A First Time Project

 As we meander a Path of Positivity, we are talking about numbers this year! Of course, you can share anything positive you like, the theme is always optional.

Remember, you may share any sort of artistic medium over at PoP:  writing, cards, journals, scrapbooking, painting, sewing, baking, needle crafts, etc as long as it is positive.  The theme is always optional.  

This month we are inspired by the number 1 or first and making a project for the first time!  Be sure to visit Path of Positivity for a description of this!  

I was inspired to make a shaped notebook!  So, I designed this in Cricut Design Space using only shapes and then figuring out all the rest on the fly!  

  Check out the video below for more information and what I have changed for future makes of this project!  If I set it all up correctly, you will also have access to this pattern if you want to give it a try!  ; )

If you are interested in the pattern and it won't share in CDS, let me know and I'll find a way to get it to you!  (Designer paper NOT included.  Die cut only.)

Material List

Vectoria Design Digital Hot Chocolate Paper  https://tinyurl.com/2t7maxh3

White Cardstock Heavy

White copy paper

White Cardstock

  Brown Cardstock

CTMH Embossing Folder 

Cinch Binding System

Zutter 1/2 inch binding wire

Adhesives: Double Score Tape; Fabric-Tac

Cricut Design Space: Design and Cut; Shapes

CDS Access: Font Belwe Std Medium

Cricut Standard Mat

Cricut Maker

My notebook is off to the following challenges:  

A Perfect Time to Craft:  AG

Ally's Angels:  AG

Classic Design Challenge:  AG

Crafts Galore Encore:  AG

Love to Craft:  AG

Pearly Sparkles:  Use Patterned Paper

Creative Crafters:  AG

613 Avenue Create:  AG

lil red wagon:  Use the Force  (Cinch machine!)

Place to Start:  AG

First Cup:  Anything Drink Related

Die Cut Divas:  New Crafty Item (New Cup Die I created!)

CD Sunday Plus:  AG using a USB, CD, or Digi

Paper Rocks Scissors:  AG using paper or scissors

Craft Rocket:  Something New (New Cup Die I created!)

Moving Along with the Times:  Us a stencil or die 

Love to Craft:  AG

A Cut Above:  AG with a Die Cut

Aud Sentiments:  AG with a Sentiment

Be sure to come over and see 

what the team thinks about our optional twist.  

You can also find more information about entering the challenge.  

Thanks to Scribbles Designs for sponsoring our Monthly Random Prize.

  

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Deja Vu! I've done this before!

  Time for a new challenge at The Outlawz Anything but a Card and the optional theme is... Deja Vu!   

 The idea is to make a project you've made before and show us the old project and the new one!

So, here's the calendar/journal from last year.

Check out the video below for details about this project.

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 Material List

Calendars for reference

Copy Paper

Cereal Box

Brown Cardstock

CTMH SkyLark Designer Paper(retired)

CTMH SkyLark Embellishments

CTMH Wooden Flowers

Pieces from CTMH Wildwood Assortment

CTMH Embellishment from Memo Assortment

CTMH In Full Bloom Picture My Life Card

CTMH Die Cut Shapes Woodgrain

'Live' Letters:  EK sticko Stickers

Jo Ann Craft Essentials Inspirational

Blue Gems from Stash

CTMH Ink

Copic Marker E74

Cinch Binding System

Zutter 3/4 inch binding wire

Adhesives: Bearly Arts; Double Score Tape; Fabric-Tac; E-6000

CTMH Artistry: Badge Label shape

Cricut Design Space: Design and Cut; Shapes-Rectangle for Months

CDS Access: Font Bulland for month names; Font Belwe Std Medium for numbers on front

Cricut Standard Mat Cricut Maker

I'm sharing with these challenges:

A Perfect Time to Craft:  AG

Ally's Angels:  AG

Classic Design Challenge:  AG

Crafts Galore Encore:  AG

Love to Craft:  AG

Pearly Sparkles:  Use Patterned Paper

Creative Crafters:  AG

613 Avenue Create:  AG

lil red wagon:  Use the Force  (Cinch machine!)

Place to Start:  AG

Everybody Art Challenge:  New Year 

Creatalicious:  AG

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends:  AG

Be sure to visit  The Outlawz Anything but a Card

for all the details about the challenge and 

to check out all the creative inspiration from the DT and participants!

Thanks for stopping by!  Make yourself at home and feel free to peruse other posts/pages, leave a comment, and/or check out my Pinterest and YouTube Channel.     

It's not too late to send a card...not digitally!

It's not too late!  Jump into Cricut Design Space and start creating that Holiday Card to send digitally; there's plenty of time.

Have you ever thought of using Cricut Design Space to create digital pieces?  The possibilities are endless.

You can quickly and easily design a card in CDS and send it digitally.  Yes, it's true!  No running to the store or post office!  

Check out some ideas in the video below where I put together a simple digital card 'on the fly' in less than 15 minutes!  There are more examples of digital layouts/cards at the end of the video.  

Material List

Old Photo!! by ScrappyHorses

Various designs from Cricut Design Space  

My digital card is off to the following challenges (via computer I might add!):

As You Like It:  Festive Creations...anything festive

613 Ave Create:  AG

Place to Start:  AG + Winter Things

Perfect Time to Craft:  AG

Crafts Galore Encore:  AG

Conjurer of Dreams:  AG

The Four Seasons:  Winter

Creative Knockouts:  Tis the Season

12 Days of Christmas:  AG Christmas (December Holiday) Card

FarmQuest General Store:  AG with Country/Farm

C.R.A.F.T Challenge:  AG Christmas

little red wagon:  Christmas Card

Cardz 4 Guys:  Christmas Critters

FarmQuest Country Christmas:  trees, snow, horse

Girlz makes Guyz Cards:  AG Masculine

(PIN)spirational:  I was inspired by the colors+golds, trees, and snowflakes.

Crafter's Cafe:  AG

Colorful Options:  Inspiration photo below

If you Give a Crafter a Cookie:  Inspiration photo below

Inspired by:  trees, santa hat, evergreen, snowflakes, colors + golds

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A Tiger on a Holiday Card?

 As we meander a Path of Positivity, we are challenging you to Embrace The Unexpected. Of course, you can share anything positive you like, the theme is always optional.

Remember, you may share any sort of artistic medium over at PoP:  writing, cards, journals, scrapbooking, painting, sewing, baking, needle crafts, etc as long as it is positive.  The theme is always optional.  

This month we are inspired by an unexpected animal on a Christmas Card!  Be sure to visit Path of Positivity for a description of this!  My card is a holiday card for my students!  Why a tiger?  It's our mascot!

This card wasn't too hard to mass produce; I made 35 of them.  I also created envelopes to fit the cards.  Check out the videos below for more information!

Tiger Card Video

Altering an Envelope Video

Material List

Black Cardstock

White Cardstock

Tiny Clear Gems from Stash

Adhesives: Fabri-Tac; ATG; Double Score Tape  

Cricut Design Space: Designed, Printed and Cut from CDS

Cuts/Images from Design Space: Shapes;  Baby Tiger-Orange Brush Studio; Santa Hat-Wispy Willow Designs; Snowflakes-Scissor Creative; Font-A Child's Year

Cricut Standard Mat

Cricut Blade

Cricut Maker

My card is off to the following challenges:  

The Four Seasons:  Winter

12 Days of Christmas:  AG Christmas (December Holiday) Card

613 Avenue Create: Sparkle and Shine

Place to Start:  Winter Things

Critter Crazy:  AG featuring an Animal

Perfect Time to Craft:  AG

Crafter's Cafe:  AG + opt Use Yellow

Crafts Galore Encore:  AG

Die Cut Divas:  Christmas/Winter

Paper Rocks Scissors:  AG use paper and/or scissors

Creative Fingers:  AG

Crafty Gals:  'Tis the Season

Fab'n'Funky:  Christmas

Be sure to come over and see 

what the team thinks about our optional twist.  

You can also find more information about entering the challenge.  

Thanks to Scribbles Designs for sponsoring our Monthly Random Prize.

  

Thanks for stopping by!  Make yourself at home and feel free to peruse other posts/pages, leave a comment, and/or check out my Pinterest and YouTube Channel.       

Unexpected Animal on a Christmas Card

As we meander a Path of Positivity, we are challenging you to Embrace The Unexpected. Of course, you can share anything positive you like, the theme is always optional.

Remember, you may share any sort of artistic medium over at PoP:  writing, cards, journals, scrapbooking, painting, sewing, baking, needle crafts, etc as long as it is positive.  The theme is always optional.  

This month we are inspired by an unexpected animal on a Christmas Card!  Be sure to visit Path of Positivity for a description of this! 

Have you ever thought of using Cricut Design Space to create digital pieces?

You can quickly and easily design a card in CDS and send it digitally.  Yes, it's true!  No running to the store or post office!  Check it out in the video below where I put together a simple digital card 'on the fly' in less than 15 minutes!  There are more examples of digital layouts/cards at the end of the video.  

Material List

Various designs from Cricut Design Space  

My digital card is off to the following challenges (via computer I might add!):

CRAFT

613 Ave Create:  AG

Place to Start:  AG + Winter Things

Perfect Time to Craft:  AG

Classic Design:  AG

Crafts Galore Encore:  AG

Peace on Earth:  AG Christmas

Everybody Art Challenge: Bingo/ Tic, Tac, Toe  Board marked below

The Outlawz Festive Friday:  Christmas

Conjurer of Dreams:  AG

Christmas Crafts All Year Long: "Santa Clause is Coming to Town."

Try it on Tuesday:  Snowflakes

The Four Seasons:  Winter

Krafty Chicks:  Masculine

Creative Knockouts:  Snow Much Fun

12 Days of Christmas:  AG Christmas (December Holiday) Card

FarmQuest General Store:  Every good farm dog should be remembered on the Christmas card!

Be sure to come over and see 

what the team thinks about our optional twist.  

You can also find more information about entering the challenge.  

Thanks to Scribbles Designs for sponsoring our Monthly Random Prize.

  

Thanks for stopping by!  Make yourself at home and feel free to peruse other posts/pages, leave a comment, and/or check out my Pinterest and YouTube Channel.       

Ornament and Bag

As we meander a Path of Positivity, we are challenging you to Embrace The Unexpected. Of course, you can share anything positive you like, the theme is always optional.

Remember, you may share any sort of artistic medium over at PoP:  writing, cards, journals, scrapbooking, painting, sewing, baking, needle crafts, etc as long as it is positive.  The theme is always optional.  

This month we are to surprise someone with an unexpected gift or card!  Be sure to visit Path of Positivity for a description of this.  I'm surprising a couple of oboe students with these 3-D printed ornaments in musical gift bags.  I did design the ornament in Cricut Design Space and then my husband printed them for me.  

As for the bag, the note and treble clef with oboe were designed in CDS and imported into Canva where the holly and staves were added. I printed the finished Canva creation onto a 12 x 12 inch paper and cut the boxes/bags back in Cricut Design Space.  

Need a little help making a bag in Cricut Design Space? Check out the video below for hints on how to create your own unique bag!

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  Material List for Bag

White Cardstock

Red Satin Ribbon

Adhesives:  ATG; Fabric-Tac

Cricut Design Space: Design and Cut; Offset; Shapes

Treble Clef: Polkadoodles Work and Play 8 Feel the Music

Note and Oboe made from CDS Shapes

Cricut Standard Mat Cricut Maker

I'm sharing with these challenges:

Crafter's Cafe: AG

Paper Rocks Scissors: AG using paper or scissors

Creatalicious: AG + opt Christmas w/traditional colors

613 Avenue Create: AG

Place to Start: AG

Love to Craft: AG

Crafts Galore: AG

A Cut Above:  AG with a Die Cut

Daisy Chain:  Christmas/Winter

Merry Little Christmas:  AG Christmas

Be sure to come over and see 

what the team thinks about our optional twist.  

You can also find more information about entering the challenge.  

Thanks to Scribbles Designs for sponsoring our Monthly Random Prize.

  

Thanks for stopping by!  Make yourself at home and feel free to peruse other posts/pages, leave a comment, and/or check out my Pinterest and YouTube Channel.      

Unexpected Gift

As we meander a Path of Positivity, we are challenging you to Embrace The Unexpected. Of course, you can share anything positive you like, the theme is always optional.

Remember, you may share any sort of artistic medium over at PoP:  writing, cards, journals, scrapbooking, painting, sewing, baking, needle crafts, etc as long as it is positive.  The theme is always optional.  

This month we are to surprise someone with an unexpected gift or card!  Be sure to visit Path of Positivity for a description of this!  I chose to make this bracelet and bag for a little girl at school who has been working very hard! 

More info about the custom bag in the video below.

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Material List for Bag 

White Cardstock

Paw Ribbon  (Been around a while!)

Adhesives:  ATG; Fabric-Tac

Cricut Design Space: Design and Cut; Offset; Shapes

Bag made from CDS Shapes

Cricut Access: Tiger from Orange Brush Studio; Paws from CTMH Artistry

Cricut Standard Mat Cricut Maker

Material List for Bracelet

1.5 mm Black Cord

Tiger Charm

Beads from Stash  (Don't even remember buying these!  hahaha)

I'm sharing with these challenges:

Ally's Angels: AG

Creative Crafters: AG

Crafter's Cafe: AG

Paper Rocks Scissors: AG using paper or scissors

Creatalicious: AG

613 Avenue Create: AG

Place to Start: AG Something New (Tiger Charm! and New Box Design)

Crafty Animals: AG with an animal

Critter Crazy: AG featuring an animal

Love to Craft: AG

Creative Fingers: AG

Crafts Galore: AG

Crafty Catz:  AG

4 Season Challenge:  Gift Wrapping

A Cut Above:  AG with a Die Cut

Neglected Stuff:  AG using old, neglected stuff!  Beads and ribbon for me!

Be sure to come over and see 

what the team thinks about our optional twist.  

You can also find more information about entering the challenge.  

Thanks to Scribbles Designs for sponsoring our Monthly Random Prize.

  

Thanks for stopping by!  Make yourself at home and feel free to peruse other posts/pages, leave a comment, and/or check out my Pinterest and YouTube Channel.       

Tasty Stuff in CFZ

 Time for a new challenge at The Outlawz Anything Goes in a Card Free Zone and the optional theme is... That's Tasty!  Join us for your chance to win the Cup of Holiday Cheer Collection.  

Now, for me there is nothing tastier than a holiday treat!  Hot chocolate with cookies is a favorite for me!  This give bag would be perfect for some yummy treats and packages of cocoa!  Be sure to join in our challenge for a chance to win this digital collection called Cup of Holiday Cheer!

Check out the video below for details about this project.

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 Material List:

ScrappyPapers Cup of Holiday Cheer Collection

Papers, Tag, Box Designs, and Burlap Ribbon from ScrappyPapers (These papers/ephemera are digitally created in Canva, Cricut Design Space, PhotoScape.  I did not use AI; however some images included may have been created in that manner prior to my obtaining them.)  

Heavy Twine from Stash

CTMH Bakers Twine

Burlap Ribbon from Stash

Adhesives: Double stick tape; Fabric Tac

Cricut Design Space: Design and Cut; Offset; Shapes

Cricut Access: Sentiment from DIY Craft Tutorials

Cricut Standard Mat

Cricut Maker

I'm sharing with these challenges:

Perfect Time to Craft: AG

Ally's Angels: AG

Christmas (or not) BINGO: Board marked below

Crafter's Cafe: AG opt Christmas

Love to Craft: AG

Creative Crafters: AG

CD Sunday Plus: AG using a CD, USB or Digi

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends: AG

Love those Pretty Papers: AG using Patterned Paper

Creative Fingers: AG

Creatalicious: AG

The Outlawz Festive Friday:  Autumn

Inkspirational:  Seeing Stars

Sisterhood of Snarky Stampers:  D is for Drink

Crafts Galore: AG

CRAFT:  Christmas

Crafty Catz:  AG

Be sure to visit  Anything Goes in a Card Free Zone 

for all the details about the challenge and 

to check out all the creative inspiration from the DT and participants!

Thanks for stopping by!  Make yourself at home and feel free to peruse other posts/pages, leave a comment, and/or check out my Pinterest and YouTube Channel.