Cricut Circle Use What You Have August 2010 Challenge Charm

Cricut Circle Use What You Have August 2010 Challenge Charm
Originally uploaded by The Paper Doll

I haven't gotten much response on the Circle forum for the August Use What You Have Challenge, so I'm upping the ante. Everyone who makes it through the challenge gets a new charm for their bracelet! It's a cute little circle tag with an A for August and a chunk of Peridot (August's birth stone). Mind you it's not high quality peridot, but it's cute and I think it's very appropriate. Good luck challengers!

Creative Escape Entry

Creative Escape Entry
Originally uploaded by The Paper Doll

Kinda bummed that I didn't win the Creative Escape contest, but really, when you don't enter the right member number on the entry, what can you expect? D'oh! I AM really proud of the card and happy that it's being donated to help the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society though. That's definitely a win win situation.

I used the Cricut to cut all of the paper elements, the Cuttlebug to emboss the lower left hand corner, Yudu paints for the red swirl behind the bird cage (stenciled with a stencil created with the Cricut) and all papers are Bazzill.

What's the Haps?

So perhaps I should update. Since the last post I conceived a child, had said child, made some stuff, and started renovations on the house. Supposedly the renovations are for my new studio space so I can actually have clients come over but all we've gotten done is the upstairs bathroom and even that's not finished. We DO have nifty stairs to the attic though. The attic being where my studio space is supposed to be. I say supposed because every time I turn around my husband is talking about more stuff that he plans on putting up there. Not. Cool.

There are many things that I've made since my last post, and I really need to post some catch up photos. As soon as I take said catch up photos. Until then I'll leave you with the news that I'll soon be teaching scrapbook technique classes as well as hosting crops at least once a month. YAY! I'm really excited about it. Other happy news (other than my new daughter, who has me wrapped around her tiny little finger), I am now a member of the Cricut Circle. Yay for the insider scoop! More details to follow as soon as I have them.

Now I'm off to fiddle around with the Gypsy, my 32nd birthday gift to myself. Ta!