My Thanksgiving Pie Favors

These cute pie favors are what my guest will be getting this Thanksgiving. Each one holds 6 Hershey Kisses or for my niece, Vanilla Teddy Grahams. It takes 10 pieces to make a whole pie. One is pumpkin and one chocolate cream. The favors were made using the Big Bug, Tags Bags Boxes and More and George cartridges. I am very pleased with the final project! Thanks for looking.

Boxes - My Thanksgiving Pie Favors.cut

Gate Fold Wedding/Anniversary Card

Here is a card that I have made several times now and thought I would share - it is a 6x11.5 gate fold card - made especially for a wedding or anniversary. The cartridges that I used were the Paper Doll Dress-up and George & Basic shapes. The file is sized so that the dolls will fit perfectly inside. I have grouped together the items that I wanted to cut out of the same color papers. I hope you like the file and enjoy making one of your own! By the way I also designed an envelope (made with George) and you can find that in my next blog entry!!

Cards - My PDDU Wedding-Anniversary 6x11 Gatefold.cut

Envelope for Gate Card

Here is the envelope that I created to fit the 6x11.5 gate card. It was made using George.


Envelope - My 6 x 11 Gate Card - george.cut

Happy Father's Day!

These are the Father's Day Cards that I will be giving to my Dad and Dad-in-Law. A huge thank you to Ruelysi Creative Cards for sharing her cut file on her blog. The tool belt and tools were all made using the Cricut and the George cartridge. I am sure that something similar to this could also be done in SCAL.

(Please go check out Ruelysi Creative Cards if you haven't already. She is not only very talented, but also very generous with her cut files!)

I knew when I saw these that they would make perfect Lowe's Gift Card holders. I am really pleased with the way they turned out!

A Tiny-Teeny Box

I saw a similar box on Angel Stamper's blog and thought this would be easy to recreate in Design Studio. It's a cute little box for holding just the right amount of tiny treats. The finished box measures only 2" x 2". There are two files - one for George and one for Plantin Schoolbook. (Both on one file) It is Baby Bug compatible!

I think I will be making these for the kids in my classes - not too big and not too hard to make!

Boxes - My Candy Box.cassell.cut

Stepper Box

I found this wonderful box while surfing the net for ideas. You can find a great detailed tutorial to make one here:

http://stampinterri.typepad.com/stampin_terri/files/fantasy_keepsake_boxes.doc I did make a cut file for all the different sized boxes you will need, although a file for this is not really needed unless you are going to make them in a large quantity. I used just my regular paper cutter to make mine! The cut file was made in George, but can easily be made in any cartridge that has a square on it.

Just wanted to share a really fun, fairly easy box to make that I think is just too cute once assembled.

Boxes - My Stepper Box.cassell.cut

House Box/Bank

Here is a cute box which can also be used as a bank. Just be sure to use really tacky tape if using this as a bank. I love Terrifically Tacky Tape for all my projects that I really need a good adhesive. I'd love to see what anyone does with this file as the embellishing ideas are endless!

Some hints for assembling:

I found it easier to embellish the house box before gluing it together because I could push the pieces down much harder than if it was already in its box shape. When scoring the scallop roof edging, score the short side at 1/4" and then turn and score the long edge at 3" (since the edging is 6" long this is half). Cut from the scalloped side just til you reach the other score mark NOT all the way through. This will allow the edging to bend over each other.

When gluing the roof on, I carefully place my hand inside the box from the bottom and this allowed me to put pressure on the house roof tabs onto the roof piece itself.

(Hopefully this wasn't confusing!)

Boxes - My House Savings Bank Box.cassell.cut

Circle Handle Mini Purse

One more different take on the mini purse. My sample is pretty plain - but could be dressed out really cutely! I can see this one done up in beach colors. It is VERY easy to assemble.

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Scallop Edged Mini Purse

Perfect for party favors or just the right size to hold a gift card. I am having lots of fun creating different types of mini purses. I also think this would make a really cute small Easter purse. It is Baby Bug compatible!

I should mention that for this purse, you cut out two of the main purse pieces. Then glue the bottom flaps together. The side tabs will not meet, but will be glued to the purse strap.
Purses - Purse_5.cassell.cut

Mini Purse #2

Here's a mini purse that measures about 2 1/2 inches tall x 1 3/4 inches wide. Again, it can hold whatever you wish to fill it with. I'd love to see what others do with my files, so please, if you make any .... share, share, share pictures!

Purses - My_Purse__3.cassell.cut

Mini Purse #1

I just posted these to the Cricut Messageboard. Two new mini purses - to hold whatever goodies you wish. This one is about 3 1/2 inches tall and about 1 1/2 inches wide. I didn't embellish this one yet, but wanted to get a picture up. I also included a picture to help show where to score.

Purses - My_Purse__2.cassell.cut

And the 3 Nugget Purse...

Here is the 3 nugget purse. This one, the top of the purse can actually tuck inside the box. (I couldn't wait to post - so I could eat the nuggets - LOL)

Nugget Boxes - My_3_nugget_purse.cassell.cut

New Ways to Give Nuggets -

Yes, Nugget Purses...

There was a tutorial for making these over at Inspirational Techniques & Tutorials.blogspot.com. Of course they were made all by hand. Well, I just couldn't leave well enough alone, and created two cut files. One for a 2 nugget purse, and one for a 3 nugget purse. I think they are just darling!

This one is the 2 nugget purse. The closure on this one is a tiny velcro dot.

Nugget Boxes - My_2_nugget_purse.cassell.cut

Teapot Gift Card Holder

After seeing a teapot gift holder by the very talented Susan Edwards on the Cricut Messageboard, I knew I had to have one. Unfortunately, I didn't have the Dreams Come True cartridge that she used to make hers...so I decided to try to recreate one using George and Plantin Schoolbook. I think it came out pretty darn good. I can't wait to have a reason to give one away!

Gift Card Holder - my_teapot2.cut

What I Worked On Today...Part One...

I was lucky enough to have the day off of work today, so what else would I choose to do but craft! Just think, house to myself, no one to bug me...heaven!

Today I worked on two Valentine projects. This first one is an original design of mine for a "Key To My Heart" card. It is entirely made from the GBS cartridge. It was one of those ideas that kept running through my mind so today was a good day to act on it. I've included the cut file, if any one is interested.

Cards - My Heart Valentine.cut

Milk Carton & Carrier

Here too, is my version of a carrier with 4 tiny milk cartons. I actually have not made any myself (now what's wrong with that picture) other than the sample one I always cut before sharing. But, I added two links to the Cricut Messageboard and two fabulous projects that were created using this file. There are different versions of this carrier made in different sizes, so do some digging if this one isn't right for you! I've included this picture to help you with the scoring of the top of the milk cartons.

Check out what these two very talented ladies made using this file. Thanks ladies for sharing with me!

http://www.cricut.com/messageboard/tm.aspx?m=3987623
http://www.cricut.com/messageboard/tm.aspx?m=3983329

Boxes - My milk carton and carrier (4).cut

Gift Card Wallet

This is my version of a gift card wallet that I had seen floating around. I made these for my father and father-in-law for Father's Day. I put lottery tickets in the front pockets and actual money in the main section of the wallet. This would make a great graduation gift too! The file contains cuts for George and Plantin Schoolbook. There are pages for the Baby Bug, along with pages for the Big Bug. Enjoy!

Gift holder -My Wallet george OR plan schbk..cut

Small Party Favor

Here is a small party favor that I created to be used for any special occasion. It can be filled with small candies or treats. When finished, it measures about 5.25" x 1.25" . I think one would look great at each place setting for a party.

Made with GBS cartridge.

Boxes - My Party Favor.cut

Valentine Bookmarks

Working in two 3rd grade classrooms, and being a remedial reading paraprofessional, I decided for Valentine's Day to make the student's their own personalized bookmarks for their books. (They get way too much candy from everyone else!) I combined three Cricut cartridges to make these, George, PDDU, and Cricut Keystone. It took me about 3 hours to make 36 bookmarks. I then brought them to school so I could laminate them (one of the perks of working in a school), used by Big Crop-A-Dile to punch eyelets, and added the ribbon. They got a big kick out of them. (Of course, I did also give them a heart shaped lollipop to go along with them).

Umbrella Shower Cards

A quick card I made to be used for Baby or Bridal showers. For some strange reason, I have babies on my mind, so I decorated mine for that purpose. This file has a Big Bug file and a Baby Bug file - the Baby Bug card is a trifold, whereas the Big Bug card only the umbrella lifts up. I hope you enjoy this and please, if you make any cards, share them with me by posting on the Cricut Messageboard.

Cards - My Umbrella Shower Card.cut