Archive for June 2012
Have S’more!
The one thing we often think of when we hear the word Camping is S’mores! It’s a campfire staple. I don’t care to camp unless there’s an RV or Cabin involved so I opt to have my S’mores right in my own kitchen or backyard.
This kit includes everything I need for a few S’mores with the kids and no mosquitos, bears, or sudden rain involved, but it would be just as handy at camp.
I started with a chipboard box and painted it to look like a S’more – I tried anyway. I decorated the top with the phrase “Campers have S’more fun” and a camper. The little porcupine is embossed with a ‘puff’ embossing powder. That’s why it has that really textured appearance.
Inside are cello bags with contents for one S’more in each and there’s Sterno (my campfire in a can) and skewers to cook the marshmallows with. You don’t have to go camping to enjoy a great camp snack.
So, whether you are going camping or just going to visit family or friends, take a long a S’mores kit. Would make a nice hostess gift, too.
Designed by: Cindy Royal
Cricut Machines Used: Cricut Mini Personal Electronic Cutter, Cricut Craft Room
Cricut Cartridges Used: Campin’ Critters, Cricut Craft Room Basics, Base Camp, Camp Out-Digital
Other: Cardstock, Acrylic Paints, Inks, Chipboard Box, Embossing Powder, Black 3D Paint, Googly Eyes, Adhesives
Camping Mini Album
Hi! I’m Shantaie Fowler and as much as I do love the outdoors, I have to confess I’m not much of a camper! Next week my cousin and her girls are coming to visit me, and have decided to go camping, so I made them a mini album to document the trip. My cousin and I are a lot like Lucy and Ethel when we get together, so I am sure there will be plenty of “memorable” moments to fill this album!
I just love the shape of this trailer, and a pink camping trailer as the cover of the album is so much fun for a girls camping trip! I know they will love the colors, and sense of whimsy!
Each page has its own color combo, and embellishments. Some pages have been left a little more open for the addition of journaling and multiple photos. Other pages were filled up with adorable outdoorsy images and sentiments leaving room for smaller photos and memorabilia, to make it easy for a novice scrapper to complete.
The front and back cover have a piece of chipboard sandwiched between the papers for strength and stability, the inner pages have an extra layer of cardstock to support photos and years of “flipping” through memory lane!
A mini album is a great gift for outdoors adventurers, and campers! Take a closer look at your Cricut cuts to see if there is a fun or interesting shape that could be used as a mini album. Or scraplift this idea and create your own trailer album, the cut files are below for you to use and enjoy!!!
Happy camping! And happy creating…oh…and wish me luck! *wink*
Designed by: Shantaie Fowler
Cricut Machines Used: Cricut Expression 2 Electronic Cutting Machine, Cricut Craft Room
Cricut Cartridges Used: Campin’ Critters
Other Supplies: Terrifically Tacky Tape, Cardstock (pink, black, white, blue, yellow, orange, brown), Patterned Papers (blue floral, pink floral, yellow floral), Chipboard, Ribbon, Twine, Buttons, Brads, SRM Stickers, Hole punch, Foam tape, Binder ring, Brown ink, Sponge, Rhinestones, Black & white gel pens, Adhesives
Gone Fishin’
What activities do you enjoy when you go camping? For some it is the pure joy of sitting around the camp fire enjoying the peace and quite. For others it is going for a hike or a bike ride to take in the beauty of nature. A dear friend of mine allowed me to use this photo of her son and she shared that one of his favorite things to do when they go camping is to go fishing.
This photo of her son fishing inspired every bit of this layout. From the patterned papers I used, to the Cricut images I decorated it with. And what better cartridges to use than the two camping cartridges: Campin’ Critters and Camp Out – Digital?!
The border of fish felt like a perfect fit for the topic. I also found the “Gone Fishin” sign on the Campin’ Critters Cartridge to use as the title. I replaced the fish that was originally part of the sign with a fish from the Camp Out Digital Cartridge so that the title and borders would coordinate better.
I created the large frame by altering the Frame image from the Camp Out Digital Cartridge. I used the Cricut Craft Room to hide the outside of the frame image and I only used the inside piece. I copied this same image and then re-sized it to make one slightly larger to create a double mat effect.
To spread the forest image across the layout, I cut the image and placed part of it on one side of the photo and the other part on the other side of the photo. I also cut these two trees apart to allow me to put the title behind the trees.
So when is your next camping trip? I hope you have a great time and do something to rest and relax!
HUGS!
Juliana
Designed by: Juliana Michaels
Cricut Machines Used: Cricut Mini Personal Electronic Cutter, Cricut Craft Room
Cricut Cartridges Used: Campin’ Critters, Camp Out – Digital
Other Supplies: Patterned Paper, Cardstock and Stickers (Bo Bunny); Buttons, Jute, Adhesives
