Tuesday, September 7, 2010

First challenge and First follower

Yippy!!! I finished the layout for my first challenge at K Andrew Designs. She also became my first follower today. (technically yesterday since it is past midnight) I was so excited.

It was so much fun working on this project. I used some files from her store because I don't have many carts. I heard about the sale at Menards so I told Morgan the first thing when I woke up that I wanted to go. They only had 4 available but I got "Stretch your Imagination".  They had 2 with alphabets and I can't remember the other one. I liked it also but Morgan was with me and I think he would have shot me if I got both of them. My main selling point when I got the Cricut was that I wouldn't have to spend money on carts because I got SCAL so I only have the one I got today and the one that came with the machine. Slow and steady wins the race though. :-)

I used black vinyl because I don't have ANY black paper (can you believe it) I also used some glow in the dark vinyl for the windows and traced the ghost with glow in the dark paint. The whole layout is on an 8 x 10 canvas panel that I got at Wal Mart. They had 3 - 3 packs for less than $4. I couldn't believe it, that is only about 44 cents a piece and you can't get a good piece of background paper for that price. I just need to get a picture to add to it and make another one so that Bryce and Kylie each have their own.

Can you tell I have a little bit of ADD with my bouncy thoughts. Sometimes I can't keep up myself.

Precious Hugs

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

This is absolutely AMAZING! I agree with you--I dont' have many cartridges either, and use my scal 99% of the time, but it's fun to have a few cartridges here and there when we find some we just love. LIke I found the Halloween carts!
This is so cute and the fact that you used vinyl--and they even have glow in the dark vinyl? Please share where you found that, my boys would LOVE that!
Thanks for playing the challenge with us and I hope if you have time, you can make another project to share in the challenge with us!
I hope you win the cartridge!

All the best,
kandrew

Anonymous said...

Oma, found your blog through your post on Kandrews website. Your Haunted house is adorable and love that you are so creative to substitue w/things you have. I don't have many carts, but love to create...that' fuels my energy. Blessings~

Chris Hanselman said...

Love what you did with KAndrews files. And I became a follower too!!

Gloria said...

Here is the link for the glow in the dark vinyl. http://www.hhsignsupply.com/productcart/pc/Glow-In-The-Dark-Vinyl-c489.htm

Unknown said...

Oma

so do you speak german? Love your layout. I too want to know where you get glow in the dark vinyl. Love it.

Thank you for leaving such a nice comment on my blog and do come back and check it out. Become a follower too. I just became a follower on your blog also.

You can email me off comments at burffrau @ aol dot com and tell me where in NE you are. Maybe we can meet someday.

JIm Eber said...

Check out yahoo groups - cricutlovers and paperfollies. They will give you great ideas.

JustYolie said...

This is too cute!! Thanks for the link on the glow in the dark vinyl! :)