Christmas With the Cricut - Home Decor Project

This is my Tuesday Project for Christmas With the Cricut...I can't wait to see the other projects... especially Susan's...I know that she is really excited so be sure and check hers out... I really love doing the glass etching...its really quick... and dresses up an in-expensive item and makes it really special!... hope you like my Home Decor Project... thank you so much for looking!... Hugs, Jeannie

Etched Votive Cup
Materials
In First Picture.
2 pieces of 8 1/x x 11 white card stock
1 Zyron Machine
1 Stylus
1 votive cut bought at Hobby Lobby
In Second Picture
Etching Cream
Foam Brush
Not Pictured
Cricut
Gypsy
Winter Woodland Cartridge
I cut 4 sets of trees from the Winter Woodland Cartridge w 2 ½ x h 2 ½ inches.
I trimmed around these at ½ inches out from each side...making the square 3 inches x 3 inches (pictured).
I ran each square through my Zyron (pictured).
I used the stylus to trace around the inside of the image and the outside of the square... and then I ran the side of the stylus across the whole image several times... this was to insure that all the sticky stuck good to the paper.
I then pealed away the Zyron papers... attached to my votive cup... and added the Etching Cream (pictured).. Let that set for 5 minutes...or by the instructions of your brand of Etching Cream... rinse off well with warm water ... this will ruin the paper but not the glass... and that is ok.
Clean your glass... (better than I did).

Christmas Tags

My daughter, Madison is an accountant for International Paper... in her department they work in a group of 6... and they get each other a $10 Christmas present....so we made her some candy jars for M&M's... they love candy there!!... its like gold... we etched their Initial on the top and a leaf in the bottom corner of 2 sides...wish I had pictures... here are the tags I made for the jars... I used my Gypsy...but nothing is welded so I am just listing the sizes...along with the size I would cut on the Cricut with out my Gypsy...

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Christmas Cheer

Red Tag cut @ w 2.26 x h 3.93 - on the Cricut I would cut this at 4 inches.

White Tag (on both the front and back)cut at w 2.10 x h 3.74 - on the Cricut I would cut this @ 3 3/4 inches.

Reindeer cut @ 2 2.57 x h 1.40 - on the Cricut I would cut this @ 1 1/2 inches.

"to:" cut @ w 0.95 x h 0.75 - on the Cricut I would cut this @ 3/4 inch.

"from:" cut @ w 1.60 x h 0.67 - on the Cricut I would cut this @ 1/2 inch.

Base Camp

Strip is a square cut @ w 1.85 x h 0.18 - without the Gypsy I would use my paper trimmer for this.

I used a hair pick to make the bow... love these bows.

Designed by Jeannie Phillips - Southside, AL

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This is my The-Gypsy Spot Design Team challenge card this week... My aunt and uncle are having their 50th wedding anniversary in December and my dad asked me to make them a card from him (a first)... they went to Etowah High School... got married the year my aunt graduated... the school colors are Blue and Gold... this is my first welded shape card... it needs something but for my first try I am really really excited at how it turned out...maybe my next one will be even better...I am trying to get as good as Donna M!!!...but that will probably never happen.... be sure and out the other Design Team members at The-Gypsy Spot! Hugs, Jeannie

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Because of welding I didn't include the Cricut instructions.

Base Camp

1959 shadow Cut @ h 3.0 inches... width will be right if you just set the h at 3.o inches.

1959 regular numbers cut @ h 3.o inches width will be right if you just set the heigth.

George

Heart cut @ w 2.89 x h 2.60

Tiny Square for car tag cut @ w 0.48 x h 0.30.

Used a hand punch for the tiny heart.

Heart Shadows cut @ w 2.88 x h 2.16.

Rounded Square inside the card to hold the sentiment cut @ w 4.68 x h 2.33.

I welded this to the part of the card that is the back to make a place to put a piece of white paper for the sentiment....for now the circle still cut out of the center of the 9's I just popped them back in and put lots of adhesive on the back of my white piece.

Sweethearts

Car cut @ w 2.14 x h 1.88.

Car Shadow cut @ w 2.88 x h 2.16.

I built the shadow of the 1959 with the heart and car shadows and welded them and grouped them together then I duplicated the grouped items...and flipped them up.. since they were welded shapes already when you put them in place they will be welded.

I forgot to save the Judy & Paul it was cut with Alphalicious but I am not sure what size... see why its important to save your changes when you make them!...lol

Christmas With the Cricut - Simple Card

I was lucky enough to get picked to do a week of designs over at Christmas With the Cricut I was just blown away.... the first day we do a simple card... a beginner typ card... and later in the week we do a more advanced card...what I chose to do was to start with the simple card...and show you later in the week how to layer this card up and make it more interesting... so check back each day with me and with Christmas With the Cricut and see what all is going on... and you must see Susan's beautiful work too!!.. Hugs, Jeannie

Simple Card
I used only the Winter Woodland Cartridge on this card.
First I cut out all the pieces as follows
Tree cut @ 5 ½ inches including the snow layers.
Bird cut @ 1 ½ inches... all of the layer cuts cut too.
Snowflakes cut @ 3 inches... 1 of each kind.
There is a picture of these cuts.
Second I inked all my pieces.
The snowflakes in blue.
All other cuts, including the card base the inside white framed piece in brown ink.
I use wedgies make-up sponges to apply my ink.
Third I assembled the card.

These are the pieced I cut out for my card.

A Bright and Cheerful Happy Birthday in layers.

Designed by Jeannie Phillips - Southside, AL

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Two of the ladies from my card class need a Happy Birthday card for their husbands...this is what I made for that... hope that they like it.... it had great layers...I was really happy with how the black background for the shape made the card pop so... it worked good with the bright colors.

Hope everyone has had a great weekend... I have!!... Hugs, Jeannie

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Since I did so much welding there are no Cricut instructions for this card.

Base Camp

"Happy Birthday" Shadow sizes on the letters with only the height given the width will be right when you set the height...

H - w 1.46 x h 2.31, B w 1.45 x h 2.10

All other letters h 1.26

"Happy Birthday" regular letters... sizes on the letter with only the height given the width will be right when you set the height.

H - w 1.32 x h 2.16, B - w 1.31 x h 2.19

All other letter h 1.26

Asterisk shadow and regular cut cut @ h 1.32.

Doodle Charms

Cupcake and its layer cut @ h 2.26

Cupcake Shadow cut @ h 2.37

Because I wanted the candles cut in another color I used a George rectangle to make new candle and A Child's Year for a teardrop to make a new flame.

George

Rectangle cut @ w 0.22 x h 0.62

A Child's Year

Teardrop cut @ 0.21 x h 0.38

I welded the Happy Birthday shadow together except for the H along with one of the cupcake shadows and cut duplicated that ...the first layer I attached to the background paper the second one I popped from the first one... I cut 2 H shadow shapes...and popped each from the other.....you need two extra cupcake shadows to pop one from the second welded shadow piece and the next one on top of that.... I popped on shadow asterix from the welded letters and then added the white Astrix pieced... I glued the whole cupcake piece to the top cupcake shadow with the candle trimmed off... I glued one icing piece directly on top of that...and then I embossed and popped the top icing piece on top of that... the candle and flame are glued directly to the top shadow piece of cupcake....I hope that these instructions are clearer than mud!

Hugs

Jeannie

The Snowflake

Designed by Jeannie Phillips - Southside, AL

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Donna has just got me going...between her and the card I made for The-Gypsy Spot for Monday I have a new kind of card addiction!!!!... and I am having a blast... I saved my first one for Monday since we are learning together at The-Gypsy Spot that seemed only fair.... I hope that you like this card...I had fun making it... still learning this shape/layer thing... so there are some mistakes... but getting better!... Hope you like it... let me know what you think.... Hugs, Jeannie

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Gypsy Wanderings

Large snowflakes and shadows cut @ h 4.47 the with will follow the height so just set the height.

Small snowflakes and their shadows cut @ h 2.47 the width will follow the height.

Winter Woodland

Snowman and his shadows cut @ h 4.30 the width will follow the height.

Alphalicious

HI and its shadow cut @ h 1.53 the width will follow.

Each screen shot is a separate file that I saved.

Everything in red is welded.

If you have any questions I will be glad to answer them.

Winter Word Card!!

Designed by Jeannie Phillips - Southside, Al

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This card was so inspired by Donna Mundinger!!...thank you Donna... I want to tell you Donna is brilliant...I knew that but after making this card I must tell you she is even more brilliant than you even know... this card could use more bling but I was just too exhausted to keep going!!!... I made a word card for The Gypsy Spot for this coming Monday... this one is an improvement!!... you will have to wait to see that one!!!... but I may never ever do another one ever!! ... so when Donna does one be sure and give her extra hugs!!... and ooohhhh and ahhhhh lots and lots and lots!!!!... the instructions are at the bottom of the post on the mat shots... to easier explain!!!... click on the picture to see a larger picture!... hugs everybody! Jeannie

Merry Christmas Deer

Designed by Jeannie Phillips - Southside, AL

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I am so excited about how this card turned out... I bought some new scrapbook paper this weekend in Memphis... and was inspired by it to make this card... I hope that you like it... thank you so so much for looking! Hugs, Jeannie

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Winter Woodland

Deer cut @ w 3.19 x h 0.42 -- on the Cricut I would cut this deer @ 2 1/2 inches.

Inside Deer cut @ w 2.38 x h 1.84 -- On the Cricut I would cut this @ 1 3/4 inches.

Top left snowflake cut @ w 2.89 x h 2.56 -- On the Cricut I would cut this @ 2 1/2 inches.

Plain snowflakes cut @ w 2.26 x h 2.48 -- On the Cricut I would cut this @ 2 1/2 inches.

Snowflake on the right cut @ w 2.95 x h 2 .59 -- on the Cricut I would cut this @ 2 1/2 inch.

George

Larger book plate is an octagon cut @ w 3.02 x h 1.53 -- You would have to substitute this cut on the Cricut.

Smaller book plate is an octagon 2 w 2.60 x h 1.32 -- you would have to substitute this cut on the Cricut.

This is a screen shot of my mat...I did move the larger book plate over to the left of the mat before placing all the paper colors and cutting.

Family

5 card kits available for this card on Etsy

JUST CLICK HERE!

I made this card for The Gypsy Spot... we were suppose to use Gypsy Wanderings and weld an item... this is what I ended up with and was so excited when I finished!!... I really like the look and it would make a wonderful scrapbook page... please be sure and visit The Gypsy Spot and see what the other Design Team members created...they do just beautiful work!! I did try to include Cricut Instructions please remember these are just a guess. Hugs, Jeannie

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Gypsy Wandering

"Family" cut @ w3.97 x h 2.17 .. on the Cricut I would cut this at 2 1.4 inches.

Family Shadow cut @ w 4.12 x h 2.17... on the Cricut I would cut it as 2 1/4 inches.

George

Oval cut @ w 2.78 x h 3.76... on the Cricut I would cut this at 3 3/4 inches.

I welded these two items together and laid it out to cut twice.

I pop-dotted the top piece.

Gypsy Wanderings

Leaves cut @ w 0.79 x h 0.77 ... on the Cricut I would cut these @ 3/4 an inch.
I cut 12 leaves 3 of each color.

Paper Doll Dress Up

Trees cut @ w 2.49 x h 2.58 ... on the Cricut I would cut this at 2 1/2 or even 2 3/4.

I cut the tree twice and pop-dotted the second one. This is my screen shot of my Gypsy mat just before I cut ... reminder: be sure to save your file before you cut.

Snow Much Fun

Designed by Jeannie Phillips - Southside, AL

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Everyone was making penguin cards on the Cricut Message Boards for this weeks BBTB Challenge and I so love penguins so I had to jump in and make one myself!!... I had this idea...thought the paper choice would look like a long winters night... not sure if I like how it turned out...then when I look again I like it... maybe tomorrow I will make up my mind... let me know what you think... I used my Gypsy to weld circles and rectangles to make the background border for the SNOW... if you are still sitting on the fence about getting a Gypsy I can tell you I just love my Gypsy... love it!! Hugs, Jeannie

I was unable to make Cricut cut sizes because of stretching some items by height only and the use of the Gypsy Wanderings cartridge.

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Gypsy Wanderings

*SNOW* cut @ w 5.10 x h 1.55

George

I used the following shapes to create the Shadow Border for the snowflakes and the word snow I welded the shape together.

First circle cut @ w 1.54 x h 1/44.

Oval cut @ w 1.1o x h 1.79.

Rounded rectangle cut @ w 1.14 x h 1.78.

Rounded Square cut @ w 0.89 x h 0.83.

Last circle cut @ w 1.82 x h 1.70.

I grouped all of these shape together to duplicate them for the second shadow. I popped the first shadow from the second shadow for depth.

Joys of the Season

Shadow penguin cuts cut @ w 1.90 x h 2.24.. I cut 2 in black and one in white.

Layer penguin cut cut @ 1.96 x h 2.31.

Home Decor

Flourishes cut @ w 5.12 x h 1.74.

Gypsy Font

"f" in fun cut @ w 0.68 x h 2.07... I used a circle and rectangle to alter my f...which I could have just done with scissors (laughing at myself).

"un" in fun cut at h 1.37 the width will change with the height.

Welded the letters together in fun.

"much" welded and grouped cut @ w 3.01 x h 1.31.

This is the screen shot of my Gypsy just before I cut... I grouped the cuts by color.. be sure and save your files before you do anything.

George the Turkey

One card kit available for this card on Etsy

Just click HERE

George the Turkey was inspired by a picture... I made him all out of George Cuts!.. and was so proud of myself when he turned out so cute!... I hope that you like him too! Hugs, Jeannie

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Because some of my items were stretch one way and not the other I was unable to include just the Cricut instructions. I'm sorry.

George

Turkey Feathers are long balloons cut @ w .76 x h 2.49.

Body was an oval cut @ w 1.74 x h 2.66.

Do Not weld these items.

I cut a rectangle @ w 2.18 x h 0.11 to trim the bottom part of the oval off to create the body.

Heart for face cut @ 1.13 x h 0.89 turned upside down.

I place a circle cut @ w 1.44 x h 1.58 over the heart to trim off the pointed end.

Do not weld these two items.

Collar

Rounded squares cut @ w o.51 x h 0.42.

Turned to make points of the collar.. weld these together.

Oval to trim away part of the collar cut @ w 0.43 x h 0.73.

Dot Not weld the oval.

Gobbler

Circle is w o.24 x h 0.22

Long oval is w 0.17 x h 0.37

Small oval is w 0.14 x h 0.19

Weld all of these together.

I had to zoom in all the way to create the Gobbler which I was so proud of!

Circles for buttons are w 0.26 x h 0.25.

This is what my mat looked like when I cut out George the Turkey.
Save you file first.

I did have to delete all items but the welded items and run the mat through again to get my welded pieces to cut.