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Friday, September 2, 2011

My Cricut Craft Room September 100 Cartridge Blog Hop



Welcome everyone to My Cricut Craft Room 100 Cartridge Blog Hop!  If you came from Autumn's Buggy Creations then you are in the right place! You don't want to miss anyone, so if you didn't please start with Erica, our lovely host this weekend!

Even though the weather isn't indicating it, summer is coming to an end.  At least where I live!
I have tons of beach pictures so I thought I would dedicate an album just for the beach.  I found a spiral bound album by Heidi Swapp in my stash and decided to make it a coffee table album and create a beach scene for the front.


Life is a Beach



Carts I used~

Life is a Beach
Celebrate with Flourish
Dude

Life is a Beach~

Chairs are #50 on the overlay and handbook. Cut~ 4.49-4.06
Colorbok white cardstock
Layer Feature #50  Cut~ 2.78-4.06
Colorbok white cardstock
I used the flip feature on the Gypsy to have chairs facing each other.


Swim trunks are #40 cut~ 1.91-1.54
Beach Babe by Fancy Pants Designs (Tropical)
Layer feature # 40
Blue cardstock from stash
I made a tie on the swim trunks with 1ply twine

Bikini #41 cut~1.51-2.29
Base- white cardstock
Layer feature cut~ 1.32-2.29
Red specialty paper from stash

I bought the cute little clothes pins at my LSS
Sorry I can't find the label now!



Flip Flops #33 cut~ 1.68-1.71 from cork paper
Layer feature #33 cut~ 1.19-1.71 from red cardstock


Surf Board is #53 cut~3.25-3.94
I used one of the surfboards on the patterned paper, Rusted Sun by Fancy Pants Design (Surf's Up)
to cover the base cut then I covered it with Liquid Glass by Close To My Heart to give it a 'surf board finish'.

The palm tree is #10 cut~ 5.53-8.06
Base showing the trunk cut from core color cardstock by Core'dinations (Browne)
I sanded the trunk and ran it through the Cuttlebug using the Forest Branches folder.
Layer feature #10 cut~ 10.30-8.06
Top fronds are Core'dinations sanded and bottom fronds are Paper Studio cardstock (brights) 



Shells are #46 cut~ 1.79-1.71
I cut the shells using Core'dinations cardstock and when I cut the base that has cut lines to show you where to place the layers I took a chance and peeled the centers away revealing the peachy coordinating paper beneath and giving me the look I wanted. No layering little tiny pieces!




Seagulls #48/shift from Life is a Beach  cut~2.00-1.94
white cardstock

Celebrate with Flourish
(for a little whimsy)
Cloud and Sun #56 Base cut~5.48-3.00
Core'dinations whitewash
Layer feature #56  Sun~ shift/layer cut~ 3.02-3.00
Center of sun I used center point on patterned paper Beach Babe by Fancy Pants Designs (High Tide)
for the sunburst.



Dude

I was completely surprised to find this cute umbrella stand on Dude and had to add it to the beach scene!


I found a grass type specialty paper in my stash and used the deep cut blade on my Expression to make this cut #40  cut~ 5.87-7.24
I also made the same cut again and using the Gypsy I hid the cuts on the umbrella to make a solid base.
I layered all and used pop dots with the cut outs which gave it lots of depth.
This was all placed on a black cardstock base.
Notice that I flipped the umbrella so it would face the other way over the chair.
(Done with Gypsy)

I kan-dee ribbon by Pepples, Inc.

Next stop will be the very talented Courtney~



If you get lost along the way, here is the entire line-up:

http://conniescraftycloset.blogspot.com/        You are here


Thanks to everyone that has visited my blog and left all the sweet comments, they are greatly appreciated!


Enjoy the Hop
and

Happy Crafting!











49 comments:

  1. Oh my goodness Connie this is fabulous! Makes me feel like I'm on vacation! I can't decide what I love the most...those adorable little flip flops, the awesome surf board or that amazing beach umbrella! Wow...I love it all!

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  2. Wow Connie! What a ton of work but an amazing layout! You have truly outdone yourself.

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  3. Wow I love how you did these. they pop right off the page!

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  4. What a great card!!! You did a wonderful job!

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  5. I want to hop into your page love it!

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  6. I love your layout!! the beach scene and the attention to detail is great!! thanks for sharing!!

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  7. LOVE IT!!!!!! It looks soooooo real!!!! great job!!!

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  8. Oh WoW!! I love all the detail... and the teeny tiny clothes pins holding up the clothes on the line are soooo adorable!! Thanks for sharing!

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  9. This is AWESOME! Love all your attention to detail! Thanks for sharing!

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  10. Wow, you are the talented one! Loved reading how you did all the details. Thanks!

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  11. Absoltely LOVE the layout, your details are amazing nad very talented , ty4s !!!!

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  12. Love the layout and all the details!

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  13. oh my gosh connie. what detail. a lot of work/love went into this. absolutely fantastic!

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  14. Wow -- great project! It's like you are there on the beach in person. Fantastic. TFS.

    Kris
    dietzrobles at yahoo dot com

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  15. WOW!!! awesome!! details are magnificient!! would become a follower but only word appears... Doris
    parkernana5 at cox.net
    http://mybugandmecreate.blogspot.com

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  16. Love all the details! Such a fun cover!

    Holly

    hollyshobbie at gmail dot com

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  17. This tropical theme is perfect. Thanks for the tutorial.

    http://blog.neatthings-boutique.com

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  18. The detail in your layout is amazing! I love it! Thanks so much for sharing your wonderful talent!!


    my-o-scrappin.blogspot.com
    smmyiow@gmail.com

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  19. Supper Supper cute I love it makes me want to go to the beach thanks for sharing and for the chance to win. new followerabbraddock@msn.com

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  20. Now this is what kind of work I like to see on a hop! Amazing...stunning...so filled with great details!!!!! I just love this layout and you even used a cartridge that I now must have! LOL! I thought I would never need another cartridge in my life time, but it looks like Dude is on my must have list! TF!

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  21. shh don't tell anyone but this is my favorite so detailed makes me miss the beach

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  22. Oh this is amazing! I love all the texture!

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  23. Great cover! Makes me want a Gypsy! The details were wonderful!

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  24. I've been hopping starting from the end and working my way to the top, and I must say..Your project has me wanting to fire up my Cricut! You've done a fabulous job and you now have a new follower :-)

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  25. Wowzer! I love your project, with all the details. The swim trunks are so cute, you even included the drawstring - just fabulous!

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  26. OMG !! you really nailed this layout. The little clothes line is really cute. I live in the south so beach LO are my favorite. Great job !!

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  27. woo hooo, I love this!!! I want that lifes a beach cart even more now. Thanks for the inspiration.
    Eva :0)
    evascrapslife(at)gmail(dot)com
    http://evasscrapsncards.blogspot.com
    I have a giveaway on my blog right now

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  28. OMG What a terrific layout, just wonderful!!!

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  29. Great book! Need to lift this and make one for my DD! TFS

    scrapbug@live.com

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  30. What a great job! Makes me think of my upcoming cruise next month!

    -Samantha
    samanthascricutcreations.blogspot.com

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  31. This is beautiful! love this! The details are amazing! Thank you sooo much for sharing!

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  32. WOW!! I love it, loved how you cut out the flip flops with the cork! I would have never thought of that. I love the cork! Christina

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  33. Wow....makes me want to go to the beach....love it!

    Jenny
    jennykingham at att dot net

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  34. Wow Your work is amazing! Love this whole project! Need to submit this in a magazine or something! Or even contest! Love all of your work! Sorry so late to comment!

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  35. WOW, great detail.
    mexicopetshop at hotmail dot com

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  36. Your album cover is fabulous!! I love that umbrella from Dude and will have to remember it for more of my beach photos!!
    Tracy
    www.scrappininthewoods.blogspot.com

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  37. You are an artist girl with the Cricut ~ no kidding!!! I love all your thoughtful details on these pages ~ from the paper to other small embellishments. You really are talented my friend and I just love your work...:O)

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  38. Amazing!! All the detail! Threading the shorts and the clothes on the line must have nerve wracking!
    Daladypej@aol.com

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  39. so sweet love it...TFS!!!!

    cathie
    scraphappyca@gmail.com

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  40. Wow! I love it! Love all of the details! Great job!!!

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  41. This is probably one of the cutest layouts I've seen! The little clothesline just makes it!!! ADORABLE!

    amyis300 AT hotmail DOT com
    scrapthissavethat.blogspot.com

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  42. Connie you're amazing!! So much detail Love this site.

    Laurie F.
    laurieanne@charter.net

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  43. I could never get my Cricut to cut that well! Even with a new blade! What's your secret? TFS:-)

    ~Tammy

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  44. I love this page, the clothes pins are adorable and the cork flip flops are so creative! You did an amazing job.

    Liz
    17eroses@gmail.com

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  45. This is great! Thanks for the detailed directions too! CallyAnn(follower)
    http://callyanncraftycreations.blogspot.com

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  46. You are a very talented scrapper! Your layout is so detailed!!!

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