure. This was a Cricut crop fundraiser event, which raised money for "Team Monique" for the Race for the Cure to benefit the Susan G. Komen Foundation. Btw, don't forget to leave a comment on today's post for a chance at this week's blog candy. As promised, I'll be giving away a custom-designed, one-of-a-kind 2 page layout in your choice of theme. What theme would you pick?
The Crop for the Cure event was a HUGE success - I really could not have been more thrilled with how it turned out, and I want to thank a few people who helped out these last few days to make it come together: my hubby and the rest of the fam including Becca, Wendy, Stephanie Culton, Jennifer Jackson, Marsha Toms, Judie Lawrence, Courtney Lee, Rita Poteat, Gina Cross, Sharlene Melhaff for her generous donation of about 20 prizes, and so many others who helped throughout the day (sorry if I left anyone off - eeek!).
And would you like to know the TOTAL (rough) amount that this event with 54 scrappers raised for this amazing cause? Drumroll, please................ $3400!!!! Can you believe that? Wow!!!! We raised about $1400 from sign-up fees, $1100 from the silent auction, and $900 from the raffle. And HUGE thank you to Provo Craft for sponsoring this event, and for so generously donating the raffle prizes - a new Expression 2 Anniversary Edition (WOW!!!), a Cake Machine, and some Cricut.com gift cards. Thanks, Provo Craft - you are the best!! The silent auction was a hit as well, with donations from several reputable companies, designers, bloggers and individuals, including Tim Holtz, Robyn - My Pink Stamper, Cricut Magazine, Oh My Crafts, Emma - My Creative Time, Sarah Pink Cricut, Expressions Vinyl, Craig Evans Photography, SC Photography, Echo Park Paper Co, Okieladybug, Scrappy Mom Stamps, Lisa Kirk, Paula Wells, Clare Dempsey of Scrapin Covers, Abby Grimaldi, Lisa Kirk, Martie Janway, Sharlene Melhaff, Alice Narlock, and possibly a few others I may have missed.
The crop was from 11am-11pm, and was located at my neighborhood Ranch House, which is just a beautiful location. It always feels like a little resort getaway there. 54 ladies showed up (it sold out in ONE day!), and everyone seemed to have a blast. A few friends even surprised me with little birthday gifts - how sweet is that? And Wendy made everybody sing to me - how embarrassing! My bday isn't until the 4th, so that was a fun pre-birthday surprise. We had several door prizes donated by me and a few others, including Sharlene Melhaff who seriously brought at least 20 prizes with her. Pizza dinner was brought in by Papa John's Pizza, who gave us a great deal, and my mom sprung for a couple of cakes.
We did make a few little simple favors for the event. We didn't have much time to make things, but Wendy and I made 60 little pillow boxes with hot pink Bo Bunny cardstock. The pillow box was cut from the Easter mini cart, and I used DS to hide the contour line of the bunny that normally cuts into the box. We were able to get 4 boxes out of 1 piece of paper. Mom used the Pink Journey cart to cut out pink ribbons at 2", and then she and Lucy put candy in the boxes and tied a ribbon around each one so they wouldn't pop open (the glue wasn't quite holding). Expressions Vinyl donated a few sheets of pink vinyl in addition to the silent auction item, so I used those sheets to make 70 pink ribbon decals in various sizes from 3 1/2" to 6". Everyone who attended was able to pick what size they wanted.
I didn't bring any of my scrap stuff with me because I know I don't get anything done when I'm running a crop like this. It's more fun for me to just float around and visit with people. We even had a couple of our recent guest designers there - Courtney Lee and Lezlye Lauterbach, who did such a great job this past Friday. They were fun to hang out with! Overall, I'd say it was a smooth event, great location, happy scrappers, and a truck load of fun. Oh, would you like to know who managed to get some of those big ticket items? Ok, Janet Rhodes was the successful bidder on the Tim Holtz hand-crafted and autographed item, Janet also won the raffle for the Cake Machine, and Gina Cross won the raffle for the E2 (talk about exciting!).
Thank you again to all of our sponsors, and especially to you wonderful ladies who attended and made it such a success. I appreciate you all from the bottom of my heart, and can't wait to do this again. Our 5k walk is coming up this Saturday morning, and I am pumped!! You can still donate to the team by clicking HERE. Do you think it's too late to get in shape for it?
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| Team sign made by Steph Culton using vinyl as a stencil and then painting. |
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| Just Monique |
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| What it's all about. |
The Crop for the Cure event was a HUGE success - I really could not have been more thrilled with how it turned out, and I want to thank a few people who helped out these last few days to make it come together: my hubby and the rest of the fam including Becca, Wendy, Stephanie Culton, Jennifer Jackson, Marsha Toms, Judie Lawrence, Courtney Lee, Rita Poteat, Gina Cross, Sharlene Melhaff for her generous donation of about 20 prizes, and so many others who helped throughout the day (sorry if I left anyone off - eeek!).
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| Scrappy time with friends! |
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| Ronda and Lucy |
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| Denise and Sandra |
And would you like to know the TOTAL (rough) amount that this event with 54 scrappers raised for this amazing cause? Drumroll, please................ $3400!!!! Can you believe that? Wow!!!! We raised about $1400 from sign-up fees, $1100 from the silent auction, and $900 from the raffle. And HUGE thank you to Provo Craft for sponsoring this event, and for so generously donating the raffle prizes - a new Expression 2 Anniversary Edition (WOW!!!), a Cake Machine, and some Cricut.com gift cards. Thanks, Provo Craft - you are the best!! The silent auction was a hit as well, with donations from several reputable companies, designers, bloggers and individuals, including Tim Holtz, Robyn - My Pink Stamper, Cricut Magazine, Oh My Crafts, Emma - My Creative Time, Sarah Pink Cricut, Expressions Vinyl, Craig Evans Photography, SC Photography, Echo Park Paper Co, Okieladybug, Scrappy Mom Stamps, Lisa Kirk, Paula Wells, Clare Dempsey of Scrapin Covers, Abby Grimaldi, Lisa Kirk, Martie Janway, Sharlene Melhaff, Alice Narlock, and possibly a few others I may have missed.
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| The Tim Holtz item. :swoon: |
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| Autographed and everything! |
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| We had four 6 foot tables FULL of silent auction items!! |
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| This gorgeous E cover and scrap bag was sure a hit! |
The crop was from 11am-11pm, and was located at my neighborhood Ranch House, which is just a beautiful location. It always feels like a little resort getaway there. 54 ladies showed up (it sold out in ONE day!), and everyone seemed to have a blast. A few friends even surprised me with little birthday gifts - how sweet is that? And Wendy made everybody sing to me - how embarrassing! My bday isn't until the 4th, so that was a fun pre-birthday surprise. We had several door prizes donated by me and a few others, including Sharlene Melhaff who seriously brought at least 20 prizes with her. Pizza dinner was brought in by Papa John's Pizza, who gave us a great deal, and my mom sprung for a couple of cakes.
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| Does it look like they're getting anything done? I think they did! |
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| No shortage of snacks. Everyone chipped in and brought stuff. |
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| Rachel Loesch made these delicious cake pops. Yummo! |
We did make a few little simple favors for the event. We didn't have much time to make things, but Wendy and I made 60 little pillow boxes with hot pink Bo Bunny cardstock. The pillow box was cut from the Easter mini cart, and I used DS to hide the contour line of the bunny that normally cuts into the box. We were able to get 4 boxes out of 1 piece of paper. Mom used the Pink Journey cart to cut out pink ribbons at 2", and then she and Lucy put candy in the boxes and tied a ribbon around each one so they wouldn't pop open (the glue wasn't quite holding). Expressions Vinyl donated a few sheets of pink vinyl in addition to the silent auction item, so I used those sheets to make 70 pink ribbon decals in various sizes from 3 1/2" to 6". Everyone who attended was able to pick what size they wanted.
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| Favor boxes with candy. |
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| Pink Ribbon decals for everyone. |
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| Rita Poteat lends a helping hand at the registration table. |
I didn't bring any of my scrap stuff with me because I know I don't get anything done when I'm running a crop like this. It's more fun for me to just float around and visit with people. We even had a couple of our recent guest designers there - Courtney Lee and Lezlye Lauterbach, who did such a great job this past Friday. They were fun to hang out with! Overall, I'd say it was a smooth event, great location, happy scrappers, and a truck load of fun. Oh, would you like to know who managed to get some of those big ticket items? Ok, Janet Rhodes was the successful bidder on the Tim Holtz hand-crafted and autographed item, Janet also won the raffle for the Cake Machine, and Gina Cross won the raffle for the E2 (talk about exciting!).
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| Gina wins the E2, and about went through the roof with excitement. Judie got the first celebration hug. |
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| Gina is a total sweetheart, and is beyond thrilled to win. |
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| Janet jumps for joy when she hears her name called for the Cake Machine. |
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| And I'm the lucky one to get the celebration hug this time. |
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| Lezlye seems to have a mat issue. You might wanna get that checked out by a Cricutologist. |
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| Wendy and Courtney Lee - my sweet friends! |
Thank you again to all of our sponsors, and especially to you wonderful ladies who attended and made it such a success. I appreciate you all from the bottom of my heart, and can't wait to do this again. Our 5k walk is coming up this Saturday morning, and I am pumped!! You can still donate to the team by clicking HERE. Do you think it's too late to get in shape for it?
Monday, May 2, 2011
Hi Everyone! Sorry for the late post. I was out all day yesterday til after midnight at our Crop for the Cure, and have been pretty comatose today, LOL!
Let's get to the winner of last week's blog candy, shall we? Here's our winner of the Elegant Cakes cartridge...
Beverly said...
Very cute card! Those papers are perfect!
Check back in just a few hours for the Tuesday post. I'm going to share a few pics from Crop for the Cure, including the little favors we made. In the meantime, be sure to leave a comment on this post for a chance to win this week's blog candy - a custom-designed one-of-a-kind layout in your choice of theme!
Let's get to the winner of last week's blog candy, shall we? Here's our winner of the Elegant Cakes cartridge...
Beverly said...
Very cute card! Those papers are perfect!
Beverly, please email me at moniquegriffith@yahoo.com with your mailing address.
And since I didn't post earlier today, I'm going to go ahead and share a little project that Emily and I worked on this afternoon. She was assigned a state report, and chose the state of Texas. My friend Phyllis loaned us the 50 States cart, and we used a few others as well. So here's some pics of how it turned out. I did most of the Cricut cutting since we were in a bit of a hurry, but Em helped make the decisions, assemble things, and did all of the writing after we read about each state symbol.
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| State shape, bird, flag and state name are all from 50 States. |
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| The strip with the images slides through like a movie strip. You can click on pics to see what Em wrote. |
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| Bluebonnet flowers are from 50 States. |
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| We put the state fish on here, and got the cut from Everyday Paper Dolls. Em helped decorate the fishy. |
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| Star and square are from George. I used Centerpoint, and cut the star at 2", then immediately cut a square around it at 2 1/4" still using Centerpoint. |
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| State, star and "Austin" are from 50 States. I like what she wrote, hehe. |
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| Cowboy boot is from Old West. She was pretty proud of her report. Not bad for procrastinating, huh? |
Check back in just a few hours for the Tuesday post. I'm going to share a few pics from Crop for the Cure, including the little favors we made. In the meantime, be sure to leave a comment on this post for a chance to win this week's blog candy - a custom-designed one-of-a-kind layout in your choice of theme!
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- Monique Griffith
- Rocklin, CA, United States
- The Monique Griffith Design Team consists of 4 Cricut Designers: Monique, Wendy Lawrence, Susan Rees and Becca Rees. We specialize in making Cricut Project Kits that you can make on your own with your Cricut, learning more about your bug in the process. You just need your Cricut Expression, the required cartridge(s), and a few basic tools. The directions come with a Cricut Cut Chart that shows you line by line exactly what you'll need to cut on your machine, with all of the settings for each cut. There are also well-organized written instructions and color photographs. We pride ourselves on our detailed designs, and on teaching others how to most effectively design with the Cricut. Currently, we have have downloadable directions on sale for only $5, and there are over 50 projects to choose from.
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